Scene: Inside the room

Arena slashes Mari’s neck. Blood gushes out, soaking the bed. Mari lies there, dead.

Suddenly, the room’s door creaks open...

Kirito (enters):
"Mari, I’m here—wait, you...?"

He pauses, shocked to see Arena and Yuka standing there.

Kirito notices the bloodstained sword in Arena’s hand. Then, his eyes shift to Mari’s lifeless body.

Kirito:
"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????
WHY?!!"

Kirito stands still, staring at them both. A dark aura begins to pour out of his body.

Arena:
"What should we do now?"

Yuka:
"No worries, he’s just a student. He can’t do anything to us."

Yuka walks toward Kirito.

Yuka:
"Kirito, this isn’t what you think. Yes, Arena killed Mari, but it’s for the future—our future, and for the good of this school."

Kirito locks eyes with Yuka, staring into his soul. Yuka instinctively steps back in fear.

Yuka (thinking):
"Ughh...! What is this?! A child is scaring me—and I’m actually backing away?"

Kirito’s blue aura slowly changes... turning completely black.

Arena:
"What!!!"

Yuka:
"!!!"

Switch to the spirit inside Kirito.

Yama (the spirit):
"What is happening?! This power... this isn't mine?! This power is Kirito’s own?! And it’s affecting me—even though I’m completely merged with his soul! This boy... is too powerful!"

Switch back to Kirito.

Kirito’s aura grows. His T-shirt rips apart as a new silver aura is released from the mark on his back. The mark disappears.

BOOM!!!
A massive explosion erupts, destroying the entire room. Arena and Yuka are thrown out into the garden. Mari’s body is burned in the blast. Her head flies and hits Yuka in the face.

Yuka:
"AAUUGGHH!!"

Yuka and Arena lie on the ground, then slowly get up.

The explosion brings all the teachers, students, and guards rushing to the scene.

Taran:
"What the hell is going on!?"

Ira:
"Principal Yuka! Teacher Arena! Kirito!?"

Ira (thinking):
"What is happening here!? Did the principal kill Mari?! And Kirito... where did he get this kind of power?!"

Kirito walks up to Yuka and grabs his head.

Kirito:
"Why...? WHY DID YOU KILL MARI?!"

Kirito CRUSHES Yuka’s head.

Ira:
"Ughh...!"

Arena:
"Tsk...!"

Taran:
"Ucckk...!"

Kirito then approaches Arena. He punches him in the stomach so hard, his fist goes inside.

Arena:
"AAAAAAGHHHHHH...!!!"

Kirito:
"What did she ever do to you?!"

Kirito pulls out his arm. Arena collapses, dead.

Arena and Yuka now lie lifeless on the ground. Everyone watches in fear, shock, and confusion.

Kirito then turns his gaze to Taran.

Kirito:
"So that’s why you sent me on a fake mission!!!?"

Taran:
"Huh? H-he’s talking to me?! What did I do?!"

Kirito:
"You troubled Mari a lot!!"

Kirito grabs Taran’s neck.

Taran:
"Ack..!"

Kirito:
"I’ll destroy everyone who ever hurt her!! That includes YOU!!"

Kirito crushes Taran’s neck. Then he rises into the air and transforms into his true dragon form.

His dragon form is glowing blue and silver. His eyes turn pitch black.

Kirito releases his full aura and flies at high speed toward the forest.

Ira:
"I have to act quickly—before it’s too late! Yes! King Kolie—he can help! I must contact him!"

Scene shift: Ira rushes to the principal’s room and uses a magical window to contact Kolie.

Scene: Royal Palace

A soldier runs inside and approaches King Kolie.

Soldier:
"My King! This is urgent!"

The soldier places the magical window before Kolie. Ira appears on it.

Ira:
"You must do something! Now! Before it’s too late!"

Kolie:
"Huh?! I’m King Kolie! You can’t talk to me like th—"

Ira:
"There’s no time for this, Kirito—"

Kolie:
"!"

Ira:
"Kirito has killed Principal Yuka, Teacher Arena, and a student. He’s taken his dragon form and headed to the forest. He may be planning to destroy all the monsters there!"

Asely:
"What?! Kirito has taken his dragon form and killed three people?!"

Ira:
"Yes! You must do something now—his power is on another level!"

Kolie:
"Fine. I’ll go."

Ira:
"One more thing... his mark. It’s gone. The one on his back."

Kolie:
"So that’s it... Asely, call for an emergency king’s meeting. Now!"

Asely:
"Understood!"

Scene: Forest

Kirito arrives above the forest, floating mid-air in dragon form.

Kirito:
"I will destroy you all—‘MOON TOTEM’!"

A massive explosion devastates the forest. A large crater remains. Everything is annihilated.

Kirito:
"RUSHERGUN!!"

(From his mouth, 50 blue-colored bullets per second fire out like a machine gun.)

The bullets destroy the remaining parts of the forest and kill all the monsters.

Scene: War Room of the Kingdoms

All kings and queens are gathered.

Kolie:
"Put your personal fights aside. We ALL need to stop Kirito—no one can do this alone!"

Human King:
"You’re going to kill your own son?!"

Kolie:
"Yes. Anyone who threatens world peace must be stopped."

Elf King:
"Think again—"

Kolie:
"This isn’t easy for me or Asely... but we have no time. This isn’t a simple matter. We must act now."

All stand up. A giant magical door opens. One by one, they enter.

[Chapter 10 End]