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

CHAPTER 22 : UNFATHOMABLE

" Hey, you okay there? " a familiar voice belong to no other than Sho greeted Kirito as he once again regain his consciousness.

Kirito trying to glance towards Sho weakly as both of his hands are still hanged. " ugh...wha..." a vague is interfere with his vision

" You know, I got something to tell you so why don't we take a walk for a moment " Sho walking towards a lever and pull it down which is lower Kirito to the ground. Finally Kirito's feet manage to touch the ground for the first time as he don't know how long he is being captured and hanged like that.

As soon as Kirito manage to stand idly on the ground, Sho immediately lose Kirito's restrain and give him a hand to maintaining his balance. Sho willingly to lend him a shoulder as a place for Kirito's hand to be put around it, because of Sho's aid Kirito manage to move his feet and take a slightly step onwards.

Sho is taking Kirito all around the castle for sightseeing while Kirito had no other choice but to follow him as being carried. Even his body feel a bit numbed, but Kirito's mind are always cautiously figure out what is Sho's intention by helping him like this but also search for an opening to break out of this castle.

" You could lower your alertness like that you know " Sho stated while staring ahead of him as he helping Kirito wandering around the castle

Kirito flinched as he heard Sho's sudden breaking-the-ice statement. " its not like I'm messing around " Kirito says with a smirk 

Sho just grins responded to Kirito " heh true enough " 

" So what is this something you want to tell me about ? " Kirito finally ask the point of being dragged around by Sho 

" Oh no small talk then, alright then, looks like your friends infiltrate this castle already, and as we're about to speak right now, they have made it to the floor below us now " Sho says with a mere expression 

Hearing what Sho said, Kirito shockingly gasped as  he can't believe Sho's words, but his expression currently told that he is not joking at all. " it can't be..."

Sho : " What a coincidence right? or its not a merely coincidence ? " 

What are they thinking? they must really thought of saving me. Kirito's thought interrupted by Sho flickering his finger before Kirito's face

Sho : " hey, don't worry they aren't harmed, yet " 

Kirito quickly gazing into Sho in shock, the words from him already bring horror in Kirito's thought " so where're you taking me? " he calmly ask as he is being dragged by Sho

 A smirk just appeared on Sho's face " hmmm no idea, you could say saving you from the one you being called Vassago, I guess "

Kirito just silently follow Sho's direction, a long walk had been taken by the two of them until they arrived in front of a certain massive door stood tall before them. Sho opened it slowly as they entered it

Nothing but an empty, large hall could be sighted by Kirito's eyes. Sho continuing his step onward into the centered of the room, while Kirito confusedly staring all around him trying to figure out what is the place and why he is being brought here

They finally arrived at the centered of the room and Sho is putting down Kirito as he kneeled down cautiously observed around him. 

" What a terrible vision, you caused this Sho? " 

A sudden voice echoed out of nowhere seems to be greeted them, Kirito quickly search for the source of the voice but not a single person around there at that time.

" This is Vassago's doing, you can ask him for an explanation " Sho shouted out loud to nobody inside the room

Who is Sho talking to....Kirito still cautiously silenced as he observed all around him, until someone landed ahead of him, an unfamiliar faces appeared before them, A robe wearing guy just stood idly by.

" Yo, the mighty black swordsman " the mysterious guy just smirk at him while staring at Kirito's black pupil 

Kirito confusedly staring back towards the guy while clenched his bloodied arm. Who is this guy...?

TO BE CONTINUED