Well I said I was gonna post a chapter every other day in order to finally finish this...so here's another chapter. I almost have 300 hits on the story which be great if only 179 were just in chapter 1, but it's better then nothing I suppose. Anyways, enjoy.


Jugatsu was walking around the next day when a message was sent out. It said that Delta server, Mac Anu, was now re-opened. Jugatsu decided to hurry and go there, maybe he could find Remial. Jugatsu walked up to the Chaos Gate and began to warp to the Delta server. After warping though he found himself in darkness, he was falling. He was unable to move his body. A light began to shine ahead of him. It was a white like like Dawn's although it was different in the fact it wasn't glowing. Jugatsu came closer to it then was stopped by an unknown force. The light seemed to say something to him although it wasn't speaking. It was kind of like a telepathy, while at the same time he wasn't exactly receiving thoughts. It's as though he knew what the light was going to say as he approached it.

"Come to me. I need your help, everyone needs your help,"Jugatsu thought although it wasn't his thoughts really.

Jugatsu found himself on the ground on Mac Anu. He pushed his upper body off the ground with his hands staring at the ground. Was that a dream, or was it my imagination he began to wonder. He laughed at the thought.

"I lost my imagination long ago who am I kidding,"he said, picked himself up.

He began to look around, Mac Anu was exactly how it looked before the fight, this time he wasn't hiding so he got a better look at the repairs. He looked back at the Chaos Gate.

"Delta Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground!"Jugatsu shouted.

He didn't realize he warped there till after the he said it. He was then warped into the field. He looked over at the dried up lake. Then towards the sky. The gray sky mixed with the dark, empty lake. For some reason he began to feel comforted by this. He shook off the thought, what did it matter anyways? He walked into the dungeon, and up to the pedestal in front of the empty statue stand. He found himself jumping over the fence behind the pedestal and into the area where the statue stand was. He began to walk closer, it felt like something should be there, like something was there. He was standing next to the stand now. He rose his hand from beneath his cloak and began to move it closer towards where the statue would be. He paused, hesitant, then continued. As his hand became closer there was a sound coming from the walls and the stand. He withdrew his hand quickly and stepped back. Something began to rise from the stand, but dust was creating a cloud making it impossible to see anything. Jugatsu blocked his eyes although the sunglasses already did so. The dust began to clear and Jugatsu looked up at where the statue was. It wasn't a chained up statue of Aura like he half thought. Standing there was the statue of a boy on the ground kneeling, behind him was what Jugatsu thought was the Grim Reaper, he was holding a scythe and had the robe on. He continued to walk backwards, startled, and fell over the fence. He opened his eyes after recovering from the fall and saw the pedestal glowing. It resembled the northern lights. He rolled over and stood up, then walked over and resumed to read it.

"The one who is of this world, but not of this world, is now home. The twilight leads to both salvation and destruction. Foolishly, but with-out a choice this child of the world follows the twilight, for the sun has to rise the next day."

Jugatsu read it over multiple times. He couldn't get the meaning of it. He looked back up at the statue, it seemed ominous, like a foreshadow of something to come. The kid was kneeling and on his hands, oblivious to the fact his death was about to come. Jugatsu was feeling uneasy from this, his life in the real world has been filled death and despair, something like this he would easily find as nothing important. Considering half of his known family has died from some reason or another related to him. He looked back at the pedestal which was no longer glowing. He looked upwards at the statue once more then left. He walked back out of the church and then onto the railing. The passage and statue were stuck in his head for some reason. He decided to check out the place that started all of this, the dungeon which had bound him here to "The World". He logged out of the map and appeared back in Mac Anu. He decided to go save his progress, although he knew if he died it was the end. He felt nervous and decided to take any precaution he could.

"Welcome, come save your progress there's no need to fear death, just laugh at it,"The NPC was saying to allow players to know who he was.

