A.N.- Hello everyone! To those who have decided to read this new fanfic: Thank you very much!
Though this isn't my first time writing a fanfic, it is my first time writing an Elsword fanfic, so I hope that this story can be within your interests~! , Anyways, this story was something I really wanted to write about for a while and it's sort of a experiment. However, since this is one of my works, I hope that you guys enjoy it as much as I do~ By the way, I write my stories with multiple P.O.V.'s or Points of View, so that the readers can experience more than one character.
Also this fanfic is a developing story, so I can outright say exactly what I'm going to write about (though I do have somewhat of a plot written out), but here are some things I am sure about:1. The pairings that I'm 100% sure about is ISxVP and RSxEM. 2. Almost all characters of all classes will be used, however, not all will be the "main" characters.
Prologue
There was destruction everywhere. Wreaked and torn by battle, the lustrous city that once shone brightly was now demolished into the dusty earth. All around and as far as the eye could see were crumbling towers, fallen buildings, and trampled homes. Arches and pillars that once stood proudly were now scattered amongst the rubble. The pure water that had been protected and blessed by the Water El was now a muddy red, no longer running smoothly throughout the city, but rather rotting stagnantly. Up above, the cerulean sky was slowly choked and polluted by the smoke that rose from the remains of the city.
"Never again," cried a voice as sparks flew around in a flurry.
"Never again," whispered a voice choked with tears.
"Never again," said a voice forced through gritted teeth.
Looking around at the destruction one last time, a figure standing atop of a high place turned away from the scenery and looked up to the sky. Faintly lit up above was the evening star that vehemently shone down. Smiling wryly at the star, the figure pondered upon the irreversible end that fate had given and headed towards the final destination. Upon arriving at that place, the figure faced a fissure in the sky that was as dark as darkness itself. With a final goal left to complete, the figure turned and started to lean backward into the darkness that eagerly waited. Grasping at the heavens one last time, the figure fell into everlasting darkness murmuring, "Never again."
Cyther's P.O.V.
"Hey Ignis, wake up~" Cyther said, shaking his older brother Ignis.
Sleeping contently on his bed with the blankets wrapped securely around him was Ignis. On normal days, Ignis was usually up on time with his tousled red hair tied into three ponytails. However, ever since he took on the duties given by the Aureus-Denif Academy along with his usual duties, Ignis had been too exhausted to wake up on time.
"Oi Ignis," Cyther said again, attempting to wake up his older brother. Pouting a bit, Cyther poked his brother's rune-marked left shoulder, then his cheek, and then finally gave up.
"That's not going to wake up sleeping beauty you know," said a voice from the bathroom.
Following after the voice was a lean, muscular, shirtless male with spiked red hair that extended to his waist in a long ponytail. Along the side of his hair was also a distinct touch of black. This was Cyther's other older brother: Crimson. Of the two older brothers that Cyther had, Crimson was the younger.
"Let me show you the right way of waking up sleeping beauty over there, Cyther. It's not with a kiss, but it holds just as much love as one." Tossing down the towel that he was using, Crimson stretched out his limbs and readied himself.
"Um Crimson, what are you doing?"
Glancing at Cyther mid-stretch, Crimson flashed a wicked grin and replied, "You'll see~" With a quick smirk and a glint in his eye, Crimson ran at Ignis' sleeping body and jumped.
"I don't think you should—"
"WAKEY-WAKEY MOTHERFUCKER~" yelled Crimson as his foot impacted Ignis' abdomen.
"What the—Oof!" Glaring up at the unwelcomed assailant, Ignis gave Crimson a glare and yelled, "Get off me Crimson!"
"What's the magic word princess?"
"Fuck off."
"Nope."
And the two began to wrestle each other on the bed.
"Crimson, you're going to hurt Ignis," Cyther said with concern.
"Nah. Don't worry Cyther. Ignis is a big boy, so he can handle a couple of punches."
Frowning, Cyther then said, "But Crimson, you might break Ignis' nose."
Looking up from his fight, Crimson rolled his eyes at Cyther. "Hey, take my side for once Cyther." Then innocently added, "Your kind, loving, and gentle brother isn't so violent as to break his beloved brother's nose." Unfortunately, that statement wasn't too convincing as Cyther watched Crimson pull another punch on Ignis' face without a touch of remorse. Of course, in response, Ignis pummeled Crimson's bare chest with his fists. Sighing, Cyther hoped that the fight would end soon, and decided to prepare each of their clothes and IDs.
