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With [[Elsword]] having sacrificed himself, his will restored the El. The seal that [[Denif]] had placed on [[Elrianode]] was lifted and the El Master began to awaken from their slumber. Additionally, all the El Priestesses were teleported to the reawakened city, where they met Denif and conversed about what had happened over the past 500 years as well as the recent development with the El Search Party. [[Ain]], much like he anticipated completely lost his form when Elsword restored the El.

Back in [[Elysion]], the other members of the El Search Party regain consciousness and [[Hernia]] awakens from her long slumber. [[Solace]] rushes to her side and tells her that she needs to rest. Hernia tells the group she has been watching them and apologizes to [[Elesis]]. She tells them that Elsword had restored the El, but she fears that if left, he will disappear into the El. [[Aisha]] panics for Elsword but Solace tells them that he managed to inject the El with Diceon, temporarily halting the El's absorption. Hernia tells them of somebody in Elrianode who can help them while Solace and Hernia stay in Elysion investigating the ones responsible for the El Explosion. Hernia uses her powers to teleport the party to Elrianode. [[Rose]], unaware of what had transpired noticed Zero has ceased to function. Hernia confronts her, already aware of their presence as she'd been watching them for some time. Believing the Large El may restore Zero and wishing she aid the El Search Party, Hernia gives her her blessing and sends Rose down to Elrianode.

The El Search Party arrive in Elrianode, Denif spots them and approaches cautiously before the Earth Priestess [[Artea]] introduces them as the El Search Party she had mentioned earlier. [[Aisha]] tells Master Denif what they were told by Solace and Hernia that he could help them save Elsword. Denif agrees, but warns they may get consumed as well. He opens up a gap in the El for the group to enter. While inside, each member is split up and faces a person trial as the El tries to test their wills. They all manage to successfully resist the El temptations. Ain's lingering spirit sees the value in the El Search Party and in an act of defiance, goes against his original mission and decides he must save Elsword. In that moment, Ain realizes that his master had switched from the Goddess [[Ishmael]] to the God [[Elria]]. Elsword was in a state of slumber in the El, comforted by its powers. His friends start to call for the boy, they all reach out to Elsword and manage to free him from the El.

Back outside the El, the the group introduce Elsword to Denif, and he assures the group that he and the priestesses will do their part in maintaining the El. However, when the Diceon runs out, he is unsure if they can keep it stable, suggesting the group seek out a hidden relic which had been sealed in Elrianode by Denif's ancestors. Ain find himself alongside his friends, now no longer a spirit tied to Elsword's memories, but his own being.

With [[Elrianode]] return, Hennon and his minions had their opportunity to return to the lost city. With pre-existing knowledge of the location of Henir's Passage, Hennon and his colleagues went to [[Debrian Laboratory]] underneath the old palace almost immediately. There they made their way to the Passage to Henir's Core and reactivated it. Using that energy they managed to open a portal to the Demon World. With a gateway open, Hennon was able to extract a piece of the Demon World's Dark El for himself, with half of his plan already completed, he only needed to get the Primal El located in the [[Water Dragon Sanctum]].

Learning of [[Aisha]]'s ability to potentially undo ancient seals, Denif takes the group to the [[Water Dragon Sanctum]] where Aisha is able to undo the seal which locked the area off. The group scout the sanctum and when Elsword approached a pedestal, the ground opened up and an El rose out. The group were confused since the stone itself didn't radiate any noteworthy energy, but before they could take the stone, [[Hennon]] swoops in and takes the Primal El. Aisha realizes the man was the same one who stole the Ring of Mimir from her. Hennon flees and zealots of [[Henir's Order]] begin to show themselves, injecting themselves with the Seed of Life and transforming into Freak Beasts.

[[Rose]] exists the [[Hall of El]] with a revitalized Zero. Tipped off by Denif, they seek out the El Search Party, but trail behind their wake. While in the Water Dragon Sanctum, Zero begins to project visions of the El Search Party's deeds just prior to their arrival, though this power swiftly runs out and they head back to Denif.

Afterwards, the El Search Party alert [[Denif]] of these intruders and show him the device. Ain proposes the possibility they may be [[Henir's Order]], which Denif finds likely. Denif asks if the group knew anybody more experience with Henir, the group then take the device to [[Glave]]. He reveals he is the one who invented the device and runs through his past as a scientist at Seven Tower, he also tells the group of an laboratory build underneath Elrianode once used by the Debrians for their forbidden research into Henir energy, however is unable to tell them its exact location. With that in mind, they search through [[Elrianode City]]. [[Rose]] overhears the conversation and decides to conduct her own investigation. The El Search Party are greeted by portal of Henir being opened up and spilling more Freak Beasts all over the city. As they were being overwhelmed, [[Solace]] appeared to help the group out. When they meet back up with Denif, Solace confirms their suspicion of Henir's Order, he also has found out that certain types of beasts are generating these Henir portals. Solace agrees to stay and defend the tower as the El Search Party go and scout the city once more.

