Hello, here another Chapter! ^^
Oh, if you want discover more about Aisha's fate, you can read my Spin-Off Sink Into Darkness. ( s/11082351/1/Sink-Into-Darkness)
Enjoy! ^.^
Rena had been waiting in the chapel. The elf had managed to get back on her feet, with a little 'time she had recovered all the magical energies lost during the clash with Amethys.
The elf had a worried expression, very worried.
What happened after the fight had upset her. It had all happened so quickly, a series of actions and reactions that led to an inevitable result. Aisha was gone. She had stopped Amethyst, picked up from the ground that strange orb of energy, before Rena or Eve could have time to reach that, that light had swallowed the sorceress and the sphere, leaving nothing but emptiness.
Rena blamed herself.
If only she been faster, could have prevented the little witch to take that orb.
If only she had been stronger to destroy that demon alone, without her companions help.
She was one of the fiercest elf warrior, the Elder blindly trusted her, but she failed. She was too weak to be able to compete alone with those demons, too much powerless to be able to destroy them alone. Going into the Night Saver ... If only Elder had known what had just happened, certainly she would changed her mind. She was not strong, not enough to prevent her companions to be in danger.
She clenched her fists strong enough to hurt her own hands.
She had been a fool.
She was supposed take care of Elsword and Aisha, as elf. As the oldest of them. Because she wanted them to be safe.
Instead it was over that way.
Damn.
She was weak. Damn weak!
She was there, waiting for something to happen, Aisha return. Eve arrived with the rest of the group.
Something to happen!
What else could she do?
She had no idea what to do now.
No demon, no sphere of energy, no magical portal.
Nothing!
There was nothing that could help to save Aisha!
"Rena!"
It was the voice of Elsword.
Rena turned, the first thing that she saw was the Sword Knight, running. His clothes were stained with blood, ripped in several points, he had several wounds on both legs on the arms. But he ran toward her.
She didn't make anything good since they arrived in Feita.
She had left Elsword, Raven and Lento alone facing a small army of demons, without even thinking about the possibility that they could die or be seriously injured.
What was she doing?
What had changed since she left Ruben for the first time?
She was convinced to have changed, to be matured at least a little '. Now all these convictions had collapsed. She had not changed at all, remained the same as when she started.
Elsword came to the Sniping Ranger, was breathing hard, but that does not stop him from talking.
"Rena! It's true what he said Eve ?! Where is Aisha ?! "
The eyes of the young man looked at from all sides in search of her companion sorceress, was worried. Elsword saw the remains of Amethyst, the signs of the battle against the demon.
What not seen was Aisha.
Rena felt guilty. But She not hesitate to speak.
"It is true. Eve said the truth. Aisha is gone. "
Elsword stared at Rena's face, grabbed her shoulders, shaking.
"How did it happen? Tell me everything from the beginning! "
Elsword was just a boy guided by emotions. When was rough it was immediately, as well as when he was angry or when he was happy.
Now all that Rena saw on the boy's face was concern.
"We had just defeated the demon who was maneuvering the dark aura. The core had fallen to the ground, me and Eve would try to destroy it, but Aisha took it before us. She said that would become her and then she disappeared enveloped by the light. "
Elsword stop shaking, released her the elf shoulders, not saying a word. He walked to the remains of Amethyst, in silence.
After a few moments the others came, Eve, Raven and Lento.
Even the two swordsmen were wounded, Lento had several scratches on the face, arms wounds. Raven was the same, even his Nasod arm dripping blood.
Rena blamed herself once again.
"Rena! Are you okay ?! "
It was the first thing Raven asked.
"Something happened during my absence Rena?"
Eve asking for report.
"I'm ... I'm fine."
She replied weakly.
Lento asked no questions, just exploded.
"I told you to NOT get away from ME!"
The knight shouted out all his frustration.
" I TOLD YOU HAD TO WARN ME IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG! YOU SHOULD BE AN ELF! YOU SHOULD BE MORE WISE THAN ALL OF US HERE I COULD EXPECT SOMETHING SIMILAR FROM THAT KID, BUT NOT YOU! HE WAS MUCH MORE SERIOUSLY THAN YOU!"
Lento was a mask of anger while shouting, he walk dangerously near Rena, as if he wanted strike her. Lento did not know Aisha, his anger was different, he was a soldier. He knew that the difference between a living man and a dead man in a conflict, especially in a war carried on by just six people.
The loss of Aisha was not only a detriment to the morale, but also for their attack power. That was the war and no matter how many strong those guys were, he was sure they had never participated in a real conflict.
