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Chaos and disorder filled the land. The sky burned crimson as lightning flashed across the sky. Various electronics scattered across the dark red ground along with various digital monsters as in one part of the land, a large battle was taking place.

"Take this!"

A purple haired woman roared, slashing vertically at her female foe. She was in a black bodysuit with purple in certain places and had long purple hair that was tied in two pigtails. Her eyes were a light blue with a white iris. Her enemy was wearing an armored bikini suit of sorts and had yellow eyes and pink hair. She held a sharp scythe in her hand as she looked boringly at the katana wielding warrior.

The purple haired woman growled. "I won't let you get away with this Magic!

Her foe just kept her stoic look and silence as purple haired girl charged towards her. The pink haired woman pulled back her scythe and slashed quickly horizontally.

"Hmph."

The purple haired warrior grunted as she narrowly ducked under the scythe that could have very well sliced her head off. Regaining her balance, she attempted to cut her opponent in half with her katana only for her foe to fly away out of its range.

"Got you jackass!"

Magic quickly teleported out of the way, an ax crashing down and kicking up dirt in the ground where she originally was.

"Damn it, will you stop running away from me bitch?!"

The dust settled to reveal a blue-haired young woman wearing a white bodysuit. Her eyes were similar to her ally's except they were red. Magic simply whipped her hair, making the blue-haired girl growl as she got ready to charge only for a hand on her shoulder to stop her. She turned her head to see the purple-haired fighter with a displeased expression

"Calm down, Blanc." The purple haired woman tensed when Blanc simply shrugged her hand off.

The axwielder growled, pointing an accusing finger at her ally. "Don't tell me to calm down, Neptune!"

Magic sighed. "How do you plan to beat me if you can't even get along amongst yourselves?"

Blanc simply growled, getting ready to charge. "Shut up bitch! I'll whip that smug look off your face, if it's the last thing I do!"

Neptune grabbed Blanc's arm in an attempt to hold the crazed axe-wielder from getting herself killed. Magic smirked at the two squabbling CPUs only for it to drop as she blocked a sword with her right arm.

A white haired woman with a black bodysuit floated behind her, an ever present smirk on her green eyed face. She flew back, still smirking at Magic.

"Hmph, not bad." The white haired warrior grinned, holding her sword up. "But can you block this?!"

The white haired woman growled as her blade turned a rainbow color before she slashed towards the woman. The enemy simply blocked it again, this time with her scythe, and kicked the white haired woman in the stomach, sending her crashing into the ground as she rolled a little before coming to a stop.

Neptune gasped, flying towards her white haired ally. "Noire!"

Noire simply grunted as she stood up wobbly. "I'm fine, Neptune! Don't waste your concern on me!"

Magic chuckled mockingly staring down at the two. "Is this all the powerful CPU's can do?"

She got her response as a green lance clashed with her, sending her flying. She quickly recovered, her feet screeching against the red ground. Her eyes glared at the culprit; a green-haired woman with light purple eyes and a revealing outfit barely concealing her large breasts.

The green haired lance wielder smirked. "I'm sorry." The smirk widened as the woman pulled her lance back. "Next time I'll make sure to hir where it hurts, Magic."

Magic clicked her teeth, preparing to counter attack before she heard something approaching her at fast speeds. She turned around to see a angry blue-haired CPU, ax at the ready.

Blanc roared as she swung her ax towards Magic, who blocked with her scythe as they attempted to overpower the other.

Blanc gritted her teeth. "Why don't you die, bitch?!"

Magic's eyes showed no emotion or even signs of effort as she used her scythe's momentum to send Blanc flying. She was sent flying, colliding with the lance weiler who was charging towards the fight.

"Gah!"

"W-Watch it!"

Noire growled, watching the two's accident. "Vert! Blanc! Will you two stop playing around!?"

The two CPUs snarled as they separated. Blanc grunted, pointing an accusing finger towards Vert.

"It ain't my fault Thunder Tits was right there!"

Vert glared at Blanc. "And so you're blaming me? Who was it that got thrown right into me?"

"Enough!"

The three CPUs turned to see Neptune glaring towards Magic. Magic smirked, getting back in her stance, making all four CPUs tense up.

Neptune clicked her teeth, trying to formulate a plan in her head.

'We can't keep attacking her without any strategy, we're getting beat up all around. I was hoping to avoid it because if leaves us tired out. But it's our only choice!'

Neptune drew her blade and charged towards Magic. "Everyone! Get ready to use Guardian Force!"

The three other CPUs nodded as they got into their stances.

"Do you think I'll allow you to use it that easy?"

Neptune's eyes widened as Magic disappeared. She stopped and looked around for the pink haired woman before feeling a presence behind her.

"Playtime's over, CPUs."

Neptune swung her katana behind her, only for Magic to grab it with her bare hands; much to her shock. Magic grunted as she clenched the blade and twisted hard.

Neptune gasped as her sword was warped, snapped in two. But the shock didn't last long as Magic sliced across her chest, sending her flying into the air. Quickly flickering out of existence again, she reappeared above Neptune and slashed down.

Noire gasped. "Neptune!"

She watched as the purple haired CPU was sent crashing into the ground, kicking up dust. She clenched her sword in rage and glared up at the woman.

"I'll make you pay for that!" Noire roared, flying towards Magic with her sword at the ready. Blanc and Vert followed after her, the three closing in on Magic.

However, Magic remained completely calm despite the approaching weapons. Noire suddenly felt unnerved by her resoluteness, and twisted, banking back.

Too late. Electricity ran through Magic's body as she smirked.

"Foolish!"

The CPUs screamed painfully as the discharged lanced through their bodies. It lasted for a while longer before they dropped to the ground next to their already fallen ally. They painfully looked up to see Magic charging up her scythe. She grinned evilly as she looked down at them, scythe held high.

