Hello, I'm DeathLapse. I'm going to be writing a fanfic of Elsword, based on if the characters took a (legitimate) darker route for their class choice, but still seek good being done in the world. I honestly think your class choice should've directed the story dialogue instead of a single one for everything, though that would mean restricting stories until you job change. This story is literally just what I believe the game should have, but note that it's also a full story rather than branches. The Little Devil/Yama Raja route for Ara is the only route that I'll be borrowing from Elsword's current classes, so be prepared to read skill descriptions to visualize the new classes' skills. Other than that, there is death in this story, but only to Glitters (not going Grand Chase "kill-them-all" route). There's not going to be much action until they all get their 1st jobs, so excuse that. I will try to make this a simple read, written light novel style. With all that out of the way, let's begin with the first two chapters!

Prologue

Our story begins in Elder, after the El Search Party (Elsword, Aisha, and Rena) have defeated King Nasod Powertrain, with the help of Raven, Ara, and Chung. The previously mentioned characters then wanted to officially part of the El Search Party, and they went on their way out of Altera. Ara, having met Luchiel back in Elder, wants to go back and learn new techniques from her. The rest of the gang agree to leave Ara behind and tell her to come meet up with them at Feita when she's ready. The El Search Party have seen the need to boost their abilities, but they know of no way to do so. So, they each continue forward with thoughts on how to improve their skills...

"Luchiel?"

"Ah, Ara! You've come back! Are you just visiting?"

"No, I've come here to talk about that book of magic you had before. Can you please give it to me?"

"Oh...I see. Well, I'm sure you've thought about it a lot. So, I'll give you the book with the belief that you won't misuse it."

"It's alright, I just need a stronger power to fight what's to come."

Luchiel hands Ara a black book, filled to the brim with a dark aura. From there, Ara will train for a week, mastering the book quickly.

Chapter 1

Back to the Search Party...

"Man, I need some new tricks to crush these guys. We've beaten that Dullahan guy, but I can't say it was an easy fight."

Elsword complains about their latest boss battle.

"Observation made. Someone stole the codes that were in the Nasod Core, preventing me from boosting my abilities. End of observation."

Eve emotionlessly states why she couldn't advance her self.

Raven and Rena sigh, while Chung looks nervously from person to person.

"We don't need to boost our skill levels right now, guys. I'm sure we'll make it through Feita just fine!"

Chung says this rather quickly, as if trying to clear the air of tension.

"I'm not sure about that. But still, I think I can use the metal from Dullahan to make my arm stronger. It's got Dark El still pumping through it, so I'll be risking my sanity further with this arm..."

Raven speaks his mind calmly, but annoyed at the same time. The gang then all look at Raven, astonished.

Rena then says,

"I was wondering why you were carrying all that metal around, but you're going to use the Dark El to get stronger?! But why, Raven?"

"I've got no choice. They couldn't figure out what to do with my arm back in Altera, a high-tech island. What other chance is there going to be in a low-tech place like this? I'm going to get Allegro to help me integrate this thing into my arm right now."

Raven heads to Allegro's tent, leaving the Search Party stunned.

"Nothing we can do about it. He's going to be out of commision until they finish with his arm, so we'll have to move on without him. Come on, we're taking out Teach the Tyrant.

They all proceed through the Spiral Corridor slaying enemies quickly, except for the Stone Golems, which took more time to take down. They reach Tyrant, and after a grueling battle, defeat him. Everyone is tired, but uninjured.

Elsword goes to rest his head onto a nearby wall. To his surprise, a brick moves back and opens up a staircase next to him. The Search Party are as surprised as Elsword is, and they all move slowly through the dark staircase. At the end of the straight stairs is a narrow hallway. Not far from bottom of the stairs is a sword sticking out of a stone. Elsword runs toward it.

"Alright, a new sword I can use!"

Rena then yells,

"Wait Elsword! That sword probably uses Dark El!"

Elsword stops in front of the sword. It has a mysterious purple glow from the gems at the tip of the blade's hilt and where the blade meets the hilt. The sword is dyed black, and appears to be a sword that can be used in one hand.

"Well, like Raven said, it can't be helped. You saw how we handled that last battle right? We were lucky that nobody got hurt, but that might not happen next time."

Elsword looks at Chung while saying that. Chung then looks away while gritting his teeth. Elsword then notices a bow that looks similar to the sword in the stone, which is just barely visible from where he's at.

"There's a bow here too for you Rena. Let's grab these and go."

"..."

Rena looks as if she wants to say something, but can't. Aisha is looking scared and Eve is passively observing everything.

"Observation made. Dark El or not, it's still a form of strength, correct?"

Eve comments softly. Elsword nods and pulls out the sword from its stone. However, it disappears into his other sword immediately afterward.

"Huh?"

Elsword looks dumbfounded. He suddenly gets angry, and as he's about to throw his sword onto the ground, the black sword reappears in his hand. He calms down, and the sword turns back into the original sword he had. Everyone notices this change as well.

"I see. The sword feeds off of negative emotions. The bow must be something similar."

Aisha makes the conclusion for the gang.

"I thought it was only if I was grabbing this thing tight enough, but let's go with that."

Elsword shrugs his shoulders as he says that. Rena proceeds to grab the handle of the bow on the ground, and the same effect happens.

Rena flips her hair out of eyes and says,

"We should go back to check up on Raven. It's been several hours since we left him."

Everyone nods and leaves.