Alright... So Allusive Ryder asked me about Dear Master's next update... That question stumped me, because seriously the next chapter is in a revision step... I have to mend and repair and many things.

Truth be told I was actually planning to update my HuangYe fic but... I resolved I should just update this...

Huang Shaotian: *broke through the fourth wall* YOU! You indecisive damned fangirl! You let me down again! Even my captain and the damn Zhou Zekai got a turn but me!? What do I get?! Where's my turn!?

Me: Huang Shaotian!? How did you get here!?

*A spatial cracks appeared and a beautiful lady with a dark and somewhat illusionary dress walked through* ?: Long time no see my dear host.

Me: Space Queen!? You did this!?

Space Queen: Yes... Amazing right?

Me: Amazing your ass! Quick sent him back!

Huang Shaotian: *inhaling deeply* Ican'tbelieveyouactuallydidthistomeI'myourfavouriteright?right?youfightme!-

ZAP

Me: fiuh~ I'm sorry Shaotian...

Dear Master

Chapter 2: The Avatars.

The light hasn't even subsided but no one can close their eyes. Everyone is too shocked senseless at the sight in front of them.

Directly in front of them is each of their really familiar... Avatar.

Their beloved Avatar.

And those supposedly unliving avatars are standing directly in front of them in all their glory.

"W-what?! A-a-a... Troubling Rain?" Huang Shaotian's eyes are wide, his mouth can't utter any other words. The avatar before him curled his lips smugly.

"What kind of sorcery is this?" Han Wenqing astonishedly stared at the aloofly standing Desert Dust.

"I must be dreaming..." Su Mucheng murmured.

"Wh-why is it you...?" Zhang Jiale gasped at the sight of avatar in front of him... Thousand Dazzling Blossoms

Chu Yunxiu's eyes rolled backward and her body went limp. Windy Rain quickly caught her falling form tenderly.

"Master!" Windy Rain cried out with soft masculine voice that have a hint of feminine tenderness. His eyes filled with panic as he checked Chu Yunxiu's entire being.

Windy Rain's yell and Chu Yunxiu's predicament instantly broke the surreal atmosphere where everyone couldn't even breath properly.

"Yunxiu!/YunYun!" Every players exclaimed in worry but no one dared to move.

"Master! Master?! Master Yunxiu!" Windy Rain shook Chu Yunxiu's body rapidly in panic.

"Is she still alive?" Troubling Rain asked to check the condition.

"Of course she's alive! Shut the hell up now!" Windy Rain growled before turning back toward Chu Yunxiu with ached expression.

"What's going on?" Yu Wenzhou crinkled his brows and took a step back from the slyly smiling Swoksaar. He's struggling to think clear right now but he can't! How the hell he should think clearly when the supposedly unreal game avatars are standing before them alive and kicking. On the other hand his long time crush is pinned to the ground by an avatar with extremely ambigous position, he just can't think straight!

"My, my..." Swoksaar covered his smirk with his wide sleeve, his voice low but have a hint of Yu Wenzhou's gentleness.

"Greetings, master." Vaccaria took the lead and bowed down to Wang Jiexi with solemn smile.

"Master MuMu!" Dancing Rain cheerfully jumped and waving to Su Mucheng, her voice is soft and melodious like Su Mucheng. Su Mucheng almost passed out.

"Best regard," Sobbing Ghost smiled. The avatars began to randomly started their greetings

"Everyone, do it properly like Vaccaria..." One Autumn Leaf disdained.

"Master!" Everyone seems to remember their manner and bowed down in sync except Vaccaria who had done his greeting.

"I finally meet you in person, master! I always like to utter your repeated sentences and random skill names!" Troubling Rain quickly stepped up and holds Huang Shaotian's hands excitedly. His voice is awfully similiar to Huang Shaotian.

"You're as handsome as I expected you to~" Carved Ghost teasingly patted Wu Yuce's cheek. Her low voice almost masculine but have a great hint of feminity from her first master hence it's greatly alluring to hear.