Where life and death dance together.
" MAYBE YOU THINK THIS IS JUST A GAME?! DO YOU THINK IS A WALK? SOMETHING THAT'S NOT WORTH YOUR TIME ?! "
"NO! I never thought such a thing! "
Rena said, defending herself.
"INSTEAD IT IS EXACTLY SO! I WAS GIVEN A SIMPLE INSTRUCTION. NOW YOUR FRIEND COULD BE DEAD! AND THE GUILT IS ONLY YOURS! "
Rena felt something break inside her. That knight was right, if Aisha was dead, if it was really so… then it was only her fault!
"I ... I ..."
Rena had a terrified look, like a scared puppy.
Raven grabbed the shoulder of Lento, enraged, he did not accept that knight spoke in such a way to his comrade.
"Stop it. Do not you think you're exaggerating? "
Lento turned his wrath against Raven.
"Exaggerates? How you think you can go on if you do not cooperate? "
"I'm not saying they did the right thing, but blaming Rena now is useless."
The cold look of Raven fell on Eve, like a sharp blade to his words beat the Nasod.
"Even this one was with them. Someone says that these things are so perfect, however these stupid Nasod can't do anything. Not even keep alive their comrade. Or is this what you want, machine? Wait for us to die so you can do what you like? "
Raven was blaming Eve. For him it was not just Rena's fault. For what he saw Aisha was an impulsive sorceress, she could have done something stupid, he was sure. Rena had asked him to trust Eve, give her a chance, and she had wasted it failing to protect Aisha.
Eve's eyes are reflected in those of Raven, understood well what the human being was telling her, analyzing his words, she had managed to understand the gist of his speech, she certainly was not human, but she did not want Aisha ending like that .
"I will not kill you. I have no intention to hurt you. I have not fulfilled the task of protecting Aisha but ... "
"But? I heard enough. You're just a useless pile of junk! "
The situation was worsening, they were arguing, it would be just enough to ensure the group broke up, jumped to the throat each other. Once divided demons or not they would be easy prey for anyone.
They were getting destroyed by themselves.
The only one not having said anything yet was Elsword. The red-haired boy was on his knees in front of the clothes of Amethyst, as if searching for an answer among those rags.
The screams of his companions were getting stronger. He stood up. He took a deep breath.
"SHUT UP YOU ALL!"
The crystalline voice of Elsword, rang through to the chapel. Everyone looked at him in silence.
"Elsword ..."
Shortly, the Sword Knight turned around with a big smile.
"Aisha is alive. I know it. "
Lento snorted irritably. What's up with that child?
"How can you say such a thing, did you hear what Eve said."
"I understood perfectly. Aisha said, "that power will be mine," is that so, Rena? "
The elf nodded.
"I am sure Aisha is still alive, somewhere. I know well that little witch, she is stubborn. She is one that you do not kill even if you kill her. Right now she was looking to steal some demons powers. Ahah. "
The boy was still smiling, he was confident, he was not lying. He really believed in what he said.
Elsword approached Rena, giving her a pat on the back, as to want to reassurance her.
"We must have faith in Aisha. She will comeback. "
Rena looked into the eyes of red-haired boy. He believed it. The elf expression changed, closed her eyes for a moment, when she opened them, a shy smile appeared on her lips.
She had to believe it too.
"You're right."
She put his hand on the boy's hand. Making him understand that she wanted trust him.
"In fact ..."
Raven was to take word.
"... It would had have more sense for a little fellow agitated like that witch."
Even the Over Taker had subsided.
"I do not detect the presence of Aisha in this area. But it could be somewhere else. "
Eve also wanted to make it clear in her own way to be confident.
The only one that still did not seem convinced was Lento, after all, he did not know those guys, for him the issue was more complicated.
He shrugged.
"Whatever."
Elsword walked toward the knight, smiling, pressing forefinger against his cheek.
"Come on. If you make that face, nobody believes you. Come on, smile. Aisha will be back. "
Lento gave a blow to the hand of Elsword.
"Just nonsense. We have to go ahead. "
Lento walked to the bottom of the chapel.
"We will continue. We prepare the way for Aisha. "
Elsword walked behind Lento, sword in hand, was confident, he really believed his sorceress would reappear at any moment.
"Rather ... where we're going?"
Churches Elsword curious, for him that whole area was new.
"We head out of the chapel. We will climb the tower and we will arrive at Heart of Spire. "
Slowly they began to follow Lento, only Rena remained behind.
Despite the words of Elsword, she had become aware of their weaknesses, the fact that she was still too little.
