Author's Note: ^_^ New fic. AU (Alternate Universe) and its main focus is Elesis and Ronan :3
Disclaimer: Satohika358 does not own Grand Chase. He wouldn't bother making a fanfic if it was his. But he does pwn Lire using Arme in PvP ;) This will be the first and last time this disclaimer will be in the story. He only owns the twins, their elder brother, and their shadow, and yes, they (save for their shadow) will appear in this story. I'm gonna have to ask permission from the other Authors again if I can use their OCs in this Story :3
Main Pairing: RonanxElesis.
Other Pairings: LirexRyan, ArmexLass, AmyxJin, and MarixSieghart.
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A war in Kanavan has been going on for almost 600 years.
It is a war between the Erudon and the Sieghart Family.
Now, we shall witness the tale of Ronan Erudon and Elesis Sieghart.
Will they unite the two families?
Or will they end up like Romeo and Juliet?
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Chapter 1: Cantarella
Ronan's POV
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"What? Sneak outside the castle? Ronan, are you serious?" my best friend Lass asked in disbelief.
"Yes, please help me. I know my father does not trust me enough to do this…But I shall prove him wrong," I said as I looked out the window while bitterly clenching my fist. I respect my father, but sometimes I get so angry with him because he never seemed to trust me enough.
'No! I will send Arme to do that!'
'I think Dio would be better off handling that…'
'If Ley takes that job, perhaps it would turn out better'
It was always like that…he never sends me to handle those kinds of matters even if I'm competent enough.
I snapped out of my thoughts when Lass finally spoke. "You know that you're the heir to the Erudon Family, Ronan. If something bad were to happen to you, who knows what kind of trouble and chaos it would cause."
"You don't have to worry about anything Lass," I reassured him. "All I'm asking is that you help me sneak out of the castle, nothing more and nothing less. I believe that if the Erudon Family's heir can talk to the Asmodians, they will surely listen and agree to form an alliance with us."
The Asmodians were cautious people and one wrong move could turn them against us. They would surely get the wrong idea if a whole army of Erudon soldiers were to march into their territory. So it would be better if only I would go, to show them that we mean no harm.
After much convincing, Lass ruffled his white hair and finally sighed in defeat. "Hmm…Alright…But we have to be careful; the castle's heavily guarded…"
I grinned widely and gave Lass a high five. "Great! With your stealth skills, I'm sure sneaking out would be no problem at all!"
"Fine..." Lass said while I smiled victoriously and proceeded to pack everything I would need for the journey.
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I had to hand it to Lass…he was good at this stealthy ninja-thing. We were able to successfully sneak out of the castle in no time at all. I stretched and inhaled the fresh air before turning to Lass. "What are you going to do now? Are you going back to the castle?"
"Nope, if something happens to you, it'll be my fault because I'm the one who helped you out. So I shall stay with you," said Lass. I knew I could count on my best friend at times like these.
"Don't worry! With your katana mastery and my skill with magic and swordsmanship, I'm sure we'll be able to beat up any Sieghart goons that come our way!" I said confidently as we started walking towards Asmodia.
I'm so glad that Lass decided to come along because I would've had a hard time figuring out what to do. I've been out of the Erudon Castle a few times, but Lass has been out even more. He's more familiar with these places than I am and he knows where the Asmodia is, so this shouldn't be hard…
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We've been peacefully walking outside Kanavan for quite some time now. Just when the castle was out of sight, Lass suddenly stopped and scratched his head. "Wait a minute, isn't Dio an Asmodian?"
I immediately stopped dead in my tracks. After staring into space for quite a while, I face palmed. Of course…how could I forget? Dio was an Asmodian, but due to a certain turn of events, he left his people and swore allegiance to the Erudon Family.
"We should've brought him along," I said while sinking to the ground on my knees and hands. Lass face palmed as he watched me sulk.
"Too late to go back now…let's just move on," Lass sighed for the nth time today as he helped me up.
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We finally arrived at a forest a few hours after my temporary mental breakdown, which must mean we're halfway there to Asmodia. I personally thought it was weird that no monsters have appeared yet, since this place is usually filled with them.
All of a sudden, it came to me. I knew then that Lass and I were thinking of the same thing: someone has been here and we needed to be careful.
