Chapter 7: // Data drain
Leer ran upstairs to his room and saw that his computer was partially set up. His mom tried really hard to do that for him. But, after reading the box on his game and checking his computer quickly, he realized that the computer was nowhere near strong enough to handle "Journey for Power". He sighed and flopped down on his twin sized bed. His room looked more like an attic, with dim lighting and wooden floors, but he liked it that way. All he could think about was the game. It suddenly occurred to him that he was being just like his father. Obsessing over almost the exact same game. His father wasn't exactly a role model to him, but he did have some fond memories of his dad showing him the computer and trying to set up an account for him. But he realized why mom had left him, he was a no-name, a bum. His parents died long before Leer was born. They were both heavy alcoholics, from what Leer had learned. He was a loser with no family and no life, just living to play a game. Leer threw his pillow down in anger. He was probably still playing right now, with no regards to anything. He looked at the game box again. "No!" he said. "I won't let anyone get lost in a game like my dad! I will learn the data drain!" He flopped down on his bed again. "drain a monster and rewrite the data.. The power is in the blade....."
He awoke and ran downstairs. 6 in the morning! He had fallen asleep so early! "You were really upset last night" said his mom entering the room. "You were yelling about drainage or something. And you kept saying that a wave is the key or I don't know. But you sure were weird!"
"Oh, mom sorry but I have to go over to Jonathan's"
"Ok, fine. Give me a half an hour and we will go. Just promise you won't play too many games. You know what it can do to you" she said pointing at him sternly."
"Sure but maybe I will just walk over this time." Leer responded pounding up the stairs. "I gotta do that data drain, I think I had a dream last night about using it, I gotta get it off my mind!" He ran to his dresser and changed in to jeans and a red t-shirt. He grabbed his game and ran out the house. "It will take too long if I go around" he said. "So I will cut through some houses." Leer swiftly hopped his back fence and ran to the next street. There were some people watching him on a porch. They were pointing and laughing. Leer didn't care. He hopped over the next fence over and closed in on Jonathan's house. He ran up and knocked on the door. Jonathan answered right away, like he was waiting. "I knew you would come. Come on upstairs, the situation has worsened." Leer followed him. He had sub-consciously known that he needed to come right away. How, he didn't know. " A databug is in the root town!"
"Well go and get it!" yelled Leer.
"That is the exact problem; someone has hacked in to my member address and taken over my game character, which is the databug!"
"So Saiwroth is attacking the root town?
"Exactly, reports of game overs are flooding the game, but no one has met the fate of Quall, you must hurry!"
Leer bolted in to the closet of Jonathan's bedroom and strapped on his helmet.
"Now!" yelled Jonathan. "Close your eyes!"
After what seemed like an eternity, Kindle was in the root town. But it wasn't so familiar anymore.His root town was filled with screaming and running people. Everyone was logging out in every direction. There were all running from the weapons shop, so Kindle decided that he should start there. He pushed past the screaming people to the weapon shop. On the side of it was a dark alley. Kindle gulped and walked down it. In front of him stood a seemingly lifeless Saiwroth with the data blotches just like from the other data bug that he encountered. "So who do you think you are, hacking in to my friend's body and wreaking havoc!" Kindle announced. He was trying to sound like a hero, and it was working. People were starting to stop their running, and focus on this mysterious boy who was going to take on what they were running from. "Your time ends he.." With that the databug destroyed the weapon shop with a giant explosion that sent everyone in to chaos again, including Kindle. He cowered on the ground, hoping that the data bug would just leave. But it didn't. Kindle had challenged it, and now he had to face the facts that he had just buried his own grave. Unless.. "Okay, fiend, your light shows do not phase me. Prepare for SUPER ULTRA DATA DRAIN POWER ATTAAAAACK!" Kindle concentrated on how much he needed to restore Saiwroth and released the energy. However, nothing happened.
"You have got to be kidding me" though Kindle. He had built his confidence enough to proclaim his attack, but it hadn't worked. Now he would be mocked in this game. In a blind rage, Kindle ran up to the motionless databug and jumped on its' back strangling it. "Come on you stupid thing, just let me do data drain this one time!" The angered Saiwroth flung Kindle right off of his back and on to the ground. It then picked up Kindle by the collar of his shirt, and clutched his other hand. Kindle kicked at the databug but to no affect. He was going to become a slave to this game like Quall.Just as Kindle stopped his struggle, a giant, slender sword hit the data bug with such impact that it was sent flying at least five feet ad to the ground. Kindle was released from the grip and fell safely to the ground away from Saiwroth. He looked up to see his savior. If one is familiar with legendary swordsmen and samurais, then they would love this guy. He was shoe and sock- less, with long baggy white pants and a mystical white gi. His sword was twice as impressive as himself though. It was sharpened on the wrong end, but had cool marking on it that matched this mystery man's face. He looked down at Kindle with compassion in his powerful cream-white eyes. "Nice try, but I don't think "Strangle and Scream" is a very reliable attack. I am Senuke, wielder of the Sakabatou." He said.
