Disclaim: I don't own Elsword nor its characters, except my OCs.

Elsword - Rune Master (Age: 22)

Eve - Code: Sariel (With part of Code: Ultimate's weapon)

Kazuki Yuuki – Soul Reaper (Hidden as Assassin) (Age: 21)

Lily – Unknown Spirit (18)

Sakura – Former Hunter / Current Supporter (22)

Epilogue – Act 1

While our protagonist was under recovery, the Hunter was under the same condition as Elsword.

"You never cease to surprise us, Kazuki." She growled while curing his bruise on his arm "Fighting her all alone without calling us."

"Spare me your lecture." He grumbled "Not in the mood to hear you scold me."

Lily, who was now in the artificial body, giggled at them. After days of training, she got used to the body and helped the base, though sometimes she accidentally left it. Sakura had yet to let her work with the weapon until Lily attached to the body 100%. She got used to their argument to each other so there's no point in stopping them.

"I have the score to settle with her so I need no help from you- Itaitaitai!(Ouch Ouch Ouch!)"

"Don't forget Lily, you dummy. If you are dead, I will make sure your soul will never leave her without a good torture." She tightened the bandage and smirked with his whine. She released it a bit and finished curing him "That should do."

Kazuki said nothing and laid back on the bed. He was thinking of his last fight against Envy and sighed. If she told him that she was forced to serve Empire because they threatened to destroy her hometown, they had gone too far.

"Tsk, Mendo sena…. (Troublesome). So how's Altera?"

"Altera was under attack by Envy. Our scout team saw her destroy the gate and advanced inside, yet she was forced back by an unknown knight who has ability to use fire." Lily reported with amaze "The flame is so big that the second scout team could see it."

Kazuki knew who she was talking about and smirked "That's Elsword Sieghart, The Magician. He's well known for controlling Fire with precision."

"I have a feeling he would be involved." Sakura muttered.

"Like I said, Envy was forced back and retreated. But I don't think she would do that." Lily pondered "We have yet to know her intention but she made our job to call the Former Valkyria with us easier, since she realized the threat the Empire would do on her hometown."

They nodded.

"In that case…"

- Altera Island –

Elsword was bored. No, scratch that. He was beyond bored. He stayed on his bed for two days and couldn't move with those bandage. Even if he tried to move, the camera would alarm her who would stand before the door with a frown and warning. The last thing he would see was a slap on his cheek.

"Boring…"

The door slid opened and a certain pink-hair Nasod came in with a cart full of meal.

"It's lunch time, darling~"

He heard the voice and recognized her. He looked at the entrance only to look away with a faint red on his face.

"You and Eve, both of you trying to kill me?" He groaned.

Standing beside him was Mio wearing the maid outfit. Like Eve, her costume was revealing on some parts that any males couldn't resist. Elsword didn't notice as Mio set up a small table on his bed and placed the food on it.

"it's our gift to you, Elsword." Mio smiled "Here, your lunch is ready. You want me to feed you?"

"I can feed myself, Mio." Elsword denied with a blush. He could hear her giggle and paid it no mind before he started digging his food "… Delicious…" he muttered in awe before continuing eating them, unaware that Mio looked at the camera with a smirk. Someone was satisfied behind the monitor now.

After the meal, Mio cleaned up and left, leaving Elsword alone in his room. He took out a small note and wrote down. The page was filled with strange symbols which he believed to be related to Valkyria. If what Eve said was right, Valkyria could be more ancient than Nasod. But how did the Empire discover it and why was the Valkyria in the body of the human body, namely Envy? Unless it was genetic inheritance or survivors.

Aside from that, he found an interesting intel from the Excavation Team, the same relic stone carved with same language. He had yet to translate it since some of the symbol got scratched that beyond recognition. "Cursed race" and "fallen by them" were what he could see. He murmured to himself and circled the "Cursed race" words with a questionable mark.

Now with his things, he drew the Runes with his finger. He chanted something to modify his ability to the sword he was using by taking out rune symbol from the circle near the handle and replaced with another one. Sometimes the Rune was rejected and shattered upon contacted or some Runes were linked with each other as a set. He wrote down to remember a whole set of Runes for further use.

"Let's hope I can match your elemental ability, Aisha." He smirked

He kept doing it for half an hour until he heard the door slid open. He saw another pink-hair Nasod stepping closer to him.

"She's calling you…"

Elsword looked at Apple with a curious and asked "Eve? What does she want?" From the look on her face, it's something serious.

"The Hunter is here."

With the help of Oberon, he arrived at the Hall of Audience to see a familiar face, Hunter. Beside him were a blonde woman with a young girl with white long hair. She seemed like Lu he knew yet she wasn't. She didn't have starred-eyes like Lu. Then he stared at the blonde. From what he could tell, she was a technician or something as her equipment was modern like Nasod, making him thinking of Rose. And then there was Hunter.

"Elsword Sieghart."

