Disclaimer: I don't own Sword At Online.
When I joined Sword Art Online, I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
I thought I was simply enrolling in a virtual reality game where I could meet like-minded players, who were all here to have fun. How little we knew what we had signed away our own lives for.
It couldn't have come as any more of a shock when we discovered we were trapped in this dangerous universe where fatal perils awaited around every corner. So many lethal foes were coming after us with the intention to eliminate us all. There was practically no way out - except to survive our way to the end of the game.
But if we were killed along the way, it was game over. Not just over for this game were trapped in - but over for the game of life.
We die inside this dangerous game; we die for real!
I count myself lucky to have made it this far through this treacherous journey. Not all players have been as fortunate as I. Many have lost their lives along the way - some of which I knew long enough to call my friends. It was with many a heavy gaze that I've watched them disappear before my eyes, never to return to their normal lives in the real world.
The wounds I pick up in battles manage to heal overtime - but never have the scars from losing my friends fade. All the time, I think about those I have lost.
Sachi.
Keita.
Yuna.
Ducker.
All of them were victims of the cruelty of this game. It haunts me to this day to think back when they met their unfair demise. I miss each and every one of them with all my heart.
But there was one death in this game that struck by worse than any weapon ever could.
It was the most heartbreaking moment of my life. This previous soul so dear to me slipped right from my hand to vanish into thin air. I could not think of a worse moment in my life. Their passing was too soon, so sudden, extremely tragic. Of all I have lost in my virtual life - and even my real life, come to that - I cannot recall a worse loss for me.
They may be gone, but they will live on forever in my heart. They were far too pure for this sinful game. Wherever they have now ended up, I hope they are at everlasting piece. Until we are reunited, I will never cease to mourn for their loss.
Godspeed, my love. I shall never forget you...
...my amazing, delicious sandwich!
Right! Now that I'm done writing this story of mine, it's time for Asuna to make me some lunch! She had better not make me drop my food and cause it to disappear again! I won't take kindly to that!
The end!
Dedicated to the memory of Kirito's fallen sandwich in episode six!
2012-2012
Rest in pieces!