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Topic: Today's Event
Author: T.J. Message: What the heck was that all about today? I think it was probably some publicity thing.
Author: Seriph Message: If it was publicity then why is CC paying us to keep our mouths shut?
Author: KiWi bUrD Message: I think those two people would know. But are they getting paid to shut up too? I wouldn't no matter how much money they'd give me.
Author: Kandi Message: You lie, Kiwi. You'd be quiet for a penny. I heard that their accounts were frozen; they aren't allowed to play anymore.
Author: Rei Message: Well, Kandi, what you heard is a lie. I just saw both of them. The girl is a real wackjob, though.
Author: Seriph Message: being on a red wand in front of everybody about to get killed would go to your head, too.
Author: Fall Message: So I'm a wackjob, am I? No, what you saw was NOT an event, though. I can tell you that much.
Author: Rei Message: Who do you think you are? You're not that girl, I can tell. Stop pretending, everybody is. I
Author: Balmung Message: I'd give up on your search for answers, all of you. You don't even know what happened before today's incident, or what they have gone through. I've read other posts, people asking about her wings, and they are from a contest she won.
Author: Fall Message: Hey, Mr. Balmung, you didn't meet us like you said you would at Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground. What happened? All we got was some psycho invisible lady who tried to kill me. I'm very confused and I want answers!
Author: Swan Message: Hey, my friend Maha went to that area, and she never came back. What happened to her? I'd really like to see her again. She won't pick up the phone, and her parent's are on vacation. It's been a while and I'm a bit worried.
Author: Balmung Message: Go to her house. You will not be happy with what has happened to your friend. I am truly sorry. But Fall, may I have entrance to your hide out?
Author: Fall Message: Yes, you may. Meet me there in an hour. I really would like to know what's going on here.
Author: Seriph Message: Hey! That dumb Balmung, thinking he's all high and mighty. Why won't he give us answers? That's just plain B.S!
Author: Fall Message: Mr. Balmung is a nice person. He's giving me answers because I am the Angel Girl. You all should follow his advice and stop questing for answers. This topic will be deleted soon, anyways. I don't want anyone to know about it.
Author: Rei Message: I could say that I was the angel girl, and everybody could believe it too! Stop saying you are! It's not cool!
Author: Seriph Message: No. Rei, you're wrong. It is her. did you even see what happened today?
Author: Rei Message: Well, no. I was trying to level up and I couldn't gate out and it shut down. I heard about it from my friends who saw it. Why does it matter?
Author: Seriph Message: Because the guy was calling out Fall. Fall is the Angel Girl's name. Is that right?
Author: Fall Message: Yep! heh. I'm glad some people are good at puzzles here! But seriously, you need to delete this topic as soon as possible. If a brand new player who just logged on today sees something like this, everything is screwed. I don't need people a year or two from now looking back on this and trying to hunt me down.
Author: raGe-9 Message: Hey Fall. Thanks for tellin me your name. Now finding you will be so much easier. --- [topic deleted] ---
"I got some answers," Fall said, bursting in the door. "Balmung is coming to explain some things to us, but we about an hour to chill."
"Well, let's chill then," I said, lying on one of the mats on the ground.
"I want to go to one of the shops!" she said, bending down next to me. "I want some new clothes. Maybe a swimsuit or something."
And with that little note I was thrust out of the door and out to the gate, traveling to Mac Anu once again. We passed by many shops, and she had to stop and look at every single one, and try on every single thing. But it was fun to watch her come out every two seconds with something different.
"Hey, Rex! How's this for a swimsuit?" she asked, holding up a bikini. Guys passing by walked over to her and started to talk.
"That suit looks a little too small for you, don't you think?" one asked.
"Maybe!" she laughed, "But I want to try it on anyways! Rex, what do you think?"
"Go ahead," I said, not really caring what she bought. I just wanted to get out of here. I was being stared at again.
"Hey! How's this?" she asked, laughing harder than I've ever seen her laugh. I was trying my hardest to hold in my laughter as well, but it was just too hard and I gave in. That little bikini was what, maybe an A? While here's a girl who wears a C. "I think I'm going to get this one!" she said.
