Sword Art Online ALICIZATION- Reversal

Chapter 42- Hurry, You can Save him! Phila

"Link Start..." I whimpered. I logged into ALO and spawned in New Aincrad, I was in a very familiar room. It was the same room Kirito had so long ago, when I had used the bath oil. I had made sure to get it as soon as I bought ALO. Part of me had wanted to get Kirito to stay with me but Asuna made that impossible. I walked to the bath and ran the water before I removed my clothes and slid myself into it. I sighed happily, I didn't like using water unnecessarily in real life but I had no shame about it in VR.

I missed Kirito so much, I remembered when PoH attacked me in SAO, it was on floor 37 yet Kirito saved me. Laughing Coffin had used me as bait for some time at that point but I broke free that day, trying to escape. PoH found me yet Kirito did as well, at first I yelled at Kirito because he was trapped with PoH, I couldn't have been more wrong. PoH was trapped in that room with Kirito and Kirito beat him, and instead of killing the bastard, decided to save me before reinforcements arrived. I continued to soak in the hot water, wondering what to do.

Ever since Kirito had disappeared, I hadn't had the drive to go out and hunt treasure. I was so used to doing it with him or at least telling him what I found, going without him around felt unnatural to me. "Where are you, Kazuto?" I asked aloud despite no one being around. He was able to light up a room with his smile, no matter what reality it was, that bright grin of his never failed to bring life to a room filled with despair. His commanding aura and gentle nature, combined with his confident stance and compassionate smile were capable of lighting even the darkest of nights. In SAO, he was a beacon of hope, an icon of strength and courage, he was the Black Swordsman. Infamous for his fighting style and unchanging black attire, Kirito showed everyone that SAO was beatable and that the system could be defied, the game master held no power over us. He showed that to us all, especially when he used his will alone to break the system, cheating death, and defeat Kayaba the Game Master. At the end, he cemented his legacy as a hero to the playerbase.

His strength is what I lacked, what I still lack, yet when he had my back, I felt like I had nothing to fear. As long as Kirito wasn't afraid, I wasn't either because that compassionate smile told me that it wasn't time to worry yet. But now, the Back Swordsman, the Gilded Hero of SAO, that beacon of hope, icon of skill and courage, My Hero was gone. Kirito was missing and I found myself losing hope, becoming depressed and afraid. "Please, come back..... I need you...." I whimpered as I started sobbing. I wanted to get out of the bath, go to the Inn in the desperate hope that Kirito would be sleeping there like he had in SAO, but I knew he wasn't. There was no point in getting up now, I'd just damage my broken heart even more.

Once my tears stopped, I got out of the bath and put my clothes on. I had transferred my SAO account to ALO because this account made me feel like I was me. SAO had been more than a game to me, not just because it was a death game, but because of all of my friends, the immense detail of the world, and the senses that VR let you experience. My friends were real people, my tears were real, Kirito's smile was real, and the fact that real lives were at stake made it scary but also is why I didn't see VR as a means to play a game. It was a way to escape this world, a waking a dream. Regardless, I was going to place an order for Liz before logging out.

I went to her shop, in silence, walking with my best smiling face. I couldn't let any of my friends see, they didn't need my paranoia making their lives harder. I requested a one-handed, thin, sharp, and lengthy sword. Like a rapier with a proper cutting edge and a thinker blade. After I left, i logged out. However, when I logged out and left to go to the nearby store, I received a call.

The caller I.D said it was Kazuto, I answered, preparing to demand an explanation. However, the one who spoke was Yui. "Yui?!?" I exclaimed in shock. Listening carefully, she said that I needed to go to the location she sent to me and follow the directions. I was walking as Yui explained that I'd have to use something called the STL and that Kirito was trapped in another virtual world. I started picking up my pace, 'Kirito's trapped! No, no, no!! Not again! I have to hurry, Kirito did so much to help me and ensure I was freed from SAO, this is my chance to repay him.' I thought furiously before hanging up and going to my full speed. When I got there, exhausted from sprinting, I saw Leafa, Kirito's sister. Yui had told us both to come here. We went in and introduced ourselves to the scientists. Leafa told them to call main headquarters and tell them to check the FLA. I guess Yui briefed Leafa more than me. I didn't mind though, I just wanted to help Kirito so I immediately took the plunge into the foreign world.

A/N: This was from Philia's perspective if you're wondering, I decided to swap Sinon out for Philia because I like Philia and because Philia has known Kirito longer so it makes more sense. Sorry if she's slightly out of character.