Hey what's going on guys, Extremepokemon here and welcome to Chapter 1 of Sword Art Online: Alicization: Takeover of the Human Empire, before we do get underway, I just wanted to say a few things like 1, this story is Rated M for Mature Audiences due to Violence, Course Language, Romance and Scenes that may be disturbing for some readers, etc. 2, this is close to a past story I've done called Cathedral's Downfall. 3, this is a Kirito x Harem story. 4, There sadly won't be any music or soundtracks in this story but there will be an opening song which is Scar/Let by ReoNa, I am also planning for another project where there will be music and soundtracks. 5, Yuuki will be in this as she has made a full recovery from AIDS. 6, this will be uploaded on both Fanfiction and Wattpad and finally 7, I do not own Sword Art Online or any of its characters, images, or any other likeness, that all belongs to Reki Kawahara, I'm only a fan of his work, now with all the notes out of the way, let's begin this story.
Chapter 1
We begin at the Swords Mastery Academy with the sun rising over the building with few clouds in the sky, indicating that it's going to be a beautiful day, we enter 1 of the rooms to see our black haired swordsman sleeping peacefully with the sunlight barely peeking through the window and the birds tweeting peacefully until a knock on the door is heard, causing the boy to moan and grumble lightly as he opens his eyes.
"Hello, you awake Kirito?" Asks Asuna with Leafa standing behind her, both already in their respective uniforms with Asuna's being white and red and Leafa's being bright green with white as Kirito sits up to stretch his arms whilst yawning before wiping his eyes, looking groggy.
"I'm up Asuna, I'll be out with you guys in a bit." Says Kirito as he gets to his feet and goes to pull the curtains to the side to reveal the beautiful sky and some birds flying by before going to change into his Elite Swordsman in Training Uniform which is black and white.
"Ok, we're just heading down to have breakfast with the others, we'll see you there alright?" Says Leafa with Kirito responding with "Ok" before the 2 girls walk away as Kirito looks to the distance with a tall white building reaching the sky.
*These past 2 years me and my friends have been learning a lot about the Underworld and the people here, in this world, your true power isn't just expressed in numbers, only 3 stats show up in your window, your Life, your Object Control Authority and your System Control Authority, if your Object Control Authority's a low number, you can barely hold a higher class weapon, but if your stats way bigger than the weapons, it feels insanely light, if your System Control Authority's stat tells you what kind of Sacred Arts you can use, if your low level, you can only use simple spells, but if you level up, you can access more sophisticated spells, that's how it works in games too, but there's an extra feature here that affects your stats, it's something SAO, ALO and GGO didn't have, sometimes the strength of a mental image you create can influence your stats, if a person has the confidence or the willingness to win, their power can be amplified many times over, that's what makes so many higher ranked nobles so powerful, so if you can imagine yourself to be more powerful than anyone, you'll have the potential to rewrite the laws of this world.* Thought Kirito as he changes out of his night clothes into his uniform before leaving his room to head downstairs to join his fellow Elite Swordsmen in Training for breakfast.
We join the Elite Swordsmen in Training who are each eating and talking at different tables, Kirito's table consisting of Asuna, Leafa, Sinon in her GGO green uniform, Yuuki in and purple and red uniform, Silica in a red and yellow uniform and Lisbeth in red pinkish and white uniform are eating different variety of foods.
"So Kirito, since it is our Day of Rest, what is your plans for the day?" Asks Yuuki with everyone else looking at Kirito.
"Hmm, oh, well I'm actually holding a picnic with my 2 Valets near the lake, should be a lot of fun." Says Kirito with the others nodding.
"You know, we can join you if you'd like us to, as we're not doing anything either, it'll also be good for our Valets to socialise and get to know each other." Says Sinon with the other girls nodding in agreement whilst blushing lightly.
"Yeah, you're right, it would be good for them to socialise with each other." Says Silica whilst having her eyes closed and her hands together with a smile on her face.
"Ok, so it's settled then, we'll meet up near the lake around noon, then we can just relax and have a good time, agreed?" Asks Kirito with the girls all saying "Agreed" at the same time before they continue to eat as we see at the door, listening to the conversation, are 2 higher ranked nobles, 1 of them has long, wavy blonde hair as well as a long and burly body, he's in a red custom made uniform, his name is Raios Antinous, the other noble has grey hair, the same body type as Raios, and also has a custom made uniform, only it's Pale Yellow, his name is Zizek Humbert.
