NOW, FOR THE FUN 'LAUGHS' I AM GOING TO TAKE YOU OFF STORYLINE A BIT. THIS IS THE ANSWER TO ALL YOUR QUESTIONS YOU'VE ASKED ME IN THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS STORY. HOPE YOU ENJOY:)- BTW, I MADE THAT FATAL ERROR BACK IN THE FIRST VOLUME OF THIS. LAN IS ACTUALLY SEVENTEEN NOT FIFTEEN. SORRY :(
/FILE OPEN...HISTORY/
"Reaper!"
"What is it now, Tsai? can't you see I'm busy."
"I'm sorry, sir, but Balmung wanted me to give you these reports. He said to take a look and forward them back to him." Tsai answers
"Fine." I said, taking the reports from Tsai's hand
I watch him walk away before I head to theta server
Theta Server, Highland Dun Lourang
Arriving, I see the same old scene. Grunties running around freely, the players chatting, trading, hanging out, buying, selling, saving, storing items and forming parties to go and either level up or to beat a hard boss.
"God," I sigh,
"I remember just being a player." I reminisce
FLASHBACK
"Hey there, are you new to this?"
"Huh? oh me? yeah, I just got it today." I answer, looking at this twin blade who wore a black mask woth a clad of black pants and a black vest with red markings on one arm
"Really?" he answers, smiling
"Yeah. Um...could you help me familiarize myself with the game, please?" I implore
"Sure. We'll go to Delta, Riding Over Hidden Seas. It's a great low level area for newbies like you."
"Thanks, mister."
"Please, call me Hiri."
"Alright. Then lets go, Hiri."
Delta- Riding Over Hidden Seas
"Whoa! look at this place!" I shout in joy, looking around. I walk toward these huge, golden spinning circles
"Watch it." he cautions with a smile
"Why?"
Next thing I know a hear a sound like a type of explosion. I look back in front of me and now see that once where the ring was now stood a goblin creature; 'bout my height, held a dagger and looked plain ugly
"That is a monster gate. Now, kill it." he informs
I slash and slash at it until it falls to its back and disappears
"Ow." I scorn
"Lose a bit there?" he laughs
"Just a little, not much." I state
"Here, use this." he says, handing me a little glass bottle with a red liquid in it
"What's this?"
"This is a health potion, it'll recover your lost hit points." he explains
"Thanks." I use the potion and my hit points are back to full
"Now, do you have a name?" he asks with curiosity
"Yeah. I"m Larz."
"Larz?"
"Yeah. My friend named my char for me."
"Lets get you leveled up."
"Are you sure, Balmung?"
"Yes, Reki, I'm sure. This, Larz character has the potential to be an administrator, but he has a couple of tests to pass before I try to get him in."
"Of course. But how are you--"
Reki saw that Balmung had his EVENT face on
"You aren't going to do--you are, what is with you, Balmung?"
"Those characters who won the limited edition dot hackers avatar designs, will they be there?"
"Probably-- Yes, they will be, sir."
"Good. We will hold an event that the third place winner will get to change his or her character's name. Set it up." Balmung informs
"Of course."
---Two months later---
Hidden Illusions Island
"So what type of event is this? Rena?"
"I don't know, Shugo, but I bet it'll be fun." she replies, with a smile and thumbs up
"Rena! Shugo!"
"Mirielle! Ouka!" they shout
"This event is gonna rock!" Mirielle exclaims
"Why--nvm." Shugo halts, slapping his forehead
"Whenever an event, there are bound to be rare items!"
"...sure." Rena and Shugo look at each other then ignore it
"Ladies and Gentlemen! the event's finally is about to start!"
"What is it!" Mirielle yells with stars for eyes and mouth wide open; drooling
---20 minutes later---
"Rena! I'm coming!" Shugo yells
"Rargh!"
three goblin knights appear out of nowhere
"Ahh!" Shugo excalims scared then attacks them
I pass Shugo with ease and just laugh
---Finish Line---
"Shugo?"
"Rena!"
"Finish!" the announcer yells
"First place, Shugo! second, Komiyan the third! and last but not least, third, Larz!"
"Congratulations!" Balmung congratulates
"Larz, because you are in third place, I want you to choose a new name for yourself."
"Really? can I take a rain check?" I ask
"Just e-mail CC corp telling me what name you want."
"Thank you."
---two years later---
Delta, Trying Forbidden Mansion
"Umph!"
"Yin!" I shout, watching her die
"Hiri! why?"
"Good-bye, Larz!" he says, before twin slashing me with his spark dance skill
"Ugh!" I scream, hitting the ground and just staying there before I get a System Error message. I then take off my FMD and in disgust, I scream,
"I hate this game!"
