4 The Crumbling Castle

Xanadu, a mystical place that could be said as a duplicate of the real world that would become a paradise for every being. Created by the 'Snake of the Festival' for the sake of the crimson denizen, this place is just like the 'gap' where Yukari Yakumo lives in, this place should exist at the rift of the Human world and the Crimson Realms.

'At least, that's what they said at the Wikipedia.' Akira shrugged his shoulder while looking at Tet and Yukari.

Akira knows that he was transported into Sword art Online world, but he does not know that this world would be entangled up with the other Anime or maybe the other series too!

From the two brothers and sister, and Tet from No game No life. Yukari Yakumo from Touhou Project. and from the word Xanadu, it seems that Shakugan no Shana also involved too.

Even without all of the other series, Sword Art Online alone already provides many conflicts that Akira would face in the future, and he already anticipated it when he arrived here. But with this kind of development, even with the two most genius person on his side, there would be no telling what would happen later on.

"So then everyone, our long job is finally done we bid you farewell." Said Tet bowing while lifting his head and put it in front of his chest. Yukari bows slightly before she opens a golden ringed portal that probably connected to her place.

"Wait!" Someone on the crowd claims a loud makes him as the center of the attention of the 10.000 players inside the plaza.

"You said you are 'God of Games' right? Then, what kind of game is this, The rules, The goals, just what kind of games are we playing?!"

"Silent." Yukari murmur and the guy body was sliced in half cleanly and dyed the floor red with blood and organs. The girls and boys next to the guy were puking from the scene but surprisingly there was no chaos, all of the players turned blue in an instance, except Akira who recently got revived.

"Well, that was a bit too much don't you think Yukari-san?" Tet said while giving Yukari a side glance. "Anyway, all of you doesn't need to think too much as you would know it sooner or later. Have a fun game everyone! Bye Bye."

He said as he enters the portal with Yukari tagging along.

The plaza was silent, everyone felt like the time was stopped at this moment. They just wanted to play the new virtual reality technology games and wanted to enjoy their times. But now they were told that their game turned into a reality, just what is the chance all of this happened to a human? it was so small that they never thought that it was impossible and could only be possible in fiction, but now it happened to them, they felt despair.

But soon they realized that they had hoped, the original game creator Kayaba Akihiko was with them! All of them was praying that this was just an illusion and only game event that Kayaba created to prank them.

"No, I never created something like this. Even right now, I'm just the same as all of you... Just an ordinary player."

Kayaba answer made them became more violence as they don't want to acknowledge this is their new reality. Kayaba explained to all of us the player, that all that he could answer that this is real. And their floating castle was now in ruin as what we saw at the top of our head is not a ceiling anymore. And without the Ruby Palace on the top floor, the floating iron castle started to fall apart.

If one could take a look from outside they could definitely see that the whole floor one of Aincrad is starting to crumble slowly but surely.

With Kayaba answering to all of their questions patiently even within the chaos crowd, deep down they all knew that all of this event was real and not mere fiction.

"Nii..."

"It's okay Shiro, everything would be just fine we're 'blank' right?"

"Unn, 'blank' is undefeatable."

Hearing something like that amongst this chaos finally brings him out from his deep thought and realize that everything was real. So he took a step, and approach those siblings.

"Yup, just like what that god said. Have a fun game right?"

He said while patting the head of the white-haired little girl, after got a "who are you" looks from the sibling, his smile crack and just laugh it off while coming to the center of the plaza.

"Oi oi oi, what is wrong with all of you people, blaming people like that. Maybe you left your friend behind, your family, your pets, your job or anything up to your call. But look here, use your left hand and open the menu."

Everyone who hears him was intrigued by his word and do just like what he said.

"See, it still works. Then even if Kayaba-san doesn't know. I could conclude that we were not out of the game yet."

Everything turned to complete silence, but some people who notice what this person mean lifted their face faster than even a strike ball. But for some, they were still confused and gives questioning looks to one another.

"Maybe to some of you they already notice it. But let's think about it, the so-called god from before. He was called as 'God of Games' right? then let me ask all of you if you were called as a god of games what is your most favorite things?"

"GAMES!" A teenager boy, with black hair in blue long sleeved shirt and leather chest armor, shout answering the young man questions.

"Bingo! And what are the most important rules to a game?"

""""It could be finished. """"

A young man with glasses with a red-haired ponytail, A black-haired young man with glasses in a white shirt, Sora, and Kayaba answered at the same times.

"Yes, it could be finished." Akira exclaimed with clear voice and full of confident, just like a rainbow after the rain, this word alone pull them from despairs back to their knees and stand up once again.