[FFXIII ORIGINAL NOVEL] Written by Daisuke Watanabe. Aoede is a journalist who wants to uncover the truth about the "Another Life" . Follow her journey where she gets to meet the heroes who she believes have saved the rest of the humanity.

Noctis is bored of fighting the Magitek Troopers that seem insistent on raining from the sky every five minutes. At first the thrill of battle had been elating, but the Empire's attempts to kill him were nothing but frustrating at this point. Ignis shouts a warning, the hatch of the Imperial Aircraft opens up and mechanical soldiers attack. It's the same metal men, over and over. Nothing's ever been unique about them, not one has ever stood out from the rest. Not until today. -- In which Insomia never fell and the Empire try to kill Noctis instead, and Prompto never escaped Niflheim: he's an MT. However, the urge to kill can't stop the blonde's desire for friendship. And, of course, Chocobos.

This is a short story after Lightning stepped out from the train, and this is how LR FFXIII epilogue should have ended. Snow, Lightning & Hope fanart by Pomiko while the rest of it belongs to the owner.