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Raven's POV
I open my eyes and see the white of a ceiling. It is dyed a dark bluish from the receding of sunlight from the room. I turn my head and see a window. The softly fluttering curtains hide the calm orange glow of a sunset from entering the room. I attempt to sit up in the bed I am lying on. A burst of pain shoots through my chest and I lift the white covers to look at my stomach. It is covered in bandages, but the crimson of blood has seeped through. I must have just reopened the wound. I lay my head back onto the pillow. I guess after trapping Banthus I was attacked by something else and went unconscious. In the room I'm in, I see two other beds. One has Aisha and the other has Ara. They were probably injured somehow, maybe when they met up with Rena and I. I see Elsword sitting on a chair, asleep. Rena sits by the foot of my bed, asleep as well. Chung's cannons and silver shooters lean against the wall beside Elsword, but the wielder himself is nowhere to be seen. Eve is also absent. Looks like the mission took quite the toll on our team. Rena and Elsword both look tired, they must have been working very hard to take care of us. I smiled a little. Rena looks just like Seris...Wait. I shouldn't think about that. Moreover, what happened? I whisper, "Rena, Elsword. Wake up." Rena wakes up. "Hnnn?" She mumbles sleepily, rubbing her eyes. She sees that I am awake and immediately gets up and hurries to get bandages. Elsword just continues snoring softly in his chair. Rena dresses my wound, and brings me some food and water. "What happened?" I ask her. Her expression turns serious. "You were stabbed by a Glitter. It wasn't a normal Glitter, though. It was many times stronger. After defeating it, more demons came out of the portal. There were so many that we had a hard time fighting them off. That's how we became injured. Aisha put a spell on the portal so no more Glitters would come out, but she will eventually run out of mana. We sent Eve to find Glaive, the ruler of time and space. I think he can help us get rid of the portals. Elsword, Chung, and I were taking care of all your injuries and resting." I think about this for a moment. "Wasn't Glaive the person you were searching for to help save your race?" I ask. "Also, what will we do if Glaive does not cooperate with us?" Rena seems puzzled, thinking about how we could possible save the El without Glaive's help. "Well, yeah, he's the one the Elder told me to search for. I don't know what we will do if he refuses to help. I mean, there isn't really a reason he wouldn't help us, right? If he does refuse, I'll do whatever I can to convince him to help!" Rena's eyes shine with determination. I can't help but be infected by her resolve. That's the kind of person she is. If the Elgang can accept a monster like me, then I have no reason to ever leave. It was then that I realized. Propped up on the bed as the warmth in the room slowly drained away, I knew. I didn't want to leave this team. How I knew this already when I had only been with them a few days, was a mystery. For some reason, I had a feeling that this was what I wanted to do all my life. I wanted to help save Elrios with my new friends. I felt at home. No matter what evils came our way, I would protect them. Rena and everyone else, because they offered me a home which I wouldn't have received from just anyone. By now, the only thing that lit the room where many of our teammates were was the small candle on the windowsill. Even that too, was beginning to diminish. It was getting late. Rena yawned. "Are you tired?" I asked her, laughter in my voice. She looked like a cat. Her elf ears even twitched. "Eh? Oh yeah, kind of. But I still have to make sure that you guys are okay..." She laid her head on my arm and drifted off to sleep. Heh, she really was tired after all.
Narrator's POV
This is the tale of a legendary group of adventurers known as the El Search Party, or the Elgang. The leader was a boy named Elsword. He was sometimes childish and vain. Elsword carried a long sword with him often, but could also use fire and ice runes to aid him. He wore baggy white and black pants and a short black top. He is known as the Black Knight of Ruben, as much of his clothing was that shade. He was once a member of the Red Knights, one of the youngest, though strongest. The group he lead had such a big impact on the world, that though they are gone now, the path left by them is still unfolding. Such begins this story of their journey both internally and mentally.
Raven's POV
I open my eyes and see the white of a ceiling. It is dyed a dark bluish from the receding of sunlight from the room. I turn my head and see a window. The softly fluttering curtains hide the calm orange glow of a sunset from entering the room. I attempt to sit up in the bed I a14m lying on. A burst of pain shoots through my chest and I lift the white covers to look at 91+20my stomach. It is covered in bandages, but the crimson of blood has seeped through. I must have just reopened the wound. I lay my head back onto the pillow. I guess after trapping Banthus I was attacked by something else and went unconscious. In the room I'm in, I see two other beds. One has Aisha and the other has Ara. They were probably injured somehow, maybe when they met up with Rena and I. I see Elsword sitting on a chair, asleep. Rena sits by the foot of my bed, asleep as well. Chung's cannons and silver shooters lean against the wall beside Elsword, but the wielder himself is nowhere to be seen. Eve is also absent. Looks like the mission took quite the toll on our team. Rena and Elsword both look tired, they must have been working very hard to take care of us. I smiled a little. Rena looks just like Seris...Wait. I shouldn't think about that. Moreover, what happened? I whisper, "Rena, Elsword. Wake up." Rena wakes up. "Hnnn?" She mumbles sleepily, rubbing her eyes. She sees that I am awake and immediately gets up and hurries to get bandages. Elsword just continues snoring softly in his chair. Rena dresses my wound, and brings me some food and water. "What happened?" I ask her. Her expression turns serious. "You were stabbed by a Glitter. It wasn't a normal Glitter, though. It was many times stronger. After defeating it, more demons came out of the portal. There were so many that we had a hard time fighting them off. That's how we became injured. Aisha put a spell on the portal so no more Glitters would come out, but she will eventually run out of mana. We sent Eve to find Glaive, the ruler of time and space. I think he can help us get rid of the portals. Elsword, Chung, and I were taking care of all your injuries and resting." I think about this for a moment. "Wasn't Glaive the person you were searching for to help save your race?" I ask. "Also, what will we do if Glaive does not cooperate with us?" Rena seems puzzled, thinking about how we could possible save the El without Glaive's help. "Well, yeah, he's the one the Elder told me to search for. I don't know what we will do if he refuses to help. I mean, there isn't really a reason he wouldn't help us, right? If he does refuse, I'll do whatever I can to convince him to help!" Rena's eyes shine with determination. I can't help but be infected by her resolve. That's the kind of person she is. If the Elgang can accept a monster like me, then I have no reason to ever leave. It was then that I realized. Propped up on the bed as the warmth in the room slowly drained away, I knew. I didn't want to leave this team. How I knew this already when I had only been with them a few days, was a mystery. For some reason, I had a feeling that this was what I wanted to do all my life. I wanted to help save Elrios with my new friends. I felt at home. No matter what evils came our way, I would protect them. Rena and everyone else, because they offered me a home which I wouldn't have received from just anyone. By now, the only thing that lit the room where many of our teammates were was the small candle on the windowsill. Even that too, was beginning to diminish. It was getting late. Rena yawned. "Are you tired?" I asked her, laughter in my voice. She looked like a cat. Her elf ears even twitched. "Eh? Oh yeah, kind of. But I still have to make sure that you guys are okay..." She laid her head on my arm and drifted off to sleep. Heh, she really was tired after all.
