Chapter 9
When I told Jake about what happened he was devastated. He was so heart broken that on the same day he committed suicide to join them. I would have done the same but I was too much of a coward to kill myself. Instead I went back to being alone again.
On the day before Christmas Eve I was walking around when Rin came over to me. She is my informant in the game. If I need information she is the one who would give it to me. She was out of breath but she managed to say, "I know how to resurrect your friend Aiden." when she finished I let her catch her breath before I said, "They are dead though we can't save them when they are dead." With that she explains to me about a special boss that you can kill and he drops an item that can resurrect someone. With that I left her searching for the place where the boss will appear and I need to hurry because he appears at midnight on Christmas Eve.
I found the forest where he will appear and I only have twelve minutes until midnight. That is when I here the rustling. I pull out my sword ready to attack the monster. When I notice that it is not a monster but instead Henry. Following him are some pretty hard-core Goth people. When he notices me he runs up and gives me a huge hug. That is when I here more rustling and I thought it might be more of Henry's friends when I notice that he pulled out his sword too so I get in my attacking position. Out comes a person from "The Holy Knights" on of the biggest guilds in the game. It seems like he brought some friends too. He looks at us for a minute and chuckles as he says, "So you all must be here for the same reason we are. Sorry to burst your bubble but we are going to be the ones who get it." Henry bends down to my ear and whispers "Go find the boss and we will hold them back but you need to hurry." Taking his advice I run to the location Rin gave me.
I finally make it with one minute to spare. I feel bad abandoning him again but I need the item. I have to bring Aiden back to life. With that thought I hear, "Ho! Ho! Ho!" meaning that it is midnight and the secret boss has arrived. He looks real innocent with the Santa look but do not underestimate him. He will kill you the first chance that you give him. Let your guard slip and you are going to be dead meat. The battle takes a lot out of me but I manage to kill him. Then the item that can save Aiden drops into my hands.
I return to where I left Henry and they stop fighting. They all are waiting to see if I killed the boss or not. I shake my head and Henry beams at it. When I reach them I throw him something. When he notices that it is the rare item I tell him in a sad tone, "Here you can have it make sure to use it in the fist ten seconds that they die." When he understands that I am giving it to him because it was too late for Aiden he gives me a bear hug as I cry softly in his embrace.
I am sitting at my desk in my apartment when it officially became Christmas Day. I would not have cared about that if it wasn't for a notification I got. It says that I have a gift. When I opened it I found out that it was a crystal that you can record a message on. Again my curiosity got the better of me so I played the message.
I instantly regret it because right when I see whom the person who recorded the message was I was ready to bawl my eyes out. It was a message from Aiden. He looked sad as he says, "I hope this message is not needed and I end up throwing this away but if you are watching this Kari then that means that I am dead. I don't know if it is just me or if it is everyone but you that died either way I need you to listen to this. It is not your fault. I do not care how bad you feel about the death all of us or just me, it is not your fault. The only way it could be your fault is if you landed the killing blow. I need you to live your life and beat this game either for all of us or for me. I also have something else to tell you. I know that this may cause you even more heartbreak but I don't want this to go to my grave. I love you Kari. Ever since we started having late night sword lessons my feelings for you have grown. I was planning on telling you this on Christmas in person but I guess this is will have to do. Merry Christmas Kari and do me a favor and never forget me. I know it is a bit greedy but I do not want you to forget me but that should not stop you from falling in love." Then he smiled and the video ended. I sat there with tears streaming down my face. I slowly get out of my chair and head towards my bed. For the rest of the night I lay in my bed curled up in a ball crying over the loss of my friends and my first love.
