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

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.hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Opening Message
"We meet again, Young Boy""How is your feeling about your last adventure?""Be sure to remember what I said before that, This World, made of ideas""Is nothing more than a shadow sprung from imagination.""""However, I do have feelings about you after what happened to your princess back in that day.""Do not worry, to tell you the truth, the time has been recreated.""Your adventure will soon be recreated.""But know this, what you experience back then is the main part of your trial.""""This time your journey will truly begin, you will face many hardships and harsh adventure than you had experienced before""However, know this, the path you choose ahead will soon dominate your destiny forever""Your life will soon never be the same again as you did, possibly you will no longer be who you are.""Do not scared, you're not alone, just consider this as part of your journey lesson.""Be sure you have to prepare even more hurt than you can imagine.""""Remember this, all this lies within your heart, do not afraid, just follow your path""and those paths will guide you whenever you go.""So go forth hero...no, T@&*!"

Prologue Narration
How long has it been since I've been asleep...three months...that's right after my last encounter with ENTIES, but what happened next...That's right Akira told me what happens, The World R:3 has been shut down and ever since I asleep, everything had changed so fast than I expected.

''The many people were suddenly disappeared and people felt doing something...weird...it's like they didn't remember what they're doing. But one thing that shocked me, Sol, X7-san, Neil-Chan, Kruger, and Kyu-Senpai went missing, is this mean?!...''

''No, I don't think I have time to think about it right now, but ever since that day, I have always thought the choice I had made on ENTIES has to lead to this...but, is this really my choice?, did I put everything behind only to continue the cause? is this happening because of me?... Am I really making the right choice?... ''

I was never been straight ever since that happen, but now...wait did I forget something...that's right I'm in The World R:3 fighting a monster only brought a knife with me.

''Wait a second, where's Akira...damn I've felt like I had forgotten something important.........Ah! that's right it all happens because of...that girl? on that rooftop, some sort of "Black Disc" that she given me...and I entered The World...But when I arrived in The World R:3...everything and this atmosphere are just felt different...' '

But something is not right...My body doesn't felt like this ever since I'm logged in to The World...No...Am I logged in with my own body?!

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

Characters
"See Characters of Chrono Link"

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
"See Connection story elements with .hack//RIVES"

The Beginning Arc - 2020 A.D.
Three months after the event of .hack//RIVES -Season 3- and after Tokio awake from his coma for few months, the things had changed with The World R:3 has been shut down, including his friend, Sol, X7, Neil, X7, and Kruger disappeared along with their actual body. In half months passed with the real world facing the major issues regarding Disappearance of 25% of its Population and the Alteration, Memories Syndrome has brought the major impact toward around all Japan.

Few weeks after his release from the hospital and return to the school, with all changes happen, Tokio and Akira return into the normal life and facing the boredom without the game, and unable to do anything but Keep a Low profile, that until the mysterious beautiful transfer student, Saika Koshizumi reminding her to look with the princess that she had met in his dream during a long coma.

The Sixth Day, the day happens in the rooftop, Tokio and accidentally Akira was transferred into The WORLD R:3 once more, but this time...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 has to make it through by fighting him in order reach their way for Sea of Memories.

Crimson Empire Arc - 2009 A.D.
Arriving in the alternate 2009 timeline, Tokio has foreseen himself about The World R:1 that he has set on his foot remembering how many people cheerful to interact with each other the online and how they use knights medieval outfits for the adventures.

But something's wrong. According to her, it seems that Schicksal using Akashic Records to changing the  Time Data to this timeline   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 the first Guardian of Recorder and arrive in the restored 2009 A.D. timeline, and 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 after his disappearance, but his strange attitude toward them and thirst for revenge became major confusion toward him, 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 of his strategy to obtain Chrono Core in the deepest Sora's PC.

The Operation Breakwater Arc - 2010 A.D.
The Operation obtaining Chrono Core from Sora ends up in 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, Kyushu 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, the old nemesis to Tokio and Akira has planning to do using Kruger and Possainue as part to obtain Chrono Core.

Akashic Records III - 2020 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.

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 to 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.
Following the fight against Kruger and succeded to free him from the brainwashing virus, he told them the truth regarding about Davis's message before his death, and all this Chrono core hunt plan has already been predicted by Davis, as he wants Tokio and his friend going to 2015 to find Jun Bansyoya.

The man who involved with the R.A. projects along with the genius programmers, Jyotaro Amagi, has to ask Tokio and his friend to come has he want to tell something regarding Akashic Records, Chrono Core, and many things he wants to share.

But didn't know why Jun had to call him due to his disappearance after the incident of fire at CC Corp which they decided to visit him to find the truth that he had hidden by went to the alternate 2015 A.D.

Akira however, suddenly felt down, regarding the words that Geist had talked to him back then...

The Big Mayhem of Treasure Hunt Arc - 2016 A.D.
Following Akira's betrayal, after defeating the One Greater Sin, the greater distortion happens in the space network causing them been dragged by the black hole resulting seperation between Tokio and Saika along with his friend.

And he arrived in the alternate 2016 A.D. in the setting of The World R:2 suddenly met once again with lost loyal kouhai and his comrade, Sol who also been trapped in the world of Akashic Records, and join with established treasure hunting guild, The Twilight Brigade, leaded by the mysterious man name Ovan and with the boy of Adept Rogue, Haseo who revealed to be the second target for Chrono Core.