Eve's POV
I fidget on the blue pillow which I am sitting on. Earlier, I had found where Glaive lived, and he had welcomed me in. "Wait here, I need to take care of something." He had said. Glaive was a very mysterious man. He had gray hair and wore a mask that revealed none of his face except his eyes. Blood red eyes that missed nothing, and saw through every lie. Once I had seen his eyes I knew that he would not be easy to talk to. Glaive seemed sort of insubstantial, like he would fade away and disappear to another dimension at any moment. His long black cloak with locks hanging around the collar and the white gloves he wore covered up all of his skin. He was obviously hiding something, but what? I looked warily around the room. I do not trust Glaive, as he has done nothing to earn it. After conducting a swift look around the room, I confirm that there is nothing dangerous nearby. Sitting quietly on the pillow, I wait for Glaive to come back so I can tell him of my team's plight.
Glaive's POV
Sliding off my mask, I bend over the sink and look at my reflection in the mirror. How can this be me? What I see staring back at me is not the pale-skinned child I used to be, but a network of swirls. The black space is what has replaced my skin. This was the result of overusing my powers over time and space. The power I had spent so long to obtain had one major flaw. It changed the user. By cutting off their time in the world, it allowed me to control other's time. This power also affected my appearance. I was once an innocent boy wit dark black hair, pale skin, and green eyes. Now, almost nothing is the same. Often I become dizzy. I wield enormous power, but at the cost of my life and health. I usually only become dizzy when I come across something from the distant past. That girl...What is she? The orb on her head indicates her being a NASOD, but I've never heard of a NASOD so human and so old. Especially since all NASODs like here should have been destroyed in the war. Hmm, I guess I will hear her out. I may be able to find out more about this power which I have achieved. I put my mask back on after washing my face with a cold blast of water. I walk down the hall to where the NASOD girl is waiting, and I see she looks a little distressed. I probably took too long, and so she is suspicious. "So what did you want to talk to me about?" I ask formally.
"We have discovered a demon rift, and need your powers to close it safely." She replied tersely.
"A demon rift...huh..." I mutter to myself. Those are quite simple to remove, but I needed to know more. "Why should I help you, when I do not even know who you are?"
"We know just as much about each other. What reason do you have to not help us anyway?" She says calmly. This girl is quite good at bargaining.
"That's true, but you may be tricking me to use my power, or to bring me to a trap."
"I swear I will not be. And if you really want to know, I am Eve, Queen of the NASODS." Now that was interesting. Supposedly all NASODs were made obsolete after the human-robot war. Apparently there was a survivor, and a very important one at that.
"Then I suppose I should help you. You say you have no evil intention after all. Now, this portal. Did you manage to stop the demons from coming out? We must quickly close it so no demons can appear and summon more portals." I say, ready to leave and help.
"It has been frozen temporarily. My friend who is a mage has bound it with her magic."
"That is reassuring. I shall aid you in closing that portal then. You should know, though, that there are many more portals. In fact, I am aware of one being in every single town in Elrios. I have not located their exact location however." I say, sipping the tea which I had brewed earlier.
"Very well. We are looking to defend the El Stone, so we need to get rid of those portals as well."
So we both had the same goal currently. "I propose a deal. I shall help you with closing the portals and whatnot, but you need to find them for me quickly. Once this task is over, I have no more need to help you." I say to her. This was a win-win situation, but I was careful anyways.
"I accept. The portal is in Ruben, and we must destroy it within another day."
We shook to seal the deal, and I left with her on my way to Ruben. Kekeke...These adventurers today seem so remarkable.
Alice: So...Why did I have to write the opening and ending things?
Asuna: That would be due to Zelda's laziness...
Alice: Is that so... Well she did do it one time...
Zelda: Yes! I did!
Asuna and Alice: Yeah, only one...
Zelda: I'm working!
Alice: Well there's that chapter, hope you enjoyed it, and please review if you can!
