Me: Yo guys, welcome to chapter 8! Here, Xen heads to the Halls of Water! Enjoy this chapter! And here's the OC request by Adramelech666.
Soul, 23, Freezing Sword
Me: Thanks Adramelech! Only a few more OC's left until I can throw them in! And wow! I guess it's been a while since I updated, considering last time I updated a chapter here, was LAST YEAAARRR, HAAAHAHAHAHHQWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM*Spasm*
Xen: No. Just no. Those jokes are overused.
Me: :3
Xen: .-.
Me: Aaaanyways, happy 2015 Elpeeps! :D
Xen's POV
You might be thinking; Xen! You didn't really leave the others to head to Halls of Water, did you?! And why did you eat Elesis' cake?! Yeah, I ditched the others for a while so I can head to Halls of Water and kick Ran's ass... I can still remember the things I whispered to myself in the middle of night...
Last Night...
"I gotta find a way to get Aera back..." I whisper to my self, while the others are asleep. "But, again, Ara wants to save her brother, and if I were to kill him, I would practically be shattering all of her training into bits... But if I don't kill Ran, I can't revive Aera... Kill Ran, revive Aera, waste Ara's training... Remove the darkness from Ran... Ara will be relieved and she could get back the dear brother she'd been craving to get back... But..." I grip my hands into fists and slam them in the ground, growling in frustration.
"Grrrggghhh! Dammit, what do I do?! I want to save Aera, but Ara wants to save Ran! What do I do?!" I almost yell, but I keep it in a whisper so I don't wake the others. "I guess I should just save Ara's brother and remove his darkness, and how...? And if I fail... I have no choice but to kill him... That's decided then..." I stand up from my spot, leave a note on where I was sleeping on, and leave and head to the Halls of Water. "I'm sorry Ara. I'll do my best to save your brother. If I can't... Death is the only way, then..." I speak to myself.
Right Now...
After walking for around an hour, I eventually find the Halls of Water's entrance. I enter in and the first thing I see are demons. Lots of them. I approach them by walking at first, and start to pick up my speed to speed-walking, sprinting, and full-on-running while I exclaim, "I don't have time for you, you damn demons! GET OUTTA MY WAY!" I shoot and Arc of lightning through several demons, throw Hellfire at many, and slam my fists in any that attempt to block me.
"My beef ain't with you!" I continue running through the Halls of Waters'... halls... and meet more demons, only for them to meet the same fate their friends did. I run into different demons, like Bizzare Conrad, who attempt to be like Eve. He summons giant Nasod Arms, using guns, and all. All his attacks are weak. Just WEAK. "Get lost you morons, I'm gonna kick your general's ass, whether you like it or NOT!" throwing many demons out of my way. More demons flood in, attempting to stop me, until I'm surrounded. (P.S. If you want dramatic effect to what the hell Xen is doing, head on to Youtube or something and look up Black Flame OST - Extended, which is from Fairy Tail (I do not own the OST, video, Fairy Tail, etc., just recommending you to listen to it for more dramatic effect. TTATT) and listen to it while reading only Xen's POV's. Makes it more dramatic and all. :3)
"GET OUTTA HERE, YOU JACKASSES!" I scream and I throw my fist in the ground, and a shockwave of Hellfire and Electricity emits from the spot I punched, sending away many demons, only to be replaces by double the amount I removed. "IF YOU AREN'T GONNA GET OUTTA MY WAY, I WILL MURDER YOU ALL! ONE BY ONE!" I shout loudly and I shoot many arcs of lightning and waves of Hellfire. I roar in rage loudly, "DIE ALL YOU WORTHLESS DEMONS, YOU WON'T STOP ME FROM BRINGING BACK AERA!" as the halls echo with my voice.
3rd Person POV
"He left to the Halls of Water?!" Raven demanded. "He's gonna get himself killed if he thinks he can do this alone!"
"I knew the guy was weird, but I didn't know he was insane!" Aisha complained.
"What gave him the idea to do that?!" Rena asked.
"How the hell should I know?!" Elesis countered.
