Everyone was in Emely's lab, staring at the small cube on the table. The cube was the time anchor Emely spent so much time working on, it was completely black and barely bigger than the average Rubik's cube. Yada took it in her hand, a bit surprised by the weight of the device.

"So... That's what allows us to travel in the past?"

"No, I already explained that."

"Sorry Emely, I kinda assumed we wouldn't be time traveling because I would have made my new world, so I didn't listen."

Emely let out a sigh, but even despite how annoying it was, she decided it was a good time to refresh everyone's memories.

"So, Miss Nun will send Silva back in time. It will be like throwing her into the past since Miss Nun herself can't exist at the same time as her past self. Once Silva is in the past, she will save Neige two and-"

"Neige two?" Ada said a bit disappointed "I was hoping we could give him a better name. Why don't we name your Neige 'Neige two'."

"I'm already lost." Yada said, holding her head with her hand "So, what happens after that?"

"To be honest, I don't know. It should make the world continue as normal, erasing the world from the universe and leaving the timeline where Neige two is alive. The anomaly, and by extension Miss Nun, should completely disappear. It doesn't change the past, but it means that the future will be safe."

"Isn't it dangerous for Silva then?" Neige asked a bit concerned.

"I wouldn't do it if Silva was in danger. The time anchor will allow Silva to come back here, and if she's unconscious for some reason, the watch will bring her back anyway. It's all one hundred percent foolproof, but we can do it once. So if we fail, we'll have to find another way."

"I see..." Yada turned toward Silva and the anomaly, both ready to leave "The universe is counting on you. There isn't much we can do other than pray. May the Goddess guide your steps."

"Fuck the Goddess!" Ada said with enthusiasm, but even if she said those words, it looked like she didn't understand what it meant "Silva and I will manage, I promise that everything will be alright."

Everyone looked at the two of them, hoping that they would succeed. Silva held the necklace that Neige gave her tightly and turned toward Ada, ready to start.

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Silva woke up in the snow. The girl quickly stood up to face reality, she was completely alone. She walked toward where Ada and her Neige were supposed to be. When she arrived, Neige was already about to get stabbed by someone behind him. Silva hurried and pushed him out of the way, saving him from the attack. Neige looked at Silva in shock, surprised by the presence of the girl.

"W-Who are you?"

"I'm your savior, now shut up, it's time to make history!"

Silva took her firearm in hand and prepared to shoot at the woman who tried to kill Neige. The woman looked at Silva with a lofty gaze, defying her with her eyes.

"Are you suggesting that you can defy Fubuki, the Goddess of Time?"

"You're not a Goddess for me, just a pretentious that caused a lot of trouble!"

Silva was ready to shoot but Ada stepped in front of her. Silva was shocked for a moment until she realized it was the one from the past.

"Wait! We can still talk! I am sure that Fubuki didn't mean any harm."

"I did." Fubuki looked at the group and noticed the elf that was accompanying them "An elf? I thought they all died."

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Neige took his dagger and tried to protect the elf from the Goddess. Ada stood there, unable to choose a side.

"Neige... Goddess Fubuki... It can't be... Is it the only for it to end?"

"Don't worry, I already know what you want." Silva said, holding her firearm toward Fubuki "I won't let Neige die either, no matter the space or time!"

Silva was ready to shoot but was suddenly stopped by someone, trying to grab her gun. Silva was confused at first, but when her skin touched the one of the person stopping her, she already knew who it was. The feeling of burning was something she already felt before and could pinpoint on one of her other selves. She managed to get her assailant away from her while everyone looked at the two girls in shock. The same red hair, the same white skin, but a totally different smile on their face.

"Silva! I'll prevent you from changing the past! I won't let get your happy ending!"

"S-Silv!? I thought you were dead!?"

"D-Dead?" Silv suddenly stopped her tough act, surprised by the girl's words.

