Reality isn't what it seems all the time. Most prefer virtual reality, while others are complacent in normal reality. Which do you prefer? The virtual world where you do things you have only dreamed of, or the real world where your life is as mundane as it can be? Kiran's path is unclear now, but he and his friends will find the answer after a long journey.

[lit. Thunder Dragon] Ryuji and Futaba promised to meet in Sword Art Online with Ryuji going in first to scout for suitable grinding areas. However, before Futaba could get into the game, Sojiro stopped her and revealed to her the status of Sword Art Online as a Death Game. [Prologue is an entry for #kissryujiday]

Playing a simple VR game should probably not turn out as insane as it is for Kazuto Kirigaya. It's been rigged against them from the start, in a way that even its creator had not seen coming. Now, he'll need to survive the death game, understand who that creepy long-nosed dude is, how everyone are suddenly capable of summoning demons, how the hell did he end up crossing worlds!

You don't have to read this. Seriously. Rating subject to change depending on if I decide to continue this project. Genres subject to change as well.

"Remember to breathe. Remember to live. You may have resolved yourself to die together with the collapse of your grand castle, but I shall show you that there is no need for death when you have ways to find strength in this reality we live in and still find a dream worth reaching for." A what-if scenario where we retell the death game in the eyes of a certain Messiah.

Minato has been in a coma for three years, but when the invention of the Nerve Gear, he is allowed to have a life again...Even if it is in a video game. But when the game turns into a situation of life and death, Minato will do whatever it takes to save as many players as he can, along with the friends he's made in there.