Sword Art Online: Alicization

Synthesis

*Let's Continue Where We Left Off*

Alice slowly woke up and stood up as she was knocked out. She noticed that she was tied in chains and saw Kirito and Sonic. Kirito was breathing heavily while Sonic was cracking his fingers

"Kirito. Sonic. You two didn't carry me all this way, did you?" Alice said

"We did."

"But we made it."

"It was a hassle."

"I mostly have to be under you in case the chains snapped and you started falling." Sonic said

"So a little appreciation-"

Alice hover's her hands on both Kirito and Sonic.

"What're you doing?"

"Oh no! You're drenched with sweat! And my clothes are stained! Get away from me right now!"

Sonic chuckles a little.

"What did you say?"

Alice slam's Kirito head on the ground.

"Ouch!"

Later, Kirito was resting and rubbing his head while Sonic (still wearing his Excalibur armor but not helmet) helped Alice take's the chains off her.

"There we go. The chains have been removed." Sonic said

"Thank you. (Look's at Kirito) Where's your comrade?"

"You mean Eugeo?"

"Where do you think thus Eugeo is right now? If he took the stairs from the Cloudtop Garden, he must've run into the most powerful opponent before reaching this floor." Alice said

"Most powerful opponent?"

"And who is that?"

"Uncle... His Eminence, the Knight Commander Berocouli." Alice said

"Eugeo, where are you? I know! System Call. Generate Umbra Element. Adhere Rossession. Object ID, WLSS703. Discharge."

"What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to locate the Blue Rose Sword. Since Eugeo would never let it go. (Find's the location) Below us."

Kirito stood up and start's walking.

"Wait. Did you treat my wound?"

"Yeah. I managed to stop the bleeding, but my sacred art skills can only do so much. Can your right eye be healed?" Kirito said

"At this time, there aren't sufficient spatial resources. It won't be possible to treat it until Solus has risen. I still feel some pain, and the vision in my right eye is somewhat limited, but neither will prevent me from fighting." Alice said

"B-But..."

"Besides... I'd like to feel it a bit longer. This pain, which is the proof that I've decided to fight the Axiom Church."

"Alice. (Walk's closer to Alice and put's his hand on her shoulder) All right. If we all go into battle, will protect your right side." Kirito said

"You can count on us." Sonic said

Alice didn't say anything but just walk's pass them both. Kirito and Sonic followed behind.

*Inside*

Alice open's up the door to the Cloudtop Garden and they noticed ice covering up the whole room. The three then walked inside and looked around.

"Whoa..."

"Did Eugeo cause this?"

"Yeah. There's no doubt. This is his Blue Rose Sword under the Perfect Weapon Control art. Still, who knew it would be this devastating?" Kirito said

"This much for just sword. Impressive if I say so myself." Sonic said

"Uncle? Uncle!" Alice running

Kirito and Sonic noticed a body standing there inside the ice.

"Is that..."

Alice run's toward Berocouli's body and noticed that he was all freezed up.

"Uncle?"

Kirito and Sonic soon arrived as well.

"This isn't Eugeo's art."

"Long ago, Uncle told me... that Prime Senator Chudelkin was given the authority anyone to stone. I believe the name of the command is Deep Freeze." Alice said

"Then it was his own ally, the prime senator who cast the art on the knight commander? But why?"

"Uncle seemed to hvae secret doubts about gbe orders issued by the senate. But he told himself the Human Empire could never know peace without the Axiom Church's rule, and spent countless days battling. The senate may have all the authority in the world, but this... there's no reason for him to receive treatment like this! Uncle!"

Alice hug's Berocouli while crying. Soon, the ice started to crack.

"Uncle... Stop it! Please stop now! Your body will break! Uncle!"

Moments later, Berocouli's eyes opened.

"Hey, little one. Don't cry so much. It'll ruin your good looks."

"Uncle..."

"I see. You've overcome that wall at last. The Seal of the Right Eye I couldn't break, even after 300 years." Berocouli said

"Uncle... I... I'm..."

"Don't make that gace. I'm happy. Now there's nothing left for me to teach you."

"That's... that's not true at all! There's so many things I want to learn from you!"

"I know you can do it. Guide this twisted world to its proper state. (Looks at Kirito and Sonic) Hey, brats. Look after her for me."

Both nodded.

"We will."

"You can count on us."

"Your partner was taken away by Prime Senator Chudelkin. Most likely to the pontifex's chambers. Hurry, before that boy id deceived by the labyrinth of his memories."

Kirtio and Sonic both look at each other.

"Uncle..."

Kirito and Sonic noticed a sword stuck inside the ice.

"This is..."

"Yep... it is..."

Kirito and Sonic grabbed their swords and smashed the giant ice cube into pieces. Kirito then pick's up the sword.

