~Chapter 91: Cease The Attack~
Throwing the knives at the ebony haired girl, Luichel tried her best to dodge the flying grenades consistently thrown by Chung. Ara quickly evaded the flying knives before thrusting her spear forward, aiming for Vanessa's vital point, however Vanessa merely dodged. Cursing lightly under her breath, Ara stabbed her spear into the ground and kicked the Iron Lady into the air.
"Suppression."
A transparent wave was sent out from Ara's hand as Vanessa found herself pressed against the cracked floor. Ara threw her spear into the abdomen of Vanessa's, plowing as hard as she can, pushing Vanessa forward.
"Wonder Wall."
Emitting a faint blue light, Chung was soon wrapped in the protective light as well as Ara. The flying knives that were flying towards him were soon rendered harmless as they fell on the ground. The sound of clattering could be heard echoing against the broken pieces of the walls. Chung positioned himself from a certain distance, firing powerful shots at Luichel who couldn't dodge even if she wanted to.
Ara sneaked a foot below the bleeding Vanessa, kicking her into the air. She positioned her spear, throwing it with her arm's utmost strength. Vanessa merely smirked as the spear came close to impaling her in the head. However, Vanessa immediately kicked the ceiling with her foot, turning on her heels before dashing towards Ara by pressing her feet against the ceiling. Ara's spear impaled the ceiling as Vanessa stabbed Ara in the abdomen.
Turning away from Luichel, Chung got out a grenade, throwing it at Vanessa. The grenade quickly exploded, pushing both girls away from each other. He rushed out from his spot, reaching a hand out to Ara, however Luichel kicked him in the shin, forcing him on his knees, stomping a foot on him. Her hand reached down, rubbing it as it was in pain from the impact of her leg against Chung's Freiturnier.
"Well, that was stupid of me. Bare flesh against thick, heavy armor."
"Yes. You are stupid, Luichel."
"You're so mean, Vanessa!"
Pouting lightly at Vanessa who ignored her, stabbing a short dagger into Ara's delicate hands. Luichel sighed as Vanessa walked over to the immobolized Chung. Vanessa swiftly grabbed her blade, rubbing something on it and stabbed it through the Freitunier, impaling Chung. Luckily, the blade stopped before reaching his internal organs.
"Our mission was only to attack Hamel. Ignotum did not specifically order us to attack the inhabitants of the palace, excluding the king. Your lives will be spared, however don't expect this to happen again the next time we meet."
"W-Why...?"
"Like I said, Ignotum did not order us to kill. He only said to attack Hamel. The citizens are perfectly alive, unless they commit a foolish act called suicide. Their homes, however are destroyed. Your friends are most likely alive. Your father... I don't know about him. Ignotum is sparing your lives for probably this one reason. Eve."
"Vanessa... L-Luichel... He may not order to kill us, but you're still going to injure us to a certain point to stop us from fighting in the war. And there are possibilities of us dying of blood loss."
"That's merely because you let your guard down."
Vanessa pulled out the blade from Chung, walking away with his blood stained on it. Luichel smiled, skipping beside her as Ara and Chung were left bleeding to death. Chung reached out to his Destroyer, his eyes slowly becoming blurry. Ara pushed her body up, opening her mouth, grabbing hold of the dagger's hilt, trying to pull it out. Chung forced his body to move, his helmet falling off his head, revealing his cream colored hair.
'I'm not going to die here. Not until Hamel is restored to its peaceful self.. Not until I help out my friends.. Not until I have Eve beside me.. I have a lot of things to do. I can't die yet.'
He glared at the direction where Vanessa and Luichel took off with ceruleans eyes that held undescribable emotions. Ara leaped up, grabbing her spear, however her hands began to feel numb and a sharp pain shooting through her. Chung and Ara slowly walked towards the dining hall where the others are at.
Elsword was stunned at Noel's words for a moment before doing a quick kick to his face. Noel was pushed back as he threw his blade at Raven who grabbed it with his bare hands, throwing it across the room.
"What do you mean by that?!"
"I mean what I mean. Night Savers were the ones who took away my home!"
Rena's eyes narrowed slightly before looking away with guilt written on her face. Raven stayed silent before his thoughts wander to the past with Rena's betrayal. He shook his head, clearing his head of the past before standing up. He held his blade in hand, running towards Noel. Noel took out his flute, thrusting it towards Raven's neck, however Raven merely evaded it, disappearing from sight.
Holding the blade at Noel's neck, Raven prepared to end it all, however the hand that was holding his blade soon felt loose. Elsword and Rena's eyes widened as they stared at the arm that was holding the blade getting chopped off by a certain brunette. She licked her knife that was drenched in the crimson blade. Luichel kicked Raven in the head, knocking him back to Elsword. Elsword stared at Raven who was holding his shoulder, trying to stop the bleeding.
