Author's Note: While writing this chapter, I'm listening to a playlist of my favorite anime openings and endings, it's really nice, I suggest you to do that. :)

I don't own Sword Art Online.

'Oh, this is going to be bad. I can't fight her. What if I hurt her?' I stopped thinking to myself as soon as Sora got to the arena.

"Well Kuro, I guess I have to defeat you now." She said to me while sending me a duel request.

"We'll see about that." I answered back while accepting the request. I chose the "First-Strike" duel, which mean that the first one to land a direct hit on the opponet, wins.

"Are you ready?" the referee asked.

"Yeah." We answered at the same time.

"Fight!"

As soon as the duel began, we both drew our blades. I held my katana firmly in my left hand, as I got into a battle stance. 'As long as I predict her moves well, there isn't a chance that I'll lose.' I thought to myself.

I ran straight to her direction, I thrusted my katana forward. She was somehow able to avoid the blade.

'Damn!'

Then Sora started to slash quickly. I blocked her sword easily, she doesn't have that high of a strength stat.

We both backed away.

"You're good." She complimented me.

"You too." I tried not to sound impressed.

She wanted to say another thing but I didn't allow her, as I once again rushed to her with my sword. I slashed and sliced, sliced and slashed, but she kept avoiding. 'Damn, she's fast.'

I didn't stop swinging my katana, I wanted her to get tired and then I could finish her with ease.

But she didn't stop avoiding. She knew that she can't parry my sword, so she used her speed.

'She is not even slightly tired?'

I stopped swinging my sword for a second, and she used it to her advantage. She started to swing her sword left and right, and after two seconds or so, I managed to block her and push her away from me, giving me some time to restore my breath.

When Sora got up, I activated one of my sword skills. I was that close to win, then she blocked me.

She. Blocked. Me.

"Aaaaaaargh!" I yelled as I got mad.

I started using random sword skills. I didn't care what sword skill I used at the moment, I just needed to win. I knew what skill we're fighting on. I am willing to sell my own stats to get that skill.

But I guess that Sora understood my fighting pattern, because the next time I got close to her, she activated a counter-attack skill that dropped me to the ground.

"I'm sorry Kuro. That's over." She said as she stabbed my back with her sword. It didn't hurt, but I felt pathetic. The battle was over.

'What happened to me?'

"Hey Kuro, get up." Sora offered me a hand. "It's weird to lay on the ground."

I took her hand. "So, what skill did you get?"

"I don't know. I don't see a new skill in my list." She answered with a confused look.

Then I noticed that a man with a black coat was walking towards us. As the man got closer, I noticed a familiar face.

"Papa? Is that you?" I asked the approaching man.

"Oh, hi Kaito. Did you win?" Papa asked me.

"Lame, your dad is playing a video game?" Sora was kinda creeped out.

"Actually, I'm monitoring the game." Papa answered. "You see, I'm the creator and Game Master of this game, and I came to give the winner his prize, so where is he?"

"Um, hey there, Mr. Kuro's Dad, I'm the winner. My name is Sora."

"Congratulations Sora, Here is your prize." Papa opened his menu and sent Sora a skill,then he vanished. He probably logged out.

"What's the unique skill?" I asked, even though I knew the answer.

"Let me see... Dual Blades."

I guess that the skill is kinda obvious, but I didn't want Kuro to get it. I have another skill waiting for him... *Evil laugh*
PS: Sorry about the derpy line-thing, for some reason Fanfiction's line wants to give me trouble.

See you later!

Mr. Nuggets.