Hello guys, DiscordArc again and I'm back with another chapter! Sorry if the last chapter was a little bit of a let down, here let me try and redeem you with this one C:
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As the rest of the El Party returned back to Hamel, they found smoke floating from a distance. They originally thought it was a campfire and just let it be. After all, they were in the middle of the ruins of a city but something was still wrong. Once they get closer they saw the town of Hamel in flames. Chung panicked and ran straight towards it.
"Those demons... I never thought they'd get this far so early in! I knew we should've gone straight toward Hamel than turning back to save Add," Aisha complained as she teleported right beside Chung.
"Agreed!" Elsword yelled.
"We did the right thing you two, no complaining!" Rena yelled.
"Guys, get yourselves to business. I mean look!" Raven yelled as he pointed with his sword towards a dimensional rift.
"Is that… That's a rift! We have to hurry NOW!" Chung grabbed his pistols and ran across the surface of a fallen building.
"Chung wait!" Aisha called out. Chung jumped off from the side and rained down. Penesio saw Chung and yelled out a battle cry.
"Everyone rally to the Prince! Hamel's come back starts NOW," Penesio roared. The Red Knights roared and fought back with renewed strength. The hope of Hamel has arrived.
Chung ran from place to place, shooting bullets all over. "Hraaaa!" Chung yelled out as he grabbed his cannon and swung around. Aisha teleported right beside him and raised her hands. A white magical circle appeared below her and blasted the air upwards. Elsword jumped in and rolled around in mid-air then slammed his sword on the ground.
"Armaggedon BLADE!" Elsword yelled out as red aura enveloped his sword. The aura then turned to a large spiritual blade. Elsword swung around his sword wildly. "Sonic Blade!" Elsword yelled out as he turned around in a circle. The Demons were launched to the air. Raven jumped to the air and pointed his Nasod Arm at the demons.
"Harpoon Spear!" Raven yelled out as he launched a gigantic fireball towards the demons. The fireball scorched and burnt the demons in sight to ashes. Rena hit the ground with her right foot and raised her bow to the air. Rena released a barrage of arrows as she pulled an arrow back. The arrow combusted burning the whole shaft and the tip; however, Rena was still unharmed.
"Phoenix Strike!" Rena yelled as she shot the arrow. The fires circulated and formed a living phoenix. The phoenix ravaged through the entire field, scorching any demons alive; completely leaving the soldiers in the way unharmed.
The battle was complete mayhem. Chung and Rena rained down bullets and arrows while Elsword, Raven and Aisha faced them in close combat.
Aisha would blast the demons up in the air and Elsword would slash them down. The two would then take turns in smacking the demon before launching them in the air. Raven would then jump upwards and shot down bullets from his Nasod Hand. Penesio and the Red Knights would put out the fires with the water around them whenever they get the chance before grabbing their swords and fight again.
Aisha felt a powerful surge of energy run through her veins. She teleported towards the middle of the demon army and turned around; "Gust Storm!" she yelled as a circle of fire emerged underneath her. The fire raised upwards creating a giant tornado of fire as it burnt the demons to ashes.
"Now THAT is what I'm talking about!" Aisha boasted.
"Aisha look out!" Elsword yelled. Aisha turned around and saw a horse with red eyes. Elsword rolled and pushed Aisha and felt a sharp pain across his chest. The rider of the horse stabbed Elsword by the chest. The rider was indeed headless.
"Elsword!" Chung called out. Aisha was still in shock. Elsword was stabbed before her very eyes.
"No!" Aisha yelled out.
"Teleport. Away. Idiot." Elsword gritted his teeth. He dragged his sword along the ground and yelled out "Unlimited Blade!" With renewed strength, he lashed out his sword wildly as he glows bright red. He slammed the sword down at the horse but the horse was quick. The headless horseman swung his sword down at Elsword but Aisha parried the attack with her wand; she shook her shock away after she saw Elsword was still alive. She raised her wand and summoned 3 fireballs rotate around her. The horse whinnied and backed away as the horseman stabbed the sword down. Raven charged in and blocked the attack with his Nasod Arm. Raven slashed repeatedly with his sword but he was too slow. The horseman parried every attack and slashed upwards. A huge devilish blade beam sliced through the air, hitting Raven in the process and slamming him to the ground.
