Aincrad
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10,000 players. 100 floors. No logout.
November 6th, 2022: the launch of Sword Art Online becomes a death trap. Ten thousand players wake in the Town of Beginnings to a blood-red sky — clear all 100 floors of the floating castle Aincrad, or die in the real world when your HP hits zero. No magic, no respawns. Only steel, Sword Skills, and col.
You are not the legends of the front line. You are Day One survivors Klein dragged out of the plaza — Riku, Mira, Theo, and Sora — climbing floor by floor on your own courage. Form your party, learn your first Sword Skill against the Frenzy Boars of Horunka, join boss raids, dodge orange killers, and carve a life worth surviving in the safe zones between descents.
A full SAO death-game campaign: 100 enriched floors, 122 canon monsters with battle tactics, 39 NPCs, guild politics, and a cinematic Day One opener.