Light from the Back Alley

(No out-of-character behavior, some original worldbuilding. If you want to see Angelica saved, you can skip straight to Chapter 55.) An alternate timeline in the Library of Ruina setting that differs from the original. It mainly tells the story of the protagonist, Yier, who rises from being a Backstreet Rat to becoming the light of the City. In the middle of the story, he saves Roland and his wife, and later changes the entire City.

After the Seed of Light was released, the City entered an age of mental power. People gained the chance to discover their mental powers by passing Carmen's trial. As the use of mental power surged, it dealt a major blow to the standing of Singularities and their technology. Many old Singularity tech giants in the City saw their interests threatened, so they launched a crackdown on E.G.O. Awakeners, sparking a war that engulfed the City. This war came to be known as the “Revolution of the Mind.”

The war ended in defeat for the side of mental power. At the final moment, the Violet Tear used her ability to send Yoland, a weapon developed by the Association to suit E.G.O. users, back to the past. By chance, this saved Yier, who was being surrounded by Rats, and history changed as a result.