Story Elements of .hack//LINK -Chrono Link-

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The Beginning Arc - 2020 A.D.
One month after the final episode of .hack//RIVES -Season 3- and after the shut down of The World R:3.

After the shutdown of the online game, the real world facing the major issues regarding Disappearance of 25% population and the Alteration Memories Syndrome bringing a major impact toward the people. Unable to contact his friend from R:3, including Sol, Seventy-Seven, and No.99 bringing doubt and suspicious due connection toward the major incident.

Tokio and Akira return to their normal life at schools and feels boredom for unable to do anything in the Summer exam until the mysterious transfer Student Saika Yoshizumi reminding about Tokio’s dream due to her same face with the princess he had met in his dream.

The sixth day after her transfering into Tokio and Akira’s classroom, she invites Tokio to the rooftop for personal asking. However… that day is how he got into the online game once more…with his…actual body??!

Akashic Records I - 2020 A.D.
After, Tokio accepting Saika’s workship, they headed to the mysterious tower that is known as  Akashic Records  which said that the ability to change the time data of The World. They were headed for the Sea of the Memories which is a gateway to open the past of timelines which is targeted to travel into 2009 which the first Chrono Core were reacted there.

But their ways are somehow been hindered with Akashic Records had guardian who protecting the Akashic Records gate which known as the  Keeper of the Gate   which is hard boss they could fight but only chance to get to the Sea of Memories is to fight creature that very stronger, Tokio have to make it through by fighting him in order reach their way for Sea of Memories.

Crimson Empire Arc - 2009 A.D.
After Kite being defeated by the leader of the fear most criminal guild Schicksal, which known as Fluegel, with Tokio who unable to find Akira’s where doubt has now worked together with Saika (although his expectation about her being destroyed due to her showing her true personality.) to using Akashic Record, travel to the past, and obtain the Chrono Core.

Arriving there, something was wrong. According to her, it seems that Schicksal using Akashic Records to changing the  Time Log Data  which means that the major event from the past event was never happened due to Schicksal interference with time.

Those in the past time known as Crimson Knight has changed into Crimson Empire, arresting Tokio who mistakenly to be a Threat to them.

In the prison, he met with a mysterious girl, the hacker known as Alibaba who also trapped in the prison same as Tokio, and with how the member of Schicksal named, Trommel, changing Crimson Knight into much corrupted in power and order.

Meanwhile, Tsukasa being approach by Trommel for invitation join to Crimson Empire, with a promise to help Tsukasa to retrieve his lost memories, in the purpose of using Tsukasa and manipulate him to obtain Chrono Core. Tokio and Alibaba, working together to find a way to escape from prison and to stop Trommel for interfere the time much longer for Schicksal Ambition.

Akashic Records II - 2020 A.D.
Following trommel’s defeat and obtain the first Chrono Core, also reunited with Akira, to continue to proceed through the next of Sea of Memories, they need to fight the keeper who protecting the Sea of Memories and Chrono Core will be used to grant access toward next one, Saika called them  The Guardian of Recorder  which four keepers protecting the Sea of Memories and  GateKeeper  is also one of them but the four of them was considered to be the strongest opponent.

When they continued to proceed through, one of the Guardian of Recorder came to face them which is the first Guardian of Recorder and they are known as  Time. As Saika said, they’re indeed much stronger than the Gate of Keeper they fought before, a lot of much energy pressures to defeat them, but eventually, Akira comes up with a plan to defeat him…

Shadow of Death Arc - 2009 A.D.
After succeded to defeat Trommel and reunited with Akira, they set up for a next mission is to retrieve the Chrono Core from Ryou Misaki’s PC, Sora. However, Saika seems to be absent from the operation and trusting the analysis finder Chrono Core on Alibaba, due to Saika and Tokio’s Classmate went on Class Field Trip.

In the operation, they met with a mysterious woman named Carl who chase after the man name Sora who is now become a part of the Cursed wave, and Tokio with co trying to make a chance to approach him in order to obtain Chrono Core.

But, suddenly the survival member of Red Dead Guild, Kruger appeared before them with his strange attitude toward them and it seems in thirst for revenge, and it seems that they’re plan being hindered with his appearance in front of them.

Meanwhile the member of Schicksal, Possainue ready to involve in the scene and make his chance in a dirty way to obtain Chrono Core.

The Operation Breakwater Arc - 2010 A.D.
The Operation obtaining Chrono Core from Sora end up a failure, but in good news, Schicksal is also failed to obtain it. With end up disappointment with turns up giving a second chance to make things right by going the year of 2010 A.D. to meet Kite.

They made decisions to do an operation cover and join Kite’s friend to defeat Cursed Wave which caused Pluto again and The Second Network Crisis event in order to obtain the Chrono Core. But suddenly Possainue coming in next move to targeting the Chrono Core which been possessed by Log data memories version of Kite PC, which is a chance to not make any mistake.

In another way around, they met with their old friend from R:3, No.99 who is also a member of Crimson Knight in R:3 version, and it seems to be trapped in the Akashic Records. It seems that Geist has planning to do using Kruger and Possainue as part to obtain Chrono Core.

Akashic Records III - 2020 A.D.
After defeating the second of Guardian,  Realm, Tokio and his friend continued their ways to the Sea of Memories, however, Kruger was already there but seems look different from before as if he was brainwashed which means that Posaune has to mess up with his memory data and with that allow him to brainwash Kruger at crucial state.

Kruger’s attack is very strong and now has beyond for any help to find a way to cure his brainwash, but Tokio said another way that it hopes to free him from his brainwash but lot stakes, gamble and chance they need to do to save Kruger, and chance itself is pretty risky that will risking Kruger’s life which is worth to do it rather not doing.

Bansyoya Reconciliation Arc - 2015 A.D.
After the operation successful to obtain Chrono Core, but in worst news is how Tokio can’t save Kite from Possainue attack and Kruger who still possessed by a Virus. But suddenly, someone calling Chrono Link Guild members to come into 2015 A.D. to met a man behind the R.A. Project.

