Authors Note: Sorry I took SOOOOO long to get the chapter up. I've been
busy. Anyway I would just like to remind those are reading this that I'm
combining this from both the game and the show, dot.hack. Well I hope you
enjoy the story see yah.
Virtual Hell Chapter V: Aura
It has been a day since Sora, ended up in a coma. Since that Tai has been more determined then ever to find out the cause of the virus and in the process hopefully find a cure for Sora's condition. Izzy now in on the mission had been analyzing data on the virus given to him by Joe. He had gone over it several times and still wasn't able to figure anything out. It is Monday after school and Tai was meeting with Joe and Izzy to go over what Izzy found out about the data. He and Izzy met up with Joe in the front of the school but he wasn't going to leave so easily.
"Hey Joe glad you made it," Tai said, "Did you get anymore data on the virus yesterday?" Tai asked friendly.
"Yeah, I went back to the areas we already cleared and collected some more. I have the disk with now," Joe, replied, "How it go in 'Rejected Passed Over Sunny Demon'?"
"Alright, Mia and Elk really came in handy," Tai replied.
"Who.oh yeah there those two people who the Crimson Knights are looking for are you sure we can trust them?" Izzy asked cautiously.
"They're the ones that showed me how to use the hacking skill inside of the bracelet," Tai said, "Besides, the world isn't just any type of online game,"
"I agree with Tai, Mia and Elk are trustworthy and we can be sure that they want betray us," Joe said, "For now let's try and concentrate on getting this data checked out,"
They began to walk when Matt appeared behind with eyes of rage, hate and sorrow.
"TAI!" he shouted angrily and sadly.
Tai, Joe and Izzy turned around and looked at his expression of hate and resentment.
"What is it now Matt?" Tai asked, "I told you once and I'll tell you again, it's your fault for not listening to Sora when she told you to leave. Don't you even think of blaming me for your mistake?"
He, Izzy and Joe then turned their backs to him and walked away slowly. Matt's rage and confusion grew, he didn't know what was wrong with Sora, but he felt Tai had something to with it and with that belief in his head he charged. Tai stopped as Matt near and unexpectedly Tai as Matt reach him jump up into the air and flipped over him kicked Matt in the back and onto the hard ground. Matt's hands kept him from hitting the ground directly and he got up, turned around swung at Tai! Tai with his hands in the pocket of his trench coat dodged every punch with ease! He than kicked Matt unto the ground and everyone who saw the fight surrounded the two and the laughter of his peers echoed through out Matt's mind as he stood on his and knees looking at the ground.
"Hey I thought those were friends,"
"I thought they equal in everything but sports and music,"
"Well, they don't equal now,"
"Hey Yamato get up or you going admit defeat already!"
Matt got off the ground and looked at Tai. Joe and Izzy were about interfere, but Tai gazed and at them, they nodded stepped back. Matt assaulted Tai rapidly and Tai dodged the punches easily. He then began to block a few purposely and then when the time came he hit Matt with both of his fist and then kicked him onto the ground once again. Matt's band members angry at how badly their leader was beaten became full of rage and attacked Tai! However they never made it to Tai since expectedly Joe ran out in front and took them all out at the same!
"Thanks, you ok?" Tai asked.
"Yeah, but one of them I think has an iron neck," Joe said kindly rubbing his hand.
Everyone laughed at Matt and his band as they watched, Tai, Joe and Izzy walked away and crowd parted for them.
"Man, I always knew Kamiya and Yamato would duke it someday,"
"Yeah tell me about, especially when Matt start dating Sora,"
"You know what I heard, I heard Sora was cheating on Matt with Tai,"
"No way, Sora would never do something like that. Matt probably saw Sora when she was in really emotional state and Tai was just comforting her,"
"Maybe, looks can be deceiving,"
Tai and his friends continue to Izzy, but Tai later on broke apart from them for a while and went to the hospital. He stood in Sora's room and looked at her as she lay in what looked to be an eternal sleep. Her face was pale, and her body as stiff as corpse. Her heart was beating fine and rest of body was healthy, but she moved not an inch.
