The Two Lives Of Aaron Wade: The Gamer And The Heir 134 Atlantis I : Acheron's Level Up

I asked her as we stood on a balcony overlooking the common area of the virtual reality department.

She didn't answer me at first, rather she placed her hand into her s.h.i.+rt and pulled out a familiar flash drive attached to a chain that was hanging around her neck.

Honestly I was surprised that she had been keeping it so close to herself, obviously it was quite important to her so she treated it with the utmost care. She placed the flash in my hand and gave me a small smile as she closed my fist around it.

"Your mother said I should give it back to you the moment you ask for it, because that would mean you were ready, though ready for what? I have no idea. I don't know what that is Aaron, but I believe that it had a lot of importance to your mother, and probably important to someone else, because your mom died a week after this was given to me. I don't know if it was just a coincidence seeing as the medical reports says she died from natural causes, but even then the reports were inconclusive as one says she had a aneurysm, another a heart attack, and the third says it was her cancer that did her in.

I'm not sure which, however I believe the answers are in that flash. Unfortunately I couldn't get anything out of it, the encryption on that thing is something I recognize seeing as I designed 40% of it, the other 60% is way beyond my current capabilities. Without more knowledge, it would take me months if not years to hack it, and until you gave me a job, I lacked the resources to do so. Either way I don't think your mom would have left this for you without a way for you to access the information within it." She said to me as she placed her hands in her pockets.

"Thank you so much Malia, I'm grateful." I said to her with every shred of grat.i.tude I could muster.

"Don't worry about it, what are families for? Now if you would excuse me, I have to get back to work. See you soon boss."

She walked back into the conference room as I turned and made my way to the elevator. To be honest I was in no hurry to find out what was hidden within the flash drives, maybe I was afraid, or maybe it was because I just wasn't sure what I would find should I go digging into it. It was hard to put my finger on it, but I had the feeling that these flash drives would change a lot, or if I'm not careful.....everything.

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When I logged back into the game it was almost as if I left a weight behind me, I was still on the sh.o.r.es the mobile pirate island, and there were a few tents spread allover the place as a sort of coc.o.o.n of light was blazing in front of me. That was probably the Acheron, she was still undergoing her evolution, but given how long I've been out of the game, she should be about done with it any minute from now.

I could see Dinah and Qitar hunched over a tablet as they conversed in hushed whispers, while the clones stood close to them. Raven Song was leaning against his ma.s.sive s.h.i.+eld that he had propped up in the sand, and Zareth was right beside him throwing tiny pebbles into the dying embers of the camp fire in front of him.

It was quite the tranquil scene, however I had this gut feeling that peaceful moments like this won't last very much in the future to come. I s.h.i.+fted my gaze towards the rows of tents and noticed the Nereids and Sky hanging out with the rest of the people who lived on the island or were saved from it, if I didn't know better I would say that they were all waiting for the Acheron to finish evolving before we all moved on, I guess we will be having lots of company in the days and hours to come.

Suddenly the lights around the Acheron began to dim, before slowly disappearing, leaving behind a s.h.i.+p that was twice as large and wide as the former. The Acheron's triple masts gleamed under the light of the golden sun; as her blue and black sails fluttered under the caress of a nonexistent wind. I got up to my feet and walked towards it, ignoring the gazes on me as I pulled up her stat page.

• s.h.i.+P NAME: ACHERON

• CAPTAIN/OWNER: AÁ SEVEN

• CLa.s.s: MEDIUM SIZED PIRATE GUNs.h.i.+P (NEW+)

• GRADE: EARTH

• LEVEL: 0

• DEFENSE: 30.8/ SPEED: 50.9/ POWER: 45.4/BALANCE: 37.2

• MAIN WEAPONS: ION PULSE CANNON(L1)

• SUB WEAPONS: STAR DRAGON TURRETS(L1)/STAR DRAGON MOUNTED GUNS(L1)

• MAIN DEFENSE: BASIC ENERGY s.h.i.+ELD(L1)

• SUB DEFENSE: BLACK PEARL MAGIC s.h.i.+ELD(L1)

• AREAS: ENGINE ROOM(L2)/CABIN ROOM(L3)/MEDIC BAY(L2)/GENERAL ROOM(L2)/DECK(L3)/CAPTAINS QUARTERS(L2)/HULL(L1) NEW+

• CORE: MYSTERIOUS BLACK PEARL (L2) (NEW+ SUB-MARINE FORM UNLOCKED)

• SKILLS: (CAMOUFLAGE L1)(SEA SPRINT L1)( NANO CELLS L1)(MAGIC NAVIGATION L5)(DIVE L1)(GHOST MODE L1)(SIPHON L1)

• UPGRADE POINTS AVAILABLE: 23

It was a lot stronger than before, with new skills and even the capabilities of a submarine. I would really love to try that out, but maybe later. There were streaks of midnight blue on the body of the Acheron, the deck was a whole lot more wider, and there were guns mounted on both the port and starboard side of the s.h.i.+p. It still had the look and feel of wooden pirate s.h.i.+p, however it now had three floors as opposed to the previous two, was wider, and had fins on it's side like some sort of giant fish.

