~Chapter 15: Red Knight VS Crow Mercenary~

Series of slashes were made, sounds of metal clashing echoing throughout the forest region. Elsword threw a Cornwell towards Raven, erupting into a small storm of Cornwells, dealing continuous damage to Raven. Elsword pushed down his feet, and slashed his blade thrice before a crescent wave was made.

"Maelstrom Rage! Crescent Cut! Sword Fall!"

Four Cornwells appeared and hovered in mid-air before piercing Raven one by one as he gets pushed away. Elsword continued to deal more damage to Raven until there was slight hesitation. Raven immediately swung his blade, deflecting Elsword's blade. He jumped up into mid-air, swung his blade downwards, creating a sonic shockwave towards Elsword, sending him into the air. Raven raised his blade and spun 360 degree, creating a whirlwind spin, slashing Elsword.

"Shockwave! Flying Impact!"

"Harsh Chaser!"

Elsword's feet touched the ground and immediately his Cornwell was thrown to Raven. The impact pulled Raven towards Elsword who smirked darkly. Elsword gripped onto his Cornwell, slashed Raven and at the same time, creating a black hole, locking Raven in one spot before slashing down towards Raven. Raven was knocked down, but he pushed himself up. Elsword took that chance, slamming his blade into the ground, erupting 3 flame geysers.

"Final Strike! Triple Geyser! Assa-!"

"Bloody Accel!"

Raven slashed his hand slight, causing blood to roll down the blade before slashing Elsword in a spherical slash. He immediately aimed for Elsword's leg, slowing Elsword's speed and creating a chance for Raven to attack.

"Hypersonic Stab!"

Raven took advantage of Elsword's leg injury and dashed forward with a speed as lightning, unleashing a fury of slashes that Elsword couldn't follow. Raven spun on his heels, using a portion of his strength, rushing forward, putting pressure into Elsword and pushing him back. Raven slashed Elsword's leg once again, before running in a fast speed while slashing everything in his path, and Elsword was sent into the air.

"Power Assault! Burning Rush! Flying Im-!"

"Maelstrom Rage!"

In a moment, Elsword regained his composure, ignoring the pain in his leg, swung his blade and threw a Cornwell forward, erupting in a small localized frenzied storm of Cornwells. A red aura surrounds Elsword as he slammed his blade down, sending Raven downward. Elsword slammed his Cornwell down into the ground, a magic circle appeared below Raven as he regained his position. Cornwells appeared and half of the individual Cornwells inflicted heavy damage to Raven, as well as a leg wound.

"Rage Cutter! Sword Blasting!"

Elsword thrust his blade forward, stabbing Raven and three Cornwells were summoned behind him and stabbed Raven. Elsword muttered some words below his breath and an independent blade was summoned. Elsword slashed Raven, locking him in his combo attacks, and additional damage was made to Raven.

"Phantom Sword! Final Strike!"

"Flying Impact!"

Elsword slashed down towards Raven and created a black hole, locking Raven in one place before slashing downwards, striking Raven. Raven at the same time, creating a 360 degree whirlwind while slashing his blade. Elsword was flung into the air, and Raven was pushed against several trees before colliding into a larger tree. Elsword was slammed down into the earth. creating a large crater below him.

Elsword pushed himself up, breathing heavily, coughing out blood. At the same time, Raven had also stood up. Their blood covered the green leaves, and the grass itself. Raven spit out blood, and pushed himself to do a Hypersonic Stab, however, Raven fell down onto the ground, losing his consciousness.

"Congratulations to Elsword of the Red Knights! The final battle shall be held tomorrow. Now, let's see who will win tomorrow... Elsword of the Red Knights or Ara Haan of Fahrmann. We shall see the victor tomorrow. Get some plenty of rest for tomorrow's battle."

Elsword smiled softly before collapsing on the ground, his body was tired and sore from the battle with Raven. Aisha teleported herself with Rena to the forest region. Aisha rushed to Elsword, and began to take care of his wounds. Rena does the same to Raven, before giving Raven a kiss on his forehead.

