DISCLAIMER: Note that I do NOT own Elsword or any of its characters, they belong to KOG games, KillerCombo, and Nexon. Note that I do technically own any of the OCs that may be introduced later on in the series. For now, just enjoy the show!

For those who hated the mushy stuff last chapter, prepare for a chapter with a LOT of action!

Commercial District, City Of Velder, 7:45pm

The demon looked out his new prey outside the alleyway he was standing in. One had black and white spikey hair and what seemed to be some robotic arm, and a girl with greenish-blonde hair next to him.

The killer smiled with glee as he thought I bet she would look great in agony…maybe I'll kill her little boyfriend first…and then let her run a bit…just to run into the edge of my blade.

However, just as he was about to summon his demon claw so he could drag them in, suddenly a girl with purple hair in a white cloak and another girl with silver hair wearing a gothic sort of dress walked towards the couple and seemed to start chatting with them.

He then deactivated his claw as he thought Tch. A group? Well that's annoying. I can only grab up to three at a time.

He then started to consider the choices laid out before him, whether to look for someone else or to just kill them all. But then, he looked again and noticed something that could be bad for him.

The one with purple hair looked right towards where he was hiding, as if though sensing his presence.

CRAP! He thought as he quickly hid behind the corner. After catching his breath for a moment, he looked out the corner to see the group continue their walk down the street.

That girl…she knows I'm here…and is trying to protect them...he thought. And more importantly, she had her hand in her pocket. She was likely holding a cell phone, ready to quickly dial the police and maybe even get a picture.

But then, a smile formed on his face. He looked at them again, his face reeking of bloody insanity.

This'll be fun…will they get out what I look like first? Or will I kill them all first? He thought, the idea of such a gamble making him quiver in excitement.

He then licked his lips as he quickly began to follow them from the shadows.

"You okay Aisha?" Rena asked the purplette, who seemed to be looking off into the distance behind them every now and then.

"O-oh, I'm fine! Don't worry about me!" Aisha replied. At first, Rena didn't seem to buy it, but then she just gave a shrug and continued to talk to Eve and Raven.

Aisha did not expect this sort of situation to happen today. She was hoping that whoever the serial killer was would not even come close to her friends.

She had been helping Eve shop for new clothing. Apparently, she didn't understand fashion well and wanted Aisha to help her pick through clothes. Aisha tried to suggest that Elsword help, but she had simply replied with "Last time he did…I ended up slapping him into a wall for attempting to look at me between changing."

And so, she ended up going through some of the clothing stores with Eve. However, as they were walking down the street, Aisha suddenly felt something sinister. Something dark.

Something bloodthirsty.

She looked around and saw a figure hiding in the shadows. The only things she could see at all were his long silver hair and red eyes. As soon as she saw the eyes though, she saw exactly what they were looking at.

Her friend Rena and Rena's boyfriend Raven.

She then decided to quickly join them while at the same time, opening her phone in her pocket, trying to text to Elsword as fast as she could.

And so, as they were walking down the street, she couldn't help but look back every now and then. The presence felt like as if though someone had a knife held at her throat.

She finally finished the text and sent it to Rune. The message said

"Killer is stalking us. Please hurry b4 he attacks"

She hoped to the Lady El that he would get here on time, because she had no idea if this ploy she made would work.

Soon enough, they entered what seemed to be a small plaza. But as Aisha looked around, she got worried. Compared to the street they left behind them, the plaza was almost empty.

She began to panic slightly as she said "Hey guys, we should head back."

Rena stopped and looked back at her as she responded "Why? We're going to hit the ice cream store and it's this way."

Aisha quickly replied while slightly stuttering "W-well, I know this one shoppe back where we came from, they make much bet-"

However, she suddenly went quiet.

She couldn't sense the demon's presence from behind them anymore.

Where did he go!? She thought, right before turning around.

CLANG!

As she turned around, she saw the killer. His hair was silver, his eyes red, and his skin a dark grey, just as Elsword described him.

But to her greater surprise, a small floating drone had blocked his blade from making its deadly arc.

