Hey, so here's the 58th chapter. This will be the final chapter for the Oberon arc, and its also the longest chapter to date, at 8800 words .

So, now, I was hoping for more reviews about the previous chapter, but from what I got, it was surprisingly well received. I was pretty sure you'd all hate it, maybe...

So, I know it probably won't mean much to all of you, but thank you, it really means a lot to me.

So, without further ado, let's start.

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With Kirito, Nagato, Itachi, Konan and Yugao, they flew across the lands, heading for Uzushiogakure.

As they flew, Kirito sat on the bird summon, staring down at the forests, occasionally seeing a village as they passed by.

The swordsman frowned as he thought back about what had happened, and he worried what would happen to the girls in his absence.

Yugao seemed to notice this, and patted his shoulder, "Worried about them, Kirito?"

The swordsman glanced up at the woman, before he looked back down, nodding, "Yeah... We got careless, I shouldn't have let them go in alone."

The swordswoman let out a sigh, "What's done is done, Kirito. What's important now, is that we get them back. But now you need rest."

Kirito sighed before he chuckled humourlessly, "I suppose you're right. I'm exhausted."

The swordsman continued to have small talk with Yugao, the woman having sat down beside him.

As the two swordsmen talked, Itachi, Nagato and Konan were having a conversation of their own.

Itachi spoke as he looked forward, "Nagato, what do you think about what happened?"

The last male Uzumaki raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

The Uchiha replied, "This isn't normal, not even by our standards. The one responsible for this would be a god, far more than you'll ever be, no offense."

Nagato nodded, "None taken. But you're not wrong. Mind control on this level, plus not in the sense of Genjutsu or possession, is not possible. This person, if its a person we're talking about, is doing more than just nudging their thoughts."

Konan asked, rather confused, "What do you mean?"

Itachi let out a breath, "The Konoha ninja, the villagers we met, and your actions, they weren't like mindless control. It was as if someone made you do it, but you're still maintaining ypur personality. Its like how a person would be if he's brainwashed, or under a Genjustu."

Nagato nodded, "If what happened to them is the same as what happened to us, then there is no way that its Genjutsu, and there is no way that'd anyone can brainwash everyone in such a short amount of time."

Konan nodded in understanding, "So, either this person is a god, or he has seals that can affect the whole world."

Nagato and Itachi both nodded, the former said, "Yes, and we need to find a way to stop him."

Itachi closed his eyes, "Of course, but, we still need to understand the situation before we act. If Tobi is involved in this..."

The Uchiha trailed off, but the two former leaders of the Akatsuki knew what he was talking about.

Since Nagato had his Rinnegan formed from a transplanted Sharingan, and considering it wasn't originally, he had lost access to some of his abilities with the Rinnegan, and summoning the Gedo Mazo was one of them.

And strangely, after Nagato and Konan, along with Itachi, had joined Konoha, they couldn't find the Gedo Mazo. That was one of the reasons the three of them, along with Yugao, had left on that mission.

So they assumed the worst, which was Tobi taking the Gedo Mazo, which meant that they couldn't retrieve Shukaku or the other Bijuu.

Back to the present, the two former Akatsuki members nodded before the continued flying in silence.

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After a short while, the five finally reached the ruins of Uzushiogakure and quickly went into the still well maintained Uzukage tower.

As the five entered the office, Ashina's hologram appeared, surprising Konan and Itachi, even if the latter didn't show it. The ancestor of the Uzumaki clan had a grim expression on his face, "I see you're all here."

Nagato nodded, "Yes, Uzumaki Ashina."

The old Uzumaki smiled, "Uzumaki Nagato, finally, I meet you. But I hoped it would under different circumstances."

Konan asked, stepping forward, "So you know what happened?"

The hologram nodded, "I have my suspicions, considering it's one of the seals we invented."

Yugao asked, "So, can you tell us?"

Ashina nodded, and he stared at Kirito, "Before that, Kirito, tell us what happened, on your part, I sense you have something to do with this."

The swordsman nodded as everyone's attention turned to him, "A while ago, the girls, Hikari-chan, Asuna-chan, Suguha-chan and Sinon-chan, and I went on a mission to escort the son of one of the major companies supporting our village."

Kirito closed his eyes and continued, "That client is called Nobuyuki Sugou. Basically, he's an ass. He sees women as objects, and does whatever he wants to them. Unfortunately, Hikari-chan and Asuna-chan caught his attention."

The swordsman let out a breath, "Of course, the girls didn't let anything happen, and we finished the mission without any problems."

Kirito paused a while before continuing, "But a few days ago, Sugou's father was announced dead, and Sugou went missing. Then, girls with blonde hair and light brown hair were kidnapped near the ruins of Aincrad."

Yugao narrowed her eyes, "Blonde and light brown hair? Isn't that like Hikari and Asuna?"

The swordsman nodded, "Yes. So Hokage-sama sent us and the members of Team Gai, without Gai-san of course, to investigate it. And at one of the villages near Aincrad, we had Asuna-chan and Hikari-chan be bait."

The man clenched his fists, "I shouldn't have let them do it... But they were brought to the ruins of Aincrad, where a fortress stood."

The swordsman let out a breath as Itachi placed his hand on his shoulder, telling him to calm down, "We followed them, and Asuna-chan and Hikari-chan were captured and brought into the fortress. We managed to open the gates, and I managed to break through the fortress to where the girls were, with Suguha-chan and Sinon-chan."

Kirito gritted his teeth in frustration before he let out a breath, calming himself as he felt Yui's chakra flow through his body, "But we got careless. The one behind all that was Sugou, or as he called himself, the Fairy King Oberon. He managed to restrain the girls, so I had to fight him alone."

The swordsman closed his eyes again, "I almost killed him, but before I could, he did something using the seals he had. That brought us here."

