The bustling of crowds could be heard as they ran off to go home. All was quiet on streets, a rare find for an afternoon in the metropolitan city of Tokyo, Japan. Yet this phenomenon was happening across the world. The wind rustled against the pavement of the sidewalk. However, this was not just any ordinary day. It was the first day of the official release for the game LTO, or Labyrinth Tower Online. It seemed everybody was saying the same thing at the same moment accompanied with the beeping and whirring of NerveGears. A phrase spoken with such harmony and yet consequences.....



It has been hours since the game has started. Soon they should be realizing that something was not right. Was it a glitch or is it happening again? The log out button is missing. Players that have already died in the game did not respond like they should have. Everyone that has realized this is panicking. The game master smirks as he watches every player panic from a distance. He soon then force teleports every player to Tower Domain with a tap of a button. And just like that the Game Master controlled the fate of everybody with a single ping from his touch.
Players started looking around, wondering what has happened. All of a sudden, a ominous figure rises in the center of the Domain. The smoke curls from the base of his avatar, as it forms something new, a reaper. Faceless, it looks around the map, scanning all the players. It begins to speak.

((O.O.C: looks something like this.))


"To every player still alive in LTO. I am sure you all are aware that the log out button is missing. Don't panic, It is not a glitch or a problem. I made the game this way so no one can log out." He then gives out a chuckle as he lets what he said sink in. "I see that 320 of your fellow players have died already. Permanently. I am positive all of you know what happen in SAO. So I hope you are all prepared to go through it here. The rulers are simple for people that have not played SAO. Your mission, is to live, clear every floor labyrinth and defeat the boss. If you all die here, you shall die in reality. I wish you all luck and I shall await for you at the top floor." Just as he came, the game maker left.

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Okami was just finishing a quest as something he wasn't prepared for just happened. Everything around him started to glimmer with static. As Okami stares around him wondering what was happening, he thinks ‘Is this a glitch or something.’ Soon his body starts to static. As fast as it started it soon was over as he blinked. He looks around finding that nothing had changed. He wondered if he was just tired from the quest and imagined it? He took a deep breath has he was about to head back to Skyfall City, just when his body then started pixelate. He was then forced teleported to Tower Domain. He looked around and saw that a lot of other players were freaking out and wondering what was going on.
　　
Soon the GM showed up and gave his speech. After the GM had given his speech and vanished Okami sighed as he figured it was SAO all over again. But that didn't stop him, he knew what he had to do and soon he made up his mind. Okami then equipped his black cloak, the cloak then was able to hide Okami status and level and along with weapons and items. He then started to walk through the panicking crowed as he was able to reach the beginning road that lead to the first floor of the labyrinth. He then stopped and throw on his hood that hid his face in shadows. He started to type a message to every player that was in Tower Domain. "To all players wanting to live or keep moving on. My name is....” Okami stops thinking he shouldn’t use his real name yet and so he continues his message putting in his username. “Wolfblade. I am looking for players interested in joining a guild. I use to be a solo-player and know how far one can get. You won't get far without help. So if you value your life or anyone elses in this game, or maybe you just want to beat the game. Then please come and join me. We will go and beat the game and save everyone in this game. I shall be waiting at the entrance to the first labyrinth.” He then sends the message and walks towards the door of the first labyrinth and waits to see if anyone would come.

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Those were the last words Lisa had said in the real world, and yet those words weighed heavily on her. A wave of overwhelming regret had lapsed onto her shoulders but there was nothing she could do about it. After all, she was now practically a vegetable in real life. She looked around in the Domain after the GM's speech. People were cowering in fear with grim expressions on their face. One of the players was actually trying to stab himself in the citadel which was basically a friendly zone.

The ping of a new PM interrupted her thoughts- a much needed yet sudden distraction.

I use to be a solo-player and know how far one can get. You won't get far without help. So if you value your life or anyone elses in this game, or maybe you just want to beat the game. Then please come and join me.
~ Sent by Wolfblade, 1 minute ago.

"There's always strength in numbers, but something about his PM reminds me about Lady Asuna. Must be my imagination.", she whispered. She walked precariously, dodging the trembling players that were in her path, stepping over a few people who were crying. "You must be Wolfblade. Nice to meet you.", she smiles as she continues to walk towards him. Standing at a halt, waiting for others to arrive...

Hunter had always felt he was good at games, and this was no exception. Within a half an hour in game he already got the hand of how to fight, and was raising his level without much problem. But in the back of his head, he felt off. He remembered the SAO incident, but no one believed they would pull something like that again. Or maybe secretly, people did, and they got the game anyways.
And that's when the figure appeared. The GM, come to tell them it indeed, was SAO all over again. Called it, thought Hunter bitterly. He felt annoyed, worried even, but not really scared. But in a way that worried him more. He should be scared. As the GM vanished, leaving panic of the players, Hunter knew there would be the players running off to collect all the items they could while everyone was distracted. No one liked those people, but he had an itch to do the same exact thing. He almost did too, but a message showed up and stopped him.

I use to be a solo-player and know how far one can get. You won't get far without help. So if you value your life or anyone else's in this game, or maybe you just want to beat the game. Then please come and join me. We will go and beat the game and save everyone in this game. I shall be waiting at the entrance to the first labyrinth.
- Sent by Wolfblade

Beat the game huh? So there was already a guild forming for that. Without really thinking about it he found himself walking to the first labyrinth. As he got closer, the crowd got thinner, and he could see a guy, presumably Wolfblade, and a girl who seemed to have just got there. He slowly came up to join them, nodding in Wolfblade's direction and simply stating his username.

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Rinslet came home silently from school. Her mother and father were waiting for her in the dining room. Her mother spoke first.
"Rin, honey, I don't think Labyrinth Tower Online will be good for you. You remember what happened in Sword Art Online, don't you?"
Rinslet felt the words come out of her mouth.
"You mean the best two years of my life?"
Rinslet's father got a little angry.
"How could you say that?! Two whole years trapped in a coma and all you could do was play a game. How do you call that the best moment to you?!"
Rinslet merely looked at her father.
"Because I could be a different person. And if this is like Sword Art Online... Well... I may die and be out of everyone's hair."
With those callous words, Rinslet walked up to her room and plugged in the Nerve Gear. She put the helmet on her head and said the two words to start her adventure.