"Well well, looks like these commoners are planning something fun for themselves while we teach our "successor" the true ways of the sword." Says Humbert whispering with Raios shrugging his shoulders.
"Let them have their fun, it is their Day of Rest after all, but tomorrow, they'll forget their stuff, it's not uncommon for lower levelled nobles to forget their teachings to their Valets." Says Raios in a whisper with a harsh tone and a snicker, both unaware that they've been heard by Kirito who rolls his eyes discreetly before eating his food, muttering under his breath "Assholes".
1 Hour Later…
We head to Kirito's room where 2 girls are looking outside the window to see multiple Valets and Elite People in Training working to perfect their craft, each making mental notes over what moves, mistakes and steps on how to improve, 1 has brown hair, blue eyes, she has long black stockings that are higher than her knees, she is wearing 1 of the Academy's grey uniforms and brown boots, her name is Ronye Arabel, the 2nd girl has red hair, red eyes, short black stockings, she also has brown boots and is wearing the Academy's grey uniforms, her name is Tiese Shtolienen.
"Ahh, it's a beautiful day isn't it Tiese, everyone is working hard, it's our Day of Rest, the sky is bright and Solus is shining". Says Ronye in a positive manner and a nice smile on her face but Tiese doesn't have the same look on her face.
"Yeah, I guess, but I can't stop thinking about what Frenica has told us, what will we tell Kirito when he gets here?" Asks Tiese with a depressed and worried look on her face as Ronye puts her hand on her shoulder.
"Listen, we can get through this, all 3 of us together, we just have to hang on, those jerks that are teaching her won't get away with what they're doing to her, but we can't do it by ourselves, we'll get Kirito's help as best we can, ok?" Says Ronye in an optimistic manner and a smile on her face.
"Yeah, you're right, I'm sorry." Says Tiese with Ronye hugging her until a knock is heard on the door, surprising the girls, Tiese goes to open the door to reveal Kirito.
"Hey girls, can I talk to you both quickly?" Asks Kirito with Ronye nodding her head as Kirito walks into the room and takes a seat with Ronye and Tiese also taking seats on the couch.
"So Kirito, what is it that you wanted to talk to us about?" Asks Tiese with her hands together.
"Well, I was wondering if you 2 would join me and my close friends for a picnic later, I thought that we could just enjoy ourselves and get to know each other, their Valets will be joining us too." Says Kirito with Ronye smiling at the offer.
"Yes, we'd love to join you for your picnic, we'll bring some things too." Says Ronye with Kirito smiling.
"Awesome, it should be a fun time, alright, we'll see you 2 by the lake in an hour." Says Kirito as he gets up off the couch and leaves the room.
"Ronye, do you think we should tell them about what's going on with Frenica?" Asks Tiese with a worried look.
"We will, just not now, I don't want to ruin the picnic by bringing down everyone else's positive mood." Says Ronye with Tiese nodding and looking sad.
"You're right, I-I'm sorry, I just, don't know how else to help her from what she's being put through." Says Tiese with tears pouring down her face before Ronye wraps her arms around her.
"It's ok, we can get through this, all 3 of us together, we'll find a way to beat those jerks, I promise, now let's work together to get ready to head out to meet Kirito at the lake." Says Ronye with Tiese wiping tears from her eyes and face and says "Thank you Ronye" before Ronye tells her that it's ok and they separate to get ready, unbeknownst to them, Kirito has heard them thanks to his close hearing.
*Poor girls, they really care about each other and will stick together through any situation, reminds me a lot of what me and my friends went through in SAO, ALO and GGO, we didn't give up then and we won't give up now, I won't quit on them either, I'll do what I can to help them.* Thought Kirito with a smile on his face as he walks away back to his room.
1 Hour, 30 Minutes Later…
Outside of the academy, at the most gorgeous, beautiful lake, we see Asuna, Yuuki and Leafa are setting up the mat with their Valets helping by placing baskets of food underneath a tree.
"There we go, now we just need to wait until the others arrive." Says Asuna with Yuuki and Leafa giving a thumbs up until a voice is heard.
"Hey, we're here." Calls out Sinon with Silica and Lisbeth and 4 Valets who are holding more baskets of food.
The Valets put their baskets on the mat, 2 of them then each pull out fishing rods to go fish at the lake and the other 2 pull out books and start reading quietly to themselves.
"Great, nearly everyone's here, now we just need to wait for Kirito and the other 2." Says Yuuki with Tiese calling out "Hey, we've made it." with Lisbeth waving her arm to signal Tiese and say, "Over here." where they are as Ronye and Tiese arrived.
