Swordsmen

...Why Do I Have Them Here....?

Everyone stumbled out of all their respective borders. Hoja tripped on the steps and fell.

" Ah! " he said.

" We're in level 51... Finally out of level 50, " Asantia said.

" Level 50 was a rather run for us, wasn't it? " Sol said as he helped Hoja back up.

" It really was, " Scopio said.

" But I think that was just one of the many traps the Alpha has for us. We should be more careful along these levels, " Trueno said. The swordsmen and women nodded.

" Let's go to the village now. We'll text the others along the way, " Viento said.

..........

The Catpeople had just went through their border. Just as they set foot on the level 51 ground, they were silent at first, but then they broke down into cries of joy.

" Allan!!! You're okay!! You're alright!!!! " Pike said, hugging Allan.

" We're so sorry we couldn't save you on time!!! We promise to keep a very close eye on you next time!! " Xela said.

Allan smiled. " Thank you.... " he mumbled.

..........

Everyone met at the room in one of the hotels that the swordsmen and women had already booked to stay in. They decided to rest on that day after that intense event on level 50.

" Calypso and I are gonna walk around the village a bit. Who wants to come along? " Asantia said.

" Oh! Me! " Scopio said, raising her hand.

" Me too! " Cj said.

" We do need to get more supplies. We'll come along as well, " Hoja and Sol said. The twins nodded.

" Okay then. We'll be back soon! " Calypso said. They all went out the door and left the players remaining in the room.

Trueno was polishing his blade on the table. Pike stared at him from the roof foundation. He tapped Allan and Xela's ears.

" I'm going down for a bit, " he said. They nodded in approval. Pike jumped down onto one of the beds. He walked to Trueno.

" Hey, Trueno? " he said. Trueno heard him and turned around.

" What is it, Pike? " he asked.

" I'm just... I'm sorry for snapping at you, I just got so worked up and Allan was practically my first priority and.. You get it. I'm sorry, " Pike said, blushing out of embarrassment.

" It's alright, Pike. I never minded it. Many people had always pressured me like that in real life, that's why I was so calm because I was used to it. Don't take it so seriously, " Trueno said.

Pike took a sigh of relief. " That's good then. Thanks, " he said.

" Heh. Plus, I understand you were worrying about your.... Crush, " Trueno said, whispering at the word crush.

" Oh, what? Is it that obvious? " Pike said. Trueno shrugged.

" Well, if you mean that Calypso, Asantia, Cj, Scopio and my brothers already know obvious then... Yeah, pretty obvious, " Trueno said. Pike sighed in defeat.

" Fine. But hey, enough about me. What do you mean you were always pressured like that in real life? Do your friends treat you like that too? If they do, then they're not really good friends, " he said, taking a chair and sitting down next to Trueno

" Sometimes they do. It's the people who look up to me and my brothers that do that often. They would expect much more from us and sometimes beg us to do what they need. They might even snap at us if they were impatient people. But.... " Trueno said.
" But.....? " Pike said.

" .....But, I always take the bullet for all my brothers. Whatever demands or insults were being thrown at them, I always take them. That's why I said I didn't mind it because I was used to it all, " Trueno said.

" .....What? But how can you keep it all in? Don't they hurt? " Pike said.

" Hurts like hell. But I've grown up bottling all my feelings in, so, again, I'm used to it, " Trueno said. Pike noticed the hurt in his eyes, and felt bad for him.

" Hey, you shouldn't have to keep it all to yourself. You have us, you can talk to us, " he said. " And look, you're already doing it by talking to me! "

" I guess you're right. Thanks, Pike, " Trueno said. Pike smiled.

" Anything for a friend, " he said.

Trueno smiled back. They all waited for the others to get back from their little tour around the village. They did their own thing of the whole day.

.........

Level 51 had traps. But they were more than level 50, but not as intense of the previous trap. They were able to get through the traps on level 51 quite easily, since they leveled up their personal levels.

More traps was shown the further they went up the levels. Level 79 had twenty traps in different stops of the map. The traps were getting more intense and hard as well.

" How many more traps are they gonna be?! " Cj said as she slumped at the edge of the pool. She had just came back from fighting a water monster, which was one of the few traps. Laila handed her a piece of bread to fill her hunger.

" There are more traps as we go further up. We cannot really control that, " she said. Cj let out a small 'hmph' before she stuffed the bread into her mouth.

" What have we faced today? Let's see, Cj got attacked by a water monster, Asantia and Calypso almost of caught in a deadly plant, Laila got attacked by corrupted werewolves, Xela, Allan and I got attacked by wild animals, " Pike said, counting how many attacks they've had to face on that day alone.

" Hey, don't forget the dragon that attacked Tierra, Fuego and Hielo, " Viento said.

" Yeah, that too, " Pike said.

" That's a lot of traps. I'm surprised her the Alpha literally went through all that work just to get to us, " Hoja said.

Sol was reading a book on his bed. Whne he noticed a shadow blocking the words, he looked up. He noticed it was almost night. " Oh no. I forgot that the hotel's lights don't work for a while.... " he said, a little disappointed.
He went and closed the book, but then suddenly his hands shone brightly with light. " What?! " he shouted.

The bright light blocked the others' vision. " Sol, turn that down! " Asantia said.

Sol closed his hands and blocked them from his sight. The others and himself were astonished. " Guys..... " he said.

"...How.....Did..? " his brothers said. The others looked at them.

" Why do I have my sunlight powers in this game? "