The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)
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				Title: <strong>The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>22-02-2011, 19:36:28</strong>
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				<em>When the email first came to all those that had been playing the original and the second revision of the massively popular MMORPG, The World, for the newest edition, there was understandably a measure of trepidation considering Cyber Connect's past issues, but that fear and hesitation was very short lived due to the awesome following the company had garnered.&nbsp; Since then, three years has passed since the last version of The World went offline and was rebooted with major tweaks and upgrades to the system, with much more customization than ever before and many more Root Towns and far more dungeons as well.&nbsp; With the ability to actually 'feel' everything your character does now with the full interface capability that had been released two years ago, games like The World are now more played than ever before.&nbsp; Still, with new tech comes new problems, but so far there hasn't been many to worry about yet.&nbsp; It's just another day in The World for some, powering up, gaining new items and treasures, making friends, and fighting for what they believe in.&nbsp; Others it's far more personal and so our story begins for several such Players within the game world....<br><br>As a former Steam Gunner said to a legendary Adept Rogue before his adventure truly began.&nbsp; "Welcome....to The World."</em><br><br>(http://fan-tas-tic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Steampunk-City-840x630.jpg)<br><br><strong>Omega Server.&nbsp; Steam City Gilead D'Barrison.&nbsp; Recommended Level 100-150.</strong><br><br>Buying supplies from the vendors, some run by guilds much like the famous Canaard, the Newb Support Guild that rose to such heights unheard of before during the AIDA incident, Himura Kenshin89, a custom class called a Battousia, knew he was being followed by PKers as he idly let his blue eyes wander over his right shoulder as he walked the streets of Gilead D'Barrison in the Omega Server.&nbsp; He didn't let on he knew they were back there, twenty altogether, he just simply wandered over to the Chaos Gate that was located in the Dome to the North of the main square.&nbsp; They were his level perhaps, but they weren't strong in heart or spirit as he was, that much was clear from the way they pushed through the massive crowd that was a common occurrence in this game that had a following in the hundreds of millions of people.&nbsp; His interface allowed him to feel the cobblestone under his feet, the computer generated wind that blew through the enormous city, and smell the axle grease and oil used to lubricate the moving gears that marked this place as a Steampunk type of city, let alone 'feel' the smoke in the air as he 'breathed' it in.&nbsp; He knew already that a sword strike or a spell aimed his way would also hurt but it would be dampened down considerably to protect his real life body sitting in the setup that he had around him.&nbsp; It was the weekend and he had nothing to do that was pressing, so The World seemed like a good idea at the time.<br><br><em>20 against one though?&nbsp; I feel bad for them.</em>&nbsp; Kenshin thought to himself, feeling the comfortable weight of his currently equipped weapon on his right hip.&nbsp; They didn't know what he was, or they wouldn't have been so eager to face him most likely.&nbsp; Two Steam Gunners, five Adept Rogues, Blade Brandiers, and several other class of PKers followed close behind him.&nbsp; It was the steam gunners that looked the strongest to the assassin's eyes, and so they would be the first to fall to his blade if he could manage to get that close of course.&nbsp; Reaching the blue portal a few minutes later after passing through the metal doors that slid open with a hiss of smoke and a small screeching noise that grated on the ears, Himura saw the group was closer and were just going to make the doors as he slipped through.&nbsp; "If you want a fight, come to Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground."&nbsp; He called aloud, stopping them all in their tracks as he entered the keywords and disappeared, not bothering to save his data since even if he lost Himura didn't feel it affected him much one way or the other.&nbsp; They were fools for being PKers, and slaying even one of them would be enough for him.<br><br><strong>Gate Transfer.&nbsp; Destination.&nbsp; Delta, Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground.&nbsp; Forbidden Ground.&nbsp; Hulle Granz Cathedral.</strong><br><br>(http://dothackers.net/rebirthscreens/Lost%20Ground%20Hulle%20Granz%20Cathedral.jpg)<br><br>((I'll post more after a few people do as well.&nbsp; I posted where I started out at and all, but you don't have to do that but it's preferred in my opinion anyway.&nbsp; The Level Cap all together I think should be 500 myself, but if you feel that's too high we can bump it down to 300 at the least.))
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HollowX</strong> on <strong>22-02-2011, 20:10:43</strong>
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				OOC:So, we can start playing this then? Cool.<br><br>Hitoni wandered about the cathedral, checking out the things she had never seen before in her exploration. This game was truly amzing to her, even after three years of gameplay she <i>still</i> hadn't discovered everything she could. She had been through much of the normal levels, even a few of the dead zones, but this place was new to even her. As she continued though, she didn't notice the ring of light outside signaling someones appearance, considering it wasn't mainstream she didn't think many would know about Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>22-02-2011, 20:51:27</strong>
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				The sight of so many key battles over the years, and the holy place where the ultimate A.I., Aura, was said to make her home was also where Himura was going to start his own personal fight.&nbsp; Ever since a friend of his had been PKed and she had quit playing afterward for fear of being PKed again, he had made it a point to take on any and all PKers in her name.&nbsp; It was because of people like these goons that stopped those he cared about from enjoying what this place had to offer.&nbsp; This was also where she had been PKed, while she had been with him no less, so he had a personal stake in this although he kept his emotions out of it for the most part.&nbsp; It wasn't long until the twenty PKers that had followed him so far arrived a moment later right on time, and the Battousai turned his head to regard their numbers.&nbsp; Wearing a simple purple kimono over white long pants that fit to his figure like a glove, the 'man-slayer' didn't cut an imposing figure at all, not like these goons who preferred spikes and hard looking armored appearances to make themselves feel more superior and to make their newb opponents fear them all the more.&nbsp; It was all for show of course, and Kenshin knew this as he entered the cathedral, and gasped in shock at what he saw.<br><br>A girl was here.&nbsp; This was an isolated place!&nbsp; That's why he chose this area to do battle in!&nbsp; He didn't pay any mind to the beautiful decor, or the statue of the little girl made of black stone that sat upon the altar in the back, or the rows of wooden benches either.&nbsp; His blue eyes fell only on the girl before him.&nbsp; "Get out of here!&nbsp; You're not safe here!"&nbsp; The PKers weren't about to let a potential victim escape though as the two Steam Gunners opened fire as soon as they too saw the lone woman, and the Battousia didn't have time to think about his next move.&nbsp; Like a flash of lightning, he collided with the girl and knocked her down just in time to have them both avoid the twin blasts of yellow energy that shot over their heads, and blasting considerable sized chunks out of the stonework in the same instant.&nbsp; Standing up, Himura's blue eyes became dark red as he pulled his katana free from its sheath.&nbsp; They didn't deserve mercy for attacking an innocent.&nbsp; "You will die for that attack against an innocent bystander.&nbsp; Your fight is with me.&nbsp; You are honorless scum who prey on the weak and the defenseless, and for that you deserve no mercy."&nbsp; They laughed, unaware of the impending doom they had just let loose upon themselves.<br><br>((Feel free to watch or join in, but stay out of his way lol.))
