~Chapter 65: Victory and Confusion~
Alone by himself, Chung managed to defeat half of Proto's army. Proto narrowed her eyes at him, ready to summon spears from the ground to pierce through his thick, heavy armor, Freiturnier. Soldiers from Hamel disappeared from Ignotum's view and helped out their Prince in defeating the army. They managed to lock at least a quarter of the army in an area, battling it out. Chung slammed his Destroyer down into the ground, creating a small crater. A faint blue aura surrounded him in a sphere form.
Chung pushed his heels down and kicked a soldier from Altera in the head. At the same time, his Destroyer was swung in the reverse direction, slamming it against Proto. Proto cursed under her breath as spears automatically were formed, knocking Chung off his feet while the spears attempted to pierce through his armor. However, the attacks were futile. Chung pushed himself up as he jumped over them.
"Carpet Bombing!"
In a swift motion, Chung raised his Destroyer. A signal flare went up, silently calling for the powerful waves of airstrikes. It attracted Ignotum's attention as he attempted to get to Chung. Elsword immediately rolled his body past Ignotum, invisible for a moment. He swung his blade down and pushed Ignotum back.
"Photon Flash! Giga Stream!"
Channeling her powers in one area, she quickly took a step back while releasing that portion of power. A faint blue plasma dummy replaced her as it explodes. Without hesitation, streams of powerful blue beams of particles released from a force-field, aiming for Ignotum. Eve continuously fired lasers, keeping a small distance from herself and Ignotum.
'Ignotum's weakness... If I remembered correctly, it was his legs due to an injury. It healed, but if there's pressure around it, then there'll be tremendous pain. If that's the case, Ignotum's armor on his legs should be vulnerable to attacks.'
Eve immediately began to aim for Ignotum's legs. In an instant, he moved out of the way with an unknown expression on his face. He glared at Eve as he reached out for her. Elsword came to her rescue as he threw a Cornwell into Ignotum. Within a moment, the Cornwell erupt into a frenzied storm of Cornwells, piercing Ignotum. Small beads of blood splattered against the green grass and against their faces.
"Please don't touch Eve, or you'll face a certain Prince's wrath."
Elsword kicked Ignotum in the chest with as much as strength he can muster. He immediately stabbed his blade into the ground. The ground trembled below their feet as a flaming geyser erupt from the ground. He smirked lightly as Ignotum was launched into the air.
"Thousand Star! Giga Stream!"
Before her blue wings of electrons and particles disappear, she summoned out a special gear with condensed energy. Before her was a large force field, firing strong beams of particles at Ignotum as he was in the air. Thanks to Thousand Star active, small spheres of energy were released and damaged Ignotum. Ignotum glared at Eve with hatred as pain overtook his mind. The moment he descended, he launched himself towards both Elsword and Eve, slamming his arm against their bodies. Forcing his leg to move, he immediately kicked them against the rough bark of a tree. Elsword and Eve's bodies were pressed against each other, back to back.
Ignotum panted heavily, raising a blade against their necks. Eve was the first to receive the blade, however the attack was stopped by a blast from Chung's Destroyer. His Freiturnier had small cracks with pieces of sharp metal pieces poking inside. Chung was obviously tired out from his battle with Proto and her army, however that didn't stop him from trying to protect Eve. He glared at Ignotum with furious eyes.
He proceeds to launch himself towards Ignotum, however a certain fist came from the sky, putting pressure against Chung as he received the full blast. He was on the ground, trying to move his limbs, however it was futile. Small bits of blood seeped out from the small cracks. Apple giggled softly as she stared at Chung sadly.
"I'm sorry.. Proto and I don't want this war, but.. Orders are orders. We have to obey them. It's too bad, but.. You'll have to lose this battle or... Surrender?"
Ignotum stared at Chung with a sneer on his face. He turned back to Eve and Elsword who regained enough strength to push Ignotum back. Moby and Remy turned into spears of destruction, piercing through Ignotum with electronic pulses in their trails. She used the chance to hid herself from the naked eye as Elsword easily rolled past Ignotum while being invisible for a few seconds.
Elsword turned on his heels, stabbing a Cornwell into the ground. A larger magic circle appeared below their feet as mini Cornwells were summoned. They erupt from the circle, clearly aiming for Ignotum's feet. However at the same time, Ignotum swung his blade and slashed Elsword across the chest and kicked him back.
"Sweep Rolling! Particle Ray!"
