SAO: Alicization High and Beyond [ Part 2 ]

Heart-Wrenching Reality

[ After the battle with Deku and Black against Kirito and the others... Deku and Black reign victorious and Quinella has finally have Deku in her grasp. Meanwhile, with Bercouli and his group joined the fight... but even though, Bercouli and the others weren't even close to winning against the "Re-Animated" group. Even Bercouli was having a hard time getting through Deku Black, which he was preparing a big move against him but he was interrupted by another man named "Gabriel Miller", which gave Bercouli's group a disadvantage. With Cardinal was watching the whole thing... she couldn't bring herself into not interfering - Cardinal used her Rod Staff to teleport everyone away from the Axiom Church. Which means they failed. Then now with Cardinal in the Great Library - ]

Cardinal:
"Unreal! So Unreal!" Cardinal gritted her teeth. Then she sees Kirito, Asuna, Yuuki, Eugeo and Alice's critical-injured, unconscious bodies. "I truly never thought Deku would ever brutalized his friends like this. Curses! That witch... I can't believe she made that Curse Mark so strong!" Cardinal said as Charlotte spoke to Cardinal

Charlotte:
"Miss Cardinal, what are we going to do now? We can't let them to get away with Deku in their grasp!"

Cardinal:
"...I wish we can but... what can we even do?! Even if I managed to train everyone to their limits... I never thought the Curse Mark go beyond of what I imagined! Even Bercouli was having trouble with Deku Black! Plus... I don't know how it's possible that they can bring back people who're already dead! Quinella was a few steps ahead of me..." Cardinal was getting angry but managed to calm down a bit. "Well... I guess that I -"

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"NOOOOO!!!"

[ Before Cardinal finishes her sentence, a voice shouted out of nowhere... then Cardinal looks at the unconscious teenagers, and it was Yuuki. As she regained consciousness -]

Cardinal:
"My goodness. Yuuki, are you alright?" Cardinal rushed over to Yuuki, as she suddenly sees Yuuki's tears rushing down her cheeks.

Yuuki:
(Crying)
"Miss... Cardinal. I'm... *Sniff* so sorry that... we failed!"*Sniff*
"We... couldn't even stop him... I'm... so sorry!" Yuuki couldn't control her tears. Then Cardinal comforted Yuuki, as she was going to heal her injuries.

Cardinal:
"Don't apologize, Yuuki. You and the others have gave it your all to bring your friend back. I never thought it would happen like this. I wasn't thinking ahead." Yuuki started to calm down a bit but still shed tears. "I know that you're upset about Deku and everything else... but did something important happen in the middle of the battle?" Cardinal asked Yuuki, while she was recovering Yuuki's injuries.

Yuuki:
"Well... *Sniff* the others and I made it to the floor where Deku was located in... then we tried to talk to him... but he ended up running away from us but we eventually caught up to him - Then - We witnessed the Curse Mark taking over him. He's... completely different from before... he felt cold, dark... and feel completely loss. We faced him and he was able to completely wipe the floor with the five of us." Cardinal was surprised after hearing about Deku handling his friends easily

Cardinal:
"All five of you?! Was he really able to handle that much?"

Yuuki:
*Sighed*
"Yeah... but of course, Deku Black was there. So, it was difficult for us to take Deku back. But... after Black interfered, he said something that I thought he was going to say to get in our skins but.. he said - "

[ Flashback ]
Deku Black:
"(When there are powerful swordsman and swordswoman at there in this world, they can read each other's thoughts/minds and feelings simply just by clashing swords with each other... without ever uttering a single word.)"