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HollowX</strong> on <strong>22-02-2011, 20:59:47</strong>
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				Hitoni frowned as she stood, those morons had just tried to shoot her for no other reason then her being there. Well, even if the guy that had saved her finished them she needed to do something as well; otherwise, they'd probably come after her afterwards. Sighing, her face grew cold as a sharp wind grew around her. With a wave of her hand, she summoned her specialty, the dire wolves. When a druid gets to a certain level they get to chose one of three types of summons to master, the spirit wolves, the bear, and the dire wolves, she had chosen the ones she liked most, "Go, help him." she ordered, watching as they turned and charged into the players, taking time to summon a spirit and vine as support for their stats before sitting back and watching to see if she could help herself in certain points, bullets glancing off the wind shield she had summoned every once in a while.<br><br>(Go ahead and take controls of the wolves if you want, that way you can still direct the battle)
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>22-02-2011, 21:21:04</strong>
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				A druid?&nbsp; That surprised Kenshin since it wasn't a common class, but he was grateful for the help as he seemed to disappear again right before the Steam Gunners' eyes.&nbsp; Just in time for one of them to get mauled by the summoned dire wolves.&nbsp; The other had Himura's katana sticking out from his chest from behind his back, and the Battousai on the other end, watching as an Axeman let fall his heavy weapon, but he was no longer there, and instead he ended up finishing up his friend for Kenshin.&nbsp; The Axeman was next, losing an arm and a leg in an eyeblink, and he too fell heavily to the ground as the assassin used the man's falling body as a springboard, twisting in midair to slice down three more on his way by.&nbsp; Chest, neck, and part of a third's head were severed before the fourth took the full force of Himura's jump right in the chest, both wooden sandled feet planting themselves deeply in the Twin Blade's stomach before flipping away to land on a fifth's head.&nbsp; Another Twin Blade tried to help her friend, and ended up doing Kenshin's job for him as her blades swept in only to cut through the girl's chest and stomach as she was pushed down from him jumping away again.<br><br>The wolves were holding their own as well, though not with so much skill as Himura was showing.&nbsp; Two more fell before their claws and fangs, easily sweeping past the meagerly placed defenses two Shadow Warlocks had put into place a moment too late.&nbsp; Himura landed lightly on his feet and was gone again, a Blade Brandier using his massive longsword to grand effect, but failing miserably as he missed his target and instead wound up losing more than his sword as his arms were severed at the elbows as Himura passed by before again the katana found his back right through his digital heart.&nbsp; By this time the few that were still standing were heading out the doors, but Kenshin was having none of that as he left a trail of after images behind him to stand in front of their only escape.&nbsp; "What's the matter?&nbsp; Have you lost all taste for hurting innocent people that you can't stomach an opponent that's your own level?!&nbsp; Cowards like you don't deserve to play this game, let alone live!"&nbsp; His red eyes flashed as he used one of his many skills he had picked up on his travels through The World.&nbsp; The path of a Battousai was marked with rivers of 'blood' and bodies lining the path behind those that chose this class, or so the description had said anyway, and so such a road was a lonely one, but the rewards were great with some of the most powerful attack skills one could imagine.&nbsp; One such move was the Seven Dragon Slash, a move that let Himura attack in seven directions at once, making it impossible to block let alone dodge out of the way.&nbsp; The few that were left never even saw his sword coming as Himura sliced through them all, back to back and they fell, one by one, PKed in turn long before they hit the stone floor.<br><br>It might have used all of his magical power to pull that move off, but it had been worth it as his eyes shifted back to blue, and Himura Kenshin89 turned to the girl and held out his hand.&nbsp; "I thank you for the help you provided in this fight.&nbsp; I'm sorry you had to get in the middle of that.&nbsp; They were after me and me alone, because of what I am and what I chose to be for this game.&nbsp; My name is Himura Kenshin89, and I am a Battousai, as if that wasn't obvious already.&nbsp; What is your name if I might ask before I walk away from here so I don't draw anymore danger your way?&nbsp; I...feel I owe you that much at least because being around me increases your chances of being attacked."&nbsp; The fact he had saved her at all put her in danger since that group would likely be back for another round, but he hoped that simply disappearing before more trouble came would protect her, at least for a time.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HollowX</strong> on <strong>22-02-2011, 21:34:59</strong>
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				She smiled as her three Dire Wolves circled around her, "No problem, I didn't even get to use any elemental attacks." &nbsp;She giggled, "And my name? You can call me Hitoni." &nbsp;The vine she had sent out regenerated the last of the damage her wolves had recieved as they talked, and the spirit she had dismissed itself once the battle had finished. She did wag her finger at him at the last bit, "Don't think that I'll just back away from danger mister, if they come after me again I'll simply kill them over and over again until they get the point of 'don't fuck with me'." &nbsp;She said all this with a smile, seeming innocent.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>22-02-2011, 21:55:39</strong>
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				Himura couldn't help but smile since it had been some time since he had let anyone close in The World at any rate.&nbsp; In the real world he had a fair amount of friends, but here everyone seemed quite eager to make a name for themselves against the legendary Battousai, although his level was only 115, a long ways away from being anything truly noticeable in this new World they were in.&nbsp; The few people he was close to though were not as active as he was, so he usually traveled alone anyway.&nbsp; Maybe it wouldn't hurt to have a friend around?&nbsp; "Alright Hitoni, I'll not simply disappear then.&nbsp; What brings you here of all places though?&nbsp; Other than the .Hackers and those from Project G.U., not a lot of people come here since it's so isolated."&nbsp; The events from past viral outbreaks and AIDA had become public knowledge, although considering how widespread it had all become both times it seemed kinda pointless to keep under wraps.&nbsp; Everything from the Avatars and AIDA to the Eight Phases of Morganna and the Cursed Wave they had created to how they had been put to rest in some form or another had come out over the news after the AIDA incident had been cleared up thanks to Haseo and his friends.<br><br>Another reason no one ventured to the cathedral despite its fame was because even now it was considered a holy place in a sense, a place not many felt welcome despite the atmosphere that could be felt in this hallowed area.&nbsp; Mostly because the few people that came here were those running from PKers, and if no one was there to fight they normally left without looking thoroughly for their intended prey.&nbsp; The damage from the recent fight was gone now that Kenshin was able to look around, and he was secretly glad it looked as if nothing had ever happened here as he turned back to Hitoni, waiting her answer as he sat on the nearest pew, his katana's sheath on his lap.<br><br>((Please try to post something of equal length if you can.))
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>22-02-2011, 23:08:10</strong>
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				&nbsp;Server: Sigma<br>Root Town: Aerial City Fort Ouf<br>Time:&nbsp; 5:30 PM<br>Character: Ayumi<br>Level: 112<br><br>&nbsp;Finally she’d done it she had gotten back to being above level 100. It took hours of game play to do this. Ayumi sighed quietly as she leaned back against the battlements of Fort Ouf. She felt most at home either here or at the Holy Cathedral. She was a warrior to some degree in character. The weekend was always the time when she could get the most grinding done. She didn’t go off and do events and the likes often because she didn’t have many friends. Most of her friends were inactive as of late. She had been playing this game since its first incarnation however she’s had to make this character from scratch at least twice now.&nbsp; She had no problems with it though since it was a feeling of accomplishment to reach certain levels. <br>She had nothing to do at the moment so she continued staring out into the misty backdrop of the Aerial city. She thought that the fort was quite an exquisite piece of work since it had remained the same since fragment. She had known great players like Albireo, the .hackers, and the Project G.U. though she had never really gotten in on the great battles that they were part of she had gotten to know them at least a little bit over the years. The only one of those she’d truly gotten to know at any great length was Albireo who having been a long arm himself taught her much of what she knew of combat. She would never forget the great warrior and in fact would often charge into battle with his opening move. She wasn’t ashamed of this in the slightest. Nowadays she merely traveled on her own battling monsters and exploring dungeons. She would more often than not slink along behind groups and observe their antics. <br>She had nothing against being a bit roguish though she would never steal items. She would pick up what parties would leave. She found use for even the most useless items. Ayumi being a skilled hacker had often backed up her armor and weapons she had no idea why she didn’t keep back up data for her character as a whole. She constantly backed up her items and re-uploaded that data into her elf bank in the root towns. It wasn’t a particular bother in her opinion after all it’s not like she’s carrying over anything illegal anyway. She considered it being a pack rat. <br>She smiled to herself as she began calculating what sort of pay off she would have for some of the items she had if she sold them on the other hand selling some of these items just might get her into a bit of trouble. She didn’t care though. She enjoyed this game and why? Because she could be whoever she wanted to be here and not just who she actually was. Sadly for her she had a tendency to act the same either way. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HollowX</strong> on <strong>23-02-2011, 22:24:34</strong>
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				Hitoni looked over the cathedral again as she spoke, "I'm what you'd call a wanderer I guess. I put random names in and start searching for anything I haven't seen before." she put her hand on the wall as her dire wolves circled around her, an expression of awe on her face, "I must say though, this is one of the most buetiful places I've seen on this game." she turned with a carefree smile, "I'm definitely going to come back here at some point. It might not have that cool spooky feel of some of the abandoned zones, but there's something to say for the holy types to."<br><br>Done with her observations for the moment she practically skipped over to Himura, "So you were here when everybody switched bodies huh? How did it feel? It sounds so interesting, I wonder if it's gonna happen again. I suppose that would be a bad thing though." &nbsp;She was just sort of babbling now, a series of emotions going through her face as she did. She didn't have many friends on the server, and not many friends understood her in real life either, so it was rare that she got to talk to anybody, "Oh yeah, meet Shadow, Lyth, and Musk." She pointed towards the dire wolves as she spoke, then giggled and pointed towards the moveing vine, "The moving vine there is Reggy. I'd introduce you to Clockwork, but he doesn't like to stick around after fights."
