.hack//SIGN Fan Fiction / .hack//LIMINALITY Fan Fiction / .hack//Legend Of Twilight Bracelet Fan Fiction ❯ Episode One- .hack//Destiny ❯ Arise ( Chapter 14 )

Book Three-
Risk

 

Chapter Thirteen- Arise- The World

 

Sircosgi gated in. Immediately Joker, Badger, Pai, and Casper besieged on him. He messaged Kahlan, and she made no reply. As they waited, he faced Joker.

"So, what does she have to say?" It took Joker a second to realize whom he was talking about.

"She says that she will monitor things from where she is. Oh, and she'll see you later, little boy." Sircosgi laughed and looked at the root town for any knights, or even the Lady Celeste. Seeing none, he pulled the group to an alleyway.

"Okay, listen. We need to stock up on items. So, we will reconnoiter in the Theta field Bitter Mirror Holy Ground in ten minutes. I will see you all there." He hit his heart with his left fist and gated out. Badger did the same, already being stocked up on items. Joker and Pai both went to the magic shop with Casper.

"So, what do you think of that?" Pai asked Joker.

"I don't know. Your bro seems to becoming more and more of a leader, and I don't know if I like that. But, other than that, I hope we do well." Pai nodded.

"As do I." Casper, meanwhile, was making a purchase at the nearby item shop.

"Yes, I would like a few Holy Waters please." She paid and walked back to the two, who barely noticed that she had left.

 

Sircosgi and Badger, meanwhile, were lounging by the Chaos gate in the Theta server, just waiting for the ten minutes to be over. They refused a few people on joining their party, and even had one person allude to a man named Godot. Badger sighed.

"So, what are you going to wear to the Halloween party?" Sircosgi smiled.

"Oh, I don't know. I was thinking about going as a mage. Why, what are you doing?" Badger smiled.

"Oh, you'll see. You know, you should dress up like-" A small party walked towards them.

"Are you Badger and Sircosgi, the player characters?"

"Who's asking?" Sircosgi asked with a small smirk. The speaker, a Twin Blade, didn't smile.

"We have information that you were involved in the party that attacked the two Knights, Maroon Knights Paul and Ed. Is that true?" Badger shifted uneasily.

"Who are you?" The speaker finally smiled.

"We are just a band of wanderers." He said, with inflection on the word 'wanderers'.

"You aren't the information sellers we've heard about, the, oh, what was it?" The speaker shifted.

"The Listeners perhaps?" Sircosgi nodded. "Yes, we are. We're just curious on how you accomplished this task." Badger nudged Sircosgi. He smiled.

"Who are we but strolling players?" He said before warping to the field with Badger, leaving the Listeners alone in their shock.

 

The five wandered the field, wiping out any monster portals, making sure that they were at the highest level possible. They then walked into the entrance of the dungeon. Immediately, they encountered a game administrator.

"Thank You for Playing The World. This level is currently unstable and is closed. Sorry for any inconvenience. Please gate to root town immediately." Sircosgi waved the others around the AI.

They grouped in the next room.

"What is wrong with this server? I wondered why it was so empty earlier, but who really knows?

"Is it possibly that we are the only ones able to access this area because of our warping ability?" Badger asked.

"I wouldn't doubt it!" Pai said as he used an orb.

"Hey, this dungeon is only one level!" Sircosgi snorted.

"We already knew that. Remember last time? It isn't like dungeons can change form." The group walked through to the next door. There, they opened a portal, and found several Bee Armies. As usual, Casper, Pai, and Joker all went and attacked. Sircosgi gave partial healing and attack magic's, while Badger completely focused on healing. In a few minutes, the Armies were gone.

"All right!" Casper yelled when level up rings formed around her. They entered the next room, and there were three monster portals that opened at the same time, releasing Rue Guardians.

"Holy crap on a raft!" Pai yelled. They all performed the positions they had done in the previous battle. This one, however, took much longer, and they had to revive Casper once.

