The American Server (A Sword Art Online Fanfic)

Chapter 7

Almost an hour into scavenging and searching through stores and houses in the small suburbs, something seemed to put Kirito on edge. He got up from his spot near a pile of rubble and listened to the wind as he waited to hear and Infected or something else. But when he heard nothing, he shrugged and went back to searching.

"Well, I think we just searched this house to its extent. Nothing much here to really see." Klein said as he appeared in a nearby doorway. He seemed to have found a leather jacket and he had stuffed an assortment of items into its various pockets.

"I think your right. I feel like we've searched everything here... Should we ask Kommando293 to go to a small city, maybe?" Kirito said as he looked at his friend.

"I think we might actually do well. Though, I'm worried that when we enter the city that we'll be prey for any Red player or group. Not to mention, from what others say, there are a lot more Infected in teven small cities." Klein said with a shrug.

"I'm still gonna ask Kommando293 if he could lead us to one. I want to see for myself." Kirito said as he got up. Both he and Klein went out the door as Asuna, Yui, Leafa, and Sinon joined them shortly with their weapons. They crossed the street and Kirito saw what looked like another shop but as he looked at the sign, he saw the image of a crosshair and he said, "Look! A gun shop! Maybe we can find some decent stuff in there."

Klein pondered before he nodded and they quickly jogged over to the store as Kirito reached to open the door.

"Kirito!" He heard it happen just as heard the ping! of a pin being pulled from something and he looked down to see something stuck to the doorway.

"RUUNN!!" H ehsouted as he scrambled away from the tripwire trap and just as they neared the house they had just left, the tripwired explosive erupted into noise, flames, and smoke as it sent shrapnel everywhere.

Kirito coughed as a swirling cloud of ash and dust blew into his face but over his coughing he heard shouting nearby and he managed to look up to see several players with guns and crude melee weapons come charging at them.

"Get them!" One player shouted as guns snapped up and Kirito dove into the him as bullets began to tear away at the walls and door, sending splinter all over.

He rolled to his feet as he heard Sinon's rifle bark and he watched from the ruined window in the door as a player pitch back, a trail of crimson coming from his head as he fell over. But almost instantaneously several players began to unload their weapons where Sinon was on full-auto and she yelped as she ducked behind a rapidly disintegrating wall of wood and glass.

That's when the first players armed with melee weapons burst into the house and as one with a lead pipe swung at Kirito, he sidestepped as he jabbed his sword into the players chest and watched as the player stumbled back as he clutched his chest while red began to spill from his fingers. But that's when a buddy of his pushed him aside and charged Kirito, who held up his sword to block the mans rusty tomahawk. But that's when Asuna and her Rapier smashed into the player as they went rolling by and Kirito had to be quick to block the next guys knife. Klein was slashing at a player with his scrap Katana while the player tried to smash him with a sledgehammer. Leafa was swinging her junk sword at another player while she tried to nimbly dodge his attacks in the close confines.

And all the while, Yui stood amongst the chaos of combat, unable to move because she didn't understand anything going on.

Kirito yelled as he lunged forward and his blade slashed across the chest and the man, no more than his age, screamed as he fell over. Kirito stabled himself and just as he was about to help Asuna, something smashed into his shoulder as a searing pain lanced up his nerves. He screamed as he fell over and though he didn't see a health bar on him, he managed to look and see underneath the hand clutching his should a stream of blood dribbling between his fingers.

"Alright! Everyone surrender and throw down your weapons or else I'll shoot your friend here!" Said a player and Kirito looked up and saw the player towering over him, a sawed-off rusted shotgun in his hand.

The player wore military armor, with helmet and vest, while he wore jeans and a T-shirt. He wore a mask exactly like Kommando293's and he had a backpack on his back. He had a belt around his waist he wore what looked like hiking boots on his feet. He looked down as he seemed to regard Kirito for a moment. Then, knowing what would happen if they did otherwise, Asuna, Leafa, Klein, and Sinon dropped their weapons as the hostile players took their stuff and put the weapons on themselves. Then, as one roughly hauled Kirito to his feet, they were prodded outside, where several more players were. Kirito slowly walked along as the guy with a shotgun kept prodding him along before he stopped Kirito and then suddenly kicked his knees, bringing Kirito crashing to the ground.

Kirito coughed as he watched another group of hostile players bring forth-

"Recon! Agil! They got you too?" Kirito said as the whole group was brought together and then shoved to their knee's.

The one player with a shotgun walked around the group as Kirito kept his hand on his shoulder, which was still bleeding and hurt like heck. The player stopped as he said to them, "So, I currently wondering what we should do with you all.

" Normally, we just kill players and take their stuff but ever since these 'Death game' rules have begun, we've not been as excited to kill others. After all, you need players to kill them.

"So!" The player turned to face Kirito and his group, "I'm giving you a simple choice: Give us your gear and the girls and we'll let you go. If you don't, we'll kill you here on the spot and take what we want anyway." And for emphasis, the player shoved his shotguns barrel into Kirito's face.

Asuna behind Kirito suddenly screamed out, "KOMMANDO293!!!!!!!" But a player took his rifle and smashed its stock into her face and she reeled onto her back as the other player chuckled. "The Ranger? You expect him to help you here, where no one will hear you?"

And just to prove his point, the player shouted out, "RRAAANNGGEEERRR!!!!!!!!"

Nothing was heard as the player looked back at them and then said, "So..... What will it be? Girls for freedom? Or death for all?"
No one answered him and Kirito grimaced as another lance of hot pain went through his shoulder.
The hostile player looked at them as he shrugged and then he said to them, "Then I guess you all really don't care about yourselves."
And then, with and, the other hostile players took aim at Kirito and his group as safeties were clicked off and ammo was fed into chambers. And all Kirito and his friends could do was watch as every gun was pointed at them and watched as every hostile player tensed.