"Raven... Once you wake up, the truth will be revealed..."

Rena tried her best to carry Raven, while Aisha made Elsword hover in air as she held onto his hand. Aisha took Rena's hand, and they teleported to the dormitory. Rena and Raven were teleported to Raven's room while Aisha and Elsword was teleported to Aisha's room.

Raven's eyes opened and found them staring into gentle green eyes and a bright smile. Raven bolted up and looked around, realizing that it was his room. The plain gray colored walls, the wooden floor with a black and white striped carpet.. He nodded to himself before turning to Rena with cold eyes.

"You said you'll tell me what happened... Now talk."

"So cold... Well, I guess... i should start.."

"Hurry up."

"Remember that day, you and Seris were somewhere else together, while I was gone with no trace. I was gone for a month and you guys were all worried about me, and suddenly you found me betraying you.. That's not what happened exactly. That day.. I searched for you and Seris. While I continued on my search, I ran into Alex and his companion. I overheard them talking of their plans to kill Seris. You were accused of killing a governor of Velder, but that wasn't enough to make everyone suspicious of you. So, they decided to kill Seris. By killing Seris, you would be in rage. You would look for clues and take revenge. Those clues would lead you to rebelling. After their conversation, I tried to look for you and Seris, to tell you of their plans, but I was knocked out... And that's when my betrayal started, when my sanity was temporarily gone. While discussing of the plans, I... I wasn't willing to kill Seris. I couldn't bring myself to kill my beloved best friend.."

Rena stared at Raven, looking for any signs of his eyes softening, but they didn't. Instead of growing soft, they grew cold and hard. The awkward silence between them grew. Rena poured Raven a glass of water with a smile, but Raven took it and splashed it in her face. Raven raised his hand and slapped her. Rena didn't flinch with Raven's cold attitude.

"If you want me to believe your story, at least make it more believable. You need to polish your lying skills. Get out of my room. I... I don't want to see your face. Just get out of my sight... Hurry up and get out of my sight!"

Rena stared at Raven sadly before smiling forcefully and her eyes held full of sadness. She tightened her fists and walked out of Raven's room. As she stepped out of his room, Raven muttered a soft 'Sorry..'. Unfortunately, Rena couldn't hear it as guilt built up inside her. Tears fell down her face as her chest tightens.

"It's hard... I didn't think Raven would react like that. My chest.. It hurts. I deserve his cold attitude, but.. I didn't think it would hurt this much... What should I do now..?"

Inside Raven's room, Raven's bangs hid his eyes which were filled with guilt and regret. He punched himself as he laid back down on his bed.

'Rena... Give me more time.. I.. I don't think I can believe your story right now. My feelings... They're all a mess now. I don't want anymore confusion or any messed up feelings. Seris, what do you think of Rena's story? Of course you would believe her instantly. Or.. Actually, even when your life was ending, you wanted to tust Rena, you believed in her. I... I need more time..'

~Author's Note~

Sorry for short chapter... Next chapter will be longer.. Hopefully.. Anyways, so excited for Code: Electra! I'm doing the event quests right now~ :D

I know Raven is acting a little weird in this chapter, but bear with it for now.. XD

Here are my replies to my awesome reviewers:

TsukixnoEvernight: Of course i care about my mistakes! Now.. I just need to fix them. I'll fix them later.. XD Elsword comes first. And i tried to describe it... XD And... Its Infinity Sword VS Blade Master~ :D I based on them since its easier for me, and i can learn from them :3 No! You're much better than me! I'm not brain dead yet, i'm just lazy~ :D I just hope you update soon :3

NobelTj99: Bro... XD The next chapter is coming out now~ :3

Hospes: Thats okay~ At least you still read it~ :D And yes.. :3

LunarShadow 1906: Damn... Its emotional?! I didn't think it would be that emotional! o:

Kat983: :3 My queen is finally calm.. Oh, and i would like their pose to hugging each other. Or any pose as long as they are touching each other. XD

Icebella: I'm glad~ :3 Good~ At least you aren't risking your school life XD And the battle scenes are not that good... XP

Thanks for reading!

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