Last chapter I'll post for today. I have two more chapters already posted on my Tumblr account, but I'll save them for a few days later.
And don't mind the epic NPCs appearance. It's pretty trivial to the plot, really.
"Tch! Damn those assholes!" the figure with one visible magenta eye growled in the dark. "It hurts… It hurts a lot…" he clutched his left shoulder with his bloodied right arm in pain. He glanced up into the night sky. "Soon," he let out an insane laugh. "I will get out of this damned place, keke…"
"What? Eve was hospitalized?!" Elesis gasped in horror. "What happened?" She banged the table loudly, which almost everyone in the class could hear.
"No one knows what happened. But I heard she has been attacked last night." Ara gazed at her in sadness, and then lowered her head. "It's strange, though." She spoke softly.
"What's strange?" Elesis inquired on.
"It's nothing." Ara shrugged it off.
"Tell me, Ara. Maybe you might know what is actually going on."
Ara sighed. She didn't mean to hide things from her best friend, but she just didn't want her to worry about her safety. It could be a coincidence, or maybe someone is in fact watching them. She was scared.
"I met Eve at the cafeteria yesterday." She started. "She told me about the recent attacks at night…" She took a deep breath. "Well, go on." Elesis said as she listened attentively.
"She told me to be careful. She warned me about everything. And she got attacked that night. Could it be the same person that has been attacking the others has attacked Eve?" Ara said, trembling in fear.
"That could be a possibility." Elesis placed her hands on her chin. "But it sounds more like a coincidence to me."
"But we could be in danger! What if that person knows about our secret and go after us next?" Ara raised her tone slightly. "Well, we'll have to find out." Elesis winked at her, not showing any concern about Ara's worries. "C'mon, let's go visit Eve this afternoon. Maybe she can provide us with some information."
"Are you sure that is the guy?" Edan looked at the hologram screen set up by Apple.
"Positive." Apple crossed her arms.
"But we can't even see his face clearly!" Valak argued.
"Calm down, Valak." Raven said. "By the way, Apple, what made you think that it could be the assailant to all the other cases we had?"
"As from the results collated from the surviving victims," Apple paused a while to let everything sink in. "They did hear a crazed laughter coming from the assailant, as well as a bright glowing right eye. Also, two of the victims have also mentioned being hit by electical bullets and electron quakes, which is clearly what he used against her." Apple carried on as she rewind the videoclip.
"But this is strange." Noah said. "There's almost no connection between any of the victims. We've had businessmen, drunk thugs, teenagers and now an heiress of a renowned company being attacked."
"His attack patterns are completely randomized." Amelia added on.
"That's what we'll have to find out." Apple said. "If this many people have been attacked, he's bound to strike again anytime. We have to increase our night patrols."
"Great. More work. Now I have to tag along again?" Edan sighed. He hated extra work, especially when Apple glanced at him when she spoke.
"I'll go check on the girl." Raven said as he got up from his seat.
"You guys… Came to see me?" Eve asked in disbelief.
"Of course, we were worried about you!" Elesis said.
"If only you didn't fight with the nurses to get in…" Ara sweatdropped.
Chung sat by his master's side, glancing at her sadly. "I told you to bring me along…"
"Don't worry, I'm fine. It's just a few minor injuries." Eve scratched the back of his ears, and smiled gently.
"I'll leave you guys alone for a while." Raven said as he stepped out of the ward.
"So, do you recount what happened yesterday?" Elesis asked.
"Yes." Eve nodded her head. "I was just taking an evening stroll in the park, when suddenly, this mysterious figure attacked me from behind. It's good thing that Oberon managed to block off some of the hits, or else I could've severely injured."
"You mean, you didn't have your drones, what's that called, Moby and Remy, with you?"
"I thought I would be safe, so I left them at home under the care of Chung." She continued. "I didn't expect any of these to happen."
"Did that person say anything, like knowing you or something?" Ara asked.
"No. But he did say that he felt an immense energy radiating from me. All I saw was a bright magenta glowing eye and a crazed laughter from the shadows."
"Magenta glowing eye? That's oddly familiar." Elesis said as images of Arc appeared in her mind. But it can't be him right? She saw him in the house all night yesterday.
"Speaking of which," Eve closed her eyes. "I need to speak with Elesis. Alone." She glanced at Ara, understood her meaning and stepped out of the room.
"What is it that you want from me?" Elesis asked in puzzlement.
"I didn't mention this to anyone, but I'll tell you this only. Listen carefully." Eve said firmly.
"Okay…"
"Right when I was attacked by the mysterious figure, I felt a familiar energy. The same one as Arc."
"Hey!" Elesis interrupted her immediately. "Are you trying to say that Arc attacked you? He didn't, alright? I saw him at home all night long!"
"No. I didn't say that he attacked me. I felt a more destructive sense of power, and when he was fighting me, I felt this desperate hunger for power. Something that Arc wouldn't have. Furthermore, I also noticed six flying objects behind him that he used to attack me, similar to how Arc did." She paused to let everything sink in.
