Quote: "'The World' is more than just an online game. Something with another purpose is lurking within." Kite
Chapter 2
Darthin woke up early that morning. He heard the sound of a new e-mail coming in. He jumped to his computer to check who it was from. Balmung! He went to read and to his disappointment he read:
Sorry!
Author: Balmung
I won't be in contact with you for a while. I need to investigate something. I wish I could tell you more, but for now, just know this, you are at the center of it all.
Later.
"Hmmm… Guess I'll log in for a while," Darthin thought. "Too bad about Balmung though. Log in!" Drachen shouted the last 2 words as he clicked the button labeled as so. His room became Mac Anu as he slipped on his goggles. Mac Anu looked better than ever. It had a special reflection on the water, the experience felt livelier than a parade. Drachen, Darthin's character, was now a level 2 twinblade. A twinblade is anyone who wields two small daggers or anything that can cut. They are usually small and fast, but lack in power.
Drachen thought about what to do. He made up his mind. He was going to go train so he can get stronger. He remembered some keywords he saw in a gaming magazine the other day. He ran to the chaos gate with such speed that people spun around after he passed by. When he was almost there he stopped. He realized he'd better save before he went. He talked to the recorder who saves his character.
"Relaxing Fallen Bedtime." Three golden rings formed around him transporting him out of the safety of the city. When the graphics had completely changed the golden rings disappeared. A seemingly endless desert stood before him. He immediately jumped backwards as he heard the sound of a magic portal opening. As the portal disappeared a monster formed. It was a Swordmanoid. Drachen stared at the creature and decided his best chance was to use his speed. This monster had the ability to win in a swordfight.
"I think this'll be fun," Drachen said to himself.
"Baah," screamed the monster. The battle had begun.
Drachen rushed around the monster, but the monster turned faster than Drachen thought he would and the Swordmanoid pushed him back. Drachen flew back and fell to the ground. Dust flew up into the air around him. As the dust cleared, Drachen stood breathing with long deep breaths. When he caught his breath he rushed in again. When the monster slashed forward, Drachen jumped over his sword and got behind the monster. He slashed the monster to the ground. A small dust cloud blew forward. Drachen got back in a fighting stance as the monster slowly got back to his feet. Drachen swallowed.
At that moment, he heard the faint words, "Ap Do." He surged with an unfamiliar power. All he knew was that this would give him the edge he needed. He ran circles around the creature forming a large dust wall. The monster began to lose track of where Drachen was. The monster could barely catch a glimpse of him. Suddenly, he felt a blade hit him in the front of his right shoulder. The he felt it on the back of his left and then it seemed to be everywhere. Then as the monster looked up Drachen came down upon his head, cracking it open in one final move. The monster fell to the ground and faded out of the field.
"All right…" Drachen started. "…Who helped me?" From behind a tree stepped a small female wavemaster.
"Umm…" she began. "I did." Her voice was quiet but soothing. She looked gorgeous. Her long hair was a bright shade of red that glowed in the sun. She had blue eyes that seemed to be made of water itself. Her eyelashes were long and attractive. She wore a kimono with a white top and a light purple bottom. It complimented her slender form. She wore no form of footwear and her toe were the same color as her hair.
Drachen swallowed. This girl was beautiful. It took him forever but finally he forced himself to say, "What's your name?" He said it quietly but at least he was able to force the words out.
"I'm Kikyo," she smiled. He smiled back.
"Thanks for the help with that monster." It was much easier to talk this time. "And… by any chance… would you wanna form a party with me?"
"Yes, definitely," she said excitedly. They became a party.
"How about we clear out the dungeon? It could be fun"
"Okay, let's go." They ran to the dungeon as fast as they could. As they entered the first room their lungs were about to explode. They took a short break.
"Let's think of a name for our team," Drachen suggested.
"Okay, how about the Adventurers of Twilight," Kikyo suggested.
"I like it, now, as the Adventurers of Twilight, let's clear out this dungeon." The team ran into the next room and prepared for battle as the magic portal opened to reveal the monster.
"Get ready," they both said to each other. Then they smiled at each other. When it disappeared it revealed a chest. Drachen slowly walked up to it. He reached down and just before he opened it, it jumped at him sending him slamming into the wall.
