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Ovan?

The more I was in Raven the more I wanted to get out. Yata drove me insane that I ran out saying I had a meeting. Never did, okay maybe once.

I never knew why he wanted Ovan so bad.

I thought they were friends.

I wanted to see this man with my own eyes. I needed to know why Yata my Wiseman wanted from him.

I messaged Shino asking her to invite Ovan to the Cathedral. She was invited too but I wanted to talk business with Ovan.

Shino replied in less than a minute.

"Sure Ms. Kitsune! Ovan said he's going over there now and wouldn't mind your company."

I laughed and headed to the nearest Chaos Gate.

Ovan was waiting for me when I reached the Cathedral.

"What would you like to talk about Kitsune of Flaming Spirit? Or should I call you by your PK name: Kitsune of Burning Skulls?"

"Kitsune is fine. I'm a friend of Yata, I was wondering what you down fall with him was."

"Ah. I guess he told you about Corbenik?"

"Yes and your sister Aina."

"I see." Ovan let out a breath. "Do you know TriEdge?"

"Yes and no. Yes I've heard of him, but nothing serious. Personally I have other matters on my hands that are more important to me."

"You are different than Yata. What are your important matters?"

"Keeping the pacts that I said here. Aura had saved me too many times with them…"

"Aura? You know her?"

"Kinda. We aren't close, but I'd put my life in danger for her."

"I see. Well for me Yata, we have different views. He thinks I should stop looking for something."

"What? An impossible to find object? Like um… the 'Key of the Twilight.'"

"Actually, yes. My Guild the 'Twilight Brigade' looks for the 'Key of the Twilight'"

"I'll tell you now, it doesn't exist. It was destroyed with the 'Old World.' My friends were comatose looking for it."

"This World or the last one?"

"The last one, but it was difficult situation. We had no other choice."

"Well for you time I guess I'll shoe you something."

"What?"

"What is under this-" He pointed to the caged right arm. "- I'm sure you want to know"

"Sure." I rolled my eyes. "Go ahead."

The cage on his arm dropped fell with a loud 'thump.' Inside the locked box was an arm. A third arm.

And it was not an ordinary arm, it was pitch black. It grew abnormally from his shoulder blade. Around it were red and black dots. They flew around equally, but the darkness always won when they collided.

I remember what people a couple days ago were saying.

"TriEdge is the only PKer that uses three blades."

Personally I though he was a Twin Blade using Skies Blade, like Kite did. Never did I expect a Steam Gunner-

"I hear he put people in the real world in the hospital, FROM PLAYING THE GAME!"

I thought the guy may be tampering with AIDA, or maybe they were all a coincidence.

Well I guess not.

"Your not gonna PK me, are you?"

"No. Thought it could have some value to my search. So in return, I'll show you my secret."

"I'll keep my mouth shut."

"Good."

I could hear the pain in his voice. He sounded sad, lost and resentful.

"Here's my member address. If there's anything I can do to help message me." I looked at the empty statue space. "Oh and know Aura is around, we aren't dead to her. We never will be."

"I know."

"Oh and I have something else you can help me on!" I smiled I might as well have help on this. "I have a friend that went into a coma during the last World. I haven't seen him since. I know he might have changed his name and appearance, but I want to make sure he's okay."

"Anything I can help with."

I sent him a picture and a clip of Sora.

"I know his movements will be the same, and his character might not so different."

"We'll try our best."

"Thank you and Good luck!"

Ovan smiled and left the Cathedral. He seemed happier helping me out. I wasn't going to let anything happen to him. Not after THAT.

'Ovan really is a good guy.' I thought as I walked to the Net Slum.

I never knew he would come there

Searching.

Helba said she wasn't logging on for awhile. She needed me to hold her shop, guild and home while I waited to talk top her.

Yata was going too far. And I hoped she would help me.

Ovan came from behind a whipped dark arm at me. I was lifted from behind and thrown me laneway.

I landed with a thump and quickly got up. I took my sword out prepared myself.

I had way too much experience with this.

Ovan ran at me, blue hair crazed behind him. I threw a smoke ball at the floor. When the smoke emerged I ran out of the way and attacked him from behind. The satisfying tear of flesh and bone ran through me. But his extra arm had another idea.

It grabbed my sword and flung me down the lane with it. Then, weirdly, he took out two steam-guns and black arm turned long demonic dark blade.

"I thought you weren't going to PK me."

"I did say that, but this changes things greatly."

"What does?"

Ovan pointed behind me. I looked to see three distant PC bodies coming our way.

Only three people today knew how to come into the Net slum. One was absent, the other was working, and last one was me.

But then again Ovan came in.

I looked at Ovan and grabbed my sword. Never did I think that I would do this. "PK me right now!"

Ovan looked shocked. "Are you insane? You're asking to go into a coma?"

A voice inside me said I wouldn't. Deep down I believed who that was. "I don't care. Just do it! I understand why you want to it. Why you want to PK in here!"

Ovan put his head down. And with that I was gone, literally gone. I felt like I was drifting through an ocean going nowhere.

But then I heard her.

Aura

She looked exactly the way I remember her. The white purity of her with her calming long flowing silver hair. That and the tint of pink and purple her outfit. But that wasn't what convinced me. It was the infinity sign she was wearing.

"I'm dead, aren't I?"

"No. But I need your help. You are one of my soldiers for the darkness."

"What is it this time?"

"I need you to guide him."

"Guide who?"

"Him."

"Kite? He doesn't play anymore."

No. Death is going to sink this boy."

"Death? You mean Skeith 'The Terror of Death'?"

"Not really."

"I need more information!"

"Follow your heart. I'll guide that for you."

"Thank you? Now what is the darkness?"

"My shadow. You need to find the Dragon and it's creator."

"But there isn't one!"

A flash of light later, and I was back.

Author's Note: Hey guys! I'm back again with another chapter! Oh and there seems to be some confusion on the main character's gender… her first name is Aki and last name is Shinji. I think I accidentally put them in the wrong order during the Prologue XD sorry!