Drifters

Mid-Childa: A modern form of magic that is used in Hayate's world. They focus on long range attacks compared to Ancient Belkan magic.

Record 06: White moon

Scopio stopped the carriage and looked at Vicious. For the last hour and half they have been explaining what has been happening to Skyra. Vicious seems to understand everything that was going on until he asked where was their army. When he gave his answer he started to laugh.

"What is so funny Vicious?" Scopio asked the laughing swordsman.

"If you guys think that a kingdom would be stupid enough to give you a kingdom then you are dead wrong." Vicious smirked.

"Alright, since you have all the smart ideas what do you think we should do?" Scopio was about to strangle the man, Drifter or not.

"Tell me this, which of the remaining countries is the weakest?"

"That would be Orte, why?"

"You're not thinking of that Vicious, are you?" Gabranth looked at the look that the man had, it send chills down his spine.

"Why do you want to fight so badly," she looked at him sadly. "Think of the people that would suffer," she looked down solemnly.

"This is war Aerith," Vicious stated, he started to frown. "We need to fight to survive kid. I've been here for less than three hours and I can tell you that it is eat or be eaten. Now tell me do you want to die?"

"N-no I don't want to die" She looked at him and then said "But I don't want innocent lives to suffer or die" she then looked away from not wanting to speak another word.

"He's right Aerith," Gabranth placed his gloved hand on her shoulder. "Our job is to find a way to defeat those ENDs. You do not need to fight but please be careful, alright?"

"B-but I want to help!" She looked at him with sad eyes "I guess I'm more of a healer than a fighter" she looked down then back up "I just want to know that the innocent are not hurt."

"The hell she doesn't have to fight." Vicious growled. "You may not be the same Aerith in my world but I'll be damn if you stain the name of Clan INFAMOUS."

"They are right though," Scopio added. "You were chosen for a reason, you have a chance for survival in this war."

"What is that supposed to mean?" She yelled "I want to help, I want to defeat the END's!" she looked at all three sadly they looked shocked by her outburst. "I'm sorry... I'm just upset I don't even know why I'm a Drifter I'm useless..."

"We'll figure it out Aerith." Gabranth tried to comfort her. "If what Scopio says is true then we will find a way for you to help."

"That's right kid; I will make you learn how to make yourself useful." Vicious smirked. "I won't let Primo down."

Scopio stared at the three; it seemed that young Aerith was the one that kept these two from going insane. Aerith had that charm that all wanted to protect, but that won't help much against the fight with the ends. "So what are you planning anyway?"

"We're going to make a coup d'état."

x-x

"How are we going to take over a kingdom with only three people?" Angeal asked quizzical about the plan.

Well let's see, you said before that you were a commander in your world right?" Hayate asked. They were currently running to the small village.

"Yes but I had more men then this!" Angeal stated nervous about what she was getting at.

"Well I am placing you in charge then, you can use me and Zest as you wish." Hayate looked back at the brunette, "You don't mind, right Zest?"

"As long as he doesn't land us to our deaths then I don't mind."

"Oh trust me! If I can keep most of my men alive then I can keep you guys alive!" Angeal stated with a chuckle "Just as long as you know how to fight" he smirked.

"You are talking to a double SS rank commander and a S+ rank investigator," Hayate shrugged. "I think we can handle ourselves pretty well don't you think?"

"Yagami holds the highest Mage rank. No one from my time had her rank" Zest added.

Yeah, I guess you can" Angeal smiled "Just follow my lead then and don't fall behind!"

"Can you guys slow down?" a heavy panting could be heard behind them. "I can't keep up."

"Are you okay?" Hayate asked.

"Let me catch my breath." Olmine wheezed. "Give me a few minutes."

Everyone slowed down and let Olmine catch her breath. Olmine still didn't understand what exactly their plan was. "I am not following you what are you three planning?"

"Ask Yagami not us." Zest shook his head.

All three looked at Hayate, waiting for a response. "We need to gather more information of the weakest country, after that then we can plan something."