Ashina nodded in understanding, "I see... I know what happened then."

Everyone looked at the old man curiously before he started, "Now, from what I remember, and what I felt, this... Oberon, unleashed an area of effect seal, or rather, seals. Among them are slavery seals, mind control seals, amplifier seals, transformation seals, time space seals and suppression seals."

Ashina let out a sigh, "Using that particular combination, he can suppress the rules of the world, if you will, and mold it to his liking. Of course, he cannot change the world too much, as it would damage space and time."

Nagato frowned, "So, how do we stop it?"

Ashina closed his eyes, "From what I understand, this Oberon absorbed the seals of Aincrad. So, we can only stop everything and return everything to normal by killing him, the source."

Kirito frowned, "But he has an army of immortal knights, we can't get past that."

Itachi shook his head, "No, you can't on your own."

Nagato smirked slightly, "But, with a kenjutsu expert, a weapons expert, a Rinnegan user and a Sharingan user, our chances are quite good."

Ashina chuckled, "Perhaps, compared to just Kirito, your odds are better, of course."

Kirito just sighed with a smile, unable to refute that statement. The swordsman then closed his eyes before he said, "But, I'm more worried about what Oberon would do to the girls..."

Yugao nodded, "It'll be fine, we'll move as soon as we're ready."

Ashina nodded, "I see. Considering its almost sundown, I suggest you all rest for the night, then move tomorrow at dawn."

The five of them nodded before Ashina spoke again, "Kirito, I'd like to speak with you in private."

The swordsman nodded before Ashina turned to look at the others, "There's an inn just a short distance down the street, it should still be well maintained with water and electricity, the four of you can go rest up there."

Yugao and Konan both looked a bit uncertain, but Itachi and Nagato both just nodded and left the office, and the two women followed them, but not before giving Kirito a worried glance, or at least, Yugao did, Konan just gave him a nod before she left.

As the four elder ninjas left, Itachi said, "Nagato, I find it weird, why wasn't Kirito affected by the seals?"

The Uzumaki stopped walking, "I've been thinking about it, but nothing makes sense. In a way, Kirito is a Jinchurikii as well, but as far as we know, the only Jinchurikii we've met is Fuu, and she was also affected by the seals."

Yugao frowned, "But what about the girls?"

Konan shook her head, "We haven't seen them yet, so we don't know if they are affected or not..."

Itachi then said, "The only Jinchurikii out there is Killer Bee, but we don't know if he's fine."

Nagato closed his eyes before he said, "Considering we, as in Itachi and I, were strong enough to resist the seal, I wouldn't put past it to say that Jinchurikii can resist it too. Hikari, Asuna, Suguha and Sinon, we don't know what happened to them yet, and Fuu probably only had one half of the Nanabi with her, so her Bijuu might not be strong enough. "

Itachi nodded, "If its a full powered Bijuu, then it might be different."

Konan then asked, "So, what do we do? Even with the five of us, I doubt we can make our way up safely."

Nagato opened his eyes, "We'll send a message to Kumogakure, specifically to Bee, and if he's fine, we might get reinforcements."

Itachi nodded as they got to work.

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Back in the office, Ashina started, "Kirito, do you know how space time seals work?"

Kirito blinked, "Ermm, sorry, I don't follow..."

The Uzumaki nodded, "What I meant, is do you know how seals are able to affect time and space?"

Kirito oh'd before he frowned and shook his head, "Sorry, I don't. I know it can, but I don't know the how."

Ashina nodded, obviously expecting this, "Of course. This is something we didn't include in the ten volumes of our sealing techniques, after all."

The astral form of the Uzumaki let out a sigh before he continued, "Many decades ago, we discovered that we could alter time and space through seals. Seals, as you know, are formulations forged with chakra conducted through ink."

He snapped his fingers, activating the projector seals and formed a hologram of a grid above the desk, "If we arrange the formulations, or in our case, the seals, correctly, we could do whatever we desired, provided, we have the amount of chakra and stamina to do it."

Ashina continued, "Time and space are no different. I'm sure you know, if you draw seals in a specific pattern, it affects time and space, but how?"

Kirito narrowed his eyes as Ashina snapped his fingers, causing a circular object to appear on the grid, weighing it down, causing it to bend.

The ancestor of the Uzumaki clan smiled proudly, "Imagine time and space as a fabric in the world, one that we cannot see, touch, or hear, but we can feel its effects. The seals act as an anchor, or a weight, to push on that fabric, and depending on how you do it, it can affect reality."

Kirito frowned, "So Oberon..."

Ashina nodded, "Yes, combined with all kinds of seals, using the space time seals as the center, he can alter the world as he so pleases, though from what you told me, I doubt he knows it."

The swordsman looked at the hologram and asked, "Is there any way we can stop that?"

The Uzumaki grinned, "That's why I told you to stay, I have a seal that can revert the world to its original state."

The old seal master then frowned, "Unfortunately, all Oberon needs to do is reactivate his seals, and everything will be back to how he wants it to be."

Regardless, Ashina snapped his fingers, and a seal appeared in the place of the grid, "This is the seal. Its one of the ones I invented, to undo the changes done by space time seals, or any other seal, and revert the world to its original state."

Kirito nodded, "I see, thank you very much, Ashina-sama."

The Uzumaki grinned as he grabbed a seal tag and printed the seal on it using chakra and ink, "No worries, boy, now go get some rest. You have a lot to do tomorrow."

Kirito nodded and took the tag, "Thank you, I'll be going then."

Ashina nodded as the young man left the office, leaving the dead soul to his own thoughts, 'Good luck, young man, save my great-granddaughter.'

Later that night, Kirito sat on the bed in his room at the inn. Yui spoke, concern in her voice, "Papa, are you okay?"