The moment Aelin entered Labyrinth Tower Online, she smiled to herself as she noticed that the custom avatar she made stuck as did her status as a Chaos Wizard.
"Nice~! Well then, better get some EXP going."
An hour had passed in game and she had already gathered enough EXP to grow 10 levels from her level 1 status. However, something was odd about the game. She checked for a button that said Log Out but no such button was there.
"Hey... This isn't..."
Before Aelin could finish her thought, her body suddenly grew pixelated and she was teleported to the Tower Domain. She heard everything that the GM had stated before he vanished. People couldn't log out and in order to escape, you had to go through the 100 levels in the tower.
"So this really is like Sword Art Online~!"
Aelin felt herself getting a little bit excited as a wave of nostalgia swept through the young girl. Before she could charge over to the tower, a message appeared right in front of her face.
I use to be a solo-player and know how far one can get. You won't get far without help. So if you value your life or anyone else's in this game, or maybe you just want to beat the game. Then please come and join me. We will go and beat the game and save everyone in this game. I shall be waiting at the entrance to the first labyrinth.
- Sent by Wolfblade
"Well, Wolfblade, you didn't need to tell me twice!"
Aelin felt more nostalgia build up. True she wasn't part of that Kirito kid's adventure but she did get constant posts about Kirito's accomplishments. This time she could be part of a guild and maybe do something that she never did in SAO; get married. She then continued to run over to the entrance to the first labyrinth.
"Yo~ Hopefully I'm not too late for the party. I'm Aelin, Chaos Wizard, and I'll be joining you on this adventure."

He had just come back from school. Tired. It wasn't because he was being bullied. It wasn't because he was being chased.
It's because he got LTO.
He grinned as he panted. The blonde, a 22-year old, looked excited as he clutched the video game case in his hands. He had heard reviews about this. Tons, of good reviews.

Too excited to try such a game, the boy, named Takashi Nakushita, grabbed his NerveGear, and plugged it into his computer. Inserting the video game disc inside, he placed the NerveGear onto his head, and looked through the visor. Dropping to the floor, he took a deep breath, and looked up at the ceiling. Grinning, he quietly said,

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LINK START!

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Detols heard everything. Every, single, word, the GM had said. After he had started grinding and even reached level 12 with some new skills for his 'Ninja' and 'Spy' class, he didn't expect this. He should have been more cautious, but he didn't. He made the same mistake, ever since SAO. Even after he realized that something like could've been pulled again in the future, he never expected this. It was SAO all over again. So many people died already. There were some people who cried, and cried, regretting their purchase of this game. Many mourned, rejected, etc. It was havoc, no...more like chaos.

He could notice his menu screen notifying him that he received a message, but Detols didn't want to read it. Instead, the message forced itself on the screen;

“I use to be a solo-player and know how far one can get. You won't get far without help. So if you value your life or anyone else's in this game, or maybe you just want to beat the game. Then please come and join me.”
- Sent by Wolfblade

Detols looked at it close. He already received a request to join a group? He looked at the message carefully one more time, then the corner of his lips started to curve. In a mocking way, he said,
"Not this hellhole again...". He looked around, and saw that some people had already dispersed, and wandered off. But he didn't care. Detols decided to simply check out the group. He didn't expect anything big, but still, decided to see if this group was worth his time. Pressing the 'O' button on the right side, he quickly said to the reply sender, "I'll be on my way". He quickly pressed the 'O' button once again, and quickly leaped to the roof of a virtually generated house, following the navigated route.

He continued to jump roofs, getting closer to the 1st labyrinth entrance. He noticed another group of people. 2 Guys. 3 Girls. They all seemed to look pretty confident in themselves. Once again, Detols started to grin.
"Well...doesn't seem like such a bad group". In a huge leap, Detols landed right in front of the group that was joining up.
"A message was sent from the likes of one of you. Interesting...a group, that had already started forming. Pleased to make your acquaintance. My name is Detols, and just like most of you, I'm pretty experienced in these types of games", Detols said. He put on a pokerface, and awaited for the leader to reveal himself or herself.

Neondrick sat as he listened to the GM, yeah he heard about the rules and the incident beforehand with Sword Art Online, but did he care!? What was there to be afraid of exactly? People were going to die sooner or later, why not in a place where they can be anyone they want? It was almost like people were scurrying around to stop the inevitable, something that was funny to him. He giggled a little bit, his hazel eyes staring off into the distance as he had a thin crimson rope wrapped around him and a tattoo on his right arm of Azazel. He hums to himself and shoots up, as soon as his feet met the ground he got a beep on his messenger.

BRRRRRRING, YOU GOT MAIL!

He laughed, the way it vibrated against his thigh had tickled him. He reached into his pocket to get the message, his light brown skin resonating a bit while he went on, scratching under his left eye all the while. It was funny how his eye lash always itched, how could hair itch anyways? No feelers right? Ugh mind drifting off yet again, it was a very big habit with Neondrick, in fact it was so big that that was one reason he was here in the first place right? I mean, here you could drift off and do anything, unfortunately now wasn't that time. He had to be focused, making candy appear and being able to find it anywhere while scarfing the next sugary treat was just an epiphany of how he really acted, amazing he wasn't a snot nosed brat who loves running around with face paint.

I use to be a solo-player and know how far one can get. You won't get far without help. So if you value your life or anyone else's in this game, or maybe you just want to beat the game. Then please come and join me. We will go and beat the game and save everyone in this game. I shall be waiting at the entrance to the first labyrinth.
- Sent by Wolfblade

His face lit up like the fourth of July, oh how awesome, friends! It was something that usually avoided him even in the game world. He smiled, gap in his teeth showing quickly while he folded the messenger back in and began running quickly, so quickly it was like teleportation, he actually looked pretty cool the entire time, running as his mark sneakers actually looked like they were making him float before he tripped, his back foot hitting the front and he fell face first, sliding across the floor all the way to the gang, upside down, legs folded over his lower body while he laid there.

"....Ow..."

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The Large Black Axe Swung threw the Air cutting the wolf that had charged him in half with a single swing. As it began to denigrate another wolf Lunged at his open back. As it was only a foot away from his back a bluer of black and red moved across snatching the wolf. As the animal hanged limply from the jaws of the mighty beast its life fading way, the mighty jaws broke the poor thing in half. " Good work Efreet, nice job." Eferon put his axe on his back into its holster as he counted the loot he got from the wolves. No money just some hides that he could not do anything with. "Guess I can sell them when I get back into town." He knew he would not get much from these low lvl monster's. He had been killing every monster he could find near his home city of Skyfall. He liked it there it was dark.

Efreet looked back at his master You may have become my master recently, but do not be surprised that i can handle such week monsters such as this, if you do so I may have to reconsider following you

Eferon shrugged "Sorry, Sorry I did not mean to upset you" He turned his back to his pet and began walking back to town. As he was about to enter the Safe zone of Town He felt himself being warped.

As Eferon looked around he found himself in the middle of a very large crowd in another city altogether. He recognized it from the log on screen when you were suppose to select a base as Tower, the largest populated City in the game. Well damn He thought to himself as he looked up into the sky and saw the dark figure hovering there. As it was giving his speak Eferon was just shaking his head i knew this was going to happen i just knew it, with my luck of course this was going to happen. Well with my power I think I should be able to survive and be able to move on easy enough if I am careful. Eferon took a look at those around him, most of them were panicking and freaking out.

