Sunday, November 3, 2030.

On this day, the first-ever «VRMMORPG», «Sword Art Online», hit the markets. All of the initial 10,000 copies made were sold out within minutes and the world collectively took an abated breath as the game booted up. Unfortunately, tragedy ensued as Akihiko Kayaba, the creator of the game declared that the game was one where you played with one's life on the line.

Enter Kazuto Kirigaya, a normal boy turned hero.

His leadership and raw skill as a player granted the other players of SAO the courage to continue playing the death game, even after two years of being trapped inside. Yet, his devil's luck would not last. After discovering the identity of the Knights of the Blood commander, Heathcliff, uncovering him to be Akihiko Kayaba himself, Kazuto would challenge the professor to a duel. However, in so doing, he failed to defeat the professor, losing his life in the process.

Without the leader that was Kazuto Kirigaya, the spirit of the SAO players was broken. It was she that arose to take the torch that Kazuto had dropped. With that torch, she guided the players through the remaining floors using her skill, her voice, and her kindness, as flags to rally at.

This is the story of one female player who singlehandedly led to the clearing of the «death game».

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