He smiled—a thin, broken thing. “Wouldn’t dream of it.”
Kirito turned to her slowly, saber dripping with phantom light. “Because the real fight hasn’t started yet. And I need you alive.” Sword Art Online II Episode 7
But promises, like bullets, had a way of missing their mark. He smiled—a thin, broken thing
“They were already dead.” He stepped closer, unafraid of her rifle. “That sniper in the clock tower? He’s not a player. He’s a Death Gun proxy. If he’d fired, you’d be dead in real life. Not logged out. Dead. ” And I need you alive
Sinon didn’t move. She counted her heartbeats. One. Two. Three. She had one shot before he closed the distance.
She pivoted just as a figure stepped from the shadows of a nearby archway. No. Not stepped. Materialized. As if the darkness itself had given birth to him.