Chapter 47: End of Long Standing Enmity
Following Winster's lead back to the White-Ghost Castle, the race to stop the invasion of Elrios and save Aegirp's soul from Berthe commences. An all out assault of the capital soon ensues with the White-Ghost Army and Haivan impeding their path to the portal. The long standing rivalry between the Red-Headed Boy and the Ice Demon finally meets its conclusion.
{{Quest |HeaderColor=#54a3c5 |QuestType=Story |QuestName= Back Home |Requirement=
- Complete the No Understanding story quest
|Objectives=
- Defeat Hadron in Savage White-Ghost's Castle
|Description=
The El Search Party defeats the gatekeeper and enters the White-Ghost Castle, but the enemy stops them once more.
As they face the enemy, Calonne's reinforcement arrives at just the right time...
|QuestAD=
- Elsword: This place is huge! Much bigger than expected. Which way do we go?
- Hadron: You... Stop right there!
- Ciel: Ah, looks like we failed to completely take him out.
- Winster: Hm? That voice...!
- Hadron: Hahaha! Not bad, for a bunch of humans... But you will go no further!
- Elsword: What is up with this guy? We knock him down, but he keeps getting back up! He was slow, but getting faster... and now he's flying over our heads... So annoying!
- Rena: Thankfully, Asella seems to be stopping any other reinforcements from coming... We just need to take him down!
- Elesis: ... If we catch him, that is. He's a bit tricky for me to catch him with my sword.
- Hadron: Hahahaha! You think land crawlers like you can take me on?!!
- Elsword: Grrr...! Stop flying around like a coward and fight us fair and square!
- Winster: ... He seems familiar.
- Ain: Was he one of the White-Ghost King's as well?
- Winster: He wasn't one of the engineers, but if I remember correctly, then...
- Deborah: He was one of mine.
- Deborah: Kuhuhu... Finally! After years of waiting! I finally set foot on my homeland!
- Aisha: Another Garen?! When did she get so close?
- Add: Damn it, another reinforcement?!
- Laby: Oh! Furry!!
- Elsword: Fu, Furry?
- Winster: Deborah...!
- Aisha: Wait... Do you all know each other? Then...
- Calonne: At last, the White-Ghost King's most loyal are finally gathered in one place.
- Calonne: It's been too long. The wait was long and arduous, but now, it seems the everlasting yearning has been washed away with joy.
- Winster: That voice... Calonne? Is that you, Calonne?
- Calonne: Hahaha, yes, but I'm still in Elrios, in front of the machine we used, to send the El Search Party to the White-Ghost Land.
- Calonne: I'm speaking through a communication device. The connection is surprisingly good, considering we're in different worlds, but I suspect it's because I'm standing right by the portal.
- Winster: How did you know we'd be here, right at this moment?
- Calonne: Ah, it was a pleasant surprise for us as well. The moment I informed Deborah we could go back, she insisted on leaving immediately and wouldn't relent.
- Calonne: I told her the castle would be too dangerous, but she refused to listen, so I had to let her through.
- Calonne: Good timing though, I didn't expect you would also be there.
- Calonne: Now, are you in need of assistance?
- Laby: Uh huh! We're stuck 'cuz this flying guy is keep running away from us!
- Deborah: He's my subordinate. I felt him here, because he was too weak to go to Elrios. He became strong while I was gone.
- Deborah: But to use that strength to ally himself with that betrayer of our lord? Hey, you! Human pups! Leave this one to me!
- Add: If you wish.
- Raven: Fine. We'll just lure him down here one more time!
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- Ain: We can leave the rest, to the demon over there. Did you find the way to the central portal?
- Winster: The portal is located at the castle dungeon. If we were to follow the proper procedures, the gamekeepers would open the gate after giving it a clear...
- Eve: Wait, it's activating.
- Whirrrr
- Nichel: Why is the elevator moving by itself?
- Elsword: Looks like somebody if finally ready to play with us.
- Winster: ...
- Ain: This is the second time we're facing off like this.
- Winster: These machines were in Iserlohn...!
- Elesis: War machines? There are so many of them... Don't tell me they were planning to take them all to Elrios?
- Haivan: That was the plan! At least my boss's anyway... But I have no intention to act out Berthe's plan.
