In an attempt to reconnect with Kazuto, Suguha purchases a nerve gear and a copy of SAO so that she might understand her brother's world. But Leafa becomes one of the ten thousand people trapped in the game, and the stakes are suddenly so much higher. And the more things change, the more things remain the same…

My sun that's hidden behind the clouds. Its raining in my world again. Please wipe away these showers in my heart. Look at me gently once more and remind me of your feeling so that I never forget.

When a gamer from the far future is flung back in time to the day Sword Art Online first opened, he, along with a group of scientists and gamers thrown back with them, have the opportunity to stop the original tragedy from ever happening, but they soon learn upon arrival that this task is easier said than done.

When the VR MMO Gun Gale Online became a death game, with nearly 500,000 trapped worldwide... some players became heroes. A number became monsters of their own making. Others followed the money, and became mercenaries. What'll happen when two of those mercenaries choose to fight for their chance at freedom?...

"The really important things ought to be said cleanly and clearly." -Asuna After barely surviving a bitter attack by 2 PKers on the 6th floor, Asuna is left feeling vulnerable and shaken. Kirito too, after almost experiencing the fear of loss, has to rethink his relationship. Through all the struggles, uncertainty, and fear, the two may just yet connect with their hearts.

Sword Art Online can offer a truly fair beginning for all. Rin enters Sword Art Online not to hunt monsters or delve into dungeons, but to live in a world where she can be free of her real world struggles. A place where she can create and explore to her heart's content. But after SAO is revealed to be a Death Game - does she really want to find a way out?

Kayaba Akihikio's dream of an iron castle in the sky is never realized. Instead, Argus decided to work for the JSDF, forcing Kayaba to slave away on combat simulators as he slowly realises that the Japan he grew up in is taking a darker turn. But when they try to convert it into a recruitment tool, Kayaba sees his chance to do something about it, collateral damage be damned.

No matter what, we'll get through everything together, Kirito. Discord server challenge week

The Underworld is in danger. After a fragile peace is built between the real and virtual worlds, an unknown assailant threatens to disrupt it. To uncover the motive, Kirito must investigate the fallout of the Specter Incident. Part 2 of the SAO Alt: Specter series.

November 6th, 2022, the VR game, Sword Art Online traps 10,000 players and the only way to get out is to clear all 100 floors, but the catch is that if you die in the game, you die in real life, two former Beta Testers, Jose and Koharu, find themselves in this death game and must fight through all 100 floors, but at the same time ensure that they don't die in the process.

Alex has always been a loner, an outcast among his peers, but that all changed the day he met Vicki, she's impulsive, and everything he isn't When Vicki gets Alex into her all-time favorite game New Life Online he finds himself getting caught up in a war with a Guild of Griefers and dealing with his own insecurities is this something he can handle? an OC story inspired by SAO

It is 2042, 20 years after the SAO incident and a unknown group decides it's a great idea to reenact the SAO incident just with people getting kicked from the game rather then killing them. We fallow the daughter of two of the people who survived last time as she dives for the first time trying to understand why her neglectful parents love this simulated world so much.

The night sky is vast and full of stars, unreachable by any human's hands. Logic dictates humans would never be able to grasp the stars on their own. However, sometimes, a shooting star makes the impossible, possible. A crack fic with hints of sexual content. Made for Kirisuna Week.

It's the end of a long tiring day, and together, Kirito and Asuna have retired to their home. Rather than let his girlfriend cook dinner for them as usual, the young man has decided to take it upon himself to take care of culinary duties that evening. Kirito is determined to make Asuna satisfied with the meal he has prepared. Will he succeed?

She is 100% certain Kazuto Kirigaya and her would always be on complete opposite sides of the spectrum. That was a fact, an unspoken but established rule between every single student on campus ever since their first year of college. It was just as irrefutable as the sky was blue and the grass was green. So why...? [Full Summary inside] Enemies-to-lovers!AU

Sword Art Online was created as a verdant wonderland, a triumph of art, science, and technology all coming together to create a picturesque world of rolling plains and forests filled with sweet fruits, a world where the sword ruled and warriors reigned. This lofty dream turned into a nightmare when the one million users came face to face with the fact that they are trapped inside.

It's KiriSuna Week! The SAO fan fiction discord server has issued a prompt challenge. There are seven days of prompts following the main pairing of SAO: Kirito & Asuna. Come read for a fluff fest (with some light angst mixed in depending on how spicy I'm feeling).

A series of seven 'prompts' following the main pairing of SAO: Kirito and Asuna! Expect a lot of fluff, teenage romance, and enough sweetness to turn you into a diabetic! Filled with wholesome goodness that might trail off into some more raunchy citrusy scenes (Rated M to be safe!) Part of the SAO Fanfiction Central's KiriSuna Event 2022! (Review/PM for the link!) :3

During routine physical rehab, three astronauts and a cosmonaut are introduced to Nervegear headsets. Unfortunately, they decide to try out Sword Art Online of all things. A rehabilitation session quickly turns into a rescue mission. If you die in the game you die in real life? Please. This is an occupation where a fraction of an inch determines success or failure.

SAO but different. Mostly canon (SAO and progressive) except everyone is aged up 2 years, 20,000 people are trapped instead, and Kirito isn't a complete shut-in thanks to an unexpected friendship IRL. AU elements possible and likely eventual Kiri/Argo/Non triad as the story evolves.

Japan famous VRMMORPG Sword Art Online in the year 2022 November 6. There was a player name Xavier enter in the game as he met up with a girl named Koharu who he met from the beta. But when Kayaba change the game before it was released, he trapped everyone and the only way is to beat one hundred floors, its time for Xavier to change the course of the death game.

Following the end of the second "Bullet of Bullets," a tournament in GGO...a third body is found. In response, Kirigaya Kazuto, better known as "Kirito" is sent to stop the bleeding. However, with increased pressure from his higher-ups, and the thought of another body appearing, the Virtual Division leader decides to send the Black Swordsman 'extra' help...from across the Pacific.

Kazuto Kirigaya is the Most Powerful Psychic in the world. Sadly, that's not helpful when all he wants is a normal, boring school life. Brocon sisters, childhood friends, transfer students, and teenage problems on top of it all... What's someone cursed to be the Main Character to do?

After the VRMMORPG 'Aincrad Online' was announced, Ayano Keiko found out her aunt was on the dev team. As a small present, she gave Keiko access to an admin account to play around with. Now stuck in a game where everyone is gunning for her, Silica must ask how far she is willing to go to survive.

Kazuto 'Kirito' Kirigaya is a teen with a slight video game obsession. When the worlds first ever full dive VRMMORPG dropped, of course he was one of the first to get it. However this decision proves unwise when the game becomes real. Suddenly stuck in a world of spaceships and galactic war, Kirito has to find a way to survive without sacrificing to much along the way.