Episode 01
~ Reminiscence ~
Isara Gunther was just remain silent solemnly as she kneeled in front of Orb's war memorial after she paid a respect by resting a bucket of dandelion flowers and a single personally knitted doll in the accordance of Darcsen tradition. The young Darcsen girl that also happens to be Welkin Gunther's adopted youngest sister realized on how the listed name of war victims carved on Orb's war memorial already increased considerably in this past one year and three months. She remembered on how the war was finally ended three months ago, as newly formed alliance being established afterward. In the same time, Isara also remembered on how Gallia now officially becoming part of Liberl Kingdom's commonwealth nations under ESUN jurisdiction, as archduchess Cordelia gi Randgriz decided to put an end of discrimination and injustice prosecution over Darcsen people by first admitting herself to be Darcsen instead of Valkyria descendant like how other Gallia citizens formerly believed.
Isara in the same time also realized the fact on how difficult would it be to reform such prejudice that already carved within people hearts over generations, as it would took a long courageous and consistent effort to put an end over such discrimination practice from Gallian people. Perhaps such understanding within Isara's heart that somehow made the seventeen years old Darcsen girl to accept the offer made by archduchess Cordelia in the name of Gallia Royal Military in order to become newly appointed leader of will be established 7th Autonomous Royal Battalion that could be said as spiritual successor of Gallian Militia's Squad 7.
"Nii-san already officially left the military together with Alicia-san…meanwhile it would be almost impossible and impolite to re-conscript former members of Squad 7…I wonder if I really could perform my duty according to archduchess Cordelia's expectation…" Isara took a deep breath and sighed, as she remembered over the silent oath she made when she accepted the offer in order to restore pride and honour of her people; Darcsen people. In the end, it wasn't an easy task even for experienced military engineer like herself since one of her initial task was to assemble and personally recruit any individuals that would potentially good enough to become 7th Autonomous Royal Battalion's active personnel.
There was this second thought inside Isara's mind to ask her adoptive eldest brother Welkin Gunther and his fiancé Alicia "Melchiott" Gunther to return to the military as 7th Autonomous Royal Battalion's personnel, although in the end the young Darcsen girl decided to reject such idea as she would rather to see her eldest brother and his beloved one live their life peacefully and quietly instead. It was when Isara once again stared at the list of names carved on the war memorial in front of her as she took another deep breath and sighed.
"Ms. Isara…is there anything that somehow bothering your mind?" a gentle young female voice could be heard greeted her from behind as Isara quickly turned her head only to see a familiar young girl around her age smiled gently at the young Darcsen girl. "Ah, Kloze-san…I never expecting to see you here, and it's a pleasure to see you again…" Isara replied back as she smiled gently at the young gentle girl in front of her that no other than Kloze Rinz or to be exact Claudia von Ausleze, the granddaughter of queen Alicia von Ausleze of Liberl Kingdom.
"Same likewise Ms. Isara…and I believe Sieg also glad to be able to see you again…" Kloze replied back gently as her white falcon companion, which stood firmly on her right shoulder chirped in agreement over Kloze's reply as well. Kloze then kneeled beside Isara as she also resting down a bucket of white lily flowers on the war memorial's granite pedestal meanwhile the young Darcsen girl was just remain silent before replying back. "Uhm, Kloze-san...I actually would like to say thank you for your help for convincing her majesty queen Alicia to invite Gallia into Liberl Kingdom's commonwealth nations…" Isara replied back as she smiled at Kloze meanwhile the young girl with short lavender hair was just smiled back at Isara while shook her head gently.
"It wasn't because of my help alone Ms. Isara…my dearest mother…I mean, her majesty queen Alicia already have a good insight over Gallia for strategic and political advantages over other neighbouring nations…both within and outside the commonwealth itself…on the other hand, the performance made by Gallian Royal Army and Militia, especially Squad 7 during the great war, which ended three months ago as well as archduchess Cordelia's charismatic appeal would be the major factor for Liberl Kingdom to extend their invitation for Gallia…" Kloze replied back as she stared at Isara, which in return stared back at her and nodded in agreement as well.
