Hey guys, important chapter up! This is the last chapter before the big fight that I know I have been excited for. I hope you like it. Enjoy and as always Read and Review!
Kazuto's house, Night Time: Klein, Asuna, and Suguha
Asuna sighed as she looked at herself in the mirror. Why? Why do we deserve this? We haven't done anything wrong! First SAO, then ALO, then GGO, now this! What the hell is going on?! She wondered to herself. He doesn't deserve this. It's my fault. If he wasn't trying to protect me… none of this would have happened. I am the reason they are going through this. Even my mother knows it. I shouldn't live. I should just die! Asuna thought and started crying. She noticed a knife on the bathroom counter and went silent. She reached for it and raised it high in the air. As she was just about to swing it down Sugu and Klein bursted through the door; Klein grabbing the knife while Sugu held Asuna back. Klein threw the knife out the window.
"What the hell Asuna?!" Klein shouted at her. She started crying louder. Sugu held her tight reminding Asuna of how tight Kazuto would hold her. She calmed down and stop thrashing. Sobbing into Sugu's shoulder, she went limp.
"This is all my fault. If I didn't exist none of this would have happened. Kazuto wouldn't be on the run, he wouldn't have been attacked, and you guys wouldn't be fighting this battle." Klein scoffed.
"Kazuto would probably be dead or at least still a loner if it wasn't for you. You changed him Asuna, for the better. Fate brought you two together for a reason. It's not your fault that this hell is going on, it's Sugou's for being a creepy perv." Asuna nodded and continued to sob into Sugu's shoulder. Once she had stopped crying she decided she wanted some sleep. Sugu and Klein decided to defend her while she slept so she wouldn't harm herself. Once she had finally fallen asleep in Kazuto's bed Klein decided to run and grab the knife from outside and hid it in a safe place. As he started walking toward the house he heard two screams. He sprinted in and ran into Kazuto's room. He noticed a cloaked man carrying Asuna who was awake but couldn't move for some reason. Sugu was trying to fight but the man kicked her away. Klein reached for his Katana and attacked the man. The man raised Asuna in the air and took the hit, the blade stabbing his side deep. He managed to kick Klein away and jumped out the window. He ran off and disappeared into the night. Klein ran over to Sugu and checked her injuries.
"Are you okay?" He asked. She nodded.
"What the hell happened back there? Why didn't Asuna fight back." Sugu picked up something that was on the ground.
"This. It's some sort of drug that causes paralysis." Sugu glared out the window as Klein examined the item which was a needle that could inject a drug into someone.
"We'll take this to Kikuoka. I'm sure he'll know what it is and if not we'll take it to Kazuto's old doctor that helped him while he was stuck in SAO and while he was busy in GGO."
"Why don't we go to her first?"
"Kikuoka needs to know what happened. The doctor could ask questions we might not be able to answer. Kikuoka can be there to be a reinforcement of sorts too. A government official that could help us avoid questions. I'll call him." Klein pulled out his phone and called the number Kikuoka had given all of them to use if they need him.
"Hello Kikuoka? This is Klein. Can you come back to the house real quick. It's urgent." Klein hung up and called Agil.
"Andrew it's important. Relay this message to Kazuto." Klein told Agil what happened. They hung up and Klein and Sugu waited for Kikuoka to arrive.
Faber's Shop: Kazuto
Kazuto sat down with Faber for dinner. As they ate Kazuto sat and wondered what Sugou's next move would be. After they finished dinner Kazuto spoke up.
"Faber, thank you for the dinner but can I ask you something?" Faber nodded.
"Who were the people in the picture in where I was practicing. The one with you, a woman, and a young girl?" Faber sighed.
"My family. My wife and daughter." Kazuto nodded.
"If you're comfortable with me asking this where are they?" Faber looked down and sighed again.
"My wife is dead and my daughter is with her grandparents. They were with me during SAO. You may remember me being high leveled but not very active. Well, my family formed a guild together. We grinded a lot. Thing is you may remember my rule was no orange players allowed. Not one. Well, people knew I was good at the game, and I got a lot of hate from the orange guilds. The biggest being Titan's Hand and Laughing Coffin. One night Laughing Coffin broke in a couple of days after Titan's Hand got sent to prison. They were unorganized. Rumor is they were going to work with Titan's Hand to get us killed. My wife was the first to wake. She shouted to me to grab our daughter and run. I grabbed a sword and shield off our walls and tried to protect her but they got her. They all ganged up on her and I saw her HP hit zero. I ran and grabbed my daughter and we ran. I took all the items and got them in my inventory using a return all items thing and set fire to the shop. We got out but it traumatized my daughter. She was so depressed. She was so close to her mother. I had to keep her with Agil until some players that I knew took her in. I went back a few weeks later with some high leveled players to see what was left. Only one player was there. The one who took my wife and my daughter's mother from her. A player who's name I would never forget. Red-Eyed Zaza. We tried to take him down but he escaped. I decided a different shop was where I had to go and that's why I changed the location of my shop." Kazuto nodded.
