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

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Main Title

 * .hack//LINK -Chrono Link-
 * .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- (Game idea Wiki)
 * .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 1 Revision
 * .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 2 Terror
 * .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 3 Countdown
 * .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 4 Severe

Main Characters

 * Tokio Kuryuu - The fourteen years old student of middle school who survived at the crisis of The World R:3 along with his best friend, Akira Yoshinori. The day of his adventure has come once again with his first met with a mysterious transfer student Saika Koshizumi and transporting him along with Akira accidentally into The World R:3 in a favor from The Legendary of Azure Flame Kite and the Hacker, Kite to free all PC and Twilight Knights from a greater enemies who bringing a greater distortion to the network. Tokio and Akira cooperated with Ayaka to collect the Chrono Core that lies in the Akashic Records and save them.
 * Tokio's Personality: Goofy, Ridiculous, determined and strong-willed.
 * His story will be continued from .hack//RIVES, he will face a new challenge with his own actual body and experience the greatest stake of her adventure of all times.
 * His backstory will explored more, including more new development focus on Tokio.
 * Akira Yoshinori - The fourteen years old student of middle school and Tokio's best friend and adopted brother who was also a survivor from the crisis of The World R:3. Once again he is dragged accidentally by Tokio and Saika into the online game once more, however, he separated from Tokio. He joins forces with Tokio and Saika to obtain the power of Chrono Core that lies in the Akashic Records. He's very skilled to make tactics and analyze the situation which becomes a key to Saika's influence.
 * Akira's Personality: Friendly, Open-minded, brotherly hood, rivalry, acting serious, lazy, smart, and very logical.
 * He's the fourth breaking wall character will bring new humor and comedy to the story.
 * Saika Koshizumi/Saika Amagi - The fourteen years old and transfer student to Tokio and Akira's classroom and was titled as the honor student the same as Akira. She's the one who dragged Tokio and Akira (Accidentally) into The World R:3 to find the Chrono Core and her goal is to obtain the Chrono Core that was lies at the Akashic Records tower and her goal is very mystery but it seems that she has something on her mind to play out by reaching to the top of Akashic Records.
 * Saika's Personality: Imperious, demanding, reckless (sometimes), Tsundere, Serious (maybe), and Heartfully kind (Secretly)
 * Her real last name currently unknown and lot mystery regarding her past remains unknown, but she indeed has someone she really wants to save.
 * AIKA - The beautiful princess resembles Saika and the one who met Tokio in his dream as Saika's twin sister figure due to the opposite personality from her. Her origin became full-mystery to the member and the connection between her Saika and her were very unknown, but it seems she's the most trustful and kind person to all members in Chrono Link, even Kruger has deeply crush on her, whenever her team members in danger, she uses her power to protect to those she cares about.
 * AIKA's Personality: Kind, Soft-Spoken, Shy, Straightforward, rough, Cheerful, Timid, and Cute
 * Regarding the connection between AIKA and Saika become speculation to Sol and Kruger, however, Akira and Fluegel are very aware about her true existence beyond her identity as AIDA.

