FINALLY AN UPDATE! XD

Sorry to keep you guys waiting! I hope you enjoy this chappie while I brainstorm for the next one! :3 Oh and as usual...

R&R~

The sun was setting and evening drew near. Faint groans and growls of monsters were heard far beyond the reaches of the Forsaken Barrows. Spine tingling cries of the Lich were heard as a couple blasts of something unnatural lit up the night sky and banished it once more from this world.

A little girl sat playing in the garden, surrounded by hundreds of tiny floating lights, waiting and watching the garden gate where her dear father is to enter when he comes back from yet another mission. A little boy a few years older than her sat down on the grass near her and watched as she played with the little orbs of light. He too was waiting for his father to come home. After a few minutes of watching her, the boy sighed, his azure eyes drooping.

"Hey Arme, I'm bored." He complained, standing up and brushing the dust of his pants. "Lets go fight some monsters together! I just learned a new technique from father and I wanted to show you! They also say there's a new monster in the Marsh! It's supposed to be super strong!" He ranted excitedly, taking out his daggers from his pocket and taking up a battle stance. "C'mon Arme! Imagine how proud our dads would be if we killed that thing!"

"But it's almost dark, Lass!" the little girl protested. "You know the monsters are stronger after dusk! We could get really hurt!"

"Oh don't be a baby, Arme! You're 8 now! Even if you are short for your age." Lass smirked and Arme blushed at his remark.

"I may be short Lass, but at least I know better than to randomly run off into the Marsh at at night," Arme retorted.

"But Arme! Can't you just do the Meteor thing if we get mobbed or something?" Lass said, his eyes shining with anticipation. "Then if things get dangerous we can run away! Or you can teleport us back here and no one would know!"

"I'm not going okay? And neither are you! Papa's almost home!" Arme pouted, annoyed at Lass' persistence on going to the Marsh. He should know better being the son of.

"I wouldn't be so sure about that Arme, dear." A voice said sadly.

Arme and Lass turned to see a man whose shirt is all dirty and reeks of blood.

"Dad!" Lass yelled excitedly. "Dad, can Arme and I go into the Marsh and fight monsters? Huh? Can we? Can we? Please?"

The man smiled sadly at his son and shook his head. "I told you a lot of times Lass. No."

"Aww but Dad!" Lass whined. "You'd be there to protect us won't you?"

"I'm tired Lass. Maybe next time okay?"

"Um… Your highness.." Arme interrupted, pulling on the man's shirt. "What do you mean 'I wouldn't be so sure about that' ? Where's my papa?"

The man was silent as he pats Arme's head solemnly, fighting the tears that were threatening to spill. "I'm sorry Arme… Arthur's dead."

Lass searched the crowd, this bright blue eyes darting left and right for his father. He was sure Ronan, Jin and Ryan are more than capable of taking care of the guests but not his father. The old man's just dying to take action and wouldn't be led away like some helpless old man. No, the former leader of the Grand Chase was much too prideful for that.

"Father! Where are you dammit!" Lass shouted amidst the chaos the castle. "Father!"

"Lass you idiot!" A man shouted from behind him. "Everything's under control!"

"What control?" Lass shouted back. "I only see chaos and disorder!"

"What I meant was-" Another explosion cut the king short. "Damn." The king drew his sword and began running towards the front gate of the castle. "Go back to Arme Lass! I can't believe you were dumb enough to fall for her trick! GO BACK DAMMIT!"

"What, how do you know Arme? What trick? Who is this 'her' you speak of?" Lass shouted at the king who was already too far away from him to hear. Damn, he cursed mentally. What'll happen next?

The castle was in complete chaos. People were screaming left and right as the pillars and ceilings collapsed. Bodies were crushed under the weight of the stones, causing the people to panic even more as the run out of the castle gates in horror and shock of what just happened.

"Lass!" A voice called.

"Ronan!" Lass said, relieved that at least one of them was safe. "Where are the others?"

"Well Elesis apparently…" Ronan started but stopped. "No wait, that's not important right now. Where's Arme? Isn't she with you?"

"She was but I left her in the garden to search for you!"

"You idiot!" Ronan practically yelled. "Why'd you leave her?"

"I didn't…" Lass stammered, shaken by Ronan's sudden outburst.

"We have to go find her!" Ronan said, urgency in his voice. "Now!"

"But what about the others?"

"Elesis took care of them while I looked for you guys. Seriously Lass, you couldn't have been a more irresponsible prince." Ronan sighed. "We need to hurry. Arme's in danger."

An evil laughter rang through the air.

"To think it was this easy to kidnap the princess of Serdin!" A masked woman in a long black cloak laughed as she glanced at the unconscious girl chained to a pillar. "You have outdone yourself this time Kaze'aze," She said, praising herself and taking the mask off, revealing her pale features and blood red eyes. "And now little one," She purred, stroking the girl's soft cheek and scratching it with her long unkept nails, "Awake." She commanded.

"Nngh.. Where am I?" the girl murmured, her amethyst eyes coming into focus. She tried to stand but couldn't. "What is- Why am I chained up?" Her voice suddenly panicky. She looked up and saw the woman smiling menacingly at her. Fear clouded her amethyst orbs and she backed away from the woman. "Wh-who are you? Where am I? Lass? Lass!"

The woman laughed and it sent chills to the lilac haired girl's spine. "Welcome back dear Princess, to Serdin. Stop your useless cries, princess. The Kanavan prince won't be able to hear you."

Arme stared at her eyes wide in disbelief. Lass! Help me!

Lass! Help Me!

"Arme." Lass whispered and turned around. His deep blue eyes searching the garden frantically for her. He shouldn't have left her there on her own. Now she was no where to be seen. "Dammit, Arme! Where are you!"

"It's no use Lass," Ronan said quietly, putting a hand on his friend's shoulder.

"No I could've sworn I heard her voice!" Lass dropped to his knees on the cold, hard ground and notice a single lilac shoe. He took it and stared at it, whispering her name over and over again. "Arme..."

"I'm sorry Lass... We were too late..." Ronan said quietly, his gaze cold and unrelenting. "Arme she... She's gone."

A/N: Welp that's that~ =w=

Arme's gone... *gasp* What will Prince Lassy do?

Stay tuned for the next chapter~ XD