Enjoy my combination of SAO and GA. I know many other have tried this and I'm not the first but this is my mixture of the both. Warning: it has a lot of relation to the anime SAO just with the GA character and GA version of things. I TRIED! AND IT MIGHT NOT BE FLAWLESS BUT GIVE IT A READ ANYWAY IF YOUR A TRUE FAN.

ALL CREDIT GOES TO THE REAL CREATORS OF GA AND SAO. I PRAISE THEM FOR LIFE. I OWN NOTHING.


Natsume Hyuuga


A life, one where you have been born at the top. The crème de la crème. Hard to believe? A life of sophisticated clothing, fine cuisine, extravagant luxuries. Even now, as I mention it, you are envious of this kind of lifestyle that you may never have. A perfect delusion you indulge now and then. Everything comes easy, there are no limitations, no hesitations. But that is all it is. A fantasy. Something to strive for, an impossible goal and fascination. That is all it is. In reality it's not quite so perfect. Even my own mother and father scorn my nature, that to strive for excellence when there is none left to be gained. Is it any surprise then, when I left this world for another? To forsake my old life and begin anew? No, I don't think it's that god damn big of a deal.


November 6th, 2022. Today's date. A date that would, without a doubt, become infamous worldwide. The world focused on Japan as the launch of Alice Art Online drew tantalizingly closer. Alice Art Online, or AO as called by critics and players alike, was heavily anticipated as the first fully immersive virtual MMORPG. A total escape from this world into another, one with elements that could only be found in fantasy novels.

That promise of adventure and glory, I will admit that I felt its calling despite my disdain of video games. Like a siren call, I felt myself pulled towards the game, the attraction intensifying with each passing night. And now the time to answer that call had come.

A new challenge to overcome… no, the only challenge I could ever meet. A challenge that I could complete with my talents and not just name. I opened the boxes of the NerveGear, much like the controller console of these visual life-like games.

I placed the ROM into the helmet and placed the device on my head, securing its straps and lowering the visor. I ensured it was on and laid on my bed, my heart pounding at the thought of finally escaping this world, even if for a short moment.

"Link Start!"

With those words, the world faded into a splash of colors. I registered my name into the console, Natsume Hyuuga, and proceeded to phase through a white flash before it had all begun. This was it. This was my world… my home.

In an instant I was looking into the Alice world. Everything was incredibly life-like, perhaps even more vivid than reality itself. Soft renaissance music played from musicians scattered around the town, providing a musical background to the already lively plaza. The smell of freshly baked bread drifted through the air, mingling with other sweet smells that I couldn't identify. The warm sunlight and breeze played against each other as they brushed against my skin. Even taste was incorporated, as the air here tasted sweeter and more pure than anywhere I've ever been.

"Amazing." I shook my head to rid my momentarily lapse of focus. I began walking, intent on familiarizing myself with this world. Looking around, I decided to head down a random alleyway. As large as this city was, there was a high possibility of getting lost. Fortunately, there was a command to call a map of the city should that occur. It was marked with many useful icons, such as the major inn and shops. Yet, though they were marked, I did not want to rely on a crutch such as that. In the end, over reliance on a tool for something that could easily be done your self was foolish.

I walked by other players along my way but ignored them. I had no intentions of making acquaintances in this world. My aloof expression deterred all who would think of approaching me, something I was glad for. Old habits die hard. I had kept my unconcerned facade that I adopted in the real world and let it flow into this world as well.

Eventually, the number of players thinned as I wandered far away from the Starting Plaza. I still saw one or two wandering about, yet those appeared to already know their way around the city. Beta testers of the game most likely. Despite the few players, there were still quite a large number of people milling about. Those were the NPCs, artificial characters borne in this world. A far cry from actual humans but still a convincing mimicry, at least from appearances alone. Only from their gray markers could I identify them.

I stopped for a moment as I passed a shop, glancing at my appearance in this virtual world. Raven bangs and disheveled hair danced lightly as the gentle breeze played with it. Blood-like crimson eyes peered back at me. And yet the face, while slightly altered, was my own. The same accursed face that had always drawn so much attention to me, despite my attempts to hide it.

A quick glance at the time display in the corner of my eyes indicated that it was 2:45. I sighed and decided to enter the shop. I had been walking for well over an hour and a half without finding any satisfactory stores. This was far enough.

