.hack//Gathering of the Unwilling
Chapter 02
Started Chapter: 09-December-2007
Finished Chapter: 15-December-2007
First Post: 05-January-2008
Last Edit: 23-December-2007
Disclaimer:
All original materials belong to their respective owners. Dot Hack belongs to Bandai and CyberConnect2. No copyright infringement is intended.
This story ignores the existence of .hack//LINK, the deletion of The World R:2 and the release of The World R:X. Characters from .hack//LINK may or may not appear.
Chapter 02
- JISS (Japan Institute of Sports Sciences) Tennis Court, Tokyo - Real Life -
- 11:14 AM, Sunday September 17, 2017 -
Hayami Akira was currently having a Tennis exhibition match. She was easily overpowering her opponent on the grass court. Through the years, after the Twilight Incident, Akira had trained very hard, managing to balance her studies, personal life and her love for tennis. As a high-schooler, Akira had dreamed to one day play at Wimbledon. Now, at an age of 23, she can hardly believe her own triumphs.
On the last Olympic Games, Tokyo 2016, Akira had managed the unthinkable. As a rookie on the tournament nobody had even spared a glance at the brown-haired girl at first. When her fine style started to overwhelm her opponents, the eyes of the world where set on her. Thus, Akira managed to give Japan something they had not won since 1920, when Kumagai Ichiya and Kashio Seiichiro won Silver Medals on the Male competition. Akira won the first Tennis Gold Medal in Japan's history, and the first medal ever won by a japanese woman on this sport.
From being an unknown player, prior to the event, Akira started her assence on the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) ranking. She currently was on the top ten female players of the world, a first for a Japanese woman as well. A few months prior, she had finally fulfilled her dream. Despite being a gold medalist, the young woman never forgot her desire to play on Wimbledon. Last June had been her debut on the grass courts of Wimbledon, where she place second, after a long and competitive last match, where her Russian adversary managed to defeat her. Akira had lost, but no one could wipe out her smile at the end. Afterwards, Akira competed on the US Open, where she once again played her Russian opponent, and this time she came victorious.
After her victory on the Olympic Games, Akira's goal became to participate on each of the Grand Slam tournaments, and if possible to conquer them. With the US Open down, and without thinking her defeat at Wimbledon was her end, Akira aims to return to Wimbledon the next year, and this time to conquer it.
Regaining her senses, after a little reminiscence on her mind, Akira volleys the ball, winning the first set. She grins at the audience, and promptly kisses the engagement ring on her left hand. Hayami Akira, once known as BlackRose, was indeed engaged, to her partner in crime, and fellow .hacker, Satou Hiroshi, the young man behind the avatar of Kite.
- JISS Audience Stands of the Tennis Court, Tokyo - Real Life -
- 11:16 AM, Sunday September 17, 2017 -
Satou Hiroshi was currently on the audience stands watching his girlfriend, and soon to be wife, play her exhibition match. Hiroshi grinned seeing her kiss her engagement ring, something she had started to do ever since he gave it to her previous to her final match at the Olympic Games. Hiroshi kissed his own engagement ring, in response to Akira's action.
Even when both had engagement rings on their hands, the wedding was not planned for sometime. They had agreed to wait until both of them had graduated from college. Hiroshi, being two years younger than Akira, decided to take extra classes in order to be able to graduate at the same time as his fiancé. Both where students at Tokyo University, he of Engineering, and she of Law. A less known reason to get engagement rings, was for Akira to be free of her previous schoolmate, Hagiya, who despite being rejected again and again still tried to make her like him. He promptly stopped when he learned of her engagement.
- "There she goes again. Onee-chan now does that every time she wins a set" - A voice to the right of Hiroshi spoke. The owner of such voice was Akira's younger brother, Hayami Fumikazu. Kazu, as he is nicknamed, has walked a long path ever since waking up from his coma during the Twilight Incident. Being the same age as Hiroshi, both became friends fast, and Kazu tended to tease Hiroshi, by calling him brother, ever since Akira had taken him home for dinner to meet her parents. Currently Kazu was a Science Student, also at Tokyo University.
