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

"'Everything in this article is my ideas, but it will somehow make sense or not at all and remember, I do not own .hack characters or its story'""BEWARE FOR MAJOR SPOILERS"

.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 begin in different circumstances.""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?!

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The difference between the PSP version and Chrono Link version
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Connection story elements with .hack//RIVES
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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 stopping Possainue, however, he managed to escape with his wound after Ovan saves him and shocked everyone, including Haseo, Tokio, and his friend.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Truth of R.A. Project Arc - 2020 A.D.
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.

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 greatly depressed.

Causing Saika broke a deal and disbanding 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 her, but much worse is that she cut the communication so AIKA couldn't find her.

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

While Tsukasa makes his way to the True Akashic Record, someone from True Akashic Records greeted him and for some reason knows about him for a long time, but seems not being suspicious. However, it causes him/her to disappear as well as Mimiru. Tokio, Sol, and Kyushu 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, Tsukasa, and Haseo encountering a mysterious man Kazumi who believed to be the partner of Programmers during G.U. Project start applying its power source and awaken a malicious threat to all Epitaph, The Morganna Mode Gone, the mothers of all Cursed Wave or its Avatar itself reborn as the True Avatar of Kazumi.

Alongside with its battle, Haseo also encountering his worst enemies, his copy PC version that were creation by Aura -The Queen of Demise- contained with all previous memories from R:1 era where he was known as Sora the famous PK who asking for Members address, much shocking and didn't aware about his past due to he losing his memories when he was a child.

Having difficult to fight against two very stronger enemies, however, Sol offers new tricks to fight against them, but it requires the most risk toward their PC and but Haseo, Tsukasa, and Tokio working together to handle the two enemies that become a most possible worst enemy that ever seen.

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, but for Saika otherwise...

The Grass Flower Arc
After Endrance the last encounter against Saika Amagi, he decides to spend a long time in the Grassing Flower which is the special place where he spent a good time together with his lost old friend, Mia and begin remembered about his weakness for unable to stop Mia from getting erased from existence even in the online game, as he spent all day long trying to bring her back was quietly impossible.

Tokio feels the loneliness that Endrance has gone through, even Bo seems to know how much Endrance has gone through such misery trauma six years ago regarding about PCs Mia as Haseo remembered the name during his encounter against Endrance in Demon Tournament Battle, with his last attack from Saika seems doesn't very good condition to his PCs.

Endrance met with a little version of Mia in Grass of Flower, it seems that fate had brought Endrance's happiness once again, but this made Saku jealous. Meanwhile, Tokio and Haseo find Saburou once again this time in the Grass of Flower, but Tsukasa however, seems to know him for a long time.

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, which she's the one who responsible for Assassination of Legion Unity 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,

Kyushu 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, how does Saika was involved with those closed beta game, and the truth that he never aware for.

Disaster Concept of The World Arc
As Saika return and how she changed from her previous way been seen to be more open-up and mature as it goes, however, her return doesn't mean anything could get better, with what happens to Genius back then how he been wound up by Tokio's attack, he directly accused Tokio and Saika of such criminal act and this become unacceptable by Kite and everyone.

However, Ninjato didn't present any meeting just right after the battle against Saika is over, however, his disappearance seems connected to what happened to Genius. Sol and Alibaba along with Cello working together to locate him, but his signal was cut by himself thus they unable to find him, except Yata and Ovan already aware where Ninjato going.

Meanwhile, Ninjato encountered Genius once again and ask to cut his accouchement toward Tokio and Saika, but this means that he has to fight against Genius which that means Ninjato has to fight his own...son?

AIDA Propaganda Arc
Just a while after their encounter against Genius, Ninjato went into a coma after he sacrifices to save Tokio from Genius's attack. But, right now there's another problem set in The World, with Lot 7 Hunter, the one of AIDA Kind betrayed his own family and comrade in certain for his own goal, this due to Genius's influence on him bringing cooperation.

In the shocking turn that AIKA made the decision to turn herself in and erasing her existence to save her own family, which bringing herself to know that this is a second time she would do for Tokio, Saika and along with her friends. However, Tokio decided along with Saika to save AIKA from Lot 7 Hunter's Propaganda bringing how much AIKA was very precious to everyone in Chrono Link Guild, even for Schicksal and Reiko's Alliance/Twilight Knights.

The Operation begins in such a risky way! but there's one biggest question that remains unanswered that brings them in Deja Vu, what does she mean "The Second Time"? Does AIKA sacrifice herself once for them? but when did she do that?.

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.

[Note: This is an Expansion story version from Operation Gear Arc which divided into 2-parts]
The Final Battle rises to the high tension, with the latest Tokio's speech bringing everyone voice in their light join battle with Tokio and his friend against the member of conspiracy from CyberConnect Corporation which was orchestral by Genius/Durga Fiida Sharma as rising for achievement goals for The Real Digitalization.

Somehow Saika aware of how much Aura has left forcing using her powers due to brainwashing virus without knowing what will happen to her sooner. Join with AIDA, Twilight Knights/Reiko's Alliance, Schicksal, and Chrono Link Guild together to invading the True Akashic Records and begin operation gear to free Aura from the brainwashing Virus.

All the Conspiracy of CC Corps appear, including Saburou who revealed betraying them and join the conspiracy, however, this is not because Genius's influence, but it's just...Interesting?

[Base Version]
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.

[Re: Countdown Version]
After all Conspiracy CC Corp defeated, but there's remaining of them who are waiting in the True Akashic Records and with all trust from Twilight Knights and AIDA to handle the Anti-PCs roaming around while Tokio and his friend ascending to the top of the True Akashic Records with they waiting for Chrono Link Guild and Schicksal to face a challenge against them.

With those remaining of Conspiracy, however, been corrupted by the power of the Queen Demise bringing them to attack without consciousness and control thus made them go crazy, this becomes difficult for them to face, But, in Risky time they made plans how to free them from Queen of Demise's control, but surely needs to take time to handle it.

Meanwhile, Genius waiting for them on the final floor of the True Akashic Records, waiting for them for the challenge, but he too has another reason for it, to meet someone...

[Note: This arc will be the original version of  Ending E, with a one additional story arc which was cut from a final product]
Following Aura been freed from the Brainwashing virus, this would mean that all the players who were been Digitalized had now returned to the real world, but something goes wrong, with they obtaining The Chrono Link guild, why Schicksal, Twilight Knights, and AIDA still hasn't returned which seems doesn't pretty gone normal and beyond what far to reach.

Unexpected turn event happens, Genius revealed survive and taking the Chrono Link Core with him, which open-up the true source of the True Akashic Records and source of System Network Administration which lies beyond the  'True Final Floor'. Genius taking it and use it to bring his last retribution, with this happen Tokio and his friend went after him to take back The Chrono Link Core along with Aura.

Beyond the point there arrived, they saw unfortunate and shocking truth that they never saw before within their eyes, bringing the true conclusion of the .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- getting closer.

The Message Arc *Re: Countdown exclusive story* *Post-Game Content*
A month following Genius been apprehended, Sol, Kruger, and Alibaba spend few months to analyze and track the folder documents from Davis, including the mysterious message which is something that not Davis could write about, but eventually leading to a mysterious call from someone Davis is secretly knows, however, it does bring several questions that still didn't answer regarding about Genius action.

Meanwhile, another shadow approaching them once more, but this could get any weirder than they expected, but as for Tokio, he decides to investigate the remaining of Davis's secret.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

Terminology
"See Terminology (RIVES and Chrono Link)"

Downloadable Story Mode Content
"See Downloadable Story Mode Content"

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

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

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

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

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