Savior

[Zeo]

Ah...might as well. :V I just started this fic back in the old forums, but hey. No use in not finshing it.

By the way, this is rated...uhm...PG13. Yeah. :/ Cuz it can get a bit gorey at times, but really there's no swearing...not really. And, uhm...I guess this would be considered an OC...and sorta an AU. Well, more like future...you'll figure it out. <_< And I guess it can be labled as a Action/Adventure, SciFi (duh, it's EXE) and Suspence. ^_^ And maybe supernatural. Yeah, that too. >.>

Prologue: Definition

Life...it’s a strange thing. Neither man nor machine has been able to figure out exactly what it is. And for those who CARE, it’s a painful thought that lingers in one’s psyche...I gave it up a long time ago.

And as he looked out the window, he met face to face with a dark image. That of a bat, but as though a man. With bloodthirsty dead eyes with long fangs protruding from it’s mouth. It touched his soft, young, ever living face with it’s long white claws.

“Yes...you are ready.”

The boy did not move, as he was frozen in terror. His long, soft, gentle brown hair flowed in the misty wind. And though the child wanted to move and meet his feet and make way to his holy sisters, he felt safe and secure, despite the monster in front of him.

“So young, so pure...the purest of your kind.”

He tried opening his mouth, but a long bony nail clasped over his lips before he could.

“Not a word, my child...”

The monster swung his long arm over the boy’s body. It grew into that of a bat wing. And in one swift pierce of the flesh, the monster bit the boy on the neck. The venom ran through the child’s bloodstream, fusing with his cells. Reverting him from living to non-living. In exchange, a good fifty percent of the boys blood drained into the monster’s throat.

“The birth of my new child...you will be my masterpiece.”

With that done, the bat threw the boy back to his bed, paralyzed in fear and exhaustion. A hefty meal. And with a flash of his wings, he dropped out the window, leaving a dead-raising screech that would wake the holy sisters. And as they all rushed into the room, they found their gift from god lying on his bed. Half dead and in shock. And though he was still of this world, he was tainted with that of things he couldn’t explain. Unknown to him, this would define exactly what ‘life’ was. A definition undefinable.

Chapter 1: “My name is Del.”

Den was a city of memorials. As far as it had gone, being one of the lead Meccas of famous netbattlers around the world, especially the great duo of ‘Netto Hikari’ and his ‘RockMan.EXE’. On the other hand, it also had the most net crime as well. Even now, in 2080, things hadn’t settled.

“Nit a word...”

A tall man stood in the middle of a dark street, which was flooded with people. He wore a long grey suit, as if he had just came from something important. In his hand, a thin PET was held to his ear.

“Just keep looking. I’m sure even after a week those things haven’t left the warehouse.”

On the other line, deep in the city’s underground, a young, dark skinned woman stood in a crowd of dancers. Her clothes were damp in sweat, signifying her atmosphere was warm. She wore a short sleeved white shirt with black blots colored over it, like a cow’s fur. Her white jeans were long and baggy, and a tight belt held them up. On her left shoulder, a strangely designed white tattoo signified she had came from a cult. To show she was working, her pale white hair was tied back. Closing her left ear with her finger, she was holding a red PET to her other ear.

“Yes sir, I know, but...” She paused, checking to think about what she was going to say. “...all the special forces that have infiltrated that place have been–“

“No worries, detective.” The businessman said, sighing in the process. “I hired a Savior. You’ll be fine.”

“A Savior?! What...kind?”

“Field. Even though this is Virus situation, they say he’s best suited for the job.”

“Best suited, eh?” The detective scratched the side of her head in confusion. “Where will I meet the...Savior? Mr. Kingsley?”

Kingsley sighed once again, this time in confusion as well. “Y’know, Sera...those Saviors make no sense to me. You see...they said that they’d find you.”

“No joke...” Sera shivered at the thought, then stared around to check if the Field Savior was already in front of her. Just everyday party peoples. “Well then,” she continued, reaching into her pocket. “I’ll start on that investigation.” She exclaimed, putting on a pair of round, thick glasses.

“That’s good to know. Remember, if anything becomes too dangerous–“

“Sir, you know I’ll be fine.” Sera interrupted, sensing his worry.

Kingsley countered. “I know, I know, but...you know how dangerous it has been since this city’s been changed to a DA. Viruses have been appearing all around the city.”

“I understand. But even so, it’s small now. I’m sure I can handle it.” Sera said, a small half-smile weaving from her face.

Assuringly, Kingsley also smiled. “I trust you can, Detective. Good luck.” And with that, the call was ended.

