(This chapter's a bit longer than the others. That's because a character from Accel World makes an appearance! Hint hint: He's awesome.)

The First Day

I awoke from my peaceful slumber and rubbed my eyes. I glanced at the clock and saw that it was 6:00 AM exactly. Right on time for school. After doing the usual, I grabbed a piece of toast for breakfast and opened the front door, expecting Kuroyukihime to show up. When I didn't see her, I was confused. She was always here when I got out of bed, where was she?

Then I remembered yesterday and chuckled to myself.

That's right. She's in Okinawa right now.

I walked out and headed for the school, alone. This week was going to be rather long.

After remembering the rest of yesterday, I accelerated to look for Omega on the matching list. As I scrolled through, I couldn't find a single name that had 'Omega' in it. Confused, I scrolled through the list again. Then it hit me: Omega was a nickname. He could've been any color! Although Silver Crow said that Omega was white, his name didn't necessarily start with 'White'. Distressed, I returned to the real world and entered the school.

Instead of going to the usual spot in the cafeteria, I went to my first class. I found a few of my classmates already here and sat down in my seat. Olive Driver, the Burst Linker I challenged last year to be Kuroyukihime's date, sat next to me. He's grown more friendly since then, thankfully.

"Kuroyukihime-senpai is on her senior trip, huh?" He asked.

"Yeah. This week will be a long one," I said casually, hiding my disappointment.

"There are plenty of girls around! You can get with them while she's gone."

"That's an awful suggestion! I'm not going to 'get with' different girls!" I said harshly.

"I was just joking," he chuckled.

"Good."

I sighed and set up my Neuro Linker for the class, opening up various windows and documents. Class didn't start for a few more minutes, so I decided to talk to Olive Driver some more.

"Hey, have you heard of that Burst Linker who can revive themselves?" I asked him.

"Hmm? You mean Omega?"

"Yeah. What's his real name?"

"I don't know. Nobody's ever heard of him until now."

"What level is he?"

"From the fights I've seen, he looks like he's around your level."

Omega was level 5, it seemed. Did he become a Burst Linker at around the same time as me? Maybe that's why nobody knows who he is; I've been taking all of his fame by defeating nearly every opponent in my way and becoming the God of Destruction. Or maybe, he's just never had a duel where he 'died' and revived himself until Silver Crow challenged him. I wonder if people thought about the outcome if he and I fought...

"Why do you ask?" Olive Driver asked curiously.

"I plan on dueling him," I said with a cunning grin.

"Nice! I should warn you though, nobody knows how many times he can revive himself. So defeating him might not be so easy."

"Don't worry, I got this. I am the God of Destruction, after all."

Before our conversation could continue further, students began to rush in, indicating that class was about to start. When our instructor finally made it, we were given a long lecture about history.

More history... I grumbled to myself. I took notes as usual. Except this time, I was planning strategies against this mysterious opponent Omega at the same time.

After school, I compiled all of the data I had on Omega and went over them in my head. Omega was a Burst Linker who had the ability to revive himself and was white in color. Whether or not he was metal-colored was unknown right now, so I went with his white color. Omega has never lost a single duel yet. Despite this, he is not known for always winning, but rather, reviving himself. He also goes by the name of 'Omega', the last Greek letter in the alphabet, for some reason.

Thanks to Blue Cloud, I knew what Omega's real name was. It was White Devil, a name that sent chills down my spine. I was also able to gain some knowledge on his attack pattern and fighting style. Omega rarely moved, similarly to the Red King, except that he wasn't an immovable fortress. He used his hands as a weapon and he carried a stone sword on his back that he supposedly never uses. His hands shot circular beams that moved quite fast, but it was possible to dodge them. His face had the capabilities of shooting laser beams as well.

I took mental notes and felt like I was ready to defeat this foe. Unfortunately, I did not know if his attack pattern changed when he revived himself. I'd have to ask Silver Crow that later. Did he solve that issue from yesterday? I didn't want to bother him, so I decided to prepare for the fight with Omega. I accelerated and looked for opponents that I've never heard of or fought before. I didn't care about their levels because I had plenty of points to spare.

I scrolled down the list and picked out a level 5 Burst Linker, whose name was Ash Roller. I wasn't sure of who he was, so I decided to pick him. I requested a duel and the world burned away before me. It was replaced by a rocky and arid desert. I looked around for my opponent, moving from cover to cover. Before I moved again, I heard a distant noise moving towards me from behind me. I turned around and saw a small black shadow coming towards me. Behind the black shadow was a ginormous dust cloud. Either my opponent was on a vehicle, or they were running really fast. But would someone who could run that fast make that much noise?

I pulled out my Hero Sword and waited for my opponent to get closer. Upon closer inspection, Ash Roller was in fact, in a vehicle. What kind of vehicle, I wasn't too sure. I ran forward at top speed to figure out what kind of opponent I was facing. As we neared each other, I immediately recognized the vehicle, which was an early 21st century motorbike of some sort. If Ash Roller used that as a weapon, this would be an easy fight. All I had to do was disable his vehicle.

