YGGDRASIL is the worlds most popular Full Dive MMORPG and after seven long wonderful years of service it was announced that the game will be shutting down. Thomas, Shaun and Sparky are the leaders and the last active members of the guild 'The Dark Claw'. On this the last day of the game, they find themselves in game having a party. On the middle floor, in the meeting hall of their base 'The Dark Flame Keep', these three friends were having the time of their lives.

Shaun is a six foot nine inch tall thestral that went by the name of Night Blade. He is a walking wall of muscle, with a perfectly defined figure. He has dark brown fur, with a short silver mane and tail, and has big purple cat like eyes. He is a battle mage, a front line tank that specializes in defensive and holy magic. When not found on the front lines he could be found at the forge crafting beautiful pieces of armor and mighty weapons, or in his little chapel. As intimidating as he looks, he is just a great big softy until you do something to truly piss him off. He is a very quite man choosing to let his actions speak for themselves. Due to a betrayal by an old friend of his whenever he is around others he does not trust he has a cloth mask on or, if he is in his armor, his full helm.

Thomas is a five foot eleven inch tall lycan that went by the name of Venrus Nightingale. He has an average build with noticeable muscle. He has midnight blue fur, with a long ash gray mane and tail that end with red tips. Because he is blind, he covered his eyes with an old worn cloth splattered with blood. He is a demonic magic archer, an archer that specializes in long range spell infused arrows and demonology. When not watching his friends backs he can be found in his library/lab. He is the guild's chief herbologist, alchemist, runesmith and enchanter. He is, in every sense of the word, a recluse.

Sparky is a six foot tall human with a monkey tail that went by the name of Brights. He has a small frame with well defined muscles. He has baby blue hair and tail, with purple eyes. He is a summoner rogue, a stealthy killer and thief of the night that can summon insects to aid him in battle. When not out on the field with his friends he can be found wondering around making sure the area is secure, or tending to the gardens and his insects. He tries to be the funny man of their little group.

"Man can you believe it's been seven years now since we started playing this game." said Night.

"I know what you mean. We've put so much time and effort into this game, it's sad to see it go. We made a lot of memories and good friends here." replied Brights.

"Aye dat we did, dat we did. I think I will miss da children da most. We each spent countless hours perfecting deir programing after making dem to be deir own beings." spoke Venrus as he looked at the two NPCs he had personally made to be like his daughters in game.

"Well enough with the gloom and doom guys, this is supposed to be a party!" Brights shouted jumping up onto the table, lifting his pint of ale high in the air. "So I say we party hard and make this last day here the best and stay till the end."

"Here, Here!" everyone shouted with glee raising their pints high and chugging them down in one go.

As the hours went by one of the maids refilled their drinks as they talked and partook of the food Venrus and his two children had made together. Night looked up to him as he spoke to his kids. Even though they could not understand him and only follow simple commands Venrus really did treat them as if they were really his own. "Hey Venrus, you helped do most of the coding for all the beings we made to help with the Keep and out in the field, and yet you only made two for yourself. What I want to know is why?"

"Me too dude. I mean if it weren't for you my partner wouldn't be as good as she is and I wouldn't have as many summons as I do." said Brights.

"Aye it does seem weird doesn't it. Well da thing is I wanted dem to be like my girls from da real world." He looked to them and rubbed the head of one. "I know I can never replace dem after dat horrible car crash but it brought me some joy to bring dese two into da world. I just couldn't find it in myself to make any more after dese two."

The maid that had been serving them their drinks came over, bowed and a message appeared above her head. "Master I am sorry but we are out of ale. Would you like anything else to drink?"

"Ya know that still bugs me. HA, bugs!" said Brights.

"Yes, we get it, you're funny, you know as well as I do that they couldn't make everything in the game realistic. We talk through a voice chat system that's why our mouths move but she is just a NPC. They wouldn't take the time to do it for them as well with how big this game is." moaned Night.

"Yes I know, it still bugs me." Brights looked to the maid "Do we have any other alcohol?"

"No Master." was the new message.

"AAHH!" Brights slammed his cup on the table "Why is the rum always gone? Ah well, Night gear up we're going to the closest town. Can't have a party without booze." he said as he was standing to leave.

"What? Why the hell do I got to go with you to get it? Why not take Venrus with you?" Night demanded as he took his feet off the table and looked at his friend.