It was a momentary silence between both Kloze and Isara, as Kloze started to clasp her hands and performing Buddha gesture in order to pay a respect in front of the war memorial. Afterward Kloze turned her head toward Isara as she smiled gently at the young Darcsen girl in front of her. "I wonder if there is something that somehow bothering your mind just before?" Kloze asked again, as Isara quickly remembered over her dilemma inside her mind as she still trying her best to find suitable recruits for her newly formed squad.
"It shouldn't be a problem for you to be concerned about Kloze-san, and I apologize if I already causing so much trouble for that…" Isara replied back as she tried not to involve Kloze over her personal problem, although later on the gentle Kloze Rinz insisted that she would try within her very best capacity to help the young Darcsen girl.
As the young Darcsen girl stared back at Kloze's beautiful crystal lavender eyes, Isara definitely admitted deep down in her heart on how the young heiress of Liberl Kingdom's throne in front of her sincerely concerned about her problem and would definitely try her best to help her. Even though Isara previously tried to avoid troubling Kloze about her own concerned problem, the young Darcsen girl finally took a deep breath and sighed in defeat as she knew fully on how the girl with beautiful lavender hair and crystal clear lavender eyes in front of her would definitely insisted to help her, no matter how difficult her problem seems to be.
"Kloze-san…actually, it's about finding new recruits for the newly formed squad I appointed to lead…" Isara timidly admitted, as she tried not to make the fact she was appointed as the squad leader for 7th Autonomous Royal Battalion sounds like she was bragged in front of Kloze. The girl with lavender hair in the meantime was just remain silent for a while as she chuckled in understanding before she for some reason decided to let her white falcon Sieg to fly away, leaving her alone with Isara.
"I believe it must be tough for you Ms. Isara, however I believe you would be able to find suitable candidates for your squad…by the way, I should congratulate you first…my apologize…" Kloze replied back, as she smiled toward Isara and congratulates her. "Thank you very much Kloze-san…" Isara replied back as she smiled toward Kloze, meanwhile the young heiress of Liberl Kingdom's throne was also smiled at Isara and nodded back in understanding.
"Back to the main problem, Ms. Isara…have you try to inspect Lanseal Military Academy before? I believe, there would be qualified candidates currently enrolled there…" Kloze made her suggestion, meanwhile Isara was remain silent as she wondered herself about why such simple thought never previously crossed inside her mind. "I keep that in mind Kloze-san, and I very grateful for the suggestion…I might be able to find suitable candidates there…" Isara replied back as she nodded as well in acceptance over Kloze's idea. It was when Sieg returned back and landed on Kloze's left shoulder.
"Glad, I'm able to be any help…by the way, are you free after this Ms. Isara?" Kloze politely asked, as the young Darcsen girl remain silent for a few seconds before replying back toward the young girl with lavender hair in front of her. "I don't recall to have any schedule so far Kloze-san, may I know why are you asking?" Isara asked back with her usual cute and innocent look on her face, meanwhile Kloze just smiled at the young Darcsen girl before replying back.
"Would you mind to accompany me to visit the orphanage Ms. Isara? I believe those children would be delighted to see you and also Ms. Yulie also helping there to take care those children…" Kloze replied back as she extended her invitation toward Isara, meanwhile the young Darcsen girl herself was remain silent for a while before smiled back at Kloze and nodded back, accepting her invitation. As both Isara and Kloze left the war monument behind, Isara decided to glance over the said monument for a short while as she took a deep breath before sighed and whispered alone.
"I should feel grateful, since…if not because of Break The World incident, as well as their help and many other things that happened up until now…my name would definitely be there among the listed name of those victims…"
Meanwhile at Reverend Malchio's orphanage…
"Hey, you two shouldn't be fighting over such simple matter like that!" Yulie scolded a pair of orphaned boy and girl in front of her, as the boy quickly argued back with his finger pointed to the girl in front of him. "But, big sister Yulie! She took my colour pencil away!" the young boy argued back. "You said to me that you will lend it to me today, so Mimi won't need to buy new one!" the girl argued back as she started to cry.
