Faerie

Having just gotten her song from the fourth floor Fae made her way to a few floors higher, to a blacksmith on the seventh floor, an immense change from the winter world that she had come from, the seventh floor was for the most part warm, and at the top of this mountain she felt at ease pushing open the door, a small dragon sat on the counter of the blacksmith, and it didn't take long for a man to meet her at the counter asking if she would like to protect herself or deal some damage "I was actually looking at dealing some damage." Fae smiled at the man behind the counter as they spoke.

This was Fae's first time on the fourth floor, having spent the vast majority of her time in the Town of Beginnings with Angel at The Wayward, she had heard that this floor was a permanent winter, but this was more than she expected. Not only was it winter, the floor was in an almost perpetual state of snow in, the snow coming in thick at almost all times. Opening the door to the basement that doubled recording studio Fae sighed in relief, the warmth being a sweet reprieve from the outside air, her black clothes and green half cloak not at all protecting from the weather. The door closed with

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Fae closed the solid wooden door behind her as she left, the outside of the house sat on the corner of an intersection, a couple of shops on either side. Above the door hung a hand made sign that said 'The Wayward' in fancy white letters. To anyone who lived in the town of beginnings this place was famous, working as a shelter for any of the people who had nothing or nowhere to go to, at first there were a handful of adults who lived there along with Fae and Angel, but over time the all left, leaving the pair of them to take care of the dozen kids that made their home in The Wayward. The thing

~ January 9th Two years later ~ Fae woke up to the sun shining in through a window positioned above her, she was laying in a small room, that had a bed and a desk in it, but despite its size it gave off a homey lived in feel. Fae stretched as she climbed out of her bed, quickly pulling on her clothes and cloak before opening the door. outside of the door was a long hallway, doors running along both sides in intervals before ending in a staircase that went down, the walls made of a simple wood, and the light coming from the open flame light's on the wall gave it a warmth that broke through

The woman was wearing a very pretty and clean blue dress that didn't really fit in the fantasy setting that they were in, and her blonde hair matched perfectly. She looked like the basic preppy cheerleader that you meet in high school, the kinds of people who cared more about their hair than the people around them. Kneeling on the ground in front of Fae the woman pulled Fae close to her, holding the back of her head as she just held her, humming a soft tune that Fae couldn't recognize. Fae didn't pull away as she let herself be held, tears freely streaming down her face as she cried loudly int

It had been three days since the battle with the troll, and it was clear now to Fae, as it was deep down three days ago, that Kas wouldn't be coming, and that he was already dead. The thought was like a crushing weight, and yet as Fae aimlessly walked there were no tears, it was almost as if her mind was serene, no longer numb, now there was just nothing at all, no numbness, no emotions. Fae walked aimlessly around the Town of Beginnings, not at all thinking of a destination, only focusing on placing one foot in front of the other. She didn't care where she went and was really only walking for

Fae slowly walked out of the gate, placing her back against the wall and sliding down until she was on the ground, not for a moment taking her eyes off of the horizon, looking in the direction that Kas would be coming from. At this point hope was really the only thing keeping Fae going, she had escaped, and there was a chance that Kas had managed it too. It didn't take long for the sun to set, and for the night to take over as Fae sat staring blankly into the open expanse of field, tears falling down her cheeks slowly, silently. Sword Art Online may have dulled pain into barely more than disco

He said he would be right behind me, those words were like a mantra in her head as she ran, her feet landing solidly on the ground, echoing through the valley as they hit the stone. Fae couldn't feel the tears run down her cheeks as she ran, couldn't feel anything at all as she ran, her body and mind had become numb as she repeated the mantra in her head, he said he would be right behind me. Not daring to stop or look behind her Fae kept running, running so hard that she didn't even hear the sound of a set of full plate armor cracking, and the subsequent sound of it hitting the stony floor. He

The troll may have seemed like a weak foe, but looks didn't matter in a video game, and even though its arms looked like they would snap from just carrying the club that it held, it hefted it with the ease of a giant. It didn't take more than a second for the troll to cross the gap to the pair, towering above them even in its slightly hunched state. Fae could feel even more fear grip her than when they had faced the Mantis, the aura that came off of this monster exuded a strength greater than what either of them would be able to handle. Fae's thoughts were proven when it swung its off hand out

"I don't understand why this had to happen. I have watched too many good people die, how do you keep so calm Kas?" Fae looked at her hands in her lap tears quietly falling into them. "I'm not calm at all Fae, I'm terrified, of dying, of losing you, of all of this." Kas put his hand on Fae's as she looked up at him "that's why I have to do this, because of all of those good people, what right do I have to sit around doing nothing, when there are so many people out here dying for me?" Fae stared into Kas' eyes as he spoke, she couldn't understand how he stayed so strong, but his resolve was infe

The battlefield was hectic, with the boars, and even wolves to a lesser extent, that they had fought so far didn't really have any particular strategy, and would just go after the first person they saw. The mantis however, seemed to know exactly what they were planning constantly trying to get around Kas to get at the nimbler, but far less armored Fae. The sound of the mantis' hardened exoskeleton slamming against Kas' sword made talking all but impossible, the pair trying to synergize as much as possible to deal with this new foe. Fae weaved in and out of the reach of the mantis, slowly nicki