"Go ahead!" I laughed. I looked to see what time it was. As she just got done paying for it I grabbed her and started dragging her to the chaos gate. "We're late!" I barked as we entered Carmina Gadelica. We ran to the hide out and rushed inside.
"Sorry we're late," she said, gasping for breath. "I was shopping."
"That's fine. I really don't mind. Now, what do you want to know?" he asked.
"That should be an easy one, bud. Why is happening? And why me?" she said temperamentally. I sat on a soft pillow and stayed quiet, trying not to get into this too much.
"That's hard to explain, and it will take a while. But I can explain some things from what I know, but others will have to be solved when we know more. I may be a system administrator, but I am not the one who created this game, or who wrote the Epitaph, or-"
"The Epitaph?" she asked, raising one eyebrow and plopping down onto a couch and laid down.
"It's what this game is based off of in a way. It talks about a daughter and a mother, the child and wife, and the waves. The waves are these horrible monsters that don't seem to die. Skeith is the first of them, and he has the power of data drain," he explained. "But the mother and daughter. This Morganna people speak of is probably her. The person who invented this game, though, he's in here as well. He is considered as the daughter's father. Who this daughter is, I haven't a clue,"
"I know who she is," I spoke up. "Her name is Aura. She gave me this bracelet, but I have a feeling that it wasn't really her that gave it to me."
"Morganna. It must've been her," Fall said.
A glowing chaos gate appeared in the small room, and Helba came out.
"I'm sorry for intruding on this little party, but I have some input for you. Balmung, if I may?" she said. He nodded and she continued. "Rex, don't be upset, but I hacked your e-mail account to find something out. That e- mail did not come from Aura, but Morganna posing as her. I failed to tell you about that earlier, I didn't want to worry you. I didn't know that the bracelet would possess you like that. But now I know that that in fact is Skeith's bracelet, not the Hero's from Aura. You are now cursed with the power of Skeith, and it is irreversible after the first data drain."
"But I didn't even Data Drain her!" I protested, hopping up to my feet.
"But you did. You saw that white jet of light, did you not? That was data drain, and you did perform it. There is no cure for you," she said. "But if you leave your account dormant, I don't know what would come out of it. I do know that it wouldn't be wise. It would speed up the bracelet's evil take over. Skeith is pure evil, and I know one way to keep the curse back for a while. You must show love, striking back at the curse."
"I hate this game," I mumbled.
"And you, Fall. You need a protector, and Rex is the only one who can protect you, unless you'd rather have Balmung," she said.
"I'll stay, just for Fall,"
"Good. Now Fall, Morganna wants that power to corrupt Aura. You cannot let her have it! If you do, everything in this world will perish. People playing will all die on the outside, like what happened to Maha. I need you to go to Net Slum, as soon as you can," she said. "I must be going."
After she left, Fall was staring at me with huge eyes.
"Well, I was almost no use here. But Fall," Balmung said, walking over to her and putting his hand on her shoulder. "I will protect you if needed." She looked over to him and smiled weakly and nodded. He left and she sighed, slumping onto a little cushion. She looked up at me, a frightened look on her delicate face. It didn't suit her at all.
I sat next to her, trying to think of something to comfort her.
"I really wish that this was just an event, not some real life crisis that I have to go through. I'm too young, too upbeat, too carefree-"
"Too beautiful," I said, putting my hands on her shoulders, gently massaging her. She looked up at me, tears rolling down her cheeks. I reached out a finger and wiped one from her face. She smiled and I said, "That's when you look the very best, when you smile." I felt her lean against me and sigh.
"I'm so glad you're here with me, going through all of this with me, no matter how horrible and scary it is. You're here, and that's all that matters," she whispered. "I want to go for a walk, and make some new friends."
"Anything you want to do, I'll do it," I said. We left the little hide out, hand in hand. I looked down at my right hand, and the bracelet looked a little paler. The remedy was working.