A rotating Electron Triangle was generated, locking Apple in one area. Eve immediately rushed forward and slapped Apple's cheek as soon as the rotating Electron Triangle disappeared. From her fingers, she fired a condensed beam of energy with spheres of energy following the attack. Charon and Persephone came to Apple and carried her away.
"Chung!"
Moby and Remy carried Chung off the ground somehow as he regained movement to his body. Elsword laid on the grass with the slash from Ignotum stinging like hell. Eve immediately rushed over to Elsword and she began to check the slash. Ignotum was no longer in the spot where Elsword did severe damage to him.
Ignotum, Apple, and Proto, along with their army retreated. Chung sighed in relief as Elsword cheered softly. Eve stared at Ignotum's back, clutching her fists tightly before looking away. She slowly took Chung's helmet off and smiled softly. Chung returned the smile before taking both Eve and Elsword's hand, raising it up. In the middle of the bloody war, more hands were raised as Hamel's soldiers raised their own hands up.
The battle was over for now, but... They won.
"Now... Let's get back to Hamel now?"
Within the palace, Alex was in the library, looking at books. He read them with delight as Seris watched with thoughts filling her mind. From faraway, Ara and Raven watched their actions closely.
"Raven.. Do you know them?"
"Eh? W-Why do you ask that?"
"Because... You asked for them to stay here. Also, it's clearly obvious that the names Alex and Seris are important to you. Tell me... Who are they?"
"Seris... Is someone that I love, however because of a incident, she no longer exists in this world. Alex.. Is my best friend before he betrayed me."
"I see. Then Seris.. This Seris is not the one you know."
"How do you know?"
"I can see things that a normal person cannot see. Aren can also see it. In the Haan family, we can see certain things, however that depends on the person. It's usually useful, but in most cases, it's not. What I can see is actually a person's soul and memories. And.. By memories, I can only see a very small portion of it. Also.. The dead cannot come back to life."
Ara stared blankly at them before a bell rung throughout the palace. Alex stretched his arms as he borrowed a few more books with Seris following behind. Secretly, Ara and Raven followed them back to their rooms. Ara sighed as she returned to her own room.
'Nothing suspicious today.. I wonder if.. They're really innocent people... They haven't done anything wrong except for stabbing Rena back then.. Their past.. Seris was smiling brightly at someone. Same with Alex. He was fighting against someone, but there were sounds of cheerful laughter.'
Raven leaned back against the wall, staying next to Seris's room. At that moment, Seris came out of her room and her eyes met with Raven's. She blushed faintly as she smiled at him. Raven merely nodded as he silently followed her to the balcony. The gush of air gave Seris's long hair to be flying back as her arms were stretched out. She closed her eyes and imagined herself to be soaring throughout the sky.
"Do you wish to fly?"
"Yeah. The gush of air hitting against your face is the best. Also... It gives you the feeling of being free."
Seris grinned as she hopped onto the railings. Raven stared at her as the red sky beginning to darken and the bright sun starting to set. He smiled faintly as a sudden strong gust of wind hit Seris as she fell backwards.
Raven grabbed her hand and pulled her against him. Seris fell off the railings and her face was buried against Raven's chest. Her hands in his while their eyes met each other. At the same moment, Alex sneaked out of his room, dragging Rena to the scene. Rena's eyes widened as Alex put on his innocent act.
"Rena? What's wrong? Don't you feel happy for them? They're getting together!"
"Eh? Y-Yeah.. I'm happy for them.."
'But... Raven.. Didn't he let go of the past? I thought.. He held some feelings for me. Have I.. Misunderstood the whole time? Seris.. Tell me. Did Raven really forgive me and let go of the past? The Seris in front of me is not the Seris I know.. The Seris I've known is gone from this world.. Her body can't touch the objects of this world, but she continues to live.. I... I'm confused.'
A lone tear rolled down from Rena's right eye. In her vision, colors began to fade and were replaced with dark red. The palace was in ruins in her vision and blood was splattered everywhere. Rena clutched her head as it ached in pain. Eventually, she fell back into darkness.
"Rena!"
~Author's Note~
I want some development between Raven and Rena.. So, I'm sorry if this chapter confused you a lot. In fact, even I got confused. I was working on this chapter yesterday, but then... I just had to read Gakuen Alice Chapter 180 which was out without me knowing..
I'm not satisfied with the ending, but... At least Mikan remembers Natsume! And now.. I'm listening to this song in a translated Gakuen Alice Chapter 179. :3 Now..
Here are my replies to my reviewers~
Konjiki No Yami: Not exactly. XD She's just acting on orders.
