WARNING: This story contains mature elements such as manipulation, Non-Con, humiliation.

Prologue: The Black Swordsman

Kazuto Kirigaya once wondered if life could be normal, but he supposed there was no way that was going to happen, huh?

Ah, right. No one would probably understand why he'd say that, of course. Yeah, that would need a lot of explanation that he really wasn't a normal kid like all the other kids.

Don't trust my word. Trust his.

Kazuto was a bright child. Despite his youth, he had been prone to picking up on stuff that would have been deemed too difficult or complex for the minds of others. And truly, such was proven by how he had been capable of building himself a computer at the age of ten! His own mother was gobsmacked, and his little sister absolutely praised him for just how amazing of a brother he was, enough so to give him a healthy blush on his face.

But then curiosity takes over him. Just a small drop of it, really, which was more than enough to get him to do some research on something… and lo and behold, he discovered that his aforementioned mother and sister weren't his mother and sister at all, but just his aunt and cousin on his real mother's side.

So where'd they go? Dead. Car accident on the same year of his birth.

That shocking revelation really had its effect on him, causing him to put some distance away from friends and his own family, in shock and just distressed and confused. Nothing made sense.

But being a normal Japanese teenager he was, he still had his moments where playing games never got old, especially when the NerveGear—the technology invented by Akihiko Kayaba that allowed FullDive, a revolutionary method of playing games—was introduced.

Then came 'Sword Art Online', an incredible game set around the idea of medieval battling and swordsmanship in a floating castle in the sky that had him excited—in fact, the Beta Test had excited millions of people, and only the lucky ten thousand had been the ones to be able to dive in.

Unfortunately, things take a turn for the worst when the game creator, Akihiko Kayaba himself, announces that the game was in fact a death game, one that would undeniably kill the player sin real life if they die in-game.

From there, they fight to progress onto the next floors, Kirito makes a name for himself as a 'Beater', somehow builds himself a small roster of allies and friends, somehow finds himself falling in love with a girl he's fought alongside with for the good two years (and vice versa), becoming a father to an A.I. of all things, and ultimately beating Kayaba at his own game (who had been revealed to be Heathcliff, who was the leader of the guild Asuna was part of) and finally freeing everyone.

But really, things just never go the way anyone hopes.

Kazuto, once more in the real world, finds his fiancé still unconscious, learning from an old friend that she's somehow kept trapped in another game; 'ALfheim Online', a world based on Norse mythology with fairies, gods and magic.

So he dived into the virtual world once more, teaming up with a fairy he learned at the end of his journey was really Suguha, his cousin a.k.a. his adoptive sister, and marched on to their destination with the help of countless other players from all other races, helping him reunite with Asuna both in the game world and finally in the real world, and happy ever after.

Again, another mission for him to undertake since he's just that good at VR games (he blames himself), Kazuto has to dive into 'Gun Gale Online', the world of guns and battling other players, to investigate the case of Death Gun, some sort of rumour where players are killed by this strange masked player. Some fighting there, some discovering here, he makes a new friend, apprehends a culprit behind this case, and done.

…Okay, this is really getting old.

Another mission, one that he was certainly hoping to be the utmost last (because he's not sure he can take another dozen more), was to become a test subject for a new machine, the Soul Translator, which incorporates basic functions from the NerveGear, though at a grander scale.

Really, it was just as confusing as it was when he tried to understand it, but it was really easy; it replicated a world that moved at a time a thousand times faster than that of the real world, he dived into that world and just experienced life in that world.

But then the past catches up to him, and there was no escaping this time.

"Hahaha! There isn't a sword to save you now, hero!"

"Khh..!"

Remember the Death Gun incident? Apparently, it was the work of two heads; the one who got caught was the brother of the primary suspect, and his job was to inject people with succinylcholine, which had been what killed the victims back then. The brother's job was to spread the name of Death Gun by playing the role of the avatar.

And lo and behold, the damned asshole was right here right now, wearing a crooked grin and a manic look in his eyes that still reflected the killer in him from so many years ago.

The older person, a past member of the red players guild 'Laughing Coffin', cackled wildly into the night air. "Just us this time, hero! What do you think, eh? Making out of this alive?!"

"Shit..!" Reacting as quickly as he could with the reflexes that had been sharpened after two years of living in the virtual world, Kazuto knocks Asuna aside as he draws his umbrella. "Asuna, get away!"

"Don't even think about it!" And with that, Johnny Black rushes forwards with his strange device in hand, a poison weapon.

Teeth gritted, the ravenette does what he could do, pulling his umbrella backwards and thrust it in a forwards motion into his assaulter's leg, twisting to apply as much pressure as possible.

But the damage had been done.

And the only thing he could ever remember was blacking out, collapsing backwards onto the asphalt…

Underworld, Central Cathedral, Floor 80—25th May, Year 380 in the Time of the Realm of Humanity

Kirito liked to think that he was, at best, a relatively approachable guy. No, he wouldn't say he's really nice, not wanting to sound bragging or arrogant, but with all the maturing and getting to know so many people and spending time with them, he's at least able to become a person who wouldn't hesitate to help anyone in need.