Tai looked at her and touched hand, when a cold feminine voice ring through his ear, "She lives, but her body is an empty shell,"
Tai looked behind and as a girl with black hair in a Japanese ponytail, tight black skirt, black coat and short black lather boots walked up behind him.
"Who are.wait you're that girl we met the other night," Tai said, "You said your name was Tio,"
She nodded as she stood next to him and looked at Sora's body, "This before us is an empty shell, a lifeless doll that will never awaken until what was taken from her is returned,"
"What do mean?" Tai asked with a bit of anger.
"Her soul." Tio said, "Her soul is no long within her body,"
"What.what do you mean her is gone?" Tai asked confusingly.
"Within the world, when you data drain a data bug or monster. You will a virus core, or a special item. However is you use the skill on a character, a player who is entering the World through the means of virtual reality, then you don't receive an item, you will receive that person's soul and mind. Leaving behind nothing but an empty shell, a lifeless doll like shell with out a purpose," Tio explained, "However this is only temporary,"
"Temporary do you mean Sora will wake up soon?" Tai asked a bit relived.
"No, she will never wake up until her soul is returned to her. I mean the data drain's effect on people is only temporary. As the virus spreads the skill becomes more deadly. And the deadlier the skill the strong your form will be," she explained she as began to head for the door.
"Wait.why did you tell me all this?" Tai asked.
"I told you, I'm at your service Tai Kamiya. I'm here to help find your destiny," she replied and left leaving him behind.
Tai watched her leave and then gazed upon Sora, he held her hand and strangely he felt a grip! Tai was stunned for a moment, but then held her hand in both of his. He looked at her pale face and spoke, "I'll heal you that's a promise,"
He then released it and headed for the door, but as he did he heard a soft voice, say, "I in believe you," he turned around and looked at Sora but she was still in the same state and had not changed. A feeling of disappoint came over him as he left the hospital into the cold fall weather. He made his way to Izzy's.
Upon arriving at the Izumi home he found Joe and Izzy in Izzy's room already working on the data.
"So what do have?" Tai asked.
"Well I'm still analyzing this new data, but what I can see from both sets that this virus wasn't men made," Izzy said.
"Well then that cuts out the idea of the company trying to destroy their game for insurance money," Tai said, "How about digital did you find anything there?"
"Nothing," Joe said, "Surprisingly the virus isn't men made, nor doesn't come from the digital world. We had thought one of the portals opened, so sent e-mails to all the digidestened mentoring them. They say the portals are locked up tight and we check with Gennai as well. He says everything's fine on their side too,"
"I believe it's easy to say that this virus is something completely new," Izzy said wisely, "But what it can do is amazing," "The World is suppose to be game," Tai, said walking back and forth
"But this game's monsters are allowed to go about their business and think their own way," Izzy said.
"Yeah, take the Reflectes example, they copy a player's data and imamate them completely. I know its there programming, but the way they use a player's moves can't be," one explained.
"The one I fought nearly killed me, but it was infected the virus though," Tai said.
"I've fought one before, and it defiantly wasn't infected. It knew every move I had on me and if I heal it would do the same. I had no choice but to fight with out healing. It knew every move I thought up. Like it was reading my mind directly. I really don't think such a thing is possible even in a game," Izzy explained.
They continued to comment on the subject and then decided to meet again another day and talk about it. They agreed to meet Saturday and then parted for the day. Tai upon arriving home said hello to his mother and seeing he had some time left logged into the world after completing what little homework he had. He as always arrived in the Delta server and then after restocking up on items went to an area, he and the others found that was secluded away from the rest of the world. Here there were no monsters, just an area of different landscapes: One of the ocean, a valley, another on of a meadow, a forest, and even a mountain range. He stood beside a river that was running through the valley. He gaze at it and the memory of when they first found this place came to him.
'Tai, this place is so amazing! It's like we have our own little world in the world,' Sora said, 'I wish there were a place like this in reality. A place only we could go to speak to each other of matters that have meaning only to use.and no one else,'
The memory faded and he gazed at the water.
