Hack// Shadow of Rebirth
Shadow K. : Greetings trash. A. Link is not here at the moment because of....an accident involving a spoon. Courtesy of Dark T. himself.
Dark T.: I said I was sorry!
Shadow K. : Yeah well you will be once he regains conscious.
Shadow Kite looks at my unconscious right next to a spoon. He then sighted before pulling a book and began to read.
Dark T. : You guys know what he owns and what he doesn't! Enjoy the chapter! Shadow don't you have something to say.
Shadow K. : Nope.
Dark T. sweat drop. : Such a party crasher. On to the story!
( Revelation and an Unsuspected Event)
( Between the realms of "The World")
"Shadow Kite" the female voice called but go no response. " Where are you my loyal knight"
Seconds later Dark appeared in front of his mistress " Sorry old hag but he is busy training Elk at the moment"
"Thats alright then. And will you stop calling me old hag. I'M NOT THAT OLD!" the figure shouted in anger.
Dark look at his mistress " Anyways taking that aside, why were you calling him?".
The female had a look of pure amusement " Two thing has just happened and things will get very interesting".
Dark look at here with a confuse look " Oh? And what might that be?"
" Kite appears to have an avatar of his own. And not just any avatar, he can summon Haseo's Cubia"
" Hm, didn't see that coming. What else?" he asked.
" A figure long forgotten has just appeared in the same area as Kite seconds after he gated out".
Dark look amused " A figure of the past you say. Well what do you want us to do?"
"For now nothing keep training the boy. I will summon you when the time comes. Go and tell Shadow what I just told you"
Dark bowed mockingly " As you wish my, Hag! " with that he teleported to the field where Shadow was training Elk.
The figure almost pop a vein but calmed down" Things are indeed getting interesting" the figure in the throne said while smirking.
( Mac Anu)
" SAY WHAT?!" Haseo shouted clearly not believing what he was hearing " You can summoned that bastard Cubia! I don't believe you!".
' Sheesh! He's happy to know I'm alive. Gotta loved the brat here.' Cubia said in Kite's head.
Kite ignored him and focus on Haseo " Hey don't worry I have it under control. He'll do whatever I tell him to. So quit worrying and help me learn how to summoned him in case something like an AIDA attack happens again".
Haseo look at Kite annoyed " What makes you think I'll cooperate with you? Your in no position to give me order yo know." he still haven't forgiven him for what he did to Elk.
" Common Haseo! I need your help with his powers I can......" he was soon cut off.
" What?! Use him to gather the treasures faster?" Haseo said clearly angry.
" No! Maybe....maybe I can use him some how to get Elk back."
' I do Not like to be used brat!' but once again he was ignored.
" Please Haseo common! I know the treasures are important but Elk's important too!" Kite was now pleading for help.
Haseo couldn't believe Kite, The Kite of the Azure Flames was pleading for his help. He disliked the guy but they were a team and they must help each other as much as he doesn't want to, and he really didn't want to.
" Fine! But I still haven't forgiven you! So your in thin ice! Come and meet me here tomorrow and then we'll head to a deserted field where I can train you. Got it!" Kite nodded. He was actually thankful that Haseo had agreed.
' Doesn't my opinion count in any of this?!'
' No.' was his response.
"Thanks Haseo. Well I better be going then" he said making his way to the gate.
Haseo look at Kite confused "Huh? Where are you going?"
Kite sighted " I'm heading to a field to meet up with Tsukasa and talk about some things" with that he headed to the gate and log to the area where Tsukasa was waiting for him"
( Meeting Field)
Kite arrived at the designated field and notice it was a field cover in ice. He then started to look for Tsukasa in the ice wasteland. After a while he spotted Tsukasa sitting on a stone obviously waiting for him. Kite grunted and headed toward his direction and made his presence known. Tsukasa look at Kite with a serious look. " So you came. What a surprise."
Kite grunted once more " Yeah, yeah. Now what do you want?" He asked annoyed.
Tsukasa restrain himself before he started another fight with the guy, if that happens then he would get nothing from him." Alright first thing, what did you do to Elk? Haseo was pissed at you and through the short moment I know him, I never had seen him like that."