After finding the creatures creating the gaps of Henir, they manage to defeat it, but it tries to land one final attack on [[Rena]]. It explodes, but Rena is saved by [[Ventus]]. [[Rena]] is shocked to see the wind spirit [[Lincy]] once again. Ventus introduces himself but the El Search Party are wary if he is telling the truth. Ventus shows them that he has stolen back the Primal El. They all return back to Elrianode where Ventus intends to meet up with Denif.

While the El Search Party search the city, Zero used his knowledge of the old Elrian Kingdom to help search for the whereabouts of the ancient [[Debrian Laboratory]]. During their hunt, Zero brings up knowledge about [[Henir's Order]] and their rumored ties with [[Seven Tower]], suspecting they may be the current perpetrators. Their search proves successful as they find rubble matching that of the old Elrian Palace around a cave. They head to report their findings to Denif.

Ventus speaks with Denif and reveals the ancient inscriptions on the bottom of the stone, revealing half of a phrase. [[Chung]] brings up the information about the ancient lab they learned from [[Glave]]. [[Denif]] tells the group of [[Rose]]. With Rose and Zero's help, they all travel to [[Debrian Laboratory]] and the ever present Henir energy becomes very apparent. [[Lu/Ciel|Lu]] notices that [[Ain]] is being affected heavily by the Henir energy, she tries to tell Ain to back out, but Ain tries to dismiss the demon. [[Elsword]] tries to calm the two when Lu suddenly runs off. [[Lu/Ciel|Ciel]], Elsword, and [[Ara]] chase after her. [[Elesis]] and the remaining party decide they have to press on.

Lu tells the group that followed her that she notices demonic markings and followed them, finding a secret door into a closed off room. She finds material belonging to a researcher who must've been researching the demons. She finds a Seed of Life on the chamber's desk and some letters in a demonic script. She takes the device and reads the letter, learning of the power of the Primal El they had found. That if the Primal El and Dark El were united, it would unleash an unspeakable power. She quickly gathers the material and rushes back to the other group.

Ain begins to fade due to Henir's influence but Lu suddenly bursts in with the Seed of Life. Lu uses the device on him which absorbed all the Henir corruption out of his body and manifested it as a monster which the group quickly disposed of. Having been saved by Lu, Ain begins to see her in a better light. They then press forward as a group and find themselves at the lowest part of the facility, there they see the enormous Henir's Gate but are then attacked by the lab's security system. [[Eve]] manages changes the control options and minimizes the output from the gate, but they all assume that [[Henir's Order]] had already gotten to it and had taken what energy they needed. Lu tells them about the full prophecy she read from the researcher's notes and they deduce that Henir's Order was planning to open a gate to the Demon Realm in order to retrieve a Dark El in order to awaken the Primal El's power.

The El Search Party realizing what Henir's Order was targeting, rush back to Elrianode anticipating an imminent attack. Sure enough, Hennon jumps through a gap in Henir and lands in front of the El Tower. Ready to attack the tower to obtain the Large El and reclaim the Primal El, he summons hordes of Freak Beasts. Denif hands the Primal El to Elsword to prevent the enemies from getting it if they claim the tower. When things started to get heated, [[Hernia]] appeared in the city, she please to let her stabilize the El but Denif denies her request, instead he sets the El Priestesses to use their powers to stabilize the El together. As the monsters advanced towards the tower, all the El Master present prepared themselves to defend the tower at all cost.

While all the El Search Party were distracting with dealing with the monsters, Hennon took the opportunity to surprise attack Elsword. Hennon obtains the Primal El and with it, he combines its power with the power of a Dark El that he had already obtained from the Demon Realm. With it, he transforms into a massive interdimensional colossus. After a fierce battle, the group were able to barely take down the enormous beast, and the hordes of monsters that followed him started to dwindle.

With the situation calmed down, Hernia tells Denif that she wants to go back to position of maintaining the El, but Denif once again disagrees. Seeing that sacrifice is not the right road to take, he dismisses Solace and Hernia, allowing them to leave and do whatever they wish. The El Search Party agreed that their next course of action should be going to Demon Realm to prevent the Dark El from getting into the enemy's hands. Spending the following days recuperating from their battle.

As the El Search Party rested before embarking on the next step of their journey. [[Ventus]] approached them with information that might be useful to them. He tells of places called Elriabrunnrs where the flow of El energy go, places where those of the past used to travel to train. He sent the group off to explore an Elriabrunnr he had just rediscovered, where they each individually hear the voices of the past and had their powers awakened to a new level. When they returned from their training, they came back with new powers and were ready to take on the Demon Realm.