Crossover Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor Moon Online: Hollow Fragment ❯ Tower of the Dragon and Shadow Blader ( Chapter 15 )

I really hoped that you enjoyed the last chapter because unlike the original Sailor Moon Online, I’m going to try to add plenty more ‘lighter moments’ like the ones in the previous chapter. Basically, I’m hoping to add more humor and romance while not decreasing the amount of action, adventure, and drama that my Sailor Moon Online fanfiction that this story is a ‘spin-off’ from, everyone. I hope that I’m doing a good job and I hope that you are enjoying this story!

 

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Warning: This story contains intense violence, blood, possible gore, death, mild to explicit suggestive themes, including mind-control and brainwashing, mild to explicit bad language, and mature adult themes/situations!

 

Second Warning: Some to a lot of OOC (Out of Character) actions and mannerisms in this whole story!

 

Sailor Moon Online: Hollow Fragment

 

Chapter 15: Tower of the Dragon and Shadow Blader

 

December 31, 2024, Hollow Area

 

Inside of the Hollow Area Control Center, Philia is with Kirito, Usagi, Mamoru, Dai, Akari, Sora, and Kairi once again.

 

Kirito tells Philia, “Sorry that we are late, Philia. We have been busy for the past few days.”

 

Philia responds, with a smile, “No, I understand. It is actually a lot faster than the weeks that you took last time.”

 

Kirito says, nervously while rubbing his head, “Sorry about that.”

 

Philia says, with a smile, “No, Kirito. It is nice that you came back.”

 

Kairi says, “It must be lonely around here.”

 

Dai says, with a smile, “Well, Philia, Kari-chan, and I had each other, but yeah, you can kind of get ‘stir crazy’ especially since your neighbors are weird wacked out players.”

 

Mamoru says, “Anyway, we can see what you mean about them being ‘strange’. However, we can’t worry about them right now.”

 

Kirito says, “Yeah, we need to see why Mimete didn’t want us at that tower.”

 

Mamoru says, “We need to be ready for anything since Mimete is trying her best to stop us.”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “No kidding, Mamoru-kun.”

 

Sora says, with a grin, “Whatever that rotten witch has for us, I know that we will defeat it as long as we work as a team!”

 

Kairi says, with a smile, “Oh, Sora…” The others nod their heads and they teleport into the area of the Hollow Area known Bridge Linked to Bastea Gate in which they rush over to the gateway where they find the gate still unlocked.

 

Sora says, with a smile, “Cool! The gateway is still unlocked.”

 

Kirito says, with a nod, “Yeah…”

 

Philia asks, “What’s wrong, Kirito?”

 

Usagi says, “Why didn’t Mimete ‘re-lock’ the gate? I don’t like this.”

 

Mamoru says, with a suspicious glare in his eyes, “Good point, love.”

 

Sora asks, “Maybe she forgot?”

 

Usagi says, “Mimete is many things, but forgetful isn’t one of them especially when she is ‘on the job’.”

 

Kirito says, “Be prepared for anything.” The others nod their head and they cross the bridge into an area known as Floating Ruin at Bastea which looks like a series of land masses that look like islands floating in the open sky with a massive tower dominating the whole area.

 

Akari asks, “Where are we?”

 

Dai says, with a whistle, “Wish I knew, Kari-chan.”

 

Usagi says, amazed, “It looks like we are on a series of floating islands.”

 

Mamoru says, “I agree.”

 

Dai says, “It looks like there is a large tower here too.”

 

Kirito says, “Why is that tower here? It is going to take some time to get up.”

 

Philia says, with a smile, “I smell treasure around here.”

 

Usagi says, “I hope that’s all we find. It looks like a classic place that villains would set up residence.”

 

Dai says, with a nod, “That’s for sure.”

 

Kirito says, “Let’s venture carefully, everyone.” Soon after, the group heads down where they find another teleport stone in which they activate what Kirito and Philia take care of nearby enemies.

 

When they were done, Mamoru says, “We can immediately come here right away when we need to come here again instead of risking running over the bridge.”

 

Dai asks, “So, where do we go first?”

 

Sora responds, pointing to the tower, “Where do you think Dai?”

 

Kirito says, with a nod, “I have to agree. The fastest way to complete this area is to head to that tower.”

 

Usagi says, with a sigh, “I knew that you were going to say that Kirito.” The group then ventures off towards the entrance of the tower where they fight off a few monsters along the way, but when they are at the foot of the tower, they find a seal similar to the one at the bridge where they entered this area.

 

Dai says, plainly, “This isn’t a surprise.”

 

Kirito says, “It says: ‘Those that don’t have the testament of the Dragon King should leave immediately’. That’s it.”

 

Usagi asks, confused, “Testament of the Dragon King?”

 

Philia asks, “Could it be an item?”

 

Kirito says, “Maybe. Let’s look for it.”

 

Just then a mighty roar is heard and Akari yells out, “What was that?”

 

Kairi says, looking up, “Up there!” Everyone then looks up to see a huge dark colored dragon flying in the skies above them.

 

Philia says, stunned, “A dragon!”

 

The dragon flies into the tower and Dai says, “I think that we found the ‘dragon king’ gang.”

 

Mamoru says, “It looks like that this place is its lair.”

 

Philia says, “Scary.”

 

Akari says, with a nod, “No kidding, Philia.”

 

Usagi says, nodding her head, “Got that right. That was scary.”

 

Dai asks, curiously, “Even after all that you have been through?”

 

Usagi says, “This whole experience still scares me to the core, Dai.”

 

Kirito says, “Anyway, we should figure out a way to get in.”

 

Sora asks, “Why not use the Keyblade?”

 

Kairi responds, “Sora, did you forget last time?”

 

Sora responds, nervously, “Oh, yeah.”

 

Mamoru says, “We have to assume that all the gates are booby trapped that way. While the Keyblade can open any gate, it doesn’t mean that it stops whatever traps are on the ‘lock and door’ that the Keyblade opens.”

 

Kirito says, “And it means for now, we have to follow ‘the rules’ of opening these doors.”

 

Usagi says, plainly, “And that means finding this ‘Testament of the Dragon King’, whatever that is.”

 

Sora asks, “How do we find it?”

 

Mamoru says, with a plain tone, “The old fashioned way, Sora.”

 

Dai says, plainly, “We look around.”

 

Sora says, looking around, “We have a lot of ‘place’ to look around.”

 

Kirito says, “Might as well get started.”

 

Sora gives a bored sigh, Kairi giggles at this, and Usagi says, “We’re going to be a while. I hope that the others will be okay without us.”

 

Mamoru says, with a smile, “I’m sure that they will be just fine, Meatball Head.” Usagi gives a smile and a nod in which all of them head off to find a way to open the barrier that’s preventing them from getting into the tower.

 

December 31, 2024, Floor 76, Arc Sofia

 

Returning to Arc Sofia, we are inside of one room where we find Minako and Takashi together with Takashi wearing only a pair of boxers while Minako is wearing only yellow-orange sexy lingerie in which they are engaged in a passionate kiss.

 

When they release from the kiss, Takashi says, “You are so beautiful, Mina-chan.”

 

Minako says, with a grin, “Yeah, I know.”

 

Takashi says, “Then again it isn’t surprising since you are the Sailor Scout after the goddess of beauty after all.”

 

Minako says, with a seductive tone, “You say the sweetest things, Takashi.”

 

Takashi says, with a sly smile, “It does make me cautious since Venus is also the goddess of sexuality too.”

 

Minako says, slyly, “Well, someone knows his mythology.”

 

Takashi says, with a grin, “I’m not an expert, but I read quite a few books since my mom encouraged it.”

 

Minako asks, “Want to find out how much of Lady Aphrodite that I ‘channel’?”

 

Takashi says, with a weak smile, “I would love to…”

 

Minako asks, curiously, “What’s wrong?”

 

Takashi says, “Mina-chan, all this is fake.”

 

Minako tells Takashi, looking at him in the eyes, “Is our relationship fake?”

 

Takashi responds, “No…”

 

Minako tells Takashi, with a sly smirk, “Then stop being a worry wart, Takashi. We’ll find each other back in the real world and I already know that you live in Odiaba.”

 

Takashi says, “Well, I won’t be in the same condition as I am here. My body hasn’t been used for over two years.”