Chrono Link Team/Grand Whale Member
(A new characters and Rives Characters will be labeled as Chrono Link characters)
 * Ninjato (Hiroyuki Nakita) - The shopkeeper of the video game shop that Tokio and Akira always come visit after school and he is the most fans of all heroes from the previous revision, which they were known as The Legendary Hackers who fought the abnormalities that became a threat to the world network. No one knows about his past, except that he was used to working for Cyber Connect Corporation for 15 years and quit to become a shopkeeper.
 * Although, he is very aware regarding the distortion happens in The World and he's been secretly the only man who knew the secret connection that connected to the crisis with CC Corp.
 * No.99 (Shiho Ninomiya) - The former member guild of Raven and ally of Tokio & Akira during their time in The World R:3 who was a high school student, after the crisis that happened in the online game, causing her to disappeared from the world. But revealed she was founded in 2010 timeline to assist the hackers' group to fight against Cursed Wave and Team-up Tokio and his friend to fight against Schicksal and obtained Chrono Core.
 * Her story will be continued from RIVES and her goal will soon be reached with her awareness of his brother, Takeshi was the member of Schicksal Guild.
 * Alibaba (Mio Shinomura) - The Legendary of Prestigious student using hacked PC who venturing the Akashic Records log timeline data to discover the past event that happened, but she's also a victim of the disappearance of 20% population. Her reason for discovering the secret of Akashic Records was unknown, but it was a purpose for her research to understand its knowledge and discovering the impact on the entire network. Her ultimate skill as a hacker became a key to the Chrono Link Guild success.
 * Her past was a mystery for now and the key to her past memories will soon be revealed as the story progress.
 * Sol (Soma Shigemura) - The thirteen years old student of middle schooler and Tokio and Akira loyal kouhai who were together in the same school, he also become a greatest friend and allies who were together to investigate the mystery about ENTIES during their time in The World R:3, he is also being listed as the victim who were gone missing after the crisis of The World R:3. It is revealed he was trapped in the 2016 timeline at The World R:2 Era where he became a member of Twilight Brigade's guild and met with Tokio again when he was separated from his friend.
 * His story continues from RIVES as he searching the finest clue regarding what his brother left behind after his death during the RIVES event.
 * Nishijima81 (Nishiki Kyojima) - The Former delinquent who's popular among players back in The World R:3 glory days and who also used to bullied Sol, but everything changes since he was defeated by Tokio and his friend in the tournament becoming a shame of himself. He was also included in the list as a victim who was gone missing after the Crisis of The World R:3. It is revealed that he was trap in the 2016 timeline, same as Sol and Seventy-Seven, but he is a member of the TaN guild who was rival against Twilight Brigade.
 * Ever since the day when he was defeated by Tokio in the RIVES story event, he's now changing more than he was before, even how he interacts with Sol even though he couldn't express his emotion to them.
 * Helos Pierce - A Mysterious boy who seems to have a role to keep watching Tokio and his friend, and begin interesting with them by seeking to cooperate with them to find more interesting information between Shicksal, Twilight Knights, Akashic Records, and Network Crisis. Although he is weirder than anyone expected, he seems to hide his motives for his agenda and hiding very information that no one aware of.
 * The reason why he so interested in Tokio is very unknown, but it seems that he has known Tokio from a long time ago.
 * Seventy-Seven - The one who guides Tokio and Akira during their first log in into The World as X7 and he is a college year student who is older than any member, also an ally to Tokio and his friend during their investigating the event of ENTIES back in glory days of The World R:3. After the few members of his friend missing, he decides not to use his regular PC and instead of using his ultimate hacked PC known as Seventy Seven which he had created when the time comes. But due to his login into The World R:3, it suddenly trapping him into The World R:2 era in the 2016 timeline.
 * Kruger - A former member of Red Dead Guild and the survivor of the assassination of the Davis, although he was not on the list, they thought he could be still in the Real World, however ever since that incident, he never even log out from the online game and became consumed in deep despair and rage of revenge against ENTIES who assassinated his leader, and revealed to be in Possainnue care as he using Kruger's rage to push his goal obtaining Chrono Core to proceed than what they expected.
 * In his real life, he was an Otaku who loves a cute girl and AIKA was an example.
 * Miki07- The Mysterious girl who was a resident to the Grand Whale along with Toki-Runty who've been spent time to be unseen by outsider for a years or at most of her life, but ever since Tokio and Sol found her, they recruited her to be in charge for business in the Grand Whale and also partake in the battle as well, this resulting her to be more respectful toward the others as the story progress.
 * No one knows about her past and how long she's been in Grand Whale, but it is revealed by AIKA that she could be much different from her kind as AIDA.

