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Greetings, this is the Prologue of my work dedicated too dot hack. It had many inspirations including passages the epitaph. It starts right after Ovan uses the Rebirth. From there it diverges from cannon. Please review and feel free to post constructive criticism. Thank you.
P.S. I am also looking for a beta reader
Prologue: Twilight of the New Gods
**SYSTEM ERROR**
**SYSTEM ERROR**
**SYSTEM ERROR**
**SYSTEM ERROR**
**SYSTEM ERROR**
Reinitializing….
The World R:2
A dazzling twilight dream
Unknown data stream
Is this…death?
The man called Masato Indou or Ovan in The World contemplated his current predicament. He was unsure what to expect when he activated the rebirth, but he had guessed that he would ether become a lost one, or simply die. After all he had done he couldn't really complain either way.
…No.
As Ovan regained his senses it seemed like he was surrounded by static. The sound and sight was like an old broken TV set much like what one would have seen at the beginning of the twenty first century. As this began to fade away he could see a green field of grass with a white sky, or perhaps there was simply no background at all. In center screen was a bed and two figures clothed in white standing in front of it. The smaller of the two raised her hand in greeting.
"Hey crazy guy".
Ovan looked down at the small blond girl who called him crazy. The older figure stepped forward, dismissing the child.
"Zefie, go play with your toys for now".
"hmm okay". The girl gave a slight bow "bye crazy guy". She then ran off to the other side of the field.
"This is quite unexpected". Ovan spoke. "Are you the one that saved me…Aura?"
"Do not misunderstand; it was only because you too are a child of Morganna like me".
Silently he nodded and asked "…and the lost ones?"
Aura approached the steam gunner. "They will return with time. The real question is, what shall you do?"
The light reflected in Ovan's glasses and he smiled. "I shall continue my research where I left off".
"Even after all it has cost?"
Ovan looked down slightly, as if talking to himself as much as to Aura.
"While Aida latching on to me was unfortunate, Aida itself was an inevitability brought on by the network. If it hadn't been me it would have been someone else".
"Is that so?" Asked Aura. Breathing out she continued, "You remind me of my father".
"Thank you"
Aura's eyes narrowed "That was not a compliment. While I am grateful to my father for creating me, he was most certainly a mad man".
"Sometimes only a mad man can move history forward".
Aura sighed. "There was another who tried to do this, he went insane and nearly destroyed This World".
"And yet you will still allow me to go forward?" He questioned.
"I believe people should be able to choose their own destiny… If you wish to pursue my father's legacy I will not stop you, but be warned that there are those who will move against you".
"I see." Ovan looked down at himself. His pc was in perfect order and his arm was now free from tri-edge. "If I am correct my human body is in a coma right now. Tell me, can I leave this place?"
"You are free to do as you wish, however you're movement will be limited to back channels for sometime".
"Then, thank you". Ovan Turned and started to walk away
"If you're truly thankful, then keep in mind the safety of others." Aura called back.
Ovan stopped and turned his head back, smiling. "Always". He then walked into the distance and disappeared.
Aura stood by herself. Turning back toward her daughter she sighed. "It seems my rest is over."
What is it that Ovan is looking for, and what role will Aura be playing? Find out more in Chapter one