Equis Art Online

As the warriors charged at Gorefang, he slashed with his clawed paw. As the warriors dodged, Aries leapt up and onto the paw, before launching into a series of powerful thrusts. Gorefang swiped, launching Aries backward. While Gorefang was battling the Ranger, Leafa and Kirito ran closer and closer. Kirito slashed at the front left leg,  before Leafa swiped at the left hind leg. Kirito dodged the resulting swipe and checked the boss's remaining health. Only two and two thirds remaining. Kirito growled. Then, the boss leapt backward and drew its head upwards. Then, swinging it to the side, it launched a black bolt of energy at the swordsmen. Dodging, the group reformed. Then, the boss's spikes levitated off its neck, and launched themselves. Dodging again, Kirito charged once more, whilst readying a fire sword skill. The boss lowered its head parallel to the ground, and launched a massive stream of black flame. Kirito slid, dodging the blast. Using his momentum, he slid and jumped up. Slashing several times, he made a shallow X in the boss's forehead, before thrusting deeply. Engulfing the boss in flame, he jumped backwards. The, the remaining two thirds of the third health bar depleted. Then, the boss roared, and it pounced, trapping Kirito under a huge paw. Drawing back its head, it prepared another bolt of black energy. Kirito braced himself for the end. Until he heard chanting. Then, a massive vortex of wind drilled its way straight through the boss's forehead. Turning, he saw Aries charging, whilst he dodged swipe after swipe. Then, propelling himself off one paw, he once again issued Wind's Edict. This distracted the boss enough for Kirito to escape and regroup. Aries then called out.

"I'll keep him occupied! Get your HP back up!"

Taking his advice, the group members summoned health potions and drank them. All the while, Aries slashed and dodged. Then, a  sudden swipe slammed into him. Bracing himself, he struggled to maintain his defense. Until a loud cry startled him. Leafa charged, her sword cloaked in wind. Slashing, she cut clean through the boss's claws. Roaring back, his health dropped by a substantial amount. Kirito nodded to the group, and they charged again. Gorefang roared, and summoning more spikes, launched them. Most of the group dodged, but Kirito slashed through the ones nearing him. Sinon slid under hers and shot a fire arrow straight at the boss. With a swipe of its tail, the arrow exploded. Swearing, Sinon dodged the resulting swipe. As Aries was thrown off by a ground slam, he suddenly thought of an idea.

"ASUNA! Know any potent water magic?"

"Yeah!" she replied. "Why!"

"Get this room as wet as you can! I have an idea!"

Asuna chanted a spell, a massive drill of water sprayed itself around the room, soaking everything. Aries jumped and chanted another spell. Then, a massive cyclone appeared. Then it dispelled. Asuna looked at Aries, who began to count down with his fingers. When he reached zero, a massive black cloud appeared, and it began to rain. Nearly everypony in the room's jaws dropped. Aries chanted another spell. This time, the clouds began to circulate, forming a wall cloud. Kirito gasped, seeing what Aries was doing. Aries grinned and yelled as he cast a spell.

"STORMFRONT TEAR!"

Then, THREE massive black cyclones formed from the cloud and slammed into the boss, depleted one and a half bars of health. Then, the boss lost its footing. The sheer impact threw the boss straight into the wall, carving a huge hole. As it stood up, it roared louder than before. The warriors charged as one. After a massive succession of blows, the boss's last bar depleted. Disintegrating into green and blue particles, the message appeared, and the storm cloud dissipated. As the sun rose over the horizon, the group sheathed their weapons. Klein promptly stormed over to Aries.

"What the hell was that?" he yelled.

"You really don't want to know."

"OF COURSE I DO! I've never seen anything like it!'

Aries sighed and shrugged.

"It's the most powerful wind spell I can cast. Stormfront Tear. Incredibly high damage, completely drains all my MP. Requires a fair amount of water in order to cast." Aries said. "I only use it as a last resort. Bad thing is, it has a cooldown."

Klein's jaw dropped. As Kirito handed Aries an MP potion, the sound of applause came gradually. As Celestia, Luna, Cadance, Armor, and Twilight walked over, the group smiled.

"That was amazing. A localized storm cloud!" Twilight said.

"Just extremely powerful magic." Aries said, but then, a slow clap was heard.

"Impressive."

Everyone in the room turned, and saw a pony walk in. With a tan coat, black hair, and a white lab coat, he looked all too familiar. Kirito and Asuna growled, recognizing him/

"Impressive indeed, Aries. I commend you."

"Enough with the pleasantries, Heathcliff." Kirito said angrily.

Akihiko Kayaba shrugged and walked closer. Looking at Aries, he smiled.

"Your brother would have been proud."

At this, Aries face changed. His weary expression turned into one of sheer anger and fury.

"Don't you DARE bring Asher into this!" he roared.

"He died an honorable death." Kayaba said.

"HE DIED BECAUSE OF YOU!" Aries spat. "HE WAS SO CLOSE TO ESCAPE!"

"As I say, he would be proud to see you now. But, as they say, old wounds rarely stay closed whence reopened." Kayaba said, opening his inventory. Tapping a button, he said, "I believe that it is time to close them, once and for all."

As he was engulfed in a pillar of light, his SAO avatar, fully armored and ready for combat, stepped out.

"There is more to the story then you think, Aries. Come at me." he motioned.

"WITH PLEASURE, YOU SICK BASTARD!" Aries roared, drawing his swords for battle.