Finaly I finish this chapter! Damn I finish this thing at 4 am TODAY, luckly to me I have being writing this story while I was in school, if I haven't done that I bet I didn't finish it today.
Chapter 5: The unexpected turn of events
Hawk have open their shop on 39th floor, compering on 10th floor it was quite lively and he always busy because the huge amount of clients buying potions, weapons, armors or even repairing them, Sora was still helping the shop but sometimes she go with Hitsuki to the hunting grounds to gain a little battle experience, until now they have made 65000 cols for Hawk was good thing, meaning that the business was going good and for another cause.
"Well, well, well! I can see that you have costumers Hawk-san." said a female voice
When Hawk heard that voice a vein popped out on his forehead and stopped sharping a sword of his sale stock and look at the owner's voice with a forced smile "Hello there Lisbeth. How are you?"
A female player called Lisbeth, she a blacksmith like Hawk but they have mad attitude to one and other, when this two meet up and peaceful marked day become a war zone , her hair fluffy pink with a white hairpin keeping her bangs out of her eyes, her eyes are dark pink. Her blacksmith uniform looks like the uniform of a waitress: a dark red top with puffed sleeves and a flared skirt of the same color and pure white.
"Good, by the way how is your sales." she said while look around his stock, Hawk cross his arms and continue speaking with the forced smile "Is going great, until now we made over 65000 cols."
"Puff! Sorry to tell you but just this morning I made 100000 cols, meaning is going better that yours ." she said while looking at her nails and they give him an evil smirk.
"What with those crappy jobs!" said Hawk bluntly, Lisbeth's face turn in anger wend he said "crappy jobs" line "Many of my costumers come to me to repair one of your weapons or armor, their durability don't compare to mine. Meaning I am better blacksmith that you."
"IS THAT SO?! WHAT ABOUT YOUR WEAPONS?! THEY ARE ALLWAYS SHODDY COMPARING TO MINE!" she shouted in anger, she come closer to Hawk.
"WHAT!? SHODDY?!" Hawk shout back and then come close to her.
Suddenly a heavy killing attempted fall on the marked, from their foreheads blue lightings appeared and collided to each other and then after blue lightings were flying around them, the mighty roars of the lightings could be heard at long distance. Inside of their shop Shinokage sigh and grab a special board for these circumstances and start walking around them with the board sign on the air saying "Be careful, angry blacksmiths here. Please come back later!"
An amount of people gadder around them with sweat drops on their foreheads, they stayed in a safe distance to avoid going inside the slaughter. From down the street Hitsuki was returning from one of areas of the marked with a bag with fruits, from there she started to see lightings coming from the place where they have putted the shop. When she come closer she saw Hawk and Lisbeth fighting verbally to each other, she had a confuse look on her face, normally Hawk never argue with a girl but whenever he is with that girl he change completely.
"Hey! What is go_" she was interrupted by Lisbeth "YES YOU PIECE OF SHIT, YOUR BLACHSMITHING IS THE WORSE!" then Hitsuki try to speak "What i_" and again she was interrupted this time was Hawk "YOU LITTLE BITCH! YOU ARE THE WORST ONE!" Hitsuki was starting losing her patience a small vein poppet on her forehead "Ar_" she was interrupted once again.
Every time that open her mouth she was interrupted by one of them, suddenly a red aura started appearing around her, she had enough of their yelling, her face turn into pure fury, enormous veins poppet on her forehead and a mysterious steam started come out form her body "SHUT UP YOU LITTLE PIECES OF SHIT BASTARDS!" she shouted like an exploding volcano, the blue lightings were consume by her furious red aura, Shinokage just fall back when red aura was consuming the lightings.
"NOW LISTEM UP, YOU MAGGOTS!" she shouted like a mad demon with her arms crossed she started to scold them, Hawk and Lisbeth were sited on the floor while wearing her lecture, in their eyes Hitsuki had huge demons horns and a very scary face, scary enough to brake a soul "I HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR YELLINGS, I WILL STAR_".
From afar of them in a entrance of a back ally Akame was talking with clothed player while he was watching Hitsuki scolding them, he was quite amuse by it, his face turn serious and resume speaking with the clothed player "So any news about him, Argo-san?"
The player was Argos, like Akame she is also a Beta Player that sell information to the other players except the names of SAO beta testers, her eyes were brow and a curly auburn hair and also she have marks on her cheeks that simulated whiskers that presumably are some kind quest reward.
"Why you want to know that?" she ask confuse, Akame without any respond he open his trade window "How much?" ask while he was keeping his finger on the button to increase the money amount.
