Sorry about the long wait, had a lot of stuff to do. Standard disclaimers apply
Bold Italicized Text means flashback
In Velder
"I see, so that's what happened to Elsword." It's been a day since Chung found out where Elsword was. He was back in Velder and telling Raven about it.
"Yea," Chung replied. He then grimaced. "I still think I could have done something to help him."
"This is Elsword we're talking about; he usually finds a way out of these kinds of problem."
"Yea, I guess so, but I have a bad feeling."
Raven sighed. He was glad that Elsword was safe, but he wondered why this Aisha girl wanted with him. He also had a bad feeling, but Raven felt that it wasn't because of Elsword's situation.
In the Demon Realm
Aisha was sitting on her throne in the demon realm, contemplating on something when Rena came in.
"Hey Aisha," Rena greeted, smiling.
Aisha turned to Rena. "What is it?"
"I was wondering…"
"Why I wanted Elsword as my bodyguard?"
"How did you figure out?"
"I'm actually surprised you haven't asked me earlier."
Rena could only laugh at her accusation. "So, can you tell me?"
"Is Elsword busy?"
"Yea, he's training the Glitters. Last I saw, he was arguing with a Commander. We have time."
"Well, it started 5 years ago…" Shen then stood and created an orb. Within it, a vision could be seen, a vision of Aisha's past.
5 years ago, in Ruben Forest
In a small clearing, a rift begins to form on a tree, growing until it reaches the size where a young teenager could fit through. A young purple haired girl wearing purple gothic clothing then came through the rift.
"Finally, I reached the outside world," She sighed. She then looked around at her surrounding until she heard some rustling in a nearby bush. Suddenly, a phoru with a sword on its back came out. It looked around, scouting the area until its eyes happened upon the girl.
"Hey, girlie," the phoru took out a sword from his back, "Give me all your valuables."
"Like that'll happen." The purple haired girl started to cast a spell, but to no avail. "Tch, I used too much mana creating the portal," she muttered to herself.
"William!" Suddenly, a voice resonated through the forest. While the phoru looked scared, the purple haired girl was confused about whom William was. A couple of seconds after the voice reached the clearing, another person came in. It was a boy who looked around the same age and height as the girl. He had red hair and matching red eyes. His clothing was red, black and white with metal pads over his shoulders. A red sword was strapped behind his back. "Didn't I tell you to stop stealing William?"
"Like you'll stop me," the phoru, now known as William replied. Then, with a war cry, he ran towards the bow, sword in hand. The boy pulled out his own sword in response, and when William was in range…
"Mega Slash!" The boy took a strong swing at with his sword, covered in red aura, at William, causing William's sword to fly away.
At sight of his only weapon being thrown away like a ragdoll, William's face had a look of shock on it before he ran away, screaming, "I'll get you for this," as he did.
The boy sighed, and then turned to the girl. "Are you alright?"
"Yea, I'm fine," she replied. She then saw the boy looking at the rift curiously. "Oh, that. That's nothing." However, that only served to fuel the boy's curiosity even more. He reached his hand towards the rift. "Please don't do that." Fortunately for her, he pulled his hand back. Unfortunately for her, he reached for the rift again, only pulling back after each enunciated word simply to reach for it once more. "Seriously. Can. You. Please. Stop. Doing. That." She puffed her cheeks in annoyance. "Are you an idiot?"
"If I was, then I wouldn't have caught that cold last week." Suddenly, they heard a low grumble. They looked around to try to find the source of the sound. When they heard it again, they realized that it was coming from the girl's stomach. Upon the realization, the boy looked at the girl who was blushing, chuckling, and rubbing the back of her head. He then sighed. "Let's go."
"…Huh?" The girl was confused.
"Well you're obviously hungry, so I'm inviting you to eat with me. I hope you won't mind the mess the other knights make, not like I can complain though."
"…Why?"
"Like I said, you're obviously hungry."
"No, I mean why aren't you suspicious of me. For all you could know, I could simply be waiting for the right time to strike."
"Hmmm… instincts, I guess."
She sighed due to this response. But she followed him anyway. Suddenly, the boy turned around.
"Almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Elsword Sieghart. How about you?"
"… Aisha, just call me Aisha."
"Wait, you two met before?!" Rena asked, shocked.
"Yea," Aisha replied. "Those were good times. Every time I had the chance, I'd go to Ruben to hang out with him. There were fun times…"
Both Elsword and Aisha were sitting at the edge of a river, their bare feet in the water.
"Ahhh… this is the life," Aisha exclaimed. She was then suddenly splashed by water. She turned to the side to find Elsword snickering. In retaliation, she got up, went behind Elsword and pushed him into the river. Fortunately, the river was shallow. However, Elsword still got completely soaked, with a fish somehow getting on top of his head. Aisha then laughed at this.
"Ha Ha, very funny Aisha," Elsword said as he put the fish back into the river. "Now, mind helping me get up." He stretches his hand towards Aisha, which she takes. But, Aisha ends up being pulled into the river. Now soaking wet, she see Elsword laughing. "Now we're both soaked." As much as she wants to be angry at him, she couldn't help but to start giggling. It wasn't long before they both ended up laughing loudly at the situation they ended up in.
"There were times when we would argue…"
"What do you mean you've seen better?" There were back in the clearing in the forest and Aisha just showed Elsword a spell.
