The Exploiter (A Sword Art Online Fanfic)

Chapter 9:The girl

The next day came sooner than I wanted it to.I cried,I wailed,and I struggled,but it was all for nothing.I soon fell asleep in the early morning,too exhausted from the horrible pain and psychological tricks they were playing on me.I drifted off into an uneasy sleep, and my dreams were formless and terrifying.

A sudden icy sensation woke me from my sleep,and I heard light footsteps,different from those of the heavy ones gerald took.I choked on my hood,the water trapping the air outside from entering,suffocating me.

"My,my.You'requite the sensitive one.Well,I can't have you dying on me,can't I?"A feminine voice said.I felt the hood being lifted from my head,and I spit out the water before taking deep,shaking breaths.

I took a good look at my new tormenter.It was her.The woman from that night,the one that knocked me out.

"Confess,and I can get you out of this terrible,terrible place,darling."She smiled,appearing kind and gentle,the complete opposite of her actions.

Her hair was black and white,and her face was angular,and pale as marble.Her eyes were black as night,and her smile was cold as ice.She was beautiful,but not to me.She had shown me her darkest side,and it disgusted me.

"You can drop the act.I'll not fall for this good cop,bad cop routine.You can ask me how many ever times you want.My answer will be the same.I WILL NOT CONFESS."I spat out,looking her with all the anger I could muster.

The woman acted surprised,before sneering.She slicked her hair back to her head,and gave me a sadistic smile."Well,its more fun when they stand up to me anyway."

She pulled the hood over my head,and pushed me off the stool to the ground.I landed on my back and had the air knocked out of my lungs.I cried out in pain,but before I could get back up,I found water being pored though the hood.I felt my body give out as my lungs gasped for air.

After a couple of times the woman stopped."You see kid,in the real world,you might die if I suffocate you for this long.But here in the game,we don't have to worry about that.Kayaba was real nice to add in this feature,don't you think!"She smashed my head against her bucket,causing blood to splurt onto her face.

"Answer me,you little..."

I felt a fear like no other bloom in my chest.I didn't want to go though that again."Please....stop."

The woman smiled again."What's that dear?You want me to stop?Confess,and I'll let you go.Simple,isn't it?"

I spat a couple of my teeth out."No...won't lose...to you."

The woman let out an insane scream.She looked at me true anger in her eyes.I flinched and felt my fear grow.I started to shake in uncontrollably.

"You asked for this."

The woman pulled me up by my hair and plunged my head into the water,filling my lungs with water.I felt like I was dying,one piece at a time,my lungs filling up with fire.

She pulled me out,and I vomited,my body shaking with the  effort.

"There will be no mercy for you."

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I shivered as she pulled me out of the water for what seemed to be the thousandth time.

"Well,that was fun!Rest up now,dear.Tomorrow HE will grace you with his presence."

I laughed,the sound bouncing of the walls."I can't feel anything anyway."

She looked at me with an smile,once again showing her good side."I expected you to break,but not in this way."

The hood went over my head,and the door closed shut.I continued to laugh.Oh,why did things never go the way I planned?All of this was beacuse of my pride,my stupid stubborness,and my desire to be in the spotlight.

Yes.A voice in my head said.Be true to your nature.

You never wanted to save the players of this game.You just wanted attention.You wanted to take credit for saving these people,for your worthless gaming skill to be valued after you single handedly saved everyone.You wanted fame and fortune,nothing else.

I laughed again as I heard the door open again.I flinched in fear,and began to sweat as pure terror overtook me.Then I heard footsteps.Not the heavy footsteps of gerald,not the light ones of the sadistic woman,but sharp,clear ones.

I felt the hood being pulled up gently this time,and I saw the one who had walked in.She was a bit taller that me,her arms marked with scars and blood.Her black hair hung over her eyes,and a single red strand stood out,longer than the rest of her bangs.She looked about my age,and had a sullen expression on her face.

She took out a potion out of her inventory.I chuckled."What are you going to do,torture me with poison?That might be fun."

The girl looked worried at my words."Its a healing potion mixed with a herb that's a sedative.It'll help you with the sleeplessness and regret."

She then cut the ropes that tied me to the chair,and placed a loaf of bread and some soup before me.

"Eat.It'll lift your spirts."

I rubbed my wrists in confusion."I could kill you right now."

"I know you won't."

She then turned to leave.But before the door closed,she looked me in the eyes.

"This isn't your fault.If they make you belive that,then you've already lost."

The door slammed shut once again,and I was left alone with my thoughts.