Sleep came easily to Bosh. After conquering his greatest foe, everything
seemed better. Sure, there were fifteen dead and one person in a coma, but
it could have been much worse. Now it was time to relax, to take a
breather. If only it had been able to last.
Three days later another player was murdered. Bosh was astounded, hadn't he killed Schwarzwald? The Myri hadn't found anything in between or in the other servers. How could it still be alive? Was there something he was missing? Had his effort been in vain?
No, he told himself. This death is because of something else. Maybe it was the girl who went into a coma who died? But no, upon reading the whole article Bosh discovered that the person who died was male. "This is all so confusing." he said to himself while skimming over the article four the fifth time. "Schwartzwald is dead, end of story."
But it wasn't the end of the story. The next week there was another death. Was there no end to this? Was Schwartzwald really still alive? Was he invincible? All of these questions flooded Boshes mind, minute after minute. "It cannot be."
He entered the once more. The Myri were waiting with what little news they had. They were hardly anymore help than the papers, but they did give specific servers. So now Bosh was back at square one. "Where to begin? Should I stay up night and day again waiting for another sign of him?" He walked up the street, lost in thought.
Bosh was so lost in thought that he didn't see the player until it was to late. Both Bosh and the other player ended up sitting on the ground rubbing their heads. "Excuse me." said Bosh as he rose from the ground and offered the other player a hand.
The player took it and Bosh helped pull him up to full height. The player was shorter than Bosh, he carried two, short blades and wore an orange vest and orange, well, parachute pants. His hair was light green and his eyes were blue. On his wrist was a large, gold bracelet.
"Wait!" exclaimed Bosh. "Your Kite! The player who holds the Twilight.!" The entire field shook. A green portal opened in the sky above them, and out came Skieth, the White Devil. "Great! Just perfect! One monster after another!" yelled Bosh, raising his staff to a defense position .
"Run!" yelled Kite, but Bosh had other ideas. He held his ground, not even blinking. "Kite, on my signal, use the bracelet." he said with an unwavering voice. "What?!" Kite yelled, but he was interrupted. Black smoke filled the air. It swirled, twisting around them. It began to take form, a large, spiky form. Skieth turned to face this new, stronger opponent. He raised his staff and began Data Drain on Schwarzwald.
"Now!" yelled Bosh. Kite held the bracelet up and it began Data Draining Skieth. What happened next Bosh hadn't even thought of, the two monsters started becoming one. The monster retained the general form of Skieth, but it became covered in spikes. Its color became slightly green, and its staff changed to one made of thorns. From this new monster rose a sound that was like a scream and a lions roar melded into one.
"This is it, I've ruined it all, the game, the real world, nothing is safe anymore." muttered Bosh as he fell to his knees. The new Skieth moved closer, raising his new staff. "No, not me, I created part of you, you cannot kill me." said Bosh quietly, looking up at his monstrosity. He began to rise up into the air. "No.no.no.NO!!" screamed Bosh. He brought his staff up and fired off the most powerful spell he knew. Energy swirled around Skieth, but he held the staff full out. Bosh could feel the life leaving him in strands at first, then in buckets, then a steady stream.
Kite stood fixed to the ground. He could only stare in horror as this player who he had just met died. Bosh slipped in and out of consciousness. He slipped out again, but this time words flashed in front of his eyes. "Homicide, GERMANY, Double Suicide, AURA, Schwarzwald, White Devil, Player, BOSH, Kite, SUBARU, Tsukasa, JAPAN." Bosh suddenly realized what he had been searching for was right in front of him. Japan, that was were the game came from, that was were almost all the answers would lie.
He logged out as fast as he could, immediately falling to the floor, half dead. "Japan" he said with a heavy breath. Darkness overtook him.
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Authors Note: The story takes place along side .hack//Infection and the other 3 games and flows into .hack//SIGN and .hack//Liminality, for those who are wondering. As you can see we've crossed into all but Liminality, but that will start soon.
