Chapter 7
Rena's PoV
Middle of the night
" Be prepared young one, For all things must come to end in order for anew to come into motion". ugh, those voices again are whispering to me again. Since two days ago this been happening and voices are getting frequent, making it impossible to sleep now.
Elder Andus said it was due to me being special and that they were giving me advice.
I believe him but what do they mean "Things must end"?. Do they mean my life here in the village or something bigger? Well whatever i need sometime to clear my mind. I get up and put on a green sleeveless shirt and whit pants that stop at my ankles.
I left my house and began walking the trail around the village. Then i saw Elder Andus walking around taking his evening stroll or so he calls it. "Ah Rena what are doing at this time?" he asked me with a small candle in his hand.
"Ah nothing master just a small stroll like you". "Ah ok well if your going out just return soon and dont go out to far". He said and walked past me. I guess he has stuff on his mind too.
I was walking for a good 4 minutes til i heard something weird. I walked closer to the source taking me further out the reach of the village. When i got there i saw somebody practicing with a sword with slow but sharp movements. They looked so concentrated i didn't want to interrupt them.
All of a sudden they thrust their sword into the ground causing a small sand cloud. I couldn't see them any more and when the dust cleared they were gone. Huh? that's weird did they see me? well that's too bad, guess i should leave now.
That's when i saw a shadow right upfront when i turned. It was a boy? with red hair and red eyes, wearing a black sleeve with black pants and black boots. Was he trying to hide himself?
"Who are you" he asked a bit raspy, guess he was sleepy but he was just training. "Uh im Rena an Elf that lives around here" I said looking at him dead in his eyes. I dont know what he might do so i have to be careful not to start a fight.
"Oh good and elf thought you were something else. because how you stared at me" Did be see me? since when? he held out his hand "Elsword" i took his hand, this was how humans greeted each other.
His hand felt so big and strong, under my girly hands. "So what happen why were you staring at me like a hawk earlier". He asked turning around and drawing sword from hid sheath on his back. " I was just strolling til i heard you" "Ah sorry about that" He says not turning to me and got into a position with his legs slightly spread apart and the blade in front with one hand and the other hand near the handle, almost as if he needed to swing with force his hand would be there just in case. Weird.
"You know with how you are dressed she could have shot you" A girl with purple came out walking to were we were. She wore a long cloak though so i didn't know what she had on underneath.
"ah hello im Aisha who are you?" she asked me with a cute smile "Im Rena pleased to meet you" i smiled back.
"Dont wanna be the bad guy here but" Elsword began now fully turned to us "If you dont mind id like to train please".
"you always train take a break and chill" Aisha said taking his sword from his back. "Why does everyone say that if i dont practice how can i get as good as Elesis". He raising his hand asking for his sword back.
"Yea but Elesis is like the when she moves with no practice, you on the other hand try too hard".
"Whatever" He looked to me "What do you do Rena" whoa didn't expect him to talk to me. "im a archer in training" i said with proud smile and hands on my hips.
"oh then lets see what you got" Aisha said and started casting and a purple bow with 4 purple arrows came in to my hands. Whoa a spell caster i looked at her to thank her but she looked like he just worked out and looked like she was gonna collapse. "ahhh are you ok?!?!" what happens if she dies? we just met!
Elsword puts a hand on my shoulder to calm me" Relax her attempt to look cool just backfired on her bad" He walked over her and put her over his shoulder "ahaha guess i over used my limit" Oh she just over used her mana. "aw well i um..." this is gonna be embarrassing to say
"I could have just used my nature energy to form my own bow and arrows" i said with a sweat drop. Aisha just looked hollow and Elsword was just laughing his butt all the while keeping Aisha over his shoulder.
"Guess so that's what they call karma huh hehe" "Oh whatever you have the bow and arrows so might as well use em!" Aisha yells in a childish way. These guys are funny.
I draw the string and point towards the training dummy. I shot it and got a nice knockoff the head. I rotated the bow to its side and shot another arrow at the the dummy further from the one i shot.
Elsword widen his eyes and whistled and Aisha was clapping while saying things like "amazing" and "whoa how did you do that". Ha the Elder personally trained me, i cant show any less.
Elsword PoV
whoa she can make a bow and use as many arrows as she wants, magic sure is helpful. I walk up to her and pat her on the back "Heh nice with those kinda skills i bet your top game in your village" i smiled at her and she blushed in embarrassment.
"How will Elesis feel if she finds out your flirting with girls ehhhh". Aisha came in between Rena by popping head right where my arm was on Rena. "So congratulating someone now means im flirting, what's next asking her how her day was becomes me talking about sleeping with her on her bed?" i said with a flat expression.
