Kazuto Kirigaya had finally found the tranquillity he'd longed for. With his beloved circle of dear friends, they relished a peaceful life in the real world. The days of virtual battles in Sword Art Online felt like distant memories, and he reveled...
Alpha, with golden hair, stood atop the clock tower at night, observing the bustling Midgar capital below. As the Shadow Garden hunted down the Cult of Diablos hideouts and their followers, she marveled at the orchestrated chaos.
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In the quiet of the night, Alpha whispered, "Everything is going perfectly. This night belongs to the shadows."
Somewhere... Awakening, Alexia finds herself in a room visited only by a lab-coated man and a caregiver.
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Bound to a pedestal, sleep becomes her only solace. Despite her monstrous roommate, an unspoken truce prevails. Outside, growing tumult hints at a rescue she anticipates with a hopeful smile. "Maybe they'll break in with a big bang," she wonders.
After a brief interval, the sound of an unsettled unlocking reached Alexia's ears. The lab-coated man burst into the room in haste, exclaiming, "Shit, shit!!"
"Good day, isn't it? How do you do?" Alexia greeted with a touch of sarcasm, but the man, consumed by urgency, ignored her pleasantries.
"Just a little more. I WAS SO SO CLOSE!" he exclaimed, disregarding Alexia's attempt at conversation.
As panic gripped him, Alexia calmly advised, "I suggest you surrender; resistance is futile. If you release me, I could appeal to them on your behalf."
"L-, like they'll let me go! D-, dead, everyone is dead! Th-, they are killing everyone!!" he stammered in distress.
"The Knight Order won't indiscriminately take lives without reason. If you don't resist, they won't end yours," Alexia reassured, offering a glimmer of hope amid the chaos.
"I don't give a damn about the Knight Order! There's something else out there, something that's going to kill us all!" the man shouted, his desperation escalating.
Alexia, taken aback, pondered, "Strange that he's not scared of the Knight Order. Could Kirito be out there searching for me?"
Realizing the unlikelihood, she sighed, "No, he can't be out there risking everything for me. I'm just a burden, someone who doesn't deserve to be saved."
