Elesis – Crimson Avenger

Raven – Blade Master

Where am I?

Did I die?

I was so close!

I can't die now!

I have to wake up!

Please, give me one more chance!

I have something that I must do!

Lady El, please!

Let me live!

I wake up and breath heavily. What happened?! Why is the world so... big?

I looked around. I'm inside a forest with huge trees. I can hear something moving. I turned around and find a huge beetle passed by. Its height is probably half of mine.

Okay! I get it! I became smaller! What the hell happened?!

The beetle notices me. It moves toward me and I jump away from him.

...Huh?

I'm not hitting the ground yet?

I look at my back. I have red wings! What is this?!

Something just passed by and stabbed a tree. It's a bullet.

I turned around (for the third time? Maybe I would spin after this). A blonde boy and a blonde girl with blue eyes shoot me with their guns. I managed to dodge all of them. I landed on the ground somehow and ran away. I'm not used to fly! And why do they want to kill me?!

"Oh! I finally find my partner!"

"How long has it been... 6 months?"

"Hahaha! Let's just eliminate them already!"

"Yeah! That red girl is still new!"

"Let the war begin!"

What?! There are more of them?! What war?! I-I can't die now! Not after I came back to life!

Someone, help me! And also explain what happened! Please!

Someone flies quickly to my direction. "Let's retreat, partner!" he shouted as he pick me up in bridal style and retreated.

We hide inside a mailbox. "Thanks, partner!" I smiled to him, even though I don't know what he means by partner.

"Hey! What weapon do you use?" he suddenly asked.

Weapon?

"I don't have any weapon," I said to him. "Hey, please explain what happened".

"I thought Lady El already told you," he sighed.

"I'm sure you already know this. We shrunk. We're already dead, but Lady El gave us one more chance to live. In order to take that chance, we're put into war with 6 other people. There are 4 teams—2 persons each team. Each person was given an element to fight each other. If we won, we'll come back to life. If we lost, that means we'll die for sure".

So Lady El heard my voices! "I see..."

"Can you use magic?" he stared at me with full of hopes.

"Yeah, a little," I answered.

He smiled. "Good! Now try to summon your weapon!"

I try to summon my weapon—just like I summon blazes from my hand a long time ago. It's a red claymore. "Hey! This is just like my real weapon!" I shouted. I can't believe it!

"Whoa! You have a real weapon in real life? That's cool!" he amazed at me.

"Really?" I smiled. This is the first time I hear someone said something like that! It makes me happy!

"Anyway, how do I check my element?" I asked.

"Just summon something!" he shouted. He's so excited.

I summon a blaze from my hand, just like I can do when I was alive. "Fire! That's cool!"

It really suits me! "What's yours?" I asked him.

He gave a forced smile. "I don't know. Could you teach me how to use magic?"

"Sure!" I nodded. "By the way, I'm Elesis".

"I'm Raven," he grabbed my right hand and did a handshake. There's a cut on his right arm.

"Raven, your arm".

"Hm?" he looked at his right arm. "It's nothing. Don't worry!"

"But—"

"It's not a big deal. Chill," he smiled.

I sigh. "If you say so".

I just realize his left arm is not normal. In fact, it's a robot. I believe it's nasod technology. "What happened to your arm?"

"Oh, this?" he looked at his left arm. "My friend cut it, so my previous partner made a new one for me!"

"Where's your previous partner now?" I asked.

"He's with someone else after he knew I can't use magic!" he laughed.

Wait! I need to check someone! "Can we go out now?"

He takes a peek from the hole. "I don't think so. Why?"

"I have to go to hospital!" I shouted.

He raised his one eyebrow. "Right now?"

"Yeah. Now," I mumbled.

"Have you learnt how to fly?" he asked.

"No," I shook my head.

"Let's learn how to fly first. Just move your wings!" he commanded.

I tried to move my wings. "I-It's hard..." I murmured.

"Feel it! It's part of your body!" he encouraged me.

I closed my eyes. I have wings and I really need it. He just saved me from them by flying. Now it's my turn to save someone!

"You did it!"

I opened my eyes. Whoa! I'm flying!

"You're amazing, Elesis!" he smiled.

"Thanks," I smiled back.

"I know you're in a hurry, but we can't go now. They're still here," Raven informed.

"Okay," I nodded. I have no choice but wait. This is difficult.

"Would you like to tell me why do you have to go there that bad?" he asked.

I lowered my head. "My brother is there".

His eyes widened. "Don't tell me you're the only one he has".

"Our parents died because of accident. My brother has a heart problem, so he can only spend his life at the hospital," I said to him.

"I'm sorry," he apologized.

"I worked hard to pay the hospital. I rarely visit him because of work, but he's never angry or anything. He's always happy to see me".

Tears begin to roll down to my cheeks. "If I died, who's going to keep him alive? I can't leave him alone! He's still a kid! He can't do anything!"

"Elesis! Calm down!"

"S-Sorry. We just met and I'm acting like this," I wiped my tears.

"No problem," he smiled. "We can do this!"

"Said someone who can't use magic!" I teased.

He laughs. "Okay, okay! Teach me then!"

"I'll teach you later. What can we do for now?" I asked.

"Can you summon a blade for me?" he asked.

"Blade?" I tilted my head. I tried to summon a blade, but it turned out I summon another claymore.

"That will do," he took the claymore. He takes a look outside. "We still can't go!"

"Should I teach you now?" I asked.

"No. It's my turn to tell you something," he disagreed.

"I had a fiancée. Her name is Seris. I'm only a commoner who worked at Velder and became a captain there. My friend got jealous and he made a plan to kill me and Seris".

Fiancée?! "H-How's Seris?"

"She died," he smiled. "She's in a better place now! I wish I could be with her!"

He's too cheerful. "I'm sorry," I apologized.

"Hey, she's the best girl I ever met!" he still continued his story, even though it's not related to the reason he died anymore. "I like the sponge cake she made! It's the best! Usually she decorated it with strawberries!"

For some reason, his story seems familiar.

"Hey, Raven?"

"Hm?"

"Mind telling me who your friend is?" I asked.

"Alex," he looked at me.

Wait, no! This can't be!

"Elesis, are you alright? You look pale," he looked at me worriedly.

"Alex... he..." I looked at his eyes. I have to tell him! I know he's going to kill me after this, but I have to! I can't leave my brother alone, but I just realize I was wrong!

"He...?" he waited for me to continue my sentence.

"He's my client".

Yeah, he was my client.

I'm an assassin.

I pick this job so I can get money quickly.

By killing people.

Killing someone who is precious to someone else to save someone precious to me.

Why did Lady El give me a chance to live again?

I hope you like it! I don't put any humors in here, so I'll put it on the next chapter :D

Thanks for reading!