Rebirth of Chaos ( Grand Chase ) Fanfiction

We are All Linked with Each Other by a Path

Chapter 5 : We are All Linked with Each Other by a Path

"Ha~ap!"

CRACK

"…" Black eyes blinked in irk when he woke up from his naps in his favourite park to sleep in. Honestly, he sometimes question why he chose a park of all places to nap in (and to his defence, he wasn't a hobo). "Geez… And the last time was some high pitched singing from some idol wannabe…."

Sitting up, he noticed that the moon was still up there, shining and laughing at the sleep deprived misery he was going through. He glared back at it momentarily, before scanning the area for what could be the cause of the sounds that had awakened him.

"LION'S BARRAGE!"

A bellow echoed throughout the park, followed by a couple of yowls of angst. The man heaved himself off the park bench and sluggishly walked towards it, fists cracked and ready to punch the living daylights out of the people who dared awaken him in his turf.

"DIE!" He saw an iron crowbar was lifted and launched downwards. He had expected a scream of anger, but instead had blood splattered on his face. And clothes. Coming in closer, he smirked at the sight of what laid before him.

A brave red head stood, surrounded in the midst of barbaric fighters around him. He, himself, was coated with blood far reddish than his hair, yet he still stood his ground, in his unique fighting pose, and ready with his fists. His enemies merely growled at him with steel bats and nailed planks and the likes in their arms.

And from the looks of it, the red head didn't seem like he could last longer. Black eyes gleamed happily. "So you are the kids that woke me up from my peaceful nap..."

"Keep out of this, old ma-!"

A sudden punch sent one of them flying across the street. He blew his fist off the momentary pain and smirked at them. "What? Scared to be beaten by an old man? Kids these days… They can only bark but can't bite…"

At the sudden entry of the man, the red head took action and kicked off an equipped steel bat, followed with a slamming roundhouse to knock out one of his enemy. He then proceeded in landing a punch on another who wielded the crowbar. The older man laughed at his enthusiasm to defeat his opponents and slammed his foot on another enemy, giving a firm thrust in the stomach afterwards.

"Ah, you're a fast little devil, aren't you?!" He shouted at the red head, laughing happily to the sight of collapsing men in front of him, only to get an amused grunt in return. Yet he didn't expect an enormous blow of metal from behind.

"W-What?! He's still standing?! No human could-" Retreating away with an iron crowbar, one of the opponents saw the man's face turn to him, blood dripping down his head. Slate grey eyes glowered at him demonically. "D-DEMON!"

"Demon? Naaah…. Call me immortal."

One week had passed since the Ruby Knight had awakened. And since then, the allies of the Grand Chase gradually increased. At the same, two enemy powers had been successfully removed from the face of Aernas, despite leading to one (not too life threatening but still worrisome) loss.

Yet, after a passing week, everything had seemed like it went back to normal. Elaine was still being the average sports girl who did both football and basketball like a Spartan. Rivera went to his usual self - listening to loud music constantly, and putting up to Riku's awfully weird treatments. Rolan was teaching his classes like the teacher he was, with Sibil approaching him most of the afternoons for club activities. And they have yet to make another group meeting since the incident where they decide Riku's fate.