Hey guys, I finished the chapter sooner than I expected, so here it is.

So anyways, after revising the members Integrity Knights in canon, I realized that there were only very few known knights out of the 31 knights.

So, apart from Bercouli, Fanatio, her four knights, Eldrie and Alice, I've decided I would fill in most of the other knights.

The ones revealed in canon so far are still gonna be here, but their numbers might change, and the ones that I will add will all be from different series.

So for reference, I have added a list of the knights I have in this story at the bottom of this chapter.

So yeah, on to replies to the reviews,

To the Guest, that reunion will come, not now, but it will come.

To NeonGamer973, thanks, and yeah, I live in Asia too, just that I usually write before I sleep, that's all haha.

To Guest Questioner, First, yes, that was Gladio from FFXV, only younger and weaker.

Second, yes, Eugeo will get some attention from girls. CoughTiesecoughSelkacough

Third, yeap, Rain, Seven, Sumeragi are all here. Yuuki too.

Fourth, well, I just wanted Ronye to be stronger than canon haha.

To DaManWOFear, thank your for the review. Yes, I wanted to do my own take of the Alicization arc, so I changed stuff that I didn't really like. As for what Alice will do, well, find out in this chapter haha.

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The two brothers stared at the girl in front of them, clad in golden armor.

The girl smiled, "It's been a long time, Kirito, Eugeo."

Kirito was the first to recover from his stupor, "A-Alice?"

Alice nodded, her smile not leaving her face, and before she could say anything, she was caught in a hug by both brothers.

Alice's eyes widened, before they softened, and she returned the hug.

The man beside Alice frowned, but did not say a thing.

After a short moment, the three childhood friends separated, and Eugeo asked, "Alice, you're an Integrity Knight?"

Alice nodded, "Yep, Ojii-sama, umm sorry, Commander Bercouli took me in when I reached the cathedral."

The purple haired man frowned, as he spoke up, "Alice-sama, shouldn't we get going? I understand you have not seen them for a long time, but they are criminals."

Alice glanced at the man, "It's fine, Eldrie, besides, we're not really here to bring them back as criminals."

Eldrie blinked, "W-what?"

Alice also noticed Kirito and Eugeo's confused faces, and she looked at them, "It'd be better for Oji-sama to explain when we get back."

The girl then looked at the swords at Kirito and Eugeo's waists, "I'll be taking your swords, to make sure no one suspects, okay?"

Kirito and Eugeo both shared a glance, and they nodded, handing their swords to Alice.

Alice nodded as she took the swords, "We'll also have to tie you to our dragons, alright?"

The brothers nodded, and the four of them headed outside the hall, as two large dragons landed on the ground.

Kirito and Eugeo gaped at the dragons, as the former spoke in awe, "T-these are yours?"

Eldrie kept silent, as Alice nodded, "Yep, Amayori, and Takiguri. Each Integrity Knight has one."

Kirito marvelled at the dragon, "That's pretty awesome..."

Alice smiled softly, "I suppose it is."

The girl then started tying Kirito and Eugeo with chains to Amayori and Takiguri, ensuring that the chains weren't too tight to cause discomfort but enough so they wouldn't fall.

Alice mounted her dragon, Eldrie following suit, and she looked at Kirito and Eugeo, "We'll be taking off now, careful not to fall."

She smiled at that last part, enjoying the nervous faces of her childhood friends.

Then, right as she was about to take flight, Alice heard a voice calling out, "Wait!"

The thirtieth Integrity Knight turned, to see Ronye and Tiese running to them, the redhead saying out loudly, "Excuse me, Lady Knight, but, can you please give us a bit of time with them?"

Eldrie was about to deny the request, when Alice shot him a look, shutting him up, before she nodded at Ronye and Tiese, "Very well, I'll grant you a few minutes."

Ronye and Tiese both had relieved faces, bowing gratefully to Alice, before they went to Kirito and Eugeo respectively.

With Kirito, the man smiled at Ronye, "Ronye, I-"

He was cut off, as Ronye caught him in a kiss right on the lips.

After a few seconds, Ronye separated from the kiss, leaving one gaping Kirito. The girl looked down, feeling her face redden, "I know you already have someone, but... I still want to tell you, that I really like you!"

Kirito's mind took a full second to reboot, and he stared at Ronye in surprise, "R-ronye..."

The girl wiped away the unshed tears in her eyes, "I'm sorry, but I was afraid I won't be able to tell you anymore."

Kirito was speechless, before Ronye smiled forcefully and brought out a packet of buns, "I bought this just now, so you and Eugeo-senpai can eat them when you reach the cathedral."

Ronye tucked the bag of buns into Kirito's pocket and backed away, "I'm really sorry, Kirito-senpai, because of me, you ended up like this."

It took a second for Kirito to process her words, before he sighed, "Ronye, come closer a bit..."

Ronye blinked in surprise, and she did, before Kirito gave her a light but still painful headbutt.

The girl rubbed her forehead painfully, "W-why?"