It will get better, I promise. Next chapter we take a trip to Japan to find answers, so it will be mostly talk with little action. Maybe the beginning of a romance next chapter? Check back and see!
~Bardiel
Three days later another player was murdered. Bosh was astounded, hadn't he killed Schwarzwald? The Myri hadn't found anything in between or in the other servers. How could it still be alive? Was there something he was missing? Had his effort been in vain?
No, he told himself. This death is because of something else. Maybe it was the girl who went into a coma who died? But no, upon reading the whole article Bosh discovered that the person who died was male. "This is all so confusing." he said to himself while skimming over the article four the fifth time. "Schwartzwald is dead, end of story."
But it wasn't the end of the story. The next week there was another death. Was there no end to this? Was Schwartzwald really still alive? Was he invincible? All of these questions flooded Boshes mind, minute after minute. "It cannot be."
He entered the once more. The Myri were waiting with what little news they had. They were hardly anymore help than the papers, but they did give specific servers. So now Bosh was back at square one. "Where to begin? Should I stay up night and day again waiting for another sign of him?" He walked up the street, lost in thought.
Bosh was so lost in thought that he didn't see the player until it was to late. Both Bosh and the other player ended up sitting on the ground rubbing their heads. "Excuse me." said Bosh as he rose from the ground and offered the other player a hand.
The player took it and Bosh helped pull him up to full height. The player was shorter than Bosh, he carried two, short blades and wore an orange vest and orange, well, parachute pants. His hair was light green and his eyes were blue. On his wrist was a large, gold bracelet.
"Wait!" exclaimed Bosh. "Your Kite! The player who holds the Twilight.!" The entire field shook. A green portal opened in the sky above them, and out came Skieth, the White Devil. "Great! Just perfect! One monster after another!" yelled Bosh, raising his staff to a defense position .
"Run!" yelled Kite, but Bosh had other ideas. He held his ground, not even blinking. "Kite, on my signal, use the bracelet." he said with an unwavering voice. "What?!" Kite yelled, but he was interrupted. Black smoke filled the air. It swirled, twisting around them. It began to take form, a large, spiky form. Skieth turned to face this new, stronger opponent. He raised his staff and began Data Drain on Schwarzwald.
"Now!" yelled Bosh. Kite held the bracelet up and it began Data Draining Skieth. What happened next Bosh hadn't even thought of, the two monsters started becoming one. The monster retained the general form of Skieth, but it became covered in spikes. Its color became slightly green, and its staff changed to one made of thorns. From this new monster rose a sound that was like a scream and a lions roar melded into one.
"This is it, I've ruined it all, the game, the real world, nothing is safe anymore." muttered Bosh as he fell to his knees. The new Skieth moved closer, raising his new staff. "No, not me, I created part of you, you cannot kill me." said Bosh quietly, looking up at his monstrosity. He began to rise up into the air. "No.no.no.NO!!" screamed Bosh. He brought his staff up and fired off the most powerful spell he knew. Energy swirled around Skieth, but he held the staff full out. Bosh could feel the life leaving him in strands at first, then in buckets, then a steady stream.
Kite stood fixed to the ground. He could only stare in horror as this player who he had just met died. Bosh slipped in and out of consciousness. He slipped out again, but this time words flashed in front of his eyes. "Homicide, GERMANY, Double Suicide, AURA, Schwarzwald, White Devil, Player, BOSH, Kite, SUBARU, Tsukasa, JAPAN." Bosh suddenly realized what he had been searching for was right in front of him. Japan, that was were the game came from, that was were almost all the answers would lie.
He logged out as fast as he could, immediately falling to the floor, half dead. "Japan" he said with a heavy breath. Darkness overtook him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
Authors Note: The story takes place along side .hack//Infection and the other 3 games and flows into .hack//SIGN and .hack//Liminality, for those who are wondering. As you can see we've crossed into all but Liminality, but that will start soon.
It will get better, I promise. Next chapter we take a trip to Japan to find answers, so it will be mostly talk with little action. Maybe the beginning of a romance next chapter? Check back and see!
~Bardiel