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>wetbethany</strong> on <strong>24-02-2011, 10:04:42</strong>
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				Behind the cathedral as a long sense inactive warp gate started moving. It spun and spun and spun until glowing circles appeared in front of it. The circles descended downwards forming inside them the shape of a woman. The circles dissolved as they touched the ground, and the female player appeared in whole. The player was none other than Faith9 a overly ambitious explore who was curiously looking around. She was a twinblade with decent of a Lei Tribe Beast. And because of that her long rabbit like ears stood up on end as she looked around. <br><br>"This isn't...no...It can't be?"<br><br>She walked to the front of the the great building. Faith9 checked her notes. then back at the building. "But, I thought, no! Not again...I thought I was right this time" she had it all planned out, this was the wrong place. But her map was perfect. that warp gate lead to...wait.<br>Faith9 stepped inside and didn't see any sign of the place she was looking for. She did see two players, maybe they could help. She tried calling out to them "You wouldn't happen to know..."...wait what was that? Faith9 spotted in the back on an altar, a black statue of a girl...she quickly checked a drawing she had gotten from earlier, yes this was the place. <br><br>"YES!" she cried out at the top of her lounges...she finally found the way to the holy cathedral. For so long she had looked for it. keyword's were to random, but she found it a warp gate that lead here. sure it was buried in the code of the warp-gate, as it was updated to point to somewhere else now. But if you play with the code a bit, you can get it to shoot you out here. Finally something to add to her map of significance. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>24-02-2011, 17:56:30</strong>
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				((Your character was fine Wetbethany but please wait for approval next time before you post in an IC.&nbsp; Thanks!&nbsp; Sorry by the way everyone else, didn't feel good last night.))<br><br>The samurai listened quietly as Hitoni explained what had brought her here of all places.&nbsp; It seemed kind of too coincidental, but he saw no malice or ill intent in this one, and he was beginning to like her strange personality.&nbsp; Her Dire Wolves as well as her other summons had proven quite helpful, but even if they hadn't he would have gladly stayed with her anyway.&nbsp; He nodded since he had indeed been trapped in his player here in The World just like everyone else had been, but in the real world very little time had passed so there had been no real cause for worry for anyone else that hadn't been logged in at the time.&nbsp; "It felt like it does now with the full neural net interfaces we have now, like I was truly here in this place rather than simply playing through my character with the headset and everything, that it did.&nbsp; Rumors said that those that were PKed during that time didn't come back since they had become Lost Ones, people falling into comas because of dieing here in the game world during the strange events such as what you asked about.&nbsp; Even then I survived and helped many during that crisis, but it wasn't easy, that it was not."<br><br>When the Druid introduced her summons to him, Himura's blue eyes sparkled a bit as he smiled warmly at each of them in turn.&nbsp; It wasn't uncommon for people to name their summons, that he knew from reading the boards and the like.&nbsp; So it didn't bother him much at all.&nbsp; "I'm glad they were on our side considering how powerful they are.&nbsp; If not for you that fight probably wouldn't have ended as it did, or at least I would have been forced to leave this place before I was ready to do so at any rate.&nbsp; I...come here because a friend of mine was PKed here, and she has never returned to The World because of it.&nbsp; She's not a Lost One, but fear of being PKed again is what holds her back.&nbsp; That's why....I was so angry and hateful earlier when they shot at you Hitoni.&nbsp; I never am like that usually, that I am not."&nbsp; He replied solemnly, hating how he had to draw on his vengeful emotions like that but without his darker half to fall back on, the 'Battousai' would not exist and he wouldn't be able to handle his enemies so deftly as he had earlier.&nbsp; He was about to say more, but they were interrupted as another came asking a question she never finished.&nbsp; A Lei Tribe Beast woman?&nbsp; And she seemed excited she had found the place she had been looking for if what he was seeing was any evidence to go by.&nbsp; "Yes, this is the Hulle Granz Cathedral.&nbsp; I take it you know of this place's history as well then?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>24-02-2011, 18:45:55</strong>
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				Server: Sigma in transit to Hidden<br>Root Town: Aerial City Fort Ouf in transit to hidden<br>Character: Ayumi<br>Level: 112<br><br>Ayumi rose from her sitting position and stretched a bit. She had grown tired of sitting in the fort city and decided it was time to pay a visit to a place she often went to see the remnents of her friends hard work. Slowly she strolled to the chaos gat paying no mind to the players around her. She didn't much care for idle gossip despite it coming in handy more often than one may expect. She made it to the gate without incident and entered the keywords she was looking for.<br><br>Soon she warped in at the edge of the broken bridge that bridge that connected to the great cathedral. The almost always dusky sky remained lovely the only time this place was lovielier was during the opening of the twilight eye. Such an event still occurred from time to time revealing a pathway to an unknown place. Ayumi had seen the event at least three times now and had visited this field. It was a strange field littered with teddy bears and a bed the scattered notes by harold horwick barely ledgible even by gaming standards. She walked across this bridge to the great cathedral doors. <br><br>She opened the doors slowly and entered the holy place. The place changed little over the ages the only permenant mark was the one left by Azure Kite that mark of Tri-Edge. strangely enough the mark left the black statue unaffected. Ayumi wasn't at all surprised to see the other three player characters preasent in fact it merely made her smile to think that there were others. She had often times come to this desolate place only to find herself alone in the cathedral. She would often remember her visits here in the company of players like wise man for information or with the great arena king Alkaid just to hassel Haseo. Indeed she'd met many interesting people in the past though never had she been there at least as a part of those big battles. She had been witness to some of them and even helped against the numerous beasts that spawned during those battles. Though such exploits would go unknown by the anals of this games history not that it was any concern of hers though. She much enjoyed the knowledge that she had been there and that she had known them. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>wetbethany</strong> on <strong>25-02-2011, 02:36:02</strong>
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				"Ya I know this place, can you believe how long it took me to find it...wait how did you even-" Their where two people here, they couldn't have come from the warp-gate, it doesn't even work properly...unless they hacked it too! No, the warp gates log only showed normal passage no on had been in it's backup drive except her...oops she forgot to erase her date of being there... She heard footsteps behind her. She turned around to see a cute girl enter the building. Ok three people...how did they get here. "KEYWORDS, you guys must know the keywords to this place! can you tell me them...please?" <br><br>Faith9 really wanted to be able to come here again, but more importantly it meant that there was two ways to get to this place. That was quite rare as far as she had found, well they did fix that in an update so maybe it is not that great. Still knowing the real way here would be nice. She paused her thought process for a moment to look at the other players...they looked really tough, maybe they could get her to higher level spots. she was having trouble getting to some planes without being attacked by higher level monsters.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HollowX</strong> on <strong>25-02-2011, 06:26:19</strong>