"Hey, glad you 2 made it, now where's Kirito, isn't he with you 2?" Asks Leafa with Ronye shrugging her shoulders and shaking her head whilst saying "No" with Asuna saying "Huh, thought he would show up with you."
The moment she says that, the group hears rustling of branches, leaves and bushes causing them to stop what they were doing and look around but found nothing, as they were looking a shadowy figure appears out of thin air behind everyone and everyone feels a chill down their spines causing them to turn around and see Kirito standing there with a smile.
"Hehe, got you guys." Says Kirito surprising everyone and making them scowl until Silica tackles him down, sits on his chest and attempts to slap his face for scaring them but he catches her hand and pulls her into a hug, surprising everyone again.
"Don't you dare try to scare us again otherwise you'll be in a world of pain." Says Silica with Kirito nodding back with a smile.
"Ok, got it, I won't do that again." Says Kirito before Silica moves back to let Kirito sit up.
"Good, now let me seal that promise." Says Silica before she puts her lips onto Kirito's for a quick kiss before she gets back to her feet.
*What are you doing Kirito?!* Thought Ronye and Tiese at the same time with looks of disbelief.
*Well, here we go again.* Thought the other girls at the exact same time, each smiling and blushing lightly.
The group then goes and sits on the mats to eat their lunch which is sandwiches that Asuna made with the help of Leafa and Yuuki, they each talk about their next lessons and exams with the Valets each talking about their family history with Tiese looking at the ground, sad.
*Man, what can I do to help Frenica from the situation she's in, I don't know how.* Thought Tiese as she closes her eyes tightly with Kirito noticing her with a concerned look.
"Hey Tiese, you ok, you look down?" Asks Kirito with everyone looking at Tiese with Ronye quietly saying "Tiese" sadly.
"Listen Tiese, if there's something you'd like to speak to us about, we're here for you." Says Asuna putting her hand on Tiese's shoulder, in which Tiese takes a deep breath.
"Ok, I'll tell, but I'll warn you all, it may get uncomfortable at some parts of what I'm about to say." Says Tiese with Kirito saying, "No worries, we're not forcing you to tell us, so if you want to stop, you can.", Ronye than says that she'll explain everything for her with Tiese nodding as Ronye takes a quick breath before telling the group about what Frenica has been going through with her teachers, the teachers which are Raios and Humbert have been telling her to do tasks that she deemed to be strange, unusual and inappropriate in which Tiese covers her mouth in sadness and disgust, the group's face turns from curiosity to anger because of how Frenica is treated.
"Jeez, what the hell is wrong with some people, they really ca…" Lisbeth was about to say until Yuuki joins in saying that what they are doing is no excuse and should be reported, Tiese then explains that they're technically not violating the rules which further angers the group.
"Damn, if only we can change Frenica's mentor from her current." Says Leafa with her arms crossed together.
"Yeah, but the problem is that we can only do that with permission from her current mentor." Says Sinon with Silica asking for the mentors names, Ronye tells them in which the girls gasp.
"I'm not surprised, not a damn bit." Says Kirito glaring his eyes in which everyone looks at him.
"Wait, you're not surprised?" Asks Tiese with Kirito nodding back.
"Yeah, a few days ago after our training session in the Training Hall, I had a sparring match with Humbert, we ended in a Draw, in fact, he seemed pretty ticked with that outcome, if I had to guess, he's taking his frustrations out on Frenica." Says Kirito with everyone gasping in horror.
"He's doing this out of revenge, how could he be so cruel, so vile?" Asks Ronye with Tiese closing her eyes sadly.
"I-I just can't understand it, we lived in larger houses than most other civilians and enjoyed some additional privileges, but my father had always told me that we should never take them for granted, he'd say that we were obliged to ensure everyone, no matter their station, could have a happy and peaceful life and if war were to ever break out, it's our duty to take our swords first and protect those who can't defend themselves, and yet, because of the heartless orders that we're issued by a noble, Frenica couldn't help but cry herself to sleep last night, it's not right, how can something like this be allowed?" Asks Tiese with tears coming out of her eyes as well as Ronye with Leafa handing them cloths to wipe their eyes and clean their faces.
