A/n: i might go back and add title names to each chapter like chapter 2. Also this chapter gonna be a bit long if you dont mind, its gonna cover most of the Elder arc and the next chapter will finish it.

Also if seems like i put one thing and then make the characters go something else, im sorry. I try and put in a bit of uncertainty in this story.

Remember not everything in life goes as planned.

Elsword doesn't belong to me

Thats all.

Chapter 12

Vengeful Mercenaries

3rd PoV

"Cmon kid give me something to work with!!" Uool punches Elsword in the gut winding him. He then throws him to side and charges Aisha who was charging her spell. "Gust Storm!" Aisha releases a large gust of wind to throw off Uool.

Rena took this chance to fire multiple arrows at the downed Uool, but Illy intervened with firing darts at her to force her to lose focus. "Try this!, Firebomb!" A large fire ball was fired right above Illy. Illy, being the nimble one of the pair jumped out the way just in time.

Uool began to charge at Aisha, but was tackled down by Elsword just in time. Elsword slashed Uool's shoulder, but the chain mail made him take little to no damage. "Heh" Uool smirked and punched Elsword away into a wall.

Uool regrouped with Illy and smirked. "Heh, you guys are nothin but weaklings who managed to win a few fights" Illy snickered next to him. "Maybe we should take the elf girl as a prize, she looks nice and ripe" Illy gazed at Rena who stepped back fear.

Elsword came over to Rena with his arm hanging a bit low. "Im not gonna let you" Aisha also went over to group. "We need a plan" Aisha says with a wary face. Her magic power was almost out as well as Rena's. Elsword also looks like his body can't take anymore.

"Heh planning eh?" Uool punches his fists together. "Not gonna let ya!" He charges at the group full speed like a bull. "Strengthen!". "Wind guide you" Aisha and Rena cast their spells at Elsword to increase his speed and strength.

Elsword charged at Uool and clashed his sword with his armored fist. Elsword then ducked under Uool to swing at his stomach. His sword managed to make a cut the armor but Uool remained unharmed.

Uool attempted to smash Elsword with both his hands, but Elsword tacked him due to being the quicker one. When Uool was down, Elsword charged right for Illy who was having a hard time focusing on Elsword speed.

Elsword attempted a thrust, but Illy rolled out the way and pulled out dual blades. He and Elsword began deflecting each others attacks and counters. With Illy having another blade however, Elsword was receiving small cuts and jabs to his body.

Uool got up to go and help his partner but Aisha intervened. "Piecing lighting!" Aisha shot a single lighting bolt for her hand that penetrated Uool's armor. "Gah!!! you bastard!!!" Uool attempted to get up but the bolt caused him a bit of paralysis.

Meanwhile with Elsword, the speed aurora was finished but he still had his strength aurora on. He suffered a large gash across his chest due to him no longer keeping up with Illy.

"Gah you got some guts brat" Illy then went to thrust at Elsword once more but Elsword dodged just in time with just a nick on the arm. "Not gonna be that easy" Elsword smirked and charged Illy again.

Back with Rena and Aisha, Uool had overcame the paralysis and was attempting to take out Rena, who was running away from him. Uool being only pure strength, had no speed to catch up Rena and Aisha who were much smaller and quicker.

While fighting Elsowrd thought of something. "If ones faster and ones stronger then!" Elsword scraped his sword on the ground spilling water all over. He withdrew back to Aisha and Rena.

Uool did the same and went back to Illy. "I found a way to beat them, but its gonna take alot" Rena and Aisha nod to Elsword and faced toward the charging Uool. "Raaaaaaaaa"

Elsewhere

Wally's Castle top floor

Wally and Raven are talking on the matters in Altera. "What the nasods have awoken? who could habe done this?" Wally is astonished to find the nasod civilization active yet again.

Raven had a stoic face on "Yea they been causing us and the ponggos who live there problems. Seems like they want us us out." Raven crosses his arms.

Wally on the other hand was shocked. Originally, he thought Altera was only in the sky, but to find out it was right in the center of the continent was astounding. This made much more easier for him.

"Well then this changes everything then." Wally smirks and puts his hands behind his back. "Oh and how so?" Raven asked amused. "Now that they are active, that means those three are active as well"

Raven narrows his eyes at Wally. "What are you really planning". Another airship is now descending onto the platform next to Raven's airship. The ship was mostly dark brown with yellow trims and has Wally's symbol on the top. "Its simple really, you will find out for yourself. It will make it much more interesting"

Wally walks over to a keyboard where his monitors were. He begins pushing buttons changing the monitors into something. Wally's airship opens and out come an enormous nasod. It was red on one side and blue on the other with a machine gun on the back.

