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A/N: I've played the games, and I don't remember what fields had events in them and which didn't. If someone reviews me with the corrections, I would appreciate it and I will be sure to note it. R&R people. I'll set my pref so I can recieve anonymous reviews as well, so don't worry about leaving you name.
Chapter 3: Kite and Aura
As Jon, his friends, and Kite returned to Mac Anu, Jon and Jasmine suddenly turned their attention to the boy who had the strange power that had put someone into a coma. Their thinking was that if someone had that kind of power that they would use it to their own good, or was only the monster they had seen before but in disguise.
"How did you get that bracelet anyway Kite," Jon started getting closer toward the strange boy," I'd like to know because we know only one thing that has that bracelet and the kind of power you wield." He reached back for his sword.
"You think that I'm the one who's been putting players into comas, huh," Kite acting very calm through the interrogation.
Kite told the group about his first trip to "The World" and how he had also seen the monster with the power of the bracelet and how it had gotten his friend Yasuhiko (Known as Orca to players in "The World"), and how he had gotten it from a strange girl in white. Hearing this story started to get Jon to believe that Kite wasn't going to hurt them, but he still wasn't completely sure of anything.
"You said that you knew Helba," Jon started again, "We need to talk with her."
"I don't know where she is," Kite confessed, "I only get emails from her every so often about problems that are happening in 'The World'. By the way who are you people, I just like to know who I've saved."
Everyone got acquainted and gave Kite their thanks. Just then, everyone received new mail, and everybody left to check what is was about. After a few minutes only Jon, Kelly, and Kite returned.
"I got a message from David and Jasmine saying they had to do something else and they would come back later," Jon telling Kelly, "Other than that I got a message from Helba."
"I got something from Lan saying she was going to bed and she'd see us tomorrow," Kelly said, "and I got something from Helba as well. It said that we should consider ourselves lucky that she sent Kite to save us."
"She told me that too, but she added on that if we wanted to learn more about Kite and the bracelet, to tag along with him for a while, or to visit her."
"How can we go see her if we don't know where she is?"
"Perhaps she'll tell me where she is or tell me where there is a clue to her whereabouts," Kite piped in, "Ever since I received the bracelet, she has always been kind and helped me." Kite left to email Helba.
"Jon, do you really think we can trust Kite," Kelly asked Jon, "That guy has that strange bracelet, and what if he turns on us?"
"I thought of that, and I think we can trust him being he's seen the same thing we saw, but one difference is that it happened to his friend and not just another player. Besides if he could tell us how he got the bracelet, we could get it ourselves and then use it to beat that horned beast."
"It can't be that easy to get that kind of power and if we do get it, do you think we could control it?"
"What do you mean?"
"Kite said he's had the bracelet for a while, but he collapsed after using it on that golem, and he couldn't get back up for at least ten minutes."
"Yeah, so?"
"We know nothing about the bracelet except that it can send people into a coma and it can help us defeat a virus that somehow got into the game."
"Hmm, let's just wait till tomorrow so we get everyone's opinion about this. I'll mail Kite and tell him that we have to go and we'll mail him if we need to ask him. Let's talk about this at school so we're sure we won't have anyone to mess with us."
"Okay, see you at school."
Kelly took off, but Jon decided to stay for a bit and checked something he saw back at the golem room. When he got there he inspected a piece of the wall that looked blurry and different than the rest of the walls in the dungeon. As he rubbed his hand on it, the "regular" wall was solid, but as his hand got to the blurred part, his hand went through it. Jon pulled his hand back to make sure nothing was wrong with it. It came back intact but somehow felt strange, like he had touched something but at the same time hadn't. He put his hand back in to further inspect the "hole" in the wall. He tried pulling it apart to see if he could at least put his head in to see what's inside the hole. It worked and eventually he made the hole large enough for his whole body in. He stepped in and looked back to make sure if he could find the way back out. Inside was an empty room that had many fallen chairs scattered around the room and in many fallen positions. Nothing else was there except a little girl sitting in one of the chairs, with her head down, not moving an inch, even when Jon called to her. As Jon approached the girl, an image of the horned monster came into view and pointed his wand at him. This image was different than the monster he had seen before, instead of being solid, the image looked ghost-like. Jon passed through the image like it wasn't even there. As he got closer to the girl, she suddenly stood up from her chair and started walking toward him, with her head still down. Jon reached for his sword and after he touched it, he was suddenly unable to move. He stood there motionless, with sword in hand, but unable to unsheathe it. Although unable, to move he was able to see, and able to talk. The girl came closer with and started to say something, but Jon was unable to hear what.
