Thread: Sword Art Online: The Frontier Chronicles

Legs huh? - he asked to no one in particular, considering her plan. He figure it was as good as any, since everything had changed and it seemed his previous strategy was busted anyway. Looking at Tsuki it was clear that the girl was just as nervous as he was by then. - Well, don't worry too much, partner. - Shinn blurted out without thinking, his polearm ready to strike at any given moment. - Improvising is the one thing I excell at. - and although he did sound as confident as he meant to, the player was beggining to believe they would really need to use the Teleport Crystals and get the hell out of there, so the could avoid certain death in the runned hands of that stone beast. How much that thing had changed from his month as a tester was simply absurd. He could understand the addition of one or two skills, but that level of behavior alteration was something he wasn't expecting, even if it was from a man who turned a beautiful gaming experience in a death trap. The enemy was clearly still targeting Tsuki, what would give Shinn a good oportunity to lay out some heavy damage. Of course, that would put the girl right in the line of fire, but it was a decision she made herself, and he decided to stick by it and trust her. They were already too deep into trouble for him to play hero, anyway, and that last stunt he pulled had pushed his luck to the limit already, so it was better not to test it further. His grip on the weapon tensed and he waited for her to attack, a swift combination, beautiful to look at, that drained a good deal of the enemie's HP. As soon as it turned to fight her, Shinn made his move. Running to his back, Shinn slashed at the leg with everything he got, striking it repeatedly. It was so desperately set into killing Tsuki that Shinn had the chance to really hurt him landing blow after blow, unobstructed. When the girl as fell down, rolling to escape certain death, Shinn reacted quickly and seized the oportunity to deliver a critical strike on ARRC. Coming from the side, Shinn quickly leapt as the ground began shaking, responding to the enemy's runes, his foot looking for support in the monster's leg. Once with solid footing, he jumped again as his blade slashed from below, cutting from right between its legs to the very top of his head. The height Shinn got with that jump left him a little taller than ARRC, in a perfectly position to strike. Heavenly Cross Slash! - he shouted cutting the enemy from the side, horizontally, right at the neck. Had it been a real person, on the real world, ARRC would've been dead, his head cleanly severed from its body. Being a part os SAO, though, the only trace of the technique was a red line where the blow cut it, and the decrease of its HP. He wasn't over yet, though, as the second cut that completed the Cross came right after, Shinn swiftly raising the polearm and bringing it down the golem's head, the same way it made up just a second ago. It only ended when the tip of his weapon dig itself on the ground, Shinn kneeled in front of ARRC. The counter-attack came a litte earlier than Shinn expected though. Different from before, the runed golem opted for a quick blow as if understanding the best weapon his enemy had was his maneuverability. Extendin its armgs, it spun so fast one could say it tried to lift itself off the ground. Even with his agility parameter as it was, Shinn barely had any time to get out of the way. The gamer had taken the counter into consideration when he decided to explore the enemy open and had it been the previous technique he could've avoid it. The new one, on the other hand, caught him by surprise. The boy quickly recoiled his weapon, changing to a defensive stance as he backed away, and even barely scrapping Shinn's defense, it was strong enough to hurl the boy away like a rag dool, his avatar's body painfully crashing against the ground with amazing violence and only coming to a halt when he finally hit the stone wall that limited the map's pathway. A scream escaped his lips, the pain vividly pulsing in his brain. Shinn stood still for a few moments, catching his breath and trying to get rid of the dizzyness that assaulted him, his Health Bar glowing red, dangerously empty. The enemy did not summon any adds when low in HP. It enraged, multiplying its attack power tenfold. Shinn - Level 11 HP 09 100 Tsuki - Level 10 HP 54 100 ARRC - Level ?? HP 46 100