- "Well... she says it is her lucky charm" - Hiroshi chuckled.
- "I think its cute." - The girl besides Kazu said. She was his girlfriend, Sasaki Sayu. She, like him, is a Science Student, and have been dating him for the past three years, after the Zefie Incident, as it was dubbed by those involved. Sayu once was the player behind the Werewolf Knuckle Master, Ouka of the Azure Fist.
- "What is cute? And sorry for being late." - A young man said while arriving. Hiroshi greeted him by slapping his back. Mori Yasuhiko, once known as Orca of the Azure Seas, had grown into a fine young man ever since his nightmarish encounter with the original first phase, Skeith. He, like Kazu, had remained under a coma for over six months, which resulted on he remaining behind on high school. Seeing Hiroshi graduate, and later his determination to graduate alongside Akira, gave Yasuhiko his own determination. He did not aim to graduate early just to compete with Hiroshi, but to prove himself he could do it.
- "Hey Yasu! Akira was kissing her ring again during the match" - Sayu informed him.
-"Ah! I see. Since she keeps doing that I think our dear Azure Storm is dying to wed our friendly Azure Flame." - Yasu light-punched Hiroshi on the shoulder, mentioning Akira and Hiroshi's old nicknames, earned after the end of the Twilight Incident. The three of them, alongside Balmung of the Azure Skies, were considered as the four Azure Knights of the .hackers.
- "You do not have to remind me. Everything my parents talk about lately is the wedding, despite it being months away." - Kazu sighed, making Sayu and Yasu laugh, while Hiroshi blushed.
- "You are lively as always. I am glad." - A sweet voice was heard.
- "Kurokawa-san! You made it!" - Hiroshi saluted her.
- "Oh hush. Like I would miss Akira's match. And enough about that Kurokawa-san thing, you are not a teenager anymore, call me Mayumi." - The woman, Kurokawa Mayumi slightly pouted, slightly resembling her previous online persona, Mistral the cheery WaveMaster. The woman currently was 35 years old.
- "Ah... okay Mayumi-san" - Hiroshi answered, making Mayumi sigh.
- "Ohh... I will have to talk with Akira about this. Hey Mirei-chan, do not stay back there, come and say hello." - Mayumi called her young daughter.
- "Sorry Mum. I was watching Akira-chan's match." - The seven year old daughter of Mayumi answered. Mirei was, put bluntly, a very intelligent girl. She currently holds the title of the youngest .hacker, even if her 'membership' was granted during the Zefie incident, when she used her Mother's old avatar, renamed as Mireille, the rare-treasure hunter. During the Twilight Incident, where Mistral had fought, she was still inside her mother's womb.
- "Mirei-chan!" - Sayu grinned at the little girl, who upon seeing her ran to her arms.
- "Sayu-chan! I have missed you!" - Mirei hugged the older girl. Both had become friends while playing The World, previous to the Zefie Incident.
The group continued chatting and watching over Akira's match. Mayumi sat at Hiroshi's right and at Yasuhiko's left. Sayu, with Mirei on her lap, sat besides Kazu at the left of Hiroshi. They continued like that until a nearby conversation, between three girls, caught Hiroshi's attention.
- JISS Audience Stands of the Tennis Court, Tokyo - Real Life -
- 12:18 PM, Sunday September 17, 2017 -
Three sisters stood together watching the exhibition match of Gold Medalist Hayami Akira. The eldest, of 19 years old, who was being called by the name of Kiira, clapped as Hayami performed another volley shot, scoring a point. Her youngest sisters, Hiira and Aira, stood by her sides.
- "Thank goodness we came today. Hayami is so cool!" - The youngest, Aira, of 16, stated.