After walking for a few more minutes, we stopped abruptly when we heard rustling leaves and soft murmurs. In no time at all, we were suddenly surrounded by soldiers from the Sieghart Family. Just before I had time to process the whole situation, an arrow hit my right leg, causing me to fall to the ground. I let out a pained gasp as a female elven archer jumped down from a tree and started walking towards me.
"Hmm…long blue hair…dark blue eyes? And that sword…" the blonde elf said while she scanned me from head to toe. "Oh my, oh my…I wasn't expecting to ambush the heir of the Erudon Family himself. I thought we'd catch a few goons, but this is even better~" she giggled triumphantly. I recognize that uniform and face from one of our family war meetings. She was Lire, an elite Elven warrior allied with the Sieghart Family and one of the best archers in the land.
I looked at Lass' direction to ask for help, but he was being restrained by another elf. That orange haired guy was an elite Elven Druid named Ryan. He was Lire's partner and the wielder of the Storm Blades, a weapon once owned by the legendary Magnus Dan. I read about the famous Storm Blades in one of my books back in the castle, but I never thought I would ever see it up close.
I knew right away that we were in deep trouble. My leg just got shot, Ryan has his Storm Blades pointed at Lass' neck, and we were surrounded by other elven soldiers. I gritted my teeth and tried to ignore the pain. Unsheathing my Magic Sword, I got up and attempted to fight back, but my injured leg drastically reduced my mobility. Lire wasn't called an elite archer for nothing…she was able to cripple me with only one shot.
I charged, or rather, limped towards her and tried to swing my sword, but she simply side stepped. I pathetically fell on the ground and heard Lire giggling arrogantly. "You two should realize by now that you are both at a serious disadvantage."
Instead of trying to attack her aimlessly, I might as well remove the arrow on my leg and heal it. Before I could continue any further, I heard a gasp from Lass in the other side.
"If you use your healing magic now, I will kill your friend this instant," Ryan said while pointing his blade deeper into Lass' neck, causing a little blood to trickle down.
Curses…I limped my hands to my sides to show my surrender. This was beyond humiliating…for an Erudon to admit defeat is almost unheard of, but I couldn't risk my best friend's life because of my pride. "What do you want?" I looked up to Lire and tried to make my voice sound as calm and confident as possible.
"Well, normally we'd rob and kill whoever we ambushed, but for now…I guess taking you back to our castle would better~" Lire scratched her chin and cheerfully looked down at me.
"Ugh…alright…" I looked down in defeat. I had no choice but to obey right now, otherwise both Lass and I would be dead.
"That's great! I'm so glad you'll come along peacefully, unlike those other Erudon goons who are now dead, tee hee~" Lire said gleefully.
"And for the record…wear better disguises next time…" Ryan said mockingly. "That sword was a dead give away. Only Ronan Erudon could wield the legendary Tyrfing."
Moments later, Lass and I were tied in vines improvised to become ropes. It was probably Ryan using his earth magic, another one of his talents as an elven Druid.
One of the soldiers dragged me towards Lass and threw me beside him as Ryan and Lire talked aside with each other. There was seriously no way to escape, we were surrounded from every angle and these vines were as tight as chains.
"Lass! Get us out of here! Use your thief, assassin, slasher, ninja skills or whatever!" I whispered to Lass.
Lass struggled with the ropes for a while before finally giving in. "There's no way we can escape in this kind of situation, its impossible!"
"Psh…and you call yourself the 'Master of Stealth and Shadows'…how pathetic…"
I looked to the side and saw Lass' eye twitching in irritation. "Oh geez…who's the blue-haired idiot who convinced me to help him sneak out of the castle and reassuring me that 'nothing bad will happen? So much for proving yourself to your father…"
"At least I don't cuddle a Kaze-Doggeh doll while I sleep unlike a certain Slasher!"
"Hey! That was supposed to be a secret! Besides, that was totally off topic you little…"
Our very 'meaningful' conversation was suddenly cut short by Lire. "If you're going to be that noisy on our way back, we might as well shut you up right now."
In one swift movement she shot one arrow at each of us. Thankfully she shot us on the arm…because I don't think I could deal with two arrows stuck on my right leg.
