Shades of the Blue Flower

The Lost Hope

Manami's hope was fully gone, she stayed away from the office for a couple of days just keeping herself locked up in her room, it didn't help her much, with her being alone those hurt felt memories would start to flash back making her body, wanting to give up. This wasn't the most

perfect state for someone like her to be in, but nothing was able to stop it. Everything became a blur, she was being sent into a trance, she finally gripped the moments in her life where she lost almost everything.

***

"Blue Rose slow down," it was a man's voice that called out for her, she was running pretty fast on the beach, while the other had a hard time catching up. "Silver Sea hurry up, I want to show you something," Blue Rose was filled with joy for a moment. She finally came to a standstill, gasping for air, "Silver Sea look." Silver Sea finally came to her side, as he glanced he looked in her direction to see a old city in the skyline, "I just added this to my home map today, what do you think," she looked up at his direction seeing his calm smile, with his grey hair and silver eyes gleaming down at her. "Its perfect," he slowly wrapped his arms around her as they both glanced at the old city.

"I have to get going, Blue Rose," he slowly unwrapped his arms to change to another form. "Where are you going this time," Manami questioned as she saw the form that made him look like a warrior; he had red markings underneath his eyes with a black necklace that held a blue gem, he wore a jacket that had black raven feathers that were placed on the shoulders. "A new quest, someone wants me to test it out," Silver Sea gave a half smile towards Blue Rose. "Can I come," she was eager to come along. "Not this time, I may be in the quest for a couple days," he brushed his fingers along her cheek which had made her slowly blush. "Any encouraging words to keep me moving through these days," her eyes became focused on him and only him. "Never lose hope because I will always return to you," he slowly kissed her forehead before he left, leaving Blue Rose alone near the endless ocean.

***
"Ms. Blue," slowly Manami's body lifted her from the trance she was in, when she slowly fluttered her eyes opened, she saw Yuya's Multivac Muse on her chest. "Muse," Manami questioned. "Ms. Blue Yuya is concerned.... Yuki has been in the game since the accident at the office," Muse fluttered her wings as Manami propped herself up.

"Hold on, I thought the game was shut down," Manami was confused, she knew that she has been away from office for some time but, she didn't think they would allow the game to reactivate. "No, Ms.Blue, they reactivated the game and Yuki been on the game for a long time," Muse replied too quickly for Manami to fully understand. "What's going on with Yuki," Manami really didn't care about the game reactivating but what she said about Yuki brought greater attention towards Manami. "She been in the game all week, not coming out of the game, can you please help her," Muse sounded like she was crying but Multivacs are unable to show emotions. "Hold on, go to Yuya and tell her to meet me in the game, so she can send me the location of Yuki," Manami reacted quickly but she never fully completed the plan to see how to help Yuki.

***

"Hold on she's been fighting players," Blue Rose was frustrated from what Lumen had told her. "Yes, maybe she been doing it to help herself calm down from the previous events," Lumen's held her down, she seemed to be sadden from her sisters actions. "How can I help you, my forms are meant for quest fighting not PVP or PK (Player vs Player and Player Killing) so I am useless to you," Blue Rose was not a person who wanted to test her strength. "Please help me, my glitch ability is able to help you if you are to die, please Blue Rose please help her," Lumen was slowly releasing tears from her blue eyes. "I have a form that deals with great amount of strength and speed but I rarely ever used it, so hopefully it will work well," Lumen finally cheered up but with tears still in her eyes as she hugged Blue Rose.

"Equip Warrior form," as she ordered Sapphire to do as the blue light formed around Blue Rose.

When the light dimmed Blue Rose had acquired a silver with gold accents chest plates with matching boots that reached to her thighs then a blue cloak surrounded her shoulders and legs. Her sword was situated against her waist, her hair became long and tied in a braid with a blue ribbon and then a small metal head piece rested against her hair.

"Lumen are you ready," Blue Rose asked Lumen that was amazed to see the form change. "Yes, let's go save my sister," she screamed on the top of her lungs as she took Blue Rose towards Zekken's location.

***
The two of them walked towards the location of Zekken screams can be heard from the other players when they saw her she had her usual purple outfit but what shocked Blue Rose was her sword. Zekken's sword was one of the divine weapons called Leomurg which was a sword that could take the life of other players and use for the owner's own health. The sword itself was a shining black that had details of roses around the hilt. There was a player that tempted to do a sneak attack against Zekken but was spotted and then brutally slashed in half by Leomurg.

"We must hurry nightfall is coming soon we won't be able to defeat her if that happens." Lumen said with a fearful tone. When they arrived you could see Zekken with little to no damage but everyone around her were either died or seriously injured. At that moment Blue Rose screamed "ZEKKEN! FIGHT ME!" Zekken faced Blue Rose that's when Blue Rose saw nothing but hate and anger in Zekken's eyes.

"Zekken you must stop this at once!" Blue Rose told her without hesitation that's when Zekken said with a malicious tone. "Oh it's you, you have come here to fight me is that right? I've always wanted to fight a high player." At that moment both players had their swords out and in front of them. In a flash Zekken was no longer seen but was now currently beside Blue Rose.