I'm so sorry for this late update. I guess, I got focused on drawing Edel and Luxus ._.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN GRAND CHASE. ALL CREDIT GOES TO RIGHTFUL OWNER.
Sorry for the grammatical errors.
Since I'm not sure who's the 'oldest' in the twins, I'll just make Adel, the 'big brother'.
~ Edel's POV ~
Six months ago...
It was winter that time when I met Xylon after I got promoted as a captain in the Knights of Serdin. I want to announce this great news to my brother, so I planned to go home immediately. When I was about to open the gate at the back of the house, I saw this kid, wearing blood-stained clothes and he's shivering maybe looking for a warm place to stay in. I don't know how he got here, when our manor is pretty much hidden because of the forest surrounds it. I approached the kid.
"H-hey little boy, where are your parents?" I asked. He turned and looked at my direction. I met pair of watery sapphire eyes much like mine but kind-of …different.
"Come on, wear this." I said as I take off my lavender scarf and gave it to him. I touched his hands and its ice cold. I wonder what happened to him. He wears formal attire yet it has blood-stain, I think he went on a Banquet or something. He's still crying… *sigh* what to do? What to do? I'm pretty clueless on how to socialize with kids. He holds onto my coat and tightens his grip. Then I saw a severe wound in his right side. I didn't saw it earlier cause' he keep hiding it with his arm, I thought he's just cold.
"Hey you have a deep wound just in your right side! Come on, I'll get you to the hospital." I said as I grab his hand and I'm about to drag him. When,
"N-no, p-plea-se don't b-bring me-e there. P-plea-" he said and then he collapsed on my arm. I carried him and him inside. Lucky me, there's no servant walking around in the halls. At last, in my room... I lay him in the sofa to treat his wounds since he doesn't want to go to the hospital. He might go hysterics when he woke up in there. After treating his wounds I change his clothes into some of my brother's clothes. Though, I know it's pretty big on him, at least he has something to wear. I got up walked downstairs to get something to eat. When I came back, I heard him grunting.
"Ugh, where am I…?" I heard him whisper and rubbing those little eyes.
"In my house, you collapsed earlier." I said, and I heard him 'oh' then I heard someone knock, probably the maid who'll bring our food. I signaled him to hide under the bed, he obeyed. I opened the door and to my surprised it's Adel, my twin brother. He has a weak body ever since we we're kids. Since then, he never leaves the manor.
"O-oh! Hey b-brother, what-s up?" I asked. Trying hard not to be looking suspicious.
"Hiding something, huh?" He said and smiled. Ugh, I hate it, he always have that great guesses which was like he can see through me. He knows all about me.
"Oh alright, you got me.*sigh*" "So what is it this time?"
"I got a kid." "W-What?! You got a kid?! -Edel Frost, who's the father?!" He asked while a dark aura surrounds him and shaking me. Ugh. Come on Edel; use the RIGHT WORDS when explaining things like this to Adel
"IT'S NOT MY KID! I SAW A WOUNDED KID!" I said, more like shouted to him, cause' he's murmuring something under his gloomy aura. "OH! I see. I thought you hide something so important to your brother.
" He replied with a smile, his dark aura was immediately gone. Weird brother… Of course, I wouldn't do that to him, he knows all my secret.
"Sooo, where's the kid now?" he asked, he seems cheerful today. Too cheerful… "You can come out now…" I called out. No response or noise. Now, what happened to him…?
"Hmm… you sure you have company here?" Adel asked. I ignored his question and looked at under my bed. Then I saw him sleeping… What is wrong with this kid? He just fainted earlier and now he's sleeping? Ugh. He was supposed to eat before resting. I heard Adel laugh.
"Ugh, cut it out!" I said.
"Alright, alright, I just found it hilarious. I mean, I know you wouldn't lie to me, but he really looks just like you!" Said Adel, half-insane, laughing. What does mean? I know my eyes and this kid's are similar but, that's just it…
"If he looks like me, then he looks like you too." I said, I countered his words. Well, it's true, I mean we're twins, we're supposed to have a large similarities.
"True, I don't mind it. I find it curious though… maybe he's our relative?" Well, maybe he is, if he insist that this kid looks like us. "My clothes suit him well." He said.
"Sorry, I didn't inform bout' borrowing those." "It's alright, come on downstairs, let's eat." "B-but what about him?" I asked as I pointed to the kid. "I'll send servant to bring his meal." He said. I just nodded in response. Our parents died when we were just twelve years old. So, basically he's the one who's managing the factory of refining swords and the master of this manor. Even though he's always in the manor, he manages things with the help of our loyal servants. We're now eating in the grand dining hall of the manor. Even though the table fits for thirty people, it's the only two of us that eats here. Even before our parents died, they're always outside. This saddens me because when I'm not here, Adel is the only one eating here. Alone… (I'll skip the eating part :3)
As I got to my room, I can see that this kid is now eating well. I approached him. He stops eating then turn towards me. "Thank you for taking care of me." He said and smiled. How cute!
"What do you mean? Are you hiding from someone?" I asked.
"S-She killed many people in the ship with spiders; talking about a family known in swords." He said, getting teary-eyed. That's too much for a kid. What kind of woman would do that? And spiders?
"How'd you get away?" I asked. I'm pretty curious on how'd he got away there in such state.
"I-I… M-my mama told me to hide inside the small boat. S-suddenly, the boat moves and then I saw my mama up in the ship and the boat I rode on, was carried away by the waves." He said. So his 'mama' sacrificed herself so that he could get away.
"How bout' your wound? Does the woman you're talking about hurt you?" I asked. I'm pretty curious on the woman he talks about. "I got this *points at his wound* when the boat shattered cause' of the big wave." He explained.