I couldn't really estimate it's current size, but I reckon she was over a 100 feet long if not more. And even though she's gotten a little bit bulky, her speed was still her defining factor. Not exactly sure how much stronger she was now, and we've not really matched up with other vessels in a proper gun battle on the open sea, but our time will come I guess. But all in all, she's looking like a real beauty, and I loved it.

"I think I'm no longer needed, heck I'm not even sure I was needed in the first place. Your s.h.i.+p can take care and upgrade itself. To be honest I've never seen anything like it before." Dinah said to me as she came to stand beside me.

"She's our s.h.i.+p, and of course she needs you. You're the one who had put her together and made it possible for her to have grown this far. She needs you, and so do I. Now more than ever as it seems I've gone and p.i.s.sed on the wrong tree, of course if you feel you can't handle it, you can leave, I won't stop you." I said to her with a serious expression.

"What are you? Five! Don't try to guilt trip me with that kind of pathetic look on your face, you look constipated. I've already thrown my lot in with you for better or for worse, to be honest, before you guys came and saved me, I've just been going through the motions. There wasn't much value to my life, no purpose and no direction or future to follow. Taking care of this s.h.i.+p has been the single most gratifying thing I've ever done in my life, she's like my baby, and the crew she carries are also like my children. I can't exactly leave you guys now, you'll all die without me, and that's a fact honey. See you later captain.......also leave the door to your quarters unlocked."

And then she sashayed her way towards the s.h.i.+p, leading the others aboard as we prepared to depart from this b.l.o.o.d.y island. We've spent way too much time here, and we could be in danger of being surrounded by bounty hunters, or just anyone terribly enticed by the bounty on my head.

Well they can all bring their best and then some. But for now I'm looking forward to tonight, after all Dinah did say to leave my door unlocked.

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THE ATLANTIC RIM: THE OCEAN CITY OF ATLANTIS

As a player it was without a doubt that he was playing this game for the glory it would bring, or maybe that was what he played for when he first started. But now everything was different, this game changed you, it brought out the darkness that you try to deny and bury, it brought out the worst in people. But it also brought out the best, only in this case the best doesn't always conform to morals.
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IronBlade was a warrior, or rather a Demon Herald. That's what his new cla.s.s was called anyway, and honesty he liked it. It suited him perfectly, being the one who went ahead to sow discord and trouble, before the true horror lands, and as it stands what came after him was the literal gates of h.e.l.l itself. It would be a time of blood, flames, death and the indulgence of every carnal desire a demon could muster.

IronBlade did not believe in good or bad, all he believed in was profit, and what he had to do to get it. However within this game, he found himself actually believing in something, a cause. And it was far from n.o.ble, but yet he had become so invested in it that he would happily give his life for it to come to light. Of course death for players means they're revived at their closest safe point, which means death isn't something to fear, he could serve and fight as much he wanted. Now here he was in this magnificent city, putting together the finis.h.i.+ng touches on a grand plan that had been cooking for over five hundred years, or in player terms, before the update. It was close to fruition, he could almost smell it.

*THUD!!!!!*

"Hey watch the way you move that! The cargo you're moving is worth your lives and that of your seven generations, be careful you miserable fools!" IronBlade s.h.i.+fted his gaze to the almost 70 feet wide metal container as a group of Sahagins pulled it Inland towards the base.

As they moved IronBlade felt his heart get stuck in his throat as he noticed a tiny hole on the side of the container. It was not the hole itself that scared him, but rather the piercing serpentine green eyes that stared back at him with a calmness that left chills within his bones. He shuddered as the container was dragged away, taking a deep breath and rubbing his hands on his body to get rid of the gooseb.u.mps that popped allover his skin.

"No matter how hard you look at me, it won't change anything. You'll be dead in three days anyway and a glorious day will dawn on New Gaia. It will be h.e.l.l ON EARTH."