Junichiro: Heya! Haven't placed any thought on this story but now I have! I placed the status of the main heroine of the story for those who are interested.

Erra Crystal
Age: 17
Race: Beast (Moatoob)
Class: Vanguard
Weapons:
Twin Photon Claws (Twin Claws)
Clad Bastone (Rod)

Technics:
Resta
Anti
Shifta
Deband

Photon Arts/Skills:
Illusion
Sougacho Sekka

Note: She will be able to use the same skills of Rika of Phantasy Star IV. I plan to let her be the one of the support type characters in the party, focusing on buffs and healing with a few attacks of her own. Although it may seem unusual for a beast, there will be a reason why.


The universe is vast… There are so many things out there… The world out there is different from what books described. And that's what I want to find out.

I'm Erra Crystal, 17 years-old and a native of the planet Moatoob of the Gurhal System, and this is how my journey began.


I've been walking in the rainforest for quite some time now. I'm pretty sure I'm following the map I bought at the previous town I was in. Then again, it's hard to walk in this terrain.

How many days have passed since I've decided to leave the orphanage? I'm really worried about the kids and Miss Karin. But I'm sure they'll manage without me.

As I take a few steps, I suddenly sensed something wrong in the air. "Huh…?" A ship materialized out of thin air. Just what is happening? At that time, I remembered that there's this sudden phenomena of space suddenly being torn apart like a black hole. Those who get sucked into one experience something strange and end up in another place.

Then, a handsome man comes out of the ship. He had white hair and his overalls are black. It seems he's the pilot of the ship.

Oh, I didn't notice that there was a small village nearby. The white-haired man walked into that direction and I followed him there.


As I arrived in the village, the man was already gone from my sights. He's probably quick on his feet. But he's not any of my concern for the time being. What I should be doing is getting a place to stay for the night.

But unfortunately, most inns are booked right now. I guess I'll have to set up a tent later.

I might as well check the whole town for now.

As I pass by the alley, I could the conversations brought up by the villagers.

"I heard that 'rifts in space' thing have something more than what meets the eye."

"You sure it's not some random guy talking crap again?"

"Hell no."

"Well, out with it."

"I heard from other people that monsters appear inside those rifts in some instances. Apparently, these things are somewhat out of this world. Nobody knows what they are and how do even appear in the first place."

Monsters appearing inside those rifts? And no one knows what kind of creatures they are? This phenomena is getting strange.

Then again, how did those rifts appear in the first place? The Alliance has no idea how it started and the scientists behind the subspace tests couldn't explain this strange phenomena. We can all believe that they just appeared out of nowhere for now.

As I was thinking about this, I heard a scream from nearby.


I went to the place where I head the scream. Upon arrival, I could see a few villagers panicking and there creatures I have never seen before.

Then I saw a little newman girl rolling up into a ball in fear. She was hiding from the monsters and I can't let anything bad happen. So, I materialized my twin claws and charged at the creatures. I clawed the nearest one into two.

Three of them charged towards me.

"Illusion!" In a flash, there were several images of me in front of the creatures. Since there so many copies of me, the monsters looked confused and I use this chance to attack them from behind.

After defeating them, I approached the little girl. "Are you alright, little one?" I asked.

The girl looks at me with teary eyes. She couldn't say a word with the things happening around us.

I noticed that she had a small wound on her leg. She must have tripped and got this. Anyway, I switch my twin claws with a rod and placed my hand on her wound. "Don't worry, this will hurt a bit." I said and gathered photons around her wound. Slowly, the skin regenerated back to its original state.

The little girl stopped crying.

"Can you stand?" I asked and she nodded. "Alright, get as far as you can from here, okay?" She complied and left the area.

Now that the girl and most of the villagers have left the vicinity, I can fight with no problems. And it seems more of them wants a piece of me, literally. "Alright! Come and get me!" I yelled, assuming my battle stance.


I've been fighting them for a while now… they… they just keep coming! If only I had brought a Gi-technic disc along with me… this battle would be over now. Why did I forgot to bring one? Oh, right… For some reason, I can't use any attack technics… But I heard there's a way to use it.

