Journey to a Better End II

Chapter 9

I think I should introduce a little more backstory. Don't you guys think so? Yeah...more backstory....
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        "We can't stay here. Lua will wake up soon and we don't even know where Lime and Amelia are right now," Ara said as she looked down at Lua. "They're probably still looking for us. Or maybe they figured that we might come back here and I'd tell Lua about what they've been doing," Elsword said also looking down at Lua. "I was actually curious about that. What is it that Lime and Amelia have been doing behind Lua's back? They clearly don't want her to know since it's quite obvious that she'd probably hurt them," Paradox said.

        "Whatever it is...I'll kill them for it," Lua suddenly said. Ara and Elsword yelped in surprise, scrambling away from Lua. "You humams are so loud," Lua muttered, holding a hand to one of her ears. "You aren't going to attack us?" Elsword asked. "Why would I do that when that kid knows Rena and you're still alive. Lime and Amelia told me that you were dead so they've obviously been lying to me. Not to mention that you two are the same person," Lua said eying Add and Paradox.

         "We're not the same person. Paradox is from a different world. I shouldn't even be telling you this," Add said with a sigh of fustration. "You're bleeding," Lua noticed. "I know, I'm fine," Add snapped but looked at Lua apologetically before looking to Ara for comfort. He was clearly frustrated and bleeding wasn't making things any better for him. "Are you sure?" Ara asked sitting next to him. He sighed and avoided her gaze making Ara pout a bit.

        "Perhaps we could ask the spirits to heal him. They'd be glad to help, I'm sure," Eun said. "Not a good idea. Lua has already proven that she posseses murderous intent when she woke up. I don't doubt that she'd attack us if we ask the spirits to help us for our own reasons," Ara thought, flinching when Add leaned onto her shoulder. She looked at him seeing that he was still deep in thought and very much still frustrated. "I can ask the spirits to heal him if you want me to," Lua quietly said. Ara tilted her head in confusion, not entirely sure she heard Lua correctly.

        "I remember what happened. I was being reckless and stupid trying to save Elsword only for him to end up dying anyway. I felt the same way I did when I was unable to save Rena. And now Paradox keeps saying her name even though I haven't even told anyone about her. Lime and Amelia know about her but I never told them her real name so hearing it from a total stranger really bothers me. What I'm saying is that I want to help you so let me heal him," Lua said looking a bit sad as she spoke.

        It was a sudden and very unusual way for her to act especially considering the way she acted during her first impression. "Rena saved you in this world in place of herself. That must have happened. Rena couldn't save you in my world so she didn't use spirits for a while but someone convinced her that it was okay to use their help," Paradox said. "Stop it. I don't want to hear anything else about Rena from you, got it," Lua snapped at Paradox who simply shrugged, not caring about Lua's attitude.

          "I suppose you could heal him, but if you try anything for any reason, I won't hesitate to leave you at Eun's mercy," Ara said. "Eun? Who's that?" Lua asked, looking around for any hidden people she hadn't seen. "You don't want to find out. Trust me," Elsword said with wide eyes as he shook his head. Lua narrowed her eyes suspiciously at Ara but said nothing as she closed her eyes and began to focus. Slowly, spirits began to come to her although there weren't that many.

          "That's all I can do. We'll have to combine their power with mine.  None of the others want to help me," Lua said as she opened her eyes. "I can ask them. They're more likely to listen to me since they like looking into my memories," Paradox said. Ara suddenly felt a bit vulnerable around the little elementals now that she knew they could see memories. She certainly didn't want them to see her past experiences. "You can't be serious. They came to you like that last time simply because you bribed them into letting them see your memories?! What kind of sense does that make?" Lua said.