AN: This is my very first story I ever publish in this site, before reading it I want somethings to be clear before start reading it.
First thing first, I do not own SAO or Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken/That time I was reincarnated as a Slime, both of the series are respectively belong to their owners Reki Kawahara and Fuze sensei that own the series respectively, what I own in this site are this fiction alone as long it exist and can be read for everyone that clicked on it, I already read copyright law. But as I feared I don't understand any of it after basic understanding, all I know I do this for fun and not trying to make the series as my own with how I make this stories goes.
Plus I'll make sure the rating is right because I'm afraid there will be some wording That I myself could come up much better than what I had write here.
Second, this fic timeline parallels the timeline of the original novel, SAO is right after the first cour of Alicization, basically after the defeat of certain purple haired usurper, while Tensura is the time when the Tenma Great war arc ends between Yuuki and Rimuru, but I'm not taking the events after Rimuru eat him and start from there, so it's purely original from there. Of course this is going to be 'Spoiler alert' to the fans that haven't watch or read to the point of this fic take place. I will mainly focused on kirito stories as in SAO counter part because I already have a basic view on how the stories will go after coming up with several ideas when writing this chapters, I'll try my best to make Rimuru and his friends is relevant as much as possible with my story goes.
Third, yes I know Rimuru is so OP with many of his retainer and characters in its universe with Ciel and all, and many will ask how I will handled it before they even read it. So I'll be clear. Rimuru is OP, but If I make him like that from the get go will defeat the purpose of this fic to begin with from how I construct it will go. While many Argue that he's unstoppable or not. I won't make our Blackswordsman reaching the same status like how Mr Fuze represent it.
lastly, please dropped a review or at least a comment on what I could or should do to improve on this story as a whole and give me better approach when writing how the event will progress from now on. I'm not the best on English, so a clear warning with bad grammars or typos that might slipped on the double checks and editing process.
Enjoy!
C.1 Awakening.
A promise was spoken under the tree.
The aromas of woods and sunshine sun underneath the summer sky.
Smiles and laughter of those bygone days that had become a mundane memories.
The sin that she committed because staying true to herself. The envy and respect one have etched, buried deep on his heart.
The one that tried to save her. Yet lost himself in his inadequacy, his lack of power. Bringing a stronger Resolve to make him move for her when he cried not able to do anything for her.
All of those scene vanished like crumbling sand which was scattered across wind of time.
Living day by day as simple person. Never even dreamed for himself and escaping his freedom he can choose.
Yet fate had another role for him to play.
You're not the one that will pushed him, you're the one who will stand beside him as an equal. A companion. One he himself will be proud to call you as his treasure he wouldn't be able to replace, even the world had take his everything away from him.
Words that spoke softly that pushed him, to he believe until he saw on what truly happened underneath all of those word and adventure he took with him.
A tale of two.
With wind brings them their fate to what they are today. Fighting for what is right and not what it have been believed. Fighting for themselves to save others and stop one selfish will.
...
And…
After naught was left…
They've finally did it.
They'd defeated the one who plagued the world from its very being, and now they just have to cut the branch that will hinder the light of change and hope to finally able to resist the cruel fate.
Alas…
it still cost us everything that we had yet to fulfill…
We lost our guide, our people that we care, our life...
And even lost the one we swore to protect.
Died by our weakness and lack of strength…
The strength.
To protect what matters to us the most.
…
...
...
Dark….
…..
W-Where am I?...
…
…..
It's…
…. It's cold...
….
...
It so lonely…
…..
There's nothing else here beside darkness….
…
Just….
Where Am I?...
….
I can't...
Stand this cold...
[Notice, by the will of the individual. Cold resistance will be added. Individuals also possess a certain affinity with water elements. Result. Target acquired [ice resistance]. Processing... Success.]
…
What's….
What's with that voice?...
... It doesn't contain... any shreds of emotions or any kind of feelings when she speak…..
…..
...
And this place… is so Dark…
…
It's scary...
I can't see anything… Is this?...
...
Is this...
...
….Hell?