Sera tucked the phone into her large pockets and set off into the crowd. Good luck...? Didn’t think that was mentioned in my contract.

“Excuse me, miss.”

Exiting from her deep thought, Sera looked up to stare at a long faced man. He stood about six feet, and a long black trench coat covered up his entire body, and his metal tipped shoes were barely noticeable. His face was also hard to see, as a long brimmed black hat covered it. His face was cold and white.

“Uhm...yeah?” Sera said nervously. Obviously, a chilling aura surrounded him. “Can I help you?”

The stranger looked close into her eyes, freezing her in place. “Might I be the one you are looking for?”

First Sera was confused. Who was this weirdo in front of her. Then it snapped in. “You’re the one! Jeez...that was convenient. I was just talkin’ to my boss about you.” She grabbed the stranger’s arm, pulling him out the door of the dance floor. In seconds, they stood in the middle of the dark street.

The stranger smiled. “So we’re going there already?”

“That’s right.” Sera responded, still holding onto his hand. “We need to get their quick, or they’ll break out.”

The stranger’s eyebrow lifted, and his expression went from happy to confused. “I...see. Your exited, aren’t you?” His strange smile appeared again.

“Well, I really just wanna get this over with.” Soon, she stopped in front of a large wooden building. It’s ancient, grim features estimated that it had been standing for decades.

“Get what over with?” Said a voice behind them. In an instant, the two agents turned around to face a man of short stature. He wore a army camouflage bandana on his head, which covered up his hair. His shirt was the same, except in the look of tiger stripes. His pants were long and white, and had the popular ‘Windows’ design on each leg. Lastly, he had a small black jacket with white fur on the neck and arms.

Sera stared into the short man’s eyes, wondering how long he had been listening to the two. “Uhm, well...you see, kid–“

“Hey!” The boy moved up to Sera. “I am NOT a child! I’m twenty-four!”

Sera smiled playfully, noticing the boy’s maturity. “Okay, sir...but your going to have to move.” She said, pushing him along from the building. “The grown-ups have work to do.” Chuckling, she ran back to the man in black.

“What the hell is a kid doing out in the dark like this?” He asked, seeming almost impatient.

Sera frowned. “Don’t ask me...” And with that, she opened the eroding double doors of the building. The inside was just as depressing outside.

“So this is where it’s gonna be, huh?” The man in black said, walking in, his coat fluttering behind him.

“Yup,” she responded, turning to him. “Think you can handle it?”

The man smiled lustfully. “Definitely.” In an instant, he slammed Sera to a nearby wall, moving his pale face to her’s.

Sera gasped in confusion. “What the hell...?”

“You asked for this, sweetheart...” He said, his lips meeting her’s.

Pushing his face away desperately, Sera stared at him blankly. “You’re not him, are you...?!”

Grinning faintly, he responded, “What are you talking about? I am him...the one you were looking for remember?” Before he could make another move, a tap came to his shoulder. The man turned around to face the boy they had met before.

“Hello!” The boy said, quite excitingly. “Sorry friend, but I’m going to have to ask you to let your hands off her. This is a very dangerous–“

“Piss off.” In one brush, he swept the child into a stack of oil canisters. Before he knew it, they were piled on top of him. Blood leaked from under the cans.

“No!” Sera yelled, punching the man off her. “You sick–“

“Sick what?! YOU were the one who brought me here!” He said, wiping the bloody nose Sera gave him. “This is all your fault...” he said, snickering.

Sera’s eyes widened, still staring at the bloody mess under the barrels. But soon, her attension turned back to the man. “Sir...”

“Heh...finnaly giving in?”

Sera pointed forward in horror. Before she could say anything, a dark purple sword stabbed through the man’s chest.

The man coughed up blood, slowly looking down at the blade going through his torso. In seconds, the blade retracted and left the man falling to his demise.

“AH!!” Screamed Sera as she pulled a pistol from her pants. She fired into the darkness, but no sound assured connection. Sera frantically looked around in the darkness, pulling out her flashlight. Soon, a large black axe blurred above her, meaning to decapitate her.

Guess this is it..., she said, cringing from the blade. Yet, in the seconds that were supposed to be wasted to slay her, she was instead safe on the other side of the building. Looking around, she saw only dark, but with the addition of squinting, she saw a silhouette in the deep.

“Sorry for the inconvenience. It took a while to get out of those barrels.”

The voice was familiar. It was that of the small boy’s she saw earlier on. She began to search for her flashlight, but came to no avail.

