February 23, 2024

"So Kirito do you know where to find this player?" Asked Sora.

"Well people did say she was at floor 35" Said Kirito.

They were walking until they saw a player about to be killed by three enemies. Sora and Kirito ran towards the player Sora was lucky enough to stop the attack with his keyblade and Kirito made quick work of the 3 enemies from behind.

"Pina." Said the player as she was in tears. "Don't leave me all alone."

"She's not gone. Because you have a bond with her that could never be broken." Said Sora.

"Your one of those beast tamers are you?" Asked Kirito. "Sorry if we would have got here sooner we could save your friend."

"No. It's all my fault it was stupid for me for thinking I could go on the forest alone. Thanks for saving me." Said the player

"That feather check and see if it has a item name on it." Said Kirito.

The player checked it. The item said Pina's heart and she was crying again. "Hey don't cry that means we can revive Pina." Said Kirito.

"No way. Really."

"On the south side of floor 47 there's a field dungeon called the Hill of Memories. I've heard somewhere that the flower at the top can revive familiars. I can offer to go get it for you but all you have to do is pay for the trip. But the thing is the flower won't bloom until the master is there."

"Thank you for the information if I grind a lot I can go up there and revive her-"

"But you only have 3 days to revive her"

"No way. It's my fault. I'm so sorry Pina"

"It's okay here's some items and if we tag along things should work out." Said Sora.

"But why would you guys do all of this for me?" Asked the player.

"I just like helping everyone out. Even though Donald scolds me for it and keeps reminding me of meddling and order. I still like to help people." Said Sora.

"I'll tell you but promise not to laugh." Said Kirito.

"I promise I won't." Said the player.

"Alright it's because you look like my little sister." Said Kirito.

The girl started laughing and Sora smiled holding his laugh. "I'm sorry. This is the coal I have I hope it will pay you both."

"It's fine we're here for a different reason so we can just help each other out." Said Sora

"Okay then my name is Silica."

"My name is Kirito."

"Sora."

"Guess we'll be working together for a little while."

The three made there way out of the forest and made it to the town of Mishe hoping to get a room for the night. "Silica it took you a long time back everyone was worried about you. You wanna team up with us? We can take you where ever you want to go." Said a player

"That's really nice to offer but." She looked at Kirito's arm then grabbed it. "Well I'm already sorta in a party with them so." The two players gave a death stare towards the two boys that Sora and Kirito looked worried. And with that they were off.

"Sorry to put you guys on the spot like that"

"Didn't know you have fans you must be popular" Said Kirito

"No they don't take me seriously they want me to be there mascot. Maybe there right they call me dragon tamer Silica. It went to my head."

"We'll make it in time promise" Said Sora

"Okay"

Later they reached a hotel

"Do you guys live around here?"

"We live on floor 50 so I was hoping we could have a room for the night." Said Kirito

"If you guys stay I can get you cheesecake If you two want."

"Cheesecake? Is it a yellow cheddar cake?" Asked Sora

"Sora our of all the stories of the different worlds you've told me and you never had cheesecake?" Said Kirito

"Should I know?" Asked Sora with his arms behind his head.

"Wow if it isn't Silica. You manage to get out of the forest alive. Good for you girl." She said as she walked towards her where's your little dragon."

"Pina died saving me. But that doesn't matter because I'm gonna bring her back."

"So your planning to reach the hill of memory's. I wonder how you'll get there with your level."

Sora saw the darkness inside of her so he had to do something. "That's enough!" He yelled "she will get to the Hill of Memories and we'll prove you wrong."

"Oh god seduce two more players I see. Anyways you don't look that strong."

"Let's go." Said Kirito. The three of them went in and they ordered meals for the three of them Silica noticed that Sora was in deep thought.

"Sora is something wrong?"

"I saw the darkness inside of her I thought that there was no more darkness's."

"I thought that you said that there's darkness inside of everyone?" Said Kirito.

"No it's different it has too much darkness." Said Sora worried "I'm worried she'll become a heartless not just a weak one a strong one."

"What's a heartless?" Asked Kirito.

"A heartless is the darkness in people's hearts trying to get other people's hearts. And the only way to defeat them easily is with my keyblade. With the weapon that you guys carry you won't have a effect on the heartless."

