A long time ago… I had a very odd dream…

*CLASH!*

*CLANG!*

Two Titans.

One Mechanical… and the other Biological…

The two of them Wielding Swords… Clashing a Blade of Metal and Light Together over and over… They Fought for seemingly ages, standing above an endless sea…

*CLANG!*

Light Struck Metal.

*CLASH!*

Metal Struck Light.

When I saw this dream… I wondered to myself…

"Why?... Why are the two of you fighting like this?... The only titans in this world… why can't you simply live in peace?..."

But my questions fell on deaf ears…

*CRASHING!*

With a powerful blow, the Biological Titan Severed the Metal Titan's Right Arm… causing it to fall into the endless sea below… but wielding her Sword in one hand… the Metal titan continued the battle… Clashing once again… until the two finally delivered their final and fatal blows…

*CLA-CLANG!!!*

The metal struck the bio in the side, while the bio struck the metal's right shoulder…

The two stood still… both dead… eachother's killers…

Watching the two die… 
I could do nothing but cry…

The Dream Continued On… Beings of Flesh and Metal born from the Biological and Mechanical Titans… just like their Creators began to battle… Locked in seemingly endless Combat just like the massive beings they stood on…

A World of Endless Battle… 

A World of Endless Fight…

A World of Endless Struggle…

A World of Endless Death…

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I Wish I Had Power…

Power To Protect Those Close To Me…

Power To End A Titanic Battle Like That Dream…

To End a Battle… To End a Fight…
To Stop A Conflict Before It Even Begins…

That Is The Power I Wish For…

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*BbBbLlLlLoOoOpPpP*

A boy's eyes are seen opening, his hair oddly defying gravity as he laid ontop of what looked to be a metal crate with his hands behind his head in the odd dark blue void… dim lights shifting and shinning down from above… the boy was seemingly at peace in the tranquil environment… an odd sparkle was then seen in the distance, quickly grabbing the boy's attention as he sat up from the Metal Box and quickly began floating, as some bubbles flowed out of the box's cracks.

The boy then smiled as he grabbed the handle of the odd sword on his back with one hand, before grabbing the lip of the box he was floating over with the other. Planting his feet on the box, the boy launched himself forwards, quickly flying through the Blue Abyss, landing and jumping off of different masses of metal junk, before he finally made it over to an odd shining box. The smile on the boy's face grew even larger as he quickly reached behind his back and pulled out an odd Handle. Slapping the handle ontop of the shining box, what looked to be nails on the side of the handle quickly drilled in, quickly securing the handle to the box.

The boy then quickly jumped off the box quickly flying high up where he found a hook dangling down from above. Grabbing the hook, the boy quickly began swimming back down, before connecting said hook to the handle, then with a few tugs the boy smiled before he began swimming back up once again. The boy continued going farther and farther up towards the light… until…

*SPLASH!*

"I FOUND A GOOD ONE!"

"WHAA!?"

"WHAT THE HELL!?"

"AAHH!!"

The boy suddenly came out of the head first out of the water, having his hand into the air as he yelled up at a ship, easily shocking the crew as he suddenly appeared. The boy quickly swam towards a ladder and hopped up it. Landing on the boat and with a gigantic smile on his face as his form was revealed.

The boy stood with his fists on his hips as he faced the still extremely shocked crew sitting around a crate with a mass of cards in their hands and ontop of said crate… only to become confused himself, tilting his head while still keeping his smile. 

Boy: "What's with the faces you guys? You look like you've seen a ghost or something."

Crew Mate 1: "Y-Y-You're Alive!?"

Boy: "Eh?"

One of the crew men spoke up in a mass of shock as the boy tilted his head to the other side, his smile fading for an even more confused expression.

Crew Mate 2: "Y-You we're under there for over an Hour! We thought you drowned!"

Boy: "What? Me? Down? Heh! You guys are crazy!"

The boy said quickly regaining his smile before he began walking towards the crew members who recoiled in shock at his approach.

Boy: "Now what're you waiting for? I got one hellova haul! Time to bring up the loot!"

The boy said walking up to the crew mates before point towards the other side of the boat, revealing 5 different Crank Levers connected to a large crane… but the crew mates just sat there staring at the boy in shock as he glared at them, leaning forwards with his fists on his hips.

"Oi. You heard the boy."

