(Disclaimer: I don't own Sword Art Online. Another character I don't own is Mataras The Red Swordsman. This character belongs to Mataras The Author. The other two OC's are my own.)

Prologue

Their was a time several years into the future, when the gaming industry reaches a new peak. The world of Virtual Reality has reached an all time, and the official release of the first VRMMO (Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online) game ever known. The date is November 6, 2022, one man is responsible for this new video game, his name is Akihiko Kayaba. The world is Aincrad, and the game is called Sword Art Online. Here is a story of a person who entered this world and his life was never the same. The was was nice and lines were gathering to gain this new game, it even made the news.

Chapter 1 The Dive

A young boy around the age age of seventeen runs home after making a very particular purchase, a copy of the game Sword Art Online, and the NerveGear. He was a young, very energetic boy, and his name was Aaron. He had pale skin, blue eyes like the night, and whore a blue long sleeved T-shirt, and blue pants, complete with white socks and black sneakers. Aaron had just got into his home, and had something to eat before he got himself to do some game time. He had just finished his snack when a women entered the room, It was Lauren, Aaron's mother, with short brown hair pale skin, brown eyes, wearing a white shirt with orange sleeves, blue jeans, and brown shoes. "Hey, Mom! Welcome Back!" Aaron called as he went to meet her. "Hi sweetie, you got the game?" she replied. Aaron nodded and had everything set up so she can watch while he was in the game. Now that the whole thing was set, it was time for his adventure to begin, but this would be something he wouldn't forget, for if he only knew. Aaron was laying down flat on his back on his couch as he looked at his clock in his vizier. The clock went straight to 13:00 or 1:00 pm in the states, "Good luck, and have fun." his mother said wishing him luck, Aaron nodded and said the immortal words. "Here goes. LINK START!"

Soon, lines of colors and light shot past him and his senses were check for the okay and he dived into Sword Art Online. As soon as he entered the realm, he heard a friendly female voice. " Welcome to Sword Art Online. Please enter an avatar name and gender." Aaron had been thinking of a name to go with and finally decided to go with the name, Akira, then entered his gender being a male. The voice appeared again and asked him to choose a weapon for his play style, Aaron went with a fighting style of using a one-handed longsword. He was then asked to create his avatar's look, so he designed his avatar Akira, to be somewhat similar to Kite from the series .hack. Akira was designed to have short light blue hair, and his outfit mainly composed a sky blue shirt, brown chest armor, grey pants grey boots, grey fingerless gloves, pale skin, and the same eye color he had IRL. "We hope you enjoy your new adventure in Sword Art Online, have fun." the female spoke one last time, as Aaron 'fell' to the land below and materialized from Aaron into Akira. As soon as Akira opened his eyes in the Town of Beginnings, he was in awe struck. "Wow. This place is so cool." Akira proclaimed as he headed off to where his adventures were about to begin. He wondered around town and soon found himself from his wonderings out on the fields, and battling monsters, mainly comprised of Boars, Wolves, and Bees not much but it would do, he was quickly working up EXP, and made up a few levels. Eventually, the sun was beginning to set on the Horizon, seeing this Akira decided it was time to log out. He waved his right hand down to access the main menu and headed to the options menu, and noticed something. "Hey." Akira spoke, "Where's the log out button? It just disappeared." Soon he heard the sound of bells, and a blue light engulfed him transporting him back to the Town of Beginnings in the coliseum.

Akira soon found himself in the coliseum located in the middle of The Town of Beginnings, only with hundreds of players as well, all wondering the same thing, what is going on. That all changed when a small hexagon appeared with word written inside, saying Warning, then more appeared as they completely covered the sky, and glowed red. Everyone wondered what it was, when one player with long red hair said with a smirk at one player, " I do believe it's called a hexagon." Soon something red and liquid like poured through the lines of the hexagon covered sky, and formed into the shape of a giant hooded cloaked man as it loomed over the players. "Attention players!" spoked the figure in a deep monotone voice "I welcome you to my world," all the players were confused on what it meant by that along with Akira, "What does he mean by that?" The hooded figure then spoke once more, "My name is Akihiko Kayaba, and as of this moment I am in control of this world." "If that doesn't sound ominous then I don't know what is." Akira said to himself. "As some of you may have noticed, their is an item missing from your main menus, the log out button." The figure then opened a giant menus and revealed that it still wasn't there, as it spoke once more. "I assure you this not a defect," Their was a pause in between before it resumed, "I repeat, this is not a defect. This is how Sword Art Online is meant to be. You cannot log out of SAO; and no one from the outside can remove your NerveGear from your head. If this does happen the NerveGear will discharge a powerful microwave signal to your brain, and end your life."

Now Akira was really surprised at this, and fell to his knees, his mother was waiting for him outside and he was trapped inside of the game. "No, Kayaba kidnapped us. But why…?" Akira muttered to himself as he saw several screens appear one of them showing mother crying. The figure claiming to be Kayaba then revealed that 213 players have already died from failing to heed the warning as several more screens show news reports on the TV and the web. "It is important to know that from now on, if you HP hits 0, then they cannot be revived, their avatar will be deleted from the system, and the NerveGear will simultaneously destroy your brain!" Akira then feared the worst and realized one thing, one fatal mistake and it's game over. Kayaba then revealed the one way to escape and that was to beat the game. He then told the players that if they find the floors and the bosses, and defeating each one will allow them access to the new area, if they could defat the boss at the top of the castle, SAO will be cleared. This caused the crowd to get angry, "Why should we listen to you?!" one yelled. Another wailed "All one hundred floors, that's impossible, not even the beta testers made it that far." Kayaba, however, simply ignored and and continued to speak, "Lastly, I placed a little present inside of everyone's item inventory. Please… have a look." He sounded to amused by all this with that part. Akira then accessed his menu and saw a mirror item, and used it. One player wondered what they were for, and so did Akira to only to see flashes of light around the players and even himself as their appearances changed. When it had ended Akira, looked down into it and saw himself as Aaron and not as his avatar Akira. "Right now your all probably wondering why? Why would Akihiko Kayaba, the man who created Sword Art Online and the NerveGear, would do such a thing?" Akira however, wasn't interested as he saw many players about ready to cry or yell at the top of their lungs, and he really didn't blame them. He then made one last stare at Kayaba as it lagged and faded into a cloud of red smoke.

Everyone was infuriated, many ran out to head for the next town, others shouted and ran. Akira however, didn't do any of that, instead he just sighed, and sadly walked of the coliseum, and headed out the gate and thought about all that happened. "I can't believe that all of us are stuck here now." Akira said to himself. "Mom, If your watching me, I hope to return home as soon as I can. I'll miss you, and think of you while I can. I also promise that I won't die in this death game." Akira walked out and headed for the next town on his map, alone.

And with that, the first chapter is done. I appreciate any constructive criticism, it'll help for my writing.

Lauren: Sweetie, what is this?

Akira: It's an Omake, so now we can talk to the readers.

Lauren: Makes, some first day huh?

Akira: Yeah. I don't understand this Kayaba. Who does he think he is?

?: A man who believes he's a God. Let's see how mighty he is at the end of my sword.

Akira: Who are you?

?: You'll find out.

Author: Next time on The Azure Swordsman The Lost Fragment. Chapter 2: Illfang and the Beaters!

All: LINK START!