“Oh, sorry. Must of lost this. I picked it up while searching for you.” In a quick flash of light, the boy’s face was revealed. Sera jumped back, but it was still the plain silky white face she saw before. “Didn’t mean to scare you, miss,” He said, still smiling. Without thought, he raised out his hand, offering a handshake. “My name is Del. Nice to meet you.”
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Chapter 2: Not Out of the Woods Yet

Sera stared, shocked that she was still alive. Her hand did not reach back for Del’s, as she was in too much of a scare.

Noticing her shell shock, Del pulled his hand back.

“Oh, I’m sorry,” He said, spinning himself to the side and leaning on the wall. “I can see you’ve never experienced this kind of thing, huh?” He asked her, wondering if she would speak. Nothing.

“Hey, missy...” Del’s face changed from concern to even more concern. He reached over to Sera, but she pulled away, reluctantly. Del pulled his hand back, feeling as if he did something wrong. “I’m sorry...I didn’t mean to–“ His speech stopped, then he continued with a sigh. He smiled under his now closed eyes. “I guess I better go get ‘em.” He lifted his body to his boots, brushing the dust off his shirt.

“And where the hell do you think YOU’RE going?” Spoke Sera, her head in her arms. “You’ll get killed out there.”

Executing a half-smile, Del looked into the window openings of the room they were in. The moon was full.

“I’m glad you’re talking. I thought you had lost your voice.”

He turned around, and took a step towards the clearing where the viruses ran rampage. Sera’s eyes widened under her arms, and she quickly lifted her head. She stared in awe as Del began to walk out.

“Didn’t you hear what I SAID?” She said a bit louder. “Are you stupid or something?”

Del smiled fully now, adjusting his jacket as he did so.

“I might, and then again, I might not.” He turned his head, smiling at Sera, wholesomely. “Trust me.”

Sera stared in awe, her mouth wide open as well.

“You...you...” She tried to say, slowly lifting herself on the side of the wall she was on. Her legs were crossed, and she seemed like she were attached to strings. “Well, you might as well take this.” She said, lifting up her gun, her arm limp. “It only has a few bullets left, though.”

Del chuckled, pushing is hand out to signify a ‘no’.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’ve got my own.” Under his jacket, he revealed a long Japanese sword, locked in a black sheath.

Sera lifted her eyebrow, dumfounded.

“Your joking me, right?”

Smiling, Del slowly flicked the blade from it’s holster. The glistening steel bled light into the room like a dim lightbulb.

“Not at all.” Del said, confidently. “Just watch.”

And with that, he walked out the from behind the many storage crates. But before he could move any further, Sera’s hands were clamped to his feet. Her eyes were tightly shut, and small tears began to peek through.

“Oh boy...” Said Del, staring at Sera’s face. Her actions spoke louder than her words. “Well, I can see you don’t want me to die, huh?”

Sera responded by nodding. Del sighed, and a short silence occurred between the two.

Del spoke up once more. “You think we should just get outta here while we can, huh?”

The sound of gnawing of monstrous teeth was heard in the background, tearing through soft meat. The thought of the young stranger’s corpse getting eaten made Sera nod once more, this time more motivated.

Sighing, Del looked into the room’s darkness. In an instant, he bent down, and picked up Sera’s body; so fast, the tears off Sera’s eyes were blown off. Sera was once again in awe, her mouth wide open.

“Guess I can’t leave you here, huh?” Del said, smiling back at Sera, ecstatic as ever.

Sera tried to cough up a word that would get through Del’s mind, but nothing would sum it up enough.

“Wai...wait...” Was all that could poke through. “WAIT!!!”

But it was too late. Del bursted off, Sera still in his left arm, his sheathed katana in the other. The surroundings were pitch black, and nothing was seeable. That is, until Del tore his blade from it’s sheath. The light from the moon reflected off it’s steel, making a sort of ‘flashlight’.

Sera stared as Del slowly moved his blade into the darkness. Before anything was thought, a long thin pole shot through Del’s torso, throwing Sera to the side.

Despite the darkness, Sera knew that someone was in pain. And yet, even though, there was no scream. Del’s sword lit up with the moonlight once again, revealing the metal rod in his stomach.

Sera gasped in horror, forgetting tha Del was still standing up. “DEL!” She yelled out his name as she ran to his battered body.

“It’s okay.” Del responded, a small bloody smile slid across his face. The blood was not ordinary blood, though–it was blue, thick, and looked as if it were data. “It doesn’t hurt. In fact, it doesn’t even effect.”

Sera stared, mind blank in confusion. “What in Heaven’s name...?” The only things that secreted blood like that were tainted Net Navis.