A deep rough, tough and Irish voice suddenly spoke up, causing the crew to flinch in fear as the boy stood up straight and turned around with a smug look, causing all the other ship mates to quickly jump to their feet, legs straight in fear as a new figure stood before them.

Buff Man: "When Y/n said he's got some Loot, then you idiots better get to Bringing em up! GOT IT!?"

Crew Mates: "Y-YES SIR MR. RUMOND SIR!"

The ship mates said before then quickly rushed off to the crane cranks and began working them with a mass of speed, fear obvious in their movements. The boy, now known as Y/n, held his smug smile before quickly growing an annoyed face.

Y/n: "Tch! Geez! These guy see someone someone go under the Cloud Sea for a hour, and suddenly they get all pushy foot, and they're supposed to be a band of "rough and tumble salvagers". Push! My ass!"

Y/n said mockingly as doing a little mocking dance as he did before finishing by putting his fists on his hips. The buff mass of a man known as Rumond then walked over and slapped Y/n on the back, quickly making the man recoil in a mass of pain as the giant man laughed loudly.

Rumond: "Well, I wouldn't judge em that harshly! Anyone get freaked out after seeing that odd skill of yours! Hell even I jumped out of my boots! PHAHAHAHAAA!"

Rumond laughed as Y/n slowly got back on his feet, rubbing his back a bit. Rumond then turned around, walking over to the edge of the ship, only to reveal a massive horizon of pure white cloudy ocean, as their ship, an odd rusty bucket of a vessel, sat on the back of an oddly giant animal that the metal had been fused with… but despite the odd metal in it's body, the giant animal didn't seem to be negatively effected at all.

Rumond: "So. How much Loot did ya snatch this time?"

Y/n: "Eh. A little more than usual. About 9 Shiny Boxes."

Rumond: "9!? You were able to fill almost every crane hook with Two Boxes?"

Y/n: "The Trick's Hooking too boxes with one handle."

Rumond: "*Sigh* And lose half of the handles stability?"

Y/n: "Hey! Ima high risk high reward kinda guy! I hopped on this bucket-a-bolts after all."

Y/n said as he kicked one of the rusted metal plating making up the ship, causing it to creak… when suddenly, the entire ship began to rumble and shake, causing the boy to fall on his ass in shock, while Rumond didn't seem phased at all, only confused at the shaking… but once the shaking stopped, Y/n began panicking.

Y/n: "AAAHHH!!! I'm so sorry MoMora! I didn't me to call you a bucket-a-bolts! You're a fine ship! A good titan too!"

Rumond: "Calm down boy. This ain't MoMora's fault."

Y/n was seen hugging the ground of the Boat/Titan known as MoMora… only to suddenly sit up and look at the giant man in confusion.

Y/n: "Eh? But haven't the Titans been Y'know, dyin out lately?"

Rumond: "Yeah. But it'll take one hellova long time for MoMora to kick the bucket. Nah… that's shaking ain't from her… it's from somethin else."

Hearing this confused Y/n even more as an odd silence filled the boat… until…

*SLAM!*

Crew Mate 1: "WO-WOAH!!!"

Crew Mate 2: "OUTTA THE WAY! GET OUT THE WAY!"

Crew Mate 3: "IT'S COMING!"

Suddenly, 3 of the 4 crew mates that ran off to crank the crane came running back onto the ship's deck, 1 and 2 running onto the deck while 3 held the door closed with his body.

Rumond: "OI! WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON OVER THERE!"

Crew Mate 1: "Th-The Loot! Sir the Loot!"

Rumond: "What about the loot!?"

Crew Mate 2: "A Monster! THERE WAS A BIG MONSTER INSIDE ONE OF THE BOXES!"

The crew mate yelled in panic, before everyone quickly turned to Y/n, who stood there nervously scratching the back of his head.

Y/n: "Oh… that must have been Really Big Box I hooked… hehehe… Sorry…"

*CLA-CLA-CLA-CLANG!*

*SSSLLLAAAMMM!!!*

Crew Mates 3, 4 & 5: "WHAHAHAAA!!!"

"CHIRIRIRIRIIIII!!!"

Suddenly a mass of dents were punched into the metal door, before it was sent flying open, causing Crew Mates 3, 4 and 5 to go flying off the boat and into the cloud sea… only to reveal an odd monster that walked onto the deck, roaring loudly.