"Both of you, don't you think it would look bad for you two…quarrelling over such simple matter like that? I think you should let Yuki to borrow the colour pencil first and let her know to ask permission first before borrowing something in the future…rather than just chase her and started to yell at her like that…don't you agree Donnie?" Yulie took her time to help both Donnie and Yuki stop their quarrel as other children stared at both of them. Both Donnie and Yuki somehow were remain silent as the later still cried. It was when the pactmaker of Yshrenian Knight; Luthia the Moon Maiden gently hug both of them and whispered something, which other children couldn't hear.
"Don't you agree?" Yulie asked again as she smiled at both Donnie and Yuki as both of them smiled back at Yulie before nodded in agreement. "Good boy and good girl…now, go back and play with your friends…I will let you two and everyone else know when dinner is ready…" Yulie instructed as both Donnie and Yuki once again nodded in agreement before leaving the young pactmaker of Moon Maiden alone to play with other children.
"Ms. Yulie…I'm sorry, really sorry to ask you to help in this orphanage…especially during your long day-off…" a middle-aged woman apologized as she greeted Yulie, meanwhile the young pactmaker of Moon Maiden herself just shook her head gently and smiled back at the familiar middle-aged woman behind her before replying back. "It's alright auntie Caridad…since, I love to help and play with these children anyway…moreover since nobody helping to take care of them ever since Mr. Kira Yamato and Ms. Lacus Clyne left…" Yulie replied back.
Caridad Yamato was Kira Yamato's adopted mother, as she decided to stay behind at Onogoro Island in order to help Reverend Malchio administering the orphanage, which being established to help victims of first and second Bloody Valentine wars. During the period in between of first and second Bloody Valentine, her adoptive son Kira Yamato and his love-interest Lacus Clyne decided to help on taking care those children. It was said the "Perfect Coordinator" admiral Kira Yamato himself was really good with children meanwhile the currently supreme chairwoman of PLANT Lacus Clyne herself also quickly became favourite motherly figure among children in Malchio's orphanage.
After Break The World incident happened, many other people from countless different dimensions met and interact each other. It was when Caridad Yamato remembered about several other people who took great care of these children such as; corporal Isara Gunther from Squad 7, Ace No.1 Imca from Squad 422 "The Nameless", Kloze Rinz from Liberl Kingdom's Royal Jenis Academy, and of course the pactmaker of Luthia/ Luthius; the ancient Yshrenian Knight well known as the Moon Maiden herself as well.
As her adoptive son; admiral Kira Yamato always wished for everlasting peace based on understanding as well as tomorrow rather than future which controlled by mankind's own genetics, Caridad Yamato also wished the same. Caridad Yamato believed even though she won't be able to wish something out of complicated noble cause like how her son would be, at least there are people such as Yulie, Isara, Imca and Kloze, which share her simple wish for just to gave these children happiness, peace and opportunity to pursue their dream. As she remembered on her encounter with certain TSAB's commissioned officer/ enforcer, which told her the exact same thing, Caridad couldn't help herself from smiling alone.
"Auntie Caridad, is there anything wrong from what I done?" Yulie asked with slightly worried expression on her face. "Oh, don't you worried too much Ms. Yulie…you're doing a great job for helping us here…I just personally remembered about others who love to help and care these children as always like us…" Caridad Yamato replied back as she smiled gently at the Moon Maiden's pactmaker.
Yulie quickly nodded in agreement as she smiled toward Caridad, which she referred as "auntie" in the orphanage. It was when the pactmaker of Luthia continue on watching closely over those children, she remembered about many past events happened roughly a week or two right after Break The World incident, which happened one year and three month ago itself. Yulie back then was only accompanying her best friend Leonard and others to try to stop the advancing force of Yshrenian Empire, as she never ever thought about herself being one of the pactmaker of the ancient Yshrenian Knight.
