~Chapter 40: Original Elsa and Ara~
Red blazing eyes slowly opened as they stared at their surroundings from the glass. Elsa.. The real Elsa of the Red Knights was finally awoken from her sleep. She pressed her hand against the glass before the glass broke into pieces of shards. Elsa fell forward and was released from the green liquid. The chains that was restraining her automatically dissolve into bits and pieces.
"Elsword... Are you okay...?"
Elsa forced herself up as her legs were wobbly. Elsa's red flowing hair swayed as she looked for a set of clothes. She grabbed a pair of shorts and a baggy t-shirt and put them on. She grabbed her blade before destroying many potions that Echo had created.
'I... I have to escape from this place. I... I need to see my brother. Elsword.. Are you.. Still safe? Forgive me.. Forgive your sister for being weak and left you alone all these years. When we see each other, I wonder if... You'll fight alongside me and forgive me... Before I disappear..'
Elsa slashed the book shelf down as she calmly walked through it. She slammed the window in pieces and jumped out of it. She landed on Toma and made sure she pressed more pressure onto his body. Toma was knocked unconscious almost instantly. Elsa glared at the original Elsa before carefully setting Echo down.
"It's a pleasure to meet the original Elsa."
"Oh..? So, you're the clone that Echo made. I heard that you're going after my brother. What's your plan? What do you want with my brother?"
The clone smirked widely before appearing in front of Elsa and slashing down before slamming down a charged meteor strike. Elsa was flung against the castle's stone wall. The clone laughed maniacally as she grabbed Elsa's arm and flung her into the air before furiously unleashing a series of deadly slashes before ending the attack with a full damage Mega Slash, sending Elsa into a huge tree.
"Is that all? The original can never beat the clone! The clone will always put the original in their place! I'll take your place as Elsa!"
"I've been asleep all this time... I've been getting rusty..."
Elsa stood from her position and slammed her sword's hilt against the clone's stomach and punched her in the face. Elsa cracked her knuckles and stretched calmly. Her eyes held confidence and anger. Elsa slammed her blade into the ground as the ground shook. Under the clone and a flaming geyser errupt.
"Flame Geyser!"
The flames burned through the clone's skin as Elsa ruthlessly slashed her. Elsa charged forward with her blade, piercing the clone continuously.
"Assault Slash!"
The clone was pushed back as she took Elsa's ruthless attacks. Elsa glared at the unconscious body of the clone and Toma. She began to look for Echo, however... Echo was missing. Elsa clenched her fists before running off to Ruben.
'Elsword!'
The clone's eyes opened as she stood up while chuckling lowly. Toma pushed himself up, stretching his back. The Elsa clone and Toma walked away with their plan in action.
"Looks like Elsa's been freed.. So boring. She couldn't do much damage to you, even though it looks like it."
"Toma.. Don't underestimate her too much. She's quite rusty after being asleep for all these years. I wasn't asleep, so I'm not rusty. And... I can still live without worrying that I'll disappear. Unlike Elsa... She'll have to worry quite a bit. After all, her time is limited. Who knows when she'll disappear..?"
Echo hid herself in a room and began to type something down on the screen before sending it with her wishes.
'Aisha... I'm sorry. I couldn't stop them from dirtying you. All I can do now to protect you... Is to give you all the information I've got. Secret passages and Wally's plan. Everything will be sent to you. Eve.. I think she knows what's going on already. Ignotum.. Altera's king is behind all of this tragedy. And... Aisha's magic was needed to power the engines and... Elsword's Cornwell is needed as the Cornwell can unseal Memoria and finally.. The plan will be launched. Hamel is the first target. Or to be more exact.. Chung Seiker.'
Echo gulped silently as she destroyed the room with a bottle of black liquid. She calmly walked out of the room as the room itself began to dissolve.
A quick figure dashed through the forest as she jumped from tree to tree. Her golden eyes shone with determination. She slashed her spear down and a boulder was out of her way. Ara Haan of Fahrmann was finally in action.
