BATTLE NETWORK CYBERSYSTEM: The Manic Saga
Volume 2: Pokerface
Chapter 11: The Invitation
Miyuu woke up with a start from her nightmare. She had seen blood everywhere around her, and a sword in her hand. However, midway through the nightmare, a saving light, a warmth within her, comforted her and helped her through the nightmare.
"What happened... and why did that seem so... real...?" Miyuu stammered as she sat up in bed.
*Because it was a reality...* a voice within Miyuu's head stated. She looked around briefly, but then the window that looked into the lobby and the people there caught her attention. Manic was playing cards with Kinzoku while Ryuu slept outside of the room. She smiled.
*They've been here for a while, you know,* the voice said again.
*Who are you?* Miyuu asked timidly.
*You have the same gift as they do, Miyuu,* the voice said calmly.
*You mean... this is what... you're a...?* Miyuu stammered again.
*Yes, I'm the deity of water. Call me Yui.* the voice said calmly.
*Yui... my mother's name...* Miyuu thought.
*Yes... I peeked into your past... it seemed that your mother was one of the few people who gave you comfort in life...*
*Hai...* Miyuu thought. Before she could say what was on her mind, Yui already answered.
*Using her name would only remind you of what happened to her. I'm sorry.* Miyuu immediately knew who she was talking about. Amethyst.
*I see... you are right, I guess...* Miyuu then reached down to rub her engagement ring, but it was gone. She gasped and looked around for it until Yui spoke up.
*The ring is inside you, I allowed your body to integrate it into yourself, so that I would be awakened within you... the sole heir to my power.*
*Awfully confident of yourself, eh Yui?* Gaius spoke up as Ryuu finally woke up.
*Yeah, ego trip right there,* Infernos spoke up.
*Can it, you two,* Yui shot back fiercely. Gaius and Infernos wanted to laugh, but thought it would cause harm to Manic and Ryuu, so they held their laughs in. Miyuu finally found the strength to walk over and close the window curtains to change into her clothes.
"Think she's fully healed yet?" Kinzoku asked as he laid down his cards, "Full House, by the way."
"Damn," Manic responded as he put down a flush, "I don't know about now... but she'll be fine in a week or so..."
"She's strong," Ryuu stated as he stretched and yawned. Miyuu then walked out of the room, wearing the clothes she borrowed from Manic the day before and smiled.
"Thank you... for staying here... and waiting for me," Miyuu said.
"No problem," Manic said.
"That's what friends are for," Kinzoku added in.
"You would have done the same for us," Ryuu added in as well.
*Yui would have killed us if we weren't here,* Naoko said.
*And by 'us,' you mean me and Gaius,* Infernos said happily.
*I agree, we would have been killed.*
Yui growled.
"Let's go home," Manic said as he picked up the cards and stood up from the seats, along with Kin and Ryuu, and they all walked towards the elevator, heading for the exit to the hospital.
The Metroline ride seemed short as Ryuu, Kinzoku and Manic explained what happened after Miyuu finally remembered most of what happened in the internet.
"Why did Manic run by me and touch my shoulder?" Miyuu asked. Kin and Ryuu looked at Manic, who glared at them and turned to Miyuu to explain.
"I did that to transfer the Sol Maxim over to you," Infernos said through Manic, "an integrated deity has to touch the Sol Maxim's essence once to have their weapon active, like in the cave when Manic handed the sword to Kin, or when Kin blocked one of Ryuu's kicks with his Naginata when they were fighting in the net."
"I see..." Miyuu responded.
*We both prefer katana,* Yui said mentally to Miyuu, *so, we got my Tidal Edge.*
*Ah,* Miyuu said in response, *it's a powerful sword...*
*Damn str... I mean yes, it is powerful,* Yui responded.
The trip stopped and they all walked out and up the stairway out of the ACDC Metroline station.
"I'm going to get some more sleep at home now," Miyuu said to the three, "Thanks again, see you later." Miyuu then walked towards the house she was staying at in ACDC while they watched her walk away.
"I think I'll follow suit," Ryuu responded after a few seconds, "see you tomorrow..."
"See ya," Manic responded.
"Bye," Kin said. The two then walked towards the apartment complex and rode the elevator to the seventh floor. They both walked down the hall to their rooms while Naoko and Infernos talked about a televised fight they were watching in the hospital lobby while the three officials waited for Miyuu's recovery.
