Me: I have been wanting to write this AU for a while after reading one about it. So, here are some warnings:
-Thoughts of suicide will occur as well as depression
-There will be abuse and perhaps rape.
Some places that are mentioned in this fanfic are made by me and they do not appear in Elsword.
If you don't like AU, please don't read! Otherwise, please R&R and enjoy!
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Disclaimer: Elsword is own by KOG. I only own my OC.
Cast~
Neya: Elements Guard
Rena: Grand Archer
Ara: Yama Raja
Raven: Blade Master
Elsword: Lord Knight
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Neya, along with three others, walked through the forest of Ghira towards their point of destination. But it seems like it they would never get there as they pushed through the branches and leaves. The Elements Guards looked back, noticed that Rena was right behind her. Ara Haan was in the middle in the group while Raven took up the rear. She looked straight ahead again and prodded Lupa, the goddess of wolves, awake. Lupa.
What is it? The elf heard her yawn.
How long till we reach the village of Dioces?
About 10 miles or so. The goddess drifted off to silence once more. Neya looked at the others with a small smile. The Grand Archer noticed this and gave her a questioning look.
"Lupa said that we got 10 more miles till we reach the village."The elf looked at the other two members of the party. "Keep up you two!"
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Add ran through the forest, trying in desperation to escape his pursuers. But, every time he had tried, they seemed to be closing in on him. He didn't want to go back. He only wanted to be free.
Before his escape, one of the pursuing men had shot him through the shoulder. The slave knew the consequences of escaping from his master but he didn't care. Freedom was only miles and miles away.
Blood began to drip slowly from his wound but he continued to run. His whole body screamed for him to stop but his feet kept on moving.
As he pushed the branches away from his face, Add stumbled into a field of only grass. No trees. The slave tried to push himself forward but with no avail, he collapsed.
Knowing that he might get caught again, Add crawled slowly into the field. He was afraid off going back. If he did, his master would do anything to make him be in a world of living hell.
He continued to crawl through the grass and noticed someone coming towards him. His whole body tensed in fear. Add began to tremble and he waited.
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Neya's POV
As we stopped for a break, the others had put me on lookout. Ara had wanted to come with me but I shooked my head. I only wanted some time to think about why are we even here.
O.O.O.O.O.O
"We need to know if the path towards Velder is clear." Elsword said as he moved his finger along the map. "They're might be smaller villages along the way but that will not hinder us as we scout." The Lord Knight looked around, looking to see if anyone objected.
The looks from their faces looks as if they agreed. He rolled up the map.
"Raven, Rena, Ara, and Neya will be the scouting party. We will all join together once they come back and reported."
O.O.O.O.O.O
After the meeting was over, the crimson haired knight pulled me aside and announced a small mission to me. I didn't understand why he would give me one but he said I will once we arrive towards the first village.
As I pushed my way through the branches and the leaves, Lupa awoke. She sounded cautious for unknown reasons. Neya.
What is it? It's rare to see you awake for once.
She ignored the comment. I can sense pain and fear.
That last part caught my attention. What?! Where?
Up ahead. The goddess became silent as I began to towards what is beyond the forest.
A field of grass came across my vision and I saw someone, a boy?, collapsing. I immediately began to run towards him. Lupa. Let's change.
As if on cue, my hair became longer and it turned gray. A pair of ears along with a tail appeared as well. I already felt the energy bursting throughout my whole body as I continued to run.
It took me about a minute or so to some towards that person. As I came closer, he seems to be waiting for me to come. I knelt down in front of me and asked, "Are you okay?"
The boy let out a strangled sob and curled up into a fetal position. I wasn't expecting him to do this and there was a warning tone coming for Lupa. They're coming.
I placed my hand on his head. The boy flinched from my touch but I didn't remove it.
I chanted a spell and said "Illusions of Earth," and he disappeared. In his place was a small, white cat. I placed the cat on my arm and I could feel him trembling.
I was about to get up and leave until I heard a group of people shouting from somewhere behind us. The cat's tremble increased some more but he didn't jump out of my arms.
"Where is he?!"
"He ran straight ahead! There's still blood here!"
"Follow it!"
Upon hearing this, I changed back to my original form and chanted another spell. I willed the air to cover both of us and whispered, "Illusions of Air!"Both the cat and I disappeared. I walked back a few inches as the group of men, all wielding guns, went to the spot where the boy originally was.
One knelt down and examined the pool of blood. "He's gone..."
A fat, burly man pushed away the first one. I could see his face turning redder and redder as he punched the other man in a fit of rage. He turned to the others and screamed, "FIND HIM NOW!"
The man that he had punched scrambled back to the other men and they all ran back to the forest, clearly afraid of him. At the sight of this, I shooked my head in disapproval. What an awful man.
Now, it was just us and the fat one. I was about to him leave him there until Lupa said, Wait.
That is what I did. The cat's trembles increased some more and I stroke his fur, trying to calm him down.
