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Ch. 21

"Leafa!"

I screamed as I pushed her out of the way. Heathcliff's long sword found its way into my right leg and cut it off completely. I cried out in pain and slammed into the floor with a thud.

"Ah, I see. You two are in love?"

Leafa's eyes went to Heathcliff and then to me every two seconds. She didn't know what to do. If she fought him, she would probably die. But if she didn't, he would kill me and her love would be lost. But she did the first thing she thought of and stood up. She ran in front of my pained form and brought her arms out into a protective position.

"Don't ever hurt him again! You'll have to go through me!"

Heathcliff put his sword on the ground and just smirked.

"So I was right. You know, my dear, love doesn't last forever. It always ends in heartbreak or disaster. You should be thanking me for doing you a favor."

Leafa's eyes narrowed.

"A favor?"

"Yes….By ending your love sooner than it will. It will save you the tears. However, I don't think you can cry when you're dead."

He said as he raised his sword. I lifted my head up and saw his sword glisten with the stained glass. Leafa never faltered her stance as she protected me with her life.

"Leafa…run!"

I gasped in between breaths. She turned to me and smiled slightly. My eyes went wide and filled with tears.

"Please…..don't die for me…."

She shook her head and brought her vision back to Heathcliff.

"You know I can't do that. I love you and I will protect you with all I have, even if that means my life. So I'm not moving."

Heathcliff began to lower his sword onto her.

"See. She wants to die. Just let her be…"

He was cut off by a sword slashing across his cheek. The blue sword stabbed into the wall behind us and hung there. Particles pulled out of his shocked face as he turned around to see who it was. It was Kirito. He had a glare that would scare anyone and breathing so heavy he could've fainted right there. Heathcliff's mouth turned upwards as he brought attention to the black-haired swordsmen. I could hear the relieving breath of Leafa as he left our presence. Kirito walked slowly towards Heathcliff as he talked.

"Never…Never touch them again!"

"So you're ready for round two, are you?"

Kirito didn't say anything as he lifted his sword and began chanting some words. Leafa's emerald eyes widened as she seemed to know what he was doing. Bright words glowed around Kirito as he finished his chanting. A giant whirlwind formed and engulfed Kirito in it. The twister reached all the way to the ceiling.

"Thank god…"

I heard Leafa whisper to herself. The twister finally disappeared as a dark form appeared. The monster looked like a Minotaur with dark blue skin. It had horns of a goat and a snake tail swinging behind it. I don't know if I was hallucinating from my leg being cut off or if this was really happening. The giant monster lifted its head in the air and gave an ear screeching roar, making all of us cover our ears. Heathcliff seemed shocked for a minute as he lifted his sword again.

"Well this is interesting."

He said as he lifted his shield as well. Kirito stopped screeching and sprinted towards Heathcliff, making the ground crumple beneath his feet. Leafa quickly turned around and flipped some hair out of her face. She knelt beside me and touched my cheek.

"Alright, he's buying us some time so I can heal you. Be still and it won't hurt okay?"

I simply nodded and caressed her cheek. She looked at me and blushed slightly as my gesture. She put her hand on my hand and looked me in the eye.

"Don't do that again."

Her eyes softened and she gave me a hug.

"Well….I wouldn't of had to if you didn't push me out of the way…."

She said with tears threatening. I shook my head and wiped a tear away from her soft skin. I wrapped my arms around her and kissed the top of her head.

"I'm sorry I got us in this mess…."

She gasped and looked at me.

"Don't think this is your vault. You didn't know that this would happen so it's not your vault, okay?"

A few tears dropped from her eyes and onto my armor. She wiped them away with her sleeve and sighed.

"I'm going to heal you now so be still, alright. It might sting but it'll be worth it when I'm done."

I nodded and she placed her hands on my thigh. I put my hands on top of hers and she started. Her words were loud and clear as my leg began to grow back slowly from the thigh. The game particles rotated around it then stuck together like glue. I winced slightly but it didn't hurt that bad. I looked over Leafa's shoulder to see Kirito punching Heathcliff's shield, making him fly back on his feet. He jumped at him and Heathcliff ran to the side, diving. Asuna and the others watched in awe as our leader took care of business. His buying of time actually brought Heathcliff's health down quite a bit, almost to the half point. I looked back down to my leg as Leafa finished her magic words. My leg was back and fully functional again! I smiled and stood up, Leafa giving me her hand. I stood up straight and tried to help Kirito but just fell flat on my face again. Well…..almost functional….Leafa shook her head and helped me up again.

"Don't try so hard. It'll take a few minutes for your leg to regain feeling again so sit tight. Kirito can handle Heathcliff for that time but when you can walk, we have to help him immediately. I growled and nodded at her, angry I still couldn't move.

"Damn, when did you learn this skill!?"

Heathcliff yelled in between blocks. Kirito's monster form said nothing as he continued to claw his way at him.

"If you keep this up, you might just get me to red."

He said as his boss health bar went to yellow. I looked at Leafa and smirked.

"He really is awesome, isn't he?"

She giggled.

"Yeah….He is…."

