Ight, I'ma say this now- SAO and AW Gameverse will be used here. This naturally applies to well received theories too. Side note, we switch from SAO to Accel World every 10 or 15 chapters btw.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the SAO/AW characters nor the franchise itself.


There was a boy that had blazing red hair and currently, he was walking home. He had a bag on him too. One could assume, that he was just returning from school or maybe he was just passing by from a corner store.

He had two friends with him as well, plus his cousin. It seemed like they were holding the same kind of bags too. These four were kids basically. You're probably wondering where they even are right now, aren't you?

Well, at this very moment, they stood in Japan. That's just the general area though, more specifically, they were in Kuro Town. It was the year 2022, the month being November, and the day was the 6th. They were excited, but for what?

This is when the one with red hair would speak.

"Sword Art Online.. Man, I'm so hyped!"

Then a girl spoke. She was rocking their school uniform. She had dark colored eyes and brown hair. This was Momiji Takamine. Her and the boy that was mentioned earlier are cousins. She's 16 currently. Kind of a cut above the rest in age considering he's 13 and the others aren't too close either.

"Shuuuuraaaa! Shut up! That's going to make me feel too excited!" (Momiji)

Momiji threw a punch out towards the air while smiling. She was super hype! You know, it was very hard to believe that she was in high school with the way she acted. Same with how she was the oldest in the group, we wouldn't have guessed. A boy in black looked over at the red haired boy.

"For real dude. It's so fucking irritating too since we're so close but so far. Just a plug in away!"

This was another boy speaking, he went by Juice. But his actual name was Torei Kane. He's like the fire in the group alongside Momiji. The other two were pretty chill compared to them. Torei smirked at his red-clad friend and taunted him.

"Yo, Shu! You know what I'm going to do. They have stats, then it's GG. It's up for y'all! Haha!" (Torei)

This "Shu" said something back. Or wait, kinda odd how we haven't introduced the MC gig yet, right? Shura Itsuka is the name and reds his game! Yeah yeah, it was cringe- So? Anyways!

"Like I'll let that happen, Reika! I'll be the best here! Deadass! Believe it!" (Shura)

"Reika" was his nickname for Torei. "Rei" out of the first and "Ka" from his last name.

Torei started to laugh at Shura's obviously stupid remark. Momiji wasn't too far behind on that. She even started clutching her stomach.

Though, this little exchange would end soon since they had to go home in separate ways. Torei threw up an L sign with his fingers at Shura and ran off.

Shura walked off from his two friends and his older cousin, he was super excited. Sadly, he bumped into someone which delayed him by a bit, but he was cool with it. It was a girl that Shura honestly felt the need to be friends with. Especially after what he saw drop from her.

"Ah, sorry! I wasn't looking where I was-"

"Hey hey! No problem. Wait hold on- Is this SAO!?" (Shura)

"Huh? You were going to play it?"

"Yeah, school kinda held me back from the avatar stuff but it's fine. The servers ain't even up yet! Oh yeah, it's kinda strange to have a conversation without introducing myself! Itsuka Shura! What's your name?" (Shura)

"Oh right! My bad, I'm Kashiwazaka Hiyori!" (Hiyori)

"Woah, nice! Well, if we meet in game, my names gonna be Jigoku or Kusumi. And if we meet out here again, we should exchange numbers! Nice meeting ya, Hiyo-san!" (Shura)

The light wavy haired aloof girl waved as he ran off. She felt different around him for some reason. Like she could be around him forever and still not get tired of him. Usually, she was very reluctant to make friends and trust people, so.. Why? Why did she feel that way towards basically what they'd call a stranger? Even she questioned it.

"That was soooooo coooolllll! Alllrightttt! Games so hype that I met another player besides my friends! Haha!" (Shura)

A bit after that, he got to his house and instantly went to his room. Nobody would be home until the break was over too, it was just right for him. He was actually a beta tester and in that test, he met a player named "Kirito" that he fought a good lot and grinded with. Shura kind of wondered what he'd be doing on release as opposed to him. Shura had also made plans to form a guild when the game allows it so he and a bunch of friends can join it. Hey, maybe he could find that Hiyori girl he just met and invite her too. She seemed cool.

"Ok.. Get my beta test stuff, and put it here.." (Shura)

He was checking around since he had time before the servers went on. Around 10 minutes passed like that and then came the decisive moment.

His NerveGear was on, he was plugged in, and also laying down. Shura was full of resolve and excitement. He was ready. I quote:

"Link.. Starttttt!"


Ight, it's a bit short, I'll admit it. Personally, I did want it to be longer. It is a start though. I'm really used to writing things in bulks so this was a first. Pacing may or may not be a bit janky for the SAO portion lowkey, so expect that. This would be where I put a laughing emoji But I gotta get used to this first, y'know? Don't worry, I plan on posting at a decent rate. Also, if you know, you know. I'ma make this interesting. Chapter 2 extremely soon. That's all I have to say though, later!