It's an old method used by people back in the past: It's said that anyone can manipulate the photons around you and concentrate them into a single point. That's the general method before converting it. The element you desire to use depends on the affinity you have for said element.

I don't have time to know if it will be safe for me to do so. So… "Focus… focus…!" I could feel the photons around gathering at my fingertips, but it seems unstable. I'll take the risk! "Gifoie!" I was hoping I'd be able to create a wall of flame around me… but instead… I ended up creating a huge explosion.

I coughed a bit but I think I made the situation worse. Still, I think I managed to get some of the strange creatures in the explosion. But, they still keep on piling up. I don't think I can hold out for long.

And then, the man I saw earlier came rushing to my aid. "Are you alright?!" He asked.

I look at him. "I'm… I'm alright…" I replied to him, gasping for air. "There's no end to them…"

"Don't worry, we can end this." He said. "We just have to find their queen." A sword I have never seen before materialized in his right hand. "Can you still fight?" He asked.

I nodded and switched to my rod. "I can support you from behind… hah…" I replied. "I can use support techs." I'll stick to what I can do for now. Also, I have to be on the lookout for the queen he's talking about.

Then, he yelled something. "Saner!"

My body feels so light… This somehow feels wonderful, it's like I can move faster than before. Could this be of the shout he did? It must be a technic… Anyway, I casted both Shifta and Deband to repay the favor.

He quickly charged towards the horde of monsters. "Tornado Break!" With a single swing of his sword, dozens of monsters were defeated with the strong gust of wind he created. I've never seen anyone deal that damage much using an AoE-type Photon Art.

Now that the area has cleared up a bit, I could see a different type of creature lurking in the flames. That must be the queen he's talking about. So, I quickly switched to my twin claws and rushed to it and landed a blow on it.

The man follows the attack with a stab and switched to his firearms and open fired. He quickly backs away. By the looks of it, he's casting a technic. Fully-charged technics can deal a great amount of damage and destruction on nearby surroundings.

I retreat to a safe distance and watch him as he unleashed something I've never seen before.

"Megid!" He creates an explosion around the creature, instantly killing it.


An hour passed after the whole disaster. Fortunately, no one was injured. I could see the young man who helped me talking to some of the villagers. I decided to approach him. "Um… hey there…"

He turns to me. "Is there something you need?" He asked.

I quickly bowed and stutter. "T-thank you!" I yelled. "I-if you w-weren't there… I-I don't think I'd be able to m-make it through."

He was scratching the back of his hair and I could his cheeks turning red. "W-well, I can't just ignore a beautiful girl like you in danger." He replied and startled me. This is kinda awkward… This is the first time I've made a conversation with a boy…

I just bowed again. "T-thank you!" Before it gets too awkward for the two of us, I have to change the topic. When I think about, he seems to be not from this planet or in the Gurhal System. The way he uses Photon Arts and Technics is different from the way people in the system does. "Um… This is the first time I've seen you around this place, are you a traveler?" I asked.

He nodded. "That I am." He replied.

So he's a traveler. But where did he come from? I've never been off this planet in my whole life. This is really getting me curious and at this point, I have no idea where to go.

"I'm a traveler too!" I said. "Can I go with you?" I asked.

I know asking him is a bit sudden but I think it'll benefit us both to travel together.

"Uh… sure…" He replied and it sent my heart aflutter.

"Thank you, thank you very much!" I yelled. I'm so happy! Then, I raised my right hand to him. "I'm Erra Crystal, it's nice to meet you." I said cheerfully.

He grabbed and shook my hand. "I'm Junseiun Seiton, it's a pleasure to know you." He said.

Junseiun Seiton… that's a very odd name. But I like it.

After we shook hands, I took a quick look at our surroundings. "So, Junseiun, where should head first?" I asked. With what happened in this village, I don't think we'd be able to get any info about the next town or any landmark.

Junseiun scratches his head. "To be honest, Erra, I just got here." He replied. "I had no time to explore this town as those creatures attacked." He added. "Since we don't have any places to go for now, let's head back to my ship."

So he's the owner of that ship I saw?! He doesn't look the type to own something like it.