Elsword comes in and stabs at the horse. The horse whinnied in annoyance and kicked him in the face. Elsword blocked with his sword and struck back with a heavy swing. The horse backed away and the horseman swung his sword madly. Aisha generated a mana shield and blocked the slices. She released a star ball which repeatedly hit the horse and generated a space hole, dragging the horse towards Aisha. "Screw Driver!" Aisha yelled as she generated a vortex on the tip of her wand. She rushed forwards while thrusting her wand, creating a magical drill as it hit the horse repeatedly.
"Raven!" Rena yelled out as she saw what was going on. She looked at Chung and he was too busy protecting the evacuating citizens. She gripped her bow and bit her lip. "All or nothing!" Rena ran towards the demons. The first demon greeted her with a spear to the face but Rena jumped upwards. She illuminated her feet with green aura and slammed her feet down. She then repeatedly kicked and kneed the demon in the face before shooting an arrow. She sends the demon flying and points at the ground. "Humming Wind!" Rena yelled out as she shot an arrow at the ground. The arrow released a huge sphere of wind energy and blasted the demons away.
"Crescent Kick!" Rena yelled out as she kicked three crescent-shaped waves in front of her. The waves cut through the enemy line, causing havoc among the crowd. Rena ran straight at Raven, kicking any demon she sees on the way.
"Rena, you could do that?!" Aisha yelled.
"Talk later!" Rena yelled as she rolled away with Raven on her arms before the demon with a spear stabbed them.
"Don't get distracted idiot!" Elsword called out as he blocked the slice that would've chopped Aisha's head off. I need to get faster, get a higher point but how? Elsword parried every strike as Aisha would strike down at the horseman with her wand and release fire balls and a few magic spells. But it only seemed to annoy the horseman more.
Rena, on the other hand, nursed Raven back to health with a health potion. Raven instantly surged back to life and helped to stop the demons from striking Elsword and Aisha from both sides.
"Nothing's going to happen if I stay too slow!" Raven yelled out. If I rely on my Nasod Arm too much for my attacks nothing will happen. Wasn't I something before? An image of Seris flashed in his mind. He removed his coat, revealing his muscular arms. He closed his eyes and raised his sword.
"You are the strongest of all, Raven! You are the fastest warrior I have ever met in my entire life," Seris said.
"Raven!" Rena yelled out.
Raven reopened his eyes and dashed forward at a quick pace. He slashed the demons right in front of him and multiple cuts appeared all over their body. He turned around and slammed his Nasod Arm down and slashed repeatedly. Three demons leaped towards Raven. Rena joined in and kicked the demons in the face before releasing a horde of arrows to keep them in the air. Raven jumped upwards and slashed with his sword. He raised his sword and furiously slashed multiple times; blue light trailed off from Raven's blade as blood spewed out in every direction. Raven created a black hole with his claw and slashed the targets repeatedly. Rena slammed her foot sideward with wind power, breaking the demons' bones. She then began to continuously kicking as she turned around and released another horde of arrows.
Chung shot bullets everywhere he could see a demon. He guided the citizens back to the city as he slammed the cannons down towards the demons who tried to come to their way. The Red Knights guarded the citizens by killing the demons that managed to get past Chung and safely transport them to the evacuation sight.
"Your highness, we'll take it from here! Go and seal the rift, hurry." Penesio called out. Chung jumped to the air. "Big Bang Stream!" Chung yelled as he released 4 grenades in every side. The demons yelled in pain as he slammed his cannon down and leaped to the air again. "Pandemonium Chaos!" He released a blue sphere of energy which blasted the demons away around the area. The demons ran to each other as Chung shot them down with his bullets. "No Penesio, I'm staying here! It's my duty to protect Hamel, no matter what. I won't let anyone get in my way!" Chung swung his cannon up and reloaded his cannon. He aimed at the demons at sight and blasted them away. Penesio smiled to hear the determination in his voice.