'I've changed ever since I received the Key. My skills have increased in every corner especially my fighting ability. The moves I used against Matt how did I get them and Joe what happened to him he was never that strong before,"
"The Key of the Twilight can be used only by those who have proven the salves worth of its power. This power can be used for salvation or destruction at the whim of the user. You could very well conquer all humanity with such power, but that is not your goal, but the virus is another story,"
Tai turned around and found a ghost like girl flouting behind him in blue dress pale face, and silver hair.
"You." Tai said.
"Tai-rai I require your power as a digidestend and your power as the Twilight guardian," Aura said.
"Who are you?" Tai asked, "I've seen you before. You're the one that got me the Kay of the Twilight. Just who are?"
"I am. Aura of the Twilight,"
"Aura." Tai said.
"Tai-rai I wish to seek your protection, right now you're the only one who can protect me from the bringer of ruin," Aura said.
"Are you talking about that freak show that got Sora and Victor?" Tai asked.
"Yes.his goal is to turn this world into a new reality even if it means destroying the current reality," Aura said.
"WHAT! But why and what does that have to do with you?" Tai asked.
"Like that bracelet I to have the power of the Twilight. If am captured then he will be able to use my power to spread the virus to a hundred percent infection in a matter of hours instead of days," Aura explained.
"What will happen when the virus's infection reaches a hundred percent?" Tai asked curiously and worryingly.
"If the virus reaches a hundred infection then this world weather the area is infected or not anyone who dies in this world will." Aura stopped straining with eyes of sorrow.
"Will what?" Tai asked.
".That is not of importance right now,"
Tai looked to his right and girl in black armored shirt, tight thin short and black tight skirt appeared next to him.
"Tio.what are you doing here?" Tai asked
"I came here to help you like I said when we first met," Tio said, "Listen Aura must be protected from the virus. Infection is only the beginning, next step is mutation and mutation of what you don't want to know,"
"You said people who die in this world would die in reality as it has been the case in the infected areas!" Tai said, "I'll do everything I can to stop it no matter what the cost,"
"To stop it you'll need to stop the virus that's searching for Aura as we speak. To delay the spreading of the infection we must remove the feed. Take Aura to reality," Tio said.
"WHAT! I can't do that?" Tai said rejecting, "I am willing to protect her here the World, but to take her to reality, that's just impossible,"
"No it's not, with the power of the Key you take her from here and give her form in the real world," Tio said.
"But I hardly even know how to use this thing besides hacking and draining," Tai said.
"Listen well to these instructions," Tio said, "Take Aura to any serve, and use Date Drain on her and as you use it logout. Don't worry about Aura she'll be fine. Just follow these instructions as spoken and be sure to logout right in middle of the data drain," She blinked slowly, "I have to go I rewrote my character's data bank to make it seem like I'm Aura. I'll lore him away as far as I can and then change my data to normal and leave him wondering omega sever," she then turned her back and began to walk away,"
"Tio! Be careful," Aura said kindly and sadly.
"You as while, remember Aura, the human world will be much different and you will experience things you've never knew you could," Tio said coldly and kindly she walked away and vanished.
"Tai looked at Aura and she looked back and the two of them gated out and to Delta Server. Once there, Tai looked around and saw that most people have already logged and then stood near the Chaos gate. He looked at Aura and aimed his aim at her. He hesitated as Aura awaited the assault. After ten seconds or so he fired the data drain and right in the middle of it he logged out!
Back in Reality he took off his visor and looked around his room the Key of the Twilight glowed faintly unnoticed. He saw no sign of Aura as he looked around his room with a look of sorrow and guilt. He got up from his desk with the look of a regretful man that killed. Suddenly he heard a cry of shock! He ran out the room and to the front door of where his family stood at looking downward at their porch.
"Mom, Dad what is it?" Tai asked worryingly. He walked up to them and looked at the porch and found a girl his age, in tattered clothing, white silver hair, pale skin, closed eyes lying on his porch, 'Is this.' he began to think when suddenly his mom slapped on the back of the head, "OW! What'd you do that for?"
"Don't just stand there pick her up and her bring in," she ordered.
"But dear we don't even know who she is?" Mr. Kamiya stated.
"We'll worry who she is later, but for now bring her in. She needs help," Mrs. Kamiya said kindly.
