Dangerous Job and a Legend Awakened!
"I wonder what the chairman would want with us?" Rana asked.
"We'll figure it out once we get there, little brother." Rex said, hoping it's not something too extreme or something like that.
Cattleya has been quiet along the way to the chairman's office trying to figure out what could he want with the two boys and what kind of job is he going to put them in, she heard some shady rumors about the chairman like doing business in an illegal black-market though there hasn't been any proof of that.
Rana notice his Blade with a serious-worry look on her face.
"Don't worry, I'm sure we'll handle whatever job the chairman has in store for us!" Rana smiled cheering up his adopted mother/Blade which always works whenever she sees him smiling at her.
"Yes, I'm sure we can Rana." Cattleya smiled back.
Rex smiles seeing the two getting along so happy like they're real mother and son, and with a bond stronger than blood. He's sometimes jealous of the two wondering what having a mom is like though Cattleya also sees Rex as her own son too making him feel at ease more.
Soon, the three made their way to the chairman's office where a Nopon who's bigger than any Nopon about over 5 feet tall.
"Thank you for accepting summons! I Bana, Chairman of Argentum Trade Guild." Chairman Bana greeted them.
"P-pleased to make your acquaintance…" Rex greeted back, he and Rana are nervous that they're actually meeting face-to-face with the chairman himself.
"Me hear from Pupunin that friend is salvager of some reown." Chairman Bana said.
"Yes sir, we're the best when the three of us work together!" Rana said proudly.
"Oh, that being case, I have teensy weensy thing to ask of Rex, Rana, and of course their Blade too." Chairman Bana mentioned shocking the three that they're getting a request from the Chairman himself.
"Reward is 100,000 gold."
"A hundred thousand?!" Rex, Rana, and Cattleya surprised of the reward.
"Friends hear right! Actually, that jus the advance. Another 100,000 provided upon completing job." Chairman added.
"Oh my… 200,000 gold in totally!" Cattleya shocked.
"…I-I must be dreaming…" Rex said, Rana pinch him in the arm which made him realizes it's no dream.
"We'll do it! I hereby swear to use every skill we possess to ensure this job is successful!" Rex declared as Rana rapidly nod his head in agreement.
"Rex, we should at least hear the details of the job first." Cattleya suggested not wanting to go head first without knowing about the job.
"…Right, so what's the job?" Rex asked.
"You really have skills for this?" Chairman Bana asked back.
"Of course, even one of us can get any job done okay!" Rex assured.
"Meh, if you say. Here, crew will explain the task." Chairman Bana mentioned. He told one of his maidens to bring the crew in.
Soon, five strange but cool-looking figure enter the room. One is a girl who seems to be a bit order than she looks with cat ears, bronze eyes, and beige hair color. She wears a wear full-body suit with a white hoodie that has red lines on the edge. Along with her is a white tiger with some gears on its body.
Another is a man with black hair and gray eyes, wearing a black armor all over his body. With him is a blue and black creature that looks like it could go wild at any time.
The last is a man wearing a silver hair and blue eyes. He wears a white-silver clothing and a dark-silver mask with two little horns on his face.
"Drivers… and Blade?!" Rex shocked to see such cool people here.
"Wow, they're so cool!" Rana excited.
"Yes, and very dangerous too." Cattleya said looking at the two men noticing something… off about them.
"So… there's something that we want to haul up." The masked-man said, explaining about what they want.
"There were current shifts. It showed up in an uncharted area, but it's a long way down." The masked-man warned that this job won't be easy.
"That's fine, we love a good challenge." Rex said with confidence.
"And just because we're little kids doesn't mean we can't hold our own in a fight or two." Rana added making himself look tough.
"Will we be working with a team for this job?" Cattleya asked the chairman.
"Yes, this crew very picky. They want small elite team, and only from Lefheria. That's when Bana stroke of genius: should hire Rex and Rana!" Bana explained.
"Wow, I feel honor!" Rana excited.
"You made the right choice!" Rex said.
The girl with the cat ears laughs as though the boys said something funny.
"Two child salvagers?" She laughed. "Jin, don't tell me we're gonna have to hire some babysitters for these two as well."
"Hey now, you look more of kid than I do, lady!" Rex mocked.
"At least I wouldn't wet myself at the promise of measly hundred grand!" The cat girl mocked back.
"Hey, nobody badmouths my brother like that!" Rana angered wanting to march at the cat girl, but Cattleya stops him.
"Now, Rana, let's try to get long." Cattleya said. The white tiger came to the boys.
