::End of a Beginning::

"Green Grandee!"

That big, green avatar, yes, he is Green Grandee, Green Legion's Master and also a level 9 Burst Linker!

"Are you trying to kill Ku- I mean, Black Lotus?!", I said angrily. "If you do,", I said, running to him in full speed. "You'll have to face ME!"

"Lasser Sword!"

CLANG!

A loud voice was heared from the clashing weapon between mine and Grandee's. He tried to fight back. He swung his big cannon (A/N: I think it's a cannon :P) to me, but I easily dodge it by jumping back.

"Black Lotus?", Grandee said. "She is not my top priority. I'll kill her when my real enemy were killed."

"Huh?", Master said. "But if you don't seek Black Lotus, then who?"

"Hehehehe…", Grandee said, giggled. "He is infront of me now, you know?", he said. It confused us for a moment, but then we realized. He rush to me and swung his cannon at full speed. "I'm here to simply crush you, Silver Crow, the wielder of the Armor of Catastrophe!"

CLASH!

A loud voice was heared from clashing weapons, but it's not mine, then it must be…

"If you really want to take out Silver Crow,", Kuroyukihime, who're on my front, said. "Take me instead, Green Grandee!", she said, pushing Green Grandee at full speed. "Hiaaaaah!"

"Ugh!", Kuroyukihime was strong enough to make Grandee laid at ground.

Kuroyukihime pointed his sword at Grandee's head, ready to strike at anytime. "So now, tell me, Armor of Catastrophe was destroyed long ago, how could you know that Silver Crow is the wielder of it?", she asked.

"Hmm…", Grandee said. "An organization said, when Silver Crow fought Dusk Taker who is now lost all his Burst Point, has seen Silver Crow glowing red and are able to form a red sword, just like Chrome Disaster.", he said. "Not only that, he goes rampage and form red auras on his body. If the timer were not to stop, I know he'd kill Dusk Taker in just few seconds."

Hearing that, I remembered how I go rampage at him, the feeling… That voice… And in top of that, that nightmare!

"N-now way…", Kuroyukihime said, lowered her sword. He then see me, and shouted, "It's, it's not right, right Crow?!", she said as she, I can't see her face, but I know that she shed tears. "It's… not right… right?"

She stood on her knees, and I though that she is in her Zero Fil mode.

Is this… the message Niko want to show me? That I'll be killed by Green Grandee?

"Hmm… Is it just me or I feel like there's some lovey-dovey air here, huh?", Grandee said. He stood up, and come to me who're freezed and can't move. "Silver Crow, are you afraid now?"

I silenced. I remembered how I was when I fought Dusk Taker… Yes, I feel power… it feels like I had unlimited power… That voice… That dream!

"Grandee!", I shouted. "If… if I were to die now… will Black Lotus be cleared from her guilt?", I asked. "Black Lotus… She… She feels regret… And if I died in her place, will Black Lotus be free?"

"Hmm…", Grandee said. "I can't be for sure. The other Kings might be agreed, knowing that a Chrome Disaster would die in her place, I think they'll understand. Chrome Disaster is much more overwhelming than her, right? Since he can find a new slave.", Grandee said, making me relieved. "BUT,", that word make my relieved feeling go. "Purple Thorn, Purple Legion Master, maybe won't forgive her easily. Since, you know, she loved Red Rider."

Ugh, that makes my heart in pain. I… if I die here, I'll lost all memories about Accel World, and that means I can't protect Kuroyukihime again…

But if the other King agreed to release her, I'm willing to die right now, since Armor of Catastrophe would make Kuroyukihime in danger…

But Purple Thorn…

*BADUMP*

Huh?

*BADUMP*

"KILL PURPLE THORN, THEN."

*BADUMP*

T-that voice is!

*BADUMP*

"IF YOU KILL HER, YOUR SENPAI WON'T BE IN DANGER ANYMORE."

*BADUMP*

B-but I can't just…

*BADUMP*

"IT'S ALRIGHT… DON'T YOU WANT TO BE HER KNIGHT?"

*BADUMP*

But… Not in this way!
NO!

. . . . . . .

"Heaaaaaah!", I shouted, as red auras come from my body.

Master, who see me like this, rush to Kuroyukihime and tried to bring her back. "Sa-chan! Sil… Silver Crow is… Haruyuki-kun is!"

CLING

Light come back to her eyes, and then she see me in my form. "H-Haruyuki-kun!", she said, running to me.

I then shouted at her, "DON'T COME NEAR ME!"

*BADUMP*

"KILL PURPLE THORN!"

"Noo!", I said, as the red auras being smaller… but then it exploded. "I SAID NO!", I shouted.

"Haruyuki-kun!", Kuroyukihime shouted.

"GAAAHH!", I said in pain. The power is trying to take over my head… But I don't want to! If I do, Kuroyukihime would be in danger!

"Gran… Dee!", I shouted. "The… Sudden-Death Match… Give it to me… NOW!"

Grandee then throw the device. I, hardly, press the okay button. The device then fly, and then it disappear. It then said that the "Sudden-Death Match" started.

"Grandee!", I shouted. "Now you can kill me!", I said. "Before it clouded my head completely! QUICKLY!"

Grandee then walk to me, with his cannon ready.

"Wait, Haruyuki-kun!", Kuroyukihime said. "It's… Don't die… Please stop, Grandee! You can take me out if you want!"

"Black Lotus, you know that Chrome Disaster is much wortier than you.", Grandee said. "Besides, he also said to die in your place. Don't you hear that in your Zero Fil mode?"

I can feel that Kuroyukihime frozen by that.

"Die… in my… place?", she said with low-voice. "N-no… I… Haruyuki-kun!"

"Sen…Pai…", I said, looking at her, because this is maybe my last change to see her. "Pl..ease… take care of… Everyone…", I said. "My wing… will always… ass…ist… you…", I said.

"Okay then, Silver Crow! Ready or not, here I come!", Grandee said, as he released his shot.

I take the shot, and slowly the red auras and my body disamble.

"N-no…. HARUYUKI-KUN!", Kuroyukihime shouted. She run to me and hug me tightly. "You… Are a real idiot… Why.. why must you die in my place?"

"Kuro..Yuki…Hime…", I said, then my body glow and when the light reduced, I hold a card. I then give it to Kuroyukihime. "Don't worry… I'll definitely find a way to remember you… I'll remember you… You heard that?"

Kuroyukihime then shed tears. I opened my mouth, smiled, then I completely disambled. Blue-glowing light pillar go up as my body fly. Then the pillar disappeared.

"HARUYUKI-KUN!", Kuroyukihime shouted. She then remember the card I give to her. Once again she shed tears when she see that that card is my enchanted armament, "Crow Wing", my wing.

"Sa-chan…", Master said.

"Lotus…", Grandee also come near Kuroyukihime. "He is… your love, doesn't he?", Grandee asked. Kuroyukihime nodded as a yes. Grandee then lowered his head. "I'm sorry…", he said, as he disambled.

"Sa-chan?", Master said, as Kuroyukihime stood up.

"Let's tell Taku and Chiyu… The enemies probably has go away with their Master gone.", she said. "Then let's… go home…"

=END OF THE CHAPTER=

And end? Of course not.

. . . . .

Next time on Accel World X!

"Where am I?"

"He doesn't remember me… For me it just as the same as he died."

"That present… That necklace… Kuro…Yuki…Hime?"

. . . . .

"I'LL HUNT"

"I'LL DEFINITELY COME BACK"