The wait is finally over. Sonic's adventure still continues in his virtual adventure. I hope everyone enjoys this.
*Inside The Virtual World*
"The idea that agility is the only stat that matters is only an illusion. Sure, agility is an important stat. Firing speed and dodging... If you were good at those two things, you were good. Until now, anyway. But that's all in the past now. And to those of you who spent the past eight months never leaving the house, raising that stat... Sucks to be you." Zexceed said
People started booing, expect for one.
"That's what we'd expect to hear from the top player of the most hardcore VRMMO, Gun Gale Online. Pretty extreme!" Presenter said
"Well, I may only get one chance in my life to be on MMO Stream..." Zexceed said
"Oh, don't say that. Aren't you aiming for the next Bullet of Bullets?" Presenter said
"Of course. If i'm going to enter, I'll play to win!" Zexceed said
"But you know, Zexceed... BoB is a solo tourament, with random encounters. Doing the same doesn't guarantee you'll get the same result. I'm not sure you should be chalking your victory up to your status type." Dark Wind said
"No, the results were indicative of a broader trend within GGO. You're an agility-based character, Dark Wind, so I can understand why you'd want to deny it." Zexceed said
"Hmph.."
"It's ture that, until now, the strongest strategy has been raise your AGI, and fire a powerful physical weapon as fast as possible. But the balance of a MMO changes all the time. In particular, games with levels don't let you re-spec your stats. You need to constantly predict the future when you spend your points, because the best style for your level zone won't always stay the same. Minimum strength requirements and accuracy bonuses keep increasing for new equipment introduced... *giggle" Zexceed said
"Zexceed always used to talk about how awesome agility-based characters were."
"I can't believe I listened to him."
Someone start's walking pass the players. The person took out the Type 54 "Black star" pistol. He pull's it back and point's it at the TV.
"Zexceed... False victor... You will now be judged by ture power!"
Some players were giggling. The person fire's and the bullet hit's the TV and the head of Zexceed.
"So you see... In the end, what's really important is the player's own ability-"
Zexceed stopped talking and grab's his cheat. He kept grabbing it until he disapper.
"Oh, my... Looks like we lost the connection. It should be back in a second, do don't thouch that dial!" Presenter said
Everyone looked at the person shock.
"This is ture power! Ture strength. Fools... Remember this name, and fear! The name this gun and I share! Death Gun!"
Sword Art Online 2
1 Year Later And The World Of Guns
*At The Real World*
Asuna was by herself and texting her mom.
Asuna: I'll be home by 6.
Asuna's Mother: Be sure to be home by dinner.
"December, 2025... Soon, it'll be a year." Asuna whisper
Asuna start's walking away from the train stastion.
*At Kazuto's and Sugu's home*
Sugu was grabbing all of Kazuto's dirty clothes as she got ready to wash them. Kazuto was changing as he was going somewhere.
"Hey, Kazuto." Sugu said
"Yea, what is it?" Kazuto said
"Who was that person again that helped you during your adventure when you were trapped in the game." Sugu said
Kazuto thought for a moment.
"Oh, It was my good old pal Sonic The Hedgehog." Kazuto said
"How did you meet him?" Sugu said
"I first met him when i logged into SAO. I think he followed me threw a ally as he was a little confuse on where was he." Kazuto said
"Do you miss him with all the battles inside the game?" Sugu said
"Yea. I wish i could meet him someday. He was a ture friend." Kazuto said
All of a sudden, a portal opened up.
"What the?!" Kazuto said
After the portal opened a blue hedgehog came out of the portal.
"I didn't mean to press the button!" The hedgehog said
The hedgehog landed on top of Sugu and Kazuto as they all fell to the ground. The portal closed behind them.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to land on top of you two-" The hedgehog said looking down
He than saw Kazuto and Sugu.
"K-Kazuto... S-Sugu?"
"S-Sonic?" They both said
All of them get up.
