~Chapter 79: Tears Of Heavens~
It has been merely an hour since they returned from Hamel's ruins, and they had joined others for breakfast. Or to be more specific... Only two people from the team joined for breakfast. Elsword and Aisha ate in silence with a gloomy atmosphere. Chung was still knocked out from Elsword's punch, Ara's eyes has now gone blind, Raven had to watch over Rena, and Eve was no longer with them.
Like mentioned before, the gloomy weather didn't help the heavy atmosphere at all. Alex drank the cup of juice with an eyebrow raised. Curator couldn't stay to enjoy his breakfast with them as he had things to discuss with the advisers.
"So... This girl.."
"Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Aisha. Nice to meet you.. Um.."
"Alex and this girl next to me is Seris. Hey Elsword, I have a question. Did you manage to get the herbs?"
"... None of your business. Mind your own b-"
Before he could get to finish his sentence, the lighting of the palace suddenly grew dim. Outside, a deafening roar of the lightning had struck as a certain person stood in front of him with their cannon along with a familiar drone. A harsh blow soon made contact with his abdomen. Elsword was flung back through his chair, breaking it in the process. He glared at the person who struck him with their Destroyer. However, he had met furious cerulean eyes that no longer held gentleness in them.
Aisha knocked her chair back, shielding Elsword by standing in front of him with arms out. Chung stayed silent however there was an aura surrounding him that grew darker and menacing. Alex and Seris stared in shock as Chung raised his fist. Elsword pulled on Aisha's arm and caught Chung's fist in his own.
"Chung! Calm down!"
"... Calm down..? You're telling me to calm down at a time like this?!"
"What happened to Eve is inevitable... You need to acc-"
Chung tackled Elsword to the ground, dropping his Destroyer on the ground. His left hand wrapped around the red head's neck. His right hand giving harsh blows to his jaw. Aisha summoned her staff with the intention to knock him out once again, however Chung grabbed her staff tightly. His right hand had blood dripping down from his knuckles.
The crimson blood dripped down from the corner of Elsword's mouth and small hints of a nosebleed. The dark circles formed around his eyes. Small bruises that began to turn a dark purple with light shades of grey against his jawlines. Elsword pushed Chung off and made sure Aisha wasn't harmed by him. Chung looked down at the ground as his cream colored bangs covered his eyes.
"Chung! That's enough! Just accept the truth! Eve is already gone and she won't be with us in this life!"
"Elsword!"
"Aisha. He needs to wake up. He can't stay in fantasies anymore. He needs to accept the fact that Eve is dead. The fact that Eve will no longer be beside us! She won't be creating strategies to help Hamel! She won't be around to have sweet talks with Chung!"
"Shut your trap."
Chung's voice was dark and menacing. His cerulean eyes with paw prints for pupils grew wild, resembling that of a wild animal. Alex crossed his arms, watching it play out with a blank expression. Seris pushed her chair back, standing up with the intention to call for help, however her partner stopped her from doing so. He shook his head and pulled her down.
Elsword wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth and from his nose. Chung grabbed his Destroyer and threw it on his shoulders. He dashed towards Elsword who summoned Cornwell and clashed with Chung.
"Elsword... What do you know about the me right now... Can you understand how I feel?! Have you lost a person that you've love for all these years?! Have you lost the person who has your heart in their hands?! Have you lost the person who's technically your entire world?! You can't possibly understand how I feel!"
Elsword stayed silent as his eyes grew wide at the sad tears flowing down Chung's cheeks. Chung loosen his grip on the Destroyer, releasing the pressure that Elsword had to withstand. Aisha clenched her fist and pushed Elsword out of the way, raising her hand against Chung. Her hand came flying in towards his cheek and the noise from the impact radiated off the walls.
"That's enough! Elsword... He may not have lost a person who he loves romantically, but... He definitely has lost someone precious! Elsa! Do you remember her?! Right now, we're preserving her body, waiting for this war to end in order to officially give her the resting place she deserves! His beloved sister left this world! He would at least understand the feelings of losing your beloved!"
Chung slammed his Destroyer down before his hands reached up and clutched his head. He let out a deafening scream with tears rolling down his cheeks. He fell on his knees and crouched down with his hands punching the hard ground with much force, slowly creating dents. Elsword and Aisha stared at him with sad eyes.
'Eve... If you were still here, what would you do..? How would you comfort him? Right now.. Chung is breaking or actually he was already breaking when I got us out safely while leaving you. Mere words of comfort can't bring him back nor will it heal him. What would you do in our place? Surely, you can handle this way better.. Maybe slap him to snap him out like you did to me when I was defiled by those men..? Hey.. Eve, tell me.. How can we stop these overflowing tears..?'