Kite glare. Not at Tsukasa but at the ground " He's still pissed at me. See when we went to get the treasure some things happened and we lost the treasure. Well maybe I should explain better." Kite explain Tsukasa what had happen that day. He finish the with the part where Haseo summoned Skeith and battle the creatures.
Tsukasa was stunned " Skeith! You mean that witch's Skeith!"
Kite nodded before saying " Yeah, I was surprise too and Elk explain to me that his later team had the ability to summoned the Phases. But, it doesn't end there. Haseo was having a hard time holding them back even with Elk's powers with his own and thats when he appeared."
Tsukasa eyes narrow " You mean Dark Tsukasa right." but Kite shook his head
" No. It was another guy. This one looked like me except with black clothing, a black cloak, and he wielded a strange blade. He was so strong!" Kite gritted his teeth " He even took out Skeith with a single swing of the sword. Orgel, the guy that attack us, was destroyed and pretty sure he's in a coma right now. And somehow I think that my lookalike is connected to yours in some way."
Tsukasa was speechless " Another one! Damn our luck! Dark look powerful himself but this guy seems a lot stronger! Dammit all!" Tsukasa was now frustrated at this point. He then calmed down a bit before continuing asking Kite " Then what?"
Kite was now frowning at the ground " He got the treasure and I tried to attack him. But he doge every single attack I threw at him with ease, I tried once more but he stop me on my tracks really easily. Elk tried to attack only to see him in front of him staring into his eyes. Elk was petrified and only stared back in fear and when I finally got up and went after him, he got away. I was so angry that I took it on Elk and I'm pretty sure I hurt him more than I intended. After that......well you know."
Tsukasa looked angry at Kite " Dammit Kite! He was only trying to help! You didn't have to be an asshole about it!"
Kite glare at Tsukasa " Shut up! My conscious is already killing me about it and I don't need anyone else or you for that matter to remind me of it!" They both like they where about to kill each other but Tsukasa calmed down first. Kite follow soon after.
"Ok that answers one question. Now why are you such an asshole? Your friends told me you where a lot more friendlier and kind back then. So, why have you change for the worst? And don't give me that crap that its none of my business." Tsukasa said eying him seriously.
Kite was about to burst right there and there with rage but calmed down " Fine! It was in the final battle against Corbenik. I was about to finish him up when Aura got in the way and I impaled her" Tsukasa was listening intently to Kite's story " After that Corbenik was destroyed and "The World" went back to normal. But ever since that I had nightmare of Aura blaming me for impaling her and putting my friends in comas. The nightmares became worse as everyone told me it was my fault it happened in the first place and one night I got angry at them I told them I didn't need them, so they could go to hell for all I cared. I became distant from everyone after that and well here I am. You can laugh at me now" Kite said waiting for the laughter but it never came.
Tsukasa stood up and looked at Kite " So what your saying is that you been blaming yourself for what happened during your adventures and you never learn to let it go?"
" Pretty much" Kite said while shrugging clearly not caring.
Tsukasa sighted " I still thing your an asshole but I guess you'll never let it go unless you talk with Aura about it"
Kite stood up afterwards " Yeah I guess." Just then they got a message from Balmung requesting their presence. Kite sighted " Well lets go see what he wants now" with that he gated out.
Tsukasa look where Kite just stood ' Ignoring his shits won't be easy. But everything will be worth it when he meets Aura, I hope.' he thought and gated out.
(Mac Anu)
Once the two where present Balmung began " Ok guys! According to the information I receive from Yata, aka Wiseman, a figure that look similar to Elk has been spotted in an area" This got Tsukasa, Haseo, Kite, and Shugo's attention.
Haseo spoke first " Where?!" he demanded.
" Sheesh! Calm down! Anyways the area word is (Delta) Hidden Wondering Lost Souls. Its a darkness type field and its filled with insanely strong monsters. Also its a protected area so you have to hack it. So you ready to go". They all agreed and gather at the gate where Kite hack it to enter the area. And off they went.
( (Delta) Hidden Wondering Lost Soul)
The four heroes made it to the field and where greeted by nothing. The field itself was completely empty, devoid of all life. " I don't understand" Tsukasa said " Balmung said that this area was filled with monsters, yet I see none. Somethings wrong here."
"Yeah, its way too silent. Its actually creepy" Haseo added.