"Hear that men?! We won't let anything happen here, no matter what!" The Red Knights roared.
Think Elsword think! Elsword and Aisha were parrying the horseman for a long time now, and Elsword was slowing down. There were several instances where they were almost killed if it wasn't for Aisha hugging Elsword to teleport away. Then it dawned him; Elsword saw a sword hanging off by the side of the horseman. If I can get that then… It's a crazy idea even for Elsword but he had no choice. I have to use an unpredictable battle style and maybe just maybe… "Aisha distract him!" Aisha nodded; she was too tired to argue. Aisha teleported above the horseman and smacked her staff down. From the horseman's headless neck, dark energy devoured Aisha as she yelped for help.
Elsword hurriedly rushed in and grabbed the sword's handle with his left hand by the scabbard of the horseman. Time around him slowed down as he heard a male's spirit voice talk to him; "who's the fool who'd grab me unprotected?"
"Me," Elsword answered in full confidence. "Idiot. You must realize that by just touching me, you'll get infected by the dark el. I am Conwell, the Sword of Darkness. Only a person with a mighty heart can truly wield-"
"Shut up already and let me use you! I don't care if I'll get corrupted, just let me use you," Elsword growled.
"… First time a mortal told me that in ages. Very well! Don't blame me for the consequences." Time reverted back to normal as Elsword pulled Conwell out of his sheath. He felt a new energy run through his veins; dark el energy. The right side of his hair turned black and short. He jumped towards Aisha and grabbed her safe and sound then rolled away. Aisha was breathing heavily as she tried to talk.
"Elsword. What?" Elsword interrupted her from talking by placing his right index finger over her lip. He smiled at her and grabbed his sword then faced the horseman.
"Aisha stay here, I'll take care of this bastard. Oh and just a suggestion; use your book of spells." Elsword dashed towards the horseman with two blades on his hands. The horseman slammed the sword down but Elsword was faster now; he jumped to the other side and stabbed with Conwell. He slashed wildly at the horse with such force, darkness particles flew everywhere. He cried out a battle cry as he swung his left hand to the side. Mini Conwells rotated around him and hit the horse. He threw Conwell towards the horseman and a chain appeared from its handle. He dragged the horseman towards him and stabbed with his normal sword. He pulled Conwell out of the horseman's chest and began slashing wildly. He swung his normal sword upwards and slashed. 3 Conwell blades charged towards the Horseman, causing him to yelp in pain. Elsword turned to his horse and threw Conwell at it.
"Maelstrom Rage!" Elsword yelled as Conwell erupted to a small frenzied storm of Conwells, repeatedly stabbing the target.
"Interesting mortal! I've never been used this much; very well. I will lend you my full power!" Conwell yelled out. The horseman slammed his sword down at Elsword but Elsword blocked with his sword. He rolled underneath the horseman and began slashing with his sword. "Sonic Blade!" Elsword yelled out as he launched the horseman to the air. Elsword jumped and summoned Conwell back to his hand and circled around, hitting the horseman repeatedly. He thrust his sword toward and 3 Conwells appeared behind him. The conwells stabbed the horseman, causing the horseman to grunt in pain. Elsword turned around and slammed the sword down to the ground, causing fire to shot down from the heavens.
Rena was surprised at the sudden improvement as Raven nodded in agreement. "Let's end this, all of you! We had enough of this," Raven called out as he raised his sword. A Nasod object floated behind him as he glowed red. Electricity sparked around him. The others awakened as well as they glowed in colors red, green, white and purple.
"What's going on?!" Penesio called out.
"Awakening mode!" Aisha called out. Chung smiled at Penesio; Chung showed something he never learned before.