"Well, I guess it's time for that again." Sonic said

"Do it." Kirito said

Soon, Sonic summoned another Excalibur sword as he now has 2 Excalibur swords.

"This is more like it." Sonic said

"Usually, the only person mad enough to wield two swords, is a pretentious high-ranking noblemen, but for some reason, it suits both of you." Alice said

"You think so?"

"Nice to hear that from you, Alice."

"Still, there's no way I can swing two swords at the same time."

Kirito put's the Blue Rose Sword back in it's case while Sonic put's his swords behind him.

"Anyway. It seems that Eugeo has already been captured by the pontifex. We'd better hurry, because her actions aren't bound by human logic."

"Have you spoken to Administartor before?" Kirito said

"Only once. It was six years ago. I awoke having lost all of my memories, and faced my summoner, the pontifex said to be ruling the Human Empire on behalf of the gogds. Thise mirror-like silver eyes that reflected all light... Yes. I understand now. I was deeply afraid of the pontifex at that time. "I can never defy her. I'm to accept her every word without question, and offer her my everything." I know now it was that overwhelming terror that compelled me to feel that way."

"Alice."

"I'll be fine. I've already made up my mind. For the sake of my younger sister residing far away in the north... For the family I've never seen yet, and for all of the people, I'll do what I believe is right. Now then, let's hurry. For all we know, before we confront the pontifex, we may have to battle the prime senator." Alice said

"H-H-Hey! Is it okay to leave the knight commander like this?" Kirito said

"We can either force Chudelkin to reverse the art, or else slay him. That's all there is to it."

Later...

"Hey."

"What is it?"

"I keep hearing the name "Prime Senator Chudelkin," but who are these senators, anyway?"

"to be honest, that's never been clearly explained, even to the Integrity Knights. I heard that they're on floors ninety-six and above, but knights are prohibited from entering that area." Alice said

"What's their job?"

"The Taboo Index. They confirm and monitor whether all residents of the Human Empire are obeying the Taboo Index. That's the senate's job. And whenever someone runs afoul of the Taboos, they send an Integrity Knight to deal with the situation."

"In other words, the senate is like a proxy for the pontifex? But how could someone as cautious as Administartor give them much authority?."

*Later*

The three made it to the next door of the church.

"This is the senate?" Kirito said

"Yes. It should be."

Kirito put's his hand on the door handle, move's it down and open's the door.

"Sacred arts?"

"It doesn't seem to be an attack spell." Kirito said

Alice take's out her sword, ready just in case. Sonic put's his helmet back on and pull's out one of the swords behind him.

"Let's go in."

Soon, the three entered the room with their swords. As they walked inside more and more, they noticed pods with heads inside them.

"S-Severed hands?"

" seem to have their bodies attached."

"They look... oddly familiar." Sonic said

"They're like the one from that time!" Kirito said

"You're right! I remember now." Sonic said

"Do you know them?"

"Yeah. One appeared after we fought Raios and Humbert of the Swordcraft Academy. There's no doubt it was these guys."

All of a sudden, a alarm started going off. Soon, they noticed the people eating threw tube in front of them. Once did finish.

"System Call. Display Rebelling Index."

"So these are the senators of the Axiom Church, which rules the Human Empire. Was it the pontifex who created such a spectacle?"

"Yeah, probably. She must've abducted people skilled in the sacred arts from all over the Human Empire, and turned them into surveillance devices called senators." Kirito said

"Unforgivable!"

"How can they do such a thing?!"

They heard screaming coming outside the area.

"Oh no! Oh no, this won't do! This won't do! Whose voice is that?"

"The Prime Senator... Chudelkin."

"This won't do! (Yelling) This won't do! It won't! It simply won't do!"

Chudelkin panic's, look's up and noticed Alice standing over him. Alice then grab's Chudelkin and start's choking him. Kirito and Sonic were watching from behind. Alice point's her sword at Chudelkin's face.

"If you try to initiate a sacred art, I will cut out your tongue at the root."

"You... Number Thirty! What are you doung here? By rights you should've perished along with one of those rebels!"

"Don't you dare call me by a number! My name is Alice. And I am no longer Thirty."

Chudelkin turn's and noticed Kirito and Sonic standing there and watching.

"You two! Why are you... Thirty- Knight Alice, why aren't you slashing these two? They are rebels against the Church. A pawn of the Dark Territory, don't you remember?"

"It's true that they are rebels. But they aren't members of the realm of darkness. They are just like how I am now."

"You're planning to betray us, you miserable knight? You damned Integrity Knights are nothing bur puppets! Mere dolls whi do exactly what I order you to do!"