Kirito stared at her sternly, "I said it before, it's not your fault. Get it out of your mind, it was our choice to kill Raios and Humbert, so don't feel guilty about it."

Ronye blinked several times before she smiled, "Okay..."

Kirito grinned, "Heh, don't worry about us, worry about actually passing your exams, I can't help you anymore now after all."

Ronye just smiled, but before she could say anything else, Alice's voice reached them, "Alright, times up."

The girl glanced at Alice's stern face, before she gave Kirito one last hug, "Thank you for everything, Kirito-senpai, you'll always be in my heart."

Kirito just smiled, "Yeah."

The girl then pulled away, as Alice and Eldrie willed their dragons to rise from the ground, before they flew away, leaving two teary eyed Valets staring at the vanishing figures of their mentors.

With Kirito, he noticed Eugeo's blank face, and he could pretty much guess what Tiese told him, "Hey bro, so, Tiese told you she liked you?"

Eugeo glanced at his brother, and he nodded, "I.. I don't know how to feel..."

Kirito chuckled, "You and me both, I already have Liena, and now Ronye... I don't know what to do when I see them again."

Eugeo just smiled, deciding to stay silent.

At the same time, Alice, who was riding on Amayori, furrowed her eyebrows, ever so slightly.

For some reason, seeing Ronye kiss Kirito had made her feel uncomfortable. The knight closed her eyes for a moment, before deciding to push those thoughts away.

After that, the ride back to the Central Cathedral was quiet, mostly because the four of them couldn't talk over the wind.

Soon, the two dragons reached the tower, and they landed on the platform with a loud thud, sending Kirito and Eugeo crashing onto the platform rolling at the same time.

The two brothers groaned, as Alice giggled, with Eldrie smirking at the scene. Even the dragons were laughing at the sight.

Kirito groaned, "You did it on purpose didn't you?!"

Eugeo groaned in agreement as he rolled on the ground so that he was facing up.

Alice quickly untied the two, before she helped them up, a bright innocent smile on her face, "Well, it was pretty funny."

Eugeo sighed, "For you, maybe."

Eldrie frowned at the display, before he forced it down, "Let's go."

Alice smiled softly, "Alright, let's go."

Kirito and Eugeo both nodded and followed Alice and Eldrie into the tower.

Soon, the four reached the resting lounge for the knights, and they were met with Bercouli, Fanatio, a blonde knight with bloody red eyes clad in golden armor, and a female knight clad in silver armor with a blue skirt, her hair tied into a bun.

As they entered, Bercouli grinned, "Yo, Kirito, Eugeo, Eldrie, Alice."

Kirito and Eugeo's eyes widened as they saw their mentor, the former exclaiming, "Bercouli-sensei!"

The man in golden armor smirked as he swirled the glass of wine in his hand, "Bercouli-sensei, huh?"

Bercouli spared the man a glance, and smirked lightly, "At least I have students."

The man smirked, "Heh, as if anyone can learn how I fight."

The woman in silver armor had a light smile, "If I didn't know better, I'd say he was lazy."

The blonde man smirked, "Heh, but enough about me."

He looked at Kirito and Eugeo, sizing them up, "Hmm, not bad, but they still don't stand up to me."

Fanatio sighed, rubbing her temples, "Of course..."

The woman in golden armor looked at Kirito and Eugeo, "Don't mind him, Gilgamesh just has a huge superiority complex and inferiority complex."

The now revealed Gilgamesh just huffed and leaned on the couch, taking a sip from his glass of wine, but his smirk didn't leave his face.

Bercouli chuckled, before he stood up, "I suppose a formal introduction is in order. As you know, I am Bercouli Synthesis One, the first Integrity Knight."

Fanatio nodded, "My name is Fanatio Synthesis Two, as my name suggests, I'm the second Integrity Knight, after Bercouli."

Kirito and Eugeo both nodded, oh'ing, before the woman clad in silver armor and the blue dress spoke, "I suppose I will go next. I am Artoria Synthesis Four."

Kirito was about to open his mouth to ask a question, but Artoria cut him off, "And no, I am not Alice's long lost sister or anything."

Kirito and Eugeo both closed their mouths before they could ask the question, while Bercouli and Fanatio chuckled.

Alice piped in, "Actually, she's more like my great grandmother."

Artoria stared sternly at the smiling girl and she said warningly, "Alice, don't go there."

Bercouli chuckled to Fanatio, "Wait till they see the others..."

The second knight just smiled in amusement before Artoria sighed, "And he's-"

Gilgamesh cut her off, staring at the two young men, "Gilgamesh Synthesis Three, remember that. You may be Bercouli's students, but until you prove yourselves as Integrity Knights, you'll be mongrels to me. Got that?"

Kirito and Eugeo could only nod, not knowing what to answer, and Fanatio smiled patting both of them on the shoulder, "Ignore that part, I'm sure you're both ready."

It was only then did Kirito and Eugeo realized what they were talking about, and the latter asked, "Wait, I thought we were here because we violated the Taboo Index?"

Bercouli chuckled, "Ah, about that."

