Disclaim: I don't own Elsword nor its character as well as Valkyria Chronicles' characters, except my OC. I'm just an author who loves playing game and release my imagination.

Main Character:

Team Elrios:

Elsword – Rune Master

Eve – Code: Sariel

Mio – Narrator

Kazuki – Soul Reaper

Lily - ?

Rossetta Anatasia (Rossa) – Shocktrooper

Inspector (Medium Tank): Kane and Tara

Chapter 3: Devil Tension

The next morning in Gaia, everything was normal to Headquarter with each team had their own training field and doing exercise. Elsword had been running a few runs around the field and kept up for some more. Mio was sitting on the bench close to Elrios' camp watching the red haired knight running along with both kept each other in check in case one of them made a move to Elsword since they didn't want to lose.

However, there's something that's more than just their competition. Their eyes were sticking on his well-built body covered in sweat. Oh how much urge they were to touch him with their fingers and feel his hot body. A small warning sign popped up in their system telling them of hot core, their face heat up.

"Girls?"

A snap voice snapped them off from their gaze. Elsword was standing before the girls, so close that they could smell his sweat and a clear view of his body. Elsword noticed this and smirked when he decided to tease them a bit.

"Like what you see?"

This made both Nasods heat up in embarrassment before he found himself earned a good slap by Eve and a giggle from Mio. Outsiders saw this and shook their heads, thinking that he must have done something to make her hate him. But in truth, it's their daily life. They went back to their camp and took a quick shower to clean up their sweat body.

However, Mio had come up an idea for revenge. She snuck behind Eve and attempted to grope her chest, which earned a soft moan from the Queen. Her palms rubbed and teasing them despite Eve's protests. Her moans reached to the other side of bathroom who tried his best to forget it. Yet, he was helpless to Eve's moan, and was cut short by another mighty sounds that echoed the entire camp.

A moment later, the three came out with a Red Knight glaring to other side while hiding his red face, a pink haired Nasod with red handprint on her cheek and a blushing queen who was still maintaining her cool face.

"Elrios! This is HQ, do you copy?"

Their comm suddenly rang up with Alicia's voice. Elsword was the first to react and response.

"Elrios to HQ."

"We received emergency call from Team 7 and requires back-up from Elrios. Pack your gear up and ready to move to Sierra!"

"What happened?!"

"They are engaging large enemy forces heading to their position in attempt to take over Sierra. We cannot lose it to Empire."

"Copy, we are on our way."

The comm cut off.

"You heard it, girls. Let's go."

Since the second operation was dangerous. Welkin gave Team Elrios permission to utilize a medium tank to support team 7 with two addition members.

Gear:

Elsword: Blue Rose(Dual-Barrels Python) – Scar Light With Red Dot Sight – 1 Frag and 1 9-Bang

Eve: Nasod Spear – Ballista (Sniper Rifle) – Five Seven – Combat Knife – 1 Frag and 1 9 Bang – 1 C4

- Sierra -

"Kuso!(Shit!) too many of them! Back off! Back Off!"

Team 7 was being cornered by a wave of Empire guards advancing toward them. They kept firing at them that they barely had chance to return fire.

"What are we gonna do?!" Rosa asked in panic "We are at last defense line! Any more guards passing this will-"

"Look out!"

Kazuki held his knife and threw at an incoming guard's neck who was sneaking behind her, instantly killing him. Rosa stepped back, avoiding his body falling on the ground.

"We have called for reinforcement and they will be here in any second. We have to hold back." He told and pulled the pin of HE grenade before throwing at the guards "Lily! How's going up there!?"

"Not looking good. I'm under attack by Empire's tank. I can't cover you unless you take it out first!"

Not far from them, a light tank was aiming slightly higher, pointing its cannon at the top of the building where Lily was providing sniper. Chains of bullets were shot from the tank along with a yell from the girl above.

"It's too hot!"

"Damn it! Where's our back up!?"

Near their location 1 klick away, the said reinforcement had arrived at Sierra.

"Look at this place… It's a mess…"

"Elrios to 7, do you copy!?"

Elsword was trying to contact Team 7 and the first responses were loud gunfire and scream of the leader of team 7.

"Elsword! Where the hell are you!? We are pinned down on the park!"

"About 1 klick to the West, we are coming!"

