Okay everyone! this is the fight! who will win? read to find out!xxxooo

Everyone in the crowd was whispering to each other about Taka's choice to challenge Kirito himself to a duel, Taka looked up at Kirito who stat up on his throne looking directly at the salamander, eye's widened in slight shock

''I'm sorry but, did you just challenge me?'' Kirito said chuckling

Yes, that's right! I challenge you Kirito, one on one, you said I could Challenge any of the sleeping knight's and you are it'' Taka said pointing at him, eye's full of determination.

''You may want to reconsider your choice Taka'' he said smiling as he leaned forward.

''Why?... you scared?'' said Taka smirking as the crowd behind him made an oohing sound causing Kirito to clench his fist's on his throne's armrest's, his expression changing from Shocked to offended.

''How dare you speak about master Kirito like that!'' shouted Jun, reaching for his sword but Kirito held his hand up stopping him.

''No'' said Kirito smirking ''If Taka want's to duel me and prove he's suitable for my Guild, I will not deny him the opportunity'' he finished, standing up from his throne and taking his black cape off with a flourish, letting it drop to the floor beside his throne.

He then walked down the step's to face Taka who smirked back at him ''So, is that an acceptation?'' Taka said sending Kirito a duel request.

Kirito looked at him for a moment before pressing ''Accept'' on the request ''Sure, been a while since I last had a good fight'' Kirito said as the countdown for the duel started.

Taka drew out a short battle-axe type weapon with a red cameo on the center from his back and pointed it to Kirito who stared at the weapon with a raised eyebrow before drawing out his Excalibur sword from his hip and pointed the tip to Taka.

They stared at each other until the countdown reached zero, at that Taka chanted a spell which caused the blade's on his axe to catch fire.

''He's using an elemental weapon buff spell!'' cried Leafa thought slightly amused ''You need to be at level 56 or higher to unlock that ability!'' she said to Asuna.

''Hes got nerves I'll give him that'' said Asuna ''but there's something about him that seem's familiar to me, but what?''

Taka charged at Kirito at as much speed as his weapon will allow him, Kirito closed his eye's and muttered a sentence under his breath before Taka slashed him across the chest, making Kirito disappear in a puff of black smoke.

The crowd and the sleeping knight's member's gasped in shock at Taka's supposed victory, he just smirked ''Guess I won!'' he said happily.

''Or did you?'' said the voice of Kirito who appeared from behind him smirking, causing Taka to turn his head around to face him.

''What?!'' he said in surprise as he charged at him again with the same result, he smiled again.

''Why are you smiling I'm right here!'' said Kirito as he appeared behind him again smirking.

Now Taka was really getting annoyed, he attacked Kirito again and again but he alway's appear's behind him not matter how many attack's he made, Kirito just yawned boredly as he watched Taka struggle.

''How are you doing this?'' he asked frustrated and out of breath, his stamina level's depleted to zero.

''That's it!'' said Leafa after thinking of how Kirito was able to accomplish such a spell.

''What's what?'' asked Lizbeth.

Kirito looked at a tired out Taka with a short smile ''If I'm not mistaken, your a level 61 Salamander Axe- wielder are you not?'' he asked.

''Yeah, what's that got to do with anything?'' Huffed Taka as he knelt down using his axe to support him.

''I'm a level 75 Spriggan trickster, I have unlocked the Dark Doppelganger Illusion spell 5 level's ago'' Kirito started ''It creates up to 6 copies of me per use, the copies are weak and have low Hp, but I'ts a good tactic to drain another player's stamina gage'' he finished with a triumphant smile.

''Of course!'' smiled Klien ''The old distraction technique!''

'' Well no matter'' said Taka getting back on his feet ''My Physical Fitness perk regenerate's my stamina twice as fast! So prepare to face my-'' Taka started before Kirito quickly slashed him on the throat with his sword, leaving a damage line on it.

''Wrath?'' Taka croaked as his Hp drained to Zero, Turning him to a red flame.

Everyone clapped for Kirito who bowed respectfully to them as he touched the red flame, bringing Taka back who sulked as he looked at Kirito.

''I'm sorry master Kirito, I'll show myself out'' he said, bowing respectfully as he tured to leave to castle but Kirito touched his shoulder stopping him.

''No'' he said ''You may not have won against me, but you have Impressed me'' he finished with a smile as Taka faced him.

''Really?'' Taka said surprised.

Kirito nodded ''You have shown great courage and skill with the axe, although you have not succeeded in the Trial, I have to admit that thinking you could take me on in a duel took guts, and the Sleeping Knight's could use a player with guts'' he finished, The other guild member's looked at him with admiration, Taka wasn't sure what was going to happen but let Kirito continue.

''So you reqest to join the Sleeping Knight's Guild has been... accepted!'' Kirito finished with a smile holding his hand out to Taka.

''Welcome to the Sleeping Knight's Taka'' said Kirito shaking his hand.

Taka could not believe his luck! he has just been accepted into the Sleeping knight's Guild by their leader, the Legendary Kirito himself!

''Thank you so much master! I will not let you down!'' said Taka as he shook his new master's hand ''I doubt you will'' smiled Kirito ''Leafa, show Taka to his avatar logout quarter's while we proceed with the other's'' he ordered her.

''Will do sir!'' she said as she flew down to Kirito's position and looked into Taka's eye's just as he looked into her's, the world stopped for a moment, they looked into each other's eye's for a moment before Leafa snapped out of it.

''R-right this way sir'' she said blushing as she beckoned Taka to follow her out of the throne room.

''Next!'' said Kirito as they left.

Leafa guided Taka across a hallway fall of door's in silence until they reached the one she wanted, she pressed some button's on it and then gave Taka a key to enter.

''The bonding ceremony will begin at midnight IRL time in the Meeting room.'' Leafa said as Taka took the key from her.

''Anything you need Taka?'' she asked nicely

''No please, I'm fine, see you there'' said Taka

See you there'' leafa replied turning back to walk back to the throne room, she smiled back at him as she walked.

Taka watched her go with a smile until he unlocked the room and got onto the bed to logout.

IRL time:

Kouichirou took of his nerve-gear with a smile as he was back in his real life room at his parent's house and sitting up on his bed.

''What A beautiful girl'' he said happliy as he stared out the window.

Meanwhile, Suguha got off the nerve-gear in her house with a similar smile.

''What a handsome boy'' she said happily as she got up to have a shower.

Well that's interesting! Stay tuned for more on Dragon's fire! Cheerio!xxxooo