.Hack

“.Hack” is a story about a lonely, friendless boy named Kite. Kite does not have many friends in his school, he is a very geeky person who likes to be ignored and live on his own world. He always tries to get away from people and stay in his room alone. However, what his school mates don’t know is that Kite is actually a hero in a fantasy world called “The World”. In this world, Kite is being idolized and loved by people from all across the country and is consider as the strongest player ever live. Turns out, Kite is not only the strongest player ever, but also the key player to save this fantasy world of his. He has the fate to use the bracelet, called “G-Gaunlet”, to return everything back to what it was meant to be and save “The World” from utter destruction caused by Skeith, the terror of death.

“The World” is a simple world of MMORPG (Multi Media Online Role Playing Game) where everything that you do will seem real and possible. It is a world where gamers across the globe will be able to move their characters with their minds, not controllers. It will be a vast world where people will be able to gather up from different countries, explore dungeons, kill monsters, and find one-of-a-kind treasures. Players will be able to use different sorts of weapon, such as sword, guns, spear, gauntlet, and axe. The game starts once the player use the goggle, called “Specs”. Specs connect the players mind in the real life to the fantasy life and allow him or her to control their characters as what they wish like.

The story started out when Kite was hunting with his best friend, Orca, in a dungeon. Orca is player that came from Russia, who is considered to be Kite’s right-hand man, and the second strongest player. He is the wielder of the most terrifying two-handed sword, “Onimusha”. They were going to this dungeon to find the best weapon “The World” can provide. However, during their searching, they saw a beautiful young lady passing by while being chased by Skeith. Kite and Orca immediately ran and follow Skeith’s path to see what he is up to. At the end of the corner, they saw that Skeith was about pierce this white-haired girl with his sword. When Skeith saw Kite and Orca, He immediately transported all the people inside the dungeon into another dimension. After they transported, Kite immediately jumped into action and safe the little girl. Kite asked her name and asked what was going on. The little girl can only reply “My name is Aura, protect the gauntlet”. Orca was busy fighting Skeith to buy them time to find a way to get out. But, Skeith suddenly breakout with his “S-Gauntlet”, the most powerful gauntlet that can delete anything in “The World”, and destroy Orca into pieces. Kite was terrified and did not know what to do; it was his first time to fear such disparity. Skeith immediately aim his “S-Gauntlet” towards Kite as his next target. Aura suddenly told Kite to calm down, and called upon a spell. The spell cast down a book, called the “Book of Tranquility”, and the book immediately covers Kite and Aura with force shields. However, “S-Gauntlet” power was near perfection and it torn the book apart. The torn book caused Kite to suffer the impact and turned his character back to level 1 beginner. Aura saw the danger and immediately cast another spell and transport both of them to a save place.

When Kite woke up, he logged out to check on Orca’s condition. He sent him dozens e-mail only to receive zero replies. He soon found out through news from TV that a guy named mike “Orca” Lizz is in coma due to unknown reason. Kite was furious and wants to seek revenge for his best friend. When he got back to the game, he saw a weird gauntlet in his arm which is similar to Skeith’s gauntlet. From then on, his journey to save “The World” begins.