Hello, everyone! It's me, ArtLotus, here to give the new chapter of Alfheim Online: The Shinigami. Also, in these past recent days, I've gotten reviews, that I will answer sincerely without a lie whatsoever.
First Question is from Guest 52352,
To answer your question, this Fanfic is only going to stay in SAO universe, alright? I put Izayoi in SAO, because I like to, and love to. And he will continue on staying in my Fanfic, in the SAO universe. Sorry,for the long answer, but I hope this solved your question.
This question is a little bit tricky, but I'm going to answer, cause... Well,he somehow criticize what I'm doing this Fanfic for. But I'm not trying to be a bad person to him.
So, the second question is from JustAReviewer.
To answer you comments,
First comment, is I write this Fanfic for all the viewers out there to read it, to give me comments on how they think about the story. I will read their comments, even if they're a little hurtful, but I still read it, because I want to Know what they think about the story. And I write it because I loved Izayoi to be in SAO. And because Izayoi is my number 1, most favorite, Badass anime character ever.
Before, I wasn't a writer for writing Fanfic, I'm just a reader. And after I re-watched a few animes, like SAO, Naruto, Dog Days, I started to imagine on how it would be if my Favourite Character Izayoi was in it? All writers have their stories to share on how they begin to write Fanfic, and this is my story, that I'm sharing with you all.
And then I finally have an Ambition, to write Fanfic. And I finally accomplished it. And there's nothing good than having all the supports that you have, from reviews, favorites and the ones that follows your Fanfic.
And for the second comment, Its true, that I write to express my words and ideas to the universe of fanfiction to spread my love for fandoms. But there's another one, when I wrote The Thousand Blades, I noticed that there's not a single crossover between Mondaiji and SAO. So, I feel the need to write it, to spread my Crossover Fanfic to others, and because of that I feel determined to write my Fanfic of SAO till it is finished. And another thing I feel happy and blessed that I was doing it, writing the crossover SAO Fanfic, plus I feel more determine, happy and blessed combined, when people started to read my Fanfic and are supporting my cause to continue it.
Start the music: G.O Mblaq, Even in my dream
The Third comment, is I write my Fanfic, for the readers, eventual readers, and most importantly that are supporting me right now, the reviewers, the favorites, and the followers. I write the Fanfic for them, too, you know. Who in the world, would write their Fanfics just for himself/herself? I don't want to forget about those who are supporting me right now. It really pains me to even think about forgetting them.
Don't ever forget that, JustAReviewer. I write for all the people that reads my Fanfic.
The forth comment is a little hurtful for me, but I'll answer it.
I know I practically copied from the anime Sword Art Online, but it is the way that I wanted to. I want to give them a true story. A Story that I planned for a long time to write, a long story, based on the anime. And what better way than to watch Sword Art Online and made the next chapter for my SAO Crossover Fanfic?
And I know I switched out Kirito for Izayoi, and I copied everything from the anime, and that makes me a cheater, or a copier. And as I said that's the way I wanted it to be, but I added my own touches on the story itself, and I read that a few reviewers loved it.
And for your information, I switched Kirito to be a supporting character. Even if you don't see him much, I made him helped Izayoi, by being a bestfriend to him, and fight by his side.
And last but not least, even if I copied straight from the anime, and that tarnish my name as a writer, I don't care.
This is my opinion of being a writer,
IF YOU WRITE A STORY, THEN YOU'RE A WRITER.
That's all.
I hope you're satisfied by my answer, and I'm sorry, if I was harsh on the words, and the answers were long, but that is based on my opinion of your comments.
Now continuing the story, everyone. I present you Alfheim Online: The Shinigami.
I'll catch you later, boys and girls, Ja'ne! ArtLotus out!
Chapter 6: General of the Blazing Flames
"The exit." Izayoi said as he sped up his running towards the exit. Suddenly, Izayoi came out of the Corridor, as he immediately jumped to the sky, while Leafa just hold on to his neck, watching the ground below her. Izayoi and Leafa look behind them, to see the Orc fall to their deaths by falling off the cliff from the exit they went out.
"That took years off my life!" Leafa said looking up at Izayoi, clearly angry with him. "I saved us some time, didn't I? And I noticed that you like being in my arms." Izayoi teased as Leafa suddenly realized the fact that she was still in Izayoi's arms.
"Honestly..." Leafa pouted. "But... Can we go like this for a little bit?" Leafa asked with a flush, as she turns her face away from Izayoi, embarrassed.
"Okay. But hold on tight." Izayoi said griping Leafa tightly, but not overly tight, just enough to let her be comfortable. Leafa then look up in front of her, as Izayoi followed where she was looking, and they saw the Giant World Tree in front of them.
"Where will the conference be taking place?" Izayoi asked as Leafa look up at him. "Hmm..." Leafa then opens her menu, "Let's see..." She said as she look upon her map. "To the northwest, inside that mountain." Leafa stated pointing her finger to the mountain on her right.
"How much time do we have left?" Kirito asked flying behind them.
"Twenty minutes." Leafa informed him, as Izayoi narrows his eyes at the mountain, where the alliance will be made.
