364 Stories

364 nights, I needed you 364 nights, I missed you 364 nights, you were gone.

November 6th, 2022: Akira Miyamoto has been waiting for this day for months: the day of his 16th birthday and, to his delight, the release of the first Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Game, Sword Art Online. Upon opening his birthday gifts from his parents, he was more than excited when he opened up the box that contained both a NerveGear and Sword Art Online. The NerveGear was the virtual reality headset that allowed the players of Sword Art Online to experience all of their five senses in-game. Without hesitation, the teen ran up to his room, strapped on the NerveGear, and booted up the game. A few hours in and Akira figured he's had enough for one day, but to his surprise, the log out button had mysterious vanished from the menu; shortly after this discovery, the game's development director, Aayaba Akihiko, reveals to all of the 10,000 players that the lack of a log out button is a feature of Sword Art Online. It is also revealed that if you die within Sword Art Online, the NerveGear will fry your brain and instantly kill you. The only way for the log out button to be accessible for players is if one player beats the final boss on Aincrad's 100th floor. Does Akira Miyamoto have what it takes to clear the death game that is Sword Art Online? Or will he fail the 10,000 players trapped inside Sword Art Online as well? Find out in SWORD ART ONLINE: YEAR ONE! The prologue has FINALLY been released. Chapter 1 coming soon. :D