Of course, he wasn't an idiot; if the situation looked grim, there was no way he was going to risk getting both himself and whoever he wanted to help killed. Now that was the worst thing that could ever happen, and he wasn't planning on letting that happen.

Anyways, when he had been approached and asked for help in something, he would have said no… if it weren't for the fact that it meant that he would be the first person to ever test out a new type of diving machine. And damn him and his curiosity.

Anyways, if anyone asked him if he did dive into this world by his own will, well… that goes both ways then.

Yeah, he had no problems saying 'yes' to offering his help. But, well… being stuck here was definitely not one of them.

Seriously, what the hell are they—

"Kirito," he broke out of his thoughts, onyx eyes blinking a few times to focus on the sight before him. "Look…"

This person, Kirito, he stops himself from thinking about the past now. He looks to where his partner was indicating, and there, under an olive tree atop the little green hill before them sat a lone figure. One clad in golden armour, with beautiful yellow hair, eyes closed as the wind blew around them—serene, gentle, quiet.

Odd. This wasn't an open space. How is it that the wind was blowing? Wait, he shouldn't be thinking about this. Shit.

"So, what do we do..?" Asked his partner, keeping his eyes trained on the figure—despite the determination in them, there was uncertainty, as if he couldn't muster the proper courage to actually do what they were about to do.

As far as he knew, whatever the hell they were going to do all boils down to one thing; stupidity.

Yup. This was going to be absolutely stupid, reckless, and every other synonyms that mean the same thing.

"…You know what you need to do, Eugeo," muttered Kirito, hand on the handle of his blade as he stared at their opponent. She was beginning to get up, and he felt a gulp down his throat. "Focus on getting her with the dagger. I'll… I'll take the hit."

"W-What?" That was enough to take him off-guard, his soft blue eyes widening in shock. "K-Kirito, you can't—"

"I'm serious," nodded the ravenette, gaze growing sharp. "I'll take Alice's first strike, and find some way to restrain her. At that time, you'll grab the opportunity to use the dagger."

The knife that was tied around Eugeo's neck was still there, hidden beneath the boy's coat. The person looked at his friend, seemingly conflicted, but the determination in the other teenager's eyes melted any form of worry that he had.

They were always dumb teenagers. And were certainly why they always got into trouble.

"I think we can strike her now," adds Kirito after a moment, gripping his blade tighter. "Her weapon isn't around, so there won't be enough time for her to recite the «Perfect Weapon Control» command. Well, if we strike first, of course. And let's try not to use our own «Perfect Weapon Control». We'd still need it for the knights' commander. And definitely the pontifex."

"True… I can still use my «Perfect Weapon Control» two times," nodded Eugeo in agreement—it would come in useful against their next opponents. "You?"

Kirito sweat-dropped in response. "One more time…" With that, he makes his move forwards. "Let's go."

"Got it," nodded his friend, marching by his side.

And really, Kirito shouldn't have been so surprised about the fact that their opponent before them was one that was of worry to him. She was powerful, something that they could both sense, so beating her would not be easy.

That wasn't to say that the other Integrity Knights before them had been pushovers. Hardly, they were just as difficult, but it felt like she was just another harder obstacle to get over.

And really, that had been the exact thought he got when Alice got up and, without no explanation whatsoever, placed a hand on the tree, only for it to turn into her sword.

"Sh*t, it's already in «Perfect Weapon Control»?!" Cursing, Kirito rushes forwards, an earlier plan in his hand immediately thrown out. "Come on!"

She drew her blade from her scabbard, a gleaming gold that reflected the pure courage of her spirit, standing in place as she awaited the two swordsmen that were steadily running towards her.

With a huff, Kirito drew his own midnight sword, leaping forwards as he activated «Sonic Leap» and parried her incoming attack. "Switch!"

He leapt back, Eugeo taking his place with a shout as he swung his blade towards her, Alice parrying his attack and knocking him back with a well-timed blow to his own sword, jumping forwards to continue the assault, striking Eugeo's sword time and time again and slowly causing him to backpedal.

"Switch!" Eugene immediately made to swap places with Kirito, who spun in place and clashed blades with Alice using a slash from the side, gritting teeth as he shifted his weight to his other foot and aimed a thrust at her, missing her as she sidestepped his attack, returning the assault with a swing from overhead.

*Clank..!*

"Hrk..!" With a grunt, he pushed back Alice's attack before parrying all her next few strikes, each quicker than the last and starting to push him back. 'Damn, she is good..! Makes sense, that's for sure!'

The duel between the two swordsmen and their opponent was almost one-sided, enough that Kirito and Eugeo were clearly showing difficulty against their lone opponent. Her strength and skill clearly outmatched their own, but they weren't going to give up.

"Eugeo, get ready!" With a determined shout, Kirito grits his teeth and wills his blade to shine. "Here we go! «Enhance Armament»!"

Circular patterns flashed and blinked on the edges of his sword, codes and binary quickly appearing and fading away before the black blade glowed bright purple, shifting wildly and going mad before it burst like a firework, turning some form of helix DNA as he swung it forwards.