"This thing is bulky, you sure its gonna keep them distracted?" Raven comments on the nasod. "These are nothing like the ones from Altera, they would mop the floor with this thing" Wally turns with a smirk. " Well if they do beat it, i can just improve it besides" Wally looks at the giant nasod. "It has a surprise in it"

Wally makes his way to his airship. "Ill see you in Altera then"

Elsword's PoV

Back in the sewer

I was holding off Illy while Aisha and Rena were holding off Uool. Right now we switched opponents for their weaknesses.

I was using Rena's speed spell to keep up with Illy speed but right now my left arm is sprained from Uool's hits, so i have to use one hand but i can manage. Illy is not strong, his blades are sharp but he lacks real strength to land a heavy blow. And his armor is only meant for speed.

Uool is slow but his armor can take hits. Unless its a sharp object Uool's armor can take swings. We divided them and are now waiting on the perfect time.

Illy attempts a dual slash, but parried them and swing at his chest. He blocked it and slashed my chest instead. Thats two gashes, one on my chest and the other on my shoulder. There goes my clothes...

I jumped back to gain some distance but Illy pulls out his crossbow and shot a dart at me. I cut it down and found he was right in front of me. I blocked his attacks with my sword. CRRRRK. "!"

"Heh" Illy smirked and kicked me in the gut. My sword cannot take anymore hits. "Aisha!" I yelled at Aisha for some backup. "Right!, Fortify!" She enchanted my sword instead of strengthen. The magic around it will allow the sword to take a few more hits.

All of sudden we felt a huge rumble come from above us. It was a earthquake that caught all if off guard. I took this chance yo attack Illy and only managed to slash his shoulder.

Illy jumped backward but i didn't give him a chance. I rushed him with my sword, giving him no room to dodge or escape.

While i was rushing him, Uool suddenly came flying right behind us and was knocked over on his back. He had a large light arrow stuck in his stomach.

Thats when a large rumble came from above us, catching us off guard.

When the rumbling stopped, Illy retreated back Uool. "Thats the cue, were outta here Uool" Uool had a large bloody hole in his stomach and some of his armor was ripped but he nodded and began to exit the cave. "Just so ya know Wally has already left this place in his airship hehe" Uool taunted at us.

They were a diversion!

We used the mixture that Echo gave us and the door exploded with another rumble. We raced inside. We were some garage, but that didn't matter we have to get to the top of this place!

Rena's PoV

"Rena can't you use your speed spell?" Aisha shouts. "I can't i dont have enough for it, let alone three people" gah. Im exhausted, and my clothes are all ripped.

Im not sure if even if we get there i doubt we can do anything. Elsword's sword is at its limit, Aisha's mana reserves are almost out, and i doubt she will have the luxury of recharging during a battle. Im sure Wally has something in store for us up there.

Anything can happen at this point.

We made to a large stair case that lead us up to the top. When we reached it We saw a large airship that was black in the distance. On the other airship we saw Wally standing on the balcony with a smirk.

"So pleased you made it time, i thought Illy and Uool would have finished you off but i guess i should have expected less of thieves" He pulls out something from his back and out came a large blue and red robot thing from the bottom.

It locked in at use and began to fly toward us. "I have yet to name this but call it Nasod-mk2. it will suffice. I do wish to watch your little skirmish, but plans are plans. Goodbye" He walks off and the airship ascends.

We are now left with this thing now. It flies toward us attempting a ram. We rolled out the way and it stopped and turned to us. I have no more nature energy and Aisha is out of mana. We need to charge but then...

"Guys, you charge you mana, ill keep it busy" Elsword yells to us. "What! what about you! you can't take thing with a broken arm!" Aisha yells but Elsword already ran toward the machine.

It saw Elsword charging it and fired a laser from it head. Elsword dodged and ran right past it? He ran back inside and the machine followed him. "He's planning on distracting it inside the house" I begin to charge my energy as well as Aisha. Lets hope he can manage.

3rd Pov

Inside of Wally' Castle

Elsword ran into rooms avoiding missiles as best he can. Rooms exploded with furniture flowing everywhere. The people of Elder began to become curious as to what was happening inside the Castle.