The man cleared his throat and he looked at his students seriously, "Kirito, Eugeo, I want you two, to answer me honestly."

The two young men nodded, and Bercouli asked, "Tell me, why did you kill those two nobles?"

Kirito and Eugeo shared a glance, and Eugeo nodded, motioning Kirito to answer.

The black haired man nodded, and he looked at Bercouli, "Raios Antinous and Humbert Zizek were abusing their authority as high class nobles to sexually harass, no, rape our Valets, regardless of our warnings for them to stop. So we were forced to rely on lethal force."

Bercouli nodded, and a grin appeared on his face, "Well then, that pretty much settles it."

Kirito and Eugeo both gaped, and Eugeo said, "Wait, what?"

The knights around them, save for Eldrie, all laughed/chuckled, and Fanatio smiled in a motherly manner, "Kirito, Eugeo, you violating the Index, just to save your Valets from rape, is very admirable, and it wouldn't be fair to send you to prison for that."

Bercouli chuckled, "Yep, so, I have decided, seeing as sending you two to prison would be a waste of potential, the two of you, will serve as Integrity Knights, to make up for your sins."

Kirito and Eugeo both blinked several times, before they shared a grin, but before they could answer, Eldrie cut in, "Wait! We're making them Integrity Knights?!"

The six of them looked at Eldrie, and Alice spoke warningly, "Eldrie, no."

The man frowned and spoke out firmly, "No! Commander, Lady Fanatio, Lady Alice, your relationship with them is clouding your judgement. They are criminals! How can we make them one of us?!"

Gilgamesh narrowed his eyes, "Hey mongrel, careful with that mouth of yours, you still have yet to prove yourself."

Eldrie's eyes hardened, "With all due respect, they are criminals, they violated the Taboo Index. Them standing here is already pardoning them enough."

Bercouli sighed as he rubbed his temples, "Ah, I see what's the problem now."

The first knight stared at the man, "Eldrie, you became a knight because you won the tournament, and you caught Lady Quinella's eye. I don't know if you know, but there are many of us here who became an Integrity Knight because they violated the Taboo Index."

Eldrie's eyes widened, "W-what?"

Fanatio nodded, "Yep, I actually became a knight after I killed a noble who wanted to rape me."

Artoria nodded, "Also to remind you, Mordred joined us even though she rebelled against my country."

Alice nodded, adding in, "I also came here because I violated the Taboo Index of crossing the border."

Eldrie gaped, as Gilgamesh smirked, "Point, mongrel, just because they violated the oh-so-great Taboo Index, doesn't mean they aren't qualified to be an Integrity Knight."

The purple haired knight narrowed his eyes, "Even so, I don't approve either of them as one of us."

Alice sighed, "Eldrie..."

The knight glared at Kirito and Eugeo, "I challenge you to a duel! If I win, then the two of you will be sent to the dungeons!"

Alice snapped her head at her student, "That's enough!"

But before she could go further, Alice stopped as she saw Kirito glance at her.

Kirito stared at Eldrie straight into the eyes, "I don't know what we did to you, but if that's what you want, then you're on."

The black haired man looked at his brother, "Eugeo, can you leave this to me?"

Eugeo saw the look in Kirito's eyes and smiled, nodding, "Okay."

Kirito nodded, and he looked at Eldrie, "Then that's settled, you and I will have a one on one duel. You win, Eugeo and I go to prison. That's fine, right?"

Eldrie nodded, before he turned to head for the training area of the tower.

Bercouli sighed, "That lil idiot..."

Artoria let out a breath, "He places our positions as Integrity Knights on a pedestal, as if it is a privilege."

Gilgamesh smirked, swirling his glass of wine, "Well, he's not wrong about that, that is, if that's the only thing he has against them."

Fanatio looked at Kirito with a slightly worried gaze, "But will he be okay?"

Bercouli smirked, "Heh, if its Kirito, I'm sure he'll win."

His smirk faded a bit, "That is, if Eldrie doesn't use his Armament Full Control Arts."

Kirito raised an eyebrow, "Armament Full Control Arts?"

Fanatio nodded, "Yes, its an art all Integrity Knights with a Divine Class weapon can use."

Artoria added in, "Basically, it makes usage of the history of the weapon to enhance it."

Kirito and Eugeo shared a glance at that.

Eugeo then asked, "So, do our weapons have that?"

Gilgamesh smirked, "Of course, as insignificant your weapons are, they are still considered Divine Class Objects."

Alice nodded, "But you two have yet to start developing them, so you can't use them."

Bercouli nodded, "Exactly, we'll have to get you started after this little duel."

Kirito and Eugeo both nodded, before they all headed for the training area.

Soon, the five of them reached the training area, a huge hall with a training boundary at the center of the hall, with numerous other training platforms around the hall.

In the middle of the training platform, stood Eldrie, calmly waiting for Kirito.

Kirito let out a breath, as he started walking towards Eldrie, when Alice stopped him.

The man looked at his friend confusedly, "What's wrong, Alice?"