"Apocalypse Nova!"

Magic roared as a she slashed her scythe downwards, sending a purple shockwave towards the CPUs who were too beaten up to dodge

Neptune closed her eyes in reluctance. 'I'm sorry Iffy. Compa.'

BOOM!

"NEPTUNE!"

In the back, a young pink haired girl no older than eleven watched as the attack collided with the CPUs. She back away in fear as the villain approached, her scythe raised high. Her eyes closed as she screamed in an attempt to reason.

"Please stop this! If things go on like this, Gamindustri will be reduced to rubble!"

However, Magic paid her no mind as she struck the girl unconscious. She looked towards the area where she had launched her Apocalypse Nova as the smoke cleared. Her face grew into a small smile as she spotted four heavily wounded CPUs. Picking up the young girl, she walked towards the four before dropping the body near them.

Magic smirked at her work before feeling a presence across the field. She turned to see a dark orb rising from the ground, as she bowed down on one knee. "Lady Arifore…the CPUs have been defeated. As you have requested."

The dark orb made no movement, but an ominous voice resonated from the orb. "As expected from my best servant. I am satisfied. However, something else has come up…"

At this Magic looked up, eyebrows raised. "What is it, my Lady?"

The voice sighed. "There are still other CPU Candidates besides the girl you just struck down. However, even at our current strength… we lack the power to capture them on their own grounds. Which is why I need you to raise ASIC's shares as fast as you can. So that we may strike."

Magic nodded. "Understood. You can count on me, my Lady. Though I must ask, what do we do with these CPUs?"

The voice chuckled darkly as wires begin to seep towards the unconscious CPUs. "Leave that to me. It is time they learned suffering how I suffered. Now go CFW, Magic."

The pink haired woman nodded before leaving the orb to itself.

That day started the domination of ASIC. Despite the warnings from friends of the CPUs, due to the CPU's absence, their fellow nations begin to lose faith in them and begin to believe in ASIC and their goddess Arifore. The chips that ASIC offered helped people beat games faster. In a land where games were the main sour that ASIC offered also helped their cause in a land where games were the main source of profit.

The worst fear of the four goddesses followers had been realized, ASIC reigned supreme…

And they showed no signs of stopping.

Three years after that day, in another dimension far from the one we were just in, a large city hosted a coliseum in which a battle was taking place.

"Owahh!"

A light blue sword clashed against a large red shield as the combatants glared at one another.

One of the combatants was a boy who looked no older than sixteen. His grey eyes showed rage similar to that of a madman's as his black hair swayed from his movement. His clothing was completely black except for several white stripes along his coat. Gripped tightly in his other hand was a black sword.

His opponent was much older than him and displayed a much calmer demeanor. His grey eyes glared into the younger boy's as his grey hair moved along with his movements. The man would use his shield to push the young boy away and hold his sword in a ready position. His red armor shined under the sunlight that filled the area as he smirked before speaking in a mature voice.

"You have a most impressive reaction time, Kirito. No wonder the players of SAO are talking about you so much."

The boy named Kirito smirked at the older man. "And you have a too perfect defense, Heathcliff!"

With those words, Kirito charged towards Heathcliff once again, the two entering a dance of steel.

From a tunnel, a chestnut haired girl donned in a white and red uniform watched the two battle in such a fierce nature. She stared at the black haired swordsman who seemed to actually be taking control of the fight. "Kirito-kun…"

If she had actually looked up, she would have noticed a cloaked figure floating in the sky, staring down at the fight.

The figure's mouth curled into a smirk once it saw Kirito begin to break Heathcliff's defenses.

"Perfect…"

Kirito roared like an animal once he began to feel Heathcliff's nervousness affect his combat ability. Abandoning all defense, he activated a dual blade skill called Starburst Stream.

Heathcliff raised his shield, but he began to notice his responses becoming slow compared to Kirito's. Next thing he knew, his shield had been forced back as Kirito finally managed to break his defense. The older man's eyes widened…one strike and it would be over.

No.

He couldn't afford to lose here! Not now!

Heathcliff no… Kayaba Akihiko was not going to lose right here!

Quickly, under his breath he muttered a word that would slow Kirito down and give him time to strike down the boy. He hated cheating, but this was necessary. All he had to do was slow the boy down…

"Sorry, but I can't let you do that, Kayaba Akihiko."

"What? Urgh!"

Suddenly, Heathcliff felt himself go heavy, as if a heavy weight had been put on his shoulders. His arms dropped as his sword and shield hit the ground. He wasn't the only one, as Kirito suddenly slammed onto the ground.

"Urgh! What in the world?"

Kirito tried to pry himself off the ground, but was unable too. He looked around to see shocked players looking at them, before they also began to fall to the floor.

"Kirito-kun?!"

Kirito turned to see a chestnut colored girl staring at him worried. Suddenly, she was forced to her knees as the raven haired boy's eyes widened. "Asuna!"

Heathcliff tried and move himself, but failed. "What's happening?" He grunted as he looked around. "Is it a glitch in the system? No, I ran the daily system check this morning."

Kirito heard the man muttering and grew a puzzled expression. "Daily…system check…? What are you talking about Heathcliff?"

Heathcliff's eyes widened in shock as Kirito stared at him. But before he could say anything, a feminine voice interrupted them.

"That Heathcliff here is actually Kayaba Akihiko, the creator of Sword Art Online and a murderer."

Both Kirito and Heathcliff turned to see a cloaked figure approaching them. It's entire body was covered, the only thing exposed were its hands and bangs of red hair coming from their hood. It's curves appeared to be those of a human female. They felt their limbs become heavier as it approached them, as if an aura of power radiated from its presence.

