.hack//SIGN Fan Fiction / .hack//LIMINALITY Fan Fiction / .hack//Legend Of Twilight Bracelet Fan Fiction ❯ Episode Three: .hack//Liberty ❯ Final Front ( Chapter 9 )

Chapter Nine- Final Front- The World

 

“Thus, view them as the ones who killed Kinohai, the interrogator, even though he is recovering nicely in the hospital.” Celeste finished saying. The Knights cheered. Celeste had a ten-foot radius between her and the Knights. This was to ensure that everyone could hear, and that no one could try to attack her from outside of the circle, or inside of it for the matter. She raised her arm. “FOR THE WORLD!”

Twenty people gated in beside her. She gave a cry of surprise. Sircosgi was closest to her.

“BITCH!” He cried out. He swung his halberd at her, gaining a direct hit. Celeste fell on the ground. He swung again, only to see her roll on the ground. The Knights, who were in shock, rose to help their leader. Helba laughed as she began to mow the knights down with her powerful magic attacks. The rest just melee fought, taking Knights down whenever they could. Celeste, with her axe, and Sircosgi, with his halberd, ended up being the longest battle.

“You were supposed to be in jail by now.”

“I was supposed to be dead.” Sircosgi rebutted.

“Where are you going to go? Your parents think you're dead.”

“We will be fine where we are.” Sircosgi swung his halberd at her face, just clipping her hair. Celeste tried to hit him, but Sircosgi flipped backwards. He smiled at her. “I'll be just fine.” He pulled out his staff and held it in one hand as he help the halberd in the other. “Time to show you what a true dothacker can do.” He pointed both the weapons at her. Celeste's face drained of all blood. She turned and ran into her headquarters. Sircosgi shook his head.

“CRAVEN!” He ran after her.

 

Badger and BT were in a bind. They were the victims of a scissors style formation, and were now surrounded on all sides. Badger looked at BT.

“Fuel me with MP.” BT put her hand on Badger. She began to transmit all her MP to Badger, who pointed her hand at the Knights.

“DELETE!” The black and white ray flew, causing regiments of Knights to disappear. One snuck up behind her. She grabbed his head when she saw him. “Delete.” His head disappeared, leaving his body an empty shell. The Knights turned foot and ran. They ran to find Helba with Kite and Shugo, each pointing at the Knights. They turned and met Sora who led the rest of the dothackers. They all threw their weapons down in surrender.

 

Sircosgi looked around the HQ. It was as dark as a tomb. He looked up at the windows, full of dust, and sighed. He raised his staff.

“RUE ROM!” He cleared the windows off, revealing the interior.

There were fifty knights headed by Celeste surrounding him. She smiled.

“These are the best of the best. They form my inner guard known as the Blood Red Knights. Not many people know about them. All of these people were at the Headquarters where you were captive. You did a nice number on that.” She smiled. “Those five right there kidnapped you. I want to see you captured by them. Again. You five, attack.” Sircosgi smiled as the five came up to him.

“I know kung fu.”

“Hah. You're just a Wavemaster.” Sircosgi laughed. He held up both of the weapons.

“Bring it, Barbie.” The Knights charged him, axes swinging away. He dodged three of them, and blocked the other two. He then flipped, hitting the two attacking knights on their chins with his feet, knocking them to the floor. They turned to stone, signifying they had died.

“Impossible.” Celeste said. Sircosgi had been wearing skirmisher weapons. They looked at his spiked brass knuckles, and at the spikes he wore on his legs.

“Nothing impossible for a dothacker.” He then swapped his two current weapons with two swords. He looked at the three remaining Knights in the fray. “Three weapons, three knights. Sounds even.” The Knights attacked. Sircosgi blocked two of the attacks, fell to the ground, and performed what appeared to be break dancing. The swords lashed out with his feet, providing four weapons. The Knights couldn't get close. Sircosgi then threw the two swords, piercing two of the knights. They faded away. He picked up his swords and looked at the remaining Knight on the floor.

“I surrender.” He threw his axe aside. Sircosgi picked it up and stored it with his other items. He took his two swords, crossed them, and put the flat of the blades on each of the Knight's shoulders.

“I find you guilty.” He brought the swords together like scissors, slicing the Knight's head off. There was immediate protest.