[Notice, By individual thoughts process, individuals wish will be proceeded. Result, [Night vision] skill will be constructed. Success]
?!-…
…-.
-!?...
...
What is…. Happening?...
The surrounding changed-….The darkness…. became…. so blinding…. Yet there's nothing else here besides me… I cannot close my eyes if I wanted to…
…..
Is…
Is this my punishment for being weak?
The words came up to my head. Like it's the most natural thing.
….
I can't understand what's happening anymore... Is this truly my judgment?...
For fall for such a trick?
…
No...
I don't want to accept it!
…..
but….
My heart that can't deny it….
I wanted to be strong, I want to protect what is precious to me… So they don't slip away from the gap of my fingers again… But…
Am I worthy?...
I can't even save the one who really matters to me…
And Even if I atone it…
Can I stand proudly beside him?
The person I respect the most, one that's ready to cast his life away for the world and for the greater good without a second thoughts?... The one who will sacrifice himself for the people he hold dear?...
Where I….
I…
...
All of me…
All of my motivation…. Are One single thing that keep me going as I keep trying to move forward with him…. Regardless whether I had become better or not.
Is Just to chase a single Girl figure that meant the whole world for me?...
Can I do that?...
…..
...
Anyone….
Please answer me…
… I can't….
I can't bear to lose anything more I hold dear to me….
[Warning. Individual thoughts processes will be corrected... Notice. Individual will be granted skill after combination of skill composition. Hence, skill[mental and psychological resistance], [protect], and [strong will]. will be Acquired. By individuals other thought, skill [Ice resistant] will transformed due to individual base skill with ice and water, the requirements is above the fixed limits. transforming in progress… Success. individual skill will be transformed into a unique skill. [Ice manipulation], [Water manipulation] and [Ice affinity magic]... Additional skill, [Null magic] will be given to Individual. Success.]
…..
...
…. Where is this sounds even coming from?...
...
I can hear it from anywhere…
Have I truly died?... Is goddess Lunaria actually Guiding me to my next destination?...
...
...
Did I…
…. Already passed on?
…..
...
Die...
Kirito...
…
Ah…
...
I remember…
Your sword…
I named it…..
…..
'Night sky' sword.
It sounds close to my Blue rose sword…
...
...
I'm glad…
I'm really glad...
That you finally named your blade at last…
With this…
...
I…
[warning, by the lack of information to understand individual way of thought. individual wouldn't be getting a skill, solution…. Item, [Blue rose sword] will be placed near individual reincarnation location point, result, failed… The item cannot be summoned perfectly due to the item information are corrupted or broken to bring over to Individual side. Result, item will be re-created from pure mana energy from world reservations, success. Notice… Due to the parameter for the weapon and individual compatibility with the item reached certain Requirement, individual will be given skill, [sword affinity], [sword art], unique skill [sword skill], [ice manipulation] will be upgraded into [ice manipulation+], and skill [mana manipulation+]... Success. Individuals base skill with swordplay will also increase significantly to match the sword base class level.]
...
Eh...
...
What...
What just happened?...
All of the name sound… so…
Foreign... I can't fully comprehend it.
What is... really happening?...
[Notice, from individual thoughts process, Individual would be given skill [comprehension]. Success... Warning. Individual Had reached the bare minimum for the requirements, hence, skill. [Hero egg] will be marked into individual souls as he successfully passed the minimal requirement line to achieve the Hero status with The Noble deed that individual had committed in his life, 'The World' acknowledge Eugeo as a Hero candidate. Success... Target now will be reincarnated due to the mana sequence being cutted off.]
…..
Mana?...
….
Reincarnation?...
….
…
Alice...
...
Kirito...
…..
…..
...
Where am I?
…..
...
...
Where is this place?...
...
I can't see anything…
It's too dark for my eyes..… Just what is going on?...
[Notice. Due to Individual thoughts, individual will be given [Night vision], processing... Success.]
…-
...
The... Hell?….
Why the place… became... White?...
…
...
Who's there?...
…..
...
No…
...
Where… Where Am I?...
What with this light deal?... Am I imagining things?...
…..
Hahaha... It's not funny...
What the hell happened?...