"We'll make it. Leafa, hold tight. This is going to be a fast travel from here to the conference." Izayoi said as Leafa grip his neck tightly, not to let go. Izayoi breath a deep breath, "Let's go." He stated looking ahead of him, as he instantly burst through the skies, leaving a burst of wind to be blown back furiously behind him.
"Huh?!" Kirito said with wide eyes, suddenly being hit by the furious wind, causing him to be blown back a few distance. As he was hit by the wind, he couldn't stop but helplessly spun around in the sky.
After minutes, Kirito stop spinning as he shook his head out of the dizziness, and looks at Izayoi, who had left a lot of distance between them. "How can he do that?" Kirito asked surprised at Izayoi 's sudden burst of speed.
Even when flying in the sky, or fighting on land and saving people, Izayoi's speed was unmatched. Then Kirito hold his head as his dizziness came back, and he was left to float around. While waiting for his dizziness to end, Kirito could see that Izayoi was just a little speck of dot in the skies.
"Huh... Dizzy..." Kirito said holding his head in a daze. He tried to shake the dizziness away, but he can't. And left with no other choice, he was forced to stay in the sky, doing nothing but wait for his dizziness to go away.
"I should wait, before this dizziness could get me falling down on the ground." Kirito mumbled holding his head.
"I'll only have ten minutes. Better hope this dizziness won't last ten minutes. Ugh..." Kirito mumbled still holding his head in a daze.
"Izayoi..." Kirito mutters with a sigh.
"I'll catch up later..." Kirito said as he look around, seeing if anyone was around at the moment. When there wasn't, he tried to slowly fly a couple distance towards the conference.
"Yeah, I'll catch up later... I hope Izayoi saved me some Salamanders." Kirito said flying a couple distances again, while holding his head. After flying a couple distances, he was beginning to slowly fly normal. But he wasn't sure if he should speed up just yet. So with that in mind, he slowly but steadily flew towards the mountain.
ALfheim, Butterfly Valley, Neutral Territory
"I don't know if we'll make it there before the Salamanders." Izayoi said flying towards Butterfly Valley, while carrying Leafa in his arms.
"I told you. We won't make it." Leafa said with a frown.
"But I wasn't finished yet." Izayoi said as Leafa raised an eyebrow. "As I said we will make it there. Even if it takes everything. And I'm not the one to give up easily if there's going to be a fight soon." Izayoi stated with a smile.
"But even if we can warn them, we'll either barely get the leader out, or all die together in battle." Leafa reasoned as Izayoi narrows his eyes at the thought.
Yui then poke out from Izayoi's pocket, "Player signals. A group of sixty-eight players is ahead. That's probably the Salamander attack force. " Yui informed them, as Leafa look at Izayoi who wore a frown.
Izayoi look down as he spotted the large group of Salamander flying towards the conference.
"Fourteen more are up ahead." Yui said pointing her hand in front of her.
"Most likely the Sylph and Cait Sith diplomats. Fifty seconds until they make contact." Yui stated.
"We didn't make it in time." Leafa said as she look down.
"Thank you, Izayoi-kun. This is far enough. You go to the World Tree. I'm going to save Sakuya. It wasn't for long, but it was fun." Leafa said looking up at him.
"I hope we meet again!" She said with a smile.
"Yeah, it was fun. And I want to keep it that way." Izayoi said as Leafa look at him with a confused look.
"Yui, go with Leafa." Izayoi ordered as he let Leafa go from his arms. And then Yui quickly followed as she came out of Izayoi's pocket and flew beside Leafa.
"Izayoi-kun?" Leafa asked confused.
"Running away isn't really my style. Yui take care of Leafa for me." Izayoi said as he then burst through the sky again, speeding up to stop the group all by himself.
"Wait, Izayoi-kun!" Leafa said reaching her hand towards him.
"Leafa-san, lets go." Yui said as Leafa look at her and then to Izayoi. She look at Yui, as she nodded and the two headed straight to Sakuya.
"Sixty eight players, huh?" Izayoi asked himself, as a smirk slowly started to formed on his lips.
"This is going to be... Fun!" Izayoi said boosting his flying, passing the Salamander group.
He then look down towards him, as he saw that the Salamander had arrived at the Sylphs and Cait Sith.
Izayoi held out his hand, as his black daito appeared. Looking down, he then vanished from his spot.
"Why are Salamanders here?" One of the Cait Sith asked as the Sylphs and Cait Sith look to see the large group of Salamanders in front of them.
A Salamander held up his hand and positioned it in front of him, as the Salamander group started pointing out their lances, and was getting to attack the Sylphs and Cait Sith.
But before the Salamander could let down his hand to start the attack, something crashed down in front of the Sylphs and the Cait Sith leaders, surprising them.
When the smoke dispersed, it reveals a serious looking Izayoi, standing up and wielding his black daito to the side.
"Isn't this a surprise?" Izayoi said looking at the large group of Salamander lined up at the front lines, each wielding lances left and right.
"Everyone, put away your swords!" Izayoi shouted as the Salamanders let theit lances down, surprised by Izayoi order.
"Who's that?" One of the Salamanders asked.
Sakuya and the Cait Sith leader, stood there watching the scene.
"Sakuya!" A voice surprised the leaders as they towards their right, to see Leafa standing there.