In the very end however, as Yulie wished for power sincerely from the bottom of her heart in order to protect Leonard and others whom she holds dearly, Yulie found out the fact that she was indeed the destined pactmaker of Luthia the Moon Maiden. It was with her newfound power and resolve, Yulie helped Leonard and the others to fought back against deadly alliances between Yshrenian Empire, Europa Imperial Alliance, A-Laws/ Innovators and other antagonist factions from countless different dimensions. It was also thanks to Luthia's power and resolve, Yulie could assist her newfound friends and comrades to fought against Chimera Corps' evil ambition while paving her path toward another tomorrow wished by everyone else as well as herself.
Yulie took a deep breath and smiled as she was somehow reminiscing her life up until the end of the Great War one year and three months ago. She also remembered on the offer from archduchess of Faria that also happened to be her closest best friend Miu about a position as her personal knight after Miu's personal guardian; general Scardyne left Principality of Faria right after the Great War ended to live a new peaceful and quiet life in the Free City of Greede. As Yulie somehow considered inside her heart to accept the offer made by Miu, she was once again remembered about countless things, countless encounters with countless individuals from countless different universes that somehow influence her and helped her to pave her path to the tomorrow she live today.
"Somehow, I remember over certain former author who came from another dimension where he already saw many things that would be happening through countless works of fictions in his own world…" Yulie muttered alone inside her heart, as she continued on watching those children playing together on the orphanage's grassland field together with "auntie" Caridad Yamato.
The pactmaker of Luthia the Moon Maiden was smiling alone, as she remembered on how her companion Caesar that happens to be the pactmaker of Larvayne the Dragon Knight tried to use his dragon-sight in order to finds out more about the said former author, which happen to be Ave. In the end however, Caesar could only found the exact same explanation given by the former author himself without anything hidden away from him as well as Yulie herself.
In the end, although definitely not entirely done by the said former author alone, he and his "Knight look-alike" humanoid fighting machine known as Personal Trooper Gespenst Haken somehow already contribute greatly during the darkest hour of this new Tertiary World's trial of fire. Yulie somehow couldn't help herself from smiling alone, as she remembered on the former author that happens only to be one small memory fragment among other countless fragments within her mind. "Well, in the end…we end up somehow being indebted to him in one-way to another…" the female pactmaker of Moon Maiden muttered inside her heart as she stared at the sky alone.
"Ah! Big sister Isara!" Yulie startled from her own personal reminiscence activity as she heard one of the children greeted the incoming guests. It was when the Luthia's pactmaker saw Isara together with Kloze arrived on the front gate of the orphanage as both of them smiled at her.
Sakhalin Base, in the meantime…
Imca was just remain silent as she sat on the floor and performing routine maintenance over her prized personal trademark weapon "Var". It was very usual for her to remain silent during the whole process of performing maintenance over Var, as Imca's memories somehow slowly drifted back to countless past events that led her into becoming a person she already is today. As Imca closed her eyes for a while, those countless memories once again resurfaced and the young female Darcsen soldier for one more time remembered on how a very normal village girl like her ended up becoming The Nameless' No.1 Ace.
It was the time when Imca was just another ordinary village girl who live her life peacefully within certain small village under Europa Imperial Alliance's territory, which also in the same time located near the border of Gallia's territory as well. On the fateful day back then, during the first outbreak of the second Europa War, her village was destroyed by Valkyria, leaving Imca herself as the sole survivor of the whole destruction of her home village. It was the day when Imca took the path that would led her to The Nameless, as she only care on how she must in the end avenge her parents and fellow villagers' death from the hand of Valkyria.
It was such anger and hatred, which burnt and carved down inside Imca's heart that would later on put her in very awkward situation with Riela that happen to be Valkyria as well. In the end however, as far as Imca could remember, thanks to her newly respected squad leader Kurt Irving, her newfound friends from countless different dimensions after Break The World happened, as well as certain former fanfic author, she could slowly and surely learn to let her painful past go and fight for the sake of tomorrow.