Del quickly pulled the pole out, and instantly his wound sealed up. “Y’see...” He began, looking into the darkness. “Y’can’t just hurt me with little stuff like that, dude.” His eyes narrowed, looking into the darkness. While only black was seen in front of Sera’s eyes, Del saw the menace–an orange, single green eyed, four wheeled, buster-wielding virus. A Cir Killer.

Sera pulled her gun up close to her, holding it close to her heart. Despite not being able to see anything, including Del, she was highly alert.

“Del!” She yelled, hoping to hear a response. “You alive?!”

“Shhh!” Sounded Del. “Quiet...if it can’t see you, it can feel you.” Del could see it. And as the robotic virus waited to target a sound, Del slowly moved towards it.

“Darn it...” Sera silently cursed, doing her best not to move or speak. She began to lower her body to the floor, still clutching her pistol.

A dark, unseen sword slowly wiped across Sera’s back, the dull side meaning to move to it’s blade. On contact, Sera pulled up her pistol and fired behind her, still not screaming.

Del twisted behind him, jerking to see Sera. “NO!!” But it was too late, and the Cir Killer already had locked onto Sera’s movement. It pointed it’s buster at her, firing a thin, deadly laser that lit up the room for a few seconds.

Del, of course, jumped in front of the blast at sound speed, getting the blast straight in his chest. His eyes widened, the laser burned into his human skin and revealed the inside of his ‘real’ body. A black abyss of ‘1s’ and ‘0s’.

Still blind by the darkness, Sera stood still, pulling her gun back to her chest. If not for the darkness wrapping around her, she would have ran to assist Del once again. But an unknown force restricted her from running. The darkness suffocated her, so much that she could not move the trigger on her pistol.

Del lay on his knees, his sword still clenched in his hand. He knew that Sera was in trouble, but what could he do? Blood continued to leak from his body.

“I...I’m too good for this job.” He muttered, his body near its numbing point. “I could be at my house sleeping, or doing something normal at least.” His sword stabbed into the ground, and with that he lifted his body up.

The Cir Killer tilted it’s faceless head as if it were confused. But still in yet, Del turned around to face where Sera was located. He quickly began to limp to Sera’s aid, using his sword as a cane. The Cir Killer took no mercy and fired a raw energy blast straight into Del’s backside, burning through his clothes and his skin.

“ERK...” Del winced in pain, digging his nails into his sword’s hilt. He calmed down quickly as he felt the skin begin to regenerate. He then continued to limp. The Cir Killer didn’t give up, though. It continued to fire shots into Del’s back, flaming the clothes off his back.

Meanwhile, Sera strained her arm to move the gun’s barrel to the back of her, but the results were weak. The shadow’s restrictions still continued.

“ERK!” Del gritted his teeth, hoping the blasts would stop. But the didn’t. The Cir Killer continued to fire onto Del until, finnaly, he dropped to the his knees. His whole body was numb, and his entire torso was black once again with those green 1s and 0s floating around through it. Digitalized blood trickled from his mouth. But before he expired, his long tongue reached out of his mouth, slurping the blood from it. He began to lift up again, and his black back began to change from 1s and 0s to question marks and exclamation points.

The Cir Killer twitched, once again in confusion. Not once had it encountered a Navi or a human who could fully regenerate without any sort of Battle Chip.

The darkness slowly began to engulf Sera, paralyzing her body movement. She couldn’t even breath. But, from the lack of air, she began to hallucinate. She began to see things she couldn’t see. For one, Del.

The scorched wounds on Del’s back began to reform, and before disappearing, the !s and ?s came into the shape of tiny smiling bats. Del’s eyes were red, his skin pale. The few bits of hair that was seen from his bandana had become white, and his canines had become strangely long.

“You one-eyed freak...” And he looked hungry. “I’ll destroy you!!” He rushed at the Cir Killer, his sword pointed forward.

Sera’s eyes began to get dark. She began to loose consciousness, and there was nothing that could save her but herself. At a last act of consciousness, she threw every ounce of strength in her arm, moving the gun up from behind her head.

“You’re...dead...” She pulled the trigger.

Before even noticing what was going to happen, the sword’s blade was already right through the Cir killer’s head. It turned into blue block and exploded into digital pieces. Before escaping into the DA, Del snatched one of the digital pieces. He stared at it with his blank red eyes, not sure what to do next. Just then, he heard a gunshot, and he switched behind him. There stood Sera, on one knee and breathing heavily. Her pistol was on the ground, and behind her two dark red slits for eyes. The eyes opened wide for a second, then slowly closed and bursted into a storm of data. Sera, still gasping for breath, slowly pulled herself to her knees. The worst was over...for now.
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Well, that'z the prolouge, and the first two chapters. Must continue writing...@_@