….
...
I failed again.
…
I hated that word…. I abhor every word of it. Because I can't deny it, it's because I keep repeating the same thing over and over again….
...
...
So… I lost my Life again….
…
...
If only….
…..
If only I wasn't that arrogant….. I'll be able to save both of them, if only I can sense and understand how dangerous that Woman truly is… If I only didn't break down from that pressure and had stand up to protect both of them from the very start… They... They won't...
[Warning, due to lack of information to process the request, target will be given skill [danger detection], [planner], [calculator], [probability conversion] and [strong will], result... Success.]
…..
What is this….
...
Voices... talking inside of my head?...
….
Success?...
Don't screw with me.
We finally defeated her, yet I can't protect what matters to me again?...
The cost for my stupidity, is that I've lost my life due to my damn actions that is can't move for one that I cherished the most?... Like I did when I lost Asuna?... Sachi?... And people that I failed to reach because of my weak resolution back when I had the power to do so and chicken out before jumped in?...
….
...
No…
...
No...No...
No!
Damn it!
I won't accept it!
[Notice, voice of world can't comprehend individual thoughts process, result… Individuals won't be getting skill due to lack of information to process the thought.]
…
….
Stop it….
….
...
Stop it….
….
…..
I don't want to hear about it…
….
I don't care anymore….
….
…..
If only...
….
If only I had power like my old self... One that sought to survive in that cruel world…
That black hero that can save everyone, I...
I don't want to lose anything or anyone ever again…
I had enough….
Dual wielding?... God Damn it...
I'm not worthy of it, but… If only... If only I just can use it properly...
...
They wouldn't have to lose their life for me…
How can I redeem myself if all I had is this weakness that keep pinned me down from able to do what I should've do if not for my inability to do anything right!?
[warnings, individuals wish are being converted into mana wave, error. Data are incorrect, solution. Individual will be given the power he want to sought. Solution…"Black swordsman" avatar data had been reconstructed into individual soul. Result, fail…. Due to the data of the avatar has been corrupted, one of individual weapon will be switched with [Nights sky] sword in its place to balance soul conditions… Warning... Avatar assimilation reached 100% success. Individuals will be given. Skill [sprint], [Hide], [battle healing], [martial arts skill], [searching], [night vision] now is upgraded into [night vision +], [one handed sword skill], [sword throw], unique skill [dual wielding], skill [sword art], [sword affinity], [sword skill] also integrated into individual soul. Notice, due to individual affinity with swords, Unique skill, [sword mastery] will be reconstructed… Successful. Individual received a skill called [mana manipulation] due to individual skill have to use mana To activate [sword skill] as a base requirement to be activated with assist feature. Results… Success.]
…
….. What with all of this?
…..
… Am I truly dead?...
Is Kikuoka screwing with me behind that screen with all of this nonsense?... Laughing at my failures?...
I swore I will strangle that bastard myself!
….
...
It's not funny anymore…
Even if I made it all the way up, I'll be damned if I die in vain...
...
Who am I?...
A Hero?...
Cut it out.
I'm not one, I would never be one… Even in my heart, I'm not even one when I defeat kayaba or Rescuing Asuna back then… I was too busy Running away from the reality and actions that people believed and trusted what I had done when I finally defeated the so called 'The Demon King' that is Kayaba who trapped everyone…
I'm Not even become one when I climbed back to settle with the past once and for all… Mixed between reality of what I see and what other forced me to see.
Even when I failed him… I am not worthy to become one….
if only I can predict the cost of my action before moving my body, I can lost either of Asuna and Yui right there… Even he might will come after aunt and Sugu if he didn't aimed to kill me in that parking lot, if I were that careless… Sugu and aunt will be…
...
No...
If only I was stronger… If I was wiser… They... Everyone... Don't even need to pay my sin with their lives...
…..
Damn it…. God damn it!….
I am no hero… I've never thought of becoming one. Never I will be… Yet again…. I let myself be swayed and overestimated myself to do what I can't never become because of my arrogance and not wise enough for the people around me...
…..
…..
Hey…
….
