History Fanfic / Nightblade

* TakeThatMe: Nick has a habit of insulting himself just as much as he does others.

The Nightblade series is a series of fanfics written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/5373945/KnightEstoc KnightEstoc]] set in the ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' universe.

* KnifeNut: Nick, especially after he gets the titular Nightblade.

* NotSoDifferentRemark: Kayaba awards [[spoiler:Rythin with Future Step]] for being the player the most promise. Or in his own words [[spoiler:the most like him.]]

* PoisonedWeapons: The Nightblade, a very rare dagger, is physically weak but has a high chance of inflicting a deadly poison on anything it wounds.

* {{Asexuality}}: Revealed halfway through Nightblade, [[spoiler:Nick is asexual. This causes a fairly large amount of emotional instability at first, but Nick doesn't make a big deal about his orientation once he gets over it.]]

* NotSoDifferent: Kayaba awards [[spoiler:Rythin with Future Step]] for being the player the most promise. Or in his own words [[spoiler:the most like him.]]

* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: [[spoiler:Rythin's FamousLastWords before realizing something did go wrong with his avatar after converting to GGO during Gaiden]].

Upcoming soon is an adaptation of the Progressive light novels/manga.

The fourth story, Nightblade IV follows Nick's adventures into the world of ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' as part of his healing in the Soul Translator. [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12288928/1/Nightblade-IV-Book-One-Viper-s-Bite Book One - Viper's Bite]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12737026/1/Nightblade-IV-Book-Two-Viper-s-Kiss Book Two - Viper's Kiss]] are completed, with Book Three - Viper's Eclipse forthcoming in the foreseeable future.

-->[[spoiler:'''Rika:''' God, Nick, we've been worried about you. You've been so distant lately, and then Yuuki tells me you were saying something about wanting to DIE. We care about you, you idiot, don't you get that? We all love you. Maybe not the same way we love Kazuto, but we still love you, damn it! You're our big bother! I don't want to lose someone else!]]

* [[spoiler: {{Crossover}}: Viper's Bite/Kiss is set in ''AssassinationClassroom''.]]

On-going currently is [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12964074/1/Nightblade-Brave-Song Nightblade - Brave Song]], adapting the Ordinal Scale Movie into the Nightblade universe.

* [[spoiler: {{Crossover}}: Viper's Bite is set in ''AssassinationClassroom''.]]

* DraggedIntoDrag: Has happened a few times over the course of the series. [[spoiler: Once over the course of the "Big Sisters omakes and another time in the Asuna Gaiden route.]]

A new story is on the horizon, Nightblade - Brave Song, it's unknown what it's covering at this current moment.

* {{Doorstopper}}: As of the finish of Viper's Bite, the entire series is sitting at 1,015,771 words in total.

The fourth story, Nightblade IV follows Nick's adventures into the world of ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' as part of his healing in the Soul Translator. [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12288928/1/Nightblade-IV-Book-One-Viper-s-Bite Book One -Viper's Bite]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12737026/1/Nightblade-IV-Book-Two-Viper-s-Kiss Book Two - Viper's Kiss]] are completed, with Book Three forthcoming in the foreseeable future.

The fourth story, Nightblade IV follows Nick's adventures into the world of ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' as part of his healing in the Soul Translator. [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12288928/1/Nightblade-IV-Book-One-Viper-s-Bite Book One -Viper's Bite]] is completed, [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12737026/1/Nightblade-IV-Book-Two-Viper-s-Kiss Book Two - Viper's Kiss]] is currently on-going, and Book Three is forthcoming in the foreseeable future.