"Is it really you?" Kazuto said
"It... is." Sonic said
Kazuto look's at him than hug's him in joy. Sonic hug's him back.
"It's great to see you again Sonic." Kazuto said
"Me too." Sonic said
They both stop hugging. Sugu run's toward Sonic and hug him very hard.
"*Chokeing* S-Sugu i-i miss you too!" Sonic trying to talk. Man, you got stronger!" Sonic said
Sugu drop's Sonic too the ground. Sonic take's deep breath.
"So what bring's you here?" Kazuto said
"I didn't mean to bother you. I just wanted to play the game until i click the button than it send me here. And where are you going all changed?" Sonic said
"I have to go somewhere. You want to come with me?" Kazuto said
"Sure, i'll go." Sonic said
They both start walking out of the room and leaving to the place.
"I miss you Sonic." Sugu said
Sugu continue her day like nothing ever happen. She grab the clothes and took them to the laundry.
*Somewhere around the City*
It was a windy and beautiful day. Asuna was just standing looking up at the sky.
"What's the difference between the real world and the virtual one?" Asuna whisper
Two people apper right in front of Asuna.
"The amount of information. That's all." Kazuto said
"Yep, Smart as always." Sonic said
Asuna look's in front to see Kazuto and... Sonic.
"S-Sonic. You both surprised me..." Asuna said
"Yea, look's like i'm finally back with my two best friends." Sonic said
"We got here right on time." Kazuto said
"*giggle* I guess I was running on autopilot. Anyway... Hello, Kirito and Sonic. And good to finally see you again Sonic." Asuna said
"That's dangerous."
"Yea."
"Hey, Asuna." Kazuto and Sonic both said
"Wh-What?" Asuna said
"It's just... Those clothes look good on you. They bring back a lot of memories..." Kazuto said
"So many good memories." Sonic said
"Yeah, but I don't have a rapier. And I see you're wearing a lot of black today. And only shoes and gloves." Asuna said
"Well..." Sonic and Kazuto said
"Sugu washed all my clothes this morning. This was all I had." Kazuto said
"These shoes and gloves are the only things I put on." Sonic said
"That's why you shouldn't let your laundry pile up Kazuto!" Asuna said
"Uh.."
Asuna hug's Sonic and Kazuto's arms.
"So we happen to be wearing our old colors today... What are the odds of that?" Asuna said
"Well, if we meet all the time over a year-"
"Just say, "Yeah, you're right!" Come on. Let's go. You too Sonic, I'll show you the city." Asuna said
Asuna start's taking both of them somewhere.
*East Gardens of the Imperial Palace*
"Hey, don't you think the palace is kind of interesting?" Kazuto said
"Interesting?" Sonic and Asuna said
"How?"
"It's 2 kilometers long and 1.5 kilometers wide. It covers 20% of Chiyoda Ward. No tunnels or subways run under it. Planes aren't allowed to fly overhead, either. It's a giant off-limits zone in the middle of Tokyo. And it's cut off, not only physically, but information-wise, as well. See that security camera?" Kazuto said pointing
Sonic and Asuna look to she a security camera.
"This place has its own unique closed network, and you can't access it from outside at all." Kazuto said
"That's a strange-looking camera." Asuna said
"It does dosen't it." Sonic said
"Yeah. This place is in the middle of Tokyo, but it's also its own, isolated world. Maybe that's taking it a bit too far." Kazuto said
"*giggle* Maybe." Asuna said
The three of them kept walking.
*Moments Later*
"This is where Edo Castle's inner citadel used to be." Kazuto said
"Let's go." Asuna said
Asuna start's taking them with her. Kazuto told a family to take a picture of Him, Asuna and Sonic. They agree and took a picture of three of them. After the picture was taking they wave goodbue to them. The twins look back and wave bye at them. They wave back at them.
*Evening, Former Cannon Emplacement*
The three of them were sitting at a bench watching the sunset.