"Shit-" *comm disconnected.

"Kazuki!" Elsword was a little worried for his team's safety and turned to two new members "Kane, Tara, Let's roll out!"

"Roger!"

They went in the tank.

Kane was the recruited crew tank and assigned as Loader of Medium Tank along with Tara, whose position was Driver. They were still new to the advanced tech of a 2-man tank when it came to a teamwork. As they went through harsh training, they slowly gained a mental connection that synced their move and intention, an exceptional skill.

Their medium tank was called Mk II Inspector, or Inspector. It was named by Elsword who was having a memory of his old time when he and his team took down Nasod Inspector made by Wally.

Elsword and Eve were not getting used to another people aside one they knew, but if it meaned to rescure their friends, they will have to work together.

The rescue operation begun.

Elsword scouted the area before them to clear out any lancer that was threatened to medium tank. Lancer was the term for user using rockets to destroy vital point of tank, which was the engine behind. This made them a big threat to any tank. The Red Knight spotted one guard blending in the field grass and shot him down.

Behind him were who others charging at him but were put down when the shots came from Eve's Ballista. She pulled the pin to released empty shell and loaded one on the barrel before she attempted a headshot far away from the two killed guards.

"Clear!"

Tara hit the panel and drove the tank after Elsword gave her signal.

Elsword ran on the steep and was about to charge in when he found a small alley between building. One of them had ladder to the terrace. He told Eve to position on it and provide cover fire for him and Inspector, which she followed.

"Elsword, be careful. They have two light tanks and one near Team 7. Look like they know you're here."

"Copy."

Inspector had hard time to roll on the high steep due it its slow heaviness. Once they reached the upper ground, they followed Elsword who raisd his right arm and gripped itself to tell them to hold on. A quick peak to the large street and found two light tanks, their cannons were toward their place.

"Distract them, Eve."

Eve nodded. She took out C4 and aimed at the other tank attacking Team 7, its engine specifically, and threw at it without being detected. She raised Ballista and had C4 in her scope. Taking a deep breath to calm her core, she pulled the trigger. The bullet slipped past the guards and ignited C4, causing chained explosion occur on light tank, thus destroying it.

"NANI!?(WHAT?!)"

The guards, along with Team 7, were shocked by the sudden destruction of the tank. Another shot can be heard as well as the falling sound of a guard, his head shot through. One of them screamed out "Sniper!" and began finding cover. Eve tracked down one by one and shot as many as she could before they were behind the obstacles.

Eve retrieved her Ballista quickly as chains of bullets shot out from other tanks and ran inside the entrance down to the second floor.

"Now's our chance!"

Team 7 rebelled the attack and took down remains of the force.

As for Elsword, he signaled the crew to charge in. Tara drove at full speed and punched through the building which collasped, getting caught off guards of both tanks.

"Fire!"

"Bang!*

The first shot hit right on the driver. The cannon bullet then exploded inside the tank and hit the other crews, thus, eliminating them. the remain tank returned fire and hit Inspector, which caused a violent shake inside. Elsword rushed to take out those Lancers and other guards. He crouched down behind the mailbox and threw his grenade to the ones behind sandbags, which shattered upon explosion along with the lifeless bodies.

"Loaded!"

Scream of Kane who had done putting bullet in turrent. He aimed the last tank and pulled the trigger which ignited the powder of the bullets and struck at it. The moment it hit the side of the tank, it then made a flame column blowing the top, as the result of ammunition explosion

"Next Target!" Kane shouted with excitement.

Elsword raised his thumb up with a smile. He proceeded to the main street to take down the last one. But it wasn't going to be easy as the last one was commander. Unlike any other guard, he performed his firearm well. Elsword had hard time to kill him. As soon as both of them made contact, the commander pulled out his knife and charged at him. Elsword was forced to drop his gun and return his combat. Elsword held his arm which went past to his right and threw him over his shoulder.

Kicking his hand to disarm his knife, Elsword pinned him down and knocked him out cold.

"Raven! Raven, Come in!"

(A/N: Raven is codename for the commander, not the name so try not to make a misunderstanding)

Elsword picked opponent's radio comm and responded in his place.

"Raven is dead. You're next, Empire."

"You Rebellion Scum! Don't Think You Will Get Out Of This Alive! They Will Hunt You Down!"

