Hi again! I got people begging (Yes MortalSora, I mean you!) for a new chapter... I'll try my best at this one! Here it is!
Mia laughed at Ryo-oki's disgusted look. "If you don't want to eat chocolate and peanut butter sandwiches, you don't have to!"
Ryo-oki laughed too. It was lunch time. "I don't know how you can eat that."
"After being stuck in a game for I don't know how long, it's great to eat anything!"
Ryo-oki frowned. "Mia... Speaking of 'The World,' I keep feeling everything that happens there..."
Mia choked. "You're feeling things in the game!"
"Yeah."
"But... That's not possible, is it?"
"Well, I think it's because of the bracelet..."
"Don't go on for a while. It's just a game after all..."
"I did. I haven't been on for a week. I've been having headaches since and passing out too..."
They were walking past the flower shop that Akira worked at. Ryo-oki ran in. "Akira?"
Keiichiro was there too. "Ryo-oki, you don't look so well. What's wrong?"
"2 words, 'The World'"
Keiichiro looked at Ryo-oki understandingly. "It's the bracelet's power. The game's just as real to you as the real world is."
Ryo-oki looked up confused. "Real?"
"Just be careful not to die. I'm... Not sure what might happen..."
Ryo-oki nodded and went back outside. If she stayed any longer, Rose would get into trouble with her boss, Mrs. Minaka. That lady was a real witch! The little kids even said that she turned a boy into a dog for sitting outside her shop too long.
Ryo-oki clicked on the computer screen. "Did my computer freeze?" She moved the mouse. The screen didn't change. She hit the monitor. It had no affect. "Damn! What's with this thing!"
The computer screen flashed. Ryo-oki fell backward onto her bed and was knocked unconscious.
Topic: Epitaph of Twilight
Since this seems to be a popular topic, contact me for information about. I'll answer any questions about it. Kai
"What the!" She was on "The World," but how, she couldn't even guess.
Crimsoncat ran up to her. "Rare item hunters! They're everywhere!"
"What do you mean? Does Mireille have friends?"
"I told you! There are rare item fans all over the town! They want my scythe!"
A girl ran up to Ryo-oki. She looked about 13. "YAY! A rare character design!" She looked sort of like Mireille, but instead of blue, everything was pink. "My design is rare too!"
Ryo-oki looked at the girl strangely. "Oooookaaaaaaay..."
The girl smiled up at Ryo-oki. "I'm Lightbreeze the Rare Item Hunter! Nice to meet you!" She was a Wave Master, definitely.
"What's the problem with Lightbreeze here CC?"
"She wants my scythe! Everyone does! NO! Lobsters are attacking! My friends are traitors!" Crimsoncat started to role on the ground.
"Is she... Alright?" Lightbreeze asked Ryo-oki.
"She acts that way. She's awesome!" Mortal jumped onto the seen. "She's been helping me get items from players I killed! Look what I just got!" He held up a player's head. "I hope Mireille likes it! It's a rare character design's head!"
Ryo-oki just stared. "You think Mireille would like someone's head?"
"Yup! And when I give it to her, she'll be all happy, and she might even kiss me!"
"You're delusional. I don't think even the Rare Hunter of Love and Courage Mireille would get excited over a stupid head. Now! I could sell you a rare plaque to put it on!" Lightbreeze held out a wooden plaque.
"I'll take it! Literally!" He pulled out his weapon. "Give it or I'll get CC to warp us to an area so we can fight for it!" He grinned.
"Let me finish! I'll sell it to you for 1,000 gold. What do you think?"
Mortal thought for a moment. "OK. I have more than enough." He gave Lightbreeze the money, stuck the head on the plaque, and ran off to find Mireille.
Ryo-oki watched him run off. She turned to look at Crimsoncat, who had just stopped rolling on the ground. "How did you just avoid being player killed?" She asked Lightbreeze.
Lightbreeze brushed her blonde hair out her eyes. "I just sold him something cheap and said Mireille would like it. It's all in how you bargain!" Her blue eyes shimmered in pleasure. "I knew if I said that, he'd pay 1,000,000 gold."
Crimsoncat's expression turned serious. "I found someone who has information on the Epitaph of Twilight!"
"The what?" Ryo-oki asked, a confused look on her face.
"It's what 'The World' is based on. The guy's name is Kai. I asked him to meet us at 'Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground.'"
"And this will help us how?"
"All these people going into comas! Think for a minute, will you Ryo-oki? The reason I started stalking you-"
"Stalking!" Lightbreeze said in shock.
"Yeah." Crimsoncat turned to Ryo-oki again. "The reason was because you had the bracelet! I wanted to know more about it and see if I could get one."
