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[ Flashback -]

[ Back to the Rulid Village... Time went by fast - Selka managed to heal Kirito 45% recovered... the others were training... then later, Group D finally reached Rulid Village, and Alice finally recovered from being knocked unconscious by Deku... and now... she's waking back up again - ]

Alice:
"...?" Alice was slowly waking up, then Selka approached her and embraced her

Selka:
"Alice! You're awake!" Selka embraced Alice

Alice:
"Oh... hello, Selka..."

Selka:
"I'm glad that you're safe! I heard everything that happened to you - How could Deku just leave you in the rain like that?!" Selka was holding Alice tightly

Alice:
"Well... it's a long story Selka... it's a bit personal... but you already know what's going on, right?"

Selka:
"Well, yes, but I can't believe it myself... everything's just a mess.

Alice:
"I know... oh, how's Kirito? Is he recovering well?"

Selka:
"I only managed to heal him a little good enough... at least he can walk around... but his injuries are still deep... but since you're here and got plenty of rest... I thought you can fully recover Kirito."

Alice:
"Hm... I can. But of course, I want you to do it with me. So you can learn how to do the Sacred Arts to it's fullest."

Selka:
"...Ok, let's go."

[ Then a few minutes later... ]

Kirito:
"Hey Alice... glad to see you're doing well."

Alice:
"Mhm. I'm ok, but were worried about you for now... but don't worry, we'll fix you up now - Selka, are you ready?

Selka:
"As ready as I ever be."

Alice & Selka:
~"System Call. Generate Luminous Element -
~"System Call. Generate Luminous Element -
GENERATED LUMINOUS ELEMENT!
~"Double Luminous Bypass!"
~"Double Luminous Bypass!"
FLOWING ENERGY! BODY GLOWING!!

[ With Alice and Selka's amazing teamwork and concentration on healing up Kirito - His body was glowing in yellow/golden light as his deep wounds were healed completely. Not a single wound or scars left on Kirito's body. Now Kirito's back in full health. ]

Kirito:
"Wow! I'm fully healed! I don't feel any pain on my body! Thank you, Alice and Selka! I'm back at full strength!

Alice:
"Well, actually, Selka's the one who did the whole thing for healing you."

Kirito & Selka:
~"Huh?" (Kirito)
~"Huh? What? You made do all of that?! All on my own?" (Selka)

Alice:
"All I did was transfer my Luminous Element into yours, and you did all the work. So now you know how it works.

Selka:
"Well.. I mean, thanks for helping me though..."

Alice:
*Chuckle*
"You're welcome, Selka. Now that you're healthy Kirito, now we can get things to business." Alice said as Bercouli came in

Bercouli:
"That's right... I believe now it's the time for us to go, to back up the others.

Alice:
"Yes, I really wish we all can go... but I guess it can't be helped -
SHINES! BRIGHT UP!!!

Alice/Bercouli/Kirito/Selka:
~"What the-?!" (Alice)
~"Argh-!" (Bercouli)
~"Woah-!!" (Kirito)
~"H-Hey-!!" (Selka)

[ The light shines out of nowhere... the light shines so loudly... all of a sudden... Alice and Kirito both disappeared. Only Bercouli and Selka were there. ]

Bercouli:
"Argh!" The light dies down. "What the hell-?! Huh? Alice? Kirito?" Bercouli only sees Selka, then he looks outside and not seeing the others. "What in the world is going on? All the kids are not here!"

???:
"Stay calm, Bercouli. All the youngsters are safe."

Bercouli:
"Who's there? And why can't I see you?!"

???:
"Don't worry, I'm not a bad person. But I'm sorry, but I can't do much but just carry on with the mission as soon as possible. The youngsters are going on ahead with the mission, they'll be well trained and fully prepared for their fight. Do you trust me?" Bercouli was having a second thought but he stopped and think about what the mysterious voice said, and he agreed with the voice

Bercouli:
~("...I guess we I have no choice but to listen to this voice.")
"All right then. I trust you."

???:
"Thank you, I promise the kids are in good hands. Just carry on with the mission." The voice was gone

[ Alice and Kirito disappeared from the bright light... then as the light finally die down... both of them were taken to "The Great Library" - ]

Alice:
"...Huh?"

Kirito:
"W-Where... are we...?!"

???:
"So y'all are here too?"

Kirito:
"Huh?" Both Kirito and Alice turn around and see the others at the same location as well. "Agil! Klien! Everyone's here."

~Agil:
~"So... what's going on here?"
~Liz:
~"And is this... a library?!"

