Starting City....

Early Afternoon

5th day after release

Kiro's POV

It's been five days now, since I'm trapped here.

Stuck in this virtual world.

I wonder...... Will my brother be all right, without me? My younger sister? I won't know. I wish there was some way to contact them.

"Kiro?" Natsu asked.

"....." I remained silent.

"Are you.... are you okay?" She asked, holding my shoulder.

"Why?" She tilted her said. "Huh?"

"Why did this happen?" I asked, looking up at her.

She shook her head, and said "Who knows? That Akihiki bastard better have a good one, though. I'm just as angry and confused as you are, Kiro."

My face softened. I smiled, and held her hand. She looked the other direction quickly, trying to hide her face. Before she looked away, I noticed her face was a little pink.

"Whatever! Just because we had this conversation, it doesn't make us boyfriend and girlfriend." She stated, a little angrily.

I grinned, and let go of her hand. She stood up, and began walking away.

"Natsu!" I called, and stood up quickly. She stopped, and looked back at me.

"What?" She asked.

"Thanks." I smiled at her. She turned back around, and walked through the forest path, disappearing into the shadows.

I looked towards the horizon. The sun's setting. I better get going back to my house. It's too dangerous out here when it's dark.

I took the same path that Natsu went through. I looked through my inventory screen, and equipped a torch. The woods were quite dark, even during the daytime.

I began walking at a steady pace, also keeping an eye out for monsters.

I heard a rustle, and drew Sylvia out.

"Who's there?" I called out.

Three figures appeared, each of them wearing a different set of armour, and masks that covered their faces.

The girl on the left stepped forward.

"This is the one. The infamous PvP Brawler, Kiro Jameson." She wore a tight leather suit, with a mask to match.

"You sure?" The one on the right questioned. "He looks like an ordinary guy to me. Oof!" The middle one, in Heavy steel armour elbowed him.

"Yes. This is the one we were hired to kill. Look at his records. See how many people he has killed." The guy in medium armour looked through a screen, and seemed surprised.

"Wow. He's killed a dozen people." He closed the screen and looked at me the through his helmet.

"You should be ashamed of yourself. You..... murderer!" He pointed at me.

I clenched my fist. "I'll admit it. I did kill these people..."

"Ha! I knew it!"

"But..." I stated.

"Huh?"

"These killings weren't in cold blood, but rather, in defence." I finished.

"No... I don't believe it." The Heavy said.

"How would you know that?" The girl asked.

I smirked, and said "Were you actually there?" I shook my head. "Maybe you should get better info from your sources. They got it wrong. Now.."

I walked past them. "I need to get home." I began walking, and heard a blade being drawn.

I sighed, and drew Sylvia. "You three are really stubborn, you know that?" I turned, and faced the trio.

The Heavy drew two Katana. The Medium drew a Broadsword. And the girl drew a Dai-Katana.

"Get ready to die!" The Heavy yelled, and charged towards me. I dodged his lunge, and kicked him away.

While I was distracted, the Medium grabbed me, and wrapped his arms around my neck, squeezing the life outta me.

'Gotta think! Aha!' I thought, and used my weight to to throw him over my shoulder. His health bar went down, and so did mine.

I turned and faced the girl. But she wasn't there. I looked behind me, and saw that both of the guys were dead. Their bodies disappeared. "What?"

"I was never after you, Kiro." I looked back and the girl in leather was standing there, with her blade sheathed.

"I was waiting for the opportunity to kill them. They killed a lot of people too..." She stopped speaking, and walked towards me.

She got close, and ran her index finger along my chest, sending a chill down my spine.

"You owe me, Kiro." She then walked around me. It's like she was examining me. "Oh, and my name's Sasha. So long.... Kiro." She threw a smoke bomb down, making me cough a bit, before the smoke cleared.

I looked around, and discovered that she was long gone.

"So long..... Sasha."