以《最终负荷实验》为名，将Underworld全土卷入的《人界》军与暗之军势的战争。
战局逐渐转变为企图夺取《光之巫女》爱丽丝的《黑暗领域》军加百列一派，
与致力于守护Underworld的《人界》军亚丝娜等人之间的战争。
在桐人仍然沉睡于精神世界的深处之时，《暗黑神贝库达》即加百列
从现实世界中让数万美国玩家登录，企图一举歼灭《人界》军。
相对地，亚丝娜等人利用以Underworld创世神冠名的3个超级账号展开对抗。
获得了《创世神史提西亚》超级账号的亚丝娜，
和《人界》军一同与美国玩家展开死战，
而获得了《太阳神索鲁斯》超级账号的诗乃，则追赶着带走了爱丽丝的加百列。
随后，获得了《地神提拉利亚》超级账号的莉法，也抵达了Underworld。
不仅如此。呼应了莉兹贝特充满气势的演说的《ALO》玩家们，
将千锤百炼的角色进行转移，加入《人界》军一方参战！
这场大战不只关系到Underworld的存续。
还是赌上了作为究极AI的自律学习型人工智能，甚至人类未来的战斗。
而大战的终点，如今正握在沉睡中的一名少年——《黑色剑士》的手中。
《Alicization》篇，在此完结！

时为公元二二〇五年。
是以改变历史为目的的“历史修正主义者”开始对过去实施攻击的时代。
被赋予了守护历史这一使命的“审神者”，由他们所唤起的最强付丧神“刀剑男士”。
这是，他们以“某个本丸”为舞台，一心一意、开朗明快地生活的“花丸”物语——

In the year 2022, a massive online role-playing game called Sword Art Online (SAO) is launched. With the aid of "NerveGear" technology, players can control their avatars within the game using nothing but their own thoughts.

Kazuto Kirigaya is among the lucky few who get their hands on the first shipment. He logs in to find himself, with ten-thousand others, in the scenic and elaborate world of Aincrad. However, in a cruel turn of events, the players soon realize they cannot log out; the game's creator has trapped them in his new world until they complete all one hundred levels of the game.

In order to escape Aincrad, Kirito will now have to interact and cooperate with his fellow players. Some are allies, while others are foes. Sword Art Online is not all fun and games: if they die in Aincrad, they die in real life. Kirito must adapt to his new reality, fight for his survival, and hopefully break free from his virtual hell.

The story centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third year high school student who has recently survived a vampire attack, and finds himself mixed up with all kinds of apparitions: gods, ghosts, myths, and spirits.