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				Hitoni just sighed as more and more people showed up, she had thought finding this place had been special, but apparently she was just another average user when it came to finding this particular place. Still, the girl user seemed so eager to have the keywords that she couldn't not help her out, "Try Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground, worked for me when I put it in." She shrugged and glanced over to the user that had made his home here. She still didn't understand his friend, or him really. If PKs killed you character you didn't just quit, you got stronger, or went into areas where somebody else could kick their ass. She could understand a bit if they kept coming after you, but then all you had to do is get strong enough to kick their ass instead of the other way around. Hell, that's what <i>she</i> had done at one point, guy actually quit when she turned the tables on him and chased <i>him</i> around the server, loser couldn't even get people to help since he had been known as a PK. She could scratch her head in confusion about the whole thing with him and his friend, but she guessed some people placed more emphasis on things.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>25-02-2011, 06:36:54</strong>
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				Himura could see the confusion on Hitoni's face about his explanation but there was more to the simple PK that had occurred than what he was letting on about.&nbsp; He wasn't about to share that though....not yet, and thankfully he was interrupted when the new arrivals, two of them now since yet another girl had walked into this place moments after the first one had, had asked what the keywords were for this place.&nbsp; He found it strange she was here and yet didn't know the keywords.&nbsp; That meant only one thing.&nbsp; Standing up, Kenshin locked eyes with the girl that had asked, his blue orbs seeming to peer right through her PC's face and into the person that was using the character.&nbsp; "You're a hacker aren't you?&nbsp; That's the only way I can think of that you could have gotten here without using keywords.&nbsp; Don't worry, so long as you do nothing to damage this place or anywhere else in this game for that matter, I will not take action against you."<br><br>Looking to the new arrival, Himura thought he recognized the girl from somewhere but couldn't rightly place her face.&nbsp; Then it hit him like a ton of bricks.&nbsp; "Ayumi?&nbsp; I remember you briefly from the final battles against Cubia and the AIDA back in R;2.&nbsp; I didn't expect to see you here."&nbsp; He said with an obvious note of happiness to his voice, having lost his serious tone moments ago when he had been talking to Faith9.&nbsp; It had been a brief encounter considering the mess things had been in at the time, but it had been worth it all the same.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>25-02-2011, 06:45:21</strong>
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				Server: Unknown<br>Root Town: Hull Granz Cathedral<br>Character: Ayumi<br>Level: 112<br><br>She had watched the excitement of the strange girl and listened to the exchange between the three before a familiar looking man asked if she was who she was and commented on not expecting to see her. She looked at him a moment and then smiled "Hai, Himura-San when last we met it was brief......and that Cubia sure kept us busy eh?" She was happy to see that she was recognized by someone and to her surprise it was that odd anime based character whom she had briefly met while fighting the cubia spawn during the AIDA incident. <br><br>"It has been sometime since last I was here but none the less i'm here again" She still had the smile on her face as she looked around the place. It was of course quite a sight to behold everytime she arrived.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>wetbethany</strong> on <strong>25-02-2011, 07:12:22</strong>
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				"Thank you so much" Faith9 began writing down the keywords, making sure to map their letters and word sequence with where it corresponded to other fields. She was busy playing with that when she heard the man call her a hacker. "What? No...well I am but not in a harmful way. I love this game, I just do it to get around easier. You see I-" She realized if she started this story she could be here till the next update talking about it. <br><br>Sitting doen she looked back at the samurai "I am trying to map the whole game...I know it's stupid but that is my goal."
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>25-02-2011, 21:30:24</strong>
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				((Time for a music vid to go with this post I think lol.))<br><br>Gentle Hands - English version (With lyrics) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0_1lHTnImY#)<br><br>((It's more to set the tone more than anything.))<br><br>Himura nodded and motioned for Faith to sit down as he took his place by Hitoni again, a soft smile on his face despite his earlier words as he nodded to Ayumi to do the same.&nbsp; Mapping The World sounded quite an ambitious project, and he had to admire the girl's determination even if it was a near impossible task.&nbsp; "I trust you Faith.&nbsp; I am not so narrow minded as some are regarding hackers, especially considering past history in this world of ours we find ourselves in, that I am not.&nbsp; As for your way of playing the game, so long as it gives you pleasure and enjoyment, there is nothing stupid about trying to map the entire game and its nearly infinite areas you can access with the right keywords.&nbsp; Personally I wish you the best in your endeavor, that I do."&nbsp; He honestly meant it as he looked to Ayumi and Hitoni next, and wondered why they played now as opposed to the early days when there was an active threat to deal with at the time, at least in Ayumi's case anyway.<br><br>"What made you decide to come again Ayumi?&nbsp; And Hitoni, why do you play this game?&nbsp; I have told you only part of my own reason, that is my personal vendetta against PKers, a fact you saw first hand Hitoni.&nbsp; The rest....involves the new system they implemented considering us 'adult' players and the changes they've made to draw in more people."&nbsp; The system was the new 'Romance' system.&nbsp; Sex in many of its more common forms was allowed now as well as some hentai aspects for a bit more on the monthly subscription price and a few months of loyal play to be sure you were of age.&nbsp; A bad side effect though was that PKers took advantage of this as well as they did their right to kill anyone out in the fields and dungeons....a fact not known to him and his friend at the time.&nbsp; Just remembering how he had been unable to help her before, during, and after the whole ordeal made his hands shake on his controller, but Kenshin kept his face neutral as he awaited an answer, giving one of his own in the meantime.&nbsp; "I myself wish they had not added it since it can be taken advantage of far too easily by PKers, but beyond that I do realize the worth of such a system.&nbsp; A few years ago they couldn't have done this with the tech at the time, but now that we literally feel almost everything our PCs do here, and thus it gives people a chance to experience what it's like without all the mess of real life.&nbsp; On the other hand there are those that abuse it just like any other system.&nbsp; I wish to hear your thoughts though, if I may."
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>25-02-2011, 22:10:22</strong>
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				Server: Hidden<br>Root Town: Hull Granz Cathedral<br>Character: Ayumi<br>Level: 112<br><br>Ayumi stood listening to Himura talk a faint smile playing on her lips. "why do I play now? I once told a great friend of mine.....hokuto that I wanted to observe the course that this game would take.....both she and Albireo endorsed the idea....they said i should do it.......act as an observer in all era's of the world.......and that is what i've done since i made this declaration before my friends." She sighed as she thought of her two friends who havent played the game since it's early days. <br><br>She then thought about his talking about this new adult feature to the world that would allow for sex and the likes in the game realm "I don't view it as intended evil......I vew it as expanding their audience.......however it is indeed a feature that could be easily taken advantage of....." she shook her head and sighed "of course anyone can find a way to use something for their own odds and ends......."