"Hunter."

He had to hold back his snicker as he saw his condition like him.

"Let me guess, you fought Valkyrur." Elsword asked with a smirk.

"The same could be asked to you." Hunter returned the smirk "I believe we're not here to tease each other, are we?"

Elsword nodded and looked at Eve, who understood what he meant and said "We will join you, but under one condition."

"… name it."

"We want to know everything you know, including your current military force as well as the condition on the battlefield."

"… Tsk… Sakura, you do it." Kazuki clicked his tongue and pushed his work to the blond hair woman.

Sakura frowned but nodded as she showed a hologram with a map that Elsword recognized. It was close to Japan, where it was covered in EMP storm. But this one can view clearly inside the storm and had the name of it.

"Yami no Taikiru… (Darkness Continent)"

Immediately, Kazuki, Sakura and Lily stared at him with surprised.

"How did you know Japanese?" Sakura asked.

He shrugged "Years of traveling worthwhile." But it didn't answer her question much and she stared at him for a few seconds till he broke "Alright, I traveled to Japan Continent and learned its language. But I'm surprised that the Darkness Continent was influenced in it."

"… Ah!" Lily screamed and pointed her finger at him "I Remember You! You Are The One Who Flipped Girl's Skirt And Did Pervert Things To Her!"

"Wait what?!" Elsword this time was in panic. He didn't remember seeing her around him when he was in Japan yet she knew him very well. Short time after that, he felt a malice aura from the Queen. He gulped and turned around to see her golden eyes staring at him with anger while Mio touched her red cheeks with shyness.

"Oh dear. I didn't know you were so rough…" Mio teased which was then silent by Proto. With her tease, it's no different from fueling the flame.

"Eve, I can explain this…"

"You will, after we hear their first…" She smirked in a murderous aura to a depressed knight. The trio didn't know what to say before Sakura continued "The main land was separated into two area, one marked with blue color as Rebellion, another was red marked with Red as Empire. As you see, The Rebellion was surrounded. They pinned us down and pushed back to Ares. We tried to call for reinforcement but they were destroyed by Valkyrur before they could arrive. Our supply got shortage, ammo also out. Our only option right now is calling back up from outside with little chance while the Rebellion stayed defense."

"Hm… There's no other way to turn the table?" Elsword asked.

"There's only one, but it's a waste because the last reinforcement was separated from the main one. They transmitted and told us that they couldn't break through the barrack of the Empire with weak power." Sakura sighed "That's all we know… And about Valkyria, the Hunter here has a friend who is interested in these things like you. You may ask him if you join us."

"… What do you think, Eve?"

"*sigh* No choice then…" Eve said "When will we leave?"

"Usually, we intent to leave next week but it's sooner than we thought so we will leave tomorrow." Kazuki told and pointed the location for a pick-up "We have our ride to pick us at 10 at this coordinate. Don't be late."

"Alright, we will be there."

Both parties bid their goodbye. After the Hunter Team left, Elsword started to sweat. He once again turned around to face her who had a sweet smile(?) that promised world of pain if he didn't start explain for next 10 seconds.

"Oi, Lily. Is it true that you saw him flipping girl's skirt?" Kazuki asked after they left Altera. He and Sakura had heard the name of Magician yet they didn't think he would do that.

"He did! ... Didn't he?" She strongly admitted but after a few seconds, she hesitated.

At this, Sakura and Kazuki face-palmed.

"Lily…."

"But I swear. I saw him doing something like making symbols floating and Boom! It exploded and flipped a girl's skirt up. After that, I saw him falling on top of her while doing something."

"There has to be some accidents that led to those unfortunate situation. There's no way he would so such-"

"SUCH MISFORTUNE!"

"- … things…." Kazuki muttered last word after hearing a scream from Altera "Look like someone will be on the bed for a long time…"

They nodded, feeling bad for the Red Magician. But this will lead to a new allies to help the Rebellion to defeat Empire. At the same time, they could reveal the truth behind the Valkyria. The question is… How long will it take to defeat them…?

Yuu: Ah… I only thought of the continent's name yet I haven't come up with others… This would conclude the Act 1 of the story.

Lu: Yuu-chan~ Why are we only mentioned one time, hn?

Yuu: You two are in, but will not show up until Act 2 starts, but I don't know when.

Lu: Mou!

Yuu: (Watching her leaving) I think that's enough for today. So… Read and Review, please OwO/

Oh by the way, I got a review from a guest in one-shot story and this one so I answered here.

Guest: Yo, thanks for your review. Like I said, it's my first time so I am still inexperience in this. And about the title, it wasn't my intention to name it "Longing" because I didn't know it was taken before. And who knows, maybe Elsword could save her hometown, or my OC Kazuki could, or could be something that I won't spoil soon.

Note: Should Mio with Elsword? And I was mistake in writing her name. It should be 'Myu' but I wrote 'Mio' when I spelt her name =w=