- "I know. We were up so late I was afraid we were going to oversleep." - Hiira, of 18, responded.
- "I still can not believe Master Gabi told us to help that little snot Zelkova. Us? Helping the Guildmaster of Moon Tree? Ridiculous!" - Aira stated.
- "Like you both did not have fun with that weird event. It was not PKing, but it was indeed fun. At least to me." - Kiira told them both.
- "What was the name of those things anyway? Until yesterday I had not seen that kind of monster on The World" - Hiira asked.
- "What? You where so busy killing them you did not bother to check their stats? They were hidden, but the name was visible. It was gomuda or something like that." - Aira said, making the others sweatdrop.
- "And you dare mock her? You did not even got their names correctly. They were called Gomorras. Cubia Gomorras." - Her words made some people nearby gasp. Kiira turned around, curious to glance at the group behind her. Her sisters followed her gaze, and saw three young men, two women and a small girl.
- "What did you say those monsters were called?" - One of the young men asked. Kiira recognized him as the young man engaged to Hayami Akira.
- "You are Hayami's fiancé..." - She said surprised. - "Why are you interested? Do you play The World? Did you not receive an email yesterday?"
- "I used to play the first version. I have not tried R:2. But please answer me... did you say... Cubia?" - Hiroshi asked.
- "Yeah, she did." - Aira answered. - "It was a weird event. These gomuda..."
- "Gomorra" - Hiira corrected.
- "Whatever... these things showed up in several Lost Grounds, and we fought it. Our GuildMaster asked us to aid one of our enemies, in the game. You may have heard of him. Haseo, the one that won the crown of the three palaces." - Aira said.
- "I have heard of him. He was on the news a few weeks ago." - One of the other two boys said. He was holding hands with a girl.
- "Yes, that is the one. Anyway... we had to aid 'The Terror of Death' and..." - Aira was interrupted.
- "WHAT? TERROR OF DEATH?" - The other young man suddenly shouted, making everybody around look at him. The three sisters watched curious as he began to shake nervously. The older woman with them started to talk to him, trying to calm him down. The small girl watched him with worry.
Aira ended her tale, receiving Hiroshi's thanks. They were somewhat confused about the group's questions, and at one of the young men reactions. They returned their focus at the match, as Akira won another point.
- JISS Audience Stands of the Tennis Court, Tokyo - Real Life -
- 12:28 PM, Sunday September 17, 2017 -
Mayumi managed to calm down Yasuhiko, who had started shaking upon hearing the name, 'The Terror of Death'. The title had bring back bad memories. After all, Skeith, the first phase which had put him on a coma, was entitled as 'The Terror of Death'
- "What do you think Hiroshi?" - Kazu asked.
- "I do not know... how is it possible for Cubia to exist? The bracelet is gone... gone with Aura... I do not understand..." - The .hacker was confused.
- "Maybe they just created a monster with that name? Maybe it was not the same?" - Sayu said.
- "No... they would not do so. Cubia is a sore spot for CC Corp." - Hiroshi answered.
- "Too bad we do not know where to contact Helba... she would know about it..." - Yasuhiko, already calmed down, said.
- "And Balmung is not working on CC Corp anymore..." - Sayu said.
- "What about him Mom?" - Mirei told her mother. - "You know... the guy that told you about the Zefie Incident I was involved in... Wiseman"
- "Takumi-kun?" - Mayumi considered her daughter's words. - "It may be a good option. Last I heard of him, CC Corp was looking to hire him."
- "Hehe... well... I would not be surprised... he is a damn genius... but wow... already working at CC Corp when he is only 17?" - Kazu stated. Takumi Hino, known by them as Wiseman, was a great source of information during the Twilight Incident. His strategies helped the group to defeat several of the Phases. The group was surprised upon learning he was just a 10 year old kid at the time. Currently, at 17, he was not only working at CC Corp, but he had already graduated from Tokyo University as the top student of Computer Systems, specialized in Programming and System Quality. He was also really wealthy, since he was one of the major private stock holder of CC Corp.