"There's a phrase in the Sacred Tongue that comes to mind which, let's see, it's pronounced, noblesse oblige, I think, basically, it means whoever's got the power should use it for the sake of the vulnerable, just like your father said, it's a Code of Honour, and that kind of Honour is more important than any law or custom, there are things you just shouldn't do, even if there's no law against them, at the same time, there might be stuff you should do, even if the law say you shouldn't." Says Kirito with the Valets each looking surprised and intrigued whilst everyone else smiles and blushes at Kirito's words.
"I think I understand what it is you're saying, if I'm hearing you correctly, the Taboo Index doesn't cover everything, in cases like this one, we have to use our own personal sense of what's right and what's wrong, instead of blindly obeying laws, we need to ask why they exist, and if their even honourable, that self-reflection is more important than just blind faith." Says Ronye with Kirito smiling with his hands on his sides saying "Yep, that's exactly right, it's super important to learn how to act and to think for yourself, that's worth more than the best sword or the flashiest move, even though Humbert didn't technically break the rules, what he did is still a hundred percent wrong, someone's got to hold him accountable for that, in this case, it looks like it's up to us too." with Kirito looking at the other girls who at the same time say "Right." with Leafa saying "We'll go and sort this out." As Ronye and Tiese hug Kirito and says, "Thank you" with the other girls smiling before Asuna says "Listen if you ever need any help or need to talk to someone about anything, talk to Kirito or us, we'll do whatever we can to help." with Ronye and Tiese looking back to her and nods, each unaware of a small spider listening in on the conversation from a tree.
"Did you hear that just now?" Asks the spider with a voice answering back saying "Yes, this boy and his Valets along with those girls could be the very key we need for the future." Says a feminine voice sounding calm and patient with the Spider responding back saying "Should I return to where you are?" with the voice saying "No, stick with the boy for now, let's see what happens in the next few days.", the spider uses it's web to crawl down into Kirito's pocket.
Later that afternoon when the group finishes their picnic, Kirito and the girls attempted to talk to Raios and Humbert about what Ronye and Tiese told them to no avail with Raios and Humbert laughing it off and acting obnoxiously like the pompous douchebags they are until the group leaves the room.
"Damnit, after all that, those 2 are still being arrogant jerks after what we just warned them about." Says Lisbeth kicking the ground with a frustrated look.
"I know, it's like that they don't even care about anything except themselves and taking advantage of innocent lower Nobles, screw them." Says Sinon crossing her arms.
"Well, we're just to have to keep our eyes on them for the next few days as they could try something to get under our skin." Says Asuna with everyone agreeing with her.
"Yeah, you're right, but for now, let's keep working our way to the top the best we can." Says Kirito with the girls going "Yeah!" each with smiles on their faces.
2 Days Later…
It's late afternoon and it's dark cloudy outside with rain pouring down with everyone inside, we see Kirito in his room looking outside.
*Where's Ronye and Tiese, it's not like them to be late like this before.* Thought Kirito to himself as there's a knock heard on his door.
"Hey Kirito, it's Asuna with Yuuki and Leafa, is it ok if we come in?" Asks Asuna with Kirito snapped out of his thoughts and answers back saying "Huh, oh yes, come in, the door's unlocked." before Asuna, Yuuki and Leafa enters the room with Leafa shutting the door.
"So Kirito, what's been going on today?" Asks Yuuki with Kirito smiling answering back telling them about the lesson he taught to Ronie and Tiese about using their senses other than just their eyes, the girls listen carefully as he speaks each intrigued by his words, when he finishes, the 3 girls tell him their lessons in which he smiles knowing that they've doing some good.
"That's great to hear, anyway, have any of you guys seen Ronye and Tiese by any chance?" Asks Kirito with the 3 girls shaking their heads.
"No, we haven't seen them since earlier this morning after breakfast." Says Yuuki when a knock on the door is heard with Leafa opening it to show Frenica with a look of fear, visibly shaken and tears streaming down her face.
"Oh my god, quick, bring her in." Says Kirito with Frenica walking into the room as fast as she can with Leafa closing the door.
"Hey Frenica, it's ok, you're safe now." Says Asuna as Yuuki hands her a cloth for her to clean her face of her tears with Frenica wiping her face of her tears, her heavy breathing slows down till she breathes slowly to show that she's calmed down.
"T-thank you, I-I had to come here, something horrible has happening to Ronye and Tiese." Says Frenica with Kirito putting his hands on her shoulders.
"Tell me, what happened?" Asks Kirito with a look of worry on his face.
"Well, my Mentors had given me an order which was just inhumane and horrible, I told Ronye and Tiese about it and they've gone to confront them about it, they haven't come back yet, I went to investigate my mentors room when I heard some screaming and yelling from their room, that's when I ran to find you, please help me save them from what my mentors are doing to them." Says Frenica with tears pouring down her face.