They’re arrival being welcomed by the leader of R.A. Project, Jun Bansyoya who called Tokio for request and it seems that connected to Terminal Disc that Jun has left for.

Didn’t know why Jun calling them, and the reason Bansyoya need their help, and they decide to help him, which revealed there’s a connection between People’s memories and Akashic Records. But Akira suddenly acting strange, and it seems that he getting stressed over something that related to Geist's words back then…

The Big Mayhem of Treasure Hunt Arc - 2016 A.D.
Following Akira’s betrayal, they’ve been sucked up by the mysterious portal and separated from his friend with eventually arrived in the 2016 A.D. along with Saika who’s now been in a coma.

He’s been invited by a mysterious man named Ovan to join rank for his established guild, Twilight Brigade whose goal to obtain the mysterious item known as The Key of Twilight.

Surprisingly he met again with his lost Loyal Kouhai, Sol who’ve been trapped in the Log Memories Data World due to Akashic Records and Tokio wanting to make operation to Obtain Chrono Core from Haseo and find a way to contact his friend. However, after Saika awakens from her coma, she acting very different from Saika he knows who was being Tsundere and so demanding to become very timid and shy, which causing even much confusion.

Meanwhile, the Real Saika and Tokio’s friend, who’ve now been separated from Tokio and find a way to reunite with him once more, with a sudden encounter against The PK PC known as Midori.

As Shicksal commands another member of Schicksal, Orgel to replace Possainue to obtain Chrono Core, while Akira and Klarinette are in another mission, a very important mission.

Akashic Records IV - 2020 A.D.
After defeating the third of Guardian of Recorders,  Space, although with their failures to saving Shino from PKed, they finally obtain the Chrono Core from Shino which revealed in that timeline Shino was key for that. But now they have handled one problem with No.99’s brother, Orgel which he appears in front of them and trying to steal the Chrono Core in their hands.

Although they didn’t want to fight her brother, it seems there is no other way as he already a part of the Schicksal members and all they have to do is to fight against him to reach of the Sea of Memories, but Orgel is the strongest within Schicksal members and they decides to use they’re head how to defeat him.

Although No.99 has made a lot tougher decision whether she needs to fight or not, her decision became crucial to them, unless

Possainue Corruption Revolution Arc - 2017 A.D.
After they’re a failure to prevent Shino’s PKed, Unable to Stop Ovan, Obtaining A new Power, and Defeating Orgel the member of Schicksal. But it leads their operation to a second failure.

But with AIKA, the princess who resemblance to the princess he met from dream join as supporter who can freely replace Saika when in time comes, and Saika’s still had hoped to obtain Chrono Core from Haseo by going to 2017 A.D. However, as their arrived, the major events became overwhelming change due to interference from Possainue, like back in Tsukasa’s time and this time the change major event of 2017 A.D. causing massive distortion and greater risk to the AM Syndrome.

Tokio and his friend tried to participate in the Demon Tournament to approach Haseo who now became known as A Legendary PKK Terror of Death and their last chance to obtain Chrono Core before Possainue obtains it.

Meanwhile, in Schicksal side seems to have major issues regarding Possainue’s betrayal and trying to purge chaos to the Time system resulting in the massive risk of the syndrome.

To do that, for a moment as they shift their focus from targeting Tokio to Exterminating the traitor, and Akira being missioned to continue to pursue Tokio, while been mission to exterminate Possainue.

Two sides may work together in different of their ways…?

Meanwhile, the mysterious boy observing Tokio and Akira from afar, how does he knew about them, does he had a connection about those two?

Rebirth of the New System Arc - 2017 A.D.
After stopping Possainue, however, he managed to escape with his wound after Ovan saves him and shocked everyone, including Haseo, Tokio, and his friend.

With Schicksal continue their research toward Possainue’s where doubt, Tokio and his friend, including Ninjato cooperate with G.U. Guild Members including the leader, Yata also finding Ovan's where doubt, including Possainue.

After Azure Kite’s sacrificial to Data Drain Haseo bring him back into Level 1, but it seems that the original of his memory return, thanks to the bond he made in previous time even though he’s just a Memory Log Data version of Ryou Misaki’s PC. But the problem is that Haseo’s Chrono Core being stolen by Possainue, but there’s a chance to bring it back before Possainue using something that Normal PCs couldn’t possess.

Right now, Possainue will prepare the last dangerous trick that he had to prepare to bring deeper deaths to them and he will not stop until his enemy being destroyed.

Suddenly, AIKA communicating with her  “Friend”, but  who was it…?

Chrono Link vs Schicksal Arc/Akashic Records V - 2020 A.D.
The time has come for Chrono Link guild to reach to the top of Akashic Records and begin the final operation to find Saika’s brother and free Aura from the Akashic Records after defeating the last of Guardian Recorder, Paradox.

But, they’re operation seems to be hindered by Schicksal, including Akira who tries to prevent them to get near to the Chrono Gate which where Aura been kept by CC Corp.

To get past on them, they had no choice to fight against them causing the big battle between Chrono Link and Schicksal Begin.

It seems Akira, however waiting for Tokio at the Chrono Gate with Saika came along with something that he has to tell to him regarding the secret of the Chrono Core operation.

Meanwhile, Geist didn’t participate in the battle, what happened to him, does he planning something…?

The Truth of R.A. Project Arc - 2020 A.D.
After Aura’s been brainwashed by the virus that came from Tokio’s body, that also brainwashes Akira as well, bringing to their operation become a major problem, not just Chrono Link, but Schicksal.

However, Geist inviting Tokio, Saika, AIKA and along with his friend & Pi to come the deepest level of the Dark Time, which was actually revealed to be the Akashic Unrecord, the depth of underground of data in order to locate Jyotaro Amagi and Save Klarinnette.

With aura’s brainwash in the process could slowly bringing a major distortion toward network and suddenly bringing the possibility for another Network Crisis to happen.

