Meisters

Chapter 8: Spy

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Tsubaki and Black*Star did make out at the party and they became a couple. Just as I had predicted.

"I can't believe you left without me." Camellia says while she crosses her arms over her chest. "I still have all of my things left at your apartment."

I sigh loudly while I shake my head. Camellia had been going on and on about it ever since she got home and logged into Meisters. "You can just swing by and get your stuff after school tomorrow or I could bring your bag to school."

"Then you better bring your things to school."

I had read in the guide about couples inside of the game. When you enter a relationship with someone inside of Meister, you can achieve special couple skills. Black*Star kept bragging about how took the strongest "goddess" in the game. Supporters aren't the strongest. They are actually the kind of meisters that are the weakest. All they do is heal their teammates, revive them of someone dies and give them special buffs. Tsubaki can heal, revive and buff up Defense and Strength at the moment. Nothing else. So saying she is the strongest, that is totally wrong.

Camellia started to play this game one day before me, and she is still higher level than me. She and Black*Star had time to play more Meisters than me since I had to study and tack my track courses which left me at school later than Tsubaki and Black*Star. They kept playing the game so Camellia was constantly levelling and it felt like I was trying to capture smoke in order to catch up to them. It felt nearly impossible.

"Oh!" Camellia exclaims. "I was actually going to ask you if you could play with Kilik for the night. Black*Star and I want to do a couple quest." A couple quest? That I haven't heard about before. The guide didn't say anything about being able taking couple quests.

"Huh? You can take couple quests?"

I must look really puzzled since Camellia rolls her eyes. "Yeah, haven't you read the forums? There are couple quests you can take when you are in a relationship with someone. You know special quests only for two player teams and they have to be a couple. Sorry, you can't come with us."

I sigh loudly. "I don't mind. Kilik is still online so I can play with him." Quickly I got my menu up and clicked up Kilik's name. A little chat screen appears and I swiftly type in a short email to him.

"Hey Kilik, want to team up?"

"Good, and have you seen the scores of the latest event?" Camellia says and I shake my head.

"Can you see the scores on it?"

Camellia giggles and shakes her head. "No, I looked at the board and I saw only one person managed to clear the task. The board said the price of killing the Kishin was a special made weapon which the player could make themselves. You know, like ordering food. The board said the only person who managed to beat the Kishin actually took down two Kishins and his name is Eater."

Eater. Yes, that is the time I first met him. He stepped in front of me so courageously. He saved me from having my character deleted and he then spared me inside of the forest. I don't know what his deal is, he is the strongest character I have ever met and he turns out to be a PKer. He has made up some kind of rules that bands people from wielding scythes, but yet, he let me off the hook. He let me wielding my scythe. I still haven't figured out why. It is a mystery and I'm determined to get my answers, but that requires me meeting him again. What if he won't let me go as easily this time? The thought sends shivers to my core. I don't want to see him so evil again. He looked utterly crazy and murderous.

"Hello?" Camellia waves her hand in front of my face. "Did you take off your Rift Gear?"

I shake my head quickly. "N-no, I was just thinking."

"Kilik has already answered you email just so you know. I got to bounce. I will see you later!" She waves goodbye before she runs off.

Again I take up Kilik's and mine chat and I see Kilik has sent a reply.

"Sure, are you still in Death City? I'm sending an invite." A second later another screen pops up with the party request. I accept it and see Kilik isn't far away from location on the map. His little dot on the map moves toward mine so I guess he is looking at the map while coming toward me.

Kilik walks up to me quickly. "Man! Guess what I heard?" Kilik doesn't wait for my answer. He keeps on telling his story. "I heard from other people that Eater was in the forest while you were running away from the PKers. You were lucky to not run into him or you would be dead!" Kilik wraps his arms behind his head. "He would have killed you for being a scythe meister. He is the only one inside of this game that is allowed to wield scythes. He has killed every single person who has used scythes and taken their weapons away from them. He is the most ruthless PKer I have ever heard about!"

Is it a good idea to tell him I did run into Eater? Would he even believe me? I have a feeling he would most likely not. I wield two scythes now and I got away from him without him claiming my weapon as his own. Eater seems to be quite famous in Meisters. I wonder how much Kilik do know about him.

"What has Eater done? I mean, how come you know this about him?" I ask.

Kilik's eyes widen in surprise. "You don't know? Everybody knows who Eater is. Everybody is terrified of him! I saw him once in Death City and everybody yelped and backed away! It looked like when Moses divided the red sea! Nobody messes with him without being punished!"

