After years of reading fanfics, I decided to make on of my own. It was difficult to decide which one to go for so I decided on sword art online. This is my first fanfic so please bear with me on this.

Please note that characters from Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online will also mentioned as well. So please watch that to get a better grasp on the characters that I will include. Please and thank you.

Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to the sword art online franchise. That belongs to Kawahara Reki. This is my own story that I came up with. Please support the 3rd series, Sword Art Online Alicization. Hope you enjoy!

November 7th 2026 Kawagoe city 11:45 am

"ugh morning already" said Kirito.

Another morning for the residents of Kawagoe city. People are going about in their daily lives living, business going well, couples going spending time together, and advertisements for VR games displaying all around the city.

Our hero lies on his bed barely awake until the blinds covering the window open up abruptly. He shields his eyes from the rays invading his room, then his little sister walks up to his bedside, seemingly the one responsible for the blinds opening and gazes upon Kirito with annoyed expression.

"Mou onii-chan it's already noon and your still sleeping!"

"Alright, alright I'm up now".

Kirito got off his bed showing a tired expression on his face. He started stretching his limbs out until his phone started going off. He checked to see that Asuna called him.

"Hey Asuna"

"Morning Kirito-kun".

"It's almost noon though". Kirito thought.

Suguha decided to cut in since Kirito had his phone on speaker.

"Morning Asuna-san".

"Ah Suguha-chan, morning".

"Onii-chan you remember what today is right?" Suguha asked.

Kirito ponders for a moment then looks at the calendar in his room. November 7th. He remembers that day. When he and everyone survived the death game SAO and managed to log out. He solemnly remembers those days, fighting for his very life trying to survive the world he was trapped in. It wasn't all bad though, he managed to have happy moments in SAO too such as meeting Asuna and getting his daughter Yui. Even so those times in SAO were moments that he never forget for the rest of his life.

Shaking those thoughts aside he replied back to Suguha.

"Ah no sorry, what today is it?"

Suguha puffed her cheeks to Kirito's question. He could hear Asuna sighing at the other end as well.

"Really onii-chan, today is the day of Kanzaki Elsa's live concert! You said to get tickets for everyone".

"oh no I totally forgot about that!"

"Now you remember to get tickets to get tickets beforehand right." asked Asuna.

Suguha gazes at Kirito with a intense gaze, while he nervously looks to the side sweating a little bit under the pressure from his sister and girlfriend.

"You forgot didn't you" said Sugeha.

Unable to stand the intense gaze he said apologized to them and said they were all sold out the moment they were available since he was busy with his work and Alfheim online that it slipped his mind. Note that they asked him to get them weeks ago.

"It can't be helped, we'll just have to watch it on the TV instead" said Asuna.

"I know! Why don't we a get together at Agil's bar and watch it there!" said Kirito.

"That sounds like fun! I'll get in touch Rika-chan and the rest of the girls." replied Asuna.

"Then I'll get the rest of the guys."Though it's only Klein and Agil."

"I can bring some snacks and drinks but your carrying them onii-chan as punishment" said Suguha.

"Yes, yes, I said I was sorry" said Kirito.

"The concert starts at 5 we'll meet up there around 4 is that okay" said Asuna.

"Yeah sound good I'll meet you there".

" Okay I love you Kirito-Kun!"

"Love you too bye".

Kirito hung up his phone and was graced with an angry look from his sister. He looked apologetic but Suguha switch to a sad look of acceptance. Kirito patted his sisters head to console her. She smiled in response and headed back into her room to get got dressed and went to the supermarket with Suguha.

As he was calling Klein and Agil while shopping, a dreadful feeling started gripping his heart. He placed his hand where his heart was trying to settle it down.

"Strange, why is today I feel like something big is going to happen"?

November 7 2026 3:30 pm

Meanwhile at the backstage area of Kanzaki's concert.

A tall girl with short hair with a braid is leading a group of high school girls to the back room along with her friend. The tall girls name is Kohiruimaki Karen who is LLenn in GGO along with her friend Shinoharu Miyu whose avatar is Fukaziroh. Karen wanted the high school girls who are Team SHINC in Gun Gale Online to meet Elsa as thanks for helping her during the 2nd Squad Jam.

"I can't believe we have a chance to meet the real Kanzaki Elsa!" said Saki.

"Now boss I know your excited but we don't want to embarrass Karen-san right" said Kana.

"But Kana-chan you also wanted to meet Elsa-san as well. You even made sure you did your hair today" said Shiori.

"Th-That's not true Shiori-chan I was just-"

The rest of girls of Team SHINC giggled at the embarrassed Kana who is unable to form words to explain herself. Even Karen giggled at their banter.

"Now girls just be normal around her and introduce yourselves properly. She's a bit of a sadist but-" said Miyu.