"Leafa... What are you doing here?" Sakuya asked. Sakuya is the Lord of the Slyphs, she dresses in long green Japanese-styled clothing and has unusually long dark green hair.
"It's not easy to explain. But the one thing I can say is that our fates depend on him." Leafa stated looking at Izayoi, whose back she was facing.
"What is going on?" Sakuya asked herself.
"I want to talk to your commander!" Izayoi ordered as the Salamander part away, to give their General some way.
Izayoi look up seeing the General, as he flew up at him.
"What's a Spriggan doing here?" the General asked as he look Izayoi, who stood in front of him.
"I'm going to kill you, regardless of your answer. But in honor of your bravery, I will speak to you first." He said to Izayoi.
"My name is Izayoi. I'm an ambassador for the Spriggan-Undine alliance. If you attack this meeting, I can assume you desire a full-scale war with all four races, correct?" Izayoi said as Sakuya and Cait Sith look at Leafa who stood with her mouth open. Leafa then turns to them, as she waved her hands in dismissal.
"An Undine-Spriggan alliance?" the General said as he smirk. "And you, without a single guard, are their ambassador?" He stated as Izayoi lowered down his scarf.
"Who needs a guard? The Spriggans sent their strongest warrior here. And that's why they sent me alone. They believed that I will end this fight. And because of that, I believed strongly believed them to be so." Izayoi said with a smirk, hiding the fact that Kirito, who could act as a guard for him, but since he isn't here, he would just do it himself.
"But I'm merely here to negotiate trade terms with the Sylphs and Cait Sith. But if the talks are disrupted, it will be much worse. The four races will ally against the Salamanders." Izayoi said knowledgeably.
"Strongest warrior, huh? But you're all alone, wearing horrible gear. You can't expect me to believe you." the General then clutched his sword, and pulled it out from its sheath. He then positioned it in front of him, as he wields it with two hands on the handle.
"You know I took offense from that. This gear is ten-times cooler, and expensive than your gear." Izayoi said with a disapproving frown, while the General narrows his eyes at Izayoi's comment, but he ignored it as he don't believe that his gear was more expensive than his gear he wore now.
"If you withstand my assault for thirty seconds. I will believe you are an ambassador." The General said ignoring the comment, and focused on to soon-to-be battle.
"That's very generous of you... I needed a fight around here. And what better way than to fight a general?" Izayoi asked readying his daito.
"This is bad." Sakuya stated looking at the two fairies, who were ready to fight, while Leafa turns to her confused.
"The Salamander's two-handed sword... It's the Demonic Sword Gram." Sakuya said. "I've heard you need a two-handed sword skill of 950 to equip it." Sakuya informed Leafa.
"O-Of 950?!" Leafa said shocked.
"Yeah. If he's using it, he must be General Eugene. Do you know him?" Sakuya asked.
"I-I know the name." Leafa answered.
"The younger brother of the Salamander leader, Mortimer. I've heard they're brothers in real life. The elder is a brilliant strategist. The younger, a valiant warrior. In terms of sheer power, he's said to be the game's strongest player!" Sakuya explained.
"The game's strongest player..." Leafa mutters as she look at Izayoi. "Izayoi-kun... Please be safe..." Leafa thought as she held her hands together.
"That's a nice sword you got there." Izayoi commented looking at Eugene's sword, Gram.
"It must be a demonic sword. But I don't like to wield a two-handed sword. Its heavy." Izayoi said as he grip his daito tightly.
"Hmph... Then you're clearly not worthy to wield this sword." Eugene said as Izayoi held up his left hand.
"Well, I've once wielded a two-handed sword. And I assure you that it is heavier than your sword." Izayoi said recalling that in SAO, he once wielded his two-handed sword.
"I think I've wasted enough time here. I don't want our fight to be late, it's boring that way." Izayoi said as he focused on Eugene, his demeanor changed as his eyes narrowed and he took on a serious look.
As the rays of light protruded from the clouds, Eugene blind Izayoi for a second with the light reflecting against his sword, as he assault Izayoi first by attacking him.
Izayoi instantly dodged to the side as Gram hits thin air instead of Izayoi, which surprises Eugene. But he quickly retaliated as he quickly swung his sword at Izayoi, who raises his daito to blocked. But Izayoi's eyes widen as Gram phased through his daito, and he was sent crashing down to the ground, near a cliff.
"What was that?" Leafa asked surprised by Gram phasing through Izayoi's daito.
"The Demonic Sword Gram has a bonus skill, Ethereal Shift, letting it phase when someone tried to block with a shield or sword." Alicia the Leader of Cait Sith explained. She is relatively short, has blond hair, dark skin, a tail, and a slim figure. She also wears a bell on her neck and a cape on the left arm with a red stripe through it near the front.
"That's insane!" Leafa said.
"As I expected, it has a bonus skill. I should have dodged back then, but you cant into battle without knowing your opponent strong point, right?" Izayoi said sarcastically as he stand up, looking at Eugene.
Izayoi then burst through the smoke that covered him, as he locked swords with Eugene.
"I'm amazed you're still alive." Eugene said as he was being pushed back little by little, by Izayoi.
