The World of Swords part 2

(Go read on wattpad if you haven't already, im done with the first story arc over there. Also, you know how when you write something and you look back on it, and it makes you cringe at how bad it is? Yeah im kinda feeling that right about now.) -Bell

As Kirito's eyes opened " he " was greeted by the Black Iron palace, one of if not the largest buildings in the town of beginnings. As Kirito looked around everything started to come back to " him " and it was almost like " his " body was on Autopilot, like when one returns to their home town and can still remember every building, every park, and all the best places to be. Whilst Kirito was running through one of the many marketplaces in the Town of Beginnings he turned down an alleyway and caught the attention of a scrappy looking red haired man. As Kirito made his way down the alleyway he suddenly heard " Hey bro wait up! " as Kirito turned around " his eyes fell upon a red haired man with a red bandana to keep his hair from falling into his eyes he had beginner gear just like Kirito and was panting by time he caught up resting his hands on his knee caps. " pant... pant... you look like you know your way around this place, you were in the beta test weren't you? " Kirito was surprised at first but made sure to keep a mental note that this man was far more perceptive than he looked, Kirito simply said " uhh yeah " " Today's my first day.... " the man said as he was approaching Kirito which made " him " a little uneasy " ...could you give me some tips on the lower floors? " Kirito replied awkwardly '' Uh... yeah... i don't know... " he was cut off by the red haired man who put his hands together begging " Oh come on please, My name's Klein it's nice to meet you! " Klein said as he gave a friendly thumbs up, Kirito replied " Ah screw it, it might be good to have a temporary team up, my name's Kirito. It's a pleasure to meet you Klein! " Klein then grabbed Kirito's hand and shook it " Thank you man. I promise you won't regret this! ".

A couple minutes later and Klein got ramed in the crotch by a Frenzy boar " ahhh.... right in the family jewels ahhh..... Damit.... " Klein wheezed, Kirito placed " his " hands on his hips " Oh come on man it's just a boar and you can't even feel pain! " Kleins eyes widened in realization " oh yeah, guess it's just instinct ya know? " As Klein got up Kirito explained to him " your first initial movement is the most important " he " said as " he " picked up a small stone with his right hand, the stone began to glow a bright red " if you activate the sword skill at just the right time... " Fwooooosh the stone shot out of Kirito's hand creating a trail of red in its wake, it left a fine mark on the boars rear hip "... the system pretty much guarantees you'll always hit your target " Kirito said the same way a sensei would " Initial motion huh " Klein said sceptical " Here's an easier way to look at it, once you feel the Skill start to activate take a stance and let the power in your sword kind of... Explode ", " Explode eh " as Klein was getting his strike ready Kirito was herding the boar in Kleins direction as it started to charge him Klein suddenly started feel energy in his blade, he widened his stance placed the blade behind his back he was activating a sword skill called Rage Spike he then charged the boar as he screamed " AHHHH!!!!" As he charged forward he left a deep gash in the side of the boars back, the boars HP dropped to Zero and it shattered like a glass pane into a million tiny pieces, As Klein turned around he saw the battle window telling him he won and the rewards he gained from doing so, A massive smile grew on the man's face as he screamed " YEAH HAHA!!!!!!! " Kirito then gave him a high five saying " Congrats on your first victory man! ". Kirito then explained to Klein that the boar he just slayed was very, Very, very week, Klein was quite shocked to hear this joking about how he thought it was field boss whilst practicing his newly acquired sword skills " So these skills, there's a lot of them right like blacksmithing and stuff like that right? " Kirito nodded '' yeah, i hear there's an unlimited amount of them... besides magic ", " An rpg without magic, that's quite a bold decision " Klein said whilst using the sword skill Slant a 45 degree slash. " I kinda get why Kayaba didn't put magic in this game thought ", "oh? Is that so well sensei please explain " Klein then sat down on a nearby boulder as Kirito explained " I feel like Kayaba wanted this world to feel real in a sense to people, he didn't want magic to allow player to heal each other or do massive amounts of damage to the enemy without getting close, he wanted people to train to get better with a weapon and take monsters down with their own ability rather than that of the systems. " Klein nodded " yeah I get what you're putting down, it feels so much more rewarding than using lighting or fire to kill that thing! I was Pwahh swooshh Hyaiiii!!! " Kirito could not help but chuckle to " him " self as he smiled at Klein, Kirito was glad they were working together " well then should we get going " Klein shot up from the rock Screaming " HELL YEAH!!!" to get himself amped up as they went out hunting.

