Author's Note: Hey guys, it's me again...sorry I keep putting these up on top but for those of you who read this it's just an update on what I've been doing.

So like I've said before I'm in high school and school as we all know is a B*tch... anyways I finally finished Chapter 4 and put it up as soon as i could...i think this one is the longest chapter so far, who knows? I'd like to thank those who have been reading and those who at least tried to read it through... I'm not sure if this chapter will be any better then the last 3 but I have faith in myself.

Also for those who wonder when I'll be meeting Jude and Milla...I won't tell you what chapter but it will be soon I know that much because I'm the author.

AND as an author I would appreciate it for those who read the story to Review it and give me some kind of feedback because it kind of scares me that I don't know whether or not I'm doing good or bad...Please let me know...thank you for those who help...well let the Chapter begin...


Chapter 4:

The Conduction of Fate

After Traveling to Sharilton without a moments rest, Sheena and I have finally made it to Sharilton where I hope we can wait long enough to meet up with Jude, Milla, Alvin, and Elize.

"So, when do you want to go get your new clothes Dante?" Sheena asked conveniently.

"Maybe we should get ourselves a room at the inn first?" I nonchalantly asked.

"True, but why would we share a room?" Sheena asked with a curious tone.

"So we can save money of course, why else?"

"That's true, well I guess I'll go do that and meet you up in the Plaza later." Sheena said as she walked off.

Finally some alone time, I thought it would never end but luckily we're here. Now, first things first…I have to deliver this envelope to the Governor of Sharilton. I wonder what's inside of this anyways, but I told Jade I wouldn't peek so that's out of the question.

I began humming as I got closer to the mansion when a girl came up to me.

"Mister, can you spare some change?" The small girl asked with barley any voice.

"Sure I can, but where are your parents? Are they around here?" I asked the small girl.

"I don't have any…They're dead…" Her voice trailed off.

"Well, don't worry about it…Here." I said as I handed her about 100 gald that I got from Sheena.

"Thank you Mister! I didn't think you'd actually fall for it!" The girl said as I jumped back.

"Who are you and why did you fake being homeless and ill?" I shouted at her.

"Well it wouldn't have worked if you weren't so dumb!" She shouted back.

This girl is getting on my nerves.

"Now I got some money, despite how poor you are though!" She said mockingly.

This girl is really, really annoying.

"Catch me if you can loser!" She said as she ran inside the mansion.

Geez, who was that girl? And why did she go inside the mansion? This day is just turning out to be a weird one, But she wasn't there in the game so why is she here now?

That logic is flawed though considering Jade and Sheena are here though. I guess I'll just go knock on the door.

After I knocked on the door a tall man who looked to be really old answered the door. It must be Rowen because I can barely recognize them when it comes to being here instead of my bedroom. I can only imagine how Gaius must look; but it kind of makes me wonder what everyone looks like.

"Why hello there Sir, is there something I can do for you?" The man asked.

"Um, can I speak to the Governor?" I asked him.

"The Governor is in an important meeting at the moment, would it be alright if you waited in the lobby for now?" He asked me with an apologetic tone.

"That's fine, and by the way can I ask something?" I asked him. He raised his eyebrow at me.

"What is it that you would like to ask Sir?"

"Is there a girl who lives here?" I asked wondering about that girl who stole 100 gald.

"Why yes, Lady Driselle and her little friend Anise live here…Is something wrong?" He said as if he expected something to be wrong.

Well it turns out the mystery girl was Anise from abyss…I wonder if she knows the Jade in this world?

"Yeah, actually this happened only moments ago." I said while he covered his face with his hand as in disappointment.

"What did she steal? I shall retrieve it for you."

"100 gald…does this happen often?" I asked him curiously.

"Anise does this sort of thing to anyone who falls for her tricks…I've tried to discipline her but she escapes me every time." He started ranting for a few minutes.

"Excuse me for the Ranting; by the way what did you say your name was?" He asked.

"I'm Dante, and what's your name." I asked him.

"I'd be happy if you just called me Rowen." He said.

I fucking called it! Anyways I guess it's time to sit down and wait.

I wonder what Sheena is doing right now? I forgot to tell her I was coming here so I hope she is all right. If Kourtney were here I wonder what she would do…I don't even know if she is alive anymore…I hope so. Maybe I should call home while I wait, I mean I do have my phone surprisingly and it did have signal but I didn't want to use it.

I pulled out my phone and looked at the picture I had up there of Mikasa from attack on titan. It was a picture that was hard to get to considering I took it myself. Maybe I should finally try to call someone, I mean the phone has signal but I haven't used it…nor did I take it out once in any of these ordeals.

I went through my contacts and decided to call my friend Richard. The phone then rung for a few rings, and then he answered the phone.

"Hello?" Richard said over the phone.

"Hey Richard how's it going?" I asked him.

"Who is that?" He asked.

"It's me, Dante…Best bro and all?" I told him curiously.

