The World .hack//RP

The World​

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{a .hack//RP}​

{ooc link found here: http://kh-vids.net/threads/the-world-ooc.133368/}​

{Note: no previous knowledge of the .hack// franchise is necessary. It's an original storyline thought up by myself usingdata gathered from the .hack//wikia pages. I KNOW there is a lot to read, but if you bare with me and get through it all, I promise it will make things go much smoother. I appreciate everyone that works hard enough to go through all the tireless time spent on reading it all. Every little bit is important. I've also hyperlinked certain sections to the actual web page to make reading easier and much faster. Thanks for the support!}​

The World, is the largest online multi-player role playing game to have ever been created. It is used globally in more than 47 different countries and contained more than 1.6 billion users. CC Corp. is currently the highest grossing video game company in the world. After net issues in The World's predecessor, Fraction, game designer Harald Hoerwick may have come up with arguably the greatest game of all time. It stems throughout several age generations, with things for everyone to do. From questing, to Grunty raising, and all the way down the PVP [player versus player] fighting for those that feel monsters just aren't a big enough challenge. Many of the game's staff are also members of The World. Maintenance apparently doesn't just happen with a bunch of letters and numbers. They really get into the system and work it that way.
Hoerwick's idea for the game was originally based off of a poem called, TheEpitaph of Twilight, written by Emma Wielant. Much of The World's story line was originally based upon the poem, but then changed over time to meet the ever changing society that encompasses The World. Now it's just about monster hunting, making friends, and having an all around good old time. For a hefty start-up fee, that covers all the necessary equipment to play the game, and a small monthly fee; gamers of all ages can don on a virtual reality headset and hookup a gaming controller to their computer and become the newest citizen of The World.
The graphics in the computer game bring you back to a world before electricity, but with it's own form of developing technology, steam. There appear to be those that disapprove of the new form of technology since it requires killing special Grunties, and those that heavily rely on it. This division is what is currently becoming the new plot development in the game. Who will take control?

History Of The World​

Spoiler: History

Genesis of Grief

The Elder and Younger Deities.

Long, long ago before the earth and the heavens existed, two brothers lived in the world.
Able to read each other's hearts without so much as a glance, the two were fully satisfied.
The world was the two. The two were the world.
One day the Elder Deity accidentally broke the Younger Deity's treasured sword. Furious, the Younger Deity retaliated by slashing the Elder Deity's treasured spear with his broken sword. The spear was split in half and the Elder Deity erupted in anger.
And so, glaring at each other, one holding his broken sword, the other his broken spear they fought.
The War waged for seven days and seven nights. On the eighth day, the Younger Deity realized their foolishness and went to the Elder Deity to request a truce. But the Elder Deity, still blinded with anger, saw this as an opening and thrust his spear. The spear pierced the chest of the Younger Deity and took his life.
The Younger Deity's final breath became the heavens, and his fallen body became earth. The fountain of blood erupted high and became the sun. The broken sword shattered and formed the moons and stars in the heavens. Feeling great shame, the Elder Deity wept. His tears became rain and fell to earth, forming oceans in its deep contours.
From eternal tranquility, the world was set into motion.

New Life

A goddess was born, and so then was sound, names, and numerous lives. The last to be born were Elves, the creatures of destiny.

The Elder Deity mourned the loss of the Younger Deity for many years, but eventually he grew accustomed to his sad, lonely life.
One day, unable to bear his loneliness any longer, the Elder Deity removed one of his eyes and created a goddess. The new goddess looked at the Elder Deity and exclaimed: Thou art handsome. With this voice, the world was filled with sound.
The Elder Deity and the new goddess gave names to each other. The Elder Deity received the name of Sol the God of Creation and the goddess, Myulin the Goddess of Harvest. Then the Elder Deity created a land of the dead in the darkest part of the world and sealed the spirit of the Younger Deity and gave him the name of Cernunnos the Lord of the Dead. This was how all things were named and given a purpose. Sol gave birth to more gods and goddesses. Myulin gave the new gods names and Sol gave them purpose. One rules the sun, and another the oceans. One ruled the weaving thread, and another the stoves. This was how the sun traveled the sky, the oceans beat against the shores, the loom spit out threads, and the stoves held the fire within. Sol then gave birth to trees, plants, beasts, birds, fishes, and insects. They were all spread throughout the world and found a place to live.
The world was filled with life.
Last to be created were the Elves. Sol created them in his image and he loved them best. Sol asked all the gods and all creatures to grant the elves their blessings.
Each god, goddess and creature happily gave its blessings to the elves.
As a result, the elves were faster, stronger, smarter, and more beautiful than any other creature, and they were able to speak the language of all creatures.
However Cernunnos, the Lord of the Dead withheld his blessing from the elves. Unaware of darkness, the elven hearts were ever wrapped in light, but because of it the elves had an incredible innocence in them.

