Me: *yawn* Getting sleepy here…
Cross: Eli sure is demanding.
Eli: I want that chapter to be finished right away!
Me: Calm down! I am going to continue the story after all.
Eli: What if something will happen to you?
Me: What do you mean?
Eli: What if you'll be in an accident and… you know… you might die or maybe have amnesia.
Me: Nonsense, Eli. I am taking care of myself, you know. So, can we continue this tomorrow? I'm tired.
Then, a hard object hit me at the head and I placed my hand on my head because of pain.
Eli: Finish the chapter so that we can get some sleep!
Me: Ow… my head…
Eli: Stop complaining and start typing.
I stayed silent for a while.
Eli: Listen to me!
The crickets continuously chirped.
Eli: Author, snap out of it!
Then, I looked around and looked at Eli after that.
Me: Where am I? And… Who are you?
Cross: Uh oh… Is it what I think it is?
Eli: My worst nightmare came true! The author had amnesia! *freaks out*
Cross: Stop it, Eli! It's your fault, anyway!
Eli: Oh no! It's my fault that the story might be discontinued! What I'm going to do? *freaks out*
Cross covered his ears. Meanwhile, I gave a faint smile.
Me: Just kidding… Eli.
Just then, Eli gave me a sharp glare which sent some chills on my spine.
Eli: What did you just say?
Cross: And I even thought that it was for real that you had amnesia,
Eli: Do you want me to rain you with bullets, eh, Author?
Me: N…n…no…
Eli: Then write the CHAPTER!
Me: O…okay…
Eli: And fast!
Me: Sheesh. At least do the disclaimer.
Eli: Silent Treecko doesn't own Grand Chase and its characters. He owns the story and these OCs: Cross, me, Maggie, "Fierce", and "Prince". The other OCs belongs to their respective owners. There, happy?
Me: By the way, I read in a site that KGC will make Grand Chase into a game with 3D graphics and this change will occur in Grand Chase Season 5. They say that it will be like Elsword's graphics.
Eli: WRITE IT!
Me: -.-
Ch. 25: Charge towards the Temple!
Brendan's POV
"So, how long will it take to reach the temple?" I asked.
"About ten minutes if we kept running," Eli said.
"I don't want to run…" Sieghart said.
"Just do it, gramps!" Elesis shouted.
We were about to leave Kungji Village when we met four persons, in which one of them is familiar.
"Knight Master!" Elesis said. "What are you doing here?"
I also noticed that her three companions were there for some reason. One of them had black hair and ruby eyes. That guy wore black jacket with orange outlines, orange undershirt, black jeans with orange moon symbols on the sides, and black sneakers with orange outlines.
The person on his left had blue psychosis hair and he's heterochromatic, like Mari. His left eye is maroon but his right eye, which was scarred, was green. He wore blue jacket, dark blue sleeved shirt, blue pants, and blue sneakers.
The one near the Knight Master had black hair and gray eyes. He wore red jacket with some fur on the neck part, black shirt, and red trousers.
"Who are they?" Sieghart asked."Wait… Did I meet one of you before?"
"Sieghart, how you could've forgot?" The one with gray eyes said. "It's me, Kaistern."
"K…Kaistern?" Sieghart said. "But I thought you've died before."
"Yeah and this is my fourth life already," Kaistern said.
"Fourth life?" I said. "How was that even possible?"
"Can we get to that later?" Elesis said. "We still need to go to the temple."
"Elesis is right," Scarlet said which shocked me because I know that she and Cross are at war.
"Anyway, who are the other two guys?" Nate asked.
"The one with ruby eyes is Ace Slayer and the one with blue hair is Torn Soulfiend," Knight Master said. "The queen said that it'll be better if you will have more companions. Also, don't worry about the mansion. Two people were guarding it while you're away."
"Who are those two?" Jin asked.
"We don't have time for that," Eli exclaimed. "Let's go now!"
