A new chapter and new day for me to know how my brain is, truth be told I don't really know what I wrote. Looks fine by me even though I had no plan and just let my imagination go wild. Enjoy reading this story I guess.
Five days after Add went to Hamel with the gang has passed, his routine of getting the codes of Eve never stopped and was always halted by the gang. During the time that he spent inside the Inn the gang only took Eve with them just in case something would happen to her, should she be alone with him.
He actually showed less interest on Eve and more on his time formula, if he couldn't get her codes then he would make do with what he could do.
He and the gang were able to defeat the Shadow Master, the two Coral sea serpents and that dog like creature that Chung called it as Taranvash. Add didn't care if that beast was once the protector, it nearly made him delete his time formula thanks to its ability to make a clone of itself with the old light system.
"Fucking dog... I nearly had to do this all again. It took me a month and three weeks to just make a quarter of this calculations, if it disappeared then I wouldn't... No, don't think like that Add. You're better than that." He said to himself as he kept working on his time equation, talking with himself not realizing a certain red headed knight heard him.
"You wouldn't what?" She asked curious to the tracer, she had an interest on him she wouldn't lie about that, although he would try to stay away from her. A feeling that something might happen if he shows some soft spots to the gang, especially her.
"The fuck are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with that muscle brain of a brother of yours?" He asked genuinely surprised of Elesis was in the living room of the Inn with him, he thought that she would train her useless brother while Add continued his research of time travel in peace.
"We're taking a break and since you didn't left you're room for almost three days I got worried, guess I worried too much." She answered slightly disappointed of not visiting his room, she always thought of Add as a interesting and misjudged person that has made a few mistakes on judgement.
"Ho... I'm surprised you even went all that trouble for a bastard like me, as you can see I'm fine and you shouldn't worry about me. Worry about you're brother, he has changed I know that much, but he still needs his big sister to look after him." Said Add while typing on his holographic screen somewhat surprising Elesis, she didn't know that when he works he says the wisest words an experienced man could give.
"When did you became so compassionate?" She asked to a still working tracer, he didn't bothered returning her answer as he was too entranced with his work. "*Sigh* Guess you won't respond me another question right? Just so you know we are going to the heart of the ancient waterway in two days, be ready then." She finished and left the living room, Add stopped working for a moment and turned his sight to were Elesis headed.
"Thanks for the heads up." He said to no one in particular and went back to his timeless work, the others were somewhat worried of him. Due to him being confided by himself and working none stop during nighttime. Eve for one liked to be not in a battle with a maniac that wanted her codes. "Maybe tonight I can finish it..."
Night time
Night has arrived and Add just kept working on his formula, completely ignoring the nasod queen beside him. Eve was both relieved and annoyed at the same time, relieved for not having a stalker attack her every time they are both in the same space and annoyed that he isn't interested in her that much as he used to.
For the empress, it was nice to see someone give her that much attention even if they were power hungry and insane. Now he doesn't even look at her that much, doesn't confront her or even talk highly of her. As if she lost the biggest admire of her power supply, she didn't like the thought of that.
"Miss Eve, your tea is ready." Said Ophelia as she handed a cup of tea to her queen, she took a sip of the green tea and savored the flavor.
"Thank you Ophelia, you can rest for today." Said Eve as she continued to sip her tea and looking at the working tracer, she tried to make any sense on the strange symbols and equations that were on the holographic screen. Ophelia bowed to her queen before making her way to Oberon and Ferdinand waiting in Eve's room.
"Just a little more... Maybe an hour?" Mumbled Add as he was finally off the screen and stretching his arms upwards, his muscles were pleased with the stretching after being in place for about 10 hours straight. "I'll finish this after I get something to eat." He said to himself as he completely ignored the empress and was heading to the kitchen.
"At the very least say something to me, commoner." Said Eve trying to grab his attention, it worked as he only turned his head to her general direction.
"What do you want? I'm pretty sure that whatever you want, you can call..." Only now Add realized that Eve was alone with him, no servants, no gang members or anything of the sort to stop him. "Ho... You're alone aren't you?" He said as a chelsea grin was making its way to him.
Eve had her usual poker face, but on her program she was what Rena said 'happy' for the attention Add was giving her. Although what happened next, surprised her a bit. Add just took a deep breath and turned around, making his way to the kitchen. He later returned with a sandwich that he made and munching on a already bitten part of it.
"Now you want my attention? Sorry to disappoint you, but my work and food comes first. You had your chance when I wanted your codes, still want them nonetheless, but I don't want my work wasted." He said as he sat down on the sofa and continue to eat his food.
"I was expecting for you to try and steal my codes, you disappoint me so commoner." She said as she looked to the side a little annoyed, she wanted attention and the one person that gave her so wasn't giving her.
"Tough luck." He simply stated as he opened his screen while eating to see his formula, to the side Eve was able to see a level 5 security folder with a password needed to open. Whatever was in there was extremely important to Add and Eve stored that information on her data bank.
As the time went on Eve was beginning to feel tired of staying awake at this late hour, Add noticed it as she 'yawned' to her hand. To Add it was impressive that nasods were imitating human gestures more and more, especially the queen no less.
