The World Reborn

WWW

"We just received troubling news." Yata informed Haseo as he walked into the Serpent of Lore. "Ovan's sister, Aina, has gone missing."

"What?" Haseo shouted. "When did this happen?"

"We believe shortly after Ovan went missing." Yata continued. "Her body is alright, but her consciousness is in the system, just like her brother's."

"Damn!" Haseo cursed. "Why would she do that?"

"Duh, to be with Ovan!" WRAI flew around. "Don't worry, I'm sure she's in the same place he is, so we don't have to do any extra work."

"That's not it." He sighed. "She promised me she would live, and now… ugh, stupid girl! Stupid Ovan!"

"Don't worry, okay?" She repeated. "Let's just keep getting the pieces."

"We have decided to call the monsters 'Winged Regrets.'" Yata said. "We're keeping them separated, for now." He gestured to the three spheres resting on small pillars. "Let's make haste to retrieve the others."

"Right." Haseo agreed with Yata, for once.

"Invite someone strong, this time." WRAI insisted. "I don't want Shino fighting too hard."

"Okay…" He scrolled through his list of addresses. "Endrance."

"Yay! I like him! He's a riot!"

"A riot?"

"Yeah, I mean, haven't you noticed? He's madly in love with you!"

"Yeah, I noticed." Haseo sighed. "Well, whatever, he's strong, so let's use him."

"Right." The fairy smirked mischievously. "We're going after three of them today. Let's get going!" She flew out the door like usual.

"How is she related to you?" Haseo turned to Yata.

"Hmph… how indeed…" Yata snickered. Haseo just rolled his eyes.

Θ Hidden Forbidden Battlefield

"This is one of my favorite places in the whole World." WRAI said when they arrived at Coite-Bodher. "You know that dragon up there?"

"Hm… his name is Mag Mell, I believe." Endrance cooed. "The humans of this World trapped the dragon in stone, then built a city on his back. Such a humiliating end for the lovely creature."

"I'm impressed." WRAI nodded her head. "Someone around here knows their history." She scoffed at Haseo. The teen just scoffed back.

"Can we just do this already? Your father told us to 'make haste.'"

"Alright." She touched the sign like usual, and the monster (now called the Winged Regret) came out, as usual. This one let out a roar of anger and immediately charged after the trio. WRAI pulled out a heart-shaped healing staff. "I'll act as the cleric! Let's go!"

The outbreak of battle

"You have four weapons?" Haseo put his guns away.

"I'm able to use all of the weapons." She explained, putting the staff away and sending the piece to Yata. "Special privileges!" She winked.

"How is that even allowed? Even for an admin's kid?"

"I have a special job to do, that's how." She playfully stuck out her tongue.

"I am your weapon as well, Haseo…" Endrance whispered. WRAI giggled while Haseo broke out in hives.

"Let's go to Indieglut Lugh, now." Said WRAI, warping everyone out of the battlefield.

Δ Submissive Tragedy's 1000 Oaks

"I thought we were going to Indieglut Lugh, or can't you use your almighty powers to get us there?" Haseo asked rudely as the trio faced the sign behind the Beast Temple.

"The transport signs work differently." WRAI explained through gritted teeth. "We need to go in, fight the Winged Regret inside the portal, then exit out the other side."

"Will we be safe inside the portal?" Endrance asked.

"Yeah. If you die in the game you'll just restart." WRAI touched the sign. "The only place we have to worry about falling into a coma… is the Creator's Room." They were all sucked into the sign and arrived in the path in-between, coming face-to-face with the new Winged Regret. This one was smaller than the others, but it looked fast and swift. It let out a deep and miserable sigh.

"Let's defeat it!" Haseo cried.

The outbreak of battle

"Damn, that thing was fast!" The Adept Rogue dusted himself off after the fight.

"We killed a lot of time." WRAI sent the next piece to her father.

"We're here." Endrance walked up to the spooky lake. "It's so beautiful here… so peaceful… 'she' liked it here as well."

"She again, huh?" Haseo walked up behind him. "The real she, or the AIDA she?"

"I came here with Mia a long time ago…" The beautiful man put his hands to his heart. "In the first World."

"You and Mia played in R1?" Haseo was curious.

"Yeah, his original character was named 'Elk.'" WRAI said. "Father was in R1 too."

"Jeez, I haven't played that long." The teen rubbed his head.

"Yes you have." WRAI fluttered to him. "You were in R1. You just don't remember."

"What? No, I wasn't!" He argued. "I would have remembered that!"

"I'm not surprised you don't remember, after what Father told me about the Second Network Crisis." WRAI shook her head.

"I'm not so weak." Haseo wasn't sure how to fight back.

"You're not!" WRAI smiled. "So, you should ask a certain someone about what happened."

"Who? My mom?"

"No. Someone closer." She whispered. "Skeith."

"What?"

"Let's just say you and Skeith are closer than you believe. He knows all your secrets."

"Shut up! I'm getting sick of you, you little know-it-all!" He didn't want to believe, but something in him knew she was telling the truth.

"Me too." She joked. "Let's go through one more."

Θ Hidden Forbidden In Heat

"The sugar mansion is beautiful." WRAI said as they arrived. "Do you feel it? The desire?"

"What are you talking about now?"

"The three goddesses of desire live here. Before they vanished in the system, they left the storehouse door open, therefore the wishes and wants of the people in this World are very fervent. AIDA couldn't wait to get its sticky hands on that desire."

"That's ridiculous. This place had nothing to do with that." Haseo crossed his arms.

"I feel my desires increasing, Haseo…" Endrance said as rose petals flew out of nowhere.

"Speaking of desires and things…" WRAI began. "What exactly is your relationship with Ovan?" Haseo was about to yell at her, but he stopped when the question really sunk in.

"That's… what I'd like to know." Haseo was quiet. "That's why I want to wake him up. I want to ask him so many questions."

"Yeah, like what?" WRAI knew she was being nosy.

"That's enough." Haseo felt depressed now. "Let's just do this." WRAI touched the sign and they were warped into the portal, facing a new Winged Regret. This one was really fat, and it cried like a weeping widow. "All these painful sounds, it's really getting to me…"

The outbreak of battle

"Phew!" WRAI wiped her brow and put her staff away. "All done for today, guys. Thanks for your help. And Haseo…" He looked up at her. "Please think about the things I said. You know, I just want this World to be happy and peaceful, just like you. I'm sorry about… pissing you off."

"Right…" Haseo sighed. "Listen, are you sure that I was in R1? Cuz I really don't remember."

"That's why you need to ask him." She started to fly away. "You might need to use a little force, though." She winked and disappeared into the system.

"Skeith… Ovan… you're all hiding things from me… dammit."

WWW

Hi, Taru-chan here. I was going to drop this story, but no one was reviewing. I need reviews to pay for my creativity. I got one review, which spit out this one (thank you Palomaloma!) so please review, or there'll be no more!

Taru-chan