Sword Art Online Light Novel Volume 14

Alicization Uniting (アリシゼーション・ユナイティング) is the 14th book in the Sword Art Online Light Novel series, published on April 10, 2014.

Preview

 * The following is the translated preview to Volume 14, taken from the back of Accel World Volume 16.

"Kirito... it's all, up to you now... Protect... the people... of this... world..."

The white tower, the «Central Cathedral», the emblem of the «Axiom Church».

With the help of the sage who lives in the isolated Great Library Room, «Cardinal», Eugeo and Kirito run towards the cathedral's top floor where the highest minister, «Administrator», awaits, with their respective goals of returning Alice, who became an Integrity Knight, to her «original self», and of avoiding the destruction of the Underworld.

However, conciding, unforeseen incidents had led Kirito and Eugeo to be separated in their ascent.

While Kirito was thrown outside the tower, he formed a temporary union with Integrity Knight Alice and returned to the warfront, chasing after Eugeo who continued on within the tower.

And thus, they arrived at the 99th floor.

Appearing before Kirito and Alice was Eugeo, clad in integrity knight armor with a cold light in his eyes.

Eugeo, his sword drawn without hesitation, and Kirito, facing him reluctantly.

Would distant clap of thunder on the day they set off, that omen of conflict and separation, be realized?

Would Kirito's desperate cries reach Eugeo with his memories sealed away?

The new 14th volume, "Alicization Uniting", will be launched on 10th April, 2014, by Dengeki Bunko—!

Part 1
Kirito and Eugeo attacked each other with «Sonic Leap», although Kirito used some tricks to make his move faster and stronger, Eugeo managed to match him, making Kirito realize all the extra hours of training Eugeo had. Kirito tried to talk with Eugeo, but he remained silent, while Kirito decided to fight seriously, he also thought about which memories had been stolen from Eugeo.

Both skills ended at the same time, and after the rebound, both swordsmen used the same moves. During the clash, the blades got entwined again, and Kirito exposed his thought about fighting Eugeo seriously during their trip to Centoria. After a while, Kirito fell backwards and, although Alice thought he had lost, Kirito was actually activating the Martial Arts skill «Crescent Moon», aiming to kick Eugeo on his jaw, but the latter decided to use his sword's pomel to misdirect Kirito's attack. Kirito slowed down his kick and instead, kicked Eugeo's hand and sent the Blue Rose Sword flying and the swords stabbed into the ceiling.

Part 2
After another quick fight, in which Kirito and Eugeo manage to regain their swords, Kirito manages to make Eugeo remember once again, but because of the piety module, Eugeo could only apologize to Kirito and Alice before releasing the recollection of the Blue Rose Sword unwillingly. Eugeo then runs into Administrator's room alone, where he first manages to send Chudelkin to the now frozen in place Kirito and Alice with a lie, and decides to face Administrator alone.

After Eugeo meets Administrator, she finds that the piety module is unstable and tries to replace it with a newer version while paralyzing Eugeo. When instructed to repeat the «remove core protection» art though, Eugeo instead forces his arm to move and attempts to stab Cardinal's dagger into Administrator. However, Administrator has a sacred art protecting her body from metal objects, so Eugeo instead attempts to stab her with the Blue Rose Sword. After a surprising phenomenon between the Blue Rose Sword and the barrier breaking, Administrator hurriedly pushes Eugeo against the wall with a sacred art. Eugeo then goes into a defensive stance, just when Chudelkin runs into the room, tailed by a now thawed Kirito and Alice.

Reference

 * http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/newreleases/978-4-04-866505-6/

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