Death Game is undergoing a re-write. I'm fixing my crappy writing and making it a little better… I hope.
I never thought it would come to this. My friends and I, near the brink of death. Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run, even at my speed. Our foe towered above us, ready to deal the final blow. Suddenly bright light surrounded us. What's happening?
The sound of metal rung in his ears as he clashed with his friend. He charged up his greatswords. An icon appeared above them, showing their names "Choice and Truth." They then began to glow blue with unknown energy. With a swift cross hit, Sonic knocked Tails to the ground, before quickly pointing the tip of his right sword onto his chest to prevent him from moving any further. "I won again!" Sonic piped and swiftly withdrew his swords back into their scabbards on his back; the polished metal gleamed in the sun.
He leant Tails a hand and helped him up as he too, withdrew his long sword "Sun Strike". "You were lucky this time. I was sure I would've beaten you. I practised so hard beforehand" the yellow fox said.
Sonic shrugged "Maybe next time pal. You're certainly getting better, that I know" the hedgehog commented and looked into the distance; his emerald green eyes stared at the tower. The cool light breeze blew in his face. A single piece of iron armour layed across his chest and his two sword scabbards rested on his back. He sighed. They had a long way to go to clear floor one-hundred. "This is going to take longer than we first thought huh Tails?" he said quietly. Tails quickly joined him and nodded in agreement.
"Sword Art Online is a great game to hone our combat skills though" Tails replied. He yawned, his chest armour gleaming in the sunlight. "We better log out. Once we get home, I'm going to bed."
"Yeah, I'm with you there." Sonic said and flicked his hand downwards, a mini menu appeared in front of him. But something… didn't seem right with it Realisation hit the cobalt hero like a truck. There was no log out button! This occurred on Tails menu as well and it began to concern them. "Let's head into town. Maybe our friends know what is happening" Sonic said as they closed their menus and began to walk into the town on floor one known as the Town of Beginnings.
Soon after they got into town, the duo kept on hearing gossip about the log out button purposely not being there. They headed further in, looking around for any familiar faces in between the shining marble town. "Where are they?" asked Tails as he flicked his yellow locks out of his eyes. The others must be around town somewhere, unless they decided to keep moving forward. All of a sudden they heard voices.
"Hey guys! It's been a while!" cried a female voice.
"Yeah! What are you two doing here?!" said a male. In the distance Sonic and Tails saw a female purple hedgehog. She had a black top on, an armoured skirt, black knee high boots and black leather fingerless gloves with her knuckles showing, the gloves ending just below her elbows. Two large greatswords "Sunrise and Nightfall" one blue, one red, were placed on her back as well as a dagger on her side. Her quills were tied into a single ponytail with her long locks covering her left eye, those very eyes bearing an ocean blue color. Next to her was an orange eagle with amber brown eyes. He wore a single brown glove on his right hand, an iron shoulder plate covering the top half of his left arm. His large orange crest flowed in the wind with his bow "Eagle Stryker" strung across his chest. They kept on running until they were directly in front of Sonic and Tails, slowing to a stop to catch their breath. Sonic smiled, glad to see some old friends.
"Hey Skye. Hey Peter. Long-time no see" He said as he gave them a fist pump while the young fox did the same.
"Have you heard the news about SAO?" Skye asked. Sonic and Tails were confused but at the same time they knew what she was saying. They had the feeling that it was related to the missing button somehow.
"We have overheard that no one can log out." Tails replied.
A look in Skye's eyes said that there was more than that. "It gets worse. If we die in game, we die in real life!" A shocked look plastered their faces before they swallowed hard.
"Excuse me?!" Sonic said with wide eyes.
Peter had despair written all over his face. "Already over one hundred players have died because their family and friends in the real world have attempted to take off the Nerve Gear that had restrained us here. Only when we clear the final floor and finish the game can we leave this death game" he said coldly.
Sonic put one hand on his hip and sighed. "Well… this is not what we expected, but nothing goes according to plan when were around." They all nodded their heads in agreement.
"Should we find the others?" Peter asked
"Sounds like a good idea. When we do, we can think about what we are going to do next" Sonic replied
"We can use the trackers. I'm sure it will make things a lot easier" Tails stated
"And split up to cover more ground" Skye suggested
"Cool!" Sonic smiled. "Here's a list of the people who are stuck in SAO as well. They told me they were going to give it a try. Some also told me about some others. I'm sure they will be here."
"As soon as we have found them all, let's meet in the centre of town" Tails proposed.
Everyone nodded as they headed in their own directions, drastic times called for drastic measures.