Anyone… just answer… Can I fix what I truly broke?... Me?...
A guy who led his companion to Ruin?
A guy who broke his promise?...
The one who Ran away to avoid the one that scares him?...
A Man that can't even save one single damn life?... One that sacrifice the one he cherish? For the greater good?...
This is the best Jokes that I ever heard in my entire life… No Wait… I'm already Died…. So if I did amend what I do wrong…
Will I able to do it right?...
Do I even have the chance to redeem all of my past forever?...
For the one that put their trust in me?...
Hey… I don't care…
Buddha or even Devil….
…..
Just please…
Anyone… Just answered me…
[Notice, lack of information. From individual thoughts process, individual will be given skill [mind eye (False)] due to individual thought process and reaching the basic requirement of receiving the skill, result. Success… Warning... Individual deed and action with the available combination possibility. Individuals have the chance to become a hero… Result. [Hero egg] will be given into individuals souls, as 'The world`acknowledge Kirigaya Kazuto has passed the minimal Requirement to become one…. Warning. The mana sequence is being cut off, individual will be reincarnated shortly.]
…..
… Reincarnated?...
….
...
A chance to become a hero?...
…..
Me?...
…..
….. Hahaha...
…..
So…. even if I did try…
…..
I can't go back there….
….
...
So this is my punishment?...
Sorry…. everyone...
….
Sorry Eugeo... Alice…
I failed…
I failed... to keep our promise again...
…
Asuna...
…
In the faraway land, the south of the Brumund kingdom and the vastness of Great Jura forest. Is the big country called Tempest. The Vast city which engulf the half of the whole forest land, an utopia for both monster and human to work together in harmony in time of peace. The city itself is a merge between futuristic type of district and planning, despite the building and most of the infrastructure mostly a very well made European style of blocking and mapping spreading in the city space.
A Massive giant country that have many skyscrapers building and a highly technological advancement in teleportation department as transfer point and overall grasp of world improvement, while still being friendly to the ecosystem and the forest of the most vast greenery in the whole continent.
The city has its own a charm of that relaxing, yet still put big smile on the face of the society that live in it despite the everyday bustling with activities around them.
The whole place had its own unique district landmark at each department area, the only ruler of the city is also one of eight infamous demon lord, demon slime Rimuru, who also recognized as mother of chaos due to the power its possess and its way action in recent years.
...
...
In a certain road on Tempest district, where's all of it population have a refreshing smile on their faces, from across the continent. Tempest population is mainly consist of monsters and demi human alike. On those happy smile, they greet one individual happily with utmost respect and fondness as he passes them with the same vigor in its voice. The individual is not much taller than a kid tricycle tires at best.
It has a beautiful blue color with a gold variation on it's skin, and make an adorable squishy sound whenever he goes around the City street as it sound follows him as one of his beloved trademark. With refreshing personality and easy to talk person aura, the name of the individual on the walkway is Rimuru, a friendly and not a bad slime no matter people wanted to put it in their perspective.
But despite of that. Rimuru is actually one of most Renowned infamous member of the 8 star Octagram Demon lord. Who it's name remembered as the 'Mother of chaos' and the 'Turbulent bringer' all of the world. But no matter the freak show happened. Rimuru is always a nice person at heart, of course if you getting on its bad side, Rimuru won't hesitate to use force to get things done at some point.
And from 3rd person perspective.
Rimuru is just taking a nice stroll in the town he loved and created with his companion.
Not far from the place, Rimuru showed up in an smithy, one of which the boss of the place is one of his companion, an master blacksmith called kurobe.
As far eye can see Rimuru enter from the front door, he then greet the stiff apprentice who work in there. Of course he doesn't like stiff Formality, and there's a thing call tpo* (time, place, and occasion)
After he meet the all of apprentices, he then proceeded to meet with kurobe.
"ah... Rimuru-sama!"
"yo kurobe! Hope I'm not intruding your break here."
He happily hopped into one of the table on his personal Workshop when Kurobe putting his tools to his repairing kit box.