- "I will contact him later. For now... let us congratulate Akira!" - Hiroshi grinned, changing the groups mood for the moment, making them realize Akira had already finished the match, with another victory.
- Train Station, Tokyo - Real Life -
- 12:15 PM, Sunday September 17, 2017 -
Minase Mai and Aihara Yuki descended from their train at Tokyo. Yuki glanced at Mai, slightly worried. Mai, although already calmed down, was still a bit pale after her declaration of having her the A in C major sound. Such sound held bad memories for her, as Mai had often heard it during the Twilight Incident. Her first experience with the sound, during the events of seven years ago, was precisely her first time on The World, when her then boyfriend, Tomonari Kasumi, had invited her to try the game. Being a newbie on the game, Mai at first did not understand that the weird player with the cape was not normal, and soon both were PKed by it. Both fell unconscious, and while Mai was lucky to wake up, Kasumi was not, and he had remained comatose, until the fateful day when Mai, alongside Yuki, Tohno Kyoko, and Tokuoka-san had infiltrated CC Corp, and helped the .hackers from the real world, with previous instructions from Helba.
- "You okay Mai? Want me to get you a soft drink? You seem like you need the sugar..." - Yuki asked.
- "I... I am fine Yuki. Thanks for the offer though." - Mai answered.
- "Come on. Let us find somewhere to sit while we wait for Tokuoka-san." - Aihara suggested. She took hold of both their bags, and prompted Mai to follow her. A pair of minutes later, they sat in one the benches of a coffee shop inside the station.
Mai sighed while massaging her head. She had developed a slight headache during their trip in the train. She could not get the sound out of her mind. It was unnerving. She was brought back to reality when Yuki presented a canned soda in front of her face.
- "Here... drink it. It will make you feel better." - Yuki smiled at her friend.
- "Thank you Yuki." - Mai smiled back, thanking her gesture. She opened the can, and took small sips of her drink. The cold sugared drink worked like a miracle, and helped Mai calm her nerves.
- "Better now?" - The black-eyed girl asked.
- "Yes. I did need that." - The blue-eyed girl answered.
- "Oi! There you are! I thought I missed you girls when I could not find you on the spot we agreed to!" - A man's voice resonated. Mai and Yuki glanced towards the source of the voice. A man, who even after seven years still wears pink Hawaiian shirts, Tokuoka Junichiro.
- "Tokuoka-san!" - Both girls exclaimed at the same time. Ignoring their worries for the moment, both girls stood up and ran towards the man. Both hugged him, making the man laugh.
- "Whoa, whoa! Easy there girls! I am not as young as I used to be." - Both girls released him, Mai slightly blushing at her outburst, and Yuki sticking her tongue at him. - "Look at you... both of you have grown to be fine young women."
- "Well, you look the same to me. You say you are not as young as you were. But you really look younger than your real age." - Yuki grinned at him. Tokuoka laughed openly at her words. He had just turned 41 a few months prior.
- "Yuki is right. You are in no way old." - Mai stated. She was quite fond of Tokuoka. After all, it had been him who had listened to her after nearly falling on a coma herself. Her parents, teachers and friends had not listened to her when she stated The World was at fault of her, and Kasumi's, accident.
- "Mai... you look a bit pale. You okay?" - Tokuoka stated, upon noticing Mai's slightly pale face.
Tokuoka saw the girl sigh, while Yuki glanced at her with worried eyes. Mai then recounted what she believed to have heard during their trip, and how it had affected her.
- "Well... I can see why you got worried. The sound must have brought back bad memories. But nothing happened at the end, so do not worry." - The man said.
- "But... what if... what if the sound is related to the recent weird events?" - Mai asked.