Argo scratches her cheek and start to think "For this information, is 2000 col." Akame sigh then he send her the money and then pop up her trade window with the money on it "Thank you for your purchase." She said calmly.
"So, about him." the female Beta player put her hands on the back of head and start talking while she was looking into other direction "Is like always, being a solo player….but…"
Akame look at her with a confuse look "But?" Argo looking down with a little sadness on her face "…is different, he is distressed it seems like he lost someone very precious." Akame look at the sky "Like everyone here. When this "game" started, everyone has lost someone dear." he let a sigh "Anymore new about SAO?"
"600 cols" she said, Akame let out another sigh in defeat, he needed to pay her for new information, if he had many question this girl would bankrupt him, but without any argument he paid her "This version of SAO is not like on the beta version." she said
"Is not?" he asked , she nod "There is new feature, there is certain places in the dungeons that have a special trap on it. The Anti-Crystal Area."
"Anti-Crystal Area?" he asked with a surprised face, he never heard any about this before "Is an area where you can't use your crystal, normally there are putted inside weird and small rooms that have only one entrance. If someone is caught by one, the entrance will close and suddenly high level monsters start spawn inside killing any player who is inside. Not even the teleport crystals work there."
"That is very bad, considering that we can't escape safely is not option anymore." said Akame annoyed by the news given to him, he look at his friends and suddenly he imagined if that happen one of them, his fist star shaking just thinking about that.
"Few months ago, that happen to a Guild." Akame turn his attention to the female beta tester "A small guild was slaughter by one of those traps, while hunting inside of a dungeon. The entire guild except one guild member died there. If I recall they were called Moonlit Black Cats, but unfortunately I didn't know their name."
Argo look at the direction of Akame's companions and suddenly something came over to her head "Hey Akame, we know each other for a long time. I know your true strength; after all you alone cleared half the game in beta version."
"What is your point?" he asked bluntly, the female Beta Player took a deep breath and start speaking "Why are you with them? Cleary you could leave them and simply live your life. After all you never cared to anyone back in Be_"
Suddenly Akame pick up her cloth and lifted her 40cm from floor. Argo could see his death stare that he was giving her, only his stare scaring her to death "Never mention to leave them ever again!"
"Okay okay! I am sorry! Please let me go." she begged so he did, he put her down and then he walk away. Argo calmed down and then a little smile appeared on her face "After all, the famous Heartless Knight have a heart. Fufufufu. This info will give me a lot of money."
Sora noticed their leader return and went to him to give him the welcomes "Welcome back senpai!", Akame look at her give a small smile "Hello Sora, what is going here?" he ask while turning his eyes to the others.
"You know the usual stuff." she said with a weird smile, Akame look at them and see that Hitsuki had finish her lecture he came closer to Lisbeth "Hello Lisbeth-san."
The pink-haired girl noticed him, she get up from the floor and start to clean the dirt on her skirt "Hello Akame-san." she greeted him with a bowed then she noticed the hour "Damn is getting late. And I wasted mine time with this idiot." Hawk heard that and start to complain "Hey I heard that you lit_"
Suddenly Hitsuki grabbed him and drag him away from near of her, Hawk try to fight back but it was useless , she was too strong for him. Lisbeth went back to her store leaving Akame, Sora and Shinokage alone with shop open, Akame sigh and look at his friends "Is better that we close the shop. I doubt that anyone will come."
The other look on the street and see the others avoiding their shop , with a sigh they packed up the goods and went back to the Inn that they were staying, while they were walking to Inn Shinokage had realize something "Senpai why don't we buy a house. I mean we have enough money to afford one, right?"
Akame look at his freshman and then rub the back of his head "True… but is better that save it for later. Nobody knows if we need it later." Shinokage didn't argue about that, he simply nodded, but Sora started to wondering about it "But it would nice to have one." Akame nodded in agreement.
When the sun was setting down, they arrived the Inn, on their room they saw Hawk between Hitsuki's armpit, her face was red for unknown reason, the bluenette was struggling to get out but he couldn't, he was stuck very well. They all started to laugh for his situation right now, the weird feeling that was on his chest lifted it 'This way I want to protect them. Their smiles… I couldn't ever forgive myself if they lost their smiles' he thought "Senpai?" a soft voice call him, he turn his face and it was Sora she have a worry expression on her face. He smile and pat her head "Is nothing important." her face turn red like a tomato, he always become surprised for she reacted like this when everytime he pat her head, the others were seeing all and as always they thought to themselves 'You are really clueless, aren't you senpai?'
