Author's Note: Hey, readers! This is my first fanfic ever, but I can't say "Go easy on me, please!" If I were to ask that, how could you be strict with me, and how could become a better writer?


"This ends the tutorial for the official Sword Art Online launch. I wish you all the best of luck."

And with that, the red-robed Akihiko disappeared. There was silence everywhere as people were still trying to process the doom Akihiko had laid on all of us. Then the dam burst; some people screamed and some began to cry, some tried to run others tried to hide. Chaos rained all around me, but I couldn't move.

Why...? Why would such a smart man do this? 10,000 people! These are people's lives, full of their own wants and fears, memories and regrets; you can't mess with that! You just can't. This was the only thing going through my mind, even as my world closed in around me.

"Mina! Miiinaa!" my mom called up the stairs.

"Coming, mom!" I shouted as I raced to the stairs.

"We'll be going to the store soon, but we'll be back in a few hours, okay?"

"Okay, mom. I won't be doing much, just playing a new game I bought."

"Ugghh. How did a girl like you ever got into video games...? I can only blame your father for that."

"Don't worry, mom. The games can't harm me, so what's the trouble?"

That was the last thing I said to anybody. The last thing before I put on the Nerve Gear. And now I'm stuck in this death game...


So how'd I do, guys? I'm hoping to get good at this and take the story as far as it'll take me. Until next time, please R&R!