~Chapter 30: Echo~

Echo wiped her tears away and decided to end everything. She pulled up her mask and threw a potion down, creating smoke causing the sprinklers to release the water. Echo smirked as she laid out the equipment and poured a dark colored liquid into it and ran away from it while pressing a button.

The liquid was soon forming into a monster. The monster roared, breaking the glass and causing cracks in the wall. The monster's red eyes glowed as dark blue armor begin to form and it began to move. It's tail whipped around, creating even more cracks. Echo chuckled lowly as she poured a green liquid onto the ground in the lobby. A tree was formed and it broke through the dormitory. Eve pushed Chung away from her and a huge tree branch spiked up with huge leaves.

"Chung! Are you okay?!"

"Yeah! But what is this tree...? Is it... Alchemy..?"

"Yeah... Echo."

Aisha, Speka, and Noah jumped out of the window and landed safely with levitation. Chung jumped over the tree branch and grabbed Eve by her petite waist. He slammed the window open with his Destroyer and jumped out. Moby and Remy followed as soon as they grabbed the box holding the Memoria.

"Evoke!"

"Peerlessness Slash!"

An explosion was made by Rena and Ara as they jumped out of the lobby while tree rapidly regenerated and continued to grow. The monster that was created by Echo crashed into the walls and also came out, chasing a certain person.

"Flying Impact!"

Raven did a 360 degree spin in the air with his blade, damaging the monster continuously, however... The monster had also regenerated like the tree did. Raven jumped back while Elsword slammed his Cornwell down into the earth and a magic circle appeared. The mini Cornwells inflicted more damage to the monster, however it was useless.

"Rage Cutter!"

"Dread Chase!"

"Giga Stream!"

Series of missiles were fired towards the monster which barely made a dent to the monster's armor. The large stream of energy was fired from the barrier, however, it didn't do much. Noah teleported in front of the monster, her lavender eyes glowed as she slammed down onto the ground and released a large energy creating an iceberg, freezing the monster temporarily. Behind her, Noah appeared and released the energy from her fingers, releasing several beams against the monster.

"Iceberg!"

"Plasma Cutter!"

Speka and Noah backed away as Aisha slammed her staff against the monster and released the bolt of lightning and finally, a meteor call.

"Infernal Wave!"

"Gigantic Impact!"

Chung pushed down on his heels and jumped into the air, before blasting his Destroyer, sending him forward, and impact into the monster. They collided into one another and Chung created a small crater in the ground. Eve gathered the force around her and summoned a guardianm, firing a destructive fire from both sides.

Echo glared at the group and grabbed a gun from her sides. She narrowed her eyes at them before firing it at Elsword. Eve's drones picked up the hearing and Eve spun on her heels, about to warn Elsword.

"Elsword, look out!"

Elsword turned and his eyes widened as the bullet hit someone else, not him. Aisha's arms were raised and took the bullet for him. Elsword dropped his weapon and caught Aisha from falling. Echo's hand covered her mouth as she dropped the gun.

'Aisha... I shot Aisha...! I didn't mean to.. I was aiming for Elsa's younger brother, but.. How come Aisha jumped in the way..? There's a limit to being friends with someone and protecting someone..'

Echo immediately noticed one of Eve's drones holding the box containing Memoria. Echo shook off her thoughts and focused on her mission. She ran out of the shadows and reached out for the box. Chung narrowed his eyes and raised his Destroyer into the air. The missiles were fired into the air, and the missiles rain down on the enemies.

"Aceldama!"

Echo threw down a potion with the green liquid and a tree spurt from the ground, taking the damage instead of her. After the missiles were gone, Echo slapped the box away from Moby and grabbed the box. Eve's eyes widened as she summoned ancient spears and created a black hole. Echo threw down two more dark colored potions, and the exact same monsters were formed.

"Generate Black Hole!"