After, she replied to the words of Lento.
"I ... I know."
Her voice was a whisper.
"I know this is not a game, it is not just a walk"
Rena proudly lifted her eyes.
"But also I have a plan."
She confidently walked to the altar, where the others were heading. Behind some of the statues were hidden doors, for a soldier Feita was guaranteed to knew where to find them.
Lento opened one with it safety, was still intact, probably even the demons had not discovered that passage.
Overstep the threshold he was followed by the rest of the El Search Party.
It was time to continue.
Once out of the chapel, the group was located in front of a large open space. It was a yard, more like a garden, a very huge one. First it was certainly a well-tended garden, there were many flower beds, color flowers, fruit trees and bushes. During a sunny day with a beautiful climate it could had been nice to spend some time in that green space, but now it was like crossing a dead field.
The florid beauty of the place had been contaminated, flower petals scattered here and there, broken branches and trampled. It was possible to see the sky from there. The clouds were so dense that seemed to have rain at any moment.
Elsword lifted his head, after all that time in the chapel was nice to take a bit 'of fresh air, stretched his mouth, taking a deep breath, breathed, but before he could breathe out a few drops of rain fell in his throat.
"Agh!"
The boy began to cough, that is a surprise attack! Eve looked at her hands, small drops of water fell on the gloves, on clothes and hair. The Nasod looked upward. It had started to rain.
"Rain."
So that was the most common type of atmospheric phenomenon on the entire planet, the main atmospheric precipitation in the liquid state and is formed when water droplets fall to the ground separate from the clouds.
Eve knew exactly what it was the rain and how it formed, what happened to the clouds and the cycle was repeated. But also in the past she do not even remember once seeing this in person.
Still she was an ancient Nasod. Another event to be recorded in its archive. A new experience to add to her knowledge, the rain was a little thing, a trivial event of its kind but fascinated, discover and apply new things. From what had been awakened at Altera Core she had got to see so many things, most of all to study humans. She was a Nasod, was different from a human being, for her many of the actions performed by humans were incomprehensible. Especially watching a guy like Elsword. Felt feelings, an abstract concept for her, humans were programmed according to their education, their experiences and their culture could do and not to do things. For her it was the same, she had code, which urged her to act in certain ways, but she still had something different. It was as if she was ... incomplete.
Eve's eyes were open, upward, as if trying to absorb as much as possible of that rain.
Raven had a huge pat on the back of Elsword, the poor guy was still coughing.
"It had to be a really nice garden ... do not you think so Eve?"
Rena had approached, timidly saying these words. Since Aisha was gone, they had not much to say.
Eve looked at the garden.
"Affirmative."
Lento was the only detached from the group. The rain was not to please him. He snorted.
"Great. Rain. Let's hurry to cross the garden. "
Elsword stopped coughing.
"Ok, Ok. Which way? "
Lento pointed to an area north of where they were.
"There. That way there is a secondary entrance, with a long flight of stairs that once climbed to the top will lead us to the Heart of Spire. It is called this the body of the tower. "
The knight walked faster, raindrops pattered getting stronger, it was about to set off a nice storm!
The El Search Party merely follow their guidance. But something moved in the shadows. It was not about demons, it was something different, crawling, moving silently, imperceptible to the eye and the human ear.
Nature was flourishing in that garden, but had been trampled by the passage of demons, thanks to the abundance of rain water and the attentions of a loving hand, perhaps he could return to shine like before the invasion.
Still, something moved. The few still intact buds began to wither, the grass lost some of its vitality, as if something was absorbing the vital energy of the plants of the garden.
It was something that spread like a wave, the ground became softer, fluffier, a result of the rain, the mud. But it was not so.
Roots unseen before now emerged from under ground. Squeezing more and more, the change left from the margins and was expanding slowly towards the center of the garden, to the group of heroes marching.
Rena froze. She was an elf, she who in that group was more related to the energy of nature, immediately sensed the change in the energy of the earth.
"Stop."
The group stopped. All turned towards the Sniping Ranger.
"I feel something. The energy of the earth is disturbed. Something ... something is coming from under the ground! "
It was not yet clear what it was, but it certainly was not anything good. A dark energy was growing in the garden, just below them!
"It has contaminated the whole garden, we have to move!"
Just after pronouncing these words emerged from the earth of the high thorny roots! High stood, as if to reach heaven. It sprang up in dozens, one after the other, even under their feet!
Raven had to jump back to avoid being hit from a root.
"What the hell is this !?"
"Roots."
Eve said.
"Thanks a lot, Nasod!"
The irony in Raven's voice was clear.
