Chapter 2 boss raid
Alice and I have survived one month since the game was started over 2000 players have died and we still have not beaten the first floor. We were on our way to the meeting being held to find and beat the boss.
"Do you really think it going to be easy?" Alice asked.
"It is a game were we die if our avatars die so it never going to be easy but we have to keep strong and move forward without risk how can we get out, some player have given up or have killed themselves it not right don't give up so easy." I said.
But I had no room to talk in real life I had given up on life and escaped to the viral world instead but now that I was faced with a game that I can't leave or die in I have only life to believe in and I have to keep living so I can protect them Both Alice and Tara.
"Alston is something wrong you look like you scared or worried?" Alice asked.
I snapped out of the day dream I had to answer her question. "Just worried about my older sister and my mother, I have not seen them in one month, I know I shouldn't complain no one has seen their family in one month but they are the only few I got beside you, You have been giving me strength to move on in this game so I can one day see you and them in the real word." I said with a few tear in my eyes.I really did miss them, they are my family and I can't live without them.
Alice wiped away the tears and said. "Don't cry but if you can't just cry into my shoulder." She was smiling. I just busted out crying in the middle of the park, I fell to my knees and she went down with me to let my cry in her shoulder she stroked my hair and hummed for me. It helped a little and I held onto her back.
Then another hand came down on my back, I turned to see Kirito a friend we made early in this game. "What's wrong?" He asked.
"He just showing some emotion's for the first time in a while, I'm happy he is it mean he is still the same person he was before all this." Alice said.
"That not true, I'm a better person from this I have already made friends but in real life I never had friend to start with or even and you two have helped me and it make me feel like I'm someone special." I said with tear of joy in my eye now.
They both smiled and helped me up. "Thank you two I really need to get that out." I said with a smile on my face. We all formed a party and went to the meeting.
"Everyone can I have you attention please calm down." A light blue hair said. "My name is Diabel and my class is knight." That made me laughs.
"There are no job systems in this game." Someone said.
"Calm down… Today my party found the boss room." He got serous all of a sudden. "Everyone needs to form a party of six and get ready for the boss fight." He said.
We were only three player not six kirito went over to a girl who was alone and we both followed him. We ended up getting her on our side, her name was Asuna but she was alone we don't know why.
"Kirito Alice and I are going to train a little for this fight see you later okay." He noddle and we left to the dungeon to train.
Alice was getting fast and I was trying to be faster but I had strength to match her speed. We ate lunch in the dungeon and it was kind of bad I bought at the café in hope it was good but I was wrong. "Sorry lunch was bad." I said opening my menu.
"It was not that bad. What are you doing?" She asked me.
I put some skill points into cooking, I was good at cooking real life but not in the game yet. "Putting skill in cooking so I can make us lunch next time." I said with a smile.
We finished training and teleported back to the town near the dungeon. We spent the rest of the day relaxing. We left the next day for the room then before I know it we were at the boss door.
Diabel opened the door and we all went in when the room lite up we all charged the boss and his minions. "AHHHHHH!" I yelled as I struck one of the minions and it shattered. After we charged we all got organized and battle the best we could. My group job was to take out the minions to let the other groups fight the boss. "Alice on your left!" I said as I struck to protect her.
She was one of the faster players we had but she is able to land a hit. "Everyone stand back I finish him." Diabel said. But then the boss throw his shield and axe and pulled out a sword. "No wait!" Kirito yelled. but it was too late he struck Diabel then sent him flying into the wall. Kirito ran to him but it was to later he said one last thing to Kirito and died.
"Alice came on we have to get everyone organized." I said running in but everyone was too scattered to get organized.
Kirito and Asuna charge him so we followed and countered his first attack for them. "It good to have strong and faith full ally on you team." I said.
We attack as much as we could until it struck me and Kirito and sent us flying my health went into red my armor shattered and my sword broke in half, and everything turned black and white with a red outline that looked like blood had got in my eye.
I was on the ground not able to get up as the boss walk up in front of me and it throws his sword up and it was going to kill me. But then Alice and Asuna strike his back and his focus changed.
Then one player took me over and used a healing crystal on me. "Take a small amount of time and rest up we handle this." He said. He was a big man wielding an axe on his back.
I looked down and when I did I saw Alice get hit. Then I shot up and ran as fast as I could and punched the basterd pig in his snot. He punches my back and I caught myself.
"So much for resting." The same man said. He put his hand out for me.
"He hurt my friend he dies now." I took it and he helped me to my feet.
Then Kirito and Asuna finished the boss with Kirito the final shot. I went and helped Alice up but before I could I fell and passed out.
I woke up at an inn bed Alice was cry on my chest I put my hand on her head and stroked her hair. "I'm fine, don't cry. " I said.
