A/N: Okay...I know I said a week in my last update...Q3Q I'm so sorry! I know I'm just making excuses right now but I was not updating because 1: I don't think people enjoy my story and 2: I've been quite busy actually studying for semester finals, this new GoD event, and fooling around with my new phone. I know most of my readers probably think I'm dead now and I understand, but I'm going to try and give this story another shot. I hope I can do well! .

Chapter 4

"Ara..." I let heavy tears roll down my cheeks as I dropped to my knees sobbing. "Ara..." I didn't care about anyone else in the world right now. I didn't care about my friends rushing to see what was wrong, I just wanted Ara back. I wanted to make happy memories for us to share and Eun just ruined it all!

"Chung! Chung!" I heard my friends footsteps getting closer and closer as I heard Elsword call out my name.

"Go away!" I turned to see everyone's shocked faces as they saw the stains from the dried tears, and my bloodshot eyes. "Just go away!" I hugged the blue fox plushie tighter against my chest and sobbed. I didn't even tell her how I felt...today was going to be the day...Damn you Eun! You will not get away with this!

"Chung! Speak to me Chung! What happened here!" Elsword motioned the all the wreckage that was caused from the fight and the lack of people in the area. I kept quiet. I didn't say anything and kept sobbing. I didn't care who saw me. "Chung! You gotta tell me what's wrong! And where is Ara?" A stab. That's what I felt like after the name "Ara" was said out loud.

"I failed...I'm sorry Ara...I wasn't strong enough to protect you... The entire gang started to realize what was happening.

"Wait...don't tell me...Ara was...killed?"

"No...Eun...Eun...she took her away...She controlled her...She took her away..."

"Snap out of it Chung! You gotta tell us what happened! If you don't-"

"Shut up Elsword! Just shut up for once! Can't you see what's happening? Ara is gone! And its my fault! You always talk way too much, and you never consider others feelings! So just shut up Elsword! Just this once just shut up!"

"Chung..." Elsword frowned as he looked at everyone else as they all looked at the ground in sadness for the loss of their friend.

"I thought I told you to SHUT UP!" I jumped up and I pushed Elsword to the ground. Everyone was shocked at my behavior. I have never gotten into a fight with anyone in the elgang not once in all my adventure days. He looked mad at first and he stood up anger in his eyes. His eyes quickly turned to eyes of understanding. I then felt ashamed of my actions and dropped to my knees once again and cried. I was given my moment of silence as everyone stood in the midst of all the debris and started at my weak, fragile body. After about 10 minutes I decided to break the silence.

"I'm sorry Elsword...I didn't mean any of the things I said and I didn't mean to push you...I'm ashamed of my actions..."

"No it's okay. In most ways you were right. I'm sorry too Chung. I should have only talked when you were ready to speak." Rena stepped forward and rubbed my back.

"It's okay Chung. We understand how you feel. Just talk when you're ready." The girls gave me many hugs and whispered words of encouragement and Raven and Elsword patted my on the back, telling me it was going to be okay. This made my anger levels rise again. It's okay? I understand? Talk about how Ara was taken away from me when I'm ready? Do you have no sympathy at all?

"No...you don't understand anything...I failed! I failed to save her!"

"We know what you're going through Chung please calm down so we can talk-"

"No! You don't know what it's like! I made a promise...I vowed to be a guardian people can depend on, can look to for help, who could protect them... How can I protect an entire continent, when I couldn't even save the one I love!" I breathed heavily as my friends looked upon me. "There...I said it...I've loved Ara...I love Ara..."

"We know Chung...we're not stupid...Maybe this guy here is, but the rest of us, we've known for a while Chung...and that's the very reason we understand what you're going through," Aisha said while motioning to Elsword.

"Losing a loved one...We've all been through it even Eve. But we're your friends, and we're here to help you any way we can," Raven said.

"I thought my sister was gone until she saved us from the demons at the Southern Gate back at Velder..." Elsword said.

"I had to leave my entire family behind, only to have my powers taken away from me from a stupid ring with nowhere to go," Aisha said as she stepped forward.

"My entire family is still in the Elven village, suffering from the loss of the El, and I feel sorrow everyday knowing we haven't completed my mission yet."

"My fiance was murdered in front of my eyes by one of my most trusted friends, and I went wild because of it."

"I had to sleep for thousands of years, only to wake up and find my entire kingdom I loved is gone."

"The pain of leaving Elsword that day...Was the most difficult decision I had to make in my entire life, and now that I look back I regret it." I looked in realization of all the stories we shared of all the loss and why we were all on this adventure to restore the El. Elsword stepped forward once again.

"And you Chung. Your father was taken over by the dark power, and you felt all alone in the world, nowhere to go, just like us at one point in time." A white light flashed before my eyes as I remembered the day Hamel was overrun by demons and my father, who wasn't even on the same side with me in the war. "But me, Aisha, Rena, Raven, Eve, Sis, you, and even Ara, didn't give up after that. It's what made us who we are today. A little more smarter, a little more wiser, and a hell lot stronger than before. Fate has not abandoned you yet Chung. You have us. The continent, all the people we have befriended on our journey. And you have Ara, who's somewhere waiting for you to save her. There's still a chance to save her. If Ara saw you right now would she want you to mourn over her loss when she might not even be dead yet?" Elsword paused there as I stood up wiping my tears away looking confidently at my friends with new found determination.

"You're right Elsword. You're absolutely right. If my father could be saved from the dark power, then Ara should be able to be freed as well. I will fight on for her! To save her!"

"You're forgetting someone Chung" Elsword walked over to me and patted me on the back and stuck a fist out.

"A LOT of someones Chung" One by one everyone stacked their fists on top of each other, when done looked at me to finish the tower. They all smiled at me as I put two hands, one for me, one for Ara.

"Thank you everyone...what would I do without you guys..." I smiled.

"Haha! Pikachung is back everyone!" Elsword teased.

"Man Elsword, when you're serious you can give some really good pep talks," Raven grinned as Elsword blushed.

"W-what are you talking about I'm never serious! You of all people should know that."Eve then took the hand that wasn't stacked and slapped Elsword.

"Why can't you be more serious like this all the time..." Eve sighed.

"Pfft whatever! I know you guys like when I'm not serious!"

"Let's do our best to find Ara together everybody!" Rena exclaimed.

"YEAH!" We all raised our fists to the gleaming sun that shined over all of the Elrios continent. Everyone ran of toward the car to make preparations and plans to find Ara and save her. I held up the blue fox and brushed the dirt of it. Ara...I will save you I promise...I will not fail twice! Just you wait Eun because we're ready for ya!

A/N: There is chappie 4 folks! hope you liked it, and even though I don't think that many people like it I really do honestly enjoy writing this! It's fun and the story is going to start heating up with battle scenes next chapter!...I hope. I've never actually written a battle scene before so I don't know how well I'll do . But I'll try my best! Be sure to check my bio for updates if you read them and until next time guys! Cya!

-TimSplice