Chapter Three: Salvation

"Rena, you don't need to do this." Raven said to his lover.

"I can't stand it anymore, did you not see how Elsword just treated Ara?" Rena snapped back.

"Yeah but…..come on, you know he has extreme mental troubles after the accident." Raven reminded.

"That's no excuse." Rena said. Ara had met Elsword outside of the school, and Elsword treated her like dirt and rejected her love for him harshly. She ran off crying, "I'm going to go talk to Elsword. Go find Ara and help her calm down."

"Wouldn't it be better the other way around?"

"I'd just end up making her cry more." Rena said with a faint smile. Raven smiled as well.

"True, you aren't very sensitive."

"Pardon me?" Rena twitched.

"I'm kidding babe. Just, go easy on him okay?"

"Hmph. No promises." Rena said and walked off to the train station. She turned left upon reaching it and headed down the street for Elsword's home. She was furious at him and she would make it clear as well. She walked quickly, nearly a jog, as she hurried to his home. Within the hour she was in front of his home and gagged at the repulsive smell coming from it, "Oh god….what the hell is that smell?"

It was as if a dead animal had been left fermenting in the house for the past few years. She wouldn't let something like a bad smell deter her as she placed her hand on the front gate. Surprisingly it was unlocked and slid open with ease. She walked into the yard, which was in complete disarray, and to the front door. She began to pound on the door.

"Elsword! Open the door!" She called for him. There was no answer. Knocking on the door again she also rang the bell, "Elsword!" Still no answer. Out of curiosity she turned the door knob. It was unlocked. Rena took a deep breath, "Elsword I'm coming in!"

Rena pushed the door open and felt like she was going to puke as the smell inside the house floated out the door to her. It was like rotting corpses or month old cadavers. Swallowing her growing bile she walked into the dark, unlit hall.

"Elsword?" Rena called, severely more concerned now for her intruding. She walked to the end of the hall, using her phone for a small bit of light, and into the kitchen. The sink was empty and rancid, like it had been filled with acid to dissolve the metal. She walked through to the pitch black living room, "Can't see…..where's the light?" Rena felt the side of the wall as she looked for the switch, "Ah, there it is." Rena flipped the switch.

The young medical student gasped in shock.

The entire living room had been painted over in an absurd array of colors from purple to red and yellow. It wasn't just the wall, but everything. The furniture was stained and smelled of old paint. Even the TV had been coated over and made useless. The curtains had been torn off and removed, the storm shutters were tightly closed to separate the house and outside world. And to make matters worse the smell from before was even more pungent in here. She heard something wet and squishy moving around, and something landed on her head. She froze and slowly looked up.

The next thing she knew something large had jumped on her. Before she could scream her mouth was filled with something flesh-like.

Before she could realize what was attacking her she felt her stomach being torn open.

Rena blacked out from pain and blood loss as whatever attacked her began to feast on her organs as she still breathed.

…..

"Argh, can't believe I caught the wrong train home." Elsword grumbled. He had gotten on the wrong train and had to walk back home from a longer distance. He was elated; he had finally stood up and gotten one of those monsters off his back. Ara always expressed an interest in him and Rena and Raven always tried to force them together. It was extremely irritating. Elsword made it back to his house and noticed the door was open. Did Aisha leave the house and forget to close the door? Elsword walked into the house, gently closing the door behind him, and into the living room. He saw Aisha on the floor, "Aisha?"

"Eek!" Aisha jumped and turned to look at him. She was sitting on the floor eating some kind of greenish goop. It smelled like fresh fruit.

"Aisha, what's this?" Elsword asked as he picked up a firm but soft piece of fruit smelling goop. Aisha stared at him as he took a bite, "Wow, that's really good. Did you make this Aisha?"

"N-No, I got it from the park today."

"Is that why you've never eaten with me?"

"Y-Yeah…." Aisha said.

"This tastes really good." Elsword said again as he took another bite. Aisha began to brighten up.

"I ate all the good parts already though….." Aisha whined.

"That's alright, we can eat together now though. It's like I'm eating normal food again…." Elsword said.

"Yeah. Well, I'm full." Aisha said as she stood up.

"Well, let's pack the rest up and put it in the fridge for later."

"Okay~!" Aisha said cheerily and helped him put all of the remainders in a box and put it away.

"You're so dirty Aisha." Elsword noticed her dress was stained.

"I'm a messy eater….." Aisha said, like a guilty child.

"Well how about we take a bath and put your dress in the wash?" Elsword said.

"Sure." Aisha said with a bright smile. Elsword knew she probably wanted to have sex again since she'd be naked in the house until her dress was cleaned. They went upstairs and got in the bath after letting the water run. Aisha nuzzled Elsword's cheek as he tried to wash but kept getting distracted by her. She remembered something, "Hey Elsword?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't you wish you could see normally again?"