I slowly nod. Have they then seen his red eyes when they look so soft and kind? From what Kilik told me, it sounds like I am the first one to see that side of him. If someone had seen him that kind, how come there are so many people scared of him? Why is he always alone? There has to be someone who he can team up with? Right? As he said, it isn't a good idea to be alone in Meisters. They best way of playing is by playing with someone.

"Is he all alone? I mean, has he always played alone?"

Kilik nods. "From what I have heard, he is always alone. There isn't a single person who has ever played with him, at least no one anyone knows about. If he had been in a party with someone, I have a feeling we would know about it."

The conversation hit a dead end and we walked toward a new area. We didn't go back to the desert, instead we went to a different area where Black*Star, I and Camellia had been fighting at, the only difference was we were fighting upgraded monsters. It was hard for me to fight since all I could think about Eater. His kind red eyes along with that soft smile of his. I know he is one of the bad guys and I shouldn't feel pity toward him for being alone, but I feel respect for him. He is such a strong character; he can take care of himself which I would want too. I had to be saved three times now and he saved me twice. I feel like I owe him something. Not money or anything, but maybe a friendship. I wonder if he would want one and with a low levelled player like me. Logic told me he wouldn't want a friendship, but the memory of his eyes looking into mine told me yes.

"Maka!" Kilik screams and I'm snap out from my thoughts. "Look out!"

Before I know it the Kishin sinks his claws into me and I'm send flying backwards. I land hard on the ground and yelps.

Kilik quickly uses his magic gloves to kill the monster and runs up to me. "Are you okay?!"

I take a look at my HP bar, what do you know, I still have about five percent of my HP left. I'm lucky to be alive.

"I'm alive." I say while I sit up, rubbing my lower back. "I was just―" Something in the corner of my eye catches my attention. Quickly I wipe my head toward the side and I see a flash of black. "I think someone was watching us." I say while I point toward the direction of where I saw the person.

"Really? Why would anyone be spying on us?" Kilik says while he raises his eyebrow.

"I don't know, but let's go and check it out." I get up on my feet and starts walking toward the trees where I saw him. Kilik follows close behind me and he has his gloves ready. I hold both of my scythes tightly as we approach the area I saw the player.

"You were right." Kilik says and points toward a broken branch on the ground. "Someone was here." Kilik kneels down and runs his hand carefully over the ground. "They are quite large feet. It was definitely a man." Kilik then stands up but his eyes stay glued to the ground. "Follow me. We will be tracking him down." Kilik starts walking forward and I follow behind him closely. He leads us deeper into the forest when he slowly stops and I accidentally run into his back.

"What is it? Why did you stop?" I say while I rub my nose.

"The tracks. They disappeared." He says quizzically while he looks around for any new lead. "And I can't see any damaged environment or any other tracks. We lost him."

Why would someone spy on us? What in the world does me and Kilik have that someone has to spy on us for? Or rather, what does Kilik have to be spied on? He is a high levelled player and has great combat skills along with a stable Skill Tree. Does he have any enemies or anyone else that would want to learn more about him? I don't know, but if I got questions, I'm determined to find the answers.

"Do you know why someone would spy on us?"

Kilik shrugs his shoulders. "I don't know. You know, with you wielding two scythes it could be that. Maybe someone will start making up rumors so Eater will find it. You should really go and change weapons, you know that? It is dangerous for you to be wielding a scythe, but you are making it double worse by using two."

"There is no way I'm going to change weapons." And there is no need for me to change weapons. Eater said I was an exception, but was it only for the day or will he make me get rid of them soon? "My character is built with scythes. If I change weapons now then my Skill Tree will be all messed up!"

Kilik raises hi eyebrow. "What is more important? Playing on this character and constantly be hunted and killed or play as a different character and play in peace?"

I already thought we were constantly hunted with all the PKers going after us. There is no way of playing that is peaceful. "I won't abandon Maka because of some stupid person. This is my character and no one will make me quit on her."

Kilik sighs loudly, raising his hands in surrender. "Fine. It is your character, you should be careful though. Players are talking about Eater on forums. Rumors say he got a special weapon that can actually delete people's characters. I don't know for sure, but if that's true, he will delete your character."

He won't. I can't let him delete my character. "I'm not going to let that happen. He won't touch me."

Kilik sighs loudly. "Okay, let's just go back to Death City. It's late and I have a lecture in the morning."

I nod and we both start to walk back toward Death City. "Right."