Chapter 23: Pain
Everyone has to live their own life. Whether they model it after someone or they just live the way they want to is entirely the same. People conversing with other inspiring, discouraging it's all the same. Everyone just looks around their life as it is centered on them. The few that plan ahead stare straight on towards the future not looking where they are stepping. But is it really right to say whether someone lived their life right or wrong? Aren't they just living their life the way that they felt that it needed to be lived? Regardless everyone has their own path that we all need to respect. But I never said we couldn't disapprove of their decisions.
The world slumbered while gamers connected to the internet through their new computers titled Hawk Eyes. Ten more hours till game time...
"Listen up everyone your friends have been captured by Recompense and we are going to get them back." Cygnus said to the three children around him.
"Where's Wing! Did Recompense get him?" Emily said to the group.
"We're not sure but that is an extreme possibility," U.R. turned away from them to face Leonheart, "Now I need you to get back into CC corps headquarters and warn them about what is going to happen to all of those trying to log on to "The World"."
"Where is Recompense at this time?" Tiffany asked.
"I can't track Recompense's movements with all of these new users. We're just going to have to track him by some other means because this one is fruitless." Alberio said.
"Cygnus I'm going to take Leonheart and Tiffany back to the CC corp. while you arm everyone up with their equipment." U.R. said.
"Alright. Everyone come here and take these slips of paper they should give your characters an advantage when you put in the code." Cygnus said.
Argent walked back into his house with his parents laughing and enjoying the last of their cotton candy. "That was really fun Argent maybe next time we can stay out all day and just call that other doctor into work!" His dad chuckled.
The family said their goodnights and separated to do their nightly rituals.
Argent walked into his room and found a note on his monitor reading.
Log in Time 2:20
Be There
I can't do this alone
Reconcile
The clocks struck the time of 2:20 as clear as the morning sun. Hardly any of the world knew what was going on; no one would know that part of the world would die that day. No one would know how someone made their life for this one moment.
Across the country a select few players turned on their computers and began to enter their log in information. No one would ever think that something so terrible could happen on a day as this.
No one would care to protect. No one would care to defend, no virtue, no hope.
Chapter 23: Pain II
Staring at their computers placed in front of them U.R. Cygnus, Alberio, and Emily logged in.
Leonheart logged into his account looking over at Tiffany, she was staring into his eyes as she grasped his hand.
Kasami walked into her dark room filled with computers and changed one of its screens to "The World" "I hope you weren't lying to me Reconcile."
Argent rushing into his door back from school pulled his computer out of safe mode and began to the game.
All of their screens lit up revealing one mail. Each as if commanded to open it moused over and clicked open.
"Aw good it seems all of you that I managed to miss have receive this little speech. Well then let's not waste time with introductions as I know you already know who I am." I smiled as I stared at each one of them through the mail, "As you all have been wondering what kind of game I have had planed for you all. To tell you the truth I didn't want to start this game. I merely had to make it happen once again. Yes that's right, once again."
No one understood except U.R. who shivered at the remnant thought that he had surprised for so long. The game was a simple race though. However if you lost you paid a terrible price.
"The game should be simple enough for you all. All you need to do is make it to the finish without, "failing". Granted I will let some of you travel in groups and others not. There will be fights in this game as well, after all what kind of game would I make you play that doesn't involve violence?" I smiled. "Now of course you will all be granted the same chance as everyone else in getting to the finish. Same terrain etc. Even I will have to go through the maze and beat you all there in order to win the prize. However I don't expect to lose to any of you."
The mail ended and their character files were automatically loaded into the screen.
To their backs walls of fire and forward was a mountain referred to in the game as Infinity. No one had ever climbed it.
Argent was shocked to see a small girl standing next to him her name read Emily.
"Well it seems you and I, are paired up. Don't worry though we will make it through this." He smiled at her.
She turned her head upward to see his eyes, he could tell that she was filled with fear, "I can't feel my real body anymore..."
Argent had noticed this as well but he knew that there was nothing he could do about it, "It's alright when I win I will make sure that you get your body back."
Argent grabbed her hand and started to run.
Cygnus was standing next to a girl he had never seen before. She was clad in black and she looked sad.
"So we finally meet Cygnus." She smiled.
"You know me but who are you?" He jolted back
"I am Kasami. And that is all you need to know." She began to float forward at a moderate speed.
Cygnus shrugged and followed her not wanting to lessen his chance of survival.
Leonheart stood next to U.R. Both immediately started to run beyond the fire.
Tiffany was alone but she decided better to be alone than with a stranger and began to walk forward.
I appeared the furthest distance beyond the portal. "Well well, I bring this game back and this is how it thanks me. Aw well might as well kill everything on my way." I thrust my arm forward and created a tunnel of wind straight forward blocking the fire.
