.hack/Morganna's End rewrite

Chapter 16

A week had passed, Kureno had left. Mizuru was in his usual spot in her living room. "It was nice...having someone here for the reason to want them here." She missed the warmth she woke to in the morning. Her body slowly lifted itself, nothing more to be shown. She yearned for the young teen to be around her, to be someone who was supposed to be there. However, she had yet to fully fulfill her role. This role was hers to fulfill...it had to be...

"Tania?"

"Yes, Mizuru?"

"Helba called, you aren't required to work today."

"Well, tell her that I'm going to work wether she likes it or not." The man chuckled, nodding as she went to dress and clean herself. The normal pattern felt almost weird, she had always been used to it. Those past few days with Kureno...they were...

"You're really out of it today. Are you sure you want to go?"

"Yes." She tugged out her outfit for today. A light gray skirt and blazer with a slightly sky blue shirt. Her flats came on her feet, and she came out of the room with her purse. She missed the warmth...

"Tania."

"Mizuru? What is it?"

"You aren't acting like your usual self."

"I know." She shook her head for a few moments, walking out of the door with Mizuru following her. Her movements were usual, almost as if programmed without much thought. The bus arrived, she went on. The bus made a few stops, she got off. She went in the elevator, all as usual.

"You know, maybe Kureno changed you."

"How could he have changed me that much?"

"You're in deeper thought when you think of him now. I knew you were with him a few days."

"Well, your vacation seemed rather boring. You two seem to be addicted to promoting world destruction."

"Well, thank you very much." He laughed in response, she went into her office. She logged onto the world, the usual.

Delta: Silent Desolate Virgin

Helb's mind was in her working mind by the time she got to the area. However, this did not change that she was thinking of Elk. "Why can't I get you out of my head? I know I want to adopt you and all...but why?" She sat down on the stone floor, what was coming over her? She always knew when to say it was right to fight or not, and she had a role to fulfill. She had to fulfill that role! Why...was she thinking of Elk when her role should be considered? "It's all nonsense...once my role is fulfilled I'll think about him..." However, this could not change her mind at all. The dungeon was easy, almost as if it was chosen specifically for her. Probably by Helba just in case. All the area had was a hacked blademaster weapon with a level one warning virus. Some threat to the world, a virus that causes your healing items to deplete on contact with a user. What an idiot, to create something like this.

Mac Anu

Elk logged on, school had let out finally. "I wonder who's online..." His face stared at the list of people online, finding one that would be a happy find. "Now where would she be?" He ran through down the ramp from the chaos gate. He turned down the steps for checking if she was at either the item shop or Elf's Haven. He checked the bridge throuroughly, he checked everywhere else. He finally found her, under the bridge. "Helb!"

"Elk?" The wavemaster looked back at him almost dazed, her eyes following him in a slight gesture. He quickly moved through, making sure not to hit anyone who was trading.

"I was looking everywhere for you!" He landed down near her, hugging her tightly. She was still slightly dazed from being pulled from her thoughts, but hugged him rather laxly.

"O...I see..."

"Why are you working again so early? I heard about how Helba wanted it to be at least a month before you got back to work."

"To get paid for doing something." Her head landed on his shoulder, almost as if to signify she was tired.

"Can we really destory Morganna?"

"I know...how to do so."

"Do you think you could tell me?"

"No, I can't yet. When I fulfill my role, I can tell you. For now...can I sleep against you?" Her eyes drifted to sleep, almost falling before Elk pulled the elder wavemaster into an embrace. Her head was now positioned against his chest, her body relaxing against his own.

"Of course, Helb."

"Thank you..."

Delta: Intertwined Fate of Destiny

Morganna looked at Aura and Zefie with an almost happy expression. "You really think she will truly go through with such an act?"

"Of course, it is her role to fulfill." The mother looked at her own mother with a stare of disgust. She had ruined everything, if she had only allowed everything to go as it was...

"Well, then I guess everything will be decided tonight."

"It will, and you won't be alive after it."

Mac Anu

Her eyes opened, nothing else peered through her eyes at all. Night had come over the world, it was almost time. Elk had fallen asleep against her, still holding her in his embrace. She regretted to leave him alone...but it was time. "It is time, is it not?" A man approached her, one that had once sat in a red chair. His white hair drifted slightly in the stale wind. His body was covered in cloth that showed no way to classify his clothing. She could only see a suit being possible.