Topic: Today's Event
Author: T.J. Message: What the heck was that all about today? I think it was probably some publicity thing.
Author: Seriph Message: If it was publicity then why is CC paying us to keep our mouths shut?
Author: KiWi bUrD Message: I think those two people would know. But are they getting paid to shut up too? I wouldn't no matter how much money they'd give me.
Author: Kandi Message: You lie, Kiwi. You'd be quiet for a penny. I heard that their accounts were frozen; they aren't allowed to play anymore.
Author: Rei Message: Well, Kandi, what you heard is a lie. I just saw both of them. The girl is a real wackjob, though.
Author: Seriph Message: being on a red wand in front of everybody about to get killed would go to your head, too.
Author: Fall Message: So I'm a wackjob, am I? No, what you saw was NOT an event, though. I can tell you that much.
Author: Rei Message: Who do you think you are? You're not that girl, I can tell. Stop pretending, everybody is. I
Author: Balmung Message: I'd give up on your search for answers, all of you. You don't even know what happened before today's incident, or what they have gone through. I've read other posts, people asking about her wings, and they are from a contest she won.
Author: Fall Message: Hey, Mr. Balmung, you didn't meet us like you said you would at Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground. What happened? All we got was some psycho invisible lady who tried to kill me. I'm very confused and I want answers!
Author: Swan Message: Hey, my friend Maha went to that area, and she never came back. What happened to her? I'd really like to see her again. She won't pick up the phone, and her parent's are on vacation. It's been a while and I'm a bit worried.
Author: Balmung Message: Go to her house. You will not be happy with what has happened to your friend. I am truly sorry. But Fall, may I have entrance to your hide out?
Author: Fall Message: Yes, you may. Meet me there in an hour. I really would like to know what's going on here.
Author: Seriph Message: Hey! That dumb Balmung, thinking he's all high and mighty. Why won't he give us answers? That's just plain B.S!
Author: Fall Message: Mr. Balmung is a nice person. He's giving me answers because I am the Angel Girl. You all should follow his advice and stop questing for answers. This topic will be deleted soon, anyways. I don't want anyone to know about it.
Author: Rei Message: I could say that I was the angel girl, and everybody could believe it too! Stop saying you are! It's not cool!
Author: Seriph Message: No. Rei, you're wrong. It is her. did you even see what happened today?
Author: Rei Message: Well, no. I was trying to level up and I couldn't gate out and it shut down. I heard about it from my friends who saw it. Why does it matter?
Author: Seriph Message: Because the guy was calling out Fall. Fall is the Angel Girl's name. Is that right?
Author: Fall Message: Yep! heh. I'm glad some people are good at puzzles here! But seriously, you need to delete this topic as soon as possible. If a brand new player who just logged on today sees something like this, everything is screwed. I don't need people a year or two from now looking back on this and trying to hunt me down.
Author: raGe-9 Message: Hey Fall. Thanks for tellin me your name. Now finding you will be so much easier. --- [topic deleted] ---
"I got some answers," Fall said, bursting in the door. "Balmung is coming to explain some things to us, but we about an hour to chill."
"Well, let's chill then," I said, lying on one of the mats on the ground.
"I want to go to one of the shops!" she said, bending down next to me. "I want some new clothes. Maybe a swimsuit or something."
And with that little note I was thrust out of the door and out to the gate, traveling to Mac Anu once again. We passed by many shops, and she had to stop and look at every single one, and try on every single thing. But it was fun to watch her come out every two seconds with something different.
"Hey, Rex! How's this for a swimsuit?" she asked, holding up a bikini. Guys passing by walked over to her and started to talk.
"That suit looks a little too small for you, don't you think?" one asked.
"Maybe!" she laughed, "But I want to try it on anyways! Rex, what do you think?"
"Go ahead," I said, not really caring what she bought. I just wanted to get out of here. I was being stared at again.
"Hey! How's this?" she asked, laughing harder than I've ever seen her laugh. I was trying my hardest to hold in my laughter as well, but it was just too hard and I gave in. That little bikini was what, maybe an A? While here's a girl who wears a C. "I think I'm going to get this one!" she said.