"Don't worry, I will, there's no way in Hell that Raios and Humbert are getting away with this." Says Kirito with Leafa putting her hand on his shoulder.
"We'll help too, like you said, we can't let scum like Raios and Humbert get away with acts like this, not anymore." Says Leafa with Asuna and Yuuki nodding in agreement.
"Thank you, all of you." Says Frenica with a smile.
"Ok, Asuna, Yuuki, you 2 go and find Sinon, Liz and Silica, Leafa, you go find Liena, Levantein and Azurica, tell them what's going on and Frenica, stay here, you'll be safer here." Says Kirito as he goes to grab his Night Sky Sword.
"What are you going to do Kirito?" Asks Yuuki with Kirito opening his window with rain pouring outside.
"I'm going to see if I can get to their room and get them out without causing trouble." Says Kirito before he jumps out of the window to find Raios and Humbert's room with lightning flashing and thunder booming, Yuuki and Asuna run to find Sinon, Lisbeth and Silica who are in Lisbeth's room reading and studying books about Sacred Arts and Leafa runs to find Liena, Levantein and Azurica.
Announcement: this next scene may get a little graphic due to violence and a tiny bit Mature, if you want to skip to the next scene, you can as I'll let you know when you can read again, now let's continue as I have more to say on the Author's notes.
5 mins earlier…
We see Ronye and Tiese walk to Raios and Humbert's room with a purpose and determination in their eyes with both of them wielding steel swords.
*Don't worry Frenica, we'll put an end to your mentor's horrible methods, no matter what it takes.* Thought Tiese as they made it to the room with Ronye knocking on the door.
"Hey, Disciple Raios, Disciple Humbert, open up!" Says Ronye hammering on the door when the door opens but no one has opened it.
"Please come in." Says Raios sitting on a sofa, holding a glass of red wine with the girls walking slowly into the room with the door shutting behind them.
"Welcome, fellow Primary Trainees, care for a glass of the finest red wine?" Asks Humbert sitting on the opposite side on the sofa with Tiese waving her hand and as politely as she can says "No thank you but thank you for the offer." to which Raios smugly shrugs his shoulders and says "Suit yourselves" with Raios silently licking his lips like a snake, causing Ronye and Tiese glaring their eyes as to not let their guard down.
"Listen, we've been informed by a close friend of ours that there have been taken these orders that sound a bit unusual, have you heard of anything?" Asks Ronye with Raios standing up out of his sofa and walks to the girls with a look that causes the girls to clench their fists.
"No, can't say that either me or my good friend Humbert over here have heard such things, it's crazy to think that such other high class nobles like us would do such things, right Humbert?" Asks Raios arrogantly to Humbert who shrugs his shoulders and says "Yeah, it's crazy if you ask me, I mean who would be incompetent enough to do such things?"
*They're trying to play games here, we can't lose control of our emotions and lash out, we just have to stay calm no matter what they do.* Thought both Ronye and Tiese at the same time as Raios puts his hands on their shoulders, causing them to glare again, not showing any reaction.
"No one we know would be incompetent enough to do that, not meaning to be disrespectful Disciple Raios, but how much red wine have you drunk?" Asks Tiese catching Raios off guard after she smelled the air.
"Ohh, curious question you asked there, there have been times we drank just a tad too much but we just can't help it as it's the best wine this town's got." Says Raios smiling a sinister grin as he brushes his hand against Ronye's cheek, causing her to grit her teeth.
*This isn't right, he should know that's not a proper way to treat a lady, ahh, what's this feeling in my right eye?* Thought Ronye putting her hand near her right eye as it feels a bit funny which Tiese notices.
"Ronye, you ok?" Asks Tiese with Ronye slightly nodding at her.
The girls continue to ask questions carefully with the drunken boys answering the questions with some answers being serious and some answers being obnoxious with Raios still doing his antics to get under Ronye and Tiese's skin with them placing their hands on their faces, braiding their hair uncomfortably with Ronye and Tiese slowly getting angrier and angrier by the minute and the funny feeling in their right eyes hurting like it's burning, Raios then walks to his and Humbert's swords and gives Humbert his sword while he equips his own.