"Yes, I know it is." She removed herself from the other wavemaster's embrace, feeling another one for a moment. "I know what I must do." The man smiled dissapearing, but still watching her. He was always watching her, the one that she trusted the most. She may have blamed him for what he had done before, but she knew what must be done. "I know...Mr. Hoerwick." She looked at the slumbering wavemaster one more time before moving to the stone ground. Everyone played without knowing the important events that were going to happen.

Delta: Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground

She moved across the short distance to the door, the red gate no longer showed in the back of the broken bridge. Her eyes stared at the doors for a moment, opening them with very little force. "Aura." The mother smiled at her, Zefie at her side. She was clinging to Aura closely.

"Mommy! Don't go! Please!" The girl was crying, she didn't want her mother to go away. However, she was the only one that had no real choice in the matter. She had the role to fulfill. "Mommy! I want to grow up with you more!" The mother embraced the young girl, letting her sob into her robes. The clasp slightly showed when she did so. She could not give her daughter enough time, even if she had any. She had to die...had to bring peace for even a small amount of time in the world.

"Zefie, I regret that I must leave you. However, I will regret if I forget what has happened to this woman. She has suffered for over eighteen years, her life and many others have been affected. They were created for a specific purpose, even if only one can complete the task. I can't give you enough time to say goodbye to me, and the twilight moon will rise in only a few moments. My precious daughter, please remember this: I will always be alive inside you. I have and will never leave you alone." She turned to the wavemaster waiting for her, almost as if regretting what she was doing.

"You shouldn't be here."

"Au-Aura!" She was scared, it was her that seemed to be the link to what happened to her. "Don't come near me!"

"Don't be afraid. I am here to help you."

"How!"

"Come with me." She opened her hand palms up to the woman in front of her. The wavemaster wouldn't accept the hand, and swatted it away.

"What are you going to do?"

"You can help Elk, you can save him from dying."

"I..."

"You can help Elk save you." The wavemaster's eyes began to shed tears that were welling up behind her eyes. Could this really be happeninging? Her hands covered her face, she didn't want to show her weakness. Crying was a weakness. She was always taught it was a weakness, but when he was around..."Come with me, and I will help you."

"Okay."

"Zefie, please stand in front of the pedestal." The girl looked at her mother with puffy eyes and a tear streaked face. However, she knew no matter what, her mother would die in front of her. She nodded, going to where the moon showed completely on her form. In front of her, stood her mother.

"Are you ready Aura?"

"Are you?"

"I think I am." Her face looked down, placing the Twilight Amulet over her head and on her neck. She took a deep breath before the change occured, her face changed to one that showed no emotion. "I am ready."

"Of course. Go ahead." A red cross appeared behind herself, and data began to deteriorate into fractal codes. These codes were breaking into almost simple keystroke peices, slowly leaving the mother in front of the daughter. Zefie could only stare in shock at her mother, but also saw something different in wavemaster's eyes. Tears were leaving her eyes, she was truly sorry about what she was doing.

Delta: Intertwined Fate of Destiny

Pain was emcompassing her, the cage was adding to this new pain. What was going on? "It's that role...heh. I guess it really is happening. You were right Aura...you certainly...we..." She could barely speak as the pain began to detriorate herself and the cage were going away slowly. "I'm really...dying..."

"It will, and you won't be alive after it."

Delta: Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground

Zefie felt herself being lifted, peices of the fractal code coming within her small body. These were making her tired...so tired. She could barely concentrate on the wavemaster killing her mother and Morganna. However, this was not needed for her to know. For a moment she stayed in the air, but slowly descended down. "Zefie, remember what your mother said."

"My precious daughter, please remember this: I will always be alive inside you. I have and will never leave you alone."

These words comforted the young girl, and she was soon sound asleep in the woman's arms. "Sleep well, we have a lot of work ahead of us..." She made a slight smile at the notion of something being finished. She moved through and out of the church, the statue had changed to the new goddess of the world. She smiled slightly, feeling Zefie's warp from her sleep.

Zefie's Domain

No longer Morganna's, no longer Aura's...it was Zefies. She moved around, placing the slumbering goddess on the bed. The white covers slowly were pulled over her, and a teddy bear placed in the girl's arms. "Sweet dreams, Zefie."

TBC...