Welcome to the next chapter of the story. Here are the headlines
A. Opal VS Leo battle- After finding out that Leo is dating Jennifer Talavera, Francis's human friend, Opal wants Leo to pay. Will Opal forgive Leo, or will Opal tell Francis to erase Leo's memories of dating his human friend?
B. Leo Injures Francis badly- During the duel, Leo does a very powerful attack that not only injures Francis in the game, but injured him in real world. Francis falls unconscious in L.A, and will be unable to play for sometime.
Chapter is in: Francis's the Snivy's and Opal's point of view
HERE WE GO! I DONT OWN ANYTHING
Last lines before the bell
(Lloyd's turn)
"Guys, I have some news for you" Francis tells us as he returns to the game
I can tell that even if Francis took the death penalty, he would not stop investigating. He logged off, and took the penalty that way. Good move. I wonder what he found out. The whole team except for Leo gathered around Francis.
"I logged off to check out the cover of the game, and found a photo, a screenshot if you will, on the back. On that photo were three of our teammates" Francis said as everyone was shocked
We all gasped because Francis found a clue that could help us, but at the same time, the clue was a sad one. He continues on.
"They looked to be like Luna, Colette, and Talavera" Francis said as the team hears some bushes rattle
I knew that Leo was hiding because he dated Jennifer Talavera. Luna told me about it on a cellphone call.
"Theres more. One of the victims looks like Asuna from Sword Art Online, the Animie" Francis said as the team gasps
Asuna, the girl that is called 'lightning flash' because of her speed. Oh my god. Where's Kirito? I wanted to ask Francis about this.
"Dude, how about Kirito?" I asked Francis about the animie hero.
"Well, thats a good question. In the animie, he saved Asuna in the World Tree. If Kirito saved Asuna there, more than likely we will find our trapped friends there" Francis said as he hugs Opal.
As Francis tries to hug Opal, Leo comes out from behind Francis and tries to stab him with a sword. Francis somehow dodged out of the way, and took no damage. Francis has earned 10 points for that…..maybe 100 for that one. Opal gets angry at Leo.
"LEO! YOU ARE IN TROUBLE BOY!" Opal yelled out loud
"What I do?" Opal asked innocently
I knew that this was eventually going to happen.
"You are dating my human friend when you are with Opal. Whats worse is that you are doing it while I was unconscious. Love is allowed to spread, but you never told Opal about this. And another thing, me and Luna loved each other because she sees that Im saving her life. You only loved Jennifer Talavera because you got to see her legs. Thats is very disrespectful. Your punishment for that action…..could be the most painful decision I could make in my life" Francis finished his speech.
Francis is about to make a decision weather to wipe Leo's memories of dating Talavera. If I was the house, I would bet 100,000 dollars that he will erase his memories, and bet 200,000 dollars that he would not. This will not be an easy one for Francis to think about.
Current Scene
ALO- Sylvain- Time: 2:30 (Tuesday)
Current Funds: 0 Yud Storage: 35,000 Yud
Current Team Leader: Lloyd Irving
Team Star Shine has just learned that Leo, Luna's brother, is dating Jennifer Talavera, Francis's human friend, while he is still with Opal. They also found out that Leo has been doing it behind Francis and Opal's back. Whats worse is that Leo was doing it while Francis was unconscious. Francis is about to make a painful decision weather to do what he never wanted to do, erase memories of a teammate.
(Francis's turn)
Leo dating my human friend all because of her legs? That is ridiculous. In fact, thats disrespectful. Leo is supposed to be with Opal. Now in a matter of a few minutes or so, I have to make a decision weather to make sure he never remembers that he dated Talavera. Opal is about to challenge him to a 'friendly' duel. Duels are normally done with different fairy races for fun, and money, but this duel is to see if Leo will keep his memories or not.
"Leo! I challenge you to a duel!" I heard Opal scream behind me
"And if I refuse?" Leo questioned back
I knew that it would be time to mention the punishment for his actions, a punishment that I never wanted to do.
"I will have Francis erase all memories of you dating Talavera from you, and her" Opal said with confidence
Leo was looking very scared now. If he loses, I would be erasing his memories of dating my human friend. Sorry Uxie, but today, Ill do the memory wiping.
(Uxie: No problem Francis, its your choice my friend)
Opal tells me to remember what we talked about before we started playing. I would protect her from Leo even if it means taking my third death penalty in A.L.O. I would do the same thing if it means saving Luna. What Opal said next really changes everything.