Brights turned back and pointed a finger at him "One, because you're the guy that takes the hits. Since we moved the Keep last year we are in an area where the monsters are the same level as us and that is max level. Two, we need someone to stay and watch the Keep since it's just us three here now. The NPCs can only do so much on their own and for as long as we've know him, no one has ever made it past Venrus's bow."

"Well you do make a good point. You can dish out the hits but you can't take them. Plus there are still other players in the game raiding abandoned strong holds before the game is over. What say you Venrus?"

"Dat be fine with me. I've stayed to keep da Keep safe from harm many times. Plus da nearest town don't like my kind much if I remember right. Just hurry on back, we got not but two hours before da end."

Night and Brights looked to their in game clocks and saw Venrus was right. "Okay, we will be quick about it. Brights stop copying me. By the Gods I swear I will smite you. I said to stop that!"

Venrus gave a hardy laugh "Oh ya two be fighting worse den brodas. Off with ya or we wont be sharing dat last drink as da clock runs down."

They all left the meeting hall and slowly made their way to the armory were they dawned their gear for what was to come. Brights was the first one done, he wore a sleeveless leather coat over his shirt, it had a fur caller and the hood was up. With a metal neck guard and one pauldron on his right shoulder. His right hand had a metal gauntlet on it while his left sported a fingerless leather glove. He wore metal greaves and had a tightly bound belt around his waist holding his black leather pants up. He had a cloth mask pulled up over his nose to hide the lower half of his face. Slung over his back was his black drakling bow and arrow. On his sides were his twin elemental dragon daggers. In his hands was his twin bladed skull scythe.

Venrus was the next to step out of the armory. He wore a dark purple cloak with the hood up. On his face was a bone mask with purple magic running through it, and the eyes were glowing. He had on full bone mail over his midsection with a piece of purple cloth running from the chest to the waist. He wore a bone belt with a purple and blue sash around his waist holding his purple leather pants up. He had bone greaves and gauntlets on that had the same purple magic running through them as his mask. At his waist was a big scimitar with an ornate design on it. In his hands was his demon great bow. The black scaled living weapon looked around through its one eye as he left the armory.

Night was the last to leave as his armor was the biggest and the heaviest. He wore full plate mail covering him from head to toe. It was a master piece of his. A golden armor with blue gems set into it with a matching helm that hid his face. In his left hand was a black and gold shield that had the same blue gems as his armor set into it. In his right was his greatest weapon he had forged so far. A beautiful golden blade with an ornate wing design that shown with a light from within. What made this weapon special was that it could turn into a spear of pure light.

"Still hiding your ugly mug I see." Brights said as he looked to Night.

A slap to the head was all he got from Venrus, "Ya know as well as I do dat he don't trust anyone wid his identity dat he cant call broda or sisda. His last guild hurt him too bad, it took months for him to even show us his face." They all walked away from the armory down a narrow corridor till they came to a door where Venrus stopped. "I will go raise da gate and will stay on da battlements till yer return. Be well my brodas." They gave him a small nod as he left.

As they continued on their way, there was tension in the air around them, which was broken by Brights "The new gear looks good on him. Makes him look more... well more."

"Yes I made it to his specifications but I hate why I had to make it."

"I do too, but if he hadn't made the deal with that cursed bow we both would have died and lost everything we had got that day. You know as well as I do that since he lost his family in that car crash he throws his life to the wind to save others in IRL and in this game. Hell it's one of the reasons we had so many players join us."

"Yes but that does not change the fact that he is blind because he saved us. The game is a lot harder for him now unless he is holding that damn thing or using magic."

"I may be blind but I'm not deaf ya know!" Brights and Night looked up to see they were in the courtyard and Venrus was waving to them from the battlements. "I chose to take da deal dis thing gave me, and it has made things harder but a lot more fun for me. Now get yer asses moving before it's too late." He walked into the building above the gate and a minute later it began to move.

Author's Note

Hello everyone I hope you're enjoying the fic so far. I will be posting links to the armor and weapons I tried to describe above for I feel I could not do them justice. Now I would like to say I own nothing
and I found the pictures on Bing if you know the artist I am sorry.

Brights
Armor
Bow
Scythe
Daggers

Venrus Nightingale
Armor
Bow
Sword

Night Blade
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Sword
Shield
Spear