SAO drabbles ~

The end of the Underworld | Kirito x Asuna

As the endless battles continued, the ground ended up piling with more and more bodies. Time was not a concept anymore, and was irrelevant since no one truly knew how long the war had been going on for.

The fighting seemed like it went on forever. The blood of the wounded and fallen was spread upon the ground of the battlefield, emerging from the mass amounts of bodies that were now disfigured and freshly piled upon one another.

Across the battlefield, the screams of those who were fighting, echoed through the strong wind.

A few metres from the battlefield, away from all the chaos, was a cliffside.

Kneeling by the cliffside, while watching the bloodbath happen before her eyes, was Integrity Knight Alice.

Already slightly blinded by the war within battle, blood was dripping from her left eye.

Disgusted at the sight of the war, despite her eye bleeding, she tightly shut her eyes, wanting to block out the world around her, wishing at the moment she was anywhere but there.

The integrity knight then remembers in that moment what or rather who she was fighting for.

The witty, stubborn, childish, heroic, young person, who was someone important to her. She cared about him a lot and would do anything for him, even if it meant putting her life on the line for him.

"Kirito..."

She softly whispers his name.

She stabs her sword into the ground beneath her and uses it as support to try and stand upright, since she felt weak and was injured in her last battle.

Her golden armor was slightly damaged, while her arms and legs had slash marks on them, which were also bleeding.

The strong wind picks up as Alice hears swords clashing together from the battlefield.

Alice suddenly hears a scream but unlike any other.

"Kyaaaa!"

Suddenly, the battlefield turns silent, as if time has suddenly stopped.

As the scream echoes through Alice's ears, the wind continues blowing strongly.

She grips the end of her sword tightly, to stop herself from being blown away by the strong force of the wind.

She opens her eyes while clenching her teeth tightly, only to be greeted by a mysterious figure in a black cloak.

The figure kneels down to her and reaches their hand out to her. His dark eyes meet hers.

"Alice...sorry I took so long."

Upon realizing  who he was, she softly gasps, as tears form in her eyes.

She could not believe that standing before her, was in fact the same boy who was wheelchair bound for six whole months, who could not fight at all.

She slowly blinks in surprise, taking in the view of the person so dear to her.

It had been so long since she had seen him as he was standing before her, in perfect health, although, he himself, was slightly covered in blood.

He smiles softly at her, while knelt down to her.

...he still had that same smile that she remembered.

Alice's eyes widen as tears stream down her cheek. Without saying anything, she throws herself into his arms.

He embraces her tightly, before breaking the embrace to face her.

His eyes widen as he notices Alice's injuries.