Me: Hi guys!
Eli: Start the chapter already!
Me: Someone's getting excited.
Percyval: Better calm her down.
Me: Eli, do the disclaimer please.
Eli: Silent Treecko doesn't own either Grand Chase or its characters. He only owns the story and his OCs. Other OCs belongs to the other authors. The author is also excited on playing Rin the Mystic and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
Me: Do you have to mention that? Anyway, here's the chapter!
Ch. 10: Rampage
Percyval's POV
As I walked through the corridor, I saw Eli who was humming a cheerful tone.
"Don't get too excited cousin," I said to her.
"Of course!" Eli said and she walked past me.
I sighed and continued walking along the corridor.
'I just hope that nothing bad will happen,' I thought. 'It'll be breakfast soon,'
Then, I ended up in the living room where Ronan, Ryan, Jin, Blade, Lire and Aira were hanging out.
"Good morning to you all!" I greeted the group.
"Morning Percyval!" Aira greeted with a smile.
I sat on the couch and joined their conversation.
"So, can I join this conversation?" I asked.
"Of course," Ryan said.
"We're just talking about a certain girl anyway," Ronan said.
"And who might that girl be?" I asked.
Eli's POV
'Buster? No, too simple. Hmm…' I thought.
I was walking at the corridors, trying to think for a better name for my new weapon. Then, I stopped at an intersection.
'Blaster? No. Eruption? No, too odd,' I thought.
Just then, I heard some voices approaching my position.
"It's too bad you know," A girl's voice said.
"Yeah, I know!" Another girl said.
"I've heard that the item that Mari's making is for a certain girl," A voice said.
'What are they talking about?' I thought.
Just then, I saw Sapphire and Scarlet who walked by. They didn't seem to notice me. Still, I decided to eavesdrop more since I want to know what they are talking about.
"That item is for her benefit, you know!" Scarlet said.
"Yeah! Mari said that it's powerful too," Sapphire said.
"Oh well, I wish we can help," Scarlet said.
"And it's going to be hard for Mari to restart again. She needs to recollect all the items again," Sapphire said.
"Heh, it's that black boy's fault," Scarlet said.
"Calm down, sis," Sapphire said. "Also, we must be careful you know. If SHE heard us, she'll get angry,"
"Right," Scarlet said.
Then, I stopped eavesdropping as the two turned around the corner. I stood still while I analyzed what they've just said.
"Do they mean that…" I whispered silently and I bit my lower lip.
Sapphire's POV
"I hope we can do something," I said.
"Yeah. That potion will be helpful for Elesis and her appetite," Scarlet said.
"It'll help us too!" I exclaimed. "We won't have to do food restocking as a daily chore."
Just then, I saw Elesis.
"Sis, she's here! Let's drop the topic," I whispered.
Then, we walked past Elesis and I sighed.
"That was close!" I said.
Percyval's POV
"So, this potion that Mari made failed or what?" I asked.
"No. Master Sieghart mistook it as the liquid fertilizer for Ryan's plants," Lire said.
"My plants!" Ryan said. "I don't know what will happen to them."
"Calm down Ryan! I'm sure that it has no negative effect on your plants," Aira tried to cheer Ryan.
"What if it had?" Ryan shouted.
"Ryan, please, calm down…" Lire said.
Just then, I remembered something.
"Hmm… I'm worried about something else," I said.
"What is it, Percyval?" Blade asked.
"Well, I also remembered that Mari is also working on Eli's weapon, right?" I asked.
"Yes," Lire said.
"Then, there is a possibility that she might mistook that the failed project was her weapon. That could be a problem," I said.
"Well, I don't see any problem with that, considering that the person was Eli," Ronan said.
"Well, normally, yes, that isn't a problem. But…" I said.
"But what?" Jin asked.
"Eli was too excited. Well, I know that Eli's excited because she'll get her new weapon today and with that, she has a high expectation that she'll get it today," I said.
"Well, I'll go tell her about the potion," Blade said.
"Don't! One slip of the tongue and it'll be trouble," I said.
"May I ask why we should be cautious?" Aira asked.
"I'll say that something VERY BAD will happen if she misunderstood it," I said with a scared tone.
"How bad is it?" Jin asked.
"I… don't what to say it. Let's just tell it to the others to be careful,"
"Uhm… Except Elesis, right?" Lire said.
"As long as she doesn't know about the potion, its fine," I said.
"Hey Ryan!" Ace suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"What is it Ace?" Ryan asked.
"Something happened to your plants!" Ace said.
"What happened?" Ryan asked.
"I can't describe it! Just take a look!" Ace said and ran through the direction where Ryan's flower garden is.
"Let's go," Ronan said.
'I hope this isn't bad news,' I thought.
We went to Ryan's flower garden and when we arrived, we were shocked at what we saw. The flowers have a rainbow color and they seem to be sparkling like diamonds. There is also a rainbow that formed above the garden and along with the sun, it's an exquisite scene.
"I've never seen such flower before," Lire said as she lowered her head to take a whiff of the flower. "It smells nice, too!"