Suddenly, the demon jumped back, also surprised at this turn of events.

"I suggest you give up, whoever you are. I sensed you following us this whole time." Eve said as she walked up next to Aisha, the drone landing on her hand as she held it up.

She knew? But how? Aisha thought as she stared at her in surprise. But then she remembered Eve was not only a nasod, but due to the events Elsword described to her, she was almost emotionless, so she could easily notice the killer without even changing the look on her face.

The killer looked at them for a moment, and then began to laugh uncontrollably, surprising the group, even Eve couldn't help but be slightly disturbed by this.

The killer looked at them with wild eyes and a twisted smile as he said "This is PERFECT! I've always wanted my prey to put up some kind of fight! And here it is!"

Aisha couldn't help but quickly summon her staff out of instinct, her mind going a mile a minute because of the bloodlust the killer radiated. Part of her was afraid, part of her was angry, and part of her was trying to think how to fight against the man, or demon, before them.

Suddenly, the killer lunged towards them at extreme speed, her eyes barely keeping up with the movement. His attack started as a lunge, but then quickly turned into a horizontal slash.

The group managed to dodge the attack, but the surrounding landscape didn't. The nearby lampposts were cut in two, their top halves falling to the ground, and the tree in the center that was some distance away from his blade's arc had been marked with a huge slash mark.

You gotta be kidding! Aisha thought as she got herself back up. Elsword told her how much strength the killer had behind his blade, but she certainly didn't expect this.

She looked around to see her comrades. Rena and Raven were over towards the tree, they seemed to be fine. But Eve was over near the lampposts, she looked slightly dazed, and holding the side of her head. Aisha could only assume she had been hit by one of the fallen lampposts.

She then quickly raised her staff and pointed it at the demon, who was now running towards Eve, and shot a lightning bolt.

However, the demon dodged the attack, causing Aisha to panic How did he dodge that!? But then she noticed the demon closing in on the still recovering Eve.

"EVE!" Aisha yelled across the plaza, warning her of the approaching attack.

Just when it seemed that Eve would become the killer's next victim, a volley of arrows went straight towards his face, leaving him no choice but to dodge and parry the shots.

The one who had shot the volley was Rena, and much to Aisha's surprise, Rena looked serious for once. The cheery, giggly elf she knew looked like a mature, strong woman for once.

"Listen! If we work together, we should be able to beat this guy! You with me?" she spoke to the group.

And no other words needed to be said, all three of the others understood what needed to be done.

Soon enough, Rena and Eve started to fire upon the demon once again, the volley of arrows and lasers forcing the demon to dodge and parry each and every one of the shots. However, he was caught off guard as Raven dashed from all the way across the street to right next to the demon, his robotic fist red hot with energy.

Raven threw his fist right into the demon's stomach, causing him to lose his breath for a moment. But it wasn't enough. The demon was not even thrown back, and he had recovered almost instantaneously, his blade ready to make an arc right at Raven's face.

But then to the killer's surprise, Raven dodged the attack by a hair and dashed right out of his range.

What was even more to the killer's surprise however, was the actual reason why Raven retreated. By the time he saw the attack, a magic meteor was already right in front of his face.

"Meteor Shower!" Aisha yelled as the meteors fell where the demon was standing, the attack making bright red explosions as the meteors hit their target and the ground.

Soon enough, the meteors stopped falling, leaving the plaza filled with smoke and dust.

Raven coughed a little bit as got up and asked Aisha "Did we get him?"

But however, his question was answered as the dust settled to reveal two shadowy claws that made some sort of barrier over the demon's head. Other than a few scratches, he seemed almost completely unscathed.

"Have to say, I didn't expect that…but did you even think you could win?" he said with a malicious grin on his face. Raven and Aisha could only look in shock.

Suddenly, Rena and Eve jumped out of the cloud of smoke behind the demon, attempting a surprise attack.

But it didn't work. The demon easily tossed Eve aside with his claw. Rena however, was stabbed in her stomach.

"EVE! RENA!" Aisha yelled in dismay.

