Guess who's back! Back again?! G is back?! Tell a friend! Lol. Long time huh?! I'm so sorry for disappearing. Well, not really. At first it was fucking procrastination kicking my ass. But then things got rather hectic and I was in the hospital for some time. I'm feeling better but I have to keep going back for some stuff that I won't say. Let's just hope I get in ship shape and shit don't get worse for me. Lol. I decided to rewrite this because the first version I was writing was actually pretty bad. Thanks to a few of you who told me too. I was writing the characters in the anime's personalities and I didn't want that from the beginning. Also, I decided to change the pairing cause my Glee OTP is Quinntana. Anyways, if ya'll have any negative shit to say, ya'll can always let me know as you know. For those who are reading Show Me How To Live, I am still working on that story and am working on future chapters for it. I will update for it soon though, so don't worry. :) Anyways, there will be some things that happen exactly as the show but there will be some different stuff I added as well that will hopefully make the story better. Also, I changed some certain names from the anime so they could fit more into the story and most names won't be mentioned until later because remember, if you do watch SAO, they use aliases for a while. Enjoy! :D
The World of Swords
November 2, 2024
"I'll see you later today alright sis! I'm gonna go out!" A girl yelled from downstairs to her older sister. The other girl didn't say anything as she was reading a magazine, occasionally glancing at the TV, listening to the news of the new game that was finally being released to the public and launched today outside of the beta-ing. She smiled at that. The game had only released a thousand copies at first, as a beta testing. She was one of the lucky ones to try the game out first. Now, they had sold ten thousand copies and the game was finally being launched for the public today. She looked at the time and saw it was almost noon. She turned the TV off and walked over to her bed, slipping on the game console's head gear. She turned it on, and smiled when she heard the beep, meaning it was waiting for her to connect to the server. "Link, start!" She said, her mind going into the game. She selected her beta avatar, choosing the same name as well: Snix.
After a few seconds, she was taken virtually into the game, Sword Art Online. She grinned in excitement when she was in the 1st Floor, The Town of Beginnings and saw a whole bunch of other players around too. "It's great to be back." She mumbled to herself. Knowing what she was going to do first, she quickly ran around the town, heading to the city gates. Snix easily avoided people who walked through her way, a few occasionally letting out small shrieks when they saw how fast she was running. She was near the city gates when she heard someone yelling at her. "Hey! Slow down! Wait up!" Confused, she stopped and turned around to see a guy with a shaved Mohawk running to her. She sighed and crossed her arms, waiting for the guy to catch his breath. "What's up?" She asked, slightly annoyed for being stopped. Once he composed himself, the guy stood up straight and smirked at her slightly. "You run around this place like you know it. I'm guessing you were a beta tester, am I right?" He asked excitedly. Snix only quirked an eyebrow and hummed in response.
"Awesome! That's great. Hey listen, I was hoping you could teach me the basics of this game. It's my first time playing a VRMMORG, and I would really appreciate some tips. What do you say? I'm Saw by the way!" He introduced himself. Snix glanced him over and sighed when he looked at her with pleading eyes. "Alright, fine." She muttered. "Follow me. If you piss me off though, I'm leaving." She said, leading him out of the town into some fields. She led him out until they ran into a few warthog monsters. She pulled her sword out and motioned for him to do the same. "Alright, it's pretty simple once you get the basics…" She started, explaining how to move around and work things in the game.
The sun was beginning to set as Saw and Snix sat at the edge of a tall cliff. After a while of teaching Saw the mechanics of how to move around in the game, Snix and him did a bit of training and fought more monsters for a while. "So, do you mind if I ask you how far you got in the beta?" Saw asked. Snix chuckled and stood up, looking up at the castle of Sword Art Online: The McKinley Castle. "About Floor Nine…" She quickly said, not wanting to really admit how high she had actually gone. She glanced back when she heard Saw grunt and saw him get up. "Well, I think I'm gonna log out for the day. I ordered some Chinese for six thirty." Saw explained. Snix chuckled and shook her head at him. "Well look who was prepared! Too bad the food you eat here only satisfies your hunger virtually." She said, turning back to the view of the Town of Beginnings.
Saw grinned and hummed in agreement. "I know right? Man, I still can't believe we're actually inside a game Snix! This is so fucking awesome!" He exclaimed. Snix quirked an eyebrow and looked at him in amusement, not saying anything. "Well, you should friend me. We can hang out sometime, in real life." He said, winking at her. Snix only rolled her eyes at him and turned away from him, starting to walk away. "Sorry but I play for the other team. I'll see you later Saw." She said, waving her hand as she started to leave. She stopped however, when he heard him again. "What's wrong?" She asked, waiting to hear him. He only hummed for a while, looking at his menu options and furrowed his eyebrows. "The log off option… it's missing." He said, glancing over to her.
Snix arched an eyebrow and opened up her menu. "It should be on the bottom left cor- what the hell?" She mumbled when she saw that the log off button really was missing. "Try calling the game master." She suggests, closing off her menu. Saw only grunted and opened the help options, showing it to Snix. "I did, but no one is picking up." He said. Snix only hummed as she checked all her options. That couldn't be right. Even in the beta, a player could only log off through the menu, or by contacting the gm. She figured it was due to it being the first day of its launch. "It's probably just a bug since it's the first day. I'm sure the people in the servers will fix it." She said, Saw only stayed quiet, figuring Snix was right since she knew more about these sorts of video games.
