~Chapter 32: Darkness~
"I must be dead.. After all, I got shot... A normal gun, then I probably would survive, but.. A gun created by someone like Echo.. Then, there's no way I would be able to survive..."
Aisha smiled sadly as Echo's face appeared in her head. Aisha sighed and looked around her surroundings. There were dust swirling around her and there were broken pieces of armor floating. Below her feet was water, and her surroundings were complete darkness. She hugged herself as she closed her eyes. She shivered as a soft giggle could be heard as it echoes throughout the darkness.
"Who?!"
She pushed herself up and looked around frantically. She tried to grab for her staff, however... It turned to mere dust as she touched it. Her eyes widened as a certain silver haired grabbed her hand and smiled.
"Aisha... How are you? It's been a long time since we've seen each other. As always, you're always selfless. Jumping in carelessly in front of that bullet just to protect Elsa's younger brother. I don't understand why..."
"I don't care! Elsword is my friend. I don't want to have any of my friends get hurt. I don't want you to get hurt either. Echo... Why did you attack the academy?"
"I attacked... Because of my mission. I'll do anything for my freedom.. At least, that's what I had thought during the years without you. As soon as I learned that I can't keep you forever, and you'll start making new friends, everyone of my hopes crashed, and.. I no longer want my freedom. All I want now.. Is to help Wally."
Aisha's eyes widened as she tried to grab Echo's shoulders, however Echo's eyes snapped to her as she pushed Aisha down. Her hand was around Aisha's delicate neck, with an intention to kill Aisha.
Echo smirked lightly and began to tighten her grip around Aisha's neck. Aisha let the tears flowed down her cheeks and let Echo do what she wants. A drop of tear fell on Echo's hand as she shakily let go of Aisha. Echo chuckled lowly before standing up and left. Aisha was once again alone in the void of darkness with Echo's last words echoing in her head.
"Aisha... We were never meant to be friends. Forget about a person named Echo as your friend and... Don't trust people so easily."
Aisha forced herself up and looked for Echo until the darkness grabbed her. Her sight was soon blinded by the darkness, and... She could feel something forcing its way into her, grabbing hold of her. She could feel herself losing to the darkness and gain insanity. That is until Elsword's face appeared in her mind. She refused to lose to the darkness and restrained herself from losing to the insanity waiting for her. After a couple of minutes, a small red light appeared as a soft, yet sad voice could be heard.
"Amazing.. You can stand the darkness, unlike me... Someone like me, can't stand the darkness.. Losing to it, and letting myself lose the battle. Letting Echo do whatever she wants.."
"Who...?"
The darkness stopped its action, and retreated. Aisha forced herself up once again and her eyes widened. Elsa smiled sadly at Aisha as she sat down.
"I'm Elsa of the Red Knights."
"I know, but... What are you doing here? Did you also get shot by Echo? And.. How's the academy?!"
"Slow down, and take a deep breath."
Aisha took a deep breath and listened to Elsa's voice, before looking serious and less worried. Elsa grinned slightly at Aisha before opening her mouth to talk once again.
"Yes.. I got shot by Echo, but it wasn't recently. It was for a few years.. Also... I have never been to your academy. I don't know what's really happened out in the world. I've been trapped in this void of darkness, all alone.."
"Eh...? But... Elsa..? You're.. Also.. A student at the academy... Are you sure you're alright?"
"I'm alright.. And the Elsa you're talking about, is probably a clone. A clone made from my own DNA. Echo has been creating clones of strong people to help Wally. Also... You don't belong here. There are people who is worried about you.. So.. Go back. It's not time to tell you.."
"Elsa..?"
Elsa smiled with determination and pushed Aisha out of the darkness. Light was soon around as Aisha was floating above the clouds. Aisha looked around before images of countless of people appeared in the sky. Eve, Chung, Speka, Noah, Rena, Raven, Ara, and Elsword... Aisha reached out for them and Elsword grabbed her hand with a small smile.
Aisha's eyes snapped open and her eyes wandered slowly towards the sleeping Elsword. She silently reached her hand out and let her fingers run against Elsword's soft hair. The blazing hair was smooth as well as the part where it was dyed black.