 

Minako says, with a sly smirk, “That means that I can put plenty of meat and muscle on you and I can feed you until you are up on your feet. And once you are like yourself right now, you and I can share a nice little ‘love hotel’ room…”

 

Takashi asks, surprised, “Huh?” Minako giggles before bringing him back into a passionate kiss in which Takashi mentally sighs and returns the kiss with the same passion.

 

December 31, 2024, Hollow Area

 

Heading back into the Hollow Area, Kirito, Philia, Usagi, Mamoru, Dai, Akari, Sora, and Kairi are in a ‘division’ of the Hollow Area known as the Keepers’ Battle Observation Deck. They have been exploring this area of the Hollow Area for quite a while to find a way to break the seal to the entrance of the tower and all they have been through is a lot of monster battles.

 

Dai says, with a sigh, “Man! We have been up and down all over the place!”

 

Sora says, “No kidding, Dai! And we have zero to show for it!”

 

Kairi says, “Maybe this item has to do with a dragon like a ‘dragon’s jade’ or something.”

 

Usagi says, “Maybe, Kairi.” When they reach the entrance of a cavern, Usagi and Kirito stop and hold their arms out to stop everyone else.

 

Mamoru asks, “What’s wrong?”

 

Usagi says, “There is a group of player signals up ahead.”

 

Dai says, “So, what? It is just another group of those weird players around here.”

 

Kirito says, “They have orange cursors.”

 

There are gasps and Philia asks, “Are you sure?”

 

Kirito says, with a nod, “Yeah, I am. Usagi and I will use our Search Skills to try to get a better look, but let’s stay out of sight.” After advancing a bit and finding cover to hide, Usagi and Kirito use their Search Skills to get a good look of the players with orange cursors, showing their status as criminal players, in which they look like the players with dark brown hooded cloaks that killed a player in the Hollow Area around a few days ago.

 

One of them says, “Hey, let’s go.” As they start to move off, Kirito makes a motion to stay quiet in which the others nod as they slowly follow them where these hooded players meet another, but even under the hood, we can see a violet ‘scar’ on the right side of the face of this player, who looks to be male. The person that spoke to the other ‘orange players’ says to this player, who also has an orange cursor, “It’s finished, boss.”

 

The player spoke in a deep handsome, but sinister voice, “That was slow. Was there a problem?”

 

The cloaked player responds, “Well, the target was unexpectedly strong.”

 

The player that the cloaked player called ‘boss’ responds, “I don’t need excuses.”

 

With the others, Usagi and Kirito are using their Search Skills to get a better look and they are shocked when they see the person with violet ‘scar’ in which Usagi thinks in her mind, shocked, “No…No way!”

 

Kirito thinks in his mind, stunned, “Him?! What’s he doing here?!”

 

The ‘boss’ says, “Do better next time.”

 

When Kirito and Usagi look at each other, Usagi thinks, seeing Kirito’s reaction, “It can only be him. It can only be that monster.”

 

Kirito thinks in his mind, with a sneer, “PoH! The leader of the red guild, Laughing Coffin, who killed hundreds of players! What is he doing here?!”

 

The ‘boss’, revealed to be PoH, the leader of Laughing Coffin, the ‘murder guild’, a group of ‘red players’, players that have killed other players, says, “Now, the next target is…Huh?”

 

Usagi thinks in her mind, nervously, “Uh oh! We might have been spotted!”

 

The Laughing Coffin member that just spoke to PoH asks, “Is something wrong, boss?”

 

PoH responds, “No, nothing. Let’s move onto other locations. People might come here.”

 

The Laughing Coffin members nod their heads and the one that spoke responds, “Right, boss.” Soon after, the Laughing Coffin members and their leader left in which Usagi and Kirito breathe a sigh of relief.

 

Akari asks, concerned, “Are you, two, all right?”

 

Dai says, with a nod, “You look like you have seen ghosts.”

 

Usagi says, “Worse than ghosts, Dai. Fiends in human form.”

 

Dai asks, confused, “Huh?”

 

Mamoru asks, seeing the distressed look on Usagi’s face, “Do you know them?”

 

Kirito says, with a solemn sigh, “Laughing Coffin. Those people were Laughing Coffin, the murder guild.”

 

Philia asks, curiously, “Laughing Coffin? Haven’t I heard about them before?”

 

Kirito says, “Laughing Coffin is a guild made up of red players, player killers, and they have killed hundreds of players.”

 

There are gasps and Usagi says, solemnly, “They were a nightmare. I tried the best I could, but even I couldn’t save all of their victims.” Usagi starts to shed virtual tears from her avatar and Kirito puts a comforting hand on her back.

 

Philia says, plainly, “I remember. Their name struck fear into many players.”

 

Kirito says, with a nod, “They did, Philia.”

 

Akari asks, “Didn’t they realize that killing players here mean actual death?”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “They did, Kari. They didn’t care. In fact, they, especially their leader, loved this face. Their leader brainwashed many in his group to believe that if they weren’t allowed to kill, the system should prevent them from doing that and even if people actually die, it is Kayaba’s fault in the first place.”

 

Kirito says, with an angered sneer, “While this is true, it doesn’t mean that you can help him kill more people in the first place.”

 

Dai says, “Man! They are just sick!”

 

Mamoru asks, “Didn’t you say that you destroyed them a while back?”

 

Kirito says, with a nod, “The lead group had to stop the killings in which we led a boss style raid thanks to intelligence that Usagi managed to gather as our scout, but our raid was leaked to them in which Usagi barely managed to warn us in time. It was a bloody hell after that. We lost about ten minutes and twenty Laughing Coffin members died rather than surrender to us. However, even with all the death and the ones that we captured, a few Laughing Coffin members managed to escape including PoH, the leader of Laughing Coffin.”

 

Akari asks, “That guy in the middle? Was that him?”

 

Usagi responds, with a nod, “That’s him, Akari. The leader of Laughing Coffin: PoH.”

 

Sora asks, “PoH?”

 

Kirito responds, “We believe that it is short for ‘Prince of Hell’.”

 

Dai says, drolly, “That’s a nice name.”

 

Kairi asks, “What are they doing here?”

 

Kirito says, “Despite devastating them, as long as their leader was around, Laughing Coffin is still active, however, there hasn’t been much in the way of PK since our raid against them. Most likely, they are rebuilding their strength.”

 

Usagi says, “I never thought that I was see that fiend ever again.”

 

Mamoru asks, “You met him?”

 

Usagi says, with a solemn nod, “Yeah, I did. He and I got into quite a few tussles.”

 

Mamoru’s eyes widened and Kirito says, “Since Usagi tried her best to protect the others players, she got in Laughing Coffin’s way and they didn’t take too kindly to that. There was one battle that was brutal to say that least. When I had come on it, the two were in a desperate struggle and fighting for their lives. Not with only their weapons, but with their bare hands and fists with punches and kicks when they knock each other’s weapons out of their hands.”

 

There are gasps and Usagi says, holding herself, “Even under the hood, I can still remember the insane and sick smile on his face and how he wanted to thank my family for giving him such a ‘playground’…by giving me a quick and painful death.”

 

Dai yells out, angrily, “Oh, that’s just sick!”

 

Sora asks, shocked and angered, “Is that guy even human?”

 

Mamoru says, with a snarl, “No, a fiend in human form.”

 

Usagi says, nervousness showing on her face, “I never thought that I would see that sicko ever again.”

 

Kirito says, “I know Usagi. If he and Laughing Coffin are here, in which I have no idea how, we have to stop him since we know that his plans are never good.”

 

Usagi responds, with a nod, “No joke, Kirito.” Usagi shivers from her mixed emotions of the leader of Laughing Coffin in which Mamoru gives her a comforting hug and she smiles in reply as the group continues on while Philia has a look of concern on her face. Later on, the group enters a maze-like area known as Free of Followers Corridor where there is a lot of armored knight and skeleton monsters in which they take a breather after defeating a skeleton monster known as Dark Skull Leader and a group of skeleton monsters around him.

 

Dai says, with a sigh of relief, “Wow! These guys are tough!”

 

Sora says, with a nod, “Yeah, but they don’t seem any harder than Heartless.”

 

Kirito says, “That’s because these monsters run on basic AI programs and their moves are set. You said that Heartless run on basic instinct which is no better than what these monsters do.”

 

Sora says, nodding his head, “Good point, Kirito.”

 

Akari says, “We haven’t seen any sign of those Laughing Coffin guys.”

 

Philia asks, “What happened to them?”