Kirito sighed and thought, 'How can I be okay? Its because I made the wrong choice that we ended up like this.'

Yui smiled and Kirito felt like someone patted his head. The girl said, "Its not your fault, Papa. No one knew that Sugou would get the other half of Aincrad's powers."

Kirito frowned, 'But I still sent them to act as bait... What kind of man does that?'

Yui frowned, "Papa, stop blaming yourself. My Mamas are strong, it just so happened that we were caught off guard. Now stop being depressed and man up! You're saving them tomorrow's, right?"

Kirito blinked several times as Yui's words sunk in. The man shook his head and chuckled, 'Yeah, I guess you're right. Thank you, Yui.'

The girl just beamed as Kirito slipped into the bed and slept.

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Meanwhile, in Oberon's throne room. The blonde man had managed to recover some of his energy, and he was rather eager in getting a feel of his new girls.

The blonde king stared at Hikari, whose eyes were blank, in a perverse manner, "Come here, Ciela."

Hikari blankly walked to the throne before Oberon brought her into his arms. The man caressed her skin softly, smiling perversely, "I think I'll have some fun, no?"

The man started to snake his hands towards Hikari's clothes, but before he could touch her, the man felt a wave of weakness all over his body and fell back on his throne, allowing Hikari to stand up as a slave would do.

The self proclaimed King cursed, 'So I've still not fully recovered yet...'

He let out a tired breath and glanced at Hikari and the other girls, "Go back to your rooms, I need some rest."

The girls just followed his orders and left the throne room, leaving Oberon to his own thoughts as the man rested his head on his arm, drifting to sleep again.

Unknown to the blonde king, a silhouette was watching him in the shadows, and the silhoutte thought, 'I made it in time, fortunately. Can't have that happen to them, Kirito'd kill me if he knew I let that happen. Thank the gods for my limited control over his powers.'

The silhoutte let out a sigh and vanished, but still keeping an eye on the now asleep blonde man.

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The next morning, outside the hotel, Kirito was all suited up, along with everyone else.

Itachi and Yugao were in their Anbu armors while Nagato and Konan both wore red cloaks similar to their Akatsuki robes.

As they approached the gates, Ashina appeared in front of them, and the five gave him nods of respect.

The astral form of the Uzumaki nodded, "I'm sorry that I cannot do more for you, but we don't have the time."

Kirito nodded as he looked at the seal in his hands, "Its fine, we'll deal with the rest."

Ashina nodded as he looked at the others, particularly Nagato, "Nagato."

The Rinnegan user nodded back as the astral form of his ancestor said, "It was nice, to see a son of our clan return to our lands."

The former leader of the Akatsuki nodded, "Yes sir, I apologise for not coming sooner."

Ashina chuckled, "It's fine."

His face turned serious, "I entrust the future of our clan to you. Hopefully, you rebuild it, but the choice is yours."

Ashina glanced at Konan briefly as he said that, earning a barely noticeable blush from the blue haired woman, while Nagato just nodded.

The Uzumaki ancestor then gave nods of acknowledgement to the other two former Anbu before he said, "Now, you should get going. Good luck."

Kirito nodded, along with everyone else, before they turned. Nagato bit his thumb and flashed through a set of seals before slamming his palm onto the ground, "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"

In a huge cloud of smoke, a huge bird appeared and everyone jumped onto the bird as it started to take flight.

As the summon flew away, Kirito turned and glanced back at Uzushiogakure. The man nodded at the figure of Ashina, who nodded back, before the astral form vanished.

The swordsman then turned to the front, a determined look on his face, 'Just you wait, Oberon. I'll take back everything, and you'll pay.'

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In about half an hour, thanks to Nagato's summon, the five were standing on the branches of the trees that surrounded Yggdrasil.

As they five stared at the tree/fortress, Konan asked, "So, how are we getting in?"

Kirito crouched down, holding the branch to keep himself steady, "Yui can get us in, all I need to is to touch the doors."

Itachi nodded, "Then the knights you told us about will appear, right?"

Kirito nodded, "If Oberon is confident, yes. But the question is how many of them..."

Yugao stared at the doors, "So, how are we doing this?"

Nagato grinned, "Simple. We get in, the four of us hold back the knights, and Kirito goes up and find the girls. They kick Oberon's ass, they leave, we win."

Konan sighed, "If only it were that simple..."

The swordsman nodded, "Yeah, but unfortunately, that's the only way we can do this. And I doubt we can destroy it."

Itachi glanced at Nagato and the Uzumaki shook his head. They had sent a letter to Killer Bee by a messenger hawk, but unfortunately, they had not received a reply yet.

The Uchiha just nodded in response before he said, "It can't be helped, we'll just have to do it."

Kirito stood up, "Yeah, let's go."

The four nodded and followed Kirito down to the ground, walking towards the doors.

As expected, they managed to reach the door without any problems. Kirito thought, 'Yui, are you there?'

The girl's voice sounded in his mind, "Yes, Papa!"

The man thought, 'We're going in, are you ready?'

Yui nodded, "Of course! Let's do this!"

Kirito nodded and placed his palm on the doors. In a brief moment, he felt Yui's chakra flow through his arm, and the doors slowly opened.

Kirito lowered his arm and took a step forward, "Let's go."

The four elder ninja nodded and followed the swordsman into the fortress, reaching the same massive hall.

Yugao asked, "So, what now?"

None of the Konoha ninja needed to answer. Instead, Oberon's voice boomed through the area, "You're back, I see... Still haven't had enough? Though I see you've brought some friends, I commend you for accomplishing that."

Kirito narrowed his eyes as the 100 knights surrounded them. But instead of stopping at 100, the number of the knights increased until they filled the hall.

