Crime and Punishment

Disclaimer: I seriously don't own Elsword.

Piece I – New Powers

The sun was nowhere to be found, the skies were full of clouds that were starting to turn from white to gray, and the supposedly harsh wind blew through the lone purple haired mage. Her hair was styled into two low pigtails. She wore a white robe, a dark purple turtle neck beneath it and a complementing purple skirt to go. Her eyes were in an amethyst colour and her skin's complexion was pale.

The mage was reading a small book, which was quite unusual since she was mostly seen with a book at least six inches thick. The wind blew repeatedly, bringing along the pages with it. With a small sigh, she decided to just close the book, and tucked her bangs behind her ear.

It was a beautiful day.

She truly loved this kind of weather where the sun wasn't present to scorch the poor people underneath it. The winds were definitely a big plus since it made everything cool. She was just so covered, with her robe and all, that she needed a lot of cooling than the others.

A smile graced her lips as she hummed a little sad tune while walking towards her destination.

Add's place.

It was truly a wonder why she'd go to the weird teen's place. They'd always argue about how they fought. He would say, "What is up with that 'magic' of yours? It's unexplainable. It has no origin nor a formula to back it up. It simply isn't acceptable!" Being the young girl she was back then, she'd also return the favor by saying such things about his so-called 'science'. However, after she became an Elemental Master, and he, a Mastermind, they stopped their nonsense of an argument and just pursue power just as they always have. They weren't polar opposites, not at all. They did have some things in common like loving the colors white and purple and, as much as they wanted to hide it, fearing the ghosts.

Moving on, she was just going there to pursue more knowledge on magic. In his library, he had an abundance – infinite – amount of books that he, himself hadn't even read. She started going there for about a month after they defeated Karis. She decided that it would be profitable for her to just ask for Add's permission to read some books. He reluctantly accepted as long as she kept out of his way and returned the books where they originally were. She agreed to the condition almost immediately. It was pretty easy to do, after all.

Looking at the decent sized house that lied in the middle of the forest, she smiled a bit. It actually became more of a home to her than simply an acquaintance's house within the month of going everyday there. She doesn't see the owner of the house that often though.

Without even knocking, she opened the door which led to a very clean and modern living room. Walking along the white tiled floor, she soon climbed the stairs. Only one door was present in which Aisha knocked on for three times. She received a small grunt on the other side. She opened the door and saw Add looking at the screens displayed by his dynamos.

"The library, right?" He said it as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

The young mage simply cocked her head to catch a glimpse of the numbers and words mixed up on the screen while nodding. He stopped typing and opened a portal towards the library that he dubbed as the 'Infinite Library'. Add raised his hand in front of him and pointed his index finger. To where he pointed, the space distorted, bits of electric purple lines flashing, and soon became an elliptical portal.

The mage gladly stepped inside the portal and was soon welcomed by the sight of books stacked and lined up properly in their respective shelves. Summoning her dearest wand, she rode on it while it floated. She flew past a lot of shelves until stopping on one randomly. Perhaps it was just on a whim or a coincidence, she picked up an ordinary looking book that was purely white just like almost every book.

Opening it, a transparent like stone fell out. Reflex made its work and she somehow managed to catch it right on.

It dimly glowed in a purplish color, and Aisha could only watch in amazement. She could feel the power that it emanated. She was definitely going to take the chance before her, right here and right now.

"This is just my lucky day!" She squealed in delight as she held the stone as if it was the most precious thing in the world.

She first considered what she'd do with it. She then clapped both of her hands as she came up with a great idea. Her magical pendant was summoned before her and she magically infused both the stone and the pendant immediately, yet carefully. This was a baseless experiment she was doing, but the magician simply shrugged.

A bright light flashed that she had to close her eyes even though she wanted to watch the transformation. It lasted for only a second and she opened her eyes to see the pendant floating steadily on above her hands. It looked as if it was just decorated more, but she knew it had become more powerful. She happily took and hid it as she decided that it was enough for the day.

She just had to test it out!

She rode on her wand and left using the same portal. When she was back, Add was quite surprised since the magician wouldn't come out until midnight.

"Bye, Add!" Aisha happily waved while smiling brightly.

A little dumbfounded, he just stared at her and said, "Bye, Aisha…"

Her smile was getting a little creepy since it was too bright, or so Add thought.

Aisha went outside as fast as she could after the white haired boy was out of sight. She went about two kilometers away from the house to a clearing. She then tried her new powers.

Well, remember the keyword 'tried'.

She pointed her wand in-front of her and channeled her mana. She visualized a burst of energy coming out, and to her disappointment, nothing happened. She was definitely getting nothing from it. She tried to cast a normal fireball. Yes, a normal fireball did come out.