"Ahhhhh," Drachen screamed as Kikyo stared in confusion. "Not again, I thought maybe I was just imagining it. But no. It's real. What do I do?"
"What are you saying? I don't understand."
"I can feel the pain that I receive in this world. I know it sounds crazy, even I don't understand this crazy world."
"I don't know why, but I believe you. Let's finish this. VAK KRUZ!" Fireballs began to form around the enemy. They all converged upon the enemy destroying it completely. Kikyo ran over to Drachen. "REPTH!" Drachen felt better as his whole body began to heal. He started to pull himself up. Kikyo caught him before he fell back down. She helped him to his feet.
"Thanks, I thought I could handle it, but the pain hurts more than anything in the real world. I… don't understand."
"It's okay; it'll turn out all right. You'll see." She smiled at him. He smiled back. Then it turned back into a frown.
"How are you so sure?" He asked.
"I'm not, but… at least it makes people feel a little better."
"Maybe you're right, maybe it's the encouragement I need." His frown turned back into a smile. "Okay, let's do this." Drachen grabbed Kikyo's hand and ran deeper into the dungeon. They made it through 4 rooms without conflict, but the 5th didn't show such generosity. Drachen took his twin blades and crossed his arms in front of his face. Drachen held his twin bladed much like kite. He held them so if he held his fists straight out they would point down. He ran towards the monster and slashed at it only to be deflected by the enemy's scissor blades. He was sent flying back into the wall so he bent his knees and pushed off the wall with his feet and flew back at the monster spinning.
"Look out!" Kikyo shouted at Drachen as he flew towards the creature. Just as he noticed why he was hit by the creature's tail. He hadn't noticed the amazing speed of this monster. Kikyo shouted, "Be careful! This monster is smart. We're going to need a well-planned strategy. REPTH!" She finished, healing Drachen.
"Okay, so what's the plan?" Drachen looked to Kikyo for the plan. She seemed to still be coming up with one.
"Okay, I got an idea. We're going to need to trick it into doing the wrong thing." She explained the plan to Drachen. They nodded in agreement. Drachen ran forward and right when the creature was about to cut him in half he took a quick turn and the creature's blades got stuck in the ground. It still had an open hand. Drachen ran behind the creature and it slashed randomly because it couldn't see. It got its other scissor blade stuck in the wall. Drachen was ready to finish it off. "Ap do!" Kikyo shouted. Drachen ran up the side of the wall and jumped down at an angle toward the creature's head. It swung its tail at him. "Tiger Claws!" Drachen shouted beginning to go into a super fast spin. He cut right through the creature's tail. "Staccato!" He shouted. He began slashing at high-paced dance. The creature fell to the ground.
"Whew, close one." Drachen said. Kikyo nodded in agreement. Just as they were about to leave the room, it began to shake. The monster lifted its head. It was different than before. It now had a certain invincible aura about it. "What the hell?" Drachen took a step back. It was too late. A whip had come down on Drachen's back. He fell to the ground as Kikyo stared in complete horror. The creature was just about to whip Kikyo when Drachen rose back up.
"VIRUS SLASH!" Drachen's blades began to glow black. He jumped up and slashed his sword at the air. The creature's right arm flew off. He slashed with the other blade and the creature's left arm flew off. Drachen made a circular motion with his twin blades. A dark circle formed and began to suck the creature in. The creature was sent flying into another dimension area. Drachen fell to the ground and landed on his feet. Kikyo kept staring in horror, this time, not at the monster, at Drachen. Drachen stared at himself in horror. He didn't understand this new power.
This world seemed to have more to share than what he first would've thought. All this time he was wondering "why me?" and "what did I do?" He finally brought himself to speak.
"What…just happened? I don't understand."
Kikyo brought herself to speak next. "I…don't know. It's new to me too. They sat in silence for a long time, trying to understand the situation.
Thanks for the reviews, I'll try to update more often, my computer was down for a while, I tried to describe a little better in this chapter. You'll find out more about what happens to the monsters later on. Hope this one's a little better than the last one. Read and Review.