After few hours later, all of them change to normal clothing, Hitsuki and Shinokage were playing cards, the total score was 10-0 Hitsuki was going nuts with all her loses, Hawk was making accounts of all money they made during the week, sometimes his neck crack because Hitsuki's strength, Akame was reading a book on an armchair and Sora went down stairs to the Inn. The room door open and appeared Sora with a huge tray full of plates "The dinner is here!" she said happily, she putted plates on the table and they all gather around the table to eat.
A river of tears were coming down from Hawk's eyes for every bite that he give "~This is delicious, Sora-chan~!" she smile for his complimented "Thank you senpai." Akame nod in agreement and give her a pleasant face "Is true, you improve both your cooking skill and your fighting skills, on these last days. Well done!" he praised her, on that, moment Sora look down in embarrassed trying to hiding her red face, and yet again he is clueless what was going own.
"Your cooking is the best that I ever eaten!" said Hawk while cleaning his plate, those words called Hitsuki's attention and suddenly she slam her hands on table "ARE REFERING YOU DON'T LIKE MY COOKING!?" she yelled to him, he ride her hands trying to protect himself "Of course I do." he said with a scared smile.
"YOU ARE LYING!" she start to stretching his cheeks abruptly, everyone start laughing, after Hitsuki have calm down Akame start to speaking about their plan for tomorrow "Okay everyone I suggest that we go out hunting." Hawk look at him confuse while rubbing his cheeks "But why? I mean our level is quite high."
Akame sigh because of his stupidity "True, but level doesn't means nothing. We all need some battle experience at the time. And see the bright side, you will not seeing Lisbeth-san for some time." When he heard the girl's name, his eyes turn into blazes of anger "LISBETH! Where is she! I will rip her face off with my bare hands !" he said while trying to find her, they all thought that he really hate her very much, they all said goodnights and went to their bedrooms, the boys went to their room and girls went to theirs.
Meanwhile in girls room Sora was sitting on her bed with her pajamas on, a light blue pants and a white top tank shirt, she was on her chat window trying to call Sachi, but the call keep ringing without she answer it, she sigh and turn off call she pull the legs to her chest stand there staring to nothing "Why she don't pick up." she said o herself.
"What's wrong?" said Hitsuki with a worry tone, she appear on her pajama and with a bottle of milk, she was wearing a blue short pants and a red top, only at night she reveal her pure white skin, her belly was exposed and also the breasts features were showing. Every night when Sora sees Hitsuki on her pajama, she realizes how beautiful and feminist she was, this was the only time when Hitsuki showed her girl side. They could say she was like a rose, beautiful yet deadly.
"Is nothing, is just I am worried about Sachi-san. She isn't answering my calls for some quite time." she said with a sad and worried tone mixed together, Hitsuki sit next to her and look at her with a small smile "Don't worry about it. Maybe she found a boy, so she is spending more time with him." she open the bottle and start to drink it.
"Yeah… maybe you are right." Then she turn her eyes to the red-head how was drinking her milk "What about you?" she ask with her legs still huddled to her chest "When you ask Hawk-senpai to a date?" on that moment, those words made spit the milk out, her face turn completely red "*cough** cough* W-What you are s-saying?!" she said nervously "I-It's not I like him or anything! W-What about you?! When you ask Akame, you are totally fallen to him!2 she said while pointing her finger to her.
A red shades appeared on her cheeks "That's different… goodnight." she enter on her bed and fall to sleep "H-Hey! I'm not finish! Damn it! Goodnight!" she went to her bed 'Is not like he can see it anyway.' thought Sora while falling into sleep.
On the next morning every went to hunting ground at dawn hoping arriving at lunch time, they went inside a hilly zone fighting monsters call [Hell Hound], black wolf type that carries dark spines on their backs, they are agile but with good battle plan they can be beaten easily "Sora! Shinokage! Attack on his sides!" Akame order while his freshmen were chasing a [Hell Hound. "Roger!" shouted Sora and Shinokage responded with a nod, Sora lounge herself to monster from right like Akame suggested and made heavy pierce attack on monster allowing pushing him away making him closer to Shinokage that made the finish move by stabbing his dagger on his back, a high five was made between them for their teamwork.