Nagato and Itachi instantly activated their doujutsu, and Kirito and Yugao drew their blades while Konan summoned a swirl of paper around her.

Nagato said, "We'll clear a path, Kirito, charge on ahead."

Kirito nodded, "Yeah, thanks..."

Yugao gripped her Katana and said, "Let's go."

Immediately, the five sprung into action. Itachi and Nagato both immediately fired two streams of fire at the knights, burning them to crisps.

At the same time, Konan mixed her papers with explosive tags and sent them at the mob of knights in front of her, destroying a huge number of them.

Meanwhile, Kirito and Yugao were both slashing down the knights as hard as they could, occasionally firing a jutsu or spell at them.

But after a short while, the five of them found themselves at the same level even after cutting/striking down all those knights.

Kirito tch'd as he raised his swords, "ENHANCE ARMAMENT!"

Immediately, the Elucidator and the Dark Repulsor were shrouded in a light blue aura that extended down the blade.

Kirito then swung his swords, the aura on both swords extending as he did, cutting down the knights before he projected several random swords that stabbed into three knights behind him.

The swordsman cursed and glanced at the others, "At this rate, we won't even reach halfway up! What do we do?!"

Nagato kicked several knights away in succession before he glanced up, "I'll try to clear a path, Itachi, Kirito, help me with this."

The two men nodded, a bit confused, but they understood as soon as Nagato activated his Rinnegan, "SHINRA TENSEI!"

Instantly, the knights around him were blasted away, thinning their ranks, especially above. Not missing their chance, Kirito and Itachi unleashed their attacks, "TEMPESTA/AMATERATSU!"

From Kirito's arms, a huge vortex shot at the ceiling, empowered by Itachi's Amateratsu. The black flaming vortex burned away the knights, clearing a path towards the ceiling.

Not missing a beat, Kirito's wings extended and the man shot upwards. As the man launched himself at the ceiling, he thought, 'PLEASE MAKE IT!'

But unfortunately, as he almost reached the ceiling, the knights immediately poured out of nowhere, pushing him down in no time.

Kirito cursed, growling as he desperately kicked and slashed away every knight that came in his way. But the knights just piled onto him, pushing him down.

Yugao yelled in concern, "Kirito!"

But before the woman could do anything, she was once again locked in battle against the knights around her. Nagato and Konan were both busy enough with the knights around them, and Itachi couldn't get rid of the knights on Kirito without hurting him.

Then, right when Kirito and the knights reached halfway down, a man's voice boomed through the area, "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

In the blink of an eye, a blurr struck Kirito and the knights, knocking them away like bowling pins.

The blur landed on the ground, revealing a rather muscular man, and on his shoulder was Kirito holding his swords.

The black swordsman blinked as he recognised the back of the man holding him, "You're! Killer Bee?!"

The Jinchurikii of the Hachibi smirked, "Yo, Kuro no Kenshi-san."

Kirito blinked, "Why are you here? How are you here?!"

Bee smirked and let Kirito down, looking at the knights around them as he answered, Kirito quickly took a stance at the same time, "I got a message from Nagato there. Explained why everyone seemed so weird, so here I am."

The dual swordsman easily noticed how Bee wasn't rapping, so it meant the Jinchurikii was pissed. Kirito nodded, "I see."

Bee drew a sword and said, "You know how to undo all of this, right?"

Kirito nodded, "Yeah."

The Jinchurikii nodded, "Good. We'll help, so just get your ass up there."

Kirito blinked, "We?"

Bee nodded, and on cue, a loud voice rang through the area, "LARIAT!"

A light blue and dark blur passed right in front of Kirito, clearing up a number of knights before the man stopped in front of him.

Kirito gaped, "The Raikage?!"

Ay hmph'd as he flexed his arm, glaring at Bee, "What did I tell you about rushing in, Bee?!"

The Jinchurikii grinned, "Whatever bro."

The Raikage sighed as he punched a knight away that came from the back before looking at Kirito, "Hey brat, with what happened to the world, we had to leave my village open, so you better succeed with this."

Bee grinned and kicked a knight away, "I managed to undo the seal on big bro thanks to octopops, but we couldn't undo it on everyone."

Kirito nodded with a determined face, "You bet it."

Ay nodded as the two Kumo ninja faced the knights, "Now get to it. We'll hold them back, and Bee will fire a Bijuudama up the ceiling to clear a path."

The Raikage then yelled, "NAGATO, ITACHI! YOU TWO HELP TOO!"

His response came in the form of two blasts of chakra, "SHINRA TENSEI/SUSANO'O!"

Instantly, the knights were blasted away, revealing Nagato and Itachi, the latter in his Susano'o. Both doujutsu users nodded at Ay.

Bee smirked and instantly transformed into Gyuki's full bijuu mode. Ay nodded and looked at Kirito, "Get ready brat."

The swordsman nodded and spread his wings, unleashing a burst of chakra as he activated his mark and the Acceleration.

Bee and Gyuki both roared in unison as the ball of compressed chakra formed in front of their jaw, "BIJUUDAMA!"

The ball of chakra sailed through the area, clearing off the knights in the air, but didn't damage the ceiling. Not wasting his chance, Kirito shot upwards.

Then, the knights immediately started to pile up. But unlike previously, Itachi, Nagato, Konan and Yugao were ready.

The Uchiha willed his Susano'o to raise his arm, several beads spinning above its hand, "Yasaka no Magatama!"

Nagato formed a huge chakra cannon on his chest, charging up chakra, aimed at the ceiling. Konan conjured up a wave of explosive tags and aimed them at the ceiling, while Yugao went through a set of seals, "Fuuton: Daitoppa!"

The four attacks blasted up at the ceiling, and Kirito spun slightly, avoiding the attacks as they cleared a path once again.