"Even the earth ?! Move! To the tower! "
Lento began to run as fast as possible, Eve was flying behind him, Rena immediately after the last two were Raven and Elsword.
Not only from under the earth, the plants on the edge of the garden had changed, their branches had become as long tentacles, it was as if they wanted to bar the way to the group.
Trees thorny vines were born, like whips hit the ground, fast tried invaders.
"Look Out!"
Two lianas pointed at you straight on Elsword, who quickly dodged the blow by jumping from the side, Eve took advantage of her flight to dodge a number of branches that had tried to pierce her. The roots sprouted from the ground soon fell to the ground with the same force as a rain of metal. Rena jumped on one of the roots, giving the necessary push to jump over that two other looming over her. Raven ran looking at his shoulders, using his sword to deflect one of the branches, firing forward with his arm Nasod to cut the way.
"It is almost there!"
Lento was leading the group, with a jump overcame one of the roots sprouted under him, running like crazy, desperate to find the entrance to the tower.
"There he is! We're almost there! "
After about ten meters they finally saw the entrance. A door still closed. The worst was when on the ground a number of turns of brambles began to climb the tower structure, covering part of the north wall, and with it, the door, their salvation.
"THEY WANT TRAPPING US!"
"Faster dammit!"
The thorns narrowed closer to the group, increased more and more Rena jumped forward making a spin. Concentrated wind power, freeing the destructive power, the vines that hung over them were swept away by the force of the wind magic.
"Humming Wind!"
It was not enough though. Other vines and roots left side, like sharp arrows.
"Oberon! Cut! "
The Eve's servant came from the other dimension, freeing up the right side, but the left was still open, thought Elsword to that. With a quick movement imposed his sword on the ground, releasing all the energy of the fire.
"Mortal Blow!"
Raven shot forward, it was his turn to act.
"I'll open that door!"
He raised his Nasod arm straight in front of the door, accumulating within it an enormous amount of energy of fire, immediately after he fired on a giant ball of fire, his goal was the door and brambles that were blocking.
"Cannon Blade !"
He had done it! The thorns were charred and the door had been torn down! Now they could get in!
They ran to lose breath, finally managed to cross the door. Ahead of them, as he had told Lento, a high spiral staircase lead somewhere.
"Oberon! Shield! "
Eve was the last to enter and to give them time to rise, called Oberon to defend the entrance door. In that way they would have gained the time required to rise, at least a bit '.
"Move! "
Lento urged the group to act quickly, the rider was the first to climb the stairs, followed by Rena, Elsword, Raven and Eve.
But it was not over!
The parts of the tower had been literally invaded by the roots, the walls were covered with them from the bottom and they were growing more and more, as if to reach the top of the tower before the group.
"Damn! Even in here! "
Lento cursed.
"Not only on the walls!"
Rena had noticed that the stairs were being invaded by brambles at an impressive speed.
"We have to run faster. We do not know what can happen! "
Easy to say. The staircase was very long and they were just the beginning!
There was no time to think. What happened was too quick.
It was not only the basis of being overrun by brambles, even the walls along the height and even the top.
The thorns tightened like a noose, with a terrifying force, such as to be able to destroy the huge stone steps that were coming up!
Lento noticed it too late!
The stairs in front of him gave way, falling to the ground, the tower was collapsing under their feet! Eve sent Remy and Moby in support the knight, but there was nothing to do. The first to fall was him.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
"LENTO!"
"THE STAIR"
Immediately after the entire scale was not anymore. The steps crumbled crushed by the force of the brambles, at a time throughout the El Search Party lost his balance, feeling the rug out from under your feet, even Eve could not fly away in time.
The ground beneath them was torn in turn, opening a large chasm.
Before they knew it were falling!
"IT CAN NOT BE!"
Raven tried to brake his fall by clinging to the wall with his arm Nasod, but the speed was such that it did not give him a chance. In a moment everything went black.
It was the end.
...
His head ached. Very bad. The body was so heavy that almost did not feel it anymore. The view was blurred, his mind clouded.
The flight had been wretched, a moment was over and the next below. The land that caved in, that feeling of emptiness, trying to get back on their feet without managing.
"... rd ..."
At least he could remain quiet. Until that moment had not been certain a little walk, had fought hordes of demons, had been wounded again and again.
But now was so peaceful, silent.
"... Word ..."
He He could even see a light. Oh, sublime wonder, a light so warm and inviting, right there, in front of him, was calling to itself, beautiful. He felt that once you reach that light could rest worthily, sleep late, regain lost energy during the battle.