"Why are the creatures harder? Last time we didn't need revive, and now, well, what is up? Do they know we're, um, coming?" Casper exclaimed.

"Oh, well, we did have to revive Jester after Riddler got confused and went on a killing spree." Badger said with a laugh. Pai sighed.

"Yes, well, let us continue with this dungeon."

 

They stood in front of the final door. Each one remembered what happened the last time that they had walked through that door. Badger reached over for Sircosgi's hand and squeezed it. Hiding his surprise, he returned the favor. Casper, meanwhile, was crossing and giving enough Hail Mary's to float a boat. Pai and Joker were looking ahead, both with grim expressions on their faces. With a sigh Sircosgi stepped forward, and opened the door.

"What the hell is this?" Casper, said, almost crying out. Floating in front of them was nothing else than an ordinary Gott Statue. Badger mock laughed.

"Well, looks like we found the treasure." Pai smiled, but Sircosgi shook his head.

"Well, where could it have gone? It couldn't have moved!" Joker, meanwhile, approached the statue. She bent down, and opened the box.

"Well, what a gyp! Nothing there!" She turned with a sigh. "We should leave. I don't like this."

The group nodded and gated back to the Theta Root Town.

"Well, that proved pointless!" Pai exclaimed back at their meeting spot, a remote spot in the root town.

"Well," Joker said, "I should probably be going. You know, we are going to be busy tomorrow! Rehearsal and all." Badger, Pai, and Sircosgi all sighed in unison. Casper smiled.

"Hah! Not me!" She stood up. "Well, I should be going too. Bye!" She waved as she gated out. The four that remained just smiled as they too logged out.

 

Two figures, one in a white robe, the other in a black robe, walked to the entrance of the dungeon at Theta Bitter Mirror Holy Ground. Both bore halberds, each matching the color of the robe. They stopped in front of the administrative staff member, and the black robe waved their hand. Immediately, the admin turned into mush. The two robed figures continued their trek through the dungeon. Every time they passed by a monster portal, it did not open. The two, however, took no notice of that.

They stood in front of the opened treasure chest. The one in white brought forth a bottle, labeled 'Unholy Water'. They poured it in the chest, around the chest, and on the chest, and walked away from it. They then crossed their two halberds, creating a yin-yang of sorts. A light began to shine from within the chest. The figure wearing the black robe raised their free hand, their right. The white robe did the same, except with their left. An aura of light, one that could only be described as unholy, surrounded the pair, outlining their features. The two, as if by telepathy, raised an outstretched palm at the same moment, fingers extended towards the heavens. A ball of light, each respective of their owner, formed, and grew. Soon, each had a ball the size of a basketball.

The two then turned their palm face up, and let the orbs sit upon their palms. Glancing at each other, they nodded. The two threw the orbs at the chest, hitting at the same point, at the same time. It sounded like the entire universe was being rent from its foundations. The noise then gave way to a light, a light in which the robed figures turned their gaze and covered their eyes.

When the lights finally subsided, there was a white Grunty, upon which a man, with no physical defects, sat. He had long, blonde hair, large blue eyes, and a slim figure. The only marking on him was the number 'one' on his forehead. He blinked, and looked around.

At his appearance, both of the robed figures had bowed to the ground. The black robe held up in his hands a bow, white in color. The one in white held up a quiver of black bows, each one with the feathers of a raven, and points as sharp as a diamond. The rider motioned for them to stand and to present their gifts. As they stood, the black robe's hood slipped, revealing him to be none other than Boragia himself. The white robe quickly looked over and motioned for him to re-hood himself. Shaking their head, the white robe presented their gift. Boragia, still recovering from the embarrassment he had just endured, gave his bow.

The two then bowed on one knee. It was Boragia who broke the silence.

"In the name of Death, and as the high Priest of the Order, I welcome thee." The rider, holding their gifts, shook their head. The white robe picked up their halberd, and held it in the air. Boragia crossed the halberd with his own.

"We welcome thee: Conquest."