Heathcliff's face stayed calm despite the situation at hand. "Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

The cloaked figure smirked underneath its hood, speaking in a feminine voice. "I'm simply a person who's looking for help and I believe I've found my man. Though this game is simply too evil to leave alone."

"Wait!" The figure and Heathcliff looked down in response to Kirito's outburst. "Is that true?! Are you really Kayaba Akihiko?!"

Heathcliff sighed before bowing his head, giving a sort of half-smile. "Yes. I am the creator of Sword Art Online, Kayaba Akihiko."

The whole stadium went silent…and then angry cries rang out.

"You bastard!"

"How dare you act as if you're just some player!"

"What are you going to do about my friends who died?!"

"I'll kill you! Go to hell, you son of a bitch!"

Asuna stared at the leader of her guild in shock at the revelation that the person they've been trying to work to defeat turned out to be the person who they trusted the most.

The mysterious woman's smirk widened before she looked at Heathcliff. "It seems your subjects have now begun screaming for your head. How the mighty have fallen."

Heathcliff's face returned to its usual neutral look as he tried to move but failed. The figure waved their finger in a mocking manner.

"And don't even try to use the system. This game is now mine and as soon as I kill you, everyone will be free. However…" The person turned to look at Kirito. "I have other business to take care of."

Kirito looked up at the person as she crouched down bringing her hand to his face. She smiled apologetically. "I am sorry, but the dimension I am from is in trouble. You may hate me later, but I have no choice."

Kirito raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about? What you mean 'dimension I am from?'"

The woman simply ignored his question and proceeded to chant something Kirito couldn't make out. He looked around to see strange cryptic writing surround him.

"What the? What's going on? What are you doing?!"

Asuna struggled as she try to pry herself off the floor. "Stop! What are you doing to him?!"

The woman soon stopped and panted, sweat dripping from her head. "It is done. The gates will now open."

Suddenly, a large portal open up behind Kirito as two long bluish-gray arms reached out and grabbed the boy before pulling him in the portal while he screamed.

"Kirito-kun, no!" Asuna, somehow managed to get off the ground ran towards the portal, but it was too late. The portal closed as soon as Kirito went through. Asuna stared blankly into space before turning to glare at the woman. "What did you do him!?"

The woman remained calmed despite the girl's fierce glare. "I simply transported him to my dimension. It needs a hero and Kirito was the best choice."

Asuna looked confused at that. "What are you talking about? What do you mean your dimension? Answer me! Who are you?!"

The woman simply chuckled. "Heh, that's something you don't need to know." She turned her back on Asuna and glared at Heathcliff. "Now…to take care of my other piece of business. Time to pay for your crimes, Kayaba."

She made a sword appear, as she slowly approached Heathcliff, who kept his stoic look, showing no fear.

This wasn't one of his predicted outcomes. It seemed his goal was going to be realized sooner than later. Wryly, he gave a half smile.

All those thoughts came to an end, once the blade pierced his chest and a message sounded through the air that the game had been cleared.

Kayaba's world and life had come to an end.

In a large forest area surrounded by trees in another dimension, a lone dog faced glob called a Dogoo, roamed the land in search of food. The dog like glob sniffed everywhere and turned every rock, but came up unlucky every time.

GROWL!

The stomach of the creature voiced its displeasure. The Dogoo knew it needed to find some food and fast. The Dogoo continued its travels before hearing the rustling of grass. It looked up on top of a hill but that proved to be its undoing as a small boulder rolled down the hill crushed the poor thing.

"Gah…what happened?" A voice said from top of the hill. On top of a small pile lay a black haired boy with black clothing and two swords strapped to his back.

Groaning as he sat up, the boy looked around the area, his eyes widening.

"This isn't…Collina." Kirito crossed his arms. "I don't think I'm still even in Aincrad. I've never been to this dungeon. Hmm…"

He made a movement with his finger to open up the menu, only for nothing to come up.

"Huh, where's the menu?"

Kirito cupped his chin. "This is too strange."

With a grunt, he stood up and proceeded to brush himself off. Now standing up, he looked around around his surroundings more carefully, and was taken aback as the sunlight nearly blinded him.

"Just…where am I?" Suddenly, it all came back to him as he grabbed his head in pain. "Urgh...! I…I remember! That woman…she did something and I felt myself be grabbed by two arms! She said something about this being…her dimension."

He took a few deep breaths to calm himself before sighing. 'So I guess this isn't Aincrad anymore. Heck, I don't think this is even my world anymore. But what is this place?'

He sighed once again before crossing his arms. "Well, not going to find out anything standing around." With that, he jumped and slid down the hill onto lower ground. "I should first try and find out where I am. Damn, where's a guide when you need one?"

He suddenly felt his left arm vibrate as he looked down to see a weird looking bracelet on there. Kirito raised an eyebrow as he held the thing up to his face. "I don't remember equipping this…or bracelets being able to shake."

Curious, he gave the accessory a little tap. The motion cause the device to shake before a holograpic screen appeared in the air, catching him off guard. "Huh?!"

The screen looked like a menu to a RPG. There was one big screen and, below it, a few small spheres listing other options such as Equipment, Skills, and Options. In front of him was a status screen showing a portrait of himself along with a level, how much experience it would take before he leveled up, stats, and something called a guard gauge.

Kirito looked amazed at the info. 'Wow, this isn't much different from Sword Art Online.' His eyes narrowed at a certain part of the menu. "Wait… why am I level five? I'm pretty sure I was level ninety-six. Not only that, but what is this guard gauge?"

Suddenly, the mail option begun to light up getting the confused teen's attention. With a tap of his fingers he selected it for a message to pop up in front of him. Under the sender's name was simply a '?'