"... Els ... word ..."
But what was that bother you?
He just wanted to reach that light, he did not want to be disturbed!
"... Elsword ..."
No, no, no! Shut up! Stop calling I want to sleep!
Elsword runned, runned and runned. That light was right there within his reach! He only had to stretch his fingers to touch it!"Hahaha! Come Elsword! It's beautiful here! "
Hey! There was even Aisha! Wait a minute, what ?!
Aisha ?!
The girl was greeting him with a big smile.
"Elswooooord!"
The boy stopped, thought better of it. No. He certainly did not want to share certain that wonderful light with that annoying sorceress!
Enough! He would be right back!
"ELSWORD!"
* Ciaff! *
"Hmmmm ... Mbf !?"
Poor Sword Knight…he was struck on the left cheek by a mighty slap. He did not understand how or even what had happened!
The only thing clear was that from lying had made a flight of three meters!
"Finally you woke up."
Sitting, three meters away from him, Eve stared at him, it was she who hit him with a slap. That slap!
The red-haired boy sat straight up, touching his wound cheek. Not enough blows from demons. Even that, now!
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Eve! You hurt me very badly! "
He complained.
"Just checking if you were alive and you had kept all thy might."
Yeah. What's Eve was done was only a noble intention!
"How did we get here?"
Elsword lifted his head, above him a huge hole, had to be dropped from up there. There must have been at least a hundred yards.
Perhaps the question would have been more just: How the hell can we be alive !?
"We crashed and we arrived here. I managed to turn my flight device to brake the fall. To you has thought Moby. "
The small graviton Nasod thundered before Elsword, as if to take the credit, flew in front of the face of Elsword, circling around him, almost as if he was waiting for the guy to thank him for saving him.
"Ahaha ... I understand, thanks little one."
Moby was proud of himself. He took a couple of spins near the Sword Knight, returning at the end near his mistress.
"Hey! Wait! "
Elsword looked to his right and left, bewildered. His face changed expression, was alarmed.
"Where are Rena, Raven and Lento ?!"
Aside from him and Eve he had not seen anyone else!
Where were the others ?!
Eve simply inclined her head.
"Raven went to scout the area, waiting for you to wake up."
"And Rena? And Lento? "
Eve replied quietly.
"I have no idea. When we fell I could only help you and Raven. "
Poor Remy had not been thanked for his rescue. Poor puppy.
Elsword had no memory of the fall, so he could not know if Rena and Lento will may be saved, the only thing he could do was believe in his companion and the knight.
Eve stood up.
"Now that you're awake we can go."
The Nasod started walking, but Elsword remembered something.
"Ah!"
Elsword approached.
"Thanks to you too. For saving me. "
Saying those words the young Sword Knight blushed slightly, it was embarrassing, to be saved by a girl. But he wanted to show to Eve a sign of his gratitude.
Eve stared at him. Without smiling, without changing expression.
"..."
Who knows inside her, what she thought, Elsword this could not figure it out. Raven as she called it a machine without a heart, Elsword could not believe Eve was just that. If it had been just an heartless machine, she wouldn't have saved them.
Eve began to walk with Elsword. They had to find their mates.
Raven stood on the edge of the lump of earth. The Over Taker was studying the ground, that place was absurd, the earth floating in space, the place was huge, but not sure how, enormous roots sticking out from the bottom, looked the same as they had been attacked, and yet now they were not moving .
Raven knelt, feeling the ground, the earth was warm, as if it were alive.
"Raven!"
Elsword was, he was going to meet.
"Nice flight, eh?"
The Sword Knight joked. Raven did not answer, just looked over the precipice.
"Look."
"WOW!"
Elsword could not believe it, knelt leaning toward the outside, you could not see the bottom of that place! Raven kicked a small stone that was found there, the stone rolled down, but as expected could not hear any sound of falling.
"Jeez ..."
"Fall from here and you can not survive."
Raven made it clear. Eve behind them, silently. She watched the two swordsmen talking.
"How are we going to find the others?"
Asked Elsword to his feet. Raven pointed to a spot further east than where they were now.
"The only way we have to go on is the one."
"That One?"
Raven walked followed by Elsword and Eve. It took a little to understand what Raven was referring. Ahead of them, into the void, floated several stones, it was like a road leading from the other side, a very dangerous road.
"If we want to move forward we need to use those stones."
"Ugh!"
Elsword was incredulous.
"I will have no problems."
Eve was the only one there that could fly, she could fly from one platform to another without any problem. Elsword instead continued to stare at the rocks flying, it was quite a jump.