Schicksal/Destiny

 * Flugel (Ryuji Sogabe) - The mysterious long white hair and a marksman who's revealed to be a leader of organization CC Corp hired by Schicksal. Even his wise and leadership toward his guild, it seems that he's lazy the same as Akira did much they were alike. He's not meant to be a bad guy, although he never hesitated to defeat his enemy, he never took orders from anyone, except his member guild, he just being forced to do it for money, however, he does what's right things even though he just did for the job he had taken. He was titled as The Ringmaster.
 * Metronom (Souichirou Hoshi) - The member of Schicksal and who is a key advisor to the guild. He's uptight and strict character who needs to deal his job, even dealing his leader's problem for doing reckless way, although he has great admiration for Fluegel during his time in the real world and desire to protect his leader at all cost and will do everything to make mission success, but even so he has a lot of arguments with his leader even though he admired him. He was titled as The Flamethrower.
 * Cello (Lilie Weiss) - The member of Schicksal guild who is revealed to be Fluegel's adoptive daughter and she's a key to bring holds her guild together even when they had arguments about Ryuji's reckless doing. Fluegel treating her as her daughter, but she's a little mature to taking care of him when he doing such reckless act for mission alone. She's considered as the smartest member in the group due to her high knowledge, experience, and her skills as a hacker, sometimes she's better than Metronom do. She was titled as The Beast Tamer.
 * Klarinette (Koharu Nene) - The member of Schicksal guild and she's very skilled with her Gymnastic and fighter while also being so-called as a Spy for Fluegel. For the rest of her life as Schicksal member, she only taking an order from Fluegel for doing a top-secret and she's a most trustful member to him. She does this because due to the certain incident made her having a crush with her leader and she do everything for his leader to succeded the mission alone. Sometimes her heart can be so changed a little when she met Tokio back in real life. She was titled as Dancing Girl
 * Trommel (Toramaru Shin) - The member of Schicksal guild considered to be the strongest member due to his strongest muscle and amount of data that he had possessed which also known as the Strongest PC of all time. Back during R:2 era, he was known as the Muscle of Justice until he almost gets PKed by PKK and founded by Fluegel to recruited for his guild. As he works with Schicksal, he abandoned his life as a hero and working for criminal things, and that's his reason he using Akashic Records and changing the timeline program data to obtained Chrono Core and with the change of SIGN Timeline was for an example of his doing. He was titled as Strongman
 * Orgel (Ninomiya Takeshi) - The member of Schicksal guild and he's also the strongest member same as Trommel, but he's personality was very tempered when the situation gets too much heated and became many possibilities leading up to uncontrollable anger due to his personal past still intact on his mind. Although his very impatient and always getting angry, he's still loyal to his member and his leader, even he never defy his leader's order due to his debt for helping him back in the real world, but he still had trouble to control his emotion and he wishes he could do it to prevent someone he calls as ally to be hurting by his anger. He was titled as The Fire Eater.
 * He's an Older Brother of No.99 who she had searching for a few years.
 * Posaune (Yoda Maseo) - The member of Schicksal guild and he has his role as a Trickster who brings his word to be a lie toward the others, especially to his allies, he might gonna trick anyone and Schicksal if he had his opportunity. The Former Chaotic PK Miku The Liar and The Former member of Red Dead Guild who was being disbanded after the assassination of DAVIS, and that is how he joins Schicksal when he is recruited by Fluegel. Even he tricking someone in stupid ways, his skills were very not to underestimate as he's very smart to planning everything on his mindset and he will do if they're an opportunity to do. He was titled as Clown
 * He is a big major antagonist in G.U. Alternate Timeline in .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 2 Terror.
 * Geist - The Member of Schicksal Guild and Tokio & Akira's friend during their time in The World R:3 before he betrayed them and became an enemy to them. He is now holding a position as also the most trustful member to Schicksal, but his intention is cleary unknown even what happens to him in the past sometimes had something to do with Tokio and Akira. Even so none of Schicksal members aware about his true intention and his fake smile proving he hiding something that he never wants to tell anyone. He was titled as Magician.
 * He still holding his wild card on hand as he foresees how the event will play out.

CC Corp

 * Genius - The CEO of CyberConnect Corporation Japanese Branch and he is also the mastermind of Schicksal who had more power to control than Fluegel did. While his intention is quiet, not sure to play-act, but it seems that he using Schicksal Guild to resetting the time data program at the Akashic Records to obtain the Chrono Core for purpose of their own goal to accomplishes.
 * Right now he is observing everything from behind secretly and knowing the former higher-up will know his true intention
 * Jyotaro Amagi - The Genius Programmers, the developers of Akashic Records, the creator of R.A. Plan, and the leader of the Project G.U. along with his partner, Jun Bansyoya. His skill as a programmer is almost matched with Halard's skills which he's also called as a Genius Programmers back in 2015, however, due to the Fire at CC Corp and the failure of the R.A. Disc Plan causing his mental breakdown and a year later he disappeared at the hospital and unable to be found.
 * He is the key character throughout RIVES and LINK story due to all lore in those series are connected to Jyotaro's himself, while there's also a mystery that tied-up with him. He holding a key to Tokio's Saga.

