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Memories
Misato absorbs the Siderite Ingot he got from Zeltoble.
Siderite Rifle locked
Level Requirement: 40
At least he has a powerful weapon when he finally reaches the appropriate level. He hears footsteps, and he turns to face Fitoria, probably about what happened in Zeltoble.
"So Fitoria, what was it that you wanted to talk about?" Misato asks, taking a seat on the stone stairs.
"In the alleyway, you were showing signs of unlocking the curse series," Fitoria says, sitting next to him.
He was showing the signs of a curse series. Awesome power but lots of downsides, physical and mental "Seriously?"
Fitoria nods
Crap, does that mean he has the curse of Rage? It does kind of make sense, he does get angered easily, and seeing something that hits so close to home would light his rage up like gasoline and a lighter. If Fitoria wasn't there he would have acted recklessly and unlocked the Curse weapon and maybe even hurt Kennedy and Annabelle in his fit of rage. Or could it be something else?
Misato sighs "Thanks for stopping me…"
"It's alright, I assume you know why you should not use its power?" Fitoria says, staring right into Misato's eyes
Misato nods
"So why were you showing signs of unlocking the curse series?" Fitoria asks
Bang
The sound of the gun rings in his head. Misato closes his eyes, taking a deep breath. "Because, seeing those guys, how they treated Kennedy and Annebelle just because they had the power, it reminded me too much of how I died…"
"Would you like to talk about it?"
Misato flinches as the faces of his dead parents and friends flash in his mind and he hyperventilates.
Fitoria grabs his arm in nearly a second, "Stop! I'm sorry for asking…" Fitoria says staring at Misato's pained expression, guilt fills her chest.
Misato takes slow deep breaths. Right, they aren't here, he has to live on…
"What would you like to talk about?" Fitoria hesitantly asks, she vaguely remembered that asking her master about his life in his home helped him feel better.
Misato stares at the Filolial Queen, remembering that she's not used to talking to people after such a long time, generally avoiding populations to spare herself the annoyance and irritation.
"Well… let's talk about where I come from," Misato says
"Okay" Fitoria nods
"It all started when I was born in a country called the United States Of America"
"Wait, you were not born in a country called Japan?" Fitoria asks, tilting her head, which is still adorable.
Misato resists the urge to pat her head and continues "No, but my grandma was and moved to America, then my mom was born there and eventually met my father. I imagine that the other heroes were all born in Japan?" Misato says
Fitoria nods
"Hmmm weird coincidence, anyway, so growing up… I was the worst child in existence…"
"How so?"
Misato snorts "I would throw tantrums for not getting things I wanted, no matter how small and minor it is."
"Was it that bad?"
"Well…."
"Thankfully they got sterner with me as I grew up and thank god they did because I would have been a jerk, hell, the gun wouldn't have chosen me if I grew up wrong."
"Perhaps..." Fitoria says.
"Despite my faults, my parents still loved me… Even if I failed an important test, they would say that it was ok because I did my best. They would pat my head and say that I can learn how to be better than before…"
Fitoria nods stiffly at that statement but Misato doesn't notice and continues.
"My mom and dad would always come home exhausted from their jobs and yet they still found the energy and time to play ping pong with me. I always won, probably because they were too tired to beat me" Misato smiles at the fond memory.
"Ping pong?" Fitoria asks
"It's a little game that we play where we have these wooden paddles and balls that would bounce on a table, we would hit it back and forth until one of us messes up and the other person gets a point," Misato says, trying his best to summarize how the game works to Fitoria.
Fitoria nods stiffly
"What's wrong?" Misato asks, noticing Fitoria's stiffness.
"..." Fitoria stares at Misato, she breathes out of her nose. and answers "You remember your parents so well, and cherish your memories with them… While I have forgotten a lot of my master, he was a previous hero who raised me, I can't even remember his name…" Fitoria then faces the building filled with supplies.