 

Kirito says, “They must have used a teleport crystal to go somewhere else.”

 

Usagi says, “Wait! Teleport crystals don’t work in dungeons!”

 

Kirito says, “They must have a found another way out to use them, Usagi.”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “Must be.”

 

Mamoru says, “I know that they are a great concern and they are if they murder others despite this game causing them to die in real life, but I think that our main focus should be finding a way into the tower.”

 

Kirito says, with a nod, “Laughing Coffin is a great concern, but they have been greatly weakened from our raid and can’t go into the slaughters that they have done back in the early days of the game. They have already killed one player here and it gets me concerned, but as much as I hate to say it, we need to focus on the huge amount of other living players and with Mimete, the world outside of SAO is at stake. She gets out of here and into the net, it will won’t be six thousand lives at stake, but over six BILLION lives all over the world and more.”

 

Akari says, with a nod, “Our world is dependent on computer technology and if Mimete becomes like a ‘living virus’ and takes control of them, she could wreak untold chaos all over the world.”

 

Kirito says, “Especially if she gets her hands on nuclear missiles from nations like China, Russia, and the United States.”

 

Usagi says, nervously, “I really don’t want to think about that.”

 

Mamoru says, “I know. We have to find Mimete and stop her in her tracks.” Usagi nods her head as the group continues on where they enter an area known as Hidden Treasure next and Akari spots a teleport stone.

 

Akari says, pointing to the teleport stone, “There’s the teleport stone.”

 

Dai says, with a smile, “Nice.” Kirito activates the stone and the group continues forward until they find a room where they see a group of three players fighting off the knight monsters in the room in which they help.

 

When the monsters are destroyed, Usagi asks, “Are you okay?”

 

The three players seemly ignore them and move on to another monster that just appeared in the room and Sora says, annoyed, “That’s rude!”

 

Mamoru says, “Something doesn’t seem right about these players.”

 

Kirito says, “I believe that they will be all right.” Philia can’t help to stare at the ‘strange players’ for the moment and they continue into a room with a lot of treasure chests.

 

Dai says, “Wow!”

 

Kairi says, “There is so many.”

 

Kirito says, pointing to monsters that look like treasure chests with the top part of the chest having a mouth and tongue as well as spider-like legs coming out of the bottom, “Yes, but looks can be deceiving.”

 

Usagi says, “Some of these ‘treasures’ could be mimics in disguise.”

 

Kairi asks, “Mimic?”

 

Kirito responds, “Trap monster that look like treasures, but when you try to open them, they attack you.”

 

Dai says, seeing plenty of the mimic type monsters, “And there is a good amount of them.”

 

Usagi says, “Make sure that they don’t swarm you. They are easy one-on-one, as long as you have a support just in case they have some kind attack that includes an effect, but if they swarm you, you are in trouble.”

 

Kirito says, “Let’s try to lure them to us one at a time and hopefully, we can clear enough of them to get access the treasure chests.”

 

Dai says, pointing to something, “Especially that one.” When everyone looks at where Dai is pointing, they see a silvery-white treasure chest.

 

Akari says, “That’s interesting.”

 

Mamoru says, “You don’t see that every day.”

 

Kirito responds, “No, you don’t. Those kinds of treasure chests hold something rare and valuable.”

 

Philia says, with a nod, “I agree.”

 

Dai says, “I guess that we have our target.”

 

Sora asks, “Well, what are we waiting for?” Soon enough, the group gets started in which Usagi and Kirito using their throwing knives and their Throwing Skills to attract the attention of the monsters one at a time in which they combine their efforts to easily dispatch the monsters. When enough of the mimic monsters are defeated, they make an easy dash to the silvery-white treasure chest and Philia opens it up in which she shows the item inside in which Kirito creates an item information window when he touches the item from the chest.

 

Kirito says, “It says that it is called ‘Dragon’s Jade’.”

 

Sora asks, “Dragon’s Jade?”

 

Kairi says, “The message on the barrier mentions about a ‘Testament to the Dragon King’ right? I think that this could be part of it.”

 

Mamoru says, “You might have a point, Kairi. However, missions in games like this aren’t so straightforward.”

 

Kirito says, “You’re right, Mamoru. However, Kairi may be also right that this might involve the barrier.”

 

Usagi asks Philia, “Can you keep it safe for us, Philia?”

 

Philia responds, with a nod, “Of course.” Soon after, the group then ventures back the way that they go back to the area known as Keepers’ Battle Observation Deck in which they stop and Kirito is looking at something in his player menu.

 

Kirito says, “Based on the data that Mizuno could get, this cave is known as the Den of Dragons.”

 

Akari asks, “Den of Dragons?”

 

They look at entrance to another cavern and Sora says, “That sounds pleasant.”

 

Kairi asks, “So, this could be where we get what we need?”

 

Kirito says, “It is most likely. I think that the Dragon’s Jade is just one part of the thing and we can do the rest in here.”

 

Dai says, “But we have no idea what we need to do Kirito.”

 

Mamoru says, “That’s why we need to be careful.”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “No kidding, Mamoru-kun.” The group then cautiously enters the cavern in which they find themselves within what looks like a man-made complex with huge hallways where they find themselves battling against wyverns and other dragon type monsters which wasn’t too hard despite they were flying monster was because of the limited room space within the complex, so, they couldn’t fly up high into the air to escape the attacks of our group. However, it doesn’t mean that the dragon monsters were easy, but they weren’t too difficult. The group then reaches a door and the Dragon’s Jade starts to react.

 

Philia takes out the item and she says, amazed, “Look!”

 

Kairi says, amazed, “It’s glowing!”

 

Soon after, the door opens up and Dai says, “Hey! The door just opened up!”

 

Mamoru says, “This must have been a key to get through this door.”

 

Sora says, “Well, we could have used to Keyblade even if we didn’t have this thing.”

 

Kirito says, with a nod, “I don’t doubt that will be the case since I think that Mimete may be focused on the main barriers only.”

 

Mamoru says, nodding his head, “Most likely. I doubt that Mimete will bother with locked doors of this kind of area.”

 

Usagi says, “That’s good to know.” Kairi nods her head in agreement as the group ventures on and tackling more dragon monsters in which they enter a room where they see a powerful grey-silver dragon monster.

 

Sora says, “Wow. That’s a big dragon.”

 

Dai says, with a nod, “No joke, bro.”

 

Akari says, “It seems pretty powerful.”

 

Kirito says, “From what I can tell, it is quite powerful.”

 

Usagi says, nodding her head in agreement, “It is. It could be Field Boss level monster.”

 

Kirito says, with a nod of agreement, “I agree, Usagi. Be careful everyone.”

 

Kairi says, with a nod, “Right.” Kirito and Mamoru get their swords out, Philia prepares her dagger, Usagi takes her one sword and her Keyblade, Dai takes out his two Keyblades, Akari gets her rapier and shield ready, and Sora and Kairi get their own Keyblades ready.

 

The dragon, Terminate Dragon, roars out as they enter and Dai shouts out, “I’ll get its attention! The rest of you flank and turn these dragons into steaks!”

 

Akari says, “I’ll help, Dai-kun.”

 

Kirito says, with a nod, “Okay, but be careful.” Dai and Akari nod their heads in unison as they leap forward against Terminate Dragon while Usagi and Mamoru, Kirito and Philia, and Sora and Kairi surround it from its sides and rear.

 

Dai shouts out, with a serious tone, “Hey, dragon breath! Eyes front since I’m right here!” Dai slams some powerful slashes against the dragon and enraging it in which it tries to use a bite attack, but Akari blocks it with her shield effortlessly.

 

Mamoru says, “Good work.”

 

Kirito asks, “Ready, Philia?”

 

Philia responds, with a nod, “Yes, Kirito.”

 

“Nightmare Raid!”

 

“Infinite!”

 

Ki rito then strikes with a 16 hit Duel Welding Sword Skill combo and when he is done, Philia comes in with a nasty 5 hit Dagger Sword Skill combo that causes significant damage.

 

When the dragon turns its attention to Kirito and Philia, Sora roars out, “Forget someone, lizard breath?!” The dragon turns to Sora’s voice only to get slashed in the eyes by his Keyblade causing it to roar out in pain giving Kairi an opening to thrust her Keyblade into its other open side.

 

Kirito says, with a nod, “Excellent work!”

 

Usagi tells Mamoru, “Okay, it’s our turn.”

