Chapter Two

Kite's ghostly figure ran straight towards me, "Are you planning on reviving me?" He asked, glancing nervously at the monster. I shook my head weakly, "I don't have any..."

He sighed, "Rats... I knew I should have given you some!" He shouted, glancing up at me. Why was he taking the blame for my mistake? I was the one hadn't bothered to check or buy anything while Kite had stored his stuff... I could have easily done so. But I'd been to wrapped up in my own thoughts... To nervous about coming.

"Elk... I didn't give you the Great Elite for nothing you know!"

"...I... Umm.... But... I never use that kind of magic! I just... heal..." I yelled as I dodged the creature's huge fist. I watched Kite's transparent figure grimaced as the first I'd dodged went right through his stomach, before he ran after me... That had to have felt really weird.

"It doesn't matter! It's not like you can't use it, just because it's not usually necessary! Come on Elk! We don't have time! Do you see the scrambled name? It may not be a Data Bug, but it's something!"

He was right, and I knew it. Ironic. How was I supposed to beat something he'd failed at? At least it was Data Drained... That was mildly comforting. I sighed glancing at the boy to receive a reassuring nod and a confident grin. I stepped backwards, distancing myself from the creature, before I bean to cast my magic. "Come on Elk-chan! Attack it like you hate it! Pretend it's me, okay?" He instructed, laughing.

I blinked at his words, but didn't have time to consider them, as the monster was about to lash out. I retreated farther away, "Absolute Zero!" I used my highest water elemental scroll, surprised at the large amount of damage it issued on the bizarre monster.

"See, you're good at this! If you use that a few more times, it'll be dead!" Kite said, grinning from behind the monster. I nodded, running away from the creature's attacks, before using another water scroll on it. It wasn't effective, so I resorted back to the Absolute Zero scroll, using it once before the monster hit me. I winced as my HP dropped almost half and quickly casted Ol Repth on myself.

After a few more magical attacks the monster was gone... And none other than Helba appeared, an amused smirk on her lavender lips. "Hmm... This is interesting indeed..." Was all she said, before she gated out. Kite gave the place were the woman had briefly stood an odd look, before shrugging it off. "You must really hate me then, huh?" He said before quickly using a Sprite Orcana, and getting us out of the dungeon.

"I knew you could do it!" He said grinning, "But I've got to go..." With that he gated us out back to Carmina Gadelica. "See you!"

"Okay then... Bye..." I said, watching as he logged out of "The World". Somehow I had the feeling he hadn't needed to log out, but had chose to instead... Kite rarely logged out that quickly, or rushed... He was almost always on except during school hours, in hopes of finding some sort of cure for his friend, Yasuhiko... That really was tragic. His first experience playing "The World" and his best friend becomes comatose.

I entered the Key Words for my newer favorite area-It had taken a while for me a to find a new one after the destruction of Delta: Plenteous, Smiling, Hypha, the area I'd taken Kite to when I'd wanted his bracelet. Now, however I wouldn't have taken it if he begged me.

"Pretend it's me!" What had he meant by that? "You must really hate me..." I didn't hate him... I had been extremely jealous of him at one point... But hate him? No. I was over the jealous stage... I mean I'd seen the powers of his bracelet, that skill, Data Drain. Although it fascinated Mia, I regarded it quite a bit differently. It was not a skill I'd want to posses. I knew that there was a virus inside of Kite, which spread every time he used the Data Drain.... And if that virus infected him completely... Then he would most like become comatose himself... And that was something I wasn't about to let happen.

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