He found the line funny considering his circumstances. He tried to save but, the NPC wasn't responding to him. Jugatsu figured it was a bug and walked away. While walking back up the stairs he thought he saw Dusk leering down at him. He moved his sunglasses up and wiped his eyes, then looked back up. There was nothing there now, he lowered his sunglasses. He dismissed it as merely everything going to his head. He walked back up Chaos Gate and took another look around for Remial. Since there was no sight of him he turned back at the gate.

"Delta Smiling Detestable White Devil!"Jugatsu shouted.

He warped back into the field, it seemed like it did the last time, normal. He continued to walk to the dungeon, he was attacked by a few goblins but managed to kill them in about one hit each. He noticed how much stronger he'd gotten since it all started. He walked back to the dungeon and stopped. After taking a few breaths he walked in. It was the same in here only there was no monsters or portals still from the last visit. He went into the next level and into the room where everything began. He examined the walls and everything. It seemed normal like it should, the stones and few torn up curtains in random places. This was normal for this type of dungeon. He became satisfied with the analysis, but regretted the fact nothing was there. He sat down against the wall for awhile, maybe this place would help him think.

He began to recall the first time they saw Dawn, and how the mistook her for Aura. This was the first big clue to this mystery. She appeared there and was just staring. Then they heard someone coming inside the dungeon, which was when Dawn gave them the twilight items. Jugatsu obtained the bracelet, which still seemed to hardly work even now, Skyld received the Twilight Blade which was a blademaster's weapon, and AnakinseZ obtained the Tasogare which was a heavyblade's weapon.

"Wait, we were given these items, but why? Aren't they just the cause of the problem? If not though why did Dawn give these items to us? What did we have that was special or needed to get these items?"Jugatsu began to question aloud,"Then there was the first encounter with Dusk up at the tower prison, Aura appeared and told us to flee but to no avail. Wait, if Dusk gets summoned from us fighting and releasing energy during fights, why did he find us then? He was out at the window which we ran to and he blew a crater into the field. It didn't seem to distort data then. Then he turned and attacked us, but we managed to escape. What was he doing there anyways? Has he gotten stronger also?"

Jugatsu shuddered at the thought.

"Then Skyld and Erica ran into Dusk as Skyld was fighting Azara, who followed them. The energy must have been released from sardnox, like in the fight with the doppleganger. That would explain how they ran into Dusk there. He had the same creepy smile from before, or so Skyld was saying. This must mean that Skyld has something he wants, right? Cause in the fight in Mac Anu he appeared and saw all of us after Dawn broke me and Azara up. He didn't have the smile long though he began to look angry like what he was looking for wasn't there. Wait! Is Dusk after the Twilight Blade? That would mean Skyld is in danger as long as he fights. Wouldn't the Tasogare work as well though?"Jugatsu became wide eyed at this part of his recollection,"Dusk must be after those two swords. Why though? Didn't Dawn create them..or wait..."Jugatsu realized the message he got from Zero.

"Dusk seeks the twilight, but then dawn pushes it right behind dusk it cannot find it,"Jugatsu recited,"It sounds like it's referring to the AIs and time but maybe...If the swords already existed and Dusk was after them, then that would mean that the swords were around already. Where it says 'dawn pushes it behind dusk' must mean that Dawn was hiding it, but I suppose it doesn't matter at this point. Dusk seems to know we have the weapons."

Jugatsu sighed and got up. He began to do some slight stretches and left the dungeon. He returned to town and walked over to the old spot which he used to sit at.

"Now as for the statue and pedestal in the hidden forbidden spot. The message... I still cannot think of what it means, does it perhaps refer to Dawn and Dusk? I can't think of anything from it yet,"Jugatsu said punching the wall in anger.

He then pulled his fist off and began to move his fingers around. The wall hurt him more then he hurt the wall. Jugatsu sighed and sat back down.

"I don't even know what time it is now, really."

He looked down at the river, he was sitting on the edge now.


Oi, review if you wish and what not. 12 chapters left.