"Hey, remember the survey about what we'll do after graduation? What are you planning to do with your future?" Asuna said
"I think i'm going to go from a player to a creator." Kazuto said
"A creator? What kind of game will you make?" Asuna said
"Not a game... A man-machine interface to replace our current full-dive technology. I've been frequenting a lot of tech fourms, to study. But they're all in English, so it's pretty rough." Kazuto said
Asuna smile's at him.
"I want to stay with you forever, Kirito." Asuna said
"Huh?"
"I-I mean... It'd be great if Yui could be with us here, too..." Asuna said
*Sonic had a flashback of Yui saying brother to him*
"It's been a while since i heard of Yui." Sonic said
"That'll be possible, once we can use an augmented reality environment whenever we want. Right now, there's too much difference in the amount if information." Kazuto said
"You were saying that earlier, weren't you? The real and virtual worlds are only different in the amount of information... What does that mean?" Asuna said
"Well... You know how there's a difference between holding hands like this in the real world and in ALO?" Kazuto said
They were holding hands differently.
"You're right. I can feel a lot more from your real hand. Oh! That's what you mean by more information." Asuna said
"Yeah. But what if, someday, we could replicate the sensations your skin feels? Could you tell the difference between a real hand and an avatar's hand just by touch?" Kazuto said
"I could. If it were your hand. It isn't only touch. Don't sound and taste convey a lot more information in reality, too? So even if the Amuspheres had AR capability..." Asuna said
"Yeah. You'd know whether something was real or not the minute you saw or touched it. But if there's a huge technology breakthrough someday, and we're able to receive a large amount of sensory information in the real world..." Kazuto said
"We could cross the boundary between worlds and be with Yui all the time. That day is coming, right?" Asuna said
"Yeah."
"Make something like that for us, okay?"
Asuna lean's on Kazuto. Kazuto look's at Sonic.
"It's great to finally see Sonic." Kazuto said
"Yea, but, how come no one is running away or looking at me weird?" Sonic said
"I told everyone about you. Everyone loved a single detail of you inside S.A.O and ALO. I even showed everyone a photo of you." Kazuto said
"That make's sense." Sonic said
Sonic and Kazuto both fist bump.
"Best friends forever." Sonic and Kazuto said
They both looked up at the sky.
*About 4 hours earlier*
Kazuto got a message on his phone of a location he was suppose to go.
"You ready Sonic?" Kazuto said
"Let's do this." Sonic said
Sonic and Kazuto enter inside a room.
"Welcome."
"Hey, Kirito! Over here!"
They both look to see someone waving at them. They both started walking toward's the person. They than sit down.
"I'll pay, so order whatever you want."
"Will do that, then, Thank you very much." Kazuto said
"Oh, don't be so formal... Just talk to me like you both would in ALO."
"S-Sure... Will have..."
They both look at the menu. Both of them were struggling what to get.
"N-No chili dogs?" Sonic said
"Um... I'll have the parfait au chocolat, the framboise mille-feuille, and a hazelnut latte." Kazuto said
"Just give me what he's getting." Sonic said
"Sorry to bring you all the way here, Kirito and your blue friend."
"If you're really sorry, don't bring me all the way to Ginza... And don't call me that in front of others! And this blue friend is Sonic, Sonic the hedgehog. We both fought along side eachother during those times." Kazuto said
"You're so cold... After you woke up inthe hospital a year ago, I was the first person to visit you."
*Flashback a Year Ago at the hospital*
"He's right. He was my first visitor after i woke up. The leader of the response team. Kikuoka Seijirou, of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Telecommunications Bureau, Advanced Communications Networks Promotion Division Section 2, AKA the Virtual Divison."
*End of Flashback*
*Well, what else do you need? I told you pretty much everything there was to know about SAO..." Kazuto said
Kikuoka closes the menu book.
"I want to discuss something else today."
