The El Search Party
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Ruben
Stolen El
In the Elf Village, Rena's elder Branwen felt that the El in their possession was dwindling, in order to ensure the survival of their kind in this world, she sent Rena off to investigate the El in Ruben to aid restore their El. At the same time Aisha had set her eyes on researching Ruben's El to see if it had the answers to restoring her lost powers back. When they arrived to the Tree of El, they were greeted by a gang of bandits scouting the area. Elsword along with the rest of the El Scouts were also checking out bandit activity when suddenly the demon Berthe appeared, trying to steal the El. Elsword and Aisha managed to fend the beast off when Berthe noticed Elsword was resonating with the El, however the bandit's leader Banthus snuck in and nabbed the El while the two were bickering. Rena called the two kids out and they soon pursued the bandit.
At this time, Ain had escaped from Henir through a small gap and found himself among the El Search Party. Introducing himself as a Priest of El, he helped them to try and retrieve the El.
Banthus managed to slip by and ran towards the forests. The group go and alert Hagus and he sends them off to retrieve the El back. With the El gone, the Ancient Phoru went berserk and the group went to quell the Holy Beast. They manage to subdue Ancient Phoru and find scraps of Banthus's plans, suggesting he may be headed toward Elder. Hagus points them toward his friend Hoffman and the group head off.
Elder
The Secret of Wally's Castle
Sent off by Hagus, the El Search Party go to Elder and meet with the head merchant Hoffman. Hoffman seeks the group's aid to deal with issues in Shadow Forest as well as the bandit hideout hidden within. After storming the bandit's hideout, Elder merchants take them into the castle. Elsword points out the machines Banthus had, them soon coming into the conclusion he'd somehow gotten his hands on Nasod technology.
Some times passes, but the merchants who'd taken the bandits in were now being held inside the castle for investigation and rumors that the same bandits which were taken in were back in the act. The group consult Echo about Banthus's necklace and learning that Nasods require the El to function and Wally's refusal to let the merchants free, they come to conclusion that Lord Wally was their culprit.
Seeking Luichel's advice, they sneak into Wally's Castle through the Underground Waterway. Elsword, Aisha, and Rena served as the advanced party. Inside the castle, they were spotted, Rena realizing the bandits and soldiers were one in the same. They begin their offense which signaled the villages from outside to also begin their assault. When they cornered Wally, the ground opened up and the lord was able to escape on top of Wally No.9. The corrupt lord escaped, but the merchants were now free from his rule. The village thanks the trio, but the El Search Party grew concerned that they allowed Wally to escape with the El. Hoffman suspects Wally must've gotten the materials to build his Nasods from Bethma and suggests the group seek out Stella.
Bethma
Kayak the Shadow Shaman
Kayak was originally a shaman of the Lizardman tribe but harbored great hostility towards the humans who occupied the land. His rash ideologies got him banished by Berauk and he vanished deep into the Dragon Nest.
The Uprising Problem of Bethma
With Hoffman's suspicion, Elsword, Aisha, and Rena went to Bethma. When there, they soon learn from Stella that they have their own issues, due to the Lizardmen having suddenly become hostile. When investigating the Lizardmen in Bethma Lake with Chacha Buch, they encountered Berauk and learn he was under the possession of berserk spells and powerful necromancy. Chacha Buch knew the culprit and sent the group to Dragon Nest where they encountered the Shadow Shaman Kayak himself. They defeat and capture Kayak, turning him into Bethma's authorities.
Wally's Whereabouts
With the Lizardman issue in Bethma no longer being a problem, they were allowed to help Richian investigate the suspicious activity in his mines. Wally's Nasods were discovered in the mines and his Cargo Airships at the end. The El Search Party took Toma to the airship in order to sabotage it. The group take the second airship and end up jumping aboard Wally's ship. Ain takes Toma back to Bethma while the rest of the team duke it out against Wally No.9 before being interrupted by The Black Crow who attack the Cargo Airship, Raven boards and steals the El from Wally, before quickly escaping. Wally is trapped under rubble of his airship as Ain returns, choosing to leave the Lord to his demise. The Black Crow shoot down the Cargo Airship, causing it to crash down into Altera.
Altera
The Floating Island, Altera
Wally's Airship crashes on the floating island of Altera. The El Search Party barely manage to survive the crash. They are found by Adel who takes them to Altera Village.
They learn that The Black Crow has been floating around the island and terrorizing the Ponggos to keep them from fleeing the island, blowing the cover of the Nasods and that Raven is being controlled but still might have some consciousness left. They fight and defeat Raven, taking him back to the village. Elsword stays in the village to monitor Raven while Aisha and Rena seek out clues in the Return Plains. Raven comes to, and joins the group seeking atonement for his actions. He points them toward the Transporting Tunnel B4-1.
The Land of the Nasods
They traverse the tunnel, discovering the Alterasia which the Nasods have been trying to quarantine. Past the tunnel, they found Altera Plains and past the plains, the Nasod Foundry.
They storm the facility and face off against Crow Rider, a Nasod modeled after Raven's fighting techniques. Raven defeats his doppel and in the process managed to destroy the necessary component of the foundry, preventing the Nasod Army from mass manufacturing more Nasods. With the road to the Core open, they press onwards.
King Nasod now possesses the El Shard that Raven had taken from Wally. The El Search Party face off against King Nasod and come out victorious. With the large king defeated Elsword retrieves the El Shard from the king's core, at the same time, Eve awakens from her log hibernation. Unable to comprehend what had happened, Eve slaps Elsword in the face, with the others surprised to see another person.
King Nasod with the last of his power calls out to Eve. He tells her that he is an AI named Adam, and she had restored him to rebuild their Kingdom, but was stopped by the humans. He then warns everybody that he had been preparing an army in order to gather El for the looming threat of an invasion from the Demon Army on the horizon. With the last of his power, he leaves the rest to Eve, the last known Nasod. The group are alarmed by the sudden revelation of an imminent demon invasion. Elsword stared at the lonely Eve, before asking if she wanted to be their friend. Eve declines their offer as the rest of the group then return to Altera.
Elsword then orders they return to Ruben to return the El, Ain however sees it as pointless, pressing that they must keep onto the El and gather more in order to restore the El. Elsword however promises Ain that he plans to find the El Lady herself and will bring back the Large El.
Add soon arrives at Altera Core and comes upon the data of the Nasod Queen, Eve. The boy now has his sights on the Nasod.
Start of a New Chapter
The group leave Altera and make their way back to Ruben to return the El. For a time, things were peaceful and the group were even able to participate in the Harmony Festival.
In the aftermath, Rena learns that her village's issues extend further than just Ruben's El and Aisha had been conducting research on any leads about the demons. Eve had also made her appearance in Ruben Village, encountering Raven, requesting to perform maintenance on his arm. With everybody gathered, Aisha tells them about Allegro and Feita's circumstances. Eve decides to join their group and they head toward Feita.
Whilst the El Search Party departed toward Feita, Rose was sent by Princess Ezre of the Empyrean Empire in a different dimension to investigate the forces said to bring forth a great calamity. She and Zero traveled through a portal created by Cloud Mason and ended up in the dimension between her's and Elrios, landing on the outskirts of Atlas before warping again and finding themselves in Ruben. The two then trailed the El Search Party in their investigation.
