The White Snake (SAO x male OC)

Chapter One:

(This story may contain themes of mental illness, violence and murder that may be disturbing to some audience members. Viewer discretion is advised.)

The world around him was completely pixelated and yet it felt so real upon touching it. The sun felt real but it was artificial even the body he occupied was nothing but an avatar. The bright sun beat down on the town, making it seem brighter than it was. By the year 2022, humanity had accomplished many technological wonders including the Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game (VRMMORPG). This was what the world around him was, a virtual simulation, and a very realistic one at that. The game was called Sword Art Online and this is what the young man was standing in and absorbing. His name was Higuchi, this was only his avatar but this was what he was going to have to go by. His real name was Kyousuke Akihiko and his father was the genius behind the game. Kayaba Akihiko was distant and seemed to have all the time in the world for work but never his son. This left Kyousuke wondering if he even loved him at all and he eventually came to the conclusion that it's unlikely that his father really did care about him.

He shook his head to relieve himself of these memories. He was no longer Kyousuke Akihiko, high school student and all around tech nerd. Today for this period of time, he was Higuchi, speed type assassin and katana master. He ran his gloved hand through his white hair as if he could wipe away the memories with that action alone. Unsurprisingly it failed to give the results he wanted. He walked forward to what was called the Town of Beginnings, where dozens of other players were already talking about how amazing this game was and how realistic everything seemed. The world was called Aincrad. It was basically one floating castle that managed to fit never-ending environments ranging from towns to deserts, to grasslands, to mountains. "This is incredible," was a term that was echoed among the Town of Beginnings. It was similar to a medieval marketplace place you would expect to find in fantasy games similar to this, even the music playing in the background gave off that ambience. Higuchi's white eyes darted back and forth as he walked through the town, taking in every detail he could within his line of sight.

His thoughts were suddenly interrupted when he felt something ram right into his back forcing him and whatever it was to tumble to the ground. "Sorry 'bout that." a voice said as the person it belonged to lifted themselves off of Higuchi. "Take it easy." he said forcing himself to one knee with one gloved hand over the part of his face that scraped across the stone pavement. Higuchi turned to see someone that had an uncanny resemblance to a clichéd fantasy protagonist. This guy had an exaggerated look about him that screamed artificial, but this was to be expected as Higuchi did the same thing with his hair and eyes. His face, however, he decided to keep the same. Higuchi looked to the right side of the person's head where the name was supposed to be floating. It read Kirito he had black hair that fell into his eyes and slightly down to his shoulders. Higuchi noted that he was wearing a sort of armor that covered only the vital parts of his abdomen. Everyone got the same kind of armor when first logging into the game. Kirito wore a long sleeve dark blue shirt while Higuchi wore a black one.

"Are you okay?" Kirito asked. "Yeah, I'll live." Higuchi said removing his hand from his face. Fortunately there was no noticeable wound from when he fell onto the ground. "Just watch where you're going." Higuchi said as he began walking away. "You sure you're okay?" Kirito asked as Higuchi looked at his own health bar. The bright green line below his name had decreased by 0.5, it wasn't any damage that wouldn't heal itself over time. "Forget it, these things happen. Besides I can't feel pain in here." Higuchi said. Nobody could feel pain when they were hurt in the simulation but some people still reacted out of habit. If one could feel pain while in Aincrad then they had better get used to it because they would be fighting monsters and wielding deadly weapons, sometimes against each other.

"Well, if you're sure you're okay, I'm gonna move on." Kirito said and Higuchi refuted with an awkward, "See you around." After Kirito ran off, Higuchi continued his walk to gather his bearings in Aincrad. Higuchi decided to look around town to see if there is anything else of interest for him. What immediately came to his attention was a girl standing in front of a building looking at her menu with confusion written all over her face. Higuchi noticed that she had brown hair and she wore a hairpin to keep her bangs out of her eyes. She wore a long sleeve red shirt under her starting armor. Her shiny eyes had a captivating feel even with the rest of her face being a mix of confusion and frustration.