Hello everybody! Welcome to my first fanfiction ever! If there are any kind of grammatical errors or spelling mistakes, feel free to correct me. Suggestions and comments are welcomed as well, so don't forget to review it! Without further ado, please enjoy Chronicles of Elrios!

Note: The events that follow are loosely based off of the cutscenes. Any kind of parallel plot between the canon story and the fanfiction are unintentional and are apologized for in advanced.

Note: This will contain pairings that are questionable but nothing too explicit. The pairings will be made mostly for plot enhancement and because I can.

Note: Shifting between perspectives might happen if I deem it necessary, otherwise I will try to maintain consistency.

Note: I will also use an OC, but he won't be in any relationships pertaining to the main characters. He's moreso there to account the events and give me a viable perspective.

Cast:

Aaron - Aaron

Elsword - Base Class

Aisha - Base Class

Rena - Base Class

Disclaimer: All characters and settings belong to KOG Games. I only own my OC.

-Sleeping Forest-

"..."

"..."

"...So is he dead, Rena?"

A voice rouses me. Who was not okay? Was I even bothered enough to care? I deemed it too much of a hassle, and slowly began to retreat back into the recesses of my mind. My sense of touch starts to work again miraculously, and I suddenly feel something soft, presumably a delicate hand, tracing the veins of my arm, and stopping around my wrist.

"No, Elsword, he has a pulse, indicating he still has life. His breathing is shallow, but he's definitely alive."

Two other voices. They must be talking about me. Wait, I was not okay? Of course I was fine. What was I doing? Why does it smell like wet grass? My mouth has a faint taste of blood, too. Where am I even at in the first place?

It all suddenly comes back to me. I remember. I had been part of the Elsearch Team, trying to locate Banthus when we were ambushed by the Ancient Phoru. We could not slay it, for it was an important guardian of Ruben, but we also had to keep it at bay. The events that followed were, needless to say, a catastrophe. A couple of us were taken out, and Lowe had to retreat the party in order to gather reinforcements.

My eyes flutter open. My focus sharpens, and I find myself slouched against a sturdy tree. Rays of sunlight break through a tangled mess of branches and leaves. Some of the rays bounce off of two unfamiliar figures in front of me. A boy with red hair leaned against his strange looking sword, staring at me intently while a woman with green hair held my wrist.

Around us the sound of animals can be heard distantly. The serene atmosphere does not match the setting. There is a large patch of sunlight in the middle of a clearing, where broken limbs of trees and crushed shrubbery lie. A testament to our effort to contain the guardian.

"...Who are you people?"

The red hair lifts up his sword and rests it on his shoulder, sticking a thumb towards himself and striking a gaudy pose.

"I'm Elsword, kid swordsman and the coolest kid around! The one over there is Rena, an elf who specializes with a bow, and right now we're waiting on our lousy magician Aisha to finish scouting."

As if on cue, a purple haired girl walks up from behind them.

"Hey, Eldork, I found where the Ancient Phoru is hiding out!"

The boy swiveled around, and gave her a thumbs up.

"Great job, grapehead! let's get going. Rena?"

Rena stood up and released me, giving me a smile.

"Thank you for your hard work trying to contain the creature, mister…?"

Realizing she was trying to find out what my name was, I racked my brain. What was my name again? Oh yeah, now I remember.

"A-Aaron Palmer."

"Mister Palmer."

She smiled, and turned to follow the two. I watch them walk off. Suddenly, the realization that they were leaving hit me.

"W-wait!"

I slowly got up to my feet. It seemed that I'm not that badly hurt from the previous ordeal. I ached in some places, but I could keep going. Chain...Where was my chain? I find it lying on the ground, and snatched it. Without so much as a second thought, I rush after them. The three look back in surprise and halt for a second, watching me make my way towards them. Elsword raises up a hand.

"Woah, slow down! We don't need to involve any more people than necessary. You should rest up at the village and leave this to us."

I wasn't about to take no for an answer.

"Please let me join you, if only temporarily! I can't just let it end like this! You guys couldn't possibly take on such a giant thing by yourselves. Two kids and a woman? That's ridiculous! Also, I have a score to settle with the big guy…"

Aisha grinned, her eyes lighting up in delight.

"I think we should take him in for now."

Looking at her disdainfully, Elsword rebutted.

"Tch, you're only saying that because you wanna make me look bad."

"And what if I do?"

A fire seemingly lit in him, he took on a stance with the edge of his blade facing her.

"Bring it!"

She followed suit, poising herself and pointing her staff at him.

"Let's do this!"

A sound bop on both heads calmed down the two. Rena sighed, and gave the final verdict.

"Look, I agree with Elsword in that you should stay behind, but we can't force you. If you tag along, we aren't in any place to stop you."

I pump my fist into the air as Elsword rubbed his forehead.

"Yes!"

"Why does it feel like I lost even though we compromised?"

"Don't think too hard, Eldork. You're always on the losing end."

"...Tch."

And so we went deeper into the forest, with the hope of confronting the guardian. I don't know why, but a gut feeling made me think that this was the beginning of something good. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

"A lot of things…"

I mused aloud, perking Rena's attention.

"You said something, Mister Palmer?"

"No…"

And there you have it. This concludes the first chapter of Chronicles of Elrios. My very first submission as well as very first fanfiction! Break out the champagne, ladies and gentlemen! Any comments, suggestions, questions, anything, leave a review and I'll answer them next time. I may look for some OCs to play minor roles in the future, so perhaps keep your eyes open?