"I never knew... Boys' hair can be so soft..."
Elsword silently smirked as he let Aisha do whatever she wants. Little did he know, a storm was coming by and it's going to wreck havoc... Very soon.
"First target... Ara Haan."
Ara skipped around, swinging her spear happily before sensing a presence behind her. She immediately dodged the sword coming for her head and kicked the person in the face. She turned around, glaring at the person before widening her eyes in shock.
"Elsa!"
"Die, Ara Haan. Sandstorm."
Elsa prepared her stance, charging up her blade before releasing the force inside it, summoning a large sandstorm. Ara closed her eyes and focused on her hearing. She calmly dodged the sandstorm before increasing her speed. She slashed Elsa mercilessly with her spear before slamming down her spear.
"Peerlessness Slash!"
Ara launched herself up into the air and tried to rocket towards Elsa, piercing her with her spear. Ara's hair slowly became white with shaded pink, and nine tails appeared behind her.
"Suppression."
Ara gathered the gravity around them, and suppressed Elsa. Elsa's injuries weren't bad, but... It was enough to slow her down. Elsa smirked lightly before pushing down onto her heels and released her attack.
"Windwill!"
~Author's Note~
Short chapter... Sorry. O; But I have a few things going on... For example.. Homework and working on the one shot. It's almost done~ :D Except! I need to find a way how to end it.. = v =
I almost lost to a Shooting Guardian in PvP. But! :D I turned the tide around with awakening and Metal Dust Aura.. Iron Scraps got mana break.. So... I couldn't do immediate damage..
Here are my replies to my lovely reviewers~
Yeoja Ileum: XD Don't you mean the sly Chung? XD
Hospes: Rofl! You must be waiting forever. The couple scenes.. I had them in mind for a while now. XD You'll probably get the 250th reviewer. XD There's still hope. Instead of heaven, she dreamed of a void of darkness.
Kiyo-Kun Blade: I'm just kidding. XD I know you do your best. :) Strive for number one! XD
Kat Neko983: As IssigelYin said... She's a girl. XD And poor Decades.. :P By the way.. I have a surprise for you. After I'm done with IssigelYin's one shot. XD
Yumi-San Angel: Lol~ Yup! Raven x Rena~
IssigelYin: I hope you're still patient. Your one shot will be coming soon. :D After your one shot, I'll do your little request for this certain person. :) And... Okay.. You're a girl. I understand. XD
koiisuruu: Chung has been becoming sly lately... XD Plot twists will be over eventually. And... I don't need the el shards anymore... After getting those rings from Ran Phoru... ;)
Helringo: XD Well, look forward to the action later on.
RubyCrusade: XD Auto-correct... Elsa has a heart, but... Does she have one for Ara..? ;) Well, maybe... XD It's another miracle.
MissKhaotic: Did you change your name...? XD And.. :P Don't be scared.. Also, I'm sure you'll be able to finish them the way you want.
NobelTJ99: That's okay, Bro. XD You still took the time to review, so it's okay.
Konjiki No Yami: Don't worry. My friends call me a sadist too, so the feeling's mutual. XD
ken: Not my fault.. Plus... Conwell is called Cornwell in South Korea.. So.. I don't know.. I'm just following the orginal.. O; Well.. I'm glad you like the story's plot/romance~ Oh~! My character's name is in my profile, but I'll just type it out again. XD It's Lycieratia, Code Nemesis. If you want to add my Chung, soon to be Shooting Guardian, then add Akairyu!
AsunanSAO: Hmm... I got these ideas by watching anime and read manga. :D Also... It's probably because of my desire to make Chung x Eve become popular. XD
MilkTank: XD I update every 2 days. XD Chung is usually portrayed as an innocent boy, but I want to portray him as a calm, innocent, yet boy teenage boy with a girlfriend with full of emotions. :) And... Chung x Eve will prevail! :D
Guest: Almost thought you said sooooo boring. XD Everything's going too fast?
Summersumed: I wish, but I can't. XD My character's name is Lycieratia, Code Nemesis. :D All my characters are in my profile.
Thanks for reading~
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