"I should have known the sword has a bonus skill. It isn't a demonic sword if it didn't have any skill, right?" Izayoi exclaimed as he pushed Eugene back, and begin his assault on him.
Eugene who blocked Izayoi's attacks, noticed that he was going faster and faster, attacking him with his daito. He tried to keep up with Izayoi speed, but it was too fast for him to even keep up.
"Why don't you keep up a little?" Izayoi said as he attacked Eugene, to which he decided block it, cause he didn't see any way of dodging the fast attacks that were upon him. After a while attacking, Izayoi vanished as Eugene look for him, not aware that Izayoi appear behind him, which Eugene noticed too late. Eugene turns around seeing Izayoi already behind him, as he swung his daito and slashed at Eugene's chest, blowing him back a few distance.
"You know, isn't it already been thirty seconds?" Izayoi asked.
"Sorry, but I've decided to kill you. Now you have to survive until I kill you." Eugene said as he ignored the pain that comes with Izayoi's slash across his chest.
Izayoi narrows his eyes, as he hadn't keep his word. With no other choice than to win, Izayoi charged at Eugene.
"This will be tough." Sakuya said
"That Spriggan, he's too fast. I can't even keep up with him." Alicia said as Sakuya nodded in understanding. "Ive never seen a fairy attack that fast before... And if that's the case, I would assume that Eugene would have a hard time keeping up with him also.
They're equally skilled, but Eugene's weapon is far superior." Sakuya explained as Leafa look at Izayoi.
"Even so... Even so, Izayoi-kun will..." Leafa said as she stare worriedly at Izayoi, while beside her Yui watched her papa worriedly too.
Izayoi and Eugene attacked each other, each landing damages, but even more as Eugene's sword, Gram phases through Izayoi's daito, every time he attempts to block.
"Be the Shinigami..." The voice whispered to Izayoi, as his eyes widen, surprised at the voice appearing again.
Izayoi kicked Eugene a few distance, as he grabbed the hem of his scraf.
"Feel the wrath..." Izayoi said as he slowly unwrapped his scarf, revealing his face. The black scarf in Izayoi's hand, furiously fluttered with the wind. Suddenly, the scarf in Izayoi's hand, slowly wrapped itself around his right arm.
Then Izayoi begin to glow black, as waves of black and white energy came out of Izayoi, and black mists mysteriously appeared and covered the blue skies.
Izayoi then held up his hand in front of his face, and slowly dragged it across his face, "Of a Thousand Blades!" Izayoi shouted as everything was blown back, furious winds blowing back all the Salamanders that were lined up in front of the Sylphs and Cait Sith.
Eugene raised his sword, bracing himself as the wind blows him back. The black and white energy engulfed Izayoi, as a smirk slowly spread across his lips.
Eugene look up towards Izayoi, and his eyes widen as a giant black red crescent was sent his way. He blocked it, but he was shocked as he felt the force the crescent had. He tried to push it back but it was of no use. And so, he maneuvered his sword to the other direction, as the crescent went straight to the direction. And when it made in contact with the ground, it blows up.
Everyone who was watching, were eyed wide by the power the crescent held. And Leafa knowing who did that, turns to where Izayoi was.
After the crescent was sent, the black mists immediately dispersed, as it clears up the sky, revealing the blue sky again. "You know, that's just the beginning." Izayoi said as everyone turns to him, but they couldn't see him will all the black and white energy that covered him.
But then, the black and white energy instantly dispersed, revealing Izayoi with his appearance slightly changed and he wore a newly different attire.
Izayoi was wearing a sleeveless, ankle length black coat with white linings, which is closed at his chest and left to flare out into ragged ends. Also, he wore fingerless arm guards on each arm, that reached below his elbow.
But what got most of everyone's attention, was the white mask that was sticking on the side of Izayoi's head. The mask had a wolf's face on it, with red linings around the eye holes, black linings were edged to the sharp teeths, making it more vicious and scary. And then everyone eyes focused on to Izayoi's own set of eyes, as his eyes were glowing crimson, appearing deadly before everyone. And his hair which was spiky all the times, was slicked to the back of his head leaving a strand of hair on his forehead, which made him more gentlemanly, and handsome.
The black daito he wield was transformed, the four prongs on the cross guard extend out farther than they previously did. While still in the shape of the kanji, the prongs become more abstract and slender in appearance.
"Let the true battle begin." Izayoi comment with a sly smirk, as he instantly vanished, while Eugene searched for him again, annoyed that he disappeared again and he couldn't find him, giving him the disadvantage of the battle.
"You should pay attention next time." Izayoi advised appearing before the surprised Eugene, with his daito raised. He then swung down his daito at Eugene, slashing him across his chest, as he was blown back by the force of the slash.
"Time to finish this." Izayoi whispered under his breath, as he raised his hand in front of him, and the rings of words encircled him.
Suddenly, jet-black streams of smoke erupt from Izayoi's hand, as it quickly covered the large area around Izayoi, and where Leafa, Sakuya and Alicia were standing, in smoke. And it also greatly obscured the vision within the area.
"Sorry, but I'm going to borrow this. Wait for me." Izayoi whispered as he kissed Leafa at the back of her head, and then he was gone.