"Why would you want the weakest country? Shouldn't you aim for the strongest?"

"Not exactly," Zest interrupted.

"Huh?"

"If we go for the weakest then we might be able to stabilize and get more help" He looked at them all "The more men we have the stronger we are to take over stronger kingdoms"

"And they might not be weak military wise," Hayate added. "They might have poor rulers, a poor justice system; you see it is all a balancing act. When you have a week military then it is easy to kill."

"What about the other two?"

"Without good rulers then nothing gets done." Zest explained. "There is no order and that goes into the justice system, there might be none."

"I see," Olmine leaned against a tree. "But once you find a weakness then what are you going to do?"

"That depends," Hayate answered. "That's why I want to head over to the village. Tell me you two what did you think about the soldiers that attacked the village not too long ago?"

"They had a lack of training and would have their asses handed to them if they ever fought a monster" He then smirked "My student could of beaten all of them in a sweat as well"

"Well that's of one weakness." Hayate placed her fingers under her chin. "Then they have military weakness, next."

"What else you want to know?" Olmine asked.

"Tell me about the economy of the Orte Kingdom."

"Let's see right now they are at war with the kingdom of Gandal so they are spending all their resources on the war." Olmine explained, "Do you need more explanation?"

"No that there shows that the kingdom is neglecting its citizens. Which means that the government is not in the best relationship with its citizens." Hayate mused, "It seems that the way it has been going for these two kingdoms, they are both easy picking."

"That they are this is going to be easier than I thought." Angeal looked at Olmine "Are you rested?"

"Yes," Olmine stood up 'I can't believe these people. With little information they managed to strip bare a kingdom. They are real battle tacticians.' She thought.

"You are not satisfied with that are you Yagami?"" Zest looked at the thoughtful look on Hayate's face. "What are you thinking of."

"I just want to see one more thing before we can make a plan." Hayate stared to walk towards the village once again. "If what I believe is true then..."

The others started to follow Hayate, they weren't sure what she was planning but they couldn't wait to find out.

Once they arrived at the village Hayate and the others noticed that there was a huge meeting at the center of town. The second thing they noticed was that they could understand what they were saying.

"Olmine, we never asked but how are we able to understand each other?"

Olmine took out some talismans and handed them one each. "My master gave me this so that I can talk to you guys." Olmine said excitedly. "It's really a useful tool."

Hayate and Zest noticed something familiar, it was a Mid-childian summon circle on the paper.

'I wonder who this master is?' they both thought.

"What are we going to do!" One of the villagers argued. "We went up against them, they will have no mercy."

"It is too late now for regrets, we let those Drifters take care of them for us. We can't take back for our actions." Another reasoned.

"Do you think that the Lord will accept such excuse?" an elder man said.

"Either way more than half of our wheat fields have burned down." A woman with yellow eyes said. "We won't be able to pay the taxes for this year."

"Even if they do forgive us then they will take all of our harvest." A young male said. "We either starve to death or get killed."

"I had enough!" one of the younger growled. "We have to overthrow this kingdom."

"Don't say nonesense!"

"We don't stand a chance against him!"

Actually, yes you do."Hayate interrupted the argument. She walked to the center of the circle of villagers. "There is a chance, all you need to do is trust us."

"Why would we trust some Drifter!" One of the men argued.

"Then would you rather die doing nothing?" Hayate argued back. "You can sit here and let those soldiers take your wheat or your lives. I don't care."

"I hope all of you make the right decision" Angeal added.

"The Lord's army may be coming this way as we speak." One of the younger villagers said. "We don't have time to argue."

"May be coming?" Hayate repeated. "I think it is pretty obvious that they are going to come here."

"Who are you?" Zest asked.

"My name is Solus, I am the new Chief of this village." the young man introduced himself. "I must thank you for saving my brothers."

As if on cue two familiar young faces ran up and stood in front of Angeal.

"Hello little ones," He smiled at the two little boys." How are you?"

"Thanks to you we are still alive." The older of the two said, "I'm Elze."

"And I am Baile." the younger one introduced himself.

