Sword Art Online: Alicization

The Relentless Knight

*Let's Continue Where We Left Off*

Kirito, Eugeo, and Sonic noticed two kids standing in top the stairs.

"Um... I'm... no... I'm Fizel an Axiom Church sister-in-training. And this is my fellow sister-in-training."

"I-I'm, Linel."

"Um, are you three the intruders from the Dark Territory we heard about?"

"I'm not good with kids." Kirito whisppered

"Neither do I. Nor I don't trust them. They seem pretty... off. Sonic whispered as well while putting his helmet back on

"Will leave this to you."

"Good luck."

Kirito and Sonic both walked behind Eugeo.

"U-Um, well... We're actually from the Human Empire, but as for being intruders, well... you're not wrong."

Both sisters looked at each other, turned around and talk quitely.

"Geez! They look like ordinary humans, Nel! There's not any horns or tails. Excpect for that blue animal with that shiny armor on."

"All I said was that was how the books decribed them! You're the one who junoed to conclusions, Zel!"

"Um... Won't you get into trouble if you're found talking to us?" Eugeo said

"This morning, all the monks, nuns and apprentices were ordered to lock themselves in their rooms. So there's no risk of getting caught even if we go take a look at the intruders!"

Fizel looked at Eugeo in a weird way. As well as Sonic.

"They're human and animal."

"Yes, they're human and animal."

"You were thrown into prison, but you broke your spiritual chains and fled, not only that, they say you defeated two Integrity Knights, so we were sure you were monsters of darkness, or else actual knights had invaded, and that's why we were waiting." Fizel said

"One last thimg... may we ask what your names are?" Linel said

"I'm Eugeo. This is Kirito and Sonic behind me."

"Don't you have family names?"

"No, since we're the children of settlers. Is that true for you as well?"

"No. We do have them."

Suddenly, Linel stab's Eugeo in the stomach. She look's up at him with a smile.

"My name is Linel Synthesis Twenty-eight."

Kirito and Sonic were both shocked.

"Euge-"

Then, Fizel stab's Kirito in the side.

"Kirito!" Sonic shocked

"And I'm Fizel Synthesis Twenty-nine."

"You're... Integrity..."

Both sisters removed the swords outta Kirito and Eugeo. Soon, the two fell down on the ground. Sonic try's to help them get back up.

"Don't worry guys! I'll help you."

"I'll spare you, Mr. Sonic. You're just a complete waste of our time." Fizel said

"W-What am I supposed to do... I can't just kill 2 little girls..."

"You will pay for this you two!" Sonic threaten

"Pipe down, you can come with us as well. What else do you want?"

"(Sigh's In Defeat) Fine, I'll go with you. (Summon's Excalibur and point's it at the girls) But any wrong move, I won't hesitate to attack you." Sonic said

"Whatever you say."

"No need to be so scared, Mr. Eugeo!"

Later...

The two were dragging Kirito and Eugeo up the stairs. While was following from behind.

"It's only a paralysis poison. Of course, the only different is whether you'll die here or on the fiftieth floor. You must be wondering, aren't you? How two children like us became Integrity Knights, right?"

"I mean yea. Weird seeing two children as Integrity Knights." Sonic said

"We were born and raised inside the cathedral. Administartors ordered the monks and nuns here to create us. To use us in an experiment to restore completely lost life with a resurrection sacred art."

"I'm going to slice that Administrators head off once I see her." Sonic thought

"We received our Callings at the age of five. Our job was to kill each other. We were given toylike swords, and then we'd paid off, taking turns stabbing each other."

"That explains everything." Sonic said

"Administrator's resurrection sacred art was such a disaster at first, wasn't it. There were kids who exploded into bits, and others who ended up as weird chunks of flesh. And some who, even though they came back to life, were different people!"

Sonic threw up a little in his mouth on what he just heard.

"We wanted to avoid any unncessary pain, and not being able to come back to life, so we researched together and found that if we could kill cleanly with one strike, the pain would be minial, and the odds of being resurrected would be higher. But... the auestion was how to deal that strike. If we could cut off the head or strike the heart as quickly and smoothly as possible... But in the end, it seemed that it was too difficult to master complete resurrection, and around the time we turned eight, the resurrection experiment was abandoned. We'd started out with 30 comrades, but by then, only Zel and I were left. Since we'd survived, Administrator made us Integrity Knights as a special exception. Bur she said we hadn't learned enough to go on guard duty like the other knights, so we've been studying the laws and sacred arts for two years now, but... Honestly, we're so sick of it."

"This isn't right for children like you two! This is just... messed up!" Sonic said

"We'd been discussuing how to quickly earn our dragons and Divine Objects, when we heard the warning that the cathedral had been infiltrated by minions of the Dark thought that if we could capture and execute them before the other knights, Administrator would make us proper knights, so that's why we were waiting on the stairs."

