Railgun Online, Book 6: Alicization Invading

Dark Railgun

Mikoto's Dark Mind Online Avatar was redone, due to my friend Mysty-san saying he felt the avatar didn't really look like Mikoto's 'Dark Side'.. I agreed.. so the avatar you see above, the dark side of Mikoto's SAO avatar.. is Demon Eye Railgun. It was actually the FIRST concept I had before I thought of using Valkyrie Railgun. But I thought ol' Demon Eye might be a bit TOO dark.. but.. she's back as the main avatar for DMO.. and.. I am pumped.. I've been waiting ages to use the Nura theme for her.. after all, she's different from all of Mikoto's avatars.. you'll just have to see how.. :)

Mikoto awoke.. sitting alone in darkness. She seemed to be in some sort of dark dungeon.. she could hear rain pattering on the outside of the fortress she was in.. heavy rain.. that seemed almost relaxing somehow.. yet.. also dark.. as if just listening to the patter would make her blood boil...

"Where am I?" Mikoto muttered, her voice echoing in the darkness. "What is this place..?"

Mikoto stood up.. and she saw drawings all over the walls of the fortress.. that looked as if they had been drawn by a possessed three-year-old.

They seemed eerily familiar.. as if they were depicting horrid moments of her very own life..

"Is this?" Mikoto whispered. "Is this the Dark Mind? Or.. is this a dream?"

"It is indeed the Dark Mind.." said a voice.

Mikoto turned to see a girl.. with red eyes, a sheathed sword, long black hair, and a black skirt and red tie..

"Who are you?" Mikoto asked.

"I was going to ask you the same thing." said the girl. "You are rather odd for a spirit.."

"Spirit?" Mikoto looked at herself.. she seemed solid enough. "I'm.. not a.."

"Look in that mirror.." said the girl. "And you will see what I see.. "

Mikoto looked where the girl pointed.. and her eyes widened with amazement as she saw in a dusty mirror, a mere yellow flame floating in mid air..

"Those from the other worlds.. whose minds journey into these fortresses, take that form... and do not know that is the form they take.." said the girl. "See?"

The girl thrust her hand at Mikoto.. but the hand phased through Mikoto's chest like a hologram.

"The physical form you believe you possess by your own sight, is merely an illusion." said the girl. "Those from beyond this world who manage to obtain a physical form here, cannot handle the excessive dark forces pressing down on their being.. as a result.. their forms temporarily change into that of the inner darkness that already rests in their souls.. in other words.. the Dark Side of their forms are released.."

"Dark Side?" Mikoto asked. "That's a little morbid. So.. you seem to know a lot.. do you know how I got here?"

"When one experiences a terrible loss and trauma great enough to send them spiraling out of absolute control." said the girl. "They will end up in their personal fortress within the Dark Mind.. I sensed somebody from the other realm was entering their fortress, so I came to investigate.. and.. lo and behold.. I can tell just from looking at you that your spirit has been broken to pieces.."

Mikoto looked down.. she could feel the pain and hurt just constricting around her heart. "I.. lost somebody.. and after that.. I just lost my will.. I-I'm regaining it.. little by little.. b-but.."

The girl looked expressionlessly at Mikoto. The way she seemed so calm.. almost reminded Mikoto of Misaka 10032."

"I am called Akame.." said the girl. "I was born as one of the Dark Mind citizens.. and one of the few who know of the existence of other worlds beyond this one.. you could say I'm a wanderer who searches for lost souls on this world.. if you wish to find a way to heal, follow me.."