Chapter 9

Author's note: Sorry it took so long to do this next chapter been busy with finals and trying to get my social life going a bit again. I hope you enjoy this chapter everyone!

The time has come for the boss fight was going to begin. I felt confident that this was going to go smoothly. Everyone all showed up at my door smiling, and my group was out with them as well. Seeing them all brought us all together in this time. Two years and you learn to make friends, but yet some enemies. Now it will be my forth boss I'll be clearing today. These nice people will help us get to the next floor, and I am ready.

I smiled at everyone and raised my fist in the air as we traveled to the floor to fight the boss. Everyone was surprised it was a beach, though out of nowhere the boss busses out of the water. As its tentacles rise out with the body. Seeing it was a giant squid. We already out weapons as the healers ready themselves to give us health.

"Everyone attack!" the knight yells.

We all charged but one of its tentacles hit the first group first. They all sent flying in the water trying to swim back to shore. I held onto my daggers tight as I cast dark magic for nightblades. The magic people helping do some damage back. Everyone and my friends kept up the attack, as the boss keep attacking with. Though one of the tentacles grabbed Ivory starting to crush her. I jumped up on the arm stabbing the have the boss release her.

"Don't Worry Ivory Ill Save you!"

"Sissthiath Behind You!"

I turned to see another tentical try to hit me as I jumped using Blades of Shadows. The tentacle was cut off as the hp went down for the boss. I caught Ivory flipping her as I was falling down landing on my back. Ivory was shocked on what happen but she got off and helped me out as I ready myself/

"Guys attack the tentacles it…"

The ground started shaking as the boss exploded. We all were looking around as the ground started breaking apart. All of our log out screens showed up. We all were shocked and pressed it as everyone was logging out. Someone must have found a way to beat the game. I turned and saw everyone leaving as ivory did a small wave and lifted. I then did myself leaving this game finally.

I then was back in the real world hearing a heart rate monitor going off. I open my eyes slowly seeing no one in the room. I sit up and look around taking the head gear off. I was shocked to see I was back in the real world. I looked at my body seeing I lost all my muscle all most of my body was almost nearly bone. I hear the door open to see a nurse walk in shocked running in checking on me. Asking me all kinds of questions yelling to get my family on the phone. A lot of was happening I blacked it all out not remembering anything. Not remembering my family or my girlfriend there with me.

Three months later after things started calming down since I was in World of Elders I found out one the creator of the side project WoE was supposed to be the second part of SAO but was release six months early before SAO but not a lot were supposed to get WoE. Though many did, but many did die. I was found a murder in the game and was supposed to go and talk to some people about what I did.

"Sissthaith…. We are ready for you."

I got up most of my body weight and muscle is slowly coming back with eating right and working out a bit. I enter the room being asked to sit down. So I did, a gentlemen walked in and stared at me. This guy was kind of scrawny but also knew what he was wanting to talk about this fox meant business.

"Well… let's just get down to business, I don't have all day about the matter what happen is WoE."

"So you do know why you're here then huh? "

"I do… now why am I here about it?"

"You killed thousands of players we were able to the records of the number of kills of players you murder. That number is In the 150 range does that seem right?"

"Yeah… it does now what about it?"

"You killed players because they try to murder others. In the end your still consider a murder but to those you save a hero. What do you think you are?"

A long pause of silent was around.

"I'm neither…. I was just another player trying to help others in a time of need. If you want to send me away to jail then here."

I lifted my arms and held them together. An officer just looked at the fox.

"If not then done waste my time anymore then it is right now. You think I'm not sane to be here the put me where I need to be. The people that killed others lost sight of what was real and I had to take care of it. To do what was best to save those who were trying to fight for what was right and real. Now…. All ask again. Am I free to leave?"

The fox was surprised what I was talking about and allowed me to leave marking on the paper sane. My girlfriend waited for me as my sister was helping finish packing up, as we were going back to the states. Back to our real home and I am going to look for my friends from World of Elders.

The truck left heading to a boat as most of our stuff will not be at our place for a week. So we all were going to go to my girlfriend Letra's place tile we get our stuff. We left Germany on a plane heading back home as it was going to be an all-day flight I decided to go to sleep holding my mates hand for the first time in forever. Nothing was going to break us apart now. We landed after a day of being in the air and was at her place. I wanted to go for a small walk see the world a bit again.

