Hey everybody! Thanx for the reviews! I'm sry that I haven't updated for a
while but my computer caught a virus and I'm still trying to get it to
work, even after we got it fixed..it's soooo slow now. I don't know what's
wrong with it, but anywhoo, expect delays between chapters. A special
thanx goes out to Pivot who worked to spread the word that my computer had
a virus! Thanxs so much! ^_^
And now, on with the story-
Chapter 4
Dieing
"Grr!" Mimiru fumed as she slammed her sword onto the ground. "This isn't working!" She looked up at Bear.
"Hey, take it easy." Bear tried to calm the fellow player down.
"It's just so frustrating. We've tried, and we've tried, and we've tried, but we just can't get to that field!! No matter how many times we tweak the coordinates or use the same ones we never end up in the right place!" She fumed.
"Maybe there's more of a mystery shrouding this White Wolf than we thought. Maybe it isn't a good idea to seek it." Bear leaned against a tree. "Maybe it does not want to be found."
"Then how did those to guys find it? I mean, you don't just stumble upon things like a non-existent field." Mimiru sat cross-legged, also leaning against a tree.
Bear lifted his eyebrow. "A non-existent field, eh?" He thought for a moment.
"Well?" The girl looked up at him expectantly.
Bear studied his friend. "Do you really want to find this wolf?"
"Well, yeah. I mean, who doesn't want to solve a mystery?" She answered.
"Hmm. Well, if it's something you really want to do, I suppose I could contact her."
"Contact who?"
"Helba." They said in unison.
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Meanwhile-
"Hmm. I thought this was where they wanted to meet." It was the next day now and Tsukasa waited for his friends to come where they said they would meet him. He paced back and forth a little bit on the iced over playing field. "But I don't remember ever meeting here before."
Suddenly his ears caught a faint sound. It sounded like someone was.crying? "Hmm?" He turned to follow the sound, but then stopped.
He stared at a very large paw of some creature that had stepped in front of him. Tsukasa shifted his gaze to look into the animal's eyes. He saw the darkness in the slanted orbs of yellow and began backing off. The White Wolf followed.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Tsukasa held his staff in front of him, hoping that the creature would not attack.
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Saleana stopped her crying. She heard someone talking. There was fear in the player's voice. Suddenly her hollow eyes changed, and she was herself again. She was no longer under the Wolf's spell.
She grabbed her ax and began running to where the voice was coming from.
"Nice doggy. Uh, please leave me alone, okay? I don't want to hurt you." It said.
The Wolf growled.
Saleana could see the player now. He was a frail boy but he carried a wave master's staff. He quivered with fear as he backed away from the White Wolf. Suddenly his foot struck a rock and he tumbled to the ground. The Wolf took his opportunity and lunged.
"Hiyah!" Saleana screamed as she ran between the Wolf and the boy. She slashed at the wolf with her heavy ax, but the wolf dodged her blows. Suddenly the wolf was no longer in front of her. She stood straight up, trying to spot her opponent. Then she felt claws and teeth sinking into her back. She screamed with pain as she fell to the frozen tundra.
Tsukasa righted himself. "Look out!" He briefly called out to the girl who had save him, but it was to late. The wolf was on top of her, tearing her dress to shreds.
The White Wolf stopped, and glared up at Tsukasa. Those dark eyes sending shivers up his spine. The Wolf ran and knocked Tsukasa down, then dragged him to the chaos gate.
"Hey, let me go!" Tsukasa trashed about with disagreement, waving his arms wildly and kicking his legs for all he was worth.
The Wolf stopped when they had reached the gate. "Go." He commanded in a haunting, disembodied voice.
"Uh." Tsukasa hurriedly entered some coordinates and was gone in a flash.
The Wolf looked over to where Saleana lay whimpering on the ground.
"Why does it hurt?" She sobbed; speaking also in her disembodied voice. She glared up at the White Wolf. "Why didn't you just kill me and end my suffering."
"Because." The wolf spoke, his white fur blowing madly in the stormy winds that were beginning to blow. "Because I promised I'd protect you."
"I don't get it." Saleana began to dry her tears.
"You only exist in the game now. If I were to kill you, you would forever be gone. Your human, like mine so long ago, is gone, forever. And you and I are stuck here together. Two kindred spirits with so much in common." He looked down upon her.
"What on earth are you talking about?" Saleana stood, staring down at the Wolf with confusion showing in her bright eyes.
"I only mean to keep you alive in the game, for the real you is dieing. And the real me? Is dead."
