Sword Art Online: The Silver Swordsman.

HEY! I am back for the Third chapter of my SAO fic. I lost motivation for my other fic so this one is getting the spot light. If you have any ideas just say and.

"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)

"Yami no Kishi. AKA, Knight of Shadow." I whispered. He looked my way, and smirked. His armor consisted of a light chest armor and a black cape, along with black pants.
"You thought you could escape the darkness, eh, Xuin (1)?" Our eyes met, his being a playful, yet strong look, and mine filled with pure hate.
"So. Are we going to finish this?" His eyes lit in amused passion.
"Yes. We will finish our grand fight!... Tomorrow. I need sleep." He walked away, practically skipping.
"Okay... That wasn't weird." Sapphire came back.
"Who was the weird guy? And why did he call you 'Xuin'" I sighed in response to her question.
"In another game, I believe it was Gauntlet Online. Yeah. He thought he was better than me, challenged me to a duel to the death. I just left the sever. He came to my house, how he got the address is beyond me, and told me to get online. I asked for his home address and called the police. They didn't arrest him, but I got a restraining order. And now he will follow me to hell to get that duel complete. That sum it up?"

She nodded, then asked, "You got the room?"

I blushed slightly."Whats up?" My face heated up.
"W-w-well. They only had rooms with a single bed…"
She face palmed. Then said, "*Sigh* I get the bed."
"Okay… WAIT! How come you get the bed?" She sighed and put her arms over her chest.

"I'm a girl. That's reason enough." I sighed at her antics and followed the NPC to the room.
When we got to the room, we saw that it had one bed, a couch, and a dresser.
"Have a nice stay." The NPC lady said.
"Thanks. I'll will wait outside for you to change." I stepped out, and that's when Aries showed up.

"Drake? Hey man! Hows it going!" I smiled.
"Oh you know. Same old same old. Fought a Wolf Pack Leader and three wolves with two boars. Solo. Oh! I also met a cute girl." If it were possible, his jaw would have
hit the floor.
"YOU MET A GIRL! How old is she!"
I sighed. 'Men.'
"Well, she's my age SO DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!" He put his hands up in defense.
"I had no intentions. But, if I were you, I would keep her safe. Girls are hard to find in this world. Well, now that I know you're alive, I'm calling off our meeting." I nodded.
"So… What now?" He smiled at my question.
"I would get to know that girl. I would also go to the Dungeon. It was found earlier by a high level group." Holding out my hand, I smiled.
"The boss will be found by noon with my skills." He took my hand, and frowned.
"Don't you dare try to solo the boss."
"Not on my to-do list." That's when Sapphire came out. She was in a light blue nightgown.
"Your turn." I nodded and walked into the room.

Aries's POV.

'Drake. you hit a gold mine.'
"Hi. I am Aries. I am a friend of Drake's." I held out my hand. She took it, nervously.
"H-hi. I am Sapphire. Uh… What do you know about Drake? All I know is that he's strong…" I smiled.
'Looks like the seed of love has been planted.'
"Well… He's a quick learner. That's one thing for sure. He is nervous at times, but when he gets into something, he is all in. Like you said, he is strong. And taking down a Wolf Leader at his level? Unheard of! I see great potential in him. Also in you."
She blushed and looked away. "But. I think that you together could make the ultimate team."
She cocked her head. "B-b-but you know nothing about me…" I laughed.
"I just have a great guess of character. Keep him safe, would ya?" I held out my hand again. She took it, this time with confidence.
"He won't die. I will keep his life safe even if it means losing my own." A sweat dropped.
'So… She takes things a little too far… Drake. You have a hand full.'
"Don't go that far. Just make sure he doesn't do something stupid. Okay?" She nodded, then smiled.

Drake's POV.

I had finished changing into my other set of clothes. That consisted of a cotton shirt and pants. They were both silver. After I put some necessities on the dresser, I opened the door. Only to see Sapphire and Aries shaking hands. Sapphire had a small grin. I walked out.
"What did I miss?" They looked at me. Sapphire blushed slightly.
"I change my mind." I lifted a eyebrow.
"What?"
"Your… S-s-s-s-s-s-s-sl-sl-sl..." She just kept on stuttering, looking down.
'I should stop her…' I put my hand on her shoulder. She looked up to me.
"I got the couch. You get a good night's rest." I gave a small smile and she nodded.
"O-okay."

