BACKGROUND OF A FRAGILE BLASTER
Path to Radiance - Route E-12
Exculpate the Blaster (Part 2; Blaster Blade - Subpart 1)
Andrea Illmite… ever since the day she was born, she suffered from an physical illness that gave her fainting spells and a moderate to severe physical weakness. That certain illness was called paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. To make a long explanation short… her heart rate was always high and very irregular, which caused other health problems for her— making her a near permanent resident of the Royal Paladin's Emergency Hospital, called Yggdrasil's Embrace.
This was not to be confused with just Elaine, but the idea had come from the elven race of healers with the power itself. The "Yggdrasil Maidens," as they were called, dedicated themselves to not being on the battlefield as much as they did healing, finding it more logical to support with healing powers, rather than physical power. Elaine was one of the irregulars, one who dedicated herself to healing on the battlefield… something that no Yggdrasil Maiden had ever done before. She proved to be a worthy ally to the table of knights, and they accepted her as their official battle healer. Having a pretty considerable amount of power for the section she was in, even then her powers proved to others that anything could change.
Even for Andrea. She spent most of her time in the hospital as a child, until she became old enough to have the proper procedures done in order to actually function in daily society. For a long time she would have to go to the hospital on a semi-daily to weekly basis, to be sure that her heart rate was stable. She was prone to fainting spells, and her family knew that it was highly possible that she would never have the chance to become a great warrior. Of course, Andrea never had the thought in mind that she wasn't going to one day become one of the greatest warriors there were.
Always looking outside of the walls of the hospital, she wondered about the world… she wanted to explore the world, feel the rays of sunshine down on her face as she went to play with other people her age, rather than talk with the older ones in the hospital. It proved to be a blessing for her to talk to the elderly, they all enjoyed her inquisitiveness and company… especially a certain true king of the nation that mostly everybody knew. The King of Knights, Ezer. She didn't know the reason, if it was because of his kindness and sincerity, or if it was the fact that he knew how to laugh, and had quite a funny bone. Either way, she enjoyed spending time with the older king, not even having known that he was the king until he revealed the information to her.
Upon knowing, of course Andrea had immediately apologized, not knowing that she was speaking to royalty and did a kneel on the ground, looking down in shame. Of course the King laughed a bit, before smiling at the young child, reassuring her that just because he was royalty didn't mean he had to be bowed to all the time! Royalty were humans as well, and just like anyone else, they liked to have allies to talk to; who could see them as friends. This made Andrea's face light up every time she thought about it, the reminder always there as she showed the proper respect to any form of nobility or royalty… but also a sense of friendship and compassion. This lesson would make her become close to the current King of Knights, the son of Ezer, Alfred.
Oh, how she admired him. The new king had to be almost 10 years older than her, but when they met for the first time, he had the same type of silly frame of mind that his father had. Back then, she hadn't thought she would be able to get out of the hospital, to see the world and really find a different way to speak to Alfred once more. Though, she wanted to be something to the Royal Paladins, rather than a shut-in who could do virtually nothing but to go out and pick flowers for other patients! It made them smile, yes, but she wanted to be able to have the power to change the world so all could smile. Luckily for her, that chance had certainly come once the dragon of light judgement came down for its first and likely final giveaway.
The dragon's name was Sing Saver Dragon. There were very few who could be chosen by this dragon to obtain the rare "Blaster weapons," and only the chosen ones would be able to wield the weapons that he obtained. Many Royal Paladins came to see the awe-inspiring dragon, the wings of light flapping gently as he scanned his surroundings. Andrea had heard of the event too… but she didn't want to just leave without any warning, and she left a note telling them she would be back very soon. This didn't stop the maidens who took care of her from flying into panic, going out to search for her. They had a feeling of where she went, but they only hoped they weren't right. That was because she was due for another check today… and her passing out somewhere randomly would only cause further problems for her.