"Try it."

After that, he crushed it. He waited as Team 7 gathered near him as well as Eve and Inspector.

"Thanks for saving our ass, Elsword."

"No problem. We are comrades and will rescue when you are in danger. How's your team?"

Kazuki looked back and see the status of his team, some had bandages all over their bodies, some hardly moving.

"Not well."

"I will contact HQ." Elsword spoke and called Mio.

"Mio here."

"I need two transports for wounded, location is Sierra marked by flare."

"Right away."

During that wait, Team Elrios dispatched their med kit to heal the rest of Team 7. Eve bandaged one of them while Elsword had to take care of the wounds that was infected with dirt and germ. When he reached to the next person, their met met.

"Nice to see you again, though it's not good time." He chuckled dryly at the twintail haired girl.

"Just shut up and help me with this already!"

"Easy there, Rossa." Elsword held her arm which had scratches.

He used water to clean dirt away and pour medical alcohol on it, earning yelp from the girl. He took a cotton and clear the wound before he placed new cotton on it and wrapped bandaged around her arm. During that time, his fingers enjoyed soft and smooth of her skin that would made any girl jealous. The same could be said to her hands, though it's shame that her beautiful hands would be tamed by smoke and gun in the future.

"Done. I will go for another one."

"… Arigatou…(Thanks…)" she murmured silently.

"Hm?"

"N-Nothing. Just do your job!"

He swore Rossa reminded him of Aisha base on her attitude. He wondered if she had any relationship with Aisha and shrugged before he cured other one. Unaware to him that the twintail haired girl staring at him with faint red on her cheeks that wasn't unnoticed by the Leader of Team 7 who was smirking.

Mio, who was watching Rossa through camera feed from drone, sighed. Seemed like she and Eve will have another competitor any soon.

After 30 minutes of waiting, they heard humming sounds of engine above and soon saw transport helo with Rebellion sign on its sides. Elsword and Kazuki reached both of them as the panel opened, revealed the same white haired woman Elsword met.

"Kiana!"

"Elsword, Kazuki, you both look like hammered shit." Kiana giggled at the sight of the boys.

(A/N: Can't help It, I like this comment :3 )

"What can you expect? This is Wild West." The Assassin chuckled "I assume you are our transports."

"Yes, I need to move wounded first before your ride comes. In the mean time, we still continue our mission." She nodded "I will be your supporter during your team is suspendws."

"Copy that."

As she said, the helo picked up soldiers who had less strength to carry on and left Sierra. Elsword, however, felt something wrong.

"Eve, can I have your sniper rifle?"

"Eh? What wrong, Elsword?" Eve gave it to Elsword but asked at the same time.

"I sense something familiar. Kazuki, can you come with me for a second?"

"What do you mean?"

Both leaders climbed on top of the building. Elsword used Ballista to scout around, hearing Kazuki asked in confusion.

"During your time in Elrios, have you encountered any demon?"

"Yes, I have to say, they are giving me hard time."

"Each demon emits its own El Aura, weak or strong, or they have none. If you have encountered them many times, you can detect their presenses with just your sense." Elsword explained and looked around "However, when outside Elrios, they will be weakened, leaving them to only their own strength, only if they can bring them outside. But that's enough to detect their presence."

Elsword loaded the first bullet of Ballista and locked on. Kazuki by then pulled out his telescope and looked around. By then, he saw something that shouldn't be here, or better yet, it shouldn't be outside Elrios.

"It… can't… be…"

"You said Sakura made special bomb to cross barrier, and Valkyria can't cross barrier more than two times, which Envy did." He frowned "So how the hell those Shadow and Glitter are here?!"

Indeed, what they were witnessing right now were waves of demons rushing through blocks. Among of them were guards equipped with firearms.

"Alarm HQ, we have imminent threat on their way."

Kazuki jumped down and told Kiana what was happening right now and alarm HQ. Mio received message and began coming up strategies, also shocked that they were here unexpectedly. With limited force, she wasn't sure if they could stop those invaders, yet she trusted them.