"It's nice to meet you Elze and Baile" He smiled "I'm Angeal, and I'm glad to know you are safe."

"So are any injuries that I missed, kid?" Hayate asked.

"No were fine." Elze answered.

"What's your name?" Baile asked.

"I'm Hayate and the guy next to me is Zest." Hayate smiled. Zest gave the children a quick nod.

"What we stopped was a patrolling troop." Zest spoke next about their current situation. "Since they're alive then they are going to gather more soldiers."

"We got four? No they are better than that so we got three days tops." Hayate added.

"Looks like we have some work to do" Angeal let a small sigh.

"I want to ask all of you." Hayate directed her attention to the villagers. "How much are you willing to sacrifice?"

"What do you mean?" Solus asked.

"I mean what I said, how much are you willing to sacrifice?"

"We are slaves to those norms Hayate." Solus growled. "What can we sacrifice?"

"You village." Zest answered. "That is the last thing you have."

"Is that something you are willing to give up?" Angeal asked sternly

"Please help us, "Solus begged."We do not know how to fight; most of us were only kids when our country was destroyed 40 years ago."

All three of them blinked.

"We don't know how to fight, please help us we beg of you." Solus continued.

"Back up a minute." Hayate said, trying to see if she heard right. "How old are you?"

"I am 65," Solus stated. He didn't look like a day over 20.

"You're joking right?" Even Zest jaw dropped.

"No, the oldest in this village is 198 years old." Solus pointed to an old lady. "Her birthday was last week."

Angeal looked at the two children.

"How old are you guys?" Angeal asked a bit nervous about their answer

"30," Elze answered.

"26," Baile went after his brother.

Angeal was speechless he did not know what to say. "You two are around my age yet you look to be around 10 and 8." he was stunned "How is this possible?"

"Olmine," Hayate looked back at the Octobrist. "Please explain."

"In Skyra the races are divided into three parts. Norms, who are the same as you three. Halves with are these people, there are many clans with different attributes that make them different but they are not completely normal compared to Norms. Last are the Breaks, who are beings that no longer look like norms, they have the most attributes. Most look at them as animals."Olmine explained.

So you're telling me that these are Halves?" Hayate tried again. "That still doesn't explain why the oldest looks like's 65 but is actually almost 200 years old!"

"This tribe is known for their vitality; they age slower and live longer than any Norm."

Olmine sat on the ground, tired of standing up. "This clan's land was taken from them and they were given this settlement. They were forced to work for the Norms and eventually became their slaves."

"Are they still expanding?" Zest asked.

"Yes they are at war with Gandal, they have taken most of the land between kingdoms. However they do everything by in parts, nothing has been done in years."

"What still surprises me is the way that those soldiers overdid things didn't you two noticed?" Hayate directed her attention to Angeal and Zest.

"Yeah, it's like they don't 'show their authority' then they would lose control." Angeal explained. "That is why they are going to come here and kill every single one of you to prove their point to the other tribes."

"So I will ask one last time will you give up this village for the sake of reclaiming your land?" Hayate asked.

Everyone murmured around themselves but they all knew the answer. "Yes, we will say good bye to this village."

"Good." Hayate let out a sinister smile. "Then I got a little surprise when those soldiers come. Olmine remember that balancing act that we talked about earlier?"

"What about it?"

"This is the third of the act. If there is no justice then we will make justice. With weaknesses on all sides this kingdom is ready for the slaughterhouse."

"Seems that way," Angeal looked at Hayate and Zest. "Are you two ready to fight?"

"You two won't be necessary in this fight, Commander Hewley." Hayate summoned her Tome."I will be enough for them."

"Oh really now?" He looked at her quizzically "If you need us then, just call" he stated.

"Don't worry commander; all I need you to do is evacuate this village. They decided to give up this place and I am going to make good use of it."

Angeal wondered what Hayate was planning but they will start setting things in motion. He had to plan ways to help these people, which included training the ones who can fight to protect their land.

Record 06 End. Record 07 holds period ****-**** 1345 hours, Stand by Ready…