/FILE OPEN...REDEMPTION/
I log into The World and arrive at Mac Anu. I look around and see that nothing has really changed except for,
"REAPER!"
"Kuhn?"
"Long time no see, eh?"
"Yeah. I thought--"
"I'm over it, Reaper, promise. I was vulgar and thought you meant to but when I stopped to think, I figured it out and remember Kuma saying that word which portaled you behind her, honest, I'm back to being one of your friends." he answered
'Wow...he must be a really big loud mouth in the real world.' I think
"Where's Haseo?" I ask
"Haseo...He's been around lately--PKKing, the arena, areas, things to relieve his stress that he's got."
"Oh. Does he still hate me?"
"He does, but I don't. Haseo is vulgar beyond measure right now, he has that selective hearing issue, ya know?"
"Yeah." I laugh
"Any more bugs?"
"Not since Kuma felt pity for us." he answers
"Have you seen Blackrose or Rena lately?" I ask with insight
"Sorry man, I haven't."
'Damn. do they hate me too?'
"Guess I'll SM them and see if they're on." Isned an SM to both Rena and Blackrose but I only get a reply from Blackrose,
"BE RIGHT THERE, REAPER!"
Two minutes later she arrives all happy and care-free
"Hey there." I greet
"Reaper." Blackrose greets
"Hey there, what's up?"
"Not much, Reaper. Now, what is it you want?" her voice is serious
'Wow, she's really mad. That monotone, what's wrong today?'
"Blackrose what's wrong?" I ask
"What's wrong, you ask? I'll tell you, Reaper, it's my little sister, Rena! she's been logged in for three days straight now and she hasn't gotten off ever since she last saw you!" now she was yelling and crying
"..."
"Do you know how hard it is, Reaper--huh? what're you--"
I pull her to me and hug her with care
"Let go--" she won't stop crying
"Shhh...shhh...it's okay, Blackrose, it's okay." I whisper, trying to calm her down
"No...no, it isn't okay...I hate you! I do..." she puts her head on my shoulder and crys, hugging me back
"I'm sorry for everything I've done, Blackrose, I really am. Shhh."
Everybody around us were just standing there; staring at us with confusion
"I'll get Rena back, wherever she is. I promise."
"..."
"Kuhn,"
"Yeah?" he answers
"Tell Haseo, that me and Blackrose are going to Theta, Beauty's Perpetual Lust and not to follow okay? that even means you."
"Wa--"
Before he could say anything, Blackrose and me disappeared from Mac Anu
THETA- BEAUTY'S PERPETUAL LUST
This place is nothing more than the site of an old event that was held almost nine years ago. the event was called, Love's First Crush. Rena had entered this, Blackrose told me, when she logged on for the tenth time(don't ask why she kept track :-) and said she wished for someone that she could trust other than her big sis. She won the event and got to date the winner of it a year before, Balmung of "The Azure Sky" wow, that was nearly nine years ago.
"Where is she?" Blackrose sniffles
"She'll be around here, Rose, trust me."
'Rena, where are you? are you here, crying?' I think to myself
In the distance now, we heard faint noises which sounded like someone crying, a girl
"Rena?" Blackrose calls
"Rena!"
We run to an open field where there are ruins, rocks, torches, water and ground; on that rock sat a little girl curled up in a ball crying
"Rena!" we shout, running to her
"Stay away," came a whisper
Hearing that, we stop abruptly and frantically look around
"Who's there?" Blackrose asks, weapon drawn
"Stay away from her," the voice calls again
"Who are you? show yourself!" I yell with anguish running through my words
A shady figure appears; dressed in a black and red long gown with a black bow in her hair
"Kuma?" I blurt
"Kuma? who's she, Reaper?" Blackrose asks, confused
"Stay away from Rena." Kuma speaks once more
"No! you will give us back Rena right now, Kuma!" I contradict
"If I don't?" she retorts
'Reaper? I've never known him to be so protective of Rena.'
"If you don't Kuma...ha...then I'll delete you...Personally!"
