Hey guys! This is my newest fanfiction.

The POV will be alternating, but the story will mainly center around Regalia.

Oh, and Regalia, similar to Yuuki from the Mother's Rosario canon, will have limited time to live due to a terminal genetic defect.

Yes, Regalia is female. And this is during the Sword Art Online canon, meaning everyone is stuck in the game. And death is real. This will be something I call "semi-canon", meaning it's based off of the anime in terms of general storyline, but character names, dates, and other things may differ from the anime. But I will attempt to preserve at least some of the anime.

Rated M for adult themes, possible lemons, language, and gore. Any lemons, however, can be easily skipped. Certain chapters will just be a continuation of the previous one, but devoted to a lemon, with no real story elements. Just skip those if you want. Those chapters will be marked as such.

Let's begin.

May 27, 2018: Release of Sword Art Online, which is already sold out in stores.

"Hello, ladies and gentleman, and welcome to Tokyo Radio on Station 93.7! Today, a new hit game has been released worldwide! That's right! Sword Art Online! Get your copies fast, as they are flying off the shelves!"

I turned off the radio to focus on setting up my copy of Sword Art Online. I was one of the last to pre-order Sword Art Online.

I am Reika Hirigana, but my friends call me Regalia. I am 17 years old, and I have been afflicted with a terminal genetic defect since birth. I am bedridden as a result, but I am only paralyzed below the waist. But I also experience agonizing pain when anything comes in contact with my legs. So, a wheelchair is not an option. I can only speak very weakly, also. Lower than a whisper. As a result, I can only use sign language. I have to video call my friends to talk to them. The vast majority of my friends are those I have met online.

Prognosis: Roughly 5 months.

I lifted my laptop off of the bed, and proceeded to assemble the NerveGear according to the instructions. After five minutes of toiling with the hardware, I plugged it into an outlet next to my bed. I placed it on my head, and as I could not speak loudly enough for the NerveGear to register my voice, I pressed a button on the side, which logged me in.

Link... START!

USERNAME===REGALIA

PASSWORD===*****************

"Woah. This is-"

I clasped my hands over my mouth. My god, I could actually speak! I tried to take a few steps forward, finding I could also walk!

I looked around my surroundings, at the town-like landscape. There was no one in sight.

"Where is every-"

As soon as I let those words out, I was surrounded by colorful spheres. I closed my eyes, as it was too bright. I opened them to find myself surrounded by other players. Looks like I was the first to log in.

Little did I know that I would not be able to log out for a VERY long time.