 

Mamoru says, with a nod, “Of course.” Usagi strikes hard with Quadruple Pain, a 4 hit Rapier Sword Skill combo that might inflict a paralyzing effect, in which this time is no different allowing Mamoru to strike with a Vorpal Strike, the powerful 1 hit One-Handed Sword Skill combo that strike with significant damage.

 

Dai says, with a grin, “Leave the rest to me!” Dai then comes in hard with Starburst Stream, the classic 16 hit combo of the Duel Welding Sword Skill, which slams the dragon monster causing it to lose the last of its health, glow, and then shatter into hundreds of data polygons.

 

Akari says, excitedly, “We did it!”

 

Sora says, with a grin, “That wasn’t so hard!”

 

Kairi says, with a smile, “It is because we worked as a team.”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “Kairi is right, Sora. We worked together and that’s why it was so easy.”

 

Philia says, noticing something, “Everyone, something dropped on the ground.” Everyone looks to see some kind of item, Kirito picks it up, and when he taps it with his finger, an item prompt message screen appears and says ‘Testament of the Dragon King’ as the name of the item.

 

Kirito says, “Testament of the Dragon King? I think that we found what we need.”

 

Mamoru says, “I agree.”

 

Philia says, with a nod, “Let’s check it out.” The rest of the group nods their heads in agreement and sometime later, the group is back at the barrier stopping the group from getting into the base of the tower.

 

Usagi says, with a sigh, “Here we go.”

 

Kirito says, nodding his head, “Let’s do this.” Kirito uses the item that he got and the barrier vanishes in a flash in which he says, “The barrier is gone.”

 

Sora says, excitedly, “All right!”

 

Mamoru says, “Don’t get too excited, Sora. The hardest part is yet to come.”

 

Kairi says, plainly, “The tower itself.”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “No kidding, Kairi.”

 

Kirito says, “Stick together everyone. It was already hard enough in here, but we aren’t sure what Mimete has planned.” The rest of the group nods their heads in agreement and they headed off across the bridge, but they found it broken off.

 

Usagi says, with a snort, “Well, this is a pain.”

 

Dai says, pointing to a large piece of tower that’s near the broken area of the bridge, “I think that we can use that.” Dai leaps onto the piece, stomps on it, and he says, “Solid.”

 

Akari says, with a sigh, “Oh, Dai-kun.” The group then leaps onto the piece and venture on through broken pieces of tower and landmasses.

 

Kairi says, looking at the edge, “That’s a long way down.”

 

Usagi says, “Be careful, Kairi. You fall down and you are gone for good. I should know since the first death of this death game other than first of the over two hundred that died when their family and friends tried to remove the NervGear from them was by this way.”

 

Dai asks, “He fell down a cliff?”

 

Kirito says, “Suicide in a way. The person felt that it has to be some kind of ‘big fluke’ and he threw himself off the edge of Aincard feeling that disconnecting himself would allow him to return to the real world. On the Monument of Life, his name was crossed out and the words ‘Feel from a great height’ appeared to signify his death.” Sora, Kairi, and Mamoru gave looks of horror and Philia’s right hand turns into a fist in which Kirito says, “Couldn’t really blame. Most of the players couldn’t accept this fact and the guy felt that he wasn’t really committing suicide. I mean: Trapped in a game world where dying here means dying in real life? To the average person, it felt ridiculous and you couldn’t blame them for thinking that way.”

 

Usagi says, solemnly, “But Kirito and I knew different. We knew that it was true. It is the depth of the horrible genius that’s Kayaba. While the first person to die inside the game felt that he wasn’t committing suicide, plenty of the ones after him knew better. Plenty of us were driven into despair, sorrow, fear, and plenty went into the depths of insanity. I was one of them. For the first three days of the game, I remained in the Town of Beginnings. I was…in a limbo or something. I just couldn’t believe it. Someone that I was beloved like a second father did this…this monstrous thing to us. I was trapped and I had no one. My parents…my friends…and the man that I love…gone. I was all alone and completely lost.”

 

Akari says, stunned, “Usagi…”

 

Usagi says, with a weak smile, “I’m okay. It is just hard to remember that moment.” Usagi says, looking at Mamoru, “But Mamoru-kun and the girls…I don’t know how to explain it, but they found a way to reach me through my real body. I could feel their hope that I would return home to them and believed in me. They reminded of what I did as Sailor Moon and how I beat what seemed like impossible odds no matter how bad it looked. It was ironic. There were a lot of times that I just wanted to be a normal girl and it was those memories as Sailor Moon that gave me strength. It is because of my friends back home and the few precious friends that I made here that I didn’t end up like many of the players.”

 

Dai says, plainly, “Shit, Usagi. I thought that you had it tough, but man, I had no idea.”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “It’s okay, Dai.”

 

Kirito says, “We’ve all had it tough and it has been a fight for survival as well as to get home. We’ve all changed…But I can say that it may not be for the better.”

 

Dai and Akari thinks in their minds, “We know how that feels.” Soon enough, the group finds themselves at an opening at one point on the main tower.

 

Sora says, “This is it.”

 

Kirito says, “Okay, everyone, we’re going in, but watch your backs.” The others give nods of agreement and they venture into the tower in which they fight dark armor monsters known as Neo Dullahan and Black Sword among others. However, as they venture forwards, they are soon fighting against astral type monsters including Knight of Priest. It became more difficult as they became fighting Field Boss level monsters known as Tri Tornado and Tri Storm and we return to them after they are done with the Tri Storm with Sora and Kairi, both of whom have HP gauges at the red are drinking potions supplied to them by Dai and Kirito.

 

When they are done drinking the potions, Sora says, with a sigh, “Thanks a lot.”

 

Kairi says, “That was tough.”

 

Kirito says, “This is the reason that we take on bosses with such large raiding parties through field boss monsters can be taken care of one party.”

 

Usagi says, “Well, we are about the size of a party in SAO, Kirito.”

 

Kirito says, with a nod, “True, Usagi. It is the monsters that are at the level of floor bosses that I’m worried about.”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “I hear you, Kirito.”

 

Mamoru says, “Anyway, let’s continue on from here and if we need to rest, we should take in a place where there are no monsters or at least an area some of us can defeat while the others rest.”

 

Kirito says, nodding his head, “Good idea, Mamoru.” Our group ventures forward and they come to a room with multiple teleport gates on the floor which took them awhile until they find a floating teleportation crystal in which they use to teleport to a room at the top of the tower where they noticed a teleportation stone.

 

Dai says, “Well, we don’t have to go a long way in order to get back.”

 

Usagi says, “Well, first, we have to deal with the boss.”

 

Mamoru says, “Be ready for anything, everyone.” The others nod their heads in agreement and walk out of the room in which they go up a spiraling staircase until they reach the complete top of the tower where a massive black and dark violet dragon awaits them in which the enemy identification skill shows it called Zordiath the Blade Dragon.

 

Akari says, “It has a ‘the’ in its name. It must be a floor boss level boss monster.”

 

As everyone gets their weapons out, Kirito responds, “Yeah, it is. Get ready for anything, Akari.”

 

Mamoru shouts out, “Here it comes!” Immediately, the group separates out as Zordiath lashes out with its blade-like tail, but Philia takes a blow and knocks her to the ground.

 

Kirito says, concerned, “Philia!” Kirito goes over to her and he asks, “Are you okay?”

 

Philia responds, “I’m okay.” Zordiath turns to face them, but his attentions are focused on someone else when a throwing knife hits it in the face and he focuses on Usagi.

 

Usagi sweat drops and she says, nervously, “Oops.” Zordiath then uses a charge attack on them and Mamoru grabs Usagi in which he rolls himself and Usagi out of the way.

 

Mamoru asks, concerned, “Are you okay?”

 

Usagi responds, “Just fine. We can’t stay still Mamoru-kun.” They immediately get to their feet, but Zordiath attempts to spear them with its blade-like tail with a sword thrust style attack, however, Dai makes it just in time and blocks with Cross Block, the Duel Welding Sword Skill defense technique, in which he struggles to hold back the attack.

 

Dai says, “Man! This dude is tough!”

Akari says, concerned, “Dai-kun!”