"Ah, you're here…you should take a break for a while and have proper meal…even though our condition at the moment relatively peaceful…" Imca opened her eyes as she stared at the said former wishful author already standing in front of her and gently smiled at the said young female Darcsen soldier. "I'm not really that hungry Ave, and also…Var need to be maintained regularly…" Imca replied back as she decided to continue on polishing the internal part of her prized weapon Var. "I see…however, at least you could take this chocolate to warm your body up…" Ave insisted as he was offering Imca a mug of hot chocolate, which Imca decided to accept after remain silent for a few second.
"Thank you…" the female Darcsen soldier replying back, as she took a sip of her hot chocolate and felt her body somehow warmed up and re-energized.
"May I sit here?" the former author asked, as Imca was just stared at him for a while before nodded back. "Thanks…" Ave replying back as he took a seat on the cold-cemented ground beside Imca. It was a momentary silence as the former author was just stared at the metallic grey hull of the MS Hangar's ceiling meanwhile Imca kept on polishing each part of Var after disassemble it. "So, how is it? Have you getting use as part of Divine Crusaders?" Ave asked, as he decided to start conversation with Imca. "We still designated with our old squad number and name…422…The Nameless…however, as part of DC, which also under ESUN and Time-Space Administration Bureau…I started to get use of such change…" Imca replied back, as she stopped polishing Var and turned her face toward the former author before asking back another question.
"Why do you ask Ave?" Imca asked back.
"Perhaps, I just want to know on how things would turned up personally…but, again…I could only did the best I could do within my ability…and I'm sorry if my selfish action brought you and others into this brave new world with uncertain tomorrow…while in original timeline that I knew, no matter whom Kurt decide to chose…you could live a peaceful life instead Ms. Imca…" Ave replied back as he took a deep breath and sighed, meanwhile unbeknownst by the former author, Imca blushed slightly as Ave mentioned Kurt Irving in his answer.
"Uhm…cough…cough! Well, Break The World incident wasn't your wrongdoing and also we couldn't put the blame to Kei Katsuragi who originally tried to stop time-space oscillation bomb in his homeworld instead of detonating it and causing Break The World incident…however, thanks to the said incident itself…there are many other things could be averted instead…" Imca replied back, meanwhile Ave was just remain silent and nodded in agreement. "Uhm, what I'm trying to say is…I haven't really thanked you properly, since your involvement as well as Break The World incident itself somehow saving Isara from her doomed fate…I should really say thank you, since Isara is one of my irreplaceable closest best friend…" Imca continued her reply before she coughed intentionally and stared at the former author in front of her.
"It's not because of my involvement alone…those young and brave Bracers from Liberl Kingdom, as well as new young Yshrenian Knights' pactmakers are the one you should be thanked to…well, surely people from Time-Space Administration Bureau's Special Duty Section 6 and Celestial Being's members as well…" Ave replied back, as he just grinned sheepishly toward Imca, which still stared at him with serious expression on her face.
"But, still!" Imca tried to argue back, but the former author was just shook his head and smiled toward the young female Darcsen soldier in front of him before replying back. "Corporal Isara Gunther was still sustaining injury from that incident and thanks to Celestial Being and Special Duty Section 6's advanced medical technology…her life could be saved…meanwhile, the reason for the sniper's bullet missed her vital organ by paper thin margin was because of Estelle Bright and others' intervention…I remember clearly on how those Imperial soldiers tried to gamble their way last by making pacts with demons and becoming Gigas…although in the end Yshrenian Knights' pactmakers of both Dragon Knight and Moon Maiden quickly defeat them…" Ave replied back as he was somehow accurately retelling the whole incident/ event; as Imca was remain silent for a while. It was when the said young female Darcsen soldier decided to replied back and thanked the former wishful author in the same time as well.
"There were many people who indeed helping us back then and I could list them one by one actually…there was this mysterious girl called Arietta, who wield mysterious crystal device that allow her to morph into powerful knight known as Ren Force…or better known as Optimus in this new Tertiary World…" Imca paused her sentence; meanwhile Ave was just remain silent and nodded back at the said young female Darcsen soldier beside him.