"No No, it's okay. It's a good thing that you could spare your time for us. Also, the rest of the bunch over there would be honored with your presence here in this place to make them pumped up for doing simple thing that they keep failed at." Kurobe grinned and point with his thumb at his apprentice that he still train personally between his busy schedules to finish his customers order.
"aiyaah~You making me blush~..." Clearly, the adorable slime turning slightly red at the praise with his tone reflected his tone in more milder and bashful manner. Earning other heartwarming smile and fuzzy bubbly bubbles on their chest before resuming their work.
Kurobe wryly laugh and fix his sitting position after noticed he been spaced out.
"So? Is there something I can help you in this warm beautiful day? "
"nah… I just taking a simple stroll today… Well, I had some work to do, but taking it easy is one of my motto. You should know me that much! Ahaha!"
"ahahaha… True…. That's Rimuru-sama we know after all…" Kurobe laughed at his master jab.
"oh, by the way. Remember the last time we chat about my sword few weeks ago?"
"hm?... Ah yes... The "Sword of Tempest". How can I forgot that beautiful katana? Truly one of my best Masterpiece I've ever created for you Rimuru sama." Kurobe nodded at his own word while crossing his hands in front of his chest and passionately remember how enjoyable it is to craft his master weapon after he himself personally requested him to create such beautiful and unique katana.
"ah. There's nothing wrong with it, I just want to make sure it's on proper care. Well, I was always clean it whenever I had the time. So maintenance it from Time to time isn't wrong too right?" Rimuru with his friendly tone explaining his reason as He took the blade from his storage after grow in size and spew the sword from his mouth.
*Pweet!*
*Clang*
Kurobe gaze shifted to the object that was lying in front of him. The katana that was sitting atop of the Anvil with a really beautiful reflection of its blade parts is not big, nor too small in general with the sheath was made from a high quality black leather skin made from one of the dire wolf skin that already adapted to his magicules.
A perfect rainbow radiant light can be see from the blade edge when Kurobe drawled the sword from its cover, it's an uchigatana, the tip until the hilt of the sword give an elegant feeling of refine and powerful aura around it with the divinity of the weapon cannot be concealed no matter what. And no matter how many eyes in the room, clearly, the blade is truly an artifact that really suit for the beloved demon lord with many apprentice dream is able to create such grand art themselves one day to be useful to their master.
"Please excuse me…."
Kurobe then proceed to check the katana as he Thoroughly checked the whole sword. Inch by inches with his eyes didn't miss a single speck that dirtied the sword in his hand with his artisan eyes able to discern anomaly like boiling water. It has no scratch or speck of dust on it, let alone rust from how the swords make a clear sounds as Kurobe shifted the blade position that can be mistaken as clean glass sound when it was rubbed with water, and from looks of it alone.
An amateur can know that this blade had been taken cared properly by its wielder.
"... Yup. There's nothing wrong with it, but I can make this lady a little bit shinier than before. It won't take a half day Rimuru sama."
"Thanks…. Ah. Before I forget, Ramiris wanted to talk about the thing we had talked before. I have something to do now, so I will come back later and tell her to wait for me after I done with the rest of my paperwork for this month."
"Yes! you can leave it to me!" Rimuru then merryly exited the shop with a happy humming after part with the rest of the apprentice and then he goes to the city hall, apparently he's been doing politics work diligently as the ruler of the country despite hated the word 'politics'.
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…..
After some time, in the noon, he already done with his paperwork and make up his mind to check on the forest for a quick break.
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…..
"..."
In deep of the woods, a Man is lying under the warm light of the sun passing through the trees.
The Man had a beautiful blue coat and a smooth brown hair. From the looks of his face, the man is in his teen, almost reaching his 20.
The animals in the forest slowly approached the young man, as they go closer. He opened his eyes due to the sounds of the leaf and step around him. The animal backed and ran away from the shock, He look around after opened his eyes as he stand up and looked again into his surroundings. His green emerald pupils didn't hid his Surprised and awed expression on the nature and how rich the scenery around him is.
"..."
*Set x2*
He proceeded to turn around to look behind him while checking on himself. After a good moment of scrutiny in his eyes.
"...!"
...
He's sees it.
