Ten thousand people were trapped in Aincrad. That was over four years ago. It might as well be a lifetime. How many are left, Kirito couldn't say, but the times between seeing any of them have grown longer and longer. He's just a solo player, trudging alone towards the one thing left that matters: making it to the end of the world.

Always doing as she's told, Asuna Yuuki has followed everything her mother has taught her. Although beautiful, poise, polite and intelligent, Asuna still has trouble adjusting to a world she doesn't feel she belongs in, that is, until she steps into the infamous virtual reality world, Aincrad, and experiences what it's like to fit in.

Two girls. Katsura Jun, a quirky girl with an obsession for martial arts and Izumi Koharu, a paraplegic girl and avid VRMMO gamer . They both get trapped in the deathgame, but whilst Jun's world comes crashing down on her, Koharu thrives on her imposed destiny. The coin spins relentlessly, but when it stops, only one side will be facing upwards. Discl. SAO belongs to Reki Kawahara