"T—THIS IS A MIRACE!" Ryan shouted.
"That's not the only thing that changed! Take a look at Ryan's apple tree!" Ace shouted and he went to the apple tree. Then, we followed him.
When we arrived, we saw a tree. Its trunk is normal but the leaves have changed from green to violet and the apples are colored blue. The fruit is also sparkling like a diamond.
"Wow! Just wow!" Blade said.
"The fruit looks yummy but it's too beautiful to eat!" Aira said.
"Are the fruits even safe to eat?" Ronan asked.
"We'll see," I said as I picked an apple and took a bite. I immediately felt the fruit's juiciness and its sweetness was another factor.
"It's d-delicious!" I said as I finished the apple. Afterwards, my stomach felt full.
"I think I'll pass breakfast today. I'm full already!" I said.
"That's something," Jin said.
"I don't remember putting anything at my tree," Ryan said.
"Wait! Remember, we put some of those potions that Master Sieghart thought to be fertilizers," Lire said.
"Then…" Ryan said.
"Mari's potions are a success!" Ronan said.
"That's a good thing," I said.
"Let's inform Mari!" Ace said.
Just then, I saw a black smoke oozed from the mansion.
"Smoke?" I said.
I caught the attention of the others besides me.
"W—what happened?" Aira said.
"Let's investigate," Ronan said.
We rushed back to the mansion and we saw the source of the smoke. There was a fire in the kitchen. Aira was quick to extinguish the flames. We saw Amy, Arme and Dante and they are inside Arme's spell, which protected them from damage.
"What happened?" Lire asked.
"I don't know," Amy said.
"I remember that I heard a gunshot then a fire started and it spread quickly," Arme said.
"Gunshot?" I said and something hit me. "Oh no!"
"What is it, Percyval?" Dante asked.
"This is no good! We must find Eli quickly!" I said and unsheathed my scimitar.
"What's wrong?" Ryan asked.
"This place might turn into rubble if we don't hurry!" I said.
"What?" Ronan said in quite a shock.
I ran in a hurry and tried to find my cousin. I dodged an incoming bullet and I saw Eli with an unusual look. Her eyes seem to be blank. Then, I realized what happened.
"No…" I said.
I noticed that the others arrived.
"Hey Eli!" Ace said, waving at her.
"No! Don't!" I shouted and I saw Eli looked at Ace. She pointed her pistols at our general direction.
"Duck!" I shouted and ducked behind the couch. Eli fired at our place and everyone had ducked in time.
"Eli, it's us!" Amy shouted.
"It's no use!" I shouted.
"What do you mean?" Arme asked.
"Percyval, is it..." Ronan said but I cut him off.
"Yes, this is what I feared about Eli!" Percyval said. "She's like a war machine right now and she can't recognize all of us!"
"Then that means..." Ryan said.
"Yes. The others are also in danger," I said.
"What's this entire ruckus?" someone said.
Brendan's POV
"And what are you all doing behind the sofa?" I asked the group who where behind the couch.
"Brendan! Get out of there!" Jin shouted.
"Why?" I asked.
Just then, I saw Eli, who pointed her pistols at me.
"Yikes! Transato!" I teleported to where the others are.
"Brendan!" Amy said.
"What's going on?" I asked with a little hint of anger.
"No time to explain! As you can see, Eli's on a rampage!" Percyval said.
Just then, the couch in front of us suddenly flew into the air and a pair of pistols was pointed at us.
"Saver!" Arme casted.
"Run!" Blade shouted.
"Transato!" I went behind Eli and grabbed her arms. Just then, a sniper gun was pointed at my forehead in point blank range.
"What the..." I said.
A dagger flew towards the sniper gun and disoriented it. A gunshot went past my left ear and I quickly hid behind the television. Percyval landed by my side and he caught his flying dagger.
"Don't be reckless," he said.
Then, Eli appeared above us and I pushed Percyval. I quickly ran towards the other direction and the ground we were before has a lot of holes.
"We must alarm everyone!" Ronan shouted. "Paralyze!"
"Spell Break!" Eli shouted.
Mari's POV
I was busy working on Lorem Ipsum when I heard something.
"What was that?" I asked Sieghart who was with me.
"Don't know. Let's just work on that, okay?" Sieghart said.
"Okay," I said as I focused on the work at hand.
Blade's POV
I met Sapphire and Scarlet at the corridor while I was running.
"Scarlet! Sapphire! We need your help!" I said.
"What happened?" Sapphire asked.
"I have no time to explain! Come with me!" I grabbed their hands and ran towards the end of the corridor which leads to the living room.
"I'll leave you here while I warn the others," I said and left in a hurry.
Scarlet's POV
"I feel dizzy," Sapphire said.
I peeked at the living room and I saw the others who are being attacked by Eli.
"What's going on here?" I said.
Eli looked at me and pointed her rifle at me. Then, a wall of ice appeared in front of me and Sapphire dragged me down.
"You okay, sis?" Sapphire asked.
