The Swordsman in Black

Chapter 11: Goodbyes

Asuna's p.o.v.

"Are you...Sachi?" I asked the spirit. She smiled sadly. "Yes, I was once Sachi. I am now a spirit unable to rest." She said. "Why? Why are you unable to rest?" Eugeo asked. "I can not rest until Kirito is freed from Lisbeth. Until she has given up her hunt for him." Sachi said.

"I am sorry for what happen to you." Alice said. "Do not apologize. It was not your fault. I had a great time at Kirito's side. But now it is your turn, dear Asuna." Sachi said.

"You said you know where Lisbeth is hiding, right?" Eugeo asked. "Yes, I do. Gather your Knights, Asuna. I will show you where she hides. She has demons that are helping her."

I nodded and pull up the messaging magic. "Father, I have found a spirit from Kirito's past that knows where he is. Gather the Knights, we are going on a raid." I sent it to father. "Okay, lead us to him."

Kirito's p.o.v.

I woke up slowly, opening my eyes to look at my surroundings. I was in a cage. I saw several demons walking about,  they were clearly there to guard me.

"Looks like Prince Charming woke up." Said a silky voice. I looked up to see Lisbeth walking towards me. "What, in the hell, are you wearing?" I asked. Her attire showed off much of her skin, too much of it.

"Do you like it?" She asked. "I picked it with you in mind." She laughed. "No, I hate it. Just like how I hate you." I replied. She frown. "Really?" She asked. "Yes."

"Well, it does not matter. You are mine now." She said. "No, I am not yours." Came my reply. She frowned again. "What do you mean by that. I am the only person who is fit to be your mate." She said. "No, you are no longer fit to be my mate. Even my demon agrees with me. And besides, even if you were, I found someone else who fits it better then you."

Her eyes turned cold as steel. "You found a new women to be your mate." She growled, then smiled. "No matter. She should be easy to kill, like that last girl." It was my turn to growl, before my lips parted in a smile. "What are you smiling about?" She asked. By now, all the demons in the room were interested. They had never seen a demon or half breed leave or turn down a mate.

"She will not be easy to kill like Sachi was. First, she has two of my closest friends as guards, demons so powerful, they can take on several Greater Demons at the same time." All the demons in the room looked nervous, some even swallowing. "So, your saying that some of us have turned tratiior, and are now working with you?" Ask a demon. "Yes, their names are Eugeo and Alice." A lot of the demons looked ready to run for the hills. "Second, her name is Asuna." Every demon looked ready to lose it, some even going full on white. Even Lisbeth looked scared, having heard of her. "As you know, she is the daughter of Commander Heathcliff, and the Vice Commander of the Knights of the Blood Oath. I wish you luck getting to her. Oh, wait, you won't have to. She'll be coming for me." I smiled.

She growled again. " I want the security raised to max. Take no chances." They nodded and left. "And you, you can stay were you are for now. I will come back, and when I do, I will make you mine." She turned and left. "Be careful, Asuna. And please hurry."

Asuna's p.o.v.

Me, Eugeo, Alice, Father and the Knights, along with Klein and the Fuurinkazen, and several other guilds, were all standing on a hill, overlooking the base the Sachi had shown us on the 30th floor. I look at Klein, "You didn't have to come." I said. He smiled, "Come now, Kirito is like a little brother to me. No way am I letting him stay in the witch's hands." I smiled. "Thank you, Klein." I turned to father. "Are they all ready?" He nodded. "Lets go get Kirito" Eugeo said. I nodded and turned to the base. "All units." I shouted. "Charge!"

One hour later and we had gotten into the base. There were demons everywhere, but they weren't stopping us. Everyone but me and father almost had a heart attack when Eugeo and Alice had transformed into their demon forms. They, along side me and father, were the ones that were killing the most demons. Alice sniffed the air, "Kirito is this way" she said pointing down the stairs leading to the basement. We ran down the stairs.