I was ignorant at that age of only eight, but I matured and got my revenge on Hiri.
Subject: I'm taking in that rain check, Balmung From: Larz
Hello. I'm Larz, I won that event in third place and Balmung said I could change my character's name. Yeah, well, I'm taking that offer. Please change my name from Larz to Reaper. Thank you for your help.
---That same day, 1 year later---
"Ahh! how...how did you become so strong in just a year, Larz?"
"Hiri," I growl
"Tell me how!" he begs
"How? you, Hiri, you and your god damn PKing!" I shout, before charging him
"Wait!" he begs
"No! Twin Rouge!"
Impaling him with both my blades, I feel a sense of relief as I pull from him and watch him fall then speak before disappearing,
"Larz."
"BTW, Hiri, I'm no longer Larz. Call me Reaper from now on."
END FLASHBACK
"Damn. That was forever ago, and I haven't heard from Hiri ever since." I relieve a sigh
'Damn. I wish I were still a player.'
"Reaper," Tsai called,
"What is it now?" I growl, frustrated
"CC corp wants you to follow some players."
"Who?"
---X months later, Final bout with Skeith---
"Kite!"
"Damn he's strong." he remarks, standing back up onto his feet
'Glad I'm able to hide myself.' I think, watching this battle
"Stay back, Blackrose! I'll handle this. Hi ya!"
'Kite, be careful.' she whispers
"Come on, Rena! lets help Shugo out."
"You're right, Mistral. Lets do it."
'There you go, Rena, now you're using your head. It's all about teamwork.' I whisper
Yes. I am skipping between the Manga, the game, and my story but you'll figure it all out on your own, I'm sure of it.
---The final fight with Cubia---
"Kite!"
"N...no," he stares in horror
"His...his,"
'The Twilight bracelet! no, it...it shattered! how?' Kite thinks to himself in fear, watching Cubia fall
'So she was right--Helba had told me that if Cubia falls, the bracelet will shatter.' I tell myself
Now, please do not correct me if I am wrong but this is my version of how Kite probably became Tri-Edge, k? do NOT tell me how it really happened either! I've still gotta play .Hack//Quarintine volume 4 yet. :(
---Somewhere inside The World---
"The...the bracelet is gone. Now I cannot protect those who matter anymore. Is this what happened to the legendary Dot Hackers too?" Shugo thinks to himself, sitting on the cold, lifeless ground staring at his wrist that once held the Twilight Bracelet that the Godess of Dawn had given him in the beginning,
"Aura. I'm sorry, I've failed you--No! I won't give up, not now. Not after I've come so far!" he tells himself, now standing up with one hand closed and the other holding a book
"I will protect them still. Book of Absolute!" he shouts
In a bright light, he is lifted up into the air and feels a surge of power course through his body.
'You shouldn't have done that, Shugo. It was forbidden for a multitude of reasons, the Dot Hackers had hacked those books by mistake.' a quiet, mellow female voice whispered, watching the scen that was playing out
"Ugh! what the--yes. Yes! the power, I can feel it, I will protect them all!"
A faint glow appears around his wrist, so he looks at it with awe
"The bracelet? no, but the same features and looks. The book rewrote my character data...perfect--Ahhh!"
'You fool.'
Do not yell at me, please! I'm saying this once and only once! my thoughts were racing when I typed that so if you get confused at any point, I'm sorry.
---The Net Slums---
"What?!"
"That's what happened, Reaper. Kite used the Book of Absolute and now he's been infected beyond measure and his model cannot be deleted at all."
"Damn. Thank you Helba, for informing me. Now I must leave." I spoke
"Reaper,"
"What?"
"Your journey is now just beginning."
"Right." I sarcastically answered before gating out
'Reaper, I've got a gift for you, rejoice and help the cause.'
"Huh?"
I look at my wrist and now there glew a black bracelet-like adornment
"What is this? who are you?-- are you the one called Aura?" I question
"Reaper, now is the time to help him. Help him in any possible way you can, use this bracelet to end his pain before he ends the future."
"Thank you, Aura. I will help you, at any cost."
---Mac Anu---
After I had gotten back from the Net Slums, I started to head to the shops when a mysterious girl wearing a blue skirt and blue top with a blue bow in her hair whispered to me,
'We'll meet soon, Reaper.'
Then she heads to the chaos gate
"Who was that?" I wonder, standing still
Well, there you have it! the history of how Reaper acquired his Twilight Bracelet and how Helba and him met and how he was an ADMIN. 'breathes heavily' if I didn't answer all the questions then let me know and I will try to answer them. And thank you all again for reading my story and sending positive reviews and tips and the like.
And, because I CANNOT stress this enough, just like everyone else, NO FLAMES! thanks again :)