Saleana's eyes were filled with horror and her mouth stood agape before she was once again under the spell of the White Wolf.
Bwa ha ha ha ha!!!! What a cliffhanger, eh? ^_^ well, I g2g. plz review.
And now, on with the story-
Chapter 4
Dieing
"Grr!" Mimiru fumed as she slammed her sword onto the ground. "This isn't working!" She looked up at Bear.
"Hey, take it easy." Bear tried to calm the fellow player down.
"It's just so frustrating. We've tried, and we've tried, and we've tried, but we just can't get to that field!! No matter how many times we tweak the coordinates or use the same ones we never end up in the right place!" She fumed.
"Maybe there's more of a mystery shrouding this White Wolf than we thought. Maybe it isn't a good idea to seek it." Bear leaned against a tree. "Maybe it does not want to be found."
"Then how did those to guys find it? I mean, you don't just stumble upon things like a non-existent field." Mimiru sat cross-legged, also leaning against a tree.
Bear lifted his eyebrow. "A non-existent field, eh?" He thought for a moment.
"Well?" The girl looked up at him expectantly.
Bear studied his friend. "Do you really want to find this wolf?"
"Well, yeah. I mean, who doesn't want to solve a mystery?" She answered.
"Hmm. Well, if it's something you really want to do, I suppose I could contact her."
"Contact who?"
"Helba." They said in unison.
--
Meanwhile-
"Hmm. I thought this was where they wanted to meet." It was the next day now and Tsukasa waited for his friends to come where they said they would meet him. He paced back and forth a little bit on the iced over playing field. "But I don't remember ever meeting here before."
Suddenly his ears caught a faint sound. It sounded like someone was.crying? "Hmm?" He turned to follow the sound, but then stopped.
He stared at a very large paw of some creature that had stepped in front of him. Tsukasa shifted his gaze to look into the animal's eyes. He saw the darkness in the slanted orbs of yellow and began backing off. The White Wolf followed.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Tsukasa held his staff in front of him, hoping that the creature would not attack.
__
Saleana stopped her crying. She heard someone talking. There was fear in the player's voice. Suddenly her hollow eyes changed, and she was herself again. She was no longer under the Wolf's spell.
She grabbed her ax and began running to where the voice was coming from.
"Nice doggy. Uh, please leave me alone, okay? I don't want to hurt you." It said.
The Wolf growled.
Saleana could see the player now. He was a frail boy but he carried a wave master's staff. He quivered with fear as he backed away from the White Wolf. Suddenly his foot struck a rock and he tumbled to the ground. The Wolf took his opportunity and lunged.
"Hiyah!" Saleana screamed as she ran between the Wolf and the boy. She slashed at the wolf with her heavy ax, but the wolf dodged her blows. Suddenly the wolf was no longer in front of her. She stood straight up, trying to spot her opponent. Then she felt claws and teeth sinking into her back. She screamed with pain as she fell to the frozen tundra.
Tsukasa righted himself. "Look out!" He briefly called out to the girl who had save him, but it was to late. The wolf was on top of her, tearing her dress to shreds.
The White Wolf stopped, and glared up at Tsukasa. Those dark eyes sending shivers up his spine. The Wolf ran and knocked Tsukasa down, then dragged him to the chaos gate.
"Hey, let me go!" Tsukasa trashed about with disagreement, waving his arms wildly and kicking his legs for all he was worth.
The Wolf stopped when they had reached the gate. "Go." He commanded in a haunting, disembodied voice.
"Uh." Tsukasa hurriedly entered some coordinates and was gone in a flash.
The Wolf looked over to where Saleana lay whimpering on the ground.
"Why does it hurt?" She sobbed; speaking also in her disembodied voice. She glared up at the White Wolf. "Why didn't you just kill me and end my suffering."
"Because." The wolf spoke, his white fur blowing madly in the stormy winds that were beginning to blow. "Because I promised I'd protect you."
"I don't get it." Saleana began to dry her tears.
"You only exist in the game now. If I were to kill you, you would forever be gone. Your human, like mine so long ago, is gone, forever. And you and I are stuck here together. Two kindred spirits with so much in common." He looked down upon her.
"What on earth are you talking about?" Saleana stood, staring down at the Wolf with confusion showing in her bright eyes.
"I only mean to keep you alive in the game, for the real you is dieing. And the real me? Is dead."
Saleana's eyes were filled with horror and her mouth stood agape before she was once again under the spell of the White Wolf.
Bwa ha ha ha ha!!!! What a cliffhanger, eh? ^_^ well, I g2g. plz review.