Kikuoka take's a tablet out of his bag and give's it to Kazuto.
"Look at this."
"What is it?" Sonic said
Sonic and Kazuto both look to see a pictiure a man.
"Who's this?" Kazuto said
Kazuto give's the tablet back.
"Hmm, last month, on November 14th... The landord, Tokyo apartment building smelled something while cleaning. She got worried and opened the electronic lock on the door, and discovered ghe body of this man Shigemura Tamotsu, age 26. He'd been dead five and a half days. His room was messy but hadn't been ransacked. The body was on the bed. And on its head..." Kikuoka explaning everything to Kazuto and Sonic
"An Amusphere?" Kazuto said
"Exactly. Given the possibility of foul play, an autopsy was held. The cause of death was acute heart failure."
"Heart failure? His heart stopped? Why?"
"We don't know."
They both just stare at Kikuoka. The waiter come's to their table and bring their food.
"Here you go."
The waiter walk's away.
"Given the time of death, and the low probability of a crime, a thorough autopsy was not conducted. But he'd been logged in for two full days without eating anything."
"That isn't so unusual. What's so special about this case?"
"Maybe playing for two days straight and without eating may have the reason of his heart failure or something different. Tell us more." Sonic said
"The games he had installed was Gun Gale Online. Do you both know it?" Kikuoka said
"Sure... It's the only game in Japan with pro players." Kazuto saod
"He had won a tournament in Gun Gale Online, GGO for short, that was held in October, to determine the strongest player. His character name was Zexceed." Kikuoka said
"Then he was playing GGO when he died?" Kazuto said
"No, he was appearing on a program called MMO Stream, as his Zexceed avatar. We know the time from the logs. And this hasn't been confirmed, but another user wrote on their blog that something strange happened in GGO the same time as his heart attack."
"Strange?"
"At the exact same time this was happening, a player was acting strangely in a bar. He screamed something about "judgment" at the TV Zexceed was appearing on, and fired his gun. One of the players watching this happened to have an audio log running, and uploaded the file to a video site. The file contains a counter in Japan Standard Time. The shot was fired at the TV at almost the same time Shigemuta disappeared from the program." Kikuoka said
"So that's where the audio came from. I remember listening it back at my world." Sonic thought
"That's just a coincidence." Kazuto said while eating hes dessert
"There was another one." Kikuoka said
"What?!" Sonic and Kazuto shocked
"This one happened on November 28th. Somewhere in Saitama City, Saitama. Another body found in a room, in a two-story apartment. A newspaper salesman looked inside and saw a man, lying on a futon, wearing an Amusphere... Another horrible smell." Kikuoka said
A lady fake cough at them. Kazuto, Sonic, and Kikouka all looked at the lady with the other ladies.
"Well, skipping the particulars of the corpse... Another acute heaty failure. He was also a higly skilled GGO player. His character name was... Lightly Salted Tarako? He was playing the game at the time. He was at a meeting with his squadron... I guess that's what they call a guild... in a Glocken City plaza... When he was shot by another player." Kikuoka said
"Was it the same guy as Zexceed?" Kazuto said
"Probably. He said the same things about power and judgement, and used the same character name."
"What was it?"
"Death Gun."
"Death Gun?" Sonic and Kazuto said
They both stare at him.
"You're sure it was heart failure, right?" Kazuto said
"What do you mean?"
"There wasn't any damage to their brians?" Kazuto said
"How can he get killed by a virtual bullet?" Sonic said
"I wondered those, as wll. I spoke to the coroner who handled the autopsies, and they said there was nothing wrong with their brains nor any bullets inside them. And what's more, The NerveGear used microwaves powereful enough to burn out the signaling devices and destroy part of the brain. But the Amusphere is designed for that kind of power emission to be impossible. The developers were insistent to that." Kikuoka said
"You've done a ot of homework, Kikuoka... All this for something that seems like nothing more than coincidence and rumor?" Kazuto said
"Well. i'm ninety percent sure it's coincidence, or someone's making it up. So we're speaking hypothetically here. Do you think it's possible to stop a player's heart with a bullet fired from within a video game?"