The monster flung it's blade like claws around like crazy as it roared, Crew Mate 1 & 2 hiding behind Rumond as he stood unfazed by the creature's appearance… Y/n on the other hand…

Y/n: "WWWOOOAAAHHH!!!"

The tense music was quickly cut off as Y/n's eyes shot open revealing shining stars.

Y/n: "A Shogunnet Krabstor! Aw man! Those guys are super rare! They have super hard Shells, and sharpen their Caws on Bones to hack and slash their Prey to pieces! SO COOL! I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE!"

This reaction causing Rumond, the other Ship mates… and 3ven the Krabstor to look at Y/n in confusion… the boy then noticed the awkward silence and looked around in confusion.

Y/n: "... What?"

Rumond: "Heh, so you like monsters, do ya kid?"

Y/n: "Oh yeah! Besides. I hear Shogunnet Krabstor Meat is a Delicious Delicacy only few people get to taste and it's Shell Makes for Great Armor! WE COULD SELL THAT BABY FOR SOME BIG BUCKS!"

Y/n said, the stars in his eyes quickly turning to dollar signs, before Rumond snapped him out of his odd daze by putting his hand on the boy's shoulder.

Rumond: "Well, rules on my ship. You catch it, You kill it, You Keep It."

Rumond said before pushing the boy forwards to face the Krabstor, making him stumble a bit. But Y/n quickly regained his footing before he smiled, grabbing the handle of the sword off his back and getting ready to fight.

Y/n: "ALRIGHT! READY OR NOT! YOU'RE DONE!"

With the Cutscene ending the Boss Battle with the Level 1 Shogunnet Krabstor had quickly begun.

The Krabstor wasted no time, quickly rushing at Y/n as soon as the battle started, raising it's Razor Sharp claw it slashed at the Red Haired Boy, but Y/n easily blocked with his sword, deflecting the razor sharp claw away before he attacked, but instead of slashing with his blade, he gripped the weapon backwards before punching the the Krabstor with all his might, sending the Monster stumbling back a bit.

Y/n: "Ya Like that? THEN HOW BOUT THIS!"

*SLA-CLANG!*

Reeling back his sword, Y/n quickly went to slash at the Krabstor's head, only for his blade to bounce off the monster's hard shell.

Y/n: "WHA!? Aw crap! The Krabstor's Shell's as hard as Armor. I guess you could say, my sword isn't Cut Out For This! Heheh! Get i-"

*SLASHING!*

Y/n: "WOAH!"

As Y/n made the horrible joke, the Krabstor quickly retaliated, slashing it's blade like claws at the boy's head, but the red head dodged, jumping back away from the Crustacean.

Rumond: "If you wanna get past that shell then you've gotta use an Art!"

Rumond suddenly spoke up, quickly grabbing Y/n's attention as he turned towards the buff man.

Y/n: "An Art?"

Rumond: "Aw com'on you mean you got yourself a sword and you don't know what Arts are? Y'know, Skills, Forms, Styles, Techniques! No self-respecting swordsman fights without knowing an Art or two!"

Y/n: "Oh! Arts! Hehe, sorry… I just call them something different…"

Rumond: "Whatever you call em, you gonna need one if you wanna beat that Krabstor. Slam it with an Art and you'll start doin' some real damage."

Rumond yelled to Y/n, causing the boy to nod before he faced the Krabstor once again.

Y/n thoughts: "Alright… Arts… I've never even heard of that before! AGH! Alright… it can't be that hard! Just make something up! That should work!"

Y/n said to himself as he rushed at the Krabstor, the Crustacean tried to slash at Y/n with it's twin claw blades, but the boy easily evaded the attacks before hopping over the Krabstor's Head, landing behind it's back. The monster tried to turn, but Y/n ran around faster than it could turn, ending up on the Monster's left side.

Y/n thoughts: "Here goes nothing! MADE UP ART! GO!"

Y/n: "TAKE THIS!... Umm…"

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"SHELL SLASH!"

🔺️*GLASHING!*🔺️

Reeling back his blade below his left side, Y/n struck the Krabstor with an uppercut slash, easily slashing through the Krabstor's armor and hacking at the beast, causing it to cry out in pain.

Rumond: "Haha! There ya go kid! Keep it up!"

