Prologue

It's been a long time since Sword Art Online's launch. For some it's been longer than others...

Survival in MMOs is a funny thing. It doesn't matter how badly you want it, or how hard you try, it can't be done alone. Especially when the MMO is Sword Art Online. The virtual reality video game in which if you die in game, you die in real life too. It doesn't help either when the most dangerous band of player killers want you dead. It'll be hard enough to survive, but retaining sanity is another task entirely...

How does it feel to lose everything that's important to you? To be hated and feared by everyone? How does it feel to lose your reason to live?

Welcome to Book Two of Piifalo's journey through the game of Sword Art Online