"Do you mean… That person could be related to Arc in some way?" Elesis asked, with a slight shock.
"That could be possible. But I'm not absolutely sure yet. When I first met Arc that day, I noticed his eyes… His eyes were hiding something… Something that none of us know. They seemed to be filled with anger, and maybe even hatred. He must have been through a lot…"
"Maybe I can ask him about that… But he's always so distant from people… I'm not sure whether he'll answer them…" Elesis expressed her doubts. She couldn't say that Arc has fully been able to trust her just yet, even though their relationship has improved quite a lot as compared to the start.
Meanwhile, back at the house, Arc was having a terrible nightmare. He clenched onto his blanket tightly as he curled into a tight ball.
"Why are you doing this?!" He said in the dream.
"Pffft! Does it look like I care? All of these fuckers should just die! Kahahaha!" another white-haired male stood in front of him and laughed.
"Well, you didn't have to kill her! She helped us, more than once, at least show some gratitude, you insolent bastard!"
"Like I fucking would! My business is done here, I'm leaving now." The male said as he turned to walk off.
"Not so fast." Arc teleported in front of him. "Apologize now or I'm not letting you go."
The male cracked his fists and narrowed his visible right eye. His black ears flattened as he glared at male dressed in white in front of him.
"Do you want me to repeat myself again, brother? Get out of my way or I'll make you." He hissed in rage.
"Try me, I'm not scared of you." Arc narrowed his left eye.
"Oh, look who's the daredevil here?" The male mocked. "I thought you were always the innocent little boy who hid behind me all the time when we faced those street bullies. But look at you now, daring to talk back and go against your older brother? I'll make you know your place, weakling, kahahaha!" He launched a punch directly at Arc's face, which Arc blocked off easily with his dynamos.
"As much as I don't want to fight you, I do have what I believe in. And no, I no longer need your help now, nor do I need to follow you ever again." he hissed.
"Take this!" The white-maled male launched another set of punches towards Arc, who just blocked all of them with his dynamos.
"Please, just stop this! You know what we've all been through, and how we lost… Him… As well…" Arc persuaded his brother.
"Does it look like I don't remember? I'm doing all this, all I need… Is more power… So that I can destroy everything… That is worthless to me…" The black coated male grinned maniacally as he launched an eletron quake. "I just have to get rid of you, weakling… Kek…"
Arc's eyes narrowed as he dodged the electron quake. "I'm not a weakling… You fool… I'll show you that I'm not the same as what you think I am…" he snarled as he charged up a laser towards the other male, who easily dodged it.
"Pffft! You think you can actually touch me with that? I could have died laughing from this! I'll show you what it means to be strong!" he said as he fired multiple electrical beams at Arc, who couldn't manage to dodge and block it in time, causing him to get hit and fall back on his rear.
"This is what you get for messing with your superior!" The black-coated male stepped in front of him and kicked his stomach hard, causing him to groan in pain on the ground.
"See you soon, fucker!" he said in a mocking tone as he walked off, leaving an injured Arc on the floor in pain. Arc glared at the figure as he faded away into the background.
'Someday… Someday… I'll get my revenge on you… Just you wait… Asshole…'
"Arc! Arc!" he heard a faint voice wake him up from his dream. He opened his eyes slowly, and saw Elsword shaking him roughly, with concerned eyes. "Are you alright? You were hissing in pain in your sleep!" Elsword asked.
"I'm fine. Now get lost." Arc got up and clutched his eye.
'I will get back… And I will find you again… And make you pay… After all these battles with you ever since that day… Add…' he growled in his mind as he furrowed his eyebrows.
"Oh no! I'm running late again!" Ara said as she dashed through the streets back home. It was already past nine, and she cursed herself for staying too late at the training field to train more. She made a beeline through the alley, where it would take her only five minutes to reach home.
Crash! She heard the trashcans shake violently.
"Anyone there?" She asked. A figure slowly approached her as she leapt back instinctively.
"Whoever you are, show yourself!" She said as she readied her spear.
The figure staggered slowly towards her, eventually falling on his knees and revealing his face to her. Ara gasped. In front of her, lay a white-haired teen with a purple streak running down his right eye. He had a black leather jacket on, with white fur on the collar. The most prominent thing is, that he had a pair of black cat ears on his head. He clenched his teeth in pain as he could barely open his eyes. The six flying objects hovering behind dropped on the cold and chilly ground as well, lying motionless around him.
"Are you alright?" Ara rushed towards him, holding his head onto her lap.
"Get… Away… From… Me… You… Asshole…" The male growled weakly before he blacked out completely.
"This is bad," Ara thought. "I have to get him home for treatment before he gets further injured."
In case you are wondering, yes, the 'Him' which Arc mentions is indeed who you think he would be(if it's not AT or PT then who could it be lol?). And no, I'm not bringing that 'Him' into the story any time sooner.(A very very long time, I mean) So don't worry about it.
R&R if you like it!:D