"That device was there to help me remember but it's broken now… The device was important, it contained messages that my Master and the Previous Gun hero made for me and you, the new gun hero. It might contain a strengthening method that you can use to get stronger."
Misato turns to the building where the tablet-like device lies. It only showed a black screen when Fitoria pressed the button, but, that greedy magician said that crystal balls can transfer recordings even when broken by touching, and the items are based on the Hero's weapons. He should at least look at it and see what he can do.
"Fitoria, may I look at the device?" Misato says, his eyes looking directly into her's.
She pauses
...
She bites her lip and nods.
Misato slowly moves his hand over the tablet, he inspects the device seeing a few buttons on the sides of it. The previous gun hero must have been an inventor of sorts or had this device when he came to this world. Maybe maxed out his crafting skill to make this device.
"Fitoria how is this powered?"
"The previous gun hero designed it so that a little mana can power it"
Misato eyes the crystal ball at the top of the tablet, it looks like it is in good condition. Misato turns to Fitoria, "Try to power it" he says pulling out the gun.
Fitoria's eyebrow moves up, skeptical but complies, grabbing the tablet. A little hint of blue light envelopes the tablet.
"Keep it powered" Misato says, he slowly moves the gun's crystal gem towards the glass orb
"Don't absorb, don't absorb, seriously Gun DO NOT DO IT!" Misato pleads in his mind. He tries to focus his mind on the memory of how the crystal balls can transfer info.
The tablet beeps and a pop-up appear in his vision.
Copy Files from Predecessor's Device?
Yes
No
Misato gasps,
"What is wrong?" Fitoria asks,
"Don't move, stay calm." The Gun Hero answers, pressing Yes.
Fitoria nods, staying completely still.
"The Gun can copy the stuff from the device"
Fitoria gasps, both of them stood still, keeping the gun and the tablet's crystal touching each other, afraid of messing up the process.
Copying Complete
Misato then lifts the gun off the tablet, facing the gun's gem. He opens the files. A slideshow of various images appears with a play button in front, these are videos. Misato presses on the first video. A light blinds him, and he places the gun down on the table, reeling back from the sudden flash, Fitoria stops him from hitting the other table.
"Thanks, Fitoria, huh?" He looks at the Filolial Queen, her mouth is agape staring at something. Misato follows her line of sight. He sees the gun projecting a screen like the Magical Glass Balls in the Anime. Within the screen he sees a young man in armor, with brown hair and a shield on his arm appears waving "Hello Fitoria!" the brunette says with a smile.
Fitoria gasps at the screen, her grip tightens on Misato's jacket.
A young man with white hair, in sleek black armor with a familiar gun on his hip comes into view "Don't freak out this is a recording" He walks up to the brunette. "Which means this is a copy of us talking and doing stuff that the tablet sees"
"Fitoria, Forrest made this device and these recordings or videos to help you remember us and to help give you advice when you are uncertain of something." The brunette says
"It also contains information for the new Gun Hero that will appear, hopefully, this hero will help you defeat the waves and unite the heroes," Forrest says
"Just in case you forget, my name is Mamoru Shirono, I am the Shield Hero."
"And my name is Forrest Smith, I am the Gun Hero"
"The next video for the New gun hero, he or she should open the folder title 'Gun'" Forrest says
"Information is organized in folders to inform you what you need to know," Mamoru says
"The rest of the videos are for you Fitoria and they are simply stories that we wanted you to remember and laugh at," Forrest says. "We hope that these recordings can help you on your long journey..."
"Take care Fitoria!" Mamoru says with a smile.
The video ends and there's a button labeled 'Repeat?'
"Fitoria?" Misato asks, turning around at Fitoria, who seems to be completely still.
Fitoria faces him, tears streaming down her face, she leaps up her head reaching Misato's. He catches her, holding her up. Her arms hang over his shoulders, she hugs him hard.
"Thank you…" Fitoria sniffs "Thank you, thank you thank you thank you!" Fitoria mutters her thanks over and over again, crying into Misato's shoulder.
