In a Virtual World called Rasmadus, there was a jungle of beauty and enchantment. Built at the very center of this jungle was a city called Ironford. A wondrous mixture of forest life and humanoid life, skyscrapers that matched the trees of the surrounding forest greenery help block some of the harsh winds the unfold in the area. The city itself is broken and falling apart with the signs of decay and war, but yet the beauty still stands. Like a lure, pulling travelers and adventures in with the sweet song and taste of discovering the rarities of the fallen city. Although many tried to venture in to find all the rarities, none succeeded. As for the nature and monsters surrounding the city of Ironford protect the forest and take the lives of those who wander in.
Deep within this city of once extremely tall buildings was a main corporation headquarters, a basic help tower to those who went outside the home setting. Though now, not a soul could be found except for a few wandering Elemental Earth Ghoul groups and many local Reapers. Standing in the dead center was what was to though the tallest out of the remaining ruins. A building that had a bare wording of N. - . A. H. C. - . R. P.
An unused room laid far above the rest of the ruined city of stone and debris, situated on top floor of the only tall building in the ruin of Ironford. Concealing what the stark white walls had hidden for so long now. The testing already long since over, a room that was cut off from any and all light; behind a padlock and a key-coded door. A room that was locked from the outside, errant, cobwebbed piled of paperwork sat strewn across the cold hard floor; protecting the building's darkest secrets. If one were to simply flick the light switch, what they find would have knocked the very air from their lungs.
A variety of cables and tubes connected to an immobile body, submerged within a tank of liquid tinted green in coloring, an eerie soft glow rolled off the thick glass. Unseeing grey eyes stared off into nothingness, as they had been doing for over five years. Ivory skin was covered only by a white gown that floated in the stagnant watery substance, a soft smile sitting upon parted pale lips. Leaking a thin trail of bubbles as the only indication of life. The boy, for that all he was; seemingly created from porcelain, his features almost too delicate to labelled as human or even to be called a dolls'. After going so many years without a haircut, lengthy locks coloured of the lightest snow now rested surrounding his head, effectively creating the image of his beautiful visage; radiating the purest of auras, despite the glow from the tank.
Upon closer inspections, blackened fingers could barely be seen peeking out from underneath the gowns long sleeve and those too were unable to move. But even when the satanic scarring came into focus, nothing could rid one of the belief that the child inside the tank was an angel in human disguise. Further down at the base of the tank, was the location of a label that was uneven. As if whoever placed it there honestly couldn't have cared less about the identity of the comatose person that was held inside the thick casing of sturdy glass.
Scrawled in messy lettering on that said label was a name. Not a full one, just a single first name. Of only five letters, each would appear meaningless, just as insignificant as the one before. Pointless until placed together to form the name. One name that could put an end to the buildings' bolstering reputation. One name that had long been forgotten by the passage of time. A name that belonged to one who had nothing left in the world of reality. The name of someone who had lost everything they held dear so long ago and gave in for a new chance at living a life.
[Allen]
And then, for the first time in half a decade; a single finger twitched in the water.
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Darkness is what the night could be called… Opening my eyes for the first time in who knows how long, it was all I could see. Dark...and Cold. Like death awaiting my arrival… But somehow I can't bring myself to fall into those welcoming arms. I...must keep walking...Never stop...moving forward…
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Sitting in the back of a classroom of senior students, glaring outside the window, was a student of 18 years of age. With long midnight blue hair, tied into a high ponytail and cold cut dark blue eyes, dressed in male attire of the school uniform was a temperamental student named Kanda Yu.
Next to him was a red-head with a single eye visible, and that was an emerald green. While he was also dressed in the male attire of the uniform, he had it modified to be casual. To top it off he was also wearing a light orange scarf that could cover half of his face if he wanted it too. This student of the senior body was named Lavi Bookman Jr.
A common friend between them was a junior, aged at 17, girl named Lenalee Lee. Dressed in the her female attire of the school uniform. To compare to her friends, she was calm and level-headed. Wearing her dark green hair in her normal pigtails with a golden band to hold them up, her violet eyes always shined with understanding and compassion. That was these three of friends, however of an odd match up they may be...they seem to work out perfectly…
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The final bell of the school day had just rang throughout the school, many sounds entered the air from students to teachers trying to get the students to acknowledge that there was homework due to be collected before everyone left for break. Though one voice was louder than most and it was none other than Lavi. And as the usual ritual had started…
"Yuu-chan! Let's go to the arcade!"
One twitch, followed by Kanda picking up his only item, a kendo stick from the kendo club.
"Yuu-chan, why won't you answer me? Come on let's go get Lenalee!"
Second twitch, followed by Kanda walking out with the hyperactive suicidal rabbit. His hand slowly twitching towards his kendo stick after each sound.
"There she is! Lena-lady! You want to go with us to the arcade right now?!" Lavi ran, or in Kanda's eyes 'escaped' to the young womans' side. "The new arcade? On Stine Field and Vineyard Lane?"
"That's the one!"
"Sure, I've got to head that way anyways to pick up some books for the summer vacation homework." Lenalee smiled at Kanda and gave a nod, though noticed how close he was to beating their friend with his club item that he still refused to return.
"Well, let's go! If we get there soon enough, I might catch a friend of mine and we could score a sweet new game!"
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Okay, part one of mission: Get Kanda and Lenalee to play Rasmadus… completed. Part two: mission start! "Hey Lenalee, have you heard of the newest Virtual Reality game?"
I saw her eyes light up a little. "No, what's the basis of it?"
Fun fact for all you out there: Lenalee loves video games! Now back at the story at hand!
"I believe it's a fantasy game. You can create your own characters, and fight monsters called Akuma Type monsters. Each have a few levels. Level 1 to 5 is what all had been released so far. "Hey, Yuu-chan you wanna play it too?"
I heard him growl, smirking I knew what would happen. "Yuu-chan you could pick the samurai class in swordman Skills!"
Part Two: Completed… Part three: Get them to play it with me! Start!
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Akuma Bestiary:
Elemental Earth Ghouls - Lvl. 7 - Hp. 580/560 - Magical Element. Earth - Base ATT. 67 - Base DEF. 89 - SPD. 54 - Alignment. Attacks on Sight - Weakness. Holy/Healing, Water/Fire - Resistant. Electric Base Attack/Weapons - Description: Zombie based ghoul made up of earth and dark magic. Rare drop is the Tear of Souls, moves in packs of 3 or 4.
Reapers - Lvl. 2 - Hp. 560/780 - Magical Element. Darkness - Base ATT. 98 - Base DEF. 36 - SPD. 14 - Alignment. Attacks on Sight Weakness. Holy/Healing, Water/Fire/Lightning - Resistant. Ground/Floor Level Base Attack/Weapons - Description: Skeletal humanoid with a rare drop item called a Reaper Cloth, moves in packs of 10 or more...