The mysterious woman looked annoyed as the van gang drove her to Shinra's. She didn't speak, and kept holding her hand in a strange position, as if she were holding something invisible in it. "Uh, are you okay?" Erika asked her, watching the supposed dark elf. The woman looked at Erika and nodded. "Just waiting for my magic to return." She finally said. Erika's eye widened in excitement. "You have magic!" She gasped. "Well of course she does. She is an elf from another world. So naturally she has some form of magic." Walker chimed in.
"Ma'am maybe you should just rest till we get you to the doctor. Besides, may not be safe for us if you cast some spell inside the van." Kadota spoke up, still unsure of the woman. If what she said was true, she wasn't a demon. But still, he didn't know what sort of powers she may have. And the last thing he wanted was her to blow up the van trying to cast some spell. The woman sighed in defeat, knowing she was too weak to cast a spell. She looked around, wondering where the van gang was taking her. They claimed they knew a doctor who could help her, but she doubted it. Besides. Once her magic returned, she wouldn't need his help.
"She still okay back there?" Saburo asked, keeping his eyes on the road. "She seems fine, just annoyed judging by her face." Erika stated, just as they reached the apartment building Shinra lived at. The woman looked at the large building, her hand now holding her side where the blood appeared to be coming from. Saburo parked the van, and let the others out. Kadota helped the woman out of the back of the van, while Walker grabbed the bag he found on the road. Kadota led the woman inside the building, as she kept her face covered with her cloak. It seemed she understood her appearance would be odd to anyone else, so she tried to stay hidden from view. Kadota knocked at the door loudly.
Shinra slowly opened the door. "It can't be Izaya Kun, he never knocks that strong. Though if it was Shizuo Kun the door would have broken." He said wondering who it was, until he saw Kadota. "Ah Dota chin!" He said, using Izaya's nickname for the ex-Blue Square. He then noticed the rest of the van gang was with him, as was a tall figure covered in a cloak. "Eh, who is this?" Shinra asked, trying his best to examine the figure. "It's complicated. But she is hurt pretty badly, and we need your help." Kadota explained letting himself and the others in. Shinra opened his mouth to protest, but sighed knowing it was useless.
"So how did she get hurt?" Shinra asked getting his medical supplies ready. "Saburo ran her over with his van." Erika said in a cheery voice, as if the statement was funny. "Oi, it's Yumasaki's fault for distracting me!" Saburo yelled, ashamed he ran someone over, let alone a lady. Shinra stopped and looked at them. "She got run over..?" He asked softly then looked at the figure. "Please sit down. And remove the cloak. I need to do a full exam to make sure there is no broken bones or internal damage." He stated to her, eager to begin.
The woman sat down but hesitated to remove her cloak. "Remember when I said it's complicated on who she is? Well, we don't know who she is. But, we do know. She isn't human." Kadota explained to the underground doctor. Shinra looked at him, then back at the cloaked figure, a glint of excitment appearing in his eyes. "How, not human is she?" He then asked. Realizing her appearance must differ allot from humans, hence the cloak. The cloaked figure sighed and removed her cloak. Revealing her elegant yet unique features. The bluish grey skin, the beautiful armor, her fiery red hair, matching eyes, and her long-pointed ears. Shinra's eyes widened as he jumped back in shock, causing his glasses to fall slightly off his nose bridge.
"She says she is a dark elf. And we found her near a strange portal, to some land she called Oblivion." Kadota explained to the shocked doctor. "A dark elf huh?" Shinra stated, slowly calming down. "Alright, I need her to remove her armor for the exam." He finally said, but before he could grab his stethoscope, a blade was aimed at his neck. "Oi!" Kadota yelled at the woman. This was the second time she had pulled her katana on someone, and it was begining to annoy the man. "The armor stays on." She said in a cold voice, putting the blade away. "Ah, okay, okay, I guess. But, how will I examine you then?" Shinra asked in a shaken voice.
"I, don't need you to touch me. I just need my supplies. I had a bag with me when it happened." She said softly. Walker held up the sack he had found. "Is this it?" He asked. The woman nodded and took it from him. She looked through the bag and found a large blue crystal that was glowing bright. Shinra watched, curious what would happen next. The woman held the crystal in her hand, seeming to focus all her thoughts and energy on it. As she did so, the crystal slowly absorbed into her, leaving a blue glow around her for a few moments. The group watched in amazement. "What the hell?..." Kadota gasped. "Was that, some form of healing spell?" Erika asked curiously.
The woman then held her hand up as if holding something invisible, and a blue star appeared in it. As she did so a swirling blue light appeared around her then slowly vanished. She did this a few times, each time the star and lights would slowly fade. "No, but that was a healing spell." She then stated with a slight smirk.
