I had just felt really tired, and my own death was drawing near. I could see Asuna looking into my eyes and crying, she didn't want me to go, I didn't want to lose a friend either, but I am going to die. Everyone was here, honouring my life. I would go peacefully here, and I would miss her. I promised Asuna that I would wait for her in some other world, wherever that would be. I know its not true that it could ever happen, but its best to believe. I felt all senses and connections of the Amusphere start to blur, along with my sight with my tears. There was a warning message in my view, but I ignored it. I could do nothing about it. I lay there, treasuring every last second of my life.
Then it all went blank.
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"Sister! Come over here, lets play!" I heard my sister Aiko say, and I ran towards her. We played tag together, just us.
"Tag!" I called out, after touching her. I giggled and ran away, but stopped and looked behind me. Aiko stood there. She's probably making a trap so she could tag me back.
"Konno, have you forgotten me?" She said, her face plain with despair. She's confusing me.
"What do you mean, forgotten you? You're right here! We're right here, together! Remember?" I assured her, worried that maybe this was what the virus had given her too. Had I already lost my older sister so early?
"You are asking the same question too. And I am dead. And so are you." She said, her face unchanging. What did she mean, we're dead? I'm really worried now, this is most likely the viruses' doing!
"I died because of the virus. And so did you. You were with your friends when you died. I also saw what happened afterwards. They all looked so gloomy and upset. And you didn't mean the promise that you two made, didn't you?"
I froze. It is true that maybe I didn't mean it, but I did, because its friendship. Am I really dead?
"Konno, I am about to take you to the afterlife. Hold my hand, dear sister, we are off-" She stretched out an arm towards me, but stopped when I refused.
"Not yet!" Was all I could say.
"Are you trying to forget me?" She didn't look sad, but I could hear the sorrow in her voice.
"No! If we're both here, then isn't there any way to-"
"We're already dead, Konno."
"No, I mean, before we go to the afterlife, I just want to... see them, with my eyes"
"You know that it cant happen. now lets go-" She stopped again, and looked up at the sky, and I was confused so I looked up too, and I could hear a really soft murmur, but could not tell what they were saying. I heard muffled noises of breaking objects, and footsteps, and realized that they were not sounds from ALO, but from real life. I felt a warmth on my body, and looked at my hands. Fragments of glowing white polygons were floating off and disappearing into air, and so were Aiko's. She looked at me with confusion, but it was the type of confusion that said 'Do you know whats happening...?'
Maybe they had found a cure at the last minute. Technology sure is growing quick.
Or maybe thats just my excuse for what would happen after I disappear.
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