Warnings: BoyxBoy, OC (Original Character), Mild Violence, Language. If any of these things offend you, you are free to exit from the door on the right.

Dreams in the Dying

Chapter 0:

A Tale is Told from the Eyes of an Innocent

[Third Person]

-Floor 1: Town of Beginnings-

Brilliant shades of orange, yellow and pink washed artistically across the sky; the colors bleeding out into the clouds with an undeniable vibrancy that was characteristic for the fantasy world of Aincard. Mika stretched his ashen colored arms over his head, before securing them comfortably under his pale blonde hair as a makeshift pillow. The artwork above him was far more striking, when viewed from a higher standpoint, Mika decided; glad he had chosen to situate himself atop a high rising guild roof, to watch the sun meet its end for the day.

The thin boy breathed a contented sigh, as he witnessed the world grow dim, and listened to the chaos running a-muck below him. The true Game Master of Sword Art Online had sure stirred up a frenzy, and got everybody's blood pumping throughout their virtual bodies, with the daunting announcement of entrapment in the world of SAO. Well, trapped until someone found the courage and skill to rise to the hundredth floor. People's lives in the outside world had come to a halt, the overwhelming task of scaling the fortress that was Aincard weighed on their shoulders…and panic had ensued.

Mika however, couldn't find the need within himself to be worried or frightened, nor could he understand why everyone else was. Aincard was a world of unending possibilities, and handed you the means to do things that were otherwise impossible in the outside world. Sure, whatever "home" people had built there was gone for the time being, but from statistics, the human race spent more time in games such as Sword Art Online then actually participating in life itself.

Mika understood this, and took every happiness in being caged in the world of Aincard. Any and all traumatizing statements that came from Kayaba Akihiko passed swiftly over the boys head, as unlike everybody else, he trusted the man with his life.

The pale blonde rolled his eyes. Like he would actually put anyone's lives in danger. Mika pushed himself into a standing position atop the building, before jumping off and landing firmly onto ground below, his sword softly bouncing against his shoulder blades in the strap that was secured to his back. That part was obviously a bunch of bull. How else were people supposed to take the game seriously?

Mika blew a stand of loosely curled hair out of his face, before proceeding to trot along the path out of the village and to an open green area, where large bores that held a low tolerance for bullshit resided and a few wolves prowled the area, awakened by the setting sun. However much Mika hated to admit it, lazing around and staring at the sky wasn't the best plan of action at the moment, no matter how beautiful the sunset. EXP and money were limited, and there was no doubt that special places with items would soon be hunted down, including the grassy plain Mika now stood in. As soon as people got over the shock and bothered to take a look at their maps, this place would be eradicated of its wildlife before you could blink. It was now or never to get to the next village with the most rewarding results.

Mika's icy blue eyes scanned the scenery until he spotted a long, grey wolf stalking across a path. It moved with what you would think would be practiced fluidity, and its teeth gnarled with fearsome razors that glinted threateningly in the last bit of light. The boy grinned and reached his right arm up to grip the black, 11 inch handle of his blade, preparing to slice the virtual enemy in half from his current distance of 10 feet, and begin his hunt to the next village. He was just about to pull out the blade, when a blur of navy blue and pitch black swept across the trail, catching him off guard. The person pulled out his own blade, activated a sword skill, and cleanly took Mika's prey, while still running off at the same speed towards, Mika had quickly calculated, the next village over.

"Huh…" Mika said thoughtfully, watching the wolfs remains burst into multiple shards of crystal, before allowing his hand to drop from his sword handle and rest on his hip, put out that his target was taken. "That guy must be a beta tester, if he's already figured out how to effectively raise his stats."

The blonde grinned and quickly sped after the mystery player, determined to follow through with his plan of moving on through the Town of Beginnings, and maybe discover the fast moving players identity along the way. It'd be nice to start working up the social latter here. Plus, whoever this player is, he definitely has the right idea.

To Be Continued…

Disclaimer: Sword Art Online belongs to it's respective owner(s)(Damn it...), and I am in no way getting money off of this (Double dammit!). Mika belongs to me, and all characters and situations are purely a work of fiction. Any relation to real people or situations is completely coincidental.

Chapter One Teaser:

"Kirito, its you!"

"Whats happening to the walls?"

"We have to get out of here!"

"Your health-!"

"There going to kill us..."

"Just go!"

"Hey Kirito! Marry Me?"