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[h2][i][color=white]Deep Ground Online
Arc 2 - 1[/color][/i][/h2]
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[h3][i][color=darkorchid]Eris "Valkeyr" Reinhardt[/color][/i][/h3]
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Eris didn't stay on school for the second half of today's classes, instead she checked in on the nurse office and went straight for her new apartment (forced on Eris by her father, after the word of the murder attempt reached his ears) in a building whose security was handled by the Black Foxes, since it housed quite a few VIPs who attended Purple Crown. If one were to check the medical leave form Eris submitted to the Student Council, they would notice that the cause for today's absence was listed as severe period cramps aggravated by stress fatigue.

Right now, Eris was laying on her bed, after having eaten whatever little thing she could stomach, ready to log on Deep Ground now that it had finally reopened and settle the score with the Sweepers. Strangely, even though Eris was feeling like trash right now, she was smiling a defiant smile all too characteristic of her, perhaps because Eris was remembering the only good thing that happened on these past couple days, that is, the surprise meeting she had with her mother last Sunday.

Just before diving into the cyberspace, Eris sent a voicemail to Cassandra (given that it was school time Eris supposed Cassandra wouldn't answer the call, anyway):

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[color=darkorchid]"Good afternoon, Cassandra O'Shera. I would like it if you could come to my new apartment if you are free after school this afternoon. I'll most likely be on Deep Ground, so you can come in without knocking, just don't forget the  keycard I gave you.

We can meet inside of Deep Ground, I plan to stay around the Black City tanning the hides of the Sweepers, it won't be hard to find me. Just be sure to come over, I... hmm, could use some company for dinner. That is, if these cramps even let me eat anything at all. God, why this kind of thing has to happen just because we were born women?"[/color]
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Now out was time for Eclipse Princess to break some idiots, until the king of fools came to meet her personally.

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[h3][i][color=deepskyblue]Yuuno Kurogami[/color][/i][/h3]
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Yuuno had a rough time this last few days. It looked like the promotion to Maribel's secretary was more like being shanghaied into a pirate's ship and have all the menial labor chucked on her while Maribel enjoying the new found freedom. Then again, it was not like Yuuno would, or wanted to complain, the sight of her beloved Bel-sama was all that Yuuno needed to get the energy to carry on with whatever job was pushed on her, no matter how hard, painful or grueling it was. Also, for Simone who was a secretary as well, Maribel was rather lax... to say the least, Yuuno it was a greatly satisfying talk to organize the life of the one who kept the live of her cousin organized.

The thing is, who would keep the pile of jumble that Yuuno was making of her own things organized? Well, such things could wait, now out was time for one final report and then hitting Deep Ground while the updates were hot. Yuuno could only hope that Absinthe Blue had gained some cool things on this last patch... maybe?

[color=deepskyblue]"Bel-sama, Bel-sama~"[/color] Yuuno said cheerily as she stalked Maribel, creeping on the blue haired girl with an ease that made one question Yuuno's pastimes. [color=deepskyblue]"I've finished the reassignment of the clubs' budgets for the coming month, you just need to bring it to Yoshinon now. Also here's something for Titania-sama..."[/color] As she said so, Yuuno handed a report of the inflow of new players on each of the guilds, according to the Cobalt Bruisers' Intelligence Department (The name a group of players who liked to crunch numbers more than Dissolutions gave to themselves). On the paper there was information regarding a 13% increase to the number of recruits to the Blue Guild, no doubt result of the blatantly propaganda Yuuno was spreading around about their guild's feats on the Siege of the Black City, or maybe the fact that said propaganda included a number of posters of Antie Titania posing before a row of tanks, to fish people by the rule of cool.

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[center][color=0054a6]THE COBALT BRUISERS WANT YOU!
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These words had weight, after all who would like a shoddy car, or flea ridden mount when they could have tanks? Sometimes, even Yuuno got appalled by her own genius. Hehehe. 

[color=deepskyblue]"Please excuse me, Bel-sama, but I have to get into Dep Ground soon and see if I can finally sell that Land Claim to Moon Rider-sama. After having her territory wracked twice in a week, I guess she'll be more than willing to negotiate new lands, if for nothing else, at least to have more room for the next conflict. I hardly believe the issue with CC was the last we are gonna see of Moon Rider-sama's trouble. If you need me I'll be on the Black City, also don't forget your appointment, the Harleys will get very frustrated if we don't send that weapons shipment today. Till later, Bel-sama~"[/color] Yuuno said, waiting for Maribel's reply.

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[h3][i][color=gold]Itsuko Mariann Kanzaki[/color][/i][/h3]
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On the halls of the Purple Crown Academy, a [url=http://i.imgur.com/MjSFRHJ.png]foreigner looking blond girl[/url] wearing a lot of patches and bandages all around her body and with a sad look on her eyes that could wrench one's heart like a with the cold grasp of pity, walked alone, eating a jam sandwich she had saved from her lunch with small pained bites, because of a swollen cheek. All in all, it looked like the doll-like girl, who couldn't be older than fourteen, would break in cry at a moment's notice, though, she was fighting to hold whatever was the cause of her tears back, being as brave as she could.

[color=gold]"Mmph!"[/color] Itsuko groaned as she stumbled on someone while she walking with her gaze fixed on her feet, instead of looking at what was in front of her. Despite the fact that she had dropped her sandwich (which was being stepped on by one of the boys she bumped on), Itsuko avoided a rough landing with... impossible reflexes for someone who looked so pitiful. If one didn't knew better, it would be easy to think that she was a tiger in human clothing. Nevertheless, the four boys that she bumped on, circled Itsuko, pinning her against the wall, all that she managed to say was [color=gold]"I-I'm sorry... I-I wasn't looking where I was going. Please, don't."[/color] as she raised her arms protecting her face and one of of the boys heaved a punch aiming to her stomach.

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[h3][i][color=darkorchid]Eclipse Princess[/color][/i][/h3]
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As Eclipse Princess logged in, she found that she had enough EXP to reach Level 06, she also purchased an Outlaw Declaration, which she used to just before sitting in front of the Black City Gates, breaking the equipment with her Sunder ability (to cause them to lose heavy EXP) before killing any Sweepers that she knew of that dared cross them (which was highly facilitated by the choke point the Sweepers themselves created, by having only one way in or out of the Black City, which was outside of sanctuary territory, because of the weapons they placed on it), no matter how weak they were, but letting other players go, as long as they didn't tried to fight her.

[color=darkorchid]"Listen well, Sweeper Scum! I'll keep killing and breaking the items of anyone of you who dares face me, until that trash named Arms Slave come out here and face me. If you don't want to walk around nude, weaving wooden sticks, with near zero experience points, keep your tails between your legs and hide inside the city doing nothing. I don't have a grudge with anyone else, but any who dares attack me will die as well! That's the rice you pay for messing with my girlf... erm, my friend!"[/color] Eclipse Princess yelled for all of the Black City to listen, before planting her sword on the ground and waiting.
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