"Darling, seriously." Sobbing Ghost chidded his lover with an exasperated sigh.

"Ah, ah, the others also come out..." Lord Grim cheerfully exclaimed before sighing ruefully, "How annoying..." he bluntly added.

"Lord Grim! We meet again!" Troubling Rain jumped, "Let's PK! PK! PK! PK! PKPKPKPKPK!" The Sword Saint unsheated his real sword and start to waves it around. Huang Shaotian yelped and ducked down, covering his head timidly.

Lor Grim sighed and rolled his eyes, "I finally meet my master Ye in person and you asked me to PK now? not a chance." Lord Grim said dismissively.

"So other than this moment we'll PK right?" Troubling Rain is not discouraged by the obvious dismissal.

"Later," Lord Grim dismiss him again before putting his entire attention on his dear master who's still laying on the floor below him.

"Master Ye, seeing you for real now is really a dream come true. May I say, I really love your slyness, cleverness, cunningness, astonishing mechanical skill, tactics, strategies, and most of all your beautiful voice," Lord Grim expressed whole heartedly, he used one hand to support himself while the other is clasping Ye Xiu's right hand... That's..

Their position is already scandalous enough. Now he's clasping Ye Xiu's hand while Ye Xiu is still having his back flat on the floor? Lord Grim, what are you trying to accomplish?

*swoosh*

Lord Grim swiftly opened the Thousand Chance Umbrella and an ear piercing *clang* resounded, his smile did not even falter. He shifted his umbrella to look at the expressionless One Autumn Leaf.

"What is it One Autumn Leaf? I would much prefer if your greeting is gentler..." Lord Grim stated

"Get off of him first, you shameless freelancer," One Autumn Leaf stomped toward them and raised his Evil Annihilation. The next movement is like a blurr to the players but they knew very much it's a fatal attack.

"Hey!" Han Wenqing exclaimed.

"Look out!" Su Mucheng shrieked. No one cared about Lord Grim, they're just scared for Ye Xiu who is still defenseless on the ground.

Once again the opened umbrella obstruct One Autumn Leaf beautifully. "Hehe, Evil Annihilation is better than the last time I encountered it..." Lord Grim commented flatteringly but his eyes glanced toward One Autumn Leaf in provocative way...

One Autumn Leaf took a step back and pulled his left hand, dozens of illusionary beautiful petals materialized on his palm. Falling Flower Palm.

"Get off!" One Autumn Leaf roared. His left palm thrusted forward, determined to push Lord Grim off of Ye Xiu.

Lord Grim's kind smile faltered. He yanked Ye Xiu off of the ground and changed the umbrella's direction to face the Falling Flower Palm.

"Smart..." One of the Master Tactician avatars, Life Extinguisher, softly commented.

With the help of the opened umbrella the air force that's received is more than enough to push Lord Grim to the other side of the room along with Ye Xiu.

One Autumn Leaf frowned, "You used the umbrella to receive more air force so you can fled further and recover outside my range," One Autumn Leaf muttered.

"Smart right?" Lord Grim boasted.

"Despicable. At least put down Master Ye. You dragged him into a trouble," One Autumn Leaf growled.

"The trouble first started from you. Why did you blame me?" Lord Grim demurely spun his umbrella before closing it.

Off to the side others are watching the exchange in interest,

"Go! One Autumn Leaf, don't lose! Lord Grim, keep going!" Dancing Rain passionately cheered for both. Simply because one is her partner since forever and the other is her original master's avatar too.

"So crude," Vaccaria commented.

"Put Ye Qiu down, oi!" Huang Shaotian yelled.

"How do you think?" Desert Dust asked Immovable Mountain.

"Let's see a bit more," Immovable Mountain answered.

"Wooohooo! Fight! Fight! Kill each other quick! I want to see blood!" Troubling Rain cheered madly.

It was at this time Chu Yunxiu regain back her consciousness, "en, where am I?" she murmured.