Kirito

Hello, this is the woman who sent you here. Hahaha, I guess that's not the best way to introduce myself. I'm sorry I brought you to this world without your consent, taking you away from your friends. You would be right to hate me, but I made the best out of the few choices that I had. I saved your friends and your world, all that I ask is that you try to do the same for this world, Gameindustri. It's in great peril, but I'm afraid I can't explain much right now. Though I will tell you a few things.

First, you may notice you have dropped down a significant number of levels. This is due to a strange interference in the spell. However, I hope you are able to level up and regain your strength. You have kept your money and battle instincts along with skills from SAO, though. You also kept your equipment, but it's been reverted down to level one equipment. It's power will increase as you level up. Gameindustri treats life like it is a video game, so levels are very important. When you come across your first battle, the bracelet will trigger a tutorial for you.

Second, I need you to go to Planeptune and meet the Oracle named Histoire. She will be expecting you; however, you're in a forest about three miles from Planeptune. You may not be able to make it today, but that is alright. Third, the last thing I can tell you is that your body is alright in your world, I just combined your conscious and avatar together. I am currently working on a way to send you back once you help save this world. Once again, I am sorry, but I have no choice and I will understand if you choose to hate me.

Thank you

Kirito read the message over again before giving a heavy sigh. "What the hell did I get myself into?" He moved through several other options of the menu before coming to Map. "Now to find out exactly where this Planeptune is…"

He usually wasn't one to simply follow what some stranger said, but he had no choice at the moment considering he was in a world he knew nothing about. As he clicked the option, a large hologram appeared in front of his face. Kirito studied the map as cities, dungeons, and other important geographical locations filled the map. A map key appeared on the side of the diagram showing the boy what everything stood for.

"Hmmm." Kirito cupped his chin. 'So apparently that black dot is me and I'm in Giga Forest. That pink dot is Planeptune, where I need to go to.' Kirito grumbled. "That woman wasn't kidding. It's going to be a long walk, though luckily, I landed near the entrance of this dungeon."

After taking note of a nearby town and closing the map, he gave himself a few stretches before smiling. "Well, not going to achieve anything standing here. Might as well get a move on."

With that, the Black Swordsman begun to make his way out of the forest.

Back in Kirito's world in a hospital room, two eyes opened to reveal a pair of hazel irises. Shee looked around the dark room in a trance-like manner as a gentle hand came out in front of her face grasping at the air.

'I'm...back…'

The person in the bed sat up and placed their hands on the helmet that had been their captor for two years. With a slight heave of her weak arms, the person removed it to reveal long chestnut colored hair. She looked around the room to get a better look to see flowers and a small name tag on it saying "Get Well Asuna!"

Asuna let out a small sigh. She was home. After fighting for her life in a game for two years, she was finally back home. However as soon as that thought hit her, another memory had come rushing in like a bull.

"Kirito…Kirito!"

Asuna took the covers off of her and tried to get out of the bed only to collapse on the floor in a heap. But the pain she had felt was insignificant to the pain of not knowing where the boy she had feelings for was.

She could remember that woman chanting something and two arms grabbing Kirito and pulling him into some portal. The woman then killed Com…

No. Kayaba was killed by that woman.

She then addressed everyone, saying they were now free from this hell, and the woman whispered some words to her but she couldn't remember what they were.

Dammit! She didn't have time to think of that now! Asuna stood up, using the IV pole to help herself. She had to see if the boy she loved was alright.

…Wherever he was…

Back in Gameindustri, the Black Swordsman had decided to stay in an inn at a village about four kilometers from Planeptune. He would make the rest of the way tomorrow. Since he could feel exhaustion and pain in this world, he had to be careful.

The innkeeper smiled brightly at the boy in front of her. "Thank you for your pay! We hope you enjoy your time here at Hollow Inns!"

Kirito thanked her and took his key. Taking a quick look around the cabin-like inn, he began to walk down one of the hallways towards his room thinking about his experiences of this world so far.

From what he could tell Gameinudstri, truly lived up to it's name. It was like he was in a video game. He leveled up, had a guard bar which was like a health bar, and the way it handled payment and quests were similar to SAO.

It was like being in Sword Art Online all over again. Was this why that woman chose him?

No, there were plenty of players to choose from in SAO. So why him?

Kirito scratched his head in frustration. The more he thought about that, the bigger of a headache he received in response. He had no idea where to even begin how ridiculous this was. And the monsters here looked very idiotic in his opinion.

Still, he was earning decent XP off of them. He had managed to reach level seven before reaching the village, so he couldn't complain too much.

The swordsman stopped his thoughts as he stood in front of his rented room. Quickly entering, he was impressed by what he saw. Two beds, a flat screen TV attached to the wall, a bathroom and sink that seemed to be in top-notch condition, and a sofa on the side. The place looked like something that a 4 star hotel room would have.

"Very nice." Kirito fell onto the closest bed and let a tired sigh out. He sat up, took his boots and jacket off, and placed them to the side. He then opened up his menu and proceeded to scroll to the inventory screen to check what he had.

'Tch, nothing but synthesis materials and those recovery items that woman left me. None of my previous items carried over besides some my equipment and extra clothes, and what do I need the clothes for?' He turned the menu off. Without any items available, he really couldn't do anything. Laying fully on the bed, he begin to enjoy himself before beginning to smell a foul odor.

"Damn, what stinks?" Kirito looked around before it hit him. Quickly giving himself a quick sniff, he pulled back instantly. He laughed nervously. "Heh, I'm not in Sword Art Online anymore. I have to bathe and stay clean. Problem is…I have no other clothes to put on…."

Kirito blinked before snorting. 'I guess Ashley was right, that having an extra pair of the same clothes does help.' Kicking his feet over the bed, he made his other pair of clothes appear through the menu and walked to the shower.