"These arrows were dipped in sleeping poison, but don't worry, these won't kill you," she smirked at us and proceeded to walk away. The last thing I remember were soldiers carrying us before everything went black
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"Ugh…what happened?" I slowly opened my eyes and looked around. We were inside a prison cell and Lass was still asleep beside me. I blinked a few times and recalled how we were captured by the enemy. I sat up and shook Lass until he was awake.
"Where are we?" he groaned as he sat up and scanned the cell.
"Doesn't take a genius to realize we're in some sort of prison…" I tried tugging my arms apart, the vines were gone, but my wrists were now in shackles.
Before we started arguing again, the cell doors opened. I glared at the soldiers who entered and tried to reach for my weapon, only to realize they weren't there. Of course they aren't here you idiot…what kind of person gives a prisoner weapons anyway?
"So, what now Ronan?" Lass whispered silently to me.
"It would be wiser to stay and find out what they're up to," I already knew that he was thinking of something reckless.
"Oh sure…what a great move oh 'Wise Prince'…Of all the times you had to be cautious…" he said sarcastically. Lass just smirked at me when I darted him an annoyed look. He's my best friend and the only person I would trust all my secrets to…but he sure is annoying at the wrong times.
"What's this? Planning a little counterattack?" the soldier with purple eyes asked us. He had orange hair shorter than mine, which was also tied in a ponytail. He wore orange pants and a green shirt underneath a green mantle. He didn't look like it, but I knew that in our current state, we were no match for him.
"Who are you? And what are you going to do with us?" I asked him calmly.
"Oh…me? I'm nobody special; I'm just Shamrock Saffron, Captain of the Celadon Division. As for your second question…you're about to find out soon enough."
Oh, I get it, playing sarcastic now are we? 'Nobody special' my butt…
We got out of our cell and continued walking down the dungeon halls, escorted by guards with Shamrock leading the way. I was limping a bit because of my injury, I looked down and found out that the arrow had been removed and it was bandaged rather sloppily. Same goes for my left arm. I guess they couldn't allow the Erudon Family heir to die from blood loss just yet, especially if said heir could be holding vital information.
We continued walking until we were at the end of the gloomy dungeon. The door was opened and a bright light filled the place. As soon as my eyes adjusted to the light, I saw the Sieghart Family Castle.
We kept walking through countless corridors until we finally arrived before the head of the Sieghart Family: Elscud Sieghart
"Well, well, well! I wasn't expecting much of a catch! Great job Lire and Ryan!" the pleased Elscud said.
Lire and Ryan were standing a few feet away from us. When I looked back at Elscud, I saw a red haired girl beside him. It was his daughter and the heiress of the Sieghart Family, Elesis Sieghart. She glanced at me and gave me a pitiful look. I feel so disgusted at myself right now, having the enemy's heir look down at you.
"Well, let's see now…He's definitely not just any captive, he's the heir of the Erudon Family," Elscud said. He turned to the blue haired officer next to Elesis and gave her an order. "Sapphire, take our guest to his, uhh…Guest Room, and be sure to guard him well. We wouldn't want him to escape now, would we?"
Sapphire nodded in response, but then Elesis suddenly spoke up. "Father, allow me to guard him! I know he's important, but I'm confident that I can accomplish this task. I promise to do my best; and besides, I can fight back if he tries to attack me. I'm an expert Swordmaster after all."
"Hmm…fine, but both you and Sapphire should escort him to his room," Elscud replied to his daughter.
I envy her. Unlike me, she could easily convince her father to grant her requests.
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"So what happened to you?" Elesis spoke as we walked down the corridors. "Shouldn't Princes go out with body guards or something?" I can see a smirk plastered in that conceited face of hers.
She looked arrogant, but I have to admit that her face looked pretty. Her fierce red eyes matched her waist-long red hair. She would've looked like a fairytale princess if it were not for the armor she was wearing and the sheathed sword on her left side.
"Lady Elesis! You shouldn't make fun of him, he needs to feel welcome!" the blue haired girl was clearly being sarcastic with the tone of her voice.