"Sle-sle-slee- sleeping together whats the hell?!?!" Wow Aisha has a pair of lungs on her. "Uh its still nighttime guys" Rena said gesturing her hands to keep it down.
Well anyway i guess i been out too long and i still gotta do chores since i lost that bet to Elesis i gotta fo chores for this week and next what a pain. I grabbed my sword from Aisha while she still stunned geez its not that big of a deal.
"Well anyway i best be heading out now got chores to do" "Yea me too my Elder told me not to stay out too long" Rena says turning back ""See ya"" We told her and she began jumping through the trees!! trees i say!
I turn to Aisha whose just staring at me "Lets go if i can't be out then so can't you" i said grabbing her hand and leading her told the village. She was still new here so she needed a guide to get her to and from places in the forest.
She mumbled something but i didn't hear her so i didn't say anything but i think she was blushing.
We made it back to the village by sunrise, i let Aisha go to the place she was staying to go sleep since we might need her later and she needed her energy. "Well i know your gonna go train again so ima go and sleep the day" she says stretching and walking towards Anne's house. Wait the day? What the hell it make it seemed like she was out the whole night.
I tried to call out to her but she went into the house before i could say anything. She popped out a few seconds later only to stick her tongue out at me and went back in. Tch girls can't understand them. I walked back to my house and thought of training but i guess i can take a day off for now.
SOMEWHERE ELSE
Berthe PoV
I met up with that human Wally again, he looks as confident as ever wait til i get what i want then i won't have to stay here any longer.
Wally along with his partner, Add brought a large casing said to be capture the shard and not let its power flow out of control. They also brought along some soldiers along fire arms and whatnot. I dont care as long as they get the job done they can die for all i care.
We were now marching towards the Elf village. I met up with Wally and Add so now it's time to launch the raid. My soldiers and Wally's soldiers we should be able to get in there take the shard and leave.
Add and Wally have those disgusting looks on their faces but i dont care. Soon my goals will be accomplished.
Add's PoV
This place is dull and nothing is really mind grasping is the jewel really here?
With the Jewel i can begin my real goals the only obstacle is the dog. He poses a threat and if everything doesn't go as planned then... i can't think about that now. I need to get there and find her. I need to know if she exist so i can use her to finalize my goals. We finally reach our destination the small clearing near the front of the village and the soldiers halt by the dogs command.
"Listen all of you we came here for the shard nothing more nothing less" well at least the dog keeps things short.
"your free to capture the eleven woman and do as you please with them" Wally said and that got the soldiers wild. Guess these elves are worth taking for them, tch lonely bastards.
"Now" Wally got into his nasod armored body. It had a chain mail like cover on its body and had dual guns as hands with small rope missiles on the back. The body was gray all over. "Lets go into our prime" He charged head first into the gate destroying it and the soldiers rushed in with him along with berthe. The archers began firing fire arrows at some trees to block possible escapes.
My dynamos danced in anticipation, Heh looks like i can't hide my joy any longer. Lets go hunting kekekekeahahahah.
Elven Village
Andus PoV
I was sleeping when i suddenly felt something wrong. The before i could even get out my bed, i heard a large explosion followed by other voices almost like a riot. Then i felt that sinister presence from about a week ago, so its back. And now it finally comes.
I sat up from my bed and began to gather items that will be needed. Right now we need to defend the El Jewel... We need to protect at all cost even if we die.
I then looked and saw my old bow i used to use back in my youth. The bow itself was white with gray runes inscribed in on the sides going upward to the very base. The ends was wrapped in golden silk.
I grabbed the bow and hurried outside and saw the villagers fighting off human soldiers. i should have known humans would side with a monster for their greed.
"ELDER!!,ELDER!!!" a female elf ran up to me "All of those who can't fight are to escape to the safehouse on the outskirts" I told her and hurried off to front gates. I followed the evil presence to the gates almost near the gates.
I saw a gaint beast that had the appearance of a wolf but as a demon. So this is what it looks like. When i got there i saw several elves dead on the ground. "Heh so the head of pack comes to me eh" He says facing me and getting on all fours. I turned back to see a young teen on a stange object firing strange purple blast and a man in an iron suit. Their going for the Jewel! Before i could hurry the demon fired a blue flame from its mouth blockading the way those two were going. "Your fights with me fool!!"
I rolled to the side in time to escape his linear attack. Im too old for all this movement i need to get some distance. I used nature force to increase my body movements "Spirits guide me" Like a breath of wind i jumped further than i could have normally.
"How's this" I summoned a bow and fired 6 arrows at him. He got out the way, bit one hit his shoulder causing him stagger, Now's my chance i have to get to those two. "Tear him apart: Vacuum stream" I inhaled air and shot an air stream at the ground propelling me backward and blinding the beast's sights.
