Hello, I am back! Yeah, think I did a good job with last chapter? Well, I'm hoping this story isn't nearly as long as The SHLD of Beacon, which is just about to arc chapter 70...yeah...anyway, onto the story!
Oh yeah, I forgot to do this:
Elsword: Infinity Sword
Aisha: Elemental Master
Ara: Asura
Rena: Grand Archer
Raven: Reckless Fist
Eve: Code: Nemesis
Chung: Tactical Trooper
Ara: Asura
Add: Mastermind
Elesis: Crimson Avenger (obviously)
"N-no! Please! Don't kill me!"
The demon being held in Elesis's hands begged for dear life as she prepared her sword.
"You…," she stated, "You took my friends from me…."
Tears streamed down the demon's cheeks continuously as she held her blade to the creature's throat.
"Die," she said before ultimately beheading it.
Blood flew all over from its now headless body as she dropped the head, finally letting out her maniacal laugh.
Opening her eyes, she stared at the blood red sky, finally regaining her composure as she stared at the top of the Feita tower.
"…I'm coming for you…Scar…," she said, continuing towards the tower.
"Okay," Ara stated, "Now that you're an Infinity Sword, how do we find Elesis?"
"I'm…actually not sure," Elsword replied. Aisha sat down next to him, worried that the Dark El in his system would go amok. Elsword turned to face her, smiling at her and saying, "I'm alright Aisha."
"Are you sure?"
Elsword nodded in assurance, turning back to Ara, who was concentrating deeply.
"Now that I think about it," Chung stated, "Wasn't she headed towards the tower?"
The Elgang looked at him, then at the tower in the distance.
"…weeellll…nice work, Princy Prince," Aisha stated. Chung was about to argue until Eve gave him a light peck on the cheek. He immediately shut up, rubbing his cheek with a blush as Elsword stood up, picking up his new claymore. With a light heave, he put it on his shoulder and said, "Then to the tower it is."
"Elsword."
He turned around to face Raven, who was still a tad bit worried.
"…what if you lose control of the Dark El?"
Elsword smiled, turning away from him as he stated, "Then you're to still cut me down."
Raven flinched in surprise as Elsword continued, "I want you to take over if I don't successfully save Elesis…worst case scenario being that I go insane."
"Do not fear master," Conwell suddenly spoke up, "I will control the Dark El in your body for you."
"Thank you Conwell," Elsword replied as the rest of the Elgang prepared for the journey.
Elesis finally reached the top of the tower.
The steps behind her were littered with the mangled bodies of the demons she had left in her wake. Her clothes were now stained from their bright scarlet to dark crimson as she approached the throne of the demon she had been looking for.
Scar.
The captain of the demon realm.
"What do you want, Mortal?"
Elesis raised her sword, her golden eyes staring the demon down as she stated, "…This ends now…Scar…."
The demon, however, took insult to her statement, looking at her in annoyance, saying, "…you speak as if you know me, human."
"Yes," she hissed, "I won't hesitate to leave another scar on you, either…."
Scar's eyes widened in remembrance. The red haired girl that had cut him several years ago. The young lass that was protecting her brother.
"…Ah…that's who you are," the demon captain said, standing from the throne and drawing his sword.
"It's time," Elesis stated, "To get my revenge."
Scar stared into the girl's eyes, seeing them empty with hate and vengeance. They were no longer the same, burning red that he had come to hate. These were the eyes of someone who had lost their way, had given into darkness.
"Hehe…," Scar chuckled, "Hahahahahaa!"
Elesis narrowed her gaze in annoyance as he stated, "I see you have given into the darkness for your current power…Red Knight…."
"Anything," she replied, "Anything to see your mangled corpse!"
With that, she charged at the demon captain, her sword clashing with his. Sparks flew about as he kept his grin, staring her down as he said, "I see you've gotten stronger, Red Knight."
They disengaged as she went at him again with a vertical slash. Scar quickly parried the attack, going for an attack himself. Elesis parried a vertical slash, going in for a stab, getting deflected, the kicked in the gut. With a grunt, she landed on her knees, quickly rolling out of the way of Scar's massive fists landing where she was just standing.
Jumping back to her feet, she distanced herself to regroup. Scar stared at her, clearly liking what he saw in her eyes. As Elesis regained her footing, Scar said, "Hmm…you are very beautiful."