"I see… Soooo, what's your name then?" I asked, change topic. He looks sad.
"X-Xylon Zellnard…" Hmm, 'Zellnard'… I think I heard it somewhere… "I'm Edel." I said and I saw him fidgeting. It's like he wants to tell me something…? "Umm, C-can I call you 'Mama'?" He asked. Well… I guess he can…? I feel pretty bad for him, since he experienced such tragic scenario.
"I guess, it's okay." I replied.
"… Mama." He said as if he's practicing a new word. Then suddenly, I heard the door opened. It's Adel. Something's wrong…
"H-hey what's up?" I asked. "They called you to return to Serdin immediately." He said. But there's this feeling that he's hiding something… he divert his eyes to look on Xylon then smiled and ruffled his hair.
"Be a good boy, okay?" Xylon just smiled and nodded.
"Bring him with you." Adel said. W-what? I thought he agreed earlier to have a kid around here for some time… What's wrong with him…?
"Wait, what is happening right now?" I asked. There's really something wrong with him. But earlier he's carefree and now… "…Nothing, they just needed you in there and I might not be around to take care of him if he lives here." He said and he meant about Xylon. Ugh, but I just got here… now he wants me to leave immediately?
"*sigh* alright, alright… I'll pack up my things." I said.
"…Get the pouch I left on the table in dining hall you'll need it... (Goodbye, have nice trip)." He said, though I didn't hear the last part with that, he left us. After I packed up the things I needed, I head down to the dining hall to find the pouch he's talking about. It was my favorite pouch that I got from him last birthday we have. I opened the pouch, to my surprise its cash that can make me survive for five years without a job. Why did he suddenly give such amount…? I told Xylon to wait for me in the harbor, a servant escorted him. I walk upstairs to Adel's room to ask him why he gives me a big amount of cash, only to find him not in there. I ask the other servants but no one knows where he is. Then suddenly, one of the servants interrupts my search for Adel and told me that I needed to go now. Xylon and I is now on the ship, I know he maybe got a trauma because of what happened to him in the ship but this is the only ride, rather than an airship. I'm a bit worried about Adel. I don't understand why his mood suddenly changed. After twenty-three hours of waiting in the ship, we finally got to Serdin. Sadly, I can't live with Xylon because of the hectic work.
So I just leave him in the Orphanage but of course, every day I visit him. After five months of handling various groups on missions, I slowly feel there's something wrong with my right eye. I didn't tell it anyone yet. I thought it's just because I'm always busy on work, that I feel stressed. Sometime later, it was reported to me that my homeland has now become a spider's lair. I immediately go home, only to find that our servants are now being controlled by the spiders, and because I don't have a choice but to fight them, I just knocked them out. When I reached Adel's room, I'm really pissed off to see this woman, half-spider, I guess she's the cause of all this.
"From your looks, you're from the Frost family…" she said with a menacing smile.
"Where's my brother? I won't forgive if there's something happened to him."
"Oh that boy? He's trapped in this portal…" she said while pointing playfully to the portal behind her.
"Get him out of there!"
"Can't you see? He's trapped between the portal of the earth and the depths of underworld." She said followed by her annoying laugh. Because of irritation, anger, anguish, hatred and all other emotions that I felt, I immediately launch an attack to her. She then uses webs to petrify me and sometimes she takes the form of a giant spider. *Assault Pierce!* *Lunatic Blade!* When I was about to launch the final blow, she spoke
"Wait… If you kill me you won't see your dear brother again…" I know I shouldn't play on her trap but, what choice do I have?
"I… Okay, I won't kill you if you tell where my brother is." I said.
"Oh yes… I can tell you…" she said. I let her stand on her own. And then "Of course…not I won't help you.
" She said and then she was about to attack me when… *Lunatic Blade!* she's now fatal, while the portal is now also disappearing.
"Oh no! The portal! Adel!" I said and I ran after it, sadly, I didn't make it, the portal is already closed. After that battle, when I touched my face I saw blood, but I did get a cut or something in my face yet... it's bleeding. Then I realized my right eye can only see pitch black. I thought about going Serdin for help. I might also go to the academy to prepare myself while searching for a way to save Adel and a cure to my eye. I didn't tell Xylon about it. But I guess he heard it from someone.
Well, off to the present now. We're at this horrid catastrophe, in which an unknown portal opened. I am with five kids, while Luxus is with three kids which include Xylon. We're teaming up to beat the monsters we encounter. I am at the back while Luxus in front so that we keep our sight towards the kids.
"You okay?" asked Luxus, after I beat some of the enemies. I got a cut to my left thigh. It's pretty deep, but I don't want to be a burden to anyone since I can now see our school.
"Mama! Are you okay? There's a lot of blood coming out!" said Xylon.
"I- I'm okay…" I utter even though it really hurts. Luxus didn't take my words as a confirmation. He walks up to my side and brings out a red handkerchief, and wraps it on my left thigh. The way he wraps wasn't that tight but the wound still stings. "Ouch! Tss…"
"Just endure it for a while we'll be in the academy soon." said Luxus. I nodded in reply then while we continue walking. Suddenly, I feel dizzy, and my heart is beating so fast, like, there's something coming that I am afraid of. Oh please, not now… Please.
"Edel!" Luxus called out. I looked at his direction.
"*gasp* Mama! Your eye! It's bleeding and…" he said Xylon but he trailed off… Somehow, I'm surprised my eye did not hurt as hell like the last time. "I-Its yellow..." followed by Luxus. Wait, what? H-how can that be? I have never experienced the change of eye color before, and beside I still see a pitch black.
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