I got a tingling feeling in my right leg and tried moving it. It hesitated for a second but then started swinging like normal. I cheered mentally and stood up quickly. Kirito knocked Heathcliff back and looked at me with his huge glowing eyes. He then turned back into his human form and started breathing heavily. Leafa and I ran to him.

"Good thing you're recovered again because my magic was just about to run out anyways. I smiled and patted his back.

"Whatever. Just remind me not to piss you off."

He smirked and looked at Heathcliff who was getting up from that last attack. The others ran over to us and we all huddled.

"He's strong but I think we can beat him. If we all team together and slash our swords at him, he'll lose. But I'm still worried about something."

"What?"

Asuna asked him.

"Every time a boss's health goes to red, they use a deadly skill. So I worried about his special skill. It could be just a stupid suspicion but we need to play it safe."

We all nodded and separated from the huddle. Heathcliff smirked and raised his shield, walking towards us.

"I don't know what you're planning, but whatever it is, it won't work. I am the creator of this game and I know every single skill that I have created. Your sheer will and skill won't do you a thing. So just go ahead and kill yourself already."

Kirito stepped forward.

"Your words don't scare us, Heathcliff."

He began running now, his shield rattling.

"Well they should."

He said as he attacked us. His sword was long enough to hit all of us at one time. He managed to get a couple of hits in but we managed to bring his health bar to a dark yellow, making him curse under his breath. His anger made him sloppier and I slashed his face, making his health turn to red barely.

"Screw this! Behold the power of Kayaba!"

He yelled as his sword began to glow. Kirito gasped and his eyes went wide.

"Everyone block! Now!"

My hands shook as they lifted my sword to my face in a defensive stance. The other's breathing grew heavy with nervousness as Heathcliff began yelling again.

"Liberating twister!"

He yelled as his shield and sword spun towards us. We cried out in pain as our health bars decreased rapidly and we fell to the ground. Leafa fell into my arms and I gripped her tightly as Heathcliff spun to the other side of the room. So no matter what we did, he still would've hit us with that massive attack. We all gasped for air as we tried to find our potions.

"Ha! This sword skill is the most powerful in the game. It also has the effect of destroying all of your potions and magic. I'm surprised you're all alive though. If you hadn't defended yourselves when you did, you would've all been dead and this would be over. But you eight have to make everything tougher than it should be."

Heathcliff said as he stood up straight slowly. My hope was beginning to fade but my anger was growing like never before. I shook my head and stood up.

"God, I'm sick of your shit! We're not going to lose and that's final! You're a fucking dumbass if you think that we're all going to die at the hands of you!"

I had enough for one last sword skill and you better believe I was going to use it. I was going to use my Meteor raid and kill him. I was going to rip him apart and destroy him, piece by piece. I was going to dance on his grave and spit on his dead body. I began to run at Heathcliff but was stopped by a hand on my arm. I stopped and looked to my right to see Kirito. He looked at me with a serious look and then smirked.

"Don't think you'll be killing him all by yourself. We'll kill him together."

My eyes went wide.

"You still got some energy."

"Not just that. I have one last trick up my sleeve."

He said as he ran to his blue sword that was stuck in the wall. Heathcliff smiled and lowered his shield.

"Well since your all practically dead anyways, I want to see where this is going."

Kirito pulled his sword out of the wall and put it in his left hand. His black sword laid in his right as he gripped them both. He turned to me and smirked.

"Ready?"

I smirked back.

"Hell yeah."

(Kirito's POV)

I stood by Thorn and the others as we prepared to finish the battle. I turned to Asuna and she gave me a glare.

"Don't you dare do anything stupid."

I smiled slightly and then looked at Leafa. Her eyes showed worry as she looked at Thorn and me.

"Please….b-be careful….I love you both….."

"I love you too."

Thorn and I said at the same time. Yui flew out of Asuna's pocket and sat on my shoulder.

"Kick his ass, daddy!"

My eyes went wide at her.

"Yui! Language!"

"Sorry, I just hate him."

I couldn't help but snicker as she kissed my cheek and flew back into Asuna's hands. Heathcliff's mouth turned upward as Thorn and I faced him.

"No anger this time?"

"You have no idea."

I said to him. I looked at Thorn and saw that he had the same ball of fire in his eyes as me. I took a deep breath and began sprinting.

"Let's go!"

"Right!"

Heathcliff laughed out loud and raised his shield. I was going to make that smile disappear. I was going to destroy his memory from the game for good! Thorn and I's swords began to grow as we both yelled our skills.

"Hahaha! Please don't tell me I have to see your starburst stream again!"

Heathcliff mocked. We ignored him as we said our words.

"Meteor Raid!"

Thorn screamed as only two duplicates of his sword appeared. My face went into confusion until I saw what he was doing. He gripped the first sword in his left hand and took the second in his teeth. My eyes went wide at him as he did this. He was wielding three swords! Well I had my own trick. A new skill I have been working on.

"Eclipse!"

I screamed as my two swords glowed a bright yellow glow. Heathcliff's smile disappeared and his eyes widened.

