The World of Swords part 3

After the light engulfed both Kirito and Klein they found themselves in the middle of a coliseum located in the town of beginnings, they were surrounded by at least 200 other players and with more arriving by the second. In a couple seconds the coliseum was filled with what Kirito presumed to be all 10,000 players currently playing Sword art online, all of them arriving by a blinding light just as Kirito and Klein. Thousands of players were mumbling to each other trying to figure out what was going on, As Klein was surveying his surroundings Kirito muttered " someone activated a force teleport... ". Soon after Kirito said that the bell stopped its song and the only sound in the air was all 10,000 players talking among themselves. As both Kirito and Klein were trying to figure out what was happening they heard " Hey look! Up there! ", As Kirito looked up, " he " saw a red hexagonal error message that suddenly expanded to fill the sky of red, almost like the clouds themselves were bleeding crimson. Then blood started to drain through the cracks in hexagonal pattern coating the sky, as it did it can together to form a humanoid figure in a crimson cloak, the identity of which Kirito assumed was the game master. People started to catch on and with so the murmurs grew in number and volume, people were confused they needed answers, soon. " Attention players " said the crimson cloaked man in a powerful and serious tone that was equally as Stoic " I welcome you to my world ", It took Kirito a moment to figure out what he meant by that. " My name is Akihiko Kayaba the inventor of the NerveGear and creator of Sword art Online, and as of this moment i am in control of this world ", Kirito thought back on the book she was reading earlier it was about Kayaba, her hero a man who pushed the bounds of what humanity found possible and came out on top. People were were sceptical " whoa is that really him! ", " he's the guy who made the NerveGear? ", " OH MY GOD YOUR MY HERO!!! ". Kayaba continued " I'm sure all of you have noticed an item missing from your main menu... The logout button " He then opened his own menu to help emphasize that he was being serious. Kayaba opened his main menu only to find that the log out button was missing as he said " This is not a defect in the game, I repeat this is not a defect. This is how Sword art online was meant to be played ".

" He's kidding right Kirito? " Klein turned to his friend only to see him listening intently to The man who proclaimed to be Kayaba Akihiko. '' You can no longer log yourself out of SAO, and no one from the outside will be able to remove the NerveGear from your head. If anyone attempts to do so a transmitter inside the NerveGear will send a microwave transmission to your skull, destroying your brain and ending your life. ", no one appeared to take what he said seriously saying things like " Oh come on that's such B.S.! " and " pfft let's get out of here ". As a pair of players tried to leave the coliseum an invisible barrier stopped them in their tracks causing tensions to rise even more so. Klein to was one of these players saying to his black haired friend " yeesh can you believe this cra- " Klein stopped as soon as he saw Kirito's face, Kirito was far more knowledgeable about the NerveGear than he was so he stayed quiet as Kirito explained " yes i can believe it because it's fully possible, he's telling the truth. The transmitters the NerveGear uses to communicate with your brain are nearly identical to microwaves, if the safeties disabled it could fry your brain. ", Klein retorted " well couldn't someone just cut the power or- ", That won't work said Kirito in a serious yet confident tone " The NerveGear has an internal battery ", to this Klein could only growl and clench his fists. " This is CRAZY!!! Totally crazy! " Klein screamed but was forced to stop due to Kayaba continuing his speech. " Despite my warning many family and friends of players did not heed my warning and attempted to remove the NerveGear, An unfortunate decision to say the least. As a result the game now has 213 less players in it than when it began, they've been deleted from both Aincrad and the real world... permanently. " Kirito and Klein Gasped " 213!?! " Kirito said, stunned " no way i don't believe it! " Klein yelled. " As you can see, news and media have round the clock coverage of everything, including the deaths. In this case it's safe to assume the likelihood of someone removing the NerveGear from your head is minimal at best, I hope this brings you a little comfort as you try to clear the game " Kirito clenched his first together and was basically growling at this point. Kayaba went on explaining the players' situation " It is important to remember the following. There is no longer any way to revive someone in the game, If your HP reaches zero then your avatar will be deleted... forever. And the NerveGear will simultaneously destroy your brain, killing you " Kirito's eyes widened as he thought back to how many times he had been killed during the beta test. " There is only 1 way to escape now, you must make your way through all 100 floors of Aincrad. Defeat the boss in the dungeon and advance to the next floor, make your way to floor 100, beat the boss and you will have cleared the game earning your freedom ". " We can clear all 100 floors.. That's frickin impossible. Even the beta testers didn't make it that high! " Klein said in a voice that was a mix of anger and hopelessness. " Last but not least, I've placed an item in the inventories of every player, please have a look " Kayaba instructed. Kirito opened " his " menu to find said item " a mirror? " Kirito asked in a questionative tone as he pulled it out of his inventory, as he was doing so the spot where Klein was standing suddenly burst into the same blinding light that took them here " AHH! " Klein screamed, Kirito not knowing what was happening called out to him " KLEIN! ". He then looked around and saw it was happening to everyone, then he burst into light so bright it could blind you if stared for too long.

