Drfters

Drifters

A/N: This is just an experimental fic, I've been writing things to get me back to the habit.


Drifter: A warrior that is called from a different world, their duty is to fight the dark. They come from different eras but they have a strong sense of Justice.

Record 01: The Hall of Doors

Commander Hayate Yagami has seen plenty in her years of service. She has survived countless attacks in the many cases that she has solved. Yet, now if anyone would look at her state they would mock her. Hayate's armor was a battered and ripped at the sleeves, the tip of her staff, Schwertkreuz, was cracked at different places. Blood was dripping down her face from a small cut near her right eyebrow. She was a total mess.

The mission started simple enough, find a Lost Logia on the planet Gaia and secure it. However, Hayate has some luck that the Lost Logia activated right when her and her team was about to seal the artifact.

"Commander, we have found the artifact." One of the soldiers informed her.

"Good, please be careful with it. We don't know what it does and anything can set it off."

The Lost Logia looked like a simple white orb; it released a light green glow at times. All Hayate had to do is seal it away and it would be mission complete. The ancient ruins spoke little of the ancient civilization that once lived on this planet. It was time to finish the mission until…

"Commander we have a problem!" One of the scientists started to panic.

"What's wrong?"

"The Lost Logia is activating!"

That was bad indeed; she had to evacuate everyone who was a low level mage and a scientist. "Everyone evacuate the premises!" she ordered.

However there was only one person left. That person had the Lost Logia in his hands; his body expelled light green mana fused with some strange energy. Hayate couldn't figure out what it was; but it felts as if the planet itself possessed him.

"Why can't things ever be easy?" Hayate asked herself as she summoned her Tome of the Night Sky.

The man who activated trapped her inside a barrier and teleported them to an unknown location, it seemed like some sort of altar. And then the battle took place.

The battle was long and hard, without Rein's help her ability to process mana was too low, so she couldn't multi-task effectively. On the bright side it was due to his unfamiliarity to the artifact the man did not know what he was doing. With a quick Aria, Hayate released a binding spell that immobilized the victim. The Lost Logia broke contact with its user and allowed Hayate to seal the artifact. However, she received numerous injuries by the Lost Logia's power.

Hayate's movements were sluggish. She had to get to a safe place before she falls unconscious. She looked behind her at the victim; who was tied with a binding chain, unconscious. Her injuries were starting to get her; she wasn't going to make it. Hayate waned to rest but it wasn't time yet.

'What wouldn't I give for a hot bath.' Hayate thought to herself. 'Shamal is going to have a field day when she sees me like this'

Hayate thought about the lost logia that she retrieved; it was about Raising Heart's size. She didn't feel the same hostility that other Lost Logia gave off. Rather, it was soothing wave that washed over her when she sealed it away. Even the agonizing pain that battle from had momentarily vanished. However it still didn't change the fact that there might be a chance that she might die if she keeps pushing herself.

While the victim didn't know what he was doing, the attacks that did passed through her defenses did major damage. Still, it was better that she was the one who got injured and not her subordinates.

'Long Arch to base come in.' Hayate tried to get in contact with them. However, like the last 15 tries, there was no response. Each time she tried to get in contact with HQ, it was harder to keep her mind together; she was so tired by this point.

Hayate closed her eyes one more time, concentrating all she could to contact someone. There was no change; she couldn't get in contact with anyone. She couldn't hold on any longer, with one last step she fell over the bridge she was currently walking on. She didn't have enough time to react and keep herself afloat. Soon she found herself in the waters, the crystal blue water soon taking all of her vision. She closed her eyes one more time and let body fall into the realm of unconsciousness.

However she sensed something off. For one, she was no longer falling but stepping on marble. She opened her eyes to see that her surroundings changed without her noticing.

The place where Hayate found herself was all white, there were doors made from different materials side by side. At the other end of the Hall there was a man sitting on a desk full of documents. Hayate couldn't help but to feel pity for the man with that much paperwork. On the left side of his desk there was a desktop with two screens. The man was tall and blond, wearing a white suit and black rimmed glasses. He was smoking a cigarette and reading a newspaper. On the top of the desktop there was a sign that said "Out to Lunch". There was a plaque that had the name "ACCESS".

