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Chapter Fifteen:
Those Darn Glitter Vangaurd's!

Aisha's PoV

"This is it?" I questioned, eyebrows risen.

"Yep." I squinted, wondering if my eyesight was worse than I thought. Velder Palace was a place I thought would be beautiful, and magnificent. However, it was actually in shambles.

Ruins, really, is all it was. The foundation was the only thing that didn't look like a mother bird had started chewing, and chewing, and had regurgitated the whole lot. Just not as disgusting.

"Uh, are you sure this is-"

"Uh-huh." I frowned.

"It's a bit... rundown."

"What did you expect?" He rose an eyebrow. Crossing my arms, I leaned on one foot.

"Um, a palace." I stated bluntly. He laughed humorously.

"Well too bad, Magical girl." Pouting, I stomped towards the decrepit doors. The presumable previously silver knobs were now tarnished. I hesitated, but gripped them nonetheless.

"Hey, what're you doing?" Elsword called, still standing where he was before.

"Obviously trying to open this door." I grunted, pulling with as much strength as I could muster. They didn't open.

"And if you're caught...?" Frowning, I shrugged. The door was jammed.

"Help me with this, will ya'?" I glanced back, noticing an amused grin. He wasn't smirking? "What is it?" I queried, confused as to why his signature smirk had disappeared.

"You're just so," He chuckled. "Ridiculous." Finished, his grin collapsed into it's mischievous normality. I scowled in return.

"Whatever, just let me rip my arms off while attempting to at least loosen these things!" And with my exclamation, the a knob fell, and then the other. I groaned, letting my head droop, and thus thunk against the rotten wood.

"Uh, I'm not sure that wood will-" Before I knew it, the wood shattered, and my head broke through. "Hold." The ElBaka finished, and another scowl etched itself onto my lips.

"Ow." Cringing, I attempted to lift my head. Let's just say I only succeeded in causing more pain to my skull. Laughter. D*mn him. And all of a sudden, a very large crash emanated from within the shadows of inside the palace.

However, my attention was quickly averted as my face heated due to... Various circumstances.

"Y-You know it's no-not exactly apropri-priate to hold a g-girl in that... Position." Did I not tell you? The Idiot decided it was smart to wrap his arms around my waist, and lift me out of my position.

"What, you think I'm gonna try to grope that flat chest of course?" BAM, stomp on his foot. Elbow in the stomach. Bonk on the head with my trusty left fist.

"The hell was that for?!" The crimson haired idiot demanded, rubbing the newly formed bump on his head. I scowled.

"I am not in the least flat chested." I explained, crossing my arms to cover my very NON-flat chest.

"Whatever." I heard him mutter. A random crashing bounded through my ears. My brain barely managed to grasp what was happening.

"El?" I whispered, summoning my staff, and whacking the door open. Before my eyes was some sort of war machine. Golden hued, and full of gears and belts interior-wise. "What the El?" Muttering, a gestured for Elsword to approach.

"What the hell is that?" He questioned, and I shrugged in response.

"I'm guessing we will be expected to engage in combat." I stated. "Prepare your... Magic sword..." I thought I heard someone say "DEMON SWORD" but it was probably just my imagination.

"He's a Demon Sword." I nodded, but paused mid-way. Demon sword...? I cocked my head, but righted myself, and began gathering mana. The machine suddenly turned toward us.

A glitter peeked out at us from within the machine, and then aimed a bow. I summoned mana shield, and moved in front of Elsword.

"What are you-"

"Shh." As the arrow bounced off of my newly acquired cobalt shield, I could only imagine Eslword's expression. I smirked. The battle tank then spewed a stream of dark smoke, and surged forward.

"Watch out!" I exclaimed, diving to the side. He seemed to catch on quickly, for he leaped away, similarly. The machine collided with the door, breaking before it plowed through.

"Screw Driver!" I shouted, dashing forward and spearing my staff forward. A magical vortex surrounded it, creating a whirl of purple energy. The resulting effect being a long swirl of scratches along the golden exterior.

"Sword Blasting!" Whirring around, my eyes widened. Elsword had also bounded to it, and three phantom-like swords appeared, his usual magic-er, Demon sword stuck in the stone slabs beneath us.

Simultaneously, the three swords pierced the scratched area, causing billows of steam and smoke to pour into our faces. I coughed, waving a hand so as to clear it all, unsuccessfully.

A 'Kshing' noise emit, and a step behind me fell a spear. I gasped, unconsciously managed to thunk it with my staff. It began to unravel like a ball of string due to a magical ability I embued beforehand.