'Elsword and the others should be in Ruben. At least... That's what Glaive said.. But then... Glaive.. When was he a student at the academy? The records doesn't even show of his existence, but then.. He's right there. Telling me what to do and trying to keep me from running off to save Elsword and the others. I don't get it.. Does Glaive exist or not...?'
Ara's breath was taken away as she slammed into another figure. Elsa glared at Ara for a moment before helping Ara up. The moment Ara was on her feet again, both girls began heading in the same direction to Ruben. However, one question formed in their head...
"Is she an ally or enemy?"
Eve stared at Chung's sleeping face with a sad smile as tears formed in her eyes. She silently caressed Chung's face before kissing his lips silently.
"Chung... Don't ever die. Don't leave me, okay? As long as you're alive and safe and sound... Then my life isn't a big deal.."
"And... Like I said. I won't ever leave you. Your life is mine. If you die, I'll die with you. What are you afraid of? Recently, you suddenly changed.. Is it... Because of Ignotum? He's targeting me, right?"
Eve stayed silent as Chung's cerulean eyes stared into hers. Chung wasn't asleep at all. Eve was hiding something from him and he couldn't stand it. He wanted her to let it all out.
"Yeah.. He's targeting Hamel. Wally is part of the plan. Aisha's magic... Elsword's Cornwell. Memoria.. They're all the keys to the engine. Memoria is still with us, but I'm not sure how much they drained Aisha's magic. Her magic will recover, but.. I don't know if the amount can replace Memoria's place. If you include Elsword's Cornwell, then..."
"Eve. Listen to me.. Don't hide anything from me. I'll work things out with you. Don't pressure yourself and hide things so you can work on them yourself.. And.. Didn't we promise to be together forever, even in the next life and the one after that? Also... The promise to return to "Heaven"? Our promises... I want to keep them. Also..."
Chung faintly blushed as he couldn't get the words out of his mouth. Eve wrapped her arms around Chung and embraced him tightly. At that moment, Chung began to blurt out his feelings once again.
"Also, I want to have a family with you! I-I... I want to be together with you and raise our children. I want to be together with you forever and ever... In the next life, the one after that, and so on.. I want our lives to always be together.. I-I.. I love you."
Chung began to crumble as soon as his words finally took effect on him. He began to blush madly as Eve smiled softly while blushing as well. Chung took the chance and slipped a silver ring with blue streams outlining it on Eve's left ring finger. Of course, in the ring, holds Chung's name. On Chung's left ring finger, a similar one with Eve's name could be seen. Rena smiled as she videotaped everything.
'Cheve forever~ Oh... Aisha and Elsword! I need to check on them. Who knows what could be happening...'
Aisha sat on a tree branch with Elsword beside her. The silence between them wasn't an awkward one. Aisha stayed silent before she opened her mouth to say something.
"Hey... Do you consider me... Impure?"
"O-Of course not! Why would I think that? You're... No matter what, you'll always be innocent and pure in my eyes.."
"Thank you... You know, I might have fallen for you."
Aisha grinned at Elsword as he slipped off the tree branch, head first. He rubbed his poor head before looking up. Aisha was slowly levitating and appeared in front of his face. Their faces were a few inches apart. Elsword's blush wasn't getting any lighter than it was. Aisha smiled sweetly before flicking his forehead gently.
"Naive Elsword~"
"Hey!"
Aisha laughed and began to twirl around, teasing Elsword lightly as he began to hide his blushing face. Rena sighed in relief as Aisha was back to her cheerful self and Elsword was normal. She smiled and laid back against a tree before noticing Raven from a distance away.
Raven stared at Rena from faraway. He slowly turned on his heels, about to walk away, however... Something held him back. He stared at his hand and looked up and found Rena looking at him with loving eyes. She smiled at him and pulled him towards her. She pressed her lips against his before pulling him down with her. They laid back against the cool grass under the shades of a tree.
"You're sly.."