Desuchi: XD It's no problem at all! :) You can review any time you want! Plus, it's amazing that you followed this story since Chapter 1! :D Well, Chung is pretty amazing. Defeating Proto. XD The Seris right now is not the one they know. The real Seris is dead. XP Threaten me? OAO Evil! *hides*
Tsurara-Oikawa Chan: Yes, I am! I think. XD Well, be sure to research the skills carefully and make the correct choice. :D Well, I'm happy for her and you as well. 2v2.. I had a hard time in that one. XP Ooh... Your vision is worse? That's bad.. :x Aww, I hope it'll get better for you somehow!
Rosamanelle: Don't worry, he won't die. XD Well, unfortunately, the memories come back to him. XD Poor Seris and Alex. I spent money on it.. OAO Well, hopefully it'll be better. The skills and passives.. TT-TT Like I said, Aisha is special... Go ahead. XD Have fun!
CHANELE SOLAR SYSTEM WOLF: Oh, I don't know~ :P Maybe or maybe not.
The Cynical Asian: XD Lose a few more times and get more brownies? XD Oh? Well, is that considered good timing or bad timing? Listen to a different music. XD Well, I'm anxiously waiting for you to update. :P You're usually the first person to review. I'm not sure about special though... XD Although, I consider you a friend. Hmm.. You sad, lonely... Boy. XD
Helringo: Yes, they split up to fight in the war and watch over the suspicious people. Cookies.. Who says I like cookies? XD I eat them, but that doesn't mean I like them. :P I don't like eating much sweets. Small chance that Ara will be joining a few people in death~ :D
Kat Neko983: *hugs back* No problem! Now... Just be patient and wait. XD Thanks for your generous compliment.
SeouLee: XD How far were you behind? And welcome back from being grounded! :3 There were hopes and devastation? XD Elsword was being badass and carried Rena like a cat. Well, Latin sounds cool. XD Well, google translater shouldn't be trusted. Elsword's parents are evil! OAO Alex and Seris just had to come in. Don't worry, I'm better now. :D *takes cupcake and gives you ice cream* :D If all of them are in battle, it'll be too boring, and I still need development between Raven and Rena. XD *never forgets those words of yours* At least you caught up! Oh! I almost forgot.. Congratulations! You're my 800th reviewer! ;D
Sweet Trickster: XD Nothing big happened. *stares at Elsword's injury* That huge slash across his chest.. Ooh. I'm rooting for Hamel as well. XD Too many clones. I don't want to be confused again, but... I'm already confused. XD The songs are awesome, and it's no big deal. XP I've watched all of them. And.. I guess.. I got fooled by Puella Magi Madoka Magica..
MarioFireRed: XD Why yes, you're correct. And you finally updated! :D And... How dare you end the chapter at a suspenseful moment. She didn't exactly fight against Proto. Chung did. :D She fough against Apple and Ignotum. XD Well, it's no problem. XD Review any time you want. At least you updated... :D
BlueMoSkys: XD Poor Toma.. Well, since continue on reading and you'll know what happen. Aww.. Don't cry! OAO
BIAxDiA: XD Well, they're part of Altera. And they're technically secret weapons in battle. Yeah, so many things are happening. I'm glad you're feeling better! ^o^ You're welcome. Listen to music if you have to. :3
Kiyo-Kun Bladeheart: ;P I knew it! So who's the dominant one? XD Thanks for the compliment, but I'm more curious on how bold you and Sera are. ;P
xXkito-kunXx: Because the students each belong to a different area. Altera requested for Apple and Proto, so they get to be out in battle for Altera. Hamel.. Eh, Chung is already out there because of the mission. The mission was to find out who caused the intrusion and defeat them, but... Because of the airship flying to Hamel, so things were taking a huge turn. I'm sorry for getting you confused..
RubyCrusade: XD You reviewed at the last moment. I was about to post the chapter up, but then I saw your review. Oh well~ You must be awaiting for Ignotum's death. XD Be patient, grasshopper. :D PikaChung's instant kill Dread Chase... I remember I escaped the skill with lag. The first time ever that lag helped me escape death. :D Well, it's worth a try. Are you sure Photon Booster is in Base Eve? XD I've checked. Photon Booster is in Code Architecture and Code Electra only.. Base Eve, it's Photon Flash. XD El Crystal Spectrum.. I've always wanted it on my Code Nemesis. XD I unlocked Junk Break, but never used it because of mana breaking. :x Our favorite classes... TT-TT
Thanks for reading!
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