Hitsuki was standing affront 5 [Hell Hounds] ready attack at any moment, she putted her two handed sword on her shoulder and rubbed her noise with the free hand "*sigh* If you aren't coming for me… THEN I AM COMING FOR YOU!" suddenly her sword start to emitting a dark green light and the air pressure become tense around of her, she rose up her sword and the wind start to surround it "EAT THIS! [GALE SLASHER]!" she stroke her sword on the ground emitting a powerful wind blast and from the blast multi wind razors appeared and cutted the monster in tiny pieces, tiny pieces of blue polygons flew to the sky "THAT IS FOR TEACHING YA TO NOT MAKING ME WAITING!" she shouted while waving her middle finger.
Akame and Hawk fighting against [The Alpha Hell Hound] that was twice bigger that a regular [Hell Hound], he started to walking around like was locking for an opening to strike and the moment he found it he pass to offensive, but Akame and predicted his move "[STONED GUARDIAN]!" he shouted on that moment his shield started glowing a silver light and stopped his attack like was nothing, Hawk charge with his katana, that he unlocked when he was fighting a field boss that used katana , and slashed on the wolf's back and make a big turn to monster direction, then his blade started to glow a crimson color and then he charge again, "[RYUKETSU SAKURA]!" he shouted and slash throw the Alpha's right limbs and lumbar making lose a lot of health.
Due the effect of the skill, the health bar of the monster was going down slowly by 2 HP per second, to take that advantage Akame charge to their foe and start charging his attack until a pure red glow appear on the blade , he grabbed the grip with both hands and swing his sword to make a vertical slash "[CARNAGE SLASH]!" he shout, a red liquid start to surround his sword and slashed on the monster cutting him into half, due the skill it simulate an explosion of blood splattered all over the floor and some on Akame giving a one hit kill to the [Alpha Hell Hound].
Akame start to cleaning the blood off his armor, then he felt that someone was staring at him and when he look it was, it was his friends looking at him with a terrified look on their face "What? Is because of the skill, I can't do nothing about it!" he said trying to defend himself "But still…is quite terrifying, you look like a psycho killer." said Hawk while hiding on Hitsuki's back, on that moment Hitsuki give a "HEY" look on Hawk then she hit on his head with her knuckles.
Sora was giggling for their behavior but something catches her attention, it was large a shadow figure moving around the boulders that caused a metallic noise, like pieces of armor making noises while walking, she call Akame's attention and look here she was looking at, thanks [Detection skill] he could see what it was. It was large monster accompanied by smaller monster, the large monster was very similar to Illfang but have a dark grey fur and it was using full metal armor set, he was carrying on his shoulder a cracked No-Dachi the same as Illfang and his followers were very similar to Ruin Kobold Sentinels but have darker armor and were carrying steel maces with huge spikes, larger one was call [Gallfang, the Illfang's worshiper] with 4 full bars of health and smaller ones were call [Illfang's resistance forces], Akame knew that this monsters appear only to the players who defeated first Illfang, they came to revenge for their leader's death.
"Tsk! Not this guys again!" said Hitsuki annoyed, Akame sigh and change his worn out shield for a new one "It seems that we don't a choice." he start walking slowly to Gallfang's direction and the others start to follow him as well "Sora! Hawk! Shinokage! You guys take care of [Illfang's resistance forces] while Hitsuki and I keep Gallfang distracted!" Akame give order as he charge to Gallfang.
"Roger!" they shouted, as order Hitsuki follow Akame from behind while the other spread to direction of the smaller foes, Gallfang pointed his sword indicating his companions to charge Sora and the others. Shinokage had three Kobolds front of him, his dagger started emitting a purple glow and suddenly he started to sprinting in zig zag formation passing thru the Kobolds, when he finish passing the third Kobold they spotted running and Shinokage was kneeling down behind them, when the Kobolds turn into his direction he start mumbling "[Assassination Storm]." then exploded into small polygons.
Sora was fighting with two of them, she was avoiding their attacks by dodging or pushing away their maces with the pole of her spear, suddenly a Kobold charge against her with his mace but she luckily blocked with the pole of the spear, her foe make more pressure on the mace making it harder to hold it. To release herself, she kick on Kobolds's belly then she pierce right helmet's visor holes, killing him on process. Sora start charging her spear until it emit pure white then she charge against the Kobold "[Lighting Pierce]!" multi fast strikes hit the Kobold making his health going down fast "I did it!" she said happily. Meanwhile Hawk was killing and dodging every Kobold coming for his direction, a simple swing met a dead Kobold despairing in polygons, three Kobolds jumped to middle of the air with their maces holding with both their hands ready to make a heavy attack, a white glow and a cold wind appeared on his katana "[Fuyu no ochi]!" he shouted while swinging his blade, Kobolds when they were hit by his sword they frozen and broke tiny pieces. "It was a good idea to upgrade this sword with Frost Stones!" said Hawk when he was admire his creation, then a sadistic smile appeared on face and a creepy giggling come out from his mouth "Now my weapons are better that Lisbeth. When she found out I can make elemental weapons…fufufufu." Sora notices his giggling and start move away from him scared.
