Beginning minor cleanup and expansion, coming back when I have a hard copy on hand. I know I'm really late for this, but...Introducing...Death Gun!
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==Chapters==
==Chapters==
===Prologue===
===Prologue===
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In a bar inside Gun Gale Online, [[XeXeeD]], an accomplished player, was on
television
explaining the failings of agility type
avatars
and mocking players who used them.
Most
of the
people
at
the
bar
grumbled
at
XeXeeD's
speech
and
complained
about
how
he
had promoted
the
creation and usage
of
agility-focused
avatars
prior
to
a system update
that
drastically reduced their effectiveness, and
the
previous
Bullet
of
Bullets.
A
cloaked man then walked directly under the holo
-
panel
and accosted
XeXeeD
for
his actions. The cloaked man then claimed
that
he
would
judge
XeXeeD
with
his
alleged
true
power,
before
making
the
sign
of
the
cross
and
shooting
at
XeXeeD's
image
on
the
holo-panel. Most people disregarded this action until
XeXeeD
abruptly
disconnected. The shrouded man then made
a
proclamation
that
this
was a demonstration of a supposed true power and true strength, and declared that his name and
the
name
of
his gun were Death Gun
.
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In a bar inside Gun Gale Online, [[XeXeeD]], an accomplished player
and victor of the second Bullet of Bullets
, was
being broadcasted
on
[[MMO Stream]]
explaining the failings of agility type
[[avatar]]s
and mocking players who used them.
[[Yamikaze]], the runner-up
of the
Bullet
of
Bullets
who
was
present with him, questioned
XeXeeD's
discourse
on
players'
chosen
attribute
type
being
the
source
of
their
victory
and
reminded
him
that the
tournament
did
not
focus
on
one
-
on-one
encounters.
XeXeeD
simply
stated
that
fighting
styles
in
massively
multiplayer
online
role-playing
games
could
fluctuate
in
effectiveness
due
to
the
change
in
game
balance
over
time,
though
Yamikaze
mentioned
XeXeeD
had
acquired
a
rare
gun
just
before
the
Bullet
of
Bullets
.
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Most of the people at the bar grumbled at XeXeeD's speech and complained about how he had promoted the creation and usage of agility-focused avatars prior to a system update that drastically reduced their effectiveness, and the previous Bullet of Bullets. A cloaked man then walked directly under the holo-panel and pointed a handgun at the holo-panel for several seconds before accosting XeXeeD for his actions. The cloaked man then claimed that he would judge XeXeeD with his alleged true power, before making the sign of the cross and shooting at XeXeeD's image on the holo-panel. Most people disregarded this action until XeXeeD abruptly disconnected. The shrouded man then made a proclamation that this was a demonstration of a supposed true power and true strength, and declared that his name and the name of his gun were Death Gun, before logging off.
===Chapter 1===
===Chapter 1===
Kirigaya Kazuto arrived downtown at a high-class sweet shop after being called up to discuss a certain incident by Kikuoka Seijirou, a member of the Virtual Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the first person to visit Kazuto at the hospital after he cleared Sword Art Online and awoke in the real world. After Seijirou offered Kazuto to order something, they began discussing the rise in virtual reality crimes and the motivations behind them. This led Seijirou to explain two recent curious incidents within the virtual world that appeared to be connected to the real one.
Kirigaya Kazuto arrived downtown at a high-class sweet shop after being called up to discuss a certain incident by Kikuoka Seijirou, a member of the Virtual Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the first person to visit Kazuto at the hospital after he cleared Sword Art Online and awoke in the real world. After Seijirou offered Kazuto to order something, they began discussing the rise in virtual reality crimes and the motivations behind them. This led Seijirou to explain two recent curious incidents within the virtual world that appeared to be connected to the real one.
−
The previous month, an accomplished player named XeXeeD was being featured on «
[[
MMO Stream
]]
»'s «This Week's Winners» program when a player calling himself Death Gun appeared in a game called Gun Gale Online (GGO). The player made a speech about judgment and power before firing a gun at a televised image of XeXeeD, who disconnected from the show seconds later. Two days afterwards, a landlord reported an unpleasant smell and found the corpse of Shigemura Tamotsu, the person controlling XeXeed, who died due to heart failure, according to the results of an autopsy. Two weeks later, a similar incident occurred when Death Gun interrupted a [[squadron]] meeting in GGO, repeated his speech on judgement and power, and shot «[[Usujio Tarako]]», another prominent player, who was disconnected almost immediately afterward. A newspaper seller found the person controlling Tarako dead in his apartment three days later and the autopsy confirmed the cause of death as heart failure.
