.HACK//GENESIS (Rasken's Journal/ #4)

[Twilight Gaiden]

My body was torn to shreads. I almost was dead. I could feel the blood running down my arm in the real world. My eyes beginning to close. "Who are you to give the death penalty to someone?" I said with a smirk. "If you kill me, shouldnt someone kill you for killing me? And someone kill that person? Listen Shadow. Let me live. Capital Punishment only starts a circle where the children will end up living without parents and people die only because they had to." I tried to reach out for him with a pityful look on my face. "Are you doing justice?" I challenged. "Or are you just doing this for pure pleasure... I am Kira and I took the life of my sister and my hosts sister. We are the same person with a broken mind. If you kill me... youll in turn kill her. Are you willing to take two innocent lives for one guilty one?"

[nekoryuuha]

"Mino?" Came Nephilim's voice as her bracelet finished its prep and fired, blasting the AIDA with the white sphere of power. The arms branched out and soon began to rip loose the data from deep within the AIDA. Its peircing scream echoed through the area as the sphere returned to Nephilim's bracelet and the AIDA extention shattered and deleted. "Mino! What's wrong? Did something happen?" The moment Nephilim came to Minoshiya's side, two things occured. First was the fact that the AIDA extention attacking him backed away. The second was that the AIDA shielding Minoshiya lashed out at Nephilim with a spike, forcing her back with a new bleeding cut across her left cheek and a look of shock on her face.

Is he still infected? Did he just now become infected? Nephilim resisted the urge to bring a weapon to bear just yet. "Mino, can you hear me? Are you there? Are you....infected?"

[Marioshinobi]

Don't hurt her!

The AIDA acted upon in defense, having then lashed out and turned into razor sharp weapons as they went towards her. " Don't! " He had exclaimed as it stopped through midway through the attack. " Listen to me.. " He had whispered, the claws retreating around me.

They burn Mino, all the Little Ones...Such sweet torture of the Body and Soul...

He had gotten back onto his feet for the time and looked at Nephilim as she seemed cautious to come near to him. It was expected and she must have been afraid of him from the time before. " I'm..sorry..I.. " He had said raising his hands a bit and lowering them again along with his head as he stared down.

She Reeks of Innocence!!! She is a Burden..Kill Her...It will be Freedom..

" Just..don't come near me..you'll be safe then.. " He had mentioned and turned away as he stepped towards the direction of the fallen AIDA,the small black orbs that were left from it's body joining together with his shadow. " Now where is she.. " He whispered, having been talking of that girl.

You Fail again Vessel...Love Dies...

It was annoying him, this was worse then when Adam was annoying him or when he was infected. At least then he didn't deal with this annoying and psychotic warped voice in his head. He couldn't even look at her face anymore without feeling nauseous and nervous, perhaps it was from the feelings or from the fact from what he did to her. " Listen to me.. " He whispered once more, trying to hide that voice and feeling.

Useless Vessel!...You may Control Us now, but..remember...Every Battle You Join We Get Closer to Devouring Your Soul!

[baysrd07]

(bump-Shikuza Ame, Kite_2000, or someone else with Data Drain abilities whom are in the same area as Glace and the others need to end this little dispute between Chaos/Shadow and Applegate-bump)

"Your going to make me say it again, aren't you... I'm only detaining you. The final decision rests with another member of the group that still can use data drain. This choice is left to Glace, Uraki, Hikaru, and any of the other members of our group who's weapons are still capable of using the data drain like Miles, and Rein's weapons were. I don't have the skill required to pass the judgment myself, otherwise you'd be gone already. So sit there, shut up, and quit trying to confuse me. I don't know why the others trusted you, but when I read the report about you, how YOU were the one whom gave poor Mada to that evil creature Eve, how YOU WORKED for her before then and how you could still be a spy. I was warned to keep my eye on you and be prepared for this." Shadow said coldly as he held her down.

"If I could, I'd avenge Miles right here... and right now. But like I said before, my blade can slow down and/or stun some AIDA monsters. It is incapable of performing Data Drain itself. Now quit pleading your case to us because it won't help. Don't beg US for your life, beg them instead. I don't know how merciful they are, but I stand by my decision. If I had the ability, Id have finished you off about thirty seconds after you finished off the one you called 'traitor'. The one you are trying to convince us to be the true enemy's spy. " Chaos said calmly as he sheathed his blade, keeping his eyes on the two of them.