The next day.

I regretted the couch the moment I woke up. It was bumpy, hard, and uncomfortable. Didn't get a lot of sleep even though it was about 5 in the morning when we got there. It was a little after noon, and after constant training from Aries and Sapphire, I was about ready to pass out.
"CAN WE TAKE A BREAK?" I screamed to the sky.
Sapphire was the one to answer. In a monotone voice she spoke the single word, "No."
I hung my head in shame. Aries was hanging around with us and watched the entire thing.
"Come on guys! The entrance to the dungeon is just a few minutes away." Sapphire nodded while I fumed.
"You said that an HOUR AGO!" He put his hands up.
"Its not my fault you're slow at fighting mobs."
"Why don't you help us then!?" He put his hands together.
"I told you that I would only be fighting in the dungeon on this floor. NOW GET MOVING!" I sighed in defeat.

He was right though. After about five minutes, we found the dungeon. It was made of a dark red stone, but nicely carved. I had boosted my sight skills during the few hours we had been fighting, and thanks to that, I saw a hidden door a few minutes in.

"Guys! I found a door." I walked up to it, Sapphire and Aries right behind me. I pushed the door open. The inside was made from the same red stone but looked like it was one giant block that was hollowed. There were two chests in the center.

"So, one is a trap. The other has a treasure. Aries, stand by the door just in case it closes. Sapphire, you take the right, and I will take the left. We'll open them at the same time."

She raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why?"

I put my hands on my hips. "That way, we get the treasure and still have a way out. If I get the treasure, you have the trap. So all we need to do is hope that Aries can keep the door open long enough to let us get out." She nodded in understanding. We walked up to the chests."On three. One. Two. THREE!" We opened the chests. But something was wrong...

"Why is it so calm...? No traps? Lucky us. What did we get!" I looked into the chest... "Empty." I looked into Sapphires chest. Nothing. Same as mine.

"Sucks that we got nothing. But no trap?" I stood, and walked behind the chests. The floor sunk. Pressure Plate.

"I just had to do that... My luck." I shrugged as the room went dark red. I jumped over the chests, noticing that they closed, and I grabbed Sapphire.

"LET'S GO!" Aries was holding the door... But he was slowly being pushed back. By the time the monsters would spawn, he would be crushed. The door was to far closed for us to get out. I shoved Aries out, therefor letting the door shut. In return, I got slapped.

"Why did you do that?!" I looked into Sapphires eyes. Anger and fear raged in them.
"I need him alive. We can do this." Three doors opened, pulling out five monsters each. Little red dinosaur looking guys called Ruin Knights and black and grey boar men in armor called Frenzy Knights. I opened my menu.

"Sapphire, cover me till I get my weapon out!" She nodded. A Frenzy Knight did a DROPPING VERTICAL SLAM, a skill only able to be used by Two Handed Swords. Sapphire drew her short-sword. It's not a weapon most people would use, due to its short range, but she was spectacular with it. She used SIDE BLOCK, an easy Sword Skill that could be used solely for blocking. She countered the big beasts attack with a NEMESIS BARRAGE, a Sword Skill combo that is fairly hard to learn. She did a VERTICAL, DIAGONAL, and finished with a double STAB. The Frenzy Knight disappeared into a flurry of polygons.

"SWITCH!"

She jumped out just as a Ruin Knight attacked. I jumped in and my blade blocked it. Sparks flew. I spun and blocked a sword slash. I did a DOUBLE HELIX Sword Skill. I swung the blade in a diagonal ark and cut three of the monsters, knocking them back. I turned to complete the skill, but a hammer with an end that looked like a puff, smacked me. Despite its puffy look, the impact still hurt. I was on the ground due to immobilization of the incompletion of a sword skill. The Ruin Knight lifted its hammer and swung it down. A short sword blocked it.