"To make sure you feel how I and Francis feel, I am having Francis set your pain absorber to level 3. In other words, any hits I land on your avatar here, you will feel the pain in your real body when you log out" Opal commented as she got ready
"Hey! No fair! How come Francis doesn't set your pain absorber to 3?! Leo answered back
"Because I am the innocent one. You hurt me, and Francis by dating his human friend while he was unconscious, and when I was not around. Imagine if Luna finds out. she would probably hurt you badly" Opal commented as she and Leo got to their spots.
As they both got to their spots, Leo was smirking at Opal. Is Leo hiding something other than what we know?
(Leo to himself: Once Francis tries to save Opal, he will wish he didn't. I secretly changed his pain absorber from level 10 to level 2. If he bleeds here, he will bleed in the real world. Hehehehehe)
Saving Opal is now one of my newest jobs. This is about to get interesting.
"Ok, please open your menus, and select player vs player. Then select duel, and then please choose each other" I told both of them.
Both Leo, and Opal have set to duel each other according to my notification center. I placed myself as a referee.
"This battle is scheduled for 2 minutes minimum. Thats all. Get ready" I told the competitors as they took out their weapons
Opal took out her Sylph sword, but what I saw in Leo's hands made me worry about Opal's safety. Where did he get that black long sword that looks like Kirito's? I know in the animie he had to buy it in Sylvain, but he had YUD. Leo has none, but is there something else fishy going on here? Time will tell.
"Let the duel begin!" I yelled as the fight began
DUEL 1- Sylvain- Sylph Territory
Combatants: Opal VS Leo
Referee: Francis the Snivy
Duration: 2 minutes
Special Conditions:
1)Francis's pain absorber set to level 2
2)Leo's pain absorber set to level 3
3)If Leo loses he loses all memories of dating Jennifer Talavera
The battle has begun and already Leo is starting out faster than Opal. I did a little 'peek a boo' at Leo's stats on my referee notification center, and I find a huge difference in stats. Leo's attack is 90 points higher than Opal, and that was consistent for every stat. Leo is up to something, that is for sure. No player has landed a move yet, but anything can happen at this point. Leo runs toward Opal at a very high speed. Leo hits Opal hard, and sends her flying toward my area. I pressed time out on my referee bar to halt the action. Opal is already breathing hard.
"Opal, you ok?" I asked her with concern
"Leo is too fast. His attack is way higher than mine" Opal confirmed my findings.
"Make that 90 points higher" I told her
"I promise that I will not let him touch Talavera" Opal tells me as she hugs me
"Ok Opal, but you have to win first ok" I told her back
I pressed time in to have the action continue
Opal: 160 HP
Leo: 250 HP
Time remaining: 1 minute 20 seconds
The action continued without any player landing a hit, until Leo did something that caught my attention. A beam of light is forming on his sword. Opal just dodged a move, but her back is turned. The beam of light shot toward Opal. Opal turned around and was about to get hit, but I get in the way to protect her from a dangerous attack, but what caught me off guard was the amount of pain I took. My arm was on 'fire', and I shouted in pain.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" I yelled out loud as the pain got worse
The pain did not subside even after I put pressure on my right arm. Opal tells me to call an end to the duel. I went to my referee center to call the end to this duel. I pressed the button just in time because Leo was about to attack Opal, but since I pressed the button on time, the attack hits air. Even after the duel stopped, the pain was starting to get to the point where I can't handle it, and whats worse is that my HP was draining fast to the tune of 10 points every 10 seconds, or 1 point per second. Leo took advantage of the situation by hiding somewhere in Sylvain. My only solution now is to log out to get back to the real world. Opal tells me to go off for the time being. I followed her advice and logged out.