The next morning, Kirito was on his way out of the inn and back on the dirt road. Tall trees surrounded the narrow area. Holding out the virtual map out in front of him, if he kept up his current pace, he would reach Planeptune in a couple of hours. Not only that, but he could see a giant building off in the distance, something telling him that was the city he was looking for.

'Alright!' Kirito clenched his fist, a determined expression on his face after closing his map. 'I'm not too far off. The quicker I find this Histoire and find out what I need to do, the quicker I can get back home.'

"Help…!"

"Eh?" Kirito turned around and begin to look for the voice. 'Strange…I thought I heard someone cry for help.' Kirito scanned the area once again before giving up. 'Must have been my imagination.'

Shrugging, he went back on his way before hearing a small scream. He stopped, looking around for the source, as the voice begin to grow louder.

"Look out below!"

"WhaOOF!"

Kirito had only a small moment to look up before a young girl landed on top of him knocking him onto his back as he fell to the ground. "What the?!" Dazed, he could still feel something on top of him as he turned his head only for it to only for his face to plant into something soft. "Eh?"

He placed both hands on the softness and clenched it.

"What is this?"

Unfortunately for him, the young girl had recovered from the big fall and felt something on her chest. Looking down, she saw exactly what was there and responded the way most girls in an anime would.

"EEP!"

"Arrgh!"

With a quick knee to the sack before proceeding to give the poor boy a quick stomp to the chest after getting up.

Blushing, the girl glared daggers at the downed swordsman who didn't know which area on his body hurt more . "P-Pervert!"

Kirito let out a pained groan in response and gave the girl a tired glare. "You fell on me…and it wasn't my intention for my face to land in your breasts."

The perverted and hormone driven side of him didn't exactly mind, but if he told her that. Kirito shivered at the thought.

The girl began to realize what the boy meant and let out a sheepish laugh. "Oh…sorry about that." She walked over to Kirito offering him a hand. "My name's Red! Nice to meet ya."

Kirito cautiously took the hand as the young girl helped him. As he proceeded to get rid of the soreness in his chest and lower region, he got a good look of the girl and couldn't help but blush a little at her cuteness.

She seemed about two years younger than him, but it was hard to tell with her big bust. Her eyes were grey, her dark red hair had many bangs covering her face and the rest of it was in the shape of an "R" on the left side of her head. Two white stripes ran across the the top of her hair. Her clothing was Chinese compared to Kirito's own clothing. Her top was dark grey and black with gold lining and ruffles and was tied up like a corset. There were also two unattached sleeves with a cherry blossom pattern at the bottom. Her lower region consisted of a skirt with four petal shapes similar to her sleeves and black and red shoes. In spite of all her flashy clothing, what really caught Kirito's attention the most was the golden dragon wrapped around the young girl. It seemed to be breathing and moving confusing the boy. The creature looked dazed, however, most likely from the painful fall.

The girl tilted her head in a confused manner, over Kirito's long silence. "So what's your name?"

Kirito stopped gazing at the girl and smiled a little. "My name's Kirito."

Red put her finger to her chin thinking it over. "Kirito, huh?" She grinned. "That's a weird name!"

Kirito deadpanned at her. 'Says the person whose name is a color. Seriously, who names their child Red?'

In two other dimensions, a pair of black haired boys wearing red baseball caps sneezed. A yellow mouse stared at them worryingly.

Kirito sighed before the question hit him. "So Red, why did you just fall out of the sky like that?"

Red tilted her head before answering. "I was practicing free-running."

Kirito looked at her indecorously. "Seriously? Here of all places? You know how tall these trees are?!"

"Hmmm, about thirty feet."

Kirito stared at the girl, dumbfounded. 'S-She's awfully calm for someone who just fell thirty feet out of the air…"

Red gave Kirito a bright smile. "So what are you doing out here Kirito?"

Kirito snapped out of his thoughts and crossed his arms. "I'm on my way to Planeptune. I need to meet someone."

Red's expression grew curious. "Oh? Who do you need to meet?"

Kirito smiled teasingly. "Sorry, but it's classified. Can't tell you."

Red begun to pout. "Aw man…"

Kirito begin to chuckle a little. Despite the fact, she caused him immense pain in the groin, she didn't seem to be too bad of a kid.

He suddenly remembered the time and gazed towards Red. "Hey Red, are you sure you're alright?"

Red looked at him, confused. "Sure, why?"

Kirito walked ahead of her and pointed his thumb in the direction of Planeptune. "I need to get to Planeptune as soon as possible. So I need to go now." Kirito smiled and patted Red on the head. "It was nice meeting you Red, and sorry about that incident."

He gave the red-headed girl a small wave and begun to walk forward.

"Wait!"

Kirito flinched as he felt two arms wrap around his waist and something soft hit the lower back. He turned around to see Red giving him a smile.

"Hey Kirito! Let me join your party!"

Kirito gave the girl a puzzled stare. "Uh…why?"

Red jumped back and gave him a grin. "Because, partying with you, I think I might be able to reach my lifelong goal!"

Kirito raised an eyebrow. "And that is?"

Red pointed to the sky, hearts forming in her eyes. "To have a harem full of wifeys!"

Kirito stared.

He stared some more.

He stared even more before finally giving his intelligent response.

"…What?"

Red looked a little annoyed. "I said, my goal is to have a harem full of wifeys!"

"…What?"

"Kirito!"

Kirito snapped out of his stupor and blushed. "I-I know what you said, but that's something you just don't say with a straight face like that!"

Red shrugged. "I don't see the problem with it."

Kirito's eye begun to twitch. He was sure of one thing right now.

This girl has never heard of the word common sense.

The swordsman regained his composure and coughed. "Okay, how do you think I will be able to help you obtain wifeys anyway?"

Red pointed at him, smirking. "You have the harem aura!"