Tai looked at her a while and then reached down he touched her hesitatingly with his hand. He gazed at her beautiful face and then picked her up he carried her to the to the guest room. He lay in the bed and placed her under the covers. Kari entered the room with another blanket and Mr. Kamiya with another pillow. Tai continued to look at the girl as she splat soundly.
"Is.this really her," Tai said to himself.
His mother enter the with a damp cloth and placed on her head. She to looked at the girl, "Poor girl, she must have been knocking on doors asking for food,"
"What makes you say that?" Mr. Kamiya asked.
"What else could she have been doing sleeping on our door step?" Mrs. Kamiya said, "We should let her get her sleep for now,"
They all left the room and went to the table except for Tai who claimed he wasn't hungry and chose to keep watch until his self chosen bed time. He sat at side wondering constantly if she was Aura or not. Then suddenly he kneel down closer to her just as her eyes opened. She blinked once and the second time she rose up and grabbed Tai in jolt of frighten! Tai strangely held her gentle. They then parted a little ways. They gazed at one another and finally the girl spoke.
"Tai-rai." the girl.
"Aura.are you ok?" Tai asked.
Aura shook her head and Tai let her go.
"I'm scared.I've never been out in the real world before," Aura said frighteningly.
"Aura.don't worry I'll help you, I'll protect you. I promise," Tai said boldly, "You should rest for now. I'll go tell my parents of your arrival and whenever you're ready I'll so you around town and help you get use to things here,"
"Thank you," Aura said.
Tai then left the room and Aura sat up in the bed, she looked at her pale skin on her newly formed hands, her light blue eyes gazed around the room, "This world.the humans world, I wonder if I will be accepted by such a world or is it a matter of me accepting this world as a new temporary home.
Later on Tai's family entered and spoke with Aura, it was no surprise to Tai that Aura didn't understand the questions she was being asked. She knew nothing of the human world and was confused by the Kamiyas' curiosity. However during the conversation, Kari noticed something her parents didn't, the exchanging of smiles and loving gazes between Tai and Aura.
'Who is this girl?' Kari thought to herself, 'While who ever she it I'd batter make sure Tai doesn't get to much time alone with her while Sora's in the hospital,'
Virtual Hell Chapter V: Aura
It has been a day since Sora, ended up in a coma. Since that Tai has been more determined then ever to find out the cause of the virus and in the process hopefully find a cure for Sora's condition. Izzy now in on the mission had been analyzing data on the virus given to him by Joe. He had gone over it several times and still wasn't able to figure anything out. It is Monday after school and Tai was meeting with Joe and Izzy to go over what Izzy found out about the data. He and Izzy met up with Joe in the front of the school but he wasn't going to leave so easily.
"Hey Joe glad you made it," Tai said, "Did you get anymore data on the virus yesterday?" Tai asked friendly.
"Yeah, I went back to the areas we already cleared and collected some more. I have the disk with now," Joe, replied, "How it go in 'Rejected Passed Over Sunny Demon'?"
"Alright, Mia and Elk really came in handy," Tai replied.
"Who.oh yeah there those two people who the Crimson Knights are looking for are you sure we can trust them?" Izzy asked cautiously.
"They're the ones that showed me how to use the hacking skill inside of the bracelet," Tai said, "Besides, the world isn't just any type of online game,"
"I agree with Tai, Mia and Elk are trustworthy and we can be sure that they want betray us," Joe said, "For now let's try and concentrate on getting this data checked out,"
They began to walk when Matt appeared behind with eyes of rage, hate and sorrow.
"TAI!" he shouted angrily and sadly.
Tai, Joe and Izzy turned around and looked at his expression of hate and resentment.
"What is it now Matt?" Tai asked, "I told you once and I'll tell you again, it's your fault for not listening to Sora when she told you to leave. Don't you even think of blaming me for your mistake?"