" Well at least there aren't any monsters for Shugo to attract" Tsukasa smirked at Shugos direction .
"Hey!" he said pouting.
" Oh?! Do tell what happened." Haseo ask smirking. He and Shugo had develop a friendship and this is a perfect teasing material.
Kite simply rolled his eyes " Lets check the dungeon and see if anything is in there".
The dungeon itself was completely empty. The treasure boxes where intact, that is until Shugo opened them all and took every single item. " It's the same here nothing. This area should bursting with monsters yet there isn't a single monster here" Haseo said checking the place out.
" Well, maybe Elk killed them all!" Shugo said. The trio look at Shugo with incredulous looks " Well he could have!" Shugo once again pouted.
" Well if he summoned Macha then yes he could've, but then the area would have some sort of distortion and I see none" Haseo explained.
" You!" I voice caught the attention of the group. The looked to see a twin blade standing before them glaring at Kite. He had black messy hair, his shirt has short revealing part of his stomach, he had white pants with strange markings, he had a scarf around his neck with both end hang loosely on hi back, and had blue eyes. He facial expressions look similar to Kite.
' What the hell?!' Kite thought. He felt a familiar shill at his spine when he looked at the player in front of them.
' Well look who we have here. Isn't this a lovely surprise!' Cubia said amused.
' You know him? Who is he?' Kite asked still looking at the figure.
'You can be so dense sometimes, you know that? Maybe you're passing way to much time with that Shugo kid. He is Cubia as well. Well, your Cubia to be exact in a player form. Looks like he lost his old form like I did. Go figure.' Cubia answered.
Kite had wide eyes. In front of him was the monster who try to stop him before in his quest. " Who are you?" Tsukasa asked eying the intruder.
" I am know as Cubia. And I have business to take care off with Kite!" Cubia said glaring at Kite.
Haseo laugh at this " HA,HA,HA. Oh! Thats a good one. I know that Cubia is residing inside of Kite and act as his avatar. According to him that is. You can't be Cubia." Tsukasa and Shugo where surprise at this.
Kite was speechless ' Kid let me handle this. I promise I won't do anything stupid........much!'
" What?! Thats not true! I'm standing right here! I am Cubia!" Cubia exclaimed.
Haseo sighted " Alright kid cut the crap already. You are not Cubia."
"Actually he is." Kite spoke startling the group. His voice was different than his usual voice. And his eyes change to yellow.
"What the hell?! Cubia! You bastard! You're still alive! Dammit I thought Kite was bluffing" Haseo said taking a fighting pose toward Kite.
" Yeah, yeah. It's nice to see you too Haseo but I'm actually here to talk to him." he said pointing in Cubias direction. He then smirk before continuing "I sense you the minute Kite gated out of the area and shortly after you appeared. Quite easy really."
"So your the fake Cubia this guy's been talking about!" the Cubia player asked grinding his teeth.
"Yeah right! I'm no faker. I'm another Cubia, Cubia Omega to be exact. One that is stronger than you and I'm here to tell you to get lost! I have more important things to do than to waste my time with you." the possess Kite said.
" Like being Kite's slave?" Shugo asked innocently.
The posses Kite almost lost his balances and sweat drop at his comment " Shut up brat! I tell you no respect at all." he said glaring at Shugo while Haseo struggle from laughing out loud.
"What?! You think your stronger than me!" Cubia said enraged.
" I don't think, I know. I have all the powers of the phases plus my own. You may have been the first one but I'm better. You don't stand a chance!" he gloated, full of confidence.
" That's it!" Cubia summoned is weapons and charge at the possess Kite.
" OH! So its a fight you want then? Show me what you got!" Cubia Omega smirked before positioning itself in a battle stand with out summoning his weapon. Cubia slash at him with tremendous speed but the other doge like it was nothing. He kept at it for a while, getting frustrated in the process. " No matter how fast you are I see your attacks in slow motion. Give it up!" Cubia O. said while smirking. Cubia literally saw red. He jump back and launch a powerful purple lighting attack. The posses Kite look at it amused before sidestepping out of the way. "My turn now." he said calmly. He disappeared for a moment only to appear right in front of the black haired twinblade. He uppercut him right in his jaws lifting him a little from the ground. The posses Kite did a series of swift kicks, each hitting its target. The final kick came with force sending him right into the air and into a great distance. Cubia was dazed. His body the began to fall back to the ground. Before he even reach the ground Cubia O. appeared right in front of him and punch him in the gut before touching the ground sending the other crashing against a huge boulder. The group saw the last part in slow motion. They saw cubia's body falling in slow motion before the posses Kite appeared in front of it and deliver the attack. They were speechless to say the least. Cubia slowly rosed from the piles of rock with great difficulty. Cubia O. simply smirked at him " Give up?"