"Master Chu!" Windy Rain exclaimed delightfully and Su Mucheng immadiately went to their side.

"YunYun, are you feeling fine?" Su Mucheng asked, intent to get out from the crazy atmosphere.

"No... I'm seeing Windy Rain alive and kicking before me MuMu, what should I do?" Chu Yunxiu questioned. Su Mucheng is stumped.

"Master, I'm real. I'm really here..." Windy Rain brought Chu Yunxiu's hand to touch his cheek.

Chu Yunxiu blanked... "... Eh, alright. I can live with that," Chu Yunxiu nodded.

"You accept it just like that?" Su Mucheng asked incredulously. Even now, she herself still can't accept the avatars are real life here.

"MuMu, I'm a girl of dream. Transmigration novels are not that rare." Chu Yunxiu solemnly stated whilst rubbing Windy Rain's cheek.

"But you fainted!" Su Mucheng accussed.

"It's a process to accept everything." Chu Yunxiu brushed it off. She then notices the noisy hall and looked toward the crowdy scene.

"What's happening? Was someone fighting?" Chu Yunxiu asked the situation and Windy Rain helps her up.

"It's... One Autumn Leaf and... Lord Grim," Su Mucheng said relucantly.

It was at the moment where Lord Grim directed his umbrella gun-form toward One Autumn Leaf whilst One Autumn Leaf also pointed his battle spear toward Lord Grim.

""Die!"" Both exclaimed.

"Wait," Ye Xiu who was still in Lord Grim's arm immadiately struggled. He doesn't know about them but he want to stay alive! Lord Grim dropped Ye Xiu unceremoniously with a soft "Wait here master." before darted forward.

Gunshoots are heard and One Autumn Leaf disappeared from his position to appear mid air, raising his spear and slash downward to Lord Grim, who also dodged to the side.

As the fight continue, the avatars off to the side is making a barrier between the fight and the players.

"So I'm saying... The first thing we should do when meeting our dear master for the first time is to express our undying loyalty and all sunshine right?" Sobbing Ghost whispered to his lover.

Craved Ghost shrugged, "Boys will be boys..."

"Err... Guys stop. You're scaring the esteemed players..." Three Hits meekly shouted (almost a whisper actually) to the battling duo.

"Should I shoot them?" Thousand Dazzling Blossoms asked others' opinions.

"Someone stop them!" Wang Jiexi demanded.

Cloud Piercer wordlessly took the initiative before Thousand Dazzling Blossoms, *Bang* *Bang* his left handgun shooted toward Lord Grim whilst the other shooted toward One Autumn Leaf.

The battling avatars pulled back immadiately to avoid the terrifyingly precise shoots from the quiet (borderline mute) avatar.

"What the hell Cloud Piercer!?" One Autumn Leaf growled. His frustration grows even more as he saw Lord Grim immadiately retrieve Ye Xiu in his retreating route.

"You... Scared them..." Cloud Piercer squeezed out some words. Everyone went silent as they stared half-incredulously at Cloud Piercer who actually said some words

"... I was actually expecting a speech bubble to come up like usual..." Troubling Rain commented from the side and everyone almost laughed at that. Given how shy Zhou Zekai is, in the game he much prefers speech bubbles, despite in the game there's no voice-restriction.

One Autumn Leaf ignored them all to glare at Lord Grim, "Release my master, you dirty failure!" he yelled.

Lord Grim's smile faltered and everyone looked at One Autumn Leaf, gasping.

"I'm not a failure," Lord Grim's tone is surprisingly sharp in contrast to his earlier soothing and leisure tone.

At the sideline, the avatars watched in displeasure. "That's so rude," Vaccaria knitted his brows as he looks toward One Autumn Leaf.

"He become much more hot tempered recently," Desert Dust remarked.

Cannot withstanding the thick and heavy atmosphere Dancing Rain stepped forward. "Hey, hey guys, calm down..." her voice pierces through the tense atmosphere softly.