"Miyu I know she is a bit weird, including Goushi-san, but they are still my friends" replied Karen.

"I know, I know " said Miyu.

Karen looked deadpanned at Miyu but sighed in resignation that Miyu is just being herself as usual. Karen opened the door to one of the rooms. The interior of the room was similar to the last time she met Elsa. She was greeted with the site of Elsa sitting in her chair reading a book while Goushi-san leaning on the side of the wall as if waiting for her. They both looked at the door and smiled at Karen coming in.

"Hey Elsa-san, Goushi-san good to see you two" said Karen

"Likewise Karen, are you here to invite me to your apartment this time" said Elsa while smiling at her.

Remembering that time when they finally met, she blushed a little at the bold action she did.

"N-no thanks".

"Aww".

Saki and the rest of her club members ran up to meet her and bowed while introducing themselves.

"Pleased to meet you I'm Saki Nitobe, I'm really honored to meet you and I love your music. This is the rest of my club Kana-chan, Shiori-chan, Moe-chan, Risa-chan, and Mi-chan."

Elsa merely smiled and thanked them for being fans of her work. While Elsa and the rest of the rhythmic gymnastics team were talking about her work and songs they love, Goushi was approaching Karen whispering.

"Are those the Amazon team that helped you out in the 2nd Squad Jam".

Karen nodded her head, while Miyu was sitting down and eating some of the refreshments she brought along. Goushi-san closed his eyes and nodded a bit surprised that team SHINC was a bunch of young high school girls. But he has to give them praise for being able to break his shield during the tournament.

"Are you planning on telling them about our identities in GGO?" Goushi asked.

"Yeah, they put their chance of victory aside in order to help me. Saki-chan and Miyu-chan are the only ones that knew about Elsa-san situation. Even so, they deserve to know." replied Karen. Goushi nodded at that.

"l'll consult with Elsa about it, I bet she won't mind it though. In truth I bet she'll just get a kick out of it".

"Yeah, your right." Karen awkwardly smiled.

While watching Goushi-san move up to girls and watching the amusing exchange of seeing Saki and the rest of girls get surprised by Goushi's explanation. An sudden feeling of dread started gripping her heart. Karen put her hand where her heart was attempting to calm it down.

"Hmm what's wrong Kohi? Ah I got it! You want to hear Elsa-san perform already, geez I know you and I are pumped up for this, but we still have some time before we go to our seats. " asked Miyu.

Karen shook here head in denial at her.

"No it's not that it's just I feel something big is going to happen today, not just the concert."

"Hmm is it your heroine senses tingling or something?" Miyu asked.

"My what?"

"You know, when something bad it about to happen like some big bad guy is gonna show up and ruin our peaceful life. It always happens to the heroine of a story. Oh oh! I know! The bad guy is gonna show up on the big screen in Elsa-sans concert and ruin everything!" Miyu shouted out.

Karen deadpanned at her best friend's ridiculous assumption.

"Forget it, I feel so stupid about it. It's probably nothing." Karen thought.

November 7th 2026 4:20pm

"C'mon Kirito, you ruined my chances in getting into a live show to Kanzaki Elsa's concert man!" shouted Klein.

"I know already. I don't need you on my case. Sugu and Asuna already gave me a talking too already" exclaimed Kirito.

"Still something like this is good every once in a while." Agil said while giving refreshments to them.

Kirito and Klein were seated at a table in Agil's bar, while waiting for the girls to arrive with the rest of the snacks. Near them was a huge screen TV hanging from the ceiling giving them clear view of the show about to happen soon.

"Still you two's relationship is still as good as ever. Have you thought about inviting me to the wedding soon, eh lover boy." Klein smiled smugly while elbowing Kirito's side.

Kirito smiled at his friends antics. "I don't know what the future will hold but I hope it turns to that soon."

"If that is case let my wife and I help you plan it out. Ours turned out well, If I knew you guys earlier, I would have invited you two there as well." said Agil.

"Thanks, I appreciate it."

"Man among the rest of us guys, I'm the only single guy left in this group. You guys trying to fan the flames of jealously in me huh!" Is there any girl out there my type guys?" shouted Klein while lying his head on the table depressingly.

At the concert room

"Achoo" Miyu sneezed.

Back with Kirito's group

Kirito offered a hand on Klein shoulder as if reassuring him that he'll find that special someone in his life. Suddenly the bell chimed and Asuna and rest of the girls arrived.

"Why'd you guys invite me as well? I was planning to get on GGO and do some daily's said Shino.

"Isn't today a good to get together like this Sinon-chan?" said Asuna.

"I know we are among friends, but can you at least use my real-life name instead of my GGO name." asked Sinon.

Asuna rubbed the back of her head while looking apologetic.

