[Elsword] - Masked Renegade

03 - Document of Sin

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Meanwhile, in a murky, dismal, and dreary church-like building, wet footsteps crawled into the building, drenched with water from the rain pattering outdoors. The destination was the Underground Chapel, situated in Feita. Elrios was a vast place, with a large variety of locations to visit.

The hooded figure kept stepping forward. There was a dim, faint illumination coming from a secret gateway. The chapel was previously known as a peaceful territory for followers of the El Lady to pray, in hopes of their wishes to be heard and answered.

She stood in front of the sacred entrance for a moment, before knocking twice and opening the door immediately after. A group of other mysterious, hooded figures stayed put in a circular formation. It almost seemed as if they were a cult.

"Ah, Aisha. You're finally here." a feminine voice called out.

She twirled around, unleashing a lock of purple hair. "Mhm~ Sorry for taking long, Elesis. I have the official document for Add's situation, we should head out. According to my calculations, he should be at Elrios by now. The gateway link is still stable. First things first, we'll find Ran's other form-- Aren, was it?-- when we get there. Oh! We'll also enroll in a school to investigate. Just the two of us, since it'd be complicated if all of us attended at once." she briefly turned around to the rest of the gang. "Elsword, Lu, Ciel. You'll be doing the undercover work, as we have planned. Roger?"

The half-demon butler nodded, as he was carrying the noble in his arms. "Affirmative."

"I'd like to see the document before we depart." the redheaded swordswoman responded.

"Here. Give it back to me when you're done, I still need it."

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DOCUMENT OF SIN - IMPORTANT

issued by the Search Party Officers of Justice

NAME: Add

TITLE: Diabolic Esper

PUPIL NUMBER: 7609-2248-2598-6837

AFFILIATION: Search Party Officers of Justice - Division #13 (former; banned due to offense)

CRIME: Culprit had trespassed into the blessed vault and stolen the [Golden Insignia of Wishes] from said treasury. Level of Violation: RED.

JUDGEMENT: To be sent to Earth with removed recollections; actions to be judged by the thirteenth division of the Search Party Officers of Justice.

document officially approved & signed - date: xx/xx/xxxx

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After returning the sheet of paper to the mage, Elesis shook her head in dismay. To her, it was still difficult to believe that her former ally had performed such a treacherous act.

"Right... he was the one who had broke into the vault to steal the insignia." she mumbled, still somewhat refusing to face the reality.

"I'd say it was quite foolish. He had done it in hopes of reviving that girl, am I correct? Why commit such a sin for the sake of 'love'? It confuses me." Lu sighed.

"Ava? We hadn't known her for long, but he seemed to have trusted her so easily, even if she was supposed to be an 'enemy'. To this day, I still don't understand why he had done it, either." Elsword added to the serious conversation. "But, I do believe in love, so I don't blame him that much."

"He could have had some ulterior motive to it apart from saving Ava." Aisha countered. "Now, enough chatter, the link might crumble soon if we waste our time with idle chatter! Come on!" she commanded, activating a magical spell to transport the gang to Earth.

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Ara was dashing as fast as she could to her highschool, a piece of buttered toast stuffed into her mouth while doing so. There was no time to sit by and eat breakfast, which was unfortunate. As she ran, her thoughts were constantly filled with concern for Add, repeatedly praying that Aren would understand and keep him over at their household.

Luckily, the locality of education was not so far away that she would be late for class. She made it just on time as the bell rang, while the teacher was taking attendance. Her homeroom instructor was Daisy, an albino woman who was usually seen wearing an office-themed outfit, mainly consisting of shades of dark purple. As for her demeanor, she was quite strict and stern.

"Alright class, looks like everyone is present. Today, we have two new transfer students to start off the year. Aisha and Elesis, come on in, and find an empty seat to sit at." she ordered, clapping as she pointed at a pair of vacant desks near the back of the room.

The girls walked into the room, Aisha spinning around to childishly pose with a peace sign formation on her fingers as Elesis gently gave her a push so she would continue strolling down the path, seeming slightly annoyed.

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