The Dark Realm

I woke up with a startle, hearing a little whining sound. It was...the dragon?! I thought the dragon was in the cage...it probably escaped...like me. I sighed, feeling happy but regretful of what I had done. I was able to free myself from the cage...but I also had to curse Raven. But I didn't care. I heard a deep voice emanate from a dark castle...It was telling me to go there...This was unexplored territory for me...I have to be careful. I created a black cloak with a hood and put it on, covering my face and body as I teleported quickly towards the castle.

I finally made it. I opened the door with both hands and heard a sickening crunch before it fully opened. And I gasped at the sight I saw. Everything was the color of black, purple, and grey. It felt so dark yet excellent. I heard footsteps from the dark halls become louder and louder, but only to see...a girl who looked identical to me.

"Oh my! So Angkor sent another one here huh? Well welcome to the club! Tch, he better not ditch me for you!"
"U-Um...who are you?"
"Name's Speka. How bout you?"
"A-Aisha."
"Well, Aisha, welcome to the castle of darkness. Any demon is welcome, especially void princesses. After all, those clothes you wear says it all."

"Anyways, I'll give you a tour."
"W-Wait...this is so sudden! I don't know where I am!"
"You're in the castle of darkness. Didn't I say that already? Angkor must have brought you here!"
"N-no...I made a portal here...seeking refuge from the other dimension..."
"Oh, wow! You must be all possible classes for mages huh?"
"Y-Yes..."

Wow she sure is talkative. Then I heard it. That little annoying voice.

"Herro, mistress Aisha~ How do you do?"
"Angkor?", I replied, turning slowly towards him while doing the evil smile.
"Y-Yes?", he replied, little droplets of sweat falling from his fat head.
"Why don't you tell me why I'm here?"
"Ahem.", Speka interrupted, feeling very ignored.
"Yes, Speka?"
"You are here because you will become a demon."
"W-What?! I never said that I would agree!"
"Well, first of all, you are still human, but with a demon form and demon powers. How bout that? You can't say no to knowledge and power."
"B-But..."
"Well too bad for you. I guess we'll have to do this the hard way.", Speka said, making a hmf sound as she took out a solution and took a needle. She dipped the needle into the injection and turned towards me, walking slowly as I backed away.
"N-NO!", I screamed, watching as Angkor looked away guiltily and as Speka stabbed my arm with the needle and injected the solution. An explosion filled my chest and my head started to ache. My eyelids started to close without my consent and eventually, everything turned to black.

Elsword's POV

I didn't know what got into me. It felt as if Aisha broke out in anger, which she did. But the way she so desperately wanted to get away from us made me feel horrible. Like, did we treat her so bad? I guess maybe it was because of those clothes she wore. I always blushed and had to walk away from her because it showed off too much skin. It suited her though.

Rena screamed at me when Raven was struck down. I felt guilty. It was my fault that she felt mad. After all, I confessed to her and now I am ignoring her and trying to exclude her from everything. I was doing it for myself because I knew that I would be too embarrassed. Rena was crying and screaming at me again. Whenever I tried to comfort her about Raven, she would always hiss at me and slap me, even harder than Eve's usual slap.

"R-Rena...It's okay..."
"NO IT'S NOT YOU BASTARD! IF YOU NEVER TRIED TO EXCLUDE AISHA FROM ANYTHING, THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IS ALWAYS BECAUSE OF YOU! YOU ALWAYS PROVOKE HER! AND NOW YOU JUST WENT OVER IT! NOW YOU GOT RAVEN INVOLVED! YOU IDIOT!", she screamed at me, breaking the table by slamming it hard.

I backed away as she advanced forwards, rage showing on her face. She felt so...scary. Scarier than before. If Aisha was here, she would lock herself into her room. I ran upstair away from the crying Rena, I made everything fall to pieces because I just didn't want Aisha to wear those clothes...

Eve edged towards me and slapped me, waking me from my depressed state.

"W-What did you do that for?", I said, trying to smile even as my tears fell from my face. I was so pathetic.
"I think the only way to cure Raven...is for Aisha to undo the curse herself. We must ask Aisha for help. Raven seems to be in good condition, yet he is tortured by the curse every time he tries to stand. All he can really do is lie in his bed, breathe, and eat. We must find a way to get him back on his feet at once."
"E-Eve...I'm sorry about everything."
"It is fine. I was not involved in this anyways...And it's okay if you cry. There is no shame to cry at this point."

I smiled at her and walked into my room, closing the door and started to let small tears fall down my face.

"U-Ugh...I failed everyone this time, huh?"

I smiled yet cried at the same time. After a few minutes, I pathetically wiped my tears from my face and became determined. I would save everyone. And get Aisha back. But how will I be able to create a portal to the demon world...AHA! I know what I can do to get everyone back. However, I'll need Rena and Eve to help me while Chung is recovering from his wounds.I grabbed the leftover moonstones that I had and a dark el orb. I broke the orb open and shattered the moonstone inside, and soon enough, thanks to my intelligence, a black swirly portal stood in my room.

"GUYS! LET'S GO INTO THIS PORTAL AND GET AISHA BACK! SHE WILL KNOW HOW TO CURE RAVEN! THEN WE CAN SETTLE EVERYTHING!"
"E-Elsword, are you sure? Facing Aisha again?"
"Yes. Even if it costs me my pride...I will get Aisha back..for Raven and I."

Rena nodded and jumped inside, followed by Eve then me. Darkness enveloped me and when I awoke again, I was in the middle of a dark castle. I was sitting beside Rena and Eve, and it was quiet. I slowly got up to my feet and pulled Rena and Eve up, taking my sword from my sash as Rena took out her bow and Eve ordered her drones to be on alert.

We were in the Dark Realm. But we had no idea where we even were. Wow, this is going to be a hard search, especially in a big castle like this.