It was Lying on the ground, a sword. An object that only can be defined as an art. Or a tool that can meant as an End to one that was slain by the wielder will. From the very hilt until the tip, the sword he saw gives an awful familiarity, and the cold air around the sword itself was giving him comfort As he approached to where the Blade lies in the ground before him.
"...is that?"
he spoke softly. Yes, the sword in front of him, is his.
The 'Blue Rose' sword.
He kneeled down and take the sword with his right hand. The sword, despite its beautiful look, was really heavy. As heavy as those giant bells you can often see when you go into a church.
"..."
After confirming that the sword is his, he then proceeded to draw the blade from its sheath with careful screaming from every inch of his body. The blade showed its true form after he took it from its sheath. The sword became so light. It's weight is not so different from a stick you can often found when a kid use it as a toy in nearby playground.
"..."
He look at the blue blade, which illuminated by the warm sunlight, the swords have the size of a normal long sword, a rose decorated its handle and the vine that's goes around it. Like keeping the rose falling and maintaining the sword as a whole. It was implying that the sword is a Rose, bloom into its full glory and was frozen as it reached the peak of its life, with a sound clear as water with the blade reflects the ray of sun like an mirror, He noticed that some part of the blade is now different than what he used to remember.
It have some white color on the grip and pommel, and the Rose on the hilt of the blade looks like a Blue Rose covered in thicknesses of white snow atop of each individual petals. Soft Glittering which making the sword more beautiful than what he had remembered.
"..." Soon...
The man then remembered his memory before he awaken in this autumn forest.
...
He goes silent, its action alone is enough to tell, that at the moment, he tries to remember all of his memories and his last moments where he stands. That's right. Both three of them finally together. Both - and - is there with him when facing off against the administrator.
But the cost of her hand was his life, as he keeps fighting with him to his death. He gives his remaining power into Blue rose sword and give it to his friend.
*Zrrrtt….. Zrrrtt…..*
"... Who... Who is that?"
He can't remember the name of the person in his memories. Yet, he know the sight of his back so well?
"..."
As far the young man can remember.
He already passed on into this world, leaving the two of them behind.
Fuuuhh... Done. What you think?
I hope this could humor or at least give a first nice impression or good introduction with the fic for now.
I know some people already had the basic knowledge regarding Tensura world about skills and magic work in general, with SAO on recent Alicization adaptation. I had done my research before releasing this Chapter, but looks like I haven't done all of my homework... Anyway, I used Wiki and basic knowledge from the word Novels on Rimuru world to ease my progress with the world building aspects, so some things might caught some reader attention if some of you read the light novels instead.
Again.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sword art online or Tensura, which belongs to the respective owner. I make this fic that enjoyed both of the stories can at least read one my story to past time. I'm open to review and fix, I don't have a clear schedule I would post my next chap if this one did get out to the open, all I ask if you read it, is that you gain something when reading my fic, might be positive or negative.
That's all for now. Later~
Edit: Nothing really changed much, I changed 'Stealth' into 'hide' to match the skill Kirito have in the original novel, other than that, it's basically word fix with messy sentence and other obvious giant typos who I admittedly was really bad, and why I don't noticed it right away?
I don't know. And I swear it hurts like heck when re-reading your work and have some equivalent of open zipper all over the places is totally embarrassing. T-T
I swear there's no retcon or some sort, just changing one of skill name, while yes better now than later, Sword skill is activated with assist feature. In Rimuru(slime) world, sword skill considered unique skill cause it's different from normal 'arts' attack, as in the human equivalent of skill or magic(man I'm so bad at explaining things. You guys can search it on wiki, I don't want to wrongly explaining it).
Hence why it use certain amount of mana as in Magicules to be activated, technically the two of them can use it without mana, but it'll be less powerful when compared using it. Also 'mind eye' is rather pushing it, but yeah I'll leave it like that, oh, somethings would be explained later rather than in an, and I'm been rather busy lately and I can use a review to reflect. I did wondered why not many want to wrote it on comments section? I know this fic aren't that good compared to other crossover, but I wanted to know what you guys think about it.