Kirito deadpanned. "The what aura?"

"I said you have the harem aura! That skill gives you a 99 attraction to all members of the opposite sex." Red took on a proud pose. "I must admit you almost attracted me. But I have no interest in boys anyway so your efforts were for naught."

Kirito just stared tiredly as Red continuing talking. '…What in God's name is this girl talking about? Harem Aura? What kind of ridiculous skill is that?!'

"So in other words, I can use your harem aura to my advantage." Red pointed at Kirito once again. "You simply attract the girls and I woo them into becoming my wifeys."

"So in other words, you want me to be your bait." Kirito let out a tired sigh. "I'm sorry, but I don't have time for this. I have business to take care of. So excuse me."

Kirito was about to turn to leave, but Red grabbed his arm. She gave him a pleading look. "No! I really want to party with you Kirito! Please?"

Kirito felt a headache coming. "No, Red. It's too dangerous." He looked to the side. 'After what happened to them…I can't stand people getting hurt because of me.'

Red pouted before getting in a battle stance. "But I'm super strong! I can hold my own in combat! Hiyah!"

Kirito was about to refuse once again, but wasn't prepared for what Red had coming next.

Her eyes turned watery, her lip began to quiver, and she spoke in a cute voice. "You don't want me in your party…?"

Kirito had faced this enemy before. His sister Suguha had used it on him several times in the past. It was an enemy which was nearly impossible to defeat.

The Puppy-Dog eyes.

Kirito flinched. He had to stand his ground! He could not lose to this enemy once again.

He would resist!

"…sniff."

…Dammit.

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No…"

"Are we there yet?"

"Red…you've asked me that ten times in the span of two minutes. There is no way we can get to Planeptune in that short amount of time. Understand?"

"Yeah!"

"Good!"

"…"

"…"

"Are we there yet?"

"NO!"

Kirito turned to glare at the red haired girl only for his look to soften at the girl's innocent expression. He turned around and proceeded to mentally beat himself up over his decision to party up with Redl.

Though she had proven to be a capable combatant against several monsters they had encounter on the forest road. It didn't change the fact Red had the patience of six year old.

To be blunt, Kirito was getting annoyed and wanted to simply jump off a cliff.

"Um, Kirito?"

Kirito felt a tugging on his sleeve and looked to see Red pointing in front of them. Taking a look, he noticed several horsebirds glaring at them.

Kirito sighed, drawing his blades as Red pulled a kendama out…of nowhere. The swordsman looked at the red headed girl. "Take out the two on the left, and I'll get the three on the right."

Red gave a nod and charged towards the horse with wings. With a small cry, she smashed her hammer into the side of one of them, sending it colliding with another. The two creatures cried out as they were forced away from the other members.

Their friends were about to give chase when Kirito appeared right in front of them, swords at the ready. Taking advantage of their surprise, he slashed down with Elucidator on the one right in front of him. The creature let out a painful cry as a blue gauge above it went down to half.

As Kirito backed away, one horsebird rammed into his right side. Grunting, he took a peak up to see the blue gauge above his head go down by a little.

This was the guard gauge, a battle feature of the bracelet.. In the message Kirito received from the mysterious woman, there was a tutorial that fully explained to him what the guard gauge was exactly. It was a form of holographic armor would take the damage for you. Through his battles on Gamindustri, he would still feel the impact of the blow on a much smaller scale, but it would not harm you as the armor swallow the blow. However, the armor had it limits which were represented by the gauge. Once the Kirito's gauge hit zero once, his armor would disappear and he would take all the damage and suffer the wounds.

"Ragh!"

Kirito did a quick two slash combo on one horsebird. The creature cried as its guard gauge was quickly reduced to zero and it began to flash red. Quickly adjusting his stance, Kirito thrust both blades into the monster's side.

"NEIGH!"

The creature let out one last painful cry before disappearing in a cluster of data. This was something that confused Kirito.

This world felt…real. The hits he took, the food he ate, the things he felt…were all real. So why did a monster explode into data?

He had a lot of questions for this Historie person when he finally reached Planeptune.

But for now…

"Hmph!" Kirito held both blades out to the side to block two charging attacks from the remaining two horsebirds. In his hearing range, he could hear another pain-filled cry from another horsebird as Red destroyed it.

He had to take care of business first.

In a large futuristic city, a young teenage brunette walked the streets, holding a pink phone out in front of her. Her large blue coat hung loosely on her shoulders, covering all but the front of her black outfit underneath. She let out a sigh as she leaned against a wall, kicking her blue boots against the ground. Her green calm eyes focused on the cellphone as she idled, apparently waiting for something.

"Tch, 'Wait,' Histoire said... 'It'll only be a second,' she said." The girl grumbled as she put away her phone and crossed her arms. "I was all ready to head out yesterday. This person we're waiting for better be good and worth the wait."

The girl closed her eyes, chuckling to herself. "Heh, I'm starting to sound like Nep…" Her expression turned downcast the moment the word Nep left her mouth. "Dammit. I should've gone with her…"

"Iffy!"

The girl turned to look towards her side to see a pink haired girl running towards her with her hand held out. Her eyes were the same color as her hair and reflected her cheery nature. She wore a tan-white wool top with matching unattached sleeves. Her lower body was covered by a short red plaid skirt and below them were fuzzy boots that matched her top. Her other accessories consisted of a hip purse with a giant C on it and a black collar with a heart symbol.

The pink haired girl stopped in front of the brunette panting. The brunette smiled, putting her hand on the other girl's shoulder.

"Deep breaths Compa. What's got you running?"

The girl now named Compa looked up with a bright smile. "The person Histy's been waiting for is at the Basilicom! She wants us both to be there as soon as possible!"

The brunette's green eyes widened and she took off, leaving the other girl behind. "Finally…!"

