.hack/Revenge and Twilight rewrite
Chapter 5
The dungeon itself looked normal, except for a few random spots of data on the flesh walls. Kite looked at the dungeon map. It was normal as well. The three made their way to the first portal, finding a normal monster as well. What had been Morganna's intention in this sort of set up? It was just a strange set up to begin with. Blackrose and BT nodded to continue, and the party set off for the bottom.
Mac Anu
Helba's eyes looked at the logs with sparked interest, there were a few people logged on that she had not imagined would be. However, history did have a way of repeating itself. "Well, it seems visitors will soon be here." She said in a slightly amused manner, this would help their side. If everything went as planned, their help would help them in the long run.
"Visitors? The world is blocked off." Kamui's voice sounded irritated, and worried for Magi. Life hadn't been easy for either of them. Reki and Magi worked hard, so they had to be trying to find a way out.
"However, there are people who are simply too good to count on. There are many databugs within the world. Two will be making their way eventually to this place. Morganna doesn't have this planned."
Sigma: Torn Simple Answer
There was a surprise, not only was there a gott statue, but a character. A long arm stood in front of it, most likely in deep thought. BT knew it would be obvious, but she had to ask. "Don't you know that world has been locked off?" The long arm turned towards her slightly, dark green and black clothing was around his body, and his weapon was red and gray.
"Sorry, I'm part of the game code."
"Wait a minute, why are you in this dungeon? Are you linked to Helbaworshipper in some way?" Helba always kept what was going on with her a secret, so it is possible that this was the case. Kite had been bothered by Elk to keep asking.
"What happened to her? I knew I should have not let her go. Mizuru and Miho were all convinced she would be okay for about half and hour by herself..." This must have been the clue, or part of the clue. Maybe this was planned from the beginning to occur for a helping hand? "Has Morganna done anything?"
"Yeah, she was captured by her earlier today." What exactly did this mean? The twinblade quickly made a motion and went to the chest. Inside it lie a virus core. It was labeled as 'Phase 1.'
"Where's Helba?"
"She's back in Mac Anu."
"I'll go with you, I may be able to help." Any help was accepted gratefully, and soon they were on their way back.
Omega: Light Filled Darkness
Helb's body flinched, and a vine snapped as if reacted to do so. "What was that? Are you okay, Helb?" Elk looked towards the wavemaster slightly, watching her body react so strangely.
"I felt like something was helping me...or calling me. I don't know which. Maybe it was DOS..." She slowly grasped up her body, the flinch had caused her body to fall back slightly. It was a soft fall, but she knew it could get worse.
"What do you mean? Like a way to get out here?" Magi, who had been trying to figure out where they were still, asked as if absent minded.
"You could say that, but I don't know. Most likely, it will be a way out."
Mac Anu
When the party arrived back with a person extra, there was a cause for curiosity. This long arm could be an enemy, it could be a trap, la de da this and that. Helba smiled slightly, realizing that Morganna hadn't planned for this to have happened. "Well, DOS, how have things been?" Her eyes still looked at the screen, but you could see the pleased grin on her face.
"I don't know what it is that woman has with this game now, but I can't leave Helb alone for even half an hour without any incident anymore. It seems this time she's taken another drastic measure." He leaned against a wall slightly, curiousity was still being held.
"All of you, this is DOS. A databugged version based off a beta tester that still plays slightly within the game. He was also the first person to put Helb within a comatose state, however, he is actually a good person." A slight understanding came over them, and paper fell down at the recorder's area noiselessly. Shugo looked at the piece of paper, apoligizing to Helba slightly as he, Rena, and Mireille made their way to the area they were to look at. "Well, as for introductions, the group you met you already know the names to?"
"Yes, what exactly is significant for me to be within an area designated for a trap or something anyway?" He plopped down, feeling a slight interference from his data logs. Data logs were sort of what you had to keep track of, so you wouldn't get caught. At least being a data bug.
"Memories unlock something, something safe and maybe dangerous. However, would you like to help us at all? When we find out the area, we'll have to be able to split."
"Sure, I'm pretty used to it, especially when you protect someone like Helb."
Lambda: Torn Simple Desire
Shugo saw a big difference, but one that was manageable. This dungeon was ten levels higher than the first dungeon. Their character levels probably would have a tough time getting through, but it wasn't impossible. Rena nodded slightly, making way to the dungeon entrance. The feild was a grass field, one that was mostly shown at night. The three made a sort of ideal in their minds, an idea of what ememies could possibly be there and when.
Omega: Chosen Lifeless Doll
Morganna grasped the spear slightly, feeling a huge sigh of relief. She only could hope that no more could help the ones she had taken escape. The fact that others that helped Helb while they lived normal lives were there, were bad omens for her. "I have to be able to stop them, even if it takes everything I can do at this point. I can no longer return to my phantom form now, thanks to those stupid..." Her hand clutched the spear tightly. "I'll have to send a data bug to start with, one fitting for the dungeon levels for now. I don't know why I'm so patient, I should have just...that's right. That stupid Helb makes my powers get weaker and weaker each time. I have enough to put all of them in comas now, but it would take all of my being to do so. What terrible fate." Her eyes raised, focusing slightly as she formulated a data bug out of the magic portal that connected the gott statue. The male form returned to its female actions. "If I get enough virus phase cores collected, I can return to that status. That is, unless I'm weakened again."
Lambda: Torn Simple Desire
There was a managable amount of strategy used within the dungeon's interior. It hadn't tired out the party yet, but it felt like being drained of energy and SP more than needed. The last room before the dungeon was in the next doorway, the fairy's orbs somehow worked within these dungeons. Was Morganna making this easy on purpose? Shugo had no real past with Morganna, neither did the most recent twilight additions. However, it became clear that this was being planned. The next room revealed a databug, and one that would require more than a rough strategy for them. "Mireille, what data bug would that be?"
"I don't know! It looks like something that would be in this dugeon! Not rare at all!" She slightly pouted in her last line, and a tear drop fell on the sister and brother slightly. However, the bug was a tough monster for any person at their level. No matter how many levels they were gaining from the dungeon itself.
"Oni-chan! Watch out!" A claw almost grasped at his leg, which would have caused an instant death from the sharp nails connected. After wasting about half of the supplies given to them, the data bug fell, and Shugo data drained it for a rather rare item. However, this didn't pass by the rare hunter watching them, who snapped it up quickly.
"Yay! So we get some rare items from this after all!" She danced around, which in turn made Rena drag the wavemaster into the gott statue room. Just as Helba had thought, another person stood there, apparently oblivious to their quest.
"You work with that wavemaster Helb?" Shugo made a slight lax stance, trying to convince of his working with the good guys.
"Yes, my name is DA."