"Guys, I think that's enough for the greeting hehe," Dancing Rain softly laughed but neither Lord Grim or One Autumn Leaf seems to acknowledge her.

"Okay, let's not fight anymore." growing annoyed at being ignored, Dancing Rain loudly declared. She cheered at first just because she thought it was fun and thought it's not a problem for them to fight a bit. But she never expect One Autumn Leaf would actually said something taboo like that.

"We're all friends here, remember? I'm One Autumn Leaf's partner, Lord Grim is being played by One Autumn Leaf's ex-owner, gather from our owners' relationship it could be said One Autumn Leaf and Lord Grim are half-brothers right?" Dancing Rain began to stupidly pull a line. Trying to negate both sides' enmity.

""No way,"" both interjected.

Lord Grim snorted, "Half-brother? He's more like ex-lover of my dear beloved master..." Lord Grim said, "Just go to your new master and be more fillial!" he added a salt on One Autumn Leaf's wound.

Right after Lord Grim said that, One Autumn Leaf relucantly craned his neck to look at Sun Xiang who was also behind the protective barrier. One Autumn Leaf bitted his lips, he might be given to Sun Xiang with Ye Xiu's unwillingness but One Autumn Leaf can't deny Sun Xiang is a worthy master... He respect Sun Xiang but...

"I still love master Ye the most," One Autumn Leaf's declaration might be sounded childlike but that's only because he's really like a lost child without Ye Xiu's guidance.

The avatars shook their head, they understand One Autumn Leaf's sentiment but it's still somewhat hurtful to the current master no? They secretely looked at Sun Xiang who have a complicated expression on his face.

"But master Ye is mine now," Lord Grim raised his chin.

"Frivolous! You're not owning your master. Your master owns you!" One Autumn Leaf snapped.

"You guys, shut up! I can't think properly if you two keep fighting over me and yells at each other!" Ye Xiu snapped furiously, all trace of the earlier daze is gone. He was busy in clearing his mind which alternate between force-shut down and panic, hence he can't react a lot earlier but now he's really ticked because his two beloved avatars are screaming at each other. Whether this is a dream or not (which this absolutely not)

Surprisingly, the two avatars immadiately stopped and dropped their alert stance.

"I'm sorry master..." Lord Grim fiddled with the umbrella's handle.

"My apologize master Ye..." One Autumn Leaf also looked down and apologize. They're both very much like a pair of scolded children.

Off to the side, Chu Yunxiu sniffed alarming Windy Rain. "Oh my God..." she moaned. "It's canon... Lord Grim/Ye Qiu and One Autumn Leaf/Ye Qiu!" she gleefully murmured and put her face on Windy Rain's chest as she giggled madly.

Chu Yunxiu's soft exclamation resounded in the dead silent hall, barely audible but still audible.

""...""

Everyone for once ignored the female god's weird tendecies in favor to take a breather as things finally calm down. Thanks to Ye Xiu's dignified tantrum, One Autumn Leaf and Lord Grim had settled down. The players looked at each other and once again inhaled deeply.

"Alright, can I panic now?" Fang Rui questioned loudly... Particularly to no one.

After things has been subdued. They're back to square one, they're freaking out. They can't believe their eyes and now is an appropriate time to settle this.

"Just, What is happening?" Han Wenqing demanded. Every players with the exception of Ye Xiu is hiding behind him, shamelessly using him as a meatshield, fighting to get the safest position.

Chu Yunxiu grew annoyed, "Why are you guys here anyway?! If you're a man step up and volunteer to be a meatshield!" She was hauled from her beloved Windy Rain's side and now the guys who hauled her are not even in front of her to protect.

"Sexist b*tch," Huang Shaotian murmured under his breath.

"Language!" Yu Wenzhou scolded with a hiss.

"I'm trying to assess the situation from a large view. And clerics stay behind the fighters." Zhang Xinjie reasoned to reply to Chu Yunxiu.

"The cleric is him." Tang Hao blantantly pointed towards Zhang Xinjie's avatar, Immovable Mountain.