"That's what im trying to think. A a virtual bullet wouldn't have a killed a player in real life." Sonic said
Kazuto had a vision of the bullet going threw the data, out of the game and hitting the player's head. After the vision, he shook his head back to reality.
"I don't think so, but assuming this Death Gun could send some kind of signal to Zexceed's and Lightly Salted Tarako's Amuspheres... Some sensation of touch that would stop their hearts... Or taste, or smell, or sight, or sound... Some kind of sensory information..." Kazuto said
Kikouka was just smiling at him.
"Hey, wait. You've already looked into all this, haven't you? If you smarty pants have thought this through." Kazuto said
"No, no... I'd never do that to you, Kirito and Sonic. I enjoy talking to both of you." Kikuoka said
"Were done."
Sonic and Kazuto both get up.
"We heard enough of your information." Sonic said
"Here's our conclusion. Stopping a player's heart from within a game is impossible! The gunshots and heart failures are unrealted-"
Both of them started walking away from the table.
"W-Wait! You both can order another slice of cake. Just stay for a while!" Kikuoka said
Sonic and Kazuto both stopped walking.
"Well, I'm relieved to hear you say that aloud... I was thinking the same thing. These two deaths weren't caused by gunshots from within the game. So i'd like to ask both of you... Will you two log into Gun Gale Online and make contact with this Death Gun?" Kikuoka requested
"Why not just say it, Kikuoka? "Go get shot." Kazuto said
"Well..."
"No way in hell! What if something happened to me?!" Kazuto in anger
"I am not going into that stupid game just so i can get shot!" Sonic in anger as well
They both start walking away until Kikuoka grabbed both of them in the back.
"We all just agreed that was inpossible! And it looks like Mr. Death Gun has pretty strict criteria for his targets." Kikuoka said
"Criteria?" Kazuto and Sonic said
Kikuoka nodded with a yea. After the argument, they both sat back down.
"Yes. Zexceed and Lightly Salted Tarako were both renowned top-level players. In other words, he won't shoot you unless you're both good. Probably. Kayaba recongnized you both as the strongest players-"
"That's impossible... GGO isn't that easy a game! It's filled with pros." Kazuto said
"That's it. What does it mean to be a pro?" Kikuoka said
"Just what it sounds like. Gun Gale Online is the only virtual MMO that lets you exchange game coins for real money. Basically, you can take the money you earn in-game and exchange it for real cash. The pros are the ones who can earn money in GGO every single month. A top player can make anywhere from 200,000 to 300,000 yen a month. For that reason, the high-level GGO players spend far more time and passion on their game than other MMO players. We can't just log in and expect to match them. Find someone else." Kazuto said
"Wait, wait... I don't have anyone else! If you don't think you both can fight the pros, I'll pay both of you to cooperate with the investigation. This much." Kikouka showing three fingers
Kazuto and Sonic both gulp.
"Why is this such a big deal to you? It's just another internet horror story." Kazuto said
"It could be fake news." Sonic said
"You see, my bosses are worried about this. The effects of full-dive technology on the human body are the single biggest focus of research right now. I want to know what's really going on before they start trying to use this to restrict the technology. I want to be sure. How's that for a reason?" Kikuoka said
"Wouldn't it be faster to ask the administrators?" Kazuto said
"Zaskar, the company that develops and operates GGO, has its servers in America. The real company's address, phone number, and e-mail are all confidential. Since The Seed went public, all kinda of shady virtual worlds have popped up." Kikouka said
"Uh."
"Which means the only way to get at the truth is to make contact with them within the game. Of course, we'll take every safety precaution. And I won't tell both you to get shot. Just tell me your impressions, and give me your judgement. Will you both go?" Kikuoka said
Kazuto and Sonic looked at the table and started thinking.