Twilight Knights
(I stick to major characters, while the other Twilight Knights will also make an appearance in the Chrono Link).
 * Kite - The legendary of Azure Flame and the former hackers who once the one who saved the world from the Second Network Crisis, who had been returned after 10 years of his retirement due to the distortion network happens in The World R:3. He's the leader of the Twilight Knights but being defeated by Fluegel by turning him into ice, and so he asked Tokio a favor to save Twilight Knights by using Chrono Core and Akashic Records to free all PC and his friends.
 * Haseo - The Former Legendary PKK is known as Terror Death, Haseo who was once to save the world three years ago from the Third Network Crisis and join cooperation with NAB to investigate the distortion network problems that were caused either from AI or hackers did. But due to the big massive distortion happens in The World R:3, he decides to go investigated and join forces with Kite to handle the situation but only being defeated by Schicksal. He's now been trapped in The Akashic Records.
 * Tsukasa 
 * Ovan
 * Helba
 * BlackRose
 * Lios
 * Yata
 * Pi
 * Atoli
 * Balmung
 * Orca
 * Kuhn
 * Tartaga
 * Shugo
 * Zelkova
 * Tohta
 * Mimiru

Other

 * Enties - The legendary Hacker and PKK who is always been enemies to Tokio and his friend since back in The World R:3, and is also the possibility to be a mastermind behind the event of The World R:3 Shut down and Schicksal intent for Chrono Core. Although Enties location is unfortunately unknown, he can appear anywhere as long as she wants, but the problem is Tokio and his friend need more time to figure out the true identity of Enties. She was titled as The Deathbringer and Destroyer.
 * Jikanet - The mysterious boy who are the resident of the Akashic Records, unable to learn who he is and why he be able to arrive in Online game, mistakenly as human which has possibility that he's AI, but no one so sure about his past unless Tokio can help him as they retrieving the Chrono Core. The connection between him and Akashic Record are remained unknown, however...
 * Shouko - A middle school girl who's shown up in Tokio's dream during the main story, reminisce his past spending time playing game arcade together with her before the event of RIVES event. Tokio describing her as Anti-Social & book worm who wearing an eyeglass and usually get a lot beating by her friends at school, but eventually became a friend with Tokio and Akira due to their status as gamers.
 * According to Tokio, Shouko was the only one besides Akira who understand how Tokio had felt through in the reality and for her she admiring him at the most of her time they spent together due to Tokio's determination to become a hero, until their last meeting on 2 months before the shut down of The World R:3. According to Akira, Saika's appearance resembled Shouko.

The difference between the PSP version and Chrono Link version
See The difference story between the PSP version and the Chrono Link version.    

Connection story elements with .hack//RIVES
There is a three-episode of .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- which has an important plot point regarding the connection of the main story between .hack//RIVES and the remake story, it is shown how the remake stories share a connection with anime prequel stories.

