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The four of you ran to the boss room, hoping for everyone to still be alive.

"Use your teleport crystals!" Kirito yelled to the group of men in the corner, holding crystals.

"They won't work!" They answered, frantically trying to escape.

Before you could say a word, the boss smacked the three men, sending them flying and they instantly died. Your breath was caught in your throat, seeing another death in front of you.

You trembled with anger and fear, scanning the room for the other men from the army. You found a larger group in the other corner, with the commander recklessly slicing at the boss.

"You dummy! Don't slice it head on!" Klein yelled.

The boss turned to face the commander, obviously annoyed by the prick of his sword. It slashed the man, sending him soaring towards you. With high hopes, you ran over to him, desperately looking for a potion.

"No….way…" He said, his helmet disappearing.

You gasped as he shattered, trembling. You averted your gaze to the ground, a black shadow casting over your (e/c) eyes.

"No…." You whispered, images of people dying in front of you. "NO!"

You screamed, grabbing your sword from your back and charging in at an impossible speed, your figure whizzing past the three behind you in a blink of an eye. Kirito and Asuna rushed in after you, while Klein groaned.

"Aw, what the heck!" He cried before running into the room, the doors closing behind you.

You eyed the boss's HP bar, which had 5 bars. Gleam Eyes… You thought as you jumped up and sliced his arm, lowering his fifth HP bar to yellow.

~~~Time Skip~~~

Everyone huffed, trying to regain their breaths while dodging the Gleam Eyes's attacks. You sliced his back, his HP going down to his last bar, down to yellow.

You huffed with fatigue, wondering how much longer before you could finally defeat it. It was already an hour and half, and you were getting tired.

You gasped as you realized he aimed a magical blast at your back, and jumped as fast as you could. You couldn't dodge, and it hit you full force. You rolled to the side of the room, coughing and struggling to get up.

Asuna ran to your aid and you smiled in attempt to tell her you were okay, but you were really weak. You could only watch as black spots began invading your vision. You saw Kirito take out his second blade, and you struggled to get up and help him.

You were the only person that knew about Kirito's Dual Blade ability, the same about your Neutralism ability. Your eyelids felt extremely heavy, so you gave up and let yourself be swallowed into darkness.

(U/n)...(U/n)! "(U/n)!" You woke up with a start, groaning and rubbing your head. You looked around to see yourself still in the dungeon, this time you were laying on the floor with Kirito unconscious next to you. You stretched and sat up, only to find yourself in the middle of a crying circle.

"Uh...You guys okay?" You hesitantly asked, tilting your head slightly to the side.

Asuna hugged you closely, tears dripping onto your bare shoulder. "You're okay…I was really worried you idiot."

You chuckled. "H-Hey, I'm fine. Shouldn't you be worried about Kirito?"

She pouted. "No, he ruined my friend Lisbeth."

"Huh?" You asked her in surprise. "Doesn't Kirito...like her? I'm sure she likes him back too…"

Asuna shook her head. "Actually, Lisbeth likes Kirito but apparently he doesn't like her back. She wouldn't tell me why, though."

You sighed in relief, a slight burden released from your shoulders.

Asuna smirked and sang, "Oh, (U/n) like Kirito, now, does she?"

You blushed. "N-no, it's just that he's my best friend, so I'd feel bad if I got in the middle of a relationship, that's all.."

Asuna smiled evilly and looked at you closely, making you sweat with nervousness.

"Ok, ok! I do like him, don't say anything!" You said, frantically waving your hands in front of your face.

Asuna nodded, helping you stand up. Turns out that during your conversation, Kirito woke up and sat up, silently listening to the end of your conversation while talking to Klein. Good thing he didn't hear too much of it…

"The commander Corbatz and two other guys died from this boss fight...We hadn't lost anyone since Floor 67… This is the gamemaster showing us that it's gonna get real…" Klein murmured, looking around.

"So...What the heck was that skill, Kirito?!" Asuna said, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

"Do I have to say?" Kirito asked.

Klein nodded. "Yeah, of course! You have to tell us after that!"

Kirito sighed. "That...was an ability called Dual Blades."

"So...how do you get it?" Klein wondered aloud.

"You can't...It just appeared in my skill choices one day…" Kirito said, showing it to everyone.

"So you have an awesome skill...that's great" Asuna cheered.

You held out a hand to Kirito, offering it to him. He smiled and took it, pulling himself up to stand. The doors opened, revealing a bright white light. You hadn't been outside all day, so it was a long time since you had seen light.

"By the way...I'm gonna take a break from my guild…" Asuna said, after you ahd said goodbye to Klein again.

"Wh-what? How, why?" You asked.

"I said I was partying with you two, remember?" Asuna said.

"But how are you gonna get away from your bodyguard?" Kirito asked.

"I'll ditch him." Asuna said plainly, heading towards the KoB headquarters.

You shrugged. "I'm okay, but I doubt you'd be able to get out of the guild so easily…"

Asuna nodded. "I'll talk to Heathcliff. He'll understand."

You groaned. This wasn't going to end well…

~~~Time Skip peeeps!~~~

"So…,let me get this straight. If Kirito wins against Heathcliff in a duel, you get to go on a break with us. If not, both of us have to join the Knights of Blood Oath?" You asked, gaping at the brunette.

"Y-yeah…" Asuna chuckled, twiddling her thumbs.

Kirito sighed, standing up. "When does it start…"

"Now."

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