~Chapter 76: Code Empress~

"Aisha!"

Elsword's eyes widened as they shone with happiness and relief. Eve sighed in relief, pushing herself up from the ground. She pulled Chung and Ara up while Aisha landed gracefully on her feet. Elsword wrapped his arms around her tightly, snuggling against her. The blood rushed to her cheeks as she lightly pushed him away.

"W-We'll talk later.. Right now, Rena is our first priority!"

"Chung.. Where are the cures?"

"Ah...The only way is.. To let those reflected lights reach the stage.. And then a platform will appear with a golden box. Then we can get the cure."

Ara slammed her head against the rough wall while Elsword narrowed his eyes. Taranvash struggled in Aisha's binding, breaking the chains. Aisha cursed in her head the moment Taranvash broke out of her spell and swiped its claws at them.

Elsword curled his body up and rolled behind it. He quickly made a slash with Cornwell as the others made their escape. Chung slipped his mask on and dashed towards Taranvash, slamming his Destroyer down with as much force as possible. At that moment, he released a small blast from his Destroyer, leaving a burning mark on his enemy. He smirked light before violently swinging his weapon.

A thunderous sound echoed throughout the room. This attracted Taranvash's attention as it looked up. Waves of missiles fell from the sky, aiming for Taranvash. In an instant, it teleported away from Chung. Unfortunately, Eve was behind him and had the chance to attack.

"Thousand Star! Energetic Heart!"

Waving her hand, a special gear with condensed energy of stars was summoned while faint blue wings of electrons formed on her bare back. She created some Electron Balls in her hands and fired them at Taranvash. She quickly gather the particles around her and fired a beam as spheres of energy were released. Within a second, she released a mass number of spheres of energy and waves of missiles once again targeted Taranvash.

Suddenly, a bright light covered Taranvash as Eve narrowed her eyes. She quickly ceased her magic based attacks and focused on physical.

'That light... Does it reflect some kind of projectile...? Arrows, Electron Balls, Fireballs... I should test it out.'

Aisha slammed her staff against Taranvash before confirming her suspicions. She quickly released fireballs out of her hand. And just as she suspected, the light around Taranvash reflected her fireballs, throwing them back towards her. Elsword jumped in and sliced the fireballs in half.

Taranvash immediately charged forward, and body slammed Elsword. Elsword coughed out bits of the crimson blood. Aisha floats up with her staff before slamming her staff down.

"Meteor Shower!"

Meteors began to fall from the sky, burning the ground and Taranvash altogether. The destructive flames rose and grew as more meteors fell. Taranvash teleported and swiped its claws behind Ara, throwing her across the room. It raised its tail up, gathering the particles around it. Eve went up to it and slammed Moby and Remy against it, however... It disappeared from Eve's sight.

Her eyes widened as she realized that it teleported behind her. It's attack at a point-blank range. She silently cursed when she was entrapped in a bubble. She raised her arms in front of while the beam of particles was fired.

"Eve!"

A loud sound of a blast from a cannon was sounded out and something fell on the floor. Eve lowered her arms when there was no impact from the attack. She looked up and found Chung in front of her with his Destroyer in front of him. His mask was rolling beside her.

"Chung..."

His pants were heavy, the blood rolling down his head. Using his Destroyer as a prop, he knelt down on one knee. Eve's eyes widened at the sight of Chung's blood dripping on the cold cement. She pushed herself up and stood in front of Chung with her arms out as a large claw came swiping down. However, those claws stopped with mere centimeters from Eve.

It's eyes narrowed at the sight of Chung. It took a step back and bowed slightly. Chung tilted his head to the side.

"My apologies, Prince of Hamel."

"Was that Taranvash's voice?"

"Wait... If he could recognize Chung, then why did he attack us? The Guardian of Hamel should be able to recognize the royal family, right? Even if Chung had his mask on, it's a part of the traditional armor for the royal family."

"It's possible that he's under the influence of someone. More importantly, will he let us past or will he continue fighting?"

"You may go and get what you need. Once again, my apologies for my rudeness."

The reflected light from the mirrors automatically turned to the stages, lighting up the room. A platform slowly rised while the ground separated. The water erupt and jumped up, splashing them as Taranvash bowed on the ride side of the platform. Another Taranvash appeared on the left side of the platform, bowing down. A set of stairs were formed in a swirl.

Chung slowly climbed the stairs while noticing something strange. He grabbed the golden box and opened it, revealing the Snow Lotus, Thousand Years Lingzhi, and Thousand Years Ginseng in perfect condition.

'Taranvash is the Guardian of Hamel... It's almost impossible to control it. Unless the energy forces of Life and Death clashed, but that's rare.. Or maybe.. The forces of the El went berserk. and overwhelmed it. '

"Chung! Dodge it!"

Eve's voice broke him out of his deep thoughts. He quickly jumped down the platform, closing the box and dove in the water. A large fist slammed down and destroyed the platfrom completely. The fist had nearly crushed an important ruin that was engraved with the history and the seal to unlocking an ancient weapon. Taranvash quickly protected the ruin with their own bodies, leaving them immobile.

"System Check... All green. Ophelia, Oberon. Let's get this over with."

A voice similar to Eve, except it was much colder and emotionless. Chung swam up to surface, his hand reaching out for Eve's. She pulled him out of the cold, icy water before their eyes landed on their opponent.

