.hack/Morganna's End rewrite

Chapter 8

Eyes opened with little interest to how she had gotten to her bed. Mizuru moved her last night, closing her book. She took mental note often on what Miho and Mizuru did when they saw her asleep. The clock revealed it to be around four-thirty in the morning. About two or three hours before she really went to work. As much as Helba would have loved to have been obliged to see her taking more than a few days off, she decided against it. She did her usual ideal morning, washing and dressing in her work clothing. A long gray skirt went to her ankles, a gray matching blazer accompanied by a white shirt added to the outfit. Her gray flats went on as she woke Mizuru up, he nodded and followed her out of the door as she locked the heavy door. The steps creaked slightly, but she continued to move herself down the stairs with the movements of Mizuru following her. The street greeted her, and she began to move in a direction that led to a bus station. "So, I assume you had fun last night?"

"I kind of did, I mean...not as much fun as the day before. We had our revenge on you at least."

"That wasn't a ray of hope at all."

"Wasn't really to give hope, more of some painful fun."

"I'm sure you know all about that, considering I have it all the time." She heard the bus arrive, going on and sitting down on a seat. Her bodygaurd's body sat beside her, holding a metal bar. She looked at her workbag slightly, making no note of the man in the business suit watching her. She didn't really care who he was, but he had better not come near her. He was, which was intercepted by Mizuru's body. He pulled the bus cord, helping Tania move out into the right stop. The man didn't follow her, but looked much more regretful. She took a deep breath before continuing her descent to find the right door. The hidden door made it's way silently into a corridor. The normal elevator dinged open with her card, and she went in pressing the 'b7' button.

"I'm sorry if you didn't actually have fun."

"I actually had some fun."

"You admit that to me? That's a first."

"You asked."

"Well, I guess I'll have to tell Miho our revenge actually worked. We'll do even better next time."

"Don't push your luck." She laughed, moving out into the empty area. It seemed that everyone had been given a break for the day. "Helba." She nodded to the woman in front of her, allowing her to move forward.

"We decided."

"Is it something I'll have to sit down to hear?"

"It may be."

"Well, then let's go to my office." She walked in her office, moving the door open and closing the door after Mizuru entered after Helba. She took a seat in her chair. "What did you decide?"

"We've decided to capture and disable Morganna."

"You expect me to go through with that?"

"You don't have to do so, I won't force you to."

"I'm sure I have a choice." She said sarcasticly, moving her body to the terminal. "I need time to think, please leave me alone Helba." The woman nodded, moving out of the office silently as Mizuru simply stayed where he was. "I'm going to log in for now, please leave me logged in if I fall asleep." The bodyguard nodded, making no real notion other than he knew. She placed the neuro googles over her hair and her jade eyes. Bangs covered the plastic slightly.

Mac Anu

She wasted no time in choosing a destination, no doubt someone would find her. She chose a field that she knew would be safe, allowing no hesitation in choice.

Delta: Intertwined Fate of Destiny

It was as she thought, the cathedral had returned. She didn't make any other note, but noticed a system adminastrator following her into the cathedral of wood. She had taken this way for something more than just sight seeing. She had to see if the quest was going to end, this was making it seem it would soon. The purple triangle chaos gate greeted her eyes slightly, but she turned when she couldn't stand the person following her. "Lios."

"Helbaworshipper, I believe that you and I have met in a previous situation."

"You were the one that told me it was blasphemy that I could feel pain within the game." She sat down, letting the adminastrator, sit a foot away from her.

"I'm sorry, I did not know that this would happen."

"Well, welcome to the world of possiblities. Pigheads all are welcome if they atone."

"I didn't know that anything like this was possible."

"Well, you didn't think many things were possible. What should I care that you want to help?"

"Please, it is our fault that-"

"No, it's the world that exists." That line caused him to turn away for a moment, his cube making him dissapear. "Good, I don't want to be bothered." She leaned against the bench and let her eyes droop, maybe she just needed this place for awhile.

Morganna's Domain (Unknown)

The long arm stood almost out of ideas, the last plan would have worked if Renny had not existed. If only things wouldn't stop her plans...if only..."Mizuru." The moving character around her domain was easily spotted by the long arm. "You dare to attack me?" The twinblade just smiled as he kept moving around the domain with his speed. She pulled her spear up, taking a few minutes to think before pinning the twinblade to a wall. "I don't believe you've met my weapon."

"Yeah, right." A sarcastic remark left his lips as he broke free, placing a green dot on Morganna's body. He warpped out just as her spear tried to slash him in half. However, this didn't make Morganna more listless, it gave her an idea.

"Could it be the true Kade? After all this time?" The stone statue contained the monster she had only used in a plan that had failed. However, this was the true monster. This couldn't kill Helb, but it could capture her. She pulled her hands from her spear, placing it down as she began the process of animating the statue. "Gizmo Giga Gigas! To born of Dew, I command, face your destiny and release your powers. In the name of the Maiden of the Twilight Balance!" The statue began to move as the light appearing on her hands went to the statue. The statue began to move, revealing an innocent teen looking blademaster. It's red eyes reminded her of Skeith's wand. This was the true Kade, but he took the form of how Helb needed him. He looked dazed for a minute, turning to the woman in front of him.

"Where is my master?"

"I do not know where, but I desire to get your master back."

"Where is my master?"

"She is with a group of people. I do not know where they have taken her."

"I want my master back."

"Soon, soon we'll both have what we want."

Helba's Workplace

Her eyes opened up, finding someone had logged her out of the game without warning her. "Mizuru?"

"I had to log you off, I didn't want her finding where you were?"

"What were you doing?"

"I planted a bug, Miho is coming over to take over from here. Have you decided?"

"Not yet." She sat up, standing up in a much better way than before.

"Think about it, DA and Grunty will help along with Miho and I. However, keep in mind you have a choice."

"Right, a choice of life or death." She said almost faintly, going out the door.

TBC...