 

Sora says, seriously, “Stay tough, Dai!” Dai then barely manages to throw back the blade tail of Zordiath and counters with Vorpal Strike, the powerful 1 hit One-Handed Sword Skill combo, but using Skill Connect technique, he then hits Zordiath with a Horizontal Square, the 4 hit One-Handed Sword Skill combo, Vertical Square, another 4 hit One-Handed Sword Skill combo, and he finishes off with Vertical Strike, a 2 hit One-Handed Sword Skill combo that forms a ‘V’ on the enemy. The series of attacks caused significant damage, but not major one as Zordiath quickly counterattacks by swing its blade-like tail and creating ‘blades of wind’ that head for Dai, however, Akari comes up with her shield and protects him from the attacks.

 

Dai says, with a grin, “Nice one, Kari-chan.”

 

Akari responds, with a smile, “Where would you be without me?” However, Zordiath hits back with a shockwave attack that doesn’t do too much damage to the two of them, but it manages to knock them to the ground.

 

Kairi says, concerned, “Dai! Akari!”

 

Sora says, with a serious tone, “Okay, you are going to get it!” Sora leaps high and slams his Keyblade down on the head of Zordiath before slashing four times in which he lands on the ground, but Zordiath attempts to spear Sora with blade-like tail.

 

Kairi says, concerned, “Watch out, Sora!” Kairi leaps in and manages to knock the attack off-course with her Keyblade, but she falls to the ground on her butt.

 

Sora asks, concerned, “Are you all right, Kairi?”

 

Kairi responds, with a smile, “I’m okay, Sora.” Usagi comes in with a Sonic Leap, a 1 hit One-Handed Sword Skill combo that deals a downward strike, with her sword, but when Zordiath turns to face Usagi, her Keyblade starts to glow to show that another Sword Skill is activating and she performs a Horizontal Square, the 4 hit One-Handed Sword Skill combo that Dai just performed as part of his ‘Skill Connect’ combo, much to the shock of the others where her sword then starts to glow with another Sword Skill activating.

 

“Phantom Rave!”

 

Usagi then hits Zordiath with a powerful 6 strike One-Handed Sword Skill combo that hits Zordiath hard and the mighty dragon roars out in pain to show it.

 

Philia says, awe-struck, “Incredible!”

 

Kirito says, excitedly, “A Skill Connect! Excellent work, Usagi!” As Mamoru goes over to support Usagi, Kirito tells Philia, “This is our chance, Philia!”

 

Philia responds, with a nod, “Right!” The two of them immediately charge into the fight and prepare for their attacks.

 

“Accel Raid!”

 

Philia strikes first with a powerful nine-hit Dagger Sword Skill combo and then Kirito comes in with an Eclipse, the 27 hit Duel Welding Sword Skill ultimate combo, but despite giving Zordiath some major damage, it still had a few bits of health remain and it prepares to counterattack.

 

Kirito thinks in his mind, “Oh no.” However, with a mighty yell, Sora, Kairi, and Akari leap in and with one slash apiece, they finish off Zordiath who roars out before turning into hundreds of data polygons.

 

Philia says, excitedly, “We did it, Kirito!”

 

Kirito says, “Yeah, we did.” Just then the whole tower seems to shake and Kirito asks, “Now what?” Everyone then looks around and then they see a large golden cage appear in front of them.

 

Akari asks, “What is that?”

 

Dai responds, “I think that’s a cage, Akari.”

 

Usagi looks at the cage and she says, with a gasp, “There is someone in the cage!” When everyone takes a closer look, they see the blond haired teen girl with the white dress and sandals looking at them.

 

Kairi asks, shocked, “Namine?”

 

Mamoru asks, “Someone that you know?”

 

Sora says, with a nod, “Yeah, but she shouldn’t be here now.”

 

Kirito asks, curiously, “Why is that?”

 

Kairi says, “It is complicated to explain, but she is a part of me.”

 

Usagi asks, confused, “Okay, you got me. What do you mean a ‘part of you’?”

 

The teen girl responds, “I’m not the Namine that you know, Kairi. I was created based on the data of Namine from your world like from the computers with the abandoned mansion in Twilight Town for example. Remember? They are so powerful that they can create a virtual world and my original created a data version of her in that world.”

 

Mamoru asks, “That means that you are an AI, right?”

 

The teen girl replies, “That’s right. I am an AI duplicate of Namine created from the data taken from the computer that has been connected to this one by Mimete when she tapped into the hidden power that Kayaba sealed in SAO.”

 

There are looks of surprise and Kirito asks, “Great power?’

 

The teen girl, an AI duplicate of Namine, Kairi’s ‘Nobody’, responds, “That’s right. Kayaba sealed more than just Mimete in SAO. He planned to remove it if and when SAO was beaten through he feels that SAO will be beaten and the survivors released. You know about the Silver Millennium and that Kayaba has a connection to it? He has vital ancient knowledge and more in here and one of those ‘things’ is part of what Mimete wants. She will become a major threat to this world and many others if she gets her hands on what she desires.”

 

Mamoru says, “And if this ‘object’ was powerful enough for Mimete to fuse SAO with other ‘computer worlds’ with just a sample of this power, we can’t allow her to get her hands on the full power of this ‘object’.”

 

AI Namine responds, “And my creation helped stop her. When I was created from the data based on the real Namine, I had somehow become a security system against her getting deeper access to SAO.”

 

Kirito says, “And that’s why you are here.”

 

AI Namine replies, “And that’s why I’m here until Mimete finds a way to destroy me that allows her to access to what I’m protecting.”

 

Just then a female voice shouts, with an evil sly tone, “And that’s why you aren’t getting way little bird!” Everyone swings their heads to the voice to see none other than Mimete with a figure wearing the black hooded cloak of Organization XIII with matching boots and the hood up to cover the face and head of the figure.

 

Usagi says, seriously, “Mimete!”

 

Mimete responds, with an evil smirk, “You won’t be getting away this time, Moon brat!”

 

AI Namine looks at the cloaked figure and she yells out, “You didn’t!”

 

Mimete replies, with an evil smile, “That’s right, little bird! He belongs to me!” Mimete shouts at the cloaked figure, “Destroy them!” The cloaked figure then creates an Oathkeeper and Oblivion Keyblades in his hands causing the others to gasp in shock.

 

Kairi asks, stunned, “He has Keyblades?”

 

Dai says, “Two Keyblades!”

Akari asks, “Wait! Isn’t that person an AI too?”

 

Sora thinks in his mind, “If he is a duplicate of a real Keyblade welder, then he must…”

 

However, Mamoru shouts out, seriously, “Look out!” The cloaked figure charges with high speed and slash attacks the group in which they barely get out of the way of the attack without getting hit.

 

AI Namine shouts out, pleadingly, “No! Stop!” Mimete laughs evilly as the cloaked figure focuses its attention on Usagi and she barely manages to block his blows.

 

Usagi grunts out, “How strong is this guy?” Usagi yelps as she is thrown to the ground by the sheer force behind the attack in which Kirito tries to attack the figure, but he easily leaps out of the way and attacks fast and hard making Kirito hard-pressed to defend against.

 

Philia says, concerned, “Kirito!”

 

Kirito responds, “Stay back, Philia! This enemy is too dangerous!”

 

Mimete says, “For you, fool!”

 

Mamoru goes over to Usagi, who manages to get to her feet, and he asks, “Are you okay?”

 

Usagi responds, sarcastically, “Peachy, Mamoru-kun.”

 

Mamoru says, “We’re going to need to transform.”

 

Usagi replies, with a nod, “Right!”

 

Mimete yells out, “Oh no, you don’t! Get them!” The cloaked figure turns towards Usagi and Mamoru and unleash a wave of light in which they yelp as they are hit causing them to get knocked to the ground as well as lose a significant amount of their health.

 

Kirito says, shocked, “Usagi! Mamoru!”

 

Mimete says, excitedly, “Excellent!”

 

AI Namine shouts out to the figure, “You must stop!”

 

Dai yells out, “And he is about to!” Dai then attacks the figure with Keyblades in both hands like the figure and the two of them fight in an intense clash in which Dai is something matching the figure move for move.

 

Kirito says, “Dai!”

 

Dai says, “I’ve got him! Get to the others!”

 

Sora says, “I’ll help him!”

 

As Sora heads off, Kairi follows him and Kirito says, with a nod, “Right!” Kirito and Philia head off to aid Usagi and Mamoru while Sora and Kairi went off to aid Dai.

 

Sora shouts out, “Hey, jerk!” The figure turns to block an attack from Sora and his Keyblade in which Dai took his chance, but a swift kick to his chest knocks Dai down to the ground for the moment in which the figure takes a swing at Sora.

