Construct
After a practical joke goes too far, Elsword takes his frustration out on the training field. While there, he makes a new friend whose entire existence is a mystery.
Elsword: Rune Slayer
Aisha: Void Princess
Rena: Wind Sneaker
Raven: Blade Master
Eve: Code Empress
Chung: Deadly Chaser
Ara: Asura
Add: Mastermind
So, I scrapped my first idea. After toying with ideas, I finally decided to work with this. My work pairs Elsword with an OC of mine. So yeah. And if my work has any similarities to anybody else's work, I sincerely apologize. It is not intentional by any means. I try not to read many fanfictions to prevent me ripping off other peoples' ideas.
Kara: Nightshade
Prologue
If any word could describe the destruction that had just occurred, it would be something akin to "obliteration." But even that wouldn't do it justice. The demons came out of nowhere. But they certainly made their presence known. To anyone who was still alive, that is. And that number amounted to zero. Nobody survived the onslaught. The demon attacks were becoming more and more frequent. Panic was spreading across the continent. And heading this conquest was a demon unlike the rest. The foot soldiers were clumsy and stupid. This commander preferred not to step in the fray himself. He relished the suffering and destruction wrought by the demons. His second-in-command, however, was another story.
She was a. . .unique case. She did not enjoy the destruction the demons caused. She was not a demon, but she worked with the bloodthirsty monsters. However, she would follow her master's orders to the letter if she were commanded so. She stood in as a messenger for the demon soldiers, as her master did not wish to bother with his own forces. But she has a reason for promoting the one thing she abhors. It is her wish to understand why people commit the actions they do, be they human or demon.
"Master," she said after their latest attack, "I do not understand why we attack these human populaces. There is no real purpose to it."
"Actually, Kara, I have a reason for these attacks," he explained. "I am attempting to lure out a certain group. They have troubled far too many demonic squadrons. I aim to destroy them.
"Who is this group you are referring to?" she asked.
"Are you familiar with the El Search Party?" her master answered.
"I have heard the name, but I can't quite remember where. Master, may I seek this Party myself?" she asked, willing to follow her master and yet pursue her own agenda.
"I do not object, but I must advise caution. Even engaging them one-on-one is a fatal mistake. As a group, they are nigh unstoppable. And besides, you may find the answer to the question you seek. After all, I created you as a Construct."
Constructs are beings long-thought extinct. One merely needs to gather the pieces together. It's sort of like a jigsaw puzzle, but it's put together with alchemy. It's a dangerous process, as even the slightest miscalculation can have fatal repercussions.
"I have not forgotten, and I am grateful for your giving me life. But I have one more question. What if this group is able to answer my question and, in the end, I decide to stay?"
"Then that is your decision to make. I want you to learn the answer for yourself. But let me give you some advice. Everyone has their own reason for doing what they do. You know the reason why I attack these villages and cities."
"I see. Then I shall see you when I next see you. I bid you farewell, Master Ran," Kara before departing on her mission.
"Indeed," Ran said. "It will only be a matter of time. Then, when I have all of you, you will die. Well, almost all of you. . ."
End of Prologue