Revision

 * The opening ( Tutorial Gameplay ) story set-up immediately after RIVES -Season 3- Episode 25 Post-Credit, a virus bug ( Cross Chain ) seems to get a return from Second and Third Season.
 * Stated from Mysterious Voice (Genius) to release the X-Chain virus to the root town and causing crisis toward the online game THE WORLD R:3, in the end, it caused all servers of the online game to be shut down.
 * The mysterious virus bug was responsible for spreading the mental crisis toward Blue Moon Server and ended up to be deleted.
 * The shopkeeper, even Tokio, and Akira cannot contact Sol, Seventy-Seven, and No.99 which seems they getting trapped in the network due to the crisis of the network.
 * But, for now, there’s no sign for Geist and Enties movement and shopkeeper had kept the possibility regarding their movement.
 * With all incidents from the Last arc of RIVES -Season 3- has given the empty vibe and to shallow to wait for another move from them, however, it seems that due to the Online Game shut down, they unable to login into the World which is bad news.
 * The regarding news has spread about a few big events from RIVES happen when you had free time, such as:
 * 20 Users of the World had fallen into Coma due to the incident from Blue Moon.
 * One month since no sign from Legendary PKK, Enties.
 * Several Users of The World have gained psychological issues and mental breakdown due to the effect of Xros Chain.
 * Over 70% of the population has gained mind images of memory issues that were caused by  Alteration Memories Syndrome.
 * Over 30% of the population gone missing after the shut down of The World R:3.
 * At battle between Kite against Fluegel, as Tokio can’t recall if he has met with him since RIVES -Season 2- Episode 14.
 * Tokio being frightened as to how he feels powerless, unlike he was when he login to the online game with his PC.
 * Tokio was shocked about The legendary rumors of Grand Whale was true, which was part key mentioned in the fifth episode of RIVES -Season 2-.
 * Grand Whale was a giant ship as it was described by Noisy Rumors broker, Ju21 who is the one who discovered the Grand Whale, but end-up failure.
 * Akashic Records was mentioned a few months ago by other players as the Biggest update expansion dungeon to The WORLD R:3.
 * After fighting Tsukasa, he wishes to be alone in online games when someone will never gonna reach him as he solitude bringing his goal to find where he belongs and die.
 * Which this meant to be running away from reality, Tokio tries his hard to comfort him and remind him about someone who was also trying to escape from reality.
 * And he never had chance to change himself after what happened, and he wants to be his last chance to talk with him, there’s more life that he doesn’t know, so much life what he wants to do, he has to fight to face that reality and move forward.
 * This was about Chewy’s perspective who now became a lost one in RIVES -Season One-.


 * Possainue seems to be a former member of Red Dead Guild, as the game follows hints toward a little of his backstory and few shock revelation as one of a former friend of John.
 * According to him, before Possainue joined Schicksal as he once a Chaotic PKK “Miku The Liar”, he was also a member of Red Dead Guild who use to be popular among any PKs in The World R:2 era.
 * But as continuing year after his chaotic PK’s list been erased, and after The Red Dead Guild’s leader changing their goals from doing fun to PKing to discovering the mystery of Chrono Core which led his despisement toward him.
 * As for Chrono Core was the main interest for his own goal, it is unknown what kind of goal he would do, but he joins Schicksal means that he secretly the one who betrayed them, and made him as an official member of Schicksal Guild.
 * He is also the one who asked ENTIES to kill the leader of Red Dead Guild, which Kruger’s begin mistakenly protecting Possainue, but the truth he already betrayed him.
 * Kruger’s traumatic over his guild master and his mentor become a Lost One causing his psychology and his mental being to break down which is all due to Possainue’s virus had manipulated his mind over his hatred toward ENTIES.
 * It is stated as to how he still grief over his Master and David became Lost one, but it wasn’t an ordinary Lost One effect, which means Both of them was considered Death due to ENTIES skills was ultimately beyond the Spec system, which caused impact toward PC’s mind, which means destroying their brains.
 * After joining with Chrono Link guild, he shares information regarding Chrono Core which is why it became the main target from his guild and how it interest John and David for Discovery.
 * Unfortunately, Kruger didn’t know what kind of reason for David wanting to use and obtain the Chrono Core, but the last he heard from him was trying to uncover something that related to his old friend who works at CC Corp,  Jun Bansyoya.
 * However, whether the reason they trying seems to be a possible connection between Jyotaro Amagi and Akashic Record’s Discovery.
 * Akira recalled from his memories regarding about mystery of his origin and Geist said back in the Hidden Forbidden Festival (R:3 Version), that he will help what Akira had looking for, if he joins with Schicksal with his doubtful with his strength as Tokio continue to grow much further, and why he was like to be abandoned.
 * He started doubting himself since at the end of Season 2, with how stronger Tokio was bringing to his jealous toward him.
 * But he continues to protect him and still wanting to do something fun in an online game with him, however, he has a difficult choice over his friend or his personal goal.
 * Jun Bansyoya explaining a few hints regarding a mystery about Jyotaro’s secret plan and he already savaging his plan by stole one of Epitaph, Tarvos.
 * According to him, those mystery connected with the Akashic Records, as it explains that tower is not just changing people’s memories, but it also caused the media network’s rotation and direction to change which presented something that originally never happened.
 * Mentioned from Yun-El, the leader of the Blue Moon also referencing regarding her fairy tale of Time and People that change, which is was the prediction that happen.
 * Whether Yun-El knows the existence about Akashic Record or something else which remains In mystery.