Charging again, Elesis locked swords with him again as he said, "It's a shame to kill such a beautiful creature such as yourself."
"You disgusting pig!"
Elesis pushed him backwards, then prepared one of her strongest techniques.
"Fate Smash!"
Dark energy began flowing around her. Scar raised an eyebrow in curiosity as the energy gathering around her grew larger and larger. Suddenly his eyes widened as she pointed her sword at him, her face turning into a maniacal grin as she fired a concentrated beam at him, ending it off with what seemed like hundreds of slashes. The ground before her tore apart as the dark energy continued destroying the ground for what seemed like hours, when in actual reality, it was only seconds long.
With mana levels low, Elesis stuck her sword in the ground, using it to support herself as she stared at the destruction before her, causing her to grin.
"I…," she said to herself, "I did it…."
She chuckled, then let out a laugh, then began losing it as she failed to notice the presence before her.
Suddenly, her laughter was cut short as Scar held her by her neck. Elesis dropped her sword as she gripped his wrist, gasping for breath. The demon smirked at her and said, "Looks like I won't be getting that second scar after all, Red Knight!"
"B…but…h…how...," Elesis croaked out. Scar let out a maniacal laugh and said, "That doesn't matter!"
His grip on her neck tightened, causing Elesis's muscles to tense up. She gave one last glare at him as he asked, "So…any last words?"
"…kill you…," Elesis mumbled out.
"Hmm?"
"I'll…kill you…."
Her glare sharpened as she screamed, "I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU!"
Scar laughed again, cutting her short as he stated, "Well…that's too bad…you won't be killing me, Red Knight!"
Elesis's eyes began rolling towards the back of her head from the lack of oxygen as he slowly walked towards the edge of the tower. Holding her over the edge, he kept his grin on his face as he asked, "Now…tell me what you hold most dear…."
"I…must…a…ven…," Elesis croaked out. Scar then pulled her unconscious body away from the ledge, throwing her back onto the torn top of the tower. Elesis's vision began fading as Scar said, "I won't kill you…yet."
Just as she faded away, she could hear Scar say, "I'll kill your brother before I kill you."
The Elgang sprinted past the many mangled bodies of demons scattered about, running up the final flight of stairs that led to the top of the tower.
"Please be alright," Elsword said to himself, "Please be alright!"
They approached a light, finally running past the final doorway.
Elsword drew his claymore, prepared to fight, only to see Scar standing over his, what he assumed, dead sister. His eyes widened in horror as his heart began racing in anger. He gripped both his claymore and Conwell tighter as he could feel the dark energy begin to envelope his body.
"Master, you must not lose control of your emotions!"
Conwell's warning came just in time as Elsword held his breath, letting it out as the rest of the Elgang drew their weapons, prepared for a fight. Scar raised an eyebrow at Elsword, who was staring the much larger demon down. Scar then picked his sword up, pointing it at Elsword, asking, "I assume you are the Red Knight's younger brother…."
"'Red Knight,'" he repeated, "You must be talking about my sister."
"Yes," he said, grinning, "The girl that I had just killed!"
Elsword's eyes widened again, anger quickly flooding his system.
"Yes, that's it…lose yourself to madness."
"Shut…up…!"
Aisha quickly ran up to him, holding him as he dropped Conwell, palming his forehead in an attempt to control the dark energy in his body.
"Lose yourself. Give me your soul!"
"Like hell I will," Elsword replied, worrying Aisha, who quickly picked up Conwell, putting it back in Elsword's hand.
"Master," Conwell stated, "You must control yourself! Otherwise you'll become just like your sister!"
"I…won't…lose…control…," Elsword stated. Raven kept his grip on his sword tight in case Elsword were to lose control. He let out a silent sigh of relief as Elsword said, "I'm alright…!"
Scar let out a maniacal laugh as he pointed his sword at Elsword and said, "You can barely control your own darkness! How can you possibly hope you can defeat me!?"
Elsword regained his composure as he said, "…because I'm not fighting alone."
Suddenly, an arrow landed in between the armor in Scar's left leg. Letting out a small grunt of pain and surprise, Add and Eve suddenly appeared before him, Add hitting him with his Dynamos and Eve with Oberon and Ophelia in blade form. Next, Raven came up, blasting him backwards with a Maximum Cannon, sending him flying backwards.