The fat man let out a low laugh. "You can't run forever, Add. You will never escape from me!"He disappeared back into the forest, trying to catch up with the ones that already disappeared.
I waited for a few minutes and the spell that I casted disappeared. All that was left standing in the fields were only us once more. Without a single word, I took the cat back to where the others are waiting.
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Add's POV
I thought she was going to hit me, just like my master or anyone else would. But the lady with the blood red hair didn't. She protected me from them, not allowing them to find me. But I knew that she was going to return me back to the village.
As we walked away from the field, she placed me onto the ground and watched quietly as I turned back to my original form. I sat up on the spot and shivered uncontrollably. The near-encounter with them still caused me to shake in fear.
The lady knelt down in front of me and placed her hand on my wounded shoulder, which I completely forgot during the time she changed me. I flinched again, causing her to hesitate.
"Do not be afraid of me." She said as her hand stayed in place. "It will be over in a minute."
A bright, white light appeared from her hand and onto my shoulder. The pain disappeared and for unknown reasons, my fears as well. I looked at her with wary eyes. The lady stood up and extended her hand out. Her dark, purple eye showed signs of sympathy for me and nothing more.
"I'm Neya, by the way," She said as I tentatively grasped her hand. Her other hand looked as if it was made out of wood but she gave no signs of noticing it. "My teammates are waiting."
As soon as Neya said that, I immediately froze. Will they hit like my master would? Would they laugh at me? Would they torture me? Would they...? Would they...? Would they...? The incomplete thoughts in my head seemed to burst, causing tears to flow.
Her hand slipped away from mine and she knelt down in front of me once more. Her arms came around me and hugged me tightly.
"It will be okay. They will not hurt you, Add. I promise you that."
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When we arrived at the campsite, another lady with light green hair greeted the elf. There are some feathers that stick out above her ears and her green eyes shone brightly under the sunlight. She didn't notice me at first until Neya said my name. I immediately hid behind her, causing the other elf to smile sadly.
"I'm Rena!" She said as she led both of us into a tent. "Would you like some food?"
In reply, my stomach let out a loud growl, causing my face to grow red. I look onto the floor since I didn't want their face to become disgusted upon hearing this. But it never did.
Neya let out a small giggle as she brought out something wrapped from her pocket. She handed it to me. "Eat this for now. Rena will find you something to eat."
As if on cue, the other elf walked to the bags that were at the other of the tent and began to search through it. We both sat near the entrance of the tent and I began to unwrap it. Within the small package was cookies and I took a bite out of it. It was the delicious thing in the world.
Neya watched as I wolfed down the first one and then the second one. Someone else entered the tent and a male voice could be heard, ones that dominated with power. I became frigid in fear.
The man gave me a look and walked to Rena, who found a package that smelled of meat. I felt the elf's hand on my shoulder and said "That's Raven over there. He always has a scary atmosphere around him but once you know him more, the scarier he will get!"
The other elf came over to us, holding the package in one hand, and threw it onto my lap. I was hesitant to open it but Rena had this look that said "Go on."I opened it and some found Grilled Meat in it. I picked it up with shaky hands and took a bite out of it while Rena said, "Raven's always grumpy."
A low rumble came across the room. "Who the hell are you calling grumpy?"
The other elf blew a small raspberry at the man. "You have always been grumpy since we met each other, dummy!"
"Watch that tongue of yours, Grand Archer."
"The same could be said to you, Blade Master!"
While they continued to bicker, my head started to spun in confusion. Neya let out a small laugh that sounded like the chime of bells. For some reason, the sight and sound of her calms me. I don't know why.
The elf remembered something and called out to the other two. "Where's Ara?"
It was Rena who spoke. "I think she went ahead to scout around. She might be coming back."
The man looked at me with a glare and I didn't realize that I was shaking. Neya noticed this and said, "Raven, stop that. You're scaring the poor kid."
He pointed a finger at me. "Where did you find him?"
She sighed. "I found him collapsed on a field near here. I believe that he is from the village near here."
At the word "village," everything, literally, everything, froze up. All I experience there were only painful memories, none of them were all that peaceful. I would kill myself if I go back. I heard a small voice saying that it would be better that way. Is it better that way or is it not?
I didn't realize that Neya's hand was squeezing mine but I heard her said, "I'll return him."
I wanted to scream. I can't go back. I would rather do anything than going back from where I had come from. That place was Hell. Even if I went back, my master will punish me with any ideas that pop into his mind. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.
"Add?" The elf's voice snapped me out of my thoughts. "Look at me." My fearful ones met hers. "We have something to do as of right now but I will come back for you." She gave a sad and tender smile. Her eye gave nothing away as she draped her coat over me. "Promise?"
I nodded but I knew that I might not be alive anymore once she comes back.
"Sleep for now. I'll be with you before we leave."
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The next day...
Add woke up from a restless sleep, feeling scared of what he might become. He pushed away Neya's coat and a blanket off of his body with shaking hands. The decision that the elf had made had caused him to lose precious hours of sleep.