"I....will.....never.....give.....up" Cubia whisper.
" You are determined I'll give you that. But you'll never be able to beat me! Face reality Kid! At one time you might have been Kite's equal or even more, but now that I have become his avatar you are outmatch!"
"Dam-mit" he hissed.
Cubia O. looked annoyed before sighting " Well, I'll be leaving you now. Kite's been annoying me to give him his body back. Man he nags a lot! Well, see ya later! Not! Hope you learned your place brat!"
With that Cubia Omega disappeared inside Kite's head. Kites eyes return to normal and he look around to see his comrades staring at him. "What?" he ask in an annoyed voice.
" Dude! My Cubia took over your PC and kick your Cubia's ass without putting much effort, and you say what?!" Haseo said in disbelieve.
Kite sighted and look at the player struggling to stand up " Lets just get out of here, ok?" The others agreed and gated out leaving Cubia alone.
"Dammit, why am I so weak? Why can I ever beat him?" he said while trembling in anger "Why? Why? Why? Why can't I beat him?!" Cubia's body began to glow but before anything happened.....
"Well, Well, Well! So the 'mistress' was right after all! Lucky me!" said a sarcastic voice behind.
Cubia's glow faded. He look behind him to see a figure in a long black coat looking at him. He was looking down at him with a smirk. A smirk he wanted to wipe out of his face. He then took notice of the other appearance. " T-Tsu-kasa?" he asked with difficulty.
" No. I may look like him but I'm not. Hm, that sounded kinda confusing no?" he said playfully.
" Stop playing around or do you want t die here?!" Cubia hissed.
" Don't even try it. I'm way stronger than you. Your child's play to me." he said full of confidence.
" Y-You too!" he said in disbelieve before lowering his head.
Cubia was shaking in anger and he was in the verge of tears as well. His being and pride where quickly shatter with out him even putting much of a fight. Angry tears fell from his eye. Just how weak has he really become? He wanted to prove that he wasn't just Kite shadow but something more. Unfortunately it all back fire.
Dark was eying the teen in front of him. He felt kinda bad for the guy. He knew exactly how it felt. " Do you want to become strong?" he asked softly.
The question took Cubia by surprise " W-what?"
" I said, do you want to become stronger and be able to surpass Kite?" he repeated.
Cubia was brushing the tears away, he hated showing his weakness to others " There is no way to become stronger than that" Cubia said while trying to get up but as soon as he got up he almost fell if Dark hadn't hold him in time.
" Oh but there is! All you need to do is come with me. There are three of us including myself but we could use others." he said while still holding Cubia.
Cubia was interested " Will I really become stronger?" he asked having hope in the stranger.
" No doubt about it! You have a special power dormant inside you. We can help you awaken it and use it to its full potential".
Cubia was in thought thinking this carefully. He was making a huge risk taking the offer. But at the end he didn't cared, as long as he got power to get out of Kite's shadow he didn't care. " Ok! I-I'm in, but...what is it you guys are doing exactly?"
Dark simply smiled before telling him " Your and our goal is simple really. To create a better World. Now do you mind my hands are getting tired of holding you up." he said. Cubia blush in embarrassment before straitening himself up. Soon after they both left the field.
(Between the realm of "The World": White Room)
Aura was having an ominous felling wash over her. She could shake that something big was going to happen and it wasn't good at all. Her knights were patrolling the data space and correcting any error they might find.
" I feel a terrible wave will pass over us" was all she said to herself.
There you go I hope you enjoy this short chapter. I know people, I'm combining every .hack character from the series, manga, and games I read and seen. But Thats what makes it fun to write.
Shadow K.: Review if you wish.
Dark T. : Till next time!