Chung listens to the others rant on about Xen leaving. Ara stands by, head down, tears forming in her eyes. "Hey, Ara, what's wrong?" Chung asks as he walks up to her and put a hand on her shoulder. She wipes her eyes from tears and looks up towards him.. "I-I'm fine." She lies. Chung is aware that Ara is worried that Xen might kill Ran, but he nods anyways. (Maybe I can change it to Chara. o.O)
"Alright, guys, we're heading to the Halls of Water now! We need to help Xen, he might die. El knows what kind of stuff will happen if he attempts to fight Ran. C'mon, let's go!" Elesis says while she runs in a random direction.
"Wait, sis!" Elsword calls after her. She turns towards him, 10 feet away from him.
"What?"
"Halls of Water is the other way!"
"Oh. Okay." Elesis jogs back and starts walking through the correct directon, followed by the rest. "Well, that was akward..."
"Heh, yeah, no kiddin'! That was hillarious!" Elsword chuckles, earning a hard, cold slap from Eve across the face. "Watch your manners towards your eldest sister, Elsword."
"I-I'm... S-sorry... Wasn't that... f-funny..." Elsword apologizes in a high pitched tone, steam curling off his cheek. The rest of the way, Elsword had a red hand mark branded on to his cheek the whole time. When they reached the entrance, they opened the large gate, and the first thing they saw were several demon corpses, burnt ash, and electrocuted demons and all, and there were 2 hall paths.
"Which path do we go through?" Elsword asks.
"Duh! The path with dead demons and ashes, moron!" Aisha scolds.
"Jeez, you didn't need to say it like that, you wanna-be mage!"
"I answered you question, DIDN'T I?! Just shut up and be glad I answered your stupid question!"
"ARE YOU SAYIN' I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL?!" Elsword suddenly burst out.
"YEAH, IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU GOT A CLUE!" The two walked up to each other with each insult they throw at one another until they stood 8 inches away from each other.
"I'M GETTIN' SICK OF YOUR CRAP, YOU ELEMENTAL DISASTER!" Elsword yells as he created a flaming rune in his hand.
"I COULD SAY THE SAME TO YOU, RUNE FAILURE! I CAN'T BELIEVE MYSELF FOR THINKING IT WAS A GOOD IDEA FOR ME TO GO OUT WITH YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE!" Aisha yells back as she readies her staff.
"Guys, stop it!" Rena pleads. The redhead knight and the purplenette mage nearly engage into a fight until a roar filled with rage can be heard from the path with dead demons scattered around in it. "DIE ALL YOU WORTHLESS DEMONS! YOU WON'T STOP ME FROM BRINGING BACK AERA!". Elsword unsummons the rune and Aisha drops her staff from the sound of Xen's yell.
"C'mon, let's go! Xen needs us. You two can settle this later." Raven says. Elsword and Aisha, who picks her staff back up, glare at eachother for 5 seconds and turn their backs to eachother, both arms crossed. An explosion could be heard from the same path again. "Now!" Raven barks and we all start running towards the path with slain demons.
Xen's POV
"IF YOU'RE GONNA TRY AND STOP ME, YOU STUPID DEMONS, YOU'LL BE DISAPPOINTED, BECAUSE I WILL DESTROY YOUR GENERAL, WHETHER YOU WANT ME TO OR NOT!" I keep yelling while I launch Hellfire and Electricity at demons that run to me. Suddenly, the demons stop approaching, as the sounds of steps from a large body being carried by fat legs booms through the halls, the sound becoming louder and louder by each step and stops. I whip around. Victor. "Hah, just one now? Guess it's easier to beat you up now, without your friends, insect!" He booms, his voice echoing throughout the halls.
He raises his arm to strike me, as I am tired but still able to fight. "I'll destroy you in one blo-!" He's interrupted with an uppercut to his chin from my fist, coated in a large aura of Lightning and Hellfire. "I'M TIRED OF YOUR BULL, YOU WHALE! GET LOST ALREADY!" I scream as I thrust my arm and I send him through the roof. I turn around and rampage through the mob of demons, destroying any of them that get in my way. "COME OUT AND FIGHT ME, RAN!" I yell. I keep annihilating the demons until no more are left. I hear several foot steps running through the hall behind me. I turn to see the rest of the El Gang run in. "Hey." I simply say. I look directly at Elesis to see her expression showing her furious.