As soon as the knights were gone, Kirito charged at the ceiling, reaching it as he stopped right before he slammed against it.

Kirito thought, 'Yui!'

The girl nodded, "YES, Papa!"

Instantly, Kirito felt his daughter's chakra flow through his arm, and the ceiling started to glow.

The swordsman then turned down, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a scroll, "Before I forget, BEE!"

The Jinchurikii blinked, looking up as Kirito threw the scroll at him, "A gift as thanks!"

The Jinchurikii, having shrunk down to human size, blinked as he caught the scroll easily. The rapper turned the scroll, revealing one word on the scroll, 'SAMEHADA'.

The Jinchurikii looked up, but Kirito was already gone. Bee smirked, unrolling the scroll, "Well I'll be. Thanks for the gift, Kuro no Kenshi-san."

The man sheathed his swords, and channelled his chakra through the scroll, earning a huge puff of smoke, confusing Ay and the others.

But their confusion was cleared along the smoke, revealing Killer Bee wielding a rather huge and familiar sword, especially to Itachi.

Standing there, was Killer Bee holding the Samehada, "This oughta be fun."

Without another word, the Jinchurikii charged, swinging his new sword.

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With Kirito, the man opened his eyes, revealing himself standing in a corridor, and at the end of the long path, was a huge set of doors.

Kirito narrowed his eyes as he heard Yui's voice, "Papa, Mamas' chakra signatures are in there."

Kirito nodded, "Got it."

Kirito started to walk towards the gates before Yui said again, "Wait, Papa! It's weird, I can't sense the Bijuu's chakra... No, wait, its there, but they seemed... suppressed."

Kirito narrowed his eyes at the gates, 'So it means they are captured somehow... Right?'

Yui nodded, "Yes, please be careful."

The swordsman nodded and approached the doors, then with a strong push, the gates flew open.

Kirito immediately rushed in, swords drawn, "Oberon!"

The self proclaimed king smirked as he stood up from his throne, "Mongrel, so you're here."

Kirito's eyes widened as he noticed the figures around Oberon, four girls he easily recognised, and he easily noticed the odd green glow in their eyes.

But there was one difference, Asuna, Sinon, Suguha and Hikari all had a weird yellow glow in their pupils, surrounded by the green glow of their eyes. More importantly, he couldn't sense their chakra or their Bijuu's chakra.

Or rather, it was there, but it was messed up all over the place.

Kirito glared at Oberon, "What did you do?!"

The blonde king smirked, "I simply showed them where the belonged."

Oberon's eyes then lit up as he smirked at Kirito arrogantly, "I know, since you're here, how about I show you the power of my women here?"

Kirito growled, "Don't fuck with me!"

The swordsman immediately charged, his swords drawn. In a flash of red, Kirito was right above the blonde King, poised to strike.

But the blonde man looked unfazed, instead, he simply snapped his fingers.

As Kirito swung his swords at Oberon's head, the man's eyes widened as something stopped his swords.

Kirito growled, as Suguha stood in front of, between him and Oberon, her katana, the Tempest, clashing against his Elucidator and Dark Repulsor, "Suguha-chan!"

The girl showed no reaction, except for the blank stare. Kirito tch'd before he jumped away just in time to dodge a stab from a rapier.

The man cursed as he landed several feet away before he jumped back just in time to several arrows that struck the floor.

Kirito gritted his teeth as he glared at Oberon. A flash of silver then caught his eyes as he swiftly raised his swords to block a kunai. Then he realized his mistake.

In a yellow flash, Hikari appeared in front of him, a Rasengan in her hand. The blonde Jinchurikii thrust her attack at Kirito's chest, and on instinct, the man raised his swords in a cross block.

The Rasengan struck the swords, and the impact blew Kirito away skidding across the ground before hitting a wall.

Kirito growled as he used the Dark Repulsor to help himself up, his mind racing for ideas to kill Oberon without hurting the girls.

Yui's voice then rang in his mind, "Papa! You still have the seal Ashina-sama gave you, right?"

Kirito's eyes widened as he remembered the seal in his pocket. The man took out the tag and stared at the girls.

Oberon raised an eyebrow as he saw the tag, but decided it was nothing.

Kirito quickly sheathed the Dark Repulsor and threw the Elucidator at Hikari. The black blade flew passed the girl, flying above her head, so she gave it no heed.

Then, in a burst of blue, Kirito appeared right above her, grabbing his sword. The swordsman roared, as he slammed the seal on Hikari's back, right before the girl spun and kicked him away.

Kirito landed on the floor, rolling several times before he got up again, just as the seal started to work its magic.

The glow in Hikari's eyes started to diminish, but then, after a moment, it glow returned, and the seal was burned to crisps.

Kirito stared in shock, then, Oberon's voice caught his attention, "That was a really good attempt, but not good enough, mongrel."

Kirito tch'd as he jumped away to avoid several chains from the ground. The swordsman quickly extended his wings and swerved to a side just in time to dodge a wave of wind and several arrows from Suguha and Sinon.

Then, before he could catch his breath, Asuna and Hikari appeared in front and behind him respectively, the former with her rapier drawn, and the latter with a Chidori in her hands.

Cursing his luck, Kirito spun, parrying Asuna's rapier with the Dark Repulsor as he swiftly flipped the Elucidator into reverse grip and held his arm at Hikari, "VARTEX!"

Immediately, a vortex formed around his arm and shot out towards Hikari, sending her back to the ground, fortunately without any major or serious injuries.

As Kirito landed he spun and kicked Asuna away, before turned and parried Suguha's katana while blocking a few arrows.

Kirito then quickly leaped away, 'How can I get to Oberon?'

He glanced around. Hikari and Asuna were already recovering, and Suguha and Sinon were staring at him blankly, no doubt ready to attack at any moment, and Oberon was merely sitting on his throne as if he was watching a live show.