 

Kairi yells out, throwing her Keyblade, “Sora!” Sora quickly catches Kairi’s Keyblade, blocks the figure’s attack, and spins around in which he gets an opening aiming for the head of the figure, but the figure manages to bend its head out of the way of getting hit, however, the hood is destroyed to reveal the face of Roxas, but with blank eyes.

 

Sora asks, shocked, “Roxas?” The figure, revealed to be Sora’s Nobody, Roxas, does a spin kick and knocks Sora to ground as well as knock the air out of him since Roxas’ kick hit him in the stomach.

 

AI Namine says, “He is an AI just like me, but Mimete reprogrammed him!”

 

Sora, after regaining air in his lungs, asks, “Reprogrammed?”

 

Mimete responds, evilly, “That means that he is my little puppet Keyblade Warrior!” Mimete roars out, with an evil grin, “Destroy them all!” The AI version of Roxas then emotionlessly charges in to attack Kirito and Philia as they help Usagi and Mamoru restore their health.

 

Kirito shouts out, seeing Roxas about to attack them, “Philia!” Kirito pushes Philia out of the way and manages to block AI Roxas’ attack, but AI Roxas unleashes a burst of light that knocks not only Kirito, but Usagi and Mamoru down to the ground in which he prepares to finish off Kirito.

 

Philia and Usagi yell out in unison, shocked, “Kirito!”

 

AI Namine shouts out, “You must stop!” She then glows as she vanishes from inside of the cage and appears in front of Kirito causing her to get impaled by the one of the Keyblades from AI Roxas.

 

Mimete shouts out, stunned, “What? No!”

 

AI Namine says, weakly, “Please Roxas…” AI Roxas gives a stunned look as he takes his Keyblade from AI Namine’s waist revealing a good sized hole in her digital body before getting bashed aside by Akari with her shield before taking AI Namine into her arms.

 

Akari asks, concerned, “Are you okay?”

 

AI Namine says, with a smile, “It’s okay. I’m just a program. I’m not the real Namine.”

 

As the others gather around her, Dai says, “No way! In Rainbow Garden, there are a lot of people that are just made of data! Heck, Digimon are made of data and they are alive as Kari-chan and I!”

 

Akari says, with a nod, “That’s right! Just hold on, Namine!”

 

AI Namine says, with a weak smile, “Thank you, Kari. You see, I know who you and Dai really are: Hikari Kamiya and Daisuke Motomiya.”

 

There are gasps and Akari asks, “How do you know our real names?”

 

AI Namine says, as she starts to glow as she fades away, “Kayaba knows…it is the reason why…he was the one that sent you into the cyber world…when the people at the orphanage…downloaded your minds…into the virtual matrix…to save your lives…”

 

More gasps and Dai yells out, “Kayaba did this to us!”

 

AI Namine responds, getting weaker, “Yes…the two of you possess…great power…and a link to the Silver Millennium…you might be able…to save everyone in SAO…along with Dai…but there is another…”

 

Usagi asks, “Another?” But then AI Roxas’ eyes then return to normal and he looks at AI Namine in horror.

 

AI Roxas yells out, shocked, “Namine!”

 

AI Roxas goes to AI Namine and she says, weakly with a smile, “Roxas, I’m glad…that you are okay…”

 

AI Roxas says, weakly, “Namine…”

 

AI Namine tells Akari, Dai, Usagi, and Kirito, “Save them…Dai…Akari…Davis…Kari&h ellip;Forgive yourselves…and be the heroes that you are meant to be…!!” Soon after, AI Namine shatters into data polygons in which most of the group gasp in which Kirito clenches his swords while Usagi sheds virtual tears along with Dai and Akari.

 

Philia thinks in her mind, amazed, “She was just…data…and AI…and yet, she was…she was just like Kirito…like Usagi…and she was just an AI…”

 

Mimete says, with a scoff, “She just a mass of data! Boo hoo!”

 

AI Roxas’ sadness turns into rage and he yells out, “I’ll kill you!” He then charges at Mimete before anyone else could stop him, but then a dark portal appears instantly and AI Roxas is impaled with a scythe.

 

Sora says, shocked, “Roxas!”

 

Mimete says, with an evil smirk, “A pathetic dog should know its place.”

 

Kirito says, angrily, “You…You are a monster…No, it would insulting the monsters of SAO…they are just programs designed to kill us and they are better than one!” On the meanwhile, with Akari, her memories flash through her mind as she sees herself when she is a pre-teen or starting her teenage years where she is holding a gun with a look of pure fear in her gentle eyes and face in which a few years later, seeing her as a teenager, looking at Tai Kamiya with a NervGear on his head and lying in a hospital bed around the start of SAO and the nightmare of the infamous ‘death game’, and sinister Digimon led by sinister looking humans about the same age or slightly older than her with young children and Digimon in fear and panic. Akari clenches her fist as something deep inside of her that she was holding back, unconsciously, starts to burst out as AI Namine’s data starts to go inside of her and she starts to glow.

 

Akari says, lowly, “No more…”

 

Everyone then notice Akari glowing and Dai asks, surprised, “Kari-chan?”

 

Philia asks, as Akari gets to her feet, “What’s going on?”

 

Akari then shouts out, strongly, “NO MORE!!!” Soon after, Akari is bathed in golden-red and pink light and forcing everyone to cover their eyes.

 

Philia asks, “What? What’s going on?” Just then Mamoru and Dai hold their heads in pain as images flow into their minds where they see Prince Endymon with someone that looks like a long haired version of Akari with her hairstyle similar to Sailor Venus’ hairstyle and wearing a golden and black version of Princess Serenity’s dress along with someone that looks like Dai with a golden-red sun sigil on his forehead and wearing golden and black version of Prince Endymon’s armor/outfit.

 

Mimete shouts out, “What kind of trick is this?” The lethally wounded AI Roxas, as he starts to break down also, looks at it in wonder until the light becomes too bright for him to look into and he closes his eyes. However, as soon as the light comes from Akari, it fades away and when everyone is able to see, they gasp to see a brand new Sailor Scout in front of them all.

 

This brand new Sailor Scout has Akari’s brown hair in Sailor Venus’ hairstyle with a pink bow on the top center portion of rear of her scalp, a crown of small pink feathers across the forward portion of her scalp a golden-red sun sigil on her forehead, her lips are a deep and gorgeous shimmering pink color, she has a pink cloth choker around her neck with a golden-red sun jewel in the center of the choker, she is wearing a fuku similar to Eternal Sailor Moon’s fuku in design expect that the sailor collar is pink in color, the main bodysuit is silver in color with a pink heart-shaped broach with four golden wings attached to the sides of the broach with golden-red sun jewel attached to the front of the broach, her shoulder pads are ruby red in color, she has black fingerless versions of Sailor Moon’s gloves on her hands with golden colored fingernails, her skirt is golden, pink, and black in color with a pink bow attached to the rear of the skirt, and on her feet, there are silver versions of Eternal Sailor Moon’s high-heeled boots with golden-red sun jewels on the top center portion of the boots instead of golden crescent moon jewels. There is also Akari’s rapier attached to the right side of the skirt.

 

Kirito says, stunned, “No way…”

 

Usagi says, shocked, “Akari is…She’s a Sailor Scout!”

 

Mimete asks, flabbergasted, “What? Another Sailor Wench?”

 

The new Sailor Scout says, in Akari’s voice, “That’s Eternal Sailor Sun, you witch.”

 

Mimete roars out, “I don’t care who you are! You are dead! Get her!” A dark portal appears and out of the portal, a pink haired male with the cloak of Organization XIII covering him with the hood down and welding the scythe that impaled Roxas leaps out at Akari.

 

Sora shouts out, “Akari, watch out!” The scythe gets close to the new Sailor Scout, Sailor Sun, but she seems to vanish as the male swings at her.

 

Mimete asks, “Where did she go?”

 

Sailor Sun’s voice retorts, “Right here.” When everyone looks to where Sailor Sun’s voice came from, the pink haired male yelps out in pain as Sailor Sun impales him with her rapier twenty times all over her body with a speed faster than the Linear Reaper Sword Skill combo, but then she creates what looks like a golden version of Aqua’s Brightcrest Keyblade with pink stars and cleaves the pink haired male right in half in which he is motionless before shattering into hundreds of data polygons.