As scared as Fae was the journey thus far had been an easy one, most of what surrounded the plains before the stone valley were boars, and the occasional wolf, easy enough for the pair to take out without much problem. For the most part they walked in silence, Fae continually looking backwards watching as the town that had been their safety net slowly receded into the distance behind them, and Kas looking stout and Grim ahead of them, his gaze not wavering for a moment from his goal. It was admirable, how even with how inexperienced he was, that he was so resolute and unwavering in the face of

~ January 9th 2 years ago ~ Fae sat with Kas outside of one of the few restaurants ran by a player on the first floor, they didn't have a bench or a table, but rather were just sitting on the cobblestone steps before the road. "I am so sick and tired of this." Fae stared down at Kas while they talked, the perfection of his avatar now long gone, his nose now slightly crooked from one of the many fights he had inadvertently started, and his stature now standing at 5'2" over half a foot shorter than Fae. "What are you talking about Kas?" Fae looked back to the sandwich she had been picking a

"Attention players!" A giant cloaked figure hovered in the sky as everyone in the plaza murmured below asking what was going on. "I welcome you to my world. My name is Akihiko Kayaba. And as of this moment i am in control of this world." Fae listened to the figure in the sky as she looked at the people around her, looking for any sign of Kas. "I'm sure most of you have already noticed an item missing from your main menus: the logout button. I assure you this is not a defect." Fae opened her menu at the words of the man in the sky to check for herself, and sure enough there was no logout button

As the day grew on Fae and Kas had improved by leaps and bounds, especially Fae, both of them now being able to activate their sword arts with no problem, and not having any issues at all taking down the boars that were in the plains. as the sun finally set the pair sat underneath a copse of trees together enjoying the cool air that they felt on their skin. "Thank you Fae, for joining me here, I know this isn't your thing, but this game is everything I have ever hoped for." Kas looked at Fae completely earnest with his thanks. Fae blushed at his firm gaze looking away. "Of course Kas, I don't

Fae thought back to one of the videos that Kas had forced her to watch about SAO, one that explained the sword arts, you just begin the motion and pause once you feel the skill activating you release, the video had said. Fae looked towards the lead boar that was running at them and turned to face it, spinning to the side holding her sword ready for strike green arc followed behind the blade as she finished her spin the blade gliding along the side of the boar leaving it with half of its health left. "I did it!" Fae jumped and lifted her hands in the air pumping as she turned to face her friend

This was Fae and Kas' first ever fight in SAO and it wasn't nerve racking in the slightest, these were just boars, and even if they died they would be able to just come back and try again. The boar rushed at Kas who tried to hop out of the way, but in the heavy armor he was wearing he didn't really make it far, the boar slamming into his shins slamming him backwards onto the floor. Fae took this time to run up and slash at the boar, much more mobile than her compatriot it didn't take much for her to reach the boar, and even less for her to slash her sword diagonally in front of herself at the

The crowds of people began thinning out as the pair walked towards the northern gate of the Town of Beginnings, the walk was no longer full of bumping and jostling, it seemed as though most people were still waiting on friends and getting their equipment. Finally passing through the gates the pair was finally able to see the first floor in all of it's glory, and it was massive, for as far as they could see the plains of the floor just rolled on and on, almost as if there was no end to them. "Wow." Fae's eyes widened at the beautiful sight before her "I never imagined it would be this. This pre

Fae stood with her back planted on the beam of one of the buildings in the row of shops and streets vendors in the town of beginnings. it had been 5 minutes since Kas was supposed to meet back up wit her, but he was, as usual, late. Fae didn't mind much she knew how excited he was for this, and being able to live in a fantasy world was like a dream come true for him. It wasn't much longer before Kas came back rubbing the back of his head and holding his hand up in greeting to her. "Sorry I'm late Fae, had the hardest time picking what I wanted to use." Fae rolled her eyes as she looked at him,

The shops sprawling out from the central plaza were only slightly less packed than the plaza itself. Hundreds of people were here buying their starter gear with the col that they got on spawning, it wasn't a lot of money but it would let you buy a decent enough weapon and armor with a bit of col left over for yourself. "I think it might be a bit too packed for us to look at all the shops together, how 'bout we meet back here in 15 minutes?" Fae nodded to her companion, though the odds of him seeing it were unlikely as he was already speeding off to look at the armor and weapons eyes glittering

Fae stood a few inches taller than her friend in real life, but with their avatars, he seemed to tower over her, clearly having made up for his insecurities. Fae on the other hand had taken the other route, like Lightbringer or Kas Fae had made herself look much like she did in real life, short Purple hair that swept over the right side of her head not covering but rather framing her face. She had however made herself shorter, her height had always been an insecurity, she wasn't a hulking giant, but she was taller than average, and with her weight it gave her a lanky appearance that she didn't

~ November 6th two years ago ~ "Link Start" Those two fateful words would change Fae's life forever, in a way that at the time she, and no one else logging into Sword Art Online could have ever predicted. Today was the day that Fae and Kas would finally be playing the game that Kas had been drooling over since its announcement. Slowly the blinding white light faded and was replaced by the faces of hundreds if not thousands of people in a big coliseum like town center in the town of beginnings. Fae couldn't help as she felt her stomach tightening, how was she ever going to be able to find

FC: Raven (Teen Titans) Username: Faerie Real Name: Fae Calloway Age: 22-25 (April 15th, 1997) Gender: Female Height: 6'0" Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Green and Brown Nationality: Irish American ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Back Story _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________