"W.. a.. ..u .e.e?"
"Hey, let me out of here, what are you going to do with me?"
"..y a.. .u. he..?"
"I can't here you, what are you saying?"
"Why are you here?"
"I came because I saw something in the wall back there."
"Do you want the power of the twilight?"
"Power of the twilight?"
"The power to either save the world or destroy it depending on the user of it."
"What could have that kind of power?"
"You have witnessed it once before, have you not?"
"Huh? I don't know what your talking about?"
"I you wish to have the power, then come see me again."
The force that had held Jon in place gave way, and Jon was able to move his body freely again. Before he was able to ask the girl any questions, she had faded away into nothing, leaving Jon there alone. He ran from the room and out of the dungeon. He instantly logged off and sent his friends an email to come right away and not to ask any questions, he even contacted Kite. He told them to meat him in the Lambda server near the recorder. He sat motionless right next to the recorder in Carmina Gadelica, the Lambda root town, waiting to see if any of his friends would come. Over an hour passed by but it seemed like an eternity. It was about midnight before anyone came. Much to Jon's displeasure, only Kite came.
"Why are you calling this late," Kite sounding a bit tired.
"I need to know about your bracelet," Jon sounding irritated, "Where did you get it and from whom?"
"It came from a book that was given to my friend Yasuhiko. When was sent into a coma, I took the book and ran. Later in a fight with one of those infected enemies, I opened the book. The book fused with me and I suddenly had the bracelet on my arm."
"Where did Yasuhiko get the book?"
"From a little girl in a long, white, dress, why do you ask?"
"No reason just wanted to clarify that and find out how one could get such a powerful piece of equipment."
"This bracelet has been a curse because it has had people run from me and some try to kill me over it."
"I see, not everyone would be cool with another player having the same power as a monster that has put people into a coma."
"You said you needed to see Helba?"
"Yeah, know where I can see her face to face?"
"I don't but I know someone who might, his name is Balmung."
"Balmung, how would he know Helba?"
"I know it sounds strange but they both know about the bracelet and what powers it holds, so all I can say is that they might know where to find each other."
"Thanks for the info, and sorry about giving you such a hard time the first time we met."
"Don't worry about it, see you around, I need to catch on my sleep."
"LATES."
Kite left leaving Jon to wait for anyone else to come. Unfortunately, no one came and when it got to around three AM, Jon went to bed. During the day at school, everyone noticed Jon wasn't himself, besides his dozing off when he could.
"Hey Jon, it's one thing to sleep in class but at lunch too, come on what's wrong with you," Jasmine slapping him to wake him up.
"Sorry, I was up really late last night checking something out," Jon yawned out his response.
"Does it have anything to do with the email you sent us," Lan asked curiously.
"Yeah, I found something in the last dungeon, and I had to show you guys."
"Really, does it have anything to do with Kite or Helba," David asked.
"At least one thing about Kite, oh and he said that he knew someone who might know where we could find Helba."
"Who," Lan asked.
"Balmung of the Azure Sky. Meet me tonight in Mac Anu, and I'll show you what kept me up."
Chapter 3 End
A/N: Yeah I know this chapter is pretty boring and had no action in it at all but it is meant for story progression. Next chap will be the same, but chapter 5 will be back to my normal writing. Hope you enjoy this fanfic because I love writing it. I thank those who have reviewed and given me insight, including my friends: Kelly, and Jasmine (yes, they are real people who help with my work), and Re-Hash. I will have Chapter 4 done very soon and chapter 5 done in a few more days. R&R so I know to keep posting this story.
