The castle he created was a mere shadow of the Aincrad he dreamt of. The beta test drove this point home for Kayaba. Realizing that he had nearly settled for a cheap knockoff lit a fire within Kayaba, and he delayed the release of Sword Art Online to meet his new standards. After a stroll around the Ruby Palace, Kayaba knew the extra two years were worth the wait.

Snapshots of a world brought to life by the imaginings of Akihiko Kayaba, and the adventures springing from its lifestream. Obsessed with the rendering of a beloved franchise, one man has crafted the ultimate and deadliest expression of swordplay, magic, and storytelling: Final Fantasy Online.

10 Years after Kirito's and Asuna's adventure in Aincrad Akihito the creator asked them to search for any bugs in the game so that he can re-release the game. But as they are walking back into the game things appear out of nowhere and mysteries about the SAO project.

A World reimagined without our favorite swordsman, Kirito. In his place however is our not-so-awesome-swordsman, Jinto. In this world Jinto will take on the role of attempting to free everyone from Sword Art Online. Join Jinto on his journey through the world Sword Art Online !

A beta tester with a bad reputation. That's who I was. A player with friends who rely on me. That's who I am. This game, this life, it isn't what I expected when I logged in to Sword Art Online. But it's what I got. And you know what? I think that deep down, it's exactly what I really wanted.

Everything seemed fine when they defeated Heathcliff but now they find out that Asuna is trapped in another game and so they have to prove their will and skills once again . Sequel to the Undying Swordsmen

What would have happened if Kirito never met Asuna? If Yui didn't 'die' in SAO? If the team had to get to the hundredth floor, instead of fighting Heathcliffe? Co written by Aikoisayokai. Based on and includes What if? By xSmokeisintheair. Full permission given.

Kirito and Asuna's exploits were well-known, but what about the other players in SAO? This is about a brother and a sister who survived the death game. Sword Art Online. ON HOLD until further notice

They thought that playing Sword Art Online just like playing another MMORPG, the difference is they can actually be in the game. They never thought that they will get trapped in the game, and if they die in the game they will die in the real world. They decided to form a group that only consist of them, called Cerberus, to increase their survival rate. Can they survive the game?

When the group has to find Excalibur, they run into problems along the way, but it's the problems afterwards that really hurt, they meet the warrior maiden Zekkon, and are forced to watch her slowly succumb to her illness, but some things can be fixed, for with enough time and patience, anything can be accomplished. A part of the ongoing SAO Fanfiction series by Yozila85

This is the story of what might have happened had Sword Art never been created... A story of a Fantasy World VMMORPG called Ryuuko – Fallen Blade. If Sword Art had not been the game that Kazuto Kirigaya had beta-tested for... what would be different? What would the relationships to the other characters be? (Please check out the prequel, Willow Lake - Closed Beta)

Sugu learns about soil reclamation.

After the beating SAO, there are still a lot of issues. Klein and the others are sure Kirito's dead, for one. And two, he's not recovering well. Based of the time the SAO players had to take to recover. Kirito whump. Kirito/Klein bromance, h/c

Daniel is a 16 year old boy who fell victim to the SAO incident that left thousands dead. Still stuck in the death game, along with 199 others, he tries to get out himself.

An ordinary trip for the whole gang to go to the beach as they take a break from playing Alfheim Online. What else could happen? *contains a lot of SAO references* ;D

(PKer/Red Player) Takao Horigome never knew what he wanted to be when he grew strong and mature, One day a game called Sword Art Online was created and he figured it may help him uncover his mask to show him what he was destined to be.. the results were unexpected.. to say the least. {Some Chapters will be added onto} (Game-Aftermath)

¿Cómo puede un novato saber lo que ahora siente? El proceso de aceptar los sentimientos que están naciendo es quizás la etapa mas pura y noble de toda relación.

Going back to the beginning but different, Kazuto/Kirito has a adopted brother who are partners can these two save everyone from Kyabas death game? In SAO characters from lost song and Hallow fragment but is in play of the anime story additional characters will be added wait and see what I mean. Bad sum, Kirito xAsuna, OcxRain, OcxPhilia, KlienxLis, OcxSilica, Etc.

He isn't a front liner, his skills as a smith are non-existent, and he has no guild connections at all despite being in the game for months. See how a near death experience gives one middling player purpose and meaning in a virtual world, and inspires him to take up a cause for those who have fallen.

As Kirito and Co begin to clear the game, the story shifts to a new hero as he decides to begin his own adventure. - Side story to Sword Art Online: Black Ranger. OC focused. (OCxOC fic)

Suguha wasn't dumb. She had observed enough of Kirito in ALO to know her brother was once one of SAO's most impressive fighters, but that wasn't quite enough to prepare her for the full truth of the matter. In which Suguha reacts to the revelation that Kazuto beat SAO and Kazuto has a chance to begin healing. Set in Episode 25: The World Seed.

A simple lunch date in the sun turns into an unexpected showdown between two of the best swordsman in SAO. Post ALO. KazUna. ONESHOT.

I get bored easily. And when I get bored, I think of stories, one shots, backstories, Q&A's, collabs, etc... Now I give you, IF SACHI! In this story, Sachi and the Moonlit Black Cats lived. I know this has to have been done before, but I don't care. Read it or don't. Just know I appreciate the support that I get on all my stories. Enjoy! Insert Outro!

Iriamu Yūsutasu is your average law abiding Japanese citizen. Nothing interesting happens in his past, nor in his future, he is just normal. Though with the release of SAO, he's forced to become something much more than that, a hero. With his newly found friends, Haruto, Yoko, and later Keiko, he'll survive the Death Game, and hopefully save as many people as he can in the process

The background of Wolf from My buddy's story SAO:the world of swords.