"We're sorry for using poison. It's just that we wanted to bring you to the fiftieth floor alive, if possible. Oh, please don't worry. Fizel and I are really good at killing! It won't hurt!"

*Central Cathedral, Fiftieth Floor Great Hall Of Ghostly Light*

The two girls opened up the door and threw both Kirito and Eugeo inside. Sonic just slowly walked inside the room by himself. Eugeo look's and noticed the Integrity Knights standing there.

"Standing over there are the members of the Four Whirling Blades, as well as Vice Commander Fanatio Synthesis Two. If Sir Fanatio of the Heaven-Piercing Blade bothered to show up, the senate must be panicking more than we thought."

"HA! I could take on anyone of these pretty easliy!" Sonic said

"What are you two young apprentices doing on this honorable knights' battlefield?"

"How ridiculous! It's because you bring honor and tradition into battle that you might Integrity Knights lost not once, but twice! But there's no need to worry. To keep the knights from disgracing themselves any further, we've captured the intruders for you!"

Sonic roll's his eyes in annoyance.

"We're glung to decapitate these intruders now, so watch closely and be sure to report it to the pontifex! Surely honorable Integrity Knights such as yourselves would never stoop to stealing the credit."

"Just a single touch you put on them. You're dead." Sonic said

All of a sudden, they get sliced by Kirito.

"How?"

"I can't move-"

The girls soon fell down on the floor.

"Kirito!"

Kirito look's at Sonic and smirk's. Kirito then take's out a small bottle off Linel and walk's toward Eugeo. He then put the liquid inside Eugeo's mouth as he slolwy started to wake up.

"The paralysis will wear of in a few minutes. Once you can move your lips again, start reciting the Perfect Weapon Control art without drawing the knight's attention. When you're ready, hold it and wait for both out signal."

Kirito walk's back to the girls.

"You must be wondering how I could move, aren't you? You two gave it away. All of the monks and nuns had been ordered not to leave their rooms. But no one in the cathedral could possible violate that order. So if you weren't obeying the order, you couldn't be actual apprentices. Not only that, those scabbards on your hips... they're made of rubay oak, right? The only material that won't rot even if it makes contact with swords made of toxic Ruberyl steel. There's no way you'd have something like that if you were a sister-in-training. That's why I started reciting a poison-dissolving art before you got near us. Although it took some time to dissolve. Strength isn't just about sword speed."

Kirito raises the kinves up as he throw's them... but not at the girls, instead in front of them.

"I won't kill you. Instead, watch closely. At how strong the Integrity Knights you're mocking actually are! Come on, Sonic!"

The two them walked closer to the Integrity Knights.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, Sir Fanatio."

Kirito and Sonic got in their positions. The knights then took out their swords.

"-Kirito the Swordsman... is coming!"

"-King Arthur... is coming!"

Soon, the two started running towards the Knights. The 4 other knights were running at them as well. One of the knights swing's but the two jumped high, dodging it. Another one jump's toward's them and swing's but the two managed to block it. Once they landed, they both turned right as the 3rd knight slammed his sword on the ground. Then, they both jumped over the 4th knight, landed on a pole and jumped at Sir Fanatio. Sir Fanatio quickly blocks both Sonic and Kirito's attack but they swung again and slammed swords together as they collided together and couldn't move.

"You insolent criminals, thinking you can battle Sir Fanatio... We, the Four Whirling Blades, are your oppnents!"

"You four, stay back. I'll be their opponent."

"Yes."

Soon, the three jumped from each other.

"System Call. Enhance Armament!"

Kirito and Sonic were charging up their swords. Soon, they both lunged at Sir Fanatio and Fanatio fire's a beam toward's them using his sword. The beam goes threw Kirito but Sonic dodges it.

"Don't give up!" Sonic shouted

Soon, the two then sliced off a piece off the helmet. Sir Fanatio was about to fire another beam at them but the two managed to run away from it. Sir Fanatio fires two beams at them and they both jumped over it. They continue to dodge each oncoming attack but eventually, one beam stab's Kirito in the feet. Kirito fall's down on the floor as he couldn't stand up.

"Kirito! Don't you give up on me!" Sonic said

"Ki-"

"My voice. Now I can...

"System Call."

Sir Fanatio walked closer to Kirito and Sonic. Kirito got back up.

"You both may be criminals, but if you've lived in the capital, you must know what a mirror is. The instrument is capable of reflecting Solus's light more or less completely. Long ago, the eminent pontifex used one thousand huge mirrors to focus Solus' midsummer light on a single spit, producing pure white flames. Within minutes, those flames melted away a man-sized boulder. The pontifex then bound the thousand mirrors with a divine skill, forged them... and created a single sword. The Divine Object, the Heaven-Piercing Blade. Do you understand, criminals? What pierced your stomach and foot was the power of the sun god, Solus."