On top of Ignis' clothes, Cyther placed an ID that read:
Name: Ignis
Title: Rune Slayer
Age: 17
On top of Crimson's clothes, Cyther placed an ID that read:
Name: Crimson
Title: Infinity Sword
Age: 16
And in Cyther's hand was his own ID which read:
Name: Cyther
Title: Lord Knight
Age: 14
With that done, Cyther went back over to his older brothers (who were still fighting) and pondered how he would separate the two from each other.
Violet's P.O.V.
Walking down the halls of Aureus-Denif Academy, Violet read a file that was given to her by her twin sister Amethyst. Inside the file were a list of names and information that belonged to the staff, graduates, students, and other members of the Aureus-Denif Academy that Amethyst had asked Violet to type up and file into the academy's archive. Entering the research wing of the academy, Violet went into the academy's archive room and began to set up for her work. Scanning the list of names quickly, Violet spotted several names that she recognized and knew, including her own.
Name: Violet
Title: Void Princess
Age: 16
Name: Amethyst
Title: Elemental Master
Age: 16
Name: Sola
Title: Dimension Witch
Age: 14
Name: Vis
Title: Iron Paladin
Age: 18
Name: Rei
Title: Deadly Chaser
Age: 17
Name: Arcis
Title: Tactical Trooper
Age: 14
Name: Crow
Title: Reckless Fist
Age: 20
Name: Raven
Title: Blade Master
Age: 22
Name: Cormorant
Title: Veteran Commander
Age: 21
Name: Emerald
Title: Grand Archer
Age: -
Name: Jade
Title: Wind Sneaker
Age: -
Name: Garnet
Title: Night Watcher
Age: -
Name: Emp
Title: Code Empress
Age: -
Continuing down the list, Violet skimmed through the content of information that was provided with each person's profile when a voice interrupted her.
"Violet, you left your ID in your room so I brought it here for you~" Following the voice was Violet's younger sister, Sola, who entered the archive room holding on to Garnet's arm. Sola was Violet's cute purple haired mage sister who had sparkling lavender eyes and cute, curled pigtails on each side of her head. Garnet, on the other hand, was an elf who had lime green hair that reached down her well-figured body, and whose eyes were just as green as her hair. Violet's eye traveled down to Garnet's side where Garnet's blade, Erendil, and bow were. As one of the members of Aureus-Denif's school security force, Garnet always had her weapons at hand.
"Mmm, thanks Sola," Violet said, receiving her ID from Sola.
"No problem~" Smiling, Sola skipped out the archive room with Garnet in tow.
Going back to her work, Violet started to type up the file, but was distracted once more; this time by her own thoughts. I wonder what the others are doing right now…Well, Amethyst is either organizing files or researching, Raven and Emerald are probably doing their usual staff duties, Sola is definitely playing around with Garnet…though Garnet is probably on duty with the rest of the school's security division, Rei, Crow, and Jade are out on a mission, Vis and Arcis are probably doing their jobs as princes, and Ignis, Crimson, and Cyther are either carrying out their tasks or just training in the training wing of the school…
"Huh, maybe I should go visit one of them," Violet said to no one in particular.
Rei's P.O.V.
Racing silently through the outskirts of Hamel, Rei and his Special Security Unit (SSU) were traveling towards a site where there were frequent sightings of demons and monsters like Shadow Walkers, Izes, Laguzes, and Shadows. Nearing the site where the monsters often gathered, Rei gave a signal to both Crow and Jade who proceeded to split away from Rei and head toward their designated locations. When the three were ten meters away from the site, a mass of Shadow Walkers appeared before them.
"Now!" Rei signaled with a shout.
The first to attack was Jade with her flurries of powerful kicks that decimated her enemies immediately. The speed and strength in which Jade attacked the monsters were enough to cut their numbers significantly. Next, Rei entered the battlefield with a barrage of shots from his Silver Shooters. Each shot was executed with precision and speed, and with Jade's assistance, Rei controlled the mass of Shadow Walkers, shooting down any strays that tried to escape. Finally, Crow entered the scene. Crow attacked with a powerful slash from his sword and followed up with a deadly blow from his Nasod Claw. With the three encompassing the mass of Shadow Walkers, Rei, Jade, and Crow had their enemies trapped. Making eye contact with the other two, Rei gave a nod and the three pulled off their synchronized finishing attacks and annihilated their enemies.
"Good work," Rei said with an approving nod after they had finished off the Shadow Walkers.
"Che, they were nothing," muttered Crow as he tousled his white-streaked black hair. "And here I thought I would have some fun."
"Well there's always next time Crow," Jade commented.
