Archer (Klein x Reader)

Chapter 13 - Blue Troll

Waking up the next morning, you found yourself intertwined with Klein. Judging by his heavy and slow breathing, he was probably still sleeping. You simply closed your eyes again to block out the sunlight and enjoy being with him for a little while longer.

A few minutes later, you felt his hands move across your back as he sat up in bed, rubbing his eyes. You sat up in the bed as well and pulled your knees to your chest with a small yawn. Then swinging your legs over the edge of the bed, you slid off the edge and steadied yourself on the wooden floor. You turned around to face Klein.

"I guess it's time to get going," you said.

Klein nodded while stretching his arms.

You replaced your shoes and cloak from the inventory and opened the window. Crawling out onto the rooftop, the cold wind blew across your body as you stood, making you long for the warmth of the bed and of Klein. You turned around and crouched at the window to speak to Klein.

"I'll stay on the rooftops for a while- then I'll follow far behind you guys through the field," you said.

"What are you going to do when we reach this level's boss?"

You rested your chin in your palm. You hadn't considered that. It was a river you knew you had to cross.

"Do you think it would work if I simply sneaked in behind you guys?"

Klein ran a hand through his roan spiked hair as he thought.

"Maybe... I guess we can try it," he said, letting his hand drop to his side.

You nodded.

~~(Timeskip)~~

After what seemed like two hours of following, in which you definitely put your completed stealth skill to good use, you arrived behind Fuurinkazan to the gates of the twenty-eighth floor's boss level.

Klein stopped the group before entering and casually looked around the area to make eye contact with you at your hiding spot. With a slight nod of your hooded head, Klein turned to the door and pushed it open with the help of a couple other men from the guild.

You watched Issin cautiously from your concealed location. He didn't seem to be showing any emotional changes, and that quite frankly scared you. If he was able to hide things so easily, you knew you would have to keep a close eye on him.

You looked forward into the dark room and slipped in the door right before it shut behind the guild. The torches lit themselves along the wall, and you ran around the side and crouched behind a pillar, every fiber of your body's virtual rendition coursing with simulated adrenaline. Equipping yourself with your bow and arrows, you prepared to fight the boss as you knew that your arrows dissipated on impact.

The guild members were standing towards the door you entered the room through when the "boss" appeared. It was a large blue troll with gnashing teeth and green ripped clothing. After it made a belligerent scream, you saw its three green health bars appear.

You watched as three men, including Klein, charged at the monster, swords in hand. Watching as Klein landed the first hit on the creature with his katana, you prepared an arrow to be shot into the monster. Moving a little bit away from the pillar for a clearer shot, you pulled the bowstring back to your cheek and held it until it began glowing. Releasing it, the arrow fired straight into the place you desired in the monster- right in between the eyes. It howled in pain, causing the ground to shake. You saw a couple of the men move back in fear as you looked at his health bars. The arrow you fired caused his first health bar to drop by over a quarter- meaning that his Achilles' heel was his head.

You quickly ran around the back side of the monster, thankful for your speed skill. Briefly making eye-contact with Klein as you ran, you pointed to your head before ducking behind another pillar and preparing an arrow.

"Let's go for the head," you heard him yell to the others. He understood your message.

You fired another arrow into the back of the troll's head as the men hacked away at it's ankles in an attempt to bring it down. This time, upon impact of the arrow, the troll whipped around and swung his gigantic fist at the pillar you were hiding behind. Quickly ducking out of the way of the obliterated pillar, you scurried behind another one. Klein's eyes widened as he saw this, and he screamed and plunged his katana into the calf of the troll in an attempt to distract it, causing it to once more howl in pain and turn towards him and a few other men.

Klein, who was leaned over breathing heavily, looked at you quickly before resuming fighting. Issin, along with a couple other men, were able to push the troll over onto the ground from his backside. The ground vehemently shook as the large creature hit the ground with a loud thud. The men all subsequently began attacking it's head. After a few more attacks, the troll shattered into pieces.

You sighed, thankful that no one noticed you- mainly on account of your full stealth skill. The men then gathered themselves and slowly walked out of the room, and you quickly slipped out behind them.