He heard her soft voice call his name. Add was still shaking as he got up to his feet. He didn't want to go back. He would just kill himself if he went back.
"Add?" Neya called out his name again and was instantly by his side. "Are you alright?"
The slave couldn't speak, he could only nod. Trying not to wake the other 3 up, the elf shuffled to his line of vision and placed her hands on his shoulders. "Add..." Her hands squeezed his shoulders, trying to reassure him in any way she can. "After seeing what that man does to others, I..." She did not finish the sentence.
Neya stood up quietly. "Shall we go?"
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Neya's POV, Village of Dioces...
We arrived at the entrance of Dioces as a man came running towards us. It was the same man who has the air of superiority on him. Upon seeing him, I noticed the boy who was fidgeting on the spot. He looked down to his feet as his eyes widen in pure fear.
The man stopped in front of me and gave me a charming smile, which was beyond disgusting. "Thank you for finding him!"
I returned back his smile. "It's my pleasure."
The man grabbed the boy and dragged him by his side. "He ran away from here a day ago. I was worried that he might not come back."
I noticed that he licked his lips at Add's direction. "Digusting..." was only my comment.
He took notice of it. "Ah! Are you travelling somewhere?" The man looked at me again and I could see the smile appearing on his face once more. "Would you like to stay in an inn?"
I smiled again while shaking my head. "My teammates are waiting for me."A question popped into my mind. "Are you a relative of his?"
"Yes, I am his uncle. My sister passed away a year ago. The poor boy was left into my care."
Silence came upon us and I let out a small chuckle.
"Is that so?"I looked at the still trembling Add and who is now playing with the hem of shirt. "Add? Is he your uncle?"
He flinched at my words and mumbled out a small "Y...yes."
I knelt down in front of him and hugged him tightly. I whispered into his ear. "Take care, Add."
I stood up and gave the man a small smile. "I will be taking my leave."
I turned around and left as the sun came into view.
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Add's POV...
As soon as Neya left, Master dragged me towards his house. No one stopped him and no one seemed to care. He dragged me by the hair, which hurts like hell.
We got in and his wife greeted him with a lovely smile. When she looked at me, it transformed into a leering sneer. She looked back at her husband again. "What should we do with him, dear?"
He scratched his beard. "I don't know. What do you think?"
"We should whip him for running away from our precious home." She walked in front of me and kicked my stomach, hard. "Isn't that right, Add?"She continued kicking and I felt yesterday's dinner rising from my throat.
I shooked my head in fear but she didn't care. She only kicked harder. I don't know what had happened next but I think I threw up on her and on myself.
Master's wife pulled her feet away in disgust. "Did you see what he did?!" She shouted to Master in an accusing voice.
A large, dark aura appeared him as his wife stalked away. He dropped me and stomped on my head. "You fucking brat! How dare you throw up on her?!" Master started to attack on any vulnerable spot he could find. "Fucking... piece... of... shit!"
I wanted to scream. I wanted to cry but I couldn't. My voice didn't come out as he continued to attack me.
It continued to for another 5 minutes and I could only think about freedom once more. I wanted to be with her. I wanted to go on adventures with her and everyone. I wanted to rip my master to pieces and feed his fucking remains to the demons.
A gentle voice could be heard. I thought it was coming from Master but I later realize that it was coming from within my head.
Stay strong, young one. Neya will come back for you. Stay strong...
It disappeared and the sounds of Master beating me stopped as well. He looked at me while panting heavily and he let out a small growl.
"Time for your punishment, Add." He grabbed my hair once more and dragged me towards my doom.
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Add was bounded in chains by his wrist and neck. It was to ensure the man known as Add's master that he could not escape again. The man held a whip in hand and lashed it out onto the slave's back, causing the boy to scream in agony.
The man lashed out the whip continually, causing Add's screams to ricochet everywhere. He could the boy calling for someone but he didn't care. He will continue to inflict more pain on him until the boy learns that there will be no escape from him.
More than 5 minutes had pasted and Add was already drifting into unconsciousness. The lashes from his back thudded painfully and he didn't want to live anymore. It was better off that way. His life has always been worthless.
The blackness that he was expecting didn't come as quickly as he wanted to. The slave heard the knowing sounds of a belt unbuckling and he already knew that his never-ending torture is just the beginning rather than the end.
He heard his master's voice hiss into his ear. "Don't you dare fall asleep on me. I'm not done with you yet!" The man roughly pulled away his pants and the boy could feel him entering.
His sobs could be heard and he could only think. It's too big. It's too big. It's too big. It's too big. It's too big. BreakingBreakingBreakingBreak...!
Before he drifted into total blackness, a image of a scarlet haired lady appeared in his mind.
"Ne...ya... Ne... ya..."
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Me: That's the longest that I ever written or rather typed in a long time. The others will be shorter than this one!
Neya: You're such a cruel person...
Me: *Gasps* It was your decision!
Neya: That man was horrible!
Me: But...!
Lupa: Lets save this for next time, shall we?