~2nd Preview: Outcasts~

"You shall bow down to me, insolent peasants!"

"Don't fuck with us! Who the hell would bow down to you?! We'll never bow down to someone who would try to kill their own son!"

Elsword's blazing eyes held deep hate as he snarled at him while his arms were held behind him with metal shackles. A foot was slammed down against Elsword's head, pressing him against the cold, hard floor. Elsword scowled as a line of blood triggered down his forehead. Chung who was also chained up, stared at the person in front of him with shocked eyes. Someone who was supposed to be dead two years ago... Someone who had abandoned him when he needed him.

'Father... Why? Eve... Didn't she kill him..?'

"Ah... Of course. Chung. You have a girlfriend named 'Eve', right?"

"What did you do to Eve...?"

"Nothing. That girl... I'm just surprised that you love someone as that robot. She's inhuman. Killing without even hesitating. I'm her father-in-law, yet she tried to kill me. Good thing, I prepared myself.. I was able to live, however with injuries that couldn't be healed for a long time."

"Shut up! Father... No, Helputt. You don't know anything about Eve! You don't know what she had gone through during these past years! I suggest you shut your damn mouth before you get hurt!"

In response to those words, Helputt walked over to Chung and kicked him in the stomach. Chung ignored the pain and glared at Helputt. He used all his strength and shattered the chains. However, around his wrists were deep, red lines from the strangling chains. He kicked a soldier in the face and slammed his head onto the ground with all force.

"A Prince of Hamel, also a Guardian... Now an assassin. Formerly so polite and soft spoken, but now... So rude and loud spoken. Looks like... My son, Chung... Had died ever since those peasants kidnapped him. Go! Capture that intruder!"

'Intruder... So that's what you think of me. I'm being rude and loud spoken..? Heh. What a joke. I wouldn't have been like this... If you hadn't insult Eve. Eve... Is important to me. I may have been mad at her for hurting you for a short period of time, but... I regret for trying to hurt her for someone like you. My hopes of having you acknowledging me and taking on the responsibilities of a father... Were crushed long ago without of my knowledge. I... I'd rather die than have a father like you.. I have my own family now... Elsword, Aisha, Raven, Rena, Ara, Aren, Elsa, and.. Eve. We're full of blood lust. We're assassins. We'll kill our targets without mercy.'

"Don't underestimate me."

Chung's cerulean eyes grew dark and cold as he swiftly dodged the soldiers and ran over to the soldier who held his Silver Shooters and Elsword's sword. Chung's hands clutched tightly around the soldier's neck as he immediately turned it to the side. The soldier's eyes were wide opened as his body went limp. Chung immediately grabbed the Silver Shooters in the soldier's hands and shoot at Helputt.

"Elsword!"

One Silver Shooter kept Helputt busy while the other shot at Elsword's metal shackles. The shackles shattered in bits and pieces as Elsword immediatelu got up from his position and ran towards Chung.

"Thanks!"

"No problem. Let's hurry and get out of here. Aisha and Rena are still fighting against Chloe. And Aisha is not in the condition to fight. Let's split up. I have things to take care of."

'Also... Eve must be around in the palace, looking for me... I hope... She'll be alright. If she dies... Then it'll be the death of two..'

Chung's heart ached as soon the image of Eve on the ground with blood surrounding her appeared. He sprinted off without another word said, however... In his mind, he could hear Elsword's words ringing in his ears.

"Make sure you find Eve! I still owe her a slap from last time!"

"Dual Buster!"

Chung chuckled softly before doing a quick somersault and held his Silver Shooters out in front of him. In a split second, he released two piercing bullets towards two demons' head, ending their lives.

'Eve! Wait for me!'

While Chung looked for Eve, Eve was tracing Chung's location with data provided by Moby and Remy. She dodged a spear heading for her head. She quickly did a back flip before backing towards a wall. Her hand touched her stomach for a moment and she sighed in relief.

'Good... Still safe... Please wait for a while.. All of this fighting will stop.'

"You're an eyesore!"

With a flick of her hand, metallic spear with a faint blue light of electricity appeared and quickly pierced through the demon. She sighed as she laid back against the cold castle walls. Moby and Remy stayed by their mistress's side at all cost. The blue glowing screen in front of her held Hamel's castle map and there were various colored spots glowing on the map.

The dark blue spot continued to move towards her location while the green and the purple spots moved around in the same area. The red spot was heading towards the green and purple spots' location. On the left hand side, the orange and black spots were constantly moving around one area to another.

'Chung is near.. Rena and Aisha are probably still fighting against Chloe. Aisha shouldn't move around too much. She's still injured... Hopefully, Elsword will reach them in time to finish off Chloe and get them out of here. Raven and Ara... Are they still looking for the key...?'

"I'm so glad... You're still safe.."

Golden eyes stared into relieved cerulean eyes. Chung's cream colored hair with spots on his side that was dyed dark brown. He dropped his Silver Shooters and wrapped his arms around Eve. Eve smiled faintly as she returned the hug and ran her fingers through the softness of Chung's hair.