"Hey! Iffy, wait up!"

The Basilicom, an area reminiscent of a church where was people gathered to give their thanks to the CPUs. Of course considering the recent drought in shares not many came to give thanks. Especially in Planeptune…

Kirito stood in front of in front of the altar with a dumbfounded expression on his face as he stared at the being in front of him.

Now Kirito had seen some strange things in his life, believe it or not.

For starters, yesterday he was grabbed by some hands and thrown into a new dimension thanks to some strange woman.

There were many of other times, but none of this compared to what he was seeing right now.

"So do you understand the situation so far, Kirito?."

A fairy like being sitting on a floating book was talking to him.

…Kirito was starting to wonder if he had hit his head too hard in his duel with Heathcliff.

"Um excuse me, but are you listening Kirito?"

Kirito snapped out of his thoughts and chuckled lightly. "Y-Yeah! Sorry Histoire, but this whole thing is way too much to take in at once."

The blonde fairy named Histoire frowned. "I know this is a lot to take in, but we don't have much time."

Kirito sighed, walked over to one of the benches, and sat down. Closing his eyes, he tried his best to process the information.

From what he could tell, all nations were ruled by a CPU, the goddess of that nation. There were four nations: Planeptune, Lastation, Leanbox, and Lowee. Planeptune, Lastation, and Lowee each also had a CPU Candidate, the CPU's sister. They were to become the CPU if anything happened to the current CPU.

Each CPU had an assistant called an Oracle. Historie was Planeptune's Oracle, but she said that wasn't important right now.

A goddesses' power came from something called shares, which were the people's faith in a CPU. Each nation had a even amount of shares which gave each goddess a fair amount of power.

Or that's how things were…

A few years ago, an organization called ASIC showed up. They claimed to follow the goddess named Arifore. Histoire had grown concerned, but the CPUs didn't pay it much mind and so they ignore ASIX. However, the organization began to grow in power as they gave out things like cheats or hacks to the games the nations sold. It wasn't long before they began to grow their own shares and the nations' shares begin to drop. ASIC was also beginning to grow hostile towards the guild who had begun to investigate them.

That was only the start of things.

In an effort to stop ASIC's growth, the CPUs and the Planeptune's CPU Candidate investigated their actions, leading them to Gameindustri's Graveyard despite Historie's concerns. They went there hoping to solve things peacefully with ASIC's leaders. However, the next day they never came back. The day soon turned into a week and the nations began to grow concerned. They soon sent a scouting team to find out what had happened.

Three days later, only one member of the scouting team had come back and he was gravely injured. Not only that, but he had dire news. The CPUs and the Candidate had been captured and ASIC wasn't done. They possessed the faith of more than half of Gameindustri's population. Even with the CPU's allies words, Historie knew they couldn't do anything if everyone followed ASIC. Not only this, but the fear of Arifore rising still bugged her. For years the nations tried to keep the shares high as possible and find a way to save the goddesses, but it never seemed to be enough.

Kirito looked up at Histoire who was looking at him with a concern expression.

Histoire thought that was the purpose for which Cales brought him to his dimension: To help save the goddesses and rescue Gamindustri.

Kirito let out a heavy sigh leaning back onto the bench.

"This sounds like a plot to a RPG or shounen manga. What makes Caleus think I have what it takes to help you all?"

Historie tilted her head. "I don't know actually…you don't look like anything special…"

"Gee…thanks. I appreciate the confidence."

"I-I mean! You're probably very strong if one of the original goddesses asked for your help!" Histoire rubbed her forehead sighing. "I'm sorry, it's just that…I was expecting something more."

Kirito chuckled. "I guess a sixteen year old boy decked out in black clothing and wielding two swords isn't what one would expect as a possible savior."

"Yeah, it really is surprising."

"So, anything else to tell me?"

Histoire cupped her chin. "Actually, Caleus told me just to explain the current situation to you and she'll touch bases with you as soon as she can."

"Caleus is a mysterious person, isn't she?"

"Actually, Caleus is one of the original goddesses. Planeptune's own, in fact. I'm quite surprised she's still alive."

Kirito raised an eyebrow at that. "Original Goddess? Still alive? What do you mean?"

Historie was about to answer before the doors to the Basilicom slammed open and two girls ran in. They both ran right in front of Histoire, completely ignoring the raven-haired boy to the right.

"Histoire! You said the person who's going to help us arrived right?" The pink haired girl to the left put her arms out in front of her.

Histoire had to float away to give herself some room. "Yes, in fact he's right over there, sitting on the benches."

Both girls turned to see Kirito on one of the benches waving casually to them. Both girls stared at the boy before turning back to Historie.

The brunette frowned at the floating Oracle. "No time for jokes, Historie! We have to get to Gameindusti Graveyard today!"

Historie shook her head. "I'm not joking, IF! He's the one that Caleus sent!"

The one now named IF eyes widened as she looked at the boy. "She sent him?! He looks younger than me and a hero you'd seem in some manga!"

Kirito's eye begun to twitch in annoyance. He wasn't a big fan of being looked down upon. "Hey. Don't tell me that's how you greet people you don't even know."

IF just gave Kirito a look. "Hey, I'm just being honest. I mean, this is surprising. We had to wait two days for you and this is what I see? Kind of disappointing.

Kirito glared. "You think I asked for this? It wasn't on my schedule to be part of this mission. It's not like I want to be here."

IF returned the glare in full. "So why did you join?"

"Because, I was literally kidnapped by a goddess and I have no way home until I help you." Kirito pointed his finger at the girl, his grey eyes showing pure annoyance. "Listen, I didn't choose this. Let's get that straight. I'm not here to be your friend. I'm here to help you, nothing more, nothing less, and if I was summoned for that reason. It must mean you need me a hell of a lot more than I need you. Whether you want to admit it or not."

