Glimmering of Sword and Shield (Rising of the shield hero X Sword art online)

CHAPTER 2 : A WHOLE NEW WORLD...AGAIN

Raphtalia : " Naofumi-sama ?! Naofumi-sama?! 

Firo : " Goshujin-sama?! "

Melty : "Naofumi ?! "

As soon as Naofumi heard those voice, Naofumi take a quick glance all around him, but only to find no one around him, just a black empty room pack with voices he always cherish most.

" What is this?! Where am i?!" Naofumi scream as he's wondering what kind of situation he is in.

" You still weak, boy. that's why you lose everyone important to you, if only you give yourself to anger, you wouldn't be here right now"  A grudge voice filled the air around Naofumi, he certainly recognize this voice, this is the voice of hatred slumber within his shield.

" Anger? give in myself to anger? " Naofumi hesitant for a bit after hearing the voice 

Naofumi : " No!! i wouldn't be easilly trick by this " 

" Only this anger can granted you your power, and save the ones you loved " Naofumi's body become petrified as soon as he heard those voice again.

" I...won't give..myself to....this " He struggle so hard to break out of something hold his body down, but his effort is pointles.

In front of him appear a vision of his comrade being slaughtered by the cloak figure he was fight before. Raphtalia, filo, melty, all of his comrade being killed in front of his eyes, this make Naofumi's heart beating so fast.

" this is happens because you are weak boy, you wouldn't win the fight against it if you don't rely on this anger, you will lose again something you're cherish most!"   

Naofumi can't take all of this pressure and begin to scream at the top of his lung.

" AAAAHHHH....hah...hah...hah" Naofumi is panted as he is wake from his slumber, but only to find he is in somekind of a bedroom, unfamiliar from he was encountered before while he was in melromarc.

the dizziness he feel make him hold his head and grins his teeth . was that all a dream?, but it feels like real, i fought against a mysterious cloak figure even i can't see his face, he fought using a sword and use only his one hand to fight us and....Raphtalia?? . he gasp as he recall what was happened to his companion before.

" Raphta...ukh" while he was trying to call out her name, Naofumi feel ache on all part of the body. Damn it, it hurt is this the effect of using blood sacrifice ? but when i was using that skill i barely alive if not from the help of queen, and i waking up three days after i use it, is it three days already?, then what happen t my friends? crap, this hurt keep from getting off of this bed.

" Hey, you wake up already? " an unfamiliar young boy voice can be heard by Naofumi just outside of the room, he slowly enter the room where Naofumi is in.

A young-black-haired boy appeared at the entrance of the room , slightly younger than Naofumi he greeted him with a small smile " yo, good morning ".

Naofumi : " Huh? "

" Let me introduce you myself, Im kirito " he slightly walk towards Naofumi who sat on the bed and reach out of his hand.

Kirito : " And you are? " 

" Naofumi " He introduce his name briefly and reaching to kirito's hand to greeted him.

Kirito : " So, Naofumi, how you feel right now?" 

Naofumi slightly swing his arm to feel how hurt his injury is " not bad but still hurt " after he finished testing his injury, he stare into kirito's eyes, feeling can't trusting anyone he just briefly met and insecure around new people, Naofumi is questioned kirito's motives for being so good to him.

" Hey, why are you helping me?" he ask kirito with a cold tone.

Kirito that realize Naofumi's awareness began to raised his both hands and start explaining things" H-hey take it easy alright, i don't have any bad intention"

Kirito : " Well, you know i just found you lying down unconscious a couple of miles from here, and you're injured really bad that's why i brought you here, to my home " .

Naofumi's expression change into regret and look down he even can't say a word after hearing Kirito's explanation, there's so much things on his minds right now especially about his companions.

" its alright if you wanna rest here for a while, Asuna is probably gladly too to have you around " Kirito said with a warm-friendly-expression.

" hey kirito, you said you found me lying down unconscious right? then....do you see others beside me? " Naofumi ask with a low tone and a concerned expression appears on his face.

Kirito : " um as far as i can tell is...nope, not any one around you at that time, only you drenched with blood " 

Crap, then where are the others? as i recall i close my eyes on Raphtalia's lap, filo and melty too shouldn't be far away from i was unconscious, so they shouldn't have far away from my position. But this guy said he's found no one around me at that time, that means Im all alone lying there. Naofumi's thought interupted by Kirito waving his hand ahead if his face.

Kirito : " Hey, you okay there?, got something to talk about? " 

Naofumi : " Uh no, I gotta go to melromarc as soon as possible" 

a confused expression appears on Kirito's face after hearing what Naofumi said " huh? a...what? "

Naofumi : " Merlomarc kingdom, its on the east side of this place, this place is near Siltvelt right? " 

" Huh? siltvelt? i never heard of that place before" Kirito touch his chin while looking upward answering Naofumi's question.

WHA-WHAT?! .Naofumi shocked hearing what Kirito's answer to him because normally for him people know melromarc as one of the greatest kingdom in the entire region. 

Kirito : " H-hey, what's with the face? " 

" Where am i?! What's this place?! " a serious expression appears on Naofumi's face

Kirito : " you don't know? well, currently you're inside my log hou- " 

Kirito's words are intercepted by Naofumi's sudden burst of question. 

Naofumi : " what world am i in?! what kind of world is this?! " 

Kirito confused after hearing Naofumi's question and at first he's hesitant to answer him

Kirito : " Uh...A-Alddbell region..." 

HUH?! What??!! 

TO BE CONTINUED

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Author's Note : so uh i decided to use a fictional world for the plot of this fanfic, a world i made for this project where everything just like in alfheim online, but a slightly different than alfheim. The only different things of this world are, there are no wings, no different race which means all player are humans, and reciting magic in this world is also the same as in rising hero world. As for the atmosphere of this world I let your imagination handle that.