Kirito was then brought out from his thoughts when Oberon spoke, "Hmph, I'll give it to you, mongrel, you're doing quite well."

Kirito glared at the man, not letting down his guard against the girls as he said, "No thanks to you, you're the reason this is happening in the first place."

Oberon hmph'd, "I have no idea what you're talking about, but since you're doing so well, as a reward, I'll show you our bond."

The self proclaimed king snapped his fingers, and chakra started to flow from Oberob to Asuna, Suguha, Sinon and Hikari respectively.

As the chakra flow stopped, Kirito's eyes widened. Now, all four girls had white hair, their skin were all pale. (Yes, this is from SAO MD, the Helheim banner but without the wings and armor)

Kirito asked in his mind, 'Yui, what did he do?'

Yui frowned, concern obviously in her voice, "He seems to have forced a bastardized version of natural chakra into them, if we can cut off the source, we can revert them back to normal."

Kirito tch'd, 'So our original goal hasn't changed, just harder.'

Yui nodded, "Be careful, Papa."

Kirito nodded, 'Yeah.'

The swordsman swiftly traced a dagger and shot it at Oberon, but before it could even reach 10 feet within Oberon's reach, the dagger was sent flying away by Suguha's katana.

Kirito cursed as the four girls sprang into action. In a flash of yellow, Hikari appeared behind Kirito. The now white haired girl raised her leg, and sent a kick at Kirito from the right.

The man managed to turn and hold his swords in a verticle cross block. That was his mistake.

As soon as Hikari's leg came in contact with Kirito's swords, his eyes widened, as he was sent crashing into the walls.

Kirito groaned/growled, as he quickly stood up, abeit painfully, 'I totally forgot she could do that, dammit.'

But as soon as he steadied himself, Kirito was forced to jump away, dodging Asuna and Suguha's blades.

Then, Kirito's eyes widened, as the two girls turned, with Asuna thrusting her rapier at him, sending a ball of highly compressed water at him, while Suguha slashed with her katana, sending a wave of high velocity wind at him.

Quickly tracing a dagger, Kirito shot it to his right and warped to it. But unfortunately, he was a tad bit too slow, as the two attacks managed to strike his left arm.

As Kirito landed on the ground, he glanced down to the left. The left sleeves of his coat were gone, and while not fatal, blood flowed out of his wounds, and it hurt like hell.

Taking a breath, Kirito started to chant, "Þú fylla heill austr."

Immediately, the wounds started to heal, but before the pain could fully vanished, Kirito was forced jump away, just in time to avoid an arrow, powered by wind chakra fron Sinon.

As Kirito fought the four girls, Oberon just sat on his throne, rather amused by the scene.

Back with Kirito, the man cursed as he kept dodging attacks from the four girls he loved. The man tch'd, 'It can't be helped...'

Kirito sheathed the Elucidator and Dark Repulsor, before he held his hands out, "Trace... On."

Immediately, the Blue Rose Sword and the Fragrant Olive Sword appeared in his hands, while a dagger appeared in the air and shot towards the girls.

Flipping the blue sword into reverse grip, Kirito yelled, "ENHANCE ARMAMENT! "

Swiftly warping to the middle of all four girls, he stabbed the sword into the ground, "SAKE! AOBARA!"

In an instant, ice covered the area, instantly encasing the four girls. Kirito then yelled again, pointing the Fragrant Olive Sword at Oberon, "ENHANCE ARMAMENT!"

The golden sword glowed slightly, before bursting into a hundred petals, all shooting towards the blonde king, with only one purpose, shred him to pieces.

Then, to Kirito's shock, right before the petals could reach Oberon, a wall of chains rose from the ground, blocking the petals.

Then, to Kirito's further surprise, the ice around him burst into pieces, Asuna, Sinon, Hikari and Suguha all charging at him.

Cursing his luck, Kirito quickly willed the Blue Rose Sword to summon four walls of ice as he extended his wings and flew upwards.

But then, to his surprise, as soon as he took off into the air, two chains wrapped around his feet, and he was flung straight into the ground, dispersing the copies of the Blue Rose Sword and Fragrant Olive Sword in the process.

Projecting two war axes as soon as he regained his bearings, Kirito managed to cut the chains. But as soon as he got up, Suguha and Asuna were already in front of him, swords drawn.

Kirito tch'd and clashed his axes against their blades. The man glared into their eyes, "Wake up! Asuna! Suguha!"

But the two girls showed no reaction, instead, their swords glowed with chakra, and Kirito's war axes shattered into pieces.

The man quickly backed away, drawing his two trusty swords just in time to parry Sinon's arrows.

Then, the glint of metal caught Kirito's eyes as a kunai flew past his head, and with a flash of yellow, Hikari appeared behind him, a Chou Odama Rasengan in her hands.

Unable to dodge the attack, Kirito spun, yelling, "ENHANCE ARMAMENT!"

The swords took on a blue aura, and the two attacks clashed. For a brief moment, the two attacks were equal, pushing against each other for dominance.

Then, the balance broke, if only slightly. The two swords started to crack, much to Kirito's shock. And in the next instant, the Elucidator and Dark Repulsor both shattered to pieces, and Hikari's Chou Odama Rasengan struck him right in the chest.

The Rasengan started to expand, and Hikari let go of the jutsu, sending it, along with Kirito, crashing into the walls with a huge explosion.

The king smirked as the smoke cleared, revealing Kirito on his knees, heavily injured, smoking and panting.

Oberon stood up from his throne and walked to Kirito, his arrogant and annoying smirk never leaving his face, "I suppose we have a winner, mongrel. But, look at you, everyone denies your presence, no one will help you now. You never should have challenged me, I am inevitable."