Current Force:

Team 7: Kazuki – Lily – Kiana – Rossa – Emira – Tamashi

Team Elrios: Elsword – Eve – Kane – Tara

Time till reinforcement: 10 minutes

Kazuki took a few things with him before he rushed to some places He placed claymore, an explosion upon activated when an anonymous movement was detected in range. He set all 5 claymores and continued with C4 charge with remotes. Thanks to his skill as Assassin, he can be able to jump one one building over one and threw C4 all over the places.

As soon as he placed last C4, he quickly rushed back to their position. Elsword and Lily provided cover fire. Inspector switched to MG. Eve called out her Nasod Spear, Rossa loaded her new mag' for her rifle, and Tamashi carried his Stringer, a dual mode rocket which can fire manually or locked on target.

"Lily, once they reached our range, take down those armed one."

"Copy."

Both teams held position by Kazuki's command. He waited for one of them to step into his trap to catch them by surprise. To him, he didn't expect that those demon from Elrios would be here, how can they bring them outside without being shattered by barrier? Envy wouldn't have done that, unless some factors outside.

On top of the building far away, the same cloaked men before were watching them.

"You think they can pass this?"

"Without El Power? Maybe."

"But where did you get those? I don't remember having them in my force."

"Ah that… you don't want to know."

*click!* / *Bang!*

"Look like the game has begun." Cloaked man raised his scope and watched them from afar. Chain of explosion caused by claymores and C4 echoed all Sierra.

Kazuki rushed and slid under one of shadows and cut its leg before he got up and swipe kicked gittler, a shot on the shadow afterward. He proceeded with hand combat and flipped the attacker, his leg stomped on its head that twisted its neck with a cracking sound, thus an instant death. A shot went past Kazuki from his right. He quickly pulled his handgun and shot back, bullet precisely went into the barrel of the gun and exploded when the Empire soldier pulled the trigger that was jammed and killed him.

Eve, having encountered then long time ago, knew how to engage them. She slashed down those demons close to her and threw spear toward the guards. By accessing to the code, she activated the lightning detonation from handle of spear which caused wide shock to the guards' brain, thus shutting them down permanently. She called it back and stabbed the one sneaking behind her. Eve could only do it one time as the amount of El Energy in her body was limited. She took out her invention, a handmade grenade which she tested back then in Altera, and threw it among the demons. A small explosion could be heard and then screams of pain afterward as the grenade popped and released thousands metal scraps that cut and stabbed them.

Kiana was not one step behind them. Don't let her childish voice trick you. She mastered her dual handguns exceptionally and destroyed opponents with ease. Instead of firing from long range, she approached the target and thrusted her elbow on its abdomen, forcing it to gasp, and aimed her gun below its chin upward and *Bang!* shot through its head. She kicked it off and moved to the next demon by hooking its legs to make them fall on the ground and shot it as quickly as the wind. She rushed through the crowd and disarmed the soldier's gun before she kicked his head, knocking him out cold. She quickly made backflips and jumped in the air to avoid multiple gunshots before she returned the same to their heads.

Elsword and Lily simply aimed for the armed soldiers and put them down. As the wind paced up, their shot became unstable. They have to calculate windspeed, distance to target as well as Earth's gravity. Their cross aim will move slightly away from target and shot them. The bullets were then changed its direction by the wind and went through the small gap of the headgear, which killed him. Lily made her next target and shot him down.

Rossa, despite injured, can handle herself. She held her rifle steadily and focus fired at demons that went past. As one of them was close to her, she raised her weapon horizontally to block its attack and kicked it back before she spread her bullet all over its stomach. She took empty mag' off of her gun and reloaded with new one, not before she dodged the glitter's strong arms and slammed her mag' on its nape, and killed it.

Emira and Tamashi made a good teamwork. Tamashi held his Stinger while slamming whole body on a demon that was floated close to Emira who held her rifle with knife attachment stabbing its back. She kicked it off and shot down one that was behind Tamashi. The bulky man saw a horde of demon charging in and shot rocket at them, which caused high explosion and shattered its army.

Kane and Tara controlled Inpector to crush them on their way. Kane held MG and rapidly unloaded all bullets on them, leaving them with multiple holes on their bodies. Laughs could be heard inside the tank as they never had this fun.

As the time passed, they heard Mio spoke up through their comm.

"Reinforcement has arrived!"

Sounds of humming engine once again hovered above their heads as rockets shot down demons, Minigun kept firing non-stop still the last enemy was down.

