Luke Komoe is a half Japanese student from America. An orphan at birth, Luke has never felt adequate. Always feeling like he could never be good at anything, things change when he meets Chiyuri Kurashima who introduces him to Accel World. Suddenly finding himself the power he could never grasp in the avatar Golden Dragon, Luke now must use this new virtual reality to protect his newfound friends, even if that means losing Accel World forever.