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"Why are we at Hulle Granz?" Haseo muttered to himself as he pushed the doors of the cathedral open and stepped in. Upon entering the building, he froze.

"What the hell is that?!" he shouted at Azure Kite while pointing at the strange anomaly in the center of the cathedral. It appeared to be a door. The door was of a normal size and white in color. Wrapped around it were large black chains binding the door shut. A large lock attached to the chains was located at the center of the door. The familiarity of the lock quickly caught Haseo's attention.

"Wait... isn't that..."

"The same lock used for the seal on Ovan's infected arm. I had it recreated for the purpose of sealing this door," Azure Kite strode up the door and tapped on the lock lightly.

"And what does this door lead to that you have to keep it sealed? Why is there a door in Hulle Granz anyway?!"

"I said I'd explain," growled Azure Kite, "so shut up and let me talk."

Haseo grimaced. Whatever this anomaly meant, it would be bad news for him. He was sure of it.

"It leads to Fragment," Azure Kite became silent for a few moments, as if he expected Haseo to speak. He grinned his eerie shark-toothed grin when Haseo kept his mouth shut.

"Fragment was the original prototype to The World before R:1 was released. It's said that many secrets to The World and the Epitaph were lost when the prototype was shut down."

This time Haseo interrupted.

"If it was shut down, how does that door lead to it?"

"Aura was able to locate the hidden data remnants and recreate Fragment itself. This is a chance for us to find out why Morganna developed in the way she did. We might also be able to find out why Skeith's soul chose you," Azure Kite grinned again.

Haseo seemed lost in thought. A few moments passed in silence.

"Would you like to find out?"the AI stared as Haseo.

Haseo suddenly reached forward and grabbed the lock. Skeith's powers pulsed through his body, rippling through the corrupted data of Haseo's character. He concentrated all of these powers into his shoulder, down his arm, and into his palm. The lock exploded and the chains faded away.

"Lets get this over with," Haseo groaned.

As the door began to slowly open inward, a loud sound rang through the cathedral. Haseo and Azure Kite turned toward the entrance. The doors to the cathedral had exploded off of their hinges. In the doorway stood a white Adept Rogue. In each hand he held large smoking chainswords. His golden hair glowed brightly in the light of the outside sun.

Azure Kite took a step back and cursed silently.

"BlueRose..." he whispered.

The Adept Rogue spoke in a loud clear voice that echoed throughout the cathedral.

"Step away from that Door or I will kill you."