It was pointless to freak out like they were doing, now was the best time to move out and take advantage of this time to gather as much power as he could and leave them to run around like chickens...is what he would like to say. The dark figure in the sky had gone away after finishing there speeches so now was the best time. "Everyone!" He yelled out to the masses, "Calm yourselves, now is not the time to panic, you all must remain calm and keep your heads about you! Dont do anything foolish just because you are scared and panicked, think of plans find friends and ally's to work with, keep yourselves alive, after all we have a game to beat!" His worked seemed to work as a lot of people around him began to calm down and started to think. Afterwords He began his walk to the Tower, that were the monsters he had to kill awaited him.

As he made his way to the tower a message appeared. It was a mass email sent from someone called Wolfblade. After skimming it a smile appeared on his face. A guild was going to be needed, even with his army's he would need help to beat this game. Although Eferon was never the kind of person who liked the idea of working for someone. "If the guild is forming there is nothing saying that the one who sent out the message needed to be the leader. I think i will try my hand at it, see if i can be the boss and hey if i cant then ill just find a way to become the boss latter on, ether way the best chance to gain power in a guild is when its first forming so I think its worth a shot."

After around half an hour he found were everyone who had responded to the mail had gathered. There was a good sized group gathered there. Walking strait up to the group he put on a rather nice smile to them. "Hello my fellow gamers" He said as he raised up his hand to greet them. "I take it you all came here in response to the mail that was sent out?" He asked them looking at them one at a time taking a better look at who he was going to be working with. "I am Eferon, a pleasure to meet all of you. I am hopping that this guild we will be forming works out." He said as he took a seat on a nearby barrel.

"Are you sure this is safe Isabella? I think i remember hearing about another online game that trapped its players in the game....." Elizabeth said in a small voice to her only friend Isabella."Why of course its safe Elizabeth the nerve gear has gotten much safer with its security protocols" Isabella said with a confidence that she herself didn't feel but how else was she to get Elizabeth to be social and come out of her shell?"Now all you need to do is just create an account and log onto Labyrinth Tower Online and then ill meet you in Skyfall city okay?" Okay Isabella if you say so....



"Hello and Welcome to Labyrinth Tower Online! now fair player all you need to do to play the game is create an account and character" The digital game creator said to Elizabeth"Well okay i guess......ill be know as.....what should i be called?" She asked herself. She thought about it and came up with a gamer tag that she would be okay with. "I guess you can call me RiverQueen" Elizabeth said with a conviction that surprised herself "Great name! now what city shall you start in?"The digital being asked "I shall.....I shall start in Skyfall!"



"This city is truly amazing Isabella I am so happy you showed me this game!" Elizabeth said with giddiness that has become her default tone in this world. Glad you like it hear Elizabeth so you wanna grind some more pigs? Isabella asked her friend wondering what had happened to the shy girl she once new. The two friends went down to the place they had been grinding at for the past few hours and started looking for something to kill when Isabella saw a large pig "I call it!!" Isabella shouted "Better luck next time slow poke" She said to Elizabeth with laughter in her voice. Elizabeth watched with a little bit of jealousy as Isabella attacked the pig it looked to be a good fight......well as good as a fight with a pig could be. The pig was lucky and landed a hard blow on Isabella.

"Hey you need any help with that pig?" Elizabeth asked Isabella giggling at her own commit "No why would i ne----" Isabella started turning to Elizabeth but then the pig attacked killing Isabella "HAHAHAHA you got killed by a pig i cant believe it my best friend was killed by a pig HAHAHA I....I cant stop laughing" Elizabeth said rolling on the ground "Well i guess i should pm her.............that's wired? I cant find her name anywhere oh well i guess she just logged off maybe i should as well" she said as she brought up the screen to logout "........that's weird there's no log-out option........what does that mean that....." Elizabeth started to think as she was transported to Tower Doman as she looked around in panic she noticed a giant grim reaper

"To every player still alive in LTO. I am sure you all are aware that the log out button is missing. Don't panic, It is not a glitch or a problem. I made the game this way so no one can log out." He then gives out a chuckle as he lets what he said sink in. "I see that 320 of your fellow players have died already. Permanently. I am positive all of you know what happen in SAO. So I hope you are all prepared to go through it here. The rulers are simple for people that have not played SAO. Your mission, is to live, clear every floor labyrinth and defeat the boss. If you all die here, you shall die in reality. I wish you all luck and I shall await for you at the top floor."

No this couldn't be happening how no why her, why was she chosen to be a member of this sick game why..... why do I have to play this demented game why why why why why why. Elizabeth thought to her self with her mind slowly shutting down in disbelief ".........Wait Isabella no it cant be true she cant be dead no no ISABELLA!! She shouted at the top of her lungs with all her pain and sorrow she started to roll into a ball as small as possible to escape her pain. My only friend why......why did she have to die and i just stood there laughing as she took her final breaths......im a horrible person i deserve to die don't I mother. I really do Elizabeth thought to her self as she wallowed in her self pity

"Calm yourselves, now is not the time to panic, you all must remain calm and keep your heads about you! Dont do anything foolish just because you are scared and panicked, think of plans find friends and ally's to work with, keep yourselves alive, after all we have a game to beat!" someone said with a voice that screamed confidence Elizabeth herd over the sound of the crowd "That's right i cant be crying Isabella would be strong in my position she.....she would........she would be strong for my memory. She said to her self as she stood up and wiped her tears out of her eyes. "Just like i should be strong for her memory" Elizabeth said with a look of sadness in her eyes. She started thinking back to the book she always read as a way to bring her a small comfort "wait that's it" Elizabeth thought to herself I GET FIRST DIBS ON THE GAME MASTER UNDERSTAND!! She shouted at the top of her lungs. panting she then started to leave

*Message
I use to be a solo-player and know how far one can get. You won't get far without help. So if you value your life or anyone else's in this game, or maybe you just want to beat the game. Then please come and join me. We will go and beat the game and save everyone in this game. I shall be waiting at the entrance to the first labyrinth.
- Sent by Wolfblade

Well i hope that this isnt going to go bad I don't really know much about games but i think its okay.... Elizabeth thought to herself as she stared at the entrance to the first labyrinth. When she got the courage to actually go to the meeting place there was already quite a few players there "Well hello my name is RiverQueen i hope that we can end this nightmare as soon as possible" She says with a small voice as she takes a seat on the ground next to the player who looked like a white mage

LINK START!
Tye would grow to regret ever saying those words this morning. Once he got in, he joined a party and headed out with a few others. They fought many monsters throughout the hours and started to gain some good gold. Tye counted his ingredients and figured out he had enough to make some more simple armor when he was suddenly teleported. His happiness all disappeared at that moment and as the man appear his face was full of despair. The man then said, "To every player still alive in LTO. I am sure you all are aware that the log out button is missing. Don't panic, It is not a glitch or a problem. I made the game this way so no one can log out." He then gives out a chuckle as he lets what he said sink in. "I see that 320 of your fellow players have died already. Permanently. I am positive all of you know what happen in SAO. So I hope you are all prepared to go through it here. The rulers are simple for people that have not played SAO. Your mission, is to live, clear every floor labyrinth and defeat the boss. If you all die here, you shall die in reality. I wish you all luck and I shall await for you at the top floor."

