Chapter 14

It took a day and a half to reach where the scouts found the boss's lair. During the trip we had to fight multiple cat versions of hydras. We killed them with out working a sweat. During the trip we learned the other's fighting pattern so we made a good pair. Right now we are standing in the entrance of the cave that it lives. We looked at each other silently and we entered the cave.

The boss we are facing has five health bars that we have to deplete. It may sound easy for us but the boss was a level 100 monster and to add onto that it fights with two weapons one for each head. I already briefed Hikaru about that and I was going to fight the right head and he fights the left head. What I did not brief him about is that the right head is harder to fight since it has a high level sword. That and when he gets on his last bar his right head's level boosts up to a level 125 while the other stays a level 100.

While I toke my brief escape of reality we entered the main corridor and we need to get to the door straight ahead. I still have no idea how Hikaru was planning on getting the monster out of the cave. It takes both of us to be able to push the door open. Sitting on a throne sits the two-headed boss. He has red skin and wears no clothes except for the bottom part of the armor. On it is as a belt is a line of heads of players from the beta test and even the few scouts that wanted to fight him for bragging rights. He has eyes are different colors because they change every second. The only reason I know that is because the boss's four eyes were trained on us as he found his pairs of skulls to go on his belt.

All three or four if you want to be technical pulls out our swords. When the boss pulls out his swords he stands up and charges. We both go different ways and we start our attack. I sure am lucky that I found my sword today because I might have been dead if I had a weak sword against this monster. Hikaru is all right with his sword because he has speed to dodge while I focus on force of my hits. We do pretty well even though we are fighting a monster that is supposed to be fought by more than two players. We are both sweating badly but we are still doing well. We have depleted three of his health bars and we are about to deplete his fourth one. When we do the right head levels up just like last time I fought him. Instead of getting scared about that it just makes me want to work harder. I increase my speed and the amount of his I hit him. It gets a little blurry around then all I remember is that I have to bet this boss no matter how long it takes and then finally we deplete his last health bar and he falls down dead. When I notice that I put my sword away and I look at Hikaru, which has a look of surprise on his face. I laugh a bit as I say, "Are you surprised that we actually beat a boss by ourselves. I thought you would have more faith in our skills than that." He swallows as he says, "Do you remember the last part of the battle Kari." I think for a bit and answer a bit nervously, "No, it went a bit blurry when the right head leveled up. All I remember is thinking that I need to be faster and that I needed to increase the number of hits I landed on it." He looks at me for a while and with a slow measured voice he says, "When we depleted the last health bar the left head landed a blow to me and I flew ten feet from the fight. That's when I saw that both of the heads had leveled up to level 145 each and that they were both fighting you at the same time. I would have tried to help you but then I saw that they were not landing a blow to you and that you were attacking the with a speed so fast that you were a blur to me." I was shocked that I was able to fight the two heads alone when they were 15 levels above me. That's when I noticed I had two notifications. The first one had the experience and the things that it dropped so I sent half of them to Hikaru and kept the other half. The other notification shocked me and if I did not believe what he told me this would make me a believer. It was a notification saying that I leveled up all the way up to level 140.

We talked for a bit then all of a sudden he sighs and says, "Your not coming back with me are you." A give a sad smile as I say, "If you knew what happens to my friends when I am near you will understand." He steps forward and says, "Why don't you tell me what happens then." I step in front of the portal and look over my shoulder I say, "When they stay with me for too long they end up dying because of it." With that I step into the portal that leads to the 50th floor.