Soon guards began to also question what was going on but all of them had direct orders to not let anyone see what's happening inside. Orders directly from Wally himself.

Back inside the castle, Elsword was getting minor cuts from all the glass around him. He was now resorting to hiding now, his wounds were now getting to him. He had two gashes in his shoulder and chest.

His clothes was completely torn off and the chain mail he had was showing, but was ripped at the sleeves.

"Ok, I can't keep up anymore. This thing is getting faster and smarter." Elsword then rolled out the way because the wall he was behind exploded. The Nasod was looming over him and attempted to squash him with its arm. Elsword side rolled and got back up and ran to another room.

Aisha was getting worried due to all of the explosions inside. "Rena you done?" Aisha asked a bit hesitantly. "Yea i have a plan. Lets combine our mana together" Rena gave a determined look. "But how?" Aisha began to run after Rena, who ran back inside. "Ill tell on the way."

Elsword was corned by the Nasod inside some purple lab. This time he didn't know if he could move. He couldn't move much due to the wounds. A arrow came soaring at the nasod and struck it. It wasn't deep but still got the attention of it.

While distracted, Aisha came and got Elsword. "Els, were going back to the room top". The Nasod began charging past all of the rubble. The castle also began to shake as well. The place was going down soon.

The crew made it back to the top with little time to spare. "Aisha you ready?" Aisha set Elsword down and went over to Rena.

Rena prepared her bow and charged her arrow. She began yo reminisce about the training her and master Andus had together before the event that transpired. The arrow began growing in color and Aisha placed here hand on Rena's back.

The arrow began to change in color with Aisha's elemental enchantment. The arrow was coated in fire.

The nasod came charging onto the platform where Aisha and Rena were. "Ok Now!!!!" Rena screamed. Meteor Rail!!" Rena shot the arrow and soared right to Nasod leaving a streak of fire behind it. The arrow went through the machine and inside the castle.

The Nasod stopped moving and started twitching. It then let out a vicious cry and exploded causing the gang to be pushed back. Then the castle began to rumble. "Oh no!" Rena yelled. Then...

The Castle exploded shooting everything in the air in all directions.

2 Days later

In a unknown area

In a desert a few scaled beings are traveling the desert back to their home after a day of daily rituals. There two in the front with distinct features.

The first was the larger one of the pair, who also had hair covering his whole face. His skin was burgundy with white spots.

He wore a green and red coat and had a sash on his waist that was white. He had a large bead necklace and a Sharman staff with a lizards head. He was called Beraku.

The next one was a smaller one on. He wore a full dark green with white runes engraved at the bottom of the coat. He had rings around his arms and wore a tribal head piece. He was Chakabuk.

The Lizardmen, a tribe a reptiles who inhabit the harsh desert of Bethma as their home. The inhabit only this part of the continent and live nowhere else in the continent. They are a peaceful tribe who help the land.

"Brother, i believe i sense a presence." Beraku says looking over to his side. "I do as well but its not hostile nor friendly" Chakabuk begins to walk over in the direction of the presence.

They walked for sometime until they stumbled apon a hand sticking out the sand. "Chaka! well scratch my scales, get him out out!" Beraku tells the other lizardmen. They pull the man out the sand and discovered for it in fact to be a human with red hair.

"A human? he's far from home, and he's wounded! we must aid him" Chakabuk says and they make haste back to their village.

Their village was filled with mud and tent huts alike. They had a small clearing with all of the house that had a a large statue of a lizard man in robes holding out his hands. This place served as a prayer ground the lizardmen got to to recive blessings.

At the village they wastre no time in treating Elsword's wounds. They cleaned his body of the sand in his wounds and applied special ointment on his body. After an hour of treatment they replaced his clothes with a white robe since his old clothes were dirty and bloody.

Chakabuk entered the hut after the healers left to check on the boy. Elsword was sleeping peacefully on the bed. He had on an a peculiar necklace as well as a crystal clear chain. He also had on an elven bracelet.

'Was he part elf?, no that can't be' Chakabuk thought. 'This boy has about him, there's that meets the eye with this one' Chakabuk got up and left the tent.

When he got out, he was met with his brother Beraku who walking to meet their guest. "How was he?" Beraku asked " He is now resting alright, seems like we found him in dire times."