The Fools

Feeling the full fury of the gods, the elves lose all that were good in them and become Humans.

The gods entrusted the earth to the elves, and created their own realm in the heavens known as Airceltrai, the City of Dawn.
And so the elves ruled the earth
And the gods ruled the heavens.
The gods built a path connecting the earth and heaven and called it the Heavenly Path. The Heavenly Path was used to deliver the light of the heavens and the gods down to earth.
Guarded by the light of the sun and the light of the gods, life on earth flourished and it seems that peace would last forever.
But as time passed, the elves began to believe that their powers equaled those of the gods. They built the aerial fortress, Fort Ouph in the sky to enter the realm of the gods and insisted that they be treated as gods. Sol was furious and he took from the elves all that were good in them. The elves became slower, weaker, and uglier than any other creature.
Myulin scorned these foolish creatures and named them Humans.

The Despised

The Elves who did not raise their swords against the gods are turned into beasts.

There were some who protested the treatment of the elves at the hands of the gods.
They were the elves who did not wish to go against the gods.
They stormed the Heavenly Path and threw themselves before the gods and cried,“Why must you punish us when it was not us who drew our swords against you?”The gods answered,“That is true. But that is not the only sin.”The elves asked again,“What do you mean by that, oh gods?”The gods answered back.“Very well then. When your brethren raised their swords against us, where were you and what were you doing?”To that, the elves replied,“We were at the altars praying to you gods. We prayed that the fools who disobeyed you would receive your divine punishment.”The gods retorted,“Were you not merely praying that your own lives be spared?!”The elves faces turned red and they could not reply.
Suddenly the gods showed their anger.“You are more foolish than the fools who do not know their place! Lower even than the humans! From this day on, you will wear a mark showing your supposed innocence and piety!” And just as this thundering judgment was made, each of the elves that gathered at the Heavenly Path began to transform. They grew tails and their beautiful faces turned into those of beasts. When they saw how they had changed, they screamed in shame and disappeared to dark corners of the world.

Grunty Race


The Grunties were born solely of the goodness taken from the Elves, and ruled the earth with kindness.

Having lost their wisdom, humans brought war and chaos to the world.
They had been reduced to creatures concerned only with domination, and so they commenced to make war on all the other races.
Sol gazed down in sadness at the ruined earth and decided to use the goodness that he had taken from the elves to create the race of Grunties. He dispatched them to return peace to the world.
But the gods were afraid that the Grunties would suffer the same flaw as the elves and voiced objections to Sol’s action.
And so, Sol cast a curse upon the Grunties and proclaimed:“Listen carefully to me. I have cast a spell on you. It is a curse and a magic word is its key. If someone, even just one person on this earth says this word, a terrible calamity will befall on all of you.”
The Grunties beseeched him,“Great lord, when this calamity occurs, how are we to escape it?”Sol nodded his head an answered:“You must not oppress others. You must not be bitter. You must not be envious. Have a good and pure heart and live your days peacefully.”
The secret word was told to all gods and all creatures except for humans. The gods were satisfied and the Grunties were sent down to earth.
Without shedding a drop of blood, the Grunties stopped the violence of the humans. Overjoyed, the gods created magical powers and gave it to the Grunties. But even with such great power, the Grunties did not fall prey to the sin of pride.

Banquet of Conspiracy


Humans, the only race jealous of the Grunties, conspired and regained control of the earth, and once again prospered.