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HollowX</strong> on <strong>26-02-2011, 02:37:01</strong>
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				Hitoni winced, that's what he meant when he mentioned the PK's. Yeah, she could see that, though in her wildest dreams she couldn't understand the reason she would simply unplug her senses from that, ouch. "I guess the reason I'm here is because I'm interested in what I can find. Maybe get into another incident like what happened with AIDA, and explore what i can get my hands on though i don't map it." She smiled as she said it, "Maybe get some friends as well you know, I have some in real life but we honestly don't hang out much." &nbsp;Her gaze unfocused as she looked off in the distance for a moment before shaking her head and focusing back in the moment, "I can't blame anybody for hacking, I do a bit of it myself to get to some of the abandoned planes I hear about. Those are always the most interesting places to go." &nbsp;She giggled.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>wetbethany</strong> on <strong>27-02-2011, 06:56:15</strong>
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				Faith felt a sensation sweep over...a feeling like one she had not had in a very, very long time. a feeling she had long sense lost, friendship. There was something about this rather odd group of people that she liked. faith couldn't place exactly why though. "I don't think the romance system is evil, sure it has that potential. But so does hacking, and anything. This is the World...and I am fairly new to it, but i think the point is to be able to do anything in it." The romance system was something that really got her into the game, she had never seen it before.<br><br>But they whee saying they really do play this game to just be in the world...it's like the game becomes a second life for them. Isn't that how she felt too? Faith had never really thought of a game like this before...but she really did live through her character.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>27-02-2011, 07:08:26</strong>
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				((Sheesh, took you long enough lol.&nbsp; Just kidding Beth.))<br><br>Himura couldn't argue with what the group around him was saying, and he too felt a kinship here he hadn't felt for some time.&nbsp; It was nice, to say the least, but he had a feeling it wouldn't last if they weren't careful considering how dangerous things could get around him.&nbsp; Standing once more, and preparing to head for the exit, the samurai smiled at each of them in turn before saying anything more.&nbsp; "Maybe you're right, in your own ways.&nbsp; Ayumi, observing is good but experiencing things first hand is better if you wish to grow and live a full life, even on this online game.&nbsp; I only ask that you keep this in mind, that I do.&nbsp; Hitoni, if you find yourself in any trouble here, feel free to drop me a short mail, but I hope that another incident similar to what happened with AIDA is not repeated considering how much damage was wrought the first time.&nbsp; Still, I see where your enthusiasm stems from, and on that note I too wish for adventure as you do, though maybe not so life threatening."<br><br>With a light chuckle, he turned to Faith last, his blue eyes seeming to again pierce right through her character and into the person behind the avatar before him.&nbsp; "As for you Faith9, don't ever lose that which makes you special in your own way.&nbsp; So long as you stay true to what you've shown to me and those here already, I have a feeling we'll be seeing a lot of each other in the days to come, that I do.&nbsp; For now, let us share addresses so that we can keep together if you all agree of course."&nbsp; He said, prepared to hand his address to this game to those that wished it.&nbsp; Besides, having friends was what mattered most anyway, and what better place to make said friends than here in this holy ground?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>27-02-2011, 07:17:26</strong>
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				Server: Hidden<br>Root Town: Hull Granz Cathedral<br>Character: Ayumi<br>Level: 112<br><br>Ayumi chuckled at the advice given to her by himura "himura-san....a full life is a life lived how one seeks to live it...even if it is only in a game. or at least that's what my father used to say. never the less I play this game to observe it as I promised...but I play it also to continue exploring and battling monsters." She understood that what he said was not meant as chastisement and she didn't intend to sound condescending of his point of view. <br><br>She also listened to what he said to the others and smiled "why don't we just exchange members addresses and be done with it eh himura-san, Hitoni-san, Faith-san?" she shifted slightly as she set gave her members address to the group infront of her. after doing this she leaned back folding her arms under her chest with an amused expression on her face.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>wetbethany</strong> on <strong>27-02-2011, 08:12:34</strong>
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				Faith9 exchanged her information with everyone. Something she had never done before. It meant it was easier for them to trace her, and with her fears of the FBI she was always worried people would find her in real life. But she kind of wanted these people too, or at least meet up again in here.<br><br>She wrote down everyones adress and contemplated running a scan to see if it was tapped by federal agents but realized it's been years and she needed to give up this paranoia. "I'm heading off for the night...maybe hook up tomorrow?" Maria wanted to cheek something off line before getting back on. But somehow she knew this game was different to her now. it wasn't just about meaningless maps...it was about living in the world.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HollowX</strong> on <strong>27-02-2011, 08:19:04</strong>
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				Hitoni just smiled as she started out, giving her information to the others as she did "I'll keep in touch." she called back as she waved. Time to find someplace new, or maybe visit someplace she'd already been at, she couldn't decide which as he form disappeared as white rings went up over her digital form. The summons she had wandered around the area for a few more seconds until they started slowly disappearing in a mist.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>27-02-2011, 08:32:46</strong>
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				Himura Kenshin89 added the member addresses to his small list of contacts as they were handed off to him.&nbsp; With these he might just have a reason to play other than to wipe PKers off the network....or at least give them a reason to fear logging on at any rate.&nbsp; Vergil pulled his headset up just long enough to check the time, deciding he had a couple of hours left in him yet before he too would sign off.&nbsp; "Good night Faith, and you as well Hitoni."&nbsp; He said as they left, and he turned to Ayumi, a soft smile on his digital face, glad of her words since she seemed to have gotten the message quite clearly.&nbsp; Best of all he appreciated the way she had replied without seeming to chastise or rebuke him at the same time.<br><br>It was refreshing to see someone with a positive outlook on things.&nbsp; He kept his own mood the same way usually despite his folks having been divorced for a couple of years now, and the breakup had been messy.&nbsp; Still, at least now things were settled down and his parents were speaking to each other if nothing else now.&nbsp; Coming back to the present, he nodded to the remaining girl before waving as well.&nbsp; "I have some things to tend to before I sign out, but I hope to see you again Ayumi.&nbsp; Good luck to you and take care."&nbsp; He too disappeared as the others had, but he didn't leave the game yet.&nbsp; Instead he went back to the Steam City and decided to do a bit of leveling up before his time was up for the night.<br><br>Two hours came and Kenshin had went from 115 to 123 in that time, though it had been touch and go there for a while considering he always went for creatures that were ten levels higher than his own.&nbsp; It was the only way he got a challenge anymore considering he had all but mastered his Battousai class of character, having been a Blade Brandier in R;2 back in the day.&nbsp; Wiping the 'sweat' from his brow, the assassin grabbed the treasure from the Beast Statue and called it a night, saving his data before logging off.&nbsp; Tomorrow would be a new day, that it would.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>27-02-2011, 09:13:00</strong>
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				Server: Hidden<br>Root Town: Hull Granz Cathedral<br>Character: Ayumi<br>Level: 112<br><br>After all of them had ported out she sighed and logged off herself. She had nothing she felt like doing since she'd achieved the goal shed set for the day. she attained the 112th level. She also still had a bit of homework to do IRL and meant to get it done.<br><br>Miyuki pulled the visor off and stared at the menue screen "well today was fun" she said to herself before bringing the essay she had been working on back up on the computer.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>28-02-2011, 06:16:45</strong>
