Reboot of ALfheim Arc. After everything they'd been through in SAO, Kirito and Asuna find themselves trapped in yet another virtual reality setting. This time, however, they don't quite know the requirements for getting out.

AU. In the wake of a difficult life, a young boy makes a choice to leave the safety of his home behind as he embarks on a journey to Aincrad, the place where Heroes are born. All does not go according to plan.

Slaine accepts a proposition he knew he shouldn't have.