He, Izzy and Joe then turned their backs to him and walked away slowly. Matt's rage and confusion grew, he didn't know what was wrong with Sora, but he felt Tai had something to with it and with that belief in his head he charged. Tai stopped as Matt near and unexpectedly Tai as Matt reach him jump up into the air and flipped over him kicked Matt in the back and onto the hard ground. Matt's hands kept him from hitting the ground directly and he got up, turned around swung at Tai! Tai with his hands in the pocket of his trench coat dodged every punch with ease! He than kicked Matt unto the ground and everyone who saw the fight surrounded the two and the laughter of his peers echoed through out Matt's mind as he stood on his and knees looking at the ground.
"Hey I thought those were friends,"
"I thought they equal in everything but sports and music,"
"Well, they don't equal now,"
"Hey Yamato get up or you going admit defeat already!"
Matt got off the ground and looked at Tai. Joe and Izzy were about interfere, but Tai gazed and at them, they nodded stepped back. Matt assaulted Tai rapidly and Tai dodged the punches easily. He then began to block a few purposely and then when the time came he hit Matt with both of his fist and then kicked him onto the ground once again. Matt's band members angry at how badly their leader was beaten became full of rage and attacked Tai! However they never made it to Tai since expectedly Joe ran out in front and took them all out at the same!
"Thanks, you ok?" Tai asked.
"Yeah, but one of them I think has an iron neck," Joe said kindly rubbing his hand.
Everyone laughed at Matt and his band as they watched, Tai, Joe and Izzy walked away and crowd parted for them.
"Man, I always knew Kamiya and Yamato would duke it someday,"
"Yeah tell me about, especially when Matt start dating Sora,"
"You know what I heard, I heard Sora was cheating on Matt with Tai,"
"No way, Sora would never do something like that. Matt probably saw Sora when she was in really emotional state and Tai was just comforting her,"
"Maybe, looks can be deceiving,"
Tai and his friends continue to Izzy, but Tai later on broke apart from them for a while and went to the hospital. He stood in Sora's room and looked at her as she lay in what looked to be an eternal sleep. Her face was pale, and her body as stiff as corpse. Her heart was beating fine and rest of body was healthy, but she moved not an inch.
Tai looked at her and touched hand, when a cold feminine voice ring through his ear, "She lives, but her body is an empty shell,"
Tai looked behind and as a girl with black hair in a Japanese ponytail, tight black skirt, black coat and short black lather boots walked up behind him.
"Who are.wait you're that girl we met the other night," Tai said, "You said your name was Tio,"
She nodded as she stood next to him and looked at Sora's body, "This before us is an empty shell, a lifeless doll that will never awaken until what was taken from her is returned,"
"What do mean?" Tai asked with a bit of anger.
"Her soul." Tio said, "Her soul is no long within her body,"
"What.what do you mean her is gone?" Tai asked confusingly.
"Within the world, when you data drain a data bug or monster. You will a virus core, or a special item. However is you use the skill on a character, a player who is entering the World through the means of virtual reality, then you don't receive an item, you will receive that person's soul and mind. Leaving behind nothing but an empty shell, a lifeless doll like shell with out a purpose," Tio explained, "However this is only temporary,"
"Temporary do you mean Sora will wake up soon?" Tai asked a bit relived.
"No, she will never wake up until her soul is returned to her. I mean the data drain's effect on people is only temporary. As the virus spreads the skill becomes more deadly. And the deadlier the skill the strong your form will be," she explained she as began to head for the door.
"Wait.why did you tell me all this?" Tai asked.
"I told you, I'm at your service Tai Kamiya. I'm here to help find your destiny," she replied and left leaving him behind.
Tai watched her leave and then gazed upon Sora, he held her hand and strangely he felt a grip! Tai was stunned for a moment, but then held her hand in both of his. He looked at her pale face and spoke, "I'll heal you that's a promise,"
He then released it and headed for the door, but as he did he heard a soft voice, say, "I in believe you," he turned around and looked at Sora but she was still in the same state and had not changed. A feeling of disappoint came over him as he left the hospital into the cold fall weather. He made his way to Izzy's.
Upon arriving at the Izumi home he found Joe and Izzy in Izzy's room already working on the data.
"So what do have?" Tai asked.
"Well I'm still analyzing this new data, but what I can see from both sets that this virus wasn't men made," Izzy said.
"Well then that cuts out the idea of the company trying to destroy their game for insurance money," Tai said, "How about digital did you find anything there?"
