Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2

Synopsis

Continues the story of Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld

After the fall of Quinella, the Axiom Church's pontifex, true peace remains out of reach. Once Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya reconnects with the real world, he learns that the Ocean Turtle has been attacked. The assault causes a system failure that damages Kirito's fluctlight, plunging him into a coma. Worried for the Axiom Church's people, Alice ignores her banishment for an unresolved crime and brings the unconscious Kirito back to her old home, Rulid Village. She now lives quietly near the settlement, waiting for him to recover. Yet tranquility is broken when Alice discovers the Dark Territory has invaded the Human Empire. Assuming her former persona of Alice Synthesis Thirty, she vows to face the Dark Territory and defend the world that both Kirito and Eugeo have struggled so hard to preserve.

In this installment

With the final load test in full swing, the war between the Human Empire and the Dark Territory has engulfed all of Underworld. The battle's momentum has turned as Gabriel, commanding the Dark Territory forces with the goal of capturing the Priestess of Light, Alice, clashes against Asuna and the Human Empire defenders. Kirito's consciousness remains lost in a deep slumber, while Gabriel, posing as the Dark God Vecta, has recruited thousands of American players to log in and annihilate the Human Empire. In retaliation, Asuna, Sinon, and Leafa have joined the fight utilizing three super-accounts belonging to Underworld's deities. As the Goddess of Creation Stacia, Asuna fights alongside the Human Empire in fierce combat against the invading American players. Sinon, wielding the super-account of the Sun Goddess Solus, hunts down Gabriel after he abducts Alice, while Leafa arrives in Underworld holding the super-account of the Earth Goddess Terraria. However, that is not the whole picture. Lisbeth's impassioned appeal convinces countless ALO players to risk everything to support the Human Empire. This massive conflict will decide not only Underworld's survival but also the fate of bottom-up artificial intelligence, the ultimate AI, and the future of humanity itself. Though he has yet to awaken, only one man holds this world's destiny in his hands: the Black Swordsman.

Background

Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld is an adaptation of volumes 15 through 18 of Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online light novel series.