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				((Sorry for the delay everyone.&nbsp; If you were waiting on me you didn't have to.&nbsp; You all could have started wherever you wanted and all.&nbsp; A Field, a Dungeon, or a Root Town of your choice was all possible.&nbsp; Still, here goes.&nbsp; By the way, just to be on the safe side, all pics, vids, and other media are not owned by me lol.))<br><br><strong>Eternal City Mac Anu of the Delta Server.&nbsp; Recommended Levels, 1-50.</strong><br><br>(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa301/digi_rp/Eternal-City-Mac-Anu.jpg)<br><br>.//Hack G.U. OST 08-Ancient City of Eternal-Mac Anu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3GVMcrTKnU#)<br><br>Warping in for another day of The World after getting a few chores done IRL, Himura Kenshin89 appeared in the Dome where the Chaos Gate was kept.&nbsp; Being here in Mac Anu brought back many memories since out of all of the Root Towns, this had remained relatively unchanged by the new version.&nbsp; There were more places added to the city of course, the least of which were the Mature Access areas restricted to anyone that wasn't paying the extra money for said access, but beyond that there wasn't anything really different about the place.&nbsp; The Twilight Ship that took those that won a tournament to the Winner's Island as it was affectionately called, the true name lost to Himura at the moment was still there, as were the many shops and houses where NPC campaigns were started once their Quests were cleared.&nbsp; He had a few chores to take care of here, but it was nothing serious, just running a few errands to restock some low level supplies should the occasion ever come up he might need them in a hurry.&nbsp; With the update of R;3, the Elven Haven, or Item Banks had been restored and so Himura took full advantage of it and stocked up on anything and everything he considered he would need in the future.&nbsp; It never hurt to be prepared, especially now with so many PKers out there.<br><br>Once his chores were done, he went back to the Dome, but something caught his eye.&nbsp; A white haired, white clothed Adept Rogue, carrying uniquely made Steam Pistols was in town.&nbsp; Haseo, the reformed and extremely powerful PKK, and Guild Master to Canard, had returned it seemed.&nbsp; He calmly walked the streets he too called home in a way, and Himura admired the man's obvious strength.&nbsp; Not his level, which was far higher than the Battousai's own, but the way he carried himself now considering how the 'Terror of Death' had started out with Tri-Edge taking down his first true friend on here.&nbsp; "What is he doing here though?"&nbsp; As if he had heard him, Haseo turned towards Himura and seemed to scowl, or was that how he always looked?&nbsp; He wasn't sure, but he detected no danger to himself despite the look he was getting.<br><br>"What's it to you?"&nbsp; He asked, and Himura chuckled, understanding from the stories told of the man that this was his usual attitude towards people that he didn't know or immediately trust.&nbsp; "It is merely curiousity, that it is, Haseo, the Terror of Death."&nbsp; With a quiet sigh, Haseo moved on without another word, and Himura paid him no more mind as he checked his Friends List, seeing if anyone he had met yesterday was on yet.&nbsp; If so, maybe they would like to go on an adventure or two?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>28-02-2011, 06:59:27</strong>
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				Server: Sigma<br>Root Town: Aerial City Fort Ouf<br>Character: Ayumi<br>Level:112<br><br>As she logged in at the chaos gate within the guardhouse up on the wall Ayumi strolled out onto the battlements. She loved this place greatly. Fort Ouf she considered her home root town. Why did she do that? because it was this town that had been her favorite since she had gotten past mac anu back in fragment.&nbsp; She had something in mind for today&nbsp; and that was to go to the field of the first ONE SIN event where Bulmung and Orca had acquired their titles of Descendent of Fianna. She knew it would be fine since the ONE SIN slept until the Corporation heads decided to wake it up. she remembered how terrifying a beast the creature was and smiled at the fond memory. As she strolled along she noticed that a certain player was now online. Her smile broadened but she waited to see what would happen.<br><br>She had finished that essay and slept up until this point. She was still exhausted though since she hasn't been sleeping well as of late. she couldn't wait to get going again. Todays goal was level 130. She had many things to do online today since it had been a while since she had actually done anything worth mention. she let out a yawn and then continued her stroll.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>wetbethany</strong> on <strong>28-02-2011, 08:02:23</strong>
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				<strong>&gt;Starting up...<br>&gt;Powering on...<br>&gt;Login required:<br>Username: Faith9<br>Pasword:*********<br>&gt;Checking updates...<br>&gt;you have the most recent update.<br>&gt;connecting to server Omega...<br>&gt;connected.<br>&gt;Entering Lia Fail (level Range: 70-99)...<br>&gt;Access failed [outside source present] entry plug off server [no IP adress]<br>Not player[no signlog] not creator [no signlog] not admin [no signlog]<br>date entry unidentified [DNS failure] initiating trace...<br>&gt;101011104500ATGK5582001KLATW099J1EE4YT953<br>Admin signlog found<br>&gt;Boot login:<br>Admin Username:*****<br>Admin password: *******<br>&gt;boot connection complete<br>Enter command:<br>&gt;reroute faith9<br>enter location:<br>Endless, Thinking, Tempest<br>&gt;rerouting...<br>Entering Endless, Thinking, Tempest...<br>&gt;Welcome to The World.</strong><br><br><br>In the empty field lay faith9's chance to finally get what she had been planning. One monster looked up as it saw the air above it pixelate and shift it's RBG scales. The pixilation began to glow and the monster backed up. Soon the light was to much for the digital creature to bear. It stepped back trying to hide it's eyes. As the light got to it's brightest it disappeared. The light was gone, the colors where normal even the air was back to it's original shape...but what replaced it was a girl. A tall Lei Tribe girl with flowing red hair and freckles across her face. Faith9 stood smiling at the poor monster with an evil grin. Reaching behind her back the woman pulled out two blades and spun them in her hand till she was holding them like large daggers. Then when she had the monster right where she wanted it, she ran. Sword's in hand she turned around and booked it in the other direction. <br><br>The monster stood confused for a second, before realizing it may actually have the upper hand. Popping on it's feet it took off after her. Faith9 ran headfirst towards a ruined building knowing full well she would be cornered. The creature quickly gained speed on the pathetic player and blocked her in with no where to go. She ran away from the enemy straight to a spot where she would be trapped on all sides, but she didn't slow down. finally the creature blocker her in and with a final burst of speed tried to catch up with ehr and tackle her to the ground. Faith9 took advantage of his sprint and ran headfirst at the wall infront of her. But instead of stopping when she hit the wall she used her rabbit legs to run up the face of the structure. When she had a good enough height she leaped backwards from the wall and tucked into a backflip.<br><br>Faith9 found herself landing just behind the creature. The monster was left wide open as it 's back was unguarded. Faith9 swung her two swords and slaces at the monster...deleting it into data. Faith9 leveled to 100.<br>She leaped in the air with joy and giggled happily. "Finally! now i can get to that area!" She set out to return to her root town, she had a skip in her step.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HollowX</strong> on <strong>28-02-2011, 19:30:25</strong>
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				Hitoni looked with a wide smile at the PKs around her, seemingly not concerned at all with their presence as her summons circled around her. Apparently, she had just intruded into their territory by accident when she had been searching through what looked like an old New York City block, needless to say, they had been thrilled with the prospect of a lone PC going through their territory. They were about 12 in number, each at varying levels from 50-98. The number was no where near the number that had been there with the other player, but then those seemed to have a grudge against him.<br><br>The apparent leader walked forward of the group, looking over Hitoni as if she were a piece of meat as she observed seemingly carelessly, licking his lips lustfully, "Oh, I'm going to love hearing you scream bitch." &nbsp;he leered. <br><br>Hitoni just smiled wider, "I'll make note of that then. Now how to you like it again, frozen or charred?" &nbsp;the fact that she said that as if she were in a walk in the park just confused the group, one actually replying in surprise "Charred?" &nbsp;he practically asked. At the response however, Hitoni's visage suddenly grew cruel, eyes gleaming as they looked on the group, even getting the leader to back up a step, "Frozen it is then." &nbsp;she said simply before going into the motions of a spell. The surprise didn't last to the end of the casting, but even as the braver ones started towards her to take what they thought of as their right they simply could not get past the wolves no matter what they tried. By the time they realized they couldn't stop her, it was too late. One simple word was uttered as they turned towards her, eyes on the sphere in her hands "Hurricane." &nbsp;The last thing they saw before they died was a expanding <i>wall</i> of fierce winds, then nothing.<br><br>Hitoni looked down in disgust at the shattered bodies of the players before her, no pity in her eyes. After all, they would have tried so much worse. Spitting on them one last time, she turned and coolly regarded those who were tleft around her even as the winds still raged, they didn't stay long. It was when she was finally turning to continue her exploration that she recieved Himura's message, something that stopped her in her tracks, "Oh, someone who actually follows through?" she asked herself in interest. Going through it once more to make sure she had gotten it's meaning right, she shrugged, "Alright, lets see where this goes." She could be seen with a genuine smile as she disappeared in white rings towards her city of choice, the exploration here could wait.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>28-02-2011, 19:47:19</strong>