The girl looked at him, "Eldrie specialises in-"

She was cut off as Kirito shook his head, "No need to tell me, it won't be fair if I go in knowing his abilities, while he doesn't know mine."

Bercouli chuckled, "He's right, young lady. Let them fight as they are."

Alice sighed and nodded, before giving Kirito a glance, "Just be careful."

The man just grinned and went to stand in front of Eldrie.

The purple haired knight stared sternly at the man, while Kirito stared back with equal, if more intensity.

Bercouli walked and stood in the middle between both swordsmen, "Alright, given this is a duel, I'll proctor the match that fine with you two?"

Kirito and Eldrie both nodded, and Bercouli cleared his throat, "Good, then, begin!"

Immediately, Eldrie drew his sword, taking an offensive stance, while Kirito did the same.

For a few moments, both swordsmen stood still as water, before they vanished.

Eldrie charged forward, swinging his sword down in attempt to end the fight quickly.

Kirito saw the strike coming, and a grin appeared on his face. Swiftly pulling his sword back to his waist, Kirito muttered, "Aincrad style: Full Counter."

His black blade glowed bright red, and Bercouli grinned in anticipation, as Kirito struck Eldrie's sword, though holding back so that he wouldn't fatally injure the man.

Eldrie winced in pain, as he felt a sharp jolt through his entire body. He recognised the technique, it was one of Bercouli's sword arts, but one he didn't use too frequently.

The man was about to accuse of Kirito about stealing techniques, before he remembered Kirito was Bercouli's student.

The man took a breath, retaking his stance, before he realized something. He had no flesh wounds, even if his blade was swung with the intent to severely injure, if not kill, Kirito.

Eldrie glared at Kirito, "Are you mocking me?"

Kirito raised an eyebrow, "What are you talking about?"

The purple haired knight growled, "That technique, you held back, didn't you?"

The man nodded, understanding Eldrie's question, "Yeah, this is a duel after all."

Eldrie growled under his breath, 'So he thinks he can beat me without going all out?!'

The purple haired knight forced himself to calm down, but still glared at Kirito, 'I'll show him what happens when you underestimate me!'

Eldrie charged forward, his sword glowing light blue as he swung it down.

Kirito easily recognised it as the sword skill Vertical, and he countered it with his own, as his blade glowed blue.

The man let out a breath, "Aincrad style: Horizontal."

In the next instant, Kirito and Eldrie were in front of each other. The purple haired knight swung his blade down, while Kirito swung his sword horizontally.

The blades clashed, and Eldrie gritted his teeth as he struggled to push against Kirito, 'A criminal he may be, but he's good.'

Soon, the clash blasted both men away, and the two quickly regained their footing.

Kirito narrowed his eyes, as he visualized the next skill he wanted to use.

As for Eldrie, he realized, he couldn't win by just using his sword as he initially intended, and he reached for his whip.

Then, Kirito charged forward with a burst of speed, his sword glowing crimson, "Aincrad style: Vorpal Strike!"

In response, Eldrie's whip lashed out, striking Kirito right in the stomach from the left, sending him sprawling to the ground.

Kirito's eyes widened as he swiftly rolled to his feet just in time to dodge the whip again.

The man narrowed his eyes as he studied the whip. It was roughly four to five meters long, meaning he had to either keep his distance, or charge straight in.

The former was counter productive, so he had to get close, close enough so that Eldrie couldn't use his whip effectively.

Then came the second question. How could he get in close without Eldrie stopping him with the whip?

The answer was simple. Kirito would have to wait for Eldrie to send the whip at him. Then there would be a small opening that would allow him to charge in.

Reckless, yes. But it was the only thing Kirito could think of.

The man let out a breath, waiting for Eldrie to lash out his whip. And fortunately for Kirito, while Eldrie was normally a patient and calm-headed man at his best, it was obvious Eldrie wasn't calm at all.

After a few minutes, which seemed like eternity, Eldrie got impatient, and he sent his whip out.

That was his mistake.

The moment the whip reached him, Kirito rolled forward onto ground, before he charged straight in, his sword poised to strike.

The knight cursed, as he tried to pull his whip back, but he was too late, as Kirito was already in front of him, and the black haired man struck Eldrie's 'whip-arm' hard, effectively stopping him from doing anything.

Eldrie growled, his eyes darting to the side. By now, there were several more knights watching the duel, aside from Bercouli, Fanatio, Artoria, Alice and Eugeo.

He cursed himself for being so careless. If he didn't do anything else, he would lose. If he used his Full Armament Control Arts, he would win, but he would become laughing stock for using it against someone who didn't have access to it in a duel.

Either way, Eldrie was going to lose, but at least he could make sure Kirito and Eugeo would be sent to prison.

Right as Kirito was about to swing his sword at Eldrie's neck to end the duel, Eldrie narrowed his eyes at Kirito, "ENHANCE ARMAMENT! RELEASE RECOLLECTION!"

Kirito's eyes widened, as right as he was about to swing his sword, he felt something grab hold of it, and pulled him back hard, sending him crashing into the ground.

The announcement surprised most of the audience, as they had not expected Eldrie to go so far.

