Story/Chapter 39 Haivan: Difference between revisions

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''Here! This is the center of the Abandoned Icerite Plant. We can make highly concentrated icerite capsules using the refiner here! It's the key part of this plant! We'll be collecting the parts and repair the refiner. It's not that difficult so just follow my lead! Easy, right?''

*''Elsword:''' ''No, looks like they can't.''

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''Yup! And we bring it here to fix it if it's broken beyond simple repairs. Thanks to you all, we need to bring a looooot of them back here.''

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''I'm telling you, it's fine! They're designed to attack indiscriminately if they sense any life form within a certain vicinity. See? Just like those ones.''

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''Oh, you really are strong! I thought it was an exaggeration when father told me you've defeated the machines in the tunnel. No wonder father put his faith in you! So how about it? Wanna fight together of our side?''

*{{StoryIcon|Add}} '''Add:''' ''Never mind that, why don't you explain this situation instead. Explain why they are crawling around this plant!''

*{{StoryIcon|Raven}} '''Raven:''' ''Add might be acting too emotionally, but I'd like to know the reason as well. You said you come to this plant regularly. Then why did those machines attack us?''

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''... Sigh.... You're more perceptive than I thought. You leave me no choice. You are interfering with my plan. I can no longer let you roam around causing trouble. Now, it's time I remove you all for good.... Is that what you expected me to say?''

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''I'm not really sure why... But the machines here are brought here because they need repairs, or to discard them after extracting useful parts. So... Maybe it's just a simple malfunction?''

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''Nope! But it's great! At least now I know that those ones still have working parts! We can take the parts from the ones that move to fix the refiner! All according to plan!''

*{{StoryIcon|Add}} '''Add:''' ''Easier said than done. It's not like yo're the one fighting.''

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''You think so too? So how about it, you fight the machines, and I collect the parts! It's perfect teamwork! Are you sure you don't want to fight on our side? Huh? Huh?''

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''Hm? No, not at all. You heard how toxic gas is formed when we use icerites as an energy source? There was someone who collapsed due to the gas. So we've closed down the factory and decided to find another way to fight the Garens.''

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''Yeah, but I grew up listening to the unfairness of it all. The golden days when the White-Ghost King was alive! The adults won't stop talking about it. Really, they have no sense of progress. If they're stuck on the good ole days, how are you going to move forward?''

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''Of course there's no guarantee, but let's think about it the other way. If the White-Ghost King is back, just like the adults dream, will we be happy? If we are, how long would that last? Doesn't the White-Ghost King already have a history of losing?''

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''Even if everything falls right in to place, it's not going to be the same as before. Do you understand? The White-Ghost King is stopping everyone from moving forward. But you can't have that. You need to build everything with your own two hands. You can't just wait for a savior to come along and perform miracles.''

*{{StoryIcon|Ara}} '''Ara:''' ''(With my own two hands... He's right. Especially if it's something you must accomplish on your own.)''

*{{StoryIcon|Ara}} '''Ara:''' ''Eun? Eun... Are you alright? You've been acting strangely since Winster's story. You said demons were among those who sealed you. Since the White-Ghost King traded with the Northern Empire for a long time... Do you think the White-Ghost King or her allies are among those who've sealed you?''

*{{StoryIcon|Ara}} '''Ara:''' ''... I understand. (Eun... It seems she wishes to stay away away from this topic. Lu said it would be nice if we have the White-Ghost King as one of our allies... But if the White-Ghost King was involved in Eun's sealing, and Eun wants to take revenge... What should I do?)''

*{{StoryIcon|Elsword}} '''Elsword:''' ''Yeah... He said something like what happened before, can happen again, right? So I was thinking... Even if we do manage to safely restore the El, one day, it might be in danger again, right?''

*{{StoryIcon|Raven}} '''Raven:''' ''... Elsword, I know you feel responsible for everything related to the El, but you don't have to worry about something that's yet to happen. And remember that we're not the only ones working to make sure something like that never happens again.''

*{{StoryIcon|Aisha}} '''Aisha:''' ''Yeah. Even when the El was separated, there were many people protecting the El, remember? The priestesses, Velder knights, Hamel knights, Caluso tribe members, people from Lanox, oh! And you can't forget the El Search Party of Ruben!''

*{{StoryIcon|Aisha}} '''Aisha:''' ''What? I'm always positive! Anyway, what I mean is, we'll always find a way, no matter what! Look, there's no El, or magic stones here, but they're still living their own way.''

*{{StoryIcon|Raven}} '''Raven:''' ''(I can see that the demons here lived with hatred in their hearts. But it's still amazing how they've managed to find a compromise in technology even with rage in the background. It can't be easy waiting for the right opportunity when the enemy is right in front of them. In the past... I thought the only way to live was to destroy myself in the name of revenge. That was the only way I knew how. I thought that was my path to redemption. I still stand by that belief but...... If I just had one ally who survived, perhaps this was the kind of path I would have found as well...)''

*{{StoryIcon|Aisha}} '''Aisha:''' ''Then stop acting like one! Making us worried like that, hm? Oh, Raven, what are you thinking about?''

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''Hmph, just you wait! And I don't know why you're acting like your life is already over, when you're not even that much older than me. But if you like the past so much, why don't you go back and stay there!''

*{{StoryIcon|Haivan}} '''Haivan:''' ''Anyway, are you guys really planning to save the White-Ghost King? I know my father asked... But your goal is the portal. Once you go back... You don't really have to fulfill the promise, you know?''