"So...?"
"So, the bracelet is something in the Epitaph, or, at least I think."
Ryo-oki shook her head. "How will it help us?"
"If 'The World's' based on it, then there must be something in the Epitaph that is linked to everyone going into comas!"
Ryo-oki nodded. "You're probably right."
"So let's go!"
"Wait! I need to bring some people. I promised Kira and Mia they'd be part of this until the end!" She flash mailed them.
Kira appeared, then Mia. "I thought I told you to stay off for a while Ryo-oki!" Mia yelled.
"Sorry! I felt like going on today, OK?"
Kira shook her head. "Let's just go! We might find Kyle!"
"Who?" Mia turned.
"My boyfriend! He passed out while playing the game!"
"Let's just go! 'Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground!'" They warped to the area. The giant church looked different somehow.
"Let's go!" Lightbreeze yelled.
"What are you doing here!" Ryo-oki said in shock.
"I don't have to be in your party to follow you to an area!" She smiled. "Can I have your Member Address please?"
"Here." Ryo-oki gave it to her.
"YAY!" Lightbreeze jumped around happily.
"Come on!" Crimsoncat urged. "Before Kai decides to leave!"
A samurai Heavy Blade sat on one of the benches. He had messy blood red hair, and a red and black vest and matching pants. His eyes were a steely blue. "I was about to leave."
"Sorry Kai!" Crimsoncat sighed. "It was Rare Hunter city in Mac Anu today."
Kai laughed. "I can believe that. You've been hanging around Delta for a while, that's all. All the bounty hunters will be there soon."
"Bounty hunters?" Mia asked, giving Crimsoncat an odd look.
"Hell, yeah!" Ryu stepped out from behind the statue. "She's a hacker and she threatens the system administrators. She's high on the wanted list."
"I wonder if there's ramen around here..." Crimsoncat wasn't listening to anything.
"Um... CC, ramen doesn't exist in 'The World...'" Ryo-oki reminded her.
"So! I still want it! My next threat demands will be for them to program ramen!"
"Um... You act like someone I know. What's your name in real life?"
"Ame!" (Pronounced Ah may)
"Ame? You mean my friend who works at an anime store?"
"No! I'm uh," She was sweating, "I'm not Ame. You didn't let me finish. I'm a telemarketer! Yeah! That's it! You can't know me!"
"Sure... Whatever CC."
"Anyway." Kai tried to grab their attention again. "The Epitaph includes something about an event called 'The Wave.' I'm not sure what this 'wave' is. In the Epitaph, it's not clear if it's a feeling, a monster, or an actual wave. It's impossible to tell."
Ryo-oki frowned. "So... What do we do about it?"
"Easy. We have to find out WHAT it is and HOW to beat it."
"I've heard of the Epitaph!" Lightbreeze yelled. "It's an epic poem by someone called Emma or something like that."
Ryo-oki shook her head. "I don't think that'll help us."
"Well, can't you look it up on the internet? I mean, there are at least 10,000 sites out there on the Epitaph!"
"Just like there's no ramen in 'The World,' there aren't any sites that have the real Epitaph." Crimsoncat sighed. "All of them are versions the sites manager put up."
"WILL YOU STOP WITH THE RAMEN?" Ryu yelled.
"But I like ramen!"
"I DON'T ARE IF YOU DO OR NOT! YOUR OBSESSION OVER RAMEN IS GETTING SERIOUSLY ANNOYING!"
Ryo-oki gated out.
"Now look what you've done." Crimsoncat sighed.
"WHAT I'VE DONE! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO STARTED IT!" Ryu yelled.
Ryo-oki twitched. She opened her eyes and sighed. "Was that a dream?" She looked at her computer screen. It was on the Log Out screen. "No... It's wasn't... If those two keep arguing, they'll destroy 'Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground.'" She turned the computer off and went to sleep.
Credits: (I'M SO SORRY! I forgot to put these in the last upload! Sorry!)
Lightbreeze: Seabreezer
Kai: I think it came from Inu-Kai-from-iy
OK! 10th chapter... That the most I've ever written... Anywho, I'm going to end this fanfic soon. Because it's a story, it has to. Oh, if you want to hold me hostage and force me into a dark, cold basement with stale bread, water, and a computer, don't! If you want me to continue after I end, there's hope. I'm going to make a new story with all the characters and stuff. You fans will have more say in it too! These plans are on hold until I finish this fanfic. YES! I've almost used all the characters I was given. Oh, and to save me a headache, I don't need anymore characters, so please don't send them... It's not open season (yet). Later!