chapter 12

Dec. 31, 2022, 8:37 pm, floor 7, Outside boss room.

"Ok so who found this boss, and did they get a good look at it?" heathcliff asks. Heathcliff is an excellent player, one of the top for that matter. There is only 5 players at the top. Kirito, Heathcliff, Asuna, and myself. The last spot changes to much to really know who is the 5th best.

I say as Saya and I step up " We found it, and yes we did get a look at it. Its' name is Judar, Ruler the desert. It has about 4 and a half health bars and wields a Scimitar. It also looked like it has a couple of lackeys as well."

"Okay then, here is the plan." Heathcliff starts pointing at different parties." Group A and group B attack from the front. C group come at him from the right, D group from the left. E and F Focus on the minions. Now i everyone ready?" All of the players cheer and yell. Heathcliff laughs" haha! I will take that as a yes!" He turns to the open boss room and walks in.

Saya and I were in B, group along with senji and nagi. The other party that formed B was made up of Klein and his guild. I pull my hood up and turn my family members. "Are you three ready to conquer this Boss?" They all say yes in unison" Then let's go guys"

I turn and go through the doors. The room lights up and the boss charges at us. I drop into a defensive stance and stand my ground. Judar just ignores me and charges at Klein. He swings his katana at the boss, but it blocks with Scimitar. His guild mates take advantage of this and attack Judar. He and his guild has excellent teamwork and is powerful for just six people. Since the boss ran past me I attack its back with a few swings. I guess that pissed it off cuase it turns to attack me. "Death You know what to do! " Death flies around the boss' head, then dive bombs into it's face. I attack while Judar is recovering from that. He smacks me and sends me flying back towards the door. I charge back at him and activate a scythe skill. The one that increases my critical damage. I land a hit in his back side that deals about 2.5k damage. He just ignores me, because he was attacking Kirito. A guild called the Holy Dragon Alliance were attacking it from its left side, The Knights of blood and Kirito from the front, and Klein and his guild Fuurikazan from the right. Saya, Senji Nagi, and I form the back. "Senji throw your kasurigama at it as a distraction. I have a plan to do some damage to this thing."

Senji does as he is told and throw his weapon at it. While he is distracting it, I attack. Kirito also takes this moment to launch an attack. Kirito attacks it from the front, while I attack from the back. Our combined attacks drop it health to about to about 3 and a half bars. "Saya switch with me now." As I step out of the way Saya charges at Judar. She slices the boss across the chest. She then slices the boss, straight down the middle.

"Switch my lady" she yells. I rush toward Judar as fast as I can. I jump into the air and slice straight downward, stabbing Judar in the head. Saya and Klein shoot that cross attack at it while Judar is stunned. Their attacks land deal a good bit of damage to the boss. Judar turns and charges at Asuna, but Heathcliff blocks the attack With his shield. He then swings his sword straight into Judar's side. The boss attacks again and he blocks, then shield bashs him. He switches with Asuna, she then charges at the boss. She activates a sword skill,her sword glows and she starts stabbing repeatedly at high speed. I attack him from the back with a few slices as Asuna attacks from the front. After all that the boss' health is now half a bar.

"Come on guys, we got this he is almost dead" Heathcliff yells. I charge at Judar head on but, he knocks me away. The guys from the Holy Dragon alliance charge at him. They start swing at him all at once, making it hard for Judar to block. The boss kills a coulpe of them. They fall back to regroup and prepare to attack again. E and F group had finished With the minions. They were now helping with the boss. Most of them I did not know, only their leaders stand out. E's leader is Agil and F's is Karasu.

"F group attack" yells Karasu. They charge in and start hacking up the boss. Karasu finishes it off with a high speed stab move. Judar shatters into a million pieces. She turns leaves her party and walks to the portal to floor 8.

I run after her as fast as I can. "Karasu wait up!" I yell. "How have been Karasu!" I say as She turns to me.

"Mizore is that you?" She asks me. I shake my head yes. "Oh wow, how have you been?

"Well I'm not dead, so I guess I'm good. It's good to see you're still alive Karasu. You know my offer about join Shinigami still stands."

"No thats okay Mizore, I'm not ready to join a guild. I'm gonna stay solo for a while. " she replies.

"Okay Karasu just be careful. Solo playing is not easy, esecially with pkers every where. "

"Yes geez I will be careful okay mother!" She replies. I guessing that was ment to be sarcastic."Anyway it was nice talking to you Mizore. " With that Karasu leaves though the portal. I walk though the patrol myself. I appear on the other side on the edge of a snowy town. All I can see on either side of me is, what looks like a snowy wasteland,

"My la- whoa a ice covered floor, cool. "She looks aound, taking in the sites. "So anyway my lady guess what?"

"I don't know, what?" I reply.

"It's now, 12:06 January 1st 2023. "

"So we've been here for like almost 2 months. It's kinda hard to think it's been that long. It seems like a lot longer, then that. So then you wanna look around the town." She nods and runs ahead of me. I run after her "Saya wait up."

She turns and looks at me. " Yes my lady, what is it?"

"I'm hungry, Death is to. let's get something eat." She nods and points to a restaurant. We walk in and have a seat. The waiter walks up to take our orders.

"Yes I will have the spicy shrimp omelet and pineapple soda. Also just a bowl of shrimp for my little friend here." She writes that down and turns to Saya.

"I will just have a stack of pancakes." Saya says looking up at the waiter. He writes that down and walks away.

After he walks away, klein passes us with his guild. He stops and looks at us. "Oh hey Mizore, Saya, How you guys been?" He asks.

"We've been fine and you?" I reply.

"I've been great. Oh, how has that anti pk guild of yours doing?" Klein asks.

"Well it's kind of a success I guess. I mean I have been stopping this guy named PoH from killing people . Also this girl named Rosalia who was killing lowbie hunting parties."

Klein smiles " wow Mizore that's great, keep up the good work. Anyway my buddies are yelling at me to come sit with them. See you around Mizore." Klein walks away and sits with his guild. Just then our food comes and we start eating.

"Hey Saya, last night while with Akito and Sakura I saw something. I think Sakura is in love with Akito. I could see it in her eyes, through the way she was looking at him. I don't think he noticed. But because of all the stuff, she went through she lacks the confidence to act on her feelings." Overall though, I think they would make a great couple. Will you help me get them together?"

"Of course, I will my lady. I think a boyfriend is just what she needs to cheer up." She replies as I get up from the table.

"Saya I'm gonna go get a room and get some sleep. Think you can cover the bill this time." She nods and similes at me. I walk outside and find the nearest inn. I check in and head to the room. I unlock the door with the key and go in. Death flies off my shoulder and lands on the bed post I go into my equipment and unequip it down. I put on the night clothes that Hikari made me with her sowing skill and get in bed. "Good night Death!" She caws back a good night as dift to sleep.