"Well, I'm getting some sleep," Manic said as they walked down the hallway. Their rooms weren't far away now. "long, long day of virtually no sleep..."
"Yeah, I know what you mean," Kin responded. They both grabbed their keys and got them ready to unlock their doors until they saw a note on each of their doors, a knife holding them onto the door.
Manic quickly grabbed his from the knife and read it quickly, as Kinzoku did the same.
~Deity,
There is a tournament in four weeks called the Bandit's Cove. You and the others have been labelled as the guest entrants, and your presence is mandatory, dead or alive. You know what the tournament rules are, but here is the new rule for this year:
` Face Value: the all weapons rule still exists, but the hosts for this year's tournament has taken the initiative to create special datasilver for this tournament, making them have the same effect in the real world. However, one must know how to transfer datasilver data to an ordinary-looking card, and only a select few know of how to do it. Good luck. '
On the tournament day, meet in Akihara City, where all entrants will be taken to the tournament site, still unnamed.
~Bandit's Cove hosts
Kin and Manic exchanged confused looks as they finished reading their letters.
"Presence is mandatory?" Kinzoku asked.
"Dead or alive?" Manic asked as well.
*This isn't good...* Naoko said.
"What do you mean, 'this isn't good'?" Kinzoku asked aloud.
"Well," Naoko said through Kinzoku, "Bandit's Cove was created by the most fearsome fighters in the world a long time ago. However, because they abolished any form of netbattling, they keep to their blood and gore traditions."
"Meaning that if we lose there..." Manic said.
"We die..." Infernos responded through Manic.
"Isn't this great?" Kinzoku said with a bit of anger.
"Wonder if the others got something like this..." Manic said as he leaned against his door.
*No doubt,* Infernos responded.
"Well, there's no point in wondering what's going to happen there," Naoko said, "but the tournament starts in four weeks. We should use this time wisely and prepare for the contest."
"Ok, how do we prepare?" Kinzoku asked with his own voice.
"Well," Infernos spoke up, "the all weapons rule is just that, any and all types of weaponry are allowed. So choose your best and train..."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Volume 2 chapter 11 finished, and on a big cliffhanger. But I will get the next chapter up soon. Read and Review, please?
Volume 2: Pokerface
Chapter 11: The Invitation
Miyuu woke up with a start from her nightmare. She had seen blood everywhere around her, and a sword in her hand. However, midway through the nightmare, a saving light, a warmth within her, comforted her and helped her through the nightmare.
"What happened... and why did that seem so... real...?" Miyuu stammered as she sat up in bed.
*Because it was a reality...* a voice within Miyuu's head stated. She looked around briefly, but then the window that looked into the lobby and the people there caught her attention. Manic was playing cards with Kinzoku while Ryuu slept outside of the room. She smiled.
*They've been here for a while, you know,* the voice said again.
*Who are you?* Miyuu asked timidly.
*You have the same gift as they do, Miyuu,* the voice said calmly.
*You mean... this is what... you're a...?* Miyuu stammered again.
*Yes, I'm the deity of water. Call me Yui.* the voice said calmly.
*Yui... my mother's name...* Miyuu thought.
*Yes... I peeked into your past... it seemed that your mother was one of the few people who gave you comfort in life...*
*Hai...* Miyuu thought. Before she could say what was on her mind, Yui already answered.
*Using her name would only remind you of what happened to her. I'm sorry.* Miyuu immediately knew who she was talking about. Amethyst.
*I see... you are right, I guess...* Miyuu then reached down to rub her engagement ring, but it was gone. She gasped and looked around for it until Yui spoke up.
*The ring is inside you, I allowed your body to integrate it into yourself, so that I would be awakened within you... the sole heir to my power.*
*Awfully confident of yourself, eh Yui?* Gaius spoke up as Ryuu finally woke up.
*Yeah, ego trip right there,* Infernos spoke up.
*Can it, you two,* Yui shot back fiercely. Gaius and Infernos wanted to laugh, but thought it would cause harm to Manic and Ryuu, so they held their laughs in. Miyuu finally found the strength to walk over and close the window curtains to change into her clothes.
"Think she's fully healed yet?" Kinzoku asked as he laid down his cards, "Full House, by the way."
"Damn," Manic responded as he put down a flush, "I don't know about now... but she'll be fine in a week or so..."