"Nothing," Joe said, "Surprisingly the virus isn't men made, nor doesn't come from the digital world. We had thought one of the portals opened, so sent e-mails to all the digidestened mentoring them. They say the portals are locked up tight and we check with Gennai as well. He says everything's fine on their side too,"
"I believe it's easy to say that this virus is something completely new," Izzy said wisely, "But what it can do is amazing," "The World is suppose to be game," Tai, said walking back and forth
"But this game's monsters are allowed to go about their business and think their own way," Izzy said.
"Yeah, take the Reflectes example, they copy a player's data and imamate them completely. I know its there programming, but the way they use a player's moves can't be," one explained.
"The one I fought nearly killed me, but it was infected the virus though," Tai said.
"I've fought one before, and it defiantly wasn't infected. It knew every move I had on me and if I heal it would do the same. I had no choice but to fight with out healing. It knew every move I thought up. Like it was reading my mind directly. I really don't think such a thing is possible even in a game," Izzy explained.
They continued to comment on the subject and then decided to meet again another day and talk about it. They agreed to meet Saturday and then parted for the day. Tai upon arriving home said hello to his mother and seeing he had some time left logged into the world after completing what little homework he had. He as always arrived in the Delta server and then after restocking up on items went to an area, he and the others found that was secluded away from the rest of the world. Here there were no monsters, just an area of different landscapes: One of the ocean, a valley, another on of a meadow, a forest, and even a mountain range. He stood beside a river that was running through the valley. He gaze at it and the memory of when they first found this place came to him.
'Tai, this place is so amazing! It's like we have our own little world in the world,' Sora said, 'I wish there were a place like this in reality. A place only we could go to speak to each other of matters that have meaning only to use.and no one else,'
The memory faded and he gazed at the water.
'I've changed ever since I received the Key. My skills have increased in every corner especially my fighting ability. The moves I used against Matt how did I get them and Joe what happened to him he was never that strong before,"
"The Key of the Twilight can be used only by those who have proven the salves worth of its power. This power can be used for salvation or destruction at the whim of the user. You could very well conquer all humanity with such power, but that is not your goal, but the virus is another story,"
Tai turned around and found a ghost like girl flouting behind him in blue dress pale face, and silver hair.
"You." Tai said.
"Tai-rai I require your power as a digidestend and your power as the Twilight guardian," Aura said.
"Who are you?" Tai asked, "I've seen you before. You're the one that got me the Kay of the Twilight. Just who are?"
"I am. Aura of the Twilight,"
"Aura." Tai said.
"Tai-rai I wish to seek your protection, right now you're the only one who can protect me from the bringer of ruin," Aura said.
"Are you talking about that freak show that got Sora and Victor?" Tai asked.
"Yes.his goal is to turn this world into a new reality even if it means destroying the current reality," Aura said.
"WHAT! But why and what does that have to do with you?" Tai asked.
"Like that bracelet I to have the power of the Twilight. If am captured then he will be able to use my power to spread the virus to a hundred percent infection in a matter of hours instead of days," Aura explained.
"What will happen when the virus's infection reaches a hundred percent?" Tai asked curiously and worryingly.
"If the virus reaches a hundred infection then this world weather the area is infected or not anyone who dies in this world will." Aura stopped straining with eyes of sorrow.
"Will what?" Tai asked.
".That is not of importance right now,"
Tai looked to his right and girl in black armored shirt, tight thin short and black tight skirt appeared next to him.
"Tio.what are you doing here?" Tai asked
"I came here to help you like I said when we first met," Tio said, "Listen Aura must be protected from the virus. Infection is only the beginning, next step is mutation and mutation of what you don't want to know,"
"You said people who die in this world would die in reality as it has been the case in the infected areas!" Tai said, "I'll do everything I can to stop it no matter what the cost,"
"To stop it you'll need to stop the virus that's searching for Aura as we speak. To delay the spreading of the infection we must remove the feed. Take Aura to reality," Tio said.
"WHAT! I can't do that?" Tai said rejecting, "I am willing to protect her here the World, but to take her to reality, that's just impossible,"
"No it's not, with the power of the Key you take her from here and give her form in the real world," Tio said.