"Shut up" Zhang Xinjie hissed to him.

"Seniors went first," Sun Xiang nudged Xiao Shiqin.

"Can we please calm down first?!" Xiao Shiqin whisper-yelled.

"They have... weapons..." Zhou Zekai meekly pointed out

"No shit sherlock!" Huang Shaotian shoots Zhou Zekai a glare.

"That's an obvious minus points for us." Wang Jiexi agreed.

"All of you, shut up" Han Wenqing glared at them through his shoulder.

The avatars looked at each other as their masters quarelled, "How about it Immovable Mountain?" Desert Dust threw the question to his vice captain.

"I'm not one hundred percent sure..." Immovable Mountain frowned and said cautiously, it's so Zhang Xinjie-ish. Almost everyone rolled their eyes at this indecisive answer.

Swoksaar then stepped up slowly, making sure he's not scaring anyone. "If I may say... We should be the ones who ask that," he stated.

"How should we know!" from the players side, Huang Shaotian blurted out.

"You don't know?" Life Extinguisher frowned.

"We really don't know a thing!" Zhang Xinjie confirmed.

"But we also don't know anything about this," Troubling Rain said then shrugged to show he really is clueless.

"Actually, I know!" Lord Grim piped up. Everyone instantly blanked and looked at him... Expectantly.

Lord Grim only smiled and smoothen Ye Xiu's ruffled hair and Ye Xiu almost facepalmed... The others did facepalmed though.

Finally, from the avatars side, Desert Dust grew annoyed, "So? We're waiting for your explaination!" he yelled brutely.

"Aaah," Lord Grim straightened and rubbed his chin, "each esteemed players got an invitation right?" Lord Grim started.

Every players took out their invitation letter and nodded, "Yes," Yu Wenzhou confirmed.

"What's this got anything to do with us-no you here?" Li Xuan asked.

"That's true, I don't have an invitation as I'm here only to escort." Zhang Xinjie voice out.

"What invitation?" Ye Xiu asked, tilting his head bewilderedly.

"This, we got an invitation to come here by various reason and stay for three days. I got invited for a witch converence. While the others got invited with reasons such as reunion or other converences" Wang Jiexi explained.

"Invitation? Reunion? I think I got such a thing for reunion too before I'm kidnapped," Ye Xiu recalled.

"Really?" Su Mucheng touched her cheek in concern.

"Yeah, but I ignored it. I'm busy after all, who cares about reunion? Moreover, three days at that?" Ye Xiu carelessly stated. Every players looked at him disgruntedly.

"But..." Ye Xiu trailled off, "After I ignored it, my old pack of cigarettes misteriously empty and I went out to buy more before I got knocked out..." Ye Xiu furrowed his brows at the seriousness of situation.

"This..." every players' hearts sank they looked at each other in dismay and depression... This is a planned one isn't it?

"Yes!" Lord Grim interjected, "Three days is the deadline!" Lord Grim stated.

"We'll stay here for three days!" Lord Grim finished.

"I see..." Life Extinguisher murmured.

"So, we're staying here three days without foods and drinks?" Wu Yuce asked. Isn't it asking them to die?!

"Don't worry. We, the avatars, are stocked with foods and drinks in our inventories," Lord Grim stated. Every avatars opened their inventories under the players' astonished gazes. And true to Lord Grim, their normally empty inventories are filled with foods and drinks, in fact there's so many of it.

"My, whoever did this they're so thoughtful," Swoksaar smiled sardonically.

"Master, here!" Troubling Rain tossed Huang Shaotian a canned drink which caught beautifully.

"And we don't have any intention to hurt you," One Autumn Leaf stepped up just to confirm. Everyone nodded, one side in affirmation and the other is understandingly.

"Alright, three days just stay here, and we got food. " Li Xuan muttered

"Alright, easy enough I guess" Fang Rui dusted himself.

"Three days stay with living game avatars with enough food to stay alive... Sure," Zhang Xinjie muttered sarcastly.

