Hiya Guys! I'm back with another chappie! ;) If you read "Life with the Elgang Couples" you would know that I took a break from FF for a while due to family problems. I however feel better, so I'm continuing FF! Yay! So, I hope you guys like this chapter! Also, this chapter reveals most of the questions that you guys asked! And enjoy~!

~Chapter 8: The Secret Revealed~

Everyone was bewildered at the sight in front of them. Nobody could utter a word. While the Elemental Master and Infinity Sword were shedding their tears, the others stayed quiet not wanting to cause a scene.

"Why...What happened to you Witch!" Infinity thought as he touched her pale face and shedded another tear.
Suddenly, he turned around and glared at the others, rage filled his deep crimson pupils. "Why are you guys just standing there!" He shouted, causing the others to flinch. "There is someone dead in front of us and all you do is stand there?" He asked as he let go of Witch's hand and stood up. "You guys aren't even shedding a tear at all, are you guys so heartless?" He asked, rage and mixed emotions shown in his voice.
There was a silence. Infinity gritted his teeth and looked away.
"Some friends you are, I bet you're not even sad that she died, I bet you guys are glad that she's gone, I bet th-"
"Shut up!" Night screamed, her face full of hurt. Tears streamed down her face causing her to choke.

She started sobbing and she fell on her knees. "A-Ah...We're trying to keep our cool Infinity, yelling won't do us any good...Wahhhaaa" She cried as tears choked her voice. Veteran came over and comforted her and she jumped into his arms, sobbing.
Elsword(Infinity) stopped his insults and cursed under his breath. Soon, both Archer and Wind started crying and the rest of the girls joined them. Even Empress was crying while Ophelia and Oberon looked after her. Nemesis was quietly tearing up and Seraph showed no emotion, except for the hint of sadness on her face. As the girls cried, the boys each comforted their little lamb...all except Esper.
Esper just looked at the group of sobbing people with an expression that said "You guys are crazy". Asura catched that look and wiped her tears. She headed over to him and *Slap*. She slapped him.

"Why aren't you showing any emotion even though...e-even though W-Witch died!" She screamed, hurt written all over her face. He scowled and touched his reddened cheek. This caused the others to look in his way.
"You guys are overreacting…" He judged as he rolled his eyes in annoyance. The girls gasped, while the boys gritted their teeth in anger.

"How can you say that!" Infinity yelled, his facial expression mixed with hurt and shock. Esper sighed.
"I'm telling the truth...She's not dead and you guys are acting like this is her funeral." He explained as he took his hands off his cheeks and sighed yet again. His face showed boredom.
Everyone went silent and sent him curious glares. "What are you talking about, She's not even breathing and ice cold which means she's dead!" Master cried, her hands still in touch with Witch's.
Esper sighed and started sitting on his dynamos. "For once can you let me explain or is it your hobby to interrupt people?" He cackled as his face revealed a smirk.
"Add, stop your nonsense and tell us what you know." Serpah monotonously demanded, her face showed hints of worry while it was filled with annoyance over Add's behavior.
Add continued cackling and started smirking. "Well...I think it's time for you to know what she's been hiding from you guys…" He told the, a hint of excitement shown in his voice.

Everyone looked at him, each with a "What!?" expression. He smirked at their reactions and began explaining.

"It all started with this….."

~Flashback~

"A-Add….I don't think I can hold up much longer…." A purple haired Witch panted as she grabbed hold of a white-haired Esper's shoulder.

He scowled and shot her a glare. "That's what you get for not listening to me...so pathetic kekeke…" He responded as wrapped his hands around her shoulder to hold her up.

She weakly smiled at him. "B-Be glad that I didn't listen to you...b-because if I didn't reopen the portal, you would be stuck here along with the Rebellious and Transformed characters…" She panted as she grabbed her heart with her other hand.

He smirked. "You still have the spirit in you even though you are slowly breaking down..kekeke…" He cackled as he sent her a another smirk.

She smiled. "You make me sound like some kind of fungus or something...really?" She asked as she sent him a weak smile.

He frowned. "Just don't over do it ok?" He asked, his face now filled with worry.

She chuckled. "W-Who would've thought that you could even say comforting words Esper…." She giggled before she started panting.

Esper's eyes grew wide. "If only you didn't reopen the portal...then you wouldn't have to suffer like this AND make me take of you….which disgusts me…" He sneered before he let out a sigh.

Witch looked up and carefully sighed. "I had to….if I didn't sooner or later, everyone would be stuck here without a way out...and y-you know that…" She whispered as she closed her eyes and leaned on his shoulder.

He frowned. "Just sleep…." He whispered as he laid her head on his lap and sighed.

~Flashback End~

After he explained what had happened, everyone just stared at him with shocked looks.

