The Crimson Hunter. SAO X Reader. [DRAFT].

●Chapter 22: Hunting.

19th October 2024.
Floor 50.
11:00AM
Algade.
Current Level: 112.

Agil: A blue demon as the boss of Floor 74, almost annihilating a bunch of ALF guys. The Crimson Hunter controlling a dagger that was on fire, including his forearm, and to top it all off, the Black Swordsman duel wielding two swords and creating a 50 hit combo, taking out the boss all by himself!

The shopkeeper puts his free hand on his head and grins whilst reading the paper he was holding. Kirito was sitting between you and Agil, looking very displeased, annoyed, and very tired. You however kept a rather blank expression, stroking Natsu's feathers as he sat on your lap as you listened.

Agil: Man! I can't believe how much of a big deal they're making of this! Hehehehe!

U/N: Well, news and info will only blow up like this when it happens this way, word about players with big names like ours with unique skills doing something crazy is bound to get a lot of attention.

Natsu: Skraaaw!

Kirito: Yeah and it's blown up in our faces too!

Agil: I could've guessed that much, what's happened?

Kirito: A bunch of swordsmen and info brokers showed up at my house this morning, demanding any info I might have on this skill, now I need to get a new pad because they all know where I live.

U/N: Sheesh! That sucks, no one's shown up at my place, though I think it's because they're too nervous to try and harass the residents of a home to a red player guild......*sweatdrops* Except maybe for Elanor........ *smiles* So.....Lucky me on my end.......I guess.

Omega: No offense, but lucky in our book is a very broad term. And by broad I mean either having great luck or absolute shit luck, no inbetween like...at all.

U/N: Thanks for the insight of our life, like, I totally needed that.

Omega: You're welcome.

Agil: Lucky is an understatement. And I ain't just talking about the attention, that skill you showed off was beyond amazing from what I heard, a strong sword skill with an elemental effect like that is basically impossible to get.

Kirito: I have to agree, I'm actually kinda jealous now that I practically gave you that skill, having a burning sword may have been better than two swords.

You scoff at the remark. While you did like the compliment, you still kept your mindset within the reality of what happened two days ago.

U/N: A burning sword alone wouldn't have won that battle, not against a boss like that, and if you recall, I just ended up stunning and burning that thing before getting knocked out via tail slam. You did most of the work, hell you're the player that killed it.......but even then......we still couldn't save all of them...it still wasn't enough.

He sighs and looks back down at the table. You do the same, your dragon cooing sadly, to which you pet him to calm him calm. You couldn't help but think back on the aftermath of the battle when you woke up.....battle....no....disaster was a better word.

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You remember waking up to a throbbing headache and little to no vision. As well as the feeling of your brother, a small dragon and a 90 pound dire wolf cuddled around you. When your vision cleared, you saw Klein's guild and whatever remained of the ALF walk into the boss room and out of sight before bidding Kirito goodbye. You remember how Shoji stared at you with an expression of anxiety....maybe even fear, you put and arm around him as to reassure him that you were okay. You remember feeling guilt in the bottom of your stomach.....you knew that you lost people there, you knew that you failed to save all of them....and the guilt just churned your soul even more.