Alfheim 2

Chapter 21: Round 2: Kirito's Turn

Yusuke and Vladmir were charging towards each other as they began fighting furiously. Neither of them wanted to lose this battle for one was programmed to win where the other didn't want to lose for his friend. Yusuke was holding his own against Vladmir fairly well actually.

Vladmir and Yusuke kept exchanging blows with their blades where the sparks coming off of the swords looked incredible. Yusuke and Vladmir both were sweating because they weren't progressing the battle at all.

Yusuke now jumping back and swung his sword releasing a large wave of energy surging towards Vladmir. He took the hit fairly well to the chest as he brushed it off with his hand. His health meter didn't hardly budge with that strike.

Yusuke was frightened all of the sudden as he saw the health meter had lost just a milimeter. He then said, "Well Vladmir, you are not going to be an easy target to get rid of, but I think I can do it if I try!"

Yusuke then dashed at Vladmir, who just stood there ready to defend. Yusuke then began striking Vladmir with all his might, slowly chipping his health away bit by bit. Vladmir knew that if too much of this continued he would definitely begin doing something more and try taking more health away.

Vladmir blocked Yusuke's sword once and brought him close to say, "You Yusuke. You have the potential to kill me, yes. But do you really want to kill me?"

Yusuke lowered his head and began, "Honestly? Well ever since I heard about Hirada's sister being taken and used in this game for publicity, this game has been on my bad side. Meaning I put all my other thoughts about this game aside and decided to put my heart into helping Hirada defeat this game, stop that bastard Kisuke and save his sister."

Yusuke's head slowly raised back up so his eyes met Vladmir's as he said, "Now Vladmir, tell me. Did you say that because you know I can beat you? Or did you say that because I know I can beat you but I am not giving it my all in this battle?"

Vladmir's started chuckling which then began to worsen into a full on laughter as he said while his laughter faded away, "Hah, you honestly think you can defeat me?! Yusuke, you have no Earthly idea what I am capable of do you?"

Yusuke smirked while saying confidently, "Vladmir. I could care less what the fuck your capable of! I only care that I at least stand a chance in kicking your ass!"

Yusuke then pushed Vladmir back and began charging at Vladmir angrily and with fury he kept charging at the boss in an attempt of at least knocking off some more health.

He must of landed at least 100 strikes without success. That is when Vladmir pushed off the last strike and went in to land a hit himself. Yusuke saw this coming and prepared to dodge, Vladmir's blade was just milimeters away from cutting Yusuke as the motions of the dodge was in slow motion nearly.

Yusuke then ran behind Vladmir and charged an attack. As he released it, Vladmir was one step ahead as he blocked the strike with one blade. Another blade Vladmir had hidden came from nowhere and struck with Yusuke knocking him back into the wall with a rather hurtful thud.

Laying there bruised from the landing, he got up slowly and was ready again, but this time he looked beaten. He was staggering around, but for some reason his health wasn't low enough for him to look that weak.

Hirada then made his way over to Yusuke and said, "Yusuke? Are you alright? You look hurt, but your health looks fine! What happened?"

Yusuke was gasping for breath as he stated, "That, second blade of (gasp) his is enchanted (cough) with poison! I've been poisoned!"

Hirada made sure Yusuke could walk as he helped him over to the others, but before he could make it all the way Yusuke interrupted, "Hirada, I appreciate what your doing. But (cough cough) I have to try and finish him off while poisoned! I know its a long shot but if I wind up losing I'll just be logged off for five minutes and return alongside you and the the others in six minutes. Its in the rules that if in a pact the one who faints has to wait five minutes before logging back in and they are then returned to where ever the pact was before."

Hirada saw Vladmir's health and stated, "His health is halfway! You can't finish him off in this condition!"

Yusuke slightly put his hand on Hirada's shoulder and said, "I agreed to be in this pact, I agreed to put my in-game life in danger whenever the situation called for it. I will do all I can to help you save your sister!"

He then pushed Hirada to the side slowly as he stood up, poisoned, he then dashed towards Vladmir hoping to try and finish him off. He knew he couldn't do it but he knew that he'd knock him down some more in health for someone else to finish him off.

Kirito knew this as he stepped forward and said to Hirada, "Hirada? Whenever Yusuke disappears after being defeated I'm going to rush in and try to finish off Vladmir ok? All bosses have a glitch with them that every time they begin to heal after defeating someone they'll have a split second where their healing process can be blocked and reversed at the same time! I found this out in dungeon 5 and it's worked on every boss since then."

Hirada listened in and said afterwards, "Sounds like a plan! Actually, I farmed loads of Revival Herbs and can instantly bring him back once he faints!"

