Sword Art Online: The Administrator's Descent

Chapter 12: A Man-born Monster

WARNING: This chapter contains mature elements such as blood, torture, BDSM.

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Underworld, Dark Territory, Obsidia Palace—10th September, Year 380 in the Time of the Realm of Humanity

What makes a man tick, he wondered. The things that goes in their minds, their hearts, their souls... it perplexed him.

Gabriel Miller. At first glance, he might just be your typical run-of-the-mill guy who worked as the Chief Tactical Officer at Glowgen Defense Systems. He also had a hobby of catching insects, which wasn't so odd. What made him stand out in Japan was the fact that he was, in truth, an American. He had learnt Japanese a long time ago, and even taken part in 'GGO'.

Although his lack of emotions tend to make people wonder if he was either a living being or a puppet detached of its strings. His lack of responses, his constant bored look, the deadness in his eyes—he could fault no one for thinking that he had died. Perhaps he had, yet his body moves even now, as a husk of what should have been.

Some could assume that he would have simply just been a simple player, but in truth, he was the mind behind the avatar 'Subtilizer'; a legend amongst the players of 'GGO', he was revered as one of the best players after having won two 'Bullet of Bullets' competitions, the first and the fourth, in fact.

Given the fact that 'GGO' does indeed possess so many talented players within its ranks—such as, but not limited to Kiriko, Sinon, LLENN, Pitohui, Kureha, Zeliska, Itsuki—it was a feat all on its own that he managed to carve his name amongst such players.

But really, this man could not be considered just a simple man. No.

He wasn't human to begin with.

A lot of people tend to theorize on what devils are like, and yet, one had already existed within their ranks. And its name was Gabriel Miller himself.

"Seriously, Lord Vector, you should try smiling a lot more," a male voice behind him snickered in a jesting manner, and the image of a massive grin and an endless wave of energy was immediately displaced into his mind's eye. "You're putting all your subjects on edge. Loosen up a bit, like me!"

"Were I to do so, I'd only be presenting myself as some sort of fool, and that would be hardly befitting a ruler such as myself," spoke Gabriel—no, he was Vector, now. He looked to the owner of the voice, whose face possessed nothing but a simple smirk. "No, I'd prefer leaving you to play that sort of role."

Vassago Casals. An 'SAO' survivor who had commanded the 'Laughing Coffin' guild, the infamous party of players that were the only ones who actively took part in killing other players. Just like his guild (or even more, he assumed), the man was sadistic, and lacked any sort of empathy for his own kind.

The man had black, wavy hair and a sadistic grin on his face always, and a small tattoo on the right side of his face. When it came to body mass, he could certainly beat some other men, and his love for killing was just as strong. Something about him was just inhuman, and that made him perfect for the role of the reaper—he took lives without regret, and the Look-See wouldn't even bat him an eye.

Vector hummed, thinking about how Vassago had become his Dark Knight, although he remembered that it was as such once he remembered that this was the sort of plan that he had to go through simply because these were the only SuperAccounts that they had.

No... he wasn't Vassago in this world anymore. PoH was his name, an acronym for 'Prince of Hell', which seemed to go along with his personality. And he played his new role impressively.