He swore out loudly and hit a nearby wall with his shield, "I swear, I will kill that bastard." he then began to walk off in a random direction when he got the message. I use to be a solo-player and know how far one can get. You won't get far without help. So if you value your life or anyone else's in this game, or maybe you just want to beat the game. Then please come and join me. We will go and beat the game and save everyone in this game. I shall be waiting at the entrance to the first labyrinth.
- Sent by Wolfblade Tye began to think. A group again.... I will join, if just to make sure no one else dies in this new hellhole. He spoke to a few of his new friends and told them what he planned, that instead of coming to join they should stay and train players and get places set up for any traumatized player. When questioned where he got the authority to order them around, he told them of his experience in SAO. Afterwords, they nodded and headed out to do as he asked.

Tye then made his way to the first door. When he got there he didn't say anything, he just walked over and stood slightly to the side of the man who sent the message. He then waited to see what the man would say while silently observing all gathered.

Loyd Loveheart

Loyd quickly ran back to his apartment holding a very distinctive bag from the local game mart, the contents of this bag to him was very valuable it was a copy of the game known as Labyrinth Tower Online or LTO for short. He was stoked, static and very anxious to play this game, finally something other than those crappy shooters or second rate RPGs. He had read lots and lots of positive reviews of LTO and he had to get his hands on this game and play it he just had to experience it for himself. He quickly dusted off his Nervgear and connected everything, he placed it on feeling a very nostalgic feeling similar to the first time when he played SAO; he sat on his bed and then laid down.
The Nervgear turn on and did its normal analysis, Loyd took a deep breath and gulped, "Lin-" he stopped remembering the incidents of SAO, a small smile erupted in his face but he quickly shrugged it off something like that couldn't happen again right? Even if he did this time he'd be prepared for it and without another second thought and with a large smile on his face he said it....



A very nostalgic feeling took over him, he was happy and static to be back. "Welcome to Labyrinth Tower Online! We hope you enjoy your stay." The digitized voice said, Loyd quickly did flew threw his Character creation as he already knew how to make one, he reached the point where the Computer asked him "What will be your class? And what will be your starting domain." Loyd smiled looking at all the classed out of all of them two of them really peeked his interest the first one being the Ninja Class, second one obviously being the Swordsman class; he was a fan of the rouge type classes sneaking around and doing preemptive strikes and jumping all around the place, but the swordsman class was his main passion he loved to use swords as a weapon so he had a hard time choosing, until it occurred to him well more like he remembered that in this game he could multi-class, "Hah! I'll just have to go for Ninja and Swordsman Multi-class! And as for Domain hmm... The Dark Forest seems alright." He said choosing them; "The Agility and sneakiness of a Ninja and the power and defense of a Swordsman not a bad combo if I do say so myself." Loyd thought to himself. The computerized voice confirmed this and finally log him in.

Appearing in The Dark Forest Loyd took a deep breath taking in the atmosphere he had grown so accustomed too, "I'm finally back after all that." Loyd said to himself, he smiled once again "Well first things first! Lets get in some levels and test this multi-class system out!" Loyd said and quickly ran to begin his hours of grinding. The mechanics where similar to SAO so he quickly got accustom to it it was a no biggy for him, he did give a few newcomers some tips and tricks to how to play it was in his nature though he loved to help others out especially people new to the game. Loyd grinded and did quests non stop, he was having a blast, the time of his life just like before in SAO, a few hours in he had already made it to Level 14 a small milestone to what his level was before in SAO. Though he did learn a lot about his classes and mastered them quickly gaining little equipment along the way as well, albeit not that good of an equipment but it was reliable at his level. He still had his beginner equipment on, the only notable things he got was a Ninja Mask which he currently had equipped, and his secondary Weapon which was his Dagger, he had beginner longsword equipped but it remained untouched as he was already used to using swords from back in SAO so he was trying out how a Ninja works and decided to use his dagger for more precise and quick attacks, he was still a bit flimsy using a dagger but he held his own though one should not mistake his Dagger skills with his Sword skills which where in different levels.
Loyd took a small rest and after a little while he decided to go back to grinding since he decided to play a full day when this game came out if he like it and of course he loved it! He quickly spotted a Goblin that was around his level "Bad luck for you!" Loyd said taking out his dagger and dashing towards his still unknowing target, he quickly brought his weapon to the Goblin neck; but before he could strike he felt something pull on him this was also a similar feeling from back in SAO.... A Forced Teleport. Quickly opening his eyes Loyd found himself in a crowd of people in the largest capital of the game the Tower Domain, Loyd imminently looked up seeing the Reaper like being, he guessed that was a Game Master.

"To every player still alive in LTO. I am sure you all are aware that the log out button is missing. Don't panic, It is not a glitch or a problem. I made the game this way so no one can log out. I see that 320 of your fellow players have died already. Permanently. I am positive all of you know what happen in SAO. So I hope you are all prepared to go through it here. The rulers are simple for people that have not played SAO. Your mission, is to live, clear every floor labyrinth and defeat the boss. If you all die here, you shall die in reality. I wish you all luck and I shall await for you at the top floor."

Loyd gulped as the GM dissipated, he chuckled while still a bit in shock, he looked down still laughing a bit, " Hehe... Well isn't this nice? Where back to this again..." Loyd was beginning to sink into depression, but a voice echoed in his mind "Try your best!" it said Loyd's face shot back up full of passion and with a small yet very reassuring smile, "Well no use mopping around right? This time its going to be different!" Loyd said.

[/color]Beep Beep - Beep Beep Incoming Message.
"To all players wanting to live or keep moving on. My name is....Wolfblade. I am looking for players interested in joining a guild. I use to be a solo-player and know how far one can get. You won't get far without help. So if you value your life or anyone else's in this game, or maybe you just want to beat the game. Then please come and join me. We will go and beat the game and save everyone in this game. I shall be waiting at the entrance to the first labyrinth.”
- Sent by Wolfblade

"Hmm... A guild he says, well I was planning on going solo for a while, it couldn't hurt try out a guild again.... I wont let the same mistake happen twice, either way I can always just quit if it get demanding." Loyd said to himself. With that Loyd quickly made his way to the entrance, upon getting there Loyd saw a pretty large group already formed there "So I wasn't the only one interested eh?" Loyd thought. There was about 10 players give or take including himself, this brought a smile to Loyds face, "Well I see I'm not the only who took in the reality quickly and decided to step up before anyone huh? Hello all my name is Setsugie, please to meet you all future guild mates!" Loyd said to the group pulling down his Ninja Mask and walking up to the group, his beginner sword could be seen on his lower back and on his thighs there was his secondary weapons two ordinary Throwing Daggers, it was easy to tell that he was a Ninja Class, not that anyone new he had a little something else in there, I mean his Swordsman class of course.

