Traveler Of The Multiverse

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After departing from [Myriad Paths], Sora headed to a teleport gate.

He entered and selected the 2nd Floor, Wingless Town.

Although the quest that gives the <Martial Arts> skill is given by many Aincradians, Sora didn't go about it the usual way. He knew of a different way to get the skill that is only a bit more difficult because it's from dodging the Aincradians and not talking with them.

'I have to look for 5 boulders 5 feet tall...'

Once Sora appeared at the Teleport Gate of the Wingless Town, he quickly ran out and went to the mountain range 1,000 kilometers away.

Making use of his level 150 speed, the sprinting skill, and his movement techniques, Sora didn't even leave behind a mirage or a blur as he ran straight to the mountains. His figure traveled fast and lightly as he killed every monster that was in his path.

In order to go faster and not waste any more time so that he can return to the dojo, Sora ran the Ki in his body and accelerated his speed even more than before.

…

High up in the Sato Mountains, where Sora is headed, there was a large group of monsters huddled together in fear.

The monsters here are the strongest the second floor can offer, besides the boss class monsters. There were bears, lizard men, Taurus, and even some Oxen.

The monsters growled at each other and moo'd as if they were talking. Their bodies were shaking and their feet were shifting back and forth in nervousness.

"Did you all feel that terrible presence?" growled one of the only two bears as his eyes looked at the 6 monsters around it.

Two bears, two lizard men, one Taurus, and two ox, they were all talking with each other regarding the scary presence that had just arrived on their floor.

"Yes, it was very scary… and that terrifying energy bursting out from them was filled with vigor, it made me feel various things," muttered the only Taurus.

One of the ox stomped his hoof on the floor and reared his head upwards, "This presence… It reminds me of the times we had to hide in fear a couple of months ago. We only just got our freedom, will we have to sit back like this and watch that scary figure grow stronger?"

One of the lizards clicked their tongue and said, "You're right… after that… Demon… disappeared, we've been living peacefully. If this person that appeared is his descendant, we will have to get rid of-"

Before the lizard could finish talking, it's head was sent flying into the air. The other monsters didn't have a chance to react as they were cut down on the spot and killed.

"Hmph, how dare you all plot to kill me," huffed Sora as he kicked away the head of the lizard. With his knowledge of various languages, due to the many different languages coming from the various scriptures he got on his travels, Sora is able to know what any being is saying.

Sora knew what the monsters were talking about, he knew the Beast tongue, he was well-versed in all the languages he had come across. Something like the Beast tongue is easier than many of the languages he knows.

After kicking the lizard head away, Sora walked away from the corpses and walked right up to a group of boulders standing before him. He gave a light smirk and flicked a couple of boulders, quickly breaking them all quickly.

[Martial Arts Skill unlocked.]

[Martial Arts Skill equipped.]

After finishing that, Sora disappeared with a light step before appearing in front of a dark cave.

Cruhck.

A nasty and blood curdling noise came from within the cave, scaring any low-leveled monster in the nearby area.

Sora stood in front of the cave and took out his sword in a swift motion. Purple Ki jumped out of his body and converged on his sword, quickly covering the long silver sword in a purple glow. With a light in his eyes, Sora raised a small smirk and let the Ki in his body rise and circulate wildly.

<Great Sword Art: First Wave>!

Sora waved the sword in his hand downwards in a clean slice, sending out purple Ki form his sword in an arc.

In the shape of a crescent moon, the purple Ki dove into the cave and killed whatever was lurking within the cave.

[Giant Iron Spider killed.]

[Rewards...]

Sora smiled and walked into the cave, finding a dead giant spider, the size of a garbage truck, covered in metal.

Approaching the spider, Sora headed on over to the butt and cut it open with his sword, taking out the thread within it.

[Iron Silk Thread obtained.]

With the thread in his hand, Sora grabbed the end of the thread and quickly performed some wild movements as the ball of thread in his hands quickly shrank in size. Once the whole thread was gone, Sora looked at the empty cave with a smile.

[Wire Skill unlocked.]

[Wire Skill equipped.]

After unlocking the Wire Skill and equipping it, Sora stretched out his hand and made a grabbing motion in the air.

Tiss…

The sound of thread falling off the walls quickly reached Sora's ears. He waved his hand a bit and a ball of thread slowly grew within his hands. The thread of a Giant Iron Spider is extremely thin, making it imperceptible to the n.a.k.e.d eyes. Unless one had completely mastered their breathing technique or was training in a Ki Circulation Technique, they will never be able to see the Iron Silk Thread.

Of course, even those who master their breathing technique or trained in the Ki Circulation Technique won't be able to see the thread unless they tried really hard. Only through with great mental abilities and/or enhancing Ocular Techniques can really see the Iron Silk Thread with ease..

"Hmm… looks like this is it. Now I need to wait for the next few floors for the Meditation skill," mumbled out loud Sora before disappearing from his location.

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First Floor, Dragon City, [Martial Paths] Dojo.

Under the dark night, a figure clad in red armor and a red furred cape on his back, appeared outside the doors of the Dojo, [Martial Paths]. His armor disappeared and the red knight's appearance was revealed.