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				<strong>Eternal City Mac Anu of the Delta Server.&nbsp; Recommended Levels, 1-50.<br>Himura Kenshin89.&nbsp; Level 123</strong><br><br>Sending a message to all three, starting with Hitoni, Himura stood before the Chaos Gate, his back to the portal as he waited for the others to arrive.&nbsp; In the meantime he checked his messages, and when that was done checked the boards for any new Keywords he could use or Quest information.&nbsp; Something caught his eye then.&nbsp; "The Forest of Pain is back?"&nbsp; He had never been there himself, but he had heard many stories of the most difficult Quest that CC Corp or anyone else had ever seen.&nbsp; The Herald resided there at the very end, and it was that NPC that had given Haseo his power the first time around, making his level jump considerably if rumors were true.&nbsp; Maybe....just maybe he, Hitoni, Ayumi, and Faith would wish to try their hand at the place?&nbsp; If nothing else, they'd be able to power up a few levels and get some pretty good gear in the process, provided they didn't die of course before getting back to a platform.&nbsp; Sending a PM to all of his hopeful party members, he gave them the Keywords and the Server they would need if they wished to join him.<br><br><em>I understand what I am asking, but I wish to see this place for myself before it disappears again as it has in the past.&nbsp; I understand if you don't wish to test yourselves so drastically considering what happens in the Forest of Pain, but the rewards, should we succeed, would be worth the struggles ahead, that they would.&nbsp; I'll wait in the Dome of Mac Anu for a response&nbsp; The Keywords are as follows should you decide to come along.&nbsp; They are <strong>Σ Hidden Forbidden Sin Realm,.</strong>&nbsp; Equip your best gear and arm your best spells.&nbsp; Beyond that I do not know much of what we might see there.<br><br>Sincerely, Kenshin Himura89.....<br><br>P.S.&nbsp; My real name is Vergil Smith.&nbsp; See you soon.</em><br><br>With that done, Kenshin waited anxiously to see where this might end up going.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>28-02-2011, 20:12:26</strong>
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				Server: Sigma<br>Root town: Aerial City Fort Ouf<br>character: Ayumi<br>LEVEL: 112<br><br>she got the message and smiled. "forest of pain eh?" she muttered to herself with a half smile. It had been ages since she last entered it. in those days she had done well enough by making it halfway in. She possibly could have gone further had a storm not disconnected her. she then went and warped to the gates of Mac Anu.<br><br><br>Server: Delta<br>Root town: Aqua Capital Mac Anu<br>Character Ayumi<br>Level: 112<br><br>She appeared at the blue spinning gate shaking her head "forest of pain eh himura? I didn't expect that one" she was laughing since she was amused by his choice of quests. "Ive been there once.......but was disconnected in the middle of it. it's fun that's for sure" she was smiling at him. she strolled up next to him "by the way.......why give us your real name?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>28-02-2011, 20:27:07</strong>
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				Ayumi was the first to appear and Himura too smiled since he was hoping that if no one else came, she would and it made his day to see her.&nbsp; It made his heart beat a little quicker as he approached the woman, nodding his approval as she asked why he had included his real name.&nbsp; "It was done on a whim I guess you could say.&nbsp; Despite how long I've used this character, it still feels a bit odd to be called Himura-san or Kenshin or anything of the sort really.&nbsp; Still, as for the choice of quest, I've always been one to seek out a challenge, and a Quest that not even CC Corp has full control over seemed appropriate to test my skills if nothing else.&nbsp; If no one had shown, I'd have gone in alone, but I'm glad I won't have to go it alone now."&nbsp; He said, a sparkle to his blue eyes as he looked to Ayumi again as he sent a request to her to join his party.&nbsp; "We'll wait for the others should they come and stock up on supplies for the Quest before leaving for the Area.&nbsp; Until then, we have time to talk.&nbsp; What made you want to help against the fight against Cubia and his Spawn?&nbsp; I am curious, that I am."<br><br>Remembering that time still brought chills to Vergil's spine as he recalled just how tough those enemies had been.&nbsp; Needless to say, they had been the worst creatures he had ever seen, and they had to die by the truck load just to make any headway against them or they would have swarmed everything in their path, with Cubia leading the wave of destruction if he had had his way.&nbsp; It wasn't really a choice for him since he cared too much to back away, and he said as much to Ayumi.&nbsp; "I didn't even decide what I was going to do.&nbsp; I simply pulled my sword and charged in without a thought.&nbsp; I was a Blade Brandier then, the closest I could have gotten to what I am now.&nbsp; There was too much at stake to hesitate, that there was."&nbsp; Considering their world had been in the balance, it wasn't that hard of a decision to make.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>01-03-2011, 06:36:50</strong>
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				Server: Delta<br>Root Town: Aqua Capital Mac Anu<br>Character: Ayumi<br>Level: 112<br><br><br>Ayumi blinked in surprise when he asked why she had chosen to fight the cubia spawn. "I could have logged out........but I had friends fighting cubia.....I couldn't let the spawn swarm them.....I fought to protect "The World" and my friends who played it"&nbsp; She shivered slightly as she remembered the events from that time. She hadn't liked cubia when she had first seen it when Kite had battled it and she hadn't liked any more the second time when she fought it's spawn to buy the Epitaph users time to destroy cubia.<br><br>"would you prefer i call you by your real name or by your character name?" she asked him curiously. She being the kind of person she was would respect his wishes and depending on his answer would allow him to address her in a similar manner. She yawned as she stood there her head drooping slightly.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>wetbethany</strong> on <strong>01-03-2011, 19:46:55</strong>
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				Faith9 got his message and read it over carefully. "Forest of pain...Ya I already got that on my map. But hell, At least I will get to try out my new level" She thought.<br>She quickly popped open the message app in her interface and types up a message for him.<br><br><em>I would love to join you there, I will pop by in a second if that is ok?</em><br><br>She read at the bottom of his letter that he included his real name...her heart skipped a beat, when she thought of putting hers in.<br><br><em>Thanks Vergil...My names Maria for the record</em><br><br>She click send then freaked out...she could have just given him enough information to trace her signal.<br>"Breath Maria...It's going to be ok" She relaxed and headed to a choas gate and typed in the keywords.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HollowX</strong> on <strong>01-03-2011, 22:43:53</strong>
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				Hitoni got his message as she appeared in the city, walking towards where he had told them he would be. As she read the message however, a smile grew on her face, she had been desperately wanting to check that place out since she had heard about it. Until now, she had given up on finding it, considering it just disappeared and reappeared when it wanted to she didn't think she'd really get a shot at going into it. As it was, she immediately sent a message back indicating that she'd absolutely love to go on that adventure with him, she'd have gone anyway once she heard about it.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>02-03-2011, 06:57:16</strong>
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				((Sorry for the delay guys and gals.&nbsp; Little bro was on here doing a ton of writing homework and afterward got to playing Diablo 2 for a bit lol.&nbsp; Me I beat the first .Hack//G.U. Rebirth and moved on to the second one.&nbsp; Anyway, here goes.))<br><br><strong>Eternal City Mac Anu of the Delta Server.&nbsp; Recommended Levels, 1-50.<br>Himura Kenshin89.&nbsp; Level 123</strong><br><br>Himura nodded his approval and walked a little closer to Ayumi, putting a hand on her shoulder.&nbsp; Her 'warmth' filtered through as if he was truly touching her body, but Vergil knew it was just his sensory input updating its data due to his actions, as always.&nbsp; He could dampen down or turn up whatever he wanted as far as feeling what The World had to offer went, but he preferred to leave those settings alone as he smiled warmly again.&nbsp; "You and I are a lot alike then since I too felt the need to protect everyone as well as my earlier comments on the matter.<br><br>When she asked her own question, Vergil shrugged as he turned away for a moment, considering how to answer her.&nbsp; "So long as we're in private like this or on a Quest with trusted friends, you may call me Vergil if you wish."&nbsp; He was going to say more but gasped slightly in surprise when he received replies from Faith and Hitoni that they too would be joining their party.&nbsp; A moment later they appeared, and the Battousai was glad to have a full compliment now.&nbsp; "Welcome back Faith, Hitoni."&nbsp; Adding them to his group, he quickly led the way to Breg Epona of the Sigma Server.<br><br><strong>Chaos Gate Activation.....<br>Transporting from Delta Server to Sigma Server, Root Town Dual City Breg Epona.<br><br>Recommended Levels.&nbsp; 100-150</strong><br><br>(http://www.dothackers.net/Breg-Epona.jpg)<br><br>When the teleportation was over and the four of them stood within the open air Dome of Breg Epona, Himura turned to Faith9 and Whispered something to her alone.&nbsp; <em>Thank you for sharing your name Maria.&nbsp; I truly appreciate what you did.</em>&nbsp; He wouldn't have turned the girl in even if he did know she was a wanted criminal since she seemed quite nice.&nbsp; For now, pushing any unsavory thoughts aside, he looked to the Town they were in.&nbsp; "This place was used as a weapons factory during the war between the Humans and the Beast Tribes.&nbsp; And just as it was then, this place still sees many battles both big and small, the most recent of which was when Sakaki allowed PKs to happen in the Towns when he became a System Admin by some wild fluke.&nbsp; Anyway, if you have any errands to run as far as supplies or anything, I'd take care of that now before we leave, that I would."