At that moment, Curator entered the room with wide eyes. He rushed over to Chung who roughly pushed him away. He grabbed his Destroyer and ran out of the room. Moby quickly followed after, watching over him.
"We'll follow him.. Right now.. He's just a mess."
"Yeah. I know, after all... That explosion in the ruins.. You guys must be involved in it somehow. I hope you'll explain things to me."
"Yeah, we will."
Aisha teleported them away from the palace to Chung's nearest location. Chung was running towards the ruins as the sky gave out roars that sounded more like cries. She could feel the heavy drops of the rain that were more like tears. It's like... The sky, the heavens were crying.
He ran and ran, ignoring the light aching in his legs. Moby tried its best to follow Chung as quick glimpses of data and blue streams flowed through its glowing eyes.
By the time Chung had reached the ruins, the ruins where Taranvash guards. The place where the explosion had been. He threw his Destroyer on his shoulders, blasting powerful shots at the fallen ruins, obliterating it. Using up all the ammo in his Destroyer, he began to do it by his bare hands. His Destroyer was left on the ground as he threw the rocks away, digging under the heavy rubble.
"Eve...!"
His eyes grew blurry as the rain and tears mixed together and blurred his vision. He continuously dug under the rubble with Moby attempting to help. Elsword stared at him before jumping down the tree where he and Aisha had been hiding at. He knelt down beside Chung and helped him clearing away the heavy rubble. Chung stared at him in surprise as Elsword grinned lightly. Elsword quickly slashed the heavy boulders, creating small pieces that can allow Chung to carry by hand.
Aisha looked up at the dark sky, the heavens' tears dripping into her violet irises. She smiled before teleporting beside Chung and helped clearing the ruins stared at the two people and the drone before smiling softly, muttering soft words.
"Thank you..."
For a moment, he could feel someone wrapping their arms around him. He clenched his fists, determined to clear the ruins away, finding any signs of Eve being alive. For nearly an hour, under the heavy rain and roaring heavens, they cleared away 1/4 of the rubble. And... Chung found something that made his heart clenched tighter, making it more painful.
His hand shakily took a choker that was white with tints of black and cerulean outlining the edges. A thin chain hung from the choker with a diamond shape El-Energy crystal attached. It was under these rubble, yet it was almost in a perfect condition.
"Eve!"
Chung's soft, yet strong voice called out to Eve as she turned around, facing him directly. Eve tilted her head to the side cutely as Chung caressed her face, grinning. His hand slowly trailed down from her cheek to her neck. Slowly, his hand went further, traveling down to her collarbone and chest. Eve blushed bright red, and slapped Chung who had expected such reaction from her.
"Chung! I never knew you were such a pervert despite at a young age!"
"Eve, calm down. I want to give you something, but I wanted to make sure that it fits you perfectly. It'll also still fit you even after many years with your change in physical appearance."
Chung reached inside his pocket, and a delicate white choker with black and cerulean outlining it. A thin chain was hanging, and a diamond shape El-Energy crystal attached to it. Chung tied it around Eve's neck, and hugged her tightly.
"It really fits you!"
"T-thanks... Chung..."
"You're welcome, Eve."
Eve blushed before boldly leaning in towards Chung, kissing his cheek before smiling.
"Stop playing tricks on me.. If this is a bad dream, please.. Let me wake up already.."
He clutched the choker tightly in his hands with Moby floating by his side. It rested on his head silently while Elsword and Aisha watched sadly. Chung silently wept along the heavens.
"How is she? Is she stable yet?"
"Yeah. All she needs now is a good rest and she'll be able to move again.."
"Good. Watch over her."
'Where..? Their voices sound familiar.. I wonder if.. I'm in heaven.. Or maybe hell.. After all, I couldn't keep our promises...'