*Those 2 are up to something, they've been trying to get under our skin for the past 3 minutes, why would Raios grab his and Humbert's swords, can't let our guard down but my eye is hurting like hell.* Thought Ronye as Raios once again tries to use his antic of stroking her cheek while saying that asking the wrong questions could get them in trouble in which Tiese snaps, rushes to slap Raios right in the face, and Humbert draws his sword in anger after Tiese screams "This or what you've just did earlier is nowhere near the proper way to treat a lady, you should be ashamed!" with Humbert also screaming "You disrespectful commoner, you're going to pay for the utter disrespect!" before drawing his sword to lunge at her with Tiese struggling to reach for her sword in excruciating pain with her right eye now changing with the words System Alert with the numbers 871.
*No, no, not like this, I can't lose like this, not after Kirito took me under his wing, gave me tips and advice that I'll forever hold in my heart, I need to do this for him, Frenica and every single lower ranked noble who've been treated unfairly!* Thought Tiese with her sword glowing light blue and her right eye glowing red as she roars in defiance and grabs her sword to draw it out, causing her right eye to burst, causing blood to spill out and pour down her face, cutting Humbert's arm off with her sword, causing more blood to spill.
"Tiese!" Shouted Ronye catching Tiese from hitting the floor as she passed out due to the pain in her right eye with Humbert screaming about his arm being cut off with Raios telling him to calm down and to stop the bleeding calmly with Humbert using a Sacred Art to stop the blood and grabs his arm to reattach it as Raios laughs with glee and a psychotic look on his face.
"Hehehehe, oh it's glorious, so glorious, I've never seen anyone breaking the law like that before, oh this is wonderful, though the nobles judicial authority generally only applies to lesser nobles and tenant commoners, exceptions can be made to heinous criminals who've broken a Taboo!" Says Raios with Ronye gritting her teeth as Raios draws his sword.
*Damnit, this whole thing was a setup from the beginning, to lure me and Tiese here so they can use us however they please, absolutely unforgiveable!* Thought Ronye as she reaches for her sword but can't grab it due to her right eye also having the same effect as Tiese earlier, she struggles and fights with her thoughts as Raios walks to Tiese saying that he has never cut someone's head off before and that he'll become more powerful before saying that with the rights of the law, he will execute her like the common criminal he believes she is as he raises his sword, Ronye growls in anger whilst thinking that she has to do this for Tiese, all the lower ranked nobles and most importantly, for her mentor, Kirito who taught her so much about the Aincrad Style, she growls and roars in defiance as she grabs her sword, with it glowing light blue and her right eye glowing bright red before it also explodes with blood out and swings her sword to stop Raios sword from cutting Tiese's head off, she then forces Raios back with Raios looking surprised then regains his smile as he tries to strike her down for interfering, Ronye counters his strike before cutting Raios on the left side of his upper arm with small drops of blood spilling onto the floor and Raios grabbing his cut arm, Ronye then heads to Tiese who sturs to open her left eye.
"Argh, damn, you wretch, you cut me open, that I cannot forgive, you've disgraced the Antinous name as well as your families names, for that, you both by the accordance of the nobles judicial authority, I, Raios Antinous, a third-rank nobleman's heir, sentence you both to death by the sword!" Yells Raios with fury as he raises his sword above his head, looking psychotic as well as Humbert who just reattaches his arm before grabbing his sword with Ronye and Tiese hold each other close and close their eyes tightly with tears coming out of their left eyes while gritting their teeth waiting for the end to come, the moment Raios begins to swing down for the execution, the glass breaks and another sword blocks Raio's sword from cutting Ronye's and Tiese's heads, Raios with an angry look turns to see the figure until a flash of lightning lights up to reveal the figure as Kirito, looking drenched by the rain holding his Night Sky Sword.
"Kirito!" Yells the girls as the 2 boys struggle with their swords to gain an advantage.
"Put away your sword, Raios, I won't let you harm
"Ahh, so you've finally showed up at last, Elite Disciple Kirito, but you're too late, your Valets over there have committed crimes against the Human Empire, you can't do anything but just sit there and watch as we serve out justice." Says Raios as Humbert walks to Ronye and Tiese, ready to kill them but Kirito leg sweeps Raios off his feet and rushes to punch Humbert right in the nose, breaking it and causing blood to pour out.
"Argh, my nose, you broke my nose, you lower class criminal!" Yells Humbert as he tries to strike Kirito but Kirito counters and shoves him away with Raios getting back to his feet as Kirito checks on Ronye and Tiese before looking at the 2 higher ranked nobles.