~Silica:
~"Is... sooo huge!" Silica was amazed
~Sinon:
~"I never thought a library could be this huge... and it's completely full of books... some books might be interesting to read..."

???:
"As much as I would love to hear about your interest in books but I'm afraid that won't be happening now...

[ Kirito and the others are surprised as they seen Cardinal... ]

Cardinal:
"My apologies for flashing some bright light and taken you all to this "Great Library." But... right now, I need you all's help."

Alice:
"So... that light was you? And you need help?"

Cardinal:
"Yes, indeed. My name is Cardinal - I'm also an Administrator - A good Administrator. And I know about your situation as well. About the Administrator - Quinella, Deku Black and your friend; Deku has abandoned you all. Is that correct.

Kirito:
"Yes, that's right and you're also an Administrator. So... I'm guessing that you know everything about the other administrator and her plots?"

Cardinal:
"Yes. And I'm afraid... there's something even more worse than this one."

Agil:
~"More worse than this one?"
Akuma:
~"What could you mean by that, Miss Cardinal?"

Cardinal:
"Well... I need you all to form a huge circle and hold hands so I can transfer the information to you all. Hurry." Cardinal said as Kirito and co. made a circle and now all were holding hands. "All right, now close your eyes and relax -"
CLINC - ENERGY FLOWING!!

[ Cardinal use her Rod to transfer her information from Kirito all the way through Akuma... as they all see Quinella's Men; Raios, Humbert, Joe, Volt, Inosuke, PoH, Deku Black, Dekarusu being consumed by the Curse Mark and evilly smirked, Quinella - Underword War; Dark Territory killing Human Empire! End of the world! Then it ends as everyone opens their eyes and realizes they're in a bad situation! ]

Akuma:
~"Y-You - You're kidding me?!"
Agil:
~"There's a war coming?!"
Suguha:
~"It felt so real..."
Klien:
~"I can't believe it!"

Alice:
~"Deku... I... saw him - Being consumed by the mark, he's changed!"
Kirito:
~"Dammit! First with Dekarusu being consumed by the Curse Mark, and now there's a war coming!"

Cardinal:
"Now, I know you all are completely shocked by everything you've seen just now... that's why I need you all to be fully aware of what's coming. I need you all to understand what I'm going to say next. Every single one of you are going to enter this door behind you all - The "Hyperbolic Time Space" and you all will train together to become stronger than you are now. There all types of weapons in there that will help you fight better and be comfortable with."

Agil:
"So... we're all going to train and fight this war...?"

Cardinal:
"Yes. This war is FAR more dangerous than Quinella herself... But don't worry, luckily the war is coming later than sooner perhaps. This is a good opportunity to defeat the Administrator; Quinella and her men, and also find a way to save Dekarusu Sumisu from the Curse Mark. For now, Asuna, Eugeo and the others are now fighting to retrieve Dekarusu back from Quinella's grasp. And now, we need to hurry up and give them the back up they need."

Aiko:
"We're basically taking things one step at a time. Train now, once we finish our training, we go to where the others are, and help them to get back Deku~San?"

Cardinal:
"Indeed - And also Aiko, you're little sister; Yuuki - She's safe with me the whole time, she's in that room right now as we speak." Aiko's eyes widened as she's happy to know her twin sister is safe. "Now, you all need to get in there, every second counts."

[ Everyone was unsure about the situation... but they have no choice but to listen to Cardinal's instructions... so they decided to do what they were told to do and they all went inside the "Hyperbolic Time Space"... ]

Charlotte:
"Things are going according to plan, Miss Cardinal."

Cardinal:
"Indeed. We can't get too ahead of ourselves. We need to make sure we get every detail planned out perfectly. Now, we just need to get both Eugeo and Asuna in here, and need the "other three" objects that Deku left in the grave stones. Can you pick those up for me, Charlotte?"

Charlotte:
"Yes ma'am!"

[ End of Flashback ]

Cardinal:
"...The preparations are complete. And now -
DOOR OPENED!
"They're ready!"

[ The moment the door opens - Everyone looks like they're ready for action! ]

Everyone:

(A/N: Try to see them looking serious and ready for action like the second image to the first image)

Cardinal:
"I believe that the training is finally complete?"

Kirito:
"Yes. We're all ready now."

Cardinal:
"Good. I have all the healing supplies, and some armor for you all, but don't worry, they're incredibly light so you all won't have to worry about allowing losing speed... but that's as if you want to have any armor."

Klien:
"Miss... Administrator..? I have one question - Can we just... imagine our own armor?"