~Author's Note~
Goodness.. Alright, everyone, no need to shed tears. I promise it'll be a happy ending, so no worries. Plus... I dropped a huge hint in the previous chapter, although I'm not sure if anyone notice.. XP Oh well, and... Night Watcher came out! :D
Anyways, I took a screen shot of my Code Nemesis and Deadly Chaser in the Heavenly Diamond Yaksha.. And then I cropped it and now.. I'll just add some stuff and they'll be a couple~ :D Plus, they're both blushing. :3
Also... The HyperActivesare out! :3 And they're epic, badass, awesome, OP and other words to describe it~ I love all the HyperActives, but the ones I really love would be... Rune Slayer, Dimension Witch, Wind Sneaker, Veteran Commander, Code Nemesis, and Deadly Chaser. :3
Here are my replies to my generous reviewers~
Tsurara-Oikawa Chan: XD True. You mean the review is for both chapter 77 and 78, since 79 isn't out until now.. XD And it was for memories~ Yes, we attempted to. XD And it's a she. She took her sweet time getting out. XD Maybe it did.. OAO But it should return it one day to me! I'm thinking of IP instead.. XD Alright, I'll watch it on some website. XD Glaive x Ara. Of course, it's cool. XD
The Cynical Asian: Yeah, I guess.. Well, crucial to them, but not to him.. XD I'm not surprised. It's just a pairing I suddenly thought of since... Ara seems so lonely. XD Elsa has Aren, so technically she's not lonely, and that makes Ara lonely. I saw Glaive, and just pair them together. XD And bye~ I'll buy them for decoration. Plus, I've been saving up for these past 7-8 years. I think I have enough~
Kat Neko983: Ah... Mental: Calm; Reality: Breakdown. I don't mean to make anyone cry! OAO
kazurug21: Thank you! :3 Well, everything's going just as planned. Sort of. XD And I'll try my best!
Helringo: *cough cough* Well, your stories aren't making Grind satisfied... XD Sorry, but Glaive will be owning Ara for a while~ Ara is.. His property? XD And.. Are you sure you're not evil? Shall I bring out the evidence? ;3 *holds the mic to Grind*
KoraDora: I guess it's slow... And the pit? Ah, I never fell in it with my Eve because of her gliding skills. XD Yeah! All Elsword classes always get me stuck in their darn combos! I agree that Raven is easier. And the skill is called "Photon Flare". Teleporting will usually get you to a random area.. XD It doesn't work for me. And nice!
SeouLee: XD Well, the genres are Romance/Drama.. XD And there's still hope. :D Yesh, believe in Aisha's Epic NPC MP regeneration skills. XD Who cares. We'll lead the cheerleading squad. XD Well, at least you're somewhat satisfied with the fluff. XD Well, Iggy is a male and.. He was experimented on! Q-Q Ara is a female whose eyes are injured in battle.. I wonder it too, but.. I just need to imagine.
Orithia WindBell: XD Yes, there are some couple moments. Well, to Elsword, it's probably nothing bad since he won't make a move on her. XD And.. OAO Just one more level?! Darn! I know how you feel... I ran out of stamina before I could become Code Nemesis. XP
KiyoKu: Well, you woke up~ Aye... I feel bad for Ara. Go give her a hug.
Rosamanelle: Well, it's going to be sad for a few chapters. :3 You sure saw some Ara x Glaive moments. There's still hope. :D Believe! XD You're all: "Poor Elgang" and "Screw Alex and Seris".. XD If you fight against Code Empress, hold in your anger if you see them. XD Aren's making a sacrifice.. ;3 Woot! HyperActives! :3
Slumbering Hades: Aye... XD Previous chapters.. I think I've shown a small hint of them.
Guest: Well, they're a sudden pairing that I came up with. They're technically together...
Konjiki No Yami: :3 Aye~ Plus, I want to imagine Glaive's face under the mask.. XD Chizuru, helpful.. To me, it's called.. "Rare" not "sometimes".. XD
Ruby Crucifix: Ruby! Stop! *takes chainsaw from you* QAQ It's all in the plan! There's hope! And... I gurantee a happy ending! OAO Believe! :D Well... I didn't think it would make you cry.. It's just part of the suspense... :x Don't! OAO
Sweet Trickster: Ah... *pats your head* Don't worry. There's still hope. Well, there needs to be some sacrifices... :x Also, I guarantee a happy ending. :D Well, it's.. The emotions of the characters~ :D I think.. :x It's a painful love.. *hugs you* I'll do my best! :D
NobelTJ99: *gets Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece* ;D Bullets, cannonballs, etc. can't be used against him! ;3 That includes shotguns. :) Well, poor fishies. *eats more* :3
BIAxDiA: You're welcome and congratz! :D Well, many things happened. For now.. Raven is going to be beside Rena. :x There's still hope for everyone, so no worries~ :D Glaive x Ara. XD I'm sure Aren would. Aye.. Poor Chung.
o0Nyu0o: XD Yeah, insane mode. Hmm.. I guess you can say she laughs like one of the girls. And.. She should smile similar to the one Gasai Yuno has when she goes into "Yandere" mode...
Light15XV: Of course it is. XD Plus, I only aim for happy endings. Sad endings won't be found in my stories, unless it's a request. XD And don't worry.. I won't hate you, and.. I have a question. Are you a male or a female..? :x You don't have to tell me though..
Thanks for reading!
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