Kindle jumped to his feet. "And I am Kindle, umm, wielder of the waveblade."
"Cool" said Senuke. "But let us leave before that thing gets really pissed. He started to walk away. Kindle however had new found confidence. Maybe if he attacked the data
bug enough it would grow weak enough for an easy data drain. The data bug got up and faced Senuke, ready for revenge. "I'll handle it" said Kindle, drawing his waveblade and facing the bug. "Stupid" said Senuke. "But I like your style. I'll show you a thing or two" Senuke had unexplainable respect for this Kindle. There was no way to defeat it but he fought on like a true warrior. He drew the Sakabatou. "Charge!" The two warriors closed in on the data bug and started to hack and slash rapidly. Senukes blows were definitely more powerful but Kindle hit more often. He even started to twirl his waveblade, smacking the databug in the face. They weren't letting it strike back. But soon the data bug upped the battle and smashed Saiwroth's right hand in to the cheek of Senuke. It began mercilessly bashing Senuke, but Kindle sued this as an opportunity for a fire attack. He took a jump back, pointed his staff at the data bug, and concentrated. He found it much easier to produce the flame this time, and he had more control. He shot a swirl of flames directly in to Saiwroth's eyes, making it scream and run around endlessly. "Now or never" said Kindle, and held out his wave blade horizontally, with the blade to the left and staff to the right. Then, he felt a surge of electrical power shoot through his real life and in-game body. "Data drain!" Countless wires shot out of his waveblade and surrounded the data bug, closing in on it. They started to squeeze it tightly and Kindle instinctively pulled back on his waveblade. The wires shot back in and his blade illuminated with energy. It was so intense that Kindle dropped the waveblade and backed away. He looked up and saw nothing, he had given Saiwroth a game over, and restored him as well.
Leer ran upstairs to his room and saw that his computer was partially set up. His mom tried really hard to do that for him. But, after reading the box on his game and checking his computer quickly, he realized that the computer was nowhere near strong enough to handle "Journey for Power". He sighed and flopped down on his twin sized bed. His room looked more like an attic, with dim lighting and wooden floors, but he liked it that way. All he could think about was the game. It suddenly occurred to him that he was being just like his father. Obsessing over almost the exact same game. His father wasn't exactly a role model to him, but he did have some fond memories of his dad showing him the computer and trying to set up an account for him. But he realized why mom had left him, he was a no-name, a bum. His parents died long before Leer was born. They were both heavy alcoholics, from what Leer had learned. He was a loser with no family and no life, just living to play a game. Leer threw his pillow down in anger. He was probably still playing right now, with no regards to anything. He looked at the game box again. "No!" he said. "I won't let anyone get lost in a game like my dad! I will learn the data drain!" He flopped down on his bed again. "drain a monster and rewrite the data.. The power is in the blade....."
He awoke and ran downstairs. 6 in the morning! He had fallen asleep so early! "You were really upset last night" said his mom entering the room. "You were yelling about drainage or something. And you kept saying that a wave is the key or I don't know. But you sure were weird!"
"Oh, mom sorry but I have to go over to Jonathan's"
"Ok, fine. Give me a half an hour and we will go. Just promise you won't play too many games. You know what it can do to you" she said pointing at him sternly."
"Sure but maybe I will just walk over this time." Leer responded pounding up the stairs. "I gotta do that data drain, I think I had a dream last night about using it, I gotta get it off my mind!" He ran to his dresser and changed in to jeans and a red t-shirt. He grabbed his game and ran out the house. "It will take too long if I go around" he said. "So I will cut through some houses." Leer swiftly hopped his back fence and ran to the next street. There were some people watching him on a porch. They were pointing and laughing. Leer didn't care. He hopped over the next fence over and closed in on Jonathan's house. He ran up and knocked on the door. Jonathan answered right away, like he was waiting. "I knew you would come. Come on upstairs, the situation has worsened." Leer followed him. He had sub-consciously known that he needed to come right away. How, he didn't know. " A databug is in the root town!"
