Chapter 1
Dec 8th 2024 1715
Kirigaya Home
The therapist session had been rough today, but he was now walking on his own without crutches. His eyes still looked a bit sunken, but they had more life in them. What made them light up was when he got home.
"Kazuto, your sister still refuses to let me in the kitchen." Shino, aka Sinon, didn't look much better, but she still had improved.
"Physical therapy has me sore...and the psic one was annoying."
"Your sister showed me this." She gave him a case.
"Alfheim Online? Made by...RECT?"
"Remember who took over SAO servers?"
"...You think she's trapped in there?"
"Agil is looking into it...I mean Andy...It's weird. It was only two years, but still…"
"Humans are adaptable creatures."
"Dinner will be ready in a few minutes." A girl with black hair and dark green eyes poked her head out of the kitchen.
"Thanks Sugu...Nobuyuki Sugo...The owner of RECT, says he's trying to make VRMMOs harmless...but there's something about him. Anyway I got in contact with Ducker and he's going with me to visit Asuna."
"Why bring him along?"
"He took apart his NERVEGEAR and found something. A usb port."
"Why would there be a usb port on it?"
"I don't know. But he's going to show-"
"-Us."
"Ok...her dad is going to be thrilled."
"Why?"
"He and I visit her a lot. He'll like it that you'll be visiting."
"You'll eat before you go." Suguha walked in with plates of food and sat them down.
"Yeah…"
They started eating and Suguha joined them.
"To get into my kitchen you'll have to prove that you can lift potatoes." She looked at the other girl at the table.
"I'll be able to do that in a week. I think I liked Silica as your sister better..."
"Hey-"
"Lets just focus on the food, Ducker will be there quick."
"As your family I'm looking out for you."
"As his wife-"
"Food." As Kazuto looked to them they ate in silence.
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Dec 8th 2024 1830
Lotus Hospital
Asuna's Room
When the small group entered the room they saw a man in a business suit talking to her father. He had brown hair and black eyes with glasses.
"When will the date be set?"
"In january."
"When she wakes up she will be so thrilled."
"Date for what?" Kazuto looked the guy over.
"Ah Kirigaya-san, this is Nobuyuki Sugo, Owner of RECT."
"Pleased to meet you. I'm Miharu Kenta. This is Asada Shino, Kirigaya Kazuto, and Kirigaya Suguha." The boy put his computer next to her.
"What are you doing?" Sugo looked at Kenta.
"Going to tap in and see what she's seeing. She won't know what's going on, won't even be aware of it, but we can see where she's at."
"But-" He moved but her father stopped him.
"Let's see what the young man can do."
After finding the port on the head gear he plugged in and then plugged the laptop into the sixty-five inch tv.
"Hmmm...how did I…"
"Are you sure-"
"Ducker."
"Right boss."
The girl's father looked a bit confused and the business man looked nervous.
Shino made eye contact with Kazuto and he nodded to Kenta.
"Aw man...first time on one powered up...but too late to pull out now." Kazuto gaged the businessman's reaction to Kenta's probing.
"I'll get one of-"
"I'm in."
What came on the tv was a mirror. It showed Asuna in a see through top and panties, no bra, her hair tied back to show her pointed ears. There was plants in her hair, but her eyes held hatred. They then saw that she was in an oversized birdcage. The gaps in the bar's was wide enough to get through, but every time she tried it seemed like an invisible wall was there. She was talking, but there was no voice.
"Those were some choice words…" Kenta and Kazuto saw Sugo's expression change to a dark one before hiding it when the father looked his way.
"What did she say?"
" 'Damn Sugo.' You don't want to know the rest."
"I want to know what she said." Her father looked at him.
"The clean version is taking Sugo's manhood and putting it through a meatgrinder. What a coincidence, we have a guy here that also is named Sugo."
"You know something." Kazuto stated it like a fact.
"I don't know-"
"Think before you lie. I will find out." Kenta grinned.
"I swear I don't know anything about this."
"He's trustworthy." The father backed him up.
"Fine." Kazuto nodded to Kenta.
Shino looked to the father. "Could we have some time with her ?"
"Sure, come Sugo, we have many things to discuss." The businessman was unwillingly lead away.
As soon as the door was closed Shino looked to Kenta.
"If he doesn't know anything, then I'm a PK."
