Okay readers, this is my first fanfic. I'm pretty excited to be posting this. This is just the prologue on a BIG idea that came to me. (And what I want to come true). This is just the prologue. Hope you enjoy!
To be completely honest, I rewrote this and I'm going to try rewrite and improve earlier chapters and improve it. You can think of this as 'pulling a FFXV'.
P.S. this fanfic contains songs from multiple Final Fantasies (that spelling makes me want to cry) to fit the situation. If you happen to have said songs, yay! If you don't, you don't have to go out of your way to get them. Songs will be indicated with a {_}
Disclaimer: The Final Fantasy franchise belongs to Square Enix and Sword Art Online belongs to Reki Kawahara.
Prologue: Trapped
Year ?
Location: ?
"When did this game become my reality?"
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"I made my choice, it's too late to turn back…"
"Make your choice, will you end it quickly or take the longer route? The lives of many are in your hands…"
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"Everything I said…"
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"You won't be alone, I'll be at your side until the end…"
"You shall die alone in the Chaos! Spend eternity alongside the goddess, that shall be your fate…"
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"Everything I did…"
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"I…swore that…I would protect her…no matter what happens to me. If it costs my life, I'll pay that price!"
"You are completely useless!"
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"My actions caused someone pain one way or the other…"
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"I don't want anybody to be hurt because of me…"
"I am the beginning and end of all things. You have no place!"
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"I just kept fighting but my blade didn't give me a path…"
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"I'll keep fighting until the future is clear and everyone's in it…"
"What can you hope to do? One man against an empire…"
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"Still I kept looking for one…"
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"I'll never give up. You'll have to kill me first…"
"Too frail the shell and humans will not thrive. Too stout the shell and they would not die…"
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"I've come to love this world and everything in it…"
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"I cherish everything I have…"
"Shall I give you despair?"
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"Now I'll have to leave it…"
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"I won't hesitate anymore..."
"Begone with the rest of this world..."
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"Thank you all. The time we spent...I cherish."
At 12: 59 pm, a boy sat on his bed with a helmet in his hands hooked up to a computer and cartridge. He put the helmet on his head, lay down on the bed and activated the helmet.
"Link Start!" the boy said. A flurry of colours were seen flashing by. Afterwards five circles appeared in front of him, each with one of the senses he has. The circles went green and moved indicating the senses were detected by the device. He selected the language and logged into his account.
He used the character he used in the beta test witch was straight black hair with blue eyes and a blue version of the beginner outfit for a male. A long sleeve shirt and long pants with black fingerless gloves, combat boots and a metal chestplate.
Welcome to Final Fantasy Online
Year 2022, November 6
Location: Floor 1- Town of Beginnings
{Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Returns- Nova Chrysalia}
The majority of the players headed to the market to see what they had and could buy. The boy didn't need any of that. He already knew what would happen. He was just running to the fields to do some level grinding.
"Hey! Wait up!" They boy turned around to see someone calling for him. He was had straight blond with brown eyes. He also wore the standard beginner outfit for a male. "You don't seem to be going to the market. So you must be heading to the fields."
"That's right."
"May I please join you? I want to learn to fight, who knows maybe you know a thing or two. Before I forget, my name's Suza- I mean Raiden."
"I'm Lumino. Nice to meet ya. Let's get going."
{End soundtrack}
Location: Western Fields
Raiden was sent flying back from the sudden strike. Lumino just watched him giving him tips. "Okay, now I see what I'm working with. Though daggers are a bit tricky since I use a normal sword. Daggers are quick and do multiple small attacks that build up damage while parry is one heavy strike with them."
"You keep talking about this but I don't get it. How do you parry?"
"I'll show you then." Lumino summoned his blade. He threw the boar they were fighting. The boar instantly charged at Lumino. The minute the boar had reached him, he blocked and threw his sword up, leaving the boar open.
"Now you try but attack at the opening." He said kicking the boar in his direction. The boar charged at Raiden. Raiden parried the charged and slash in an X with both daggers. The boar shattered into crystals. A window appeared that read, [Exp: 24 /Gil: 30 /Items: 3]. Raiden cheered.
"Good job, but that boar is so low level, it's really not worth the effort." Lumino said.
"What?! I thought that was dungeon level." Raiden said shocked.