"That's…"

He whispered to himself. Thorn and I finally reached him and gave him the power of our hearts. Thorn's swords were swinging non-stop in a repeating motion, making slashes across Heathcliff's face. I spun my swords and gave my signature battle cry. Heathcliff managed to raise his shield as I made my attack. The glow of my swords glowed brighter as I grew angrier and angrier. The swords made contact with his shield and made a grinding noise. My swords pierced through the shield, making it blow up into pieces. Heathcliff's eyes went wide and his mouth fell open as the force of the blast forced us back. But Thorn and I never wavered in attacking him again. Heathcliff, on the other hand, just lowered his head and grinned, shaking his head.

"Well that's all I've got, I guess. I guess I was never meant to rule my own world. I was playing god and lost at the hands of his guardian angels. It's been fun though…For the time being…."

He whispered to himself as we brought our swords on his flesh. Red slashes formed all over his body and his face was unrecognizable now. We both let out our last bit of anger with one final stab to his chest. His body glowed a bright white as he rose into the air. Everyone looked at it, their eyes twinkling with the reflection. His health bar finally hit zero and his body blew up with sparkling pieces surround the stained glass. They disappeared as they fell and everything went silent.

(Thorn's POV)

The room was filled with silence and to tell the truth, it was the best sound I had ever heard. The silence rung in my ear as it matched the beating of my heart. We won. We did it. We beat the last boss of the game and survived. I looked up to see the congratulating message.

Congratulations!

You just beat the

Last boss of Aincrad! Two players made The last hit:

Kirito &

Thorn!

Your reward awaits you

When you Log on again!

Thanks for Playing!

I smiled and looked back at Leafa. She was already running at me with tears flowing from her eyes. She basically tackled to me and gave me the biggest hug I could ask for.

"You did it! You beat him! You two saved us!"

She yelled as she brought her lips to mine. I tensed at the touch of her lips but relaxed in a few seconds. I just felt good right now. All I wanted to do was rest and spend every day with her and Kirito. I felt like they were my new family and I wanted to be with them for the rest of my life. She parted from my lips and pecked my cheek.

"Hey….you okay?"

She asked as she rubbed my cheek.

"Yeah…"

I said with a soft smile. I stood up straight and stretched while Asuna did the same thing to Kirito that Leafa did to me. We turned to see that a huge control board appeared in front of us. The keyboard soared across the console like an IMAX. Everyone raised their fist up and cheered. I looked at Leafa and she nodded.

"Go do your thing."

I grinned and gave her a quick kiss before making my way to the console. Her face grew red as a tomato while Lisbeth giggled at her. I looked at the screen and read the letters.

Attention!

Delete

I.D. Heathcliff?

Yes

Or

No

I smiled as I slammed my fist on the 'yes' button.

I.D

Heathcliff

Deleted

I gave a sigh of relief. He was gone forever now. A new message appeared.

Due to the

Item being

Deleted,

The current

Virus problem

Was solved

And no longer

A threat

Do you wish

To transport

Back to

Reality?

Yes! Yes! Yes! Oh god yes! I pressed the 'yes' button and everything disappeared from my vision. The next thing I saw was the ceiling of the video game company building. I slowly sat up and saw Yukio giving me a shocked face.

"Y-you did it! We're back online! Your heart levels were running off the charts! I didn't know what to do but your alive!"

I laughed at him.

"Come down Yukio."

He stopped talking and just smiled brightly. I looked to see the others taking off their helmets. Sugu instantly jumped from her bed and jumped on my lap. I laughed and gave her a hug. She laid her head on my shoulder and sighed.

"Let's just go home now."

I smiled and nodded, getting off the table. Yukio shook my hand a thousand times before letting it go. I just laughed nervously and scratched the back of my head.

"Don't worry about your reward. I will contact your boss and make sure you get it from him."

I grinned.

"Thanks a lot, Yukio!"

"No thank you!"

Kazuto stepped forward in between us.

"Well I think we should go now."

Yukio gasped and led us out the door.

"Hehe, sorry. I don't want to burn your ears all day long. Thank you again for all your help!"

He said as we began to walk to our vehicles. I waved back at him and yelled.

"No problem!"

We all bid each other good-bye and agreed to meet tomorrow in ALfheim. I got into Sugu's car and rested my head against the seat. Sugu got into the driver's seat and turned to me before starting the car.

"Soooooo…anymore problems we have to take care of?"

She said with a wink. I laughed and shook my head.

"Nope. All I have to do is right that review."

I said as she started the car. Writing the review would be easy.

And I know exactly what I'm going to put in it.

And that is the end of the chapter. The next chapter will probably be the end so that's that! I would like to thank everyone who has given me ideas for the story and everyone who has favorite or followed or reviewed the story! But remember, if I get enough reviews, I might just write a sequel with Thorn and Leafa. It will probably follow the story of GGO, Caliber, then Mother Rosario but it's just an idea waiting to come on the page. Please vote on the poll on my profile to tell me what you want me to write next! If you want to PM about drawing Thorn and leafa together and then put it on Deviant art, that would be awesome! The drawings would be like a series that would go by the story soooooo yeah. And finally, thank you so much for reading Leafa's Thorn!