Gallfang look around and see his followers being kill one by one then his attention is turn to Akame and Hitsuki that were standing there front of him, with his thumb he gestured to saying that he will kill them "Bring it on, shithead!" provoked Hitsuki, with a roar Gallfang charge with his and as well Hitsuki charge against him, their sword clashed one with other every swing they made their sword clashed and sparks spread around them, the sound of metal crashing hover the air. "Hitsuki, dodge!" Akame order Hitsuki, then he start charging with his shield lifted "[Rhino Charge]!" he shouted, Hitsuki noticed his shout and she role over to the left.
Gallfang distracted himself because sudden change of action coming from the female player, when he noticed what was going on it was too late, Akame collapsed against Gallfang and start pushing him away with his shield, defenseless Gallfang was being pushed away crashing against boulders losing a great amount of health knocking him to the ground, when the effect of the skill ended Gallfang have lost 2 bars of health, he try to get up but when he was standing on his feats a knife hit on his right eye making losing his eyesight, he look how throw the knife and it was Shinokage with throwing knifes between his fingers. Shinokage jump to the middle, his knifes start emitting a yellow glow "[Paralyzing Stingers]!" he throw all the knifes at the same time hitting Gallfang's armor weak points. Every Gallfang's muscles stopped moving, the paralyzed status appeared on his health bar "Everyone, all together!" Akame and his friends surrounded Gallfang and then they all started to charging their skills.
"[CARNAGE SLASH]!" shouted Akame, "[Lighting Pierce]!" shouted Sora, "[RYUKETSU SAKURA]!" shouted Hawk, "[Assassinate]!" shouted Shinokage, "[VINDICATED SLASH]!" shouted Hitsuki, with their attacks together Gallfang's health went to 0 quickly, his body start glowing a blue light and exploded into polygons. Everyone start cheering for their victory, the Exp, the money and the Loot was shared equally to each other, a extra window pupped in front of Hitsuki saying "You got the last attacking bonus!" and show her the bonus item "[The Avenger Claymore] a two handed sword!" said Hitsuki surprised, Akame nod pleased "Is a powerful weapon that give the user strength and damage bonus. It will useful to you." when she heard the word "useful" she change her old sword for the new one. The sword was very similar to No-Dachi but the blade wasn't curved and was thicker, she start swinging her newly sword "Is heavy... I like it!".
Sora look at the time and it was almost 12 p.m and everyone stomach start to growling "Is better that we return back, for I can make the lunch.", Hawk start stretching his arms with a happy face "There isn't anything better that a good lunch after a long morning of work!" Hitsuki look at bluenette suspiciously "Why are you so happy?" then a bean of sweat came down his face "For no reason...hahaha." he start laughing nervously, Hitsuki give him one of her famous scary looks that she use when she is on a fight "You are anxious for her cooking, aren't you?" he lift up his hands trying protect himself "Of course not...hahaha. Don't say such silly things." he said nervously.
*Flashback*
On the previous month, was the turn of Hitsuki making the meals but due her low cooking skill level she made a weird looking food, all purple and green and worst it was bubbling. The smell was unbearable and disgusting, nobody had the courage to eat that, so they made Hawk the guinea pig for Hitsuki's cooking, of course he was literally forced to eat. On the moment he give the first bite all his skin turn blue and give him negative status and then he passed out.
On that day he swore to never eat Hitsuki's cooking ever again.
*End of the Flashback*
Akame sigh then he speak up "Leave your argument for later guys. Soon we arrive at the city, sooner we eat! And I don't want to fight with an empty stomach." he finish while walking away from them, Hitsuki give an irritated look at Hawk and walk away "Tsk! Stupid Pervert." she mumble, Hawk releases a relived sigh and follow them, Sora was relieved that Hitsuki didn't slaughter the bluenette she look at Shinokage and indicated him to return back, he respond with a nod.
