Scene starts at the end of episode 14 of SAO 2. also I am going to use there in game names with the exception of Agent Kikuota.
It was the day after the 'Battle of Bullets'.Kirito had sent word that he was fine and so was his new friend Shino. Agil had closed his cafe with a large 'reserved' sign on the door as he sat with Klein, Asuna, Lisbeth, Silicia and strangely Agent Kikuota. Why the government man was there no one knew but Kirito trusted him so the group went with it.
"Man I am starting to wish we had listened to Beast," Klein sighed as he sat with the others finishing his bourbon.
"Beast? You mean the guard of the prison?" Agil asked as Asuna shivered. Silicia and Lisbeth just looked at their chestnut haired friend confused.
"He was more than that," Klein replied "He was the only blood red player that did not go to the prison…or get reported."
"Say again?" Kikuota the government man both Klein and Agil did not trust spoke up confused.
The in game prison set up by the players was a good idea in his eyes and when the game ended, the government was able to quickly find and deal with those that were accused of crimes. Without it a lot of players would have gotten away with many crimes.
"Beast, real name unknown, leader of the guild HoH, though I never knew what that stood for." Klein started. "A red guild means they were Player killers. But despite that, we learned quickly all his victims were in fact red players themselves."
"He and his guild took out 3 of the 'Red Guilds'," Agil continued. "The Devils Outcasts, named after a movie about crazy murder driven family. The 'Blood Queens' an all-female band of murders they seduced men then stole everything they have and they never left survivors."
"And the third were the Devil Dogs," Asuna finally spoke in a weak voice. She did not notice that Kirito had just walked in the door with another teenage girl right behind him, the rest of the group had noticed him and figured this was Shino. Asuna just kept speaking.
"He… butchered them; something about them pushed him over an edge." Asuna finished and Klein was about to speak up.
"That was a nasty day," Kirito spoke as he walked in the door. " We actually wanted to arrest him that day, it was the one time we thought about arresting him after we learned his victims were all red."
"Why would you want him then?" Kikuoka asked.
"He….
SAO small Inn on floor 55:
"I hear you are heading out to capture the Laughing Coffin guild." a voice spoke causing Kirito to look up from his meal.
The man was large; he was also one of the few Americans in SAO. He wore a long brown trench coat that looked well used and beaten up. His face also had several scars, it was clear he had been in a few fights before coming to this world.
He had a two handed Great Axe on his back much like Agil's only far stronger. He was known only as Beast, and he was clearly a red player.
"Not so loud." Kirito whispered as the man sat.
"I'm in." he spoke.
After the fight:
The battle was nasty and the LC did not go down without a fight. At the end there were 21 LC dead 20 captured and numerous deaths on the raiders' side.
"We need to kill them all," Beast said as he went to grab a LC member a dagger gripped in his free hand.
"No! We send them to the prison!" Asuna shouted as she blocked his path.
The remainder of the raid party were split in two half following Asuna, and the other not sure what to do.
"That would be a mistake," Beast replied but against all odds stepped back. "Let them live and I promise you more will die at their hands."
His argument was strong; Kirito, Klein, and Agil all looked at each other.
"Maybe, but…" Schmitt started and looked at the Beasts red curser.
"Not all of us are able to be red players. We killed during the fight and we all regret it, now the fight is over I don't think we can kill them now."
"I will do it, I don't have any problems being red." was Beasts reply.
"No, and that is our final say." the raid party leader replied.
"Then put me in charge of the prison. I cannot risk them getting free. I swear I will not kill unless they try to escape."
"Only because you have always been there when we needed you and have never broken your word, I will speak with the guild leaders about your willingness to volunteer. It will be up to them but I will try to encourage them to agree." Schmitt spoke and his tone of voice ended all argument from the others….
Back in the Dicey Cafe':
"So he foresaw this?" the government man asked.
"He understood them better than any of us. He was the one to find their guild hall and he made it safe for a lot of players just trying to survive." Klein spoke.
"He was still scary," Asuna replied. "Violent and cruel. Just because he only killed Red players doesn't change the fact he was not a good person.
A/n re-edited by Draco38. anyone else wish to hear the story?