Chrono Link and Schicksal put aside their fight since Fluegel falling into an injured, they decide to work together to find the truth behind Geist’s scheme behind it.

Just closer to the truth that Saika will able to reunite with his brother once again, but this time in the worst most possible outcomes.

Meanwhile, Metronnom waiting for them in the Deeper underground level of Akashic Unrecord and Geist had prepared few plans that he will set on them.

Cardinal System Arc
Following the collapse of the Akashic Unrecord and Jyotaro Amagi became a lost one. Saika still mourns over the loss of his older brother, feels guilty over the truth that she had heard from Geist about his brother making her feel depressed.

Causing Saika broke a deal with Chrono Link and went missing not just in an online game, but in The Real World stated that she's gone missing, with no clues to find her as AIKA trying hard to find it.

Meanwhile, Sol secretly trying to discovering the diary that been left by his brother before his death, regarding the Cardinal System which is the key to open the True of Akashic Record. As the immortal dusk event started, Tokio encountered with a mysterious man who was revealed to be Cyber Connect Corporation Japanese Branch CEO, Durga Fida Sharma or so-known as Genius who ask for hackers to join together to find a way to prevent the event getting more further, and searching the key of Cardinal system to open the True Akashic Records.

While Tsukasa makes his way to the True Akashic Record, someone from True Akashic Records greeted him and for some reason knows about him for a long time, but seems not being suspicious.

However, it causes him/her to disappear as well as Mimiru. Tokio, Sol, and No.99 rushed to find Tsukasa as soon as possible. Right now, they tried to find hope for Tsukasa and Saika as soon as possible.

The Ultimate of Time Gear Arc
Following the retrieval keys of Cardinal to unlocked the True Akashic Records which is now already open, however, due to Tokio losing his power after being absorbed for brainwashing virus, due to his Time Gear form were creation from his Akashic Line PC character and The Black Copy Disc Power Data, but since all of them being destroyed, Tokio form turned into normal high school form.

Fluegel had ideas with help from Haseo in order to awaken his new original power once more, with Helba's Guidance, she recommended for AIKA and Tokio headed to the Hidden Forbidden Labyrinth or Maze of End as they speak in order to awaken its true potential of his Doubleware PC abilities and The Hidden Powers that was hidden inside Tokio PC.

In order to do that, AIKA and Fluegel guiding Tokio to seek the Ultimate Forbidden Time Gear Blade which was an ancient weapon created during Beta Test fragment which was very rare to be found by many players and now it's time for Tokio to unveil its mystery in and unlocked the true potential of his ability.

Meanwhile, Geist who was survived from brace impact from Jyotaro's attack thanks to his last duplicate AI Clone, however, he's more different than he used to be...

Real Digitalized Arc
After Tokio obtained his new form as The Ultimate Controller of Time Gear and right now he's getting ready to prepare for something worst happen due to the Real Digitalization/Immortal Dusk event had started.

But, still unable to find Saika, Tokio right now focusing to find a solution on how to bring back people who being Digitized to return to the Real World, but it seems the situation could be much difficult to tell how to do it. In a surprising way, Tokio encounter Cubia who this time to be in PC form.

Geist trying to do something and observed them from afar in order to calculate his next move against them, but why he suddenly trying to approach Tokio and his friend...?

Morganna Mode Gone Arc
Tokio and Haseo right now working together to put stop the virus that been implemented by Cubia. But suddenly comes to turn wrong, as Haseo’s avatar starting to fear to something, not to cubia, but even more malicious threat known as  Morganna Mode Gone.

As Ovan having difficult to defeat her, causing his epitaph being stolen by Morganna, causing Ovan losing his power of Epitaph.

No.9 had a meeting with Tokio and Chrono Link Guild along with Twilight Knights to discussed the negotiation and ways to restore Aura, but they need Kite and Saika to do for it, also there’s a way to save Akira who’ve been infected by X-Chain Virus.

Meanwhile, Endrance found Saika and blaming her brother for Erasing his old friend, Mia, with a slated his rage toward her making the fear feels inevitable. As Tokio aware of Endrance’s intention, they decide to go there and stop Endrance.

The Return of the Hero Arc
Unable to stop Saika from attacking Endrance and right now he's injured seriously due to her attack using the familiar attack from Someone they knew and revealed that Saika and ENTIES are the same person responsible for Assassination happens during the age of The World R:3 (RIVES event).

As Fluegel returns from his long-recovery, and Tokio needs his help to find a way to free Kite from Fluegel’s Braswell Gun virus.

However, after that incident, Fluegel losing his power to using Broswell Gun due to his power been broke due to Metronnom’s attack. To recover the power of Broswell Gun, he needs to find Metronnom who’s missing after his fight against him, but unable to locate him, there’s only one place that never been checked, which lies in The Labyrinth of End.

Klarinette joins with Tokio and Fluegel to find Metronnom with AIKA who want to join together to find Metronnom and find a way to put down his regret and his guilt over his betrayal for his desire for DoubleWare Sample. Meanwhile, Metronnom encounters a mysterious man who has a connection with him and Kite.

The Rise of the Amagi Arc
After Metronnom became a lost one, but much his happiness to set atone his guilt to his leader and with Kite returned, however, Knowing Saika Amagi was the one behind the assassination of Kruger's master, David, Kruger making the intention to go after her for his own revenge,

As No.99 worries that Saika is too strong to up against and Tokio is the only hope to stop Saika from the curse of her Past as '''ENTIES. '''Fluegel investigating her location which right now her location came to be unknown.

While they searching the location of Saika Amagi, meanwhile AIKA has something she really wants to tell Tokio regarding the truth about her and what happened to Tokio in Akashic Line, and how does Saika was involved with those closed beta game.

Disaster Concept of The World Arc
After Saika return, she needs to rest for a few days and try to change herself, however, it seems that Saika being accused by Genius for responsible for Immortal Dusk happens, and this never pleased Ninjato for Genius suspicious action, causing his left without words.

