Sword Art Online Fanfiction: A Young Hero Named Sorukun Episode VII - The Fight Between Sorukun and Alfa Dilith!

~Previously on SAO...~

Kirito is on a search for Sorukun in the middle of the woods when something hit him out of nowhere. He tried to fend off the weird entity that claimed to be the remains of what appears to be Alfa Dilith. He was shocked when he couldn't defeat him and so, he tried to block and dodge as much as he can, but it failed so fast for the Black Swordsman. Alfa Dilith was cloned as Kirito himself, however, but before the real Kirito almost died by his own doppelganger, he was saved by no other than Sorukun.

"S-Sorukun..? Why did you..save me at a time..like this..?" He said with his left eye closed in pain.

"Well, well, if it isn't the hero himself." Alfa Dilith chuckled. "If it weren't for you, I could've killed your friend back there."

"I... I won't let you do that..! Not on my watch!" Sorukun tried to inhale the pain he's receiving, but how can a guy like him endure the pain at this time?

"Just give up already, Sorukun! You have no courage of defeating me! Now die!" The ground begins to shake, as Sorukun holds his wound with his left hand and his armblade drawn. Who will win this battle to the death? And what secret does Sorukun have that Kirito doesn't know? Also, how can Alfa Dilith appear in Kirito's world if Sorukun is the only person to ever enter the portal to his world? Could it be the curse of Sorukun's red eye that he received back in his world? All these confusing questions will soon be revealed in this episode!

~And Now Onto the Story!~

(A/N: Sorry if my previous episode summary looks a bit short for this episode, but it kinda does look confusing when I try to reread Episode VI on my own. I'll try to make the story a bit sense and less confusing on this episode, but for now, enjoy Episode VII and apologies for my long delays on this episode. I've been suuuuupppppeeerrrr busy with work and my sleep schedule being wonky as always because I'm usually a night owl sometimes. Anyway, enough rambling from me, here's the story you've all been waiting for.)

~My PoV, Hours Before Saving Kirito's Life~

... Who...am..I..? And..why can't I feel anything but..sorrow and darkness within me..? I slowly open my eyes and look around the dark cave I hid myself in from Kirito and Klein back in the Town of Beginnings. I suddenly felt something drop from my right eye on my right palm..could it be my..blood? It looks like I'm..crying blood..? And who is that voice in my head? It's so..hard to remember anything at all...

It's a shame you forgot your memories...

"..!" My eyes widened as I hear the same voice inside my head. "Ngh..why can't you just get out of my head!?"

Heh, I can do you one better. And that's when I felt my right eye burning. I tried covering it with my right palm, but it's too painful for me to endure it. I almost passed out from the pain, but what happened next made my body shake in fear.

"W-wait..you can't be..." The sunlight outside almost illuminate the cave, as it shows a black figure standing in front of me.

"Ahh, it feels nice to be alive again. I'm still shocked that you don't remember me after you hopped into the portal, did it also wiped your memories clean?"

"H-how dare you mock me..! Ngh-!" My neck was grabbed by its dark hand.

"And to think I'll let a low-life mortal like you get away like that, since you defeated the three Fallen Gods, including me! Who do you think you are, huh?!"

I... I can't lose consciousness again..but its grip on my neck is too strong for me to handle... Unless... I grit my teeth and try to kick its chest as hard as I can. Luckily, it flinched and let go of my neck as I collapse on the ground, panting weakly.

"Smart move, but don't think this is over yet."

"Th-that reminds me... I somewhat remembered kicking your ass back in my world, but you cursed me with this damn red eye.." I covered my right eye as I look up.

It began to chuckle evilly. "Still, I can't believe you endured all of that painful memories we left for you back there."

"Sh-shut up! It's your fault you made me like this! You and the other Fallen Gods killed my companions for no damn reason, make them betray me when my back is turned, and you expect me to be all fine after that?! Ngh.." My right eye is burning once again after I finished my sentence.

"Hmph, when will you ever learn that no one can trust you when the new war breaks in? Not even your goddess can save you whenever you're in danger, can she?"

My heart stopped immediately when it mentioned someone I used to know. "Y-you don't mean..!"

"Sigh, how unfortunate. I can hear your goddess screaming in pain as we speak."

I hate how it's making me feel this way, but I can't just let it intimidate me like that. Before I could act, it hit me on the chest hard. "Ack..! D-dammit..!"

"Let me refresh your memory, since your small brain can't seem to remember anything at all. I am Alfa Dilith, the last four of the Fallen Gods you mercilessly killed because your goddess told you to. Not to mention, the six heroes you've befriended and lost during the war."

A-Alfa Dilith?! N-ngh... Why am I slowly remembering this..? I hold my head tightly as I slowly regain my memories. "St-stop feeding me lies!"

"Lies? I think you're mistaken. I'm just telling you the truth." He said.

"I'll make you eat those words-!" He stopped me the instant I tried to attack him with my armblade.

"It's useless to stop me now. Now if you excuse me, I have to go find this friend of yours here."

"N-no! I won't let you harm Kirito! Ngh..!" He pinned me on the ground that leave me immobilized for a while.

"You just don't give up, do you? Looks like she was right after all."

