I don't own ".Hack"
People have asked me "Have you ever read the 'AI Buster'?" The answer is yes, I have… and if it wasn't for that book, I wouldn't be here writing this right now, I would probably be playing the ".Hack" games.
Chapter 2 "The Secret Hero."
"Aaaahhhh!"
Some
strange
creature
was
chasing
me
around
the
whole
town.
"Kurumi,
what's
wrong?"
"Please
kill
it,
Haku!"
I
screamed
at
the
top
of
my
lungs,
"I
thought
monsters
were
not
supposed
to
wonder
around
the
city
just
like
that!"
Haku, I met him yesterday right after I arrived at MacAnu. He was a lvl. 8 Wave master, and wore a long bright red robe with pointy red shoes. If you ask me I'd say that he stood out too much! And also his outfit didn't go with his wavy blond hair.
"Kurumi…"
He
sighed
as
he
picked
up
the
strange
looking
creature,
"There
is
no
point
of
being
afraid
of
this
little
grunty!
Here,"
He
walked
up
to
me
with
the
creature
in
his
hands,
"Pet
him,"
he
said.
"Err…"
I
poked
its
big
snout.
It
snorted.
"Hehehe,
it
tickles!"
I
started
laughing
as
the
grunty
licked
my
hand
with
it's
big
rough
tongue.
"Well,
that
was
easy…"
Haku
chuckled,
"Kurumi,
it's
almost
time
for
me
to
go,
how
about
we
level
you
up
and
then
I
have
to
call
it
a
day."
"But,
what
about
this
grunty?"
I
grew
attached
to
this
little
creature
after
a
few
minutes
of
being
with
it.
"He
can
come
with
us."
He
smiled
as
he
helped
me
to
get
up
from
the
ground.
We
walked
to
the
Chaos
Gate.
D (Delta) Server Zone: Runs, Night, Magic
We were teleported to a beautiful field where it was dark and mysterious. The Night sky was filled with bright stars that you could almost mistaken for the ones in real life. Far to the west was a single flame that flickered in the wind. I never realized how I would fall in love with The World so quickly, and how it looked so much like the real world.
"Over
there…"
Haku
pointed
towards
the
light.
"That's
where
we
need
to
go!"
"Ok!"
I
nodded
as
I
put
away
my
twin
blades
and
picked
up
the
grunty.
"In
this
server,
where
there
is
a
light,
there
is
a
cave."
He
explained,
"And
where
there
is
a
cave,
there
is
a
treasure!"
"And
if
there
is
a
treasure,
then
there
will
be
monsters
to
fight."
I
finished
his
thought.
"You
catch
on
quickly."
He
turned
to
me
and
smiled.
I
felt
myself
blush.
"So,
how
long
did
it
take
you
to
level
up?"
I
decided
to
change
the
subject.
He
continued
walking,
"A
day
or
two,
once
you
get
the
hang
of
the
game,
you'll
know
where
to
train
at
what
level."
He
sent
me
an
invitation
to
his
party,
and
his
icon
popped
up
on
the
bottom
right-hand
corner
of
my
screen
along
with
his
health
bar.
This
was
my
first
time
joining
up
with
someone,
so
I
had
no
idea
of
how
to
play
with
a
team.
How
lame
of
me.
Finally
we
entered
a
cave.
I
wanted
to
put
my
grunty
down,
so
I
could
prepare
to
fight,
but
the
poor
thing
was
so
scared
he
kept
on
climbing
up
onto
my
head.
"Leave
him
be,"
Haku
exclaimed
when
he
saw
me
wrestling
with
the
grunty.
"But
how
will
I
fight
with
that
thing
on
my
head?"
I
pointed
up
at
the
grunty.
"He
won't
bother
you!"
Haku
became
all
serious
all
of
the
sudden.
I
felt
a
cold
chill
run
down
my
spine.
"Sorry…"
I
looked
down.
We
continued
into
the
cave.
Cave Level 5, Floor 1
"EEEEPP!"
I
jumped.
"What?"
he
turned
around.
"What
is
this
place?
I
feel
like
I'm
inside
a
stomach!"
"Its
just
how
the
cave
was
programmed
to
look
like."
"H-Hakuuu!
Th-there
is…"
I
pointed
behind
him.
He sighed, and turned around to look at what it was that I was pointing. A monster was flying straight at us. It was a pumpkin head, with a white cloak, and two daggers. It floating in the air like a half deflated balloon.
Haku
quickly
conjured
up
a
fire
spell
and
burned
the
monster
alive.
A
treasure
chest
appeared.
"That
was
a
Pumpkin
Head"
Haku
said
dusting
off
his
robe.
"He
is
a
low
level
monster…"
"Yay!"
I
jumped,
"A
treasure
chest!
We
beat
it!"
Then
I
stopped.
"Wasn't
this
too
easy?"
Haku opened the treasure chest "I got a Health Potion." The he continued into the cave, "This was just one monster out of hundreds that might be in this cave… luckily, I've been here before, so I know this cave like the back of my hand."
Cave Level 5, Floor 4
The
cave
became
dark
and
gloomy
as
we
reached
the
last
floor.
It
was
almost
impossible
to
see.
"Stay
close,
so
you
can
see
me."
Haku's
voice
became
troubled.
"Is
anything
wrong
Haku?
You
seem
to
be
worried
about
something."
He didn't answer. Something brushed against my leg and I turned around to see what it was. The grunty on my head, that I've almost forgotten about, grabbed onto me more tighter and I almost attacked him. I couldn't see Haku anymore and became worried, but on the map I could see that there was only one room left unexplored. Knowing Haku and what he has told me about the caves, I realized that this room in front of me was a treasure room. I walked in.
"Haku! I was scared, I turned around for one second and… HAKU!" His dead body was lying on the ground under a huge monster that looked like Bigfoot. Haku's ghost was still in the room. "Kurumi, run! He is too strong… I'll find you later!"
Too late… the Bigfoot came charging at me, I could feel the floor shake as the monster ran towards me. I tried to escape from the room, but the door that lead out wouldn't let me go. I took a deep breath and took out my weapons. The creature roared, and I almost fell to the floor. I ran under it and attacked from behind.
Weapon Ineffective
"Kurumi,
what
are
you
doing?
I
told
you,
run!"
Haku
kept
on
nagging.
"I
would,
but
the
door
won't
budge!"
I
answered
him
as
I
tried
to
dodge
the
creature's
attacks.
The Bigfoot monster went berserk, he started stomping his feet. His insane stomping made the whole room shaky. The he struck and caught me off guard. I flew towards the wall and hit it hard. My health bar went down to red, which identified that I was close to dying.
Everything went blurry, I could only make out the huge figure of the monster as it flopped to the floor defeated, then I passed out.
Well, that's it for this chapter, please review! And if you have any suggestions for the story, like which characters should "Kurumi" meet during her adventure in The World, or what should happen to her, please tell me!
