Forgive me fellow fanfic readers I posted the chapters and am know going through to edit them. This story was a collaboration between me and a friend of mine. I do not by any means own SAO just the characters in this story. Hope you enjoy reading our story!
It was a normal day today and I was excited to try out the new game. It was all anyone was talking about people lining up and camping out just to get a chance to play with the newest technology a virtual reality massively multiplayer online role play game, or to put it simply a VRMMORPG. I was genuinely amused when I got to the store to see the line wrap around the store how desperately people were trying to claim the game as their own. My name is Kitani and considering Gaming is my career choice it was easy for me to slip inside the store and over to the counter.
"Hi! my name is Kitani I'm here for my order?" The guy at the counter obviously busy stopped what he was doing and started at me.
"... YOUR KITANI!" He gasped and his eyes practically shined cluing me in that he was a hardcore gamer. I smile at the man and nod silently knowing I couldn't deny it."Oh my god! this is like a dream come true!" he smiles and then completely blows off the line of people waiting to order as he runs over and grabs the game for me. He was so excited at my presence that he fumbled at trying to pick it up. I giggle softly at his clumsiness and pay him for the game.
"My username is ki. Feel free to find me in the game later~" I smile feeling light and amused I wave at a couple fans who overheard who I was and signed the notebook of the girl who was brave enough to ask for it before I make my way out of the store. I hop into the car waiting for me and sit quietly in the car till we reach my house.
"Thanks Jim give my best to your wife for me okay!" I smile and wave goodbye and then walk inside to my house. I yawn and take off my shoes at the door before walking into the house. I live on my own in my simple little log cabin on the side of a small hill. As I enter the kitchen I place the new game and NerveGear on the counter and pull the stuff I need for a sandwich out of the fridge.
"Mustard mustard my first and favorite condiment!" I smile and close the sandwich and along with grabbing a bottle of powerade make my way into my game room. I smile and pet my cat peaches as she jumps up onto the desk and take a quick bite out my sandwich. I smile at her and pick her up carrying her into the living room and filling up her water and food bowls.
"I might as well set up the nerve gear…" I look over at the clock to see it's only 11:00 "but I guess I could shower before hand…" It doesn't take long to get in and out of the shower and soon I have the nerve gear ready to go. I put the game into my computer and sit back relaxing and waiting for the moment I can start the game. Finally! I smile and say the fateful words.
"Link start!" It was a rush to log in as I typed in my usual username ki and picked a random avatar I found myself in the center of the city. It was kinda cool I hadn't felt this giddy since I got the job at gamers inc. I quickly learned how to check the menu and took a look at my items. All beginners but they would have to do for now. I walked over to the marketplace and took to looking at the free stuff being handed out I smile at the guide book and made my way out of town for some training I learned all I could from the book and put it away for use later. After about an hour of fun and training I had some good money and and had leveled up.
I made my way back into the town of beginning's to look for a merchant who could sell me a katana. I found several and took the one that had an impressive amount of speed for a beginners katana and used up most of my money to buy it but I didn't care! I was having lots of fun and this sword was my favorite weapon! After purchasing a few small accessories to boost not only my stats but looks to I went back to killing off monsters and getting the hang of the skills that came along with mastering katana wielding. I went back and forth killing then upgrading and then back to killing I know it wasn't very professional of me but it was fun! Other members joined me and left when their health was low or just moved on making their way to the next town.
I was having so much fun I didn't even think about what time it was when suddenly I was teleported back to the town center. Confused I looked around and saw that many were just as shocked as I was. I saw a couple people chatting and looked at the guy next to me. He looked at me expectantly wondering just as much as I if he knew what was going on. then a commotion started as the sky started to fill with warning signs. That wasn't what creeped me out though it was when the ceiling started to bleed that I got curious. Was this an event? Well I got my answer soon after when the blood turned into a big guy floating in the sky… He looked weird in the red cloak kinda like a giant monk or something… Was this part of the opening ceremonies? I sigh and watch silently at the waiting for him to speak.