Meanwhile, notice the disappearance of Ninjato, Sol, Alibaba with Cello working together to locate his where doubt, as The Chrono Link Guild moving fastly to reach where Ninjato is and aware Genius might have something too badly because CC Corp already aware Ninjato's player name.

On the other hand, Ovan & Yata were already there with Ninjato who is now trying to locate his former student and Genius who is taught to be responsible behind the plan of The Immortal Dusk project along with Jyotaro Amagi and decide to prevent him continue the dangerous plan.

Infiltration Arc
After the battle against Genius and he suddenly escaped and Ninjato became a lost one, as a result, they losing their hope for creating Vaccine because only Ninjato can do it, however thanks to Saika who really wanting something in return of Tokio to help them for creating a vaccine which was useful to up against Aura.

Her returned as something the two of them promised to save Akira from her brother's brainwashing system, however, as AIKA found the strangeness behind abnormalities of The World and the True Akashic Record resulting in they unable to enter to the tower.

As the Gate being protected by Three Azure Knight, including a new Azure of Knight as Akira became the Azure Dark Slayer known as Azure Leon who’s ready to attack them. Tokio and Saika along with his friend rushing themselves to fight against him to free him from the brainwashing X-Chain Virus.

The intensifies battle begins with their infiltration to the Final Stage Floor of the True Akashic Records and right now the fighting against the formidable foes which Aura has set them up to do, including Akira himself who still being infected by its brainwash.

Aura's Restoration Plan Arc
Chrono Link, Schicksal, and Twilight Knights ready for a final battle against Aura and begin their operation for Restoration Aura’s Plan, by using the  Reset Admin Control Vaccine  which taken from several data from Cardinal System Data will be a great chance to restoring Aura from her brainwashing Virus, but a chance to restore her will be a risk.

Someone who used the system needs to sacrifice themselves to save Aura, which means they need to find a way to resolve another way to prevent Sacrificially. Just as they arrived, Genius arrives on the scene waiting for them.

The final showdown, risk, and intensive conclusion begin, as they will reach the final stage of their battle to save Aura who been known as The Goddess of Demise and the moment they will choose what future might hold them, the price must be pay for that happens.

Multiple Ending (Exclusively for Episode 3 -Countdown-)
The Multiple Ending is an exclusive feature only for Episode 3 -Countdown- which can be shown at near-ending of the game after the final boss against Aura -The Goddess of Demise- and you need to choose each three of them to sacrifice to restore Aura from its corruption and it will lead up to different ending as player/Tokio choose which it's Ending A to C. but you can earn Ending D when you out of options which you had 15-20 seconds to choose.

Ending A (To The Shining With You)
AIKA show herself to Aura which shocked everyone shocked, except Helos-Pierce, as they knew that she will sacrifice herself to free Aura from the brainwashing by deflected all attacks from Aura until it destroyed her PC AI, but her Chim doll had used the power that been attached by AIKA and using it to rebooting Aura as a way to saving her.

This caused AIKA broke Tokio’s promise that she met to join him into the Real World, thus resulting Saika felt Guilty about what happened, and Tokio been unconsciousness due to a fever, and several days later, Saika transfer to another school and been checking up to the hospital whether he been infected by  Outer Dependency Syndrome, which he been escorted by Akira Yoshinori.

Fluegel’s player Ryuji Sogabe meet up with Tokio and Akira as they review what happened to Aura and AIKA, right now that Tokio still didn’t know regarding about Saika’s where doubt, however, Ryuji given a hint where Saika might be at, as Tokio and Akira were confused what he just saying.

Upon meeting with Saika in the hospital where she taking care of his brother, Jyotaro when he is in a coma, Tokio greets Saika by giving her a flower, but Akira seems annoyed regarding about Tokio gave the flower to Saika right now.

As Akira taking care Jyotaro, while Tokio had to talk with Saika in the rooftop, and he asking why Saika disappeared and didn’t call him, as she realize how much the guiltiness that she had done, she ask Tokio to cut ties with her, due to her fear to making something terrible happened on Tokio again which is the best for both, and he refused that offer, answered to Saika that he will help Saika to recover what seems she had lost and refused to forget about the journey he had forthcoming.

As those words reach to her, she shakes hands to reaffirms their friendship, which Akira was happy to see it, and decide to overcome over AIKA’s death
 * The Shining with You  ending theme will be a new version.
 * The Ending A route will lead-up to the story of Bullet (Web Novel), Quantum, Beyond The World, Versus, and Thanatos Reports.

Ending B (Unsething of Maze)
Akira explaining to Tokio regarding what he planned for, as his PC is still part of Aura’s power and those power could be only ways to free Aura, however, Tokio preventing Akira to make a sacrifice once again, but he knew that there is no other way than do it In Akira’s way, and he apologizes on him for broking those promise to play The World once more, much sadness fills within Tokio’s cheeks.

He using the last power that driven from R.A. data, and using it to restore Aura which causing his PC destroyed piece by piece, but successfully to transplanting the data before it happens, thus made Tokio cried out his name as he presumed that he is dead.

A month later, Tokio rarely going to school due to his loss over Akira and unable to keep his promise for rematch battle and playing The World once more, which made him felt loneliness and empty, until Saika and AIKA reached out to him as they understand why Akira choosing himself for making sacrificial and wanting Tokio to keep those promise to fulfill Akira’s dream by making the games where people have sight enjoyment that has to bring joys a memories with him.

In the post-credit, due to Akira’s loss, Ryuji Sogabe unable to getting information regarding about the connection between Geist and Jyotaro Amagi and behind that action making feels more mystery, and with his gone, he unable to find what he looking for, the 13th Bansyoya Files that only Akira’s knew where it put it.

Ending C (Atonement)
Saika begins to step forward to Aura and he finds the answer that she had looking for, as she ultimately desires to Save Tokio and her friends, she decides to accept her fate along with her sins by sacrificing herself. Using the remaining power of ENTIES she has with transplanting the vaccine through her body, and she also abandoned his real body in the real world to prepare for something worse happens, and should AIKA will take her place and her identity as Saika.