- Haivan: So don't worry about it. These machines will never reach Elrios, and neither will Berthe.
- Ara: Neither will Berthe? What do you mean?
- Haivan: You want to know what my plan is? I intend to give all the soul fragments to Berthe for a full awakening. The portal is just a distraction.
- Haivan: Now that you know my true purpose, will you give up? Didn't think so. Because you're here to revive the White-Ghost King.
- Lu: I don't understand. What do you gain from this?
- Haivan: The absolute end of the White-Ghost King's era.
- Lu: You must be blind if you think Aegirp will cause as much harm as Berthe.
- Haivan: Of course not. Berthe has got nothing on her.
- Haivan: The White-Ghost King is too powerful. So powerful that everyone wants to rely on her, and seeks her power.
- Elsword: ...
- Solace: {{color|#F1670A|A power without a price that's well within reach....
- Solace: It's only natural to react in some way, when you are well within the influence of the El.
- Haivan: But power we cannot control will inevitably bring disaster, and another just like Berthe will appear down the line.
- Haivan: All these machines were built in Rigomor. What do you think? Do you still think we need the White-Ghost King ever with all this power?
- Eve: That is beside the point. Your family and friends wish to revive the White-Ghost King in hopes of a better future, not because they seek her power like Berthe.
- Eve: Your intentions to attack us with these machines show you are no different from him.
- Winster: Haivan, I wished for revenge against Berthe and other traitors. However, I was well aware that I wasn't on the righteous path.
- Winster: But that was the path I decided to placate my brethren. We would have all drowned in overwhelming despair otherwise. I for one, felt it acutely.
- Winster: I am not trying to justify my actions. But with everyone drowning in despair, uniting under a common enemy, preparing for war and reviving Lord Aegirp...
- Winster: ... were the only things I could do within my capabilities.
- Haivan: ...
- Winster: I understand it must have been confusing and hard to accept my contradicting behavior. I can't help but think my actions have forced you on this path.
- Winster: But please, believe me when I say Lord Aegirp's true power does not stem from brute strength.
- Winster: Her true power is her ability to unite people under one cause. Only she can reunite the divided people.
- Winster: Even now, her vision to have everyone come together peacefully resulted in many, gathering here today, across different worlds.
- Haivan: That's what you're getting at? You still don't understand, do you, Father?
- Haivan: Do you think they all gathered here because of the White-Ghost King's vision? Don't make me laugh! This is your accomplishment!
- Winster: What...?
- Haivan: It's because you dedicated your life to revive her. Because you yearned so desperately that you would seek help from strangers from another world!
- Haivan: You were the one who consoled those in despair, showing them hope that one day, everything could go back to the way it was before...
- Haivan: Why... Why must all your efforts be lumped together under the White-Ghost King's Accomplishments...!
- Chung: ...
- Haivan: The White-Ghost King is merely a wraith from a bygone era. I just believe you...
- Haivan: ...
- Haivan: That we, have to forge a greater path on our own. A path we can build with our strength alone, without being swayed by a greater power such as the White-Ghost King.
- Haivan: To do that, the White-Ghost King's reign must remain as a thing of the past.
- Eve: Is your wish, for your people to become completely independent of the influence of the White-Ghost King?
- Eve: To forge one's path... I can relate to that desire, but your decision to side with Berthe still does not make sense.
- Elsword: You're still hiding something, aren't you?
- Haivan: ... You want to know?
- Haivan: I am going to take back our potential that the White-Ghost King has taken. In order to do that, I also need that damn soul.
- Ain: You are finally facing us seriously.
- Haivan: You want to save the White-Ghost King? Then you'll have to defeat me first!
{{Quest |HeaderColor=#54a3c5 |QuestType=Story |QuestName= Your Own Downfall |Requirement=
- Complete the Surrender story quest
|Objectives=
- Defeat Berthe in Altar of Invocation
|Description=
They finally face Berthe.
The final battle is finally here.
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- Elsword: I'm just sick of having to see his ugly mug.
- Ain: Looks like he was waiting for us.
- Berthe: ... You went against me for far too long.
- Berthe: I find this long standing enmity between us amusing. You were there to stop me every step of the way in Elrios.