"Go ahead!" I laughed. I looked to see what time it was. As she just got done paying for it I grabbed her and started dragging her to the chaos gate. "We're late!" I barked as we entered Carmina Gadelica. We ran to the hide out and rushed inside.
"Sorry we're late," she said, gasping for breath. "I was shopping."
"That's fine. I really don't mind. Now, what do you want to know?" he asked.
"That should be an easy one, bud. Why is happening? And why me?" she said temperamentally. I sat on a soft pillow and stayed quiet, trying not to get into this too much.
"That's hard to explain, and it will take a while. But I can explain some things from what I know, but others will have to be solved when we know more. I may be a system administrator, but I am not the one who created this game, or who wrote the Epitaph, or-"
"The Epitaph?" she asked, raising one eyebrow and plopping down onto a couch and laid down.
"It's what this game is based off of in a way. It talks about a daughter and a mother, the child and wife, and the waves. The waves are these horrible monsters that don't seem to die. Skeith is the first of them, and he has the power of data drain," he explained. "But the mother and daughter. This Morganna people speak of is probably her. The person who invented this game, though, he's in here as well. He is considered as the daughter's father. Who this daughter is, I haven't a clue,"
"I know who she is," I spoke up. "Her name is Aura. She gave me this bracelet, but I have a feeling that it wasn't really her that gave it to me."
"Morganna. It must've been her," Fall said.
A glowing chaos gate appeared in the small room, and Helba came out.
"I'm sorry for intruding on this little party, but I have some input for you. Balmung, if I may?" she said. He nodded and she continued. "Rex, don't be upset, but I hacked your e-mail account to find something out. That e- mail did not come from Aura, but Morganna posing as her. I failed to tell you about that earlier, I didn't want to worry you. I didn't know that the bracelet would possess you like that. But now I know that that in fact is Skeith's bracelet, not the Hero's from Aura. You are now cursed with the power of Skeith, and it is irreversible after the first data drain."
"But I didn't even Data Drain her!" I protested, hopping up to my feet.
"But you did. You saw that white jet of light, did you not? That was data drain, and you did perform it. There is no cure for you," she said. "But if you leave your account dormant, I don't know what would come out of it. I do know that it wouldn't be wise. It would speed up the bracelet's evil take over. Skeith is pure evil, and I know one way to keep the curse back for a while. You must show love, striking back at the curse."
"I hate this game," I mumbled.
"And you, Fall. You need a protector, and Rex is the only one who can protect you, unless you'd rather have Balmung," she said.
"I'll stay, just for Fall,"
"Good. Now Fall, Morganna wants that power to corrupt Aura. You cannot let her have it! If you do, everything in this world will perish. People playing will all die on the outside, like what happened to Maha. I need you to go to Net Slum, as soon as you can," she said. "I must be going."
After she left, Fall was staring at me with huge eyes.
"Well, I was almost no use here. But Fall," Balmung said, walking over to her and putting his hand on her shoulder. "I will protect you if needed." She looked over to him and smiled weakly and nodded. He left and she sighed, slumping onto a little cushion. She looked up at me, a frightened look on her delicate face. It didn't suit her at all.
I sat next to her, trying to think of something to comfort her.
"I really wish that this was just an event, not some real life crisis that I have to go through. I'm too young, too upbeat, too carefree-"
"Too beautiful," I said, putting my hands on her shoulders, gently massaging her. She looked up at me, tears rolling down her cheeks. I reached out a finger and wiped one from her face. She smiled and I said, "That's when you look the very best, when you smile." I felt her lean against me and sigh.
"I'm so glad you're here with me, going through all of this with me, no matter how horrible and scary it is. You're here, and that's all that matters," she whispered. "I want to go for a walk, and make some new friends."
"Anything you want to do, I'll do it," I said. We left the little hide out, hand in hand. I looked down at my right hand, and the bracelet looked a little paler. The remedy was working.