"Not as much as you, Raven~"
"Rena! Raven! Are you okay?!"
Ara's voice made Rena and Raven sit up immediately and were relieved to see their friend.. Until another familiar figure appeared in front of them. Rena and Raven's expressions darkened as they whipped out their weapons. Ara stopped in her track and behind her, Elsa moved on ahead and collided with Rena and Raven.
"Evoke!"
"Shockwave!"
A sphere of energy of the wind was released as Rena slashed her Erendil downwards. A forceful shockwave was released from Raven's blade. Both attacks were combined together and Elsa immediately unleashed her own attack with equal force.
"Triple Geyser!"
The ground shook as soon as Elsa slammed her blade into the earth, three flaming geysers erupt from the ground. All three attacks clashed and an explosion was made from the force. Eve, Chung, Aisha, and Elsword rushed out with their gear on.
~Author's Note~
Is it just me or is it that I can't receive any notifications on my reviews, followed stories, followed authors, or PMs? I was going to check if my favorite stories were updated or not, but then.. There were absolutely none!
Either way... I finished this chapter. One shots.. I'm still working on them, and it won't be long until I upload them. So... Wait patiently!
Here are my replies to meh lovely reviewers~
Icebella: O; I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I mean it! :( *crawls under bed and hides there for life* Fate is cruel.
Kat Neko983: :3 Glad you think so~ Wait patiently~ You're my 350th reviewer! XD
An0n Author: Oh you should be expecting that. XD Damn right they'll get it.
Hospes: Aisha cheered up~ :D Elsword doesn't need to. XP He's going to lecture someone else in the future... ;) You have me a new idea for the future chapters. XD Yay~ :3 I love you! Deadly Chaser x Code Nemesis forever! :D
xColorlessQueenx: :D Thanks for your compliment!
Burnt Mami: It's short... I'm sorry. o; However, I'm glad it's inspring for you!
RubyCrusade: O: Awesome idea! ;D Can I use it? I can imagine that scene already~ :) Oh yes, Kurona x Kat. I need to reread Kurona's profile precisely, so I can grab hold of his personality. I'll try to do my best on the one shot! :D
Konjiki No Yami: Eve is a daring person. Aisha is... A confusing person. XD
JiroBuster976: Sappy... XD Ara! Get out of that emo corner! :D You're back into the spotlight! :D Chung Seiker VS Elsword! Woot! :3 Go! Go! Kill each other! Rip out each other's guts! Spill more blood! ;D
AsianAlex: I don't know if I should be apologizing to you.. XD I haven't been receiving any notifications.. *sighs* Well, there'll be a huge fight eventually... Wally is going to get his A$$ whooped.
Guest: Goodness.. Be a little optimistic. XP Oh well.. Eve thinks what she wants. You can't defy the Queen's words. XD
Yumi-San Angel: Aye! For now... ;)
NekoYinChan: Woot! :3 Deadly Chaser x Code Nemesis! ;3 Thanks for your compliment. XD Oh.. I noticed your picture. XD I haven't bought it, even though its so awesome! o; I have no K-Ching... :( Bleh!
destroyerdestroyerdestroyer: Their pain is our pain. XD Chung is... Somewhat innocent. Look at that. XD You secretly read this story? O: Thanks for your support! You can review anytime! :)
Rosamanelle: Hmm... *replaces your pillow with a boulder* Use this. XD I'll try to murder him in a very painful way. As possible and not too descriptive. XD You can discuss evil plots with me.
OmnomnomChomp: Yeah! Woot! Slap some sense! XD Your name is definitely fun, and you're right.. It'll be a handful to say it in real life. Tongue twister! :D The pairings are safe now. Elsword and Chung are the protective type. XD Their reactions are proof! :3 Deadly Chaser x Code Nemesis forever! ;3 I'm glad you think so~ :)
NobelTJ99: Yay~ *hugs* XD They're not weapons. They need more life~ :D I'm glaad you think so! XD
Thanks for reading!
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