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"You must be Wolfblade. Nice to meet you." A girl says as she walks up to him. Wolfblade looks at her and gives a small smile knowing she couldn't see that as his cloak hide his face. He was glad, knowing he wasn't going into the labyrinth alone now. He knew he could handle a couple of the floors alone, But having someone to guard your back is more reliable. He then nods to the girl. "That's me, and its a honor to meet you as well. I thank you for risking your life to join me." He then looks forward as he saw another player, walking towards them. The player started his name as he nodded. Wolfblade nodded back, as he spoke. "Glad you can join us on our journey to beat this game and save everyone from this game." He then looks around and waits for more people to show up. Then another male player starts to walk up to the group. He then spoke to the group, “Awesome! Glad to know I'm not the only one with a deathwish.” Wolfblade chuckled as he looks toward the man. "Its not a deathwish if your risking your life to save everyone else's." As he spoke a girl was running up to the group shouting,"Yo~ Hopefully I'm not too late for the party. I'm Aelin, Chaos Wizard, and I'll be joining you on this adventure." He nods towards her as he spoke to her "II am Wolfblade, the one that sent the message. Its a pleasure to have you join us." He then looks toward everyone. "Lets all do our be-." He was then cut off as a man jumped down in front of the group and spoke. "A message was sent from the likes of one of you. Interesting...a group, that had already started forming. Pleased to make your acquaintance. My name is Detols, and just like most of you, I'm pretty experienced in these types of games" Wolfblade wasn't sure if that was a insult or something, But he shrugged it off as he started to speak to him. "Its good to have you aboard Detols. I am wolfblade, the guy who sent the message." Wolfblade then looked over the small group that had already gathered. He took the time to check everyone basic info that he could see and read through them. He would then look at the group time to time as he knew they wouldn't tell he was due to the fact his cloak hid face along with his info also. As he was scanning through the info he heard someone slip and fall. Has he looked up he saw a boy sliding to the group as he came to a stop and his feet in the air. Wolfblade did't know what to as he then walked over to the boy and tried to help him up. "You should be more careful. Unlike most games a fall could lower your hp also. You should be glad this is a safe area." He then backed away hoping the boy was alright. As he was back up a little a girl approached the group as she said, "It seems that we're a... -Decent- party. I do ask though, are there any other medics? As in, do any of you have a few heal spells for other players? I'd like to know so I don't feel... Overstressed. I'm Noblesse, a Cleric and seemingly your medic. It's a pleasure to meet you, even though we're in the same hellhole as the players of Sword Art Online." Wolfblade looked around and wasn't really sure but he then shugged as looks over to the girl. "I wouldn't say we have to rely on spells as much." He then pulls out a green crystal from his cloak and shows it to the girl. "The green crystals can heal a player, you can get them from monster drops or buy them in the store." He then sighs as he forgot to state his name. "I am sorry, I am wolfblade, and its honor to have you join us." He then nods, hoping he didn't sound mean or say anything to disrespect her. He then walks closer to the door to await and see if more people will show up before he started the whole speech on the game plan. Just as he was thinking this he turned to face a man walking up to the group. "Hello my fellow gamers. I take it you all came here in response to the mail that was sent out? I am Eferon, a pleasure to meet all of you. I am hopping that this guild we will be forming works out." Wolfblade nodes towards Eferon. "I am wolfblade, the one that sent the message. Glad you can join us." He then looked straight down the path as he waited to see if others would join. Just when he was thinking of starting a girl walked up to the group. "Well hello my name is RiverQueen i hope that we can end this nightmare as soon as possible" Wolfblade then nodded to riverQueen. "Welcome RiverQueen. Thanks for joining us and I hope so too." Has he waited a longer to see if no one else was coming he then stood up straight as he then cleared his throat. "I guess thats everyone. Let me say thank you all for coming to my request to make a guild. As I said in my message. I been a solo-player and to beat this game, you are gonna need support. You can't beat this game alone." He took a deep breath to relax as he thinks of what next to say.

"I guess I should start by showing my face, huh?" He says to them but more towards himself. He then grabs the hood of his cloak as he threw it off, revealing his face. He knew they would recognize his face if they saw the news, about the kid who was gonna see his father, The person that created the world LTO. The boy was supposed to be in a coma, due to the the plane crashing, but here he is in the game. He then scanned the group as he then see's another person walking to the group and then stood close to him and watched. Wolfblade then looks to the rest as he continued to speak. "Some of you might be thinking if my face is the real me or not. So i am gunna be blunt about this. Yes, my real name is Okami Kitsune, I am the son of the programmer and game maker of LTO. If you have questions about me I will answer them all and I will answer honestly. But before you ask me. Lets decide who will lead The Knights of the Phantasm. I would lead this group since I called you here, but I bet you have questions and are now questioning to even be in a guild with me. So I want to voluntary vote..." He then points to Lisa as another man by the name of Loyd introduces himself. He nods quickly, saying jokingly, "You're just in time for elections." He continues, "As I was saying, I would like to nominate Lisa, from my time being stuck in SAO. I know she has the skills to lead as she works straight under the "Lighting Flash" Asuna. Second in command of the Vanguard of the Knights of the Blood Oath, The strongest guild in SAO. I believe she has the leadership, skills, and qualities it takes more then anyone. If you all agree she should lead. Raise your hand, If you think someone else can lead. Speak up now and give us a reason why that person should lead and we shall decide in a vote." Wolfblade looks at everyone, waiting for a reaction as well as what he said to sink in..

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"That's me, and its a honor to meet you as well. I thank you for risking your life to join me." said Wolfblade. He continues greeting people as he looks at all of us with a sense of fear. Lisa looks around to see other players looking around attentively for newcomers. "At least I'm not the only girl here..." she thought. He explains his circumstances.

Being the son of the maker of LTO, the plane crash, surviving knowing someone actually went through with this crazy plan. All of this made Lisa feel uneasy. Wouldn't Okami want to avenge his father? Lisa raised her hand hesitantly as Wolfblade pointed at her. "So i want to voluntary vote..." He then points to Lisa after another last minute player comes. "I want to nominate Lisa, from my time being stuck in SAO. I know she has the skills to lead as she works straight under the "Lighting Flash" Asuna. Second in command of the Vanguard of the Knights of the Blood Oath, The strongest guild in SAO. I believe she has the leadership, skills, and qualities it takes more then anyone...."