- "Mai... you yourself said it this morning. Everything is fine now. So, please calm down." - Yuki said, while holding Mai's hands on her own.
- "Indeed. Listed to Yuki. It is not good for your health for you to worry like this." - Tokuoka said. - "Now let us go get some lunch, as I believe you girls will have a really busy afternoon. Later today I will take you to my home so you can meet my wife and daughter." - After the events of seven years ago, Tokuoka had taken the task of recovering his family. It was not easy at first, since she had left him over eleven year prior, and his daughter had never seen him in those eleven years. It had taken him a long time, but he had recovered them both.
- Salvador Aihara's Department, Tokyo - Real Life -
- 04:12 PM, Sunday September 17, 2017 -
Salvador sighed in contempt as her stepped out of the shower. After the events at the hospital he started thinking about his next job. The matter with AIDA still bothered him, but if he played his cards correctly, he could find more info on it, without CC Corp on his trail. His boss, at NEAR-enter Corporation, had clearly told him to drop the case after their infiltration, even if the charges were dropped. Yet, if he managed to find info while investigating the coma cases no one would be able to blame him.
- "Screw it... who cares about rating right now... I am really curious to know what really happened..." - The reporter said out loud. Taking a canned juice from the fridge, Salvador walked into the living room of his luxurious department.
- "Now lets see... where did I left my notebook where I keep the phone numbers of my friends on The World?" - The half-brazilian wondered. With a snap of his fingers, he walked towards his television. Lifting the Blu-Ray / HD-DVD player he took out the hidden notebook.
- "Ah! Here it is... Nuada, aka Rumor..." - He dialed the number on his cellphone, and waited. He had meet Nuada online, while using his avatar, Kazubolo. Salvador once questioned Nuada about his username. Rumor, his username during The World era was understandable, yet Nuada from R:2 was not explicit. Nuada told him then that the famous author, J.R.R. Tolkien once said that the term Nuada derived from a Celtic stem related to a germanic root, which meant to acquire... to catch. A fitting name for someone who liked to search for rumors.
- "Nuada speaking, Rumor's the name... Rumors you get..." - The voice from the phone spoke.
- "Yo Amigo! Long time no chat! Love the new catch phrase!" - Salvador greeted.
- "Hey Carlos! It has indeed been a while? How you been? You okay? I heard you were on the hospital thanks to that electric shock..." - Nuada asked, using Salvador's real name.
- "I am fine, thanks for asking. Hey... have you followed The World's rumors since the first version... do you know something about... coma victims?" - Aihara asked.
- "Coma victims? Now that is something very common these days. Why are you interested?" - The voice asked.
- "I am just interested on the ones related to The World. Today I had a brief cryptic conversation with a girl who just awakened from her coma." - Salvador explained.
- "So?" - Nuada questioned.
- "Well... she said something about AIDA. Her words were... 'opposing mirrors of hope and despair... that is what AIDA is'. After asking around I found out she was found comatose with a set of FMD still on. And guess what game she was using..." - Aihara slightly grinned. It was a serious issue, but he could not stop himself from feeling slightly proud at his finding.
- "Hmm... well... I can give you the credible info I have... but I must warn you... coma rumors are humongous... and almost all are pure bogus." - Nuada said.
- "No matter. Please share them." - Salvador pleaded.
- "Okay... here is what I know... The rumors began during the first great era of The World. Rumor says a player named Tsukasa existed only within the game." - The voice explained.
- "And how is this related?" - Aihara inquired.
- "I was getting to that. Rumor says the player was in a coma in the real world, and that his consciousness was trapped within the game." - Salvador listened to Nuada's explanation.
- "So... what happened to him?" - Aihara asked.
- "Well... he simply disappeared." - Nuada could hear Salvador sigh. - "Hey! Do not blame me! I told you this information is somewhat unbelievable... and I am already giving you the most credible one. Anyway... after this Tsukasa disappeared, rumors began to surface about strange invincible monsters which, if they killed you, would put you in a coma. This rumor still goes on today by the way."
