Ka1yp50 ·Ready Player One·

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    They had decided to sit down for this. It was easier to tell their story that way. Parzival and Promys sat on one couch, Art3mis and Aech sitting on the one on their left, and Shoto and Daito were sitting on the couch to their right. Promys had her screen up, making sure the chatroom was safe to talk about the real world. Whoever was chasing after her was looking for something. Most likely information.

  "Why didn't you tell us you had a sister?" Aech asks, making Parzival chuckle while Promys blushes in embarrassment.

  "Ka1yp50's wanted by the IOI. And if people found out she's my sister, they'd be borderline harassing her for any information on me," Parzival says, making Promys blush even more while rolling her eyes.

  "For your information, I know that revealing your identity in OASIS could lead to danger and fangirls," Promys says, making Parzival blush in embarrassment. Promys smirks and turns her gaze to her screen.

  "Why are you a Beater?" Art3mis asks with narrowed eyes. Promys stares at her with a calculating gaze before she sighs in exhaustion.

  "Before I became a Beater, I was a hacker. I'm still a hacker but I only do jobs for family. Many people don't like me because of the hacking. I needed a way of income so I could get decent technology to stop people from finding who I really am. I also keep track of anyone who tries to hack into my account or Wade's. I'm only a Beater for the income. Looking at future games is just a bonus and gets me more money," Promys explains honestly. She rolls her eyes at the tense shoulders of the High Five when she uses Parzival's real name.

  "We're siblings. It'd be weird if we call each other our gamertags," Promys adds, making Parzival shrug in agreement. She wasn't wrong. Art3mis was about to ask another question when a loud beeping came from Promys' screen. Promys tenses slightly in alarm as she looked at her screen. She curses under her breath before she starts typing at lightning speed.

  "Someone's hacking into the chatroom. I'll talk with you guys later. Do not talk about any of this unless Wade says it's safe to. See you Wade," Promys says before deleting the chatroom and exiting OASIS. Promys gasps in surprise once she takes off her goggles, looking around her room in alarm. Good. No one was in here. Promys unhooks herself from the treadmill and slowly stands up, walking towards her patio. The sun was setting as Promys sits at the edge of the patio.

  "Think Promys! IOI is looking for you, someone in OASIS is stalking you, someone was hacking into a very secure chatroom, and a dude called looking for Mom. What does it all mean?" Promys thinks to herself as she watches the sun set. Despite the danger of the Stacks, it was quite a beautiful place at times. She thought so anyway. Promys sighs in sadness and exhaustion. She really wishes Wade still lived with her like all those years ago. Too bad their aunt hated her guts.

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    Wade groans in annoyance as he paces back and forth in the living room. Art3mis, Aech, Shoto, and Daito were sitting around the living room looking at him in worry and concern. They all had exited OASIS about an hour ago and were lounging in the large apartment they lived in together.

  "Wade, please calm down and sit. I've never seen you like this," Art3mis says, making Wade stop his pacing to stare at her for a few seconds. He sighs in defeat and collapses on the spot next to Art3mis on the couch and rubs his eyes.

  "Sorry Arty. I'm just really worried for Pro–Ka1y50. She's the only family I have left," Wade says, looking at a wall, dazed.

  "How about you tell us about her?" Aech asks, making Wade smile slightly as he remembered all the good times when he was a child with Promys.

  "I was two when she was born. My mom didn't want to keep who her father was from her, he had died a few months before she was born from drug overdose, so she put both last names on her birth certificate. She was named Promys Olyvea Watts-Hallows. She was my only friend until I met Aech. When Mom died from drug overdose as well, we were given to our...our aunt. Our aunt hated Promys' guts. I didn't know why. She had kicked Promys out of the house when she was 9. I helped her find an abandoned Stack and helped her rebuild it. It's an old Stack that was a forgotten reconstruction site.

  "I encouraged Promys to do what she wanted so she became a hacker to protect me. She always had an interest in programming and coding. I always bought her books about it. She's 16 now. Dropped out of school when she realized she already knew everything they were teaching. I'd occasionally drop by her Stack to see her but ever since...I've been scared that she would die because I visited her," Wade says as he continues to stare at the wall with a soft smile on his face.

  "She was kicked out when she was 9? Why would your aunt do such a thing?" Daito asks, making Wade glance at him before sighing in sadness.

  "I think it was because Promys looked too much like Mom. I look more like my father. Promys doesn't have any resemblance to her father except personality-wise. Our aunt hated our mom. I don't know the story behind it," Wade says before jumping up and races towards the window. He opens it and quickly grabs something before pulling it in. It was Promys. She gasps in pain and surprise as she collapsed on the ground, a bloody hand on her shoulder.

  "Promys! What the hell happened?!" Wade asks in worry as Art3mis appears on Promys' other side, checking the wound.

  "IOI. Hex. Hired. Trying to kill me. Going to kill you. No hospitals," Promys says, pain in her voice before she leans against Art3mis and passes out. Wade holds her hand in worry as he looks up to stare at the shocked Art3mis.

  "I'll contact a doctor I know. Keep pressure on her wound," Art3mis says as she stands up and takes out her phone. Hopefully the bullet didn't hit any nerves. Wade couldn't be able to deal with another dead of a family member.

Hey! Hope you like this new chapter! Kind of (?) all over the place but still, I hope you like it! Bai!

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