She was honored and yet confident. She knew firsthand how to lead. Ever since Kirito married Asuna in SAO, she was left with the duty of leading the vanguard. Never had a task fallen before her, and now it seemed to pay off in the long run. She takes out the mirror from her inventory, clicking the "O" button, using it to reveal her real life appearance. "I think this is better." She lets her pink hair fan out as she smiles. She walks up to stand in front of the group, giving a speech. "I know I may be an inexperienced leader or not as reputable as Discharger the Lightning Beserker, Loyd, leader of the "God Sword" Guild or Haven, the Savior, but a game is a game. It has weaknesses that can often be exploited. The most efficient way is to find all those glitches and weaknesses and use them until the game falls. I believe my prior knowledge can get us through this, but I can't do it alone. But if we decide on another person to lead. So be it. Let's just work hard, together everyone!" She cutely smiles as she walks back into the group, looking around for anyone else who would want to lead.....

Neondrick pushed himself up finally, laying there for a few minutes to let the pain seep its way out and finally got to his feet thanks to Okami, dusting himself off as he walked to the group that he saw slowly forming by the numbers. He didn't even really know what was happening since he never truly made it over there. He was a bit confused at first but remembered the message sent by the username WolfBlade and so proceeded to go over there to the group, angling himself away from the females he stood by who he thought and just dramatically assumed was the leader, probably breaking up whatever shenanigans and or protest and or voting, yeah from the looks of it it was. He rose his head up right next to Okami and rubbed his nose a bit, his cinnamon hair drifting around his face, he probably wasn't even noticed, seeing some sort of conversation going on, I mean he wasn't really a stand out person in the crowd but at five foot three what do you expect? Plus and this equation is getting bigger, you got to take in account that his attire isn't really something that stood out either. His sleeveless grey shirt and baggy cargo shorts, about beige colored while e looked around at the people.

Whoa these guys look tough, huh, I guess Mr. Cloaky really thought that we would take this seriously, I might thank him sometime later on...gotta' love this world...these girls look scary though, eh not her she looks like she has milk to deliver. I wonder if there is chocolate around here...hmmm wait am I doing something? I can hear my own brain...ECHOOOOOO! Echo, I am Ironma..I...oh crap wait, I'm doing something here!

Now that he was out of his own head he rubbed his temples a bit and got closer to Okami to see what exactly was going on here, seeing the team and figured he might be able to do something here. He got his red rope and tucked it into his pocket, balling the thin crimson fabric up and put his hands on his hips, trying to look more heroic, didn't really know at the time if he was pulling it off or just looking really awkward, probably the latter, he was used to it though. He dropped his arms just in case after a few seconds, beginning to rock on his heels now while trying to listen but he got bored quick. "I guess I should start by showing my face, huh?" That caught his attention quickly, looking up at it and expecting a horrible deformity but the normal face made him disappointed a tad bit but he took it all for what it is, wondering how Mr. Cloaky looked without his. He didn't really recognize him but for some reason the name really struck a bell in that void head of his. He remembers vaguely hearing his Uncle mention something about it, he couldn't really remember anything about it though. He decided to toss it into the void and just waited for him to talk about the group. "I like that name!" He spoke about the name, The Knights of the Phantasm and rocked on his heels some more, deciding not to really vote on the matter, he didn't wanna' be the leader though so for sake of it he remained silent.

"Welcome RiverQueen. Thanks for joining us and I hope so too." The one who Elizabeth assumed was know as Wolfblade said in response to her entrance. Well at least theirs a decant sized party hear already that bodes well for our chances in the Labyrinth......I hope Elizabeth thought to herself as she waited sightly for the other games that she assumed Wolfblade had messaged.

"I guess thats everyone. Let me say thank you all for coming to my request to make a guild. As I said in my message. I been a solo-player and to beat this game, you are gonna need support. You can't beat this game alone." Well I guess that makes sense after all this is supposed to be a multiplier game after all is-int it? RiverQueen debated in her head.

"I guess I should start by showing my face, huh?" That would be nice after all how can i trust someone who wont show there face. Elizabeth thought as Wolfblade removed his hood and threw it off as if in a dramatic reveal. Why did he throw his hood as like that is it supposed to be a huge surprise?......Wait is he famous WOW i got stuck in a guild with a famous person this is so cool She thought to her self starting to drift off in to fantasy's about living life as a famous person

"Some of you might be thinking if my face is the real me or not. So i am gunna be blunt about this. Yes, my real name is Okami Kitsune, I am the son of the programmer and game maker of LTO. If you have questions about me I will answer them all and I will answer honestly. But before you ask me. Lets decide who will lead The Knights of the Phantasm. I would lead this group since I called you here, but I bet you have questions and are now questioning to even be in a guild with me. So I want to voluntary vote... ..........Well I guess i was right about him being famous but i really should stop jumping to conclusions like that Elizabeth scolded herself in her mind for thinking that he had it made. She started thinking back trying to remember if she herd anything about someone called Okami Kitsune but couldn't for the life of herself. Well i guess i really should catch up on my news shouldn't I

"As I was saying, I would like to nominate Lisa, from my time being stuck in SAO. I know she has the skills to lead as she works straight under the "Lighting Flash" Asuna. Second in command of the Vanguard of the Knights of the Blood Oath, The strongest guild in SAO. I believe she has the leadership, skills, and qualities it takes more then anyone. If you all agree she should lead. Raise your hand, If you think someone else can lead. Speak up now and give us a reason why that person should lead and we shall decide in a vote." Oh a vote i like that concept now who should i vote for? Wolfblade is voting for Lisa but i really don't know anyone hear or what separates them from the others Elizabeth mentally debated with herself

"I know I may be an inexperienced leader or not as reputable as Discharger the Lightning Beserker, Loyd, leader of the "God Sword" Guild or Haven, the Savior, but a game is a game. It has weaknesses that can often be exploited. The most efficient way is to find all those glitches and weaknesses and use them until the game falls. I believe my prior knowledge can get us through this, but I can't do it alone. But if we decide on another person to lead. So be it. Let's just work hard, together everyone!" Lisa said to the group and it somewhere rang a cord in Elizabeth "Well that sold me ill vote for you Lisa only one who has humility can truly lead......well that my thought." She said with conviction as she walked next to Lisa and sat down next to her. Well i think that went rather well........Isabella would be proud of me speaking up that that wouldn't she. She thought to her self as she got a little more well seated

Eferon Continued to listen as Wolfblade gave his speech. He is not bad, not bad at all, he talk's to us openly and honestly. Eferon then turned his attention to the girl Lisa. She seemed to have a good recorded and a was modest. He looked at everyone is else who had assembled. It was a rather good amount of people seeing as it was a mass email. After taking a closer look at the other players a lot of them had sub classes as well meaning even if it was only the first day they had some skill. That and they did not die to any of the beginning monsters. A small shiver went down Eferon's spine remember that over one hundred souls had passed away, killed by the madman who had done this to them. After the chill there was anger, so many lives ruined for some madman's game. It was unforgivable.