 * It was revealed as to how his PC was not normal, and it was confirmed again from Jun Bansyoya to be called DoubleWare.
 * The first time it was mentioned by David in .hack//RIVES OVA 3 -David’s Secret Agenda- which explained that DoubleWare is rarest abilities that no one can possess it, but only those who had to participate on Akashic Line Project must succeded the trials from Beta version and awaken his awareness as Doubleware.
 * David’s Secret Agenda showing a few hints and lore that connected to the LINK key story and tied-up to Chrono Link's storyline.
 * The secret cutscene of .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 1 Revision, mentioned about a missing scene from RIVES Story with No.99, and how Kruger survives from his attack during the assassination of David and John, was been stopped by someone which her voice validated been unknown.
 * But one thing Kruger remembers that ENTIES speaking with a girl who dressed like a Princess, which teasing AIKA appearance in the next episode of .hack//LINK -Chrono Link-.

Terror

 * Tokio’s first met with Ovan as he has been mentioned by David that he was the one who inspires David for his discovery of Chrono Core.
 * Sol explains the  PKK  existed in R:1, but due to the incident regarding about Sora, the system of PKK being erased, but those system has been reformed and reworked with the release of R:2 due to unknown reason which CC Corp never take a statement why they reforming the PKK System.
 * As in the RIVES event, in R:3 the PKK system has further improved, with the introduction of Cyber Security AI created by CC Corp bringing help to capture PKK, as well to banned their IP and their PC address.
 * Sometimes, it finds hard that in R:3 that some of PKK cannot be allowed to be captured by the order from Cyber Connect Corporation.
 * Don’t know what it is, but it seems that there’s a possibility for Corruption of CC Corp exists behind the scene.
 * Tokio met again with Silabus and Gaspard, but it seems they can’t remember Tokio and Sol.
 * He stated that the last time that Tokio travel is 2016 A.D. which means they didn’t know or met with Tokio, Sol, and Akira until 4 years later, but he needs to remember there are just created from Past PC Memory image of Log Data, which means their memories been taken to record in the past.
 * Kruger and No.99 mentioned the event where Tri-edge was existed in that time, which how event being popular recorded in R:3 in Red Dead Guild.
 * When Saika (Fake) using her power to protect Tokio from Orgel and revealed her true form as Princess who appears in her dream.
 * Which noticed why there’s two Saika, and Kruger noticed the princess was the one who saves him from the brink of his death, however.
 * No.99 mentioned in RIVES in her flashback Episode which Unseen Eye Brother appeared which is revealed that Orgel was her big brother who she has been searched.
 * She also shared her story regarding her past why she joins Crimson Knight so that she can find out the clue what happens to his brother.
 * Possainnue announces his betrayal toward Schicksal, due to his also despisement toward Fluegel, same as his former leader of Red Dead Guild, David and so that he decided to find a way to obtain the Chrono Core alone.
 * Sol reminds Midori about her Nephew that she admires her old way during R:2 era, and wish to login with her soon.
 * As it mentioned in the Treasure Hunter Arc of RIVES -Season 2-, how she admiring her Nephew and wanting to be like her one day.
 * David mentioned (in RIVES) that he had Challenge with Haseo back in the day when he was called PKK Terror of Death, Haseo.
 * Although it was just a subplot from RIVES -Season 1-, but this should be connected to LINK Story as how David had discovered the possibility the Chrono Core was imbedded to his PC and doesn’t aware for it until the Fight of Cubia.
 * As confirmation from Kruger, he went to fight Haseo to find the truth what his Guildmaster said was true.
 * Ninjato explains few hints regarding connection about the Chrono Core, which is basically like manifesting the amount bigger log data from past, and as to how the proceeding journey of heroes goes bringing a greater amount of data to be manifested and so that’s how Chrono Core created.
 * Although, Chrono Core was not part of Recreation of Akashic Records, rather as key, as stated from David for why he wanted to discover the mystery about Chrono Core, because due to the existence of the True Akashic Record.
 * As for how Tokio seeing his memories regarding about Shino, and as to how Tokio was trying to catch up Ovan to Dataspace, but Tokio is acting strange again like “To avenge Shino and killed Tri-edge, you must find him”.