The shopkeeper, a western looking woman of fair appearance, greeted me as I entered. I let out a, "Hn," in reply and surveyed the wares. The way it works in this game is you have to attain an Alice, a supernatural ability that you used to assist you in the game. Much like a weapon. When you enter the world of Alice Art Online, you must find a shop and take a test to determine your Alice. Your Alice is said to be based on your personality, nature and potential. It also depends on the level quality the shop itself has. High class stores have better Alices.

"Please step through the barrier wall to determine your fated Alice."

A tall, shining, translucent, silver wall appeared steps away from me. Anticipating what was to come, I step forward. I stepped through and in an instant the wall, now red, smashed and shattered into tiny red pixels flowing around, much like what happens when a character dies in AO. Was that supposed to happen? I faced the shopkeeper only to find an awed look given my way.

"A dangerous type!" She finally said. That look of awe never leaving her face. She began to sweat as she proceeded to make a card appear from a glowing red light. Out came the card shooting towards my way, landing at my feet.

I picked the glowing card off the floor and took a long look at it.

"High Class Dangerous Type"

Fire Alice

Fire Huh? Judging from the look on her face, this card was proven to be very rare. Along with the fact that it cost me the majority of my equipment. In the end, I was left walking out of the store wearing only a plain gray shirt and black pants, less than 10 rabbits, the currency in this world, and a valuable Alice card. I was glad with the fact that I didn't receive a defense Alice Card for the simple purpose of focusing on pure attacking power.

A fair bit of walking later led me to the fields around the Starting City. There were plenty of players out hunting with their newfound Alices already but I managed to find an isolated spot for myself. Blue boars roamed here, so called Fury Boars by the system.

I flinched as one turned its attention towards me and berated myself for allowing that reaction. These boars were intimidating, that was a given. They were as big as an average man's torso and looked like they could easily tear me apart. However, that was something I could not allow. I was here to make a name for myself as someone great. Someone who could be said to be legendary. I would not allow a lowly creature as a boar stand in my way.

I drew my card out and took a deep breath to calm myself. This was the first obstacle on my path and I would overcome it. I charged the nearest boar with a blaze of fire resting in both hands and threw it as if it were a light baseball. The boar went on a rampage, greatly affected by the burn I had given it. A bar appeared above it, signifying the health remaining. It was a scarce amount of red and a great amount of sliver where it had been shaved away. My attack had been impressively effective. I smirked with pride as I finished it off with another toss of a flame

I got to my feet and began walking to the hunting grounds again when I heard it. The chiming of church bells. Instinctively, I turned towards the source of the sound. I was met with flashes of light as hundreds, no thousands of players, were teleported here. I wondered for a brief moment whether it was an elaborate scheme like those so called flash mobs that appeared in the streets. That notion was quickly evaporated when mutters turned into shouts of confusion and anger.

Shouts like, "What's happening?"

"Can't they fix this?"

"Get the hell out here, GMs!"

I was confused. Just what had happened? There was a possibility of a system error that required the players to be teleported here but I found it highly unlikely.

"Ah, look up!"

A shout that had somehow risen above the others. I snapped my head upwards and saw what had drawn that person's eyes. There, across the bottom of the next floor, was a crimson pattern spreading across its entirety. The words 'Warning' and 'System Announcement' written end to end. And then, from the middle of the pattern, oozed a crimson fluid consistent with blood. I almost turned away from the eerie sight but forced myself to watch.

The liquid morphed into a thirty-meter tall figure with a dark hooded robe draped around it. It appeared to be the creator himself! Persona, the peculiar voice said it was. The figure explained how we were caged, locked inside this virtual reality through the NerveGear we had interfacing with our bodies in reality. How this false reality would become our own, as the termination of our health points would equal the termination of our lives. Unless we clear all 100 floors, once we've done so we'd be able to return to our normal lives. The dark figure disappeared after quoting, "The game has just begun." Within a matter of minutes the crowd of people exclaimed with terror and panic. They immediately tried looking for various ways to escape and log out. However, I was not about to foolishly leave the city. Afterall, Persona did say that the game had just begun and it not game over yet.


Words from the Author. Hey so yeah, I tried to do the impossible and combine SAO with GA. I did my part as a writer and wrote so now you as the readers have to review and decide if I accomplished it or failed. All thoughts are accepted, good and bad. BECAUSE I KNOW THE GAKUEN ALICE FANDOM IS GOING THROUGH A ZOMBIE APOCALYSPE IN STORIES AND REVIEWS NOW! I KNOW THERE ARE PHANTOM READERS LURKING AROUND! I CAN SENSE YOU... I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER SO ITS BETTER THAT YOU LEAVE A REVIEW.