[nekoryuuha]

(It turns out that I'll be gone soon of a month or so. I'll let you know exactly when if I get the chance.)

Nephilim wiped the blood from her cheek as she watched the remaines of her destroyed AIDA extension be absorbed by Minoshiya's shadow. "She?" Nephilim asked as she looked around. "OH, you must mean that girl I first saw. The one that called me back..." She trailed off for a moment before searching the area, finding the original AIDA with Eve still inside. Her concern, however, was more on Minoshiya and his behavior and powers. He seemed to be infected, but in control yet at the same time he felt clean of AIDA. AS she stood watching his shadow bubble with AIDA, she could only wonder what was happeninng to her original friend in "The World".

Stepping around him, she flew toward the sphere holding the girl, just to be blocked by the remaining AIDA extension. "Get out of my way!" Nephilim yelled as a longsword of light formed in her hands. "Shinji!" The area turned black as she shot forward and slashed the AIDA 3 times before knocking it into the sky with a forth. A field of light held it as three large spears impaled the AIDA, inducing a horrendious scream. Leaping high, Nephilim spread two of her large wings as a forth, bigger spear appeared in her hands. "Nebelung Valesti!!" She cried as she launched the final spear through the AIDA and destroyed it, no Data Drain required. She landed and motioned to Minoshiya. "Come on Mino!"


(This video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ0Hn3dW ... ed&search= shows about what Nephilim did if you can't picture it.)

[Marioshinobi]

Aw, look at her harm us....I wonder if she got a chance before...would she have done the same?

He had taken out his sword and took the necessary steps towards her as he heard the voice mock him again, having wondered himself that if Nephilim did get the chance...would she have taken it? He remembered full well that she was fighting Zero and held back until he had appeared and finished her off in that moment. His views of her having been twisted as he remembered the rush he had gotten from her scream and then the sensation of her body having fallen against his....her powers having transferred over to Glace soon after.

" Maybe..we should wait...until it's safe.. " He had mentioned to her as he looked rather worried for the AIDA that was harmed. It was just being used by Eve, but Eve was being used AIDA itself, she didn't control AIDA as much as it controlled her and he knew that much. AIDa had its own goal of human interaction and Eve was just something that helped it achieve it's goal. Had she been infected too? He had wondered about it himself.

[Twilight Gaiden]

((Cmon! I want Apple to die here cause I cant keep posting in this RP. My life is getting uber hectic. I cant keep making these long posts.))

"But Im not an AIDA..." I whispered. "Im a person... I live and breathe just like all of you. Shadow... Kill me with your blade. Chaos can help too... but... Can you do it? Just as Ive killed you will do the same murderous crime I did. That doesnt seem very... Heroic." I smiled as I laided on the cold ground, blood trickling out of my body.

[baysrd07]

"For the last time.... we don't have the ability needed to do so, otherwise we'd have already done it." Chaos tells her as he walks over to Glace and the others, keeping an eye on Applegate and Shadow out of the corner of his eye. "Glace, Dex, Uraki, Hikaru, we need one of you to make a decision. Applegate has been overcome by her inner demon Kira. Wether that demon is a form of AIDA or if it's just a split personality disorder, we can't tell. Even if we could tell, we can't do anything about it, since our weapons are incapable of performing the data drain. Chaos explained calmly and waited for one of them to reply.

[Kite_2000]

((OOC: I'm very very sorry for my disgustingly long absence from the forums and this role play. Due to other issues that happenned at another place, I needed to leave for a while. However, I'd like to return now and see this through to the end. Thank you for tolerating this and not kicking me out...><
And once again, I give you my aplogies...T_T
Well, here's to us, and to the new future.))

This is how it has to be, Uraki.
But...Applegate...she's...
I know there's no telling in whether she's herself or not, but she killed Miles. Her own ally, who's been supporting her. I cannot accept that, nor can you.
Too many...there's been too much pain...
And I am who I am, just as you are who you are. I won't force you, but I will finish it alone if I have to.
...I'm sorry...Apple...