"A sword... that can reflect light?"

"And now, farewell, young, foolish criminals."

"-Discharge!"

"-Discahrge!"

Seconds later, Kirito and Sonic summon a mirror in front of them as Fanatio fires at them. The beam hit's both mirrors but soon vaporized them away, and knocked the beam back, hitting Fanaito and removing the helmet off, revealing who it was. The three were shocked.

"You saw, didn't you? You're both looking at me that way, too... just like that man! Even traitors like you, targeting the Church, the instant you discover I'm a woman, you can't fight me seriously?"

Sir Fanatio lunges toward Kirito and Sonic and attacks but they managed to block it. They then slammed swords together.

"I am an Integrity Knight!"

Fanatio started pushing Kirito and Sonic back but they reponded and pushed Fanatio back.

"I see. So that sowed and that skill. They allow you to exchange blows without revealing that you're a woman. Isn't that right, Lady Fanatio?" Kirito said

"H-How dare you!"

"Just so you know, the reason we were shocked just now was because your spirit became so weak the moment your helmet broke. Hiding you face and your sword style... aren't you the one who's the most conscious of being of woman?"

"Shut up! I'll kill you no matter what!"

"We intend to do the same. We don't intend to hold back because you're a woman. We lost plenty of battles to swordswomen!"

The three released as Kirito and Sonic lunges at Lady Fanatio. The three started hitting hard blows at each others swords. The three continue to hit hard blows at each other. Soon, they started using fast attacks blocking each others swords quickly. The three smirked at each other.

"Incredbile."

Lady Fanatio fires multiple beams at Kirito and Sonic, but they manage to block each one. The three then cried out as they swung at each other. The three then landed on the ground.

"I understand. Criminals. I can see that you're unlike the ones I've fought before. No man has tried to serioulsy slash me after seeing this detestable face."

"Detestable, huh? Then for whose sake do you comb your hair and apply color to your lips? We're both fighting to take down the church and the pontifex so that humans like you can express love normaly and lead normal lives!"

"Once in for all!"

"I see that you both aren't minions of darkness as the prime senator said. But that doesn't mean you're not extremely dangerous. You could still disrupt the Church and us knights not just with your swords, but with your words as well. Our most crucial mission as Integrity Knights it to protect the Human Empire and those who reside there. That's why I must defeat you two. Even if it means trampling on my pride as a knight. Light concealed within the Heaven-Piercing Blade, cast off your shackles! Release Recollection!"

The hold room was being hit by beams. Kirito and Sonic dodging several of them. One of the beam's pierced Kirito's thigh. But soon, Lady Fanatio started getting pierced as well.

"-You... stupid idiot!"

"-You... stupid idiot!"

Kirito and Sonic stopped Lady Fanatio's attack.

"Now!"

"Now's my only chance!"

"Enchace Armament!"

Eugeo stab's his sword in the ground as ice like tsunami filled up the room. Even freezing the 4 other knights.

"Bloom! Blue Roses!"

The ice was heading toward's Lady Fanatio. She notices it and jump's away from it.

"Curse you."

Soon, Kirito and Sonic then appeared in front of her as they put their feet on her shoulders and push her back down at the ground really hard and hitting the ice. The ice then pierced her. The two jumped back to Eugeo but they both fell and hit the ice hard.

"Kirito! Sonic! Hang on. I'll cast a healing art right-"

"Don't! Keep the skill going!"

"This is our only chance!"

"This... isn't enough to bring her down."

They slowly both stood up.

"-System Call!"

"-System Call!"

Lady Fanatio slowly aim's her sword at the three of them and was charging up.

"You... None of you... know what justice is!"

Ice like thorns appeared and started tying up Lady Fanatio around.

"Stop! Stop right now!"

Blood was dripping off Lady Fanatio.

"I can't win. Not how I am now. I can't beat her."

"You can't defeat her with hatred, Eugeo."

Kirito and Sonic walked pass Eugeo.

"You didn't come all this way because you hated the Integrity Knights, right? Aren't you here because you want to get Alice back... because you love her? And thise feelings aren't in any way inferior to her justice. It's the same for us. We want to protect everyone in this world. You... Alice... we even want to protect her. So right now, we can't lose to her no matter what. Isn't that right, Eugeo?

Lady Fanatio fires at the three while Sonic and Kirito were charging up their swords.

"-Enhance Armament!"

"-Enhance Armament!"

The two then fire.

To Be Continue...

"Next Time: The Osmanthus Knight." Kirito and Sonic as narrtors