~Chapter 34: Chosen~
Days had passed, and in a moment, it was already two weeks since the tournament. Elsword was called up to office to discuss the offer of getting a reward for winning the tournament. The eyes of every teachers from higher ranks stared at him, with eyes that pierce through him. Elsword couldn't help, but feel uncomfortable with the stares.
"I don't want anything as a reward. So.. Keep it. I want nothing from this school."
"Oh...? Don't you want to be chosen for doing a mission for the school?"
"Mission. What kind of mission? If it's about helping villages, then I don't think consider that as a mission nor will I consider that a reward."
"Of course not. A mission to find out who's planning all these recent attacks and... Put an end to it all. And... It is technically a reward. You're free from us who always watch your every moves. You can do anything you want. Someone like you, surely would take up the offer for more freedom as you can do anything you want. Either way, this mission is too risky to do solo. That's why, you must have at least six members."
"That's too much of a crowd. There's no way we can move around safely without being discovered."
"That's why you choose the best students with skills excelling average."
"I choose..?"
"Yes. We trust your decisions. That's why.. Will you take up the mission and help out?"
Elsword narrowed his eyes at the teachers and tightened his fist. He bowed down respectfully before nodding his head. He's willing to take on the mission. If he finds out who hurt Aisha and tried to hurt Elsa... They're dead.
"Very well. When you chose your teammates, bring them here and you'll start your mission immediately. After dinner."
Elsword walked out of the office slowly while thinking of who. He went back to class and sat back down in his seat. He stared at his classmates before beginning to think of the ones he respect for their strength and knowledge.
'Lowe.. Truly a knight,, however... He still needs to polish his skills a bit more. Proto... She's strong, however, she might lose control of her powers. Edan and Valak.. People who should be in the team, but they don't get along very well. Even if they do... Like Proto, they might lose control. Eve and Chung... Compatible in battle and personality. They don't make as much noise, and they can formulate plans. Rena and Raven.. They seem to be on bad terms before, but they can back each other up. Aisha and Ara... They're still injured, especially Ara. Aisha... Her magic may help us somehow. Elsa.. Elsa can definitely help out.'
Elsword sat up and appeared behind Eve and whispered in her ears. Eve who was helping Chung with a problem in math, stopped and listened to Elsword's soft words. Chung's attention was on them the moment Elsword was talking to Eve. Eve nodded her head and Elsword left and went towards Rena.
"Chung, look at me."
Chung slowly turned his head towards Eve and Eve smiled sweetly before kissing him on the lips.
"Elsword invited us to go on a mission with him. Do you want to go...?"
Chung sighed as he knew Eve would go on the mission in order to find out more information. He grinned as he pulled her onto his lap and embraced her. Eve faintly blushed as she took Chung's action as a yes.
Rena nodded her head happily as Elsword explained the mission. She hopped towards Raven with a very light blush on her face. She knelt down in front of his desk and stared at him with a glow in her eyes. Raven sighed as he nodded his head. Rena grinned as they had a silent agreement. Elsword turned to Elsa and grinned slightly.
"Hey.. Elsa, do you want to help out on the mission? We'll be starting tomorrow morning."
"Sure! I want to get revenge on those idiots for hurting Ara and Aisha!"
'Heh.. Ironic.. I'm the one who tried to murder her. Then again.. Toma is also at fault. He's the one who stabbed Ara, not me. Then again... I slashed her down. But that was in self defense, so that doesn't count. Either way... Ara won't be in the mission with her injuries. I'll report this to Echo and she'll figure out what to do.'
Without doubting Elsa, Elsword walked off, looking for Aisha. Aisha was carrying a stack of paper with one hand. Aisha slipped and the papers nearly fell until... Elsword, being a knight in shining armor, saved her from falling and getting the load of paper off her. He smirked lightly as he rubbed his nose against hers affectionately. In an attempt to push him away, Aisha kicked him before jabbing him in the stomach. Aisha took the stack of paper back from Elsword as he crunched down.
Elsword glared at Aisha for a moment before softening his gaze before opening his mouth to ask Aisha to join him on the mission. Aisha smiled softly before silenting him with her index finger.