Hikaru looked at Chaos and simply nodded, and said nothing. She turned to look at Uraki and held out a hand to the small Harvest. The girl nodded reluctantly and took the tall Multi Weapon's hand, azure light and crimson light mixed once more. The familliar sillouhette of the black winged warrior appeared in front of everyone once more. Black plummage from her three dark wings floated onto the ground. Before one was even able to touch the floor, she was gone.

An ear-splitting crash emmitted from behind the group. They turned to look at saw that Hikaru had a hand at Applegate's throat, and thown her into a wall. "You were an ally, however, you lost to the other forces. I could have forgiven you and brought you back, but the murder of your own ally, Miles...that is something I cannot take back. Whether you be a split personality or an infected victim, I had faith that you would've held that much back..." she said in a dark tone, which sent a chill down everyone's spines. "This is the end of the road for you. But even so, I thank you for risking everything...friend, mind, body and soul...to aid us in this battle," she whispered in a melancholy voice and threw Applegate into the air.

The winged warrior put a foot in front of her and drew her Brandish weapon. It flickered in her hands and finally took the shape of a large Claymore. Hikaru gripped the hilt and flew upwards, towards Applegate's body. A shower of sparks fell from the sky as the Multi Weapon slashed around Applegate over and over again. Even against a former ally, she was merciless. Her eyes glowed bloody red and her mouth was locked into an enraged grimace. Green hexagons glowed around Applegate's body, warding off the attacks. Suddenly, a sharp and clear crack resonated through the air, and Hikaru stopped her onslaught and let Apple's body drop to the ground.

"Goodbye, Applegate..." Hikaru said and looked down at Apple's unmoving, and probably shocked body. She held out her right palm and pointed it at Apple, the Bracelet unfolded on her wrist and glowed red. Normally, it was pure white, so it made the others wonder about the change of colour. An explosion suddenly brought everyone back to their senses, and turn back to Applegate. Light flashed, voice screamed and data unravelled.

This was...for the best, was it...?
I watch this now...and now...I'm not sure...

[twilight_keeper]

My bad I apologize

[Kite_2000]

((OOC: DISCALIMER: This is a post that I didn't want to make, especially seeing as it's my first day back...but oh the shock...))

Now then, as you can OBVIOUSLY see, Twilight Keeper, this role play has already reached OVER 50 PAGES. You've ignored the fact that this role play has reached it very very final staged, yet you insist on barging in like this? Please, you haven't evem done so much as follow the proper guidelines for the bloody PROFILE for this role play.

Whether you didnt SEE that amount of posts going on, whether you IGNORED the first post by Shikuza Ame holds no excuses here. You should have done so long, long before posting this god forsaken post of yours. You've made up some totally unrelated information that has absoloutely NO connections to this role play. You've tried to make yourself look special in a place that doesn't need your interruption.

Your introduction is disgusting, and barely one line. If you were intending to barge in, then I think that you would have had the proper manner at LEAST to ASK. Your online ettiquette is appalling, as is your nature to suddenly pop up in a role play that, as I stated beore, has no need of your presence.

Well, I suggest that you delete that profile of yours before anyone else flames you. As harsh as I have been, I cannot forgive ANYONE that intend to disrupt our story at this point in time. So I suggest you take your ignorance elsewhere and leave us be.

[baysrd07]

"Well, that's over." Shadow said coldly as he stood back up, put his gun-blade away and straitened himself up a little before looking back to Hikaru. "Wether or not you did the right thing at this point in time is not important, please forgive me for sounding cold and heartless if I do. From what I've read, she was the one whom took Mada from his protected server and handed him over to the enemy. She was a pawn of Eve then, who's to say that she was not still under her control on some level. She accused Miles of being a spy, but in my opinion, the one whom was more likely to be an enemy spy was her with her history. This is not the time and place however to contemplate this. The enemy can attack us at anytime while we sit here contemplating this. We need to decide what our next move is and act accordingly." Shadow finished comforting her as he and Chaos began whispering a short quick conversation to where no one else could hear them, and returning to the others in order to wait for the next job.

