sword art online

Prologue, Chapter 1: In the Flesh? It began as a dream, as it always did. The soft breeze blowing, the pleasant clatter of the rocking chair, and the sound of her slow, even breathing - the last moments of beautiful contentment before everything went to hell. But then he tried to pull her...

The giggling and gossip of the women and girls filled the room as they listened to her every word. Lady Shella Whent told them the stories the elders had told her when she was young while keeping a close eye on their work. It was an invasion, and she should be frightened by their presence, but...

He looked at his hands but he didn't frown nor did he smile, things had changed not for the rest of the world if anything it had reverted to when the realm was arguably more stable. He had never believed in magic, not because he didn't believe that there were things he didn't understand. The...

AN: Hello everyone! Here we're with a somewhat brand new project (its complicated :V) I adopted for my friends. This is 4 people Self Insert, those people being me; my editor/my usual protagonist Nihilo; my friend and the originator of the idea Miho Chan; and (one of) Miho's significant others...

A brief flash of light that was followed by sounds of metal being hit by stone echoed through the darkness. Sparks could be seen for miles as golems and men worked for hours as they tried to repair what they could. Sometimes they would be forced to replace a massive pillar, while other times...

It started when a giant lizard monster entered one of the villages and bought a pack of meat. The creature didn't attack anyone and paid for the meat with gold coins. The only reason that the merchant didn't scream in fear was because a group of players were nearby. Maybe the game had somehow...

"Remember this story is over." he said to his partner as they stood in the crater where the city once stood. The platet was dead and the only reason that they could breathe was because the spell was pulling air from the past into the present. "So what's our mission?" his partner asked him...

ACES Alternative "General Resources are simply too big to fail in this market." - The Hill Street Journal, January 2024. "General Resources declare a boycott of their Leasath markets unless First Minister Halibut steps down, following controversial statements made about the company's human...

Chapter 1 - A Bolt From the Blue Asuna Yuuki had a problem. Strictly speaking, it was more of a cascade of problems that all stemmed from one very poor decision, but that doesn't sound as succinct over radio, and right now, every moment spent on that, could've been far better used in trying to...

Game Thoughts “Talking” —---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I gotta log off, man. It’s opening in an hour!” A Japanese-accented voice resounded through Ken’s headphones, causing him to wince as his...

The tower shook as something traveled from the higher floors to the ones beneath it, it either killed or destroyed everything in its path. If there was something that could fight it or even stop it, it would be overwhelmed by pure numbers. The doors that led to the first floor shook each...

The world dissolved into a chaotic landscape of crumbling polygons and fractured code. I held Asuna close, our lips locked in a desperate kiss, a fleeting prayer for a shared future in the real world. But instead of the almost-familiar-and-not-quite-new sensation of logging out, a crushing...

The sound of thunder echoed through the land as two swordsmen fought to the death, their blades reflected the lightning as they met, and the smell of blood ran from them as it was carried by the rai. The cold wind blew but neither gave it a thought, their sandals filled with water that splashed...

It was supposed to be a world where the warring factions of the galaxy could compete and build something together, even if they didn't come together the planet would still be a place where they would live peacefully. The planet was advertised as a world filled with vegetation, and abundant...

As the headset boots up, you take a moment to consider things. The advances in technology were considerable in the last few years. Who would have thought that by 20XX, you’d have full immersion VR? Feeling, tasting, and touching a completely virtual world; something that a few years ago would...

Well I warned you all I was going to make a Quest here on Discord and I most certainly have. So, how is this going to work? For a start, the Quest begins in medias res. The Simurgh has done the impossible, and Triggered, receiving a Shard known as [Nexus]. From this, she goes on vacation...

For the past couple of years I have been working on a fanfiction once known on AO3 as Royalguard. Now, it is called Echoes, and is part of my Songs of the Soul Persona x Multicross universe. While I could share it as is, there are a number of things I could have done better in regards to the fic...

Kirito moved at a blinding speed and jumped into the air he was just about to kill his opponent when a man who had a gun for a hand forced him to twist himself and miss his target. He had barely avoided being filled with holes but he was now on the receiving end of the blond guy's giant sword...

The year is 2036. The world is in a narrow shade of peace; defined not by the absence of conflict but by the broiling situations its presence has created. Around the world, powerful people unchained by governance jockey for power, pushing their specific agendas and institutions to enable...

Link and Zelda held hands as they watched the world around them shatter, the darkness was consuming everything and the only reason that they even existed was because the demon king had decided that he would make them watch. Zelda called out to the goddess and to her surprise she heard three...

Hello folks. Inspired by Omnicron's quite in-depth review of the Final Fantasy series, starting from FF1 through to (as of writing) FF8, I'm giving my own spin on things a go with the Sword Art Online franchise. I'm pretty fond of the concept and general world depicted within Reki Kawahara's...

They could feel the cold touch of the rain as it landed on them, each drop of water felt like a tiny needle that cut into them. The red unnatural sky was still visible despite the thick black storm clouds that didn't show any signs that they would be leaving anytime soon. The messengers had...

I write this not because I want it to be read by anyone but because I need to talk about it so that there's something that remembers everything that happened when we first arrived in this realm, as well as what happened after it. I can't stop shaking, I can feel it clawing inside of me, trying...

The tension in the air was so thick that a person could walk into it and hit themselves with it, as the Players, the Imperial Guard, and the Void Born all aimed their weapons at each other. "That's enough put your guns down!" Kirito yelled at the Humans in front of him, he could see the madness...

Basement, Einzbern Castle Rhenish Massif Rhineland-Palatinate The Federal Republic of Germany de jure Europe The First of December, the Two Thousandth and Third Year of the Common Era Illyasviel von Einzbern The Einzbern Castle towers over the surrounding flatland plains, its expanse...