RWBY/Sword Art Online (Discontinued)

Chapter 92: Quinella

Cardinal Present Day: Under the rule of the absolute Administrator, a long period of peace and idleness has been entered in this world. But 70 years after Quinella became Administrator, she became aware that she had undergone some change.

Quinella opens up her Stacia Window and then...

Quinella: Oh my goodness!

Cardinal Present Day: She was shocked when she noticed that her soul's capacity for preserving her memories has reached its limit. But this has made her come up with yet another demonic solution.

David Present Day: What did she do?

Cardinal Present Day: Well...

At night, Quinella gets a visit from a little girl, and that girl was Cardinal.

Quinella: I appreciate you for coming here. Now, this way.

Cardinal: Yes ma'am.

Cardinal walks closer to Quinella.

Quinella: If I can copy my own Fluctlight's thoughts and memories by overwriting this child's Fluctlight...

The little girl starts looking nervous.

Quinella: Close your eyes.

Cardinal closes her eyes.

Cardinal Present Day: And so, Administrator, through this diabolical ceremony...

Quinella starts putting some blue auras into Cardinal.

Cardinal Present Day: the Synthesis Ritual, a secret technique signifying the fusing of soul and memory, finally succeeded in seizing control of another's Fluctlight. But that ended up being a mistake by Administrator... No, Quinella.

The flashback stops again.

Kirito: A mistake?

Cardinal: Yes. Because after she had taken over the young girl, for the split second that she disposed of her previous self, she and the girl had become two gods wielding equal authority. You five are familiar with my original version, right?

Amber: Not me?

David: I have, the original Cardinal was the system that controlled Sword Art Online.

Kirito: And it was to operate over an extended period of time without any adjustments or maintenance by humans.

Cardinal: That's right. To achieve that, the Cardinal System has two core programs, the main and sub. While the main unit performs balance controls...

Kirito: The sub does an error check of the main.

Cardinal: That's right. It wasn't just the preservation of order Quinella had etched into her own Fluctlight. Deep inside her soul, I had this thought as her subprocess... "I must correct this woman's errors."

The flashback continues.

Cardinal Present Day: I steadfastly waited for that moment. For 70 long years.

Quinella: This child's Fluctlight is now mine.

Cardinal: System Call.

Quinella: Huh?

Cardinal: Generate Luminous Element. Lightning Shape. Discharge!

Quinella: What?!

Cardinal shoots a lightning element at Quinella, and she misses.

Cardinal: System Call! Generate Luminous Element!

Quinella: System Call! Generate Umbra Element! Ball Shape!