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Chapter 2: Data Bug

Written by: Chosen Paradise

Scene 9: News

It was a summer day. Five days have passed since I fought Skeith. I wasn't able to use my Dragon skill after that. I am wondering if it had diminished after I used it, but I didn't care because I feel relaxed right now.

I am lying on the grassfield. I could feel the light wind blowing on my face. The fluffy, white clouds cast shadows on the grassy terrain. The smell of the flowers gave a sweet scent to the breeze. There were a few tall trees around, so they gave more shade for me. The hills made it seem like there was nothing wrong with the land; no pollution, no wars, no killing, no drugs, nothing, just peace and quiet. An eagle flew over the sun and created a vast shadow on the floor.

Ten minutes later, my paradise was shattered. I felt a hand tap my left shoulder.

"Wake up…" A gentle voice called out.

"Get up…we have to go…now!" The stranger boomed out.

"Leave me alone…" I told the person. Then it started to shake me violently. "Alright!"

I opened my eyes and got up. The wind had changed direction. It sent a chill down my spine.

I looked to my left and saw Kammy smiling. "What is it now?" I yawned out.

"I've got news from Lios and the rest."

"Then tell me." I started to walk. Kammy ran to catch up to me.

"Well, Tsukasa is able to log out again."

"What else is new."

"Well, um, Tsukasa, Subaru, Crim, Mimiru, Silver Knight, Bear, Miroku, and I Have decided to join the .HACKERS. Now players have reported sightings of a creature with a red wand."

"So Skeith is still alive. I guess it ran away after we defeated it at that area. Coward."

"Yeah, Lios wanted me to tell you. He also told me to tell you to meet him and Helba in the Omega Server ASAP. So we have to go now."

Then we gated out of the area.

Scene 10: Omega Server

As soon as we entered the Sigma Server, we separated and went to the stores because we knew he was gonna send us to an area. We spent a little time trading and buying items. Kammy joined my party soon after. Just as we were about to leave, Miroku logged on. I was startled to see that Miroku had changed his outfit, but I think the original one was better. His black silk robes, black hair, a purple sash and his sandals weren't that great. His wand is the only thing that looks cool.

"Hey…Miroku…Nice new outfit." I lied.

"Yeah. It's awesome!" Kammy stood next to him, grabbing his robe.

"Thanks. I want to join your group. I want to go where you guys are going. I am interested in what is going on after I joined the .HACKERS."

"Alright fine." I agreed. He was the weakest out of the group, so I can't rely on him much. Then we warped to the Omega Server.

We warped onto the chaos gate platform. Then we searched for Lios and Helba. The server looked like a city in a forest. Everything looked like Fung Shuei. There were few players here, like about 47 of them. We found Lios and Helba at the Grunty Ranch. "Welcome, little boy…and friends," Helba told us.

"Hello." Lios also told us. We greeted them as well.

"Cloud, I am sure that Kammy told you what's going on." Lios told me.

"Yes sir, she has. I know that Skeith is still alive."

"Well, I want you and your party to go to Omega Distant Fertile Land and hold Skeith in its tracks until I can get contacted with Kite and his party."

"I shall open the area for you." Helba told me. Then we walked up to the chaos gate. Helba used her hacking skills and Lios's codes to enter the area.

"It's open. You can go in now." Helba told us.

"Right, thanks. Let's go!" I told my team. Then we warped to the area.

Scene 11: Sandstorm & Skeith

Kammy, Miroku, and I gated in to the area with no problem. There was nothing wrong with the land, but there was a problem, my items were glowing. The others didn't notice. They were busy looking at the land. Then the items stopped glowing. "A…desert land…? I hate the desert." Kammy exclaimed.

I looked around as well. There was sand everywhere. To my right was a conch shell sticking out of the floor. To my left was a monster portal. We moved slowly so that we didn't activate it. We were out of its range. Then the ground soon started to shake. "W-what's going on?" Miroku yelled out.

"I-I don't know…!" I told him.

I looked behind me and saw sand rise from the floor. The wind has gotten a lot stronger and now it's creating a sandstorm! "Run! It's a sandstorm!" I yelled at my party. We started to run as fast as we could. Monsters that weren't aware of the sandstorm started to attack us. We were able to evade some attacks. The monsters were killed as soon as the sandstorm engulfed them. I looked around to see if there was a dungeon opening. I found one to my left.

"Look! Over there!" I yelled at Kammy and Miroku.

"It's too far! We won't make it!" Kammy told us.

"There's only one way to find out!" I yelled at them. They were reluctant at first, but then we ran for the opening. We ran as fast as we could. Kammy tripped over a small shell and fell to the ground. Miroku and I went to go help her up, but it was too late. The sandstorm caught up to us and started to push us around. I felt sand go into my ears, my mouth, and in my clothing. Then everything went black.

: .hack :

Skeith came out from the sand where the sandstorm started. When he came out, monsters that were hit by the sandstorm and survived surrounded him. Skeith was powerful enough to defeat them though. All the creatures charged at him. Skeith flew up and struck the floor with the bottom tip of his wand and created an explosion that killed only two monsters.

