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| === Hamel Fell into Darkness === | | === Hamel Fell into Darkness === |
| Upon arriving to [[Hamel]] the group meet up with the Red Knight Captain [[Penensio]]. He tells them that while [[Velder]] is in trouble, Hamel is in just as much trouble and they can't simple leave the situation as is. [[Raven]] realizes that if Hamel get's taken, Velder might follow soon after regardless, [[Elesis]] agrees and they all stand to solve the crisis and Hamel first. | | Upon arriving to [[Hamel]] the group meet up with the Red Knight Captain [[Penensio]]. While discussing the situation of [[Velder]] and [[Hamel]], new of a Black Armored Knight appear. The El Search Party except for [[Elesis]] head out to face the issue. |
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| Helputt led the Demon army and stormed Resiam on the [[Dawn of Hamel]], where he slaughtered anybody who stood in his way and nearly killed his own son [[Chung]]. However, [[Chung]] managed to escape into [[Resiam Outskirts]], where the El Search Party find him. [[Aisha]] asks him if he would help them as their objective align, Chung agrees. Raven notices the demon are stronger than the ones in Velder, Chung telling them that they have a stone similar to that of the Guardian Stone, though wonder how the demons were able to use it. After melting the stone, they find that the demons cast a spell that corrupted the gem, after defeating the Shadow Master they were able to restore the gems. | | Helputt led the Demon army and stormed [[Resiam Outskirts]], where he slaughtered anybody who stood in his way and nearly killed his own son [[Chung]]. The El Search Party find him and take the boy back to Hamel. Back in the city, the Red Knights and Lord [[Rod Ross]] have a meeting about what should be done. Rod Ross surprisingly agrees to letting the Red Knights go, but Elesis and Penensio surprised, managed to negotiate only sending half of their forces back to Velder while the other half stay in Hamel. |
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| Needing more answers, they seek out the Lord of Hamel, [[Rod Ross]], however he was not in his quarters. They soon discovered that a band of jealous Mermen had taken Rod to the sunken city, they managed to save him from the depths. When they returned, [[Chung]] noticed that the water levels of Hamel were still abnormally high, [[Denka]] suspected that not only the Water El, but the [[Ancient Waterway|Ancient Waterways]] had something to do with it. [[Ain]] realizes that the kidnapping of the Earth Priestess and Water Priestess were probably connected, but he found himself unable to do anything, [[Elsword]]'s memories of Ain begin to waver and his body get reduced to mere energy. When the group reached the end of the Waterway, they were faced with many light contraptions, ones which Denka believes he could use to read the Guardian Stone, but they are soon attacked by the Holy Beast Taranvash. The group fought and defeated the beast, or so they thought before it recovered and tried one final attack against [[Eve]], she was saved by [[Add]] who had been tracking them for some time. The group thank Add for saving Eve, but he remains dismissive towards them, but sees that they could be used to his advantage.
| | Chung informs the group that Water Priestess, [[Sasha]], had been kidnapped and the Water Temple had already been sieged by the demons. The group try to locate where the demons would attack next and go to the [[Ancient Waterway]]. On route, [[Add]] managed to save [[Eve]] from danger and they encounter [[Taravash]] possessed by the demons. The Holy Beast reveals the demons are after the Water Seal, in order to enter the [[Halls of Water]] where the Water El is. Chung reveals he had gotten the Water Seal from [[Avalanche]], but has since given it to Rod Ross. |
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| Deeper into the [[Heart of the Ancient Waterway]] many more demons had taken over the area, they went and defeated Victor and were soon ready to activate a device with the Guardian Stone when they learned that the stone had been stolen by [[Chloe]] in an assassination attempt on [[Rod Ross]]. They managed to retrieve the Guardian Stone back and are able to read the message encrypted inside of it. There they see that [[Helputt]] had made a deal the demon [[Ran]], [[Chung]] couldn't believe the actions his father had done, but their next destination was set for the Water Temple.
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| === Secrets of the Temple === | | === Secrets of the Temple === |
| With the Water Temple as their target, the Red Knights investigate [[Magmanta's Cave]] since it was reported to be connect to the Water Temple via a secret passage. [[Elsword]] desperately tried to remember [[Ain]] and eventually did, bringing Ain back into existence. With Ain's return, [[Add]] never having seen him before became oddly suspicious of him, Add knew that Ain didn't seem to be human, but Ain also sensed that Add wasn't normal either, sensing that he was from the distant past. The two come to an agreement to tell nobody of their secrets. While still in the capital, Penensio grew concerned over the fact that the Red Knights he had sent to the cave haven't returned or sent any messages. Needing to see what had happened to them, Penensio, his knights and the El Search Party went to the cave themselves to discover the knights were being cocooned by the cavern's spiders.