My arrows i shot didn't have nature energy but something that no one can have resistance to. With that it should stun him for awhile.
I got over the blockade and rushed to the inner sanctum the temple where the jewel was being held. As i ran through some soldiers tried to stop me. I its time i mist get serious, i am not to be underestimated. "Fan out and swirl: hollowed breach". I inhaled more air and shot a blast of wind that covered my front view. All the soldiers were blown away. That takes care of that.
I got to the inner sanctum in time, but i didn't see them the there were several columns around holding the roof. When i thought they might not have made it yet i felt something wrong and jumped out the way in time to see purple blast fly right by me. "For a geezer you know how to move interesting kekekeh" I see the boy from earlier, He has skin tight black body suit on with strange purple lights on them and is floating on strange machines i never seen before.
"Will lets see you handle these!" He fired several more blast but smaller in size. 7 in total. " Tempest" I focused the nature energy to enhance my body and jumped back to avoid the first 3 and back flipped ro avoid the next 3. I summoned my bow and fired at the last one. The arrow went through the blast and straight at the boy who dodged it in time.
"Gah you dam geezer, you'll pay for that".
He now charged at me firing lasers closing the distance between us. I fired an arrow at the ground creating a dust cloud. He halted his advance and began to look around for me.
Add's PoV
"come out bastard stop hiding and fight me" The dust cloud was growing and i starting to lose sight. I hovered higher only to see the whole room in a giant cloud. Damit he got me, did he escape? i have to warn Wally. Before i could contact Wally though my earpiece, a wind wave came toward me. "What the-" I flew above it and look toward the source of it only to see another coming toward me.
I flew another out the way, and see 2 more. "That's it if ya wanna play hide and seek then learn to hide!!!!" I commanded my dynamos to fire at all areas in yhe smoke cloud. I stopped for a moment and waited, and then another wave came toward me but didn't hit me?
I looked at where it was going and saw that it sliced a column... and hen looked around saw that was the last one standing. Ah shit...
A violent shaking happened and then the whole roof came down. Damit i gotta get outta here i hurried for the exit but that geezer sealed it off. i saw him running toward where Wally left to get the Jewel and he sealed that part off too, leaving me to get squashed.
Damn him...
Andus's PPoV
That takes care of that. I remembered that the first room is separated from the rest of the sanctum. I rushed through the halls to find that other man. He must be around here i know it.
When i got to the Jewel i saw the man attempting to take the it. "No you dont, Shrewd through the air: Torrent stream!"
I shot a single wind stream toward him. although it was only a single it had high piercing power and speed. The stream only managed to graze the Iron man's arm since he got out of the way.
He turned to me and fired projectiles that locked on me. Heh dont underestimate me boy! i used a wind stream to destroy all of them and began to advance on him. "Slice the wind: Gale Talons" I pulled out a small dagger and coated it in the wind technique giving it more range and slicing power.
When i was close he attempted to use his own sword to parry mines but. *Sliiiiiiiiick* my blade cut right through his like butter and i managed to slice off his chest piece. "Gahh why yo-" Gave no waste of time, i kicked him upward and backed up to gain distance and summoned my bow again. I intend to end this quick.
I shot the arrow right at him infused with enough nature energy to completely destroy him and that suit, But it was intercepted by a purple blast. What? i looked over to the side to see that same boy i left to be squashed back in the inner sanctum entrance. "Be careful Wally, he's a crafty one" He says with a maniacal grin. Wait did he say Wally?
The iron man got up and unsealed the mask. It was him, Wally the Lord of Elder. A human i never trusted ever since i first saw him when he was younger. I knew he do something so rash. "Wally the Lord of Elder eh, i should not have expected anyone else". I said spreading my legs and crouching slightly. One arm positioned near my stomach with an open palm and other sticking out with a open palm. This is the stance of the Elven village of the east.
"Heh so the Elder gets serious eh well then Add lets not take him lightly" Wally says looking to the boy Add "Kekekeke this should be interesting"
Aisha's PoV
Me, Elsword, Elesis, Lowe and a couple other soldiers are rushing to Rena's village. An elf is leading us there as they told us they were being attacked by Berthe and other soldiers. He must have been building an army thus whole time!
"Excuse me but where is your Elder?" Lowe asked the elf woman. "last i saw him he was heading for the sanctum that housed the El Jewel.
"Damn it what of the Berthe, the beast". Elesis asked frustrated, she must be mad because she must have figured it out too.
"The elder managed to stun him for a time but im not sure if its still holding him now" she then stopped and pointed to the village. It was on fire and the smell of smoke was intoxicating. The entrance is also blocked to stop anyone from escaping.