- Berthe: The first time it happened, I didn't mind. There were many other methods other than that El Shard, and I managed to gain something unexpected.
- Berthe: The second time my plan was foiled. I was assured of my success, yet, I had to retreat after a humiliating defeat...
- Berthe: That was the moment I felt a strange sense of destiny. And when other commanders fell one by one, I was certain...
- Berthe: That unless we defeat you, the red-headed boy... this cycle would never end.
- Elsword: Is that your final will? What is up with all this sentimental talk?
- Berthe: Kuhuhu... But the third time... The third time we met, you ran for your lives with your tail between your legs.
- Berthe: I knew that it wouldn't be long until I would have to search all of Elrios to chase you down.
- Berthe: But I did not expect you to come crawling back this perfect moment, when I finally acquire this great power. Interesting...
- Lu: That power is not yours to have! It is Aegirp's, you foul beast!
- Berthe: Ah... You mean that mutt? Kuhuhu... Yes, for a mongrel, her power is useful. If I have acquired it sooner, it would have been much easier to take over Elrios...
- Berthe: But that is precisely the reason why I feel a strange fondness of this enmity.
- Berthe: If it weren't for you getting in my way, I would have devastated Elrios without fail. Of course, that would have been enjoyable in and of itself. However...
- Berthe: ... If I had... I wouldn't have obtained this power.
- Aisha: You dare...!
- Raven: If you think we're just some trial, arranged for you by fate, you better think again!
- Eve: You are just a despicable monster seeking carnage and destruction. Nothing more, nothing less.
- CLINK
- Elsword: We faced each other four times. That's enough, don't you think?
- Elsword: Need I say more? Let's fight! We'll settle this for good!
- Berthe: You take the words out of my mouth! This time, I will defeat you and end this once and for all. Kuhahahaha...!!
|QuestCD=
- Berthe: Hahahaha! I feel power coursing through my veins...! This is what I wanted, an absolute power without compare!
- Berthe: Now, face me. What happened? You seemed so confident earlier.
- Aisha: Ugh... I don't want to admit it, but he's scarily strong now... Just a brush of his attack will be fatal for us...!
- Eve: But his attack patterns are more or less the same as before.
- Rena: Mmhm. Still basic and transparent.
- Elsword: Hmph! But he's so much stronger, which is the problem.
- Raven: ... Elsword, watch carefully.
- Elsword: Huh?
- Raven: His attacks are becoming messy. It's barely noticeable at the moment... But his balance is off.
- Chung: ... Is it starting?
- Raven: Probably.
- Ara: Yes... I notice a foreign energy that is now his.
- BANG!
- Berthe: Gaa... ack! What is...!
- Ain: It's happening quicker than expected. His overwhelming ego helped us greatly...
- Lu: You see, you greedy beast. That power was never something you could handle.
- Berthe: Kugh...! Power... I can't handle...?!
- Lu: No matter what you do, you will never be a suitable vessel for Aegirp's soul. Give up!
- Berthe: Grrrr... Silence...! I will not yield. Not until I shred your world to pieces...!
- Eve: How ignorant. He isn't aware that it's the hatred that's eating away his life. I can understand the sense of cynicism the White-Ghost King felt before meeting the Demon King.
- Elsword: Do you even know why you hate Elrios? Can you really say that feeling it wholly yours?
- Berthe: Kuhuhu... Elrios is a mere stepping stone. It's a way to commence the fall of Heaven.
- Ain: The fall... of Heaven?
- Zero: (Rose! Does this mean...)
- Rose: (... He is not talking about our world. But it's strange. It almost sounds like...)
- Elsword: Heaven...? What are you talking about? Elrios is not the final objective?
- Berthe: Kuhuhu... Yes, and it has already begun. Are you still unaware of the truth? The boy who resonates with the El...!
- Berthe: Your existence itself, is evidence of a flaw.
- Elsword: ...!!
- Solace: {{color|#F1670A|Other than the El Lady... a being who resonates with the El to the point they could restore the El.
- Solace: What are you?
- Elsword: You... What...?
- Elsword: You... know something...! Tell me! What am I!
- Berthe: Ku... ugh, Kuuuuaaaaahhh!!!
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