Saburo watched this all in amazement. It was like some odd dream, yet he did not want to wake up. This elf as she claimed to be, was beautiful, smart, and fierce. "Err, so what is your name?" Walker asked. "Not to mention, how did you get here?" Erika added. The mysterious elf looked at them. "My name is Ellessia Leane Sadri." She explained, then reached into her travel bag pulling out a round stone with strange red runes carved into it. The van gang and the underground doctor looked at it curiously.
"This is a sigil stone. Used to anchor the world of Oblivion, with the world of Nirn." She began to explain. "Nirn?" Shinra interrupted. "My home. It is a world full of magic, elves, humans, beast folk, and strange creatures." Ellessia said. Erika's eye was wide in amazement, thinking of how cool Nirn sounded. "And Oblivion...?" Shinra questioned, curious. "A hellish world. Full of fire and lava, traps, a fiery sea, and monsters." Ellessia added. Shinra gulped nervously at her answer. Saburo's heart froze at Ellessia's description.
"The Daedric prince of that world, Mehrunes Dagon. He is trying to claim Nirn as his. He and his followers have been opening gates between Oblivion and Nirn. These stones are the anchor. If one can go inside Oblivion and remove the stone, the gate closes. That is my job. I have been helping close many of these gates , so the leaders and soldiers of Nirn can prepare for battle and defend their homes from the invasion. When I remove the stone, I, the stone, and anyone near me is sent back to Nirn. But for some reason when I removed this stone, instead of returning to Nirn, I was sent here." Ellessia explained putting the stone back in her bag.
Kadota was the first to speak, once the story was done. "So now you need to find a way back home to save your world. How will you do that?" Ellessia looked at him. "The same way I was sent here. Retrieve a sigil stone from inside Oblivion." She explained. "Eh, but how?" Erika interrupted. "You all saw the storm. That was signs of Oblivion merging with your world. Which means, sooner or later a gate to Oblivion will open in your world. And if I don't reach it in time and close it, the daedra will enter your world. And they kill any human in their way. And the few they spare, they will enslave to serve their master Dagon." Ellessia told them in a serious tone.
The entire room went silent is shock. A literal invasion of Demons, here in Ikebukuro. Kadota was speechless unsure what to say, while Erika and Walker clung to each other. Shinra was a mix of terrified and excited. "Is there any way we can help?" Kadota finally broke the silence. He may have been scared, but he did not want to let anyone get killed by these demons. Ellessia looked at him, then the others. "All you can do is help me reach the gate when it opens. You will see it when the sky turns red. Once I find the gate, I will go inside to close it, and return home. But none of you can follow me. If the stone does return me home, it would take you with me. That is, if you somehow managed to survive reaching the stone." The dark elf said, her voice seemed to be almost mocking at the last part. It was clear she had no faith any of them would survive being inside Oblivion.
"Oi, why wouldn't we survive, but you would?" Walker asked, feeling insulted by her words and tone. "Most likely because she has done it before, and can perform magic." Saburo finally spoke up. Ellessia nodded in agreement. "I also am good with a sword, know what sort of traps to look out for, and am fire resistant. Which is pretty useful, since many of the daedra there use fire magic. There are even plants there that will kill you if you step too close to them." Ellessia explained. "Oh, okay." Walker replied, realizing she was right. There was little chance they could survive such a place. "Fire resistant? So, say if someone tried setting you on fire it wouldn't work?" Shinra chimed in, curious about her claim. "No, the fire will burn. But will take much longer to cause any serious damage or death to me. And before it gets a chance to do so I can easily heal myself, and put it out." Ellessia told the curious doctor.
"One somewhat good thing. Chances are the gate will not open inside a populated area. They usually open on the outskirts of towns, or even in wooded or mountain areas. Only great gates open directly in a city. And those are when the daedra plan on full invasion, and destroying everything and everyone. I doubt any Great gates will open until the daedra are sure if this world is worth the trouble." Ellessia added, as if to reassure the group that their world wasn't in immediate danger. "That's a good thing then, I guess." Erika said. Walker nodded in agreement. Ellessia suddenly seemed to be staring at the front door of the apartment. Her eyes no longer red, but purple. Saburo noticed the change in eye color, and got worried something was wrong.
"There is something outside your door. It, isn't human. But, an undead." Ellessia finally spoke up. Shinra looked confused and before he could ask her what she meant by that, the door opened. Everyone looked at the door to see what entered. The van gang and Shinra sighed in relief as they recognized Celty. Being a dullahan, Ellessia was right. Celty was an undead. Celty looked around the room seeming confused by the van gangs presence, and the strange elf lady. She typed on her phone and held it up so they could read. "What's going on, and who is this grey lady?" The dullahan asked. Shinra jumped from his seat and hugged Celty. "Celty darling! You won't believe it. But this lady is an elf from another world! Saburo Kun ran her over with his van, and the gang brought her here for me to treat." Shinra exclaimed in excitement. Ellessia sat there, confused why the doctor was excited an undead was in his home. Celty looked at the van gang as if to ask if Shinra was telling the truth. "Yeah, it's kind of a long story." Kadota sighed.