"Papa?" Yui said looking around.
"I-Izayoi-kun?" Leafa questioned looking around for him. Then she went to her sword, but she only felt her thighs.
"Was that meant to buy you time?" Eugene said as he swung his sword at the mist, clearing it up with a single swipe of his sword. Eugene then look around for Izayoi, as he was nowhere to be found. The Salamanders could just watched on, as their leader look for him.
"He's gone?" Alicia asked searching for him, with her hand on top of her forehead, trying to see far away for Izayoi.
"Did he run away?" One of the Cait Sith asked while everyone believed that Izayoi had fled from the battle, and his remark angers Leafa and Yui as they turns to him.
"Papa, won't ever run away!" Yui stated as everyone was surprised at the fairy's weird calling of Izayoi.
"Of course not!" Leafa said to him, as she recalled Izayoi's words.
"While I'm alive, I won't let any party members die. Even if it costs my life to save them. I'll save them, including you."
"Izayoi-kun would never run." Leafa hoped as she held her hands together, hoping he would come. Suddenly she recalled his words, while she was in the mist.
"Wait for me."
Then Leafa look up at the sky, while Eugene look up at the sky too.
Soaring down from the sky, was Izayoi with his daito by his side, as he descended down the sky like a bullet.
"Izayoi-kun!" Leafa said shedding a few tears of joy.
"Tch..." Eugene then charge towards Izayoi.
Izayoi continued to soared down from the sky, as he wore a calm look while Eugene charges at him. Eugene then swung his sword at him as Gram phases through Izayoi's daito, and just as Gram was near to slash Izayoi, Eugene was surprised to see that it was suddenly block by Leafa's sword, which Izayoi wielded in his other hand. After he blocks
Eugene's attack with his daito, it caused Ethereal Shift to lose its effect.
Eugene was then pushed back by Leafa's sword, making him vulnerable to attack.
"This is the end for you." Izayoi said with a smirk, taking an advantage of his dual-wielding from SAO, he instantly slashes fiercely at Eugene's chest. The general wasn't able to defend against Izayoi's onslaught, as Izayoi slashed countless of times at Eugene, but then slowly his attacks became more faster and faster, to the point where everyone could see that Izayoi wield a thousand blades and was slashing at Eugene with them.
On the other hand, Eugene felt like he was being slashed at a thousand times or more, as Izayoi won't stop slashing. And then he noticed that Izayoi went even faster slashing at him, which completely shocked him. He look at Izayoi who was slashing at him non-stop, with a smirk, as Eugene thought he was the Death god.
"Know the name of the Shinigami." Izayoi stated as he kept slashing at Eugene, with lighting fast and god like speed. The group of Salamanders from the sides, can't help but watched as their general was being brutally slashed at.
Izayoi then stopped his assault as he twirl Leafa's sword, and grab the handle which he wields at the back of his hand. "Let's have some firework for the crowd, shall we?" Izayoi asked as he stab his black daito at Eugene, and he grab his mask by the side of his head and dragged it to his face, fully wearing it.
Izayoi then grab his daito and pulled it out of Eugene, as he disappears. Eugene look around for him even though he was too weak to even move a muscle.
"Over here." Izayoi said as his voice changed with him sounded more demonic, while he wore the mask. He appeared behind Eugene, as he turns around to face Izayoi. Eugene gritted his teeth, ignoring the pain and with the last strength he had, he swung his sword downwards at Izayoi.
Izayoi noticing that Eugene was still fighting, throw his daito up in the air, as he positioned his free palm at Eugene.
"Die!" Eugene shouted.
"How about you first?" Izayoi replied back.
"Cero..." Izayoi said as the palm he aimed at Eugene releases a giant red blast at him, as the blast sent Eugene way up to the sky and then the blast exploded.
Eugene who had his armor burned by the blast, fell down from the sky.
"I win." Izayoi declared as he flash in front of Eugene, with his arm stretched out to the side, catching his daito from where it had gone. With little space between them, Izayoi raised his daito and swung it down, releasing a giant black crescent moon at Eugene, to which he was split apart by it, and was engulfed by flames as he went straight down the ground, defeated by Izayoi.
Everyone who watched the battle was eyed wide at the outcome of the battle, as silence covered the atmosphere.
"Splendid! Simply splendid!" Sakuya said opening her fan, celebrating the victory.
"Wow, nice fight!" Alicia said.
"Hurray!" The Sylphs and Cait Sith cheered on the amazing battle and their victory over the Salamanders.
"That was good." One of the Salamander said which followed by all the Salamander saying that the fight was good and amazing.
"Seriously. Did you see when he released that red blast? That was amazing!" One of the Salamander commented as a wave of nods were sent his way, agreeing with him.
The mood around the three races, were lighten up by Izayoi's performance with defeating Eugene, the strongest player in the game.
Leafa look up at Izayoi, who twirled his daito a few times, before he flick it to the side.
Leafa then smiled, opening her mouth in pure admiration with a blush adorning her face, as she stared at Izayoi with a sparkle in her eyes.
Sakuya was reviving Eugene, with everyone gathered at the ground, where the conference was to be held, except they're missing one fairy, and that is Izayoi who was flying around, trying to find something fun to do while waiting for the general to be revived. His daito was kept inside his item storage, after he had to wait for the general to be revived.