I moved in with my Hero Sword out, ready to take out his motorbike. Ash Roller saw me coming and accelerated faster. I activated my thrusters and dashed forward. As we got closer, I felt time begin to slow down. I noticed his features as I prepared for an attack. His head closely resembled a skull, which was strange. He wore a jacket with a single spike protruding from each shoulder pad. I also noticed that he had spikes on his motorbike as well, except that they were on his wheels.

I moved to the left of the bike with my right hand stretched out with my weapon, ready to cut the bike in half. If he kept moving at this speed, his bike would surely get torn in half.

Before I knew it, Ash Roller's bike propelled itself into the air and I missed my slash. Dumbfounded, I turned around and Ash Roller landed back onto the ground with a loud THUMP! sending dust everywhere.

"Hey hey, you!" Ash Roller said. (A/N: Bolded words are English.)

"What?" I simply responded.

"Aren't you the God of Destruction?"

"Yeah. What of it?"

"Mega-lucky!" Ash Roller cried.

"M-Mega lucky?" I repeated with a confused expression.

"I was waiting to try my new propulsion technique on Crow, but it seems like you'll do!"

"Crow? Silver Crow?"

"Hmm? What was that?" Ash Roller screamed over the loud revving of his bike.

"N-Never-mind."

"Guess what you are!"

"What am I?" I asked, clearly confused at this encounter.

"Giga-unlucky!" Ash Roller screamed at the top of his lungs.

His bike then moved forward at top speed, to my surprise. Thankfully, it wasn't as fast as Black Lotus, so I easily dodged it. Before I knew it, he was coming back as fast as ever. Every time I tried to slice him in half with my Hero Sword, he would just jump over me. I grew impatient, so I switched to my Hero Gun and shot at his bike. My mistake was shooting at the bike itself and not the tires, but I realized that a little too late as Ash Roller hit me with his bike. I was struck on my right side and went flying left. I crashed into a rock and felt winded.

I can't believe I got hit by that guy... I thought.

I couldn't take a breather since Ash Roller was coming again. This time, he activated thrusters from the back of his bike, charging at me with full speed. I switched to my Recoil Rod and used Charged Shot. If this was able to stop Black Lotus's special attack, it would surely stop a motorbike coming at me, right?

I unleashed the energy that was contained the Recoil Rod with all my might right as Ash Roller neared me. My Recoil Rod landed successfully and sent both me and Ash Roller flying backwards. I crashed into the rock I was previously in, but it was with much less force than the bike, so I dashed forward. I began to look for Ash Roller, hopefully finding him before he finds his bike.

I found Ash Roller pinned beneath his bike against a rock. The term 'stuck between a rock and a hard place' was never truer. I stifled a laugh and made it to where Ash Roller was. He was squirming, trying to get the bike off of him.

"Looks like you're the one who turned out to be giga-unlucky," I chuckled.

"Shaddup you!" he cried with effort.

"Hey, you said something about a Crow. Were you referring to Silver Crow?" I asked.

"Yeah. What other kind of Crow would be out there, dumbass?"

"Uhm..." I said, scratching the side of my face, "You're right."

"Told you! Now are you going to finish me off or are you just gonna gloat?!"

"Well, I was going to ask you if you knew what was up with Silver Crow."

"The kid's crying about losing his wings or something. I helped him out, so you don't need to worry about it."

"I see," I said, slightly disappointed that Silver Crow would ask for help from people that wasn't from his Legion, "Anyway, did you spectate his duel with Omega?"

"Hell yes! That battle was beyond crazy! Why do you ask?"

"I'm planning on fighting Omega really soon. I was wondering if you could give me some tips on his moves."

"No way! Not until you beat me!"

I narrowed my eyes and put my face closer to his. I then pointed towards his bike and then the rock behind him.

"What does this look like?" I asked, slightly amused.

"O-Oh. I forgot," he said, "GET ME OUTTA HERE!"

I sighed and lifted the bike, which was surprisingly heavy, off of Ash Roller. I took a look at the time and noticed that there was plenty of time left. Ash Roller thanked me and leaned against the rock.

"Well, whaddya want to know?" he asked grumpily.

"Is he any different from his first form?"

"A little bit. He actually uses his giant-ass sword in his gold form."

"That's it?" I asked, surprised at the slight change.

"Yup. That's it, really."

"Wow. Thanks, Ash Roller."

"No problem," he said, putting his hand up.

I started to walk towards him with my Hero Sword out, ready to finish him off.

"Before you kill me," he said suddenly, "I'd like to say that you're not as evil and benevolent people say you are."

"Hmm? What do you mean?" I asked, confused. Was this some sort of trickery to get me to let my guard down?

"It's hard to believe that person who is known to be the God of Destruction would be as nice as you are. I mean, Silver Crow lives up to his name as the first aviator in the Accelerated World, but you..."

"I'm not showing any signs of being a God of Destruction at all, am I?" I finished.

"Exactly. Can you do me a favor and show the World that power when you face Omega?"

I hesitated for a moment. If he was going to strike me down, he might as well do it now. Well, attempt to, anyway.

"Of course. I promise."

It seemed like Ash Roller smiled as he put his hand down. I stood, facing him with a warm smile. I promised to show this Burst Linker I had just met my true strength against Omega. No, I wasn't just showing him, I was showing the rest of the Accelerated World. Was that something a Hero would do? I wondered that as I sliced off his head, thus ending the duel.