"I love the fact that you can just plug in here without any issues. I'll hack his financials and his record. I'll also talk to some of the programmer's of SAO's cardinal system." Kenta looked to them and then to Asuna. "I'll also try and send her a message."
"Do what you can...Shino, do you wanna tackle this from the inside?"
"You mean-"
"Those are wings on her back. Only one game I know that has that."
"Alfheim online."
"Made by RECT."
"And the owner was in here basically getting her hand in a marriage she doesn't want."
"Let's get the guild back together." Kazuto smiled.
"As it happens…" Sugu looked at them.
"You play?" Kazuto looked at her confused.
"Y-Yeah…"
"I guess you can show us why you play."
"What about-"
"Asuna is more important than what the psic says."
Shino nodded. "She's not out yet."
"Ducker-"
"Yeah, I'll send the emails." He unplugged and gripped Asuna's hand before he let go. "I'll nail this bastard."
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Dec 10th 2024 1305
Dr. Miya Hokuto's psychiatry office
The woman was dressed in a white long sleeved shirt with a low neckline that showed off her 'B' cup and a black knee length skirt. She wore black flats. Her black hair was done in a bun and she looked at her patient with her green eyes.
"You are no longer trapped in a game where you can die."
"I know that." Kazuto looked to her annoyed.
"Then why do you look over your shoulder?"
"It's what happens when you've been hunted for the first few months." He had an edge in his tone. "But I also learned that to survive you need people you can trust."
"Ok, expand on that."
"Me and Sinon-"
"Shino."
"Shino...we've been through too much." He looked at her ceiling and placed his hands on his stomach.
"Do you still want to marry her?"
"I am married to her...and after hearing about her mom being killed...I took her in."
"Well legally here in this world you still need to fill out the paperwork."
"We'll be doing that next monday."
"Time is up."
'Thank you…'
"Just remember, you're not surrounded by enemies here."
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Dec 10th 2024 1435
Dr. Ishi Rokubungi's physical therapy office
"That's it, good job!" The man was looking at Kazuto as he was lifting a ten pound dumbbell. "You graduated to the ten pounder…"
"Yeah…" He grunted as he was nearing the thirty minute time limit.
"You should feel some pride, the others I work with are only getting to the five pounder."
"Shino is getting there as well."
"Yeah, well...she seems to have a purpose…"
"She wants to start cooking…"
"Ah."
"And done." He put the dumbbell on the rack.
"You know what's next."
"How many laps?"
"Just two."
"Thanks."
"No problem."
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Dec 10th 2024 1745
Kirigaya Home
The girl with black hair and glasses looked to Kazuto's sister with annoyance.
"You need some help."
"I said no."
"Come on...I can lift ten pounds already."
"Fine." Sugu pointed to a fifty pound bag.
Shino gave the girl an irritated look as she went over and pulled out five of them.
"The bag-"
"You didn't say anything about lifting a bag, you just said potatoes." Sugu gave the glasses wearing girl an annoyed look.
"Tonight we'll be logging on. When I say to logout, logout. Remember, you won't have someone to change a bedpan, and your body has functions."
"I know that, but from what the forum said, if you log out not in a safe zone, someone can pk your avatar and any skill points spent is lost."
"Which is why you party up."
"What I don't get is why all the races are separate...it's like that old mmo called RF Online."
"It's a race to get the top of the world tree."
"It would be better if they worked together." Kazuto stood in the kitchen door.
"Welcome home."
"What took you?"
"I talked with Andy, and guess what he showed me." He showed them a picture of a blurry girl in a oversized birdcage.
"Asuna!"
"Yup."
"You mean she's-"
"Trapped there. More than likely doesn't have any ability to pull up any menu or any way to message." Shino looked to Kazuto.
"Ducker is going to join us tonight."
"Let's eat." Sugu pulled the cut spuds from the fryer and placed them on separate plates.
"Be nice to us tonight, please?" Kazuto looked to Sugu and she started eating.
"...(gulp) sure."
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Dec 10th 2024 1845
Kirigaya Home
Kazuto's bedroom
He laid down and put on his NERVEGEAR. Shino laid next to him and put on AMUSPHERE, the NERVEGEAR replacement. 'I'm going in...again...but of my own free will...and with the woman I love.' He took her hand and squeezed it gently.