"We will head in first, more soldiers are on the way here dont worry". some other soldiers caught up with William in that group. He looked so ready it was kinda encouraging. I looked toward the village as we advanced on the sides to climb our way in. How could they do this. Im sure it must have been so beautiful but then they came along.
Elsword picked me up and carried me over since im not used to all this running and jumping, im more of a rear helper. We got in and Elesis wasted no time in taking down the first 5 soldiers she saw.
Since this was a special mission to defend, Elesis wore dark red light armor that covered her chest, shoulders, and legs. Under that was chainmail to help with sword strikes. She long black tights with light armored boots, guess she need to be fast and sorta tanky.
Elsword wore the same except his pants were a bit more baggy. I also wore chainmail under my clothes.
Elsword sliced through the soldiers not caring he killed them. This is Elsword serious mode huh.
I used an ice pike spell to take out some soldiers trying to sneak up on Elsword. He moded at me and began charging further into the village taking out more soldiers. I was about to go chase him when i felt a huge shake in the ground.
"Aisha look out Berthe's here!" Elesis shouted to me i looked up and saw Berthe standing up and smiling at us, or what seems to be a smile in his sense.
"Finally someone worth my time, I may not be here for you but your my bonus". He chuckled and pointed at Elesis.
All she did was swing her blade and got into her stance. "Well allow me to show you a good time, and beat it into your bones!". She charged Berthe and attempted a horizontal slash but he dodged it and tried to smash her. She side stepped and grazed his arm and they both backed up from each other. Elesis glanced my way. She needed some backup huh well time to show off a new spell i learnt here.
Elesis again charged Berthe but he stood his ground and wanted her to come. He parried her strike with his claws and and he went for the counter but she blocked with the flat end of her sword. "Ok Here you go!" I casted the spell that Anne gave me, Strength Aura. This spell will boost Elesis's strength now.
She glowed a red aura now and attempted to strike Berthe again. Berthe tried to grab the sword but he couldn't instead it cut his hand clean off. "Gahhh! yo-" he tried to smash Elesis but she caught his fist when he brought it down. She cut the other one as well and then kicked him away. He fell on his back with a loud thud.
He slowly began to get up with a strange aura building up around him. He had an evil feel to it. Then his hands regenerated and small indent Elesis left on his chest also healed as well as his cut on his arm.
" I see your not to be underestimated i apologize, allow me to use my full strength" Be says and in the blink of an eye he vanished and appeared right in front of Elesis, ready for a one hit kill. Elesis sure has some sharp senses since she managed to block his strike with her sword.
She was thrown back due to the intensity of Berthe strike. "Heh" He vanished again and this time he was in front me! He brought his hand upward" Die" he tried to smash me but teleported away just in time. it caused a small crater to form. Where did he get this power?
"Aisha!" Elesis regrouped with me when she came to. i now saw a couple of elvish soldiers came to our help. It was 4 elves along with a few of the soldiers that came with us. In total we numbered 8.
Berthe chuckled "Heh the more the merrier" He roared and a shockwave came with it knocking all of us back. He then went for the elves since their arrows posed him a threat. "oh no you dont, Cyclone!" A gust of wind erupted from under Berthe But he bent his so the cyclone didn't hit him. Damn now he's more agile than before, what is this power.
The elves got up and began to fire their arrows at him and the soldiers also charged him with their sword and shields. Elesis got up and now glowed a crimson energy. Did she also know magic? my spell should have worn off by now.
I can't sit here and do nothing. I used my magical aura to enchant the elves magic arrows. "Alright Aisha charge your mana and when i say to hit him hit him with your strongest spell alright?" I nodded at Elesis's words. Seems like she has a plan.
Elsword PoV
I finally reached huge temple like structure, i feel a magical presence so the El jewel must be here but the entrance is blocked. Guess i make my own entrance, i can worry about the trouble later.
I smashed the wall but it was too tough, was the inside collapsed? i need to find another way. I climbed the building and ran on the room of the building. The temple its self was composed of 3 large rooms sitting next to each other going vertical. I felt some vibrations coming from the last room. The Elder must be in there! I crashed the roof and and free fall to the ground causing a small dust cloud. When i got up i saw 3 people looking at me.
A boy my age with a couple of wounds on him in torn black suit with purple lights and machines flying behind him. A older man with an iron suit that was starting to fall apart and an old Elf that with wounds all over his body. He looked like he came from a war. He must be the Elder!
I got up and got into a stance and he came behind me with both our backs facing each other. "I assume your friend then?" He asked me facing the Iron suited guy and me at the other boy who now had an annoyed look on his face. "Yea now let this new friend help ya"