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Kirito groaned, rubbing his head. He looked around to find himself in a forest, probably not Spriggan territory.

"Heh, after everything that happened…So where am I?"

Kirito swiped down with his right hand, and nothing happened. After a few more tries, he attempted with his left and his menu popped up. He examined his skills and furrowed his brow.

"What...what is thas? It's the same as my SAO parameters…" Kirito murmured as he went through his items.

His eyes widened as he remembered something and hurriedly scrolled through the empty list before coming to a stop on an item call MCHPOOI. He pressed it and a shimmering tear appeared in front of him. Kirito breathed out a sigh of relief and pressed the tear, a flash blinding him. In a flash, Yui appeared in the air, opening her eyes slowly.

"Yui...Yui do you remember me?" Kirito asked breathlessly.

"I got to see you again...daddy!" Yui cried, jumping into her father's arms.

"Yui….miracles really happen…" Kirito smiled.

"So...what's happening?" Kirito sighed.

Yui looked up at him with a confused glance.

"You see, we're not in SAO...we're in a game called Alfheim Online, or ALO." Kirito explained.

"Hold on." Yui said, placing her hands on her temples. "It seems we are in a world that is a copy of the SAO servers. The format of the game and graphic designs are completely identical."

"RCT took over Arcus's technology, so I can understand that RCT diverted the servers to copy another world...but, why is my personal data in the game?" Kirito wondered aloud.

"Let me see your data Daddy." Yui answered. "Yes, your data seems to be identical to your SAO data, but some things were lost in the conversions."

"Yeah, my dual wielding skills were gone and all of my items." Kirito said. "Oh, and what are you supposed to be in the game?"

"Um, I am a player support artificial-personality program, a Navigation Pixie." Yui answered.

She was enveloped by a white glow, shrinking into a small pixie.

"So do you still have admin privileges?" Kirito asked the little pixie in front of him.

"No, I only have databases and map info." Yui said.

"Oh, well, actually your mommy is in the game…" Kirito told his daughter.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Yui asked.

"Well, after SAO was cleared, (F/n) never woke up. I found out that there was a person that looked like her in this game ALfheim Online." Kirito explained, a picture of you in your hospital bed flashing through his mind.

"I see…" Yui whispered.

"But I have a good idea of where to look for her. It's called the World Tree." Kirito said, gazing at the huge structure in the distance.

"Mommy is...over there…" Yui sighed.

Kirito stood up, and black wings appeared on his back.

"So these are wings? How do I fly?" Kirito asked.

Kirito laughed as he gradually got the hang of his wings, slowing down to meet Yui. Yui tensed as she frantically looked around, then said,"There are players nearby."

"Leafa, w-wait up!" Recon cried, struggling to keep up with the Sylph.

Leafa turned around, yelling, "Recon, dodge!"

Recon yelled in shock as a blast wave flew past him, and a group of red fairies came rushing towards them. Leafa gasped as Recon died, and she couldn't see the blast coming for her. Screaming, she dropped towards the ground. The three red fairies surrounded her, neither side making a movement until Kirito slammed into the ground, head first. His wings vanished and he flipped upright.

"Ouch, gotta work on landing…" Kirito rubbed his head and stood up.

"What are you doing? Get out of here!" Leafa commanded him.

"Eh? Three heavy players attacking one single girl? That's kinda lame, isn't it?" Kirito examined the three men.

"What did you say? You got some nerve, kid." The men growled. "If you're looking for a fight, you got one!"

They charged at him, and Leafa gasped in horror. Kirito grabbed the tip of the sword, and threw the man into the air. The two men collided, falling to the ground. The commander watched in slight disbelief, and Kirito merely grinned.

"Hey, is it okay that I kill those guys?" Kirito asked, stretching his arm.

"I, I guess so…" Leafa replied.

"Well then, pardon me!" Kirito took out his sword and disappeared, appearing on the other side of the men. One of them gasped, flaring a bright red before disappearing like a flame. The other two men gasped, shaking. Kirito turned his head, smiling softly.

"So who's next?"

~~~TIme Skip~~~

"So what's a Spriggan doing here?" Leafa asked after examining Yui.

"Well, I kinda got lost…" Kirito answered sheepishly.

Leafa burst out laughing, and replied, "Ok, ok. O'll buy you a drink as thanks. How's that?"

"Sure, but I need you to explain some things." Kirito said.

"Like what?"

"Like, this world, but the World Tree in particular." Kirito answered.

~~~At the Cafe~~~

"So the World Tree. It's said to be a quest to get to the top, where you could meet the fairy king and obtain wings that could fly forever. But no one's made it to the top. Your wings won't last for more than 10 minutes and there's a barrier at a certain height." Leafa said, swirling her drink.

Kirito put a hand on his chin. "I see. So how do you reach the top?"

"At the base of the dome. That's where you find the entrance to the Floating City. But it's impossible. There's millions of monster spawners that are the guardians of the city, they're impossible to beat." Leafa said.

"So it's...impossible to reach the top?" Kirito clenched his fists.

"Maybe, but you shouldn't just give up. Not until you could feel how flying forever feels. Even if it takes years to-" Leafa was cut off as Kirito slammed his fists on the wooden table.

"I can't wait that long!" Kirito said, his face pained.

Yui flew up to his shoulder and gently touched his cheek.

"Daddy?" She whispered.

"S-sorry. But I have to reach the top of the World Tree." Kirito said.

Leafa absentmindedly grabbed her drink, then looked down. "Why is it so important?"

"I'm looking for someone."

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