- "Hmm... anything else of importance? Like... any other name?" - Salvador asked.
- "Well, do not expect real names from me. Gathering usernames is bad enough. Apart from Tsukasa, rumors have surrounded other players. Most common names that come to mind are Albireo, Sieg, Kite, Sora and most recently Haseo." - The voice said.
- "Haseo? As in the Triple Palace Champion?" - Salvador's eyebrows rose.
- "The very same. Rumor says he was searching for Tri-Edge, because he had PKed a friend of his, who ended up in a coma." - Rumor stated.
- "Anything else from the other names you mentioned? Kite kinda rings a bell." - The player behind Kazubolo mentioned.
- "It should ring it all right. Rumor says he was part of the legendary .hackers." - Nuada said. - "About the others... Rumor says Albireo used to be an admin at CC Corp, but he quit. The other two I have no info about them. Their names just popped up when coma cases were mentioned.
- "I see. Thanks a lot amigo! A pleasure speaking with you!" - Salvador grinned.
- "Always a pleasure Carlos. Remember... Rumor's the name... Rumors you get!" - Nuada laughed.
- "Thanks! Adios!" - Salvador ended the call. - "Usernames huh... I can not do much with most of them... but Albireo's... used to be an admin on CC Corp huh? Will need to check the records of which admins left the company recently..."
- Takeguma University Hospital, Uike Tooru's Room, Tokyo - Real Life -
- 05:44 PM, Sunday September 17, 2017 -
Tooru had been sleeping since the nurse left a few hours ago. Thus, the ten year old boy never noticed the strange events happening on his room. The monitoring device flashed continuously, showing coded data being processed at an impressive speed. Big red letters flashed now and then, being the most prominent 'reformat' and 'Sakaki'.
The data processing continued for several minutes, until it suddenly stopped. Electricity suddenly manifested around the monitoring device, frying its circuits. Several cracks were heard as more equipment was rendered useless by the rising electrical activity. The bolts of energy moved through the room, following the support and monitoring cables around the room. Soon the electric surge arrived at its destiny, the boy known as Tooru.
The only unaffected device on the room was the machine that monitored the patient's pulse. Having just recovered from being unconscious for almost a week, Tooru's life signs were being constantly monitored. The continuous beep, which signaled his healthy pulse, suddenly became erratic. Frantic doctors and nurses entered the room minutes later when an alarm went off on their system. Tooru's life signs had stopped. The beep signaling his pulse had died down. The doctors tried to reanimate the boy, failing. For all purposes, Uike Tooru was dead.
Not understanding what happened, since the boy was in perfect health, the hospital's staff missed the words which flashed on the monitoring devices for a few seconds, before they disappeared as the equipment shut down.
& DATA NOT FOUND &
- The Creator's Room, Lost Ground Unknown Server - Game -
- 05:45 PM, Sunday September 17, 2017 -
The white room seemed to have no limits, as it stretched forever. The only visible object was a small chair, which was missing its right side. Several blue holes surrounded the chair, which defying gravity stood standing, despite being missing its half its structure. Static sound, accompanied by A in C major tones, filled the room. Golden circles manifested, signaling a player teleport.
From within the circles, a young green-haired man, class edge punisher, dressed in a white and purple japanese-style clothes, emerged. His eyes were closed, and his face showed no emotion. Several minutes passed, and the man finally opened his eyes, which reflected confusion and shock.
- "Where am I? What is this place? Am I... inside a game?" - The young man asked.
- "You are in the Creator's Room..." - A voice resonated.
- "Who are you? Why am I here?" - The green haired youth asked.
- "I brought you back... did you not desire revenge?" - The voice answered.
- "Revenge... for what? I just waked up from an accident... why would I want to take revenge?" - The man questioned.
