Hello~ Remember me? Yes, I'm back from the death.

Do you know about Grand Chase Dimensional Chaser? This story will be a retell about it with a little twist because I (as always) use an OC here.

I hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 1 : Freedom

It's been too long since I last saw the sunlight.

My memory is a bit hazy, but I can still remember roughly what happened back then. It's not exactly pleasant but not like it traumatized me or something.

He did the right thing.

No grudge, no need for revenge.

Heh, maybe being sealed all this time made me calm. My body is sealed but my consciousness is still there so I did a lot of thinking to review everything.

I analyzed my surrounding.

Same old cave. Nothing surprising, except for the yellow flowers on the ground.

Evening Primrose. How sweet.

The amount is too many to count, probably because it's been a long time since it was planted. I noticed there are a small hole on the ceiling which never been there before I was sealed. Thanks to that the flowers manage to bloom enough.

I know for sure who did this.

Picking one of my favorite flowers from the ground, I cast my magic and slipped it inside my diary book. It's a childhood habit of mine to keep any kind of flowers inside my diary. It won't be crushed and withering thanks to my magic.

But seriously it must be a lot of work to find Evening Primrose's seed and there are who knows how many here. I told him I want to see the real Evening Primrose before I was sealed but I never expected him to plant so many of them.

Stupid brother you don't need to do this you know. You're a knight, not a gardener.

If only he is still around I will cry a bucket and punch him like there is no tomorrow.

The seal is already broken so now I can leave this gloomy place. I wonder how much has changed…

"Kyle, stop running around we don't know what's inside. It's dangerous!"

"Hah! Don't worry Cindy, I'm the mighty Kyle. Who can stop me?"

"Geez Kyle"

Two people. One male and one female.

Sounded like children, I don't remember any village nearby. Did they got lost?

Anyway I don't think they can harm me but it will be safer if I clean the seal's remnant.

I summoned a small black hole and soon enough the remnants are all clean. It's easier to control my darkness power now, I wonder why. In the past, this place will be a mess if I use a black hole at that size.

"Oh Cindy look! There are a lot of flowers growing here."

"What? How did they grow inside a cave?"

"I can see the light coming from there. Come on!"

What a cheerful bunch. Must be a sibling or childhood friends.

"Huh? Hey Cindy there is someone here."

I found an orange haired boy clad with a simple red tunic and white pants gaze at my directions. He looked so young, maybe around 10 years old or so. He looked at me curiously and I smiled at him.

So pure, still not tainted by the cruelty of this mad world.

"Kyle! I told you to- Oh, who is this big sister?"

This time I saw a pink haired girl with purple cheap dress who looked around the same age as the boy. She is a mage but a beginner one. I can sense her magical power coming out from her body. Pretty gifted for someone as young as her.

"Hello, what are you two doing here? Are you lost?" I approached them while trying to be as kind as possible. The male one, Kyle reacts first.

"We're exploring the woods and I found this cave so I got curious and-"

"You enter it and dragging your pretty friend here?"

"Uhuh!" He nodded energetically while Cindy, the pink girl blushed.

Rejoice little girl your future is safe. I envy you.

I don't know if the boy realized it or not but when I approached him before, he moved between me and Cindy. He is clearly shielding the girl from me.

My brother did the same when we're child. Even if we're all grown up he's still did that. He knew I'm strong enough to protect myself but I think his knight spirit is doing it automatically. Or maybe it's his brother instinct?

"Kyle and Cindy right? I'm Ixchel Si- Only Ixchel. Your voices echoed inside the cave so I know your name. It's nice to meet you two."

The children reply to my introduction cheerfully. Looks like they are already accepting me.

"Big sis Iks…Ikel-"

"Ah, Iku is fine."

"Big sis Iku, I never see you around. Are you new?" Cindy asked me.

"Not really. I used to live around here but I went back recently."

"Ohhh did you live in big town now?"

"I'm an adventurer so I don't have something called home."

Kyle grinned.

"Big sis can come live with us then!"

"I don't think I should do that, your parents won't allow any stranger in their house."

And a dangerous one too.

"We didn't have one. Mister Grandiel rise us alone…"

"S-Sorry I didn't know…"

I don't know how it feels not to have any parents, but I know how it feels to be abandoned by one. Not that I care much about it. They didn't look like they are abused so that means this Grandiel must be a good guy.

Having no other choice, I ended up following them to their home. I'm shocked the cave is surrounded by forest. It used to be a wasteland last time I saw it. The mana surrounding this place is also different. It's much lighter here I don't know why. Is it just me or something felt off?

There are a few monsters appeared, but they are not that strong. One weak magic and poof. It's done. Cindy's eyes sparkled every time I use magic. She's pestering me to teach her while Kyle didn't look interested at all. He kept glancing at my sword that I always keep in my waist along the way we walk.

I rarely use it. Only brought it to annoy my father. He didn't like it when a girl use sword. Girl didn't need sword because their job is in the backline he said.

Hahahaha.

So stupid.

I use sword better than any elite soldiers out there. Stop treating me like a glass just because I'm a girl, stupid father! My mother is a powerful mage, so he wants me to be like her and leave the sword play to my brothers. He didn't know I managed to beat my first elder brother and the second older brother in swordplay. My third elder brother is the only one I can't beat tho. He is wayyyy beyond my skill.

After half an hour of walking, we arrived at an old building in the middle of the forest. Cindy said it used to be an abbey but Grandiel use it as their house after it's abandoned by its owner. The inside is cozy, and there is not many furniture.

"Cindy, Kyle who is this?" A male elf. Looks young but I know he is quite old. Never seen any elf before.

His magic is so powerful. Not as powerful as me of course. Is this who they called Grandiel?

"Big sis Iku is an adventurer. She didn't have house, so we invited here."

"You mustn't invite random stranger to our house Kyle. What if she is dangerous…" The elf scolded Kyle lightly, he looked grumpy but at least he knew how to treat children properly.

"Sorry!" Kyle didn't look sorry at all to me. He is grinning wide and then he leaves me and the elf alone with Cindy after Grandiel (?) dismiss them.

"I'm sorry, please don't blame them. My situation is a bit… complicated but I promised you I won't bring any harm." Grandiel (?) surprisingly only looked at me curiously.

"Are you from Aernas by any chance?"

"Huh? Yes of course. I mean we're in Aernas right?"

Silence.

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"I'm Grandiel and I'm Kyle and Cindy's… caretaker. What's your name?"

What's with that silence? Now he made me uneasy.

"I'm Ixchel."

"Your full name please. I need to confirm something important." He looked so dead serious saying this, almost like an order.

"Uh that's- "

My family name is troublesome, so I always hide it every time I introduced myself to anyone. This time he has the right to know who I am to decide to shelter me or not. I will do the same if I'm in his position.

I nodded.

"My name is Ixchel Sieghart."

TO BE CONTINUED

I need a beta reader, my English is rusty. Sorry if I made a lot of grammar mistakes.

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