The demon captain skidded across the ground for several feet, his armor leaving a loud screech as he finally jumped back to his feet, only to be hit by some of Aisha's magic, sending him back into his the throne chair he was originally seated on. Coughing out blood, the demon looked back up, only to be met by Ara in her "Eun" form, ready to take the captain's head off. However, Scar caught her spear, sending her flying back towards Elsword, who caught her with relative ease.
"Guys," Elsword suddenly said, "Let me take him. Alone."
The Elgang suddenly turned to him in shock, immediately shaking their heads in disagreement.
"Elsword," Raven stated, "You're crazy!"
"This ought to be interesting," Add said, putting his finger on his chin.
"Elsword," Eve stated, "15% chance of surviving versus this enemy."
"Don't do it, Elsword," Rena said to him.
"Elsword, he's too strong for you to take by yourself," Ara said, returning back to her regular form.
However, Elsword ignored them, walking towards Scar with his two swords in hand. He then glanced over at Elesis's limp body, his eyes half-lidding themselves in depression. However, just as he was about to get within distance, Aisha suddenly stepped in front of him.
"Els," Aisha said, raising her arms, "You'll have to go through me if you want to do it!"
"Aisha," Elsword said as Conwell suddenly disappeared from his hand. Aisha stared at the now empty hand in confusion, only to jump out of her skin as a loud "CLANG" sounded from behind her. She jumped away from where she was standing, seeing Conwell just over where she was standing, holding back Scar's own sword. Elsword sighed in annoyance and said, "It's not nice to go for someone who's not even looking."
The demon spat at him as Conwell reappeared in Elsword's hand. Raising his sword at Scar, Elsword said, "I'll finish what my sister didn't."
Scar grinned, hiking his sword onto his shoulder and said, "You…the Red Knight's younger brother…believes that he can defeat me? The great demon captain, Scar?"
Suddenly, Scar felt something go through his body. He blinked several times as pain began to intensify throughout his body. He was then pelted in the back by several more projectiles, causing him to look at Rena, who looked just as confused as he did. His eyes widened in shock and confusion as Elsword asked, "Where are you looking?"
Scar slowly turned back to the red-haired swordsman as he said, "I'm right here."
Snapping his fingers, another Conwell appeared, piercing Scar yet again, this time in the chest. Scar let out a cry of pain as Elsword walked up to him, pointing his claymore at him. Scar looked up at the now ominous looking Elsword, who seemed to swirl with dark energy as he said, "And this is for all the suffering you've caused."
It was then that Scar realized what Elsword had done.
Elsword went for the killing blow as Scar stated, "So you've absorbed Dark El as well."
Stopping in mid-slash, Elsword hesitated momentarily as Conwell's duplicates began to disappear. Suddenly, Scar lunged for him, causing the Elgang to cry out in distress.
"ELSWORD!"
However, a crimson blade suddenly came in, cutting Scar's head clean off. Elsword fell backwards as the now headless body fell limp onto the ground, blood pouring out of it as Elsword quickly caught his breath. Aisha quickly ran over to him as he looked up, seeing Elesis with her sword in hand, staring down at him with her empty eyes. Her eyes sent shivers down his spine as she said, "…you've been avenged…."
Suddenly, the maniacal laugh of Scar filled the air, causing everyone to look to the east side of the tower. Elsword's eyes widened in disbelief. Scar was standing there untouched.
"B-but," he stammered in disbelief, "How!?"
"You really think you can kill me that easily?"
Elesis's glare landed on him as he picked his sword up, hiking it onto his shoulder.
"It really is a shame," Scar snorted, "That you could not tell a doppelganger from the real thing."
"Then this time," Elesis hissed out loud, "I'll kill you properly!"
Elesis began charging head long at him. Elsword quickly shot to his feet, throwing Conwell to land just in front of her, stopping her in her tracks.
"Sis, wait," Elsword yelled. However, he quickly regretted it as her deathly glare landed on him. He shivered as she turned to him just as quickly and screamed, "STAY OUT OF MY WAY!"
...I completely forgot to add Chung...oh well. Anyway, I'm not sure if I'll add Lu and Ciel in the story since they're still fairly new so...yeah...please don't hate me! *Cringes in fear*
