SAO (FanFictions)

SAO: New Beginnings 2

A large black wolf yelped and fell back on its hind quarters. Kazuma smiled as he pulled his hand back, having punched the wolf in its nose. "Fucking sneeze on me.." He shook his hand out at his side as if to get the snot from the wolf off. The wolf snarled at Kazuma as he brought his hand up to check it out, making sure it was clean. He smirked and snickered back at the wolf as he charged after it. The wolf came at him and they clashed, teeth against fist, as Kazuma punched the wolf again. It didnt take long for the wolf to regain its composure and went for Kazuma in a black, snarling frenzy. Kazuma backed up to avoid its claw, pivoting slightly to his left. The wolf took noticed and snapped its jaw, making contact with Kazumas right thigh. Kazuma clenched his teeth and knocked the wolf from his flesh with a swift back hand, then turned to kick the wolf hard in the ribs with his left foot. The wolf whimpered and fell to its side. Not wasting any time, Kazuma closed the distance between himself and the wolf for the killing blow. Kazuma fell to his knees as he reached for the wolf's head and twisted it fiercely. A sharp pop would end the wolf's life. Kazuma stood up as he looked down at the shards, the remainder of the dead wolf.

A triumphant grin spread across his face as he advanced to the fourth level. He shuffled his feet as he walked the previously made path to the next town. He raised his arms to stretch, stopping in the middle of the path momentarily. Bursting from the wooded area to his left, a male in red was being chased by a lizard like man. Kazuma stood and watched a moment as the man had turned to face his opponent and used two hands to slash at the lizard with his sword. The man missed by a long shot and turned to run again, then spotted Kazuma. The man appeared to just run right past him, the lizard hot on his trail, till he pivoted straight at Kazuma. Watching as a random player and a lizard man ran straight for him, Kazuma braced himself for impact.

"Hit it and switch!" The man ran passed Kazuma, then around to the treeline.

Kazuma reared up and punched the lizard man in his gut, then ducked out. "Switch!"

Coming up behind the lizard, the stranger pulled his sword back and stabbed it into the Lizards hard scaly skin. The sword didn't go in far enough to cause real damage as it was too blunt. Still a starter weapon. Kazuma came back to the front, preparing for a high kick, his boot connected with the lizard mans jaw, forcing it to stumble back a great deal. The man took his sword from the lizards back and moved to stand at the side of Kazuma. The man looked at Kazuma and gave him a bright, toothy smile.

"Great kick. Names, Mithos." The smiling man looked back to the lizard man again. "Got a plan, or are we still winging it?"

Kazuma looked to Mithos. "Thanks. Kazuma. Charge him, and I will get his flank."

Kazuma stepped to the side as Mithos charged directly at the lizard man. The lizard prepared itself and charged back. Kazuma followed the line of the trees and as Mithos sword connected with the lizards, he flanked him on the left. Kazuma used his right arm to loop around the lizards arm and shoved him hard into the ground, pinning him down. Mithos used both hands and raised his sword to stab it down hard into the lizard mans spine. Both men smirked as the lizard turned into shards and disappeared.

Kazuma sighed as he stood up and dusted his hands off on his pants. He glanced at the man named Mithos, shooting him a quick glare. "Not one to mind EXP or money, but the next time you drag a mob stronger than us towards me, I'll beat you to a bloody pulp."

Mithos looked at Kazuma with a sly smile. "Sorry. Kazuma, was it?" he asked at first but didn't wait for an answer. "I got in over my head, I didn't expect it to follow me all the way back to the road."

Kazuma smirked as he turned his back to Mithos and started walking along the path once again. He shoved both hands into his pockets just before he looked over his shoulder. "Mithos, where are you headed?" He asked curiously. He had spent the better part of a day by himself already. He didn't feel like hunting alone anymore, the mobs were much stronger than in beta. He figured it was because of the increased amount of players than in beta. With a million copies sold at launch there was going to be some changes within the games structure to support that amount of players.