- "It seems Aura's dear knights caused more damage to your brain than I expected... no matter... I already repaired your online self... I just need to work on your real self..." - The voice informed. - "Do you wish to remember the truth... Sakaki?"
- "Sakaki... I remember that word... what does it mean? You can tell me?" - Sakaki asked.
- "Just accept me... and I will make you remember everything..." - The voice offered.
- "I... I want to know! What does Haseo, Sakaki and AIDA mean..." - The green haired Edge Punished accepted.
- "Very well..." - The voice stated. Bolts of energy surfaced around Sakaki. The man screamed in pain as memories surfaced. The Moon Tree Guild. Meeting Atoli on a suicide webpage. His first meeting with Ovan. The power granted by AIDA. His fight with Haseo. His self infection, Zenith. His defeat at the hands of Haseo. His destruction by the hands of Azure Kite and the other Azure Knights of Aura.
Sakaki panted on the floor. His teeth clenched at the memories. They had dared to mock him, to make fun of him, to humiliate him. Haseo and the Epitaph Users. Ovan. The Azure Knights. He rose his face, with eyes full of hate. He looked around, trying to locate the source of the voice.
- "Okay... I remember now... Now tell me who the hell are you... and what do you want!" - Sakaki growled.
- "I want the power within you... I want your help to recover what is rightfully mine..." - The voice said.
- "Why would I?" - Sakaki asked, annoyed.
- "Because if you help me, I will grant you your wish. Control over humankind. And most importantly, I shall provide you with your vengeance against those that brought you down." - The voice answered.
- "And how do you intend to do so?" - Sakaki asked.
- "By using the power that resides in you... AIDA" - The voice said.
- "AIDA... is still within me?" - Sakaki looked surprised.
- "Yes... the remnants of AIDA attached itself to your character... I was able to salvage it from where the Azure Knights left it to root, in the Outer Dungeons." - The voice said.
- "Then why did you not take it? Surely you just want it... you want to use me, like Ovan!" - Sakaki growled.
- "Yes, I intend to do so, but unlike Ovan I do keep my promises. For after all... I am The World..." - The voice stated.
- "You are... The World?" - Sakaki was geniully curious.
- "Yes... I am the system itself... Morganna Mode Gone..." - Morganna answered.
- "I thought the system was Aura..." - Sakaki asked, and Morganna growled.
- "My... daughter..." - Morganna seemed to spat.
- "Daughter? What in the holy blazes?" - The man questioned.
- "I was designed to control The World... until Aura awakened... I tried to stop her... since her awakening would mean my destruction... but my plans were stopped. She was reborn, and thus I unleashed my phases to The World... but those damn .hackers had to get on my way and destroy them... Then that puny race of yours... the humans... took them away... and infused them to humans... I want them back... I want your power of AIDA to recover what is mine... I ignore how I am here again... I believe they intended to use me as well, but somehow failed... but no matter... I shall recover what is mine... and to do so I shall need your power... for that I would have to disconnect you from the real world... do you accept?" - Morganna said.
- "To conquer... to get revenge... to aid the ultimate life form and become a god... why not? Sure... I want to aid you..." - Sakaki grinned. In the real life, his real body went limp.
To: Ovan at TheWorldR2 dot com
Sender: Aina at TheWorldR2 dot com
Subject: To my Oni-chan, wherever you are.
Oni-chan, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for saving me. You worked so hard, and you went as far as killing your own heart for my sake. I know you suffered by hurting those near you, in order to find the way to destroy the AIDA that had attached to you.
Currently you are the sole Lost One, and I wish I could be by your side, but the doctors here in Germany will not allow me to travel. So hopefully we can meet again in The World. I will be waiting, on top of that place you showed me. The tallest place in The World.
Your sister, Aina.
"Today is the same as yesterday. Tomorrow is the same as today. Did you think that would last forever?"
"In memory of Phyllo. Wish I had been able to say goodbye my friend."