On their way back to the city, the swordsman could hear the crimson two handed swordswoman mumbling 'She is really piss off with him.' he thought, from the distance he was from her he could feel the angry aura around of her, funny fact, not a single monster appeared on their way back, perhaps was Hitsuki's intimidating aura was keeping them away, he put his hand his chin and start wondering 'Would it work against bosses? I need to try it later.' They get out of the fields and arrived city's entrance, Akame could see a group of three players on the entrance, a twintails black-haired girl wearing a white samurai armor with a katana on her waist, right front of her a brunette girl wearing a red samurai armor but instead using a katana she had a naginata, she also was wearing a bandana and finally a blonde male player wearing a black bodysuit covered with a silver plate armor set, he had round metal shield his arm and a longsword on his waist, it seemed that they were going to the Hunting Grounds but the brunette girl notice Akame then she pointed to him and speak to the other girl.
"Hey Hakujin-chan, isn't that_" on that moment the black-haired girl turn where her friend was pointing and the two black-haired players look at each other, their eyes stretched when they saw each other, Akame was speechless, tears started coming out of girl's eyes. Akame's companions were just standing there confuse because their senior reaction, the girl started slowly walking toward him, Akame try to speak but the words didn't came out, then on the last moment he forced his voice and the words came out "SAKI!" he shouted, the girl reacted by the black haired player voiced and start running "NII-NII!" she cried.
In a flash the girl called Saki threw herself to Akame's chest and start rubbing her face where suppose is his chest covered by the armor, she circle her arms around his waist, she could stop crying because of the happiness for seeing him "I-I-Is really you, Nii-Nii? T-T-This isn't a dream, right?" she said while crying the same time, Akame put his arms around her back pulling closer him "Is not a dream. Is really me, Saki." "NII-NII!" she cried again.
"Hum…I don't want to spoil all this drama but… wait in hell is going on!" Hitsuki said loud, Akame cleared his voice and start introducing the twintails girl to them "Everyone, this is Saki. My younger sister." few seconds of silence passed then everyone become surprised expect Shinokage "SISTER!" they shouted, Hitsuki point at him "You have a sister! I never thought you have a sister." she blurt "So that's why there was an extra room on senpai house." said Sora while remembering, Saki clear her tears and look at his brother's friends "Hello my name is Matsumoto Saki or this case Hakujin, is a pleasure to meet you." she bowed.
"My name is Hitsuki, nice to meet ya!" the red-haired introduce herself 'Oh the Crimson Fury is here!" Hakujin thought surprised, then Sora bowed and introduce herself with a smile "My name is Sora, is nice to meet you." the black haired girl responded with a smile "Likewise." Hakujin look at Shinokage that was in silence "Hello!" she said "…" responded Shinokage "…" a sweat bean appear on the girl's face, an awkward moment of silence passed between them "Shinokage." he finally responded "Nice to meet you!" she responded back.
A blue flash appeared front of her and grabbed her hand "Is an honor to meet you, Hakujin-chan. My name is Hawk and would like to_" suddenly a hand grab his shoulder and pull over, he was hoping was Hitsuki but he was wrong, it was Akame, he had a scary smiling face on him, the black-haired pulled the bluenette closer to him and start speaking with the bluenette "Taka Tottori-kun I would like give you a word." he said with a scary tone 'Oh fuck he used my real name, he is really annoyed!" thought Hawk "You CAN FLIRT any girl you want. But keep your HAND OFF ON MY LITTLE SISTER!" Hawk didn't reacted he just nodded scarily. Suddenly something came out to his mind and let go "Wait… if Saki is here that mean our parents are alone!"
*Back on the real word*
On the hospital where Minato, Saki and the others were hospitalized, two men wearing black suit were guarding the room with a sign saying Minato Matsumoto and Saki Matsumoto, inside the room a women in her thirties, with a black long hair, wearing a dark blue kimono was sitting on a chair while staring at her children on their individual bed, on her side there was man also on his thirties with a dark brown short hair, wearing a dark gray business suit was holding on his wife shoulder.
"Don't worry about them…Minato is there, he will protect her with any means necessary." He try to console his wife that was crying " I-I know that, but…is so hard to see them like this. N-No mother want to see her child like this." then the woman turn to her husband "Is okay for you being here… I mean, aren't you supposed to be on the Organization?" she ask to her husband but he just respond with a shrug.
"The Organization can basically work by herself, but… nothing is more important that my family!" his wife give a smile to him "So tell that to your son." the men give again a shrug "I would but he is a thick head_" "Like his father." she interrupted.
She look at sky outside from the glass, it was all greyish from afar could see dark clouds approaching, a natural Fall weather out there, she releases sigh "I can't believe that we won't spent the Christmas together this year." her husband didn't respond that, he was busy holding his emotions. He put his hands on pockets and take off from there a motorbike key with the BMW insignia and also with a name tag saying "Minato", the women look at the key and her eyes stretched "Isn't that…" he turn back to the door but stopped in front of it and look back on his wife "I miss the old gal noise, I will take her for a little stroll."