"Anyways, we need to report our mission to the head of the Aureus-Denif security force," said Rei. "Let's go."
"Okay," Jade said, "Lead the way leader~"
Heading towards Hamel once more, Rei guided his unit back to Aureus-Denif Academy. Ever since Rei had been appointed as the leader of the Special Security Unit (SSU), which was about two years ago, the responsibilities and missions that he had to perform had increased. When he had been first appointed as leader, Rei was unsure about his position since he was the youngest of the three members. However, through the assurance of his team members, Rei was able to accept his position and carry out his duties.
"Hey Rei," Crow called out. Wondering what Crow had to say to him, Rei went over to Crow and looked at him questioningly. Putting an arm around Rei's shoulders, Crow pulled Rei in close and whispered, "You're treating us to lunch when we get back right?"
Vis's P.O.V.
"Aaaaarrrrrciiiiissssss I'm so boooooored~" Slouching on the seat of his father's throne, Vis looked over at Arcis who was mapping out tactical strategies for Hamel's army. "Hey did you hear me?"
"Yes Vis, I heard you loud and clear for the millionth time," said Arcis without looking up from his work.
"Hey Arcis can we do something fun? I'm really bored."
Sighing, Arcis looked up from his work and gave Vis an exasperated look. "You know, that's not very kingly of you Vis."
"That's because I'm not the king. Father is," Vis muttered.
"Well since Father is gone and you're first in line, you have to take on the role as king, not prince, brother. Either way, you're not acting mature as a king, a prince, or a brother." Arcis turned away from his older brother Vis and resumed with his work. "If Rei were here, he'd definitely shoot you for acting so immaturely," Arcis commented.
"Well then maybe he should be king," Vis mumbled. Turning his head to the side, Vis stared out the castle window into the expanse of the city of Hamel. "Rei is so lucky to be free from this duty. He gets to go out and fight and actually do something. Here all we do is drink tea, converse politely with all the nobles, and do paperwork. I'm so sick of it."
"True," Arcis admitted. "However, until we rescue Father, we have to do his duties."
"Agh, then I'll go search for Father! It's better than sitting here doing nothing," Vis said while swinging his legs and pouting.
"You know you can't. This city needs a king and only you can fulfill that role Vis. Anyways, that's why we have Rei. He searches for Father along with the other missions he has to carry out."
Ever since a year ago when Hamel was first invaded under Dark Earl Ran's orders and the king of Hamel, Helputt, was possessed and taken, the position of the three Seiker brothers,Vis, Rei, and Arcis, at the castle had become important. Hamel had officially declared Ran as a traitor and enemy of Hamel, and the city went into high alert. Forces were moved against the monsters and demons sent by Ran and his allies, and many skirmishes and small battles haven taken place ever since.
"Well anyways, it kind of sucks how we got pulled out of the Academy, and I can understand that, but what choice do we have?" Arcis continued. "Anyways, we're all trying our hardest to get through this, so after we do, then we can have fun." Arcis looked toward Vis to see if his talk had any impact on his older brother, and was satisfied to see that Vis was deep in thought. Feeling accomplished with his talk, Arcis promptly went back to work.
Like Arcis had observed, Vis was indeed deep in thought, however, it was not in the way that Arcis thought that he was. Ugh, there Arcis goes again chastising me for every little thing I do. Man, this is so boring. I need to do something. Maybe I should pull a prank…or maybe I should play a game of tag with—that's it! I'll pretend to do work and run away from the castle. Then I'll have guards, soldiers, and Arcis coming after me and we can have a fun battle royale! Ah~ that sounds like so much fun! I wonder how long the battle will last. Since Arcis uses bombs along with his Destroyer and Freiturnier, he'll have some advantage when it comes to attacking from a bit of a distance… Well, the longer the battle, the better, since I'll eventually have to go back to being a king again… Coming out of his thoughts, Vis' eyes slid toward his Destroyer, then to Arcis, then back to his Destroyer. "Hey Arcis I'll be right back. I'm going to the bathroom."
"Okay Vis," Arcis said without looking up from his work.
Heh, looks like I'll get out unnoticed. Creeping toward the doors of the king's chamber, Vis readied for his escape when a person tapped Vis from behind. "Huh?" Turning around, Vis encountered Rei face to face. Damn, Rei's ability to slip in unnoticed is really unnerving at times…"A-ah Rei, what are you doing here?"
Raising an eyebrow, Rei said, "Well the castle is my home. I just came back from reporting to one of the nobles who requested a certain mission from me. Anyways, I can ask you the same for you. What are you doing here?"
