Konnichiwa again! Me updating for the sake of the readers. Today I'm gonna thank Quackabbott for reviewing both my chapters! Cheers! And special thanks to raylover256 for the idea and voting for a modified wavemaster or heavy blade. You'll have to read the chappy to see what I've done though!

Kai : I think things are gonna get even more weird in this chapter…

Me : Well, if ya wanna know, all ya have to do is read it! And if you have time, review it as well. I love reading them, especially when they are praising the fic or giving suggestions!

Kai : Enough chit chat! I think we should just start the chapter now!

Me : Aye aye, Captain Kai!

Tyson : appearing from nowhere… Hey!

Chapter 3: Rei and the chaos gate that led to chaos…

Okay.

Now I've seen it all…

A spinning mirror…or, that's what it looked like.

"What is this thing?" I ask Max sticking my hands through it. Somehow, it was quite amusing.

"This is a chaos gate. We travel out to the fields and dungeons via this. Once we enter completely through it and enter the keywords, we'll be transported to that destination and encounter monsters to fight!"

How realistic.

Now I remember why I gave up on video games…

"Oh…So, are we meeting this Rei guy, then?"

"Yep. I wanna know why he wants to see me. It sounds urgent! C'mon Kai, step in!"

I follow Max through the mirror…I mean, chaos gate, and wait for something to happen. The suspense killed me…no, I'm just kidding about that.

"According to the computer, the area has a battle level of 2 and the enemies are water type." Max tells me, then, before I can reply, there is a small flash and a sudden change of scenery…

The field was…empty.

That's a good word to use.

But there was something weird about it.

There were codes of data floating around in strips, and I wasn't sure if they were supposed to be there…

"Oh man." Max sighs. "This area has been corrupted…bummer…wonder where Rei is?"

"Corrupted? So, you're saying it's stuffed!"

"Yep. I've heard rumours that a lot of areas have been damaged or corrupted. It's becoming a problem, but the programmers, CC Corp, aren't worrying."

We were interrupted by the arrival of another player.

"Hey Max! Nice to see you again!"

I turn around to see a Chinese looking boy with long dark hair, almost to the floor. He's wearing a typical short Chinese outfit, but with lots of strange markings, and a matching hat with bells on. The main things I notice are the cat ears and the long stick he's holding.

"Rei! There you are!" Max runs over to the guy and pulls him into a tight hug.

"Air…Max…" He manages to gasp.

"Sorry! I'd like you to meet Kai, one of my buddies! He's new to the game too! This is his first time!"

"Hi. So you're a Blademaster, hmm… Good choice."

"W…What are you talking about." Confusion seems to be my normal state of mind in this game.

"You know, you're job…what you're avatar is." Rei seems to know a lot. This just makes me sigh. It was bad enough when Max started explaining stuff.

"Avatar…?" I feel dumb…in fact, even that could be an understatement.

"It means 'playable character'. You are a Blademaster, and you wield a sword."

Now that's more like it!

If you're going to play a game like this, you need weapons!

I only notice my broad sword when I look at my back.

"Cool…" I'm beginning to talk like Max…he's got a one-track mind!

"So, what's up Rei? I noticed this area was corrupted…"

"Yeah…I wasn't allowed to go into the dungeon, but I plan to sneak in. I overheard someone saying they saw something odd in this dungeon, so I want to check it out. You want to come?"

Rei leads Max away from me for a private chat.

"R…really…what if we get removed from the game…?" Max asks, sounding worried. I just let the two of them talk, checking out Rei's strange outfit.

Max does a lot of head shaking, then slumps his shoulders and sighs. The pair come back towards me again.

"I saw you looking at my outfit." He smiles, and I notice his pointy teeth, reminding me of a vampire…or a cat. "I'm a Career Neko-jin X Wavemaster. The package for that is ultra rare, but I won it in a competition, and this has been my character design since. Glad you like it!"

"…" I've got nothing to say to that. He doesn't expect me to say anything, either.

However, before anything else can be said, the ground begins to shake dramatically.

"Some kind of special effect?" I shout, losing my balance.

"I don't think so!" Max replies from the floor.

I have a bad feeling in my stomach…

"Something's up…" I mumble.

A very bright flash illuminates the area and I can't see anything or anyone. My eyes hurt and I feel queasy.

I hate it when I'm right…

TBC

This took me 20 minutes. When I read it back to myself, I thought it sounded rushed. I guess it's a weak chapter, but hey! We met Rei and he's a special character, lucky him!

Kai : Great, I had to listen to more knowledge…boring…

Me : Sorry! I just like to explain things!

Kai : Anyway, the readers should be glad that you updated, even if the chapter stinks!

Me : Hey! Hopefully, the next chapter will be better…

Kai : Yeah, but I know you're busy!

Me : Correct, it's two of my friends' birthdays next week and I'm going to the cinema with another friend, so I'll be quite busy. Please don't expect me to update again very quickly!

Kai : …

Me : Anyway, what happened to Tyson?

Kai : Well I had to try out that new sword…

Me : Oh…well, see you all for chapter 4, and no one sue me for Tyson abuse! It was Kai! Points an accusing finger

Byezies!

Minako Angel out xxx

(A:N/ Rei's avatar name is so lame. Sorry, but it was like 23.00 yesterday when I wrote this chappy and 'Career Neko-jin X Wavemaster' was the best I could come up with!)