After a few minutes, Sakuya step back as the flames begin to form Eugene, who was kneeling. He then stood up and stretched himself and cracking his neck to the side.
"Izayoi-kun, you can come down!" Leafa shouted as Izayoi turns to her, nodding before he descend down onto the ground in front of her.
He then grabbed a hold of his mask, and pulled it out from his face, and everyone who was gathered were surprised by his appearance, more from the girls, as they all blushed including Leafa, Sakuya and Alicia when they saw his handsome face and sexy crimson eyes.
"You are an excellent fighter. The best I have ever seen in my years of playing in this game." Eugene praised as Izayoi smiled appreciating his compliment.
"No problem. It's a fun fight, after all." Izayoi said waving his hand in dismissal.
"I had no idea there was someone like you among the Spriggans. The world is a bigger place than I'd thought." Eugene said.
"Will you believe me, then?" Izayoi asked.
Everyone was then focused on Eugene's answer, as they all waited in silence.
"Gene-san, a word." A Salamander said walking towards Eugene.
"Kagemune? What is it?" Eugene asked looking at him.
"Oh, from yesterday." Leafa said as Izayoi nodded, standing beside her, as the two recalled the surrender.
"I prefer not to fight you one on one, either." Kagemune said as he flew up and away from Izayoi and Leafa.
"You know that my party was wiped out yesterday, right?" Kagemune asked.
"Yes." Eugene answered as Kagemune look at Izayoi.
"This is the Spriggan who did it. There was indeed an Undine with him." Kagemune said as Leafa was surprised that he told it like that.
"Very well. Then I suppose I must believe it." Eugene said as he turns to Izayoi.
"It's true that neither I nor our leaders intends to fight the Undines and Spriggans. We'll withdraw for now." Eugene informed as he stood in front of Izayoi.
"But someday, I'll fight you again." Eugene said with a smile.
"Sounds fun to me." Izayoi said extending his fist, to which Eugene fist bumped him.
After that, the group of Salamanders and General Eugene left the place, withdrawing from now.
"I guess some of the Salamanders aren't that bad." Izayoi said as he was still in his new uniform, and his mask was placed to the left side of his head.
"You're insane, you know that?" Leafa said.
"I get that a lot." Izayoi answered as Leafa slightly laughed.
A cough was heard, as Izayoi and Leafa turns to Sakuya and Alicia.
"Excuse me, but could you explain what's happening?" Sakuya asked with a slight blush on her cheeks, just as she saw Izayoi.
"I see. I did sense some degree of irritation in Sigurd's attitude." Sakuya said with her hand below her chin.
"Irritation? At what?" Leafa asked.
"He probably wasn't able to accept that, in terms of power, we were falling behing the Salamanders. Sighed is a man to whom power is very important. Not just for his character stats and abilities... He desired power as a player, as well." Sakuya explained while Alicia was busying herself on looking at Izayoi, who stood listening with a calm look, making him a intelligent person outside, but deadly inside.
"But even so, why would he spy for the Salamanders?" Leafa asked.
"You've heard about the 5.0 patch they'll be releasing soon? Apparently, they're finally putting in a reincarnation system." Sakuya stated.
"Then..." Leafa said piecing all the pieces together.
"Mortimer put him up to it. Bring us the head of your leader, and we'll allow you to reincarnate as a Salamander." Sakuya explained.
"So what will you do, Sakuya?" Leafa asked.
Sakuya look down for a moment, and then she look up, "Lu, you've raised your dark magic skill, right?" Sakuya asked Alicia, who was behind her.
"Yes." Alicia said with her ears nodding at Sakuya.
Sakuya turns to her, "Open a Moonlight Mirror to Sigurd." She said as a mischievous smirk formed on Izayoi's face.
Meanwhile in Sylvein...
Sigurd was sitting in his room, spinning his drink.
"Sigurd!" Sakuya said surprising Sigurd, as he stood up from his seat.
"S-Sakuya?" Sigurd exclaimed in surprise.
"Indeed. Unfortunately, I'm still alive." Sakuya said.
"Why? I mean, what happened at the meeting?" Sigurd asked.
"It concluded successfully. We must still sign the treaty, though. Oh, right... We had an unexpected guest." Sakuya said surprising Sigurd again.
"A g-guest?" Sigurd asked
"General Eugene sends his regards." Sakuya said as Sigurd gasped as he look to Sakuya's left side to see Leafa.
"Leafa... I see. Those incompetent lizards." He asked
"Hey, are you forgetting someone?" Izayoi asked with an arm around a blushing Sakuya.
"Y-You!" Sigurd said with venom laced in his voice.
"Did I punch you too hard? I can still see the soreness on your cheek." Izayoi joked pointing at his own cheek, in particular the same spot as Sigurd had been punched. Sigurd gritted his teeth but kept it in, as he just smirk.
"Well? What will you do, Sakuya? Fine me? Kick me out of the government? But without me running the military, how long will your rule last?" Sigurd said turning around from Sakuya, with a smirk on his face, thinking that he won the conversation.
