In a different world, Esdeath tracks down a member of Night Raid's local team to Tatsumi's village three days before he was supposed to leave. Trapped in the clutches of the Queen of Ice, will he ever be able to find his true destiny? Betareading done by Pyromania101.

The world was a dark, cruel place. That's what Kirito would say if you asked him. Humans were despicable as well, though being a cold-blooded killer, he doesn't have much room to talk. He and his partner, his best friend Sinon, fight to better this world. But a change is coming, and the very reason they fight may be shaken by its foundations. Cover not mine! [under reconstruction]