To those who have not read Part 1 of The Darkness Within, I suggest you do so before you read this story as it is a follow up of Part 1, hence the name.

On the 7th of November, 2024, Katsumoto Kirigaya, who went by the online alias "Mortifer", defeated Kayaba Akihiko and ended the death game known as Sword Art Online. Now free from the game, Katsumoto seeks to make amends with his family as soon as he is finished with rehab. Yuzuki Ai (Violet) was forced to attend a family reunion in Kyoto even while still needing rehab, which caused the two to be separated. While Katsumoto mourns for her, his brother Kazuto finds out that Asuna is still asleep and is trapped in a game called ALfheim Online. Determined to help his brother save Asuna, Katsumoto renters Virtual Reality and plunges into the World of Fairies.

The story will be using four signs that have different meanings:

Italics indicate that the word is either a nickname, an item name, a guild name, the name of a Sword Skill or Magic spell.

(Eg. Long Sword, The Samurai, Wolves of the Full Moon, Linear)

Italics also indicates flashbacks if being used on an entire paragraph, or sentence and not just a few words.

Underlined indicates that the word is the name of a location, the name of a Skill, the name of a certain ability in a Skill, or other unique things inside the story.

(Eg. Swilvane, One-Handed Sword, Tracking, Mental Health - Counseling Program)

Words that are both underlined and italicized indicate that I (the writer) am trying to put emphasis on the word.

While most of Part 1 was an original plot created by me, Part 2 more strictly follows the canon events of the Fairy Dance Arc. There are changes here and there but not as much non-canon as Part 1.

Disclaimer

This is a fan fiction. Sword Art Online is owned by A-1 Pictures, Anniplex USA, and Reki Kawahara (the author of the Light Novels). I do not own any part of SAO whatsoever.