"RENAA!" Raven yelled as he quickly ran towards the scene. The demon smiled as he tossed the elf towards Raven, as if enjoying his torment with a sick sense of humor.

He was barely able to catch her, and both of them fell to the ground.

"Rena! Are you alright!? Talk to me!" He yelled, clearly in agony.

"R-Raven…I'll be...f-fine." She spoke, her voice soft. She was clearly losing consciousness.

The demon began walking towards them as he said "I made sure to miss her vitals…I think it would be so much more fitting if you two die together like the trash you are."

Aisha looked at him with a death stare as she held up Eve. She spoke "What gives you the right to say that, you monster!"

The demon looked at her and laughed as he said "Does it look like I care about your opinion? Because I honestly don't!"

As Rena's breathing slowed, she looked at Raven and said "Y-you…need to…run…"

Raven retorted "I'm not leaving here without you!" as tears rained down from his eyes.

Rena made a soft smile as she said "I love…you…Raven…"

She then lost consciousness. Raven couldn't help but let tears fall down his face.

"Oh how cute. Now go with her to the afterlife!" the demon announced as he raised his blade.

"RAVEN!" Aisha yelled from across the way.

However, just when the sword was about to slice into his skull, his nasod arm grabbed the blade and stopped it in its tracks.

"What!?" the demon said in surprise.

"Kill…" Raven muttered, his face facing downwards.

The demon made a "tch" as he tried to pull the sword away to no avail.

"I will…kill you…" Raven spoke, his grip on the sword becoming even tighter. The sword began to crack.

"What the!?" the demon said, his eyes open in shock.

"I WILL KILL YOU!" Raven yelled as he broke the blade with his claw, the shards scattered across the plaza floor.

Before the demon could even react, Raven's fist went right into his face, and unlike before, this time he was sent flying back.

"WHY YOU!" the demon said as he tried to summon his shadowy claw again, but Raven was faster throwing a multitude of punches into the demon's body. And this time, the demon coughed up blood right before Raven made one last punch that sent the demon flying right into one of the nearby stone wall, which partially collapsed on impact.

The demonic murderer tried to stand up, but Raven quickly grabbed him by the collar, and started punching him with his claw arm, beating the demon's face until it was bloody.

And from the sidelines, Aisha watched the fight, terrified at Raven's sudden change. He wasn't that cool and calm person now, but a beast of rage and war.

"RAVEN! THAT'S ENOUGH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS!" Aisha yelled, but Raven kept beating down the killer as if her voice didn't reach him.

He then pulled his fist back once more, and energy filled it to the point it glowed a deep orange. And the demon couldn't help but look in fear at the man turned animal.

"RAAAVEEEN!" Aisha yelled to no avail as Raven began to move his fist forward.

"R-Raven…"

His fist stopped only an inch from the demon's face. He looked around to see Rena, while unconscious, muttering his name.

"Rav…en" she muttered once more.

He dropped the demon as his fist lost its glow. However, at the same time, he began to lose consciousness.

"Rena…" he said as he fell to the floor.

The demon caught his breath as he tried to compose himself. He then got himself up, and then kicked Raven in the gut.

He continued hitting him in the gut as he yelled "HOW DARE YOU! I AM THE DEMON EARL RAN! HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO-"

But however, a sudden voice yelling out stopped him in his tracks.

"AISHA! WHERE ARE YOU!?" the voice yelled.

Aisha smiled as she knew exactly who it was.

However, the demon let out a "Tch", as he also knew who it was.

Soon enough, The Magician appeared on a rooftop on the edge of the plaza. He surveyed the battlefield to see what had happened.

Raven and Rena were down on the ground, unconscious, and Aisha was holding Eve over towards the side. While he was mad to know his friends were hurt, he couldn't help but let out a breath of relief.

His friends survived.

He jumped down from the rooftop and landed on the ground. He then looked at the demon and said "You're not getting away this time you bastard."

The silver-haired demon looked at him as he made a small laugh. He then asked "And why is that?"

"Because, there's more than one of us." A voice spoke from the rooftop behind the demon.

