Prologue

? - POV

"So you know what I am up too"

The man standing across from me said with an unreadable expression. The two of us stood five meters apart sizing each other up. The man I was looking at was crazy but then again all geniuses usually are he seems to enjoy playing god and to be totally honest I didn't care as long as I can complete my mission. We were located at the sword art online main server room where in a few hours a worldwide incident will occur. I didn't care about that ether I just wanted to talk.

"yes I know all about the plan you have put into motion"

"Hmm you are very interesting seeing as you confronted me here and also managed to slip past all my security I conclude I should be somewhat wary of you"

"Please don't be Mr. Akihiko I may know all your plans but I have no interest in obstructing you nor will I do so in fact I think I will encourage you to continue"

"This is most interesting"

The man known as Kayaba Akihiko turned towards me and rested a hand on the glowing machine known as the SAO main server. We stared into each other's eyes once again gauging the others intentions. He looked down and sighed.

"Ok what do you want from me"

"Glad to get to the point we are both very busy indeed"

"well that is true but I must wonder how someone actually managed to enter this room, the security is most likely the best in the country not even anyone in ARGUS know the location to this room so it does mystify me"

"Let's just say I had prior Knowledge"

"Interesting well speak business and go I don't have much time"

"Right well we both know that in seven hours time you will begin the death game sword art online what I want is for you to allow us to join in as well"

Kayaba looked surprised for a second before his face went back to its usual poker face and this time he walked around to the side of the server and started tinkering with it. He seemed to be pondering my reasons to why I would say such a thing. I take the time to gaze around the room it was actually quite small with the majority of the space taken up by the server there was about a ten meter squared walking space which was so clean it was like a mirror the walls and roof were pretty much the same. Light would have blinded you if there were any and the frigid temperature causes even the most disciplined of soldiers to shiver it was probably to help keep the server from overheating. After tinkering around a bit Kayaba stood up and approached me.

"When you said you wanted to be join in I assumed you also wanted this"

"Wow so you really were using a casualty destabiliser as a core well you guessed right"

I stared at the diamond shaped crystal in the man's hand. I needed a few items in order to complete the mission I was given and this was one of them. Kayaba smiled as he saw through my ploy. This man doesn't even know what he is holding it's safe to say he is holding the fate of humankind in the palm of his hand. Beads of sweat started to trickle down the side of my head as I contemplated my next move. It seems I may have underestimated this man.

"Well then mister stranger let's play a game beat all one hundred floors and you can have this"

"That seems reasonable but then again you wouldn't do this without some sort of plan"

"Of course all I ask is when you play you play by the rules"

"Fine I accept your challenge just to say I have my own reasons for doing this I may tell you or I may not but when the time comes maybe we will find common goals and work towards that things will not always go in your favour so it wouldn't hurt to have some nice allies watching your back"

I turn to leave but kayaba stops me in my tracks with a single word

"Demon"

Turning around on the spot I give the man a glare that would have vaporised him in seconds. I relaxed my face as I understood what he meant. Without looking back I left the room while fiddling with a machine strapped to my arm. It seems Kayaba shall play god while I play the demon.

Kayaba Akihiko – POV

The strange visitor left the room by literally disappearing in thin air leaving me alone in the server room.

"Ha so that's how he got in"

I whispered to no one in particular. Although it may not be a he during our conversation the subject in question wore a cloak and no part of his/her body was visible. It seems to me that this game will get very interesting, well I have completed my dream what happens now is up to fate. wait a minute when he asked to join the game he said us which means there is more than one person joining the game. just what are they up to?

I finish the maintenance on the server and exited the room. while typing in the password for the room I notice that I am still holding the casualty destabiliser

"well if he knows about this then I am pretty sure he know about everything"

he is the wildcard I needed.

he most likely has the power that equals my own.