Well I don't have much to say today. We got our newest OC appeared. Yes all six OC are here. And why this took me so long. Well I got a new job, and that takes my time. Also as a gamer I got distracted by a new game. Now that I beat it, I won't be until the next game I won't get distracted hopefully.
Chapter 10
Charge Forward
"Hey anyone there?" Some voice is speaking. I can't tell who its all staticy.. I'm trying to open my eyes, but all I see is darkness. Which I'm not sure what to make. Its probably dark as blyad because its the middle of the night. In the dark I'm pretty much blind even with my glasses, and since I was asleep anyways I'm not wearing them. Thought I should see some stars. I tried to move, but I couldn't. Ad, I can't even feel my body.
"Say something if you hear me please," There's the voice again. I can't tell where its coming from. It doesn't sound like its coming from any direction. It sounds more like it was coming from every direction.
"The link is there. Its established so we should be speaking. What's going on here?" So I can hear the curiosity in the voice through the static. Link? Established. Could this damn voice make some sense.
"Seriously say something. You need my help, RON," I could almost feel a jolt down my spine. This voice knows my name. What about help? What help do I need? Unless that voice can tell me where the Star Knight is, I don't need the help. Don't you know how the story like this go. Heroes always save the day. And I'm a hero. I've been one since the end of SAO.
"What? Damn it, no no no. Do not break. Don't sever the," The voice sounded like something was seriously then I jolted awake. My nerves were going crazy. I ran a hand through my hair. I looked at my window, and the sun was shining. It was morning. Cars where whizzed by. Kids were playing in the street. I could hear Spit's radio going off. Just a regular day.
"What a crazy dream?" I must have been dreaming. Only way I could believe that whole whatever was. How much time do I have until Spit, and I have to be at the Dicey cafe. I glanced over my clock, and it only said ten a.m. I've got time. I'm going to make some breakfast. Not long after I opened my laptop and sat down with my eggs, did I get a request for a video chat with Valkyrie.
"So did you hear the news:" Valkyrie spoke up.
"No," I opened a tab on my laptop and looked at MMO today. Since Thinker and Yulier quit playing, I didn't expect someone to update it, but I heard someone was updating it.
"Apparently there someone new trying to encourage players of ALO. A pooka named Seven." Valkyrie stated.
"Real name Nanairo Alsharvin," I looked over the article that mentioned her. She's professor who apparently was studying ALO. She's apparently also an idol. She's apparently been encouraging people to rejoin ALO.
"Yeah. She trying to give the players hope," Valkyrie spoke quietly. ALO had lost most of its player since the death game returned. Its maybe twenty players that still try.
"Why bother?" I bit my lip, thinking back, how easily it was for everyone to just give up. Seriously hours after death game begun players were logging out in droves. Hell the day after all of our teachers said they hoped that they wouldn't find any of us playing the game. Everyone just shook their heads like it was no reason for them to worry. Giving up. Just that mean you let them win. The people who said that you only played to escape your damn lives. Does this mean you will give up if this goes to another world. Like if Gun Gale Online Insect life, or Pokemon of Warcraft VR, Kingdom Hearts X online, all became death games. What's stopping becoming death games. I'll tell you nothing. What you going to do? Just give up.
"Ron, you can't be serious?" Valkyrie sounded like my line didn't make any sense to her.
"They already gave up. What makes you think they'll come back?" I pointed out.
"I guess because I still hope that things will be ok. Why do you think they won't?" Valkyrie questioned me.
"Because why they bother leaving in the beginning? ALO had what twenty thousand players. Some of those were SAO survivors like us? We handled seventy-five floors. Why is eighty so hard," I scratched my chin.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. I know one person who pretty much only reason he didn't stop playing was because he had to," Valkyrie sounded like she was chuckling.
"Who would that be?" I looked at the screen confused. None of the people still playing ALO seem like they were going to quit. Who was she talking about?
"Don't worry about it," Valkyrie stopped chuckling.
"OK," I shook my head. Something in the way she had said that. She sounded like she was watching for something. "Everything alright,"
"Yeah, I still haven't gotten use to your beard," Valkyrie went back to chuckling.
"Seriously," I facepalmed. While I can't see Valkyrie's face because she has video chat set to her profile, I don't so you can see my face. "Seriously. You only seen me without one for a year, and the idea of me not having any facial hair is such a shock. You didn't have that issue with the black hair,"
"Yeah, only a year," Valkyrie kept chuckling, but unlike her earlier chuckle, this one didn't seem so like she was laughing.
"We found the boss floor?" I leaned back in my chair. I doubt we go for a meeting at the Dicey Cafe. Unless we had a reason. We can't do boss planning at school because they aren't allowing us to talk about ALO.
