The Black Swordswoman ( An SAO fanic FemKiritoxAsuna )

Beater Part 1

It was a fine day in Aincrad the weather was perfect in Tolbana the air wasn't too dry or moist, the sun wasn't hiding or making a scene and the breeze felt cool as it touched the young girls skin. This young girl was none other than Kirito, she leaned back on a stone wall in the village's main plaza. It had been a month since this death game began... 2000 souls had been lost to Aincrad. Kirito was branding new equipment and had hit level 11 due to massive amounts of grinding, unfortunately the mobs on the first floor stopped giving enough exp to level up much after you hit level 10. Kirito was still brandishing the same blue shirt and black pants she had when she first logged in, some might think it odd Kirito was wearing men's clothing but honestly she preferred it, mostly because mini skirts don't have pockets and for other reasons. She had long since sold her Iron sword and now clad on her back was the Anneal Blade, she got it during the beta test and in the death game, it was a 1-handed long sword with a leather grip, a sturdy cross guard, and a blade navy blue in blue colour everywhere but the edges, it was a fine weapon a personal favorite of Kirito's its was a great blade on the first 4 floors which meant you didn't have to keep buying new equipment every floor until the 4th so she could save her money which was always nice. She also had new fingerless gloves made of a fine black cloth, and a new breastplate made of leather with a thin sheet of tin layering it giving it a white appearance. Even though she was small she still looked tough and she had to be for the first floor boss was to be faced soon and she alongside about 40-50 other players were about to hold a meeting to discuss just that very topic. The part that bothered Kirito the most was that even she a beta tester haven't found the boss room yet, the giant towers that connected each floor to each other was massive and even getting to top was a challenge due to the insane amount of mobs in there, and when you did get to the top you still had to go threw one hell of a labyrinth to reach it. But it was also insightful, this meant some things from the beta test were different in the death game, knowledge is power not invincibility.

The meeting was taking place in Tolbana's amphitheater which reminded Kirito of the ones constructed by the ancient Greeks that allowed sound to travel near perfectly no matter where you were sitting. As Kirito sat down near the top she noticed a man with blue hair standing at the bottom, Kirito assumed that he was the one who called the meeting. As the other participants were talking among themselves the man with blue hair clapped his hands together to get everyone's attention. Then he spoke "Okay people! Now that everyones here lets get this started shall we?", ''First of all I want to thank all of you for coming. It's great to see you! My name is Diabel and in this game the job I rolled is Knight!" People started laughing as this game didn't have jobs. But he did play the part well, as Kirito scanned him he noticed the gear he had, he had a bright blue tunic on that matched his hair in colour, he had brown armor covering his breast, shoulders, and wrists he also carried a small white shield on his back that matched his pants, and he carried a 1-handed long sword on his belt. "Do you guys want to hear this or not?" Diabel said to get everyone to stop bickering so they could get down to business. "Right, so here's the deal, our party found the boss room at the top of the tower" everyone was shocked but Diabel kept talking "First, we need to defeat the boss and make it to floor 2. Next we have to tell everyone in the town of beginnings that it IS possible to defeat this game! Fact is, it's our duty as the most capable players to bring hope to the people of Sword art online, do you disagree?" As Kirito watched, he noticed how capable a leader Diabel was, he was honest, charismatic, thought ahead, and figured out ways to bring hope into people. Hell even Kirito was a little giddy from the speech, she felt like a protagonist in an Rpg. Clearly it had quite an impact on everyone else as they started clapping, cheering, some were even whistling.

"Good, I'm glad we're all on board with this, now let's figure out how we're going to beat the boss! First off we'll team up in parties of 6" as soon as Diabel said that Kirito's sank further than the damn Titanic.