"She's strong," Ryuu stated as he stretched and yawned. Miyuu then walked out of the room, wearing the clothes she borrowed from Manic the day before and smiled.
"Thank you... for staying here... and waiting for me," Miyuu said.
"No problem," Manic said.
"That's what friends are for," Kinzoku added in.
"You would have done the same for us," Ryuu added in as well.
*Yui would have killed us if we weren't here,* Naoko said.
*And by 'us,' you mean me and Gaius,* Infernos said happily.
*I agree, we would have been killed.*
Yui growled.
"Let's go home," Manic said as he picked up the cards and stood up from the seats, along with Kin and Ryuu, and they all walked towards the elevator, heading for the exit to the hospital.
The Metroline ride seemed short as Ryuu, Kinzoku and Manic explained what happened after Miyuu finally remembered most of what happened in the internet.
"Why did Manic run by me and touch my shoulder?" Miyuu asked. Kin and Ryuu looked at Manic, who glared at them and turned to Miyuu to explain.
"I did that to transfer the Sol Maxim over to you," Infernos said through Manic, "an integrated deity has to touch the Sol Maxim's essence once to have their weapon active, like in the cave when Manic handed the sword to Kin, or when Kin blocked one of Ryuu's kicks with his Naginata when they were fighting in the net."
"I see..." Miyuu responded.
*We both prefer katana,* Yui said mentally to Miyuu, *so, we got my Tidal Edge.*
*Ah,* Miyuu said in response, *it's a powerful sword...*
*Damn str... I mean yes, it is powerful,* Yui responded.
The trip stopped and they all walked out and up the stairway out of the ACDC Metroline station.
"I'm going to get some more sleep at home now," Miyuu said to the three, "Thanks again, see you later." Miyuu then walked towards the house she was staying at in ACDC while they watched her walk away.
"I think I'll follow suit," Ryuu responded after a few seconds, "see you tomorrow..."
"See ya," Manic responded.
"Bye," Kin said. The two then walked towards the apartment complex and rode the elevator to the seventh floor. They both walked down the hall to their rooms while Naoko and Infernos talked about a televised fight they were watching in the hospital lobby while the three officials waited for Miyuu's recovery.
"Well, I'm getting some sleep," Manic said as they walked down the hallway. Their rooms weren't far away now. "long, long day of virtually no sleep..."
"Yeah, I know what you mean," Kin responded. They both grabbed their keys and got them ready to unlock their doors until they saw a note on each of their doors, a knife holding them onto the door.
Manic quickly grabbed his from the knife and read it quickly, as Kinzoku did the same.
~Deity,
There is a tournament in four weeks called the Bandit's Cove. You and the others have been labelled as the guest entrants, and your presence is mandatory, dead or alive. You know what the tournament rules are, but here is the new rule for this year:
` Face Value: the all weapons rule still exists, but the hosts for this year's tournament has taken the initiative to create special datasilver for this tournament, making them have the same effect in the real world. However, one must know how to transfer datasilver data to an ordinary-looking card, and only a select few know of how to do it. Good luck. '
On the tournament day, meet in Akihara City, where all entrants will be taken to the tournament site, still unnamed.
~Bandit's Cove hosts
Kin and Manic exchanged confused looks as they finished reading their letters.
"Presence is mandatory?" Kinzoku asked.
"Dead or alive?" Manic asked as well.
*This isn't good...* Naoko said.
"What do you mean, 'this isn't good'?" Kinzoku asked aloud.
"Well," Naoko said through Kinzoku, "Bandit's Cove was created by the most fearsome fighters in the world a long time ago. However, because they abolished any form of netbattling, they keep to their blood and gore traditions."
"Meaning that if we lose there..." Manic said.
"We die..." Infernos responded through Manic.
"Isn't this great?" Kinzoku said with a bit of anger.
"Wonder if the others got something like this..." Manic said as he leaned against his door.
*No doubt,* Infernos responded.
"Well, there's no point in wondering what's going to happen there," Naoko said, "but the tournament starts in four weeks. We should use this time wisely and prepare for the contest."
"Ok, how do we prepare?" Kinzoku asked with his own voice.
"Well," Infernos spoke up, "the all weapons rule is just that, any and all types of weaponry are allowed. So choose your best and train..."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Volume 2 chapter 11 finished, and on a big cliffhanger. But I will get the next chapter up soon. Read and Review, please?