"Yeah. You'll show right?" Valkyrie questioned me.
"Of course, you made me swear I would. Wouldn't leave me alone unless I did," I kept leaning back.
"Well with only twenty people in a boss raid, we have to be careful. We need to plan it out," Valkyrie pointed out.
"Yeah, I'm going to log on. I'll see if I can find the Star Knight before the boss battle," I logged off the laptop and grabbed my amusphere. I logged on, and the town of Lightwood appeared in front of me. I took off flying through the street, heading right towards Moonrise field. One of the last locations, I still need to check for the Star Knight. I scanned the area, I've got four moonlight wolves, three moon bears, 2 rise hawks, and one feathery dragon in my way. This is going to be fun.
"Cyclone " I charged forward spinning on my heel. Fitting this sword skill would having me spin. Down go the rise hawks. Back Rush. I spun my sword around blocking a bite from one of the wolves. Then I activated Embracer a unarmed basic skill. While basic it might be I'm still levels high enough that I can strike through these mobs and kill them. Then I went for a Avavalce One more wolfie down. So two wolves, three bears, and one dragon. Well Let's try this one. Holyforce A high level Holy Blader class spell. It gives your weapon a magical boost, and greater length so a single strike that normally only hit one person, as area of effect going for a lot more damage. With a single strike. They're all gone. I sheathed my sword, and heard a rustle behind me.
"Who's there?" I looked behind me, and all I saw someone in a black coat covering there entire body. So somehow this player found a organization thirteen outfit in ALO. Unless someone made a outfit like that, but still I don't they have it like that.
"I am," The coat person stared to clap.
"And you are?" I turned around, and stared at the person.
"I am me?" The person started to snap instead.
"What do you want?" I started to move my hand towards my sword's hilt. I got a bad feeling. Maybe because this guy remembers me of laughing coffin. That Jeffrey guy was insane.
"I want to play the game," OK now the person is cartwheeling. Who is this person?
"Then go play it," I turned around going back onto my search.
"Oh I will," The way that person said that, stopped me in my track.
"MOVE," Someone tackled me to the ground, and several swords were impaled in the spot I was standing. I looked at who tackled me was that blonde undine Noah.
"Thanks, how does he do that?Also who the blyad is that?" I looked at the coat guy.
"You seriously don't remember him?" Noah looked at me like it was shocking.
"No, did I steal a last attack from him?" I only shrugged. I got a lot of last attacks in SAO. Those are some rare and powerful gear.
"You beat me," The coat guy roared at me.
"Did I?" I scratched my chin. I've fought with a lot of players.
"I don't get how he's alive. From what he went through, you don't survive that," Noah drew a sword.
"What happened to him that he couldn't survive?" I looked at the undine. He was being very cryptic.
"He was destroyed," Noah kept gazing at the coat guy.
"Well can you replicate the way he was destroyed," I shook my head. I still don't know what he's talking about.
"No, I can't, and I'm not sure you could do the same thing since you don't even remember the guy," Noah looked annoyed.
"Well I've got a way to kick his ass," I drew my sword, and activated my illusion sphere. Now he's trapped in illusion. "Now let's see you beat this"
"You really do that trick, Let's see. Oh I know," The coat guy spun, and we were surrounded by portals of swords. "Bye bye,"
The swords went flying slashing through us. Even though he couldn't see me, his attack was able to slam into me. I fell to the ground, my illusion broken, and my health bar dropped to red.
"That didn't work," I stood up. What was that skill? Was that one of the sacred priest class spell. But which one?
"No," Noah stood up as the sword faded from him. He started to chant a spell. I'm guessing he's trying to heal.
"Well one more time," The coat guy slide back and even more portals of swords appeared.
"Watch out," Someone shouted and I heard running and tackling.
"Reflect" I knew that voice. The sword slammed into a invisible wall, only to fade, and reappear flying towards the coat guy. Reflect, a guardian class spell. Like counter it sends the attack right back at ya.
"Crap," That coat guy disappeared in a flash of purple.
"Guess I wasn't too late," Spit chuckled and pulled me to my feet. We looked over at where Noah was to see a blonde sylph lying on top of him with swords. Suguha saved him by tackling.
"Hey," Noah looked at Suguha.
"Um hey? Sorry about the tackling. Was first thing I could think of," Suguha couldn't have sounded more nervous.
"I'm going to head back. I might as well go get ready to head the Dicey Cafe. Thanks for the save Spit," I took off flying. Who was that coat guy, and why did Noah know him?
Author's notice: Yeah I'm not going to try to hide the Coat guy was. I won't say who he is, but you guys know who he is. If you were starting with this fic, instead of Awakening a hero, then you don't, and you will learn later. I promise. Anyways that's all for this chapter. Let's see where the next one goes.