"Rex, Rana, was it? I implore you to excuse my lady's discourtesy." The white tiger said bowing his head a bit.
"Dromarch! What have I told you about speaking for me? Shut your-"
"Drop it, Nia." The black-haired man cut off Nia.
"Though I do see your point… and the shorter kid did mention about holding their own in a fight. Let's put that to the test…" He said grabbing the sword from his Blade and charge at Rex.
Rex dodges the man's swings and brought out his sword to attack back as Cattleya threw a spear at Rana catching it and charge at the man, he blocks both the boys assault easily and push them back. He quickly notices Cattleya charging at him with a huge sword, colliding it into a power struggle for a moment until he pushes her back.
"Well, well, well…" The man impressed of the boys' skill in a fight, including the Blade woman.
"Malos! What good is it, beating up little kids?" Nia asked.
"You said it yourself, didn't you? What if they're not up to it?" Malos recalled Nia saying something like that.
"I said nothing of the sort!" Nia corrected Malos.
"Well, now we know. You two got some skills I'll give you that, even though one of you isn't a Driver." Malos commented.
"Our grandpa taught about Arts, and mama helped us combat training." Rana mentioned holding Cattleya's hand.
"Huh, mama?" Nia confused.
"That's me, while Rex was raised by Azurda, the grandfather, I raised Rana myself when he awoke me. We've been mother and son ever since." Cattleya explained.
"Now, that's something you don't see every day." Malos chuckled as he and the others walk out of the room.
Cattleya kept a firm look at the two men leaving the official still getting the bad feeling from them, like they can't be trusted for some reason.
"I wonder what we'll find?" Rana asked.
"Who knows, maybe it could something dramatic and ancient." Rex guessed.
(Later)
"Rex, remember that dramatic and ancient you said earlier?" Rana asked in a shock expression as Rex nodded.
They're standing on a very large ship that Nia and her group are looking for and seem to want something inside of the large vessel.
"You boys did alright, good job." Nia complimented on Rex and Rana.
"We do this for a living, remember?' Rex reminded Nia of that talked they had earlier on the ship.
"Do you think it could be related to Elysium?" Rana wondered.
"Even you believe in that fairy tale?" Nia asked.
"It's a dream anyone would want to help everyone find a good home, with the Titans dying and all." Cattleta said.
Malos and Jin made their way to the door going inside, after dealing with a couple of monster and opening up some mysterious doors that somehow Rex open them in which lead him with confusing questions though Malos and Jin brush them off. It almost sounds like they're hiding something, like they know more about this ship than they led on.
"Whoa, what is that thing?" Rex asked curious as he, Rana, and Cattleya enter a large room with a sword and a girl inside a container of some kind.
Suddenly, the sword's green gem-like jewel on the hilt starts to glow brightly as Rex stares at it, like the sword itself is calling out to him. Rex raises his hand to reach for the jewel.
"There's no mistaking it now." Malos said to Jin.
"Yes, that's the Aegis." Jin said, Nia is both shock and confused of what Jin said.
Malos notice Rex is about to touch the sword.
"Hey kid, don't even think about touching that!" Malos shouted, but it was too late as Rex touches the gem making it glow brighter.
Malos signs and Jin immediately grab his sword and in blinding speed impale his blade through Rex's back to the front as the boy gasp in pain. Rana and Cattleya's eyes widen of what just happened.
"Don't take it personally, this is an act of mercy." Jin said before pulling out his sword.
Rana stare at his now dead brother in a pool of his own blood. He clenches his fists and turn around towards Jin.
"JIN?!" Rana shouted in rage as he and Cattleya charge at the killer of Rex.
Cattleya's sword pop out a spear from the hilt Rana grabs as he jumps up and thrust it Jin while Cattleya runs to attack from the side, but Malos intervene punching her in the stomach and Jin simply grabs the spears and slam Rana down to the metal ground. Cattleya swings her blade at Malos furious that they just killed Rex who accepted the job, but no matter how fast or hard she swings she can't get one hit on Malos as he dodges them easily. Malos punch her across the face and roundhouse kick her with enough force to send her flying as she crashes into Rana and they both fell unconscious.
Nia is so confusing of why would Jin kill Rex like that and beat up Rana and Cattleya like that, also feeling angry that she couldn't do anything to stop them knowing they're stronger than her in a fight.
(Mindscape, with Rex)
Rex woke up, finding himself in a grassy field looking around until he spotted a girl with short neck-length red hair, red eyes and fair skin. She wears red battle armor with a tiara and two cape-like cloth on her back. Breasts sizes: H-cup.