"Raven!"
Vanessa stared coldly at Raven as she held his chopped off arm. Rena looked down at the ground as if the ground was anything of interest. She grabbed the hilt of Erendil, glaring at Vanessa, Luichel, and Noel with spring green eyes of hatred. She dashed forward, swinging her blade with as much force she can muster. For a moment, Elsword could see a small hint of crimson glowing in her eyes.
"Call of Ruin!"
Waving her hand, concentrating on her energy, forming small condensed spheres of energy. Throwing them towards Vanessa and the others, entrapping them as they spurt deadly spikes, impaling them. Blood was shed, splattering against the tiles and walls. Holding her blade up, she made a wide slash, detonating the spiky spheres. Rena stopped in her tracks, doing a spin kick to Noel who quickly grabbed her leg and proceed to break her leg, however Vanessa elbowed him in the abdomen.
"Noel. Time's up. Let her go."
Cursing lightly under his breath, Noel threw Rena into a nearby wall before walking away like nothing happened. Vanessa bowed politely at them before dragging the mocking Luichel away. Luichel threw her knives at a wall, forming a wide rectangle shape before kicking it down, allowing the harsh wind blow against their face. Vanessa grabbed Noel and threw him out into the open air before an airship floated up, ultimately catching him. Vanessa soon jumped off with Luichel as their words echo deeply in their minds.
"Hopefully, we won't meet each other in battle."
"Weaklings should stay behind the strong ones."
Soon, Altera's airship left as their mission was completed. Raven slammed his fist onto the ground, cracking it as frustration was shown on his face. Elsword bit his lower lip harshly, revealing a thin crimson line of blood. Rena tried her best to move her limbs, however no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move her body. At that moment, Chung and Ara came in, slamming the door down. Their eyes widened at the sight of their friends and the sight of blood.
Chung's hand unconsciously hovers over his wound as his cerulean eyes slowly closed. His legs gave way, Chung fell on his knees, fainting. Ara knelt down beside him and tried to wake him up, but her efforts were futile. Elsword turned his attention to the fallen Chung and Raven's loss of an arm before screaming his lungs out at their loss.
Eve stared at the palace before her, entering in silence. Her fists tightened, hovering above her chest. Her eyes narrowed slightly at the sight of Aisha being taken to a room where she can't watch over her. Not only that, there was something bothering her the most, but she doesn't know what it is, adding onto her frustration.
'Aisha is not going to be beside me. I won't be able to get her back to Hamel. However.. What's happening at Hamel? Are the others alright?'
Sighing softly, she walked towards her room, until Ignotum's voice attract her attention. Silently cracking a small gap through his door, staring at him as he talked with three people. She narrowed her eyes at Vanessa, Noel, and Luichel.
'Two people from Velder and one from Elder...? Not to mention, Vanessa is a general in Velder. Isn't Velder supposed to be in an alliance with Hamel? Did Velder betray Hamel or did Vanessa betray Velder and join Altera in this battle? What's Ignotum going to do this time? His plans..?'
"Good work, Vanessa, Noel, Luichel."
"No, it was my pleasure to be serving under you."
"Hamel's been destroyed to a certain point. The citizens are still safe, no injuries while their homes are obliterated to bits and pieces. The inhabitants of the palace are safe, excluding certain people. The king, however, we do not know of his location nor do we know if he has been attacked by one of us."
"Oh? We can finish off Curator any time we want. These certain people.. Tell me who they are and what did you do to injure them?"
"Ara Haan of Fahrmann, Chung Seiker of Hamel, and Raven of the Crow Mercenary of Velder. We merely stabbed Ara's hands, impaling Chung through his armor, and cutting off Raven's arm. Possible deaths would be Chung and Raven due to blood loss if not treated immediately."
Eve's eyes widened at those words, taking each steps back slowly. Her hand covered her mouth as she quickly ran away from Ignotum's doorway. Ignotum's golden eyes stared at the door with guilt in them before facing his generals.
"You may go back now. Thanks for your hard work."
"Yes."
Walking back to their rooms, Ignotum sighed, laying on his bed with his eyes closed. The door to his room was soon closed as his thoughts wandered to Eve.
'Looks like.. I won't be able to go back now. Choosing this path is my choice, and I won't turn back. It's already too late.'