"It was the Axiom Church that turned us into puppets. You sealed away our memories through the Synthesis Ritual and instilled fealty into us by force, after which you made us believe the myth that we were knights summoned from the heavens." Alice said

"Yes. That's exactly right. I still remember it clearly. The sight of you, so young, innocent and sweet, with tears staming down yiur face as you begged! "Please! Don't let me forget! Don't let me dorget the people I love!" Even now, I can enjoy just thinking about it all night long! You were broughy here from some rural area, and for the first two years, you were raised as a sister-in-training. You were such a tomboy, you'd find ways around the rules to sneak off to the Centoria summr solstice festival! Still, you did your best, believing that if you studied hard, you'd get to go home one day, right? But that was never going to happen. Once you'd raised your sacred art authority level high enough, it was time for forced sysnthesis! That tear-stained face of yours when you realized you'd never go home again.. Really! I wanted to turn it to stone right then, so I could display it in my room for all eternity!"

Alice get's pissed and

"You just said something odd. Forced synthesis? If I didn't know better, I'd suspect there was a Syntheis Ritual that wasn't forced."

"Your ears are sharper than I thought. That's exactly right. Six years ago, you stubbornly refused to recite the scret commands required for a normal Synthesis Ritual. Really, you were the most insolent brat imaginable! So we had no choice but to pause the automated senators, and have them conduct a ritual to pry open the door protecting what you held so dear! Well, I did get to see the rarest of shows... what a feast for the eyes!"

"He's waiting for something. Is this rambling story of his a ploy to keep us in this room?" Kirito thought

"Prime Senator Chudelkin... I can see that you've enjoyed your circumstances. In that case, you should have no regrets."

Alice soon pirece Chudelkin in the heart.

"I'm tired of hearing your stories."

Then, Chudelkin started growing and popped making the place all covered in smoke. Kirito and Alice were caughing.

"It's not all about commands! Idiot! Idiot!"

"Chudelkin!"

Alice start's running.

"Hey!"

"Wait for us!"

The three started running up the stairs. Sonic running super fast up the stairs, leaving Alice and Kirito behind.

"System Call! Generate Lu..."

"Watch out for a sacred art suprise attack! You too, Sonic!"

"Roger that!"

"Got it."

The three made it into a different room.

"I thought I heard him chanting. Could it be that Chudelkin escaped to the hundredth floor?" Alice said

"But then where are the stairs leading up there?"

They soon noticed a hole up in the ceiling and someone coming down from it.

"So there were still Integrity Knights remaining?"

"No, that can't be."

Kirito and Sonic eyes widen as the person who came down the hole, was Eugeo.

"No..."

"Eugeo!"

"I-It can't be..."

"You..."

"It can't be. It's too soon." Alice said

"Too soon for what?"

"For the ritual to be completed. Your partner... Eugeo has already been synthesized."

"No way. It can't be. Because..."

"Yes. Even tough it hasn't been even an hour since Eugeo fought Berocouli."

"That's right. It's not possible. Eugeo can't..."

Kirito walk's pass Alice and Sonic but they both stopped him.

"Pull yourself togther! If you waver now, you'll lose any chance to save him!" Alice said

"Save?"

"That's right. You told me so yourself. That there's a way to rstore an Integrity Knight's true memories. So we should be able to restore Eugeo back to who he was. To achieve that, we must overcome this dilemma, no matter what."

"Leave this to me and Sonic."

"Don't let both your guard down. That knight is no longer the Eugeo you knew."

"Right."

"Got it."

Kirito and Sonic walked closer to Eugeo.

"Eugeo, do you know who I am? I'm Kirito. Your partner."

"I'm also your partner. Sonic The Hedgehog."

"Since we left Rulid two years ago, we've been together the whole time, remember?"

"Sorry. I don't know who you either are. But thank you."

"For what?"

"For bringing my sword."

The Blue Rose Sword start's to glow and went to Eugeo.

"Incarnate Arms?"

"What's that?"

"A secret art used by Integrity Knighys sice ancient times. It's neither a sacred art nor Perfect Weapon Control art, and you can move objects solely with your own willpower. I've heard that only a handful of knights, including Uncle, can use it. It's not a ritual that a newly-created knight like Eugeo could have mastered."

"What do you plan to do with that sword?"

"I'm going to fight you. Because that's what she wishes." Eugeo said

"Eugeo, just because you've been ordered to, you're going to fight wthout even understanding why?" Kirito said

"I don't need a reason to figjt. She gives me what I want. That's enough for me."

"What you want? Is it more important than Alice?"

"I don't know. I don't want to know. About you, who you are. I've had enough."

"Eugeo..."

Eugeo take's out his sword out of the case.

"I have nothing more to say to you."

Kirito and Sonic grabbed their swords.

"Eugeo, you probably don't remember, but you learned your sword skils from me. As the mater, I'm not ready to lose to my student just yet!"

The two took out their swords as well. Soon, the three got in their positions as the three starred at each other. The three then charged up their swords as they all three charged at each other.

To Be Continue...

"Next Time: The 32nd Knight." Sonic and Kirito as narrtors