The Grunties were loved by all creatures with the exception of the bitterly jealous humans.
This was because all of the things that made Grunties so wonderful had once belonged to the humans.
Humans began to look for Grunties’ weaknesses and learned of the curse that Sol had cast on them. Overjoyed, the humans next set out to learn the secret word, but even the normally talkative monkey would not betray the secret word.
So the humans held a banquet and invited all the gods and creatures in order to fog their minds with drink.
One after another, the guests became intoxicated until finally only the snake, the strongest drinker, remained. The snake still would not tell the secret word, so the humans brought out their strongest drink and gave it to the snake. As expected, the snake became drunk and told the secret word to the humans.
The humans rejoiced and intoned the words.
Immediately, the Grunties lost their intelligence and found themselves unable to stand upright.
The humans called them Puchi Pongo and made them into their beasts of burden. Then they proceeded to continue their war against the other races.
For telling the secret words, the snake was punished by having to forever crawl about the earth on its stomach.

Path of Evil



The gods, falling into to despair, blocked their light from earth, and the unprotected land was corrupted by the Shadow.

The gods fell into despair over the humans’ deed.
They created a great gateway called Morrigu Barrow and blocked off all earthly access to the Heavenly Path so that none could enter heaven.
Along with the sealing of the Heavenly Path, the light of the gods was also blocked from earth. Without the protection of the gods, the earth gradually became wilder and began to be corrupted by a dark power called the Shadow. Corrupted by the Shadow, the earth overflowed with monsters and demons.
These demons roamed the world and killed everything in their path. Many creatures were lost as a result of their brutality.
Humans also came under attack by the monsters. They formed barriers in the major cities and closed themselves off. They fought against the monsters, but lost battle after battle. One by one, the cities were cut off from each other, and the barriers protecting the cities were destroyed one after another. Finally only five cities remained standing.

Goddess Aurora


Mankind's salvation was a young apprentice magician and eight gods. However, misfortune soon fell anyway.

The savior of mankind was a young apprentice magician.
He confined himself in the temple of Arche Koeln and prayed to the gods. In exchange for his life, he was able to call upon the six great spirits and two goddesses. The eight gods that were summoned were:
Vulcan the Fire Spirit,
Merrows the Water Spirit,
Krake the Wood Spirit,
Yarthkins the Earth Spirit,
Lanceor the Lightning Spirit,
Wryneck the Darkness Spirit,
Anu the Star Goddess, and
Aurora the Goddess of Light.
The light of the gods shined once more on the blessed earth and the Shadow was contained.
Thanks to the newfound peace, humans once again prospered, but it did not last long. Once the threat of the Shadow was gone, the humans began to fight with each other. After sealing the shadow, the eight gods and goddesses remained on earth, but some were angered by the foolishness of humans and others grieved their wretchedness and left until finally, only Aurora remained. Fearing that the light of heaven would again depart the earth, humans placed eight curses on Aurora and sealed her inside the Hulle Granz Cathedral.

Battle Against The Gods
When the gods learned that a goddess had been imprisoned, their fury knew no bounds and they vowed to destroy mankind. But the humans had no intention of meekly succumbing to extinction and used their magic powers to devise a weapon that they could use to fight against the gods. So began the war between the gods and the humans.
The humans were no match for the power of the gods. The Aerial City of Fort Ouph fell from the sky and the Highland City of Dun Loireag was crushed underneath it. The Cultural City of Carmina Gadelica was destroyed by the god of lightning and many lives were lost.
As a last resort, the humans took all of Aurora’s power, transformed it into magic power and fired it at the heavens. Heaven was engulfed in flame and the gods fled or fell burning to die upon the earth.
The humans sacrificed much as well. The Relic City Lia Fail, from where the goddess’s power was fired, was reduced to ashes and many excellent magicians died along with it.
And so ended the age of the gods.