Her silver hair was braided and rolled into buns on both sides of her head. Her strapless dress reached to her mid-thighs before splitting, looking somewhat similar to a dip hem dress. It was decorated with laces, golden trims and rosy pink. Her thigh high boots ended just below the hem of the dress.

Beside her was...

"Oberon.. Ophelia.."

"Please forgive us."

"We have no other choice."

"Battle mode: Start."

~Author's Note~

;D Code Empress! And! Why is her outfit so hard to describe?! OAO Then again... Code Battle Seraph is just as hard. That's why I don't describe the outfits much.. It's hard and I'm pretty much clueless about fashion.

It took me a while until I found "Dip Hem Dress"... It's similar to Code Empress's dress so.. Yeah. I decided on that. I found "Dip Hem Dress" by searching up the word "Hem".. It worked. :D Anyways, I'm rewatching Mirai Nikki~ ;3 And... My ideas are turning into yandere ideas which I do not want right now... OAO I'm starting to think Yuno is around... :x

Here are my replies to my lovely reviewers~

Konjiki No Yami: *hides behind the counter* OAO *calls 911* Help! Somebody might murder Alex! XD I know right?! I suddenly thought of Glaive x Ara when I was staring at Glaive. XD

Tsurara-Oikawa Chan: XD No worries~ Review anytime! Aisha finally wakes up~ :D The beach was fun. XD We took 107 pictures. :D And it was so running in sand. I lost my hat in the waves when it went over me... OAO I never thought of that.. O: Can it?! XD And I've heard of it, but I don't know if I should watch it. I just receive a notification. I'll check it eventually. XD Hope you'll enjoy your trip! And I did! :3

The Cynical Asian: Poor you.. And who said anything about a funeral for you? :D *destroys the bouquet of Marigold* :) I have nothing to do with this~ Well, if there are any more clones, I would definitely go crazy. *stares at Elsa and you* Maybe I should prepare another bouquet of Marigold..

Helringo: Yeah... She woke up and another enemy appears.

sOdAPopgrl133: Lol! That's alright! Did you have fun? :) I'm glad you find the Cheve scene touching.. XD And... *bonks you on the head* OAO You gave me a brilliant idea! Don't underestimate yourself! You're a brilliant author! :D I'm just glad that you're spending much time in reading and giving suggestions to me! ^o^ May I steal your idea when that Raven x Rena scene appears? XD Also... I'll try to have more experience and I'm glad to see you putting much faith in me and my stories! :D

Spirify: *wonders if I should call an ambulance* Well.. That kiss thing... Originally, it wasn't supposed to be a kiss.. Well, not a kiss on the lips. XD And.. Aisha needs to handle another enemy. XD

RubyCrucifix: Nice name you got there. XD You don't need to worry so much about the reviewing. XD Review anytime! :D *catches you and bonks you on the head* Don't throw yourself out the window. OAO I'm still waiting for updates from you. Anyways, you don't seem very happy with Aisha's return. XD And.. Pink Teddy Bear boxers...? OAO Oh my god! Just one hour.. I need to time that somehow.. Somebody to die..? Hmm.. Aren's definitely going to hell. Him? Guess what he has to sacrifice for his sister. XD I'm giving everyone a huge spoiler here. Death...? Hmm.. Most likely candidates are.. Rena and Aisha, but I'm not cruel enough to let them die. XD

Tiffany Keyblades: OAO Oh well. That hat was too small for me anyway.. XD I was soaked from head to toe. And.. Sadly, I forgot to bring back a sea shell.. :( If could have been a souvenir! No worries.. I can't swim either..

xXHakuraXx: OAO *dodges cookie and throws pie at you* Food fight! Bring it on! And.. *hides behind counter and prepares a metal fan* Stalker-San is scary! And... Nice name. XD

KiyoKu: OAO The hell... *dumps a truckload of keys to private rooms* Go and get your lover! I don't care if it's Rena, Elsa, Elsword, or Raven! Go! I'm not teasing~ :D

NobelTJ99: *eats the fishies in front of you* So? The fishies are good anyway. I like them raw though. :)

Sweet Trickster: :D I'm glad to hear that! XD Someone seems to think of Alex in a brighter light~ Wait, is that the right phrase..? XD Lol~ You wish. XD Glaive got his hands busy now. Rena is technically like an innocent child who will throw violent tantrum when something stupid happens. I'm somewhat fond of her and I'm interested in her class for sure. I just wish they add her name in the Character list.. Even though, this is technically based on NA Elsword.

SeouLee: XD She's back in action. O: You have neutral feelings for Rena x Alex?! Hmm.. Official pairing..? XD Just kidding. Eve will slap you if necessary~ :D And.. Be sure to remember about the 950th reviewer stuff. I don't think I'll be able to remember for very long. XD Anyways... I'm thinking of an Elsword x Aisha chapter soon.. Should I?

Rosamanelle: XD *cough cough* Elsword, you're dead. XD Don't assume that. Well, Elsword thinks that if Aisha's alone then no one will care for her. So, he wants her to be by his side, in the same room. XD No worries about clueless-ness. OAO Oh my god.. Raven, do something! OAO Those mirrors.. It wasted my time. Taranvash took up more time than Victor and Magmanta. XD I have two people about to lose their minds. They're hurrying if only a certain enemy gets out of the way.. OAO *calls an ambulance* Rosa is dying!

Thanks for reading!

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