"He's been dead for about a week now…Whoever you are don't call again or I'll kill you myself." He said with that angry tone he usually has while hanging up the phone…but damn, even Richard is kind of broken about the whole me being dead thing.

I guess I can't really complain about them hanging up on me though. I'm dead and they know it…or at least think they know it. I probably should've called someone who I could explain this stuff to.

"Why hello…It's been a little bit since we first chatted kind sir." The voice said to me.

"What do you want from me?" I asked the voice.

"I just want to entertain myself a bit more…I mean it's not like you're going back." He said to me.

"Not going back? Wait? You mean you never intended to send me back?" I asked him angrily.

"Did you not get the memo? You're dead, so you can never return home." He said mockingly.

"So why are things here different? Three people I've met are not supposed to be here at all." I asked him trying to get answers.

"That's for me to know and you to find out…" He said.

Damn it! I can never get anything out of this guy. I just want to know some things, but he won't tell me at all.

"I want you to suffer a little…Maybe then you'll understand the memories you don't remember…" He said cryptically.

"Suffer? I swear to god that if I ever see you before my eyes then I will murder you faster than you can say 'I'm a banana!'" I told him with hatred towards his very voice alone.

Well, that's a bit harsh…anyways I'm going now…" He said as his presence faded from my mind.

Well I'm glad that fiasco's over. I wish I could just strangle him, or chop him into millions of pieces…but I can't right now. I have to focus on what's already on my plate.

"Dante, I have retrieved your gald for you." Rowen said as he walked up to me. His hand extended with the gald in hand.

"Thanks Rowen." I said as I grabbed the gald from his hand.

"You're welcome, but is there anything I can get for you while you wait?" He asked me.

"Actually could you bring me clothes that possibly look like this?" I said that as I pulled out a picture that I drew of some clothing ideas I had.

"Hmmm…Well we actually some of the things in your images but none of them could make one of these outfits put together." He told me a little interested in the designs.

"Could you show them to me? I could pay for them?" I told him

"Very well then, I'll show you what we have." He said as he walked away to go to the wardrobe I assume.

Maybe I can at least get some cool outfit. I hope I can get a scarf to go with my outfit…Preferably a red one.

"Here are the clothes I spoke of…One moment I'll return in a minute with something you might like." He walked off again but in a different direction.

Oh my god, I can't believe there's actually a red scarf here. I guess luck is on my side. I put on the black t-shirt that was on top of the pile. I also put on the black flannel shirt that was there. Up next was the pants but I felt my jeans were good enough so I kept them on. After that I put on the sandals that went up a little past my ankle.

"You look rather sharp, I must say it is a very interesting look you have." Rowen said as he walked in.

I put on the scarf and draped my cloak around my body. I looked at myself in the mirror and couldn't believe how I looked. The gauntlets from earlier just help the look even more.

"I noticed you carry a sword with no sheath…Here take this." Rowen said as he handed me a Sheath.

"But Rowen, The sword won't fit." I said to him.

"Don't worry, take this too." He said handing me the sword meant to go there.

"Rowen? Why are you doing this for me?" I asked.

"There's no particular reason, I just felt like being helpful." He said to me.

After re-sowing the cloak to be a jacket with a hood instead, I fastened the sheaths holster or leather belt thing…whatever you call the thing that holds a sheath over your back. I should've learned that over the years, but I never have.

"Oh, take this too…It's a bag to carry things in." Rowen said to me with a smile.

"Thanks Rowen I owe you." I said handing him a few 100 gald.

"Oh no, you can take this stuff free of charge…It's the least I can do for the trouble that Anise caused." He said while bowing to me.

"No need to bow, but hey is the Governor done with that meeting yet?" I asked Rowen.

"Was there something you needed me for?" an averagely sized male said while walking up to us.

"Oh Lord Cline, you have a guest here to see you." Rowen said while bowing to him.

"Oh, then shall we talk in my office?" Cline suggested.

"That's fine, Lord Cline." I said to him.

We walked upstairs and to Clines office. He pulled up a chair for me and then sat down at his desk.

"So what is you would like to speak to me about?" he asked with a serious look on his face.

"I've come to deliver a letter, from Jade Curtiss at Fort Gandala." I told him as his eyes widened.

"Jade? Where is this letter you speak of?" he asked me.

"Here it is." I said as I handed him the letter.

"Hmmm…Interesting, so that's what's going on over there." Cline said obviously engrossed by the letter.

So Cline seems to know Jade. It makes me wonder if they've always been here in this version of the world, like what about professor Nebilim and Dist? I guess like always I'll have to wait and see.

"Thank you for bringing this to me." He said with sternness in his voice.

"You're welcome, Lord Cline." I said getting up to leave.

"What is your name by the way?" Cline asked with a hint of curiosity.

"My name is Dante." I told him.

"Dante? That's a rather unique name, anyways I probably shouldn't keep you so be on your way I guess." He said as I began to walk out the door.