"You want to be carried by Moby?"
The small graviton flew Elsword, ready for action!
"N-no thanks."
He said, with disappointment Moby came back, too bad, he wanted so much to play the part of the hero.
"Then I proceed."
The Nasod flew off. Gracefully moved from one platform to another, without any problem, Remy and Moby were with her, flew behind, quickly Eve arrived on a new plate. She stood waiting for the other two.
Raven was the second to go, for he was not flying the task was surely harder. He jumped on the first, landing with ease, a second jump and was still down-to-earth, he missed only one. The more difficult, the distance between the plate and the platform was larger, but fortunately it was lower than at the plate. Raven took off the jump using the arm as Nasod powerplant, fired a shot of fire to give the necessary push to get to the other side. So it was.
The young landed crudely on the spur.
"Come on kid, we just missing you."
"Yes, yes! Coming! "
Elsword prepared, made stretching, ok, he can do it, it was just a jump!
One two three!
Stepped back after he began to run, he came to the edge of the platform after which leading the jump!
"WOOOOAAAAHHHH!"
Screaming like a madman! He managed to land safely on the first rock, and he felt like a hero. This, however, was smaller, so he ran to the edge and jumped again, he could do it. The last step was the most difficult, the space was small, but he had to jump through. He could not let Moby carry himself again!
With a little 'of momentum the boy jumped, as high as he could, then it was the turn of the sword, used his sword as weight, held it forward so that it can be dragged in the direction that was weight. The plan worked. He managed to get right to the edge of the new platform.
He laughed.
"Ta-daaaan!"
Raven put a hand on the face, snickering. What degenerated was Elsword.
The group proceeded, the platform was very similar to the first, on which they had landed before.
It was large the same size as the first, the same roots protruding same conformation rocky, but there was a difference this time, at the margin, there was a magical portal.
Elsword approached curious.
"A portal."
Raven he wrinkled his nose, not convinced.
"Again those things."
Eve scanned the area, there was no other way to proceed.
"There is no other way."
Elsword stepped forward moving a step towards the portal, Raven stopped him.
"Are you sure?"
They could end up going in circles as had happened in the Spiral Corridor, but this time there was no Aisha to fix the situation, they would be lost.
Elsword nodded.
"Let'S Go."
Elsword entered the portal disappearing soon after. Eve was the second.
"As you like."
Raven was the last to go. Once through the portal, the Over Taker was in a new area, different from the first two platforms, much greener, richer of vegetation, flowers and plants of various kinds sticking out from everywhere, it was like being inside a greenhouse.
"Did you see? It's All right! "
Elsword grinned, his optimism was at its highest. Eve scanned the area, felt something.
"I feel a very high concentration of warmth on this platform, you better hurry to pass through."
What did she mean? Elsword nodded, whatever she wanted to say was they had to be fast, and find Rena and Lento, run away from there. Somehow.
Elsword walking toward the back of the platform, making their way among the weeds. Raven looked suspiciously those blades of grass, after all, just before they were attacked by the plants a few moments ago.
"Wait a minute."
Raven came forward, it was decided to attack first.
"What?"
Raven stood in front of Elsword, turning to the plants pointed his Nasod arm against the plants, accumulated the destructive power of fire inside him, dropping suddenly.
"Cannon Blade!"
The plants began to burn, one after the other, causing a small fire. He had never too sure in such cases.
Raven was right, some of the plants began to move in an irregular manner, shrill cries, dying some of those plants released a sort of green powder. Raven grinned falling behind, until the flames burned all over and the dust had settled, all under the eyes of his two companions.
"Now we can go."
Raven crossed the area trampling buds on fire, as if it was normal. Elsword and Eve followed him.
Later, the group found a second magical portal, immediately crossed it.
Did not have time to get a foot on the new platform, that an arrow was fired against them. The arrow passed between the face of Elsword and Raven, sticking in a thick root behind them.
"What the hell ?!"
A demon dressed in white was there. Sneered sinister, it was quite big, with him he had a bow, he certainly was the one who just attacked.
His name was Proxy, the Nimble, and it was a kind of general ranks among the demonic army, known for mastering the art of poisons. But the group could not know. Behind Proxy there was a heavy wooden door, completely covered with thorns, the demon was right up front, as if to protect that door.
The demon said something incomprehensible words, from the sky fell down a group of five Glimmer Guardians, from the ground of Mutated Vine came out, the Glimmer charged against the group, Elsword and Raven jumped to the side, while Eve flew high to avoid the blow .
"What a welcome!"