Alice clenched her fists, "Eldr-"

She was cut off by a female knight wearing silver and red armor, her blonde hair tied a short pony tail. The knight shook her head, "He's your childhood friend, right, Alice? Have some faith in him."

Alice blinked, "Mordred?"

Mordred grinned, before she glanced back at the fight, "Sides, I don't think he'll go down that easily."

Alice looked back to the fight to see Kirito standing up, staring warily at the snake that used to be Eldrie's whip.

Mordred then looked at Bercouli, "Hey old man, let them continue, you're fine with that, right?"

The first knight smirked, "Yeah sure."

Alice sighed and nodded, "Fine..."

Eugeo smiled and patted Alice's shoulder, "Don't worry, Kirito's strong."

The girl just nodded, focusing on the match.

Back with Kirito, he eyed the snake that used to be a whip, connected to the handle in Eldrie's hand.

The knight seemed to notice Kirito's gaze, and he smirked, "This is my Full Armament Control Art. My Frost Scale Whip used to be a Divine Level snake, and by unleashing its memories, it can move on its own."

The statement caused Kirito to curse silently, that meant getting in close was gonna be much harder than before.

The swordsman let out a breath, weighing his options. Sword arts wouldn't do much now.

But before he could think further, the snake shot forward at him. On instinct, Kirito tried to slash at the snake, but he had forgotten that this wasn't just a normal snake.

A normal snake wouldn't be able to change its trajectory once it jumped at its target, so it would be possible to slash it down. But not this one.

As soon as Kirito's sword touched the snake, it coiled around the Night Sky Sword, further coiling up to Kirito's arm, effectively binding him.

Kirito grunted as he tried to wrestle free from the snake. But then, the snake pulled hard, causing him to lurch forward, right as Eldrie sent a kick to his stomach, sending him to the floor again.

Kirito growled and got up, only for the process to repeat itself.

And after a few minutes, Kirito was on his knees panting, his body full of bruises from the hits Eldrie gave him.

At this point, there were even more knights watching the duel, and while most didn't approve of Eldrie using his Full Armament Control Arts in that manner, some were very much interested to see what Kirito could do.

Alice clenched her fists, and tried to step in, but Eugeo stopped her, "Alice, wait."

The girl looked at Eugeo, and he nodded at her. Alice sighed, "Fine..."

Back to the fight, Kirito growled as he struggled to his feet again, before he used his left free arm to block a kick from Eldrie.

He let out a tired breath, 'What to do...'

Eldrie stared down at Kirito, "Give up. You cannot win, don't embarrass yourself anymore than you already have."

Kirito chuckled as he got up to one knee, "Sorry, but you won't get me to give up so easily."

Eldrie's eyes hardened, "Then so be it."

The man pulled hard, causing Kirito to lurch forward again, right into a punch to the face from the purple haired knight.

The punch sent him sprawling to the ground right to the edge of the platform.

The man groaned silently, his ears ringing. Kirito thought, 'Dammit, really need to get that snake away...'

He tried to think of a way to bring the snake away, before he heard a chuckle, "Quite the predicament you're facing eh?"

Kirito groaned, "W-what? Who?"

The voice answered, "I wake up after so long, to find you in a spar. Well, I suppose I could lend you a hand."

Kirito was confused, regardless of his ringing ears, "What?"

The voice spoke one last time, "Don't worry, this won't hurt. On a side note, this might finally give them what they need to connect to us."

Kirito blinked, before he felt a surge of power flow through his body, and his eyes and hearing cleared. He stood up, as if something was compelling him to stand up, and he spoke, "Trace. On."

Eyes widened, as a golden broadsword formed out of nothingness in Kirito's free hand, a very familiar sword.

The Fragant Olive Sword.

Alice instantly drew her own sword, and she stared at the one in Kirito's hands, comparing the two swords.

They were identical.

Back to the fight, Kirito stared at the golden sword in awe. He didn't know how, but he knew what the sword was. The history, the way it worked, they way Alice used it, and more importantly, how he could use it.

Kirito then heard the very familiar voice in his head, "Now show him what we're made of."

Kirito nodded, and instinctively, he raised the Fragrant Olive Sword, "System Call: Enhance Armament!"

Instantly, the bronze blade burst into over a thousand petals, to the shock over many knights watching the duel.

That included Eldrie.

For a brief moment, the purple knight was in shock that Kirito was using his dear mentor's sword, and that shock quickly morphed into anger.

But it was too late, as Kirito swung the hilt of the sword, commanding all thousand petals to charge at the purple haired knight.

The effect was instantaneous, as numerous cuts appeared on the man's armor and every exposed parts if his skin.

Soon, the petals left the man, reforming the blade at the hilt in Kirito's hands, and Eldrie fell to his knees, the Frost Scale Whip reverting to its sealed state.

Kirito walked forward, and he leveled his sword at Eldrie's throat, "Do you yield?"

The knight stared at Kirito, he couldn't even move so much of a finger, it was his loss. Eldrie let out a sigh, and he nodded, "Yes, I yield."