"Ah sorry it's just that I've gotten used to it since I also call Kazuto-Kun Kirito-kun all the time."

"Ah I know what you mean I call him Kirito-san all the time." said Silica.

Rika nodded her head too at that. "Yeah I do that too. By the way, where did you ever get that name Kirito-san?"

All eyes were sent to Kirito curiously. He sweat dropped a bit a let out a little laugh. "It's nothing special it's just a name I came up myself when I was doing my SAO avatar."

"Hmm …. well enough about that, we should get the snacks ready! The concert is gonna start soon! Turn up the volume Agil!" shouted Rika.

"Right, I got it".

TV is showing Elsa now up on stage with her guitar out and making a speech.

"Thank you all for coming all this way here, it was your efforts that I'm here today!"

The crowd roared in response to her heartfelt gratitude. Karen and Miyu are in their front row seats cheering her on, Kirito's group is also cheering for her as well.

"Well we should get started! For my first song it's called-".

Suddenly a blackout happens in the concert. Gasps and screams of panic run amok the audience, people started shouting, and some get up and try to move around to get out of the darkness.

"Kohi, where are you?!, where are you?! I'm about to be molested by some pervert next to me!" shouted Miyu.

"I'm not! I have eyes only for Kanzaki-sama!". shouted a random guy.

"I'm right next to you Miyu. Our seats are right next to each other." said Karen.

"eheheh" Miyu laughed embarrassingly.

With Kirito's group

All they could see was a black screen and nothing else. They could hear the background of noises of the audience getting rowdy and the like.

"W-Whats happening right now?" asked Suguha.

"I don't know, there seems to a be a blackout. Hope they take of it soon." said Kirito.

"Aww man and at the opening part too". Klein exclaimed.

Suddenly the screen went to static, then to black and right back to static. The process kept repeating until a black hooded figure wearing a black magician's mask and a top hat appeared on the screen.

"What the hell! Who's that!" shouted Klein.

Asuna had bad feelings about the person that appeared on the screen and latched onto Kirito's arm.

"Kirito-Kun"

Kirito looks at Asuna and smiled to assure her that everything's gonna be alright. He looks back at the screen showing the black hooded person glaring at that person "Was my horrible feeling from before coming from him?"

"Good evening everyone. It's a pleasure to meet you all. I suppose introductions are in order. You can all just call me the Inviter and I have something truly ground breaking to greet you all with."

In the concert the lights and screens came back on. Karen and everyone else is shocked upon seeing this Inviter on all the screens in the concert. The staff is immediately scrambling around trying to change the channel, but proving futile.

"What the hell's going on here?! What are you guys doing?!" shouted Goushi who is yelling at the staff.

"We're trying, but anything we are doing right now is not working!" shouted one of the staff.

Goushi gritted his teeth while glaring at the screen of the masked figure who is ruining Elsa's concert.

"Oh my god!? I was right! A bad guy did come to ruin Kanzaki-sans concert!" shouted Miyu.

"Miyu this is not the time right now!" said Karen.

"What did he mean by something ground breaking?!"

As for Kanzaki Elsa her mood was immediately ruined by this guy. She had her work face up and was ready to start her show and this guy had the nerve to ruin her concert.

"Whoever you are I hope your ready for me to make your life a living hell!"

"Now I'm sure your wondering what news I bring to you all. It's actually the truth of the SAO incident that never went public to you all and the in depth story of a hero that stopped Kayaba Akihiko." said the Inviter.

"What?!" said everyone.

Elsa eyes immediately went intense and was watching the screen intently. As for Karen and her friends were talking among themselves about what the Inviter said.

"This is big! The in-depth news about the SAO incident is gonna spread like wildfire! You hearing this Kohi?!" shouted Miyu.

"I know Miyu I hear you but why would he do this?"

"As if I know."

When Goushi heard what he the Inviter said, his eyes went to Elsa who was just staring at the screen. Fearing the worst he went to Elsa's side to snap her out of it.

"Elsa! c'mon let's go we need to get out of here! Elsa!"

But Elsa would not move from her spot and continued watching the screen as if entranced.

With Kirito's group

"The truth of the SAO incident?" asked Sinon.

"There's no way he would know!? What he's spouting is a bunch of crap!" shouted Klein

Kirito went rigid at the Inviter's proclamation. Countless thoughts are speeding through his head each one trying to figure out his motive and why would he be doing all of this.

"Just who are you Inviter?"

"Now then, I would like you all to be invited to this show of mine. Are you all ready for Season 1 of Sword Art Online!" shouted the Inviter.

Everyone went tense at that, some were excited, some were scared, some were brimming with curiosity, others not wanting to hear any of this. Everyone knows though that what they are about to see would change their lives forever.