Chapter 2

Meeting of the old and new

Its been a month no one had found the boss roon on floor one after day that change almost 10,000 people lives around after kayaba stunt he did ruining their live to allow to play his death game but as the raid on the floor one just being cleared news travels fast and hearing the beta players called beaters (a beater is an beta player and cheater )when Dervis hear this he teleport up second floor called beginning valley to avoid his cover being blown as an beta player and geting picked on let's dive in and continue this story .

"Its nice and warm"

Dervis laid on a glassly hill enjoying the nice weather as virtual sun reached its highest point of the sky

"Enjoying being lazy beater"

Dervis turned around seeing a person trying failing to make an reaction for his status of an beta player

"If I am lazy who would provide you with map up to the second floor boss and while you guys hide in towns while we did all the work for you"

Seeing that he had failed mock him he stormed off in the direction of the town noob Dervis thought checking the time in his view saying 12:30 on the left showing lv got up his legs started to run in the direction of his quest was in forest as he enters the forest it almost seems that the forest is getting darker like the forest trying to eat him by filling him fear as goes deeper into the forest. Dervis stood still listening for an moment like someone is watching him nearby shug it off and continue walked into deeper part of the forest. After five mins of walking he found his target it an mini boss called forest protecter it was about 20 feet high its arms were almost tree like its fingers were racor shape craws that can poison damage and it has regenerating ability I have be careful Dervis thought bend down sneak up slowly towards drawing his sword ready leap at the forest protecter like an tiger. Then Dervis heard an snapping of an branch nearby the boss turned around see him dam it nether mind Dervis thought . drawing his Avalon ran towards boss aiming to close to his legs to provide him the edge he needed. One of protecter arms swung at Dervis from above Dervis slid across the gound just in time .

Dervis active his sword skill slice at boss arms knowing he can regenerate its limbs Dervis uppercut the blade into the boss Left arm then swung onto his right side during the right arm off then bring the blade into the legs slice then off .then Dervis strike the blade into a barrage of strikes with sword skill into some of chest and head doing an eight hit combo knocking down the boss heath down a bar leaving two left .protecter started regrowing its limbs back then put out one of arms then it shot out poison gas Dervis jumped to the side but the boss did something out of the orderly it swung its other arm into side of Dervis stunning him and dropped his heath into yellow Dam I can't die like this Dervis thought then a lighting flash of speed shadow dash over him unknown person wearing a light brown cape slashed the leg with looked like an claw type weapon to distract boss and thrown him antidote crystal

"Use it if you want to survive"

" thanks who ever who are but I did have one on me and I didn't need your help"

"It looked liked you needed it were almost going to killed by this boss"

"Neither mind lets kill it"

After getting back on his legs by using the crystal both him and other person leaped out of the way boss incoming. attack this person voice is familiar could be her from the beta Dervis thought.

"I will get the legs you go for arms you "

"Right"

Dervis charge up his sword skill slashed the legs while the other person jumped up ripping off the both arms at quick pace dropping the boss down his last bar .

"Let's finish this"said Dervis

Both him and person charge at the what's left of the boss with their skills slashing at head doing an 15 hit combo killing it turned into polygons.

" well well I never thought see you again Agro"

"So you remember me still Dervis"

"Who wouldn't I can remember the first time I met you"

Flashback

During sao beta

"Can someone help me please"

A plack of dogs surrounded Agro on a tree one of the dogs leaped at her she bashed it away with claw weapon.

"Stay away you creatures"

"Do you some help young lady"

A person walked up from the woods behind her almost most 15 years old carrying one handed sword and leather armor

"Iam not type talking to you can see iam in an pickle of trouble noob"

"Why won't you kill them then I can see you have the strength do so"

she shudder to speck"I don't want to touch them"

"Do you have fear of them young lady"

"No why do you think that"

"The way you said it makes me think that you disliked dogs"

"Fine I do have a fear of dogs now you are happy help me"

Dervis pulled out his sword charge up his skill slashing the into all four of them with an speed even Agro couldn't track.

