A/N: I OWN NOTHING OF YU GI OH 5DS OR SWORD ART ONLINE! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THEIR CREATORS! ALL I OWN ARE MY OCS!
Epilogue
Yusei was at the overlook, staring out at the city. Around his wrist was a bracelet with the only thing on it being Yua's gem looking chip. He looked at it and sighed in sadness. It had been a year since Yua was shut down.
"Shut down"… That didn't seem like the right phrase to Yusei. After all, Yua had true intelligence. Despite her body being a physical projection created by her chip that was her heart, she was as human as he or any of the others were. She would've grown into a person this world truly needed. It hurt him to know she would never get that chance.
Yusei had kept his promise to Yua, though. He made sure Yliaster was defeated and once they were, everything was getting brighter. The world was becoming a better place. Even a new Ener-D reactor was being made to help the world. So many people were smiling and at peace in New Domino. Yusei had no doubt that Yua would've be beyond happy to see this. He grinned as he thought of how Yua would've been now.
Yusei's grin faltered, though, as he remembered she wouldn't be here to experience it. "Yua… I'm sorry I couldn't save you," he whispered sadly.
"Smile, Daddy," came her voice.
Yusei looked behind him, but saw nothing. "Yua…" He looked down a bit, before turning back to the scenery beyond the overlook.
"Daddy, smile," came her voice again.
Yusei immediately looking around for any sign of her. That's when he noticed it. Her chip was glowing. He then noticed a glowing behind him and turned that way. There, much to his disbelief, was a transparent, glowing version of Yua. He looked at her, eyes wide and uncertain what he was seeing was true.
"Yua…?" he whispered.
"Thank you, Daddy!" she told him with a smile. "You kept your promise! Remember, Daddy, smile. After all, I'm with you in your memories forever." She disappeared and her chip ceased to glow.
Yusei touched the chip gently and gave a soft grin. "Thank you, Yua," he whispered. "I'll remember. I'm with you, too, after all. Forever."
Hey, guys! So this is the end of Yua! Thanks for reading it and I hoped you liked it. I know it's one of my shorter stories, but sometimes I feel like short and simple is best for certain stories.
Now, I probably right that you guys are wondering why I called her "Yua" instead of "Yui." Well, when I looked up the meanings to each name, I just felt like "Yua" fit the character better. Besides, it would help a bit since there was a difference between her and Yui. After all, SAO's Yui is taking place in a virtual reality while this story's Yua is taking place in "real life." So that's another reason for the difference in names.
Anyway, I hoped you liked the story. I had quite a bit of fun writing it, though I was very skeptical on the ending. I asked a few people both on FanFiction and in real life for their opinions and it was actually quite separated. It was only by one person who thought I should leave Yua dead. That's the only reason I did that.
Anyway, thanks again for reading and I hope to hear/see of you in my next story!
-bricann
