Reality isn't what it seems all the time. Most prefer virtual reality, while others are complacent in normal reality. Which do you prefer? The virtual world where you do things you have only dreamed of, or the real world where your life is as mundane as it can be? Kiran's path is unclear now, but he and his friends will find the answer after a long journey.
[lit. Thunder Dragon] Ryuji and Futaba promised to meet in Sword Art Online with Ryuji going in first to scout for suitable grinding areas. However, before Futaba could get into the game, Sojiro stopped her and revealed to her the status of Sword Art Online as a Death Game. [Prologue is an entry for #kissryujiday]
The players of SAO heard of the legendary Black Swordsman and feared him. However, there was an even more frightening entity in the world. Nobody knows where he came from, what he really looks like, aside from his blue hair, or even what his abilities are. The blue-haired 'Ghost in the Machine' is not a player, not an NPC, and not to be trifled with. (Being re-written)
"Remember to breathe. Remember to live. You may have resolved yourself to die together with the collapse of your grand castle, but I shall show you that there is no need for death when you have ways to find strength in this reality we live in and still find a dream worth reaching for." A what-if scenario where we retell the death game in the eyes of a certain Messiah.