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The previous month, an accomplished player named XeXeeD was being featured on «MMO Stream»'s «This Week's Winners» program when a player calling himself Death Gun appeared in a game called Gun Gale Online (GGO). The player made a speech about judgment and power before firing a gun at a televised image of XeXeeD, who disconnected from the show seconds later. Two days afterwards, a landlord reported an unpleasant smell and found the corpse of Shigemura Tamotsu, the person controlling XeXeed, who died due to heart failure, according to the results of an autopsy. Two weeks later, a similar incident occurred when Death Gun interrupted a [[squadron]] meeting in GGO, repeated his speech on judgement and power, and shot «[[Usujio Tarako]]», another prominent player, who was disconnected almost immediately afterward. A newspaper seller found the person controlling Tarako dead in his apartment three days later and the autopsy confirmed the cause of death as heart failure.
Concerned by these events, Seijirou prompted Kazuto to compare the differences between the [[NerveGear]] and the [[AmuSphere]] and they both made a few speculations before concluding that it was impossible to kill someone in the real world while inside a virtual game. Annoyed that Seijirou was wasting his time, Kazuto was about to leave, but Seijirou stopped and asked him to investigate the situation further by connecting to Gun Gale Online and confronting Death Gun. After Seijirou revealed that his superiors had grown concerned over the incidents and wanted all the facts before it could garner more attention, Kazuto accepted his request, as he was offered a compensation and was curious about the case himself. At the end of their conversation, Seijirou presented an audio recording of Death Gun's speech, which allowed Kazuto to feel a genuine desire for slaughter behind the player's words.
Concerned by these events, Seijirou prompted Kazuto to compare the differences between the [[NerveGear]] and the [[AmuSphere]] and they both made a few speculations before concluding that it was impossible to kill someone in the real world while inside a virtual game. Annoyed that Seijirou was wasting his time, Kazuto was about to leave, but Seijirou stopped and asked him to investigate the situation further by connecting to Gun Gale Online and confronting Death Gun. After Seijirou revealed that his superiors had grown concerned over the incidents and wanted all the facts before it could garner more attention, Kazuto accepted his request, as he was offered a compensation and was curious about the case himself. At the end of their conversation, Seijirou presented an audio recording of Death Gun's speech, which allowed Kazuto to feel a genuine desire for slaughter behind the player's words.
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After his shopping spree, Sinon noticed that they were nearly late for the tournament registration deadline. She explained how the only instantaneous movement was after being killed and being teleported to the revival area. Along the way, to the Governor's Office, Kirito noticed a buggy and decided to rent it to reach the office on time. After the registration, it was shown that Kirito and Sinon were in the same preliminary block but would not meet each other until the finals.
After his shopping spree, Sinon noticed that they were nearly late for the tournament registration deadline. She explained how the only instantaneous movement was after being killed and being teleported to the revival area. Along the way, to the Governor's Office, Kirito noticed a buggy and decided to rent it to reach the office on time. After the registration, it was shown that Kirito and Sinon were in the same preliminary block but would not meet each other until the finals.
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The scene moved on to where Kirito and Sinon prepared to change and Sinon found out that Kirito was a guy, to which she was infuriated by her shamelessness in front of a man as she gave Kirito the cold shoulder. She later ended up giving Kirito the basics of the Bullet of Bullets tournament and told him that after the explanation, they were officially enemies. After a brief meeting with Spiegel, Kyouji's in-game avatar, during which Kirito could not help but tease Sinon about her actions prior to his gender clarification, the scene moved on to Kirito in the stadium for his first match, where he was initially confused but ended up with an amazing win, astonishing the audience with his amazing swordsmanship as he cut through bullets to defeat his opponent.
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The scene moved on to where Kirito and Sinon prepared to change and Sinon found out that Kirito was a guy, to which she was infuriated by her shamelessness in front of a man as she gave Kirito the cold shoulder. She later ended up giving Kirito the basics of the Bullet of Bullets tournament and told him that after the explanation, they were officially enemies. After a brief meeting with Spiegel, Kyouji's in-game avatar, during which Kirito could not help but tease Sinon about her actions prior to his gender clarification, the scene moved on to Kirito in the stadium for his first match, where he was initially confused but ended up with an amazing win, astonishing the audience with his amazing swordsmanship as he cut through bullets to defeat his
[[Uemaru|
opponent
]]
.