Gods' Rebirth
All the gods in heaven disappeared.
But a single god who remained on earth lived.
This was the God of Law, Folset, who guarded the gate that blocked the Heavenly Path.
Winning the war against the gods, the humans wanted the wisdom and power of the gods and stormed Morrigu Barrow and demanded Folset to invite them in to the realm of the gods. But Folset refused to grant them entry.
At first, the humans pointed their weapons at Folset and demanded he open the gate. But Folset answered thus: “Do whatever you wish. There is no way any of your weapons can harm me.” The humans followed his words and tried to attack Folset in any way they could, but they were unable to harm even a single hair on his head.
Once they learned that force was to no avail, they tried to convince him to open the gates by seducing him with gifts.
After seeing the gifts, Folset said, “Build a mountain of gifts for me if you wish. I’ll make a mountain twice that size in an instant.”Before Folset was even finished completing his sentence, a mountain of gifts more lavish than the gifts of the humans sprang up before their eyes.
After learning that both force and flattery were of no avail, the humans got on their knees and begged pathetically.“If a power that is greater than the Shadow emerges, we would fall into ruin. But if we could regain the wisdom and power that lies beyond this gate, we would be able to protect ourselves and not fight one another. So please open the gate.” Folset laughed and answered them: “Was it not you who took up sword and shield and slew the gods? You should suffer for your sins.”
Protesting, the humans replied,“So you are saying that we should have simply allowed the gods to drive us all to extinction?” Folset shook his head and answered:“Recall first the sins that you committed. Is it not just that sinners receive judgment?”To this the humans could make no reply. Folset continued to speak:“But all beings have the right to atone for their sins. Human! Child of sin! If you want this gate opened, then bring back the lost gods. The gods will rise again, born from the dogma of the believers. If they are true gods, then I will open this gate. Bring back what has been lost and only then can you be pardoned.”
And so the humans argued over Gods’ Rebirth and once again made war against each other.

World Without Gods
The world fell into stagnation without the gods.
With none to command them, the sun stood in place and the tides ceased to ebb and flow. The looms gave forth no thread and the ovens no warmth. Mankind now had to perform all of these functions themselves.
Despite these hardships, humans did not cease their wars with each other. Soon they invented different types of magical tools to improve their lives.
Ten years after the Great War with the gods, a researcher visited the ruins of Fort Ouph. Many have avoided the ruins of Fort Ouph, Lia Fail, Carmina Gadelica, and Dun Loireag after the Great War in fear and hatred that they were haunted by the spirits of the dead gods and goddesses.
This belief was further enhanced by the fact that most who set out to explore the ruins never came back.
However this particular researcher did return and he brought along with him a creature with a body of a human and a head and tail of an animal. The creature was a Beast.
Humans and Beasts
At first, humans and beasts were friendly with each other.
But while the beasts revered nature and old ways, the humans were too innovative.
It was the beasts who first discovered the creatures called Chim Chims. When the beasts saw the light of the gods in the Chim Chims they decided to revere them as a legacy of the gods. But the humans captured the Chim Chims to research them and after discovering a way to extract energy from them, used them to invent steam machines. The beasts protested this treatment, but the humans would not listen.
As the humans’ use of steam technology advanced, they abandoned magic as old and obsolete. The beasts continued to revere magic culture and rejected steam technology. Humans scoffed at the beasts for being stubborn and small-minded, and beasts came to despise the humans’ foolishness.
Eventually the beasts decided they could not leave the Gods’ Rebirth to the fools and proclaimed that they too will participate in the Gods’ Rebirth. Folset granted their participation. Humans were outraged. They believed that the Gods’ Rebirth was their right.
The two sides’ antagonism toward each other began to deepen and finally war broke out.
Humans gathered their armies and steam weapons, but found their weapon production was lagging behind. Desperate, they built the great factory of Breg Epona, but still they were unable to create the necessary weapons.
Beasts were mighty in the ways of magic, but were small in numbers. They were unable to marshal a large enough army.
Humans were weaker but more numerous. Beasts were stronger, but fewer in number.
And the war continued to rage on.
Three Dogmas
Both humans and beasts grew tired of the long years of war. However, neither side was able to strike a decisive blow and none knew a way to stop the cycle of wars and bring the entire gruesome conflict to an end.
In this never-ending cycle, a new Faction was born. Composed of both humans and beasts, the new Faction concentrated on pure pursuit of power and incorporated the crest technology derided by humans and the steam technology loathed by beasts.
Both humans and beasts were afraid that this new faction would enter the wars, but they sent emissaries to both humans and beasts and called for a cease fire. At first, both races were hesitant, but they both were forced to accept from the sheer toll brought on by the war.
And so the war between the two races ended but the conflict continued. Beasts continued to insist on participating in the Gods’ Rebirth and the new faction proclaimed their participation as well.
Humans chanted for “Steam technology and innovation.” Beasts were for “crest technology and tradition.” And the new faction for “the pure pursuit of power.”
They began a quiet war without a show of force. No winner was decided in this war since no gods were born from any of these forces. The three-way war continued, and in time the factions came to be called the following:
Arvakv the Innovators
Ogmios the Conservatives
Teutates the Pursuers
To this day, the three-way war knows no end, and it quietly drives the world ever closer to its doom.