She stepped forward toward Aura as she attacking Saika until her PC starting to get broke, and she used her last tactics for finisher by transplanting the vaccine through Aura’s body and slowly restoring her from the brainwashing virus, but this caused Saika’s PC to begin reached zero and causing her PC destroyed, but she successfully to free Aura from that Virus.

A few months later, AIKA took her place by using Saika’s body to life in the real world, while Tokio and Akira struggling over Saika’s loss and didn’t know what they gonna tell to her brother when he awake. As a decision from AIKA herself that she will take care of Jyotaro with help from Niizato, Tokio, and his friend, they decide to teach AIKA about the Real World together.

In the post-credit, which unknown to their awareness, it seems Saika’s death become great news to CC Corp, as Saika potentially become a threat if they lead them alive, thus the beginning of the true CC Corp Conspiracy begins with their true goal for the upcoming another Immortal Dusk in the future.

Ending D (The Fall of the Hero)
Unable to choose any of them, he made his decision to do it to restoring Aura which means to make himself to be a sacrificial which made everyone shocked, including Kite, Saika, Akira, and AIKA themselves, which was very hard decision to be made, and he step forward to fight against Aura, the Queen of Demise, while Tokio asking Toki-Runty a favor to evacuate his friend immediately, and led Saika cried out his name until she and her friends evacuated into a Grand Whale.

But due to Aura’s attack became much stronger and possibly can’t uphold to deflect against her attack causing his PC Doubleware to be destroyed and died for real. But he using his last remaining of his ability by unleashing his hidden abilities and his last battalion power to rebooting Aura’s data and successfully touching aura head to activated his abilities, but causing his body been crushed and destroyed completely.

Their reaction becomes so powerfully shocked after they saw his body been destroyed, and Saika cried out her name as she shocked that Tokio’s been death, while everyone shocked, except Helos Pierce himself.

A few months later, after the news regarding the “Phenomenon incident” happen, however, CC Corp disclosed this as another Network Crisis. While the Chrono Link guild has been disbanded a month ago and they lived with their own, while Akira still doing his own activities while watching the news leaving the world in a gloomy state after Tokio's death.

Ending E (The Fated End)
Same as how it did at Ending D route, however, the difference is how you will fight against her again with using the Secret vaccine that been given by Helos-Pierce and using those will weakened her and also slowing her movement, until Tokio step forward against her with using his hidden power and resulting him to enter into Aura’s memory.

In the unknown place, which familiar where Aura was first found by Tsukasa, and Tokio trying to search Aura which was somewhere in this area. After he found Aura, who were in the younger version, and somehow very glad that she safe, but due to that version, she unable to return to her current form, due to her Queen of Demise version took all of her power and decide to find her and destroyed her version before it took Aura’s ultimate AI’s in damaged due to Brainwash Virus.

The two of them decide to find Aura, the Queen of Demise, in order to restore Aura...

Editor note: Full story coming soon...and it will be contained the biggest major spoilers of all. HOW TO GET ENDING E:
 * A final dungeon will approximately finish within 3-4 hours of gameplay.
 * This is a True Ending of the Chrono Link story.
 * Aura will become your party member support.
 * Fated End will be most conclusion ending which contained a lot of plot twist, shocking truth, twist turning direction, and frightening truth.
 * Ending E will be a more bittersweet ending, rather than Happy or Bad Ending.
 * The Story of Ending E route will lead-up to .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 4 Severe
 * The ending story will be the story with Big Cliffhanger teasing for what comes in the future storyline.
 * Finish the Chrono Triad #1-6 (Helos Pierce Quest) on the Sub-Story mission.
 * Replies all forums regarding “The mystery of the Final Poem”.
 * Maximize Helos-Pierce’s Bond of Unison.
 * Fight against Helos-Pierce before the invasion to the True Akashic Records.
 * Use the same methods from Ending D, and when you fighting against Aura once again, you need to use  the Data Recycle Vaccine  on Aura which been given by Helos.

Ending X (Fulfilling Promise)
If you choose the fourth answer, Tokio will tell them about his plan and he will use his vaccine that he been gifted by Helos, and he wants his friend to help him to make this work, and soon they step forward against Aura, The Queen of Demise, Saika and AIKA helped Tokio by converting their energy while Akira together with Tokio making final attack against her and resulting her been defeated, also been restored.

Following Aura’s defeated, Tokio along with his friend, finally went back home safely, with thousands of players were return to their real-world and with Reiko has successfully finding a proves with help from Takaoka, Takumi, and Junya which helps them to put at end CC Corps conspiracies and their organization and also putting their corruptions to their ends so they would not use Aura for a sake of their doings.

AIKA came to the real world as she transferred her mind into an android, created by Shopkeeper’s friend and lived with Saika as she adopting her as a little sister, with other good news that Jyotaro awake from his coma but losing his memory of the past and trying to creating a new one, and Tokio with Akira continued their normal days, until AIKA being transferred as Aika Amagi, and the both of them return by making a promise with him for rematch, and he thought that Tokio had given a such a happy ending life.

Five years later, Tokio now became an editorial for the next version of The World and became a Boxing Championship as he now reuniting with his old friends, and how much they grew up during their ways, as Aika pursuing making flower shop, Saika became a fashion girl, and Akira became a next director for next version of The World, along their reunion with Hiroyuki, Shiho, Mio, Soma, Nishiki, Akihiko, Hiroshi, and Miki were attend to their reunion party, including Ryuji, Lilie, and Koharu.

Tokio has been invited by Saika as she cherished their adventure together and she thanked Tokio for teaching her how to open-up herself and not lie on them, she wants to support him here on out, including for AIKA, as they shaking hands to reassured their days of the adventure would never forget.