Aisha charged towards the horse that was now a skeletal figure with wings. She summoned a rift right beside her and thrust her hand in. She took out a book; the book of spells she kept hidden just in case something like this would ever happen again. She wanted to use this before at the Gate of Darkness but since the whole group was there, she didn't need to. But now, it's all up to her. Aisha floated up into the air and raised her staff. "Lightning Shower!" She yelled as her book opened to a page of Lightning. Lightning Strikes were sent down from the heaven. "Meteor Shower!" Aisha yelled as her book opened to a page of Meteor. Meteors fell from the atmosphere, hitting the demons and damaging some of the golden tiled floors of Hamel. Aisha teleported behind the horse and released two fireballs then called a gust of wind. She generated a storm cloud above the horse and she charged towards its head. She slammed the staff down at its head several times before creating a magical field blast which sent the horse to the air.
Raven charged in, "Flying Impact, Bursting Blade!" Raven engulfed his sword in flames and launched himself to the air. He repeatedly did aerial flips as his sword hit the horse. "Gra!" He regained his balance and did more flips, this time his sword was engulfed with a large phantom sword. He landed on the ground and rapidly slashed on the horse before wildly slashing again with blue phantom trails from the blade. He raised his Nasod Arm and yelled "Revolver Cannon!" He fired 2 bullets towards the horse; his Nasod Arm overheated.
Rena charged in at the horseman and kicked him repeatedly in the knee, causing him to crouch down. Elsword stabbed forwards and rapidly slashed with his two blades, dodging every strike the horseman does by jumping on top of its sword or just rolling away. The horseman stabbed its sword on the ground and a dark magic circle engulfed the area Rena and Elsword were in. Chains emerged from the ground, trapping Elsword and Rena into place. The horseman slashed towards Elsword and Rena, hitting them both at the same time, before releasing another horde of chains to catch them in the air. The horseman then released another horde of chains with blades on the edges.
"Oh no you won't!" Chung yelled out. "Bullet Blitz!" Chung fired a bullet which honed in on the chains that almost doomed Elsword and Rena. Chung slammed the cannon at the horseman and charged forwards with his cannon right in front of him, knocking the horseman back. He slammed the cannon up and pulled out his two pistols and rapidly fired at the air. He threw a grenade down and the grenade bounced upwards, catching the horseman in mid-air. He grabbed his cannon again and pointed at the horseman and released 4 cannonballs at it. The horseman blocked with the chains.
Elsword freed himself from the chains and slammed down with his sword. He slashed with Conwell and rapidly slashed again and again. He raised his left hand and summoned four Conwells and slams them to the ground with one slamming towards the chain Rena was being held up. Rena pointed his arrow down at the horseman.
"Aero Strafe!" She shot an arrow down which released an intense blast and went straight through the horseman's open neck. The arrow exploded inside the horseman, scattering the armor around.
"Chain Lightning!" Aisha yelled as her book moved to a page of Lightning. She casted a lightning ball which repeatedly hit the horse with pure strength. Raven charged in and stabbed the horse by its barrel.
"Deadly Raid!" Raven yelled out as he punched the horse with his nasod arm completely overheating and releasing blasts of fire. The skeletal horse dismembered after receiving the blow and flew everywhere.
"Highness, the rift!" Penesio called out. Once the demons saw their leader dead, they ran back towards the rift and it was closing again.
"Destroy it, Aisha destroy it!" Chung cried out. Aisha turned towards the rift and teleported right in front of it.
"Spacial Distortion!" Aisha yelled as she summoned a space hole. The space hole sucked the rift inside of it. The intense magical property caused the space hole to explode along with the rift; the city was saved for now.
The gang along with the Red Knights sighed in relief. Elsword collapsed along with Raven causing the two girls to yelp in despair.
"Elsword!" Aisha yelled as she ran towards Elsword.
"Raven!" Rena yelled as she ran towards Raven.
"Penesio, I need a little help here!" Chung called out. Two Red Knights rushed towards Raven and Elsword's aid. The ancient sword, Conwell, disappeared out of trace and Elsword's left hand glowed.
Add, Eve, Ara and Elesis had finally reached Velder and heard a roar from a distance. Right in front of them; the Gate of Darkness has reopened at Velder.