By the time Raikiri had noticed what was going on, the red thing in the sky had come together to form a giant cloaked being. The being waited for several seconds until everyone in the plaza had noticed him before speaking. Then the being started talking. "Attention players, welcome to my world. My name is Kayaba Akihiko. I am currently the one and only person that can control this world. I'm sure that you all have noticed the logout button on the main menu has been removed; however, this is by no means a mistake. I repeat, not a mistake but a feature of the true Sword Art Online. You are all unable to log out of SAO, and nobody in the real world can remove the NerveGear or interrupt its operation. Should it be attempted, a powerful burst of microwave radiation emmited from a transmitter within the NerveGear will destroy your brain, thus ending your life." The plaza began murmuring about what was just said before looking back up. "Unfortunately, it's certainly possible that a player's family or friends would ignore this warning and attempt to forcibly remove the NerveGear. As proof of this, 213 players have retired from both this world and the real one." Laser screens began popping up around the giant being. "As you can see, news of my warning and the numerous victims are being spread worldwide. Thus, it should be safe to say that the danger of removal attempts has become minimal. I hope you will all be at ease and focus on completing the game. But, I'd like you to keep this in mind. From this point on, all methods of revival within the game will no longer function. If your HP hits zero, your avatar will perish for eternity, and at that moment...
the NerveGear will destroy your brain."
"There is only one condition you must meet to be free: the completion of this game. You are all currently on the first floor, the lowest point of Aincrad. If you conquer a floor's dungeon and defeat the Floor Boss, you may move up to the next one. Assuming you manage to defeat the final boss on the 100th floor, the game will be considered cleared."
"Lastly, I've prepared a present for all of you in your item storage. Take a look."
(OOC: yes, I looked up the speech)