In Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night, players are trapped in a virtual reality MMORPG where death in the game means death in real life. They must fight their way through a fantasy world filled with monsters and sword fights to survive.

Two months into the deadly game, Kirito and Asuna make progress and encounter Asuna's least favorite monster while searching for treasure.

In this movie adaptation of the popular anime and light novel series, the players of Sword Art Online find themselves immersed in a new virtual reality game called Ordinal Scale. However, they soon discover that the game is not as innocent as it seems. As they delve deeper into the game, they encounter a mysterious girl named Yuna, and are forced to confront their own memories and the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. With the fate of their virtual world and their memories at stake, the players must navigate through battles, conspiracies, and the power of the human psyche.