Class Warfare Got Nexon'd
Chapter One: It Started with the Cygnus Knights
Summary: Maplestory has been Nexon'd once again, and this time no one is coming out unscathed...with the exception of Mercedes, Phantom, and Aidan. Rated T for mild to heavy cursing.
Author's Note: Hello, this is an idea brought out from the fact that Nexon completely messed up the names of the characters, so it's a body swapping story~
Disclaimer: Maplestory belongs to Nexon.
It started with the Cygnus Knights.
Neinheart ran outside of his office to discover Hawkeye smashing trees even when the sun hadn't risen up. The noise disturbed the other Chief Knights. Mihile stormed across the forest to smack the Thunder upside his head. Both of them quickly resorted to fist fighting each other. The advisor attempted to break them up without being broken himself. Suddenly, two fireballs flew dangerously near the trio as it hit the grass, causing a wild fire.
Several hours of yelling and firefighting later, Neinheart angrily strode back and forth across the burnt vegetation. Three of the Cygnus Knights were lined up. Mihile looked guilty onto the ground while Hawkeye bore a nonchalant expression. Oz had her hood down extremely low, covering her eyes.
"So, is there a reasonable explanation to why you were beating the snot out of each other?" the blue haired man seethed at the Dawn Warrior and Thunder Breaker. They were normally on good terms with one another, even going as far as "friends". However, they shouldn't be this ridiculous; especially when it was currently six in the morning!
Oz responded instead, "Would you believe me if I said they aren't who they seem?"
Neinheart whipped his head to the Blaze Wizard, then snapped back to the other knights.
"You see, it's not in Hawkeye's nature to wake up early, yet alone train on trees. He would use weights instead. With Mihile, he would never strike an ally, no matter how close he is to them," Oz explained calmly. The advisor pondered on this idea, being the skeptical man he was. Well, it did make sense…but coming from Oz… Neinheart's eyes immediately popped out. Once again, he turned toward the mage. Oz, making sense?!
"…Then may I assume you're not Oz?"
Oz, or whoever that was, nodded their head, "I'm Eckhart. And judging by the previous actions, Irena is in Mihile's body whereas Aran is in Hawkeye's."
Neinheart blinked several, processing the information. He then sighed in relief. Good thing the knights weren't turning insane.
"Well, that leaves the question of who is residing in Eckhart and my body," Irena pointed out, regaining her composure from the initial shock.
"You should ask yourself what people you know could sleep through a blow between two powerful knights and a forest fire," Eckhart confided. Irena paused for a while, before her pupils widened.
"Oh no no no no…!" she quickly ran in the direction of her own quarters. Neinheart was about to follow, but was stopped by the Night Walker.
"I suggest not going near, for what's about to happen-"
A scream pierced the sky, echoing across Ereve.
Aran viewed the cabin the Wind Archer headed off to, "Huh. She found Hawkeye."
Irena came back to the premises hauling her own body and Eckhart's, gently placing them against unscarred trees.
"I can't believe they didn't wake up from that…" she said in exasperation. Eckhart disappeared and reappeared with a bundle of grass, burning the tips and dragging the smoke through each sleeping person's nose. Irena's body was the first to stir. They yawned and stopped midway, examining the looming knights. They gave a surprised shout, rousing the other person.
The ladder stared groggily at the four people, "uuuuuuh-"
"Who are you dudes? Because that's obviously not me," Irena's body asked, eyeing Aran in Hawkeye's body.
"Think again moron," the Wind Archer said, indicating the green hair. Hawkeye looked dumbfounded, before inspecting the body. His face flushed seconds later, mouth wide open.
"Holy crap I'm a chick!"
"Yes, good job figuring that out," Irena said, clearly irritated, "Now do you know who that is?"
"Uh, Eckhart?"
"I'm right here."
"Whoa! You became a chick too!?"
At this point, Neinheart was ready to face palm. There are no leads to why everyone swapped bodies and they don't even know who is in Eckhart's body. Speaking of Eckhart's body…
"Hey, guys…" they spoke up, "what am I doing here?"
"You switched bodies with the Chief Knight of Darkness," Irena replied, "Who are you?"
"Switching bodies? That's cool. I'm Tin. And this is a pretty sweet body!" the Cannoneer exclaimed, studying the intricate patterns on Eckhart's gloves. Neinheart and Irena were taken slightly aback by the reaction. Normal people would panic instantly. The advisor sighed once more, taking out a small blue cell phone.
"I'm going to make some house calls. You guys behave, especially you Aran," he barked, "I don't want any of you wandering off and disturbing the rest of the populace. Stay put and wait for my orders."