"I-I'll never bow down to a Fallen God like you, mark those words!" After I finished saying that, he knocked me out unconscious as he walks out the dark cave. Although my memories are completely wiped out, I can rarely remember some of them because of the journal I kept inside my black coat. But whenever I read it, it's always tainted with dried blood and words that are out of this world. I..I can't let him hurt my new friends here, but he knocked me out unconscious... Somebody, anybody... Help me...

After a moment of silence, I suddenly hear a voice of someone I used to know. I slowly get up and rub my eyes, as I shake my head. "Wh-who's there..?" I slowly turned around and it was no other than Kirito's friend, Klein. "K-Klein? How did you..?"

He waved at me with a frown on his face. "'Ey, how ya holdin' up bud? I hope I didn't hurt ya in a bad way back there and Kirito's been looking for you everywhere in the forest, but you didn't leave a trace. Anyway, how's your chest holdin' up?"

"I-it's healing slowly, but... I want to tell you what happened to me from the start." I inhaled deeply as I wiped my eyes. "When I was alone in the cave, I've encountered someone that I defeated back in my world, but it turns out that he was hiding inside my red eye and controlling my emotions after the war. I know it sounds nonsense to you, but..that's all I can say."

"Wait, he was hiding inside your red eye?" I nodded. "Dang, but what happened after that?"

"Ngh..he hinted me some of my forgotten memories that I wish I can forget about it, but when I try to attack him, he somehow predicted my movements and strike me first without me knowing."

"That's impossible, even I couldn't predict that!"

I try to walk towards him, but I ended up stumbling on the ground. Wh-what? Why is my body feeling so weak? Maybe it's because I've been unconscious for a long time or after Alfa Dilith came out of my right eye..

Klein helped me stand up when he saw me falling down on the ground. "Yo, you alright?"

"Y-yeah..I'm fine. Just a little clumsy, that's all. W-we should rush to Kirito before it's too late!"

"It's too dangerous! And besides, Kirito can handle him no problem!"

I shake my head in fear. "No, only I can take care of this threat. Just..leave it to me."

"I won't let you risk your life like that! That's crazy!"

I covered my right eye again. "I know it's crazy, but I have to save Kirito from danger! I can't just let him handle it alone!"

Klein sighed, but he stopped arguing with me seconds later. "All right, if ya want to save Kirito from whatever that thing you're facing earlier, then I won't stop you. Just..be careful out there." I nodded and start hobbling outside the dark cave, while Klein stays behind and will eventually catch up in the next episode. Good luck, Sorukun. Don't let me down, ya hear me?

~Present Time~

"You can't survive this time, Sorukun! DIE!" The ground began to shake as Alfa Dilith (who is disguised as the fake version of Kirito) jumps up in the air and rush towards me with his sword drawn.

"Y-you can't be serious, Sorukun! If you mess up, you'll-!" Kirito yelled at me, but I didn't listen to him as I raise my armblade to guard.

"I-it's okay, Kirito. I just want to protect my friends from danger, that's all. Besides, if I didn't save Diavel back in Floor nineteen, I wouldn't forgive myself." I softly said.

I... I guess you did save Diavel from dying, after all. Though, you need to explain what just happened to you after this is over...

CLINK!

I managed to block the sword Alfa Dilith tried to stab me with and parried it at the right time.

"Wh-what?! How did you do that!?"

I smirked. "If it weren't for Klein's friendly battle, I would've been dead, would I?"

"St-stop playing games and die already! Hyah!"

CLINK, CLINK! SLASH!

"..! There's..no way..! Me, the last Fallen God, lose to this lowlife mortal!?"

"Hmph, you talk too much Alfa Dilith. Now disappear!" I jump up in the air and slash his chest as hard as I can, making me go behind his back.

"Ngh..! Don't think this is over yet, Sorukun!"

I look behind me and sighed, "Like you always say, even though you got your ass kicked once!"

"Sh-shut up! Don't talk to a Fallen God like that, you little twerp!" I point my armblade towards his head, as if I'm ready to eliminate him.

"Don't you remember what I said back in the dark cave? I will never bow to a Fallen God like you, and you're already at your final breath."

"Is that what you're thinking already?" He laughed evilly, as the sky suddenly turned completely dark.

"Wh-what is this?!" I look around as much as I can, but the black smoke covered the whole area. Even Kirito can't figure out what the hell is going on right now.

"Heheheheheheh... Remember you got attacked out of nowhere, assuming you defeated me?"

My eyes widened as I slowly grit my teeth in pain. "Gah..! If I remember correctly, this is how I got my right blue eye cursed into a red eye?!"

"Bingo. And once I kill you, I'll take over your worthless body and destroy everything you've love, even your useless goddess!"

"D-don't you DARE taint her name like that! I'll get out of this somehow and freakin' end you!"

"Hmph... Good luck with that."

"S-Sorukun! Can ya hear me?! Wh-what's happening to you?!" Kirito yelled, but for some weird reason, I can't hear what he's saying.

Shit... Alfa Dilith is a pain in the ass when I first fought him, but I don't want to give up! Kirito and Klein are depending on me! But how am I gonna get out of this mess first of all?

With Sorukun trapped in Alfa Dilith's last resort, Kirito injured, and Klein confused as to what the hell just happened, who's going to save the young hero in time? The final battle between Sorukun and Alfa Dilith will begin in the next episode of Sword Art Online: A Young Hero Named Sorukun Episode VIII - Sorukun's Last Stand and Asuna Joins the Fight!