"Well go and get it!" yelled Leer.
"That is the exact problem; someone has hacked in to my member address and taken over my game character, which is the databug!"
"So Saiwroth is attacking the root town?
"Exactly, reports of game overs are flooding the game, but no one has met the fate of Quall, you must hurry!"
Leer bolted in to the closet of Jonathan's bedroom and strapped on his helmet.
"Now!" yelled Jonathan. "Close your eyes!"
After what seemed like an eternity, Kindle was in the root town. But it wasn't so familiar anymore.His root town was filled with screaming and running people. Everyone was logging out in every direction. There were all running from the weapons shop, so Kindle decided that he should start there. He pushed past the screaming people to the weapon shop. On the side of it was a dark alley. Kindle gulped and walked down it. In front of him stood a seemingly lifeless Saiwroth with the data blotches just like from the other data bug that he encountered. "So who do you think you are, hacking in to my friend's body and wreaking havoc!" Kindle announced. He was trying to sound like a hero, and it was working. People were starting to stop their running, and focus on this mysterious boy who was going to take on what they were running from. "Your time ends he.." With that the databug destroyed the weapon shop with a giant explosion that sent everyone in to chaos again, including Kindle. He cowered on the ground, hoping that the data bug would just leave. But it didn't. Kindle had challenged it, and now he had to face the facts that he had just buried his own grave. Unless.. "Okay, fiend, your light shows do not phase me. Prepare for SUPER ULTRA DATA DRAIN POWER ATTAAAAACK!" Kindle concentrated on how much he needed to restore Saiwroth and released the energy. However, nothing happened.
"You have got to be kidding me" though Kindle. He had built his confidence enough to proclaim his attack, but it hadn't worked. Now he would be mocked in this game. In a blind rage, Kindle ran up to the motionless databug and jumped on its' back strangling it. "Come on you stupid thing, just let me do data drain this one time!" The angered Saiwroth flung Kindle right off of his back and on to the ground. It then picked up Kindle by the collar of his shirt, and clutched his other hand. Kindle kicked at the databug but to no affect. He was going to become a slave to this game like Quall.Just as Kindle stopped his struggle, a giant, slender sword hit the data bug with such impact that it was sent flying at least five feet ad to the ground. Kindle was released from the grip and fell safely to the ground away from Saiwroth. He looked up to see his savior. If one is familiar with legendary swordsmen and samurais, then they would love this guy. He was shoe and sock- less, with long baggy white pants and a mystical white gi. His sword was twice as impressive as himself though. It was sharpened on the wrong end, but had cool marking on it that matched this mystery man's face. He looked down at Kindle with compassion in his powerful cream-white eyes. "Nice try, but I don't think "Strangle and Scream" is a very reliable attack. I am Senuke, wielder of the Sakabatou." He said.
Kindle jumped to his feet. "And I am Kindle, umm, wielder of the waveblade."
"Cool" said Senuke. "But let us leave before that thing gets really pissed. He started to walk away. Kindle however had new found confidence. Maybe if he attacked the data
bug enough it would grow weak enough for an easy data drain. The data bug got up and faced Senuke, ready for revenge. "I'll handle it" said Kindle, drawing his waveblade and facing the bug. "Stupid" said Senuke. "But I like your style. I'll show you a thing or two" Senuke had unexplainable respect for this Kindle. There was no way to defeat it but he fought on like a true warrior. He drew the Sakabatou. "Charge!" The two warriors closed in on the data bug and started to hack and slash rapidly. Senukes blows were definitely more powerful but Kindle hit more often. He even started to twirl his waveblade, smacking the databug in the face. They weren't letting it strike back. But soon the data bug upped the battle and smashed Saiwroth's right hand in to the cheek of Senuke. It began mercilessly bashing Senuke, but Kindle sued this as an opportunity for a fire attack. He took a jump back, pointed his staff at the data bug, and concentrated. He found it much easier to produce the flame this time, and he had more control. He shot a swirl of flames directly in to Saiwroth's eyes, making it scream and run around endlessly. "Now or never" said Kindle, and held out his wave blade horizontally, with the blade to the left and staff to the right. Then, he felt a surge of electrical power shoot through his real life and in-game body. "Data drain!" Countless wires shot out of his waveblade and surrounded the data bug, closing in on it. They started to squeeze it tightly and Kindle instinctively pulled back on his waveblade. The wires shot back in and his blade illuminated with energy. It was so intense that Kindle dropped the waveblade and backed away. He looked up and saw nothing, he had given Saiwroth a game over, and restored him as well.