//Entry. 1. New. Beginnings.//

Delta- Bursting Passed Over Aqua Field
A Goblin stood before Kibou, ready to finish him off.

'Damn... Our first adventure, and we fail...' he looked over at his friend. 'Kohaku... I'm sorry...'

The Goblin charged at him... CLANG! A girl stepped in, blocking the attack. She killed the Goblin in a single slash, then turned around and healed Kibou. All he could do was stare in astonishment.

"Wow... thanks!" he said as she helped him up. "Um, I'm Kibou."

"It's no problem. I'm Cherry." the girl said. She had short red hair, and icy blue eyes, and was dressed in a red tank top and a long red skirt. She smiled brightly at him. "Well, I guess I'd better go before an admin finds out I'm here..."

"Wait!" Kibou yelled and grabbed Cherry's wrist, blushing that he was holding her hand.

"Hm?" she glanced at his blushing face, confused. "Um... Are you okay...?"

"I-I have a feeling that we should stick together from now on!" he said nervously.

"If you mean to help you train, then sure. I've got nothing better to do." said Cherry.

"Okay, well let's go to the Cathedral." Kibou replied. They left the dungeon and gated out.

Delta- Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground
They entered the area keywords and gated to the front of the Hulle Granz Cathedral. They could see no one was there as they entered the large church. They walked up to a statue at the back of the Cathedral.

"You know... There was once a Goddess, that looked just like the statue here..." Cherry whispered and looked at Kibou. Her whisper echoed through the large, empty Cathedral, as though carried by some will. Kibou nodded in amusement.

"Aura right?" he quietly laughed to himself. "Why isn't she here anymore? Did the admins delete her?."

"Perhaps but... I think that she left... of her own will... That she lost hope for the players of [The World." Cherry said quietly. Suddenly, the statue glowed. They both stared in shock. "What the...?!"

The statue continued to glow brighter and brighter until the whole screen was white. The shadow of a girl appeared, and they heard a mysterious voice.

He is ours... He belongs to us now... We gave him that character, and so he is ours... 'It' is coming... He will know what to do...

Suddenly there was a scream and the light faded. When Cherry opened her eyes, Kibou was gone.

"Kibou... Kibou!" Cherry called out. No answer. She ran around, searching the Cathedral frantically. "KIBOU!"

//End. of. Chapter. 1.//