AU: What if Rath was hiding a secret deeper than even Kirito knew? A.I. may have been the final product of Project Alicization, but the doctors at Rath had been harboring another, darker experiment below STL in the Ocean Turtle. What if Eugeo and Alice had met a different fate? What if they were out there somewhere in the real world? Could finding each other return lost memories? Published originally on my fan fiction account: Kahail Cover art by me. Rated M for strong language, mature, and possibly triggering themes. I will be going back throughout and fixing any grammar or rewrites from the original.

{DISCONTINUED} (if you want to adopt it then sure go ahead lol sorry) "Stay with me, Eugeo! I can't... No, I won't let you die on me now, you got that!?" Kirito's hands trembled. Eugeo was growing paler with each passing second. He knew there wasn't enough time, but he must do something. He would not let his best friend die. After all, the world needed Eugeo, not him. He looked at the crystal tablet in the center of the room. He took a step towards it, eyes burning with determination. He had failed his friends once, and refused to make the same mistake again. Unbeknownst to himself, Kirito managed to alter the fate of the Underworld itself.