The Crimson Hunter. SAO X Reader. [DRAFT].

●Chapter 7: Memory.

5 January 2024.
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Current Level: 58.

You opened your eyes, there was darkness, you got up onto your feet and looked around, there was nothing surrounding you, only black.

U/N: Where.......am I? Hello? Anyone?

There was only silence, you checked yourself, you were wearing your armoured jacket with your hood. You didn't have your spear though, and you had a feeling that Natsu wasn't going to come if you called him, you tried to open your menu, but it didn't open, you were just swiping the air.

U/N: Ok....it doesn't seem like I'm in the game, but......what is this place?

???(from behind you): Call it whatever you want, it doesn't really matter.

You turned to face the source of the voice, and froze upon seeing it.......YOU.

It was you, an identical version of you from the real world, everything: the hair and eye colour, the height and body type, even the birthmark across your face. You stood frozen in place at what you were seeing. The copycat moved closer.

U/N: What is this?

Y/N?(snarkily): Isn't it obvious? I'm you.

U/N: Me? That doesn't make any sense....none of this does.

Y/N?: It's not supposed to, you're not here to question, just to watch......

U/N: Watch? What do you mean wat-

But before you could finish the copycat vanished, then when you looked down you saw a blur form around your feet, and soon it expanded all around the darkness surrounding you, the blurriness began to clear out, and the surroundings became clear again. You were in a huge crowd of people, but...they were all fully coloured grey and seemed to be frozen as if a pause button had been pressed, you sensed a kind of familiarity with the area, you looked around, and noticed in the middle the giant monolisk in the centre made you click and the sense of familiarity made sense: You were in The Town Of Begginings.

U/N: This doesn't make any sense, I haven't been here in over a year...the only time I was back here was....

Tap! Tap! Tap!

You steered your head to the sudden noise, you could make out something in bright colours among the grey, it was moving out the courtyard and into the streets of the town, you make your way through the still crowd and upon reaching the end you head into the street the figures went into. You heard a small voice, then a deeper one, both familiar in tone. And when you turned the corner you were in shock once again, at seeing you: yourself in third person and hugging Shoji while he's having a panic attack

Past Shoji: HOW DO YOU KNOW? What makes you say that?!?!

Past U/N: Because I am here Shoji, ok? So long as I am with you, you will be safe, and i will get us out of here.....i promise.*hugs Shoji*.

You felt a surging pain in your chest at seeing this. Then the scene seemed to go in slow motion, and the copycat of you appeared from nowhere and stood next to you.

Y/N?: After that it took 2 days to convince him to leave and for a week he would sleep in the same bed as you, as a way of gaining comfort.

U/N(somewhat angry): Why are you making me see this?

Y/N?(mokingly): I'm not making you watch, you're the one that's looking. Besides....we're not done yet.*raises hands and snaps fingers*

Then the area around you began to darken again, the copycat had disappeared. Then a new scene began to form around you.