"Wait, what, why?" Asked Silica

"That's just how it works."

"But why does she have to say those mean things?"

"Isn't SAO your first MMO?"

"Yes."

"A lot of people's personalities change when they play online." Explained Kirito. "Some enjoy playing the villains. You see how our cursor is green. Well if you commit a crime your cursor is going to turn orange. Then they'll become a red player those are the worse also known as player killers they are all about murders." They both were shocked when he said player killers and Kirito carried on. "Normally in a game people will kill players have a laugh and it's cool. But in SAO it's different. It's not a game." After that they sat in silence. Silica was getting ready to go to bed until she heard some knocking on the door. "Silica are you still awake we forgot to tell you something's about floor 47 but I guess that can wait till tomorrow."

"No that's fine I was just thinking about asking you." Then she stopped and realized she was wearing her bra and underwear so quickly scroll through menu and putted a shirt on and let the boys in.

"Something wrong?" Asked Sora.

"No. It's nothing. What does that thing do?"

"It's a Mirage Sphere. It's like a map." Sora tapped the Sphere and it showed the map of floor 47.

"This is the floor 47's town area." Explained Kirito "and that's the hill of Memories. I was thinking we can take this route." Before he could explain the rest Sora rushed out the door

"Who's there!" Shouted Sora. He saw a man running down the stairs then the rest came and check up on what was wrong.

"What's happening?" Asked Silica.

"Someone was eavesdropping."

"But unless there's a knock you can't hear through a door." Said Silica

"They can of you raise your listening skill high enough. It takes some time but I wonder how Sora knew it he didn't raise that skill?"

"Just had a feeling."

The next day the three made their way on floor 47 in the town of Floria

"Wow." Said Silica who was amazed by all of the flowers "this place is like a dreamland."

"Well the whole floor is covered in flowers that's why they call it the flower garden." Said Sora.

Silica went straight to the flowers and smelled them then she looked up and saw all of the couples in front of her having a good time. Her face went bright red.

"Is everything alright?" Asked Kirito

"No. No. Everything's fine sorry for keeping you guys waiting."

"Alright then let's go." Said Kirito.

Sora tossed her a teleport crystal and she caught it. "What's this for?" She Asked.

"It's a teleportation crystal incase if anything bad happens if we tell you to teleport you teleport to any town." Sora told her.

"But how about you guys?"

"We can handle ourselves." Said Kirito

"I understand." Silica said as she put the crystal in her pocket.

"Let's get going if we take this path it'll lead us right to the hill of Memories." Said Kirito. The three were walking until something caught both of Silica's legs and she was in held up in the air over a monster that is about to eat her.

"Please save me while not trying to save me!" As she said swinging her weapon in the air in panic.

"Well that'll be hard." Said Sora.

"Put me down!" Silica finally broke free and stabbed the monster in the head defending it. She stands up looks embarrassed then said. "Did you see anything?"

"Not really."

"Nope."

And with that the three continued on.

"I hope you don't mind me asking but what's does your sister look like?" Asked Silica

"Why do you want to know?" Asked Kirito

"Because you Said I look like her, and I know it's not nice to ask about your real life but what's she like?"

"I call her my sister but she's really my cousin we've been like brother and sister since we were baby's so I doubt she even knows. But I know and I guess that's the reason I avoid her. My grandfather is really strict, when I was 8 he made us attend at the class dojo not far from where we live. After a couple years I stopped going. Grandpa beat me for sure about that."

"That's awful."

"So then my sister told him to stop and she'll train hard for the both of us. And she did she did train hard she made it to nationals. But I've always felt bad about it I wouldn't be surprised if she hated me god knows she could have been doing something else. Maybe that's why I want to help you because in a way it feels like I'm helping paying her back."

"How about you Sora?"

"Huh?"

"Don't you have a sister or relative."

"I have my mother back at the islands. She really didn't tell me where my dad went all that I can guess is that he left us. I only got to see my mom twice these last 3 or 4 years."

"Oh. Well I hope you can see her again."

"Ya I will."

