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There was smoke everywhere.

People were streaming out of the castle gates in ruin clothes. Some burned, most torn. Others were not so lucky though. The remaining castle guards carried out on makeshift stretchers unmoving bodies. Cries and wails could be heard echoing throughout the night.

A little far from the scene of chaos, a group of three huddled around a small fire. Their eyes clouded and expressions murky. Something unprecedented had just happened. Something not even the oracle had foresaw.

"If I had only been more alert to the voices of the gods…" a girl with pink hair mumbled. Her pretty pink dress was torn and she shivered as she pulled a slightly singed white coat embroidered with red linings and designs around her to keep warm. "The gods must have foreseen this… If I had been more keen to their voices…"

"Amy," A boy with fiery red hair said. His bright yellow eyes reflecting the small burning flame of their little campfire. He held the oracle tight and whispered into her ear. "It's not your fault." He stroked her messy pink hair as she quietly sobbed into his chest.

"We have to save Arme!" The redhead shouted. Her hair was pulled up into a ponytail and she had flaming red eyes to match the anger she had felt. "If you sissies won't help me then I'll go alone!"

"Wait Elesis!" the boy with the fiery red hair called. "We have to wait for Ronan and Lass to come back. It's not safe to go alone."

"Jin's right Elie…" Amy said, looking up at her step-sister, her rose eyes still shimmering.

"Don't call me that Amy…"

"You can't go alone!" Amy insisted, grabbing Elesis' hand. "Let's at least wait for news and plan on what to do next."

"My father didn't teach me the art of the sword for nothing!" Elesis snapped. "I can't just stand around here and do nothing!" She pulled away from Amy and dashed back towards the ruined castle, grabbing a sword from a fallen guard.

"Elesis!" Amy shouted after her. The pink haired girl crossed her arms and huffed, putting on a pouting face, leaning on Jin's shoulder as she glared at the back of the red head. "Oh I swear, she can be SO stubborn most of the time."

From the distance, Jin and Amy could make out two other figures walking toward Elesis. One with indigo hair and the other with snow white hair. Ronan and Lass. But no sign of purple anywhere… Then that means..

"Arme… " Amy whispered, covering her mouth as the tears start to reform in her eyes. "It's just as I feared… We were too late..."

"My papa's dead.. I don't see why I shouldn't be!" Arme screamed, pounding her little hands on the cold hard ground.

"Of course you can't die Arme!" Lass said, holding Arme's now bloddied little hands. "Then no one would play with me anymore!"

"NO! NO! NO!" Arme screamed even louder, shaking her head. Her long purple hair swayed violently in the calm breeze. "I never wanted any of this! Why did my papa have to join the Grand Chase! Why did he have to be chased out of Serdin!"

"What…" Lass stared at her in shock, his bright blue eyes shot at his father for answers.

The old king simply shook his head sadly. "Arme," he said softly. "Arthur died to vanish a very powerful monster. He did it so you could live happily…"

"NO!" Arme shrieked, throwing Lass on the ground as a powerful force emitted from her body. Slowly she rose from the ground, her pupils vanished as her eyes simply emitted a ghostly purple glow. Thunder roared as wind and lightning surrounded her body.

"ARME STOP THAT!" Lass yelled in a panic. What was happening to his friend? "DAD!"

"I'm sorry Arme… Maybe it's best if you forgot." the king mumbled and glanced over at his frightened son. "And you too Lass…" He approached the small violet tornado and touched the wind encircling the girl with the tip of his finger. Lightning cackled. He winced at the pain and pushed his hand further inside the funnel until he reached the Arme's forehead. "I'll miss you Arme." He smiled sadly as his fingertips grew a warm blue light that radiated throughout her tiny body and she fell on the ground unconscious.

"Dad!" Lass shouted. "What did you do to her?"

The king smiled sadly at his son as he lightly touched Lass' forehead, causing him to slump to the ground beside the lilac haired girl. "I'm sorry my son. It's for the best." He sighed and looked up the sky. "To forget is more painful than to remember a death of a loved one. Isn't that right, Arthur."

A single star shot across the sky in response.

Arme woke up.

"Awake again, at last, my puppet?" a cold voice spoke. "That took longer than the last time but, hopefully by now you've regain all, if not, at least the important parts of your memory?"

Lilac orbs tried to focus on the black shadow standing in front of her. "Kaze…'Aze…" she mumbled. Arme tried to get up but her wrists and ankles were still tied to a pole by chains and shackles.

"Ah you still remember me~" The voice cackled in mock delight. "How was your dream. Wonderful I suspect?"

Arme's eyes shot open. "Papa… He's dead.. He was a mage… Arthur of the Grand Chase…"

Kaze'Aze rolled her eyes. "Yes. Annoying mage. Trapped me in this hideous body that forbids me to regain my true form. But he is no more. And the spell is weakening. Give or take a few more weeks and I would have been at the height of my powers once more!" She cackled in delight.

"You… You were the monster who killed my papa!" Arme said with sudden realization. No wonder Lass felt so familiar to her. The king had wiped out her memories. "Then my mama…"

"Dead, yes. Queen of Serdin, kidnapped by Arthur. For six years Serdin was without a Queen to rule her. But by tonight one week from now, YOU, Arme, will be crowned the rightful Queen, successor to your mother's throne." Kaze'Aze smiled at her wickedly. "And a wonderful host to the Queen of Darkness."

