Story/Chapter 45: Difference between revisions

*{{StoryIcon|CEs}} '''Eve:''' ''Do you have another idea?''

*{{StoryIcon|DB}} '''Add:''' ''I'm saying there's no purpose in us going around in circles when our final goal is to stop Berthe. We can just go directly to the location we got from the demon engineer to obtain the soul fragment, then head directly to the capital and take the fragment from Berthe.''

*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''But is that really ok? It's likely that the landscape changed since Calonne was in Elrios. He even said that it'll be better if we find help rather than relying on the map.''

*{{StoryIcon|ES}} '''Elesis:''' ''Ara is right. It's dangerous to move about this snowy mountain when the only information we have is centuries old. Plus, even if we do manage to find the soul fragment, that in and of itself would prove problematic.''

*{{StoryIcon|DB}} '''Add:''' ''If they don't listen to us, we just beat them all up and be on our merry way.''

*{{StoryIcon|Lu2}} '''Lu:''' ''... I take back what I said.''

*{{StoryIcon|Lu2}} '''Lu:''' ''No Ciel. Don't let him rub off on you.''

*{{StoryIcon|Laby2}} '''Laby:''' ''Ooh! Nichel also said they look for soul fragments above ground!''

*{{StoryIcon|DyB}} '''Rena:''' ''True. Maybe they're searching them out even at this moment.''

*{{StoryIcon|Rose2}} '''Rose:''' ''Ah... You mean we should act as bait to lure them out...... since they will be on high altert to stop anyone approaching the soul fragments.''

*{{StoryIcon|KE}} '''Elsword:''' ''And in that process, risk a little fight?''

*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''Um, about that misunderstanding... Do you think those at the site even know of our existence?''

*{{StoryIcon|Zero}} '''Zero:''' ''No clue. There was no mention of us in the message. It is possible they communicated about us separately though.''

*{{StoryIcon|Ain4}} '''Ain:''' ''No, we'll look like 'suspicious' folks from Elrios. This IS the Demon Realm, after all.''

*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''I don't know if they'll even listen to us. Demons, as a nature, seem to be hostile toward Elrios.''

*{{StoryIcon|KE}} '''Elsword:''' ''Yes. We're from Elrios.''

*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''???:''' ''Why are you here? How do you know Winster!''

*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''???:''' ''He's... not present. We can't just take your word.''

*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''... He's not... here? You mean...''

*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''I'm glad he's safe... But as hostage? He're really in a precarious situation.''

*{{StoryIcon|AS}} '''Aisha:''' ''We should be extra careful. If berthe finds out we're back, Winster might end up in danger.''

*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''Asella:''' ''Yes. He knew information that was only shared by a trusted few. But the biggest assurance was his knowledge of Aurora's location. If Berthe knew of our location, he would have already sent his army. He doesn't need a justifiable cause to send in an army...... because Berthe has the ground completely under his control. The message was definitely sent by an ally.''

*{{StoryIcon|Asella}} '''Asella:''' ''Moving on, according to the information sent by Winster, the White-Ghost Army has been acting suspiciously for the past several days. That, along with the reports we've received from our agent in the White-Ghost Army, seems to suggest that the White-Ghost Army has found a way to find the soul fragments and begun a full-scale search.''

*{{StoryIcon|Rose2}} '''Rose:''' ''A way to find the soul fragments...? How did they find out?''

*{{StoryIcon|DyB}} '''Rena:''' ''Looks like you were under a lot of pressure. They didn't do anything to harm you guys, did they?''

*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''Thankfully, no. Plus, it didn't seem like those watching us were particularly enthusiastic about their job either. They kept Rigomor under watch for a while, then one day just retreated after telling us they'd 'allow us to live down here as long as we stay there'.''

*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''Does Asella think Haivan was somehow involved behind the soldiers retreating?''

*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''... We have two reasons to suspect that way. First, the soldiers that left Rigomor were immediately placed to look for portals.''

*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''And it was after Haivan joined the White-Ghost Army, that they began searching for the soul fragments, full-swing.''

*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''It think he secretly studied the relation between the soul fragment and the portal without us knowing. He might have figured out how to find the location of the soul fragments. Second, the White-Ghost Arm is still not aware of Aurora's existence.''

*''Nichel:''' ''Yes. Because we have several Garens from Rigomor working as spied within White-Ghost Army. If they knew of Aurora, they would have started on singling out the spies, but there's no sign of that happening yet.''

*{{StoryIcon|ES}} '''Elesis:''' ''Haivan... Just what is he thinking?''

*{{StoryIcon|Aegirp Soul}} '''???:''' ''I didn't think everyone would just follow my lead when I argued for this never-ending war to stop. But... when even my most trusted claimed that my dreams were like a mirage, my heart ached ever more.''

*{{StoryIcon|Lu2}} '''Lu:''' ''This sounds familiar.''

*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''I think so. I don't think it was visible earlier. It seems like it's becoming clearer by the moment.''

*{{StoryIcon|DB}} '''Add:''' ''I... don't get... what... they're talking about...''

*{{StoryIcon|Laby2}} '''Laby:''' ''What about you, Lu? Did the Demon King promise you something, too?''

*{{StoryIcon|Lu2}} '''Lu:''' ''... Yes. We also had an agreement.''

*{{StoryIcon|Lu2}} '''Lu:''' ''Huhu, let's go now. The soul is moving further away.''

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*{{StoryIcon|Aegirp Soul}} '''White-Ghost King's Soul:''' ''While I was searching for a way to fix the resource problem with my subordinates, I found a strange device between the cliffs in the Deep-Sea.''

*{{StoryIcon|CEs}} '''Eve:''' ''Cliffs in the Deep-Sea... Does she mean the laboratory in Rigomor?''

*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''But how was it possible? Even back then, it couldn't have been easy for demons to start trade with those from Elrios.''

*{{StoryIcon|Aegirp Soul}} '''White-Ghost King's Soul:''' ''The result of our investigation was interesting. The device allowed us to teleport instantly, no matter the distance, as long as we had sufficient energy. I activated the device, as if I was led to do so my a divine power, and soon, a strange new world presented itself to me. We were no longer in the Demon Realm! We have stepped our foot in Elrios. We began investigating, preparing for a fight that could happen at any moment. Surprisingly, they didn't attack us, nor were they hostile toward us. In fact, they welcomed us and treated us well. Everything was... groundbreaking. Was the hostility we held for Elrios one-sided? Did they not see us as enemies? ... I have yet to learn of the whereabouts of the Demon King. But this, this gave me hope that my long standing dream could finally come true.''

*{{StoryIcon|DyB}} '''Rena:''' ''I suppose the story Nichel heard of the White-Ghost King, was a side she portrayed as the leader of her people.''

*''Whhhoooossssh...''

*{{StoryIcon|Meson}} '''Meson:''' ''Grrrrrrr...''

*{{StoryIcon|Nichel2}} '''Nichel:''' ''That's Meson...! I thought he was dead! If he was alive all this time, why did he hide himself away?''

*{{StoryIcon|Ain4}} '''Ain:''' ''I can see why. From the looks of it, it seems he was staying low to absorb all the energy that's leaking from the soul fragment.''

*{{StoryIcon|KE}} '''Elsword:''' ''See?''

*{{StoryIcon|AS}} '''Aisha:''' ''Heh! You just got lucky! Besides, I still think a phoru is stretching it.''

*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''Since we've arrived in the Demon Realm, my impression of demons keep changing.''

*{{StoryIcon|DB}} '''Add:''' ''I just want to know what that device was. The Demons from Rigomor also said they 'found' the portal... But we still don't know who put the device there, why, or even what the device is for.''