"I'm really sorry. It wasn't my place for asking." Faber smiled.
"It's fine. You look a little bothered Kirito. Is something wrong?" He nodded.
"Red-Eyed Zaza. Are you sure?" He asked. Faber nodded. Kazuto sighed.
"I know him. There was an incident, a couple actually, back in SAO. Then there was one here in real life. Well, more in another game where he was killing players. His younger brother and his friend helped. He's in prison but, he reassured me that it wasn't over between me and him. Anyway, I feel a lot of anger toward him at times because he reminds of the guy we're dealing with at the moment. Ignorant and foolish, thinking he can do whatever he wants, virtual or not. It's sickening. Anyway Faber, don't worry about him. If he shows up I will take him down and bring him to justice." Faber smiled at Kazuto and nodded. Just then they heard the door burst open. Kazuto jumped up and grabbed the nearest sword, Faber did the same. They heard a heavy breath pant.
"Asuna, Asuna was, taken!" It was Agil. They dropped their weapons and ran over to him.
"What's going on Agil? What do you mean 'taken'?" Kazuto said with fear. Agil caught his breath and explained everything.
"She couldn't move, he injected some sort of paralyzing drug into her." Agil stopped to look at Kazuto. His fists were clenched."
"I'm not finished. On my way here I was stopped by a hooded man. He had some wounds that looked like damage from a Katana. Anyway he gave me a letter to give to you." Agil handed Kazuto the letter. He opened the letter and read it aloud.
"Dear Kirito, god of Sword Art Online, can you face me in real life? If you want your precious girl back you have to fight me one on one. I am at a junkyard near your home filled with a lot of scrap metal rather than just car parts. I am waiting, and if you take too long, I will pluck her precious flower. See you soon! Oh and no police or I will kill her." Kazuto dropped the letter and stood up. He grabbed his stuff and came back into the main room.
"Faber, I need that Lambent Light. I would pay you if I had more money but incase I get killed Asuna will need her sword to defend herself. Agil there is a special trench coat I have had my eyes on for a while. I don't have any money but can you run and get it for me? It has some special pockets that I could use to hide the swords. Meet me at the Kendo dojo I use. I hid the sword there." Agil nodded as did Faber. Kazuto ran out toward his Kendo dojo.
Kazuto's house: Klein and Sugu
Klein was sitting with Sugu in the living room waiting for Kikuoka. Sugu stood up and walked toward the door.
"I'm going to the Kendo dojo. Kazuto will go straight to the dojo once he hears about this. I know he will so I will go there and try to make sure he doesn't do anything rash." Klein nodded at her and she was out the door. Five minutes later Kikuoka walked into the house without knocking.
"What's going on? I was just here!" Klein explained what happened ad handed Kikuoka the needle.
"I think this is Succinylcholine. It's a muscle relaxant which would explain why she couldn't move. It's dangerous to use. Hopefully she's fine. Has Kazuto heard?"
"By now yes. Sugu is at the Kendo Dojo where apparently Kazuto will show up. I don't know what's going on with him or why he would be. I'd go there if I were you." Kikuoka nodded. He waved Klein to go wait in his car. Kikuoka went to find Midori. She was sitting in the kitchen.
"I'm going to find your nephew. He's going to go fight Sugou, the one who took Asuna away. I'll try to persuade him but he will probably fight him." Midori nodded.
"Bring my sister's son back safely. Please." Kikuoka nodded and exited the house. He got in the car.
"Let's go find Kazuto." And with that, they drove off to the Kendo Dojo.
Well, I'm going to get working on the fight now. How do you feel about Asuna's kidnapping? Are you excited for the big fight? Let me know! I know I've been gone awhile but school has been making it hard to get this done. Hopefully Thanksgiving Break will give some time to get this last chapter done. Have a great day/night and Happy Thanksgiving!
