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Sometime after the First Collapse, the worlds of the Solar system partway drawn into Aincrad from various "[[Darkness Zone]]s" left behind, the a-life that would come to be known as the [[Forum:The Black Swordsman|Black Swordsman]] was deposited at the foot of the Signal Tower. Confused and disoriented, Kirito demanded answers from anything that would speak to it, and received nothing. After many long and fruitless months of attempting escape, Kirito gave up all hope and resigned itself to its fate. It was then the Darkness spoke to it, promising rich rewards in exchange for lifelong servitude. The a-life agreed, and was rechristened the Black Swordsman, herald of the Darkness' coming and leader of its armies. | Sometime after the First Collapse, the worlds of the Solar system partway drawn into Aincrad from various "[[Darkness Zone]]s" left behind, the a-life that would come to be known as the [[Forum:The Black Swordsman|Black Swordsman]] was deposited at the foot of the Signal Tower. Confused and disoriented, Kirito demanded answers from anything that would speak to it, and received nothing. After many long and fruitless months of attempting escape, Kirito gave up all hope and resigned itself to its fate. It was then the Darkness spoke to it, promising rich rewards in exchange for lifelong servitude. The a-life agreed, and was rechristened the Black Swordsman, herald of the Darkness' coming and leader of its armies. | ||
As time passed differently in Aincrad, or perhaps the Darkness had bent the passage of time around the a-life specifically, no sooner had the Swordsman agreed than it was revealed the Black Fleet had been mustering for its second all-out assault upon a weakened Traveler and the small alliance of humans it had rallied. Kirito was sent out from Aincrad into the material realm, reawakening long dormant lieutenants of Darkness and cutting off avenues of escape; at some point, he would be reunited with his [[Forum:The White Angel|Angel]], Asuna, who had been waiting patiently for his return. | As time passed differently in Aincrad, or perhaps the Darkness had bent the passage of time around the a-life specifically, no sooner had the Swordsman agreed than it was revealed the Black Fleet had been mustering for its [[Forum:Second Collapse|second all-out assault]] upon a weakened [[Traveler]] and the small alliance of humans it had rallied. Kirito was sent out from Aincrad into the material realm, reawakening long dormant lieutenants of Darkness and cutting off avenues of escape; at some point, he would be reunited with his [[Forum:The White Angel|Angel]], Asuna, who had been waiting patiently for his return. | ||
===The Second Collapse=== | ===The Second Collapse=== | ||