The ability to corrupt, and thus, force it to decay, and collapse on itself. Within moments, the effects appeared. The decay moved up the spear until it completely dissipated into dust. I smiled in satisfaction.

The machine groaned, a cannon on each side slowly emerging. Fire spit from them, and an explosion erupted several feet away from both me and the ElDork.

"So, um, what the hell is that thing?" Said ElDork asked warily. I shrugged, diving away from another spear. "So how do we defeat it?"

I shrugged again. Launching a fireball in sync with one of Elsword's phantom swords. I could hear him sigh. Ignoring it, and dashing forward, I brought my staff above my head.

"Heavy Press!" One, two, three strikes in a row. Lunar energy formed into the shape of a hammer around my staff. A dent appeared on the Tank's surface. A rather large one at that. I dropped back then, feeling a bit drained.

"Rage Cutter!" I glanced up, eyes widening as a Magic circle appeared below the machine. Hundreds of those swords shot upwards, piercing the bottom, some going straight through. I gasped.

"How the El did you do that?" I whispered, knowing he couldn't here me. Still, he turned, flashing a grin that made me think that maybe he had super hearing too. I smiled back.

The machine sputtered, turning in several circles. The sounds of Glitter's arguing emitted from within. I growled, about to bound forward when a blindingly white beam streamed through the ceiling, all those above, and thus the roof until it flashed into the sky.

As quickly as it came, it disappeared, leaving only star-like drop to hover for a moment before descending. They littered the building with more hoes than it originally had, until they began raining down on us.

I shrieked, barely dodging them, but still getting hit once or twice. It burned. Gritting my teeth in pain, and dropping to my knees for a moment. I bit back tears, not wanting to appear weak.

Scowling, Elsword also seemed to be in pain. I growled, surprised by my anger.

"Wormhole." I hissed, keeping my voice low as I unleashed a it. The wormhole pulled the machine, causing it to leave skid marks against the marble floor below. Upon contact, sparks flew, and it was swallowed. Only for a few moments, but it still did the damage.

I smiled triumphantly as my mass of dimension energy spat the tank out, a few glitters hanging from the holes where cannons would eject. The were limp, and oozing their revolting form of blood.

"Well that was a trial." I stated, straightening myself.

"No kidding." Elsword said in a breathy exclamation. I smiled, amused. My subconscious was distracted however, and I could sense El nearby. My head swiveled to the direction of the El. "What now?" Exasperation tinged his voice as I started pacing towards a large door.

It presumably lead to the Throne Room. I began an attempt in opening it. Unsurprisingly, I was failing. Scowling in frustration, a re-summoned my staff.

"Impact Hammer!" I shouted, bringing my staff down in a poof of pink dust. Coughing at the dust risen, I started forward again. Tapestries hung everywhere, telling tales of Velder's history. I gaped for only a bit before directing my attention towards the El again.

"It should be in here." Glancing around before seeing it, I pursed my lips. This was too easy. Than again, we had just destroyed a rather large Glitter tank machine thing, whatever it was called.

The El was right there, embedded into the shimmering throne, a large shard. Well, not as large as the ones back home, but pretty big for being is Os.

"Hey ElDork!" I gestured for him to come over.

"Will you stop calling me that?"

"Help me get this out of here." I requested, er, demanded, deliberately ignoring him.

"Uh, why?" His brow furrowed. Sighing, I clapped my palm against my forehead.

"It's the El, idiot." He looked confused. "The source of all life." I elaborated, speaking in a tone that would hopefully jog his memory.

"You mean that stuff you've been looking for?" I was seriously beginning to get a headache.

"Yeah." I said as if I were speaking to a Kindergardener. His mouth formed an 'O' and I realized how very innocent, and adorable he seemed... You didn't hear that from me.

"Ok then." And he walked over, and began tugging on it.

"You could always try to break the throne." I suggested. He smirked.

"Now you're startin' to think like me." That cocky little- BAM, throne was broken. The El shard skidded out, landing on the floor and creating a 'ting'ing noise.

"Don't break it!" I practically screeched with widened eyes. The look he gave me really made me wanna punch him.

"I'm not that stupid."

"So you're admitting that you're sort of stupid?"

"No!" I giggled, grabbing the shard, and tucking it into the bag I carried with me constantly.

"That concludes our work here. My hunch was right."

"So we came here, risked not only getting arrested, but also our live because of a hunch?" The idiot rose an eyebrow.

"I really am starting to act like you." I pretended to look mortified. Elsword rolled his eyes, giving me that grin. I felt a little light headed. "Let's just get out of here." I suggested, and stepped quickly to get out.

Do I have a crush on that ElBaka?

NAA: Sorry for the crappy-ness Q.Q

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