Chapter 11: Taking Action
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Kirito slashes at the last mob, killing it off and ending the siege. Liz lowers her mace and looks at Silica.
"Is it over?" Pina flies over to the cait sith and perches on her head.
"I think so..." Kirito smiles and sheathes his huge black sword. He looks over at Klein, who was now scanning over the rewards greedily.
"What did we find?"
"Quite a bit of magic gear, loads of XP, and enough money to buy a house," Klein flashes a thumbs up. They proceed towards the exit of the dungeon and teleport to the Agil's shop. The gnome looks over from the bar, along with an Undine and Spriggan.
"You guys got back quick," Agil chuckles as Kirito takes a seat.
"Well, it wasn't that hard." Xertic rolls his eyes.
"I'll bring you to hell. The dungeons in there drive you mad in seconds if you're a mortal."
"What?" Silica looks up from grooming Pina at Xertic's comment. The whole room tenses. Kirito and Klein look at each other while Liz and Agil find interest in the ceiling. Asuna glares at Xertic, who was face palming.
"Ummm, Silica-chan, there is something we should probably tell you..." Asuna says, looking at the ground. Liz puts her hand on the girl's shoulder.
"Xertic... he's not human. He's a demon..."
"Reptilian, do be exact. That's why I can control Pina," Xertic continues, stroking the dragon that had flown to him. Silica looks at him with fear.
"D-de... demon...?"
"He doesn't mean any harm to us! I've known him since I was little, and he would never hurt a human without reasoning." Xertic felt that this wasn't the time to say that he'd do it for fun.
"I-" before Silica could answer, her avatar flickers and disappears. Liz sighs.
"Dinner time, most likely. Her mom probably unplugged her," Asuna knew how that felt. "I'll talk with her later."
"Thank you Liz. Xertic! You should have kept your mouth shut..." she leans against the demon, who sighs.
"I know, you're right. Really sorry," he replies quietly, scratching his head. Kirito shrugs.
"It should be fine. If you got my sister to agree, then Silica can understand." Agil nods.
"Dont worry about it. Now, Klein, cough up the money you owe me." The man grumbles and passes the coins over.
-floor 66-
Xertic half smiles at Asuna.
"There's a reason that I had you help me kill the boss. I could free up this area," he whispers, squeezing her hand. Asuna blushes and stares at the house. It was about three stories and was made entirely out of wood. The dark finish made it blend in with the night, almost hiding the house from sight.
"What is this place?" Xertic releases her hand and steps up to the door.
"When Gamelus was trapped, he used this house for shelter. He told me I can use it, since he plans on doing a ton of missions when he gets back. Yui, recognize this?" The small pixie pokes a head out and gasps.
"Uncle's house! Are we buying it, Daddy?" Xertic nods and the girl squeals in excitement. Asuna opens up the menu of the house.
"How did Gamelus buy this?" She asks, staring at the multi-digit number price.
"He's a rogue. As am I. About half of our money tends to be stolen. I hope you don't mind." Asuna crosses her arms.
"It's not nice... but I guess is can accept it." Xertic rolls his eyes and buys the house. Yui opens the door and runs in.
"Uncle used to cook in here, and tell me stories... He almost forgot that he was trapped!" Yui grins happily, bouncing around the room. Xertic smiles at his daughter and leads Asuna upstairs.
"This part was my favorite." He walks into the master bedroom and throws open the curtain into a huge balcony. There were two tables with a few chairs each and a couch. But what caught Asuna's attention was the view. Since it was nighttime, the moon was shining brightly in the sky. The balcony was angled perfectly to stare at it. Asuna wipes tears from her eyes.
"This... it's ours... thank you!" Xertic stumbles a little as he catches Asuna, who was wrapping her arms around him tightly.
"Don't let out all of your excitement. That was just the rehearsal. Now for the main act." Xertic opens his menu and presses a button. "Yui said it herself: How can she call you her mother if we didn't do this?" Asuna read the words from the pop-up. 'Xertic is requesting a marriage. Do you accept?' Asuna wipes more tears and accepts the request.
"I love you... I always have, treacherous demon."