"Thanks for the help my name is Agro"

"Nice meet you Agro my name is Dervis so why do you have a fear of dogs then Agro"

" its long story "

"Thats what everyone say "

Both of them laughed

End flashback

"You remember that well I can see you have your Avalon back then"

"Yea it have some changes to it in stat wise but the same so I heard you an info broker now"

"Its hard job though I get people come to me for information every day"

"I can you asked you something"

"Shoot away Dervis "

"Do you know where is kirito is "

"Unfortunately iam shouldn't tell people things about beta players a lot of bad things is going on you know"

"I know I just want to see him Agro"

"All right then just wait for an moment but in exchange I need you check on someone

"Thank you Agro I will where is this person "

"She is at river side cave"

"Thanks Agro"

Dervis took off to find out this person why Argo want to see if this person if fine this is unlike her but if I can find Kirito I do it Dervis thought pasting some trees in a green meadow. It took Dervis at least five min's arrived there. River side cave its beautiful Dervis thought the entrance to the cave had two rivers shine like pebbles from the sea side giving of their shine from the water flowing either of the path with red yellow and purple flowers . Blooming with green moss covering arc of the cave world If its like an nature this is an virtual world I feel closer to this world than real world never mind let's get this done Dervis thought .

As he enters the cave walking in the darkness towards the light at the end. then something jump towards him Dervis jumped to the side in time rolled onto his legs drawing the Avalon turned around seeing his opposition so its an werewolf these things can be annoying if I can remember correctly they love ambush people they have amazing speed I can beat, ok damage but there is one more thing what is it that turn the tide on me never mind about that Dervis thought. Then werewolf leaped at Dervis manage to duck the leap but it followed up slashed Dervis with his right claw into his shoulder losing some of his heath I won't die like this I will kill you Dervis thought swung his blade from above the werewolf blocked it , Dervis actives his skill swung around slice into the chest then he slashed the blade diagonally cutting wolf arm off dropped his health Dervis dashes trying kill the werewolf by thrush the blade to left to right repeatedly like an hungrily viper unleashing its deadly attacks with it venomous fangs into its prey .

But the barrage misses because due the werewolf back flipped to avoid it. then it started to howl that's just great that's all need one now two more are coming was wasn't bad enough now do I remember stupid memory. those has one more that thing that it can call for help i need to kill it now Dervis thought rushed in swung around simultanoverly actives his sword skill cutting diagonally upwards slashed through killed it turning into fragments. then in the distance Dervis hearing an paws running across the found Dervis ran towards the sound active his sword skill jumped up as the wolf came around the Conner crushing the blade into head making hiting mossy ground. then lunge the blade into werewolf chest. Werewolf lunge at Dervis in desperate last attack, seeing the attack coming towards him hiting is couch down swung his Avalon just slicing the werewolf legs making it trip over.

"Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr"

Dervis slammed his Avalon while using a red sword skill into the werewolf chest killed it then pluff into blue polygons. That was a bit harder then excepted Dervis thought sliding his Avalon back into its scabbard walked down into the deeper part of the cavern. As he walked the cavern started opened up in the centre of cave was almost like an indoor garden with an three hills taller than the last with stairs going up to each one but at the top was an pine tree that touches the roof of the approached the first set of stairs he hears slashing of swords then scream of the mob died thenup. voice muttering of something .Dervis crouch down started sneak up the stairs. As he got to the to the top of the first hill he hears person light foot steps coming down the stairs above him Dervis crouch into nearby bush leaped at where was the footsteps came from clashed into the person onto the grass when he got his bearing's his head was covered by something solf and warm that he can get used to every day then a voice spoke up.

"Can get off me please "

When Dervis looked up that seeing like an 15 age old girl with longish brown orange chestnut hair her eyes were almost the same as her hair wearing an dark red leather tunic with light weight copper breastplate when he was looked at her face she was blushing when Dervis relise that he was on top of her chest he got up fast.