"Link start!" As the kaleidoscope of colors flashed by but then settled on a plain white field the logo for ALO appeared and he tapped it.
[Welcome to Alfheim Online, please choose your race.]
"Hmmm...Spriggan looks good...Illusion magic?" He then tapped the black colored faery and then he was taken to another area.
[Please choose your appearance.]
He then chose the basic avatar and a random hair style.
[Choose your prefered weapon.]
A wand, a bow, and a sword appeared. He went for the sword.
"This is too light."
[Login almost complete. What's your name?]
He typed in a name he lived by for two years. Kirito.
[Login complete. Teleporting to starting area.]
He then found himself falling to what seemed a black temple only to see what appeared to be a rip in spacetime appear and now he was in a random forest, in what seemed to be beginner chest plate armor covering a black shirt, black leather pants and boots.
He luckily hit a deep part of a river and he swam out.
"At least i'll be dry soon."
"I wasn't so lucky." A girl with blue hair, furry cat ears and tail stepped out in beginner leather armor that was over a tan shirt that showed her shoulders, short shorts and low cut boots. She carried a bow and her quiver only had a few arrows.
"Shino, where did you land?"
"Over there, the trees broke my fall, but I lost most of my ammo."
"Hey you guys!" A blonde girl in a green top that showed off her impressive bust flew over. Her skirt was thigh length and her boots were low cut. She had blonde hair and blue eyes and she carried a sword.
"Sugu-"
"Here I'm Leafa." She looked to her brother.
"Ok Leafa, where to?"
"About that…"
"There she is!" A guy in red armor flew in and landed.
"Look, more noobs to kill."
Kirito pulled his short sword and looked to Sinon. She nodded and knocked an arrow.
"Oh look, he wants to fight, bring it noob." Three more appeared, but one flew higher than the rest.
"Looks like you made some friends Leafa, should I tell them to buzz off?"
"Are you kidding?! You don't even know-" She was silenced when Sinon pegged one of the faery's in red in the head and the guy turned into a ball of red flame.
Kirito launched himself at the closest two and in two swipes they were balls of red flame as well.
"Shit!" The one that was flying a ways back took off, only to be felled by another arrow to the head.
"Leafa-"
"Shh-" When the balls of flame winked out she looked at them. "They could still hear you."
"I see. As for what happened, I have no clue."
"I have one." Sinon brought up her inventory. "We still have our old levels from SAO."
"Which means we have to clear our inventories."
As he was deleting objects one caught his attention.
[Yui's Heart]
He activated it and Yui appeared.
"M-Mommy...Daddy?"
"We're here." She crashed into them like a freight train.
" 'Daddy'?" Leafa looked confused.
"Our daughter." Kirito looked to her.
"Can you find Aunty Asuna?"
"Checking...I no longer have an admin login, but I can check the player registry." The little girl looked down and her eyes glowed a pulsing blue. "Sorry daddy, no luck...but I can take this form."
She then shrunk to about the size of a finger and had wings. Her dress looked like a plain white sundress and she no longer had footwear.
"How cute." A dark purple faery walked into the clearing with a smile.
"Ducker! Glad you could make it!"
"Yeah, I have some good news, his financials. Income is greater than outgo."
"So, who's funding him?" Sinon looked seriously at him.
"A American shell company that's really the CIA. My best guess right now."
"She's not even registered as a player."
"She and two hundred and ninety nine others are on a separate server, but can still be accessed through this one."
"I want to help Uncle Ducker." The cute pixie sized Yui spoke up.
"No such thing as overkill." Kirito have a thumbs up.
"Don't teach her any bad habits." Sinon looked the the rogue.
"Take it easy, I promise."
"Bad habits?" Leafa looked confused.
"He's a rogue. But a good one."
"There's a town close to here, I'll show you the way." Leafa took to the sky.
"How do you do that?" Ducker looked at her.
"Imagine that you have wings on your back." As she said this, Duckers and Kirito's black wings appeared. Sinon summoned a dire sized cat mount with ethereal wings.
"Now, work the wings." After five minutes they were in the air, and Sinon was waiting with Leafa.
"H-How do you laaAAAAnnnd!" Ducker crashed into a tree and his health bar took a dip, but was still in the green.
"I guess that's one of the things you'll have to figure out. Keep up." With that she shot like a rocket, with Sinon keeping up.
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A/n: It's here. I did change a few things up though.