"Good work, team!"

After a long fight, Gaia had sent reinforcement to increase defense around Sierra, with two Shadow and Glitter brought by Elsword and Eve to find out how they were here. The mission were declared success.

Welkin family was surprised to see the form of demons which they never saw before. They joined in the research along with Sakura, who was excited upon hearing this, and members of team 7 and team Elrios.

"Look at this…"

She went for a full scan on demons and its own blood.

"As we suspect, they are from Elrios and were affected by Barrier." Kazuki frowned.

"Not at all," Sakura said "Despite being weak, those demons didn't cross barrier."

"What do you mean?"

The woman hesitated because she didn't know if her theory was true enough to prove them, but decided to tell them so.

"They are not from here, not from this timeline, but from other."

"You're joking?"

Instead of proving, she showed many pictures of strange symbols covering both demons' body, which both Elsword and Eve recognized.

"She's telling the truth." Eve spoke up. Her data scanned and recognized those symbols in Time and Space database and the one knowing them.

"Glave…"

Somewhere within Empire, both cloaked people went to buy some lunch when an echo voice popped up in their heads.

"Look like they found out the Time and Space phemonenon from your pets. I must say the blond haired woman is smarter than I expected."

"So that's what you're afraid?" the girl smirked.

"'Afraid' is not in my dictionary, as I have predicted what will probably come."the man transferred his voice "However, both players have misunderstood me for causing ruckus to their place. We cannot allow to help them unless we get rid of trash among Rebellion."

"Then we must make it fast."

"Woman, I know you have fully recovered from your previous fight against centipede. Your current power right now will be overwhelmed by small team. I suggest both of you wait till 'he' shows up and we can eliminate 'him' easily."

"He's right." This time another male voice spoke up in their mind as a hand patted on her head "Have patience and we will have our prize."

"Mou!"

Their communication cut short and the male sighed. They stepped on the bridge and looked below to witness the giant guardian from City of the Sky, It was put in stasis state and being researched by scientists for future. They could hear silent growl from the beast that was like a cry for help from those can hear it.

"Have patience, Eltrion. Your Queen of Nasod will come to release you."

After a full fight against demons that the Empire somehow had them, both team returned to their camp and took off their gears. Inspector was driven back to factory to repair damages caused by light tanks and demons. Team Elrios had reported from the engineering that the tank received several scratches from demons and bent piece of metal caused by tank. The MG was almost destroyed when Kane had kept firing for more than 10 minutes, which made the barrel red hot and lost it durability, but nothing they can't fix.

And as usual, Rossa from Team 7 came and asked Elsword for a challenge but he politely refused as both of them had done their operation not long and barely had any strength to carry on with gunfire so they postponed it for tomorrow. However, to Elsword displeasure, another woman popped up before him.

"Hi Hi! Are you Elsword Sieghart. Leader of Team Elrios who helped Gaia defense Sierra from Empire?!"

"Etou… Kimi wa…? (Eh… You are…?)"

"My name is Helen. I'm an Reporter of the Gaia Militia News. i have been watching you and team 7 since you succeed your first operation. How does it feel to defeat Empire and retake our land?"

While Elsword was interviewed by Helen, Emira and Tamashi stood not far away from Elsword and had the frown expression on their face.

"Tsk, he thinks he is famous just because he achieved his victories? He stlll lacks of experience on the battlefield."

"Agree."

For some reasons for Welkin who was watching from his office could only sighed. Oh how much of the past haunted him when they reminded him of Rosie and Largo who had disagreed him and Isara.

Yuu: All done. Hope it's still on track of the story. *hear door knocking and walk to open* Eun?

Eun: *wear police office outfit with high skirt and revealed tight shirt* I have a report of a young red haired man who committed sexual assault on a young white haired little girl, have you seen him? *smirk*

Yuu: About that, *point thump on the door* he's inside.

Eun: Thanks *step inside and bang inside Elsword's room before locking door*

Elsword: *scream from inside* What The Hell?!

Yuu: ^^ll … And Mr. X, I'm still updating them so please have patience. I'm almost out of idea to make lemonade for both stories. I will start after updating this chapter- *Hear strong slaps and Eun's lewd moans from the room* =w= … better get to it…

Anyway, Read and Review, please OwO /