"Iam sorry can I help you up young lady"

"No thank you I had enough trouble today ,but any way why are you here in river side cave I just got the loot buddy"

"I don't care about your loot I am looking for someone here have you seen anyone"

"No I haven't seen anyone yet in the past hour"

"Thanks anyway I keep on moving sorry before but do you a person called Agro by Chance"

"Yes I met her on the first floor"

Then a message icon came up

"Hold that talk I need to check something"

"Fine"

Dervis press the icon Dervis read the message it when sorry Dervis I forgot to tell her name her name is Asuna from Agro closing the message could this girl is Asuna Dervis thought.

"Is your name Asuna"

She was shocked how this boy know her name.

"Yes how do you know my name"

"Agro told me to find you to see if you are all right"

"O really prove it then what is she"

"She is an Beta player"

She was again shocked how this boy know that Agro is an beta player could this person is one of her friends or he is an beta player like Agro Asuna thought.

"Are you an Beta player"

"Yes i am are you going to make fun of me"

"No why would I do it in the first I was there on the first floor raid

" you were do you know an person called kirito "

"Yea I was with an party with him during the raid"

"Good he is alive"

"Hey you haven't told me your name yet "

"I shouldn't I don't want you to get hurt by my status"

" I won't tell anyone about your name"

Knowing he can't hide anymore Dervis rise his left hand place over the right side of his chest spreed his legs little bit like an soldier like he did many times in his previous life.

"Fine you win my name is Dervis nice to meet you "

" nice to meet you what pose you are doing now "laughing what he was doing

Realise what she meant Dervis reverted to his normal stance.

Dervis rubs his head with his hand in dismay"Sorry I dont know what came over me"

Asuna face looked like confused what just happen then she snug it off no one must know about my past I need to be careful from now Dervis thought.

"So Asuna should we get going get back to town then"

"I still to get something from here"

"What is it"

"Argentium bar"

"That stuff is quite rare on these floors "

"How do you know that "

"Beta player dummy"

"Do you where to find one then hot shot"

"Form a party I will take you there"

"Fine "

Dervis opened up his menu tap party taped on Asuna name on Asuna side tap yes icon.

"Follow me "

"Don't get lost"

Dervis turned right in front of him at the end of the room was an stone pillar on the outside was an stairs going am way up to roof where was an platform that lead to an grant door. Started run towards stairs with his new founded partner.

"Do you know where you going Dervis"

"Yea I been here during the beta I know-all of its secrets"

It took a couple of mins to get there Dervis started to climb the stairs as well Asuna following behind him on the roof was two grant bats stared at him

"Walk slowly and be quiet we got grant bats above us "

As the both of them climb the stairs Asuna trip over onto stair that made a bang onto floor of the stair that eco through out the cavern dam it Dervis thought bats were wide wake started to fly towards them

"Come on "

Dervis grasped Asuna hand pulled her up onto her legs Sprinted up the rest of the stairs

"Watch out"

Dervis drawn out Avalon as the bats charge at them Dervis managed to block both of their attacks

"Go Asuna get to the top I distract them "

"All right don't die "

Dervis leaped of stairs started run down the wall one of the bats poised its talons was ready to slash him from above the attack leaped across towards to the pine tree stabbing the Avalon into the tree allowing him grinding down the tree other bat right on top of him trys to swipes at him. Dervis grapes the leg of bat slams it into tree letting it fall to its death. Then suddenly the final grant bat slammed into Dervis made him free falling towards the ground.

"Dervis nooo!" Asuna screamed

Dervis grasped the bat flipped around so he is top and bat at the below Asuna got to the top five elven warriors started to spawning in she ready drawn out her wind Dervis heard the sound of swords clashing Dervis jumped towards wall as his feet gripped onto the wall Dervis sprints left on the wall of the cavern. Avalon give me your speed Dervis thought like that blade glow tint of green giving him a new boast of speed as he climbs to the top of the cavern then he jumped into the group of elven warriors . if he was berserk Dervis powered up a red sword skill slicing blade left into first one then swung his blade above the second warrior slashed in chest spun around cuting the blade into third warrior then finally ram the blade into fourth warrior chest then Asuna finished of the last one with an barrage of attacks all of them puff into blue polygons placing thier weapons back into their scabbards .