"Oh, right," Ronan said. "See you soon, Knight Master."
"Good luck, Grand Chase," she said.
We, along with Kaistern, Ace, and Torn, left the Knight Master behind as we headed north. Eli led the way while we followed.
"Say Elyce, why don't you teleport us to the temple so that we'll arrive earlier?" Sieghart asked.
"Sorry but I haven't seen this temple yet so I can't do a teleport with that as the destination," Elyce said.
"Don't worry, if we continue this running, we'll arrive there in less than eight minutes," Eli said.
"I just wish that the sun wasn't scorching hot," Sieghart said.
"STOP COMPLAINING AND KEEP MOVING!" Eli shouted.
"Wow, she has a tendency to become Elesis some of the time," Arme said.
"Shut up!" Elesis said.
We continued running until we have passed through the oasis that Eli spoke of. It sure was huge but we have a much more important task to do.
? POV
I drank some water from the oasis I found when I saw a group of people running towards north.
"Are they in a hurry?" I muttered. "They could die from exhaustion and dehydration."
As the group disappeared from my sight, I brought out a map and looked at it.
"My next destination is just north of here," I said. "I hope that I'll find the Core of Courage there."
I folded the map and kept it away. I fixed my clawed gauntlets and scabbard. After that, I headed north.
Kaistern's POV
We have arrived at the said destination, which is a temple according to Sieghart, and the cerulean haired girl inspected the place.
"There was an entrance right there," she said, pointing to where the temple's entrance is. "That was non-existent when we came here before."
"I guess it just opened," The red haired girl said.
Just then, we felt an earthquake which stopped after a while.
"What was that?" I said.
"I don't know," The indigo haired guy said.
"If that came from the temple, then something must be happening inside it," The cerulean haired girl said.
"Then let's go!" Sieghart exclaimed.
We have entered the said temple. The temple's walls were printed with strange figures and there are some coffins aligned with the wall. Just then, the coffins started opening, revealing some kind of corpse covered with bandages. As soon as the cover was completely removed, the said corpses started walking towards us.
"A…Are those what I think it is?" the pink haired girl said with a frightened voice.
"I think they're mummies," the violet haired girl said.
"Leave the Temple of Protection at once!" one of them said.
"So this is the Temple of Protection?" the girl with an umbrella said.
"I don't care what it is!" the cerulean girl shouted while she brought out a rifle. "I'm going to charge forward if I have to!"
"Guys, Eli is right," the indigo haired guy said. "Let's finish these monsters so that we can proceed freely."
Eli's POV
"Bullet Shower!" I shouted.
After firing some bullets upward, the monsters were rained by bullets. I approached a mummy, slashing it with the knife which was attached to my weapon. Just then, I saw a couple of these walking corpses in front of me.
"Rifle Drive!" I shouted.
I charged at the mummies while stabbing them with the knife attached to the rifle.
'I'm not going to stop until these monsters are all gone,' I thought.
"Arme, do it!" someone shouted.
"Saver!" Arme's voice echoed through the air.
I was covered with a bubble that served as a shield and I turned. Suddenly, I heard someone casting something.
"Blazing Devastation!" Kaistern said.
The whole area was covered by a giant blast of flames, which burned the mummies that are surrounding us. After that, the bubble disappeared and the ground was burned.
"Let's go ahead," Kaistern just said.
Nate's POV
After a while of fighting and defeating a mummy with a crown, which seemed to be the one who led the mummies, we have reached a place where it seems to be a dead end.
"What now?" Elesis said.
Mari examined some figures nearby and after a while, she said "It says that we must believe in our own strengths, which will be the key to advance."
"Our own strengths?" Ronan said.
"What does it mean?" Blade wondered.
After a while of silence, Eli shouted and said "I'm not going to wait until something will happen! I'm going to bring this wall down if I have to!". Then, she started firing at the wall and she glowed with a bright, white light. Just then, I noticed that Mari got an idea.
