.hack/ Morganna's End rewrite

Chapter 5

One thing was for sure, the dungeon was empty. After all the fighting to actually get in the dungeon, that was surprising. They stared around for every room, but nothing was showing at all. There was nothing left to find for a fight, which made some itching in agony for some sort of conflict. Some were also worried about how they were to find Morganna if everything was so empty. "A signature that seems to always accompany Morganna. A boring adventure." Ouka said in almost monotone voice, she had been bored to her skull. Sure, they had to fight Morganna...but another fight would be nice. The wolf stretched slightly, thinking of what would happen after this. Elk's eyes drifted to the sword still within his hands. However, they didn't have to worry for long.

In the dungeon end point

Morganna's eyes began to react to a faint sound she heard in the distance. Renny turned towards the long arm, finding it confusing slightly. "You two know what I just got?"

"Let me guess, the so called fools are coming to fight you." A monotone voice said in rather annoyed nature. These plans got very boring after awhile, not that she had much to care about. The long arm just turned away, nodding as she went to the center of the room. Her eyes were fixed on the coming figures, who looked surprised at the sorroundings.

"Helb! Renny!" Voices were heard, fighting was heard in a few simple strokes of minutes. However, it was Elk that Helb reacted to at all. Her eyes focused on the sword in the younger wavemaster's hands. The blue glow reminding her of the glow of that one time...

"Could...it be...?" Her voice shook, something that hadn't happened in a very long time. Her eyes focused as the sword left Elk's hands, fighting Morganna with some sort of ghost at the wheel. Her eyes focused on it completely. It was like a ghost from a long forgotten past had returned. "How could it be...he..." Her eyes remembered past memories, unsure if to call this pain or a soothing thought. However, this silence didn't last long. Her body felt the chains removing, the shackles felt weightless as they left her wrists and ankles. Everyone was looking at her, and Renny was helping his rather stiff neck. She felt her body unsure of what was going on. Her wavemaster wand was missing, and so was the sword she had been focusing on. "Morganna left...again."

"She couldn't win against that possessed sword." Tsukasa turned towards the female, thinking of what was going to happen once again. Everyone kept staring at her, only at her.

"Stop...staring...STOP!" Tears left her eyes, and her wavemaster wand appeared before her. The sword came to the top, tapping it as a light changed her wand. The sword must have merged with the sword, or so Helb had noted to herself. Just as she turned to face the others with questioning looks, golden rings sorrounded her.

Mac Anu

"Elk, I'll be fine. Log off with the rest of your friends..." She spoke to him softly, embracing him gently. The male nodded, leaving with a look of regret on his face. "Helba."

"Helb. I do not know how Aura found out about your link to that event, but I-"

"She knew I was there. She knew my link to him." She turned to Helba, almost uncertain about her own future. "Where are Grunty and DA?"

"They went with Renny, they have to find out what happened through him."

"Just like them." She sighed, turning to Helba with some sort of idea in her mind. It was one that Helba would want out of her. "I'm not coming to work tomorrow."

"I'll make sure everyone knows." Helba smiled with an almost victorious smile on her face. She could only hope that things would soon end. They would have to end soon, if Helb were to keep fighting.

Next morning: Tania's Apartment

Tania woke with a slight headache that morning, Miho was sleeping right outside of her door. She didn't even need to unlock her door to know this. Mizuru and Miho had escorted her home last night, not letting any person come near her unless they were convinced the person was not Morganna. She unlocked her door with her usual style, going into the bathroom and looking in the mirror. She was her usual look, extremely tired. To add to that, her eyes looked rather bored, and her hair was in a rather concealed cowlick. She went into the shower, keeping her thoughts out of everything for just a few moments.

Helba's work area

Helba took one last look at the screen in front of her, stretching her arms. She was going to talk with Kureno at some point. Well, after she talked with Renny. A small lap top stood in the area she was planning to meet with Renny. Kureno was going to come to the meeting as well, she planned everything perfectly. She didn't want anyone to question Helb directly, even though she would answer with no real hesitation. She was going to write a long memo of it, sending it to everyone who was concerned with it. Even to the admins who had missed the last incident.

Tania's apartment

She came out of her bedroom, dressed in attire most would almost kill to see her in. "Miho, Mizuru." The two turned to her, nodding that they had heard her. "I want to go and have some fun, can you help me out?"

TBC...