Sword Art Online DLC

Chapter 6: Why We Fight

Impulse Skills. These are a new form of weapon ability that was added to the game during the DLC. They weren't acquired through training or practice, these skills were unlocked when the conditions the player finds themselves in are met. They are called Impulse Skills because, like an impulse, it happens when they player finally finds the unknown urge to activate it. A loud thud shook the ground as Iceious landed on the ground, it let out a massive roar and began to recharge it's wings so it could take flight again. Jyenka turned around and locked on to the beast, as he did he felt his body go weak again. The stab wound he'd taken still hadn't fully healed. The Dragon raised it's head and prepared another fireball attack, Jyenka readied his weapon to see if he could parry another one when a flash of purple shot past him and a small chunk of the dragons health bar dropped. It was Shoko. She looked back at Jyenka with a smile.

"Ok! I'll help you fight! I'll move forward!" she shouted confidently.

"That's the spirit." Said Jyenka while clutching his stomach.

"Shoko! Switch!" Leafa shouted while running in. Shoko jumped back and Leafa charged in striking the dragon with her blade. Iceious let out another cry and leapt back into the air, as he did he began to beat his wings creating heavy gusts of wind.

"It's his wind attack! Everyone try and keep your balance!" Kirito yelled while taking a strong stance in order to stay up straight himself.

"ThirtySix! Think you can give what Kirito suggested a shot!?" Shouted Silvia.

"I will try" Said ThirtySix winding back his arm to take the shot. His spear glowed and his eyes narrowed, then with a mighty heave he throw the spear at the dragon. It pierced it right in the chest and took a significant chunk out of it's health bar. The dragon let out a cry and fell to the ground.

"Now's our chance! Attack!" yelled Silvia. she began charging at Iceious and fired up a sword skill. From there she jumped, did a full flip in the air, and struck a devastating blow on the dragons head.

"Silvy! Switch!" Yelled Jyenka.

"No wait Jyenka don't!" she yelled back but it was to late. now it was his turn. he swung his double-bladed sword at the dragon as Silvia jumped back, giving him bonus switch damage. Then he charged 1 sword skill into his right hand side blade and struck again at the dragon, taking another massive chunk out of it's health. The dragon let out a cry of pain.

"I'm not done yet!" yelled Jyenka as the left hand side blade began to glow as well. "Haaaaaagh!" he yelled as he struck the dragon a third time. Jyenka looked at his health bar, it hadn't dropped at all. Jyenka had performed a perfect 3 piece combo. A smile crept across Jyenka's face us he fell to the ground, remembering that he still had a gaping stab wound in his stomach. The dragon slowly got up and let out a massive roar of anger. It leaned it's head back and went to deal the final blow on Jyenka when suddenly a dagger pieced through it's throat. The dragon stopped moving and then exploded into tiny blue polygons, Shoko landed comfortably in the snow. A notification appeared on everyone's screens reading:

Quest Complete!

Shoko swiftly moved through the snow to Jyenka and rolled him over on to his back, she opened her inventory and took out some glowing bandages. She put them over the wound in Jyenka's stomach, they began to glow and shimmer before disappearing revealing fully healed skin were the hole once was.

"That looked pretty rare, you didn't have to use it on me." Said Jyenka as he rose to his feet.

"Don't worry, I was the one who put that hole in your stomach. It's the least I could do." The rest of the party gathered around Jyenka, all checking to see if he was ok. Silvia approached Jyenka.