"Everyone, please attack that wall and think that you can bring that wall down," Mari said.
"But that's impossible," Ace said.
"Just believe that you can do the impossible!" Mari shouted.
Then, she attacked the wall and she glowed brightly. I also started attacking the wall but I can't tell if I'm glowing or not. The others also attacked the wall and they started glowing. All of us are glowing except for Ace.
"Come on, Ace! Just do what Mari told you!" Sieghart said.
"How could you even…" Ace said.
"Are you afraid to even just punch this wall, Ace?" Torn said.
"What are you talking about?" Ace said. "I can even knock the wall down with just one punch."
He punched the wall with his right fist.
"See?" He said.
Just then, he also started glowing and everything blacked out after that.
Dante's POV
I found myself inside a chamber along with the others. I was confused at first, not knowing where we are, but when I saw a lone figure at the top of the stairs, my attention went into that figure.
"Who's that?" I asked, pointing to the lone figure.
"We'll have to ask," Elesis said. "Hey! Who are you?"
The lone figure, who wore a brown cloak and wears a hood, turned around and faced us but the figure didn't spoke.
"I'm asking who you are." Elesis said.
There was still no response from the figure.
"Now that guy is making me mad," Elesis said.
"Reveal yourself!" Eli said, pointing the rifle at the figure.
There was still no response. Then, Eli triggered the gun's trigger and it hit the figure's hood. Like being blown from a gentle wind, the hood was worn off, revealing the figure's identity. Eli was shocked to see who the figure was.
"C…Cross?" Eli said as she saw Cross standing at the top of the stairs. "What are you doing here?"
I noticed that he wore an expressionless face. Then, he spoke.
"It's none of your business," Cross said rather coldly.
"NONE OF MY BUSINESS?" Eli said angrily. "You left the clan wondering where you went and now that I've found you and you'll tell me that IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS? How dare you! Have you gone mad?"
Cross didn't even spoke a word and his face is still expressionless. I also noticed that something was glowing near his ears, which is pointed.
'Wait, Cross doesn't have pointed ears,' I thought.
"Answer me or I'm going to shoot you!" Eli shouted at Cross.
Still, Cross did nothing. Eli got angry and she was itching to pull the trigger.
"Eli, don't," I said.
As if she had taken my words as the go signal, she pulled the trigger. To my surprise, the bullet was quickly blocked by an object which floated in front of him. The object looked like a sword without the handle. The blade is colored red and there are some brown stripes. In the middle, there are parts that are black and white. At the base, there is an X which was painted white and at the intersection point of the white X, there is a blue gem on it. Just then, three more objects, which were the same as the one that first appeared, appeared behind him. Then, the first object floated behind Cross and the objects made an imaginary X behind Cross.
"T…Th…That's…" Eli said, staggering in her words.
"What are trying to say, Eli?" Sieghart said in confusion.
"The weapon that floated behind Cross," Eli said. "That's… the Cross Swords."
Me: Cliffhanger! ^^
Cross: You're so cruel, author.
Me: Well, they can wait for the next chapter, can't they?
I noticed that Eli was sound asleep.
Me: Gee. I thought that Eli wanted to see the chapter. But now, she's sleeping.
Cross: I guess she accidentally fell asleep.
Me: *yawn* I'm tired. So guys, see you soon!
Notes:
1. Three more OCs, to their respective authors, ChaosSeeker and Clandarrlo Slayer if I'm right, tell me if there is a mistake on the OC/OCs personality. I'm going to correct it as soon as possible if there are any problems.
2. The one at the oasis appeared already in one of the previous chapters. I'm not going to tell which chapter.
3. Eli can be insane sometimes (or should I say like Elesis).
4. I'm going to give you the picture of the Cross Swords. I'm going to tell you that I'm not that great with drawing and the picture I'm going to show is a bit abstractly made. Give me some time to upload it in a site since I'm busy. I'm going to give the link later.
Next Chapter: Boy of the Prophecy