[Kite_2000]

Hikaru said nothing to Shadow, her crimson eyes glowing behind her hair. She simply turned and looked at the remains of Applegate, whom had begun to fade away. A distant expression had crept onto her face as she watched. She sang a soft hymn and closed her eyes. "May you find peace in the world you came from, Applegate..." she whispered and looked back at the others. Her eyes met with Shadow's, and she frowned slightly. "I understand why you think in that manner, however, to think that of someone who has stuck with us until this very moment seems to me more than a little cold," she muttered and turned her back on him.

Too many people have died by my hand, yet my power begins to dwindle, as does yours.
There's not much time left...is there...?
If you were to compare it to your previous amounts, then we have barely any...
First Minoshiya...now this...?
We'll all put an end to this...we've come a long way, and this is the end that we have met. Regret nothing, suspect everything...that's what we must do to endure this charade of justice.
Each and every one of us has proven their own worth...they are all people worthy of living, and so, we must pass on that life to them.
After all, it's all we can do...with the time we have left.

[Shikuza_Ame]

((OOC: Sorry for not posting at all during the last weeks, everyone. I couldn't find any time or place to use a computer. It seems like the RP has slowed down too much and I fear that if it keeps up, it might end up "freezing". So, I have decided to put as much effort as I can to finish this great story. However, I will need everyone's help so that we can conclude this story as soon as possible, since everyone has a life to get to. I am ready to get serious again and start posting, but I also everyone to do the same. Please support me, like you have for a long time. This might be the last favor I ask...please. Please message me and tell me if you will put all the effort you can to finish this. I will give further info once I get a message from everyone. I plan to finish the story in a month if possible. Thank you.

--I will post again until I get the messages.
--As for the intruder post, ignore it. *sigh* It's a noob. ))

[baysrd07]

"I understand that in order to work at 100%, you and Uraki must keep a bond with one another, Hikaru. However, I have a question for you. If you were able to completely seperate yourself from Uraki, would you be able to survive? You seem to have... oh... what's the best term for it... well... evolved beyond the garbage data that forms the low-tier forms of AIDA, and even beyond that of an AIDA like Adam whom still seems dependent on a portion of Minoshiya. I ask this because... we, that is Shadow and I, were thinking of doing something nice for you to show our thanks for all the help you've given we players... assuming you are still around when this is over." Chaos said to Hikaru walking past her to rejoin Shadow and the others.

"Well then... I wonder what Eve is going to throw at us next. Since we've been in this area, she's turned us against ourselves, and after that, turned us once more against Applegate by making her kill Miles. I don't really know if she's to blame for that 100%, but it makes it easier on me to blame her. What's next? Will she just keep hiding like a COWARD, playing the puppet master and pulling us on strings like Marionettes? Or will she finally show herself so we can finish this once and for all..." Shadow said looking up as he asked the last few questions. He expected Eve to be listening in on their conversations since this was, after all, HER world.

(If it must end, let's at least enjoy this, shall we??? lol)

[Kite_2000]

((Shizuka, you can count on us! As long as we're all here to see to it, we'll never let this freeze!!! O:< ))

"We can both function, however, the bond which ties us together would be lost, if we were to completely function at our normal rates," Hikaru replied blandly and didn't look Chaos in the eye. However, after he had passed her, a sad expression had crept onto her face, but soon turned into a small frown. "I was evolved through a number of different events, however, the other amounts of AIDA whom you seem to call 'garbage data' is not what it seems. True, they simply latch onto a person and leech on them, but in the end, every single kind of AIDA, even myself...we all are capable of doing the one thing. Giving a person's most wanted possession, be it another human, a lover or an item...in exchange for their sanity, and in some cases, their lives," she said in a bitter tone and clenched a fist.

Yes...all because of 'that one'...
AIDA became tainted...corrupted...aggressive...

With a weary sigh, she relaxed her fist into a hand and shook her head. "But if you have something planned, all I can truly ask of you is my first and last favour. Don't put yourselves to the trouble...please..." she whispered and closed her eyes.