Though during my walk in I came to a small gravel path where a white bat was being held as a bird with a knife was demanding her purse. I turned and stood there like a shadow in the night. The guy turned and looked at me.

"This is none of your business lizard. Leave now before I hurt you."

I walked slowly toward the bird.

"You're a coward you know that. Trying to take some young girls purse. What shame do you have, you're like an ant trying to get food from a picnic."

"Shut up!"

I then ran making a fist punching the guy right in the face. The bat was shocked to see this lizard just help her. She didn't make out the face of me as I had hood on me though with the attack my hood came off. Everything slowed down with her as she saw my face. Feeling like she seen me before.

"You're going to regret that!

The bird charged at me as I dodge the attack grabbing the birds arm swinging him back to punch him right in the face. He dropped the knife as he was trying to get up from what happen held the knife to his neck and hissed.

"If I ever see you again…. I will not hesitate to kill you. You got that! Now… say sorry."

"Fu…"

I held the blade now tight to his neck.

"You don't learn do you…. Say sorry and get the hell out of here"

"I… I am sorry. Now please… don't kill me."

He closed his eyes as I tossed the knife into the trash can and backed away. The bird looked at me and sighed getting up and running away. I come up to the bat.

"Are you okay?"

"Yes, I am… thanks for…"

She paused now remembering who I am.

"Sissthiath?! Is that you?"

My eyes went wide in shock this person knew my name, but it then hit me.

"Ivory?!"

"Oh my god, it is you."

We both smiled and hugged each other. Seeing each other after the three months since we left WoE. Now we finally meet and we are in the same town.

"Come come… I want to take you to my place and meet my family."

"Uh… okay sure."

I meet my friend's family will be awkward to me. As I don't really have people to be with as a family. Besides Letras family. Maybe this is a good change, considering I am like Ivory's big bro.

"Now don't worry you'll love my family. I know Benjie will be happy to see you, I told him stories about you and the others. He would love to see you all. So don't worry about nothing he's really a nice guy."

I smiled at her and nodded, bring my hood back up following her back to her house. Even though it was just right down the road I'm surprised in a nice area she's living in to get mugged by that guy.

She opens the door as the kids a rabbit maybe like six or seven and a two year old bat. Figuring the rabbit was adopted and the bat was hers. A tall guy just about my height a few inches shorter then me came in and smiled and saw me. He saw the look on my face. A dark but yet friendly face I gave him. She looked at me and placed a hand on my arm.

"Don't worry Benjie he doesn't bite."

I approached him as he did the same to me.

"Hello, I am Sissthiath."

"Ah, so you're the WoE assassin Ivory has told me about. It's nice to meet you I am Benjie, and these are our kids Jami and Lenny. I'm happy to welcome you to our home."

"Hi… I'm Jamie

I bent down and smiled at the boy.

"Hello, I'm Sissthiath it's nice to meet you."

"Are you the guy who kills people?"

I looked at the two parents.

"Yeah… I am but don't worry about that nothing is going to happen."

"Oh... cause me that that was really cool about you protecting mommy."

Ivory blushed and squealed a bit. I smiled at her from that. Standing up patting his little head, as he ran over holding Benjie's hand.

"Well I should get going I'm currently at my girlfriends place tile my stuff gets here from overseas."

"Well sissthiath it was good to see you again. You take it easy and stay out of trouble now okay."

"You Ivory… you know I always end up in trouble." I chuckled

I open the door and left closing it, giving a small smile. What I just felt was me feeling like a family with them. I walked back to Letras place opening door seeing dinner was on the table.

"So big bro… what you do?"

"I saw a friend from WoE and was invited to meet her family. Helped her by not getting mugged."

"Did you hurt him?" Letra asked

"No… but scared the crap out of him."

"Just like you always are, getting into trouble." My sister laughed

I chuckled and started eating my dinner as I was going to bed and getting another good long rest. For tomorrow I might try this new game, a shooting one as I never played much shooters. I think it was called Gun Gale Online. I hope I am able to transfer all my stuff from WoE if it's still available to play this game. So I'll find out in the morning what I all need to play this. For this world is only for me and my girlfriend. I love her to death, but the game world I feel more at my place since I was trapped there. I just hope I'm not losing sight of what's really real and what I truly have.