BGM Sword Art Online OST - Everyday Life
checkmate
by iReii
"A Mage that wants to escape and a Knight that has escaped, are now checkmated.
Now, the two underlords are willing to fight for what they desire― freedom."
epilogue.
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5 years later
"Master Chung! Master Chung!"
Warm rays of sunshine peeked its way through the white pillars of Carlyn Kingdom as the sound of the fountain not too far away trickled into the Chaser's ear. However, it was easily interrupted by a soft, yet high voice of a woman dashing toward the Chaser from not too far away. Chung jolted his head toward the source of the voice, only to find a young woman trying to catch her breath as her hands were resting on top of her knee. Her silky black hair that was tied up in a high ponytail gently swayed back and forth, only to rest on top of her back.
"Yes, Ara?"
"Mission accomplished!"
After hearing her voice, the young woman by the name of Ara, raised herself back up and gave the Chaser a big thumbs up. However, after realizing her rather courageous yet an inappropriate action, her faced flushed into a bright red hue. She could feel a single sweat trickling down on side of her face as her actions froze in place, she was unable to bring back her thumb next to the side of her hips.
Watching those actions, Chung couldn't help except to chuckle.
"Good job, Ara,"
He said as he softly brushed the top of Ara's head, her baby hairs swaying back and forth along with his fingers.
Then he realized―
His own actions. The red hue that was present on Ara's face slowly made it's way to Chung's cheeks as well. The new underlord of the Carlyn Kingdom and his new guard, as one gently patted the other's head and as one gave the other a thumbs up, they froze like a stone as they let out a blush.
"Sh― shall we visit them?"
"Oh― Oh yes! We still have to give them… that thing!"
Chung carefully asked Ara as he pulled his hands away from her head, and Ara replied back rather shakily. She quickly brushed the side hair that was loosely hanging out of her ponytail and placed it behind her ear.
The sound of the kids playing near the fountain placed in middle of the village echoed into the Chaser's ear. Large crowd chattering and bickering inside a tavern made its ways as well. In a fairly populated and a busy village filled with laughters, the Chaser and the Devanam made their ways through the crowd, and toward a common, wooden house placed in the residential area.
As the Devanam carefully held onto an unknown black cloth, the Chaser knocked on the door without hesitation.
"Hoooo's Tere?"
A young female child's voice could be heard behind the door as the underlord and his guard quietly chuckled.
"It's Uncle Chung!"
"Uncle Cung, Mommy it's Uncle Chu―!"
And at that moment, the door was busted open. A petite female wearing an apron while holding onto a wooden spoon was behind the door. Her violet locks was tied with a black ribbon with a low twintail.
"Good afternoon, Chung!"
"Good afternoon…
"... Lady Aisha"
The Chaser merely smiled at the sight of his first lover, now a mother with a young child. It would definitely be a lie if he said he doesn't find her attractive anymore, yet he has found another lover, the Devanam that was standing next to him with a gentle smile as she warmly greeted the former mage.
Then Chung realized, that behind Aisha was the crimson eyed man who was leaning against the door as he gave him an annoyed look.
"You again,"
He said with his husky voice as Chung gave him a gentle smile.
"Good afternoon, Lord Elsword,"
"Bad afternoon, Chung,"
and He replied back without hesitance. Aisha clenched onto the wooden spoon with her petite fingers and suddenly slapped the former knight with a playful force,
"Go eat your lunch, Elsword!"
"I will, I will! Gosh!"
He said as he blocked the sarcastic attack from his wife as he headed back toward the kitchen.
"Elsha, why don't you go back and finish your lunch with daddy?"
"Okay mommy,"
The child reluctantly nodded as she nodded as she hummed the current popular song among the children, Let It Go.
"Lady Aisha, we found the black cloak,"
"Oh my! Where was it found?"
"Near the boundary… the boundary that used to exist among the horizon,"
Chung replied back with a gentle tone as Ara handed her the black cloak. And at that moment, the former knight yelled out all the way from the kitchen,
"THE BOUNDARY YOU BRUTALLY BROKE INTO PIECES!"