We won't be there to see it...
No, I told you before. You are someone that I must guarantee the survival of. To that extent, I can't allow ourselves to remain in this form any longer.
But, then...you won't be able to fight with your full potential! You just said so yourself!!
I understand that, but if I were to fail and get killed in this form, I'd have to take you with me. I won't all that. It's true, if I were to seperate from you, my battle capabilities would only be 65% of what I would normally be able to do, but if that's the cost of protecting not just you, but everyone else, then I will pay that price.
But I--!

Hikaru's body glowed a pure white colour, then seperated into two bodies. Crimson light and Azure light seperated from each other and became to identities once again. The small Harvest cried out and fell onto the ground on her backside after being so suddenly torn away from the Multi Weapon so suddenly. "...I knew you'd do that..." she said and pouted. Hikaru simply smiled sheepishly and turned her back to the others once more. A pained expression came over the Multi Weapon as she folded her arms underneath her chest. May this ending be kind to us all...

Uraki stood up and looked at Hikaru's back for a moment, then approached Glace and the others. "It's her way of fighting, using other people and manipulating other anomalies. However, even if this is the case, that doesn't mean she doesn't have power. She has the ability to pitt us, normal human beings against another. She's able to manipulate AIDA that have wills of their own. She wouldn't take these actions without being a very strong being herself," she said and put a hand on her chin. "She's controlled various powerful entities that have proven to be a match for us, which means that she will be the strongest opponent that we have faced up until now. I think it's a plausible explaination for these events..."

[baysrd07]

"No worries. As long as we all stick together we should be able to finish this quickly and effortlessly." Chaos said in response to Hikaru's statement about Eve's power.

"Heh... I wonder how much CC corp is wetting themselves at the idea of an unconscious body in their labs." Shadow said with a smirk as he looked down at his own hands again. He tightened his left hand into a fist and loosened it back up as he did the right one the same way. "Not the first time I've been locked in this game... and I don't know if it will be the last." Shadow thought to himself as he continued to keep an eye open for an enemy attack while waiting for their next plan of action.


(Like Kite-2000 said, so long as we're here, we won't let this thread die until it's time has come)

[Dimitri]

"Yeah, I'm sure their taking appropriate action concerning your body Shadow. Your probably already in a CC corp hospital." Dex said, speaking for the first time in awhile.
"As long as we dont let our emotions control us like applegate did then we should be fine. I might be mistaken but I think that Eve is using our emotions to try and destroy us." Dex said remembering the insanity of Applegate.
Dex looked around, "Lets just keep our guard up and not lose our head and I think we'll be able to beat her."

[baysrd07]

"You have a point there Dex, on both counts. CC corp wouldn't want to raise any suspicion, so they've probably taken me to a controlled medical facility, and that Eve seems to be trying to control us through our emotions. Just look at what happened when Chaos rushed forward, forgetting us and trying to play the hero. He became a puppet of her will." Shadow said with a smirk as he continued to pace around a little.

"Not funny Shadow... not funny at all..." Chaos said a little insulted as he crossed his arms and walked to the other side of the group, distancing himself from Shadow.

[Shikuza_Ame]

((OOC: Although not fully yet, I'm back in action. ))

[The World]//Eve's Lair//

Glace had not said much in a long time. Apart from being exhuasted and weak, he was also scared. He stood still in the invisble floor which supported everyone so they wouldn't fall into the second sky. He straightened himself up when he saw everyone gather around him. For now the battles had been taken care of. All they could do was just wait. Wait for Eve's next move. He raised his head a little, enough to see Hikaru separate from Uraki and smiled at Uraki when she was fully back. "Hey...nice to have you back." He said, trying to smile.

Even when it seemed like they would prevail something would appear and crush that goal. It had happened so many times, and every time it did it became more dissapointing, to Glace at least. Yet at the same time, he felt relieved. Because no matter how many times their goal had been crushed, they had still prevailed. Some how...

CC-Corp Building//Control Room//Midnight//

"The fights are finally over." Zeami said tiredly. He placed his hand on his face and slid it down until it was off. "Now it's her move." The room was quiet. "Eve's turn."