“How unchivalrous!” He heard one of the Knights say. He looked at who said it.

“Just like it was honorable to ambush me here.” He scoffed. “Hypocritical liars, all of you.” He charged into their ranks unexpected, killing them left and right.

“This one truly is the Lord of Ragnarok,” Celeste said as she saw the last of her elite knights fall. Sircosgi looked at her, blood wrath in his eyes.

“Bring it, bitch.” He pointed at her with his sword. She looked at him. He was cut in several places from his last attack. She might stand a chance. She jumped closer to him.

“Let's do this.”

 

Everyone looked at Badger

“What are we going to do.” Subaru asked. Badger smiled.

“Get them as close to each other as possible. Except for that one. Guard him carefully.” They were soon crammed like sardines, the one was being held hostage by Sora. “You kill him, you die.” Badger warned Sora. She then looked at the remaining Knights.

“How dare you think you could have stood against us. As Badger, the Lady of the Fearsome Foursome, I officially disband you.”

“Why?” A voice cried out. Badger laughed.

“Do you even know of the danger you were in? We have been diligently fighting for the past few months in order to rid EVERYONE of this, knights, dothackers, and regular players alike. However, you decided we were a threat, if not likened to that of the Pharisees during the ministry of Christ. However, we refuse to be made martyrs by those who fight, unknowingly, for the enemy. We will, however, take out any threat to us. You sided with the enemy. You all had your chance to decide what would be best for you. However, by following orders, you became another Charge of the Light Brigade. However, this one will not have a poem written after it, because there was nothing noble about it.”

“What are you going to do to us?” Another voice cried out. Badger laughed.

“Quoting from the poem- `Theirs not to question why- theirs but to do,'” she paused, “'and die.'”. Her faced was the utmost figure of anger.

She pointed at the center of the knights.

“DELETION!” The beam this time was much larger. It covered every knight, and wiped them out to oblivion. Badger clapped her hands together.

“NEXT!”

“Did everyone of them just go comatose?” Mirelle asked Mistral.

“Yes.”

“Was it necessary?” Shugo asked Tsukasa. She merely nodded.

“They got in our way.” Shugo sighed.

“Hey, where's Sircosgi?” Bear asked. Helba pointed at the Headquarters.

“If we go we may see the end of their fight. That is, of course, unless Sircosgi's already killed her.”

 

Both of the fighters were good. Celeste was still amazed that Sircosgi could handle himself as well as he could, as hurt as he was. She was scoring more hits on him than he was on her. The end was soon. She smiled. Sircosgi then slid between her legs, grabbed an axe from the floor and planted it firmly between her shoulders. She gasped as she fell onto the ground. Sircosgi walked around to her front.

“Stabbed in the back. How appropriate.” He said. She dropped her axe.

“Will I fall comatose?” He shook his head. “Then I will come back and destroy you.” Sircosgi laughed.

“Your fifty best knights couldn't handle me. I escaped from a top-notch high security facility. I almost killed a torturer. I almost killed a guard with a bat. I almost killed a worker with my foot. I blew the building up. I recovered from the deep slashes I received. I was raped, shocked, mishandled, mistreated, starved, threatened, and otherwise harmed. And yet, I still manage to get along and still, you threaten me. Guess what, bitch? It's payback. You won't return to The World.” He looked to see Helba and the rest behind her. “After I kill you, Helba is going to delete your character.” Helba nodded grimly.

“You can't do that! It's illegal!”

“I don't think you're the one to make an argument about legality.” Sircosgi laughed. “Consider your character, ah, how to say, kidnapped.” He took the Valhalberd and sliced her head off. She fell to the ground, dead. Helba waved her staff around a bit.

“Her character data is now ours to use.” She said with a smile. “I think I know what I'm going to do with it to. Now, we give you a present.” Mimiru shoved forward a man.

“Hagarensi.” Badger muttered. Sircosgi's eyes widened, and his face contorted to a grin.

“Prepare to die.” He pointed the Valhalberd at him. “Death Ray!” A purple beam of light shot through the man, killing him on the spot, sending his real body into a coma. Sircosgi dropped to his knees.

“Mission Accomplished.” He passed out, his character gating out.

“NO!” Badger cried out. She too logged out, along with Tsukasa and Bear.