~Author's Note~
And... Done. XP And thank you for answering my question! I'm currently watching Tegami Bachi and it surely is interesting. XD Thank you to all! :3 Anyways, I almost leveled! Well, not really... Just about 19.5%-24.9% more. :x
Also~ Raven's arm... Let's say good bye to it. *prays* XP Oh yes, I got back my State Tests' scores and.. They're mostly Advanced, except for one! Which is.. History. I got a Proficient on it. :x
Here are my replies to my awesome reviewers~
sOdAPopgrl133: I'm glad to hear that! I was sort of afraid about the balance... :x Noel's love for music inspired a new style of fighting. XD Hmm... That's true. Deaf people probably would be the greatest weapon against Noel's melody. XD NPC's are a part of the game, so they deserve to be fighting in the war! XD I think you should~ ;3 It'll bring up the excitement. Oh, I see... *takes note of run-on sentences* Thanks for the heads-up! :3 I'll be more careful!
The Cynical Asian: XD Vegeta. XD You can never beat the Elgang's deadly beauties! XD *brings Marigolds to your house* :D Yes, Luichel is Elder's Accessory girl while Luriel's the Bank girl. XD Noel... Eh, he's good to be in a battle. XD
KiyoKu: Well, I'm trying to end it. Don't worry, I'll end it in one way or another! *determined*
AishaElementalMaster: XD Eh, no worries about that. To me, reading all 91 chapters is amazing enough, so thinking its boring isn't much of a big deal. :P
KWolf909: You're welcome. XD I'm literally just.. Reading Fanfics, Manga, watching Anime, MV of my favorite songs, and playing Elsword. XD You must hate cliffhangers. Yes, I always listen to music when writing out chapters. :3 I agree, it's soothing and inspiring. XD
KoraDora: I'm not sure... Let's just leave it to the imaginations. XP Well, it'll take a while for me to watch all of that. I'm happy to hear that you love it. :3
An0n Author: XD I know Shingeki No Kyoujin is great. XD Especially clean-frean-san over there. XD And thank you.
TimeSplice: XD Nah, it didn't creep me out. More like, it surprised me since almost no one ever whispered to me. XD Ruben to Velder is on Rurensia while Hamel and Sander are on Pluone. :D I await yours as well. :P
Helringo: Yeah, and I received it. XP Hmm.. What do you think? :P Glaive... For Altera who injured Ara or Hamel where his beloved Ara is helping out. Ah, I never tried out Grand Chase. XP
SeraphicEve: Aye... It's total war. There are many possible deaths.
3: Woot! XD A whole review just to answer my question, thank you! :3 I took everyone's opinion and decided to watch it! :D Currently on Episode 11 as we're speaking. XD I have an attraction to tragedies, so I think I'll enjoy it. XD
Breathless Blade: XD When I read your review, I was like: "Who's V?" XD Until I read on. Vanessa is usually all justice. :P She'll have a different version of justice. XD No worries. Review anytime! And you're welcome. XD I'm not an angel, I'm just exploring new, awesome fanfics that can surpass mine. :D
Konjiki No Yami: xD No worries. I'll watch on and spoil you. XD Just kidding. And many plot twists... XD And yesh, you can request Elsword x Aisha. Any kind of pairing you want.
Spirify: XD Yesh. I based her on... Varia's Bel. His name is difficult for me to spell. XP I'll watch it one day. XD I'm currently watching it. :3 Oh yes, don't you love Fran?! XD I was scrolling around Katekyo Hitman Reborn videos and found one with Fran and Bel. XD "A poor excuse for a living creature. You may be royalty, but you're nothing, but a fallen prince." XD Don't you just love Fran's ruthless mouth? XD
Orithia WindBell: *jumps with you* XD Aye! Hmm... Maybe I should.. I'll think about it. :3 Thanks for the idea! :D Temari~ XD Shinigami-sama. I hope you spare Elsword's head.. Or at least his internal organs. XD
Kat Neko983: xD You must be frustrated with my updates. I don't mean to make you cry!
Tiffany Keyblades: XD Yesh. No comment. Chung and Eve... Such naughty children. ;3 No, I haven't played Grand Chase.
Awakened Hades: I know. XP He's supposed to be creepy and full of blood lust. :x
kazurug21: XD I know. Strong people. The conversation.. Don't remind me of it. Even I, the writer is confused. There are earlier versions of the conversation and it's even more confusing. :x And all?! OAO I don't know.. Altera VS Hamel is the main focus.. Only some people from Velder disagree with the alliance between Velder and Hamel. I'll try my best!
o0Nyu0o: XD I've never seen an RF use "Flying Impact". Glaive is in his own league. XD Maybe, if I write an epilogue. You don't have to dream anymore, since my soon-to-be-published story: Assassin's Love... They will have children. It's in the previews. XD No worries. They're safe. Hopefully. XD Poor you. It's been scarred. Nah, I won't snap at the questions, and you don't ask that much questions, so no worries~ :3 You can continue. XD
Thanks for reading!
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