"Only three days. We have food. It's not that hard," Sun Xiang shrugged but just after he said this a blurr of shining silver whizzed past beside his head, shaving a slight strand of his blonde hair. Sun Xiang's pupils constricted.

"LOOK OUT!" One Autumn Leaf instantly appeared behind his current master and spun his battle spear, numerous ear piercing *clang* resounded and many throwing daggers got knocked aside.

"Careful!" Troubling rain moved and yanked Huang Shaotian out of the way with his left hand whilst his right moved in a lightning-like speed with his his sword and knocked countless blades heading their way.

Shrieks resounded and the ceilings formed countless sharp icebolts, Swoksaar raised his hand and a black hole-like thing appeared to shield and cover until a certain space. Vaccaria shoots up to cover the rest, firing several spells along the way.

"Ah!" Vaccaria stopped and fled back down as suddenly a giant iceball appeared like a meteor from the ceilings. Every long distant- fighters raised their weapons to point at the incoming giant iceball whereas the ghosblade duo made several boundaries to buff them up.

"Fire!" Vaccaria ordered, and a spectacular scene filled with many colours exploded, bombarding the iceballs which quickly erroded.

Desert Dust jumped with the help of Windy Rain, the already weakened iceball immadiately punched with his fiery fist and crashed into several smaller pieces. The avatars below immadiately ushered their master under the tables.

After the chaos subsided everyone blankly stared at Lord Grim who leisurely stood there with his umbrella shielding him and Ye Xiu.

"Oops, I forgot. 'Try to stay alive,' is the P.s," Lord Grim added sheepishly.

A tick appeared on everyone's temples.

"Damn You Lord Grim!" Just after they yelled this the space around began to distorting, everyone blanked.

They're in for a dangerous game...

In my draft it's full of 'YX' 'HS' 'HW' 'ZZ' 'TDB' 'OAL' 'LG' etc.

The voice alternate, if the avatars have more than one master, they'll usually a mix between the current and then master. But they can also chose to have whichever voice, like Dancing Rain, she have a completely same voice like Su Mucheng.

Their personality, I also grabbed it from their masters. Lord Grim is all smile and soothing... Like Su Muqiu but he also have Ye Xiu's calmness and shamelessness (of course...)

One Autumn Leaf is originally have a very similiar personality with Ye Xiu but having Sun Xiang become his current master, he become much more hot tempered (just like Desert Dust claimed).

Dancing Rain is a very cheerful girl who can't stand a very heavy atmosphere and don't like being ignored. She's a bit an airhead when it came to negate people.

Desert Dust is actually the same as Han Wenqing but more... Stubborn. Those who are still with their original master will have the same personality as their master, only a bit more... I'll add a bit more personality.

Three Hits too, I just changed the timeline FYI, I made this in the middle of summer transfer and Tang Hao had transfered. Three Hits is still having Lin Jingyan's meek personality because he's not owned by Tang Hao that long.

Craved Ghost is owned by Yuce for quite a bit time... It's since the 2nd season, whereas her original owner gave it to Wu Yuce...

You might notice Swoksaar is more to Wei Chen, sly and cunning, rather than to Yu Wenzhou's gentle and kind personality. Because when I see him in the donghua he struck me as a sly and sinister one who likes to see other struggles... Man, Wei Chen clearly know how to make an avatar

Why I was so long to update this? Because the characters are TOO MUCH! I'M REGRETTING SO MANY CHARACTERS HERE! I was like... "So, which one should do a dialogue now?" then to "Alright... Is this dialogue match the personality? Hmmm... No,"

In the end Zhou Zekai doesn't get a dialogue nor screen time in the first half of chapter... I can't find it appropriate for him to say anything other that usual peanut gallery... Like "gasp.." "look out..." but that still won't make an impact as he's too much a reserved man! Dammit Zhou Zekai!

Oh, AND I GET RID OF YANG CONG! Yeah, I'm sorry fans... This fic already has too much character that I need to babysit. Getting rid of two is already good enough.