Warning: This fan fiction includes heavy violence, language, insanity, horror, and angst. This is a very dark fan fiction, so be alarmed you may...cry and stuff oo on with the story. I don't know Balmung's real name, so I'm going with Katsuya. .! Sorry!
AN: I do not own .hack the video game or any characters involved with the game.
Chapter 1: Reunions and Dreams
Balmung landed softly on the edge of the cliff, wind whipping through his ivory hair as his eyes (AN: I forgot what color they are) gazed out at the beautiful area. He could not help but admire the pure tranquility of the area, and he wished he could stand on this cliff for hours and just admire the view, but he had maintenance to accomplish.
"Everything seems to be in order," Balmung muttered in a quiet, calm voice as always. He remembered when he used to be a regular player on "The World." He very much missed those days of not being able to defeat every single monster in the World. Now, however, he knew no monster could be stronger than an Operator.
"I knew I would find you here," A familiar voice called out to him as Balmung slowly turned, his wings stretching out slightly as if in welcome as he smiled at his old friend Orca.
"Just admiring the view, but what do you wish of me Orca?" Balmung said, his wings folding behind his back again as he folded his arms across his armored chest, eyes studying quizzically at Lord Orca.
Orca stood there a moment, a warm smile creeping across his face. He had not seen Balmung in several months now, and he had not changed a bit. Orca had to stay in the hospital from his recent recovery of the coma. Security was very tight on the World now, but everything seemed to be normal. Balmung always thought Orca wanted to discuss business with him.
"Admiring the view? I'm not buying. You're doing maintenance again aren't you?" Orca said, also folding his tanned, muscular arms across his tattooed chest.
Balmung sighed, knowing he could not hide the truth from his best friend and turned back to look out across the area, "I detected a small glitch in this area. I corrected it and-"He was interrupted quickly by a loud laugh from Orca. He turned around and looked rather annoyed.
"Balmung, would you just calm down? There will always be glitches in the World, but we cannot waste our time dealing with each and every one," Orca said, and sighed a bit in silent disappointment, "This...is why I quit being an Operator."
"Orca...I," But Balmung could not finish as Orca suddenly logged out. The powerful warrior knew he was being too careful, too ignorant of his friends. He had never had friends before, even in the real world he was quite the workaholic. He released an exasperated sigh, stretching his wings again before warping out of the area.
Come with me..
Why?
You belong to me. You always have.
I belong to no one.
She's very beautiful, isn't she?
-Silence-
She will never love you.
Katsuya's eyes flew open and he sat up quickly in his bed. He ran a hand through his messy dark brown hair and searched his night stand for his glasses. He managed to find them, and his Tokyo Apartment came into full view.
It was a small, dismal apartment, and very messy. He had just graduated from the University of Kyoto, and had set out to Tokyo to become a game designer. Katsuya recently acquired a job at CC Corporation as a Server Operator. The pay was alright, and it kept food on the table.
Katsuya stared at his terminal where he would always "play" the World. Play, yeah right, he thought and sat up, walking over to the terminal. He sat down and turned on his computer and noticed he had mail from two people in the World.
You have 2 unread messages
Katsuya read the first that popped up, which was from Orca.
"Hey, I'm sorry about leaving suddenly. But you've gotta realize there's more to this game than maintenance. Operators play the game too. Hell, I used to play all the time instead of doing my job. CC Corp. doesn't really care as long as nothing serious happens." The message said and Katsuya smiled a bit.
Katsuya opened the second message and the picture was very glitchy and a robotic voice rang through his ears. The voice was familiar, like an old memory played back over in his head.
You belong to me.
Katsuya quickly tried to track the message's origin, but he could not so he responded, "You are breaking the License User Agreement by using a hack to erase your profile picture and contacting an Operator without a problem. You will be located and given a 1 month temporary ban." He nodded to this and turned off his terminal, and pushed what the message had said into the back of his mind. He sighed a bit and collapsed on his bed, falling asleep shortly afterwards.
Katsuya's Dream
He stood there as Balmung, his sword drawn and his eyes set on something before him. It was a mirror. He slowly approached the mirror as if it were a monster he were about to slash, but as he looked in the mirror he saw a young woman. He could not depict her form or her face, and he squinted as if thinking that would help.
"Do you...love me?" A sweet voice said, but it sounded on the brink of tears.
A long pause took place after this, and Balmung wanted to speak. He wanted to say anything to drive away the long silence, but the mirror and the girl faded into darkness.
End of Chapter 1.