"You 2 bastards are the lowest form of scum in the Human Empire, worse than the Goblins I've encountered, you've been talking down the lower ranked nobles and forced your Valet to do unforgivable things, you tried to play mind games with me and my closest friends, but now you've tried to toy and do unexplainable things to Ronye and Tiese, well all that bullshit ends tonight." Says Kirito with a determined look on his face as he watches his 2 opponents walk to opposite sides of the room to try and surround Kirito with disgusting smiles to see who makes the first move.
*Hehe, there's 2 of us and only 1 of him, what good can this low criminal do against 2 high ranked nobles like us?* Thought Humbert with a cocky smile as he rushes at Kirito who rolls out of his way and swings his sword, causing Humbert to fall as Kirito has cut his left lower leg off, causing blood to spill onto the floor with Humbert screaming in agony as Kirito use his Sacred Art to stop the bleeding with Humbert passing out.
(Growls) "You lower ranked commoner, you just spilled sacred blood all over this floor, you'll die for that!" Yells Raios as he takes a stance with his sword glowing red before he rushes at Kirito, who also takes a stance with gold particles flying into his sword, enlarging it, then it glows bright green with Raios laughing and saying that he's going to snap that piece of junk in half with his secret skill.
The 2 combatants then swing their swords with them colliding, the moment they collide, a shockwave causes multiple glass on the windows and cups to break apart, Raios has the advantage with Kirito forced to 1 knee but Raios brags that Kirito, a mere commoner would never be on his level with his sword now glowing an ominous purple until Kirito forces him back with them separating before they swing again with their swords colliding which results in Kirito cutting Raios's right hand off after his sword breaks in half and executing a spinning back kick to Raios's stomach, forcing him to fly back out of the door and crashes into the wall of the corridor, knocking him unconscious and surprising Sinon, Lisbeth, Silica, Yuuki and Asuna who've just arrived as Kirito puts his sword away and walks to Ronye and Tiese who just seen the final blow and are crying out of their left eyes and hugs them.
Note: The Mature scene is over, you guys can read again now.
"It's ok, it's all over now, those clowns won't be bothering you 2 or making your friend do those atrocious task anymore." Says Kirito in a calm manner as the other girls look to see Kirito comfort his valets with Leafa arriving at the scene.
(Sobbing) W-we're sorry Kirito, i-it was stupid of us to come here without your permission or blessing." Says Tiese with tears pouring down the left side of her cheek.
"No, it wasn't either of your fault, you guys did what you thought was the right thing, listen, I'm proud of you 2 for what you did tonight, you stood up to those 2 bullies who've been causing trouble and misery at this academy with the other lower nobles." Says Kirito as he embraces the 2 girls whilst looking at the other girls who smile at him with small tears but those smile would fade away when a vortex opens to reveal a grey, bald head with white eyes peaking through looking expressionless with Kirito looking at it's eyes while covering Ronye and Tiese's ears so they don't hear it.
*I've seen this happen before somewhere when I was a kid, this isn't good, but it's the only option I have.* Thought Kirito as the head says, "Three units detected, tracing ID, Coordinated fixed, Report complete." before disappearing with Kirito uncovering Ronye and Tiese's ears as the other girls walk into the room with worried looks as they head the head too.
"K-Kirito, t-that was…" Silica was about to say before Kirito interrupts her saying, "Yeah, I know, it means that me, Ronye and Tiese's time at the academy is up." With the girls now tearing up, knowing that the boy they love is going to be taken away.
"N-no, no, it can't, I won't let it happen!" Yells Asuna with her and the other girls hugging him with tears now streaming down their faces as Liena, Levantein and Azurica arrive looking shocked at the scene.
The 3 teachers looked at Kirito being hugged by the girls with them stepping back to let Azurica and Liena through, they each ask what had happened and what Kirito told them both surprised them and angered them with Levantein telling the girls except for Ronye, Tiese and the teachers to head back to bed and they'll see Kirito tomorrow with Kirito, Ronye and Tiese being carefully lead to a cell where they'll continue their questioning over what happened, the teachers ask questions about what happened in that room whist cleaning Ronye and Tiese's faces and restoring their right eyes with the 2 girls answering by telling them about Frenica's abusement by Raios and Humbert who have been taken to the medical area for treatment, the teachers are more angry at Raios and Humbert for stepping way out of line, they tell them that they'll talk more about this in the morning before leaving them to head to bed to get some much needed sleep.
The Next Day, Late Morning…
We see the girls waiting outside the dungeon for Liena, Azurica and Levantein to talk to them.