*Back to the SAO*
They stopped inside of a inn and Hakujin explain who she and her friend end up inside SAO, basically the same way that Sora and others, "So the same that us." said Sora sadly, Akame nodded look at the brunette and start speaking with her "You are Haru Endo, right? Thank you for taking care of my sister." he said while bowing his head, the girl Haru, but of course in game name was Yamano, raise her hands to avoiding any embarrassments "It was nothing Akame-san!" the senior black-haired look at the blonde player that was all nervous for a mysterious reason so he decide to ask "So, who are you?" the blonde player startled and start introducing himself while standing his hand to him "M-M-My name is Kei Ishii! Also known as Kiiro! Is an honor to meet you!"
A sweat drop came down Yamano's forehead "Why are you acting like that?" she ask to the blonde player, Kiiro responded with a gasp "Don't tell me you don't know how he is!?" he asked loudly while pointing the finger to Akame "He is Hakujin's older brother?" she ask to him.
"Not only that, he is the number one on the top list of Shoin Senior High School, he is specialized on technology and science, he is honor student and ace on sports, he entered both global tournaments of Kendo, Archery, Aikido and Judo and he won the first place on all, the elder son of the owner of Organization one of the most famous global group of technology and medicine there is, and is predicted that he will be next head of the Organization, he was born August of 5th of 2004, his zodiac sign is Lion, his blood type is B positive, he weighs is around 60 kg and measures about 1.85 cm_" suddenly Hakujin interrupted by putting her hand on his mouth.
"He is a big fan of you, Nii-Nii…although he show it in a weirdest way possible" beans of sweat were falling his face "I can see that…'Damn this guy is spooky'" Sora's eyes were wide because of all information Kiiro blurted out, she black haired girl cleared her voice "Any way what you guys, were doing all this time?"
"You know killing monsters, buying and selling…oh, we also have a mobile shop!" said Hawk instead Akame, the black haired look at his sister and start speaking with her before the bluenette speak "What about you?" with a smile Hakujin respond him "Well we have doing the same thing that you, but instead having a shop we have a house on the 37th floor."
"You have a house!" said loudly Sora then she turn to her senpai "Senpai, we need to buy one!" Akame raise his hands trying to protect himself and speak confusedly "Why do you want a house so badly?", inside Sora's mind there was Sora chibi version yelling around of her head "I want one before your little sister take you to her house! I don't want to be separate from you senpai!".
"Instead having only a house, why don't we make a Guild?" said Shinokage normally, everyone become surprised for Shinokage speaking, he rarely speak or speak what is in on his mind, Hitsuki started wondering "A Guild…is good idea!" Hawk was nodding in agreement "Can we join!?" said Hakujin, Akame responded with a nod, a happy aura surrounded Hakujin and start rubbing her face on her brother's arm, making Sora jealous.
"Then who gonna be the Leader?" ask Akame, without answering everyone was looking at him with a smile on their faces, expect Shinokage but still they knew that he was smiling inside "W-W-Wait! ME!" everyone nodded "Why me?" he protested "Do we need to answer that senpai?" said Hitsuki "True! You are the strongest where…" said Hawk "…also the oldest…" continued Shinokage "…most reliable…" said Sora "…the COOLEST…" said Kiiro with stars on his eyes "…most responsible…" said Yamano "and the nicest Nii-Nii there is!" finish Hakujin, so the future Leader of a new Guild sigh in defeat "Fine…next stop the Beginners City." He said with a fake enjoyment "YAY!" they all shouted happily. All of them went to the first floor to the Guild Creator NPC and Akame was standing there deciding a name and suddenly a name pup out his mind and he wrote [Wings of Horizon] in short was [WoH], he even made a Logo for represent the Guild, was a shield carrying a black wing on the right and a white wing on the left.
"There, we are officially a Guild, now we just need a Headquarters." said Akame while looking at Selling Notice Board, Hawk appear on his back and look at him with a smile "Then I will help! You need a merchant to make a good deal!" Hakujin clapped her hands and start speaking to her brother "Me and the others will take care of the furniture~!" those words surprised Hitsuki and she try to escape but Hakujin give the command to hold her tight and taking her to the market with them. Sora couldn't stop giggling then something came out her mind "I know I will ask Sachi-san and the others want to join us."
