Chapter 13- It's finally over
In this chapter we wrap up Retributions Death Game as we begin to move towards the events of SAO: Ragnorak.
Hunter
I stood there completely shocked at what had just happened as the shadowy figure began to change into the blue armoured figure I had encountered earlier. I collapsed down to my knees as I the shouted at him "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT FOR." He then removed his arm from Retributions' chest as he then fell onto his knees. He then let out an ear piecing scream as he then exploded into crystal which told me that he had not only died in the game but also in the real world as that scream was due to the electromagnetic pulse that went off in his nevregear frying his brain which would of felt like agony. The figure refused to answer what I had said so I then shouted "I SAID WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT FOR." My shock turned to anger as this being had just killed Retribution right in front of me when I trying to get him to quit and redeem himself for his crime like I had been. The figure then turned away and said "Saving you." I was confused as to how killing someone would count as saving me. "What do you mean I wouldn't of died if he had stab me" I replied to him. "Your wrong, I don't know where he got it but one of his blade would have destroyed your avatar data(Be aware Mikael is using one avatar which is his SAO avatar only it been transferred over to ALO and GGO). If that had happen then you would have to create new characters in all of the games I couldn't allow that. As it is now your current avatar is almost strong enough to defeat my sons and that exactly what I want you for. Nothing else until we meet again Mikael" he told me before fading away. I then regained myself and rushed over to Arita who was on the ground.
I knelt down next to him and said "Arita are you okay." "Yeah through it suck though I'm about to lose this avatar. This may be a blessing though as I was considering leaving this game and this will just make it easier then to sell my avatar to the highest bidder only to have miss use it" he said. "Yeah I know that feeling. I had at least tree other avatars before I got this avatar (Mikael has been a gamer since he was six years old and he is 19 years old in this story as he is two year old than Kirito) but that was all before Virtual Reality so they where avatar on my pc and I would sell them to friends who weren't doing to well but only a week later I would learn what they had done with it" I told him revealing a bit about my past in the process. "Ha I guess you I were alike for while ashame that I met you now. I bet we would have been good friends" he said to me. "What to stop us being friends after all just because your avatar is gone doesn't mean we can't meet in the real world as well as you could play a game called Alfhiem Online since I'm on that game along with my friends" I told him. "You know what I might just take you up on that. My real name is Hoga Kazu" he said. "My real name is Mikael Kitagawa" I replied. "So your avatar name is similar to the real world. I haven't met many people who do that. Well until we meet again Mikael" he responded before his avatar exploded in my arms.
I then stood up and said "Zeon are you there." "Yes sir I am here what is it" he asked me. "Zeon are you able to log off me and everyone else including players by the Strea and Philia" I asked him. "I can but I can't for the player Strea as she is an AI however I am able to transfer her over to ALO and store her in your amusphere to keep her safe" he told me. I figure that I might have a problem with Strea with her being an AI as she had no body to log off into. "Alright do that then Zeon" I said to him. "Right away sir" he told me before he then logged me off. I soon awoke in my office and saw Nariko staring at me. "Nariko is everything okay" I asked her as I saw worried on her face. "Yeah everything is fine. It just I'm worried about you that all" she replied to me. "Why are you worried about me" I asked her. "I saw all that happened to you Mikael and if I'm honest that figure scared me. Are you sure you want to do what he asked" she said to me. "What else am I suppose to do if hadn't argeed then Strea might of died" I responded. "Understand Mikael it just that you now faced with an enemy who knows a lot about you but you don't know about him" she told me. "I know Nariko I can only hope to buy my time until I am ready to face him" I said to her. "Yeah that all we can hope for" she told me.
Time-skip: 1 week later
A week had gone by since the end of Retribution death game. Not much had happened since then. I met up with Arita in the real world and was able to convince him to start playing ALO but he choose to work with a team of players rather than with my guild. I choose to let him do that instead of trying to force him to join. The most difficult thing I faced was Sinon, despite how she acted when we met GGO, retribution had scarred her and made her afraid of the virtual world. It was due to everyone efforts that she was finally able to log back onto ALO. Strea seemed to have settled into ALO easily and had taken a liking to that virtual world, she was most exciting about being reunited with her sister. Much like Arita, I offered her the chance to join the Black Knights however unlike Arita she told me she would think about it. I did log back onto GGO to see how Philia but I learnt that she had quit the game so I tried to located her in the real world since it only seem fair to offer her the chance to play ALO and join the Black Knights but I turned up with nothing. It was on Saturday that I decide to do something that would change my life.
End of chapter 13- In the next chapter we learn what Mikael did that changed his life as well as the Black Knights gain two new members as well as learn that they might have so competition in the form of a brand new guild. I am aware this chapter are short and they are because there is much content to add to them since these chapter mainly set up what will be happening in SAO: Ragnorak. I hope you have enjoy this chapter.