Three Harpy monsters used a wood elemental magic. It did little damage. Three crab-like creatures did a Level 4 Ice magic on Skeith. Those attacks did heavy damage. Skeith fell and landed on his back. His wand fell 5 feet way from him. He got up and reached for his wand, but then a giant monster kicked it away and stomped on Skeith.

Skeith didn't want to lose to these monsters. He pushed the creature aside and used his Judgment attack. The monsters were frozen. Then Skeith got his wand and performed Drain Heart. All the monsters were instantly killed after that. White orbs soon came out from the lifeless bodies and surrounded Skeith. He grabbed one and fused himself with it.

"It…its time…"Skeith has learned to speak after fusing with an orb.

"Its time…to…resurrect… …" At those words, he transported into his domain.

Scene 12: Scattered

My body felt heavy. It was hard to breathe. I tried to get up, but I felt a great weight on top of me. I tried to open my eyes, but I was afraid I might see a creature ready to kill me. Slowly, the weight lessened. Then I tried getting up again. I sat up and sand was falling off my chest and face. I spit out the sand in my mouth and shook my head. More sand fell out. I stopped shaking my head and saw a 50 foot monster with two axes and chains 5 meters away from me. I kept my mouth shut and tried not to make it notice me. I got up to my feet and started to walk backwards. Then I felt something behind me. I turned around and saw a crab like creature ready to pounce and destroy!

"ENYA!" I screamed as my eyes widened. I ran as fast as I could then I bumped into the 50 foot creature. It turned around and readied its axes! "ENYA!" I ran the opposite direction then turned right. Both of the creatures followed me until I reached the dungeon opening. I panted and entered the dungeon.

: .hack :

Kammy opened her eyes and groaned as she got up. "Where…where am I?" she said to herself.

She got up to her feet and looked around to see if Miroku or I were anywhere near her. "Hello!" she yelled out.

"Maybe they logged out after the sandstorm."

She tried to gate out, but she couldn't. She tried again and again until finally a sign appeared that said:

ERROR!

It blinked over and over again until she quit trying to gate out. She started to get scared now that she is unable to gate out. So she started to walk.

"I hate the desert…!" She thought to herself. "After this I am going to KILL Lios…!" She found a conch shell that had a fire on it. She neared it and touched it. It exploded and she obtained the skill to hear herself after every hit she does. It wasn't gonna help her much anyway. She quickly started to run until she found a dungeon opening.

: .hack :

Miroku is running at full speed. Ten Harpies were chasing him down the desert. The vile creatures were using wood/wind magic on him. Most missed.

"Why the hell am I running for? I can just gate out!" he thought to himself. He chose the gate out option. He tired to gate out, but he failed in the process. "What the &!"

The Harpies used their wind/wood magic again and Miroku flew up into the air and fell on top of a shell. "Ow…" he thought.

He got up on his feet and looked around. He saw a puff of sand coming from afar. Then he saw a giant creature following the puff throughout the desert region. He used a special skill called 'Mirror' to see if he could identify the person running.

: .hack :

I looked through the opening to see if the creatures were still there. I took a peek an eye and saw nothing. "Huh… well I'll be… they're gone…" I thought. I went out of the safe dungeon and walked around a bit. Nothing chased me or attacked me. Nothing out of the ordinary grabbed me and shook me. Everything seemed normal. Too normal.

Seeing as though nothing was here I went in search for my party members. "Kammy? Miroku!" I yelled out. It all seemed barren and isolated from all existence. I was freaked out. Then I heard roar. It came from my left. I turned to see what it was.

: .hack :

Kammy was screeching at the top of her lungs. Her hands were up high and she was running at full speed. A giant creature with really huge hands and two axes, the same one that was chasing me, was now chasing her. The tripped on a rock and fell. Her weapon slid away as she fell. The creature was right in front of her. He raised his axes preparing to attack. Before it hit her, Miroku appeared and used his magic to shield Kammy from the attack. It hit the barrier and the barrier was destroyed.

"Thanks for the quick save!" she told him.

"No problem, now get your weapons and attack him." He replied.

"Right." Then she gets up and runs to get her weapons. Miroku used his level 3 wood magic to deal heavy elemental magic on it. It was close to dying until something fell from the sky and created a loud booming noise. It hit the monster and it fully healed itself. Then bug appeared around the monster and fused with it to create the infinite monster (Data Bug).

Kammy grabbed her weapons and noticed what happened. Then the creature threw its axes at her and Miroku. Both hit them and dealt heavy damage on them both. Miroku had 17 HP left and Kammy healed every now and then because of the fire symbol so she has 197 HP remaining. Miroku used Phal Repth to heal himself and Kammy. Kammy used Orchid Dance to deal heavy elemental damage. It was not enough to kill the data bug.

: .hack :

I heard a booming noise from the same direction. Then I heard a screech. "Kammy! Miroku!" I yelled out. All I heard was the wind and the roar of the monster. I decided to run towards the roar. The wind picked up sand and it hit my face. "Damn virtual sand!" I thought. I continued on.

A/N-

Tomorrow, Chapter 3 will be up and running.

What will fate have for our heroes? And will they survive the battle with the data bug? Who knows...