Arme's eyes were wide in fear. "You're planning on possessing me…"

"And to wage war on Kanavan~" Kaze'Aze finished with a smile, showcasing her rotten black teeth. Arme winced at the sight. "Destroy the king, bla, bla ,bla." She saw Arme's look of horror and smiled. "Not to worry my puppet~ I shall have you destroy that prince you love so much~ I'm such a wonderful Queen aren't I?"

"No!" Arme whispered. "I won't-"

"Oh believe me darling," Kaze'Aze crouched down and took Arme's face with her rough hands, forcing her lilac eyes to look directly into her blood red ones. "You will. And you will love it." Bonechilling laughter rang throughout the castle as Arme let loose the tears. She was helpless. Lass is far away in Kanavan. There was nothing she could do.

"Isn't there anything we can do?" Lass shouted, exasperated. He had to find Arme.

"Calm down Lass," Ronan sighed. At times like this, the prince could almost be unbearable! "First we think of a plan."

Amy looked at the two men yelling at each other and scooted closer to Jin who in turn, firmly grasped Amy's hand. He hated it when there was a heated argument between Lass and Ronan. And he was sure Amy hated it just as much seeing her expression mix with worry and fear. Even Elesis knew better than to interrupt. Instead, she eyed Ronan with renewed respect. He just didn't seem like the type of guy to speak up.

"The plan?" Lass yelled. "The plan is to charge in to wherever Arme is and save her!"

"And where exactly is this 'wherever'?" Ronan raised an eyebrow at the prince who punched the wall in anger.

"How on earth am I supposed to know?"

"Exactly." Ronan shook his head. "This will get us nowhere."

"May I suggest a mission, then?" A deep voice said gently. "That was what I would do."

The trio on the floor rose and bowed slightly. "Father." Lass said through gritted teeth. Behind the king, Lire and Ryan appeared, tired and worn.

"Hello there Elesis," he smiled warmly at the red head who seemed surprised that the king knew her name. "At times like this my good friend Arthur and I would call on the Grand Chase and go out on a quest. Your father," he nodded at Elesis. "Elscud, was the finest swordsman in Kanavan. Shame he had to go missing. As for the others, I'm afraid I haven't heard of them since the Chase had divided." The king walked about each one of the children. "Elesis, you seem to be the most suitable for leading them into battle don't you think?"

"No way!," Elesis said, forgetting she was talking to a king. "Wouldn't Ronan or Lass do a better job of leaden us?"

The king paused for a while, a bit taken aback by Elesis' way of conducting herself in front of a king, then chuckled slightly at a memory of days gone by. "Truly Elscud's daughter. Back in the day, it was he, not I who led the Grand Chase. I was simply a king. He was our true leader, and I think, it would be right that his daughter succeeded him, don't you agree?"

Without a word, Elesis nodded. This shocked everyone.

"I think you children are ready. If I guessed correctly, Arme's at the tallest tower within the castle walls of Serdin. Kaze'Aze must have her imprisoned there, I could think of no other place…" his voice trailed away. "In any case, hurry. There isn't much time."

"There never was much time when we did missions," Jin grumbled, standing up. He glanced at Amy who was deep in thought and held out his hand. Amy looked at it a while then glanced up at Jin and smiled gratefully as she took his had and he helped her up.

"Ryan, dear, don't mess this one up like the last mission we had," Lire said sweetly as she lodged an arrow into her bow and drew it back, shooting it straight through a pillar of stone and onto a concrete wall, leaving a small arrow shaped hole in the pillar and a large crack surrounding the area where the arrow landed. She turned and looked at Ryan, murder written all over her yellow orbs. "Alright?"

Ryan gulped. Sure Lire was sweet and all but she could be such a perfectionist most of the time. "Yes Lire," he said a bit shakily, glancing at the bow and arrow at Lire's hands. He summoned his battle axe.

"It'd take a week at most to get there," the king said. "So you'd best leave this instant." He took of a gold ring from his finger and slipped it on Elesis' finger. "This is my seal. It should be able to provide you with all necessities along the way. Lass also has one, but just in case." He winked at Elesis. "You can never be too sure. Your father taught me that." Elesis blushed a bit. She missed her father terribly. If only he'd come back… "You're the new Grand Chase now. I wish you the best of luck."

"Lass." The king said sternly before melting his face into a warm smile. "Be good."

Lass grunted. "I'm not a kid anymore father." But he couldn't help suppress a smile.

"Onwards, Grand Chasers!" Elesis said loudly, with a silly grin on her face. She raised her sword and pointed towards the Forsaken Barrows. "Onwards to Serdin!"

"She didn't have to be so dramatic about it, does she?" Ronan said with a smile.

"She's just in a good mood~" Amy giggled, clutching Jin's arm. "Let her be."

"Arme…" Lass whispered, putting down the one lilac shoe he found on the spot Arme had disappeared.

A/N: Did you guys like this one? R&R~ OwO

Next update will be: who knows? XD

Hope I think of some stuff soon~ And I hope you guys liked this one~ :")