Kirito had always been the strongest. Back then, when he still had been confined to the virtual world, he was the only one to fight with two weapons at once; he had been one of the fastest, and in the end, he even beat Heathcliff in the end. Heathcliff, or Kayaba Akihiko, creator of Sword Art Online.
But all this was in the past. He didn't know what exactly happened, but somehow, while logging in, he once again had been transported to another world, all by himself. At least, he thought it was a new world. It felt different from the Nerve Gear VR and most certainly different from SAO. Luckily his equipment had been with him at the time, so he did arrive armed.
His first goal was to get to the nearest patch of civilisation. Kirito had to meet humans, just to know what was happening. As soon as he had more information, he could decide on his next course of action.
Not being able to bring up a map (or any kind of menu, really), Kirito just decided to walk straight forward. He was in a small forest, which he soon exited. About a hundred meters away from him he could see a dirt road dividing the surrounding plains. As he started to walk towards it, he heard several cries. Turning around he saw a small band of goblins attacking him. Drawing his swords, he made short work of them. Confident that he had retained his full strength, he began walking down the road.
He had been walking for a bit over an hour, when he noticed a wall in the distance. Hastening his pace, he arrived at a small city. He entered and took a look around. A villager came up to greet him.
„Hello! May I help you?", asked the woman kindly. She seemed to be in her forties and had a sturdy build with a wrinkled face.
„Where am I?", asked Kirito.
„This village is named Carne. Currently you are on the territory of the Sorcerous Kingdom.", said the woman.
„Sorcerous Kingdom?", asked Kirito confused.
„Oh dear.", sighed the woman. „Have you been living under a rock? The Sorcerous Kingdom is a nation founded recently by His Majesty, the Sorcerer King Ainz Ooal Gown."
Kirito shook his head. It all seemed surreal. Sorcerer King? He had never heard of someone like that!
„Wait, what do you mean, recently founded? How did he do it?!", asked Kirito astonished.
„Well, he defeated the Kingdom's army, of course. Heard it was pretty nasty. He is a necromancer, no?", explained the woman.
Kirito was shocked. An army defeated? By a necromancer? This Ainz had to be a tyrant! As usual, Kirito had a bad case of Hero Syndrome and decided to intervene.
„Unacceptable! I will defeat him and rescue the people.", declared Kirito.
„Is that so?", he suddenly heard a female voice behind him. He turned around and saw a maid with long red hair. „You want to fight Lord Ainz? Why don't we two have a short discussion over there?"
Kirito had always been the strongest and fastest. However, while Heathcliff was kind of an asshole, he wasn't a shitty dev. Unfortunately for Kirito, not only were the developers of YGGDRASIL often the topics of conversation – for being shitty devs – but Ainz Ooal Gown had put a lot of effort in every NPC.
Lupusregina squished him like a bug.
A/N: Done! It is interesting to write on a tablet in a moving vehicle. That's definitely a new and unique experience for me…