"Kayaba...Akihiko...?"  The name sounded familiar, very familiar.  But it was the sentence that followed after that reminded her.  Kagero grabbed Artemis' arm, and spoke in 'his' ear urgently.  "That's the game designer!"<br/><br/>His speech sent a chill down her spine.<em>What kind of game system removes the log...out...</em><br/><br/>"What have I gotten us into?" she whispered to herself, realizing they were now at the mercy of the game designer who had total and absolute control over the entire world...