Sword Art Online: The Silver Swordsman.
HEY! I am back for the second chapter of a better SAO fic. I lost motivation but now I am back and ready to write. If you have any ideas just say and what-not.
"Talking"
'Thinking'
I don't own SAO. Just my OC's, and floor designs (Unless someone had already done that floor and I didn't know)
A tunnel of rainbow colors flew past, then five circles notified me all five senses were operational. When the tunnel disappeared, I was in a dark room. A single screen appeared. It asked me for a name. I put my hand on my chin and stroked it thoughtfully.
"Hm… How about… Drake."
The name went in okay, but character customization was skipped though. Light then completely enveloped me. When it faded, I was standing in the central square of a medieval looking town. I opened my menu, and saw in the inventory, was a HAND MIRROR. I used it, and what I saw scared me. I saw me. I had Albinism, but it only affected my hair for the most part. I still get VERY sunburnt, but not as bad as others. My hair is white, but people say it looks silver. My skin is fairly dark, had to go through TONS of sun burns to get it as dark as this. My eyes are a deep shade of purple. I stand about 5'7. I put the mirror away, and looked around, I noticing that just about everyone was staring at me.
"Uh… Is there a problem?"
A big burly man walked up to me. He stood at least 6'5, with wide shoulders and a buff build. He had light blue armor on, and a brown cloak. When he got to me, he spoke up.
"Whats your name?" His voice was big, strong, and intimidating.
"U-u-um… Drake. Drake is my name. What is yours?" He smiled.
"I'm Aries. The Tank." He put out his hand. I took it, and we shook hands. His grip was strong.
"So why is everyone looking at me?" Aries scratched the back of his head and looked up.
"Well, you're the first player to log on in a month, so I would say its just the shock of someone joining the game." I nodded. He looked me over.
"Now, whats a pip-squeak like you doing in a game like this?" My hand clenched.
"I entered on my own will, to avenge my friend who… died. IRL." He nodded.
"If you want, I can help you with some training. Me and some guild mates from another game are heading out. If you want, we can level you up faster by fighting
stronger monsters while you train with the Sword Skills. How about it?"
He took his index and middle finger and brought them down, opening the menu. I saw a request pop up. Join Party?: Y/N
"Sure. Got to get stronger some how, but is okay to leach off your guys work?" At that, he laughed.
"Boy, you join the death game and at the first sign of help you ask if its okay? Your a funny guy." He started to laugh again, and I joined in.
Two hours later.
The last two hours I have spent mastering the sword skills that are easy for a Sword user, gaining a level, (putting me at level two), and making a few friends. Aries's (and now my) friends are Ballistic, a two handed sword user, and also the one who taught me some sword skills. Then there is Doom, a knife user, and Zeus, who uses a spear. Then the last is Jesus (Hey-suse) who uses a Ax. They all have light blue armor. Jesus cut down a wolf, and looked at me.
"What level are you at now?" I opened my menu, and saw that I was 100 EXP from level 3.
"About to level three." I replied. Aries nodded.
"You're making good progress. How about we turn in?" I shook my head.
"People don't hunt at night according to what you say, so if you want to, go ahead and I will meet you at the motel." Zeus pulled out his spear.
"Then what are you going to do?" I smiled in response.
"Nothing like a little night hunting to get the levels up." Their jaws dropped.
"THATS SUICIDE! At your level you will be dead by three in the morning!" I put my head up. My face was one of pure confidence.
"I know that it'll be difficult, but in every game I play, the risk factor has a 75% chance of getting good luck and drops. I have been told in the games I play that I am to stubborn to die. So lets see if thats true." I put on a goofy smile, and they relaxed. A PM appeared to me from Aries
"I expect to see you at the town center. If your not, I will hunt you down and if you are dead, I will kill you again." He had a goofy smile that, despite his size and intimidation, made the atmosphere cool.
"And if your not in the town center, I just might have to do the same." I held out my hand. He took it.
"If you have any problems, send me a message." I nodded. They went east, towards the village, and I went North, towards the plains.
FOUR HOURS LATER
Five Frenzy Boars, two Wolves, and a Wolf Pack Leader (A wolf, but bigger and stronger) have me trapped in a corner, two rocks the met in the middle of a plain I was camping out in, eating some of the stale bread that I was given by Aries, when the Pack Leader showed up. I drew my sword immediately. I battled the wolf at even match. But the balance tipped when it howled, and three wolves came to join in. The Pack Leader backed off, so the Wolves could get at me. I dodged one, got scratched by the another, dealing about 10% damage, and the third I cut down with the HORIZONTAL sword skill.