Status Window
Francis the Snivy: Logged Out at 4:30 PM (Tuesday)
LOS ANGELES, CA- TEAM BASE (REAL WORLD)
Time: 4:30 PM (Tuesday)
When I took out my NerveGear out from my head, I saw something red. It was on the floor, and on my arm. I can't believe I saw blood. What ever Leo did to me had an effect on my real body. I tried walking to the nearest bathroom by the game room, but as I walked, my head was spinning badly, and I knew that I got slapped with a fainting chance, a very high one in fact. Never giving up is my moto, and I will not stop trying to reach a restroom without a fight. The bleeding continued until I reached the restroom. Our lights were automatic, so when a team member walked in, they would see the place light up. What I saw on me was a lot of blood coming out from my right arm, and worse was a deep cut, but it happened on both arms. Grabbing the two towels was my best option to try to stop the bleeding. We could always replace the towels, but you can't replace a life. My head is still spinning, and I grabbed my towels, and applied pressure to my left arm, but the dizzy feeling got worse. Speed allowed me to apply pressure to my right arm too. I ran as fast, and as far as I could to my bed in the LunarFrancis room. Luna and I shared the room ever since I started a relationship with her. The dizzy feeling is about to win this fight as I tried staying balanced really hard. I grabbed my pillow, and placed it on my head in case I fainted there. Im lucky that the game came with an offline messenger so that I can still communicate with the team even if i am offline. By opening the messenger that came in my box of the game, I messaged Opal.
Messenger-Friends-Opal-Message
Opal, Im bleeding badly. By the time you read this, I may have fainted in L.A (Los Angeles, not Louisiana). Please either come to my room or if you like, continue the first mission without me. I will not be mad at you.
From: Francis the Snivy
Sent Time: 4:45 PM (Tuesday)
I sent the message in time because as soon as I did, the dizzy feeling took over me, and little by little, my world started getting dark as I fell unconscious on my Lakers pillow. One very long night ahead…
A.L.O- Sylvain
Time: 4:44 PM (Tuesday)
Current team leader: Lloyd Irving
It is now 14 minutes after Francis saved Opal from an attack that would have made her faint in real world. Opal receives a message from a player in the game. It turns out to be Francis the Snivy messaging in the A.L.O messenger application.
(Opal's turn)
I was now worried about the unconscious hero. Leo is hiding from me, and now I fear that Francis is in trouble. As I looked at the rest of the team, I get a message notification. I looked at the message, and I knew Francis is in trouble. I pressed the button to read the message. It was from Francis.
From: Francis the Snivy
Opal, Im bleeding badly. By the time you read this, I may have fainted in L.A. Please either come to my room or if you like, continue the first mission without me. I will not be mad at you.
Sent Time: 4:45 PM (Tuesday)
After I read the message, I was not happy what Leo did. Even though I was saved by Francis, Leo's actions harmed his relationship with me, the team, but he caused most harm to Francis who is now unconscious in the real world. Since Lloyd is the current team leader, I talked to him about taking the rest of the day off. He agreed with me, and also had some of the players join us. Those selected players along with myself logged out while the others joined the tour guide to see our team base in Sylvain.
Los Angeles, CA
Time: 5 PM (Tuesday)
The selected team members and I removed our NerveGears, and what we found was a sight we never wanted to see, blood. There was blood on the floor, and I knew someone was in trouble. The first blood trial led us to the bathroom to find that two towels were missing. At this point, we know that Francis was using them to try to stop the bleeding. There was also a note from Francis.
To Opal:
Sorry about the towels. I needed to use them for trying to clean up the bleeding. Here is 30 dollars to replace them. Please forgive me.
From: Francis the Snivy
"Francis, you are an amazing person. You don't need to apologize for this, but still thank you" I taught to myself as we continued to follow the blood trail.
The blood trail continued until we reached the LunarFrancis room. This is where Luna and Francis sleep together. I opened the door, and when I opened it, I saw a sight that I did not want to see. On the ground I saw Francis unconscious, bleeding, and wrapped up in the 'apology towels' he took from the bathroom. Lloyd examined Francis's condition further. He found more blood seeping into his pillow. We needed to take him to the hospital right away.
"We need a medical car right now!" Freya yelled as she grabbed a phone nearby.
We called a ambulance to take Francis to the hospital. The medical team arrived 5 minutes later. They rushed toward the room to take Francis. As they tried grabbing Francis, more blood is seeping out from Francis's arm. They used the towels to apply more pressure to try to stop the bleeding while they take him to the hospital. We as a team decided to join the medical team. We all rushed to the parking lot, and into the cars awaiting us. All I pray for is that Francis is going to stay alive. What does Leo want to Francis? Is he becoming like another Kuja?
Next week:
Is Leo becoming another Kuja? Was Leo hiding a secret to kill Francis because of Francis's relationship with Luna? Will the team in A.L.O finish the first mission without Francis? Find out next week.