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Chapter 2: Going Back and Moving Forward
"Am I ready to return?" Aisha thought aloud. "Return where? And who are you? Where am I?" She spun around wildly in the weightless void in an attempt to find the voice's owner.
"Oh? It seems the seal was not broken. Very well, allow me to fix that." the voice said with a hint of disappointment. Aisha felt herself beginning to drift in a direction, as if a rope tied around her waste was guiding her through the black void. It was not long before she began to make out a speck of color in the distance, and whatever it was, she was heading right for it. As she got closer, she saw that it seemed to be a portal to Dragon Nest. If it's Dragon Nest, then there's a good chance I can find Chung and the others. As she finally reached the portal out, she felt more black vines wrap around her, and was gently lifted through the portal and placed on the ground outside, before the vines retreated back into their dark void.
In front of her stood the Lizardman Shaman she and the others had been looking for, the evil Kayak. He smiled at her. Not the crazed, evil smile she was expecting, but a soft gentle smile, one with no signs of bad intentions. He took a step forward, holding out his hand, and spoke with the voice from the void. "Aisha, my little plum, it's so nice to see you again." Aisha slapped the hand away, having no intention of making idle conversation with her enemy. She quickly stood up, staring angrily at him. "Kayak, you're the reason that the Lizardmen are attacking Bethma! I will not allow that!" She shouted, anger burning in her eyes, but as she reached for her staff, she found that it was nowhere to be seen. She must have dropped it when she was pulled into the void.
Kayak noticed her worried expression. "Did you lose something?" She glared at the lizard with disgust. "None of your business." Kayak stood there silent for a few seconds, before realizing that she did not have her weapon. "Oh, you've lost your magic staff?" Aisha froze as she heard those words. This is bad. Now he knows I'm defenseless against whatever magic spells he may have. Instead of attacking though, Kayak just raised his own staff into the air. "Vines!" He called, opening a portal into the dark abyss from earlier, which several black vines protruded from. They tilted towards Kayak, as if they were soldiers awaiting their new mission. "Fetch little Aisha's staff for us, will you?" He said, earning a look of shock from Aisha. As the vines retracted, she began to wonder what he was planning, or if he was even the real Kayak to begin with. "Why are you being so nice to me?" Kayak looked back at her, and gave her another smile.
"Allow me to undo my seal, and it will all become clear."
"Mega Slash!" Elsword shouted, cutting down the last of the Lizardmen. "Phew, finally finished them." he said, before remembering about Chung. He turned around to find Rena mixing some healing potions together, while Eve treated Chung's wound. "Chung, are you okay?" Elsword asked. The boy just hung his head and began to sob. "No, I'm not...she's gone. I couldn't save her. What kind of guardian can't even save his own friend?"
"Chung," Rena started, "you need to stay strong. If she's in trouble we'll need your strength to get her back." The prince didn't hear a word of it, and continued muttering about his failure. Rena sighed as she handed him a bottle of healing potion. Chung drunk a sip of the medicine, before placing it down and looking over at the spot where Aisha had been pulled into the dark abyss. "I just can't believe she's gone. I don't know what to do. Why must everyone I love always be taken from me?!" He said, crying even harder now.
"Chung, stop being such a pitiful creature." Eve said with what sounded like the Nasod version of annoyance. "You don't want your friends to get hurt. You've said that many times. Yet, when one of your friends has been taken away, you are just going to let something as pathetic as depression hold you back? When we Nasods have something taken from us, we don't curl up and wish for it to return! We go get it back! Whining will solve nothing!"
Chung looked at the Nasod for a few moments, before wiping away his tears. "You're right, Eve. I can't let the monster who did this get away with it! I'm going to make them pay!" He picked up his cannon and pistol, and tried to get up, only to feel a rush of pain. "Chung, don't strain yourself! You should rest a little longer if you need to." Elsword said. "No...I have to get Aisha back. I won't let them have her!" Chung said in anger, as he stood up again, and began to head deeper into the cave. "Come on, you guys! Aisha is in trouble!" The three could only smile at his determination as they walked.
Aisha...stay strong, I'm coming to rescue you.
Phew, I really wanted to get this chapter out, so I think I may have done a poor job on a couple of places. For those of you who have read some of my other stories, I figured now would be a good time to say a couple things. First, for those of you who have enjoyed my poetry, I'm sad to say that I normally have to let the rhymes and subject come to me, so I won't write alot of poetry, especially with school coming. Second, for those for you who have read My Little Butterfly, I'm working on the next chapter. However, I may put it aside for a recent idea I had for a comedy about Raven's Nasod Arm, but unless I get a great idea for a first chapter, then My Little Butterfly will likely be my next update. So that's the news I have for you all, so I'll see you guys later, likely in the second chapter of My Little Butterfly.
