What if Asuna was the one who has to rescue Kazuto in Alfheim Online?
After the incident of SAO, Yuuki Asuna was the one who has awoken up, and realized that her beloved Kirito hasn't woken up . She received an surprise e-mail from her friend, Agil...
"Then we can open the code from here?" Erika asked, curiously but Yui replied, "No. I can't really access that from here. You have to have the right console for that to happen."
Erika said, "Still, it's not a condience that something so important would fall from the sky like that.
Is that possible if..."
Yui realized of what she meant, "Yes! I sent out a warning signal to Daddy earlier, and he must've heard us and dropped this as a sign! "
Erika holds the card tightly in her hand, as she feels the presence of Kirito.
"Kirito."
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Erika turns to her friends, "Do you know if there is an entrance to the Top of the World Tree?"
Mizuki and Leafa knew what lies in store for her. "You can't go there! We should've told you sooner, but there are Guardians!"
"Guardians of the Tree, that's what makes the quest impossible! None of the races can finish that quest, that's why I thought it was a suicide mission!"
"But I need to go. Mizuki, Leafa... thank you for helping getting this far." Erika said.
She flew down and makes her way to the Guardians' main entrance. She said, "Yui, I think it's best for you to hide. "
"Mommy. " She said, but she did as she was told.
Erika begins to ascend through the quest, as she tries to go to the top, as she thought about all the times she has spent in SAO, with Kirito by her side.
"Kirito! Kirito! Kirito!" She thought heavily as one of the Guardians slice her , and leaving her to die, and was a simple flame.
"Is this it, am I all alone?" She thought.
But then as a ghost of the flame, she was shocked of what she has seen.
It was Leafa, who decided to rescue her on her own!
"No! Leafa, stay away!" She called out to her, but she didn't listen to her, as she saw Erika's flame and catches it.
She pants with sweat, as she still sees the flame and she resurrects her.
Erika appears before her. "Oh, Erika, you're ok! "
"Leafa... that was pretty reckless. You shouldn't done that for my sake." Erika said.
"You're the one to talk! Don' t do this! You're kind, gentle, and always there for your friends. This isn't you, Erika!" Leafa said, trying to persuade her to stop going back to the gate.
"I'm sorry, Leafa. But if I don't go, nothing will end, in either world, real or virtual. All I want is to see him again.
I have to go see Kazuto. "
Leafa's eyes widen. "What... What you just say?"
"Kazuto. Kirigaya Kazuto, or in SAO, he is known as Kirito. He's the person I've been searching for this whole time. "
Leafa remembers of the encounter with Asuna in the hospital and their talk.
She steps back from Erika who was staring at her.
"Oh man. I can't believe it. A-Asuna, is that you?" Leafa asked, using Erika's real name.
It took Erika by surprise, but then she was shocked as well as she asked, "Sugu? Suguha?"
"How could you?!? " She said, as she was scanning her login, as Asuna said, "Sugu? Wait, Sugu!"
She logged off, as Asuna rushes to her house, and knocks at Sugu's door.
"Suguha, it's me."
"Go away! Just go." She sobbed.
Asuna slides down to the door, "Sugu, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for you to know that Kazuto was trapped in Alfheim Online.
If things were around, Kazuto wouldn't like it if you got hurt. For me.. I wasn't myself these past few months since I was freed from SAO Incident. I thought of him everyday, and thinking to myself, I should've known sooner, to prevent all of this from happening. I felt like... Like it was all my fault to begin with.
Sugu, I will wait for you , in the East Terrance. I know that it wouldn't be enough as a apology, but I just want us to be friends again."
She leaves Sugu to her thoughts.
Sugu took a deep breath, as she was looking at her Nerve Gear. It seems like a horrible discovery that she didn't want to know.
All she wanted to experience the Virtual World, the familiar world that her brother knew, but she never imagined in her wildest dreams that she would have to rescue him in AFO.
She thought, "All this time... Asuna, you kept this guilt inside you, and this must been the reason that you were not acting like yourself . "
She took a deep breath as she yells, "Link Start!"
She was back as Leafa , as she notices Recon and Mitsuki. "You guys."
Recon said, "I just saw Erika earlier. Did you two had a fight?"
Leafa nods, "Something like that. I um, just discovered who she was in IRL, and kind of stormed off without her letting explain. "
Mizuki said, "That was dumb of you . I've never seen you act like that. "
Recon held her hand, "You have to make things right with her, Leafa! She's our friend, and wither or not, she needs us!"
Leafa was amazed of Recon, but then she instantly hits him down the stairs!
"Ow! Strong as ever." He said. Mizuki looks at Recon, "Are you ok? That seems to hurt a lot."
She helps him up, but Leafa laughs, "Thanks you guys. I needed some cheering up. See you in a bit."
She flew to where Erika was waiting. "Hey. "
"Hey. Sugu, I -" Erika said, but Sugu raised her hand to prevent her to speak.
"Asuna, let's have a duel. I want to see how fast you truly are. " She said, as she raised her hand to her sword.
Asuna was astounded by this request, but then she smiled at her. "All right, if you say so, but you'll be amazed of what I can do."
The girls did the duel, as then Asuna looked down at her, "Sugu, I am really sorry, it's just, I felt like I haven't returned from the virtual world, and without Kazuto, I am not really convinced I am at home, just not now at least."
Sugu then said, "Then, let us help. Mizuki, Recon and I will do anything in our power to get you and Yui to the Top of the World Tree, and you get my brother home safe and sound.
