Hey~o, Elpeeps! I'm back with yet another part: Part o-mmph?
Chung: You left them on a cliff-hanger, Kat. They don't want you to spoil this part for them.
*sweatdrops*
Rena: Enjoy the part, everyone!
Chung deflected another barrage from Lu and Ciel, not being able to move out of the way due to him protecting the unconscious Elsword. I can only do so much before they wear me down! I would be able to fight back if Elsword hadn't taken that hit, but there's not much more I can do there…Please, Elsword! Wake up! RING! RING! Chung sweatdropped, Bad timing, Eve! He noticed Lu and Ciel stop their assault.
"Aren't you gonna answer that~~?" Lu questioned as he gave them a confused look.
"Depends—are you guys gonna attack if I do?" Chung countered.
"No, we have some honor, even if we are demons. You can answer your friend. We won't attack, right, Lu?" Ciel replied.
"Right, Ciel~! Go for it! Must be something important~" Lu agreed readily.
Chung nodded and answered the phone, "Hello? What's wrong Eve?"
Where are you guys? We got trouble in the package of an insane white-haired freak called Add! Eve replied.
Chung felt his heart jump into his throat, "A-are you sure it's him? I thought we had more time than that! Add can't be back! Not yet!" Lu and Ciel started to show interest upon hearing Add's name.
Yes, but he is here and fighting Raven at the front gate right now. Rena's already rushed over to help and heal him and Aisha's prepping to go as well. The Haan siblings aren't out of class for another three or so hours, and we need you over there now! Leave Elsword if you have to! We can't let Add kill anyone else!
"I'll head over there in a few minutes. Let them know to hold him off for fifteen minutes, ok?" Chung grimaced at the thought of leaving Elsword in the Duo's care. He eyed them and then looked down at Elsword. I can't just leave him here, but maybe staying with these two is safer than getting him to the dorm where Add can get at him…Curse you, Add! Why'd you have to come now of all times?! "I guess we'll have to call this at a truce for now. I need to get Elsword to safety and back my friends up." Here he picked up his unconscious roommate. "Farewell, Demon Lord."
"HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE! Did your friend mention an 'Add'?" Lu's tone made him pause.
"Yes…why do you ask?"
"Because~~"
Chung sweatdropped again, "'Because' why? I need a good reason on why you're stopping me, or I'm leaving."
"Lu and I have a score to settle with this 'Add'. I apologize, Lu's not the best when it comes to explaining things such as this," Ciel flatly answered.
"Ok, so how does this convince me to trust you?"
Lu pouted at Chung's stubborn stance on trusting them, "One, you need to back up your friends, but not with him," she pointed at Elsword in Chung's arms, "Second, you're running out of options in which to hide Elsword. It's down to either leave him with us for the time being or attempt to hide him in plain sight. We both know Add isn't stupid enough for that plan. Third, we wanna help you out against him."
Chung bristled, This girl—no, Demon Lord has literally poked holes in all my plans by those few words. Blast! She's right…I have no other option left open besides trust Elsword into their care…so be it then. "Fine. I'm gonna leave Elsword with you two then. If he gets caught or killed, I'll personally kill you both." With that, he ran out to back up Raven, Rena, and Aisha.
…..
Raven bristled, "Wolf Fang!" He had been fighting Add for what seemed like an eternity, although he knew it had only been a few minutes, and Add was dodging everything that Raven threw at him. This guy—he's not playing around anymore! Does that mean he beat Aisha last semester by just fooling around?! "Geez, Add, you think you could slow down a little so I can keep up?" he joked as Add dodged Flying Impact.
Add gave him a maniacal grin in response, "Fufu…now, if I did that, you'd hit me, Blade Master. Why don't you say hello to a little friend of mine I invented just for you—Apocalypse!"
Raven cursed as a strange purple cube-like creature appeared out of nowhere and immediately attacked at him with all the vigor Add's earlier attacks had had. Raven glared at him, "Y'know, I liked you better when you were a Psychic Tracer…then I didn't have to RUN FROM FREAKIN' LASERS!"
Add laughed again, "Well, my test subjects were getting away too easily, so I changed my class and invented the beauty that you see before you now! MWUA-HA-HA-HA!"
"Dude, you need to work on the villain-slash-maniacal-laugh thing. Seriously," Raven deadpanned.
"Explosive Dash Kick!" Add growled as he barely dodged Rena's swift surprise attack, barely managing to fire an electrical pulse at her on his way. Rena dodged it and landed behind Raven, "Hia, Rave! Did I make it in time?"
Raven let out the breath that he hadn't even realized he was holding, "Yeah. Thanks for getting over here as fast as you did. Much longer and I would've had to really work at keeping him off me."
Rena nodded, "Airelinna—Nymph!" She created a circle that enhanced speed as well as regenerate HP around Raven. Raven gave her another thankful look before readying to attack Add again.
Add smirked, "How pitiful. You all claim to be the best on campus, yet this is the best you can offer? Fufu…"
"Raven! Rena! I'm here to help!" Aisha called as she swiftly joined them. She lowered her voice after she got to them and put up a Statue of Glory (which earned another frustrated growl from Add), "We need to either kick his butt outta campus or hold 'em off long enough for Chung to get here."
Raven took a moment to catch his breath, "How long exactly are we to hold him?"
"15 minutes, according to Eve."
"Speaking of Eve—"
"She's staying back to tell the Haan siblings when they get out of class. We'll have to hold Add here, Rena."
"…fine."
Raven sighed, "Well, ladies, looks like Add was waiting patiently for us to finish our little team huddle. Let's not keep him waiting any longer."
"Right!"
Add smirked again, I sure hope they have a nice little plan to defeat me now. Fufu…after these kill-joys, I can go after the one I want. Elsword!
Soooo~ yeah...I know that I don't usually cut off in the middle of a fight, but I thought that I'd save the conclusion of this little battle for next part, where we find out if Chung makes it in time or not~!
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Huh? Why are you starin' at me?
?: They're getting their butts handed to them on a silver platter.
N-no! Not true! It's Add vs. Raven, Rena, and Aisha right now. I think it's a little more in the El Explorers' favor.
?: No comment. *turns to readers* We'll see you next time~! *Turns back to Kat* If you killed Elsword, I swear-
*gulp* Bye, everyone! Please R & R!