"You don't have to ask me. I'm going to help you with the mission. And.. How I know what you're going to ask is a secret~"
Aisha grinned and walked away, carrying the stack of paper. Elsword touched his lips and thought of Aisha's smiling face.
'She's... Actually pretty cute when she smiles..'
Hours later, Ara who was resting in the nurse's office, with bandages wrapping around her body. Her eyes snapped open as she heard the nurse talking. She slowly sat up with sadness in her eyes while thinking of the recent days' events.
'Elsa! She's... The Elsa right now in the school is just a clone of the original.. And my brother is becoming a puppet for them to manipulate.. I have to do something quickly!'
"Elsword is going on a mission? With who? Surely he's not going by himself.."
"Hmm... If i remember correctly, Elsword chose six people to go with him. I think it was.. Eve of Altera, Chung Seiker of Hamel, Rena of the Night Savers, Raven of the Crow Mercenary Knights of Velder, Elsa of the Red Knights, and... Aisha of the Elemental Masters."
'Elsa?! Why Elsa?! Wait... Elsword doesn't know who Elsa really is..? I have to warn him and the others! They must know Elsa's true nature and her identity! If they don't know, they're going to get hurt!'
Ara pushed herself off the bed and ran out of the nurse's office with the nurse screaming her name. Ara's sides began to bleed lightly as she ran. As she reached outside of the school, looking for Elsword and the others. As soon as she found them, the iron gates closed and they were already behind the gates. Ara ran towards the gates and reached out for them, however a hand stopped her from doing so.
"G-Glaive.. Let me go! I have to warn them!"
"It's useless. They have already left. Not only that, it's not time. Let fate decide."
"What do you mean?"
"All I'm going to say is go back and rest. Let fate decide. You can tell them when the time is right. For now, you should rest."
Glaive waved his hand and a blue light appeared as if calmed Ara down and causing her to fall back into slumber. He slipped his hand under her and began to carry her back to the dorms.
'It's not the right time. Even if they know the truth, there's nothing left. It's best if they find out about it themselves. Let fate decide or... Will they fight against fate and created their own?'
~Author's Note~
Another twist... Now... I need to scratch my head for some more ideas~ ;) Anyways, not in a good mood much because of my mom.. *sighs* I almost thought that I haven't updated in 3 days.. XD I lost track of time.
Anyways, nothing else left to say, except.. This is a short chapter, like always. XP And probably just to tell you guys that I just began to play this fantasy card game: Ayakashi: Ghost Guild on my phone. XD
Here are my replies to my lovely reviewers~
Yumi-San Angel: :3 Eve's the best~ :D Better than Aisha...
Konjiki No Yami: Aye.. Ara couldn't join the group. But she'll join when the time is right!
I Luv You Allen: Did you change your name again? XD And... Sure~ :D Can you draw me a picture of them? I just want them hugging each other. Simple~ XD I need those refined el shards too!
MilkTank: A Raven x Eve... I'll think about it, but I doubt I'll do one since I already have another idea for Chung x Eve.. XP And Aisha.. Maybe she will.
IssigelYin: XD Yup! Any Chung is deadly in PvP. XD Anyways, upcoming is Kat's surprise~ :D
NobelTJ: Ara got "whooped" because there were two people. XD Anyways, I'll try to add you. Hopefully you'll be on.
Kat Neko983: :3 Don't strangle him yet. You'll be seeing the surprise soon.
Hospes: Aye... Noah saved the day! XD Toma... His secret will be revealed eventually, and... Echo has a secret plan. ;) I have a plan for Echo.
RubyCrusade: XD Of course you can. I'm pretty sure you'll get at least that much. XD I'm excited for the collaboration... And why wouldn't I have faith in you? You're a great author with much potential~ The chapters will eventually get longer.. When I have absolutely no homework. XD Short chapters, yet they're intense.. Interesting. XD Aren't tsundere interesting? ;) I want to experiment on them. Anyways, Wally's plan.. Is... *sighs* I need a moment.
OmnomnomChomp: Like almost everyone here said... There's a lot of plot twists. XD Chung is a sweetie. And... It's not King Nasod, it's... Wait.. Did you read Chapter 13 yet? If you didn't, I'm not going to say his name. XD
Thanks for reading!
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