Lord Cline was actually pretty cool. I wonder what was on that letter but I guess I shouldn't pry. Well I guess I should let Rowen know that I'm leaving but where is he?

"You got me in trouble with the old man!" A little girl said standing proudly.

"Anise, right? And of course I got you in trouble…it was payback!" I said to her with a smug look on my face.

"Ugh, I'll get you back for this!" she said as she ran away from me.

I approached the front door when I saw Rowen and who I'm assuming is Driselle getting ready to go somewhere.

"Hey Rowen, I'm heading out now." I said waving at Rowen.

"Oh, well I hope to see you again one day…come along now Miss Driselle." He said while signaling me to leave.

I walked out of the manor with an awkward feeling in my stomach. Sheena is probably wondering where I am so I should head to the Plaza.

As I was walking to the Plaza there was a strange woman who came up to me.

"Hey there…cutie…do you need some attention?" the strange woman said…but damn was she hot.

"Um, no…not really right now…um…why would I want that?" I said to her.

"Good boy, now I don't have to punish you…" she said to me.

"Punish…me? What!?" I muttered to myself.

"Hey Noir, don't mess with the young'un, he'll misunderstand ya!" said a man dressed in what I swear looks like something you wear to bed.

"Oh Raven; are you that jealous of the younger men that I mess around with?" Noir said.

Wait…Raven? Noir? The leaders of the Dark Wings and Schwann brigade respectively…They're from two different games but here they're together?

"Sorry kid, I can't help when the gal gets like this." Raven said to me.

"Don't be a waste of my time now kiddo." Noir said as she got closer to me.

"Um…Don't you think we should…Take things slowly…maybe go to a hotel?" I offer the idea hoping it would go no further.

"That sounds splendid…what's your name?" she said as her legs were locked with mine now.

"It's Dante…is that all?" I said to her.

"Yeah, that's about it. Bye Dante." She said as she walked away.

"Damn Kid…I feel sorry for you." Raven said as he walked away.

Why should he feel sorry for me, because she walked away? I made it to the Plaza as I put my hands in my pocket to realize that all my gald was gone.

"WHAT!?" I shouted out loud in the middle of the plaza.

"Dante, is that you? What's wrong?" Sheena said as she came running over.

"That lady from a few moments ago! She robbed me of my gald!" I shouted to Sheena.

"What lady?" Sheena asked.

"Some older women…she seduced me to get close and then pickpocketed me without me realizing!" I told her.

"What was her name?" she asked.

"Noir…and there was someone with her named Raven…now I know what he meant by feeling sorry." I said to Sheena.

"Well it seems like it might be too late to retrieve your gald, but on the bright side it looks like you already have new clothes." Sheena said trying to console me.

"let's just go to the inn Sheena…this day has been exhausting." I said as I walked towards the inn.

After nightfall hit, I took a walk through the town again. Eventually, I reached a nice place to sit and watch the stars.

"It really hasn't hit me fully…I'm here now…not my own world…" I muttered under my breath.

"Your own world? Do you imply that you're not of this one?" I looked over to see who said it and it was Rowen.

"It's nothing…" I told him but I'm not sure he believed me.

"Why don't you tell me what's on your mind? We may have just me today but rest assured, you can trust me." He said as he sat down next to me.

I explained to him that I came from another world entirely and that I was killed in that world and was then brought here to live a new life. I also told him about the voice and the fact that there is something I'm supposed to remember while here.

"that's quite a tale you have Dante…but is there anything else?" he said while stroking his beard.

Does he believe me? Should I tell him more than I have?

"In my world, there is technology in which I played a game which told a story in this world involving you as well." I told him slightly hesitant.

"Don't worry, I believe you…I found this on the floor of the manor…it had a picture of you in it." Rowen said handing me my phone.

"Wait, I dropped this? I really do forget this exists sometimes." I said mainly talking to myself.

"I managed to figure out how it worked after a few moments, but I saw a picture of you, as well as another picture of what looked like me and some other faces I do not recognize." Rowen said to me.

"Yeah…that would be the group of people that the story of this world is about." I said to him.

"Hmmm, well it seems like there are some rather good looking women in my future." Rowen said smiling.

"Well that's about it…man I feel a lot better now!" I said with enthusiasm.

"That would be because you have gotten what's been troubling you off your chest for the most part… I can't begin to fathom how your story is possible but it's believable…I mean we have the spirits which you never mentioned." He said while standing up.

"Hey Rowen…I'm going to head back to the inn now…I'll see you one day." I told him as I walked away.

I guess I can trust Rowen, he really is trustworthy. I made it back to the inn and Sheena was passed out. I got into the single bed of our room next to Sheena after getting undressed. I guess I should be more excited about sleeping in the same bed as Sheena (practically naked) but I don't feel a thing…I guess this just isn't as important or as exciting as the journey ahead.

It's time I went to sleep… I need to rest for whatever I may face tomorrow onward.

This world is the one I live in now and I must conquer this new life to the best of my abilities.