"I finally remember their names. I finally remember them!" Fitoria cheers
"I can picture my master's kind gaze so clearly…"
"Yes, now you can cherish their memories once again," Misato says.
"Yes… all thanks to you," Fitoria says, a warm feeling fills her chest as she hugs the New Gun Hero.
"Thank you again…Misato, how did you know how to turn it on?" Fitoria asks
"Well, back at Zeltoble, I asked some questions about these crystal balls that work the same way as the tablet that Forrest made. He said that the crystals even when broken could still transfer recordings if they are touching. I remembered seeing that the tablet's crystal ball was undamaged"
"But then why did you use the Gun?" Fitoria says tilting her head.
"The wizard confirmed my theory that the crystal balls were based on the Hero's weapon, so I figured it could do the same thing with the Gun and it worked."
"Although without the gun's help I don't think I will be able to make it by hand any time soon or even access these files. I don't know how to make this stuff or how to repair the device from Forrest." Misato says, looking down.
Fitoria shakes her head, smiling "No, you did more than enough"
"Okay then…" Misato says with uncertainty, placing the gun on the table, a window appears, and he opens the folder titled 'Gun'.
"Time to refresh your memory," Misato says, he turns back around clicking play, walks back to Fitoria, and sits down next to her.
The Gun projects a screen, showing the Previous Gun Hero.
Forrest takes a deep breath in and out. "My name is Forrest Smith, I am the Gun Hero, a Cardinal Hero that was summoned to a world, a world that was destroyed by the waves… And now I am here, to help you defeat it for good"
Forrest continues "I once lived on a planet called Earth and, in a country called the United States of America, then I suddenly appeared in another world with a gun in my hand," Forrest says, lifting the gun into view. "I was summoned to stop the waves from destroying the world that I was in."
"At first I thought it was great, I was summoned to a world. It was in a terrible state… Waves were happening everywhere in the world once a week all at the same time."
"The natives of the world, they are so much more advanced than this one, I say they have some technology that surpasses my world's 24th-century tech, advanced weaponry, and firearms other than mine. Some things would fit well in a Sci-Fi world, it's how I got that tablet for you and Fitoria." Forrest says that last part with a grin but then his expression turns somber.
The previous Gun Hero sighs "We discovered that someone is controlling the waves, someone who is causing these monsters to appear… To avoid trouble for you, we do not say her name, unless you want to attract attention, we simply call her, 'The Ruler of the Waves' or 'The World Eater.' "
"The waves are signs of worlds fusing." Forrest then pulls up a chart with fifteen circles. He points with a stick at the chart and continues
"Apparently before my summoning, many years ago, the worlds used to be separate, there were eight worlds each with a single cardinal hero, but then later there were four worlds each with two cardinals, then two worlds remained each with four cardinal heroes and finally one world remained with eight cardinal heroes. See the pattern?"
"As for how the hell we didn't notice such an obvious detail of the worlds fusing together until much later? You can thank the insane sabotagers that the Ruler brought into our world-"
The video freezes.
…
…
Oh no…
"Why is it frozen?" Fitoria asks
"I'm not certain…"
The video skips
Forrest appears again "Having a chance to kill that bitch." Forrest says that last line with venom.
"Why did the recording c-change?" Fitoria asked Misato, her facial expression was stiff.
"I think the accident must have d-damaged the recordings…"
"I-I b-broke the recordings? I r-ruined Mister Forrest's Device for good?" Fitoria 'asks', water building up in her eyes. "No, no no… No"
"Wait, could there be a library here?" He hasn't asked that so maybe there is information that he could-
"NOOOOOOOO!"
Misato covers his ears from Fitoria's scream.
"The library was destroyed! By some Humans, I don't know why but I KILLED THEM ALL! The books Mamoru and Forrest left behind were gone FOREVER! That's why no one can EVER enter the Sanctuary!" Fitoria yells, she faces Misato, and he sees that her eyes are puffy and redder than her pupils. Tears streamed down her face like a waterfall.