 

Mimete says, shocked and angered, “No!” Mimete then gasps as she is hit by AI Roxas in the right arm by one of his Keyblades in which she grunts as a violet energy goes from her into him. She screams out, angrily, “What have you done?”

 

AI Roxas responds, “Taken it away from you.”

 

Mimete responds, “What do you mean?” AI Roxas then smiles as he glows and shatters into pieces, but then those pieces are absorbed into Dai, who is sporting the same sun sigil on Sailor Sun’s forehead on his forehead.

 

Sora shouts out, “Hey, witch!” When Mimete looks at Sora, she yelps out in pain as he slashes her causing damage to her digital form and Sora shouts out, sternly, “That was for Namine and Roxas!”

 

Mimete says, with a sneer, “You will pay for that one, Keyblader!” Mimete then teleports away in a bright flash and leaving the rest of the group alone in which Sailor Sun then transforms back to Akari and both her and Dai collapse towards the ground in which Mamoru runs over and puts Akari in his arms.

 

Philia says, shocked, “Dai! Akari!”

 

Kirito goes over to Dai and he says, “It is okay. He has only collapsed. Remember, in SAO, the only real sure way of dying is losing every bit of your HP.”

 

Philia nods her head in understand and Usagi goes over to Mamoru in which she says, “Mamoru-kun, I think…I know that I met Sailor Sun before…”

 

Mamoru says, nodding his head, “I do. I feel that she is someone precious to me…like a sister.” Mamoru thinks in his mind, looking at Akari, “Who are you, Akari?”

 

Kirito says, “Let’s figure it out back at the Control Area. We can’t be sure that Mimete won’t return right away and we don’t know if the Laughing Coffin members that we saw are still around here.”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “Right, Kirito.” Usagi tells Mamoru, “Mamoru-kun, please carry Akari. I’ll help Kirito with Dai.”

 

Mamoru says, with a nod, “Right.” Mamoru takes Akari into his arms, bridal style, and Kirito and Usagi put Dai on their shoulders.

 

Kirito says, “It is a good thing that our strength stats are up to snuff.”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “No kidding.”

 

Kirito asks Philia, “Are you okay, Philia?”

 

Philia says, with a nod, “I’m okay, Kirito.”

 

Kirito tells Sora and Kairi, “Let’s get going.”

 

Kairi tells Sora, “I don’t think that there is anything left to do here, Sora.”

 

Sora says, with a nod and solemn tone, “I know.”

 

Philia tells Sora, “They were just data.”

 

Sora says, with a stern tone, “They may have been made of data, but it doesn’t mean that they weren’t like you or me, Philia. That Namine protected Kirito and that showed that she was just as alive as you are.”

 

Philia nods her head and she thinks in her mind, “Only made of data and yet alive as I am?”

 

Kirito says, “I have to admit that Sora has a point at least about Namine-san. She showed that she was just like us despite being just an AI. But then again, Yui is an AI and she is a lot like any child. Yui ‘evolved’ from a simple AI to a living being of data and she is alive as you or I, Philia.”

 

Mamoru asks Kirito, “Anything, Kirito?”

 

Kirito says, “Nothing in the range of my Search Skill. Let’s head to the teleport stone.”

 

The group slowly walks off to the teleport stone in the last room before this boss monster and Philia asks, “Kirito, about those people? The ones that you said are called Laughing Coffin?”

 

Kirito asks, “Yes?”

 

Philia says, “When you and Usagi were talking about them, you had a scary face.”

 

Kirito responds, “Sorry about that Philia. They bring bad memories. As we said before, they are the worst murder guild and they murdered hundreds of players. We engaged in that horrible battle to stop them, but the price was too high. They make me so mad since a lot of us are trying to get back to the real world alive. Not just the front line players, but those back in the lower floors in support roles like Lisbeth with her blacksmithing to get us better weapons to defeat the monsters to get to the top floor. And they took those lives away, who dreamed of a future back home with their beloved friends, family, and other loved ones, just for their own sick pleasure.” Philia gives a solemn look and he asks, “Philia?”

 

Philia responds, “I’m okay. Kirito is…pretty straightforward.”

 

Usagi says, with a smile, “That’s Kirito for you, Philia.”

 

Kirito tells Philia, “Anyway, be careful as long as you remain here. Nothing is impossible from them.”

 

Philia responds, “I will. Thank you.” Later on, Philia is watching as Usagi, Mamoru, Kirito, Sora, and Kairi teleport taking the still unconscious Dai and Akari with them. Philia says, “There they go. Kirito, Usagi, and their friends belong to the other side and Dai and Akari do as well.”

 

Just then a male voice says, “You know plenty, my dear.”

 

Philia yells out, whipping to the source of the voice with her dagger out, “Who is it?”

 

Philia then comes face to face with PoH and he says, with an evil sly tone, “Oh, that’s dangerous. Don’t point such a thing at people. It makes me so scared that my knees are shaking.”

 

Philia says, “You are…” Philia asks, surprised, “How are you here?”

 

PoH responds, “You shouldn’t be so concerned since this world is filled with mysterious things.”

 

Philia says, “You are a member of Laughing Coffin that Kirito and Usagi mentioned! Come to kill me? Don’t think it so easy!”

 

PoH responds, with an evil sly tone, “Easy. Calm down. I’m not here to do such a thing.”

 

Philia asks, seriously, “Then why are you here?”

 

PoH replies, “What’s with the scary face? Aren’t we all oranges here?”

 

Philia asks, “What are you trying to say?”

 

PoH retorts, “We’re all inhibited orange players. Let’s be nice to each other.”

 

Philia says, irritated, “Don’t try to be so nice…!!”

 

PoH says, “I know what you did.”

 

Philia asks, a bit nervously, “What does…that mean?”

 

PoH says, “You couldn’t say it…to that beater bastard.”

 

Philia retorts, “Beater? Do you mean Kirito? If you are planning to do anything to him…”

 

PoH responds, “Oh, that’s scary. I won’t do anything…for the time being.” Philia scoffs at him and PoH responds, “I’m going back now, but I think that we will get along just fine. We’re a better match than you with that hero guy and his heroine ‘sister’.”

 

Philia says, annoyed, “Go away if you have nothing good to say to me.”

 

PoH responds, “Okay, got it.” PoH tells Philia, as he starts to walk away, “You’ll die if you stay with them.”

 

Philia yells out, “What do you mean by that?”

 

PoH replies, “Oh, this is too scary. I’ll be going now. See you later. But by the way, do you think that your so-called friends are still your friends even after what they witness what you do…or are they just afraid of you and what you will do next?” Soon after, PoH then teleport away leaving a confused Philia in his wake.

 

Philia asks, lowly, “I’ll die if I stay with Kirito and Usagi? Dai and Akari are afraid of me?” Within an unknown area of the Hollow Area, PoH walks alone until Mimete comes out of a corner.

 

Mimete asks, slyly, “How did it go?”

 

PoH responds, with an evil smirk, “Excellent.”

 

Mimete says, with a nod, “Good. I can’t wait to make them pay for what they did.”

 

PoH responds, “So, you don’t have access to ‘it’?”

 

Mimete tells PoH, with a glare, “Don’t get any ideas, pal. I’ve gained enough strength to erase you from existence. You want your ‘eternal paradise’. You make sure to do what I want and you and I also share a hatred of a certain moon brat.”

 

PoH responds, “Even though I’m not the ‘original me’, I still that wretched niece of the man that trapped us here through I don’t really mind the part about killing.”

 

Mimete says, “Whatever, pal. You and I want her to suffer and die.”

 

PoH replies, with a nod, “For once, we agree.”

 

Mimete says, with a nod, “Good.” Mimete asks, “By the way, what are you doing to do with her when this is over? She really isn’t one of you.”

 

PoH responds, with an evil sly tone, “What do you think?”

 

Mimete says, with a plain tone, “Don’t really care, but just curious. Later.” As Mimete teleport away, PoH just gives an evil smile and he walks away.

 

January 1, 2025, Floor 76, Arc Sofia

 

Within Arc Sofia, Usagi and Kirito are walking around and discussing what happened yesterday.

 

Usagi says, “I can’t believe that Akari is one of us and she is Mamoru-kun’s long lost sister from the Silver Millennium.”