"Hh!" With a quick swing of her blade, her sword's metal diffused into yellow flowers that formed a strong, solid chassis that moves forwards like a gigantic club.

But Kirito hadn't been clumsy with his next choice of move. He swings his weapon forwards, striking her weapon dead-on its mark, the effects of their currently activated arts more than enough to cancel out one another, producing a shockwave enough to knock them off of one another.

'What the—He was planning to strike my sword?!'

"Eugeo, now!"

"Got it!"

The blond rushed forth, clutching the knife.

The Integrity Knight is left open for the blow.

The black-haired swordsman is knocked back, unable to do anything.

And something that neither the three of them had expected occurred.

The clash of their weapons creates a shockwave enough to shatter the exterior wall, producing a vacuum that sucks the three out.

But, with his fast reflexes, he buries his sword into the floor, wind blowing past his hair and face and trying to force him out of the building.

But the other two hadn't been so lucky.

"W-Waah..!"

"Nnhg..! Gaaah!"

"E-Eugeo! Alice!"

His hand shot forwards, but he hadn't been so lucky to reach any of them. Instead, they were sucked out, falling from the eightieth floor of this tower that stood amongst the clouds.

In shock, he only waited for the vacuum to stop before he rushed to the edge of the hole in the wall, staring down and trying to find them. "Eugeo! Alice! Where are—"

Some strange sound whizzed around him, and when he looked, the wall was reconstructing itself. Literally, the crumbled blocks of stone and whatever strange material that made up the wall of this tower was slowly piecing back together to cover up the hole.

'Shit, the hole's covering up!' There was no time to hesitate. He had to act now! His body prepares for the incoming fall—

But then his body stiffens, mind suddenly struck by a new idea that just doesn't fail to get him to ponder on.

What if, and this is just a really wild what if, what if he were to progress onwards to the hundredth floor on his own?

It was crazy, it was just absurd! That was just asking for him to be killed, because he was certain as hell that there was no way he could face off against any other Integrity Knights on his own—God knows both he and Eugeo struggled enough, even together, against the previous knights. That, coupled with the fact that he would have to go up against the Administrator.

The final boss, so to speak.

'But there's still more to be done, huh?' He remembered what Cardinal told him. She must be removed so that they could make proper preparations for the imminent invasion by the Dark Forces, because her efforts would bear no fruit.

It was suicidal to go on his own, but by now, Eugeo and Alice are probably finding some way to scale the tower. It would take too long to wait for them to catch up, and were he to wait for them, the Administrator would order her knights, all of whom would probably already be healed by then, to chase after him and cut him down.

…No. No, he can't let that happen.

The hole in the wall closes up, and Kirito sheathes his midnight black sword, letting out a breath.

He… He has a plan, one that he wasn't sure would work, but he has full belief that it might just actually work. He was up against one hell of an obstacle, but that would be her downfall, her weakness.

He'll strike at the precise time in the exact manner, and he'll win. No doubt about that.

'Eugeo, Alice,' he thought, staring where the hole once was. 'Please… be safe.'

Now on his own, Kirito moves to proceed to the hundredth floor, very much hoping that he'd be alive at the end of this journey. He seriously hoped so, because God help him, he's had enough close death encounter and been safe time and time again.

He really hopes his Devil's luck doesn't run out.

On the hundredth floor of the Central Cathedral, it only consisted of one single room; the Administrator's living room.

The ceiling was of the dark, starry night, painted black and with a design of a beautiful blue bird, complemented by the many ornaments that glinted and sparkled to resemble stars. And in the room was a canopy bed, veiled by pink cloth. It felt so out of place, as this large room had just that, and no other decoration.

But the Administrator had no need for anything else. This, by far, was already perfect for, so there was no need for any other addition. It would just get in the way anyways, and ruin the aesthetics of this room.

Her silver hair was splayed everywhere on the bed, all around and some resting on her naked body. Her eyelids fluttered open to reveal a pair of beautiful silver orbs, her plush velvet lips parting ever so slightly to let air into her system.

It wasn't long before she finally moved her body into a half-sitting position, looking around her. The veils did well to block some light, providing just enough shade that it made to calm her so much.

A smile flitted to her face.

'So… it seems that one of the rebels and Knight Synthesis Thirty has fallen out of the building,' she mused in her mind, chuckling softly to herself with a shake of the head. 'How bizarre… I had been certain that the marble of the wall was firm.'

Then the image of the final rebel, who was still progressing towards the final floor (towards her), filled her mind.

Things were about to become interesting… and absolutely the worst (and possibly best) moment of her life.

Author's Notes:

It's been so long since I last wrote here... With the ban over the website in Malaysia, it's not easy. The only way I can possibly access this is through VPN on my phone, so publishing stories on there is impossible, and my lovely but really old laptop that's as slow as a turtle, yet somehow able to access this website.

Anyways, if I can even update this story in the future, I'll try my best. Messed up story like rape, humiliation and non-con coming up, and one of them is definitely up in the next chapter. If that's not your cup of tea, turn back.

Anyways, yeah. Good to be here again...