 * It is a downloadable content ending route, which can wait for a free update comes.
 * This is considered a fully happy ending story, which how every character alive, safe, and sound.
 * You can see a very moment when you see Tokio, Saika, Akira, and AIKA, including their friends enjoyed moments in the real world.
 * You can see the CC Corps conspiracies have been exposed in the public, and staff, including higher-ups who involved in those conspiracies been expelled by government and replaced with good ones.
 * There are a lot of times skip happens, which shown when their time during High School days, Collage days, and became an Adult, with this how AIKA married Tokio which sign of happy ending and more satisfying ending.
 * Although, something bigger twist ending happens in the post-credit, and its something that not everyone would expect.

Sub-Story Mission
The Sub-Story Mission is a side story which sometimes important or unimportant to the story, however, it focuses on expanding a few stories that never make it to the main story, with a lot of cliffhangers that lead up for the future stories and also focus on developed the characters even further.

Sub-story mission will also bring a greater expand toward interaction and crossover between a character with character, and even more interaction & new side character development that never even explored before, for example, Kite's interacting Haseo and Tsukasa also Akira interacting with Kite, Saika, and Atoli.

There are also new features and new tidbits for Sub-Story Mission.
 * With how much you increase your bonds with unison PC will lead you to open the Sub-Story Mission which was requested by those you spent time with and finishing that sub-story will unlock a new path for new Bonds of Unison story.
 * Over 200-300 sub-story mission is available, while another 100-200 sub-story mission will be available from Free-Update DLC or DLC Pack, which total will be over 400-500 on its sub-story list.
 * You can also accept Sub-Story Mission from a non-Unison PC.
 * They can request heading, hunting, obtaining, and more objectives that you will do as you accepting their request.
 * Not just Twilight Knights, but LINK characters and Chrono Link characters will also get their own sub-story mission, which focuses on their character developments and delving more about their story & its past, including Tokio, Fluegel, Cello, Akira, Saika, and AIKA will have their own sub-story mission.
 * It also allows you to open new timelines as you accepting emails from PC from the past you might be accepting a request from them to do something for you and you getting rewards for completing the mission and it also possible to increased a unison party member as you proceed through the side-story mission.
 * Every sub-story mission had its number chapters as it progresses through which you can freely to continue that sub-mission from the previous chapters. (which is based on the PSP version system of Sub-Scenarios)
 * Sub-Story titles from previous works from other media like GnU, G.U.+, Legend of Twilight, Cell, Liminality, AI Buster, G.U. Trilogy and more will be added with their own sub-story mission, with additional new stories and story cutscenes for the sub-mission.
 * X'over sub-scenario will be expanded as a huge sub-story mission that focuses a bigger team-ups and also interacts with characters.
 * Sub-Mission will tease to have more enjoyment fan-service story, never seen much bigger & new moments, and never seen before interaction with other characters from previous works.
 * While the sub-story mission also provides a connection with the main story and pathways for requirements to unlocked new ending routes and also bringing a cliffhanger toward the story.

Terminology
"See Terminology (RIVES and Chrono Link)"

Downloadable Story Mode Content
"'Beware for the major spoilers happens as the story progresses.'"

.hack//LINK -Chrono Link- DLC Story -The Fall of the Twilight Knight-
"Can be available if you pre-ordered the First Episode: Revision which allows you to unlocked Kite's DLC Story."

Chapter I "The Another Side of Beginning"
Kazumi Ito, the former players behind Kite who become the most legendary hackers from 10 years ago in the incident of Second Network Crisis, Pluto Again, and now he continues pursuing his study in Foreign culture and pursues his work for Foreign work, but suddenly receiving email from his long-time friend, Aura.

Regarding the dangerous enemies start approaching and asked Kazumi to save her, resulting in his decision to return and login to The World R:3 after long-10 years after his retirement, with his new PC design by Aura.

During his login, he encountered the bigger distortion toward the connection of network making the connection being cut,  drag and trap him into Anonymous Area, with the sudden fate that he met with the former legendary PKK, Haseo and former NAB investigator, Ovan who suddenly encountered against ENTIES.

Meanwhile, Tsukasa suddenly traps again into The World R:3 for a week ago, just like eleven years ago, he can’t log out and been trapped, but feels different than she had issued before, and encounter against Geist who suddenly appears in front of her.

Chapter II "Twilight vs Schicksal"
Following their escape from Anonymous Area, with help from Helba, Pi, and Yata, they learned the state situation they get into and predicting the massive bug virus starting to gather and hiding in the outside system of The World.

It is a possibility that ENTIES and one that Tsukasa met responsible behind the event and regarding Jyotaro Amagi have been missing 4 years ago bringing the question if that incident was a part of work from him.

The remnants of Aura have been given to Helba, and start creating the Log Memory Data PC based from their old friends from the past and gather as a team known as Twilight Knight to handle the Mysterious bug virus who trying to infecting the system, but suddenly, Kite encountered with a mysterious hitman, Fluegel which believed to be a leader of Schicksal.

Chapter III "The Last Player to Stand"
The following plantation of Akashic Records came into fruition, the virus moonstone begins infecting all Twilight Knights' Memory Log Data, including Haseo and Blackrose also been infected. Because of this will be impacting the memories of PC in the real world, thus beginning of the  Alteration Memories of Syndrome  which they’re memories been modified with a new one, due to their original memories had been seal in the moonstone virus.

The kite was the only survivor from infection thanks to power from Azure Flame Kite, but resulting in Aura’s been captured and imprisoned in Akashic Record. Because of this, all he has one thing to do is to survive Fluegel’s attack and rethink a strategy to defeat him.

He left in confused why Schicksal can contain a hacked PC which is not normally from The World System Spec, given suspicious and doubt regarding CC Corp’s connection with hacked PC as well.

The enormous shadow living in the depth shadow of Schicksal, the final battle between Kite vs Fluegel soon drawing into climax.

Unknown's Episode I "The First Wave
Before the event of RIVES, the beginner PC been assigned for a first task to eliminated the Administrator of The World R:3 who just log-in to the World to retrieve the Master Admin Control Chip Data.