Proxy began to shoot his arrows at the top, trying to hit Eve, the Nasod dodging flying arrows quickly, but two Mutated Vine cling on her legs, forcing her to stay still, making easy prey for Proxy.
"Eve!"
Elsword shrugged off one of Glimmer, knocking him fall from the platform, ran to one of Mutated Vine, the boy cut one of Vine with his sword, a sharp blow and Vine was on the ground, releasing one legs of Eve .
He was about to cut the other one, but a strange plant that was apparently completely inanimate opened his eyes, Dark Drosera, that was his name. The plant blew his poisonous spores in the eyes of Elsword, blinding him.
"AHHH! What happens ?! I do not see anything! "
It was not only that, those spores were poisonous, at a time when the body of Elwsord was pervaded by the poison, causing him to lose part of his energies.
"Moby! Remy! Attack! "
Eve attack launched her gravitons, as rushed lightning dives against the Drosera hitting it repeatedly.
"Boy!"
Elsword was defenseless, stirred confused, unable to see, and other Mutated Vines emerged from underground, they shook the wrists of Elsword making his sword fall to the ground.
"What happens ?!"
Raven broke free of the Glimmer he was against, immediately ran to Elsword to help him, fired three fireballs from his Nasod arm, one for each Glimmer, though they blocked the fireballs with their shields. Elsword was still trapped, but the worst was that Proxy was going to shoot his arrows against the Sword Knight.
Raven noticed it in time, with a lightning shot the Over Taker jumped high, dives down, pointing to the skull of Proxy, the demon, however, was quick, jumped back before being hit.
Raven looked at him with blazing eyes, launching his challenge.
"I'm your opponent!"
Elsword was still prey to the Glimmers, trapped by the Vines. He could not move the body nor do anything without his weapon. Remy and Moby were still busy with the Drosera, so only Eve could intervene.
"Oberon! Come to me! "
Oberon appeared, with a single cut free the other leg of Eve, landed three balls of electrons against Glimmer, so as to catch their eye, while Oberon freed Elsword from captivity.
Elsword fell to his knees, but free, ingested a liquid from a vial purple, feeling better, retrieved his weapon.
"Now ... that's better!"
Oberon continued to disinfest the garden from Mutated Vine, Elsword instead charged against Glimmer that now if they were taking with Eve. The young man struck the ground with his sword, the ground under the feet of Glimmer trembled, three geyser of fire, one for each daemon, invested his enemies. Finendoli.
"Leave it to me!"
Boldly declared the boy, while other Mutated Vine came out.
Raven was busy with Proxy, the demon was smart. Managed to avoid the attacks of the Over Taker with ease, not approached enough, was an experienced fighter of this Raven was sure.
He fired a barrage of arrows, Raven was not fast enough to dodge them all, then played on the defensive, closed in a ball of metal pins, deflecting arrows.
"Charged Bolt - Hedgehog."
When the shell was found on him Proxy Raven disappeared, it was then that he discovered that Raven did not have a single weapon. The demon was to the throat, pulled out a knife hidden from the wrist, ready to sink into the neck of Raven. The Over Taker barely had time to defend himself with his Nasod arm, the blade sank into the arm, injuring him. That wound was strange, a grimace of pain appeared on the face of Raven.
"Poison?"
Yes, even the blade was impregnated with poison. Now, however Proxy was so close, Raven was determined not to let him escape. He let go his sword, grabbing the other arm of Proxy, this was blocked, the blade stuck in the Nasod arm and the other restrained, Raven grinned. He moved his hand enough to point the palm against the demon and then fired.
"CANNON BLADE!"
The giant fireball hit Proxy sending him flying backwards, Raven released the other arm of the demon, this ended up crashing into the door, destroying it.
"You're finished!"
Raven recovered the weapon, a quick rush and was ready to finish the enemy. Before he could sink the sword the demon uttered some strange word, a circle of magical energy appeared under his feet, wrapping and making it disappear in a puff.
Raven did not have time to hit him, but what he saw beyond the door of that worried him.
"Elsword! Over here! "
Elsword and Eve ended to exterminate the Mutated Vine, just after they ran out the door. What they saw was strange.
Three gigantic plants menacing, at least three meters high sway over the entire room.
Before the invasion of the creatures were sacred trees, but the demonic energy they had changed, making them aggressive. Plant Overlord.
It was not finished, high above encased in a cocoon of thorns was Lento, the knight was unconscious.
