Blighted Affection

What if the Final Load Test never existed and Cardinal's request to Kirito and Eugeo was merely to stop Quinella from playing with human lives? What if Gabriel Miller and Vassago never invaded Ocean Turtle and there was no war between the Human Empire and Dark Territory? What if the rebel against Quinella had gone horribly wrong for the trio, Kirito, Eugeo and Alice?
What if...Kirito was synthesized in the midst of a gruesome battle with Quinella? Would Asuna be able to bring him back?
This story takes place when the Rulid trio had freed Eugeo from his brainwashing, reunited and was confronting Quinella on the 100th floor, the peak of Central Cathedral. From the climax of the battle of justice, the beginning to a blighted journey.