"How did you that speed is more faster than anyone I have seen"

"Well you see that is the power of the Avalon"

"Avalon were I did heard it from somewhere wait moment I need to think "

As Asuna pace around thinking Dervis check his heath it was in the middle I need to be careful and I need to protect Asuna too Dervis thought

"Your heath is low Dervis do you have heath potion"

Dervis opened up his storage seeing he only have two left

"I only have two left"

"Have one of mine"

"Thanks Asuna"

Asuna opened up her storage press heath potion materialized into her hand then she handed to Dervis sat down began to drinks the potion.

" I just remembered where I heard about the Avalon its an evolving weapon Dervis"

"Yes it is "

"How did you get it you could only get it on the floor one dungeon boss i also remembered that it was long cleared on the first day was launch no one knows ,who cleared it because you needed get past the gate that need three keys that only one person can carry at an time and the boss was also killed not even the first party went in saw the whole area was cleaned out so Dervis tell me how do you have this rare weapon"

"Well Asuna I was the one who cleared it"

"What you mean you solo it!"

"Yes "

"How did you get in first place"

"You know there is an hole in the ground on the right side that you can jump down"

"Never thought you can do that but how did you beat the boss "

"That something I can't tell you now but I almost died"

"You lucky to be here then"

"Yea now Let's get going then"

"Right "

As Dervis finish up the potion and his health is back up to full both of them approach the grant door on the door was moss covered it either side was fire stands .

"This is an boss I think we shouldn't go in "

"Come on Asuna we can do it with your help and I know what boss who was is in there it won't be hard job and if I solo it would be much more harder"

"Are you sure"

"Yea I will protect you"

With that Asuna put on an smile that made Dervis happy and smile so the both of them push the boss door open wide .As both of them walked into the darkness Dervis checked that the door didn't closed i dont want another Raven fight luckily not Dervis thought. Then like the last one fires burst out of thier stands in the middle of the room was massive plant all over its body purple Sharpe spikes it had six green arms wigle about all the time with flowers with every color its flower head had purple with crimson red petals at the centre was an pitch black. As the boss extends its grant stem revealed two eyes with an purple pupil color name appeared above says Gandora the Grant man eater plant.

"Do you know to beat this one"

"Yea Asuna but may change from the beta"

"All right how do we beat it if it was in the beta Dervis"

"Asuna you go right disact three of the arms and I go left disact the others arm get in close to the roots and cut them then you know what happen next one more thing it can spawn in plant defenders"

"Let's do it "

So Asuna broke off in her direction so did Dervis

Asuna ran toward right side of the boss like Dervis and he was right turned three of its arms to attack her first one rushed her like an bullet fired from an gun Asuna managed to dogue the attack due to her speed then ram her blade into thorny arm slicing clean off continue run towards the boss roots second arm smashed into the ground dunnell under the ground burst out like an mine. The green arm tries to grab her with an volloy of hits with her rapor she rapidly killed the arm puff into polygons then suddenly the third arm trapped her in thorny cage dam I need to get of here now she thought then arm started to close on her .so Asuna power up a red sword with an quick left and right strikes one of its finger puff Into polygons still using the skill she dives the her rapor into the roots of the boss during into each one there one more left she thought Asuna sprinted towards the last one while Dervis just slice off his side of the boss roots by using the Avalon speed boost.

"Don't do it "

Long before she say anything a arm smacked her away like an insect into the wall

"Asuna!"

