AN: And here it is, the kick off to the A New Day series!!!
I own nothing except Ella, Kaden, Sara, and Miriam.
Haseo,
Meet at Hidden Forbidden Bullwark, Morrigu Barrow Wall. There may be a use for us yet again.
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Haseo was surprised when he recieved the e-mail from Yata. It had been nearly six months since he'd heard from his old boss, which was both a relief and a letdown for Haseo. He'd always entertained fantasies that he'd be called back into action. He'd deal with Pi's bitching and Atoli's pathetic-ness if it meant having something to do.
Pretty messed up, if he did say so himself.
Gathering his dignity, he put up his front of being a pissed off teenager and walked to the Chaos Gate. Relieved or not, he wasn't going to let Yata catch him with his guard down. He'd rather be caught dead...
He smirked, a vague thought of himself actually dying due to the intense combat and trouble put in place by whatever his enemy would be this time. It actually excited him, and caused a small smile to cross his face midwarp. By the time he reached the wall, it was a full blown grin, right out in the open for everyone to see. Everyone cracked their secret smirks, except for Yata and a woman beside him. Both of them were looking grimly at each other, absorbed in what I assumed was a private chat conversation.
"Haseo!" A voice called, interupting his observation. Instantly he took back his earlier conclusion of what he said about what he could put up. He certainly couldn't deal with Atoli saying his name for another minute, let alone however long it would take to alleviate the newest threat.
Haseo began to mull over the possibility of making Atoli a lost one as Yata cleared his throat, bringing everyones attention to him.
"I hate to have called you here on such short notice, but there has recently been another attack in 'the World,' an attack that has lead to the first report of a Lost One in six months. Normally I would put this off as an accident -Haseo snorted at this point, disliking Yata's carelessness over one casualty- but I know this person by my contacts, and know that she is not the type to play until she drops."
The woman beside him looked away, her body giving a slight tremble. Instantly Haseo had a sick feeling that the two, the 'casualty' and the woman, were related in some way or another.
"Knowing this, I looked into the data logs and found that there was a server malfunction within Moon Tree's headquarters minutes before Kaden," Yata let the name slip, causing the woman to flinch and further confirm Haseo's suspisions. "Was found unconcious."
"Can we see the data logs?" Pi asked, raising her head from her thinking position.
"Unfortunately, not yet. I am currently working with CC Corp to restore G.U.'s headquarters."
"And when will that be?" Kuhn asked, his voice holding much anger and hostility. "We can't work blind for much longer. More players are going to get hurt."
"As soon as we can, Kuhn. It's not that easy to restore this kind of equipment." Yata told him.
"You don't even care." Kuhn muttered.
"No, he doesn't."
Both Kuhn and Haseo raised their heads in surprise. The woman had now raised her head and was looking directly at them, her eyes holding a surprising amount of emotion, despite just being pixels.
"I know of Yata's thoughts, which is why my husband and I have headed not only the Restoration Project but G.U. itself, behind the scenes."
Yata looked relieved as she said this. He personally didn't want to deal with the hard ass officials breathing down his neck again.
"And you are?" Haseo asked.
"I am Sara Smith, Kaden Smith's mother."
Pi's eyes narrowed slightly and she caught Sara's gaze as she stepped forward.
"And do you think that you're capable of heading G.U.'s workings."
Sara met her gaze, her eyes blazing, once again setting Haseo on edge again by her surprising ability to convey emotions. She had to be some sort of hacker or something.
"Yes, I am. My husband and I have been apart of the program in one way or another since it was created. We know our way in and out of it, Reiko."
Pi's eyes narrowed further, but she accepted her elders answer.
"Now then, as to what we'll do-"
Sara broke off, her eyes widening as she turned to Yata, obviously shortmailing him. Then, within a matter of seconds she logged off, leaving all six of the clueless epitaph users confused.
"As my 'superior' was saying, we have a plan until the system is restored. Some of you will be investigating Moon Tree's headquarters, while the rest of you will search for the data of Corbenik."
Haseo blinked, his confusion evident on his face. The data for Corbenik was supposed to be within Ovan's character. And either way, why was Corbenik even needed for this?
"Ovan, or Masato Indou, was found dead only days after the Rebirth was activated. His character was deleted soon after."
"Meaning...." Pi began, her head jerking up.
"The Epitaph of Corbenik runs free, searching for a new host."
AN: And so the tale of our heroes begins again.