Kirito then readied his sword and agreed with the plan. No sooner they said that wen Yusuke yelled weakly, "Damn you Vladmir! I will kill you!"

He then dashed once more as the poison dropped his health into the red. Yusuke knew he was done for this time. Vladmir then swung his sword and caught Yusuke in the chest as it drove him backwards as his health depleted all the way and he began dissapearing slowly.

Kirito saw this as the moment to strike as he dashed for the boss, Hirada then rushed to Yusuke's side and gave him a revival herb to instantly bring him back once he fainted. Yusuke was nearly gone for a little bit but was kept alive long enough for Hirada to use an Antidote and Potion S on him to heal him all the way.

Kirito was almost too late for the tiny one second window before Vladmir was able to heal himself causing Vladmir's only chance to heal to be destroyed!

Vladmir was furious by this as he turned to Kirito angrily and said, "Now damn it! Why did you do that? Now I can't heal and I am forced to destroy you!" Kirito then backed up a little bit as he sent a few energy waves surging towards Vladmir.

The boss was far too angry to block them casually so he forcefully pushed them away with his own sword as he then charged at Kirito with the poison blade.

Kirito saw this coming as he then dashed behind Vladmir and said aloud while powering up his sword, "Omnislash Overkill!"

After those words his sword then glistened a ominous red color as he then teleported many times as he was also slashing the boss to bits chipping off his health meter bit by bit until the health meter was in the red and nearing emptiness.

Vladmir saw his health was just milimeters from being emptied as he then turned around and blocked Kirito's last strike in his combo. Kirito was shocked backwards as Yusuke was now getting up from being fully healed as he gripped his sword with anger and ran up to Vladmir.

After Leafa dashed and was forced away, just like Kirito and Hirada before her Yusuke came up from behind without being seen seen or heard and he drove his sword through Vladmir's chest. As the boss fell to the ground next and was on his knees.

Defeated, Vladmir then said while coughing up blood, "Damn Yusuke. You weren't kidding were you? You were going to kill me huh?"

Vladmir's eyes began losing life as he aid one last thing, "Hirada, save your sister! I am not programmed to think this way, but, I am rooting for you to save your sister ok?"

The boss then fell to the floor on his chest lifeless. His body then dispersed into many ashes and was destroyed, leaving behind the final Gate Crystal needed to enter the final dungeon, the fifty floors of fear.

After everyone looted and left the dungeon, they headed back to Central where the final dungeon showed itself. Directly in the middle of Central, was the giant tower where the finall boss, Hirada's sister and the end of the game were all kept in secrecy.

Hirada knew that he was very close to ending this mess and finally getting his sister out of the game and going home. Hirada stepped forward to the dungeon and placed all ten Gate Crystals in place and opened the door.

Kirito stepped forward and read the instructions on the wall that said, "All of those entering this dungeon, have indeed collected all ten Gate Crystals and will have to agree to these rules before actually taking part of this dungeon."

Everyone looked at each other as Hirada looked back at Kirito and said, "Continue."

Kirito continued, "Rule one, you must go through every floor! All fifty floors must be conquered before challenging the final boss. Rule two, floors 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 are all healing/safe points where you will be able to heal, save your progress and log out even."

Kirito took a breath and read the last two rules, "Rule three, if you fail to make it to the final boss as a pact then you must go back to the previous floor in which you saved it. Rule four, This isn't much of a rule, but more like a hint; the floors get progressively difficult where floor one will be too easy to bother with as floor 49 will be near impossible."

Hirada then stepped into the doorway of the dungeon and said to everyone, "Alright, everyone look. This is your last chance to turn back and go through the rest of the game before ending the game. Are all of you ready to do this?"

Hirada put his hand forward, Yusuke didn't thik twice about it as he put his hand forward also. Leafa sighed as she smiled and put her hand forward on the other's.

Kirito said to Hirada, "Look Hirada. I don't know much about you, what you have with Leafa here, or what really lies behind that face. I have my trust in you though. So yeah."

As Kirito put his hand forward, they all lowered their hands and Hirada said, "One, two, three... ROAR!" They all then lifted their hands in unison in agreement to go through the dungeon together.

Alrighty, the last dungeon is upon our heroes now. They must go through all fifty floors, which won't be a problem with Kirito on their side. So, in these last few chapters, I will progress the floors of fear pretty quickly, but not to the point where their unreadable. Also, let me know how the story is please :D I am dying to know what the readers think of it! One more thing, any advice on how I should end the whole thing will be appreciated too. I do not know how to end this story good enough for the readers to enjoy it, so could any of you out there give me some ideas on how to end it through PMs? It would help me in more ways than one, trust me! Stay awesome readers, until next time; Chapter 22: Traversing the Fifty Floors.