"I'm fine," I said.
Then, Aira went besides us and hid along with us.
"What's happening?" I asked.
"Eli's gone bananas!" Aira said.
"You don't say," I said sarcastically. "What I mean is how did things escalate?"
"You see…" Aira said.
Aira explained to me what she heard from Percyval and gave us a conclusion.
"So, a possibility is that she misunderstood the project for Elesis as hers," I said.
"We were just talking about it a while ago," Sapphire said. "Maybe she heard us?"
"Please help! I'm begging you!" Aira said.
"Classic Force!" Zero's voice echoed throughout the room.
"Alright! Suzaku!" I summoned my phoenix and commanded it to circle Eli.
As my phoenix went to Eli, we took a peak and I saw Elesis trying to get through Eli while Lire supported her. As soon as Suzaku approached Eli, Elesis stepped aside and Suzaku surrounded her. Meanwhile, Eli's cousin appeared behind her and was about to knock Eli down but she dodged and counter-attacked by kicking her cousin aside. Then, Ryan and Ronan approached Eli with an attack but she dodged both. Then, Jin, Ace, Percyval, Brendan, Blade, Elesis, and Arme, along with Ryan and Ronan, surrounded Eli but failed since Eli jumped. Then, she pointed her pistols below her.
"Storm Bullet!" she shouted.
Ryan created a big dome to protect them from Eli's attack. Eli continued spinning and landed on the dome after. Percyval appeared and he was about to hold down Eli but she's too fast.
"I can't cast like this!" Arme said.
Amy's POV
Percyval was chasing after Eli. She started firing bullets at the Sword Fighter who deflected it using his scimitar. Then, he lost grip of his scimitar and it flew some feet behind him. He used his claws to deflect more bullets as he used his acrobatic skills to move towards his scimitar and pick it up swiftly.
"Freezing Arrow!" Lire's attempt to hit her missed and Eli moved towards her. Elesis blocked her and Blade tried to grab hold of her but failed. Then, Eli jumped while her pistols where rapidly spinning on her palms.
"GET BEHIND ANY WALL! QUICK!" Percyval shouted and I hid behind the kitchen's entrance.
"Giga Crusher!" Eli shouted.
I can hear the bullets collide with the wall as I waited for it to stop. As it stopped, all of us appeared and we're ready to fight.
"WHAT HAPPENED HERE?" an angry voice said.
Sieghart's POV
"What mess is this?" I shouted.
All of them were surrounding Eli. As I looked Eli, she charged at me and attacked with a kick, which I blocked with my hand and threw her off. As she landed, Blade was quick on her feet and pinned Eli into a wall.
"Now Arme!" Blade shouted.
"Sleep!" Arme casted.
Then, Eli collapsed into the floor. Everybody got a sigh of relief but I was still confused so I asked the others. Some of them kindly explained the situation to me. Percyval explained more of what really happened.
"So that's what happened," I said as they explained what happened in the living room, which was now just some remains of it.
"Yeah. I can never forget when she ran amok during a festival," Percyval said. "It's a good thing she was stopped back then. Thanks to him."
"Him?" Amy asked. "Who is he?"
"Well, we we're still kids back then and it's been a long time since I've seen him," Percyval said. "Eli also worked with him, you know. I've been thankful that Master Cross was there at that time,"
"You mean Cross?" Jin asked and Percyval gave a nod. Then, Eli woke up and held her head.
"Ugh…" Eli said. "W-what happened?"
"Just look around you," I said.
Eli did take a look around and I saw her shiver.
"Cousin, I did it again, didn't I?" she asked.
"Heh heh heh. You sure did! At least you didn't destroy thirty houses this time," Percyval joked.
"T-thirty?" Lire said.
"Yes," Percyval said. "By the way, assuming that you heard the twins, you have misunderstood what they're talking."
"Huh? What do you mean?" she asked.
"We were talking about Elesis' potion," Sapphire explained.
"I don't need that!" Elesis argued.
"Anyway, here's a present," I said as I pointed the long crate besides me.
"Is that what I think it is?!" Eli said with excitement.
"No," Brendan said, earning a do-you-want-to-die glare from the others.
"Open it," I said.
Eli opened the crate and her eyes were gleaming.
"I can't believe it!" Eli said as she continuously stared at the crate.
"That reminds me of the eclipse three months ago," Ace said.
"Yeah," Ronan said.
"I'm still wondering about it either," Arme said.
"The total eclipse? I saw it too," Percyval said.
"Really?" Eli said.
"Yeah. It's a strange sighting," Percyval said.
Me: End of this chapter.
Eli: Hyah! Here we go!
Me: Not yet Eli.
Eli: Aww…
Me: If only I could draw, I would've made a manga out of these stories of mine. ~.~
Percyval: The author will be obliged if you review in this chapter.
Notes:
1. The highlight of this chapter is about Eli's destructive side.
2. Cross is the one who stopped Eli's first rampage, in which she destroyed 30 houses (scary).
3. Can you guess the next chapter? (Hint: "Mystic" XD)