| | The El Search Party try to find [[Rod Ross]], but they are informed by [[Daisy]] that he had taken some Red Knights to seek out the Water Temple himself. The group give chase and travel through [[Magmanta's Cave]], they are horrified to discover that many of the Red Knights had fell prey to the spiders' cocoons. They managed to save the captured knights who they then leaned were under some type of demon curse. Going further in, they find Rod Ross, but the Lord ran away and disturbed Magmanta. They defeat the spider and confront the Lord. |
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| When they returned with knowledge of the Water Temple's entrance, they reported to back to find that [[Rod Ross]] had left his post to go the Water Temple himself. Penensio tracks the lord down to the [[Temple of Frozen Water|Frozen Temple of Water]] and brings him back to safety. Suspicious of Rod's actions Penensio interrogates the lord, the only thing Rod told them was he was seeking the Water Seal. Penensio speaks with [[Horatio]] who reveal that the Water Seal used to be a relic passed down by the lord of Hamel but the previous lord, Lord [[Rod Gess]] deemed his son incapable and never passed down the relic. [[Lucy]] then elaborates that rumor has it the Water Seal was tied to the Water Priestess and foretold some kind of 'Prophecy of the World's Root'. The group then confront Rod Ross once again with what they have learn and the lord admits that he was seeking for the relic in Sunken Resiam and the Water Temple, that is was supposed to be protected by the Water Priest [[Avalanche]]. Back at the Water Temple, they discover that the Water Priest had been turned into a demon, after defeating him they discover that he had the Water Seal in his staff. After being defeated Avalanche warned the group about Rod Ross, that he made a deal with Ran, but he was swiftly killed by Ran himself, taking the Water Seal. They all confronted Rod Ross once more and caught him red handed, Rod Ross confessed that he sold out for power in exchange for Helputt and the Water Seal. [[Chung]] became enraged by the revelation and Rod Ross was captured.
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| The El Search Party then travel into the [[Halls of Water|Hall of Water]] to face Ran but find corrupted Red Knights in their path. After trying to find a solution to save the Red Knights, they soon realize that there is no saving them. After fending off the various generals under Ran's command, they gathered the scraps of a letter written by Helputt which revealed that he was forced to surrender himself to protect his own son. They reach the end of the hall and find Ran and the Water Priestess [[Sasha]]. They fought and proved victorious against Ran himself, when Chung was able to deliver the final blow, he was stopped by [[Ara]]. Ran escaped and Chung became furious as the girl. She explained the the El Search Party that Ran was her brother corrupted by the demons, Chung while not yet forgiving her did understand her position being much like his own. With Ran gone, Sasha was saved.
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| With both the Waterways and Water El normalized, the water level in Hamel too returned to normal. [[Penensio]] reports to [[Elesis]] that with their job in Hamel complete, they'd be making there way back to [[Velder]] in order to drive the demons out of the city. Sasha tells everybody that the Water Seal that had taken obtains the location of the El Lady herself, that the demon were targeting the Priestesses and tells them that they need to help the others out, with the closes one being the Wind Priestess located in the desert next to Senace.
| | The El Search Party pressure the Lord into revealing what he had really been up to. Rod Ross reveals that he chose to sell out the Water Seal to the demons as part of a supposed deal to give the demons what they came for and leave Hamel. |
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| Following Rod Ross's capture, the officials of Hamel debated and what to do with the traitorous lord. Unfortunately due to his lineage being renowned over the world, they couldn't easily imprison the lord. Instead they agreed to banish him into the countryside of Senace where he'd be kept an eye on.
| | The El Search Party then travel into the [[Halls of Water]] to face Ran. They reach the end of the hall and find Ran and the Water Priestess [[Sasha]]. They fought and proved victorious against Ran himself, when Chung was able to deliver the final blow, he was stopped by [[Ara]]. Ran escaped to rendezvous with [[Karis]] and Chung became furious as the girl. She explained the the El Search Party that Ran was her brother corrupted by the demons, Chung while not yet forgiving her did understand her position being much like his own. With Ran gone, Sasha was saved. |
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| === Temple of Trials === | | === Water Seal and the Prophecy === |
| Before the El Search Party left Hamel, they were tipped a potential location of the Fallen Guardian [[Helputt]] by [[Sasha]]. She takes them to the [[Temple of Trials]] where they find Helputt being restrained by demons. They are swiftly defeated by the unleashed Helputt however then go through the ancient right of passage. At the very end, they once against confront the guardian and come out victorious. Helputt is temporarily freed, but the hordes of demons begin to flood the central hall. In an act to save the El Search Party, Helputt fends off the income demons as they made their escape. He was once against taken by the demons and his freedom was short lived.
| | Return to the Seiker Estate, [[Chung]] is given a letter that a servant had found in [[Helputt]]'s study which revealed to the boy his father's decision to sacrifice himself for his son's sake. He and [[Ara]] eventually make amends and they soon meet up with the recovering [[Sasha]]. Sasha reveals that the demons were after the prophecy the priestess had which would reveal the El Lady's location. She warns the group to go the [[Sander]] and seek out the Wind Priestess. After this, [[Chung]] and [[Ara]] ask to venture forth with the El Search Party, [[Add]] too tags along. The remainder of [[Hamel]]'s restoration is put in [[Penensio]]'s hand. |
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| == Reconstructing of Velder == | | == Reconstructing of Velder == |