Akihiko Kayaba's vision and ambition made Sword Art Online the first game of its kind. Unfortunate, since the world wasn't clamoring for a fully-immersive death simulator. But despite being an indisputable genius, Kayaba is still a human writing code. The beta lasted only a month, and the world of Aincrad is vast and sprawling. There's no way the code itself is bug-free.

The Shadow Games are gone, the Pharoah Atem has been lain to rest, and peace returns to the world. However, the darkness can never truly be banished, and here and there, the faintest whispers of evil linger. The forces of good and evil still play their games with reality, but this time, there is a third player at work. Something flipping the nature of the game on its head.

Lelouch Lamperouge's purported death left the world on the path to the gentler world he dreamed of for his sister, but dreams only last so long. If only that such peace would be permanent, that such lessons would endure the perpetual sands of time. However, the world is faced with a reality of war and pain and suffering. Surprisingly, an answer comes from the back of a truck.