Hello there again, guys!
Thanks for stopping by to read this new story of mine
This time, I'll try Chung x Ara and first time writing a chapter by chapter story.
I hope you guys bear with my grammars ; w;

ANYWAYS
Chung: Tactical Trooper - 18
Ara: Asura - 19

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ELSWORD

Prologue: Arranged Marriage

Love isn't meant to be toyed with. We can freely choose who we will love and obviously it's better to get to know that certain lover rather than…jump on him or her. Trust me, there's such a thing called 'love at first sight' but sometimes we will end up brokenhearted because it didn't meet our expectations. Love is meant to be decided on. Or so I thought, because mostly in royalty, there's a so-called 'arranged marriage.' Once you got yourself in that situation…you can't escape it.

My name is Chung Seiker, crown prince of Hamel and I came from a proud family of 'protectors' of Hamel. I was trained by my father as a guardian in a young age and became known as a Tactical Trooper in the battlefield with my intellectual-style offense, organized strategies and artillery tactics with my operator, Echo. Echo and I went rigorous studying about Nasod technology and use alchemy for using water as an explosive arsenal. Of course, I don't boast my achievements but, my father does.

The royal fame or fortune doesn't concern me, what I only need is the love of my family and people. And I promised that I will protect what I cherish most. Of course, I have my teenage hormones of wanting to have a…well…lover. I read a lot of romance novels, about having the warmth of another person. So, I promised myself that I will find someone but, true love waits patiently. It's better to get know someone first before getting married, right?

Until one day, my father announced to me he arranged a marriage without me knowing. How about that? If you ask me if I'm mad, FOR EL'S SAKE YES I AM! The story was like this, before I was born, the Senace Kingdom and the Xin Empire are still in a warring state. Both states dealt a massive blow to each other's side, so both raise their white flags and the Xin Empire sent a message to the Senace Kingdom about a peace treaty, which the latter accepts it respectfully and graciously. To strengthen and withhold the newfound alliance, both agree with a few terms and agreements about how the two states firmly holding the peace treaty.

By marrying off the Seiker family and their own family of warriors, the Haan clan of Faahrman, whom said protected of a sealed fox. I've been reading history books and I'm a fan for their war tactics. Anyway, that's the whole story of their idea having a history for the next generations. Still, I am quite mad that we will be used some kind of…a trophy or a trade secret. My father encouraged me that my name will be known throughout the history, which I even got angry about it and he even earn a broken skull and been in a coma for 2 weeks by my mother. Like I said, I don't care about my status, and my family's fame. I only needed those to protect this city. My loving mother, listened to me and understand what I meant and she encourage me that what I'm doing is for the people of this city and also for the people of Xin. This cheered me up a little but, now my problem now is that I will meet my 'fiancée' 1 week later and also it will be our marriage.

I didn't even know her yet and get to know her that well. Oh, did I say something after we meet, its marriage time? Thinking about it, 1 week from now I will get to meet her.

My name is Ara Haan, a chosen vessel of our protected fox deity, Eun, which are also my best friend and also a descendant of a clan of warriors of Faahrman. In my early years, I was trained by my brother to become a martial artist and the way of the spear and gained the title Asura. And I'm always the talk of our village, a beautiful flower adored, admired and loved by many or that's how my brother, Aren, tells me and Eun assured me that it's the truth. However, I feel something is missing…like…love, I guess. Well, it's understandable because I am on that age to fall in love normally. I don't mind having suitors at all but, some of them didn't care about my feelings and only…the riches of my family which my overprotective brother nearly killing them after knowing their schemes. I only want to fall in love normally until, Aren actually arrange a marriage for me…without me knowing!

Oh, I still remembered becoming Eun for a moment that day. He explained that this is a family tradition, I nearly killed him…good times actually. A few days later of coma and recovery, he admittedly lie on that part and we know it already since Eun can noticed if the person is lying, as long she is awake and listening.

My brother told the story, that the Xin Empire and the Senace Kingdom has been in war for a very long time and both states risked a lot just to conquer each other's side. But both became wise and surrendered, and the Xin Empire sent a peace treaty letter which the council of the Senace Kingdom agrees. But in one condition, both parties must show something to represent the alliance to tie it together. They agreed with marriage, Xin Empire chose our clan and the Senace Kingdom chose the Seiker family who protected Hamel, also known as the City of Water. That's the whole story and my brother was of course…being the overprotective sibling he is were against it. But in the end he reconsiders it after the suitor incident…and I will meet him 1 week later…such luck.

My brother mentioned that after we meet, the marriage will commence that night. I was bounded by this stupid arranged marriage…but, I guess I can escape it all for a while. So I did…I'm going to Hamel tonight and that's final. Thinking back, our house will be in turmoil…well, I'm just going to have a vacation in 'secret' for a few days.

I just need to calm myself down. I'm not prepared to this whole marriage thing, I'm still too young and not prepared meeting him...

That's a wrap! Ahem, that's just the prologue and I hope all of you enjoyed it!
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