"Four thousand people died in Aincard. After a yea, I've almost put that behind me. But now, more people are being murdered in virtual reality, and me and Sonic are being called back. It's like someone is telling us not to forget." Kazuto said
*Back To The Present*
Sonic, Kazuto and Asuna were still sitting in the bench. And Kazuto and Asuna wer still holding hands.
"I think I understand why you brought me here." Asuna said
"Y-Yeah?"
"If the world is composed of an axis called time and a plane called space, then Tokyo's center-in other words, our reality-is this place. The center of the endlessly expanding virtual worlds, thanks to the Seed, is the castle that's gone, right? That's why this twilight brings back so many memories." Asuna said
"I see... You're right. There's something your words just now helped me to understand." Kazuto said
"Huh? What?" Asuna said
"The shape of Aincrad. It's possible that is shape represented an axis of the time and a plane of space." Kazuto said
"Yea, But that would mean that the world the commander tried to create was intended to taper off to a point, and someday disappear. And two certain people made it explode midway. Without waiting to see the end." Asuna said
"Were s-sorry, Miss Second-in-Command..." Kazuto said
Asuna and Kazuto started giggling.
"Asuna, listen..."
"Yea, what is it?"
"Nothing, it's getting cold. Let's get going." Kazuto said
"Yeah, let's come back with Liz, Leafa, and the others. I'm sure eating lunch on that lawn would be fun!" Asuna said
"Yeah, in the spring."
"Hey Sonic." Asuna said
Sonic didn't respond.
"Sonic?"
"Hey Sonic." Kazuto said
"Y-Yea?" Sonic said looking all worried
"Hey, What's wrong?" Kazuto said
"*sigh* Hey Asuna, Can you give me and Kazuto a second to talk to eachother?" Sonic said
"Sure." Asuna replied
"What is it?" Kazuto whisper
"I'm *gulp* a little worried." Sonic whisper
"Of what?"
"Hearing the detail's of Death Gun. I don't think i'm not ready to fight him yet." Sonic whisper
"Hey come on man, Were both doing this together. No matter if we both get defeated by him." Kazuto whisper
"Are you sure?" Sonic said
"100% sure." Kazuto said
They both fist bump.
"You sure how to make a Hedgehog happy." Sonic said
"What are we waiting for? Let's go." Asuna said
"Alright then. Let's go." Kazuto said
The three of them got up from the bench and started walking.
"You know who Death Gun remind's me of... Shadow. But more good of wielding a gun." Sonic thought
*Inside Gun Gale Online*
A group of people were walking threw a desert like place minding their own business. What they didn't know was that someone was pointing a sniper at them.
"I'm in position."
"Roger. The enemy hasn't changed course or speed. They're 400 meters from you, 1,500 from me." A girl said
"That's pretty far. Can you do it?"
"I'll be fine."
The girl put's her finger on the trigger.
"Okay, open fire. I'm counting on you, Sinon."
"Roger."
The girl get's ready to fire.
"This pressure, this unease... This terror... 1,500 meters? That's like tossing a wad of paper in a wastebasket."
The girl point's the sniper on one of the players.
"Yes... Yes... Compared to that time..."
The girl pull's the trigger as the bullet started going toward's the player. Once the bullest made it. The bullet shot threw the head.
"Next."
"Next Time: Cold-Hearted Sniper." Kirito and Sonic said as narrators
Hey everyone! MySonicFan here and yep, the story is back. Sorry i wasn't able to make it earlier, I took a break from because it was hard work doing the last story i did. But, hey the story is back. That's all i want to say.
Before i go, there's something i have to say. I got a PM that said. Will Shadow apper in SAO 2? I'm sorry to say but he isn't, there's no point after Gun Gale Online. So i'm sorry but i'm not adding Shadow.
But anyway, I hope everyone enjoy's this story and as always i'll to you all later. Peace.