Cardinal:
"Yes, if you want to imagine your own armor, please step forward and reach out your hand." Klien, Agil, Silica, Lisbeth, Akuma and Aiko stepped forward. "Now, close your eyes and use your imaginations." Then an blink of an eye, the others used their imaginations and they transformed into their ALO/GGO Avatar gears. "There. You 6 got your gears and weapons and supplies. Now... Kirito, Asuna, Yuuki, Sinon and Eugeo... the 5 of you reach out your hands and close your eyes." The same results happened to Kirito and his friends as they transform."

Kirito:

Asuna:

Yuuki:

Sinon:

Eugeo:

Cardinal:
"Now that's done, you all are now fully prepared... I believe that you all have memorized the words of the "Enhanced" and "Released"? I know not all you have "Divine Objects" the weapons the rest of you have even indestructible weapons." Then everyone was ready. "Before you go - Does everyone need say anything, to get something out of your systems?" Asuna stepped up to speak

Asuna:
"I... I don't know why... but I... believe I'm on the reason why... Deku left us.. in the first place." The others were surprised, then Kirito spoke

Kirito:
"You think so too? I... also couldn't stop thinking about the fact that Deku Black revealed Deku's true feelings about you and me... I thought he was just saying it just to provoke us... but it turns out... he was telling the truth." Yuuki entered the conversation

Yuuki:
"Even if he did... there's no way he could hate you two... it's got to be other reason or two... I just know there is!

Asuna:
"You... really think so... Yuuki?"

Yuuki:
"I know so! - Deku was able to open up himself way before he left us... and he did told me about his true feelings about you and Kirito... but I kinda had a feeling he's hiding something way more important and deep, not just with you two. But.. I can't exactly say it but I believe you two have to reach out to him, reach out until he takes you twos hands." Both Asuna and Kirito understand she was talking about.

Cardinal:
"I understand if you two think that you both are one of the reasons why your friend is the way he is now... but like Yuuki said, reach out to him even if it means fighting him; The friend you cherish, the friend you love, the friend who you never forget it's kindness, always there for you, no matter what the outcome is or the situation. That goes for everyone else who also loves and cares about him. Don't let your feelings get to you, bear the pain and keep going through until you find the answers you need." Everyone understands what Cardinal meant with her words. "Anyone else? Now's the time to speak up." Suguha/Leafa spoke out

Suguha/Leafa:
"Well, with me... Deku... he's a really nice, kind, gentleman and... a little bit cooler than Kazuto, to be honest. I know that sometimes we both barely talk and all... but for the times I spoke and ask him for help sometimes... way before all this happened - I really enjoyed his company. He's also like a big brother to me and I looked up and love him like one. It's really not fair for someone like him, losing his family in cold-blood and suffer like this... and I want to be there for him as he did with me." Then Sinon spoke next

Sinon:
"I agree with Leafa on this one - barely talk to him at all. But... he's really a honorable person. When I tried my best to get him to join GGO... he wasn't sure about it but he gave it a shot. I help him with trying out new things and he enjoys it. I really love the way he smiles and he thanked me for helping him. It's like... his kindness, his whole good personality is a blessing charm... I love him for being himself and he don't deserve to suffer this much as well." Yuri spoke after

Yuri:
"Exactly - His charms are a blessing. I still remember that day when he actually had the courage to save me from bullies, back our 3rd grade year and he accompanied me to lunch. And that made really made me happy. I considered him as my best friend - A good brother, and then his cousins came along and things were going well for me. All thanks to him that I actually have friends, having brothers who I can rely on." Klien spoke next

Klien:
"With Deku and his cousins... I am so glad that I met them. Hanging out with them is really fun. Even back in SAO, they giving me and my other friends some good vibes and good training with our swords. Heck, with their way of thinking, coming up with new ways of fighting and coming up with badass names, they're really cool guys. I really wanted to spend more time with them but it is what is... I still miss them right now."

Agil:
"I admit one thing - Deku and his family were really good customers back then. Like Klien said, giving out new ways for my business was really amazing. My business was booming for a little while but I wish I should've gave them a bonus for helping me. They're really good people that I really appreciate."

Liz:
"One things for sure... Deku and his family love to grind some materials, like Agil but a different way of course. I even enjoyed teasing him and his cousins though, love seeing their reactions a few times.

Silica:
"After I had my adventure with Kirito, I enjoy Deku and his cousins... I really like when Deku keep saying things like - "Silica, are you okay sweetie?" It really makes me feel happy inside. And I know I only say it once but... I accidentally called him "Big Brother Deku" and he smiled so brightly, even though he was nervous about it. But I was glad I was able to see him smile like that.