"That thing is nowhere near."
"You mean, you were one of the beta testers?!"
"Yep. And I'll tell ya, this game will throw you to hell and back."
"Aw, man." Raiden moaned.
Time: 16:30
Location: Western Fields.
"No need to pry but how far did you get through the beta."
"Nowhere past floor 10. I can tell you that. But this time is different because this time I'm going to clear this game."
"Woah. You seem so pumped up. I wouldn't blame you. It's still hard to wrap my head around that we're in a game." Raiden said. "Well I'd love to chat but I'm getting hungry. I'm gonna log out."
"Hm. Alright, I'll see ya. Message me if you need anymore tips." Lumino said shaking Raiden's hand. Raiden waved goodbye opening the menu.
"Where's the log out button?" Raiden asked Lumino.
"It should be there."
"It's not." Lumino opened his menu but the log out button was not there. "What, It's the first day out of beta. There has to be a bug. Is there any other way to log out?"
"No. The only way to log out is through the main menu."
"What?! Wait…I'll just remove the helmet."
"Don't bother. The NerveGear stops all mobile commands by using an interface built in."
"What, so now we have to wait for them to fix the bug?!"
"If we're gonna wait, then we shouldn't-"Lumino was interrupted by multiple bells going off. Both he and Raiden were teleported to the beginning town square. Many other players were also being teleported. Every player looked up to see a blinking red hexagon. It seemed to spread turning the entire sky red. Blood seeped out of the sky as it started to form a sphere. The sphere took the form of a man in a red cloak but with no face visible.
{Final Fantasy XIII: Primarch Dysley}
"Attention players, I welcome you to my world. My name is Akihiko Kayaba. I'm sure most of you noticed an item missing from the menu. The Log Out button. I would like to inform you this is not a defect, I repeat, this is not a defect. This is how Final Fantasy Online was designed to be."
"As of now, you cannot log yourselves out of FFO and someone from the outside cannot remove the NerveGear from your head. If done so, a transmitter will send microwave signals into your skull ,destroying your brain and ending your life."
"He's gotta be joking. This is crap on a whole new level." Raiden said.
"He's not. The transmitters in the NerveGear work like microwaves. If the safety's disabled then it will fry our brains." Lumino answered.
"What if someone cuts the power?"
"Won't work. The NerveGear has an internal battery."
"Despite my warning, the family and friends of some players have tried to remove the NerveGear. A very unfortunate decision. Now the game has 213 less players than when it began. Reports do have round the clock coverage of the deaths."
"There is no longer anyway to revive a dead player. If your HP drops to 0, your avatar will be deleted from the system and the NerveGear will simultaneously destroy your brain. The Phoenix down system has also been removed."
Hearing this multiple players looked through their items. Their phoenix downs were now labelled 'Unidentified item.'
"There is only one way to out of FFO. You have to clear the game. Right now you are all gathered on floor 1 of Castle Aincrad. If you can clear all 100 floors, you will clear the game thus attaining your freedom."
The statement caused may players to lose hope.
"Most of you may be wondering 'why would anybody do this?' Ultimately my goal was to create a world in which I am in control. As you can see, I have achieved my goal. Also I have left a little present in all of your inventory. Have a look."
Everyone did as Kayaba told. In their inventory was a mirror? The whole area became shrouded in light as the screams of players filled the air. Lumino looked into the mirror. His avatar was different. Instead of straight black hair, it was spiked up at the end. Like a bird's rear. This was his real face. "Lumino?" Raiden asked. Lumino turned to see Raiden with spiky hair and green eyes. "Raiden? What happened?"
"I don't know, maybe the mirrors copied our real body and face appearance over our avatar." Raiden answered.
"Now, that ends the opening ceremony of Final Fantasy Online. Players, I wish you the best of luck." Kayaba's giant figure started to dissolve. The sky turned back to normal. All that was left was silence. It was then they all knew. They we're trapped.
{End of Soundtrack}
Before continuing, a little info on the story. The story will be centred around SAO and mostly around FFXV. There will be moments and things from other games though. If you haven't played FFXV, then spoilers will be here. If you don't care, forge onwards! Thanks for reading. Please review. No flames. Helpful reviews. I shall see you next time! :)