"No, if you cannot stand being a Sylph, I thought I would grant your request." Sakuya said with a smile, as Sigurd turns to her, wide eyes by her exclamation.
"Wh-What?" Sigurd asked as Sakuya turns to her menu, and send a message to Sigurd.
"Are you insane?" Sigurd asked in rage.
Your leader has stripped you of your rights as a Slyph, and banished you from your territory.
Sigurd
"Me? You're banishing me?" Sigurd asked.
"That's right. You can wander the neutral territory as a renegade. Hopefully, you will find something new there to occupy your time." Sakuya stated as Izayoi laughed and turns to Sakuya.
"Good one, Sakuya." He commented as Sakuya blushed.
Izayoi then turns to Sigurd who seething in rage.
"See you." Izayoi said with a wave of his hand, as Sigurd charged at the mirror, but before he could touch it, Sakuya had filled the banishment and Sigurd was forcibly teleported out of his room.
Sakuya sighes, as Izayoi let go of his arm around her, as he look at Alicia and nods at her, which she lowers down the black shield around them, that allows the Moonlight Mirror to work.
Izayoi then walked towards Leafa, and smiles, which she smiles back, as she look at Sakuya.
"Sakuya?" Leafa said as Sakuya and. Alicia turns to her.
"I thank you, Leafa. I'm very happy you came to save me." Sakuya stated.
"I didn't do anything. You should thank Izayoi-kun." Leafa said gesturing her hand at Izayoi.
"That's true. Just who are you?" Sakuya asked.
"Hey, what you were saying about being a Spriggan-Undine ambassador... Is that true?" Alicia asked with a smirk.
"That was just a lie. Would you expect me to the ambassador for Spriggan-Undine alliance? It was a negotiation after all." Izayoi stated with his own smirk.
"You're crazy. I can't believe you came up with that on the spur of the moment." Sakuya said with a shook of her head.
"Well, I can't let pretty woman like you two, to be killed." Izayoi said as Alicia came up near him.
"For a big liar, you're pretty strong. Maybe you're the Spriggan's secret weapon?" Alicia said as she stood beside his shoulder.
"Of course not. I'm just a wandering mercenary." Izayoi answered as Alicia laughed, and then she wrapped her arms around Izayoi's left arm, and pushed her chest against it.
"If you aren't tied down anywhere, why not be a mercenary for the Cait Sith? You'll get three meals a day, plus snacks and a nap." Alicia said as Leafa watched on in surprise.
"Izayoi-kun, was it?" Sakuya asked as she too wrapped her hands around Izayoi's right arm, and pushed her chest against his arm. Sakuya then leaned up against Izayoi's right ear, "You have strong arms for a handsome man like yourself." She said feeling Izayoi's arm.
"How about you join me for a drink after this in Sylvein? I'd like to get to know you a little better." Sakuya said with a seductive smile, as she pushed her chests more against Izayoi's arm.
"Wait..." Leafa said surprised by the scene, cause by the two leaders.
"Papa?" Yui stated watching the scene in surprise.
"That's not fair, Sakuya-chan! You shouldn't try to seduce him." Alicia said to Sakuya.
"You, too... You're clinging to him too much." Sakuya said as Alicia was clinging to his arm tightly.
"Stop it." Leafa said grabbing a hold of Izayoi's coat. "Izayoi-kun is my..." Leafa said as she then realized what she was going to say. "My..." She said as she turns her head slightly to the left, as a blush formed on her cheeks. "Um, m-my..." Leafa said as she slowly let go of her hold on Izayoi.
"Leafa," Izayoi called out as Leafa look up at him, as he smile at her.
Izayoi then turns to two leaders that were clinging on both his arms.
"Sakuya," He said gaining Sakuya's attention, as she look up at him.
"I would love to join you for a drink, and... maybe get a room with the two of us." Izayoi said with his charming smile, as Sakuya blushed crimson at his statement.
"And Alicia," Izayoi said as Alicia look up at him. "I appreciate your offer of three meals a day, plus snacks and a nap. Maybe someday I'll be a mercenary for Cait Sith." Izayoi said as Alicia smiles, appreciating his answer.
"But I'm sorry. I got other things to finish first." Izayoi said as Alicia and Sakuya let go of his arms, as the two look at him with confused looks.
"Leafa, promised to take me to the World Tree." Izayoi said to them.
"Oh, that's a shame. You're going to Arun, Leafa? Sightseeing? Or..." Sakuya stated.
"I was planning to leave the Sylphs... But now I'm going to return to Sylvein, although I'm not sure when." Leafa answered.
"Understood, I'm glad to hear it. Make sure you come back. Bring Izayoi-kun with you." Sakuya said glancing at Izayoi.
"Stop at my place on the way back. We'll throw you a party." Alicia said as Leafa nodded.
Izayoi smile at the three, but then Izayoi suddenly fell down, his knee supporting him from falling down completely, as he breaths a couple of heavy breaths. Sakuya, Alicia, Leafa and Yui surprised by Izayoi, immediately rush to his aide.
"Papa, are you alright?" Yui said flying in front of his face.
"Izayoi-kun, are you okay?" Leafa asked worriedly.