Servers/Root Towns​

The World consists of five servers users can log into. Each server has a Root Town where users can buy items at shops, meet up for events, or give their character time to heal. Before logging out, users must return to their root town, they can do that by using a Chaos Gate. The chaos gate is what takes a player from a Root town to a field.

Δ Delta Server- Mac Anu Recommended for players level 1-30​

Θ Theta Server- Dun Loireag Recommended for players level 31-60​

Λ Lamda Server- Fort Ouph Recommended for players level 61-90​

Ω Omega Server- Lia Fail Recommended for players level 91-120​

∑ Sigma Server- Breg Epona Recommended for players level 121-150​

Chaos Gates/Fields/Dungeons​

The chaos gate connects users from Root Towns to fields where they may do battle. Battles can only be done in fields, this consists of PVPs and/or monster battles. Each field contains a dungeon which will have a special treasure in it if a player makes it all the way through. Users can operate the Chaos Gate by uttering a three keys words. A small list of key words has been provided. They must be entered Part A, then Part B, and finally Part C. Any combination of the three will work, as long as they are in the correct order.

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Part A:	Part B:	Part C:
Bursting	Passed Over	Aqua Field
Hidden	Forbidden	Holy Ground
Expansive	Haunted	Sea of Sand
Boundless	Corrupted	Fort Walls
Closed	Oblivious	Twin Hills
Quiet	Eternal	White Devil
Plenteous	Smiling	Hypha
Collapsed	Momentary	Spiral
Cursed	Pagan	Paradise
Buried	Hopeless	Fiery Sands
Loney	Primitive	Great Seal
Great	Gluttonous	Fertal Land
Chosen	Hot-Blooded	Nothingness
Discovered	Destroyer's	Melody

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Classes​

Classes determine what type of character each user will have. A user is limited to one character [for the sake of the RP, you can have two] and has many different choices to choose from. Below each class is linked so you can learn more about each one, or the ones that sound most interesting to you.

Spoiler: Classes

Twin Blade
Steam Gunner
Shadow Warlock
Heavy Axeman
Blade Brandier
Macabre Dancer
Tribal Grappler
Harvest Cleric
Blademaster
Edge Punisher
Flick Reaper
Heavy Blade

Monsters​

Complete list found here. Obviously only certain ones will be used at a time, depending on if it's a boss fight or what field everyone is in.

Items- Equipment/Consumables​

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consumables​

Each character has a designated weapon. this list will tell you what that weapon is along with the different names they have [plus stats]. When choosing a weapon, pick one that is closest in skill level to your character at the beginning of the RP.​

Spoiler: Weapons

Twin Blade- Dual Swords​

Steam Gunner- Bayonets​

Shadow Warlock- Grimoires​

Heavy Axeman- Axe​

Blade Brandier- Blades​

Macabre Dancer- Fans​

Tribal Grappler- Gauntlets​

Harvest Cleric- Staves​

Blademaster- Blade​

Edge Punisher- Broadswords​

Flick Reaper- Scythes​

Heavy Blade- Broadswords​

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Accepted OC's​

Spoiler: Accepted

Spoiler: Lennox

Username: hyuge
Character Name: lennox young
Age: 19
Appearance: here!
Personality:spunky and upbeat. Lennox always enjoys a good adventure, which is what drew her to The World. She takes on challenges like they didn't stand a chance and now hopes she can some day become a member of the CC Corp. staff.
Bio: Lennox is a German student studying abroad in America for college. She took English as a second language for the ten years. Her school also taught the students French and Spanish. She had been learning the other two for just as long, but English was easier for her to master. One of her friends from college showed her his copy of the game and watching him play excited her. Lennox called home and asked her parents to wire her some extra money to get started. She now works on campus for the soul purpose of getting to play The World each month.
How long they have been playing, The World: 2 months
Screen Name: Lady Len
Online Appearance: right hur!!
Race: Werewolf
Class: Tribal Grappler
Weapon:Gauntlet
Name of Weapon: Tiger Fist
Pet: None
Skill level: 14
Other: Will often times switch from speaking English to German when she gets frustrated while playing.