 * This actually came same from RIVES -Season 2- Episode 13, when Tokio talk to Yun-EL as how she giving up and waiting for her to be destroyed, but Tokio without his consciousness saying that “If you really want to fight for your friend, You had no choice to move forward and Fight, or be like someone who doesn’t even worthy where she belongs”.
 * It came up mystery and strangeness happen on Tokio, but there’s a question that can answer whether in Third Episode or Future title.
 * In the fight between Tokio against Akira which how their memories filled with previous RIVES event bringing the tied-up to the fight between them.
 * In the final battle of Alternate G.U. Timeline against Posainnue, that the true reason he betrayed Schicksal and Red Dead for Chrono Core because he wants the mystery that Halard and Jyotaro had left it.
 * Which means that someone had to pursue him to do something that was an undeniable achievement to unlock the true of Chrono Core that lies beyond the depths of the system Chrono Link Core
 * Chrono Link Core is the unit core that is a complete version of Chrono Core, and once he can reach the top of Akashic Record, and he will able to reach Aura and Chrono Link Core to fulfill his true wish and desire.
 * However who had told him was unknown, but is possible that his one of the hackers who breaking the system data and knowledge from CC Corp.
 * An Akashic Record, as to how Tokio and Chrono Link Guild fighting against Fluegel, it seems that he did remember how he first time met with him back in R:3 era and bringing Tokio noticing his first met with him as well.
 * Geist was the one who responsible for not just planting Brainwashing Virus to Black Copy Disc, Akira’s betrayal and Possainue’s betrayal.
 * As you can see all those scenes connected to Geist, even in the RIVES after he shows his true nature and his sinister nature bringing his manipulating Akira for his master goal.
 * Yun-EL also concerns the half mask possibility behind the event of the spread of the virus in Blue Moon Server.
 * It is revealed that Metronnom was the ”The Black Coat” who had told Yun-El to evacuate her from the black virus that will soon attack the Blue Moon Server, but she refuses and decides to find a way to fight against those Black Virus.
 * As it’s connected from RIVES -Season 2- that Yun-El had nowhere to escape, due to that virus can track the PC target anywhere, even in the place that never been found, and entrust Tokio to use the Drive @L that will someday unlock the Akashic Records system.
 * This was Metronnom’s motivation that to bring Immortal Dusk plan comes to fruition because he had seen a lot of people and his friend died before him.
 * All exploration in Deepest underground level of Akashic UnRecord/Dark Time, showing several scenes that were a scene from .hack//RIVES First to the Third Season, but with the extended scene and the hidden scene that never been shown in anime story scene.
 * This is shown that Jyotaro had watched over Tokio and Akira’s action since then, that including Geist did, but for some unknown reason that the girl with eyeglasses appeared to watch over them in the real world.
 * It seems someone also had been watched over their movement, could appear in behind scene with unknown reason.
 * Geist revelation being AI Copy to Jyotaro Amagi seems had an almost similar case from D-El who is also a Human AI Copy, but it set after his human version retire from online game causing D-El being a wandered AI.
 * It is also revealed that the possibility that Akira was also an AI Copy of Jyotaro Amagi, however, he’s very different than any Geist can do since Akira’s ability is also a Doubleware that beyond surpassed from Geist’s ability which could travel between Digital World and Real World.
 * Those had been confirmed the possibility from RIVES -Season 3- first cour that there’s AI that can travel and transport into Real World.

The Beginning Arc/Akashic Records I - 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??!

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.

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 appeared 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.

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.

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.

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, 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)
COMING SOON
 * 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.

Terminology
See Also Terminology (RIVES and Chrono Link)

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.

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 "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 his 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.

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…

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.