"Ugh… traveling so slow annoys me," muttered the young man as he walked into the dojo with a tired look on his face.

Walking within the dojo, the young man sighed and walked into the kitchen, running into a rather unexpected person.

"You don't usually stay up this late…" said Sora as he glanced at the person for a second. "... Asuna"

"I want you to increase my training intensity."

Asuna bit her lips and looked at Sora with a determined look. Her fists were clenched and was standing tall, confident in herself.

Looking into various cabinets, searching for a snack, Sora answered back, "Are you sure you want to train harder?"

Sora grabbed some cookies and brought out a jar of milk before sitting down on a chair. He sat down, kicked his feet up onto the table before waving a cookie in the air.

"Your free time will be reduced and you won't have time to do much stuff anymore," continued Sora as he bit down on the cookie with a knowing smile.

"I…" Asuna bit her lip in hesitation. 'I'm still talking with that blacksmith girl about helping me with my armor and weapons… should I just invite her here to the [Martial Paths]?'

Sora coolly drank some milk before sighing in satisfaction. He put down the glass cup and looked at Asuna with a small smile.

"I will help you out as much as you want me to, but you need to have the conviction and will to want me to help you," said Sora.

"I… will do it. I want you to train me harder!"

Asuna finally coughed out after a short while, her eyes still resolute and focused on Sora's perfect face and his godly sculpted body.

'The character developers are too cruel… to make some this perfect and amazing…' Asuna sighed in desperation as she gazed at Sora.

"Haha, very well then," laughed Sora as he stood up. "Starting tomorrow, I will increase your training time, and I will start training you harder. Some things might even get… physical."

Sora gazed at Asuna with a wild look in his eyes for a second before patting her head and walking away.

'Physical?'

Asuna blushed and stopped there, all frozen on the spot. Only after five minutes did she wake up and head back to her room.

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The day after clearing the First Floor.

After the first floor was cleared, many powerful figures, groups, and guilds appeared all around Aincrad.

Two leaderboards appeared and shook all of the players down to their cores as they looked at the Leaderboards in shock.

The first leaderboard to show up was the Guild Leaderboard, scoring every guild recently made from highest to low depending on the amount of players and their levels - which will soon change to contributions made to Aincrad and the clearing of Labyrinth Towers and Field Bosses.

The second leaderboard was the Player Leaderboard. It scored players solely on levels and achievements.

The Player Leaderboard attracted the attention of all the players in Aincrad. Solely because of the player in First Place.

The forums were going crazy and many players used the live streaming function of the game that was recently unlocked to talk about the first place. The live streaming was open to all players and Aincradians, even to the people in real life.

"Holy shit! Have you seen the first place yet, @Tomato?!"

"How the hell does someone have 150 levels already?! Hacks!! He must have exploited a bug!! @SungJinwuWannaBe, do you know any bugs?"

"This man must've found a way to jump into the other floors… or maybe he really grinded away at the Field Bosses! @YunChesFather , do you think it's possible?!"

"@Tomato , Definitely impossible! The only achievement he has is defeating a Field Boss alone in just 6 hours!"

Everyone was going crazy as they looked at the single golden word next to the golden lettered number 1.

Heaven.

No one knew who that was.

In all the guilds within the leaderboards, not one guild had a person named Heaven within their guilds. Many forums and threads were spread as they all began questioning who this mystery person can possibly be at!

And the man responsible for all this havoc was currently overwatching a group of 27 people currently training.

"Good! You're all doing exceptional today. Once you all finish the next set, you will spar and further your combat experience," said Sora as he walked to the side. "In two months, I will prepare a special set of techniques related to the sword, Rapier, and daggers, that you will all practice in."

Sora smiled and sat down on a bench as he saw everyone swinging their respective weapons in an orderly manner. He began training his Wire Skill for a couple of minutes before standing and began leveling up his <Martial Arts> Skill.

He first trained in the skill moves given by the game before practicing on a mannequin many sets of moves only he could perform through his about to be upgraded Nirvanic Taichi martial art.

Only an enlightenment and some more knowledge before finally breaking through and bringing it to completion. Only then would the martial art be his own.

Hours passed and all his disciples had finally finished sparring against each other as they laid down their weapons and approached Sora.

"Master..." weakly called out one of the boys.

Sora raised his head and looked at the boy with an apathetic face, "Yes?"

"We… heard that we can now call our parents after the Second Floor was opened. Can you… help us get in touch with them?" asked a little girl.

Sora took a glance at the girl before looking at all the disciples in front of him with a thoughtful look on his face. He scratched his cheek before sighing and standing up, "Those who know the phone numbers of your parents, please step to my left. Those who don't, step to my right, I will help you later."

Watching his disciples separate themselves and stand in a neat line, Sora gave out a weak smile.

"For now, those who know the phone numbers can go wait outside the kitchen to call your parents. Those who don't remember, please write down your names on this sheet of paper, along with what you remember about your home. School, names of parents, where you live, etc.

Once you get that done, I will search for your parents and have them call. Okay everyone, go do what I said."

""Yes Master!""