The Game

I OWN NOTHING!

Chapter 8: The Sing-Off Part 2

"Then I get to kill you and your friends." She smiles wickedly. She motions to Star's mic. "Start singing…"

Star looks down at her mic and then at her friends. She takes a deep breath and holds the mic to her lips, hoping this would work.

The Siren watches her as the boys wait, still in the trance.

Oh, field flower that has bloomed,

Ah, somehow, please tell me:

Why is it that people hurt each other and fight?

A beautiful voice rings through the lair. Many of the sirens stop what they are doing and listen. The sound echoes vibrantly and the boys' eyes start to return to normal.

Oh, flower that blooms with the asphalt,

What can you see from there?

Why is it that people cannot forgive each other?

Lady Siren gasps and looks around. Her spell begins to unravel and the boys shake their heads a little. They watch Star with longing eyes. Lady Siren growls and grasps her knife tighter.

In the summer, the rain passed

And the blue reflected,

Small, it rippled in front of me, without saying a thing.

The water they stand in waves slightly and the sun seems to shine brighter as Star continues her song.

What do you think, when your friends wilt?

With those leaves that do not carry words,

How do you convey your love?

The summer sun is clouded and the wind fluttered.

I shall sing the proof that life once existed

For those who do not have a name.

As Star finishes her song, the trance is completely gone and the boys are back to normal. They swarm her with praise and thanks. Libra seems to grab something from Lady Siren's next and rushes over to Star.

"Guys, it was nothing."

"No! NO!" A scream sounds behind them. They all turn and see Lady Siren panting with rage.

"Looks like I won them back. Now grant us entry to the next level, you've been defeated." Star says, stepping forward.

"Never!" She pulls her knife and charges Star. The knife cuts her arm and Star loses 15 life points. She stumbles back and draws her weapons. The two of them clash over and over. When Pega tries to help, another siren pulls a whip and keeps them back. Libra disappears as the fight continues.

"Star!" Quetza calls. She risks a glance back and takes a knife to the stomach. She coughs and falls into the waves.

"I'll just let that do it job and this…" Lady Siren calls a wave to swallow Star and pulls her out into the sea.

"NO!" Pega screams.

The waves push Star under, over and over again. They never let her catch her breath. She tosses and turns as the waves keep her under and she feels the last of her breath leaving her…

"AHHH!"

The sound calls Star's attention to the show as the waves stop. She breaks the surface to see King Lion standing over Lady Siren with his sword at her neck. Bull takes care of the other Sirens by stomping his foot and making them lose their balance.

"What is this?!" Lady Siren screams as the tip gets closer to killing her. Star stands and makes her way to her friends.

"See, the thing is…the crystal you wore around your neck, is the crystal that bring back people when they died. Their last item is revived. I'd like you to meet King Lion and Bull, the Level One Bosses." Libra smiles mischievously as he holds up a necklace.

"Where'd you get that?" Star asks as she gets closer to them.

"When you freed us, I grabbed it off her neck and ran to the border. Since Star beat Lady Siren at the sing-off, the border was open. I grabbed Cubby and I gave them the crystal. And they back!" Libra smiles and throws his arms out, happily.

"DON'T CALL ME CUBBY!" King Lion bellows.

"Okay, Cubby." Quetza says with a laugh. King Lion turns his attention off of Lady Siren for a second and she retaliates. She grabs her knife and tries to stab King Lion.

"Really?" King Lion grabs the knife before it hits and tosses it in the sand.

"I will not be beat like this…" Lady Siren screeches as she backs away. "I…" A lightning bolt strikes her in the chest and she's gone. All that remains is a small crown. The group turns back and sees another player standing there.

He has short, purplish hair with a long piece in the back. He wears a black shirt and pair of pants. He has a long white jacket on that's barely buttoned in the front and a pair of black boots on for shoes. He has a bow in hand and a quiver full of lightning bolts.

"Jupiter!" Quetza runs over and hugs the other player. "Jupiter" smiles and bends down to talk to Quetza.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Thanks for coming."

"Who are you?"

"JadeJupiter18, but everyone calls me Jupiter." He smiles.

"StarPlayer24, Pegasus#1, LibraLover, FlameSagiti12, King Lion, and BullPlayer19…" Pega introduces everyone.

"Star, Pega, Libra, Bull, and Sagi, for short." Sagi smiles.

"Don't forget Cubby!" Libra adds.

"DON'T CALL ME CUBBY!" King Lion swings his sword but Libra ducks and it misses.

"Ah, yes. You are the head guild I've heard off. The one clearing all the levels."

"Yeah, that's us." Libra snaps his fingers.

"Quetza and I are from the guild: Galaxy Glory." Jupiter explains. "We sent some of our best players here and none made it out. After we sent them, our leader, ComsicStarGazer, got a tip from an information broker that they needed a female to win here."

"Let me guess, the information broker's nickname was Hire?"

"Yeah, how…"

"He helped us."

"Ahh, well, I just found out then that Quetza had sneaked away and joined the task force sent here. I came to get him and I heard someone scream. By the time I got in and everything, that guy…" Jupiter points to King Lion. "...tossed away her knife. I figured you could use some help so…" He raises her bow a little to finish.

"Well, thanks for the assist." Star smiles.

"No problem." A whooshing sounds behind the group and the portal to the next level opens.

"Go ahead." Jupiter motions to the portal with his bow. "We have to meet up with our guild and then move forward."

"We'll meet up later." Quetza calls.

"Alright." They leave and the group faces the portal.

"Here we go…" Pega steps through. Everyone else starts to step through also…not noticing the girl player watching them from a corner. Star looks around, before entering, and sees the crown left by Lady Siren. She picks it up and pockets the item. She steps through and the girl comes out. She touches a piece by her ear.

"Aquaria16 signing in."

"I'm here."

"They just entered the next level…"

"Excellent. Continue after them and wait for new orders."

"Yes, sir."

"Call me by my player name…"

"Sir, you're not even in the game. We're talking through a game chat thing…"

"Aquaria…"

"Fine. Yes, Phoenix's the Best!" She huffs. "Happy?"

"Very, now continue your mission."

"Fine…" She clicks off. "The things I do for my boss…How does Soaring Eagle do it? He's not even in the game anymore but in real life, how is he still doing it?"

"I heard that…and Soaring Eagle says just ignore me and think about something else. That works for….wait a minute, *******, you ignore me…."

"I'm getting off now. Aquaria16 signing off." She clicks off her earpiece and steps through the portal.


Thanks for reading and I hope you liked this chapter.

Oh my goodness, did you get guys my hint there at the end?! Something was said that is very important later. If you didn't catch it, go back and read the part where Star leaves to the end. It's in there. =D

So a lot of players were in here or brought back. Here's the list.

King Lion: Kyoya

Bull: Benkei

JadeJupiter18: Dynamis

ComsicStarGazer: Yuki

Aqauria16: Hikaru

Phoenix's the Best: Ryo

The Song is called Euterpe and is from the anime: Guilty Crown. I just started watching it last week and I love it! =D Not as much as I love Beyblade but… =D (This is the English lyrics.)

One more thing: They just cleared Level 15. I made a mix-up in the last chapter and said it was Level 14 they were on. They just beat 15 so... just to clarify! =D

Anyway, thanks for reading. Tell me your thoughts in the review box down there and TTYL.

PS: Thank you for almost 2000 views on this story guys. I feel loved. Darkness Returns in next in my update list so be watching for it… =D