"Any signs of attacked?" Beraku was griped his staff. He needed to make sure that village was safe from attacks as he was the head. "Yes but why was he was so far is beyond me"

"Well then lets see what he says once he wakes up"

Elder's Hospital

same day

Aisha's PoV

"mmmg" where am i. And why does my everything hurt. I slowly rise from the bed im in and look around the white room. Seems like a resting room of some sorts. I look to my side and see Rena sitting on her bed holding her knees. She looks like she was crying.

"Rena? Whats wrong?" i asked her from my side. "She looks up at me with tears. "Els is missing" Huh? he was just missing then. We could just find him. Rena seem to have to read my mind and continued "He might be dead.."

Eh?

Elsword dead? That can't be. He can't die now no. I my eyes burn and tears came down. He can't be dead, no he can't be...

After a while the door opened revealing Hoffman and chief Haggus. They looked happy to see us up and moving and went to hug us. We hugged haggus back since he was our chief and we known him for so long. Hoffman nodded.

" I heard the news. Els is missing" Haggus says grimly. "I hope he's not... you know.." Rena says. I wish i had some comfort words as well but i too can't bring myself to think positive.

"Actually," Hoffman began and we all looked at him. " Be may be alive and well" Haggus looked like he found a light source at the end of a cave. "How would you know?" Rena asked as she wiped her tears".

Hoffman smiled "When the explosion happened i know for sure i saw where Elsword was sent flying to." He pulled out a map. "Bethma" He pointed to the place on his map that some ways from Elder.

"If Elsword was sent flying there, then he is certainly alive." Hoffman spoke with so much certain that i was believing him. "If he was sent there, then he would have A.taken by the local village or

B. By the lizardmen who live there."

"So he's safe then" Rena sighs in relief. "Yes but no time for relaxation, you must head out soon." Haggus says. We just got up cmon!!

But i guess we should hurry and find Els.

Hours later Rena and i are on a Cobo carriage. They say that we should study our magic while on the trip. Hoffman and Haggus told us that we are headed right for Bethma where a woman named Stella will help us with finding Els.

Hoffman says that he found an old magical tomb for me to read on my way. This can help with my spells.

They also say that they found an airship fly by there the other day. So that means Wally as well. The city can't send any help due to the explosion destroying some of the houses that were in the vicinity.

Poor guys, they just finished repairs too. But fight now we have to focus on finding Elsword. "Aisha lets sleep for now tomorrow we can study" Rena says and now she's back to her old self. Oh right its sundown.

Lizardmen village

Evening

Elsword's PoV

Arg my head. I try to lift my body but i can't move. 'My everything...' i try and open my eyes which hurt as well. 'My i understand but atleast let me see' I thought to myself.

I open my eyes to see im in an tent. Im in a white robe as well. It feels very cold and outside is dark. 'Evening then'

After a few minutes of weird twitching i finally got up. I had bandages on my body with runes? ok then. aw man i really hope these dont leave scars.

I slowly got on my feet and begin walking outside. When i went out i saw strange lizard people all by a large fire. They all seem like they were eating and i guess they noticed my presence.

They looked at me with friendly eyes and bid me to come over. I slowly made my way to them and they began taking to me. "How do you fair?" The big one talks to me from the other side of the fire. "Im ok thank you, did you save me?" He nods and then handed me a wooden bowl that looked like mashed greens and berries.

I took some and it didn't have a a taste. But it felt.. filling. "No taste but its good for digestion and other health benefits" He says with broken human language.

Seems like they are trying to make me feel at ease. "Thank you, can you perhaps tell me where i am? I continue to eat on the log next to a another lizardmen.

"You are in our village, but i believe you call this region Bethma." He walks over to me and placed his hand on my should.

"Enough talk for now, you need rest for tomorrow. We can both gain answers from each other" He's i still feel a bit exhausted and my other arm is still a bit loose.

He helps me back the tent and leaves.

I close my eyes and the first thing my mind drifts to is Rena and Aisha.

i do hope there Ok. I bet Rena was most likely crying for me with Aisha trying to comfort her. I hate making Rena cry... Ever since her village was destroyed i never wanted to make her cry. If only i was stronger i wouldnt have to make her worry about... If only i was..

A/n

I hope this chapter was long enough yo finish up the Elder arc and move to bethma arc. I plan on using almost every charcter in the Elsword series. And things will be very different.

This was supppst to come Saturday but i was procrastinating so it came this day.

Also for some reason sometimes when i post a chapter it might jumble up some paragraphs and words. think because im using my phone to write this story.

But anyway have a good one yall.