.hack//AGI- Tales of Artificial General Intelligence

DISCERNING

The grey-clad wavemaster stood atop the fragrant grass, arms folded. He sneered at the fearful Heavy Blade that stood before him.

"Will you join Crusniks?" He asked, his face as stony as the colour of his robes. The Heavy Blade was silent, trying to figure out what would be best to do in the situation. The wavemaster took his silence as a negative response, and raised his arm. "Kill him." He turned and walked away as two heavy axes charged at the player. There was a single yell, and the two axemen sheathed their axes as the torn player collapsed and greyed.

The azure blue eyes narrowed, taking in the spectacle. A young voice, not broken yet, mused,

"Maybe this wavemaster should be taught a lesson..." The grey-robed wavemaster gated out.

Mac Anu

The wavemaster gated in, smirking, and stood upon the bridge. His game was going well. His guild was the most powerful, and his rule was complete. Suddenly, a new player gated in. The wavemaster looked him over. The arrival was a young boy with a cherubic face, and long robes. He had a blue teardrop wave tattoo on his left cheek. The wavemaster considered asking the newbie to join, but the newbie took the initiative, wandering over to him.

"Excuse me, are you Baku-san, guild leader of the Crusniks?" Baku, the grey wavemaster, nodded with pride. Even a newbie knew his name. The boy then glanced around with a conspirator's air, and then spoke quietly,

"Have you heard?" Baku was intriguied by the cryptic remark, and humoured the player, replying,

"Have I heard what?" The boy smiled.

"Rumor has it that...there are legendary weapons that are level 99, one for each class. Also, they have special abilities!" Baku's eyes glinted at the speculation. He greedily responded, almost begging,

"Give me the keywords!" The boy blinked, and then said,

"I don't know them. It might only be a rumor after all, and you don't have a discerning ear yet." Baku, in his lack of understanding, took the comment for an insult, and poked the boy threateningly.

"What do you mean by that?" The boy, cool as ice, retorted,

"It might not be true. Depending on the reward..." He chose his words carefully, "I could try to find out where they are." Baku, overcome with greed, replied madly,

"Anything! Just find the words, and I'll reward you!" The boy nodded, and finished,

"I'll go look for them now. I'll FM you if I find anything." He was at the Chaos Gate before he began to chuckle. This was easier than it looked! He gated out...