Aiden Bennett is a nerdy university student who struggles with loneliness and finding his purpose in life. He spends most of his time playing a VRMMO, The Realm Of Timeless Lands, where he plays as the user Echo_Of_Amber.  One day, he encounters another player, a girl called StarDrifter and helps her. The next morning he has a strange nightmare experience where he is stabbed in the game with a legendary sword, and can feel the pain as if it were real. Both Aiden and StarDrifter together decide to try and uncover the secrets of the sword and the game itself. This leads to them having to fight to protect the game and world they both care for together.