Battle of the bosses.

Early the next morning, Alix left the Tai house at the same time with chairman Tai and Tai Ho Sun, each going to work. She didn't go to work but rather headed to a hotel and checked into a presidential suite for absolute privacy. There she logged into the virtual world and waited patiently for the thirty five minutes left on the timer for the final battle to begin. 

She and other players showed up to the task hall because that where they had to accept the task of eliminating the dark wizard. 

All the members of the different guilds had arrived, and quickly, her wandering eyes located the despicable elf. And just as she was searching for him, so was he for her. It was if they naturally repelled each other because he was naturally at one end of the room and she the opposite. 

When their eyes met, an invisible spark sizzled in the air. The ugly tension between them was felt by all, and the other players did not miss out on the chance to whisper.