Hack/Beam: Entity
This is my first Hack/Sign fanfic, so go easy on me... It's concept is based on theRPG World of the anime though... Subaru and Tsukasa might be mentioned in later chapters...
Summary: It is late 2006 and the world is thriving on the Internet… Just as suddenly, millions of users start dropping at their computer desks after visiting a certain RPG website called Entity: The World… Witnesses claim that they have seen a beam of filtered light come out of the computer screen, flashing before the victims collapse. Sceptics are debating about this issue of controversy. Rarely do the victims ever wake up… Will they?
"Woah, cool!" yelled Steph, a plain looking Asian girl with thick glasses, "This website is so awesome! It has everything!" ( "Online games, RPGs, forums… I'm on a roll, yeah! Hey, it says that I can join a new game… Hmm… Entity: The World; sounds good." Steph hummed excitedly to herself, swinging her chair around and clicking on links and filling in information quickly.
-rzzz-
Entity, we have a new recruit…
-Excellent, that person will be perfect for my plans. That girl- is- mine!-
Are you sure, she seems too… Agitated.
-Never mind, for as long as recruits keep coming-
Ten-thousand and twenty log INS, counting higher…
-Excellent!-
"Eh? Strange, it says something on the front page… Just as well, I signed up as Diamond Dust! Ah, a condition: 'Leave your world behind and live your dreams, for the next world is always unseen'… What the heck does that mean?" wondered Steph as she reached for the Enter key…
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-Activating Beam!-
Right, Entity. It is our duty for more RPGers to come of their accord.
-(evil laughing) I will erase the players' databases from all over their realms!-
As you wish.
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"No, don't!" Steph turned around in her chair to see it was her dad warning her not to play for too long, but then… A thin almost translucent laser beam came out of the screen, flashing rapidly as the parent watched with horror. Steph had a frightened expression; her eyes seemed to be diluted before she slumped into the chair, her hand resting on the enter key…
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Almost instantly, there was a burst of light as another player entered the World of the game… A black clad figure to be precise.
The teenager had shoulder-length raven hair, wire-frame glasses and her refined face was clear… She was very tall for her age- making it impossible for anyone to identify how old she really was.
"My name is Diamond, Diamond Dust." introduced the black haired girl; her eyes were sparkling amber as the coated crusader laughed.
The girl was holding a diamond encrusted ring in her hand. The marks on her face seemed to reveal that she had been battling really hard. "I assume that the World needs me for something…" A whisper of something seemed to emulate from the sky.
Dreams-? Diamond had the feeling that she had stepped away from something, but what?
Precisely… And now you work for me.
"Who are you-?" Diamond now felt… At home in this World. Yeah, that's it, she felt like she had never been elsewhere. This was her world, she thought.
The World was her domain, and the hot wind kicked up and blew her cropped ponytail.
-I am Entity. Call me what you like. I am your one and only link to the World.-
"Well, I'm not too sure about this." Diamond hesitated, "What do I do here?"
-Anything you desire, if you want abilities it will be at your wish. You are like a Twilight.-
"A Twilight, what is that…" The girl's voice was scarcely above the wind.
You will see, Diamond.
Diamond picked up the stave. For some reason, it felt familiar to her, the rough edge felt known to her. Looking off to the distance she saw a shimmer of something…
A jet black Shetland horse stared back at her, the mane flaring and flowing… It seemed calm and even docile. Diamond winced as she saw the horse. It was calling her… Closing her eyes, she saw a picture...
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A person was playing loud music in the van. A girl sat quietly in the front seat, she was not paying attention to anything because she was too busy looking out the window. The person was also yelling into his phone something in a foreign language…
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No, that couldn't be real. Diamond decided flatly; an existence that just couldn't be…
As if it was triggered by her thoughts, the horse started trotting off into the other direction before vanishing… The girl longed for it to come back, she wanted answers... Turning back to the World, she shrugged. Maybe she'll find out some day.
Ready to stay? offered the Entity.
"Sure." Diamond said as she took a tentative step towards the World…