A few hours later and Kirito was up to level 3 whilst Klein was only level 2. The two of them sat atop a hill watching the first sunset fall upon Aincrad, Klein spoke up first " man when i look around i can't believe it man were in a game bro! ", " I'm guessing this is your first time using the NerveGear? " Kirito asked already knowing the answer " yeah as soon as I got the money together I got all the gear to run SAO, damn near had to sell one of my kidneys! " they both let out a laugh " but i was really lucky after 3 days of waiting on line i finally got a copy, but you're ten times luckier you were in the beta test, only like one thousand people got to be in that! " Kirito rubbed " his " head " yeah i guess so " after a moment of silence Klein asked Kirito " mind if i ask how far you got in the beta test ", " it took me 2 months to get to floor 8 and i was level 24, this time though i can get there in 1 month!" Kirito said confidently holding " his " Iron sword in the sky aiming the pointed edge to the twilight sky " during the beta test SAO was the only thing on my mind day and night, I even dreamed about it.... I love this world, here a single blade can take you anywhere, i'm embarrassed to admit it but i feel more alive in here than in the real world " he than sheathed his weapon and turned to Klein " sorry i started rambling there ", " Ahh don't worry about it " Klein said casually, Kirito was quick to change the subject " Anyway want to go hunt some more i think we can both level up if we give it another hour or so! " Klein replied " Hell yeah! But... Groowwwwlllllllllll... But I'm really hungry so I got to log out. ", Kirito replied " to bad food here only makes you think your not hungry anymore ", "ahh you said it man " Klein said in an exhausted voice as he stretched his arms behind his back " i ordered a pizza for 5:30, the game can wait pizza can't " Kirito nodded his head in agreement as Klein went on " any way, after i get my pizza on! I'm gonna meet some friends from another game... you wanna friend them and hang out? "Klein could see the discomfort in Kirito's face even though it was virtual Klein could see it clear as day " It's cool if you don't want to, no pressure man, I can always introduce you another time. " Kirito's face seemed less tense at the sound of those words " yeah... sorry... thanks anyway ", " ahh don't worry about it man anyway let me pay you back someday for all the help... virtually that is " Klein finished with his hand on Kirito's shoulder and a wink on his face, " yeah i cant wait " Kirito said with sincerity, " no really man thanks for everything " Klein repeated himself to let Kirito know he was truly grateful, Kirito replied to his new friend " if you need any more help feel free to message me " Kirito and Klein shook hands as Klein said " Sweet! I'll be sure to do that " . After that touching moment Kirito started to walk away as Klein proceeded to pull up his menu to log out. As Kirito was walking away " he " heard Klein mutter " huh? Where'd the log out button go? " Kirito decided it best to turn around to aid him seeing as how he was right there. " you need any help? " Kirito asked " Yeah... kind of a dumb question but weres the log out button? ", Kirito knew just because Klein was kind didnt mean he was stupid so he assumed something must be wrong, as he opened up his own menu Kirito said " it should be on your main menu " but was dumbfounded when he found no evidence of a log out button, Kirito mumbled " its not there... ", " told ya, but i guess to be fair it is the first day of the game being out there are bound to be as many glitches as players ya know " Klein said in a confident tone, but as soon as he saw Kirito's face he had feeling he may not be seeing the whole picture, Kirito spoke up " why don't you try contacting the game master getting you out first should be top priority ", Klein looked confused as he saw Kirito point at the menu's clock its was 5:25! " NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! MY TERIYAKI MAYO PIZZA AND GINGER ALE!!!! " Klein nearly fell to his knees and the pizza cost him 30 bucks alongside the soda. " Kirito repeated what " he " had said before " Oi calm down just contact the game master ", Klein quickly snapped back to reality and replied " I did but the dudes not picking up... you were in the beta test do you know if there's any other way to log out? " Kirito paused for a moment before replying " No, the NerveGear intercepts all the signals your brain sends to your real body and sends it to this one " Klein was visibly starting to get worried and Kirito had a feeling why, Kirito could tell Klein was old enough to live by himself just by hearing his voice and if Klein lived alone than no one could remove the NerveGear from his head, he was trapped. " Log out! Return! Escape!!! ", " told you " said Kirito as Klein was futilely trying to use voice commands to log out, just as Klein was about to open his mouth Kirito cut him off " and no there is no emergency log out button ", " Seriously!?! So what now we have to wait for the game dev to fix some bug? " Klein was starting to sweat as Kirito answered " or until someone removes the NerveGear from our heads ", " well i live alone, you? " Klein inquired " yeah i live with my mom and siste- " Klein ran into Kirito putting hands on Kirito's shoulders asking " You got a sister? How old is she, what's she like? " Kirito being a girl in real life was slightly disappointed and disgusted but quickly realized Klein might just be trying to distract himself... or that he was a little bit of a pervert. " uhh... she's into sports, hates games, hates your type and is also under 18 " after hearing the last part Klein Immediately apologized by bowing down and saying " IM SORRY IM NOT A CREEP I SWEAR!!! ", " it's fine, " said Kirito. " Anyway i wonder if the developers even know what's going on, they could just shut down the servers and force log everyone out but they haven't ", " yeah i wonder what's going on " Klein asked, seeming much calmer after seeing Kirito in such a calm and composed state. '' if Argus doesn't fix this soon this could destroy the game... " Kirito said with a hint of sadness in his voice. As the 2 players sat in silence thinking everything over they suddenly heard a bell start to ring echoing throughout the first floor of Aincrad like a gunshot in a cave. Suddenly a bright blue light absorbed both players as it did the two players called out for each other " KLEIN!!! " " KIRITO!!! " then even their calls were snuffed out as the light consumed them.

The interaction between Klein and Kirito haven't changed much yet but it will next time. This was substantially longer than the first and continuing onward they will be about as long as this give or take, the first part was mainly setting the plot and giving us a description of what Kirito looked like in real life. I felt like explaining why I thought Kayaba never put magic in SAO and I hoped it was a good explanation. I hated how it wasnt ever brought up again in the show and it irked me especially when ALO had magic. I'm also not using Yen as it would further complicated things so i'm simply using USD. Next chapter will be the final part of The world of swords. As always please leave a comment below i appreciate constructive criticism. Have a good day folks and remember Klein is best boy!