"If you're tired than go to your room and get some rest, someone as high as you needs her beauty sleep." That last part Add almost said it in a joking manner, almost. Eve processed what he said and she was divided whenever she should or not leave, why was she here in the first place? To see how Add was fairing and if he was close to finish the 'time formula' as he claimed, to know that he needed a few more hours to finish was something she needed to see.
"I'll stay here, or do you need my servants to carry you back to your room?" She asked him, last time Add fell asleep after a 72 hour long research. Took him a whole day to wake up, Ara was to stay behind and look after him.
"Research first, then sleep." He said as he kept working at a fast pace, he could feel it. He was very close cracking the time formula, after months, weeks, days and hours on end he is so close to grasp it.
Eve could only see Add work very fast with a smile creeping on his face not a smile of a madman, but one that is close to realizing his milestone.
"Ah!" He said as he it the last key, the strange symbols and equations then started to become disrupted and to the side a crack was visible on the room. Soon the crack open large enough for Add to enter and explore the dimensional portal for as long as he wants. "Finally! I can take back everything after so long!" He said as he was celebrating while the nasod queen only inspected the portal, it contained hints of dimensional poison, something Add had before was treated by echo.
"Take back? What does a commoner like you want back so much?" She asked making Add celebrations end abruptly, once he turned around he was frowning and looked pissed.
"You don't need to know that, go back to your room before the gang thinks I'm dissecting you. Even thought that would make things even better." He said as he was content with what he had achieved.
"Request denied, I will stay here and see what other dangers that portal may contain." She said as she slowly got up and took two steps forward towards the portal.
"I don't think so!" He yelled as he lunged inside the portal with his dynamos effectively closing it before Eve, as if no cracks were there to begin with.
The gang heard Add yell and entered the living room to see only Eve standing towards a wall, they thought the worst happen when they both are together alone.
"Eve are you alright!? What did Add do to you?" Asked Elsword looking around to find the tracer, the rest only looked at Eve trying to see if she was okay.
"He just disappeared..." She silently said continuing looking at the space that the crack was, the others question themselves what she said.
At the heart of the ancient waterway entrance
The gang looked everywhere for Add and Eve kept telling them that he was gone inside a portal, the gang just kept looking at her confused to her words. The only one to create a dimensional portal was Glaive and he was at Henir.
"Let's go Eve, he can catch up to us when he decides to show up." Said Elsword not wanting to wait anymore for the tracer, the gang followed him closely behind inside the place. Eve was the last one to enter as she was looking back before following Elsword.
As they went deeper and deeper of the waterway they fought valiantly against the demons and the underwater residents, they only stopped when they in front of a familiar dark elf.
"Chloe! Let us through or the same thing will happen at Velder!" Said Elsword towards the dark elf, upon closer inspection of the other members she changed a lot, most noticeably her eyes were yellow and she had dark markings on the side of her face with a dark aura on her hands and feet.
She didn't spoke and went for the attack, the gang went into a battle stance and prepared for a long battle against the dark elf. Just after the gang were about to be at arms reach to attack Chloe some cracks formed in between them and a portal opened.
"Kyhahahaha! Oh my El this is amazing!" Said Add as he came out of the portal with new clothes and his dynamos upgraded. As he looked to the sides seeing a both stunned gang and corrupted Chloe to his appearance. "Did I interrupt something here?"
"Add..." Said Chloe ever so silently walking towards him, he didn't bothered putting a battle stance even if that would be fatal to him or any other gang member.
"You're coming with me!" He said surprisingly grabbing her and opening another portal to which rushed with her inside, the gang were trying to understand what just happen during the course of 3 minutes.
"What!? How!? Why!? I have so many questions!" Yelled Elsword while gripping his head, thanks to his lack of understanding of what just happened. He wasn't alone on that one too, most of the gang members were pondering what transpired.
Dimensional stream - open space
As Chloe was dragged inside thanks to Add's rushing from back there, she could only see a lavender blue space around her with small cracks and images of different timelines.
"Now then Chloe." He said as he was sitting down on his three dynamos while letting the other three make a large platform for her feet. "What happened to you?" A question that he wanted an answer, it was like Chloe completely changed from the time span of 6 days.
"We are enemies... I can't answer you..." She said as she walked slowly towards him with a dagger on her right hand,
"In here you can." He said as he let her come closer to him, than when she was at arms reach. "In here its always Add's day off." He finished as she had her dagger raised up, ready to make the simple motion to end his life.
"Add's day off..." She repeated him as she slowly put her dagger away and unexpectedly hugged him. "Add... Ran came and did this to me..." She said as her yellow eyes were forming tears. He laid off his bastard tone for now and consoled the corrupted dark elf while rubbing her back.
Not really at the designated day, but it works if its on the dimensional stream right?
Well I thought that maybe this would just slightly give something to the story, you know give it more depth. Or something like that I don't fucking know anymore.
And just should you know, I might be showing pairs but in truth I'm not. Reason? I want the story to keep it open handed.
Hope you enjoyed and had a nice day.