"However, if I list them one by one…there would be no end of it, and I started to forget the most important person who ask these people to protect Isara during the mission on Mulberry Shore…" Imca finished the continuation of her reply, as she smiled gently toward the former author beside her. "Well, what I'm trying to say is…you should try to take more credits from what you have done instead of letting other people took the whole glory by themselves! I know it, as you definitely have my gratitude for that!" Imca added another reply, as this time Ave was just smiled back at the young female Darcsen soldier before replied back.
"Thanks Ms. Imca! And the most important thing is how I in the end manage to alter Isara's doomed fate and fulfilling one of my one-sided promise I made back then in my old homeworld…"
"Ah! You two having nice break with hot choco over there! I want some also, nee Ave-kun! Did you brought some for me?" both Imca and the former author startled in surprise as they saw a young looking female member of The Nameless' R&D department already standing in front of them, as her transparent crystal cobalt eyes stared at both of them with puppy and childish expression. "Uhm, Ms. Carisa Contzen…I didn't bring any…I get one for you quickly…" the former author quickly replied back, as he stood up and ready on his way toward Sakhalin Base's cafeteria.
"Awww…it's alright Ave-kun…I just try to tease you, since you're always too serious when you think you're upsetting someone…" Carisa replied back quickly as she giggled, meanwhile the said former wishful author was only scratching his head and laughed sheepishly. "Carisa, I don't think it would look nice on you if you keep on teasing Ave like that…" Imca made her remark as she stared at the young-looking female tank operator in front of her; meanwhile Carisa was just smiled back at Imca. "Sorry…sorry…I won't be doing it too often in the future, it just like a bad habit when I saw absent-minded and innocent looking Ave-kun…" Carisa replied back as she smiled at both Imca and the said former wishful fanfic author in front of her.
"To think you imply me as absent-minded and innocent looking Ms. Carisa…anyway, how's the new unit we just received from TSAB's Project Prominence?" Ave made his remark back, as he was somehow asked another unrelated question in order to divert himself from Carisa's subject for teasing.
"Well, if you're talking about those second generation Tactical Surface Fighters that was just arrived not long ago, I already performing inspection over them and I still need to perform a few adjustment for it…" Carisa replied back as she smiled toward Ave. "I see, and I believe it could be made compatible with Ragnite similar to the first generation one…" the former author made his remark, meanwhile Carisa nodded in agreement. "Septium based Quartz equipment device known as Orbment…in a nutshell it would have similar type of technology altogether like how Mobile Suits, Personal Troopers, Armoured Modules, Yshrenian Knights, Tactical Surface Fighters and many others also bear similarities from one to another…" Carisa made her remark as she began her explanation.
"Well, here we go again…even though I could be certain she isn't as technologically knowledgeable as Isara…" Imca made her comment as she whispered it to Ave's right ear, meanwhile the said former author was just laughing sheepishly. "Hey, pay your attention please!" Carisa demanded as Imca quickly coughed and continuing her silence gesture over Carisa's lecture.
As both Ave and Imca continued on listening over Carisa's explanation, the former author's memories started to drift away. He remembered on the fateful day happened around a week after he chose his fate as the new Time Diver, received Personal Trooper Gespenst Haken, and experienced Break The World incident. It was when he along with Celestial Being's Gundam Meister Setsuna F Seiei and Lyle "Lockon Stratos" Dilandy, as well as TSAB's Special Duty Section 6's enforcers Teana Lanster and Fate Testarossa Harlaown arrived on the Liberl Kingdom's Capital City of Grancel, in order to assist legendary Bracer Cassius Bright over certain crucial mission and investigation. Although the said former author somehow quite knowledgeable due to the prior knowledge and familiarities he had in his old life, he was somehow realized on how everything might turn out differently.
It was when those fragments of his memories once again resurfaced and countless events he experienced during the duration of one year and three months ago started on that fateful day. It was when the gear of destiny that move over the brave new Tertiary World begin…
To Be Continued…