Spoiler: Jeremiah

Username: hyuge
Character Name: Jeremiah Kitcerton
Age: 21
Appearance: this guy!
Personality: Jeremiah is very serious and pretty reserved. He takes everything one step at a time and never likes to make a move unless he's thought out every possible scenario. This shows especially true when he plays The World. He finds it amazing that he and Lennox even get along, being complete opposites. He works hard and studies even harder. Most people were amazed that he even liked playing video games growing up. He always seemed like the type that only played chess and other mind teasing games. Things that stimulate brain activity in a positive and intellectual way.
Bio: Jeremiah was studying in the library one day when he noticed a girl sitting a few tables away, going to town on what he could only presume was vulgar German words. He noticed her having a hard time trying to translate something. Jeremiah continued to ignore the girl for quite some time, until the constant throat clearing sound started to agitate him. Finally he walked over to her, looked at the thing she was trying to read, explained it in the simplest, most childlike manor and walked away. She found him in the library a few days later and after that they became the oddest pair of friends.
How long they have been playing, The World: 6 months
Screen Name: Jumper J
Online Appearance: here!
Race: Human
Class: Steam Gunner
Weapon: Bayonet
Name of Weapon: Water Bayonet
Pet: No
Skill level: 32
Other: N/A

Spoiler: Kaito

Username: Master of Keyblades
Character Name: Kaito Suregami
Age: 16
Appearance: Kaito
Personality: At time his fun loving and love to go on quest, but he can be ruthless, hence his screen name.
Bio: When he first stated playing the World R:2 he found it to be fun and was soon playing it every day. It was later during his play time when he noticed PK's and what they were doing. After almost being a victim of the PK'ers he decided that to become a PKK and fight against them.
How long they have been playing, The World: 1 years
Screen Name: Grim Reaper
Online Appearance: Without the guns
Race: Human
Class: Flick Reaper
Weapon: http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k70/FallenAngelXZ/458px-ShadowyDeath.jpg
Name of Weapon: Shadowy Death
Pet: No
Skill level: 20
Other: He's a PKK

Spoiler: Reji

Username: Master of Keyblades
Character Name: Reji Matsuni
Age: 15
Appearance: Reiji
Personality: Engergetic and very trusting
Bio: Though he has been playign the WORLD R:2 for a year now, he hasn't made too much progress when it come to level due to the fact that he may take of quest or head to areas with higher level than he is, which leads to he being defeated before he can complete it.
How long they have been playing, The World: 1 year
Screen Name: Iron Defender
Online Appearance: Minus the sword
Race: Human
Class: Twin Blader
Weapon: http://www.deviantart.com/download/59562212/Spin_Gai_Gu_by_Azure_Dallas.png
Name of Weapon: Spin Gai Gu
Pet: Yes
Skill level: 15

 

{ooc: all right, i'm going to start the RP. hopefully more people join, in not then oh well i guess. =]}

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Lennox hurried eagerly back to her dorm after the last class ended. She couldn't wait to log in The World. The were having some special event and she even debated skipping her Ancient World History class to warm up a bit before the event began. Nobody knew what it was about, just the time and location. It had to be huge if it was going to be shrouded in so much mystery. Her keys jingled in her hand as she faught to get the door open. Finally! She plopped down in her computer chair and spun it around to face her laptop. It was an older model, a bit out dated, but she loved it none-the-less. The blue welcome screen reflected her image as she powered up the console. Smile danced across Lennox's face as she clicked the familiar icon, bringing her to The World.
Her pale fingers picked up the virtual reality helmet gingerly as she slipped it on over her hair. Her phone buzzed, distracting her, and she slid it off quickly to see who messaged her. She giggled at the message, Jeremiah was wondering why she was taking so long to sign in. Lennox sent him a quick reply saying that she would be on in a minute and then returned to the helmet-like eyewear. It sat comfortably on her head and she clicked the sign in button. The white control sat comfortably in her right hand as she clicked away on the keyboard with her left. All right world, here I come!