"Well of course I do. But with you here, I don't need to." Elsword said as he caressed Aisha's cheek.

"I see. That makes me happy." Aisha said, and nuzzled his cheek again.

…

Weeks passed and Elsword told Aisha one day that one of his friends had vanished. Aisha concluded the one she had killed was that very person and kept quiet about it. She felt tempted to tell him when he made it clear how he wasn't really affected much by it seeming as he could only see his friends as monsters. However Aisha had been busy. She had gone to the hospital and stolen Elsword's medical records and was studying them intensely. Her father was a doctor and she knew a lot about the subject. She saw the records for the surgery and smirked.

"They did that? That was silly…." Aisha continued to read, the gears turning in her mind as she began to think of a cure for Elsword's condition. She had a theory but she needed a test subject. Perhaps the next door neighbor? Elsword said he made him angry recently so Aisha wouldn't have any remorse testing it on him. Aisha knew he lived alone so no one would miss him, "Time to go to work." Aisha said with a faint grin. If this worked than she could make the world a better place for Elsword.

….

Elsword was feeling rather down. He still couldn't find any information on Aisha's father no matter how hard he tried. He walked solemnly along the street as he neared his home. Aisha would cheer him up, she always found the right things to say. But he found something strange. The doors were open wide as if in a hurry and he heard something inside.

"Aisha?!" Elsword grew nervous and ran into the house. As he bolted into the living room he saw a chilling sight. A monster had Aisha pinned to the floor and was violating her.

"E-Elsword….help me….." Aisha cried, her small form too weak to fight against the creature. In a fit of rage Elsword grabbed a large knife that had been left on the table and impaled it into the beast's back. It howled in agony as he continued to cut and slash and tear it to pieces. Soon the beast stopped moving and screaming and laid limp on the floor. Elsword dropped the knife and held Aisha tightly.

"Aisha!"

"E-Elsword I was so scared…." Aisha cried, "He kept saying he wanted to hurt me because I was perfect…."

"I'm so sorry Aisha…."

"No….it was my fault." Aisha said, pulling away from him slightly, "I messed with his brain."

"What?"

"I made him see things the way you do." Elsword blinked. What was she talking about? "I…..I'm not really human Elsword."

"Wha-?"

"I suddenly came to in this world and my 'father' found me. He taught me about this world. I have the ability to control and change a being's biology. And….I can make you normal again."

"What, how?"

"All I need to do it is to do the reverse to you as what I did to him." Aisha said, "But….then you'd-."

"See your true form? And you don't want that?" Aisha slowly nodded.

"Yeah…."

"But Aisha, haven't you thought about this?"

"Huh?"

"If you can control biology, can't in theory you also change your own?" Aisha blinked. She never considered that, "You can still hide your true form and I can see you as I do now."

"Y-You're right." Aisha smiled, "I…..I'm so stupid."

"No you're not." Elsword said, "We all make mistakes."

"Yeah. Should we do it now?"

"Well, first we should take care of the meat." Elsword said, "Would be a waste to spare it."

"But…..he's a person. So was the woman you first ate." Aisha said.

"I don't really mind." Elsword said, surprising her, "I want us to stay together, even during meals."

"If you insist. I'll be careful so we don't get caught." Aisha said. They bagged the remains of the one they killed and put them in the back of the fridge. They went upstairs then and Aisha told Elsword he had to go to sleep for her to begin. Aisha assured him she would still be here when he woke up. Elsword trusted her, and closed his eyes.

….

After that Aisha and Elsword lived a life together. Elsword continued his education in the study of medicine with Aisha's help. He apologized to Ara for his cruel behavior and Raven was still heartbroken over Rena's loss. Aisha had taken some of Rena's remains and hid them in a park far away from the house. The police concluded the cause of death was kidnapping and then murder. Things worked out however as Ara and Raven eventually started going out. Aisha also became friends with them. After the first visit they complained about something smelling and every day after that Aisha bathed and washed constantly and Elsword gathered several good perfumes for her to avoid any detection. Any accusations of smells in the house was pinned on the remaining lingering smell of the paint that had been used, which was also redone to look normal again. Aisha always felt so stupid for not thinking about using her own ability to control biology on herself. It didn't matter anymore because they were both together. However one thing did change drastically for them. One rule they both stayed true to.

Never invite someone over for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Vayne: Yeah only three chapters but hey it's better than nothing right? For those who played Saya No Uta you probably are wondering why I wrote like this. Plain and simple it's my personal idea for a possible ending that could have happened. Anyway, that's that and I hope you all have a nice Halloween!