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>02-03-2011, 08:17:57</strong>
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				Server: Sigma<br>Root Town: Dual City Breg Epona<br>Character: Ayumi<br>Level: 112<br><br>Ayumi had chuckled at Himura's responses and then blinked in surprise when he had placed his hand on her shoulder saying that they were a bit alike. soon the others arrived and she shrugged. Soon they were in Breg Epona. "hmm....the forest of pain did exist as far back as Fragment......aside from the one sin..it is the hardest quest in the whole game.....primarily due to it's nature."&nbsp; She commented thinking back on what she'd heard and experianced with this particular adventure.<br><br><em>Giving out his real name is rather foolish but if that's what he wants to do then i suppose it's his business.</em> Ayumi thought to herself as she walked along listening to Kenshin's comments about Sakaki. It was true that sakaki had been a pain but still certain things couldn't be helped.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>wetbethany</strong> on <strong>04-03-2011, 01:47:15</strong>
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				((Sorry for the slow posts my life just got super busy))<br><br>Faith walked up to the group and smiled at Vergil. She wanted to trust this group so badly, but the fear of running for so long left her feeling trapped. She tried to think of why she was even going on this quest. It wasn't for mapping it out, she had done that already...she must really want to hang out with these people. "I got everything...and did you say hardest in the game?" Great, she just mapped it and ran last time, she didn't actually do the quest.<br><br>She wondered if she would live through it...death wasn't a big issue, but she only just turned 100. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>04-03-2011, 04:50:24</strong>
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				((Well crap, hope I get a reply from Sesshamoruartist soon.))<br><br><strong>Transporting from Delta Server to Sigma Server, Root Town Dual City Breg Epona.<br>Recommended Levels.&nbsp; 100-150.&nbsp; Himura Kenshin89.&nbsp; Level 123</strong><br><br>Himura noticed that Hitoni had disappeared on them, and so they were already down a party member.&nbsp; Still, with two left they'd be alright so long as they stuck together.&nbsp; Turning to Faith9, the Battousai nodded before responding to her comment about the Forest of Pain Quest they were about to go on.&nbsp; "It was at any rate the hardest in the game, before the level cap was raised from 150 to 500.&nbsp; Now there are plenty of harder ones, but the Forest of Pain is similar to the Hulle Granz Cathedral in that it can't be controlled by the admins.&nbsp; It appears and disappears at will, so it's best to take it on when you can, even if you don't complete it the experience alone is worth the pain and sweat and tears, that it is."<br><br>Turning to Ayumi next, he knew she was right as he turned to the Chaos Gate.&nbsp; Entering the keywords once everyone was ready to go, the golden circles floated down around them and then they turned to blue orbs of light before disappearing into the portal before them.....<br><br><strong>Σ Hidden Forbidden Sin Realm,.....</strong><br><br>The Forest of Pain was a hundred blocks or floors long packed full of dangerous traps and powerful monsters ranging from levels 125 to 150.&nbsp; The place was amazing to behold since it had an old abandoned temple feel to it in a way, locked forever in a forest that was forever trapped in dusk.&nbsp; Looking around the place, Himura put his hand to the stone at his feet, grabbing a handful of dust and letting it fall through his fingers before standing fully again.&nbsp; Tossing a Fairy's Orb into the air, their maps became filled with the locations of the portals out as well as the exit and any treasures along the way, as well as the map itself.&nbsp; "This area that we're in right now until the fifth level has a bonus of getting a twenty five hit combo.&nbsp; I forgot to mention that every five blocks or phases has a different set of rules you can complete to gain powerful items and even money and experience, that they do.&nbsp; Stick close to me, support each other as best as you can, and we'll make it far in this place, that we will."&nbsp; Leading the way down the path before them before it split into three directions, the left and right paths ending in dead ends, Himura looked into the square room they were in and narrowed his blue eyes as he saw their first monsters they would have to face.<br><br>"Three birds, two giants, and several groups of goblins, all at least level 115 if not higher.&nbsp; Prepare yourselves."&nbsp; He was going to work his way up for the two behind him, starting with the goblins so they'd gain some points in preparation for the bigger enemies ahead of them.&nbsp; It didn't take long for the three Goblin Knights, all of them wielding shields and axes.&nbsp; They were small but they could call in reinforcements if they weren't dealt with quickly.&nbsp; "Let's go!"&nbsp; Himura charged ahead, his katana easily diverting the first's axe aside and slipping past the shield, but it didn't do enough damage to end it as easily as he had with the PKers from yesterday.&nbsp; The other two were preparing to use skills upon him alone, unless they were stopped by his partners he'd be in trouble....
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				Title: <strong>Re: The World R;3.  .Hack//G.U. The One Sin.  (IC.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>06-03-2011, 08:47:25</strong>
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				Server: Sigma<br>Quest: Forest Of Pain<br>Character: Ayumi<br>Level: 112<br><br>Ayumi watched the battousai speed forward and couldn't help but shake her head. "Careful!" she called as she sped forward blocking one of the other two monsters by weaponlocking with it. This was a dangerous maneuver but she had to do it in order to nullify the skill it was preparing to use. The long arm frowned as she battled for superiority with the monster. If she lost this she would be in trouble. She had the strength to do this but she wasn't sure she could maintain the propper speed in reality to hold this lock propperly. It had been some time since she had done one.<br><br>After what looked like several agonizing moments she was able to over power the monster and swing her weapon at an arch to deal some damage to it. It wouldn't be enough damage to destroy it but it would definitely take the aggro from her friend. A smile played on her lips as she continued to dash back and forth striking at the creature and then retreating. She intended to kite this beasty for a bit just to make sure it couldn't help its companion. She knew it was dangerous to ignore the other monsters that appeared but kiting groups and then escaping was one thing long arms were designed to do. 
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