"Hic, I w-was so happy to see Mamoru-Sama again when you copied the recordings, and y-yet it won't WORK!?" She slams her fists on the ground creating a crater around her.
The force of the blow launches Misato. "Woah!" The Gun Hero yells, flying. A pair of a black and red Filolials leaps in front of him, catching him. A baby red and black feathered Filolial hops on his lap, tilting its head, seemingly concerned about Misato.
"Pii?"
"Ugh…" Misato groans, rubbing his head, he grabs the baby bird and places it down on the ground, and stands up, running towards the crater.
"Before I broke it, they made me feel like they were still alive! Like they never LEFT ME!" She wails stomping on the ground. The crater becomes even deeper.
"I forgot so much, I barely remember what the recordings were about, I don't know if the memories are real!" She yells "Hic I'm sorry, I'm sorry…Hic, M-Mammoorruu…" She whimpers "Mamooorrruuu…" laying on her back, exhausted.
A hand clasps her shoulder, she looks and sees Misato, he pulls the Filolial Queen up and hugs her.
"It's okay…" He says, patting her head.
"NO! It's not! I remember important things but one day I will forget them all!"
"YOU WON'T!" Misato yells, he grabs her shoulders to have Fitoria face him. "You lived for so many years… And yet before the recordings, you may have forgotten his name, but you still remembered Mamoru's voice, the warmth of his hand touching your head. There are some things that people can never forget within their hearts…" In the anime Fitoria still remembered Mamoru.
"No one is perfect… If there were perfect people, then the waves would have been defeated a long time ago… It's okay to make mistakes because then you would learn how to be better"
"But… There is no way to know how to defeat the Ruler of th-
"The videos might be broken up but there are still some left, the first video was complete, remember?" Misato interrupts.
Fitoria sniffs and nods.
"And even if they were gone for good, we will find a way," Misato says, interrupting Fitoria. "There will always be a way… You still remembered that Forrest came from another world, what he left behind and when to summon me."
"You have remembered to protect this weapon, so everything's not lost, we can still defeat the Ruler of the Waves," Misato says with a smile.
Fitoria nods, sniffing.
Misato wipes away her tears with his hand "You must have held these feelings inside for a long time, haven't you?"
Fitoria stares but then slowly nods.
"Well then… Let it out... Let all the tears come out because… you're not alone, I'm right here, so let it all out" Misato says pulling her closer to him.
Fitoria's eyes widened, a blurry memory appears in her mind.
It's a memory of a younger Fitoria struggling not to cry, only until Forrest appeared and picked her up into a hug. "It's okay, I am here... Let it all out" He whispers
"Gweh" She turns and sees the Filolials appear around the crater, slowly walking up to their Queen. The red and black feathered baby Filolial appears, hopping on Fitoria's shoulder, nuzzling itself against her. The Filolials cover Misato and Fitoria with their warmth, comforting her, as a way of saying 'they are here too'.
Fitoria slowly leans her head against Misato's chest, hugging him back, then she cries, releasing all of the sorrow, grief, sadness, and guilt she felt for centuries.
Author Notes:
And that's it for Chapter 5, Memories, got some background for Misato Morgan, some of the discoveries of the Previous Gun Hero. Then Fitoria's anguish and guilt for what has happened in the past. A side that no one has ever seen of Fitoria.
I intend to do my best with all canon characters and the changes that Misato will cause.
Speaking of which, I do have a question for you readers, what do you think of my portrayal of Fitoria so far? As she is the only canon character that Misato has interacted with and talked to. I am trying my best to write her and be in character but also have some differences from the canon because of Misato's presence and actions, especially in this chapter. So do give me some feedback.
Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day!
On Remastered, considering Fitoria's abilities ;)
It wouldn't make sense for her not to have a copy of the files that were undamaged, so I made it a bit more logical, or at least I hope it is.