"It seems that Witch has been reopening the portal every few hours which has been causing a lot of stress on her body…" Esper explained as he received questioning looks from the others.

"B-But..Why does she have to reopen the portal!?" Master asked, her eyebrows wrinkled into a worried expression.

Everyone nodded with her. Esper raised a brow. "If she didn't, the Rebellious and Transformed would be stuck in the Imperial dimension forever…" He explained before he let out a yawn.

"You see….the Rebellious and Transformed characters where only suppose to be here for a few hours, but they stayed even longer which resulted in the portal closing.." He continued.

"Witch noticed this and used her dimensional powers to reopen the portal every few hours to make sure that it didn't close…, but reopening the portal caused her body to be strained to the limit….." He continued as she eyed everyone in the room to make sure that they were listening.

Suddenly, Infinity spoke up. "Wait...you said that her body was strained to the limit, so doesn't that mean that she's dead?" He asked, a glint of hope resided in his eyes.

Esper shook his head in which meant "no". "You see, Witch used her powers over the limit, but she's still alive…,but barely…" He replied as he pointed to her body.

A hint of hope gleamed in Infinity's eyes and he rushed up to Esper. He started shaking him like crazy which made Esper get annoyed. "If she's still alive then why isn't he breathing, why is she ice cold, is there a way for us to save her?" He furiously asked Esper while continuously shaking him.

"Wo, Wo, Wo...Hold it!" Esper shouted as he slapped away Infinity's arm and cursed.

"That brat…." He muttered under his breath. He looked at Infinity and sighed.

"Ok..Witch is still alive(if you can call her "alive"), well not technically...It's more like she's died..,but she still has a spirit...If her spirit is not in her body, that results in her body not moving/breathing/being cold...and yes we can save her…" Esper told them as he counted all the questions he answered.

Infinity's eyes grew wide. "HOW!? TELL ME!" He shouted as if he was willing to give up all he had to save her.

Esper asked, "Are you willing to do anything to save her?"
Infinity nodded.
"Are you willing to do ANYTHING!?" He asked again.
"Yes! ANYTHING!" He replied.

Esper smirked and thought for a moment. "Well...if you're willing to go back to the past and stop her from reopening the portals which could stop her from dying..,BUT it could result in you being stuck here FOREVER…or you dying" Esper told Infinity with a smirk on his face.

Infinity looked desperate. "I'll do it!" He announced as he grabbed hold of his sword and Conwell.

Esper frowned. "I rather not do that...Instead why don't I go search for her spirit in the dimension portals?" He suggested to Infinity.

Infinity looked confused. "Wait...her soul is stuck in the dimension portals?" He cluelessly asked. Esper nodded and replied by saying, "Where else do you think a Dimension Witch's soul goes? To a Nasod Factory? No..".

Esper started cackling and smirked. "Well...I better find that brat's soul before the portal closes and I get stuck here with you brats.." He announced as he opened a portal using his Dynamos.

"Be careful Esper!" Asura called out from behind Infinity, worry written all over her facial expressions.

Esper cackled again. "I don't need to hear that from you foxy…" He cackled as he stepped into the portal and disappeared into a void of darkness.

Everyone looked worried. Would he come back safe? Would Witch's soul be lost forever? Would they be stuck here forever? So many unanswered questions…..

Reader….It's time for the climax of this story in the next chapter. Find out what happens to the characters when two of their members disappear in thin air and more disappear with them….

Maybe…..it will be a happy ending….Maybe it would be a bad ending…..Who knows...It's up to you reader….Let your imagination soar into a void of ideas….

~Until next time~
 ~If there is a next time~

Well that was a weird chappie! xDD. I feel bad now. OwO…
I bet I explained it really weird in the story, so to clarify it:

Witch "died" due to the stress of reopening the portal
She's still living...kinda..Its that her soul is gone, so her body doesn't move/breath at all.
Witch died…,but didn't die technically. Her body is not moving because her soul is trapped. How did her soul get trapped? It probably got stuck in the dimension portals when her soul escaped from it's body. Something like that.

I don't know. I was making things up as I wrote. xDDD. Actually I made a pre-written chapter in a notebook, but this chapter turned out a bit different from the one in the notebook. X33333.

Also...I'm thinking of ending this story in the next 2 chapters. The next one will be the climax and the one after would be like them going through the portal or something. There will probably be an epilogue after the last chapter for this story. I'm not sure. YET. So, if you guys want an epilogue of this story: Go ahead and tell me in you review!
And Bye Bye~! Also, can anyone tell me what "Life" is for my stories? When I go to Doc Manager it says my chapter/story name and then it says "life". It says like 63 days or 45 days or something. Does that mean like after that number of days, my chapter will disappear from my story? /O_O/