What if the first attempt to escape the first floor failed? Heroes die, survivors carry on and attempt to clear the game. Will feature characters from various SAO series and will not follow canon.

Three months after Llenn, Fukaziroh, Jaymes, and Kureha claimed victory over Pitohui and M and won Squad Jam 2, the third Squad Jam commences! This time, the six players form one team. However, Squad Jam 3 comes with a mysterious new rule that is set to shake the battlefield and change the game. And the darkest part of Jaymes's past comes back to haunt him.

Cyber Nexus Online, one of the many VRMMOs created from The Seed package. A futuristic world of swords, guns, androids, and everything in-between. Follow the adventures of one of the game's veteran players Tae, as well as the friends he makes along the way.

How would things change if Sword Art Online had magic in some form? Read, as this story tries to show this through alchemy, where those who are alchemists can create magical items & gear from crystals and other items. How would things change? What if there was a hidden agenda in adding this ability? This story will tell about the first month of being trapped in SAO & beyond. Harem.

On December 25th, 2023, the death game, Sword Art Online was cleared, freeing the remaining players. Suguha Kirigaya was elated to have her brother back, but he is different from the brother whom she once remembered, so she vows to make him feel better, no matter what it takes. Kirito x Suguha/Leafa KiriSugu The Moonlit Knight AU – Fairy Dance

"Going into a dungeon? Fighting monsters? And getting dirty?" The merchant in silks laughed. "Why do that when you can hire mercenaries to do the job?" Kazuto Kirigaya doesn't like fighting, he likes making money. Much safer than swinging a sword at monsters, yuck! Besides, that was what his fearless Asuna was for anyway. KiriHarem (Argo, Asuna, Sinon)

Two worlds, both in trouble. In the Underworld, Kirito, Jaymes, Alice, Asuna, Kureha, and allies old and new uncover a rebellious plot by an enemy beaten a century ago in the simulation; In Unital Ring, Koharu, Sinon, Lisbeth, Silica, and the rest seek to progress further towards the light that will reveal all.

AU. A minor flaw in Kayaba's plan has allowed one out of every 250 players who die in Sword Art Online to return to the real world instead of dying. So when Kirito finally clears the game and logs out, he is surprised to see a familiar girl of blue waiting for him. "Sa...Sa...chi...?" Kirito/Sachi, Kirito/Asuna, multiple other ships! R&R! LONGER SUMMARY INSIDE! RATING MAY CHANGE!

After the brutal 25th Floor Boss Raid, Asuna has left Kirito's side to join the Knights of Blood. With his partner gone, Kirito resigns himself to returning to the life of a solo player-until a familiar face from the lower floors unexpectedly reenters his life. The strangely-human NPC Kizmel, despite her quest being over, has returned to his side... Kirito/Kizmel.

Sword Art Online, is back and better than ever. The improved Aincrad, commanded by a mysterious figure in an emerald green cloak has 120 floors as well as new enemies, new weapon types and new mystery's to be solved. Our story follows a new band of adventures, join them as they fight to be the best, reach levels no player has ever achieved (figuratively and literally) and have fun.

I died and in my new life I get stuck in a death game. The only reason I'm still alive is because of him but can he see that without him I can't stop screaming?

Once an empty and apathetic boy simply searching for another means of escapism, he finds his life given new direction after being thrust into the world of Sword Art Online. Follow Arata on a journey of swords and scythes as he masters a distinct playstyle that will allow him to carve a unique path through this game of life and death.

Based on the game Re:Hollow Fragment. After reaching the 76th floor of Aincrad, the Assault Team is in disarray. There are too many issues to handle: Heathcliff's secret identity, a huge system error and new, inexperienced players arriving at the frontlines, even from outside the game! Help arrives in form of a player who's experienced in training other players.

This story follows Hexagon, a young teen who got trapped in SAO along with 10,000 other players. Too scared to fight, he opens a tavern in the Town of Beginnings and gets to hear about all the battles that happen as people come in looking for drinks.

Making games was hard. SAUER knew that. But it was especially hard for an Australian to get recognition in Japan, while working for an American-founded company. Once he had done it, though, he would prepare to connect with a large quantity of his new fellows at once - only to find that he would be spending a lot more time with them than he initially had in mind.

When SAO becomes a death game, many players take up their weapons and fight to escape. One of them is Taicho, a young man who wants to get back to his family for answers, and another is Haruza, a young girl who seeks redemption for herself after a real-world failure. This is their story.

After completing the 75th floor, you continue your journey on completing SAO by reaching the 100th floor. However things are about to change when a few new allies join the team along with a new strange area opening up as you get mysteriously transported there by an unkown source. The world of SAO was changing and it was just beginning. Can you protect everyone and get to floor 100?

Using all his power, Kirito was barely able to save the lives of his guildmates, but his guilt of putting them in danger drove him to leave them anyways. However, he did not have to return to be a solo player, as there is someone who will always stay by his side. "Nothing is your fault," she assured him as they left together. (Kirito x Sachi)

Thomas Trey Trenor is an immigrant from Canada, who originally intended to live a normal life. Everything changed after he dived into SAO. After two years, he learned he lost everything, but gained a small glimmer in return. Now he participates in the Death Gun Operation with Kirito and finds that it was more than he bargained for. \\ Cover Art by Ying Wei (d ying5022)

Their stories were meant to have come to a close. And yet, in a twist of fate, the tale of the three children begins anew, guided down a different road. Saving the world was never meant to be easy, but together, it might just be possible. Even if it meant defying fate and gods themselves.

Complete summary in the first chapter, but in short, the story parallels the War of Underworld anime, you will see here how Kirito and Alice could have been given the romance I wanted them to enjoy, but remaining generally faithful to the original story. I hope I can provide as much emotional depth as possible and show the beauty of AlicexKirito. (Old title: Alicization: Lasting)

They never meant to end up like this. Kirito, a former pariah turned a hollow husk after the disaster of SAO. Quinella, a girl whose ambition turned her into a monster. Although enemies at first, a misfortunate set of events will force them to work together if they hope to protect the world they came to love. And maybe, just maybe, together they shall mend their scars.

Dr. Koujiro Rinko, who knowingly and willingly assisted the creator of the death game that claimed four thousand lives, walked away without a scratch. This is her story, the story of someone whose kindness killed. (Characters: Koujiro Rinko, Kayaba Akihiko)

Kirito didn't know what to make of Underworld's goddesses—especially when all of them turned out to be his friends from the real world. Bad enough that they were overpowered, but now he's got to figure out a way to keep them in check. Who would have thought that keeping six maddened goddesses in love with him from destroying the world was a difficult job? (Mature)

"It's called Motor Neuron Disease...the average life expectancy is three years. "Those words. They had killed me before the disease can. I asked myself: What's the point anymore? That question would remain without answers for a whole year, and I'd thought it would never be. Until I met a person who knew the answer. A slowly deteriorating girl who lived not a day in sadness.