Eugeo:
"I know I haven't talk to him since then either... but I know he's a good person. Honestly, I kinda envy him for his way of doing things... but I can respect his way of doing it."

Kirito:
"For me - He's really good friend. He tried his best to look out for me back in SAO... but of course, I had my own reasons for not being in a group with him but either way, he was always there holding his hand for me so I won't have to be alone. But later, I got to know him more and I did enjoy his company, his strength and his way of opening himself up. I... see him like an equal - We're both on a same length. I couldn't but think of him like a good brother. But, now it's my turn to be there for him and I won't stop until he takes my hand and take him out of the darkness!"

Asuna:
"And... with Deku - At first, we both didn't see eye-to-eye. I could tell that he didn't like my guts back then, but it didn't bother me that much. Then the day when he, Kirito and I were having a meal together... I enjoy him showing off his good manners... and I did enjoy seeing his reaction when I teased him about not having a girlfriend. And, he was a bit wary of me... but he quickly got used to me and we both got along pretty fast... and... I wasn't thinking about it but... he was so kind enough to give me and Kirito some time for the both us, I didn't stop and think about him... but he looked like he didn't mind at all... I should've gave more thought about it. But above all else, I appreciate his kindness, his good mindset and his willingness to help us without hesitation... I respected him and see him like a brother as well. But now, like Kirito said, I'll reach out to him, no matter what it takes!"

[ Almost everyone said their words before going off, then Cardinal spoke to Alice, Aiko and Yuuki - ]

Cardinal:
"Alice? Aiko? Yuuki? Don't you three have something to say?"

Alice:
"Not much... I just... wanted to save Deku... I love him so much... I couldn't control my feelings for him... but he's so kind that he don't want to hurt me or my feelings... I enjoy my time with him... and I'll do whatever it takes to rescue him... as his "special" friend.

Aiko:
"I love and respect Deku~San... he's really a lovable boy... but... I did suddenly have a crush on him because he was so tall when I first saw him in school but instead I want to cherish my friendship with him... even now saving him.

Yuuki:
"Well... I know things got really fast between me and Deku~Kun... But I enjoyed it... I never thought I would have a wild crush on him at first but... I wanted to know everything about him so I can give everything I got. Even now, rescuing him is my top priority right now because I love him... I wanted to help him and remind him that he's not alone - He has a lot of people who loves, cherish and appreciate him for who he is, he has a lot of friends who think of him like a good brother, and a person who spreads his kindness to the whole another level. And I don't want to lose that kindness!"

Cardinal:
"It's so wonderful... of how one person have so many friends attractive to him by his own good charms... and I agree with everyone... but Now's the time -
TAP TAP!

"Listen up - Once you all entered the door... you all will be transported to the 70th floor - I believe that's where Deku is located in along with his imposter. But just to be in the safe side... the others; your teachers might need some help from the other enemies. I believe it'll be best if you split up into groups in order for success rate to increase."

Kirito:
"Yeah, we already discussed about that - The group of people who're going to fight against Black and Dekarusu are Asuna, Yuuki, Alice, Eugeo and me. The five of us will face them."

Cardinal:
"So, that means... 8 others will go and help the others?"

Kirito:
"Yes ma'am."

Cardinal:
"Ok. Now the rest is up to you all to save Deku and put an end of Quinella... I believe in every single one of you."
DOOR OPENS!
"You all may go!"

Kirito:
"Thank you so much, for all you done for us. We won't let it go to waste." Kirito bowed his head to show his gratitude to Cardinal, then everyone done the same. Then Kirito walked up first, then behind Asuna and the rest were followed behind...

Cardinal:
"(I pray you all the best for your success and safety. Good luck.)"

[ Then as everyone exited out the "Great Library"... as they predicted... they're split up into groups - Kirito's group at the 70th Floor - The Others are at the 50th Floor... Now the mission truly begins - ]

Kirito:
"Here we are... This should be the 70th Floor in front of us."

Alice:
"It appears to be. Now, let's go inside." The others nods as all of them opened the door at the same time

Kirito/Asuna/Yuuki/Eugeo/Alice:
~"We're going forward, no matter what!" (Kirito)
~"We're going forward, no matter what!" (Asuna)
~"We're going forward, no matter what!" (Yuuki)
~"We're going forward, no matter what!" (Eugeo)
~"We're going forward, no matter what!" (Alice)

DOOR CREAKED!!! OPENED!

Deku Black:
"At last... they're finally here. And just in time as well. I can't wait for the bloodbath!"

[ To be Continued ]