TEQG: Sword Art Online - Aincrad
Equestria Girls
Adventure
Sci-Fi
The Girls get trapped in the newest video game, Sword Art Online. If you die in the game, you die in real life.
Crossover
Sunset Shimmer
Main 7 (EqG)
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Aincrad Excerpt - Questing · 7:11pm Jul 10th, 2020

Excerpt From Episode Episode 57 - Coming Tuesday!

With the whetstone in hand, Bladescape had to figure out how to convince the king that she had failed; that also got her the prompt for the halter quest. The Halter of Eiddin Klydno was a piece she was now very interested in after learning to ride.

The narrow mountain road made another sharp, blind turn. Around it was an old man with a long white beard, leaning on a walking stick as he made his way the same direction as Bladescape. There wasn’t any room, at least with a horse, to safely pass him. He had an NPC tag.

He turned to look at her. “Forgive me. These old bones don’t work the same way they used to. What has you out here?”

“I was about to ask you the same thing,” Bladescape said, smiling at him. This was too convenient. She was too far from anything to just meet a traveling NPC. There were three outcomes it could be: It could be nothing, or it could trigger a quest, or it would end in a fight. Bladescape wouldn’t discount a fight. Not only was it a common tactic in any RPG, it was common enough in SAO. The benefits of random encounters were high, usually being very rich on a variety of levels.

“Oh, I am just minding my business, enjoying the mountains. I had no idea it would get so restricted on this road.”

“It is a long walk to the nearest town,” Bladescape replied. “It doesn’t look like I can safely dismount, but I could pull you up onto the horse and we could travel together.”

He smiled at her. “Oh, that would be very appreciated. But first, I would like to know a little about my traveling companion. Like what has you out here?”

This was the moment that usually brought a fight. He was trying to end her success at getting the Whetstone. Bajutsu was strapped onto the saddle. Bladescape slowly slid her right hand to the hilt.

“A quest,” Bladescape replied. “I acquired what I needed and am heading back.”

“What sort of quest?” He asked, eyeing her suspiciously. “Would traveling with you bring danger?”

“Not unless you are a danger to me,” Bladescape replied with a smile, relaxing the grip on her sword. There was no danger. “I didn’t even have to draw my blade. It was a puzzle to solve. I had to retrieve the item for a king, but only someone on his mission would know the right answers.”

“And are you on this king’s mission?”

This was another moment where things could go wrong, but the way he had eyed her a moment ago, concerned with safety, made Bladescape sure that it was still safe. She spoke honestly. “I am using him to get at something he has that I want. He did not give me the answers, but I needed him to tell me where it was. Or, at least where he thought it was.”

“You plan to double cross him,” The old man said.

“I already have once,” Bladescape admitted. “He can’t be trusted with what he wants.”

“I see I will ride with you. May you hold my staff first?”

Bladescape grabbed the end of his offered staff. He didn’t let go though. They flashed with blue light, signaling a teleport.