Chung let go of Eve as he grinned at Eve. He pressed his lips on top of Eve's and his hand was on her stomach.

"Both of you are still safe...?"

"Yeah..."

"Then.. Let's get out of here."

Chung handed Eve his Silver Shooters before silently sneaking his arms under her. He lifted her up in his arms, bridal style. He immediately ran off with Moby and Remy following behind while Eve's blow glowing screen was in front of her. She softly gave Chung instructions on where to go.

Ara slammed her palm against the door and created a hole through it. Her sharp eyes peered inside, however the object she's looking for wasn't there. She cursed silently under her breath and ran off. Raven followed her as they immediately silenced the guards'.

A hand was slapped onto a guard's mouth and a thin metal was slashed across their throat. Raven threw the guard down and silently sneaked inside the inner core of the eye sockets, tearing their eyes away and crushed them with his bare hands. Ara impaled her sharp spear through the thick skull of a guard. She slammed her heels into the guard's chest. Ara and Raven silently crept through the darkest of the shadows with the crimson red blood covering them from head to toe.

'Being merciless with our targets is necessary. To us... Killing is the only way to satisfy us. We're outcasts. Chung is the Prince, Guardian of Hamel, yet he wasn't acknowledged by his father nor was he accepted. Eve is the Princess of Altera, but.. Altera ceased from existence as soon as she was born. Rena was rejected from her tribe as she strive for a different path. Elsword was cast out as soon as he revealed his strong desire to kill and forced to be separated from his sister and to be enemies. Raven was branded as a traitor along with his family who was slaughtered in one day. Aren and I... Failed to protect our village and our family was gone in merely an hour. We were accepted by Glaive in return for being assassins. All of us... Are a family. Pandora's Key is the only way to unlock the truth.'

Ara and Raven kicked down a metal door and began to search for the key to the truth. They had no intention to stop their search until they find the key.

"Death.. Field.."

Worn out, Aisha summoned a small portion of her powers before casting a dark aura around her and Chloe. Behind that dark aura was cold, violet eyes belonging to a certain reaper of death that peered into Chloe's soul.

"Fatality!"

Chloe's speed was reduced greatly as she turned on her heels to attack Rena. However, Rena immediately took advantage of Chloe's reduced speed and executes a forward thrust followed by a strong gust of wind.

"Aisha! Rena!"

Elsword immediately came rushing in with blazing eyes filled with worry and a hidden desire. Rena back flipped into the air and landed next to Aisha. Aisha breathed heavily as she held her stomach. Her expression was twisted with pain. Elsword caressed Aisha's cheeks silently before a silent rage grew inside him.

He glared at Chloe who slowly began to regain her speed. He swung his blade around, creating a strong force that pushed Chloe back slightly.

"How dare you hurt Aisha..."

Elsword swiftly slashed Chloe who immediately took caution. Blazing flames of rage covered his fist as he slammed his fist against Chloe's face. His hand connects itself to another dimension where a long glowing blade appeared. It pierced right through Chloe as she gave Elsword an uppercut to the jaw.

Chloe coughed out small bits of blood before smirking slightly. Shadows grew above her as they surrounded her.

"Looks like.. There are rats sneaking around. See you again. And this time.. I'll finish you off."

Elsword cursed under his breath before running towards Rena and Aisha. Aisha's lavender eyes stared into Elsword's blazing red eyes. She giggled softly before leaning against Rena's shoulders.

"Elsword... You actually look scary for once."

"Elsword does have a serious side to him after all."

Chung and Eve arrived in front of Elsword, Rena, and Aisha. They were bickering, however there was sense of safety. Chung sighed in relief while Eve began to feel sleepy. She whispered in Chung's ears as he nodded. She began to drift off to sleep in Chung's strong arms and feeling his warmth.

'Hopefully.. Ara and Raven.. Will come back with the key or actually... They don't need to. We don't need any more deaths in our family...'

~Author's Note~

:D And... The end! The second part of the actual story. Also.. They're all jumbled up so.. None of them are in the actual order of the plot.

Also.. Did anybody notice Chung and Eve's hands usually on Eve's stomach? Do you know what that means? :3 *wink wink*

So.. Anyways, I'll be replying to the people that I haven't replied at all. Also, look forward to the next preview which come in a long time and the upcoming story after Eternal Soulmates. :D

Here are my replies to my generous reviewers~

Seraphic Nightmare: XD You think it's creepy? Well, it's going to be gory, so.. You might have to bear with the creepiness. XD Well, Aisha x Elsword in this fanfic would be slightly different. :3

CHANELE SOLAR SYSTEM: I don't think I would want to continue that scene.. XD Since it contains mature stuff. XD

Konjiki No Yami: Ooh! :3 I see.. Well, I hope you enjoyed it.

Thanks for reading!

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