Thread: ..:Aɪɴᴄʀᴀᴅ Nᴇxᴜs:.. [Cʏᴘʜᴇʀxᴋ2 & Iʀᴏɴɪᴄ]

Has it really been three whole years? Yuuki Asuna spoke under her breath as she read the patch notes on the ALfheim website. Her heart raced deep inside of her chest, a lump forming in her throat that couldnt be subsided no matter how many times she tried to harshly swallow down on the knot. Images of the world she lived in for quite some time flooded her mind, mixed emotions pouring at the seams of the wound she tried to stitch shut. Sword Art Online had impacted her life more than she had ever thought when she logged onto the game for the first and only time. It was dubbed gaming of the future, allowing an individual to truly step inside of the virtual world of online gaming. The fun-filled atmosphere of SAO quickly turned into a nightmare from hell when it was revealed that if you die in the game it also terminates you in real life. You could not log off until all levels were completed, leaving hundreds of players sent to the hospital to be put on life support due to not being able to be alive in the outside world. Asunas hazel eyes glided over the text hurriedly, reading furthermore of the updates that was installing onto ALO. Due to popular request and it being the 3 year anniversary of SAO, the team here at ALO has allowed the avatars from SAO to be used at the players leisure. Unfortunately the levels and skills could not be transferred and results in the player to be starting off at level 1. Items will be able to transfer over and will be stored into the players inventory until their level is appropriate for use. Who would want to refashion the horrendous event that happened three years ago? It haunted many families, still causing numerous to suffer daily from their loved ones dying in that dreadful game. Asuna would be lying if she said that she didnt miss SAO to some extent, but the memories pained her too much. Kirito was the one who helped her keep her sanity during that rough time as well as Yui , but now she has neither of them. Kirito and Asuna had an unpleasant break up due to unknown reasons, causing little Yui to deem it being her fault and committed virtual suicide. These turn of events happened four months ago, causing Asuna to stray away from logging onto her virtual life. Maybe thisll be a good opportunity to make new and better memories with my SAO character and start from scratch. ALO is safe after all, it wont happen again. The long, orange-brownish chestnut haired beauty quietly tried to encourage herself to venture off into the depths of SAO again, but she was reluctant. As ALO installed the patchwork and addons, an hour until finished, she took this time to rest in bed and ponder about her decision. Would it be worth the flashbacks, emotions and pain? The world of ALO is different than SAO. You will just be playing as a new character is all, right? Asuna told herself in thought, nodding in agreement. This was the final factor that caused her to push through with the decision. It was going to be strange to play ALO again after four months but nonetheless fun. Update completed. NerveGear chirped in a friendly voice. Asuna stared at the glowing screen that read Complete , almost wanting to chicken out once the feeling of surreal finally caught up to her. She shook her head to shake off the skeptical thoughts and grabbed the headpiece reluctantly before forcedly capping it atop of her head. She laid back and let out a long breath of air before the gaming device roared with wind from the fans kicking on, causing her consciousness to drift off into another reality. The white loading screen burst to life, the words ALfheim Online spewed across before the login screen soon replaced it. Logging online, a notification popped up and read, Welcome, Asuna! The new update would like to know if a previous character can transfer over. Please click on Yes or No. Yes. Everything faded to black before gradually fading into the character section, allowing Asuna to select the character of her choosing. Right there in front of her was her SAO avatar, spinning around to get a 360 degree view. It was just like how she left it off, her Knights of the Blood uniform still intact with her rapier made by Lisbeth. Luckily for Asuna those items did not require a level but the rapier was based off of skill. She would have to learn it fast in order to be as talented as before. Erika , her Sylph avatar rotated around right beside the other avatar. Choosing her SAO avatar, the screen faded once more until it reappeared into the starting level for noobies. She blinked a few times before realizing what she had done. Outstretching her hands she would stare at them, moving them around as if she had never had hands before. Her irises moved to glance at her torso and legs, noting the uniform she religiously wore before. Her rapier was neatly fastened on her side belt, the material shining in the sunlight as she moved slightly. Attention!!! Those who are interested in the boss raid please meet us in the city plaza on the first floor! The meeting will start in ten minutes! Asuna noted the notification sent by a user who she didnt catch the name of but granted to head out and quickly raise her sword skills. If she got the last hit on the boss it was increase 20 points automatically, an opportunity she couldnt dismiss. She was already close to the city and didnt rush to get to the meeting, taking the time to adjust to her new avatar. How she missed little Yui fluttering alongside her, this avatar making her yearn for her more. It was hard to hold back the tears just thinking about her death but Yui wouldnt want her to be sad, so she forced herself to put on the best poker face she could muster. As she stepped foot into the city she noticed there were many SAO players that wanted to relive their old days, more than what she had expected. The heel of her boots snapped on top of the cement underneath her feet, her hips swaying with each step she took. Many players casted awkward looks her way, knowing who she was and how powerful of a girl she was in SAO. Some waved, some nodded in approval and some just stared in her direction. This would had been a great time to wear a hooded cape but it was too late now. All she could do was keep her eyes straight ahead as she entered into the plaza and find a decent spot where she could hear the raid leader give directions.