"Kuma," Rena spoke
"Yes, my dear Rena?" Kuma answers, appearing next to her
Rena then whispers something to Kuma
"Of course!" Kuma announces, smiling
"Rena!" Blackrose calls
"I'm sorry, sis," Rena yells
"What do you--"
"Get down!" I yell, pushing Blackrose out of the way just in time for me to take the blow from a strong power strike
"Ahhh!" I scream
"Reaper!" she calls,
"Rena! what'd you tell her?!"
"I told her, sister, simply to...kill you both." Rena answers, snickering
"Why?"
"Reaper left me to die, sis. So in turn, because you are helping him, you are a tratior and shall die!"
"Damn you, Rena! why are you letting Kuma manipulate--"
"Argh!" I take another blow meant for Blackrose
"Reaper," she stutters
"Get...out...of here, Blackrose...please," I implore hoarsely, standing back up
"Just die, already!" Rena cries
"Deligraphy." Kuma shouts, waving her hand in the air
"Never!" I shout, charging Kuma
The field goes black; pitch black, nobody could see in this darkness...not even me
"Ahhh!"
Came to Blackrose's ears
"Reaper?" she calls, scaredly
"Kuma? what've you done?" a girl's voice asks
"Rena!"
The field lightens once more and in front of Blackrose, stood; on knees...me
"Reaper?" she stutters in horror
"Good-bye, Reaper." Kuma snickers, holding out her arm, palm open. Around her hand, five red spikes shoot out
'Data Drain?' I whisper
"I'm sorry, Reaper." Rena remoarsed
"Data Drain!" Kuma shouts
In sheer terror, Blackrose watches as five streams; blue, black, green, red, and yellow speed toward me
"Reaper! no!"
'I...won't give up...I must...redeem...myself.' I tell myself, standing up on foot
"Kuma! I won't fail her again!"
'Huh?' she gasps
"Twilight!" I scream just before taking the hit
In a bright light, all are blinded indefinitly
"Reaper!" Blackrose cries
The light dissipates and I stand there, unaffected
'He's...alive?'
Rushes through Blackrose's mind as she stares at my standing self
"Thank you..." I speak
In front of me floats a little girl with long white hair and wears a long white gown
'Aura?' Blackrose gasps,
'No, she is much younger than Aura--huh?!'
"Zefie..." I whisp, falling to the ground, unconscious
"No!" echoes from Kuma
Watching, Blackrose sees Kuma dissipate into obsolete data and then disappear
"Reaper!"
Blackrose runs to me, watching this Zefie, kneel down on top of me and whispering,
'You used the word and called me forth in great need. For that, you sacrifice your bracelet...For life anew.'
She then presses her lips to mine before vanishing
"Wait!"
"Ugh...ugh...ugh!" I cough
"Reaper!"
Blackrose cradles my head in her lap
I open my eyes and see her meloncholy and red face
"You're...you're crying again, Rose." I whisp
"I'm glad...you're alright, Reaper." she said, crying
"Reaper!"
I look straight ahead and see Rena running to me, crying also
"He--hey." I cough, trying to stand up
Blackrose helps me onto my feet and I then hug them both
"I'm sorry," I told them
"I'm sorry for everything I've done."
"Don't cry, Reaper," Rena spoke, looking up at me and wiping a tear from my eye
"Do you forgive me?" I ask
"Yes," they answer, hugging me
"We do forgive you. Now come on, lets go back."
"Yeah, lets get out of here." I say
In the background, watch two characters, both exactly the same
"Momma,"
"Yes dear?"
"Did you have to take it away from him?"
"I did Zefie, I had to. He used the power I told him only to use in great distress and he did."
"But momma, he used it to protect Blackrose and save Rena, the two girls he loves the most."
"I know dear, I know what he did, but with great power, comes great responsibility and that responsibility was to protect both of them."
"Will he survive, now that his bracelet is gone?"
"It is up to him now, Zefie. To keep himself alive."
"And what about Tri-Edge?"
"They'll meet again."