"Elsword, be quiet, you were with me!"
Aisha yelled back with annoyance, then quickly turned her head back toward the Chaser and the Devanam and asked with a gentle smile that seemed to contrast her anger that lingered just a second ago.
"Why don't you guys come and join us for lunch?"
The underlord and his guard acknowledged her offer with a nod as they walked in. The door closed, and their journey as a regular commoner and the new journey of a new underlord and his guard will begin, scribbling down their freedom along the way.
Elemental Master Aisha and Lord Knight Elsword.
The two were able to successfully escape the checkmate and because of their power, the Land of Rosleau was able escape from the checkmate. The violet orb and the crimson orb that was found in front of the boundary that soon disappeared― the orbs held their powers as the graced fighters. The orbs are now preserved in a safe area under the grounds of each kingdom. Although their powers were sacrificed, they have gained freedom. Aisha and Elsword― the former underlords are now just a married commoner living in a regular village as they embark on their new journey with their child. The new underlord, Chung and his guard, Ara are now assigned on a mission that does not chain their collars up with the kingdom. Kings are unable to checkmate their underlords, and is only able to give their underlords only one mission a week, and the rest of their time may be used for freedom.
Aisha and Elsword.
A former mage that has escaped and a former knight that has escaped, are now free from checkmate. Now the two married couples are willing to taste what they forever desired for-freedom.
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〈 end checkmate 〉
November 22nd, 2016.
information:
In chapter 13, Elsword and Aisha silently disappears after getting rid of the boundary, with only trace of them being their orbs.
Although I didn't include the part of their existence (because I wanted to confuse you all with ending lol), let's just say they vanished beyond the boundary,
somewhere somewhat faraway for Chung and the Kings to even see them. Then they figured their land and walked back to Land of Rosleau and decided to marry!
in chapter 9, when Aisha was reflecting to the rainy days where she was forced to part her ways from her family,
her parents were smiling. I didn't find a correct place to put the reason why they were smiling, so I decided to just write it here lol.
Aisha's parents were smiling during the time when Aisha was being taken away from them, because her parents were able to gain privilege
and money in exchange of their daughter. /i know, so cruel rip.
Aisha's not aware of their intention, but as she grows up she learns the truth. She cuts her ties with her parents and lives with Elsword happily ever after :D
note:
CHECKMATE IS COMPLETED!
I hope you guys enjoyed reading this story! It's the longest story I've ever wrote, and honestly I was getting tired of writing this around chapter 11-ish,
and was even thinking about discontinuing, however I just couldn't disappoint you all! To be honest, I only really like the beginning of this story,
when I started this, the only thing that was in my mind was Aisha and Elsword escaping the checkmate, and I didn't even think about how I was going to end it.
It was going to be sad, but I realized most of my stories are all sad endings, so happy ending it was!
I felt like I added so many chapters with them being inside a forest /that was suppose to be only 1-2 chapters lol,
but I had no idea where to put them! LMFAO. And the end was extremely rushed, but I felt like I was constantly repeating events, so I apologize!
After taking Minerva Venus's idea of adding Ara into it, I was like why not! Although I couldn't add her in previous chapters because of the story flow, I decided to put her in the ending! So thank you, Minerva Venus, for the idea of Ara!
As for TheTrueMasterofTempest, I apologize I couldn't add other characters, although adding Rena sounded very interesting, but it was too late to add her Dx
I don't know much about Ciel and other recent characters, so I usually stick to the old characters, I apologize!
replies:
Ailee: It wasn't a sad ending after all :D Thank you so much for reading this story and leaving kind reviews!
Minerva Venus: They're alive, hurray! That was my intention of confusing readers to thinking that they died, however they didn't LOL. Thank you so much for sticking to Checkmate's end, and leaving kind reviews!
Preneli: NOPE :D They didn't touch the boundary at all, they just disappeared into somewhat faraway from the boundary LOL. Thank you so much for reading and leaving kind reviews!
THANK YOU EVERYONE!