Who is this mystery girl Balmung is dreaming about? And who is the mysterious voice that haunts Balmung.
Stay tuned for Chapter 2! R&R PLZ! =X K!?
AN: I do not own .hack the video game or any characters involved with the game.
Chapter 1: Reunions and Dreams
Balmung landed softly on the edge of the cliff, wind whipping through his ivory hair as his eyes (AN: I forgot what color they are) gazed out at the beautiful area. He could not help but admire the pure tranquility of the area, and he wished he could stand on this cliff for hours and just admire the view, but he had maintenance to accomplish.
"Everything seems to be in order," Balmung muttered in a quiet, calm voice as always. He remembered when he used to be a regular player on "The World." He very much missed those days of not being able to defeat every single monster in the World. Now, however, he knew no monster could be stronger than an Operator.
"I knew I would find you here," A familiar voice called out to him as Balmung slowly turned, his wings stretching out slightly as if in welcome as he smiled at his old friend Orca.
"Just admiring the view, but what do you wish of me Orca?" Balmung said, his wings folding behind his back again as he folded his arms across his armored chest, eyes studying quizzically at Lord Orca.
Orca stood there a moment, a warm smile creeping across his face. He had not seen Balmung in several months now, and he had not changed a bit. Orca had to stay in the hospital from his recent recovery of the coma. Security was very tight on the World now, but everything seemed to be normal. Balmung always thought Orca wanted to discuss business with him.
"Admiring the view? I'm not buying. You're doing maintenance again aren't you?" Orca said, also folding his tanned, muscular arms across his tattooed chest.
Balmung sighed, knowing he could not hide the truth from his best friend and turned back to look out across the area, "I detected a small glitch in this area. I corrected it and-"He was interrupted quickly by a loud laugh from Orca. He turned around and looked rather annoyed.
"Balmung, would you just calm down? There will always be glitches in the World, but we cannot waste our time dealing with each and every one," Orca said, and sighed a bit in silent disappointment, "This...is why I quit being an Operator."
"Orca...I," But Balmung could not finish as Orca suddenly logged out. The powerful warrior knew he was being too careful, too ignorant of his friends. He had never had friends before, even in the real world he was quite the workaholic. He released an exasperated sigh, stretching his wings again before warping out of the area.
Come with me..
Why?
You belong to me. You always have.
I belong to no one.
She's very beautiful, isn't she?
-Silence-
She will never love you.
Katsuya's eyes flew open and he sat up quickly in his bed. He ran a hand through his messy dark brown hair and searched his night stand for his glasses. He managed to find them, and his Tokyo Apartment came into full view.
It was a small, dismal apartment, and very messy. He had just graduated from the University of Kyoto, and had set out to Tokyo to become a game designer. Katsuya recently acquired a job at CC Corporation as a Server Operator. The pay was alright, and it kept food on the table.
Katsuya stared at his terminal where he would always "play" the World. Play, yeah right, he thought and sat up, walking over to the terminal. He sat down and turned on his computer and noticed he had mail from two people in the World.
You have 2 unread messages
Katsuya read the first that popped up, which was from Orca.
"Hey, I'm sorry about leaving suddenly. But you've gotta realize there's more to this game than maintenance. Operators play the game too. Hell, I used to play all the time instead of doing my job. CC Corp. doesn't really care as long as nothing serious happens." The message said and Katsuya smiled a bit.
Katsuya opened the second message and the picture was very glitchy and a robotic voice rang through his ears. The voice was familiar, like an old memory played back over in his head.
You belong to me.
Katsuya quickly tried to track the message's origin, but he could not so he responded, "You are breaking the License User Agreement by using a hack to erase your profile picture and contacting an Operator without a problem. You will be located and given a 1 month temporary ban." He nodded to this and turned off his terminal, and pushed what the message had said into the back of his mind. He sighed a bit and collapsed on his bed, falling asleep shortly afterwards.
Katsuya's Dream
He stood there as Balmung, his sword drawn and his eyes set on something before him. It was a mirror. He slowly approached the mirror as if it were a monster he were about to slash, but as he looked in the mirror he saw a young woman. He could not depict her form or her face, and he squinted as if thinking that would help.
"Do you...love me?" A sweet voice said, but it sounded on the brink of tears.
A long pause took place after this, and Balmung wanted to speak. He wanted to say anything to drive away the long silence, but the mirror and the girl faded into darkness.
End of Chapter 1.
Who is this mystery girl Balmung is dreaming about? And who is the mysterious voice that haunts Balmung.
Stay tuned for Chapter 2! R&R PLZ! =X K!?