 

Kirito says, “Technically, while she is one of you, she is the Sailor Scout of this ‘Solaris Kingdom’ which is equal to your kingdom based on what Setsuna told us.” FYI: When Usagi, Kirito, Sora, Kairi, Mamoru, Dai, and Akari got back from the Hollow Area, they talked with the other Sailor Scouts and learned about Sailor Sun and the Solaris Kingdom, a kingdom equal to the Moon Kingdom and had its own alliance of kingdoms, known as the Golden Alliance, where the eldest child of the Solaris royal family, a young woman, didn’t become heiress to the throne since she had inherited the powers of a Sailor Scout of a lost ‘precursor kingdom’, a kingdom that predates the Moon and Sun Kingdoms, in which the next in line is a male prince, who was revealed to be Dai’s past life in the Silver Millennium. Since the heir was a male and there was no other female heiress to the throne, the royal family used the power of the Imperium Golden Prism Crystal also known as the Imperium Solaris Crystal, which is just as powerful as the Imperium Silver Crystal of Usagi/Serena/Sailor Moon, to find a worthy princess to be Sailor Sun and it chose the younger sister to Prince Endymon, was the eldest of three children!

 

This princess, the past life of Akari, was best friends with Dai’s past life and it had grown into love in which Setsuna mentioned that bonding of the Sun Kingdom, the Earth Kingdom AKA Elysion, and the Moon Kingdom could have created a brand new age greater than the Silver Millennium, but the Negaverse ended that at the end of the Silver Millennium in which like what happened with Prince Endymon and Princess Serenity, Dai’s and Akari’s past selves also died and were sent to be reborn in which they have ‘awakened’ right now.

 

There are still plenty of questions around Dai and Akari, but they decide to put that ‘to bed’ for the time being and focus on completing the game.

 

Usagi says, “I didn’t even know there are more of us from the Silver Millennium out there.”

 

Kirito says, “It makes me wonder what else Setsuna is keeping from us…especially you.”

 

Usagi tells Kirito, “Kirito, Setsuna is a good friend as well as one of my guardian Sailor Scouts.”

 

Kirito responds, “Technically, only the Inner Sailor Scouts are your guardians and she is an Outer Sailor Scouts, supposed to guard the ‘border’ of our solar system from outside invaders, Usagi. She is also the guardians of the Gates of Time, which from what I know, shows the past and the future. I’m sorry if this is insulting, but that fact says that in itself, Setsuna knows things that you don’t.”

 

Usagi tells Kirito, “I doubt that Setsuna would be insulted and in fact, she would congratulate you for being so ‘open minded’ Kirito.”

 

Kirito says, “Good point, Usagi.”

 

Usagi tells Kirito, “Anyway, Kirito, I know…” However, Usagi then sees something and she asks, pointing to where she is looking, “Isn’t that Akari and Dai?” Kirito looks in the direction that Usagi is pointing at and even though he gets a glimpse, Kirito sees Akari and Dai dashing off to the shopping district and not seeing Usagi and Kirito.

 

Kirito says, “Yes, it is.” Usagi and Kirito, both of whom curious, don’t say a word and follow Akari and Dai, who go into the shopping district of Arc Sofia and down into an alleyway.

 

Dai asks, “What is it, Kari-chan?”

 

Akari responds, “Dai-kun, do you remember…you know about us and the Silver Millennium?”

 

Dai respond, scratching his head, “Actually, I do. It is all really weird.”

 

Akari says, with a nod, “I know.”

 

Dai says, “Anyway, I don’t think that it has to do what we are now. We are together because we made that choice, Kari-chan.”

 

Akari says, with a nod, “Yeah.”

 

Dai says, with a serious tone, “But that’s not why you brought me here.”

 

Akari says, with a sigh, “Yes, Dai-kun.”

 

Dai tells Akari, “Kari-chan, what is it? You know that you can trust me.”

 

Akari responds, “I do, Dai-kun. However, this is information that if Usagi finds out, it…it could cause her to completely break down.”

 

Dai asks, shocked, “Completely break down?”

 

Akari says, with a nod, “Yes. It is the ‘connection’ that she and Kayaba share from the Silver Millennium.”

 

Dai asks, surprised, “Are you serious?”

 

Akari says, with a nod, “It is part of the information that Namine managed to ‘download’ into me somehow after she died.” Akari tells Dai, “Dai, just promise me not to tell Usagi or anyone else about this until we have discussed it with Setsuna. I know that she knows this information.”

 

Dai tells Akari, “You know me and secrets, Kari-chan. My lips are shut.”

 

Akari says, with a sigh, “Okay. It is just Kayaba…was Queen Serenity’s lover back in the Silver Millennium.”

 

Dai yells out, shocked, “Wait! You mean…?”

 

However, Dai gasps as he sees something, but Akari doesn’t see that as she has her eyes closed and responds, in a solemn tone, “That’s right. Kayaba is the reincarnation of her Silver Millennium father.” When Akari looks at Dai, she is surprised to see him wide eyed with a look of surprise and Dai then points behind her in which Akari swallows a lot of air as she turns around only to find Kirito and Usagi behind them with Usagi having a look of absolute shock on her face.

 

Usagi says, weakly, “No, it can’t be…”

 

Akari thinks in her mind, in a panic, “Oh no!”

 

Usagi takes a step back and she says, with complete disbelief on her virtual face, “It can’t be true…No…” Usagi shakes her head and she screams out, “No!” Usagi then turns and runs off into the distance with Dai and Akari coming up to Kirito.

 

Kirito shouts out, “Usagi!”

 

Dai yells out, “Oh shit!” Dai tells Kirito and Akari, “After her now!” Without argument, all three of them race after Usagi, who was just learned a secret that rocked her to the very core of her being causing images to flow into her mind, in which she runs in panic and with tears in her eyes. She keep running without a location in mind as she heads towards the exit of the town and into the fields of this floor of Aincard in which Dai, Akari, and Kirito are right behind.

 

Kirito shouts out, “Oh, crap! Usagi is in no condition to go outside of the safe zone!”

 

Dai says, “We need to stop her!” Thankfully, just before she could run out of the safe zone in the town, she hits someone and falls to the ground in which Mamoru helps her up to her feet.

Mamoru asks, “Whoa! Where are you going?”

 

Kirito shouts out, “Mamoru, don’t let her leave now!” Mamoru gives a look of surprise, but when he sees Usagi about to run past, he instantly embraces her.

 

Usagi yells out, “Let me go!”

 

Mamoru asks, “What’s wrong with you, Meatball Head?” Usagi then starts to sob and cry uncontrollably in which Mamoru can see the rivers of tears coming down her virtual eyes.

 

Usagi pounds on his chest in a way not to trigger anti-crime prevention and she screams out, pain, disbelief, and sorrow, “He knew! He knew and he still did this! How could he? How could he?!”

 

Mamoru asks, very concerned, “What do you mean? Who?” When Dai, Akari, and Kirito come over, he asks, very seriously, “What just happened?”

 

Kirito says, with a sigh, “Usagi found out her ‘connection’ to Kayaba in the Silver Millennium.”

Mamoru asks, surprised, “What?”

 

Akari says, “It’s a ‘family issue’.”

 

Mamoru’s eyes widen at what Akari just said, quickly realizing the implication of her words, and Kirito says, “We need to get Usagi off the streets and back to the inn now. This isn’t a good place for a scene.” Mamoru nods his head and he manages to get Usagi to allow him to escort her back to Agil’s inn/shop with a look of pain and panic in her eyes with her virtual face wet with virtual tears.

 

Akari says, solemnly, “I didn’t…”

 

Kirito responds, “We know, Akari. We know. However, are you sure about this?”

 

Akari responds, “Namine has access to Kayaba’s personal electronic journal, but if you want to confirm it, Setsuna will know. She had her suspicions since just before SAO went up.”

 

Kirito says, with a deadly serious tone, “I will. Let’s go.” Dai, Akari, and Kirito then head off to follow Mamoru and Usagi, who has undergone a major emotional and mental shock from a piece of information that has rocked her already shaken world, in which Dai, Akari, and especially Kirito hope that it won’t cause Usagi’s ‘world’ to crumble to pieces.

 

And we have come to the end of this chapter! Duh! Duh! Duh! The big reveal is made…Well, to one of our main heroines in this story anyway. If you read my original Sailor Moon Online that this alternate storyline is based a lot on, you would know that at the end of that story, I made the big reveal in the preview for the sequel of that story. And…Hold on! Spoiler! Elements of this story will be part of that story too, but they might be put in a ‘different spin’, however, you are going to have to read that story to find out, fans! Anyway, please read and review to tell me what you think, gang! Later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!