.hack//SIGN Fan Fiction / .hack//LIMINALITY Fan Fiction / .hack//Legend Of Twilight Bracelet Fan Fiction ❯ Episode Three: .hack//Liberty ❯ Ah, Chaos ( Chapter 14 )

Chapter Fourteen- Ah, Chaos- The World

 

Sircosgi gated in to Net Slum. Helba was busy moving all the bodies to one side. He assisted her.

“You're here early.” She said. He laughed.

“Thanks for the gift.” He said. “I hope I can understand it.” He said. Helba just laughed.

“You will. Eventually.” She looked at the floating corpses.

“Where did you find that fragment? And where did all these come from? What are they?” Helba shushed him.

“I got the fragment from an old,” she looked for the word, “associate of mine named Chaos. He'll be by later to explain what's going on.” She looked at Sircosgi, looking very grim. “There is something you need to know beforehand. The three Horsemen you have beaten have risen and assimilated into one. I have a picture of it, but I do warn you, it is pretty gruesome.” He shook his head.

“Let's see it.” Helba waved her wand and the file appeared. Sircosgi grabbed it and opened it. He retched. This thing looked like death, warmed over in a microwave. It was all three, yet dripping with blood, and looking zombie-esque. She was right. He closed the file. “Thanks for the warning.”

“I do not know how this happened.” Sircosgi sighed.

“I do.” Helba looked at him, her mouth slightly agape.

“How so?” Sircosgi quoted from the fragment he just received.

“Horsemen reach the center, and spirits shall rise. The ghosts still remain with more cruelty to punish and destroy. And with the turbulent destruction after the ghosts, A void splits The World.
From deep within the void arrives Death.” He waved at the bodies. “These must be the spirits they speak about. The triumvirate must be the ghosts. Helba,” he said urgently, “we are in the last stages of this fight.” Helba nodded thoughtfully.

“You were able to use part of what I gave you.” She sighed. “You are correct. I ascertained as much when Chaos sent the litany to me. Hopefully he will be able to explain in better detail.” Some others started to gate in. Helba looked at Ginkan. “Don't slice them.” She said in a tone that meant business. Ginkan nodded.

Everyone was there on the arranged time. Helba looked around.

“I would like to prep everyone on the situation. Sircosgi, I, and Chaos know.”

“Chaos?” Crim asked.

“Yes.” A twin blade appeared. He had black hair that reached his mid-back. He was dressed in an dark blue outfit similar to that of Kite's, yet without the markings, and the shirt, or hat. He had one marking on his chest, and that was of the all-seeing eye.

“Who are you?” Subaru asked.

“A friend.” Helba said.

“I am here to,” Chaos paused, “teach. You all are like children playing as grown-ups. Pay attention, and you might be able to fight this.” He waved his hand towards all the corpses. “The Horsemen Triumvirate have exercised their ability- which is essentially raising all the skins of the people cut down in this battle. I have yet to know how this will pan out. I do know that they shouldn't be harmed. CC Corps has yet to put out a bulletin concerning this matter, but when, not if, it does, it will be to delete everything. If these are deleted, well, the repercussions could be great.”

“How do you know so much about CC Corps?” Sircosgi asked. Chaos laughed.

“I am an employee there. It allows me to hack without suspicion. Kinda like Piros did, except on a larger scale. From my office, I was able to acquire one of the two fragments of the remaining Epitaph of Ragnarok, at least that we know of. The other one is much the same, for sure. I can't say exactly. However, according to it, we are in the last stages of this battle. If you kill this monster, somehow Death will rise. However, if you don't kill this beast, then all of the lives here,” he waved at the corpses, “are forfeit. They will probably all die.” He sighed. “That is all I know at the time.”

“Chaos, tell me, why does CC Corps have a high alert facility?” Badger asked.

“Simple. Consider it like this: Cyber Hacking is a crime punishable by death. Most people don't want to die. Hackers can program regular jails to open, seeing as everything is electronic, thus they built the facility. The facility was supposed to be hacker proof. At least, it WAS, until Helba did her magic.”

“It had a complex barrier system of a firewall. It was almost impossible to break through.” She said. “It took me hours to do it.” She smiled. “Whoever programmed it is a genius.”

“I did.” Chaos said. “I also left that backdoor you eventually discovered. I knew a situation like this would arise, so I did it for the safety of the innocent.” He smiled.

“How were they able to do that without the government freaking out?” Sircosgi asked.

“Internet is one of the USA's highest forms of revenue. If they were to do anything to offend CC Corps, then they would lose revenue. So, they assisted building the facility.” Sircosgi and Emily went slack-jawed. “Most of the soldiers there worked for the government in a prior job. The interrogator? Worked at Guantamino Bay before being hired by CC Corps.” He laughed. “Caused quite a stir back in the day.” He sobered. “Point is, you two made asses out of the government. They're looking for you. Luckily, they can't find you.”

“But CC Corps will know that we're alive because our characters-“

“Were passed on to a Jeremie and Emily. They looked into it, and have dismissed it already.” Jeremie laughed.

“Idiots.”

“Well, they aren't ALL bright.” Chaos said. “Ah, jeez, I have to go. Someone's coming. I will see you all later.”

“Will do.” Helba said as he gated out. “You all have been briefed. You must obtain knowledge of this creature's weakness. Don't kill the corpses. All of you are deployed. I will be transferring the corpses away from where you are fighting, which is Carmina Gadelica. You have your mission. Follow your leaders, Sircosgi, Badger, Bear and BT. God Speed.” Everyone gated out except for Sircosgi. He just looked at Helba.

“See, everyone still respects you.” Helba pointed her wand at Sircosgi and laughed.

“Get going.” She said as she tapped him on the head with the staff and gated him over.