12 Works in Cardinal System (Sword Art Online)
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Death was over in mere seconds, granting only time to smile and hope a message would be read. So when Sachi awoke to find she was alive as an AI, the first instance of a Human becoming such, she was surprised. When she found she was still in SAO and had to work for Kayaba or risk deletion, well, it was time to see how well she could Masquerade as a God in the Machine!
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Ninety Days and Beyond by Winter1112
Fandoms: RWBY, Sword Art Online (Anime & Manga), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
03 Aug 2025
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She only wanted to surprise her paralyzed daughter with a chance at freedom, albeit in a virtual world. Instead, what should have been the greatest day of Ruby's life, a day when she should be celebrating her freedom from her wheelchair, instead turned into a nightmare when the red cloaked figure appeared in the skies of Aincrad...
This is a RWBY/SAO/HP crossover that is back in progress!
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Raoul: The Gentleman Thief of Aincrad by Miodist
Fandoms: Persona 5, Persona Series, Sword Art Online (Anime & Manga)
22 Jul 2025
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Sword Art Online. A game meant to celebrate the release of the revolutionary piece of technology known as the Nerve Gear. But on the day of its launch, 10,000 people found themselves trapped in a game of life and death.
However, a soul who has stricken down gods and deities also finds himself trapped.
Will Ren Amamiya, leader of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, be able to survive all 100 floors and free those trapped inside? Or will his willpower crumble to despair?
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Somewhere Only We Know by orphan_account
Fandoms: Sword Art Online (Anime & Manga), Amphibia (Cartoon), Trese (Comics), Trese (Cartoon), The Owl House (Cartoon), Assassin's Creed - All Media Types, Carmen Sandiego (Cartoon 2019)
23 Feb 2025
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“Sword Art Online” and the Nerve Gear headset gaming console have been finally released by Abstergo Entertainment after a decade in development hell and the players have unknowingly become Aincrad's prisoners but it's not because of Kayaba Akihiko.
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- Part 16 of The Overlapped World
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Sword Art Online: Alternative by kitmeo
Fandoms: Sword Art Online (Anime & Manga), ソードアート・オンライン - 川原礫 | Sword Art Online - Kawahara Reki
29 Apr 2024
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November 6th, 2022. Kenichi Ishimoto was fourteen years old when he first put on the NerveGear. Little did he know, a sick plan was starting to unfold that same day. Unexpected, 10,000 players suddenly could not log out of this new game, and were told horrifying news that they could no longer leave the game if wanted. Against his will, Kenichi must fight to survive, and if he dies in the game...he'll die in real life!
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Buried With Our Pasts by neoqueentitania
Fandoms: Sword Art Online (Anime & Manga), ソードアート・オンライン - 川原礫 | Sword Art Online - Kawahara Reki
24 May 2023
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It's been fifteen years, surely she couldn't have forgotten everything so quickly...
After a chance reunion online, Alice returns to her hometown to reunite with her childhood friends again, but something's different now. The memories of her youth are buried deep down, along with the secrets of the events that transpired that fateful summer. But in this sleepy town, memories never sleep and secrets never keep.
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A Paladin’s Oath by StoryMakerr014
Fandoms: Sword Art Online (Anime & Manga), ソードアート・オンライン - 川原礫 | Sword Art Online - Kawahara Reki
28 Feb 2023
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"You know, Onii-chan, I had another dream last night. In my dream, there was a floating castle in the sky..." In which Kayaba Akihiko's dream was not his own, and the Death Game was instigated by a monster born out of that dream.
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- Part 1 of Sword Art Online: Reimagined
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Rath has ambitions to have AIs and real humans coexist. In order to help make that a reality, Kikuoka has invited Kirito to a secret location, enticing him with, "You will want to see this." As he arrives, Kirito is shocked that his best friend has been recreated in the real world. In order to complete him though, Kirito is asked to dive back into the Underworld to retrieve Eugeo's soul. A simple recovery mission becomes more as people all over the Underworld have gone missing. Taking Ronye, Liena, and soon Renly, Kirito and his group embark on a journey to discover the truth. Finding out Pontifex is back has Kirito unnerved, but what could she possibly want with his best friend? What's worse, she awakens in Eugeo a soul that's even more dangerous, bent on completely destroying the Underworld. Sacrifices must be made, relationships will be tested, but for a chance to see and be with his best friend again? There isn't anything Kirito wouldn't do.
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Eugeo awakens back in the Underworld; except it's not Kirito who greets him, rather, Administrator. Upon hearing that Kirito and Alice have moved on with their lives, Eugeo once again becomes an Integrity Knight for the Pontifex. This time, Quinella changes Eugeo's appearance to mirror that of Kirito's in ALO in addition to teaching him about other, more intimidate things. As time goes by, Eugeo becomes Quinella's lover and gains the attention of a jealous Renly Synthesis Twenty-Seven. Soon the two Integrity knights clash with an outcome that'll lead to catastrophic events. Back in the real world, Kirito learns that Asuna has been kidnapped and taken to the Underworld. After sneaking into one of the last sites with STL beds, Kirito and Alice dive back into the medieval realm. They run into some familiar faces as they seek out Asuna. What they find; however, is more shocking than they could have imagined. There's plenty of action, adventure and twists and turns. Plus, if you like zombies, you don't want to pass this one up!
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Justice, Chivalry, and Judgement by orphan_account
Fandoms: Undertale (Video Game), Sword Art Online (Anime & Manga), ソードアート・オンライン - 川原礫 | Sword Art Online - Kawahara Reki
20 Jul 2022
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It's the final stretch. With their newly acquired strengths, our young heroes venture on to finally end the Administrator's tyranny once and for all.
The second half of my Undertale x Alicization AU.
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- Part 2 of Knights, Warriors, and a Judge
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Shining Upon the Dark Ocean by TriEdge
Fandoms: Sword Art Online (Anime & Manga), ソードアート・オンライン - 川原礫 | Sword Art Online - Kawahara Reki
28 Jun 2022
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Lines blur between the real world and the virtual world as Kayaba brings forth his visions to life; a grand ambition for a grand intellect. Kirito, however, has something else on his mind: "Over eighty thousand players, and I run into Argo of all people—what rotten luck."
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Beta Bonds by TriEdge
Fandoms: Sword Art Online (Anime & Manga), ソードアート・オンライン - 川原礫 | Sword Art Online - Kawahara Reki
19 Feb 2022
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A girl, lost in her grief amid the lies. A boy, hiding from the world's harsh truth. These two fated souls meet, in a world known as Sword Art Online.