The blonde man raised his arm, and instantly, the Excalibur flew into his hand, "I suppose, I can let you have the honour, of dying by my sword."

Kirito merely glared at Oberon as the sword came down towards his neck. But then, right before the sword could touch his flesh, everything stopped.

Kirito's eyes widened as he shakily stood up, looking around, before a familiar voice reached his ears, "You look pretty banged up, Kirito."

The swordsman's eyes widened as he turned to see his late master standing in front of him, "K-kayaba-sensei?!"

Kayaba Akihiko smiled, "Its been a while, Kirito."

Kirito blinked, "But I thought your chakra ran out!"

The man laughed, "In your seal, perhaps. But my chakra will always be a part of Aincrad. This, Yggdrasil, is made from the ruins of Aincrad, and Oberon, inherited the other half of Aincrad's chakra."

Akihiko sighed, "I suppose I must apologise, Kirito. I had intended for the chakra in Aincrad to be sealed away, in Yui, and in the ruins. But I guess I didn't expect someone to receive that half of receive it."

The man bowed, "For that, I'm really sorry. I made you suffer, because of my mishap."

Kirito stood there, before he felt a burning feeling in his chest. And before the older man knew, Kirito had punched Kayaba hard in the face, sending him sprawling into the ground.

The younger swordsman said, "What are you apologising for? You already made us suffer when you made Aincrad. This isn't your fault."

The late master chuckled as he stood up, "I suppose so."

Kirito couldn't help but chuckle as well, before he heard Yui's voice, "Papa!"

The man blinked and turned just as the little girl embraced her father. Kirito blinked, "Yui? How are you out here?!"

Instead of the girl answering, Kayaba spoke, "She's not. We are in a space linked to both your mind, and the throne room of Yggdrasil, and time is frozen here."

Kirito nodded, "I see."

Kayaba nodded before he spoke, "Kirito. Just now, you were mere moments from dying."

The swordsman chuckled humourlessly, "I know, my swords are gone, my chakra is low. Sorry, Yui, but I failed."

The master nodded, "Yes, and no. Kirito, your swords are broken, yes, but your spirit has not."

Kirito patted Yui's head, "What more can I do now?"

The girl separated from the hug and beamed, "You still have me!"

Kayaba nodded, "Exactly. Kirito, your powers were never just fron your swords. You possess a much stronger power, also known as the Incarnate System."

Kirito frowned, "What do you mean?"

The dead swordsman nodded, "I'm sure Ashina told you how our world is like a system. There are two worlds, original one. They are the Elemental Nations and the Underworld."

Kirito nodded, "Yeah, you mentioned it last time."

Yui continued, "Papa, as you know, you possess blood from the Underworld, even though we are in the Elemental Nations. As someone from the Underworld, you have the ability to bend the system that is the world."

Kirito's eyes widened, "Bend the world?"

Kayaba nodded, "Its called the Incarnate System, yes. In fact, you've been using it all the time. But all you used it for, was strengthen your body. The mark, as you call it, acted as a way to let you access it, but you don't need it now."

Kirito subconsciously reached up to his neck, "So, that means I can alter reality?"

Akihiko nodded, "In a way, yes. But you'll have to discover it yourself. Now, we should deal with Oberon first."

Kirito frowned as he lowered his arm, "How?"

Kayaba snapped his fingers, and in an instant, they were in Kirito's mindscape, facing the sword floating in the air.

The older blacksmith pointed at the sword, as the glow around it dimmed, "This. Its the last sword I came up with, Arondight. I didn't have time to forge it, so I projected it, and made it so that after you defeated me, it'd be sent to you along with Aincrad's chakra."

Kirito nodded, "I see."

Kayaba nodded, "But right now, just like your Reality Marble in the beginning, projecting the sword will take up a lot of chakra. I've removed the seal on it, so you should be careful when to use it."

Kirito nodded, "Okay."

Kayaba then said, "Oh, and before I forget, since this sword doesn't really exist yet, you'll need Yui to help you materialise it."

Kirito blinked, "Help me... materialise it?"

The older blacksmith chuckled, "You'll find out soon."

Before they could continue, however, Kayaba's hands started to fade. The man sighed, "I suppose my time is up."

Kirito nodded as Kayaba looked at him seriously, "Don't give up, Kirito. No matter what happens."

The swordsman nodded, smiling slightly as Yui took his hand, "Yeah."

Kayaba nodded, "In a few months, the portal to the Underworld will open. That's what I found out when I was in Aincrad. You should find all the answers you need then. Now get out there and save the world."

Kirito nodded as his former master once again faded away. After standing there in silence, Kirito looked at Yui, "Now, let's go save your Mamas, shall we?"

Yui beamed, "Yes!"

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Right before Oberon's sword touched Kirito's neck, a huge burst of chakra pushed Oberon away, slidding across the ground.

The blonde king's eyes widened, "W-what?!"

Kirito slowly stood up, his eyes glowing a bright yellow, and his whole body enshrouded by that same aura.

Oberon glared at Kirito, "So, you still had that power, mongrel."

Kirito didn't reply, instead, glared at Oberon. The blonde man smirked as he started to circle the swordsman, "So, what will you do? You lost to me not once, but twice. The world rejects you, just as everyone rejects you."

Kirito let out a breath, as he let out a pulse of chakra, healing his wounds and repairing his coat. Thanks to Yui, Kirito had replenished his lost chakra, and by using his powers of the Incarnate System, he had pushed his reserves way beyond the limits.

The man stared at Oberon, "First of all, you're wrong, the world doesn't reject me. I'm not alone. Yui, Nagato, Konan, Itachi, Yugao, Bee, and even the Raikage are down there fighting your knights."

Kirito raised his arms, "Besides, even if the world did reject me, even if everyone hated me, I will fight!"