The moment she make the call and like always the call isn't answer, suddenly her happy expression despaired from her face and turn to sadness, then she find another road, if Sachi's location doesn't work because she might be on a dungeon so Sora touched a window saying [Search] and she touched a panel saying Player Name Search, she write Sachi on it and pressed on Search, after few seconds a Warning Window appear front of her, her eyes stretched when she read the message "It can't be…" she pressed the Search button again and Warning Window appear again "IT CAN'T BE! IT CAN'T BE!" she pressed the same button over and over again and the Warning Window always appear with the same message "Warning! The name of the player you are searching doesn't exist or misspelled, please try again."
Sora couldn't believe what was happening, she didn't want to believe what she was seeing with her own eye, so to clear her doubts there was place she could go 'I just hope I am wrong…'. On the Center of the Beginners City, when all this began a Black Metal Monument manifested where the Room of the Resurrected used to be, there rest all the names of the ten thousand Players who entered SAO carved on the monument, the Players who have died, their names are crossed. Sora look at monument and take a dip breath and advance, she start searching their names and with a simple glance she lost the strengths of her legs and fall to the floor, tears start running down her cheeks she try holding them but just keep going "It can't be! It can't be! IT CAN'T BE!" she starts shouting "I could have done somethingh to save but I didn't!" sadness, madness and guilt, all of those emotions mixed together into a powerful dagger stabbing her fragile heart.
A familiar red-haired girl appear on the entrance and start running to direction of the silver-haired girl, Sora fall into her arms only the sound of her cry fill the Room. Hitsuki look at the monument and her expression changed, she bite the tip of her lips to control her emotions. Sora's legs didn't move a single inch, Hitsuki didn't have another choice that carrying back to the Guild House, she rose her up like bridal style and start walking to direction of the exist. She didn't care about the embarrassment for caring her like this, she just wanted take back her freshman safely to home.
They bought a huge wooden two storey house with cobblestone as base surrounded by a small field of flowers on the 22th floor near of a river, the house was big enough to feet at least 20 players. Inside of the house, the living room occupied the entrance, the wall decorated with beautiful paintings and lamps, on the floor a huge cream color with brow floral carped covered the floor, on the middle of the room there was couches with a glassed coffee table with a small vase with flowers on it, in front of the couches there was a fireplace with banner of [WoH] on it and rest of the decoration was shelf full of books and vases with plants, from the right was the dining room, from the dining room and the living room there was connection to the kitchen, from the dining room there was a glassed door that led to the courtyard, there was also two bathrooms, one for the boys and the other for girls.
Hitsuki took Sora to the upper floor where the bedrooms and the studying hall were, the red-haired took her to their room, when she open the door with some difficulties, the room reveal to be two single beds, some shelves with some books and with few soft toys, because of Sora that loved soft toys" there was also two desks and a huge window with the view of the sunset. Hitsuki posed Sora with delicacy on her bed, she look at the silver-haired curled on her bed, she could still hear small sobs coming from her 'There is one who can make her fill better.' Histuki thought while leaving room, she close the door slowly.
After few minutes the door re-open but this time was Akame wearing some black clothes, he approaches Sora and sit the edges of her bed then he touch her shoulder and start talking kindly "Sora…" he tried to call her attention, but when she noticed his presence Akame's arm become covered by her body, the black-haired leader could her sobbing even with his clothes that buffed the sounds of her sobs, he put his free hand on her hand and speak kindly "What is wrong?"
When she heard her senpai question, she forced to speak but the words didn't come only frails word came out "Sachi-san…Testuo-san…Kaita-san…Sasamaru-san…and Ducker-san…dead…all of them dead." she resumes crying, Akame was speechless for the news that Sora give to him, like Sora he was planning to invite them to join their newly born Guild specially because the bond they made to each other, but now it wasn't possible, they are dead, suddenly he remember something that Argo told him that an entire guild was killed because one of those traps 'Maybe they were the ones…' he thought.
Then he look at the silver-haired with sympathized look on his face "Please Sora, don't cry…I bet Sachi-san didn't want that…I bet she wanted that you lived happily and without any guilt." he posed a little then he resume "But if crying help you feel better, let everything out but don't worry I will be right were by your side…" he pressed Sora making her coming closer to him. Without she noticing, she was wrapped by her senior's arms, her cries filled the all building everyone could fell it on their hearts, the felling of losing some. That night should suppose to be a day for celebrations was replaced by sadness to every member of [WoH].
End Chapter 5
This is the end of the chapter 5 and now chapter 6 is a Christmas chapter and is something very short that will be put on 23tr.
Well se ya until day 23