"I'm just saying that Penensio's runes are much more explosive and flashy."
"Flashier doesn't mean better you Cherry!"
"What did you call me Grape!"
"I called you a Cherry, and don't call me a Grape!"
"We even…"
Elsword and Aisha were taking a walk through the woods, talking together.
"And that's how I beat a whole band of bandits," Elsword gloated. He looked towards Aisha but saw her looking down at the ground. "Hey what's up?"
Upon hearing Elsword's worried voice, Aisha got out of her trance. "Huh… oh, it's nothing."
"You sure?"
She sighed. "It's just… don't you ever get the feeling that you aren't good enough."
"When compared with my sister, yea, but anytime else, no. Why do you ask?" When Aisha didn't reply, Elsword decided to continue talking. "I don't know what you're worried about, but it would be better if you talk about it."
"…It's just that it seems that no matter what I do, I can't seem to get any better, and I fear that my magic can't seem to help me when it matters most."
"If that's the case, then try harder."
"I have been trying harder!" Aisha yelled, causing Elsword to back up to give her some space. She then looked down at the ground. "It's just that no matter how hard I try, there are things that I can't do even with my magic."
"In that case, rely on me." Aisha looked up at Elsword in confusion. "I'll make up for your weaknesses and in return, you make up for mine. And if you find yourself in trouble, I come to your aid. That's a promise, for that's a knight's role." Elsword then grinned widely, showing her how honest he was. After that, Aisha suddenly hugged him, much to his surprise. "Uhhh…"
"It's just that, nobody has ever said anything like that to me. Thank you, Elsword."
"…No problem, Aisha." They then separated from the hug just enough to look into each other's eyes, crimson to amethyst. They moved their faces closer to each other until their lips met.
"Wow," Rena gasped. "That. Was… So romantic! I didn't think that you had a boyfriend before." She said the last part in a teasing manner, causing Aisha to blush. "But wait, if you had such a relationship with Elsword, why doesn't he remember you."
Upon hearing that, Aisha's face changed from a blushing one to a solemn one. "Look for yourself and see." Upon saying that, Aisha changed the view in the sphere
Both Aisha and Elsword were lying on the grass, enjoying the breeze when out of nowhere, a portal appeared. They immediately got up. From the portal, a figure in a black cloak came out of it.
"Who are you," Elsword asked as he held his sword is a defensive stance. The cloaked figure simply held out its hand and pushed Elsword back to a tree without touching him.
"Elsword!" Aisha yelled. The cloaked figure then turned to Aisha.
"It's time to leave child," The cloaked figure commanded. "And unfortunately, this is the last time you'll be coming here."
"Stay away from her!" Both the cloaked figure and Aisha turned to find Elsword rushing towards the cloaked figure. He attempted to slice the person with his sword but the cloaked figure dodged it. However, Elsword wasn't done. "Spiral Blast!" He brought his sword up and created a wave of energy that pushed the cloaked figure back, but didn't really do that much that damage. The cloaked figure then stretched out its hand and Elsword was once more sent flying to a tree, this time getting knocked out when he hit the tree. The figure, with its arm still outstretched, gathered mana within the palm of the hand.
"Don't!" Aisha ran towards the cloaked figure and grabbed onto his cloak. "Please, I'll go with you and I promise I won't come back. Just don't!" The Cloaked figure then looked down towards Aisha, red eyes glowing through the shadow of the hood.
"…Fine." The figure then put its other hand on top of Aisha's head then moved his hand across his body, causing a bluish aura to surround his body for a few seconds before dissipating.
"Wait, what did you do to him?!"
"I removed his memories of you, child."
Aisha gasped at this. "Why?!"
"I did it because if he remembers you, then he would try to attempt to "rescue" you like some kind of hero." Aisha wanted to argue but she couldn't. She knew Elsword well enough to know that that's exactly what he would do. Plus, she never told him the truth about her. If he figured out, the she think he will feel betrayed. The cloaked figure then created another portal. "Come along child." The figure then went through the portal.
However, before Aisha left, she looked back at Elsword. "I'll come back for you, and make you keep your promise." She then went through the portal, leaving the outside world.
"Wow," Rena gasped. "To think that something like that happened to you two." Aisha simply looked down. "So the reason wasn't his strength or his will, but because of the promise he made to you the relationship you two used to have."
"Yes," Aisha replied. "Even though he doesn't remember the promise itself, Elsword is a man of his word. He'd want to keep his promises no matter what."
"Don't forget the other thing," Rena teased, causing Aisha to blush profusely.
"Yes, well, considering that part, since the events leading up to our reunion were not on the best of terms, and considering I never told him about me being a demon realm resident…" Aisha clenched her fist, and then sighed. "I would like for him to remember our shared past on his own. I'm not expecting our relationship to return to the way it is before."
"You're not expecting it but you're hoping for it." Rena thought. "Alright, I won't tell him. Instead I'll be a spectator for this story of star-crossed lovers." This statement caused Aisha to blush even more.
In a dark room
"So, Ruben's lord has disappeared." A male voice said. "...Perfect. Looks like it's the right time to strike." Suddenly the room lit up, revealing a enormous amount of nasods.
Thanks for reading. If you're wondering what Elsword and Aisha looked liked in the flasback:
Elsword - 14 - Sword Knight
Aisha - 14 - Dark Magician
