Chapter 5: The Virus
Balmung walked into the room and removed his sword from his sheath. The light leaking through an upper-story window reflected off Balmung's blade and went into Crossel's eyes. Balmung stepped to the center of the room and removed his sleeve with one quick pull revealing green data on his arm.
"Balmung what is that?" Crossel asked in confusion
"This is my price for getting too close to the answer Crossel! Do you really want this!" Balmung yelled into the chamber.
The green data on Balmung's arm engulfed his sword then, he grew huge angel wings out of his back made of corrupted data. Balmung's eyes went green and he began to hover about a foot off the ground then, a soft voice could be heard.
"Balmung kill him..." The soft voice said quietly.
Balmung dashed forward toward Crossel and swung his sword high into the air. Crossel lifted his staff to block the blow. When Balmung's sword made contact the vibration hurt Crossel's hands and shattered his staff to pieces. Crossel was now defenseless he began to accept his fate that today Crossel the Wavemaster would be no more.
"Crossel you die today!" Balmung shouted
The large green sword came down from above Crossel. Crossel closed his eyes and accepted his fate when suddenly there was a voice.
"Execute Quarantine.exe!"
Crossel opened his eyes to see Balmung battling and Heavy blade. The Heavy blade looked similar to Balmung with data wings and a huge data blade but he also had armor that had been infected and the data on him was blue not green.
"Foolish Heavy blade you think that just because you carry the Quarantine program you think you can kill me!" Balmung shouted
"I don't think I know virus!" The Heavy blade replied
Crossel watched as the two fought fiercely in the chamber. They reflected each other attacks countless times when the Heavy blade finally landed a hit on Balmung's arm the green data on it was completely obliterated and the green wings and swords began to vanish. The system administrators Gaia and Nyx entered the chamber and took Balmung to Quarantine where they would repair his data.
"Heavy blade who are you?" Crossel asked hesitantly
"The names Carver. Your Crossel right the one looking for the dragon?" Carver replied
"Yes…"
"Well I am a player who has acquired a program capable of countering enemies that Godhand has hand created out of players like Balmung."
"Wait so you can cure the virus that infected him?"
"Yes and here you might want this."
Carver threw a book to Crossel. Crossel opened the front cover and read the first page it said.
"Quarantine.exe installation instructions."
Crossel looked in awe at what he was holding this was going to be his key to defeating Godhand and the strange dragon and with Balmung out of the picture he needed all the help he could get.