"Yeah... I'm just a little tired. I didn't know the power, would be this energy-draining..." Izayoi said as he grip his mask, and shatters it with his bare hand, as suddenly Izayoi reverted back to his normal self, with his hair was spiked downwards on all directions, wearing his black clothes back, his eyes turning back to its normal color, and his black scarf wrapped around his neck.
"Thank you so much for coming today, Leafa and Izayoi-kun." Sakuya said as she and Alicia bow their heads to Izayoi and Leafa.
"Had we fallen today, we'd never have caught up to the Salamanders. I'd like to thank you somehow." Sakuya said.
"It was nothing." Izayoi stated as Yui went inside his pocket, tired from flying all day.
"Hey, Sakuya... Alicia-san. Wasn't the goal of this alliance to venture up the World Tree?" Leafa asked the two of them.
"Yes, eventually." Sakuya answered.
"I'd like you to let us come with you. And as soon as possible!" Leafa said as Sakuya and Alicia look at each other.
"I have no objection. Actually, we'd be quite grateful. But why are you in such a hurry?" Sakuya asked as Leafa look at Izayoi.
"I came to this world to reach the top of the World Tree, in order to meet someone who may be there waiting for me." Izayoi said as Sakuya thinks for a bit of what she thought could be the answer.
"The Fairy King Oberon?" Sakuya guessed.
"No... I don't think so. It's someone I can't reach in the real world, but I have to see, no matter what." Izayoi exclaimed.
"However, it will probably take time to prepare all the raid members' equipment. More than just a day or two..." Alicia said with a frown.
"For now I just want to reach the base of the World Tree, and we'll work out the rest ourselves." Izayoi said with a smile.
Oh, right." Izayoi said opening up his menu, as a sack of Yuld appear in his hand. "Could you use this to increase your war chest?" Izayoi said handing Alicia the sack full of Yuld, as Alicia grabbed the sack and nearly letting the sack fall, as she was surprised by the weight of the sack.
"S-Sakuya-chan! Look!" Alicia said alerting Sakuya, after taking a look inside the sack.
"Hm?" Sakuya went to Alicia, as she look into the sack.
"All these 100,000 Yuld mithril pieces!" Sakuya said surprised by the amount that Izayoi gave.
"Are you certain about this? With this money, you could build a castle on prime land." Sakuya said as Izayoi smile, waving his hand in dismissal. "I don't mind. I got a lot more where that came from. I don't need that anymore." Izayoi answered.
"This will get us really close to the amount we need." Alicia stated.
"We'll ready our equipment as quickly as we can. And when we're set, we'll call you." Sakuya exclaimed.
"Thank you." Izayoi said, as he then turns to Sakuya. "After this, I'll rent us a room, okay?" Izayoi teased with sly smirk, as Sakuya blushed and look the other way to hide her blush.
"Thanks! See you soon." Alicia said waving her hand, as the Sylphs and Cait Sith waved Izayoi and Leafa goodbye.
Izayoi winked at Sakuya, to which she blushed and waved at him goodbye, as she and the rest of the Sylphs and Cait Sith left.
"It kinds of feels like none of that really happened." Leafa said as she step closer to Izayoi, standing beside him. She look at him, as she smile and moved her head to rest on top of Izayoi's shoulder.
Izayoi glanced at Leafa, as he smile seeing that she was comfortably resting her head on top of his shoulder. The two then look up at the sunset, which increased the highlights of the world, as they both smiled, enjoying the bright and loving scene in front of them.
"Honestly..." Yui said coming out of Izayoi's pocket. "I told you no cheating, Papa." Yui said as she flew out of the pocket, and stood in front of Izayoi. "What are you talking about?" Izayoi asked raising an eyebrow, while Leafa knows that they have to talk alone, she withdraw from Izayoi's shoulder and stood a few distance from them.
"When those two leaders were clinging to you. And when you were flirting with the Sylph leader. Did you meant it?" Yui asked as Izayoi laughed.
"Maybe... We'll just have to see." Izayoi joked as Yui puffed out her cheeks.
"Papa!" Yui said while Leafa just look at their conversation, as she sighs.
"H-Hey, Yui-chan, am I not a problem?" Leafa asked as Izayoi and Yui turns to her.
"It looks like you're okay." Yui answered.
"Wh-Why?" Leafa asked surprised.
"Well, you're easy to get along with. You're beautiful, smart and..." Izayoi said as he look at Yui who sat on his shoulder, and then turns to Leafa again to answer.
"Strong." Izayoi said as Leafa blushed at his words of describing her.
"Now, let's get going to Arun. The sun will set." Izayoi said as he flew ahead of Leafa.
"Hey, wait!" Leafa stated as she flew up, as a smile formed on her face, as she caught with him and they both headed for the World Tree.
At the Top of the World Tree
Asuna lay on her bed, as she then got up and rush towards the locked gate.
"8-11-3-2-3-2-9." Asuna said as she entered the code she had memorized earlier to open the gate, and the locked gate opens up.
"Izayoi-kun, I'll do my best, okay?" Asuna whispered under her breah, as left her prison, and jump down on the branch pathway.
She closed her eyes, and opens them, as she continued her way on walking through the pathway.
To Be Continued...
Next Time:
The Truth of Alfheim
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