"Xen! What the hell!?" Elesis asked. "Why did you run off to the Halls of Water? You could've died!"
"First, my reasons were on the note I left you. You should've read it. Second, I'm still alive because I could destroy hundreds of demons by myself. And survived."
"But what about your right arm? How hasn't it torn off after ALL the damage you caused here?!" I glanced at my right arm, and I feel pain on it everywhere, but I don't show the pain I have. "What about my right arm? It's intact and it's fine. There isn't a reason you should worry about it."
"'There isn't a reason'?! If you pulled off any more dangerous moves, you could rip it off and cause as much damage to your left, damn it! Can't you worry about your own body for once? Maybe for someone else?" I stood there and turned my back away from her, only making her mad.
She walks towards me and stands 8 inches in front of me, blocking me. "You're not continuing, now, Xen. You're coming with us back to Hamel and get you healed. You have exceeded your limit of combat, and once we have gotten you to Hamel to heal, the rest of us will return here to finish business without you ao you can rest and heal, alright?!" I stood silently, staring at her. I speak up after a few long minutes.
"...No." This surprises Elesis, but she immediately retains her calmness.
"...Excuse me?"
"You heard me, Elesis. No." She points her claymore aimed at my chest. "I will not take that as an answer, Xen. You will come with us, whether you like it or not. You are too damaged and out of energy to continue, and if you do not continue, I will bring you to Hamel by force. Even if I have to disable you, wherever place I need to." She gives me a glare, with her eyes literally shadowed by her hair to make it look a bit more menacing. I grab the end of her claymore and point towards my heart are and glare back. She glances at me surprised at this.
"I don't care, Elesis. You aren't going to stop me from what I will do. If you want me to. Or. Not. I do care about others. It's the reason why I'm doing this. I plan on either bringing back someone I have loved, or bring Ara's brother back on the side of justice for her." I glance towards Ara to see she's touched. I look back towards Elesis. "What I'm making your claymore point at?" She looks at where her claymore is made pointing at me.
"That's not just my heart. It's my will too. It's why I want to do this. If you stop me, you're stopping me from possibly bringing back a life. You don't know how to bring Ran to the good, I do. Sure you can kill Ran yourself, but you don't know who to bring back to life. I do know." I move her Claymore aside and I walk past her and towards the path I was walking towards before Elesis stopped me. I turn for a second. "Do what you want, but I won't stop until I've done what's right, you understand me? Good." I turn back around and continue walking. And I don't stop.
Elesis' POV
I stand in the same spot I was 15 seconds ago. 15 Seconds ago, I was arguing with Xen. 15 Seconds ago, I was mad. 15 Seconds ago, he argued back. 15 Seconds ago, Xen was calm. Then, 10 seconds ago, he had a reason. He left. 5 Seconds ago, I was left shocked. I'm still pointing my claymore at where Xen was. Elsword approaches me and sets my Claymore down. "Hey, sis... you alright?" He asks. "Huh? Oh, yeah.." I reply.
"So... what do we do? Help him out, or bring him back?"
"-Sigh- ...He's too stubborn and makes it more impossible if he has a good reason he's obsessed to do. We follow him and help him."
He nods. I turn to the path Xen walked through, and I walk towards it, followed by the rest.
Me: Ooh, Xen, wiiise words. :3
Xen: Did you seriously rip that moment right out of Fairy Tail's Galuna Island Arc?
Me: Yep. :3
Xen: How many FT references are you going to make, man?
Me: Dunno.
Xen: You're going to watch some other anime. Right now. Like Black Butler. Or Angel Beats. Or Fullmetal Alchemist. Or Attack on Titan. Or Soul Eater.
Me: Dude, I watched that last two. But I think I'll watch that first three.
Next Time: The Corrupted Haan!
Xen: Seriously, you made this whole chapter in 3 days, short time on both! How much free time do you have, even with school?
Me: DON'T YOU DARE SPEAK SUCH BLASPHEMY! SCHOOL IS THE WORK OF SATAN, AND YOU SHALL NOT SPEAK OF IT AGAIN! IT IS EEEEVVIIIILLLL!
Xen: Yep. Expected that...
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