−
After the match, Kirito was confronted by a masked man with a tattered gray mantle who Kirito suspected to be the renowned Death Gun. The masked man cryptically asked Kirito if he was the same person as the Black Swordsman from Sword Art Online. The scene moved on to Kirito remembering "Laughing Coffin", the killing guild in SAO and its leader, [[PoH]]. Kirito described PoH as a handsome person who was well-versed in three languages: English, Japanese, and Spanish. Kirito moved on to describing PoH's actual ability as a talented dagger user and how the lawless followers were all attracted to PoH the same way that people were attracted to Heathcliff. Kirito also recalled the public announcement of the creation of Laughing Coffin approximately a year after SAO started, when the thirty member guild deliberately attacked and killed a small party out in the field on New Year's Eve.
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After the match, Kirito was confronted by a masked man with a tattered gray mantle who Kirito suspected to be the renowned Death Gun. The masked man cryptically asked Kirito if he was the same person as the Black Swordsman from Sword Art Online
. As Kirito caught a glimpse of a grinning coffin tatto on the man's hand, the mantled player declared that regardless of whether Kirito was really his target, he would kill him
. The scene moved on to Kirito remembering "Laughing Coffin", the killing guild in SAO and its leader, [[PoH]]. Kirito described PoH as a handsome person who was well-versed in three languages: English, Japanese, and Spanish. Kirito moved on to describing PoH's actual ability as a talented dagger user and how the lawless followers were all attracted to PoH the same way that people were attracted to Heathcliff. Kirito also recalled the public announcement of the creation of Laughing Coffin approximately a year after SAO started, when the thirty member guild deliberately attacked and killed a small party out in the field on New Year's Eve.
Eight months later, after Laughing Coffin had slaughtered hundreds of players and made it clear that they would not stop or be negotiated with, Kirito and fifty other high-leveled players from the Clearing Group, deeming them the greatest threat to them, formed a coalition to vanquish the player killer guild after one of its members exposed the location of their hideout. However, through unknown means, the members of Laughing Coffin anticipated the assault and launched an aggressive counterattack when the crusaders moved into their headquarters, forcing the coalition to reluctantly kill several of the player killers before managing to subdue the rest while sustaining heavy losses themselves. Kirito himself was compelled to take the lives of two Laughing Coffin members to protect the other members of the Clearing Group. Sinon later found Kirito in the middle of recalling Death Gun and, when she approached him, Kirito grabbed her hand and placed it on his chest, then his forehead.
Eight months later, after Laughing Coffin had slaughtered hundreds of players and made it clear that they would not stop or be negotiated with, Kirito and fifty other high-leveled players from the Clearing Group, deeming them the greatest threat to them, formed a coalition to vanquish the player killer guild after one of its members exposed the location of their hideout. However, through unknown means, the members of Laughing Coffin anticipated the assault and launched an aggressive counterattack when the crusaders moved into their headquarters, forcing the coalition to reluctantly kill several of the player killers before managing to subdue the rest while sustaining heavy losses themselves. Kirito himself was compelled to take the lives of two Laughing Coffin members to protect the other members of the Clearing Group. Sinon later found Kirito in the middle of recalling Death Gun and, when she approached him, Kirito grabbed her hand and placed it on his chest, then his forehead.
===Chapter 7===
===Chapter 7===
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Sinon recalled how Kirito had grabbed her hand and held onto it, and how she actually felt the warmth of his hand despite being in a virtual reality. Sinon came back to her senses as she returned to the battlefield where she disposed of her semi-final opponent, earning her place in the main tournament. The scene moved on to her match against Kirito where it seemed that Kirito was intentionally going to let himself get shot by Sinon. Realizing this, Sinon was enraged as she demanded Kirito to fight seriously. Apologizing, Kirito offered a duel right then and there to Sinon where Kirito predicted Sinon's Bullet Line through her eyes in the scope and ended up winning the final round in the preliminaries. After a brief discussion on Kirito's actions, Sinon resigned after Kirito's persistence at not hurting girls.
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Sinon recalled how Kirito had grabbed her hand and held onto it, and how she actually felt the warmth of his hand despite being in a virtual reality. Sinon came back to her senses as she returned to the battlefield where she disposed of her
[[Stinger|
semi-final opponent
]]
, earning her place in the main tournament. The scene moved on to her match against Kirito where it seemed that Kirito was intentionally going to let himself get shot by Sinon. Realizing this, Sinon was enraged as she demanded Kirito to fight seriously. Apologizing, Kirito offered a duel right then and there to Sinon where Kirito predicted Sinon's Bullet Line through her eyes in the scope and ended up winning the final round in the preliminaries. After a brief discussion on Kirito's actions, Sinon resigned after Kirito's persistence at not hurting girls.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==