"Elsword! Eve! "
There was only Lento, Rena also was there. The elf was busy fighting the three plants demonic alone. Her priority, however, was to defend Lento, was covered with wounds on her legs, a sign that she was fighting for a while ', the breathing was irregular, panting. She was very tired, but did not give up. Numerous tentacles of brambles pounced on her, but the Sniping Ranger repelled them.
"Humming Wind!"
The tentacles were rejected, but it was not enough. Knock down to how many other sprouted, the only way to get rid of it was to destroy those plants.
"Wait Rena, we can help you!"
Elsword charged forward, going to fight against the first Plant Overlord. With his sword he tried to cut the base of the first plant on the right, Eve ran to his aid, along with Moby and Remy,
"Genocide Ripper!"
Oberon meanwhile took care to cut all Mutated Vine emerging from the ground, so as to leave them time to destroy the bases of the trees.
Raven went to Rena, to rescue, cutting some Mutated Vine, approaching the companion.
"How did you come here?"
"We have crossed a magical portal, and we ended up here. Lento says this is an old Garden underground, but did not imagine that it is contaminated by demonic energy. "
Now that she was free to act the elf addressed her arrows guided against the last of the Plant Overlord, striking at their base.
"How did he got trapped ?"
"When we arrived Lento identified a passage that would take us in the tower. Up there. "
Rena pointed to an opening in the ceiling of the room, it was quite high, but not impossible to achieve. Raven came to the base of Plant Overlord, dodging a bite of the plant, they were really aggressive.
"But when we tried to reach the plants are awakened, Lento was taken and imprisoned, I am defending him since then."
If they had not arrived Rena probably wasn't going to make it.
Rena fired repeat her magic arrows in the trunk of the tree, one, two, three, four fast blasts.
"I get it. For the moment it is better if he stays there. "
Raven repeatedly struck the base of the tree, until he succumbed.
The first of the Plant Overlord fell down.
"One is gone!"
At the same time also Elsword Eve and had managed to jot down their plant, was left only one. The victory seemed at hand, unfortunately it was not.
Plant Overlord, the last of the three, changed, became more aggressive than before, her mouth filled with sharp teeth, its bark had become harder and what is worse from his mouth was spitting gallons of poison.
"GO, go!"
Rena, Elsword and Eve moved just in time, but Raven was blocked, the arm had begun to ache, the poison of Proxy had entered into circulation rapidly and now kept him from moving as he wanted, stumbled to the ground, doubled over in pain.
"Raven!"
"Oh no! Lento! "
The coils around Lento had begun to narrow, increasingly, a trickle of blood fell from the lips of the knight, was dying.
"Eve, help me!"
"Roger That."
Rena fired three magical arrows guided towards the base of the prison thorn. The arrows struck over and over again until you destroy the brambles. Lento rushed.
"Oberon! Go! "
Oberon with an impressive agility jumped up, taking in his arms the falling Knight, brought him back to the ground safely.
"Eve protect him. I help the guys. "
Rena said so, but she was at the limit, she felt her strength weaken, fought alone for a while, was bulging. She fired four arrows straight against the mouth of the demon, it was forced to close, thus avoiding that could shed more poison.
"Raven, can you stand?"
Elsword asked, had to hurry up and destroy that plant.
"Do not worry about me! Destroy this property! "
Elsword rolled like a fury against the base of Plant Overlord, the plant craned his neck toward the boy, to bite him, Elsword managed to get his sword as a shield, blocking the teeth of the monster.
"Raven!"
Raven moved with difficulty, but if he does not hit now maybe not there would be another opportunity. Raven approached the monster, he could not use a shot too powerful or would involve Elsword, so no nuclear explosion.
Would use weapons Nasod, raised his arm, still bleeding, evoking the javelins, this dropped down quickly on the neck of the plant.
"Valkyries' Javelin!"
Javelins penetrated into the flesh of the monster, this let go Elsword, shouting out all her pain. Rena meanwhile had called other arrows pursuers, they hit the head, body and the root of the Plant Overlord.
"Guide Arrows!"
Now it was the turn of Elsword, the demon had been weakened but was not dead.
"I know what it takes for you."
Stuck his blade in front of the base of the monster, striking its roots. A powerful energy of fire was liberated from the young red-haired, so hard to ignite the whole plant!
"Triple Geyser!"
A repeat three blasts of fire, a more violent than the other, burned inside the demonic creature, until that became ashes ...
At the end of the fight was the victory at El Search Party. but at what price?
Lento was still unconscious.
Rena was weary and tired.
Raven had been poisoned, the Nasod arm had been damaged.
Elsword was covered with wounds.
Even Eve was not better.
Their ascent was not even halfway, the worst was to come.
Aisha however still no sign..