The Swordsman in Black

Chapter 16: Titania the Demon Queen

Kirito's p.o.v.

While all of the knights worked to keep the demons away, me, Heathcliff, Eugeo, and Alice ran into the building. We encounter resistances in the form of Greater Demons, but with us working together, they weren't a problem.

We finally entered the great room. The fits thing I saw was Asuna chained to the ground. I ran over to her and got down. "Asuna, sweetheart. Please wake up." I said. "Ug" she groaned. "Kirito, is that you?" She asked. "Yeah, it's me. What happened?" I said. "She tried the same thing as she did to Lisbeth. I'm sure that it did not work because I not feel any different." She said.

Alice walked over. "Kirito" she said as she place a handed on my shoulder. Almost instantly, it was swatted away. Asuna's eyes went wide when she did that. "Alice, I-I-I" she didn't know what to say. "Easy, Asuna. It seems that she got into you somewhat." Alice said. "Well, Well. What do we have here?" Came a voice. Asuna's eyes widen again. "That's her. That's the Demon Queen." She said.

We all looked up to see a demon walk in. Dress as she was, she looked like a queen. "What have you done to my mate?" I asked with barely held back rage. She looked at me in disgust. "So, you are my husband's half breed baster. And the legendary Black Swordsman to boot. My, my. I'm impressed." She said. "Heathcliff, get Asuna out of here before helping us, got it?" I told him. He nodded in return. "I will enjoy sending a son after you again. We was sooo upset when you got away." She said with a smile. Apparently, she had not heard of what happened to him. "Breaking news, bitch. Your son, Dameon, died at my hands six months ago." I replied with my own smile.

Her face contorted with rage when she heard this. "That's impossible!" She cried in return. "He can't be dead!" "Yeah, he is. And he was very surprised when I told him that we have the same father. Apparently, neither of you told him about me. Father had a good reason for not telling him. But you, why did you not tell him?" I asked her. "Because he insist on killing all demons who make half breeds and he would have died by his father's hand if he had tried." She said.

"That's a good reason. Doesn't change the fact that he is now dead by my hand." I said to her. "If what you say is true, I will kill you slowly and painfully. But not before I make you watch me as I corrupt and twist your friends, like that little mate of yours." She said with barely contained rage. My eyes went icy cold. Eugeo and Alice backed up from me. They both knew that the Demon Queen just made a mistake in saying that. "Your are going to regret saying that, step mother." Kirito said, just before he lept at her.

Heathcliff's p.o.v.

I grabbed my daughter as Kirito raced towards the Demon Queen. "Get her out of her commander, before you join us in this battle." Eugeo said before he and Alice ran to join the fight themselves. "Come, Asuna, dear. Lets get you out of here." I said. She nodded and I picked her up. I turned and ran through the building till I found the exit and the knights. All the demons were dead, lying on the ground. "Protect her. And what ever you do, do not come in here. No matter what happens." I said before lying Asuna on the ground and turning back into the building.

When I got back to the grand room, it was chaos. Craters lined the wall and floor, and everything was cover in Hellflame. "What happened here?!" I said in surprise. Eugeo appeared next to me, "Bitch Queen pissed Kirito off even more and he used one of his more powerful magic attacks, Hellflame Nova." "And it did all of this?" I asked. "Yep" Alice said as she landed next to me. "Now, are you going to join the battle or what?" She asked with a smile. I looked at Kirito and Titania, "All right, lets get this over with." I said before charging in.

The battle was absolutely crazy. We were all getting hit but being the tank, I was the only one not sent flying into a wall. Titania was starting to tire, from the way she was moving. But so were we. Kirito was the one who was doing the most damage to the Queen and she mostly tried to attack him. I saw an opening and cried out, "Eugeo, Alice. Keep her occupied. Kirito, over here." They lept into action as Kirito ran over to me. "What?" He said. "Remember the 80th floor Guardian?" I asked him. "Yeah, what about it...." He said before remembering what we did to take it out. He smiled, "Lets do it." He said before taking off.

I got into position behind the queen and Kirito ran right at her. She dodged out of the way and he continued to run right towards me. He jumped up and planted his feet on my shield, and just before he jumped off, I pushed. He was sent flying upwards and then looked down. Aiming at the Demon Queen, he fell. She never saw in coming and Kirito cut her right down the middle. The look of shock on her face when that happen was priceless. Kirito looked up at her, "I told you I would make you regret saying that." He said before she slide into two pieces.

We turned and walked out of the building. Everyone looked up at us. "The Demon Queen is dead!" Kirito shouted. They all cheered when they heard that. Asuna got up and ran towards Kirito, embracing him. He smiled, gently stroking her hair. "Come on. Lets head home. Yui is probably worried by now." She nodded, and with that, they vanished. No one was surprised anymore with it. I turned to the knights. "Mission Completed. Time to head back." The all nodded, picked up their equipment, and we turned to got.