I must bring that madman to his end Bracing himself Eferon stood up from the barrel that he had been siting on and took a step foreword into the ring of players. He took a deep breath preparing himself. "I know it may be silly for me to throw my name into the wring along side someone as experienced as Lisa but I believe myself to be fit for the job. I am Eferon. I will fully admit that I as a player have less experience then most of you and if you do chose for me to lead I will constantly rely upon all of you for help as we take on the task of beating this game. But I still think I can lead us. My power that I have gained from this game was build for someone who can take command. I seem to be quite skilled when it comes to making plans, strategy's and management." After he had finished his speech he stepped back and took in a breath. looking around at everyone who he had spoken too. Eferon believed himself with the skills and knowledge he had gained from commanding the demon army could very well be what was needed. He had given his say and now it was up for the others to follow whom they wished to lead.

Trinity
Hunter took it upon himself to lean against a wall, fading into the background as he watched them decide who was in charge. He found it laughable, really. Players who knew nothing about the others they just met, deciding who was in charge? Even if you gave the best speech ever, who was to say they weren't lying? But everyone seemed at ease, and trusting. Hunter rolled his eyes. He almost felt like offering his name, but he wasn't the best choice to lead, he was too selfish and he knew it. However, Eferon and Lisa didn't appeal to him either, and he wasn't sure if he'd be okay taking orders from them.

Three players were up for leadership, including Wolfblade. Honestly, Hunter believed Wolfblade would be best, despite who he was. Actually, especially since who he was. It would just make sense. Not to mention he was the one who called him there.

Finally he spoke up. "Well, I'm," he paused, remembering to use his username, "Trinity. And no, I don't want to be leader. I can't do that without having everyone questioning me... methods to get things done," he said slowly, remembering the last group he was in sacrificed a player on his command. But he'd keep that to himself. And this was different, they wouldn't have really died before. "I honestly this Wolfblade should lead us. He bothered to call us here, so we know he has the will to make this happen. Other than that, and don't take this offensively please, I know nothing about the rest of you than what he's said. You could have no intention of leading us out. Then again," he paused again, fiddling with the chain of his weapon distractedly, "I could be like that too, couldn't I?" He laughed quietly at that, as if he had just make a joke, though he wasn't joking.

"If you have questions about me I will answer them all and I will answer honestly. But before you ask me. Lets decide who will lead The Knights of the Phantasm. I would lead this group since I called you here, but I bet you have questions and are now questioning to even be in a guild with me. So I want to voluntary vote..."
'Vote, eh?'
Aelin was resting against a barrel and listened in to who people were voting for. So far the majority had leaned towards Lisa. Aelin had smiled to herself as she stood up from the barrel.
"Well, no offense to Lisa but I have an idea on who I'd like to be leader and..."
Aelin had walked up to Haven and then put her hand on his shoulder.
"This guy, right here, could be perfect for the job. Now I've seen some pretty heavy shit go down when the GM revealed that all of this was SAO all over again. Everyone was panicking, people hitting each other and collecting their stuff, the usual deal. Nothing like that from Haven over here. No, what he did was pretty nice. He asked his friends to set up centers to help out traumatized players. When they wouldn't listen, he told them about how he handled things in SAO and they wised up real quick. Now, I'm not going to say what his past was like because in all honesty, I don't even know myself. But for someone to be that selfless and that efficient, that's definitely leader material."
She then added silently so only she and Haven could hear.
"Besides, you'd also be good Husband material~"
Aelin could feel her avatar blush a bit. It was true. She had a bit of a crush on Haven since SAO and was actually hoping that she could marry him one day instead of some random player. She then shook off the blush and said aloud.
"And as for if you want me to be a leader... That's not happening. I'm more of a supporting party than anything else. I heal if necessary, I deal damage but I don't lead people. Even if I wanted to, I never lead a guild before so I have zero experience. So, that's my two cents. Listen to me or don't. Either way, I'm cool with whoever leads and will lay my life on the line for that person if necessary."
Aelin then took her hand off of Haven's shoulder and walked back to the labyrinth entrance, leaning against the wall, and looking at the group curious for their reasons and answers.

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He simply nodded his head at Wolfblade's reply. He turned to the others, and said, "There's no point in looking for a leader now. We'll all realize who can be the only possible candidate as leader, once we enter the labyrinth". He turned to the other members and looked at them with a raised eyebrow.
"Well? If we choose now, we'll never know if the person you have selected may have the required skills to be a leader. But then again...". Detols turned to Wolfblade with a questioned look. He was supposed to be the guild master. Is he seriously allowing the rest of them to choose a new leader?

Suddenly, Detols felt a strange, painful sensation come up to his mouth. Coughing into his hand, he looked at his palm. It was blood. He gritted his teeth.
"I guess that area boss got me after all....", he quietly murmured. On the top of his screen, a little purple logo was flashing, and the top right corner read: 'Poison. Cause: Arachne of the Black Thorn Forest'. He had entered that forest a few minutes before the game master teleported them all to the square.

Wiping his mouth, Detols looked at the members. Some of them still looked like beginners. Some of them looked like decent players.
"....I hope there's no revolt against beta testers, like it was in SAO", he said. He turned towards the 'Current' leader of the guild, and asked, "So? How are we going to do it? Shall we enter the labyrinth first before choosing a leader?". He knew what most of them would say. Possibly 'But if we don't have a leader, then how are we going to make it?', or 'We need a leader for purposes like these....', etc. Yet, it didn't matter. They didn't need a leader right now. Not this instant. They had to rush, otherwise the online world would plung into chaos. There would be riots and force log-outs everywhere. Not to mention, even suicide.
"It'd be quite foolish if we waste our time deciding on a leader. We need to give the players who are still alive, some motivation. A step of hope. That's all we need to do for now. We can decide on a leader once we conquer this labyrinth".