One day, she encountered several distortions of the system due to her login and few of that hinting about her doubt regarding about CC Corps plan which is something that remains to her speculation. She realizes some remaining Anti-Virus protectors guarding the Administrator that been created by several admins from their company, and the conspirators wanting the Beginner PC to eliminate them and complete her mission.

Akira's Episode "Returner"
Akira Yoshinori, the best friends, roommates and adopted son of Kuryuu’s family who is prodigy at study and sport, especially when it comes with basketball, however, everyone didn’t knew him from inside that he’s also a gamer nerd who has same gaming interest like Tokio, although he has a different opinion same as him, but his most loyal friend that he ever had and always taking care of him.

Following the shut down of The World R:3, he continued to do his normal activities while Tokio being bored for school activity and unable to find their friends until Saika Koshizumi was being transferred into Tokio’s classroom and show little disinterest with her, although…

He was dragged into the World R:3 accidentally when he witness Saika using Black Copy Disc which he had recognized that disc and rushed toward him until he gets transferred with his own actual body along with Tokio did.

On his arrival in the Grand Whale, he met Saika once again and she asked him for help in achieving her goals, but his answer is

Kruger's Episode "Despair"
Following a month after the death of the Red Dead Leader, Davis became a source of Kruger’s despair and unable to do what he wants. He’s never even going out from his room, making his parents worry, and decide to kill & PKng every last one of them who tried to insult his leader after the disbandment.

Following the days after, he met with the former-senpai as he called him Posaune and he had something opportunity and ways for Kruger to attain his revenge against ENTIES, by attending the trial in the Hidden Forbidden Forest Pain which there he can obtain his new power and ways to defeat her, and Kruger accepting his offer in hope that he can avenge his leader’s death, thus beginning of his task for power...

No.99's Episode "Transcendent of Time"
Following the shut down of The World R:3, Shiho Ninomiya became a part of the missing player on the list as she trapped in the realm of Digital and suddenly ended up in the past 2010 timeline, she met with PC boy, Kazu who helped her being lost in The World R:1 although she referring No.99 as a unique and never-seen PC design, he decides to invite her for party since this her first time Kazu playing The World.

Meanwhile, the sudden turn happens when the data bug monster happens to attack them, and she decides to protect the boy To avoid him going to be attacked, however, something happens that doesn’t even turn to be what she expects...

Unknown's Episode II "Conspiracies"
Following her mission to eliminate the Administrator of the Old World Program of R:3 and right now she moves on to her next mission to exterminated the CC Corps who gets involved with their conspiracies and tried to betray them, they now just log into the World a few minutes ago.

She now been assigned to accept the TOP SECRET Mission under her name as ENTIES, to eliminated the former employee of CC Corp, Takumi Hino who using his Yota's PC, due to he had leaked the info regarding about the most secret valuable information that will later lead to their doom, and they asked ENTIES to take him down.

However, there’s something that brings her judgment to her mind, due to her unawareness regarding the reason to eliminated Takumi who is the former G.U. Leader back in 2017.

As her mission goes well, she just hunts the one of Takumi’s comrade and just unexpectedly first meeting with Tokio and Akira during their first try in the Online game. What does it mean? Is something else that catches her mind about them?...

Sol's Episode "Trapped in Time"
Following the shut down of The World R:3 and Soma Shigemura became the victims of the missing players on its list as he suddenly ended up in past time 2015 with no luck to escape but at the end of the road, it seems the same issues can go to Seventy-Seven as he also been trapped same as Sol did.

To find a way to escape, Seventy-Seven using his hacked PC to hack the are into the Anonymous Area and proceed the puzzle ways for escape route, but suddenly Nishijima 81 also appeared to be trapped in that area, the one who bullied Sol back in The World R:3, to focus on what they do, instead fighting, suddenly they met Geist once again, but what kind he will plan next.

Episode I -Regretful Betrayal-
Following what happened to him in the Alternate 2015 timeline, as he betrayed Chrono Link guild due to his own choice to get stronger than Tokio by joining rank with them. Although not quite as he expected, as Akira still had grudges and hate against them, but decides to keep his action in low profiles to gain information about them and CC Corps plan.

But in unexpected things happen, Fluegel was the only one who already aware his true intention, but rather than Fluegel striking him down for traitorous act, he wants to cooperate with Akira, due to he secretly has the same goal as him to investigate and gain information about the secret that CC Corp that had hiding for.

Thus Akira and Fluegel decide to work together, to investigate the behind scene of CC Corps action and hope it also leads to ENTIES and Geist’s hidden truth.

Episode II -The Dark Slayer-
Continued where the first episode left off, despite all about things happen after Chrono Links invasion to TaN Guild Home, suddenly Posaune announced to had betrayed the guild and unfortunately Akira has no power to stop him, due to he possessed the leaked information from CC Corp that connected with Jyotaro Amagi, but due to how powerful and smart Posaune is, they unable to defeat him.

Fluegel decides to take recommendation for Multi Job Extension which allow Akira to evolve his PC and a ways to defeat Posaune when he will ready, Akira starts his task in the Maze of Time where he will obtain the Power of the Dark Slayer, however, those Maze Time contains a numerous regrets that would considered as his Nightmare for betraying his friend.

Can he succeed in the Trial? Or sink into his horrible nightmare

Episode III -The Mystery of the Jyotaro's Plan-
Continued where after Posaune became a Lost One, Akira seems bothered regarding what Posaune had said to him about the Chrono Link Core that located at the final floor of Akashic Records and seems he has pretty strange feelings regarding what he says and decides to overlook the data that has been kept by Posaune.

He suddenly found the note report which is about all Bansyoya files that he had stolen from Reiko’s Bansyoya’s sister and he found something behind the message that catch on his intention, regarding about the R.A. Plan and about message that Saika received, unable to solve it alone due to the unresolved issues regarding about R.A. Report, Fluegel making his way to help Akira to breach the code about those report.