The two glared daggers at one another as Histoire and Compa looked on worried. The last thing they needed right now was a fight.

IF scoffed and looked away as the pink haired girl walked in front of Kirito and bowed curtly. "Hello! My name is Compa and I'm nurse in training. Nice to meet you Mister Kirito!"

Kirito, calming down, smiled and held his hand out. "Nice to meet you too, though just call me Kirito. I take it you're the healer of this party?"

Compa grabbed his hand, shaking it cheerfully. "Yes! I'll heal all your bruises with my mad nursing skills!".

Kirito chuckled. This was a nice girl.

"Targets…acquired! I've found my first two wifeys!"

The three girls of the room looked around for the voice while Kirito gulped and begin to panic.

'I thought I told Red to stay outside! How'd she get in!?'

Before he could think any further, a red blur came from under one of the benches and knocked the black-haired swordsman over before it stopped in front of the two human girls.

"Guh!"

"M-Mister Kirito!"

"What the hell?"

"Ah, they seem like perfect wifeys!" Both girls looked to see a red-haired young girl grinning up at them.

IF quirked one of her eyebrows. "W-Wifeys? Yo Kirito, you know who this is?"

Kirito picked himself up, rubbing the back of his neck. "She's my partner. Her name's Red."

"Ahem!" Everyone turned to see Histoire with a serious look on her face. "If introductions are all in place, then let us get to business."

Everyone nodded as Histoire looked towards IF. "IF, I know Kirito isn't what you expected but do you think you can manage?

IF snorted. "Don't have much of a choice do I? As long as he can pull his own weight, I'll tolerate him."

Kirito sighed, annoyed. "I'm not weak. I can hold my own."

Histore sighed. 'These two are going to be trouble.' She crossed her arms. "Do you have the Sharicte?"

IF gave a nod, reaching into her coat. "Yes, right here." She pulled out what looked like a small crystal and held it in front of Histoire.

Kirito looked confused at the small crystal. "Um, what's a Sharicite?"

Histoire made the crystal float in front of her as she looked towards the boy. "A sharicite is a crystal stored with the faith for a CPU. It is used in emergency situations to restore a CPU's power."

"Then why did you guys wait so long before forming one?"

This time IF answered. "Because shares have been so low because of ASIC. This small thing took three years to create and it just has enough power."

Kirito's eyes widened in shock. 'Three years to create that little thing?' It seemed things were worse than he thought.

Histoire smiled. "Yes. This amount of power should be sufficient. We should be able to save the CPUs with this."

Compa clasped her hands together in joy. "That's great! We can save Nep-Nep and Ge-Ge and the other CPUs!"

IF clenched her fist. 'Wait for me Nep! I'm coming!'

Kirito looked at the two girls and noticed how determined they appeared. 'They must have close connections with the CPUs.'

IF glanced at Kirito before turning back to Histoire. "So I take it Kirito and Red are joining us on our mission?

Histoire nodded. "Well, I wasn't expecting Red, but yes. It's not that I doubt you or Compa's abilities, but I feel more comfortable with sending you two there with some extra help."

IF grumbled. "If it wasn't for these two, we could have saved them by now. Every day we waste is a day they suffer."

Compa placed a hand on her friend's shoulder. "It's alright Iffy, but after today Nep-Nep and Ge-Ge will be back home."

IF nodded before looking at Kirito and Red. "Just don't hold us back you two."

Kirito smirked. "Trust me, I don't plan to. Though I would like to know one thing…"

"And that is?"

"What the hell are we doing?"

Everyone besides Red and Kirito sweatdropped. IF and Compa looked towards Historie, who chuckled nervously.

"I guess I forgot to tell them the mission…"

IF facepalmed while Compa sighed. The brunette turned towards the two, her expression serious.

"Our mission is simple, but dangerous. We travel to Gameindustri Graveyard, and rescue the CPUs."

Beta'd by Nanaya88 and Victory3114 along with several changes from The Fool's Journey. Each of them has written a spectacular SAO fic, so if you enjoy SAO check it out.

Done. My god never thought I'd be doing another Hyperdimension Neptunia fic again, but things happen. And with my current SAO craze, this seemed to be too good in my opinion.

So how'd you enjoy it? This is actually the first fic I've edited by myself since taking on a new writing style, so please excuse any bad grammar mistakes and list them in the reviews if you wish or if anything confuses you.

This chapter was actually going to be longer, but cut it off.

Now to say a few things about the fic:

Yes I bought in Red from the first Neptunia game. I just like her too much. She could not be the only girl from the other Neptunia games to make an appearance but that's up in the air.

This is somewhat AU. In other words, Kirito's feelings for Asuna aren't very strong. He likes her like that, but the harem in the Neptunia universe will have a chance.

There will be a some changes to give the MK2 storyline a darker feel. It'll still be upbeat and comedy a good number of the time, but this is Kirito who just got out of a death game. Not Conquest type of dark which was digusting, but still dark at times.

I will be making a few changes to several characters personalities, but nothing too major. More of Kirito's influence, like making Nepgear more independent and Noire less of a tsun.

Also some people might wonder why Kirito would keep his old equipment when he could buy new ones. It's namely because Kirito wants to keep something to remind him of Aincrad. What his purpose of fighting is for: to get home.

The harem consists of all the Makers (Human party members) but Red, The CPU candidates except Rom and Ram, and MAYBE the CPUs. Whether it's a harem ending or just one pairing with harem antics I do not know. Though I plan on just one girl really. However expect many harem antics *insert evil laugh here*.

While Kirito is not in his dimension, it will still play a part.

That's all for right now. So Review, check out the SAO forum Nexus if you're a fan of Sword Art Online, and peace out and be safe.

Liexi.