Echo ran away immediately, however, Elsword's eyes narrowed as he laid Aisha's body carefully on the ground and chased after Echo. He slammed his blade on the ground, and three geysers erupt from the ground. Echo managed to dodge them, but with second degree burns. Echo successfully stole the Memoria and technically destroyed the academy.

With the monsters and humongous trees, every student there concentrated on their attacks. Chung fired a signal flare into the sky, and two waves of airstrikes, strike all of the monsters, including the trees. In addition, he fired series of missiles that target the monsters. Eve summoned Thousand Star along with Energetic Heart, she released the large stream of energy that goes through the enemies.

"Carpet Bombing! Dread Chase!"

"Giga Stream!"

Elsword raced towards the enemies, and stabbed a Cornwell into the ground. A magic circle was once again formed and mini Cornwells were summoned, striking the monsters. At the same time, Elsword slashed down, creating a black hole, making the monsters stay in one place before slashing diagonally across. Noah released a force, calling forth the shards of ice, freezing the monsters in place. Speka released the beams from her fingers, and it continuously damaged the monsters.

"Rage Cutter! Final Strike!"

"Blizzard Shower!"

"Plasma Cutter!"

For the last remaining monster, Raven dashed forward and released a fury of slashes faster than the monster could react. As soon as Raven was behind the monster, he began to spin in a 360 degree, and slashed the monster continuously. Rena calls forth the power of Karma, inflicting heavy damage with the strong gusts of wind. She immediately summoned spheres of energy, extending spikes and Rena rushed forward, slashing the spheres across, causing an explosion.

"Hypersonic Stab! Flying Impact!"

"Karma! Call of Ruin!"

One by one, the monsters were destroyed, exploding with spikes. The spikes were aimed for the group. Chung held Eve by her waist and jumped away from the explosion. Speka and Noah teleported away with Elsword. One of the spikes were aimed for Raven, Rena kicked him in the stomach, making him crash a distance away. Rena took the spike and the humongous tree from inside the dormitory, withered away, and crashed onto Rena.

'I'm glad that Raven is safe...Even though I felt bad for kicking him so hard... I wonder if... He's okay...'

~Author's Note~

My back hurts now... Anyways... Echo! She destroyed the dormitory and caused a commotion. Goodness! Anyways... Boring battle scenes, I know. XD Nothing else to say, except... Be sure to recycle in Elrios~ :D

Here are my replies to my awesome reviewers~

JiroBuster976: Oh... I'm sorry~ Teehee. XD The suspense dropped, but now.. It suddenly rised! :D Good luck on predicting the next outcome. XD

Konjiki No Yami: *takes cookie and gives you a cupcake* :D Don't feel bad yet. Eve won't be dying anytime soon. Maybe... When she reaches an old age with Chung, and they both die happily ever after. XD But, no worries. None of our main characters are dying... Maybe.. XD

SylphOfBlood: Well... I forgive you for spamming. XD I'll try to check the drawing somehow. I'm glad it inspired you! :D

Kiyo-Kun Blade: I shall nickname you... Decades. The story is posted, and glad you like it. XD

Kat Neko983: Hopefully, you will be. If someone else takes your spot, I'm sorry. Raven x Rena.. Do you like it if I wrote it? And Chung x Rena... *sighs* Whatever. Chung x Eve will prevail~ :D I'll never forget my queen. My queen always supports me and my story, so I can never forget you~ :3

BIAxDiA: Aye! This is a situational irony. XD I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as the previous ones.

Hospes: Yeah... Raven's advice, Aisha's advice, and some thoughts were mainly from my own thinking. For example... Accept reality and don't fall into fantasy. You're betting between Chung and Aisha.. Who else wants to bet?! :D I'm not allowed to bet, since I already know who's going to be in coma. By the way... No one's in a coma yet, just injured.

Ada Gaeshi Hart: XD That's okay. You reviewed this chapter. Your stories are much better than mine. Plus... You also have talent~ :D Allergo...? Ooh.. You might be shocked later on. XD

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