"Ugh…"

She tried to dash before casting a fireball. To her surprise and delight, a white and electric-like ball came out. It was amazing to look at than her normal fireballs, but it was slow. So slow that it looked like it could be evaded anytime. She shrugged, "Well…I could use that. I'll just conjure some plan on how to use it right." She then paused. "A name! What should its name be?"

Putting on her thinking stance, she pondered for a name that would fit it well.

"Star! Starball it is!"

She named it like that for no reason. It was just nice to hear.

Continuing her discovery session, she tried a lot of things. However, the Starball was the only accomplishment she had. She was already tired from charging mana again and again for simply nothing.

The mage sighed and wiped the sweat off of her forehead. "I'll learn something…next time."

The night surely passed quickly for the tired mage. A new day had already came and yet she was still sleeping soundly while snoring loudly. A small trail of drool was evidently clear trailing down her mouth to her cheek. Slowly, her eyes fluttered open while squinting from the sun's harsh rays.

Ah, so the sun was back from its day off.

After about a full minute of just staring blankly on the floor, she finally came to her senses and got ready for a new day.

Fully bathed and clothed, she ate a quick breakfast before heading out. She walked as she looked for a new place to train.

"Well, you have quite an interesting power there, Miss Aisha."

She snapped her head towards a white haired man with a mask. She recognized him as Glave, the creepy dude that she had to consult when it concerned anything about time and space and Henir.

Aisha raised a questioning brow. How did he know about her newly acquired power? Well, it wasn't that interesting. What ever could he mean? And so she voiced out her question.

"What exactly do you mean?"

He chuckled, "What I mean is the powers that you have controls time and space."

"Time and space? Isn't that like what you have?"

"Maybe. Who knows?" She could feel him smiling creepily. "I prefer that you wouldn't put us in the same category, though. I think yours is different. The main thing is, I wonder where you got those powers."

The yellow eye that peeked out of the only hole in his mask looked as if it glowed. The hairs on the back of her neck stood.

"It's a se-cret!" She said while stopping at each syllable to make it a little teasing. She simply did it to hide her shiver. "Anyways, I got to go!"

That dude always scared the heck out of her. He just do. The mask was a big plus on his creepiness factor. He would look cool sometimes though.

Sometimes.

But thanks to him, she finally discovered what kind of power she was given because of the new pendant. She should be friendlier to him, it seems. Maybe, a simple thanks would just do.

She thanked him in her mind.

After a lot of walking from here to there, she finally found a spot where there were no onlookers. It had a lot trees that would serve as shelter from the sun, and she still would have a lot of space to train on.

She channeled out as much mana as she could and focused on the area before her, thinking, please get me back to the past. She thought about it repeatedly, seemingly like a chant of sorts.

When she felt that something would happen, different shades of purple lines appeared and surrounded her while distorting the space that it was passing through. They soon began to mix with each other and somehow, everything became a blur that she could only watch until she landed her bottom on the ground. She rubbed it and thanked the Els that she was gifted there. It didn't hurt unlike the times when she would stumble on the ground chest first.

Droplets of rain poured down on her petite figure. It made her stood up and cast a mana shield around her. It wasn't only good for protecting her from the battles, but it could also serve as her personal umbrella.

She looked around the unfamiliar place that she was thrown to. Three familiar purple haired people came in sight as they ran for shelter. There was a nearby shed waiting for them.

"Mom! Dad! Hurry up! We're going to get wet!" A little girl with two pigtails gestured her parents to come faster.

"Now, now…It's not like it's going to kill us, Ai-chan." The child's mother, who had amethyst coloured eyes to match their hair smiled at her daughter and took her husband by the hand. The man's aquamarine eyes glowed with happiness as he laughed.

One could immediately tell that they were quite a happy family. She smiled and realized that the girl was a small version of her. Even though she couldn't remember anything like this scene, somehow deep within her heart, she knew this was happened.

As they continue on their happy little lives, a black cat passed by her feet. She smiled and knelt down to pat the cute black cat. In actuality, she loved cats because they looked cute and cuddly. The cat stopped and rolled over as she tickled its tummy. It mewed and mewed even though it was getting wet.

Ah, cats.

However, as lightning struck once, twice and more, screams erupted from where her family should be. The cat ran away, scared from the screams and thunder. Aisha, on the other hand, froze. Her blood run cold as she turned to where the shed was located.

She could only see herself killing them both.

A/N: First Elsword fanfic! Hoorah! I finally had the guts…nah…the story to post here. I'm having Aisha here because she's my main and I love her. The pair. Well, you'll know who. Anyways, here we have an Elemental Master with a twist of a Dimension Witch. It makes sense as the story goes, anyway. Read and Review. Reviews are very much appreciated.

EDIT: 02/01/15 (still no wifi =.=")

-PauleenAnne