Kirito nodded, before he sheathed his sword and extended a hand to the kneeling knight.

The purple knight blinked at him in confusion, before he chuckled, and grabbed Kirito's extended hand, pulling himself up.

Bercouli walked over to them, "My, you never cease to surprise me, Kirito."

Kirito and Eldrie turned, to see the knights walking to them.

Kirito nodded to his master, "Bercouli-sensei."

The first knight chuckled, "That was a great match."

He then glanced at Eldrie, "But Eldrie, we're gonna have some words later, got it?"

Eldrie nodded, knowing what he did was despicable.

Gilgamesh then spoke up, "But the question is, Kirito, where did you learn to do that?"

Kirito blinked, "Eh?"

The third Knight folded his arms, "For as long as I've lived, I have only known two people, who could Project swords to that degree. One is not here anymore."

Gilgamesh pointed at a knight with white hair and tan skin, wearing a very sleek, red and black version of the Integrity Knight armor, "The only other living person who can use that, is that faker over there, but it's only because he has a massive fetish for blades. And I'm sure as hell that he can't teach that to anyone."

The white haired man grew a tick mark, "Oi!"

Chuckles sounded through the hall, before Bercouli nodded in agreement, "True. Normal Projection wouldn't have such detail, hell, you shouldn't even be able to use its Full Armament Control Arts at all."

The white haired knight nodded as he studied the Fragant Olive Sword in Kirito's hand, "Yeah, and your copy is near identical, I'd say its better than mine."

Fanatio's eyes widened, and she looked at Bercouli, "Then you might be right about him."

Bercouli nodded, "Maybe, but we still need time to confirm."

Kirito was about to ask what, but before he could, he was cut off by a voice, "Bercouli, bring Kirito to the library."

Everyone turned to see a spider hanging down from the ceiling.

Artoria raised an eyebrow, "Charlotte?"

The spider seemed to regard the Knight for a moment, before she turned to Bercouli, "Bring Kirito to the library, Lady Cardinal wishes to speak to him."

Bercouli raised an eyebrow, "Its been ages since Lady Cardinal contacted us, why now?"

Charlotte, the spider, seemed apologetic, as she spoke, "Because there was no need, but things have changed."

Bercouli sighed, "Alright."

The knight commander turned to the other knights, "Okay, Fanatio, Gilgamesh, Alice, Artoria, Emiya, follow me. The others go back to whatever you were doing."

Bercouli looked at Eugeo, "You follow us too."

Eugeo nodded, before Kirito asked, "Wait, Cardinal? As in the goddess of wisdom, that Cardinal?!"

Fanatio looked at him and nodded, "Yes, the four gods, Cardinal, Quinella, Kazuto and Vector are real, the rest are just made up by the church."

Alice nodded as she continued, "But ever since Kazuto vanished, Cardinal has not revealed herself, and only Lady Quinella has maintained contact with us."

Artoria nodded, "But for the past few years, even she has closed herself off from us, only the Prime Senator, Chudelkin, has contact with her, or so he claims."

Charlotte nodded, "Yes, that's actually why we need you to come. It pertains the young man over there."

Bercouli sighed, "Alright, lead the way."

As the other knights left the area, Charlotte lead the eight to a secluded corner of the floor.

Then, a door suddenly appeared. Eugeo gaped, "Woah, what the?"

Charlotte turned to the Kirito and Eugeo, "This is an entrance to the Great Library, now come."

Bercouli, Fanatio, Artoria, Emiya and Gilgamesh shared a glance, before they walked into the entrance.

And as soon as they did, the six Integrity Knights' eyes widened as they felt a very familiar presence.

Then, a voice reached their ears, "We've been waiting for you, Kirito."

The eight of them walked further in, and they were met with two people. One was a short and petite woman wearing glasses and a scholar's outfit, a staff in her hand.

The other was an old woman, with silver hair, wearing a white dress.

Yet, there was no mistake. The Integrity Knights easily recognised who they were.

Bercouli's eyes widened, "L-lady Quinella?! H-how?"

Quinella smiled tiredly, "It has been some time, and things have happened."

Emiya asked, "But how are you here? Why are you so..."

Quinella finished the question, "Old?"

The woman smiled wryly, "Its because of Chudelkin."

The knights' eyes widened, as Artoria asked, "What do you mean?"

Quinella didn't answer, instead, the answer came from Cardinal, "I'm pretty sure you know how Quinella's avatar is closed off for the past few years, and Prime Senator Chudelkin has been acting as the so-called messenger, yes?"

The knights nodded, and Quinella spoke, "As I am connected directly to my avatar, it is possible to interfere with me through the avatar. And unfortunately, I got careless."

Kirito asked, speaking up, "Careless?"

Quinella looked at the man with a hint of longingness, and she nodded, "Yes. Years ago, he approached my avatar, and managed to seal her, effectively cutting me off from it, and also taking away a majority of my powers."

The Knights all were angered at that revelation.

Bercouli then asked, "But, why did you not tell us in the beginning?"

