Hey guys, Kinh here! This is my first fanfic ever and I decided to do it on Sword Art Online. I absolutely fell in love with the anime when I watched it. It was action packed and there were parts that just make you want to burst into tears. Many of you reading this probably have already seen it, but just in case you haven't, GO WATCH IT! Please review and even criticize so I can improve. Thank you and enjoy! :)

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P.S: I do not own Sword Art Online or any of its characters/others. All rights belong to their rightful owners. I only own my OC(s).

Prologue: Link Start!

November 6, 2022

It was just another cold autumn day, a perfect time for watching the broadcast of MMO Stream on my computer. It was a report on the brand new VRMMORPG that was just released. The long awaited Sword Art Online was finally here. Only 10,000 copies were made and are now all sold out. The 1,000 beta testers, including myself, had a wonderful experience during the beta. In a few months, I only made it to the 7th out of the 100 floors in that floating castle in the sky, although I was a solo player throughout the entire time. Aincrad was its name. After the beta test had ended, SAO shrouded my thoughts day in and day out. Dreams about that world would happen almost every night. It was sort of like a drug. There was no stopping the thoughts that entered my mind. A lot of tension was building up inside my body. My mind was practically jumping up and down in happiness and joy. The grand opening was about to begin.

I shut off the broadcast and got out of my seat to stretch and look over at the clock. 12:55. Five minutes until kick off. I walked over to my dresser and took the NerveGear from the top to begin hooking everything up.

'I can finally go back and see that world again.'

I put the NerveGear on my head and lay flat on my bed. The time on it read 12:59. There was a little smirk that grew on my face when the time finally hit 13:00. Swiftly closing my eyes, I said the activation code.

"Link start!"

Bright lights started flashing before my eyes. Indicators came up that and checked off all of my senses. After my calibrations were complete, the language selection screen came up. Of course Japanese was the no brainer decision. Next was the "Login" screen. I entered my account and password and it asked me if I wanted to use my beta test account. "Kinh (M)". A message came up after confirming the account.

Welcome to Sword Art Online!

More bright lights flew past my very eyes until my vision came back to a bright and blue sky. I blinked a few times then looked down at my hands, clenching them slowly into fists and smiled while slowly looking back up.

"I'm back."

And that's the end of the prologue. Sorry that it was a bit short but it was the prologue after all. I promise it won't always be like that. I'll be working on this story a lot so please stick around. Please remember to review! Thanks!

Next Time: Truth