Fragmentum Memoria:
An SAO AU fanfic
Chapter 0: Prologue
Date: November 7, 2022
Seikyo looked at his watch.
It says that it is 4:30 PM.
Time to play SAO. I have waited all my life to get my hands on this tech.
He puts on the NerveGear and lays down in his bed. He wonders how it was going to feel.
Was it going to be like the real thing? Would it be close? Or was it going to be a fraud?
This better not be a flop, or else I'm going to be pissed.
He closes his eyes.
"Link Start!"
Suddenly his vision was assaulted by multiple beams of multicolored light.
Talk about an LSD trip.
"Username?"
Shinigami
"Language?"
Japanese
"Welcome to Sword Art Online!"
Cue in loud exciting intro theme.
He opens his eyes, and looks down on his virtual hands.
What black magic is this? It feels real, a little too real. Guess I got my money's worth. I wonder what's in my inventory.
He swipes down his right hand to view the menu, selecting his inventory.
Let's see. A common longsword, common chestplate, and what's this? Another sword. It says it's a rapier. Are you not you supposed to only get one weapon? I wonder how I got this. Better keep it in here so my friends don't get jealous.
He then proceeds to equip his longsword. It astonishes him as the sword in its sheath materializes on his back from thin air.
Speaking of friends, where the hell are they? Better log-out and contact them IRL. I swear sometimes I wonder how they became my friends in the first place. Always late when I organize a meeting, whether it be in-game or IRL.
He again swipes down his hand to summon the menu.
Wait, where is the log-out button?