And suddenly he found the information that he doesn’t expect it to see…

Chapter I "Fluegel"
Fluegel, the name was heard from a long time ago, the time in R:1 era as he was known as The Dragon Slayer who become popular for his successful Quest of Dragon Colossal in 2007 A.D. but his day on the online game had ended in 2010 after Pluto Again event due to some serious circumstances.

But now he's back, not to become a legend, but something anonymously. After his Contract agreement with CC Corp CEO, Genius, he gives the list member of a candidate for his hire for a guild to join rank for his guild.

Ryuuji remaking his old PC into a new one and modified it into Schicksal PC thanks to helping one staff from CC Corp, that he now free to choose the Job that he likes for without limitation of spec. The big guy, Trommel try to make a sudden noise on him, and he decides to approach him as soon as possible.

Chapter II "Braieler Rossle"
Few months after the first chapter, the group member had been increased little by little thanks to Fluegel’s effort, however, his PC cannot do something special when it comes fighting against Enemies, but with his weak PC status, that he unable to defeat those who had hindered his mission and deciding looking for new design for his PC and his new abilities.

Metronome helping him with suggestions regarding the rumors that CC Corp staff had to talk before about the legendary Gun of Time, Brawler Rossle which located at the Maze of the End.

But when he arrived in the Maze of End, he saw a vision of his former party who had fall into a coma and losing their memories of their precious time together causing conflicted feelings that impacting to his feeling as he reached the below underground.

Chapter III "The First Mission"
The time has come as they continue to grow and increase thanks to all Fluegel’s effort with his new form that is granted with the power of Brawler Rossel, and Genius inviting the Final members to recruit, Geist, the mysterious boy who he usually befriend with Tokio and Akira has presented the different and sinister Aura that never came up to his feeling before.

With all members had complete as the subject of Schicksal PC, Genius bringing their first mission, to capture Aura who’ve been hiding in the deep sea of network and only can enter is using the Anonymous Data.

Bringing their mission now soon begin Schicksal against Aura will bringing their mission comes in Fruition, but Fluegel kind had strange feelings surrounding on Geist, and why Genius hiring such a boy who had a sinister Aura behind?...

Chrono Link -The Difference of Lies-
The story will continue from Unknown's Episodes which those stories will lead up to Saika's DLC Story.

Chapter I "The Beginning of Everything"
Saika Amagi, the little sister of the Genius Programmers and R.A. Plan leader, Jyotaro Amagi

Five years later, after her resignation from CC Corp due she found out their real intention, also what happen to Tokio, she makes her decision to fight away against CC Corp and searching her brother, by need someone’s help even though from her enemies, and that’s how she chooses Tokio to help her to achieve.

She decides to cover her name as Saika Koshizumi to reach to Tokio, but despite what happen back then, she forces herself to have confidence that Tokio could able to do it, even though what will happen to him if his doubleware reaching its berserk state.

Her new life as a Beautiful honor transfer student, begin…even though she never used to be an honor student before…so her harsh role begins on such day.

Chapter II "The Life of Friendship"
In the time after Akira’s betrayal, She was being separated by Tokio himself and also noticed that AIKA was not there in her mind which possibly being separated from Tokio. She and his friend were arrived in the unknown Lost Ground with no way out and decide to find a way for escapes.

As they proceed, they met with a PC, Phyllo and PKer PC, Midori who were also been trapped in the mysterious Lost Ground and decides to work together to find an escape, but Saika has a problem to performing the teamwork with her friends which led her being isolate, but No.99 decides to find a way to fix the problem.

Sudden turn as they encounter Geist, his intention is very unclear this time, but it seems he has something to do on his sleeve, which secretly aware about his intent.

''Editor Note: The second episode Saika's DLC Story The Life of Friendship will be re-released version from Twilight Brigades Arc (Saika's side) which featured expanded story cutscenes along with additional cutscenes, including added the missing clips that didn't even add-in base game which contains major spoilers from Episode 3 "Countdown" and her true identity as ENTIES. ''

There are also a few mysteries that will be answered in this DLC Episode, and it also expands Saika's point of view that has a connection with RIVES and Unknown episodes, including her Lotus gauge will be usable in this DLC Episode.

Chapter III "The Sight Truth in the Midst of Despair".
Following Jyotaro became a lost one and learning the truth about Jyotaro’s situation leads her into very depressed and frustration which leads her deciding to disband the Chrono Link guild and disappear from the real world, despite for what she had been through all this time leads her into despair.

At the edge of the sea data, she had nowhere to go and despairingly wish to die in the midst darkness and disappeared in the Digital World, but the mysterious voice had to call her and invited her in the Hidden Forbidden of Lotus Flower.

Because of this, Saika decides to find out where the voice came from while struggling to witness the tragic past and the truth that she didn’t want to see lead her into her insanity.

The First Chapter
.hack//RIVES is a TV Anime series and the first chapter of LINK story, focus on Tokio and Akira’s first adventure in The World R:3, but suddenly been attacked by the mysterious hacker, ENTIES who was also been called as a Legendary PKK bringing overcome life crisis in the online game which the two of them will face and explored the mystery phenomenon about The World.

Produced by A-1 Pictures and prequel stories to the .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- set several months prior to the shut down of The World R:3.

.hack//LINK -Saeki's Report-
A manga serialization which focuses on Reiko Saeki who formed a secret alliance by bringing back the players who have been involved with the crisis of the world in the past, recruit them and work together in order to fight against the conspiracies that hiding amongst the rank of CC Corp company while working with Genius in order to get more information from him that leads to its conspiracies.

This is a brand-new story set up during the events .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Revision and Terror which served as behind scene of the game, featuring the returning characters from the previous title of dothack who worked together with Reiko. While it focuses on the behind scenes that focus on older characters and focus on its main plots surrounding in Chrono Link's story, it also brings a never seen before moments and interaction what happens to them after the previous title and how it leads them here.

This story will lead up to .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 3 Revision.