Quinella smiled dryly, "I didn't know if Chudelkin had sealed any of you, or done anything to put you against me."

The silver haired goddess paused, before she continued, "Besides, it took me a full six months to actually contact Cardinal, I had lost that much of my powers, and we weren't sure what Chudelkin had done to prepare against us."

Emiya tch'd, "That bastard."

The other knights shared that sentiment, anger evident in their eyes.

Cardinal smiled in amusement at the knights' obvious sense of loyalty to her sister, and she spoke, "Worry not, it is actually quite simple to reclaim my sister's powers. But more importantly for now, Kirito, its time you knew."

The man perked up, looking at the short goddess, "Yes?"

Cardinal nodded, "You are the reincarnation of the god of blades, Kazuto."

The revelation drew mixed reactions from the knights. Bercouli chuckled silently, "I knew it."

Fanatio stayed silent, not knowing what to say.

Artoria nodded to herself, but stayed silent, similar to how Fanatio was.

Gilgamesh and Emiya both half-expected it, and they nodded, accepting the fact easily.

As for Alice, she just stared at her childhoos friend in shock, something shared by Eugeo.

Kirito, himself, was also surprised, but he refocused himself and asked, "W-what? How?"

Cardinal smiled, something shared by Quinella, and she explained, "I'm sure you all know of the war between Kazuto and Vector."

The eight of them nodded. Bercouli, Fanatio, Gilgamesh, Artoria and Emiya had all fought in that war. As for Alice, Kirito and Eugeo, they had heard of it from the legends.

Quinella nodded, continuing, "As you know, our brothers ended the war with a draw. Vector returned to the Dark Territory, and we've not heard from him ever since, but we suspect he's biding his time, to attack the Human Empires again."

That alarmed the knights, but they kept quiet, as Quinella continued, "As for Kazuto, he... split into two parts."

Kirito knew where this was going, and he finished Quinella's sentence, "Soul and body."

Cardinal nodded, "Yes, his body was sealed in one of the mountains at the border between the Human Empire and Dark Territory, but we managed to recover it a few years after the war."

The two goddesses paused a short moment and Alice looked at Kirito, "And the soul..."

Quinella nodded, "The soul, initially, was not found, but eighteen years ago, we felt his soul again."

The silver haired goddess looked at Kirito, "That is you, Kirito."

The man looked at the floor, taking in the information.

Then, Gilgamesh asked, "But, why take so long?"

The two sisters looked at each, and Cardinal answered, "We don't know. Maybe the fight took more than we thought from him, but its all just theories."

Alice then asked, "Why choose to reveal this now?"

Quinella regarded the young knight, and she answered, "Because we couldn't. We have tried contacting him, when he was a child, but we couldn't reach him because he was too weak."

Kirito's eyes widened, and he quickly asked, "Then, you were the ones who sent me those visions?"

Quinella and Cardinal shared a glance, before the latter asked, "Visions?"

Eugeo caught what Kirito was asking, but the others were curious, as Kirito nodded, "Four girls, one with short brown hair, another with blonde hair in twin tails, one with short black hair and another girl with long auburn hair."

The two goddesses looked at each other for a moment, before they shook their heads.

Quinella spoke, seeing the disappointed face of their brother's reincarnation, "That might be from your memories as Kazuto."

Cardinal nodded, "And that leads us to the second point."

The eight of them watched curiously, as Cardinal flicked her wrist, bringing out a glowing silhouette in the air.

Kirito felt a tug in his gut, a familiar feeling as he stared at the silhouette, and he realized what he was looking at. The young man stared at Quinella and Cardinal, "Is that?"

The two nodded, Cardinal answered, "Yes, that is your body."

Alice then asked, "But why is it transparent?"

The answer came from Gilgamesh, "Because the body lacks a soul. The soul is what defines a being, be it a god, human, orc or goblin. Without the soul, you'll essentially be an empty husk."

Cardinal nodded, "Indeed."

She then looked ar Kirito, gesturing to the floating silhouette, "Try touching it, it may complete you."

Kirito nodded, and he placed a hand on the floating body.

For a brief moment, the body glowed, but after that, the glow faded as if nothing had changed.

Kirito frowned, he did feel stronger, as if more parts of himself he didn't know were missing, were back. But now that he realized it, it didn't feel complete.

Eugeo asked, "Nothing happened?"

Seeing the confused look on his student, Bercouli answered, "Most likely, Kirito is not strong enough yet. The body doesn't recognise him."

Emiya nodded, "But it reacted to him, so that means Kirito just needs to get stronger."

Fanatio nodded, "A sound theory."

Cardinal nodded, and she looked at the clock, before she spoke, "I suppose that is fine for today. We can continue discussing matters tomorrow."

Kirito, Eugeo and Alice nodded, but Bercouli spoke up, "What about Chudelkin?"

Quinella smiled, "Take it easy. I doubt he will do anything drastic."

Gilgamesh frowned, "But knowing that mongrel, who knows what he's beeen doing to your avatar?"

The silver haired goddess smiled, "I can always create a new one."