"Oh, Ronan Erudon, I haven't introduced myself yet have I? I'm Sapphire Saffron, Captain of the Cerulean Division," she said with a proud smile on her face. 'Saffron?' Oh, no wonder her face looked similar to that Shamrock guy, they were probably siblings. Her light purple eyes complimented her blue hair which stopped a little below her shoulders. Everything in her uniform was blue in color like her top, knee-long skirt, and blue cape, which had a lighter shade than her other clothes.
"Say, Sapphire, do you know where Scarlet is? I haven't seen her since this morning," Elesis asked the blue haired captain.
"The Cinnabar Division was sent on a mission. I don't know what it's about and I don't know when they'll be back though."
The two of them proceeded to talk about other things; unfortunately, I couldn't hear any useful information. Before I knew it, we stopped walking and I was standing in front of the last room on the fourth floor.
"Get in. That will be your room," Elesis said coldly.
"Hey, where's Lass? What did you do with him?" I glared back at her. I wouldn't forgive any of them if they decided to execute my best friend.
"Oh…you mean your white haired friend? He'll be sent back to the dungeon in a while," Elesis said as she shrugged of my glare and opened the door.
Once I entered the room, I looked around and saw that it was really small and simple. There was small bed in the middle which was big enough for a single person. There were some cabinets to the left, a bathroom to the right, and a small desk beside the bed. There was also a clock and small window above the desk.
"Eh? I was expecting more of a prison…" I said in surprise.
"Nope. Didn't you hear what Master Elscud said? You're a special guest…" Sapphire paused momentarily.
"Besides we wouldn't want to upset your family too much if they ever find out that we locked you up in a prison cell. Consider yourself lucky since you get to stay in this room," Elesis laughed and gave Sapphire a thumbs-up. "And don't even think about trying to escape, the Chartreuse division troops are guarding this castle."
"You'd have to be extremely lucky to avoid getting noticed. Oh, and I wish you the best of luck if ever you get caught by Zero, the Chartreuse Division Captian. If you beg for your life, I'm sure he'll be kind enough not to cut off you limbs." Sapphire flashed Ronan an evil smile as she exited the room.
Ronan could do nothing but glare in return. He tried to move his arms, only to remember that his wrists were still shackled together. "Hey, what about these sh…"
Before he could even finish his sentence, he saw a flash of white and felt the shackles on his wrists fall on the ground. It was Elesis's sword, which was sheathed back into its scabbard as quickly as it was drawn. He was amazed at how Elesis was able to shatter the iron shackles into pieces with a single slash of her sword, but he also realized shortly that the lower half of his shirt was vertically sliced in the middle.
"You're welcome," said Elesis. She gave Ronan one final smirk before slamming the door shut and locking it.
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Third Person POV
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Erudon Castle, Dinner Time
"My Lord, Ronan and Lass have been missing since this morning," Arme reported to Pierre Erudon, the current head of the Erudon Family.
"Tsk…Your boyfriend probably helped my son slip out of the castle. They must've gotten lost or in some sort of trouble," he said indifferently. Deep down however, he was worried about his son. He meant that as a joke in order to lighten the mood, but what he did not realize was that the joke was quite real.
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Author's Note: Well…What do you guys think? Please R&R! :3
Ronan: T_T
Scarlet: *pats Ronan in the back*
Ronan: What the…Scarlet? We haven't even met in this story…
Scarlet: I know, that's why I'll be the one to annoy you in the author's note :3
Ronan: T_T
Scarlet: Ohh, I'm not a guy hater in this story XD
Shamrock: So that's why I appeared early…
Scarlet: I still hate you in the other story XDDD
Me: Again, please R&R. Ohh, and a new chapter is also coming up in the other Story. Ronan vs. Scarlet and Sapphire & Scarlet vs. Arme & Ley. And the chapter after that…
Sapphire: We meet Shamrock in Forgotten City. It pays to read this story :))
Me: Chapter title is a metaphor to the sleeping poison used on the two idiots xD
Note/s:
-I just made up Pierre Erudon. I do not have info on Ronan's family.
-Sieghart is Elesis' Surname. In fact, Sieghart is that black-haired immortal's last name.
-Sieghart and Mari are dead in the story. Sieghart is not immortal in this story.
-I'll tell you guys about the war a little later.