"Excuse me," Hayate spoke as she slowly walked over to the man. "Could you tell me where I am?"

The man looked at Hayate for a moment before he folded his newspaper away and started typing something on his desktop. Hayate noticed that he had every piece of information about her, even the some that her knights didn't know about. This was starting to freak Hayate out.

MC0082-0719

Hayate Yagami

Commander of Special Duty Section 6

DOB: MC0056-0604

Blood Type: AB+

Home World: Mid-Childa

Weapons: Ancient Belka Magic; Tome of the Night Sky

Contract Approved…

'What Contract?'

Hayate didn't have enough time to think about anything else before a door opened behind her. The second her turned around, chains wrapped around her. The chains were pulling her in. Hayate tried to struggle but it was useless, she didn't have enough strength. It felt like all her energy is being sucked right out of her.

"Wait!" she cried, "I need to go back home!"

That was all Hayate could say before the door closed in front of her. All she could see after that was darkness.

x-x

When Hayate came around she found herself in a thick forest. Her armor was gone and instead she had her blue TSAB uniform. She gradually stood up and started to walk around. Hayate noticed that most of her injuries were gone. There was something strange in this forest. For one, there little magic presence she could sense. It was obvious that she landed in a world where magic was rare, if present at all.

Hayate closed her eyes and tried to contact HQ once more. Even if she was on a non-administrated world she should pick up some sort of presence. Yet there was nothing, she couldn't connect with anyone, not even Shamal, whose communication system in KlarWind was one of the best. She was stranded in an unknown place.

"This is just great," Hayate muttered to herself. "I got no idea where I am and no way to get out."

Hayate remembered the man in the long hallway. Who was that man? How did he have such strong Teleporting magic? Shaking her thoughts about the man away she summoned her Tome of the Night Sky to check its status.

'Activate system check.' Hayate commanded.

"System check initiated." The tome's robotic voice said. After a few minutes the tome gave Hayate the results. "Tome's memory damage at 40%, Guardian Knight System is inaccessible, contact with the master Device is unavailable, Switching to Kaiserritter mode, starting Speichern system."

Over the years Hayate made a few upgrades to the Tome for such situations. She installed a limited AI into the book that worked alongside Reinforce. It was in charge to start the Kaiserritter and the Speichern systems if Reinforce wasn't there as the main control Device.

"Choose the spells needed for Speichern…"

"Place Bloody Dagger and Balmug, they are to be on standby mode."

"Yes…"

'So almost half of the Tome's memory is damaged,' Hayate thought. 'Without Rein I can't do anything about it.'

Hayate was at a loss of what to do. What could she do? She was basically trapped here until she figured out where she was and, more importantly, how to get out of this planet. She sensed someone watching her and whoever it was they were strong. Without thinking twice Hayate opened her Tome and summoned Schwertkreuz.

"Show yourself." She ordered.

"What is a mage from the TSAB doing here?" a deep voice asked.

The figure stepped out of the shadows and stood in front of her. The man's short hair and brown eyes reminded Hayate of someone but she couldn't put her finger on it. She felt the man's magic, he was a Knight; just like herself. The man's brown trench coat over a lighter brown coat, along with his meal boots and gauntlet on his left arm made his Armor. The ring on his right hand glimmered in the morning sun.

"Aren't you also in the TSAB?" Hayate asked.

"I am no longer with the TSAB." The man replied.

"That still doesn't explain what are you doing here?"

"I sensed you close by while I was hunting." The man answered "I was making sure if you were alright."

The man looked so familiar that the name was at the tip of her tongue but she still didn't recognize him. This was getting more confusing by the minute.

"What's your name?" Hayate asked.

"I'm Zest." The man introduced himself, "Zest Grangeitz"

Now she remembered where she has seen this man before.

It was in one of Signum's reports from a few years ago…

…In the JS Incident.

Zest Grangeitz, an ex-Ground Forces Investigator. Who was killed in action 13 years ago, and his clone was killed 6 years ago. Yet, that man was standing in front of her alive and breathing.

Just what is going on?

Record 01 End. Record 02 holds period AB343-0825, Stand by Ready…