(Y/N) POV
When we were teleported to the town of beginnings there was a lot of confusion among other players.
I'm sure a lot of players were confused about how they got here...but I noticed some scared looks on some faces.
Those people must be the ones who found out the logout button doesn't work
"(Y/N) do you know what's happening?" Max asks me
"you know dude, other people can hear you, and I don't recall giving you permission to tell others my name," I say trying to ease his nerves a little
"Right sorry (U/N)" he says a bit embarrassed.
Suddenly the sky went blood red, and Max was about to get his answer. The sky started leaking blood and eventually it Molded into a human-like figure
He started speaking, I didn't really listen. I mean...I did listen, but it seemed surreal.
The figure turned out to be Akihiko Kayaba, the game creator. He reveals that the log out button not working is not a mistake, it's how the game is supposed to be.
He tells us that if our Health Bar(HP) hits zero then it's to the afterlife for the players, both in the game and the real world. The only way to get out of this death game is to clear all 100 floors
My stomach turned as he finished
"You die in the game, you die in real life," I hear a black-haired kid says beside us
I should have listened to my instincts, I knew this would happen.
However, I wasn't really concerned for myself
My eyes fell on Max as the colour was drained from his characters face
"You were right," he says as pained expressions cover his whole face
I wanted to say, " told you so," but instead I smiled.
I hoped a smile would help him with our situation
After he is about to finish he tells us he left a present in our inventories.
Naturally, everyone looked to find out what it was. When I equipped it, it turned out to be a mirror. I look at Max to see his worried and puzzled face looking at me.
He was about to say something when suddenly we were engulfed in light. When the light faded, I looked at Max
His usual golden locks hung in front of his eyes...and his face closely resembled his real-life one.
"Dam game creator" I saying looking around at all the boys in pink clothes.
The mirrors seemed to have changed our in-game appearances to our actual looks IRL
I guess I got caught up looking around and wasn't paying attention, but the sky returned blue, leaving no trace of the blood-shaded figure.
Max turned to me and with a sad smile says, "you know, with you looking like that it's gonna be hard calling you (U/N)"
I looked back and smiled," are you glad you didn't decide to choose a girl character"
Max fake chuckles," yea, guess I am"
I start looking around to see a black-haired teenager dragging around a red-haired person in their 20s out of the area.
I get what they are doing. After the confusion, it's going to be hard to get a good quest and spots for levelling. He must be a beta tester if I had a guess.
"Max, if you know what's best for yourself, you better follow me," I say as I start running out of town.
100 floors eh, it's only in the triple digits, there could have been 1000 floors. This will be a catwalk.
Little did I know the harsh reality of the floor bosses.
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The Lightning Swordsman (Remastered Version)
Fanfiction(Y/N) is a normal kid. Originally, he didn't want any part of SAO, but his friend had other plans. Join (Y/N) as he tries to survive the tragedy of SAO. Join his heartbreak, his love, and more importantly the laughs as he plays the death game called...