I backed off as much as possible, getting in-between the rocks. Thats when the boars showed up. Now, wolves and boars, no big deal. But with the Wolf Pack Leader, it made things complicated. It can spawn wolves in a 15 meter range to come to its aid three at a time. But the three the he first summoned needs to be defeated first. So if I can beat one other wolf, do a wide HORIZONTAL and beat at least one of the boars, I can get a good shot at the Pack Leader, then all I need to do is repeat minus the wolf beating part. And that all leads us to the present. The boars charged.
'A slight change in plans… I'm winging it.' I charged at the Frenzy Boars, using two stabs to dispose of them, replacing them with countless blue polygons. The wolves chose this time to pounce. I cut one down with a Slant, and rolled over the seconds back. before the poor wolf could figure out what had happened, I was already on the Leader.
'Thank god for ACROBATICS!' Yep, I spent about two of the last four hours I was out here doing just that: Jumping over rocks, doing front or back flips, but mostly must face planting. The Pack Leader saw my charge and met it. It reared back and brought is claws down. I front flipped over the arm and cut its face with a SLANT. It landed on its paws and growled at the red gash on its head. I took a few steps back. The lone wolf charged at me from the left. I ran towards the Leader. The wolf followed.
'Stupid AI' I dodged a bite from the Pack Leader, who clawed me and took about 40% of my HP and the last little wolf got caught in his mouth, clawing and biting the Pack Leader, dealing some damage. I activated the Sword Skill HORIZONTAL SCISSOR, which consisted of two horizontal slashes and a stab, leaving both wolves dispersed. I landed on the ground… Or face planted, but that doesn't matter. I was too tired to read what the rewards box said. A equip button? I hit it without any hesitation. My sword disappeared, and what I held was… I don't know to be exact. It was a sword, that's for sure. But it was pure silver, and the handle was in the form of a angel.
"What the heck is this?" I saw in the corner of my vision, a small EXP slot next to mine. Oh, I'm level three and nearly to four. Nice. I opened my menu to look at the name.
"Silver Angel? First of all, that's some nice stats! Two, I didn't think that weapons this leveled up with you were available on the first floor. Better keep this in stock." I equipped the blade I had during the battle, seeing that it was at 20% for durability, I sighed.
"And now all the Col I earned is going towards a new sword. GREAT!" I yelled to no one. I turned to leave, but saw a flash of blue in the shrubs. I turned towards it.
"WHO IS IT! Come out now!" The blue moved, and I saw it was a girl. She looked about my age, with long locks of blue hair. She was wearing a long, dark grey cloak. Her face obscured by shadows.
"Okay." She said, quite timidly. I lowered my sword.
"I am Sapphire. I left the town at about… five? I have just been hunting weak creatures. I saw your fight. Are you a beta tester?" I looked at the roof of the next floor.
"I put in a request, but I was not so lucky. Oh, and I am Drake. Also… Hang on, it's dangerous out here! How about we party?" She looked at me uncertainly.
"Uh… I don't know…" I laughed and she blushed.
"Don't worry. I got it." I opened my menu and requested a party. She accepted.
"LEVEL 6!" I yelled. Under my name (And sword, EXP, etc) I saw Sapphire and that she was level six.
"How… If you just left…" She walked up to me, taking the cloak off. Her face became visible. Only one word came to mind. 'Beautiful…'. She was about 5'3, and her eyes were a sapphire blue. Her hair, I noticed, was the same color. She had a great figure. I just starred as she walked up to me.
"I never said that I left town TODAY." I face-palmed.
'Duh. Well… I made a good choice today. Looks like my luck has finally changed.'
"So. You want something to eat?" She looked at her HP and mine.
"Lets heal you first. Drink this." She handed me clear bottle with green liquid inside. I sipped it, and noticed tasted like a mint. I saw my heath go up to 90%
"By tomorrow you should feel better. I know the fastest way to the nearest town. Lets go." She started a brisk walk. And I did my best to keep up.
"Why do I feel like something bad is going to happen…" When we arrived at town, the first thing we did was eat, then we walked to the motel. I went ahead to the counter to rent our rooms. Standing at the corner however, was a unpleasantly familiar face. "Yami no Kishi. AKA, Knight of Shadow." I whispered. He smirked.
"You thought you could escape the darkness, eh, Xuin?" Our eyes met, his being a playful, yet strong look, and mine filled with pure hate.
"So. Are we going to finish this?"
And there you have it: CH.2 of the silver swordsman! Just FYI if any of you are wondering, I am going to be writing two fics at once so give me some time for chapters, thank you all for the support. I would like to thank my Beta reader, Fundindar, and my good friend OtakuAnimeLover21.
Drake Silver out!