"So, do we know what to do when that time comes?" Asks Asuna with the others nodding in confirmation.
"We sure do Asuna." Says Leafa with everyone confident in their plan they were discussing last night after knowing that someone from the Central Cathedral is coming to take the boy they love away along with his valets, Liena and Levantein exit the room to talk to the girls.
"Listen girls, as you already know, we've no choice but to turn Kirito, Ronye and Tiese over to the 2 knights who've come here, however, after what each of you told us and what Kirito, Ronye and Tiese have informed us, we've decided to expel Raios and Humbert from the academy, hopefully this'll stop all bullying and other atrocious acts that they force lower rank nobles." Says Azurica with the girls looking down.
"Yeah, listen, Levantein is just finishing up talking with the 3, then you girls can enter the cell and say your final goodbyes, please don't take too long." Says Liena with her eyes closed to hide that she also had tears pouring down her cheek with Levantein exiting the room.
"You girls can go in now, but please walk calmly." Says Levantein with Asuna entering the room first, followed by Yuuki, Sinon, Silica, Leafa and Lisbeth as they enter the room to hug Kirito, Ronye and Tiese whilst tears a pouring out of their eyes, the group talks to them and quietly tell him their plan to escape, at first Kirito is against it as it'll get them expelled and branded as criminals but Asuna shouts that they don't care, and that they'll do whatever it takes to save him and his Valets, she along with the other girls kiss the boy with all their emotions, surprising Ronye and Tiese until a knock on the door is heard with Levantein telling them that time's up with Sinon saying, "Alright." and Asuna whispering into Kirito's ear to hang in there and to trust them before they leave the room with Kirito, Ronye and Tiese following them to see Azurica, Liena and Levantein waiting for them.
"Kirito, Ronye, Tiese, as you already know, we have to turn you over to your escorts due to what happened last night and we cannot interfere as there's already an audience gathered at the Training yard outside, however, we have expelled Raios and Humbert for their atrocious actions, now Ronye, Tiese, listen, you 2 girls did something neither of us could ever do, you both broke the Seal of the Right Eye doing what you believed was right, nobody can take that away from you 2, now Kirito, for the past year, I've been trying to figure out who you really are, nonetheless, when you finally reach that tower, something extraordinary will happen, that I along with Liena, Levantein and these girls here truly do believe in." Says Azurica with the 3 nodding, bowing and saying thank you for everything with Levantein telling Kirito that once his sentence has been completed, he wants a rematch with Kirito giving a thumbs up and a smile, Kirito then looks to Asuna and the other girls who wipe tears away with him hugging them with Ronye and Tiese joining in on the hug with Asuna whispering that they'll get them out of there no matter what it takes, before they separate with Asuna's group leaving the room with Kirito and his valets leaving to head to the Training Hall.
Inside the Training Hall, we see an Integrity Knight standing in the middle of where the sun is peaking through as Kirito, Ronye and Tiese arrive to see the knight's back turned to them, the knight is in a gold armour with gold boots and gauntlets, she is also in a blue dress with a white skirt on the front, and a blue cape, she has long golden hair which is tied to both sides of her head, a braid running down from the back of her head and sparkling blue eyes, Kirito first looks at Ronye, then Tiese before they continue to walk calmly towards the knight before stopping.
*I've seen this combination of blue and gold somewhere before but where?* Thought Kirito to himself before the knight speaks, breaking him out of thought saying, "I am the overseer of the capital city of Centoria, an Integrity Knight of the Axiom Church," the knight turns around to reveal her face, causing Kirito to gasp in disbelief, with the knight continuing saying, "I am Alice Synthesis Thirty."
To be Continued…
Well, that's chapter 1 of this story done, I hope you enjoyed it as it actually took a lot of energy to get it done, now I actually went back and watched several episodes to make sure I got some stuff right including episode 10 which I as well as a lot of people hated cause of that 1 scene, I never wanted to do that scene the same way the anime did as I really wasn't comfortable with it, so I did that scene differently, hope everyone understands, now as for chapter 2, little spoiler, a bit more action will happen in it so better buckle up, I also plan for some fun fights that everyone can enjoy in the coming chapters, now I honestly hope that you all enjoyed this as I did writing it for you cause it's your support that make stuff like this fun for me, now if anyone has any questions or just want to say hi, you can in the review section or the comments, now once more, thank you all so much for reading this, please Rate, Review, Favourite, Follow, share it around and I'll catch you awesome people in the next chapter, Peace out.