Ran looked around to see a figure cloaked in white, and aiming a cannon right towards him.

Ran let out a "Tch" as he realized that unlike the four he fought earlier, these two were on another level.

"Surrender now, or face the consequences" Elsword said, holding up his blunt sword, ready to attack.

Ran then let out a round of laughter. It was clear to the rest of the group he was insane.

"You really think you can catch me!?" he said as his shadowy claws appeared once more. "THEN GO AHEAD AND TRY!" he yelled as he punched the ground, shattering the floor below him.

"AISHA! EVE! HOLD ON!" the Magician yelled as he quickly grabbed her and Eve and made for a jump up to the rooftops. Meanwhile, the Deadly Chaser quickly grabbed the other two before the whole plaza collapsed.

As the dust settled, Elsword looked at the remains of the plaza, revealing the sewers that were once hidden beneath them.

"Well…he's smarter than he looks I guess…" he said in a serious tone. He then let out let another breath of relief before he looked towards Aisha and Eve. He said to them "At least we all managed to get out of this alive."

Aisha let out a small smile as she said "Yeah", though it was clear she was still worried about Raven and Rena, who were currently being looked at by Chung.

After a moment of silence, Eve suddenly spoke "…I've been meaning to ask to, why are you two wearing such a ridiculous outfits, Elsword and Chung?"

For a moment, it seemed they were going to answer her before they both did a sudden double take. Even Aisha was surprised for a few moments.

Soon enough, the duo tried to explain themselves, since they knew Eve was literally a lie detector, and just watching the spectacle made Aisha laugh as the sun fell towards the horizon.

They deserved a respite like this. They all made it out alive. That's what mattered to her.

Residential District, City of Velder, 9:00pm

"I underestimated that brat" Ran said as he walked across the moonlit rooftops as stealthily as he could. He was beaten and broken, his sword shattered, forced to escape through the sewers, and lost his chance at his chosen prey.

It's all because of that Raven brat…if he wasn't there…I would have killed them all he thought as he landed on the next rooftop.

Suddenly, his head began to throb. He knew what was coming next.

Damn it, I used too much energy on those fools… he thought as he raised his head, revealing his black skin starting to change color.

He quickly jumped down onto the next roof. The roof belonged to a flat, which he knew as his home, or the home of his other side.

Slightly limping, he made his way down to the ground. And as quietly as possible, entered the building and made his way towards his room.

He then closed the door behind him before muttering "Damn it…if it wasn't for you…this would be so much easier for me…"

He then fell onto the bed. Before suddenly, his horns and the armor he was wearing crumbled away into the air. Then, his hair darkened into a jet black, and his skin a pale tone.

However, little did Ran know he didn't close the door fully. And a pair of orange eyes stared into her older brother's room, wide open in fear of what she had just seen.

Ran had transformed from a demon general into Ara's older brother Aren right before her very eyes.

Aisha: See? I called it! Not only is the killer Ran/Aren, but now everyone else is getting dragged into this! *thinks she's a know it all*

Eve: Aisha, I think everyone knew this was going to happen sooner or later.

Aisha: Bu-

Eve: With so many characters, they have to become somehow involved with the plot. It's classic action type fanfiction writing practice.

WVH: Well, Aisha just got owned.

Elsword: Anyhow, I didn't expect the transformation and more importantly, that 'other side' thing. So what? Is he bipolar but his light side doesn't know about it or something?

WVH: …*pulls out the duct tape*

Elsword: …well, I thought Raven snapping was pretty interesting…DAH!*runs from WVH*

Chung: Hey, now that I think about it, didn't they describe Edan doing something similar?

WVH: WHAT IS IT WITH YOU GUYS AND SPOILERS!?

Add: kekekek, because we like spoilers

WVH: WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE!?

Ara: Well, I guess this is the end of the chapter. I hope you all enjoyed it! And don't forget to R&R! *tries to stop WVH from making Elsword, Chung, and Add duct tape mummies, only to trip and end up one herself*

WVH: Oops...sorry Ara! I'll get you out of that!