The man thought, 'Let's go, Yui!'

The girl nodded, "Yes!"

Kirito roared, "TRACE! ON!"

Immediately, a huge sword appeared in his hands, pulsing with power, even more so than Oberon's Excalibur.

That alone shocked the king. Now that he had the chance to get a feel of Kirito's chakra, he realized it was more than his, far stronger than his, and he hated it.

Oberon gritted his teeth as the feeling of being inferior started to grow in his mind, and he roared, charging Kirito with the Excalibur.

Kirito pointed Arondight at him, but then, instead of attacking Oberon, Kirito turned to face the girls. The man's eyes glowed, and he waved his sword over them, using his power of the Incarnate System.

Immediately, the girls reverted to their normal appearances, and the odd green glow in their eyes vanished, much to Oberon's shock and anger.

Hikari blinked, "W-what did we?"

Asuna, Suguha and Sinon were the same, as everything came rushing back to them. They remembered everything, from when they were captured by Oberon, up until now.

Tears filled their eyes as they realized what they had done, albeit unwillingly. Asuna started, "K-kirito-kun..."

The man just smiled at them, "Just wait for a moment, I'll finish this quickly."

Turning to Oberon, Kirito steeled his face. Oberon roared, "What did you do?!"

Kirito spoke, "You're not the only one who can use seals, and you're not the only one who can change the world."

The king growled and charged the swordsman, ignoring the fact that he had absolutely zero skills with the sword.

But, Kirito didn't even needed to move. As soon as Oberon entered his range, Kirito raised Arondight, and swung it down.

In one clean slash, Oberon was perfectly split right into two, with the ground behind him having a visible cut going all the way to the walls.

Then, as the two parts of the body startes to fall, Kirito swiftly slashed horizontally, flaring his chakra at the same time, burning the body, or rather, parts of the body, to ashes.

Kirito closed his eyes, letting out a breath before he turned and walked towards the girls.

As he walked to them, the girls all looked at him with teary eyes. Then, to their slight surprise, Kirito embraced all four of them.

Kirito said, relief in his voice, "I'm glad you're all back."

Hikari nodded, "I'm really sorry, Kirito-kun!"

The three other girls all nodded, apologising to the man as they hugged him back.

Then, a small ball of chakra shot out of Kirito's chest, revealing Yui as she joined the hug, "MAMA!"

The four girls gladly hugged the girl back, and Suguha said, "We're really sorry, Yui-chan."

The girl beamed, "Its okay, we are all back now. And considering how Papa took care of Oberon, the world should he back to normal."

Kirito nodded as he let go of the girls, "Let's go home."

The girls all nodded as they went to pick up the broken shards of the Elucidator and the Dark Repulsor.

As Kirito looked at the shards, he sighed, "There goes my swords..."

Hikari looked down, guilt weighing down on her heart, "I'm really sorry, Kirito-kun."

Kirito shook his head, and patted the blonde's head with a smile, "Its fine. What's important, is that you're fine."

The man would never admit it, and he hated that he felt that way. But it really did hurt. The two swords he forged, all to protect the four girls from harm, were broken by them, even if they were not themselves.

Mentally shaking his head, Kirito pushed those thoughts away as he smiled, "Now, I have a sudden urge for ramen, whaddaya say?"

Hikari instantly beamed at him, while the other girls just sighed, smiling as they headed for the doors.

But right when they reached the doors, Oberon's voice boomed through the area, "HOW DARE YOU?!"

Kirito's eyes widened as he turned, but he saw no one. Asuna asked, "What? Where is his voice coming from?"

No one could answer as Oberon continued, "I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU, MONGREL! IF I CAN'T HAVE THEM, NO ONE CAN!"

Immediately, the throne started to glow, and Kirito's eyes widened as the throne started to grow as well. Kirito cursed, "Shit! Move!"

The five of them quickly dashed for the doors, with Yui returning to the seal. But before they could open and run past the doors, the throne turned into a huge portal, sucking in everything in front of it, that also include the five of them.

Kirito cursed his luck as they tried to stay in place, but the force pulling on them was too strong, it was only a matter of time before they were sucked in.

Kirito thought, 'Dammit, I only have enough chakra for them... Ah fuck it.'

Yui quickly realized what he was doing and yelled, "Papa! Wait!"

But the girl was too late, as Kirito activated his powers of the Incarnate System, surprising the girls as he took on a yellow hue.

Then, with a roar, Kirito conjured a barrier around the four girls, using up the last of his chakra. Sinon yelled, slamming her fist on the barrier, "Kirito-kun! What are you doing?!"

Kirito let out a breath as he slowly slid towards the portal, the man smiled sadly, "Sorry, even though we just got everything back to normal."

Hikari punched the barrier, anger burning in her eyes, "Open the barrier! Kirito-kun!"

The man shook his head, "I can't do that, not after getting all of you back."

Asuna yelled, "Then get in the barrier, Kirito-kun!"

Kirito smiled as he slid towards the portal more and more, "If I do that, you'll be caught in it, and I don't have enough chakra to rebuild a barrier again."

The girls were about to yell again, but they were interrupted, as the portal glowed, and they were blinded by the light.

After a short moment, the light died down, and the barrier vanished. And when the four girls opened their eyes, Yui stood in front of them, confused.

The girls looked around, and Hikari and Asuna fell to their knees, while Sinon and Suguha stood there in shock.

The throne was gone, and so was Kirito, all that was left, besides the empty throne room, were the broken shards and pieces of the Elucidator and Dark Repulsor.

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DONE. So, that's the end of the Oberon arc. The next chapters will be the start of the Underworld Arc.

So, what happened to Kirito? What will happen to the girls now? We'll only know in the future chapters.

So, yeah, review please. Until next time, adieu.