Hey everyone, I'm back finally!
This chapter was originally going to be published yesterday, but I ended up being really busy (ó﹏ò｡)
I was really surprised to already have follows/favourites/reviews, so I really must thank everyone, even if you just read the story!
MaouSama00: Thank you! I'm glad you think it's interesting! This will definitely be a longer story, so I hope you will see a lot more.
Veriphyd: Thank you, I hope you can see a lot more as well! As for Add being a main character . . . well, you'll just have to find out~
Cherryyouknow: eyy, friend! Thanks for the review! I hope you'll like this chapter~
Anyway, I hope it's not too much of a let down!
At long last I have fixed the format so thank you for being patient!
"Elsword!" Aisha cries exasperatedly. "At least try to keep up, for El's sake!"
"I know, I know, I am trying!" Elsword replies, lugging his great sword behind him.
"It seems like you're having some trouble," Rena teases him.
"I am not!" Elsword retorts picking up his pace a bit.
"Are you sure we're going the right way, Aisha?" Rena asks her friend.
"No," Aisha replies bluntly. "But I think it should be around her somewhere . . . " Rena shakes her head in disbelief.
"So, we're lost?" Elsword asks the two girls.
They just stop and stare at him. Aisha turns around and walks into a clearing, and Elsword who was following her closely behind, bumps into her as she stops abruptly.
"Watch where you're going!" Elsword practically yells at her. Aisha gives him a disgusted look and shushes him.
"I told you I knew where I was going! This must be it," She whispers to Rena. They were peeping out from behind a large tree into the clearing. In the clearing there were lots and lots of bandits of various sizes and skills, all rushing around and bumping into one another, causing arguments here and there.
"So unorganized!" Rena gasps in horror.
"Well, what're we waiting for? We have a job to do!" Elsword exclaims, running into the clearing and getting into battle stance.
"Ugh, you're so reckless!" Aisha complains as she walks out to stand next to him and gathers mana. Rena follow silently and readies her bow. None of the bandits even take notice of the three friends standing ready to attack. Furious, Elsword charges forward and starts slashing at the bandits.
"Why is that idiot so impatient?!" Aisha mutters to herself. Quickly Rena runs to back him up, firing arrows at the bandits. After a few minutes the clearing was littered with bodies and the three friends advance to the other end of the clearing.
"Well, we defeated them, so where's this Banthus guy?" Elsword asks to no one in particular. Advancing, Rena notices a second clearing filled with busy bandits.
"I hate to break it to you, Elsword, but we're going to have to go to him," Rena gestures to the next clearing.
"I've got it covered!" Aisha rushes towards the entrance. "Gust Storm!" A huge red tornado sweeps through the clearing taking out most of the bandits. Rena finishes off what bandits were left over.
"Banthus should be around here somewhere," Rena says. This time the three walk into a smaller clearing, and standing in the middle, is none other than Banthus.
"Well well well, what do we have here?" Banthus sneers at them.
Elsword laughs. "You're time is up! Hand over that El shard, and no one gets hurt!"
Banthus shakes his head and charges at them. Attacking all at once, Banthus seems to be overpowered. Seeing as he cannot beat the three of them in his current state, he throws a red crystal which produces a cloud of smoke. When the smoke clears, Banthus is nowhere to be found, but in his place is a giant phoru.
Aisha, who was closest to the phoru, was trying to figure out what had happened, but before she could process anything, the phoru swung it's huge paw at her. Elsword jumped in and blocked it with his sword. Glaring at Aisha he told her to be more careful.
Rena giggles. "How touching," she says under her breath. Aisha nudges her. "Lightning Bolt!" she cried, firing purple lightning from her wand at the phoru.
"Multiple Stinger!" Rena shoots two sets of three larger arrows at the phoru. "Finish it off, Elsword," she tells the red haired boy.
Elsword runs up to the phoru, "Flame Geyser!" he yelled, and a blast of flame threw the phoru into the air. It landed on the ground lifeless. Cheering, the three of them took a break after their tiring fights.
"Anyway, let's get going. We're going to need to tell Lowe that Banthus escaped." Aisha says after a while.
Even though it was getting dark, the three friends walk leisurely back towards where they're staying. Deep in thought, Aisha falls behind a bit. As they're passing by a large lake, something catches her eye. When she looks in the lake, she gasps. The reflection of a girl with golden skin and golden hair looks back at her. This girl is cut and bruised, in a horrible condition. The girl's head moves and her expression changes to an evil smile Come, save me an eerie voice whispers.
Shrieking, Aisha runs and clings to Rena. "What are you doing?!" Rena asked her in a surprised voice.
"There was a . . . a girl in the lake!" Aisha screeches.
Elsword falls over laughing. "How ridiculous!"
"It talked!" Aisha screams at him.
Elsword stops laughing. "Maybe we should head to a doctor . . ." He says to Rena. Rena just gives him a look that says you should probably shut up if you value you life. The rest of the walk back was taken in silence.
"Come, save me" she says. Maybe they'll come, she thinks hopefully. She doesn't know how long she's been like this but it's painful and she's sure that she's not 100% sane. Should she laugh or should she cry, would she live, or would she die? Hah, that's obvious. It would take more than years of torture to kill her. Yes, maybe she'll be free at last . . .
Well, I'm not sure, that felt a bit short . . . hopefully the next chapter will be longer~ Please review and give feedback! Thanks~