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Jeremiah had been signed on for at least an hour when he sent Lennox the text. Her class was apparently running late. They only had a few minutes before the event started. If they were going to be a team then she would need to hurry up. He sighed, rolling his eyes as he checked the time on the monitor once more. He never expected to become friends with such an obnoxious person, let alone play an MMORPG with one. Just the thought of it made him laugh at times. Now it just annoyed him. She was always late. He watched the Chaos Gate, waiting for her figure to appear in Mac Anu. When she finally came strolling towards him, he groaned impatiently. "It's about time. How long were you expecting me to wait here? I was about ready to leave without you." His character tapped it's foot as he waited for her to close the distance between them. "Oh relax, Professor Hintsler would not stop going on about the Alexander the Great today. There was nothing I could do. I'd tried to get here as fast as I could. Shall we get started?"
He nodded and they approached the floating message screen in the middle of town. It had the details of their event listed on it. Jeremiah had already read over it six times, but he figured Lennox would want to see it too. There was a riddle for the clue. Nobody had any idea what the event actually was, just that riddle. If you figured out the riddle, then you figured out the clue. Whomever completed the event first would win some big prize.

 

Hideki sat at the breakfast table in his family's elegant dining room. His father had finished his meal some time ago and started reading the paper. His mother was just about to finish her meal. There was an event going on in The World today, but he pushed that out of his head and enjoyed what little time he had with his parents. He decided to show them how his English had improved since he started taking classes. "What do you think, father?" The short Japanese man with a thin beard looked up from his paper.

"You need to put more emphasis on your vowels." With that, he put his paper up. "Your mother and I will be in America for a week on a business trip."

"Again?"

"Yes, again." His mother finally spoke up, finishing her meal and standing up. Hideki looked down.

"When will you be leaving?"

"Our plane leaves in an hour. We're leaving now." It was just then when Hideki noticed the suitcases by the front door. His father stood up, getting his coat on. "We will see you in a week. The nanny will be here tomorrow if you need anything."

"Love you, mom. Love you, dad." The two simply nodded before walking through the dining room, into the living room, and out the front door. Hideki sighed, pushing his plate back onto the table and standing up. Better log in... He thought, heading upstairs to his bedroom. He sat in his computer chair and pulled up to his computer. It was the newest model. Top of the line, according to his father. He turned on his computer and put on the helmet. "Here we go..." He clicked "Sign in" and the game began. He appeared in Mac Anu, just in time, it seemed.

 

Alright it's finally time. Kaito thought as he hurried back into his room. He'd been waiting all day to login to The World and now he finally could check out the new event that was going on. Once he gotten on his computer, he booted up The World and log in. It didn't take long for his avatar, Grim Reaper, to appear at the Chaos Gate in Mac Anu. "Okay, time to head into town."


Reiji stood in Mac Anu just waiting around. Since he'd been there for awhile, he'd manage to a field and a dungeon and was forced to flee due to the monsters being too strong for him. "Man, how am I supposed to level up at this rate." He said before he noticed the floating message in the center of town. "Yes another chance of leveling up."

 

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Lennox veered over to the monitor hovering in the center of town. She still found it incredible how it appeared to be right in front of her face. You can thank the virtual imaging for that. This stuff is crazy. Her eyes widened in wonderment as she studied the riddle on the message board. She petted the tail of her avatar as her brain went into overload trying to decipher the message.

Tonight the fruits of the loom shall bear,​

for in the grave the orphan's wail.​

Time may cease for but a moment,​

but in her heart it shall play forever.​

She scruntched her eyebrows at the riddle. What could it mean? She turned her attention on Jeremiah who was standing unusually close. Even for a game it felt weird. Lennox scruntched her nose and eyed him specutively. He knew something, but whatever it was, he wasn't saying. "Jeremiah," his character raised an eyebrow, interest obviously piqued, "have you been to the coordinates yet?" He nodded his head slowly before speaking. "Yeah, Bursting Eternal Nothingness is a graveyard. Lots of ghost monsters and demons."
She turned her attention back to monitor once more. "Well, I guess that vaguelly explains the second and third lines. Maybe we should just head there and take a look around." Jeremiah agreed and gestured for her to go first. Always so chivalrous. She stopped in front of the chaos gate and clicked activate on the control. "Bursting, Eternal, Nothingness."

 

Kaito eyed the message floating in the center of town for a quick second before figuring out his next course of action. Funny, me heading to a graveyard. Moving towards the Chaos Gate, he typed in the area word shortly before warping to the desired area.

It didn't take long for Reiji to decided that he was going do this event upon seeing. In fact, all he could think about was the possibly of leveling up due to some strong enemies. "Alright! Let's get this show on the road." He said as he started to warp towards the area.