"Man, the servers must be freaking out if this is a big bug." Saw commented after a while of silence. Snix checked the time and chuckled. "You will too when you check the time, showing him that it was five minutes before six thirty. Saw's eyes widened and he began to panic. "Ah shit! My Chinese food!" He exclaimed. Snix laughed at him slightly before she grew more serious. "Relax. This is more serious than your ordered food. The GM should've fixed the bug by now… if they don't fix it, it can cause serious problems for the game." She explained. A belle suddenly went off in the McKinley castle, and before they knew it, they were back in the central town of the floor. Snix looked to around and saw Saw next to her, looking confused as she was. She noticed that all the other players were somehow transported to the town as well.
"Look up there!" Snix heard another player say, pointing to the sky. She looked up and saw an 'Attention' alert beeping. Soon, the sky turned red as smoke travelled up, and a figure suddenly appeared. All the players quieted down as they saw the smoke slowly fade, and the figure becomes clearer. "Welcome, to the launch of SAO, Sword Art Online! This is the tutorial of the game. My name is Sue Sylvester, yes, for those idiots wondering, I am the game master and maker of this very game and of the Nerve Gear. Many of you have probably noticed something missing from your start menu: The log off button. Let me tell you bunch of fools, that this is no accident or bug. I made the game like this because of one simple reason." The figure who finally revealed themselves said. A whole bunch of players began to speak up in outrage at the news Sue Sylvester revealed.
Snix looked around but stayed quiet as Sue went on. "A few more things before this tutorial is over, I have given each and every player a gift. Consider it a welcome present. You can go ahead and see it." Sue said. Snix accessed her menu, and went to her items, noticing that there was a gift. She pressed on it and scrunched her face in confusion when she saw it was a 'mirror.' She opened it, a bright light hitting her, along with the other players who opened the gift one by one. Snix flinched as the light hit her eyes and closed them. Once the light faded, Snix looked to her side and saw Saw hunched over a bit. "Saw? You okay?" She asked a bit hesitantly. When Saw turned around, however, he didn't look like he used to. That's when Snix grabbed her mirror again and saw that she no longer looked like her avatar, but her actual self. "Wait, is that you Saw?" "Is that you Snix?" The both asked each other at the same time. Snix looked back up, wondering why Sue would do all of this. "Why would Sylvester go through all this trouble?!" He asked.
"The reason why I did all this was to create my own world. If you wish to leave the game, you must clear all one hundred floors in the McKinley castle. Oh, one more thing… there are no longer any revivals in the game, meaning, if you run out of HP, you die, your avatar is deleted from the virtual world, and the Nerve Gear will shoot electricity into your brain, frying it, and killing you in the real world as well. Before you think to try to outsmart me, taking the Nerve Gear off won't do any good. If someone from the real world takes it off, the helmet will overheat, and fry your brain." She explained in a bored tone. A whole bunch of murmurs went around, asking if this was really true.
Snix stayed quiet, not liking any of this one bit at all. She knew who Sue Sylvester was and knew that everything she was saying was true. "Despite my warnings, family members of some players didn't listen, and removed the Nerve Gears from them, instantly killing them. The news has already reported the deaths of six hundred players. Well, that's all I pretty much have to say to you peasants. That's all for the tutorial, and welcome to SAO!" Sue said before disappearing. The town's center went completely quiet for a few moments, until everyone broke into fits of anger, yelling and shoving at each other, not knowing what to do. Snix kept her calm however, and grabbed the back of Saw's shirt. "Come on Saw, we gotta move ahead." She muttered, dragging him through the crowds of players through the empty streets of the town. Once they reached the end, before the city gates, the two stopped.
"What the hell Snix?" Saw asked. Snix sighed and looked around to make sure they were alone. "Look, if what Sue said was really true, we need to start leveling up. There are only so many items and places one can go on here. We need to go to the next town Saw. I know all the good spots we can level up." She explained, looking at her map. She looked up at Saw when he hadn't answered. "Uhm… well, yeah… the thing is… I have some friends back at the town's plaza. I wouldn't feel right if I just left them. The only reason they got this game was because of me." He said.
Snix thought about it for a moment. She knew at her current level, she could only keep one person safe. If more people went with her and one of Saw's friends was to die, she would be at fault. "Hey, listen, I'll be fine. With all the things you taught me, I'll be fine. We'll see each other again babe. No need to worry over me." He said in a cocky tone. Snix scoffed but smiled at him. "Whatever man. Personally, you looked better with the Mohawk." She teased. The two shared a sad smile before Snix turned away and ran through the path, blinking the unshed tears away. She glanced back and saw that Saw wasn't there anymore and smiled as she continued running. She would get strong. She had to stay alive and clear the game.
I know that some things were the same, but it's only the first chapter. Any thoughts so far? I'll update for SMHTL soon! I'd really like to see some reviews for this though. :)