After the light faded Kirito opened " his " eyes and something seemed off, everything appeared slightly larger than it had previously been and " he " felt shorter. " He " paid it no mind because he had to make sure Klein was ok, Kirito turned around only to see that Klein was gone and a rather scruffy looking 20 something was standing in his place. Kirito quickly realized this was Klein due to the man having the same red bandana as Klein did before, he asked in a questioning voice " Klein? " the man responded hesitantly " yeah... who are you? " as soon as Kirito spoke she realized her voice was no longer the masculine voice she had before she looked into the mirror mortified at what she saw. The mirror disabled their avatars' skins showing their real faces and bodies, Kirito then replied " its... it's me, Kirito " Klein stared blankly at the short girl that stood in front of him for a few seconds before saying "... YOUR A GIRL!!! " His body tone matched his voice. " Yeah... " Kiritor replied sheepishly, Klein seemed to be having trouble understanding what was happening as all he said was " bu- yyou-andan-tthe hunting and.... How old are you? " Kirito replied in a tone sprinkled with rage " definitely too young for you. Anyway we have more important stuff to deal with, like how did the NerveGear know our heights and body types? " the last part was less angry and more inquisitive but Klein was still on edge and in shock, but he knew Kirito was right. Then it hit him " Didn't the NerveGear ask us to touch around our bodies and stuff? '' Klein was right, the NerveGear said it was calibration but it never said what the calibration was for. " Yeah I think you're right, that must be how it got our physical data '' Kirito replied confirming Kleins supposition " Dammit what's the point! Why would anyone do this to us!" Kirito tugged on Kleins sleeve as now she was too short to reach his shoulder without it being incredibly awkward to Kirito's dismay she was only about 4 feet 7 inches tall. " I think he's about to explain " Kirito whispered whilst pointing at Kayaba, " you're probably wondering why, why would Akihiko Kayaba the developer of Sword art online and NerveGear do this? Ultimately my goal was a simple one, i created Sword Art Online to control the fate of world of my design... as you can see i have achieved my goal " if Kirito was in the real world her palms would be bleed with how tight her hands were clenched, Kayaba continued " As of this morning the tutorial of Sword art online has come to a close, player i wish you the best of luck. Godspeed " Kayaba's body suddenly started to have glitch effects around it as it turned back into blood; it revered the entrance it made, and fled through the cracks of the blood red sky composed of Error signs, merely seconds after word the sky returned to twilight. There was silence in the coliseum, everyone was in shock, at least everyone besides Kirito. It felt like time stopped, the girl looked down at her thumb and it was bleeding from the paper cut she got just before entering SAO. She snapped back to reality and saw her thumb didn't even have a scratch on it as she clenched her fist , this isn't a game, Kirito thought to herself, this is real, Akihiko Kayaba created a virtual world, he designed the NerveGear rig, the mans a freaking genius, i've been a fan of his for a long time since i was a little kid, so i know everything he just said is the truth, if i die in the game i'll die in real life! Everyone started to panic, people people either fell to their knees not knowing what was happening or started to scream at Kayaba to let them out, luckily for Kirito they all too distracted to notice that the barrier holding them in the Coliseum had faded away Kirito grabbed Klein's arm and whispered " come on Klein lets go before all hell breaks loose ".

Klein and Kirito stopped in an alley way so as to not attract any attention. Kirito explained to Klein in a serious and impatient tone " Ok listen i'm heading out right now to the first village outside the town of beginnings i want you to come. ", Klein simply replied with " huh? ", Kirito hastily explained " if what he said is true than that means the only we can survive in this world its to become as strong as possible, in an MMO-RPG the money, the exp, the loot, once the game starts up there's only a limited amount you can get. Look the fields around the town of beginnings are going to be hunted dry in a matter of hours. If we head to the next village well have an easier time getting cash and exp. Don't worry i know all the best paths and places we stay clear from, it'll be fine im level 5 and your level 3 together we shouldn't have to worry too much. ''. '' ...wwell thanks but you know those friends of mine i mentioned before, we waited for 3 days to get to play this and... there still at the coliseum somewhere and i can't just up and leave them " Klein said in a soft saddened voice , Kirito could tell he was really worried about them. If it were just Klein than maybe, but 2 more or even 1 more... " Sorry " Kirito was startled by him breaking the silence. " I can't ask such a young and fair maiden to risk her life for me and a bunch of strangers, can i? So don't worry about me get your ass out of here and on to the next village. I'll be fine. The last game I played I ran a guild so I'm more than prepared, and with all the stuff you taught me I'll teach my friends how to be lean mean fighting machines in no time flat! ". Kirito replied hesitantly "okay, if that's what you want I'll get going, but if you get caught in a jam message me got it? ", "Yes Ma'am,'' Klein said enthusiastically. " I'll be seeing you Klein take care " Kirito started to walk away, " Kirito! I...i... " Klein was struggling to find the right words to say " Kirito. You be careful out there ok, I know your tough as nails but you're a girl and your small people might think you're weak, so i want you to promise me that we'll meet again someday, got it! ". Kirito paused for a moment " i'm not weak..... And don't call me small got it ", right before Kirito started to sprint away she said " i promise ". She then sprinted away at max speed heading through the local bazaars, exiting the town of beginnings, through the fields surrounding it she felt guilty for leaving Klein and not staying behind but she knew she couldn't stop now or turn back. A wolf spawned in front of her. She didn't even stop, she activated the sword skill Rage spike and killed it instantly whilst promising her little sister and mother, i won't let this world conquer me i'll survive dammit! " AHHHH!!! " She let out a scream almost like she was challenging this world to try to take her down as she ran off into the direction of the setting sun.

Holy crap my fingers hurt this was longer than i thought it would be. I know up to this point the stories been very similar to the anime without much difference but I assure you next chapter things will change in " Beater part 1 ". intend to have a little character development and i'm going to give Klein a weeeee bit more screen time than in the anime. As always please feel free to comment below tell me if there's anything you like, you dislike or anything i appreciate constructive criticism. Anyway hope you enjoyed have a brilliant day.