We found a large room that was about as big as the library at headquarters. "Damn, how big is this place?" Klein said. I looked around and saw a cage. Inside I could make out a figure. "There!" I cried out. Eugeo ran over to the cage and tore the door off. He pulled Kirito out. Kirito looked at us and smiled, "Hey, how are you guys?" Alice chuckled at his question. "How are we? How are you?" she asked. He smiled, "I've been better." Then his eyes open wide. "Behind you!" He said just as we heard heard a growl.

Next thing we knew, we had been thrown several meters in all directions. I looked up to see a Greater Demon. "That's Lisbeth!" Kirito cried out. 'What' I thought, this is Lisbeth? "What happen to her?" Eugeo said. "I thought she was human!" "She used to be" Kirito said as he slowly got to his hands and knees. Lisbeth looked at me, "So you are Asuna, the bitch that is trying to take my mate." She growled. "Sorry bitch, but he is mine." I said back to her. "You lost your chance seven years ago." I said. We were all back on our feet. Eugeo and Alice stood behind me while father took a stand in front of me, his shield forward.

She charged us and the battle began. It was going crazy and more demons were flooding the room. The knights were dealing with then while me, father, Klein, Eugeo, and Alice fought against Lisbeth. It was going well until she sent us all flying. We landed on our backs and Lisbeth charged towards me. She raised her hand to crush me. "Goodbye bitch." She said as she swung down. "NO!"

The sound of claw striking sword rang out in the room. Kirito roared as he pushed Lisbeth back. His appearance had once again changed. Two wings, each five feet long, sprung from his back. Six horns now crowned his head and, to everyone's surprise, he held two blades, his normal black blade in his right hand and a bright blue, crystal sword in his left. This must be the sword that Lisbeth forged eight years ago. "You will take no more lives Lisbeth. Your days end here!" He cried as he charged her.

Klein once again looked surprised, "Is he also a demon?" He asked. "No, he is a hybrid." Klein looked at me, confused. "Half demon, half human." He jaw dropped.

The battle between Kirito and Lisbeth was a fierce one. Claw met blade over and over. Kirito was in the air, his wings beating. Hellflame began to craw along his blades. He charged her again and when she tried to block with her hands, the flames cut right through them. The fight continued, Lisbeth dodging and rolling to avoid getting hit, and Kirito blocking any she swung. Finally, he caught her with one last charge, running right through her with both blades.

"Your days are over, Lisbeth." He growled. "You will no longer hurt anyone." She coughed up blood as their features reformed until they were both human again. She looked up at him. "Kirito..." she coughed up more blood. "Thank...you..." This reply shock everyone. Kirito drew both blades out of her and laid her down. "What does that mean?" He asked as I walked over. "You freed...me from her..." She coughed up even more blood. "freed me from...the...the Demon...Demon Queen." She coughed again. "Th...Than...nk...you." She said before her eyes glossed over and she let out her last breath.

Kirito's eyes had gone wide with shock. I went down on my knees and warped my arms around him. His tears began to flow, "No,no." He looked at me, eyes full of pain. "What have I done?" He asked. "You freed her from her enslavement. After seven years, she was once again her own person, even if just for a short moment. And she died in the arms of someone she loved. She would have wanted it no other way."

"Indeed" came the voice of Sachi. Kirito's head snapped up to see Sachi, sitting on her knees, on the other side of Lisbeth's body. "Sachi?" Kirito asked. She smiled, "Yes, Kirito, it is me. Lisbeth had been trapped within her own body for seven years, but now she is free. We both are." Sachi said. "What do you mean by that?" I asked. "She was imprisoned by the Demon Queen, and I was imprisoned by my regrets of hurting Kirito because of her. By killing her, you set us both free." Sachi smiled at the two of us.

"Bury her were you buried me and the Black Cats." Sachi said. We nodded. She smiled. "I am sorry Kirito that we did not get to spend much time together, but I will always cherish them. Asuna, please look after Kirito. He gets into too much trouble by himself." I smiled and nodded. She smiled one last time before vanishing.

"Come on, lets go home." I said to Kirito. He nodded and, with that, we vanished ourselfs.