RWBY/Sword Art Online (Discontinued)

Chapter 87: Volvo

All of the students of the academy arrive on the stands in the main training hall, including Raios, Humbert, and Eugeo's mentor.

Sortiliena: Kirito.

Kirito: What is it?

Sortiliena: I believe in your strength. Since I do, I will teach you something. There is a family rule hidden in Volvo Levantain's family. "Soak this sword in the blood of the mighty. Doing so will make their power your own."

Kirito: Blood?

Sortiliena: Yes. Volvo has been engaging in these one-point duels with real swords even before he came here. Those experiences allow him to produce his mighty sword.

Kirito gasps.

Kirito: The power of his imagination, huh?

Sortiliena: "You become stronger by absorbing the blood of powerful enemies." He's planning to convert your sword strength into blood, absorb it, and feed on it.

David: No way!

Penny: But we still know that Kirito's gonna win.

Evelyn: He always does.

Sortiliena: We all believe in you. You're not the kind of swordsman who would fall so easily to that man. I hope you haven't forgotten what you promised me.

Kirito: That's right. I promised to show you everything I have.

Sortiliena: Then show it to me now, Kirito.

Kirito: Right. I'll do it.

Volvo: Are you ready yet, Trainee Kirito?

Kirito: Yes.

Amber: Good luck out there!

Penny: Too bad he doesn't have two swords.

Kirito: That's because I only need one for this.

Volvo: Ahem! Elite Disciple Serlut. Will you serve as our witness?

Sortiliena: Very well. The one-point match between Elite Disciple Levantein, and Novice Trainee Kirito will now begin!

The audience starts cheering.

Sortiliena: As mutually agreed, both will use real swords.

The audience becomes concerned about that. Then, both Kirito and Volvo take out their swords and prepare to battle. Humbert and Raios look at Kirito's black sword.

Humbert: Hmm. Is it customary to dye swords black in the hinterlands, Lord Raios?

Raios: Don't be like that, Humbert. Those pages must be far too busy to polish their swords, after all.

Then, Volvo prepares to use a sword skill, making a red image appear.

Sortiliena: The High-Norkian Style, Heavenly Mountain-Splitting Wave stance. He's starting off with his secret skill?

Kirito: That's the two-handed, heavy one-hit thrust skill, Avalanche. But not just any. His power of imagination must be amplifying its force. But I can't afford to dodge it. If I'm going to keep my promise to Liena, I'm going to have to block it. I'll counter it using a four-hit strike, Vertical Square.

Then, Volvo unleashes the Avalanche skill, while Kirito uses Vertical Square. After three hits of the skill...

Evelyn: He stopped the move!

Kirito: If I can endure this one, I'll still have my fourth hit. Huh?!

Then, an image of a bunch of people behind Volvo appears.