"Attention players" He raised his arms… in welcome? "Welcome to my world. My name is Kayaba Akihiko." He's the game master? "As of this moment, I am the sole person who can control this world. I'm sure that you have already noticed that the log out button is missing from the main menu." Huh? I swipe down and open up the menu again to look and see that he is right… The log out button is gone. "But this is not a defect in the game." Then why is it missing? "I repeat… it is not a defect in the game" And I repeat (in my head) Why is it missing? "It is a feature of sword art online." A… Feature? Why in the hell would you make that a feature? "You can not log out of sword art online, and no one on the outside can shut down or remove the nerve gear. Should this be attempted a transmitter inside the NerveGear will emit a powerful microwave, destroying your brain and thus ending your life." Ummm okay… so if we log out we die… shouldn't be a problem I don't ever want to leave!
"Unfortunately, several player's friends and family have ignored this warning and have attempted to remove the NerveGear. As a result two hundred and thirteen player's are gone forever from both Aincrad and the real world." Tons of screens started popping up as he continued speaking. "As you can see, news organizations across the world are reporting all of this, including the deaths. Thus you can assume that the danger of a Nervegear being removed is now minimal." Great cuz I was so worried my cat would take it off me…. I glare to him knowing full well he probably won't notice. "I hope you will relax and attempt to clear the game." Well relaxed is a maybe clearing the game… what do you think they payed me for? "But I want you to remember this clearly. There is no longer any method to revive someone within the game. If your hp drops to zero your avatar will be forever lost, and simultaneously… the Nervegear will destroy your brain." I frown as that hits me… unless I can beat the game and keep my hp from hitting zero I die… not a bad twist to this fairy tale. "There is only one means of escape, to complete the game. You are currently on the lowest level of aincrad, floor 1, If you make your way through each the dungeon and defeat the floor boss you may advance to the next level."Good to know…
"Defeat the floor boss on level 100 and you will clear the game." Clear…. all 100 floors! Even to a professional like me that would take a whole lot of work! The beta testers never made it anywhere near that meany and that took a couple of months! "Finally, I've added a present from me to your item storage. Please see for yourself" Huh? I open up my storage and scroll down finding a new item in there I press on it and a mirror appears in front of me. I take hold of it and look into it. At first I see myself until a white flame surrounds me and genuinely shocks me causing me to make a noise of panic. Soon the flame disappears and I take another look in the mirror and see that I'm looking at… myself? I mean the real me the one in the actual world of reality… How could this happen? Why would this happen?... And honestly why am I getting so worked up over it? I giggle softly which causes me to get some dirty looks from some players and draws the attention of others. I look back up as Kayaba resumes speaking.
"Right now you're probably wondering 'why?' Why would Kayaba Akihiko developer of sword art online and the NerveGear do all of this?"My goal has already been achieved. I created sword art online for one reason... To create a world and intervene in it and now it is complete!" Damn this guy had one weird dream…. "This end the tutorial for the official sword art online launch, Good luck players." He then faded out leaving almost everybody stunned into silence. I sighed softly and then turned around swiftly walking out "If I'm gonna help beat this game I'm gonna need to get stronger and fast!" I weave through the other players and of the towns center before all hell breaks loose. Someone calls out to me and runs up as I stop and turn around I see it was the guy from the game store earlier.
"Kitani!" He smiles and waves running up to me "Hey! I saw you leaving and thought I… umm well I don't know what I thought…" He smiles and ruffles his hair nervously. I smiles and giggle opening up my menu screen.
"What's your name?" I ask looking over at him. He seem surprised.
"Huh? Oh Ah.. My name is mako." He smiles and blushes as the friend request pops up on his screen, He accepts.
"Feel free to contact me whenever you're in need of some assistance." I smile and wave.
"See ya later!" I walk off and out of town not even bothering to hunt here heading for the next town over.