Viola looked from besides him, standind and waiting for Eve to make her move. Both her nor Zeami had to worry about the player controlling Shadow which was still currently located somewhere in the building. Viola had sent a pair of her operatives to take down the people in charge of him. Those men now had full care over the child. At least until the operation was finished and everyone escaped the building.

[The World]//Eve's Lair//
(.Hack//G.U Soundtrack/ MoonBreak--Eclipse)

Everyone had gathered around Glace. It looked like they were ready for the final fight. Everything around them suddenlly became quiet. Only the distant sounds of the thunder and the whispering moans that came from the racing clouds could be heard. Glace looked at everyone and closed his eyes. He thought for a second about how unprepared they were to fight something so powerful. He tightened his fists then.

"Glace. Are you...alright?" Dex asked.

For a second it seemed like Glace would fall and be swallowed by his desire to be finally free, but then he opened his eyes and once again saw that his friends were in front of him.

"Y-yes...I'm..fine." he said, trying to sound like if it was true. He just couldn't help feeling scared. And he knew the rest of the others were just as scared as he was. "...We're ready." he said quietly. "We're ready for you...Eve."

[The World]//White Room//???

The broken sphere laid motionless far from Minoshiya and Nephilim. Inside was the ever mysterious presence of the girl. She was standing now, with both her hands touching the inside of the AIDA and looking straight at Mino and Nephilim. "Thank you." She whispered. Both knew she had thanked them. It was the connection she had already established between the three of them that allowed them to sense what each one was feeling or even saying.

Suddenlly, the remains of AIDA began move violently. The girl quickly let go of the AIDA and pulled herself away from it. The AIDA suddenlly broke into hundreds of little black pieces and fell to the floor, eclipsing the white floor with nothing but black. It seemed as if the girl was standing on a lake of black water.

"She is calling..." She said again. "...the gathering."

The AIDA quickly swarmed below her and decreased in it's size, getting smaller and smaller until it was completely drain away. Puzzled, Nephilim ran towards the girl. Meanwhile, Minoshiya's AIDA began to react strangely, having suddenlly left his body and shoot itself into the white above. It vanished. He was struck. The AIDA had left him. Just like that.

Nephilim finally arrived to where the girl stood. She was surprised to find out the girl was actually as tall as she was. She looked like a girl in her 16's or 18's. She smiled at Nephilim and extended her arm. "I am finally free...,but you'r friends are not. Please join them in battle...for something even stronger...and more deadlier is in store for them. I can sense it."

Nephilim was speechless, and felt the overwhelming fear crawl all over her body. "When is this going to end?" She asked, although not really planning on saying it.

The girl placed her hand on Nephilim's cheek gently and looked at her. "We have something worth fighting for, Nephilim. That something...is our happy ending. I will not let you and your friends battle alone. I too will fight. Together with my friends." She said and removed her hand. She walked pass Nephilim and walked towards Minoshiya, who was now on his knees.

"It...left me? Just like..that?" He said to himself, starring at his hands. The girl got on her knees next to Minoshiya and looked at him. "Hello."

Minoshiya slowly raised his head and looked back at her, not sure what to feel or say. "...but..why?" The girl frowned and got closer to him, she embraced him and closed her eyes. She felt his warmth and his tears on her body. Something new to her. "Minoshiya." she began, her voice echoing all over Minoshiya. Nephilim watched from the distance, allowing them their space.

"You have proven yourself to me. You do not need AIDA by your side any longer. You have me now. I'm...your friend." She said. Minoshiya whispered "friend?" below her and stopped crying. "Yes. AIDA never meant to be with you for ever. All it wanted was to use you...so it can grow stronger. As soon as you became useless to it, it would throw you away. Like it did...when it was called away."
"Called away...?" he repeated.

"Yes. She has summoned the entire AIDA and plans to use as one. That is why...I will send you and Nephilim to your other friends. They need you aswell."

Minoshiya remained wordless. The girl released herself from him and stood up. "It is time." Minoshiya looked at her, a little confused. Nephilim approached them and crossed her arms. "So I quess we should get going then." She said to the girl. "--But...one more thing before we poof over there." The girl turned and looked at Nephilim. "...Yes?"

