Thread: ..:Aɪɴᴄʀᴀᴅ Nᴇxᴜs:.. [Cʏᴘʜᴇʀxᴋ2 & Iʀᴏɴɪᴄ]

He was tapping away at his laptop, putting the finishing touches on the secret boss for floor 34 in Aincrad Nexus, the newest addition to Alfhiem Online for the next six months. It was technically a rehash of Sword Art Online that was more difficult than the original as the dungeons had been mirrored and the bosses had been randomly selected from the cleared floors. Being his brainchild and having learned just about everything about Aincrad from Kayaba Akihiko and playing SAO himself, It took him three years to really get the addition working and off the ground. Of course, having the people who operated the servers for Alfhiem Online help fund him and alleviate his workload really helped. He stood up and stretched, his skeleton popping along the joints as he realized he'd been sitting too long. His gaze landed in a mirror, showing him a reflection of himself that looked exhausted. Maybe he should rest some but he was eager to get into ALO to field test the final product of his three year labor. It wasn't like it wouldn't be there tomorrow. His eagerness to witness his work made him reckless. He lay out on his bed as he put his custom headpiece on. It was designed for three days of use without recharging. He kept it plugged up as he didn't have the rechargeable battery in it. In all fairness, it was going to be it's first official run in any game. He'd done a lot of test runs but none that were more than a few minutes. His eye closed as it came to life. Finding himself at a white screen, he skimmed the text after logging in. Welcome, Caliban! The new update would like to know if a previous character can transfer over. Please click on Yes or No.' He'd selected yes before he'd completely read the text. The character select screen came up next, showing two avatars. The first one was his Alfhiem Online Avatar, an Imp with a katana on his back. The second was his Sword Art Online avatar , just as he remembered it. It had a katana on it's back as well but he had trained to be able to use multiple types of weapons as needed. He noticed there were two unique skills listed in it's skill list on top of the coveted Duel Blades skill the player Kirito had. He even saw the avatar had the Elucidator and Dark Repulsor in it's inventory, though the Dark Repulsor was labeled broken. He chose that avatar and was temporarily disoriented by the sudden swirl of color that surrounded him. He found himself in the town of beginnings, getting over his disorientation quickly as he noted that it looked exactly as it had before. Perfect, it looked good so far, no hiccups whatsoever. He moved around a bit, noting that his responsiveness was a bit sluggish but getting better as his headpiece synchronized itself to the game. Reaching back, his right hand closed around the hilt of the katana on his back. It felt like it had finally reunited with a long lost friend. Attention!!! Those who are interested in the boss raid please meet us in the city plaza on the first floor! The meeting will start in ten minutes!' He was there within seven minutes of reading the notification. A lot of the players he recognized but didn't know. Most just ignored him as they went about their business. As he walked through the crowd of easily 300 players, he accidentally butted shoulders with a player he recognized from the boss fight with the Skull Reaper three years ago, mostly because of her outfit. He was surprised to see her here, but not unhappy about it. A notification popped up saying he was needed in the center of the plaza. Sorry for running into you, Good luck in the raid!! He called after her before walking onto the raised platform beside another player in a similar outfit to the player he ran into.