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Haven watched on silently, trying not to show much emotion when the man unmasked himself and revealed himself to be the game creator's son, who is supposed to be in a coma. He listened intently as they started a discussion on who should be leader. There seemed to be three choices, Lisa, Eferon, and Wolfblade, though it seemed like Wolfblade would prefer to have Lisa as leader. Lisa seemed like a pretty good choice, though he never heard much about her he heard a lot about Asuna, the thing about their leader having been the madman who trapped them all in the game king of decreased his trust of the Knights of the Blood Oath though. Wolfblade seemed to know how things worked, but otherwise almost nothing was known about him. Same goes for Eferon, he had sound reasons, but nothing was really known about him either.
When Aelin walked up to him and suggested him as leader though he was genuinely surprised. He hadn't lead a guild since SAO and had never thought about it. He blushed and blushed even deeper at what Aelin whispered to him. It was at these moments he was glad his helmet covered his face. As soon as the blush was gone he lifted it. He tried to say something to her but, like usual, he failed to talk to a good-looking girl and she walked away before he could respond.
Before he could say anything about his sudden nomination, two others talked and he listened. "Well, I have to agree with Detols and Discharge, we need to clear this floor first and get the people's moral up. For those of you who heard about it or were actually in SAO, you remember all of the chaos and death in the first few days. We need to get their moral up to stop this, this would also give us each a chance to get to know each other better to better decide a leader. As was said, I took some measures to try and prevent it, but it will only buy us some time before it begins."

The man named Wolfblade began to to talk explaining his real identity, Loyd felt like he had seen him somewhere before but he could quite place his finger on it. Wolfblade then said he was the kid of the creator of LTO, that's when the pieces connected Loyd remembered he was the child that was in rendered in a coma after a plane crashing; who would have though he was in this game, this could be similar to the ALO incident, but Loyd simply disregarded these facts since it's not like he would be in fault or that he may know much, and honestly Loyd cared little about it. Soon the serious talk began, Wolfblade nominated Lisa to be the leader of our guild, The Knights of the Phantasm, "Lightning Flash Asuna...What a nostalgic name." Loyd thought remembering his time in SAO he never actually spoke to her out of strategic conference the same with Lisa who served under Asuna but he had seen and fought along side both of them in the front lines, they were.... reassuring. By that time Loyd was still the Leader and sole surviving member of the Sword God Guild after the tragedy that befell his guild. Just by 1 error in judgement in his part while they where clearing the 64th floor in SAO, the Floor Boss completely annihilated the elite front line guild known as the Sword God guild, they all fought to the bitter end, in the end he alone cleared the floor... Reinforcements arrived shortly after this only to see the Sole surviving member their Guild Leader Loyd, this incident was dubbed the Massacre of the 64th floor. He was in shock he saw all his friend die right before his eyes, he was unstable, quickly he was brought back to rehab, he took a few weeks off from fighting in the front lines, no one though he would go back to the front lines after what happened; but he did only a few weeks passed and he was back on his feet with more resolve and passion that he showed before, he never accepted anyone else back into the guild and he never disbanded it, he remained the only member to remind him of what happened. Loyd was dubbed the Fallen Knight after his return to the Front lines, he was better than ever some might say he was another person because in truth he showed no fear just because he actually wanted to die but he also wanted to atone for his sins this is what drives him forward until the game was cleared by the Hero Kirito.

As Lisa undid her avatar form and showed her true self he was sure it was her he could remember that face from the little time he had seen it in the front lines. She did a little speech as well:
"I think this is better...I know I may be an inexperienced leader or not as reputable as Discharger the Lightning Beserker, Loyd, leader of the "Sword God" Guild or Haven, the Savior, but a game is a game. It has weaknesses that can often be exploited. The most efficient way is to find all those glitches and weaknesses and use them until the game falls. I believe my prior knowledge can get us through this, but I can't do it alone. But if we decide on another person to lead. So be it. Let's just work hard, together everyone!"
Just what he would expect from her to say, she had experience, Loyd knew this very well and out of everyone here to him she might be the most trustable to him because he'd seen her fight before. But it wasn't fair to rule everyone out just because of this, she had spoken very nostalgic names such as Discharger, Haven and himself, Loyd had heard of these players from SAO as well.

Others gave the their opinions on the matter, one of them also voted for Lisa, and one other Nominated himself as Guild leader his name was Eferon he also gave a little speech:
"I know it may be silly for me to throw my name into the wring along side someone as experienced as Lisa but I believe myself to be fit for the job. I am Eferon. I will fully admit that I as a player have less experience then most of you and if you do chose for me to lead I will constantly rely upon all of you for help as we take on the task of beating this game. But I still think I can lead us. My power that I have gained from this game was build for someone who can take command. I seem to be quite skilled when it comes to making plans, strategy's and management."
From what Loyd heard he deducted that Eferon wasn't that sure of himself, he and a promising look on his face but this wasn't enough to lead a guild especially when people lives are on the line this was Loyds opinion though.

Then another one spoke this one made some good points better than the others to a certain point.
"So? How are we going to do it? Shall we enter the labyrinth first before choosing a leader? It'd be quite foolish if we waste our time deciding on a leader. We need to give the players who are still alive, some motivation. A step of hope. That's all we need to do for now. We can decide on a leader once we conquer this labyrinth".

Two quickly agreed to this and it seem like it was actually a great idea, " I also agree with Detols statement, if we where to choose an unfitting leader right now we would just crumble and die, and that is not an option. After we clear out the first Labyrinth and get to know ourselves a bit better we can choose for a leader its quite simple and easy. " Loyd said. If he had to vote even after what happens he'd probably vote for Lisa since out of the lot she was knowledgeable in leader big assaults on the front lines, and honestly enough Loyd had never seen a team crumble under her leadership, she was a better leader that Loyd himself but at this point almost anyone was...

Loyd took out from his inventory the mirror and looked at it "Here we go again...." Loyd thought and used it by pressing the "O" button shedding his avatar skin, and showing his true face, taking a deep breath he was back to his normal body; as he thought having an avatar body felt a lot different than his own, right know everyone could recognize him, The Fallen Knight of SAO, the one responsible for the 64th Floor massacre, " I was once the leader of a famous guild back in SAO, I know fully well what it takes to be a guild leader and the responsibilities you need to be one.... I have experienced a comrade dying under my leadership, its... horrifying...I know that there are some people here that have witnessed the horrors of SAO, but, I for one have seen hell..." Loyd said before stopping for a moment remembering about his past guild mates, Loyd looked back at the others " I am Loyd, the Leader and only member of the Solo Guild, Sword God, The Fallen Knight and sole survivor of the 64th Floor Massacre.... I want to remind you all that just 1 tiny error can cost you your life, that this is not a game anymore I experienced this myself as I let all my comrades die right before my eyes just because of a error in judgement, although you all might know this.... I wouldn't mind trying a guild again and this time I won't let such a mistake cost the life of anyone in my presence... " Loyd said knowing he had said a mouth full but he had to get it out of his chest before it began to eat away at him again. "I say this to our future guild leader, I just hope your ready to hold all our lives in your hands, and do your best to protect all of us in LTO... " Loyd then added. Loyd above all else didn't want to be the guild leader though, he wasn't going to nominate himself as a guild leader, even though he had the experience to lead one, he couldn't he still feared that he might make another mistake and get everyone killed.

Loyd then took a few steps towards the Tower Domains entrance and stopped turning around to look at the group and see what they had to say.....