"I won't let this boy die. FIGHT ME!" Her face changed into that of pure hatred. She was taking on three mobs. Two Frenzy Knights and the Ruin Knight. I jumped up, and preformed the DOUBLE HELIX on two enemy's that tried to attack her from behind.

"I got your back!" I called out.

She blocked a sword that was going to hit me from the side. "And I got yours."

There were twelve monsters left.

"Sapphire, I am going to do a special Sword Skill. Cover me!" She nodded, taking on three once again. I held my sword up, right above my head. The monsters attacked me. As they hit me, the a gauge increased. Once full, the blade had a silver glow. I released it. Silver Angel came down in an ark, slicing one of the monsters in half and making another lose its arm. I spun, swinging horizontally. Then I swung vertical and came down diagonally. I finished with stabbing an enemy. It burst into polygons. After I completed the skill, there were only six enemies left. Unfortunately, after releasing such a powerful sword skill I become immobilized. Sapphire took out one. Five left. She blocked another, but one was still behind her. I saw that my immobilization time was almost up.

"BEHIND YOU!" She stopped blocking, but still was hit by the Ruin Knight's blade. Her arm was cut in half. I saw she only had 20% health left. I jumped up and used DIAGONAL on it, then used HORIZONTAL, and finished with a STAB. With two enemies left, I preformed DOUBLE HELIX and destroyed them. I put my hands on my knee's. I looked in the corner to se my HP. 7%. I started to laugh.

"SCREW YOU KAYABA! STILL ALIVE!" I then fell to the ground. The red light faded and the chests opened. Sapphire gave me an HP potion, which rose my HP to 80%. She then took one herself, putting her at 90%. She threw her bottle and hugged me.

"You idiot. Why would you risk your life for me?" I moved so she could see me and I could see her. She was crying.
"You're my friend. I... I have a confession."
She wiped her tears. "W-what?" I sighed.
"A girl that I... really liked entered this game. It was after five when I got home. I was going to enter the game, but saw the news... I was just too afraid to enter. And... The girl I liked... She died. I got the guts and decided to avenge her by defeating this game." Sapphire was just still.
"I... I don't know any more. I am glad though." She let go of me and sat beside me.

"Why?" She sat on her knee's. I smiled and patted her back.
"Because I met you." She blushed a deep red.
"You're nice, brave, strong, and... Yeah um..." I blushed too. She started to laugh.
"You're... You're a nice guy. I am thinking about making a guild latter on. Would you like to join?" I stood.
"If it means being with you, yes." If possible, she blushed even deeper.
"How about we leave. Hey! I'm level 6 now! YES! But you're level 8. God dang it!" She giggled.
"Let's get our stuff and leave." I went to my chest and pulled out a silver coat(2). Sapphire got a sapphire blue, full body armor.

"Is it just me, or is this just a big coincidence?" She shrugged.
"Who cares." I shrugged as well.
"Let's go." I equipped the coat while she equipped the armor. Her new equipment was form fit, and you could see every curve of her body... I looked away. She blushed a little.
"Well... It's kinda tight. But it has some nice stats. And it still lets me be flexible." I nodded. All my coat did was make me look cool. But it gave me +5 speed and defense.
"Let's go. Aries is probably having a heart attack right now." She nodded and pushed the door. It opened, but Aries was not there. In fact, it wasn't even the same hall.
"What happened? Drake, did the room move?" I nodded.

"That's the only possibility. Let me look at my map..." I clenched my hand. We were on the other side of the dudgeon.
"Okay... I say we look for a safe zone." She nodded.
'I knew something bad would happen.'

(1) Xuin is pronounced Zoo-In.
(2) Drakes coat looks like Kirito's, but silver and is not as strong.
Just FYI, for some of you thinking that I just changed a little of the plot and characters, Drake will not be using the coat for the entire story. he will have REAL armor eventually.

And that is Chapter 3 of The Silver Swordsman. I hope you liked it and I give thanks to my Beta Kevin MFTL. Thank you all for the support.

Drake Silver is out!