.hack//LINK -Chrono Link- The Rise of the Dark Slayer

"For the second episode of Chrono Link, see .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 2 Countdown"

.hack//LINK -Chrono Link- The Rise of the Dark Slayer is a downloadable paid content to the second episode of Chrono Link focusing on Akira following his betrayal and join forces with Schicksal, but his true goal was to uncover the mystery behind the CC Corps plan and Schicksal, also explaining how his fate was explained in the Second Episode of Chrono Link.

Chrono Link -The Rise of the Dark Slayer- can be purchased, but you need to beat the game in order to obtain it which part of paid DLC. The story scenario will focus on Akira's perspective while expanding new moods, developments, and interactions within Schicksal characters.

Available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Epic Game Store.

Chapters I -Regretful Betrayal-
Following what happened to him in the Alternate 2015 timeline, as he betrayed Chrono Link guild due to his own choice to get stronger than Tokio by joining rank with them. Although not quite as he expected, as Akira still had grudges and hate against them, but decides to keep his action in low profiles to gain information about them and CC Corps plan.

But in unexpected things happen, Fluegel was the only one who already aware his true intention, but rather than Fluegel striking him down for traitorous act, he wants to cooperate with Akira, due to he secretly has the same goal as him to investigate and gain information about the secret that CC Corp that had hiding for.

Thus Akira and Fluegel decide to work together, to investigate the behind scene of CC Corps action and hope it also leads to ENTIES and Geist’s hidden truth.

Chapters II -The Dark Slayer-
Continued where the first episode left off, despite all about things happen after Chrono Links invasion to TaN Guild Home, suddenly Posaune announced to had betrayed the guild and unfortunately Akira has no power to stop him, due to he possessed the leaked information from CC Corp that connected with Jyotaro Amagi, but due to how powerful and smart Posaune is, they unable to defeat him.

Fluegel decides to make a recommendation for Multi Job Extension which allow Akira to evolve his PC and a way to defeat Posaune when he will ready, Akira starts his task in the Maze of Time where he will obtain the Power of the Dark Slayer, however, those Maze Time contains numerous regrets that would be considered as his Nightmare for betraying his friend.

Can he succeed in the Trial? Or sink into his horrible nightmare

Chapters III -The Hope of the Man-
Akira had given a mission to become their spies by cooperating with Posaune in order to learn his intention and try to handle the situation in hope that he can thwart his plan into a corner also finding a chance in the right times to exterminate Posuane in the process before he will destroy and altering the players memories in massive ways which could dangering their psychologic mind and their brains altogether.

During the mission, he met with a beautiful princess, AIKA who has the same look as Saika Koshizumi which revealed as part of Tokio's ally, but he felt strange like he's already met her before which he cannot remember when did he met her...

As his mission starts there, he learns something from something that it has lingered his mind "The Hope of the Man" and still thinking if he still part of Tokio's ally or not, thus his difficult situation had come bothering him whenever made conversation with her.

Chapter IV -The Mystery of Jyotaro's Plan-
Continued where after Posaune became a Lost One, Akira seems bothered regarding what Posaune had said to him about the Chrono Link Core that located at the final floor of Akashic Records and seems he has pretty strange feelings regarding what he says and decides to overlook the data that has been kept by Posaune.

He suddenly found the note report which is about all Bansyoya files that he had stolen from Reiko’s Bansyoya’s sister and he found something behind the message that catch on his intention, regarding about the R.A. Plan and about the message that Saika received, unable to solve it alone due to the unresolved issues regarding about R.A. Report, Fluegel making his way to help Akira to breach the code about those report.

And suddenly he found the information that he doesn’t expect it to see…

Final Chapter -The Reason-
After he found out Geist was the one behind the incident, but only thus lingering his mind with the memories of the past which seems familiar with Geist situation and goes to stop Tokio and his friend to go reach Aura before Geist plan entering his completion which affecting a whole world which continuing the process of the Real Digitalization for half of the population.

But when he trying to reach the final floor before Tokio did, but suddenly CC Corp trying to stop him by summoning the creatures from the Akashic Unrecords to fight against Akira. With the situation of life and death battle, he must find a way to defeating the enemies fast as he can while Fluegel luring Tokio to fight against them while trying to warn Aura.

When he reached the top of Akashic Records, he will suddenly question by The King of Recorder "Chrono" about the reason for his existence? Many things that Akira has already entered a risk situation to answer the question?

Characters

 * Akira Yoshinori
 * Fluegel
 * Cello
 * Metronom
 * Klarinette
 * Orgel
 * Trommel
 * Posaune
 * Geist
 * Durga Fiida Sharma
 * Sophora (mentioned)
 * Jyotaro Amagi (Mentioned)
 * Uesugi Fiida
 * Dr. Octa Asgrodia
 * Range
 * Ninjato
 * Sol
 * No.99
 * Kruger
 * Nishijima81
 * Alibaba
 * Helos-Pierce
 * Seventy-Seven
 * Miki-07

Gameplay
The gameplay will be the same as Chrono Link, which its element will follow its mechanics from The World R:3 and Akira as a playable character had a different move-set, mechanics, abilities, and combat.