Nephilim smiled down at her. "Just who are you? I mean, don't you think we should know? You've done so many things...like rescue both Mino and I. You gave us back our powers too. Surely you're not Eve. So then...who are you, really?"

The girl smiled and grabbed her hands from her back. "My name is...Aura."

Nephilim smiled. "Good. At least we know your name now." Minoshiya slowly stood up from behind Aura and scratched his head. "...I'm ready. We should probably leave now." Aura turned and walked a few feet away from them. She placed her hands on her chest and closed her eyes. She began to shine a pale white. Soon, two golden rings had appeared around Mino and Nephilim. The rings both went up, and in the process both players vanished.

Aura opened her eyes and looked down. "...Eve...your time has come too. If I must...I will do it again. To save them...and this world."

[The World]//Eve's Lair//
(.Hack//G.U Soundtrack/DARK INFECTION ~VS Colbenik~)

"I'm not ready yet. You'll have to finish them for me I'm afraid." Eve said to the AIDA bubbles that circled her. "...It's such a shame. I thought that would have been enough to stall them, so that I could prepare myself before the transformation." She sighed. "But it seems you can't get everything you want when you want it. Oh well..."

The AIDA completely came to a hault around Eve, then slowly rised above her, gathering with the rest of the AIDA. It got darker, and darker. Bigger and bigger. Eve smiled as she drifted away from the ever growing darkness and giggled. "Yes. You should do just the trick." She said, vanishing behind a cloud.

Meanwhile below the sky, everyone wondered where that strange noise was coming from. It sounded like the swarming of countless insects high above. Glace watched the sky for any signs of AIDA, but all he could see were several black clouds racing eachother. "It has to be AIDA." He said weakly, putting all his effort to carry the sword with one arm. "Everyone, I don't have to say it. But just in case, prepare your selfs."

In no time the sound of the swarming had increased. It now started to sound more like several hisses than insects; almost like whispers. "What in The World is going on now?" Shadow asked. "Whatever it is...it's getting closer." Chaos replied.
Uraki took a step back and grabbed her staff tightly. Meanwhile, Rein and Hikaru watched their surroundings for any sudden movements. The rest watched the sky.

"Hehehehe."

Thunder began to suddenlly roar everywhere in the skies. Streams and traces of lightning began to pop out of no where. The entire area had quickly changed into a storm warzone. "The thunder...it's loud!" Glace said.

Just then, an anormous black body slithered from the sky above and quickly charged downwards to where the group was. Everyone jumped away while others ran, avoiding the huge black creature and it's downward charge. What looked like it's head vanished into the second sky below, while the rest of it's long body hadn't even finished coming down from the first sky. In fact, no sooner did it's head reappeare in the distance, once again heading straight towards the second sky. It's moans were loud, much like the AIDA guardian they had fought earlier.

"This is--....a snake?!" Glace shouted.

It wasn't long before the snake's body was scattered everywhere around the players. It's head finally stopped near the group as it sticked out it's purple tounge. The snake's long shiny black skin also had purple lines in it's skin that glowed as if electricity flowed inside it's huge body.

CC-Corp Main Building//Control Room// Midnight//

Zeami gasped at the appearance of the incredibly long snake that had so suddenlly appeared from the sky. Without a doubt it was the work of the A.I Eve. However, what bugged Zeami was the fact that the snake was actually AIDA completly combined with each other. Why had it taken such a shape? Why a snake?

"Zeami, Sir! I've never seen anything like this! Those players...they're in danger." She said. It was obvious she was shocked, as so was Zeami. Neither of them had even considered the probability of AIDA completely gathering as one. Much less taking the form of a snake.

Zeami watched in horror as the players prepared to face this new menace. If this was not the final battle, he didn't want to imagine the battle with Eve. "If they lose...they'll lose their conscience forever. And perhaps...the fate the our organization as well."

Viola looked at Zeami with disbelief.

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BOSS BATTLE!!!
Rules:
1.) All player HP will be 2000, including Mino and Neph.
2.) Normal hits=100, Strong hits=300, Specials=600, Team Combos=1000
3.) Boss HP= 99,999
4.) Data Drains are disabled.
5.) Please fight realistically,
6.) use of recovery items is permitted.

BATTLE BEGINS!!