She shot up and hugged me; I put my hands around her. But my health had gone down to red again for some reason. "What happen to me after I passed out?" I asked.
"You got attack and nearly killed." She said.
My vision was back to the dying phase, the pain then hit me hard and I covered my stomach. "Damn that hurts." I whispered so Alice didn't hear me curse. I got out of the bed and tried my best to walk off the pain; I never thought I would have to walk off the pain in a game.
I was walking to the café when I pulled out a health potion and went to drank it but then Alice took my right hand that was open and held it. "Please promise me you will never leave me." She said sad.
"A-Alice I know you like me and I like to a lot so why not be my girlfriend but you don't have to I thought it would be nice." I was blushing and was nervous I never did this before to any one I never had a crush on any one but you know so I never asked a girl out.
"Yes I'll be you girlfriend." She responded at the same moment after I asked. She moved and held on to my right arm, I drank the potion and my vision went back to normal and kissed her cheek. She blushed and buried her head into my arm.
We went and got dinner I had been out cold for two day and they were going to attack the boss tomorrow. She told me everything that happens after I passed out. "Beater?" I beta tester and a cheater put together, Kirito I know he was good but he not a cheater.
Looking off and realizing that it was the golden hour the only time of day I knew I was safe from all the worry in this cruel world. Alice put her hand on my and she was blushing. But not everything is cruel about this world it has the beautiful girl that I love so much. I looked at her and said. "Where is Asuna and everyone gone."
Then we heard a player said. "Look it the beater." so I turned around and saw Kirito.
I got up and I went to him and said. "Kirito what is this you are not like this." I said. He didn't answer so I sent a dual request. "I win you join me in a dungeon raid and explain yourself."
He looked at me and we went outside and Alice gave me a sword to use. "No sword or armor and yet you challenge me you are a fool." He said. It was rather foolish of me to challenge a beta tester but I was not going to lose to him. Counter reached zero and we both charged each other. He was fast but I had the same speed as him. We keep clashing our swords and blocking each other attacks. It felt like he was holding back for some reason so I tried the to kick his foot out from him to trip him but he stopped it and swing his sword and I blocked it just in time before it hit my side.
"Kirito one question why are you not trusting other as your brother or sister in arms" He didn't answer and it made me really mad. We both of us jumped back and both put all our power into a sword skill to try and win. Then we charged and struck each other and passed through. Then both our life started to fall but his hit half first and I was the winner.
"Now let go to the market and you can explain yourself as I get new equipment." I said. He followed me and I went to the blacksmith. I got another over coat and it was a dark red and had high defense and I got a sword called red wrath and it was a serpent like blade colored red.
"Alston how is this." Alice said. She was wearing a black dress with a long back and a red ribbon tired around it.
"It look's good on you." I said. Kirito pick up a sword and swung it and put it back, he did this a few times until he bought one that was right for him. "Ready." I said.
He sighed and we all left for the dungeon. "So why the whole tough loner act, you need friend kirito to survive in this game." I said.
"Everyone was so mad that diabel was killed and hated the beta tester so I took the blame for all of them and became the game beater." He said. A few snakes fell down and tried to attack us but failed and died.
"You can stay with us if you want to keep you safe." Alice said with he rapier in her hand.
"Thank but you all not going to be happy if player think you are beater as well." He said.
"They can think what they want I don't care." I said
"Alston how did you beat me in that dual anyway?" He asked.
"By luck your life it half first we both hit each other in the final strike for glory." I said in truth. I slashed a snake in half and it shattered and I got a serpent's fang a throw able weapon I had ten to use.
"Alston, Alice, Kirito what are you doing here." A voice said behind me. We turned around show a small group of player and Asuna.
"Just raiding the dungeon, It nice to see you again." I said.
"You are here how able you lead a hand for a good cause." She said with a smile.
We all went in and a giant python fell down and let out a heart stopping before the battle started. His name was "poison fanged king."
They were some what organized but still there were very little of them which meant they must have gotten scared to keep going on. "Hey get ready for a counter attack you three, When the shield user stagger it go in." Asuna said.
The struck down onto three shield user who bashed his fang out and left him open and for us to strike him. When he got back to from being staggered he lost two bar's of life. He took a bite into Alice side and throw her at me.
She lost half of her life and was poisoned. I got rid of the poison and told her. "Stay down he almost beat we can hand it." Then he swung his tail knocking every player we had on their butt's. He charged Alice and I but Kirito slashed he up head leaving him with little life left.
I ran in and active a sword skill and my sword turned a bright red and I torn my blade through snake whole body through his tail, it then shattered and a small menu appeared that said. "Serpent's tongue." I equipped it and it was half green at the bottom and half red at the top that looked like a snake's blood on it. I took Alice and we all went to the next floor.