The three made it to the hill of Memories. Silica ran to the top of the hill in front of the pedestal a white flower grew then bloomed in a matter of seconds Silica picked it off and now she has the flower.

"You sure it will bring Pina back to life?" Asked Silica

"Yeah." Said Sora

"I'm so glad."

"There are lots of strong monsters around here let's revive Pina once we're out of here I'm sure she'll want it that way." Said Kirito

"Okay."

The three were walking till Kirito stopped placing his hand on Silica shoulder then Sora bumped into Kirito "whoever is Hiding out their you can come out there's no point." Then the player came out of the trees was none other then the player in the red.

"R-Rosalia."

If you saw through my hiding skills your detection skills must be quite high swordsman and it looks like you were successful on getting the Pneuma Flower. Congratulations. Now hand it over immediately."

"Not gonna happen." Said Sora summoning his keyblade

"Oh another rare item can you also hand that to me?" Asked Rosalia.

"It doesn't work like that."

"Okay then key boy how does it work."

"You have to have a strong heart, and friends as power but you have non so you can't get one." Then Sora made one of his silly faces at her and she was pissed

"Guess we're gonna do this the hard way." Rosalia snapped her fingers then 7 players came out of nowhere

"There's to many of them we should get out of here." Said Silica

Kirito patted her on the head "we're fine keep the crystal safe till I tell you too."

"Okay." Silica pulled out her crystal.

"Hey isn't that Kirito and Sora?" Asked one player

"Wait. Dressed in black, one sword no shield, and dressed in red and gray, holds weapons two handed. Rosalia these guys are from the assault team." Said another player.

"Now why would the assault team be down here now go on take everything they own." Demanded Rosalia.

The players kept slashing and cutting them down until they were out of breath and they realize that they didn't do damage.

"What the hell idiots kill him already!" Yelled Rosalia

"400 in ten seconds give or take. That's the amount of damage you gave to the both of us we're level 78 we both have around 14,500 HP. And we regenerate 600 HP in ten seconds. We could stand here all day and this would be goin nowhere."

Rosalia got really mad now Sora saw and knew what was happening. She transformed into a heartless and not just any heartless.

"Kirito! Silica! Get out of here!" Yelled Sora.

"No your not fighting by yourse—" Kirito got interrupted when he saw Guard Armor a type of heartless "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?"

"That's why I'm saying get out of here!" Yelled Sora. "Like I'd said I dealt with them and your weapons will have no effect!"

Kirito nodded and he grabbed Silica who was terrified. "Warp! Mishe!" And with that they were gone. Now it's just Sora and the Guard Armor.

Guard Armor

Sora made the first move by thunder in hopes that it does AOE damage then the Guard Armor made its next move it split its feet and hands. The feet started to elk towards Sora while the hands started to spin fast. Fast enough that the hands cutter the trees and flowers around the fight. Sora was running away then he pulled a grand magic "WATARZA!" Then a huge bubble of water was forced on the feet this made the feet stop this gave Sora a opening he kept hacking and slashing until the feet were done then the body was shooting at Sora. Sora was lucky enough to block it and bouncing it back to the head that made the body stunned Sora was doing some more hacking and slashing until the body spinned around launching Sora towards the hands which the hands gave him a huge uppercut which launched him way up high into the air. Sora thought that it was over he was gonna land on the ground and die. Until someone caught him it was Kirito.

"Well I can't hurt him but I can focus on support." Said Kirito he gave him a potion and Sora drank it recovering to his full strength he got up jump at the tree and started spinning horizontally around the tree. Sora had blue aura around him it hit the hands many times. The hands disappeared like they were defeated then the body was left. He jumped high in the air he lifted his keyblade high above his head and took the heartless down with one last attack. Then Sora collapse in exhaustion.

Later in Mishe

Sora finally woke up

"Hey Sora Your finally up." Said Kirito.

"I'm guessing I passed out again?" Asked Sora.

"Yep."

"Where's Silica?"

"We revives Pina then she left. She said she was sorry she couldn't stay long."

"Okay."

"Hey Sora what was that movement you did at the tree?"

"Oh that that's called flowmotion it's a technique used by keyblade wielders."

"Oh okay well I'm gonna let you rest then we'll return to the front lines okay."

"Ya sure."