Sword Art Online Rewritten.
Notice: This fan fiction will attempt to completely overhaul the events of SAO from the very first episode. I do agree it was a fantastic anime, however my honest opinion is that the anime could have been greatly improved upon if it had not just included some basic story telling techniques. So, without further undo, I give you my attempt at re-scripting and redirecting of Sword Art Online.
~Note: I shall also be starting the story in a very similar way the anime did, but then eventually veering off from the original plot line.
SAO: Rewritten #1
All it would take is the press of one button, and his life would change forever. Fate truly is funny that way, isn't it?
Kirito slipped one the Nerve Gear and transcended into the virtual universe of Sword Art Online. He wasn't sure what the game would bring him. At the moment he didn't really care. It was simply put, through Kirito's words, just another MMO that probably would be and already was overhyped.
As a hands fingers danced along the sidings of the Nerve Gear, sending sparks of remembrance and desire, Kirito slowly enveloped is head in the Nerve Gear.
He might have even be bored, after all, Kirito had witnessed a new and anticipated game launch before. Just…Not like this one.
Suddenly, Kirito was on his feet. His virtual feet that was. In front of him, a large sign post said welcome to Sword Art Online, the ultimate new VRMMORPG experience.
Then, a gallon of adrenalin splashed through his body.
Kirito spun around, taking in the surroundings as fast and thoroughly as he could, as he clenched his hands and gritted his teeth like saw blades to logs.
The sky painted a canvas of brilliant cyan blue and cotton candied balls of white. Each individual structure and fortification wore a unique and eloquent fashion to their apparel. All of this, was then evenly blended together with microscopic squares and triangles of light and dark covering each corner and cranny of the game.
Kirito would have had a challenging time believing that the game wasn't as gorges as the real world.
But, it couldn't possibly be a good new game. Could it?
Kirito's feet then carried him passed the massive welcoming billboard and into the gathering of millions of other players waiting outside what appeared to be the entrance to a massive stadium or coliseum.
His hands in his pockets, Kirito glared at the monumental building with awe. He saw its white creamy texture mixed evenly with apposing red banners hanging down the sides, each with a sharp animation at the edges. It had a multitude of abstract cuts and curves about it, so much so that many of the incoming players failed to even notice the level of detail put into every aspect of what Kirito had seen so far.
As the populace scurried into the stadium without hesitation or care, Kirito walked in slowly, absorbing as much detail and immersion as he could.
Then, a fairy like delicacy danced through the air and made a landing on Kirito's right shoulder.
A boy named Klein stood behind him, awkwardly moving from side to side, as if completely overwhelmed by something.
He had hair that was the color of a spoiled cheery wrapped in a bandana, of course, with that hair also sprouting from under his chin. Klein also wore an armor set of red and black. Kirito thought that the boy looked more like an out of place samurai than anything else.
"Umm…could you direct me to the instruction room, or like, the tutorial area around here. I mean, this is the first MMO in the series after all, I'd imagine it has one of those. Right?" said Klein in a squeamish yet adult voice.
Kirito spun around, non-opposed to the inquire. He replied, "Oh, sorry dude. I don't think it has one of those, at least I didn't see it in the open beta."
Klein looked down at the ground," Well that kinda sucks."
Responding to Klein's obvious discouragement, Kirito said, "If you want, I can show you the ropes, I'm kinda a nooby myself, but at least I've had some experience." Then, he added, "It is just a game after all, anyone can figure these things out."
Klein, whilst opening up his blueberry colored menu and digging through its disposable features, responded, "Yah, if you could that'd be awesome. What's your name anyway?"
Slowly walking in front of Klein, Kirito said, "My names Kirito, and for your first lesson in SAO, if you look in your hoot bar, there should be an option to display people's names…Klein."
Klein shoot a small laugh at Kirito and said, "Whoa, that's cool."
With that, the two headed off into the coliseum, only to discover that nobody really knew much about the game yet…Not one soul.
~Notice: Thanks to everyone who is reading this. I'm not going to babble on about how this took me 7 years, because this took only an hour. I promise, depending on the success of this, weather to make another addition or continuation of the story. However if I do choose to continue, the future chapters will be more extensive and include more characters, of which probably aren't in the anime. Also please don't steal this. This is my work after all. OngoingGenie.
Not giving out my real name, just my initials.
R.R.
Other than that. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed. Please comment and rate. ;)