Dervis ran over to her Dervis saw her health dropped into the just bellow red

"Are you all right"

"Yea iam fine but i need too get the last one"

She barely got up onto legs in her state

"All ready done"

Dervis push a pad into the wall started to power up sending red energy line towards inner circle of the room ignite the boss into red scorching flames dropping the boss health fast into its last bar

"I will finish this off "

"But I want to help you Dervis "

"Fine don't die"

The boss roared in pain from the flame it was dose with then air around them started to pull them Dervis stab his sword into the ground prevent him and her sucked in in air formed into a tornmado ripping up the ground with the fire swirling around it

"How do we kill this thing"

"Follow my lead

Then Dervis pull up sword ran diagonally towards wall while pulling Asuna along

" what are you doing you baka" (baka means idiot in Japan)

"Hold on "

Dervis started to run up wall pulling Asuna along the strom started to come towards them too late Avalon give me your speed Dervis thought. like the last time sword glowed a tint of green given him blast of speed that sped to the top of the room and above the boss

"Now"

Dervis dive down towards the boss so did Asuna ready drawn their weapons as the distance got closer Gandora unleashed all six of its arms transformed them into grant green thorny spikes Dervis ran down of them leaping to each one while using his sword skill slicing into each one. Asuna slammed her rapier into the head dropped the boss health to the red also dissipated the storm both landed onto the ground sprawling across the floor.

"Don't you dare do that again you baka "

"If I didn't do it we would be both killed by tornado never mind just kill it"

Both of them got up barely sprinted at the boss to get the last attack bonus then suddenly four garden protectors materialized Dervis actives his Avalon speed boast simultaneously active his sword skill with his speed he bought the blade slashed though the chest on the first one spun around slice second one in the neck straight through. The third garden protecter tried to surprise him too slow my friend Dervis thought Dervis block the strike spin around slice the leg made the protector fall then Dervis thrush the blade into the chest ripped it out and throw the blade into the head of the last one puff all of them into blue polygons. Asuna run past power up her skill struck a barrage of fast stabbing hits into the boss did no damage at all what how its not dead before she thought before she could say more Gandora centre of its flower opened up revealing hundreds of yellow sharp teeth and lunge at her this iam going to die she thought went she looked for her last grims before her life is gone by get killed by this monster, she saw that boss stop suddenly then it dissipated Into polygons. On the left side of her was Dervis crouching to catch his breathe

"Dervis are you alright"

"Yea iam fine"

A white tab came up saying 5000 col ,6000 exp then finely the final attack bonus came up on Dervis sight saying excarium stone.

"What kind of item is that"

"A rare gem "

"For what"

" for Avalon "

Then another white tab came up saying Argentium bar Asuna was shocked she got it

"I can see you got what you need I bet we get back to town Asuna"

"Before we go back can you put the gem into sword please see what happens"

"Alright then"

Dervis opened up his menu went to storage press excarium stone .The stone had an clear blue color like the sea that the light can shone through it .the quality of the stone was so perfect it could be better than any jewelry in the real world even though its an virtual world Dervis thought . As Dervis placed the gem into the middle of sword didn't do anything then a burst of light covered them as it dimed the Avalon had an new fresh of color at the end of handle had a blue spiky gem and the silver can had blue silhouette color now symbolize the color of the stone.

"That quite rubbish only color change"

"Asuna don't say like that look at its stats "

Dervis opened up his menu press the Avalon again another white tab came up shows the evolving tree line on bottom left conner of the tab showing the stats of the weapon got doubled.

"What the sword stats are double that is reason why its called evolving weapon"

"Yep come on let's get back to town its getting dark"

Asuna and Dervis pulled out thier teleport crystal both said together

"Teleport Valley village"

Valley village was an medieval town is well known for its markets and info brokers and restraint nice place to chill out and relax Dervis thought laying on bridge with river flowing underneath it.

"So Dervis have you thought about join the assault team"

"Yea I have already thought about it long time"

"So why won't join with your help we can get this game cleared quicker"

"I know that but there is part of me I shouldn't but alright I will join assault team"

"Thanks Dervis now thats out of the way do you want friend me"

"Remember before I don't want you get hurt because of me "

"Come on Dervis you said I can't tell my name but said it anyway"

"You win sorry before I always like having new friends"

Asuna opened up her menu press friend then press on Dervis name a white tab came up on Dervis saying Asuna asked you to be friend Dervis press yes the tap disappeared mabe this a new beginning for me but there is something telling me bad thing is going happen in the future Dervis thought.