Liminality: a state of "between", when one is no longer what they used to be, but not yet something new. After the events of the Seventh Floor, Kirito is even more adrift than ever, no longer a normal player, alone in his new status. Royal Guard Kizmel travels with the players, but not one of them. Asuna acts to hold it all together. Warning: Major Progressive 8 spoilers!

Kiriko was definitely a boy. He just... looked like a girl, acted like a girl from time to time, and knew a lot of girl things. She — HE was definitely not a girl, despite all his quirks. Now if only Eugeo could convince both himself and the people around them of just that. (Crack)

Kirito is happily soaking up the warm sunshine outside his house. After spending so much time fighting in the virtual world, he is happy to relax in the real world. However, Leafa has something planned for her cousin’s lazy day…

This is a story of how I would've made Sword Art Online and the characters/plot I would add or take away to mold the story into how I like it

Eltelm is a German player who understands only a few words of Japanese or English. Not that he cared much when a started playing SAO. But when the game becomes a death trap he'll have to care, as he becomes isolated by the language barrier. He might be talented with a sword, but can his heart and mind survive the struggles ahead? (Being Rewritten, Last Update: Chapter 3)

Things went a little differently on that first day of the death game. Before Kayaba's announcement, Kirito had PKed another player. An action that permanently changed his cursor to orange. Now he's a criminal. The other players will hunt him down for that. The NPCs will refuse him service. He won't be able to trade with anyone anymore. He was completely alone now. Slight AU.

This is a story outlining a sort of "alternative universe" for SAO. This story outlines the demons the Shino is still grappling with, and it is through the love and support of another that she is able to move forward. More stories in this universe to come.

As an AI, Yui's purpose in Sword Art Online had been solely to monitor players suffering with mental health issues. She was never meant to become attached to any of them, but when some certain players entered her programmed life, they became very important to her - and now she wants to take the time to make it clear just how much she loves them…

A year has passed ever since the SAO incident was mysteriously resolved on December 25th, 2023. Despite travelling to other worlds, Kirito has never felt true happiness again ever since that day. However, a fateful encounter leads him to someone who understands the pain he feels. Kirito x Yuuki, kiriuuki, KiriYuuki The Moonlit Knight AU – Mother's Rosario

A chance encounter on day one finds Kirito in a party, and slowly discovers that he was a natural born leader. The bonds they share are strong, but will it eventually break?

After Asuna, Kirito, and Kizmel depart the fourth floor of Aincrad for the final time, they leave behind Yofel Castle, and the burgeoning AI of one Viscount Leyshren Zed Yofilis. Left with an odd feeling of emptiness after the departure of the trio, Leyshren sets out on his own journey to discover why both he, and the world he lives in, seem to be changing so drastically.

The timeline is set after the split of Kirito and Asuna's temporary party, and Asuna just joined her guild. Kirisuna, but it's more like a pre-HET. Spoilers for Progressive Series.

In a world where almost everyone has superpowers, being one of the few people still powerless has to suck, right? So did Kazuto think, until he, his sister, and four other teenage girls were suddenly handed six rings that embody the lost Virtues of a Cosmic Goddess and told to become the last bastion of Hope against the Forces of Chaos. Oh well, in for a penny...(One-shot/AU)

Kirito wants to surprise Asuna for their wedding. How will she react to a voice she hasn't heard in a while? What will be the consequences?

What if Kayaba Akihiko's dream was not just a dream. What if the Castle in the Clouds was a place that could truly be reached. The 25,000 day one players of Sword Art Online are about to find out.

Kirisuna one-shot. When Kirito and Asuna pass by a fountain in a park, he remembers something she didn't finish saying in Voluptia. Progressive Vol.7 spoilers.

More than two months have passed since Will, Emily, Grace, and Xander survived to see the end of Sword Art Online. But when their friends still haven't woken up, like they have, Will and Emily decide to take matters into their own hands, with the help of a couple of old friends. Original story written by Reki Kawahara. Fanfiction written by Will, a very nerdy clarinetist

In the wake of Unital Ring's rise, Kirito, Jaymes, and their friends are threatened by a new enemy-Mutasina, a mysteriously powerful witch and leader of the Virtual Study Society who has roped in one hundred ALO players under her control. But the troubles don't end there: Someone outside Rath has logged into the Underworld, and to investigate, Jaymes will need new friends.

Always doing as she's told, Asuna Yuuki has followed everything her mother has taught her. Although beautiful, poise, polite and intelligent, Asuna still has trouble adjusting to a world she doesn't feel she belongs in, that is, until she steps into the infamous virtual reality world, Aincrad, and experiences what it's like to fit in.

Varios meses después de Underworld, Kazuto respiró tranquilidad en los mundos virtuales, y no tardó en sentirlo una comunidad cada vez más reintegrada al juego masivo online de realidad virtual. Un día en GGO, cuando forma grupo para ejecutar su última misión jugador contra jugador, una serie de eventos lo llevan emprender un viaje para salvar a todo aquel conectado a un MMORPGVR.

Fanfiction inspirée de SAO, mais ne se déroule pas dans le même univers ! Alors qu'ils pensaient participer à la première expérience de jeu-vidéo en immersion totale, Stanor et des centaines de joueurs vont se retrouver enfermés dans un jeu mortel.

A Knights of the Blood member's brief yet horrifying encounter with evil drives him to take action against those who have wronged him, leading to the creation of a team dedicated to weeding out and eliminating player killers. Yet his team soon discover that their true enemies may lie closer than they expected: within their guild, within their teammates... and within themselves.

The tale of the Black Swordsman, a mischievous Rat, and the water Shinobi unfolds. But the story of Artorias, a player suffering from a glitch, leaving him within his female avatar despite the Death Game underway, has also begun. This is the start of the Red Warrior's tale. (Side Story to Misfits)

Sword Art Online is an MMORPG world, the first of its kind. 10000 people rush over to play it, and a special 1000 of them were lucky enough to be beta testers. It is revealed that this game isn't much of a game, all our young Mc can do is keep on running. His speed is unmatched but can he run away from hell and back into his own problems? This beta got some interesting times ahead.

Its a miracle to Akira he survived SAO, but his celebration is cut short. He and Kirito find out the truth about why Asuna hasnt woken up. The Black Archer and Black Swordsman strap back on their Nerve Gears to save Asuna by diving into the world of Alfheim Online. Meanwhile Suguha navigates her feelings amidst her brothers return, and his best-friend she can't stop thinking about.