Quinella then turned serious, "But do make sure to inform all the other knights, and make sure to check if any of them are in leagues with him."

Cardinal nodded in agreement, "We'll discuss how to reclaim my sister's power tomorrow, among other stuff. So go get some rest."

Bercouli nodded, "Very well."

He turned to the others, "Go get some rest. Young lady, I trust you can show Kirito and Eugeo their rooms?"

Alice smiled and nodded, "Of course, Ojii-sama."

She then turned to Kirito and Eugeo, "Okay, let's go, I'll show you your rooms."

The two brothers nodded, but before they could, Gilgamesh stopped them.

Alice blinked, "Is there anything you want, Gilgamesh?"

The third knight nodded, staring at Kirito, his gaze holding a tad bit more respect than before, "Kid, meet me at the training grounds tomorrow, I want to see how good you are with that projection of yours."

Kirito nodded, as Emiya piped in, "Count me in as well."

Gilgamesh smirked, "Heh, of course, you faker with a sword fetish."

The tanned skin man glared at the blonde, "I. Do. Not. Have. A. Fetish. For. Swords."

Gilgamesh just laughed as he walked away, "Sure sure."

As the blonde knight walked away, Emiya turned to Kirito and Eugeo, "Do not believe what he says!"

With that said, the tanned skin man stormed away.

Alice giggled, "Well, don't mind them. Come on, I'll show you your rooms."

Kirito and Eugeo nodded, following their childhood friend to the knights' rooms.

And soon, the three of them reached two doors, both facing opposite of each other.

Alice smiled as she pointed at the two rooms, "Alright, Kirito, Eugeo, these will be your rooms. I'll let you two choose between which one you want."

She then walked to the room beside them, "This is my room, so if there's anything you need, just knock, okay?"

Kirito and Eugeo both nodded, as Alice went inside her room, leaving Kirito and Eugeo to sort out which room they wanted.

Kirito pointed to the room beside Alice's, "So, I take this one, you take that one?"

Eugeo nodded and walked to his room, "Okay."

Kirito chuckled, "Reminds me when we first went to Centoria again."

The blonde smiled, "Kinda...

Eugeo then nodded, entering his room, "Well, I'll see you later."

The black haired man smirked at his brother, "Yeah, sure."

Kirito closed the door behind him, examining his room.

The man looked around, and it was a tad bit smaller than the apartment back in Centoria, which, for one person was pretty damn big.

Kirito let out a breath as he slumped onto his bed, 'I guess I'll take a nap then.'

The man laid his hands on the back of his head, appreciating how soft thd bed and pillows were, before he slowly drifted to sleep.

Then, all of a sudden, Kirito felt the bed vanish, and his eyes snapped open.

Kirito stood up, looking around, and he realized he was standing between the Human Empire and the Dark Territory.

The man thought aloud, "What the hell?"

Then, before Kirito could ponder further, a very familiar voice tore him from his thoughts, "We finally meet."

Kirito turned, and his eyes widened as he saw a knight walking up to him.

The Knight wore a modified version of the Integrity Knight armor, one that he had seen when he was a child. (Zero armor from Garo series, only with a cape and without the helmet)

One he had seen in a church, as a statue.

But the most important thing, was that he was looking at his own face.

The knight grinned, "Yo, me."

XXX

Done. So, that's the chapter. The next chapter will be some build up and preparation.

And as you all should realise by now, the story from here on is different from canon, with a bit similarities here and there. So yeah.

And here is the list of the current Integrity Knights I have in my story, and note, Kirito and Eugeo are not included yet.

1. Bercouli Synthesis One.

2. Fanatio Synthesis Two

3. Gilgamesh Synthesis Three

4. Artoria Synthesis Four

5. Lancelot Synthesis Five

6. Gawain Synthesis Six

7. Deusolbert Synthesis Seven

8. Mordred Synthesis Eight

9. Emiya Synthesis Nine

10. Siegfried Synthesis Ten

11. Medusa Synthesis Eleven

12. Scheta Synthesis Twelve

13. Nero Synthesis Thirteen

14. Jeanne Synthesis Fourteen

15. Cu Chu Lain Synthesis Fifteen

16. -

17. Giyuu Synthesis Seventeen

18. -

19. Tsuyuri Synthesis Nineteen

20. Tanjiro Synthesis Twenty

21. Zenitsu Synthesis Twenty One

22. Dakira Synthesis Twenty Two

23. Jeis Synthesis Twenty Three

24. Giro Synthesis Twenty Four

25. -

26. Hobren Synthesis Twenty Six

27. Renry Synthesis Twenty Seven

28. Linel Synthesis Twenty Eight

29. Fizel Synthesis Twenty Nine

30. Alice Synthesis Thirty

31. Eldrie Synthesis Thirty One

As you may have noticed, most of the knights I added are from the Fate series, with a few from Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Currently there are three spots left. So I will either leave them empty by leaving them dead, or, if you guys want, suggest potential candidates for the remaining three spots.

So yeah, that's it for this chapter. Review please, and see y'all next time.