"We made sure you wouldn't be able to leave this world! How can you-"

Silva suddenly paused when she realized, Silv could time travel too. The Silv in front of her is the one from her past, which would explain why she seemed shocked to learn her Fate. All it meant was that the Silv they knew was still in her world, she probably came here to change something about the anomaly's past too.

"I don't have time for you!"

"Wait! You better tell me what happens in the future!

Silva was about to shoot at Fubuki but was stopped once again by her other self. The two girls struggled, annoying the Goddess who set her sights on Neige. She took her sword and was ready to take the man's life. For an instant, everything became silent. The two girls stopped fighting, the young elf that was with the two friends froze, and even the Goddess widened her eyes in surprise.

"Nun? Did you sacrifice your life for some heretics?"

Ada held the icy blade piercing her chest in pain. Her hands were shaking while blood fell from her mouth. Her eyes closed themselves as she had trouble even standing up.

"They're not... Heretics... Neige is my friend... I'd do... Everything... For him..."

Ada fell to the ground in front of Neige's traumatized eyes. No one moved, nothing moved, time was frozen. Neige walked toward his lifeless friend, holding her in his arms. The warmth of his body disappeared, filling his veins with icy blood. Nothing mattered anymore, the only thing he could think about was all the memories he had of his friend. All he ever wanted was to make her happy, give her the world she deserved. And now, she was lying in his arms, her body as cold as the snow around him. The world around him was freezing, Silva tried to approach them but time seemed to move slower the closer she was to Neige. The Goddess and the elf weren't even moving and Silv appeared to have disappeared after causing the chaos she needed. Silva's legs were freezing along with the rest of the area, it didn't take long before she lost consciousness, unable to resist the freezing ice surrounding her.

Silva woke up around her friends, all gathering around her. She touched around to make sure that she was back on the ship. She hurried to stand to explain but Emely put her finger on the girl's mouth and caressed her hair.

"It's okay Silva, it's over... We know what happened, it's not your fault."

"W-What happened? Is Ada dead!?"

"No, I'm here." Said the anomaly "I'm not sure why, I thought that dying in the past would kill me now."

"Not exactly." Explained Emely "Ada's death created a new world, like a parallel universe. It means that three versions of the world exist, one where Neige two is dead, one where Ada is dead, and one where both lived. But the one where Ada died was short-lived, Neige two lost control of himself and destroyed his world. It seems like Ada was tamer as an anomaly."

"So... Where is my Neige now?" Asked Ada a bit concerned.

"Most likely dead I'm afraid, there's no way he'd survive the destruction of his world. It means that we'll need to find a new way to deal with you since time travel didn't work."

Silva stood up, a bit disappointed by herself.

"I'm really sorry, if Silv didn't show up I would have managed. Even after we took care of her she's a pain in the ass."

"Don't worry Silva, it's alright." Neige rubbed the top of her head to comfort her but stopped when he noticed a strange dagger on her belt. He took it and observed it with curiosity "What is that?"

"It's my Neige's dagger." Ada took it back, a bit saddened "It looks so much shinier though, almost like it's... Ice..." The woman stared at the blade deeply. She suddenly saw something in the reflection of the dagger and threw it away by reflex. It looked very similar to her friend's eye. She was starting to wonder if she didn't have hallucinations but quickly vanished those thoughts when ice came out of the dagger. The way the ice moved was very similar to the way she moved her body as the anomaly. Everyone stared at the weapon, slowly taking the shape of a girl made of ice. It didn't take them long to notice that the 'girl' looked exactly like Neige. The figure stared at them with empty eyes and spoke with a freezing cold voice.

"Ada..."

"Is it... Neige two?" Ina asked, shocked to see what was happening. Ada stared at him for a moment, she was now sure it was her old friend.

"Neige... It's him..."

"Great... One more problem..." Yada mumbled to herself "Hey, can you understand us?"

The figure looked at Yada, still with empty eyes.

"Ada..."

"It's like Ada... He became an anomaly too!" Said the Neige from the Kronos "He probably can't control himself!"

The group stared at Neige the anomaly. Not only was the plan a failure, but it seemed like they created one more problem.