"On the contrary, my lady, no one compares to you." Xertic bows his head and Asuna wraps her arms around his neck, pressing her lips to his. This was a new feeling... love. Xertic never truly felt it, but now this must be what it is like. He wraps his arms around her waist and kisses Asuna back, the moon illuminating the entire balcony.
-Real life, current time-
Xertic climbs up the house and grabs the window sill. He hauls himself up and into the room. Asuna was lying on the bed and he presses against the wall.
"Oh wait, she has on the death machine. We shapeshifters are not very observant," he says in daemon quietly, laughing to himself. The shapeshifter places a hidden camera under the desk and walks over to Asuna. He delicately puts a finger on her chin and grins. "Now I definitely see what Nobuyuki is after. Xertic better hurry up if we wants to save you." He was about to reach for the plug until he saw asuna's hand close around an imaginary one and smile happily.
"Oh dear, the death machine lets humans have emotions outside of it? Very well. Keep this moment Asuna. I will return." The shapeshifter turns swiftly and leaps out of the window.
-ALO, Xertic and Asuna's house-
Asuna opens her eyes and looks to her right. The sun was shining through the window, lighting up the room. She reaches a hand out and stares at the gold ring on her finger. She smiles and turns over to see Xertic still asleep, breathing quietly through his mouth. It was always funny to think that the boy who would kill thousands of humans slept so innocently. Asuna sighs and fits her head under his chin and closes her eyes.
"Please don't let this be a dream..." Xertic slowly opens his eyes and lifts his head to look down at Asuna. "Sorry, did I wake you?"
"Not really, no. Dont worry," he replies, laying back down as she nuzzles back into his neck. Xertic runs a hand through Asuna's blue hair and she sighs happily.
"Last night was wonderful, thank you..." Asuna whispers, nuzzling into his neck. Yui bursts through the door.
"Mommy! Daddy! I'm hungry." Xertic smiles and gets up from the bed, rubbing his daughter's head.
"Alright, alright, we'll cook for you, my child. Will today be the day you try a soul, perhaps?"
"No." Xertic sticks a forked tongue out at his wife and Yui shakes her head.
"You told me I'm not old enough, daddy." Xertic picks her up and Asuna puts on casual clothes.
"Just a little test. I need to make sure that you're as innocent as possible so that if the day comes when I'm captured, you won't be questioned." Asuna puts a hand on his shoulder.
"That day won't come, I'll make sure of it, as long as you don't put yourself in danger."
"Yes ma'am..." Xertic sighs and puts down Yui, who runs to kitchen. Asuna follows her daughter as Xertic dives into his wife's shadow.
-Saturday, the Underworld-
Two demons stand in front of a large door, both equipped with two swords, a bow, a machine gun, and tranquilizer darts. The one on the left had greasy black hair and sapphire eyes that burned endlessly. His companion was shorter with blond hair and small horns protruding from the top of his head. The two guards look at each other.
"Can you believe the Dark One thought that this was our best job?" Greasy hair says in the demonic language to the other.
"This is horrible. We're lucky we got the bastards in this prison under the highest security possible. Otherwise I wouldn't step within 50 meters of this place."
"Can you believe those stupid humans think that their prisoners are actually dangerous? If they had that Twin Terror boy, the whole place would be torn apart." A voice whispers through their ears after the blond one said his reply.
"The Twin Terrors are never alone..." the two guard snap to attention and draw put their guns.
"Who's there?"
"Show yourself!" Behind them, Xertic was leaning against the door, watching them. He smirks and taps both of their shoulders. The two turn around as two black spikes impale them. Xertic shakes his head slowly and pulls out his arms, turning them back into normal hands.
"Satan put you two on the job because you're too stupid for any other one. I'll be taking these-" he plucks a key ring from a chain on the blond haired demon's uniform. Xertic unlocks the large door and walks into the prison. Instantly, he presses against the wall and melts into a shadow as two more guards pass him. After they disappear, Xertic begins scaling the wall. As he climbs, he looks at a small screen strapped to his wrist. A clone of himself was walking toward Satan's throne room, carrying a fake dagger. Xertic smiles to himself and turns off the screen, going back to climbing.
"All according to plan..."
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