"Ah… excuse me…" Rex called out, hoping to find out where is he exactly.
"It's such a mournful sound…" The girl said, confusing Rex.
"It hasn't stopped. Not… not in all these years…" The girl said, probably referring to the bell sound.
"Uh… where are we?" Rex asked.
"This is… Elysium. The land where, long ago, mankind lived in harmony with their creator. It's where… "We" were born." The girl answered.
Rex is shock to hear the legendary paradise is right in front of him, he looks at the girl closely notice a core crystal above between her breasts.
"You're a…Blade?"
"My name is Pyra." The girl introduced herself.
"What? Oh, right! M-mine is…" Rex was about to introduces himself.
"I know you. You're Redx, right?" Pyra said shocking and asks her how she know her name.
"Just now, when we came into contact…" Pyra answered.
"Just now… Sorry, I can't seem to remember how I got here." Rex said confuse and all.
"You were… killed. Stabbed through the heart by Jin." Pyra said with a sad expression.
That's when starts to remember everything now, when he and Rana came into the room of the ancient ship Jin suddenly stabbed him through his heart with a sword and left him to die. Memories almost made Rex feel sick that he could throw-up right now but felt himself together.
"Oh man, Rana and Cattleya! Everyone in the guild! They're in danger!" Rex worried wanting to go save them, but quickly realizes he can't do anything as he is now dead.
"Rex, I have a request." Pyra said getting Rex attention.
"Can you… take me to Elysium?" Pyra asked.
"What… but isn't it here?" Rex asked confused of Pyra's request.
"This world is merely a memory. An ancient, half-forgotten memory of what once was. The real Elysium lies in your world… atop the World Tree that rises from the heart Alrest." Pyra explained that this place is an illusion.
"But there's no way, I'm dead, remember? How can I help if I'm not breathing?" Rex pointed out.
"I will give you half of my life force. That way… you can be revived… as my Driver. As the Driver of the Aegis." Pyra said. Rex couldn't believe what he was hearing, he going to be alive again as a Driver of something from the legends themselves.
Before could accept the offer, he had to make sure of something with Pyra.
"Is this place… really your home?" Rex asked.
"It is." Pyra answered honestly.
"And it really exists…?"
"Rex, I know what you're thinking, and you are correct." Pyra said. Knowing what both of them are thinking: going to Elysium will truly help the world's problems of never having to lose their homes again and end the fighting to conquering other homes.
Rex's mind is now at ease knowing that Pyra is telling the truth and believes going to that ship and meeting her must be fate for the two to be brought together. They can save the world from the slow demise and in fear.
"Then there's only one choice." Rex smiled fully accepting Pyra's request.
"I'm in, let's go to Elysium! I'll take you there myself!" Rex said as he runs up to her. Pyra is grateful for Rex's choice.
"Now, place your hand on my chest." Pyra said.
"Wh-what? Are you sure?" Rex asked, Pyra nodded showing him her core crystal as it glows the same glowing light he saw from the sword.
Rex knew this may as well be indeed fate and touch the core crystal as the glow grew brighter nearly engulfing the whole area.
(Real World)
Cattleya moan in her sleep for a few more seconds until she starts to wake up as her eyes are slowly opening up, she was confused at first of the place she doesn't recognizes until her vision became clearer and remembering what happened.
"Rana?!" Cattleya shouted looking around seeing Rex's corpse, but no sign of Rana so far.
Cattleya became worry that something bad may have happened to her adopted son then she suddenly moans when she felt something grabbing onto her massive-large breasts, she looks down noticing a small hand coming from under them. She heard mumbling from underneath her breasts and move away to see Rana who has just woken up.
"Mama…?" Rana muttered getting up.
"Oh, Rana, I'm so glad you're okay!" Cattleya cheered hugging Rana in between her breasts.
"Me too, Mama, but we got to stop them!" Rana mumbled, referring to fight Jin and Malos from getting away with murdering Rex.
"Are you sure, those two are very powerful and facing them again could be out last battle." Cattleya reminded as they felt their strength before being knock out.
"I know, but we still got to do something, save everyone from those assholes!" Rana determined.
The suddenly, something started glowing coming from Rex's body. Both Driver and Blade shock to see Rex rising surrounded by some glowing green light standing back up on his own two feet and a flaming sword appear in his hand. Rex open his eyes showing them he is alive and ready to kick bad guys butts.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Rex got killed but is now back in action to get some payback against Jin and Malos, and now he has a Blade from the legend itself by his side to fight them off and start the epic to Elysium with Rana and Cattleya by their side as well.
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