"What do you mean? The castle is my home too you know. Anyways, I'm just going to the bathroom," said Vis, narrowly avoiding the question.
"Uh huh…so you're going to the bathroom with your Freiturnier on and your Destroyer in hand. You seem fully equipped for battle," Rei said with a piercing stare.
"W-well, ahem, well first of all, I always have my Freiturnier on—"
"True."
"—and second, you never know when an assassin may come and attack the king, so the king should always have a decent amount of protection," said Vis with a slight stutter.
"Hmm, what you say does make sense. However, I doubt you need to bring your Destroyer with you to the bathroom. Does the Destroyer even fit in the bathroom?"
"Er, of course the Destroyer fits in the bathroom…and you never know when something may occur, so just in case—"
"Just in case what? Just in case you happen to fall into the toilet?"
Vis had nothing to say to that. As usual, his younger brother Rei, had a sharp tongue along with his sharp senses.
Rei gave a sigh. "Just as I thought, my older brother seems to be acting irresponsibly. Vis, stop having stupid ideas and just do your job."
Vis stared hard into Rei's eyes with that comment and Rei stared back with just as much intensity. Shoot, if I take on Rei here, I'll be held here for a while and I won't be able to escape. Dammit…time for a tactical retreat. "Haha…Oh wait! Rei, shouldn't you be reporting to Cormorant about your recent mission?" Vis said, changing the topic.
"Yeah I was just on my way there, so don't worry." Rei looked towards Arcis who had looked up from his work during the conversation. "Make sure Vis does his work Arcis, and call me if you have any issues." Arcis nodded at his older brother, Rei. "Good." Turning towards the door, Rei opened the door and left.
Damn you, Rei…
Garnet's P.O.V.
It had been thirty minutes since the Special Security Unit (SSU) came and reported to Cormorant, the head of the security division, and an hour since she, Garnet, had departed from Sola's side. Ever since the SSU and all the other teams of the security division had assembled, Cormorant had been giving the security division a lecture on tasks to be taken.
"…the security division is split into three teams: the school security force of Aureus-Denif Academy, the Special Security Unit (SSU), and the Red Knights of Hamel. Since last year, the security division has been given much responsibility in the protection of the Academy as well as the city of Hamel. Though I mainly work for the Aureus-Denif Academy's security force, recent dangers around the city of Hamel have led me to take responsibility in not only the Academy's safety, but Hamel's as well. Because of this, the school's security force will be losing yet another person to man the school. First with Arcis taking his leave to support the castle, and now with me taking security duties outside of the school, Garnet and Emp will be the only two securing the school. Their work may get a bit harder and they may need to spread out more, but I have faith that they'll manage. Next, the Red Knights of Hamel are led by Penensio, but because they need more man-power, I will be joining them in their battles against the opposing forces. Lastly, the Special Security Unit (SSU) is a unique team that works almost independently under Rei. They also function as the intermediary for the royal army, the Red Knights, and the school security force. They take missions and duties from both the Academy and the royal military. Is that all clear?"
"Yes sir!" the security force replied.
"Good. You're all dismissed."
Sighing in relief, Garnet left the room and walked through the school halls. From the separation from Sola to the lecture by Cormorant, the day had been quite painful, and Garnet was looking forward to spending some time with Sola again. What a boring lecture. Next time Cormorant should just lecture the newbies instead of lecturing to all of us. Well at least now I get to spend some time with Sola. Smiling at the thought, Garnet hurried through the halls to get to Sola's room.
As Garnet hurried through the halls, a spark of electricity appeared around the intersection between the research wing and the education wing without Garnet's notice.
In the security room of the school, Emp scanned the school as she sipped the tea given to her by Ophelia. It was around then that Emp felt rather than saw the disturbance between the research wing and the education wing of Aureus-Denif Academy. Standing up from her seat, Emp walked over to the Academy's high-tech equipment and checked the area in which she felt the disturbance. Searching through the school's system, Emp looked at the levels of magical energy as well as any form of other energy that may have indicated a presence. However, Emp saw nothing through the Academy's equipment. Assuming the disturbance to be insignificant, Emp brushed the feeling away and resumed sipping her tea.
Well that's it for the first chapter! Since it's only the first chapter, I know that it's a bit hard to follow, however, you will soon understand the story as it goes on, so keep reading~!
By the way, the list of names I put in Violet's P.O.V. are most of the characters in the story. Don't worry that you won't remember them because I will make sure that I go over them~!
Also it'd be nice if you guys can review this first chapter for me, so that I have some info on my writing~