However, confusingly Saika was with him and awake from her unconciousness, when she awake, her personality and attitude somehow became different from Saika he know...

Akashic Records IV - 2020 A.D.
Following their plan to save Shino end up failure and on the top for that, Tokio unable to stop Ovan and because of this the time became left unchanged and left as it is to be, while they still unable to obtain the Chrono Core from Haseo, but rather from Shino.

With AIKA's been recruited in Chrono Link Guild, however, she can't stay in online game too long due to pyshical version of her still in a weakness state so she had a lot time to created her own PC in order to move freely, but very beware how AIKA really unexperience with fighting.

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 Kyushu’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 decide to use they’re head how to defeat him.

Although Kyushu 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 Orgel's been defeated, they move on to the Alternate Timeline of 2017 A.D. and when they arrived, everything has a numerous and overwhelm changed the time which has faced the numerous crisis including the PKs are roaming around everywhere which unable to locate Haseo, but finding information in the Tournament as he remind about what he had experienced few months ago.

This cause due to major interference time from Posaune, same as how Trommel do back in alternate 2009 A.D. when Tsukasa's fate has been rewritten by him, and this time it became much even worse than they had expected brings the greater risk result to the Alteration Memory Syndrome. However, the one things that became a major problem as they're Dummy Doubleware PC cannot hold much longer and they have 3 days without any treatment.

In order to resolve this solution, they split up for few mission, Sol, Alibaba, Seventy-Seven, and Nishijima 81 to find the leader of Moon Tree, Zelkova, while Tokio, Saika, AIKA, and Kruger tried to find Haseo in the Demon Palace Tournament as they heard the news that he were participated to the arena in order to find Chrono Core.

Meanwhile, the mysterious boy observing Tokio, and shockly that he also observing Akira as well, but how does he knew about them, does he had connection with them...?

Rebirth of the New System Arc - 2017 A.D.
After successfully stopping Posaune, however, he managed to escape shockingly with the help from Ovan which made everyone including Tokio and Haseo felt speechless, and with they succeded for undergone the operation of the Dummy Doubleware which now their PCs turn into a new type of Doubleware known as EX, with using several data and sample blood from Tokio which the operation has been succeded.

With Schicksal continue their search for Posuane, Tokio and his friend alongside with Ninjato cooperate with Yata and Pi to find Posaune's wheredoubt, including Ovan. As for Haseo condition, after he were being data drained by Azure Kite through his sacrificial as Haseo's character return to the Level One but not just that, he also gained the original memory timeline data which became a news to them.

Even thought they succeded to save Haseo, however, his chrono core has been stole by Posaune in their last battle so whatever his preparation might gonna lead them to their own danger, they must be prepare for the upcoming battle between Chrono Link and G.U. vs Posaune and Ovan.

Suddenly, AIKA communicating with her "Family" which is her kind, however, who was it?...

Chrono Link vs Schicksal Arc/Akashic Records V - 2020 A.D.
Gathering Chrono Core's has been completed and now the Chrono Link Guild will be doing a final mission and their final operation to reach to the top floor of Akashic Records, finding Saika's brother, and free Aura from the Akashic Records's prison, The Chrono Gate after defeating the last Guardian Recorder, 'Paradox. 'and the battle start reaching its over turning in their own success.

However, their operation begin hindered with Schicksal arrived at that location in order to prevent them to go near to Aura which now been kept by CC Corps custody. In order to get past through them, they have to decide to fight them which is the only way to reaching to the top of Akashic Records.

The Battle between Chrono Link Guild VS Schicksal begin in one Big Battle...

But only in one questions, Akira didn't participate in the battle, what happened to him, does he had planned something...? and he sense something that came from Geist, he seems he will trap them once again.

The Truth of R.A. Project Arc - 2020 A.D.
Following what happened to Aura in the Top of Akashic Records, including Akira made sacrificial to defeat Geist while lead them to escape, despite the situation getting worse in the real world with more players were disappear slowly and the network balance has gone wired & uncontrolled bringing a cause more incident to occur in The Real World sooner or later.

Tokio now is in devastating situation over what happened to Akira and The virus that he had planted it from inside Tokio's PC was part of Geist Plan and Saika, however, is in shock state knowing that what happens to Aura, The World, and Real World begin to crumbled and all her plan to searching her brother was getting flawed, bringing Tokio's made uncontrol and blaming Saika for what happens, but there's nothing they can do but wait to find Jyotaro and Geist's hidden base location.

Meanwhile, as it was instructed by Akira regarding the missing discovery document left behind by Davis which was hidden in the former Red Dead Home base with Sol, Alibaba, and Kruger headed there and found the document. But shocking turn that the documents are not just about The World and Halard's Discovery, but the secret location that brings a key to where Jyotaro's location that could only answer in  the deepest final level of Akashic Unrecords.

The Time was at stake, it is time to bring back Jyotaro Amagi, but suddenly Metronom was already waiting for them in the deepest level of Akashic Unrecords.

Countdown
 "See List Chapter of Chrono Link -Countdown-"

Multiple Ending
"See Multiple Ending of .hack//LINK -Chrono Link-"

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 100-200 sub-story mission is available, while another 50-100 sub-story mission will be available from Free-Update DLC or DLC Pack, which total will be over 200-300 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
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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 -Shadowly Report-
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