In the distant future of 20XX, a specialized headgear called the "Nerve Gear" is released to the public, designed to immerse the user in hundreds of Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (VRMMORPG) using their five senses.
One in particular stood out from its peers, an upcoming game called "Sword Art Online" that attracted the attention of millions; yet, only 10,000 copies have been sold.
What looks to be a wonderful world spawned from the genius mind of Kayaba Akihiko, the creator of the Nerve Gear, however soon turns out to be an elaborate ruse since on the first day of public access, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now.
(SAO x Male Reader)
(Published August 9, 2024)
I never thought what would happen after that family took me in....I never thought what would happen after I met Mimi, and the Band of Misfits...I never thought what would happen after I joined ALO....and I definitively never thought what would happened if I lost myself to that world...
ALO is a land of fairies and magic, and for some it's a fantasy, but for people like me....it's a chance to take flight and escape the reality of this world.
Little did I know that it would take my heart and create him....
" Aiko...do you wish to end this pain?" my avatar's voice echoed behind me.
I turned around, tears falling down my cheeks. " Take it....if this is what love feels like....then take it all away..."
It was from that moment seven years ago that I left behind that so called 'Loved Child'