"But I hardly even know how to use this thing besides hacking and draining," Tai said.
"Listen well to these instructions," Tio said, "Take Aura to any serve, and use Date Drain on her and as you use it logout. Don't worry about Aura she'll be fine. Just follow these instructions as spoken and be sure to logout right in middle of the data drain," She blinked slowly, "I have to go I rewrote my character's data bank to make it seem like I'm Aura. I'll lore him away as far as I can and then change my data to normal and leave him wondering omega sever," she then turned her back and began to walk away,"
"Tio! Be careful," Aura said kindly and sadly.
"You as while, remember Aura, the human world will be much different and you will experience things you've never knew you could," Tio said coldly and kindly she walked away and vanished.
"Tai looked at Aura and she looked back and the two of them gated out and to Delta Server. Once there, Tai looked around and saw that most people have already logged and then stood near the Chaos gate. He looked at Aura and aimed his aim at her. He hesitated as Aura awaited the assault. After ten seconds or so he fired the data drain and right in the middle of it he logged out!
Back in Reality he took off his visor and looked around his room the Key of the Twilight glowed faintly unnoticed. He saw no sign of Aura as he looked around his room with a look of sorrow and guilt. He got up from his desk with the look of a regretful man that killed. Suddenly he heard a cry of shock! He ran out the room and to the front door of where his family stood at looking downward at their porch.
"Mom, Dad what is it?" Tai asked worryingly. He walked up to them and looked at the porch and found a girl his age, in tattered clothing, white silver hair, pale skin, closed eyes lying on his porch, 'Is this.' he began to think when suddenly his mom slapped on the back of the head, "OW! What'd you do that for?"
"Don't just stand there pick her up and her bring in," she ordered.
"But dear we don't even know who she is?" Mr. Kamiya stated.
"We'll worry who she is later, but for now bring her in. She needs help," Mrs. Kamiya said kindly.
Tai looked at her a while and then reached down he touched her hesitatingly with his hand. He gazed at her beautiful face and then picked her up he carried her to the to the guest room. He lay in the bed and placed her under the covers. Kari entered the room with another blanket and Mr. Kamiya with another pillow. Tai continued to look at the girl as she splat soundly.
"Is.this really her," Tai said to himself.
His mother enter the with a damp cloth and placed on her head. She to looked at the girl, "Poor girl, she must have been knocking on doors asking for food,"
"What makes you say that?" Mr. Kamiya asked.
"What else could she have been doing sleeping on our door step?" Mrs. Kamiya said, "We should let her get her sleep for now,"
They all left the room and went to the table except for Tai who claimed he wasn't hungry and chose to keep watch until his self chosen bed time. He sat at side wondering constantly if she was Aura or not. Then suddenly he kneel down closer to her just as her eyes opened. She blinked once and the second time she rose up and grabbed Tai in jolt of frighten! Tai strangely held her gentle. They then parted a little ways. They gazed at one another and finally the girl spoke.
"Tai-rai." the girl.
"Aura.are you ok?" Tai asked.
Aura shook her head and Tai let her go.
"I'm scared.I've never been out in the real world before," Aura said frighteningly.
"Aura.don't worry I'll help you, I'll protect you. I promise," Tai said boldly, "You should rest for now. I'll go tell my parents of your arrival and whenever you're ready I'll so you around town and help you get use to things here,"
"Thank you," Aura said.
Tai then left the room and Aura sat up in the bed, she looked at her pale skin on her newly formed hands, her light blue eyes gazed around the room, "This world.the humans world, I wonder if I will be accepted by such a world or is it a matter of me accepting this world as a new temporary home.
Later on Tai's family entered and spoke with Aura, it was no surprise to Tai that Aura didn't understand the questions she was being asked. She knew nothing of the human world and was confused by the Kamiyas' curiosity. However during the conversation, Kari noticed something her parents didn't, the exchanging of smiles and loving gazes between Tai and Aura.
'Who is this girl?' Kari thought to herself, 'While who ever she it I'd batter make sure Tai doesn't get to much time alone with her while Sora's in the hospital,'