Y/n thoughts: "HOLY SHIT THAT WORKED!? I just yelled out the first thing that came to mind…"

Well now, Shell Slash has become your First Art.

《🔺️Shell Slash🔺️》
[Slash with the sharpness of a Krabstor's Shell!]
[Gain Armor Pierce For Short Time When Attacking Enemy From the Side]

Y/n thoughts: "Woah! I have Armor Pierce Now!?"

Yes, so start slashing that Crab!

Y/n: "Alright!"

Y/n roared with a smile before he quickly began attacking the Krabstor, Hacking and Slashing at the Crustacean, his blade easily dealing damage through the Krabstor's shell… when suddenly… the Boy grew an annoyed expression.

Y/n: "Ugh! This is taking way too long!"

It's a Tutorial Boss Fight… and tutorials in this game suck ass, so it has a lot of HP.

Y/n: "Screw That! I'M TAKING THIS THING DOWN NOW!"

Quickly throwing his sword into the air, Y/n rushed at the Krabstor, dodging it's rapid slashes before he jumped ontop of the Level 1 Boss, then using all of his leg strength, the boy jumped high into the air, Grabbing his sword as it fell back down.

Y/n: "TAKE THIS!"

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"CRASH STAB!!"

🔺️*GGLLAASSHHIINNGG!!*🔺️

Krabstor: "CCCRRIRIRIRIRRRR-"

*THUD!*

Quickly falling down, Y/n stabbed his sword into the Krabstor's Skull, splitting it brain in half and instantly draining it's HP to Zero.

《🔺️Crash Stab🔺️》
[Stab an Enemy where it Hurts with Style!]
[Gain A Guaranteed Crit When Extremely Close to an Enemy]

Y/n gripped his sword in both hands, taking a few steps back before he ripped the blade out of the monster's skull, struggling to do so at first, and almost falling onto his ass after the blade came out. Rubbing the back of his head, Y/n turned towards the crew mates with a smile, only to reveal the other Ship Mates watching him in awe and amazement while Rumond gave a thumbs up. Y/n's eyes widened a bit, before he smiled once again and chuckled a bit.

《Timeskip》

Rumond: "C'mon! Put your backs into it! I won't have my ship be run by a buncha weaklings!"

Crew Mates: "YES SIR!"

Rumond: "QUIT YOUR YAPPIN AND GET TO STUFFIN!"

The Sun had set over the cloud seats horizon… as it did, the MoMora Titan Salvager Ship was seen slowly sailing, as the crew scurried around the boat, getting all their salvaged loot together after the different Boxes Y/n had obtained had been opened up… speaking of Y/n. The boy was seen laying on top of the Ship, staring up at the slowly darkening sky with his arms behind his head. The shining golden chest he had obtained from below the cloud sea sitting by his side.

Y/n: ".... Hmm… Maybe… Maybe I've got it now…"

"Got what now?"

Y/n: "WHAAHAH!?"

Y/n spoke to himself, thinking, only for that thought process to quickly be broken when a familiar voice spoke up, causing the red haired boy to jump, before he turned, only to see Rumond standing there.

Y/n: "Geez! You scared the Crap outta me old man!"

Rumond: "Hehehe! Sorry bout that! I tend to have that effect on people."

Rumond said with a smile, as Y/n sat up, crossing his legs, laying his elbow on one of his knees and holding his head in his hand.

Rumond: "So, what were you on about just now? Call me nosey, but I'm curious."

Y/n: "And why's that?"

Rumond: "I have reason to believe that a kid who can hold his breath for over an Hour under the Cloud Sea Leads an interesting life."

Y/n: "Hmph, can't blame you there. I am a pretty interesting guy!"

Y/n said with a smug smirk, causing Rumond to laugh.

Rumond: "Don't get cocky, kid."

Y/n: "Hmph… well if you really wanna know… I was wondering… if I have the Aptitude to become a Driver now."

Rumond: "A Driver?"

Y/n: "Yeah, you know Drivers, right? The guys and gals who Resonate with and awaken those Living Weapons from Core Crystals called Blades."

Rumond: "I know what a Driver is! Even babies know what Drivers and Blades are!"

Y/n: "Well, I wanna become one!... A long time ago, I tried resonating with a Core Crystal… but I didn't have the Aptitude for it… I almost died, and my whole body was numb for about a week! But! I've been training super hard… And now, I think I've finally gained the Aptitude For It! The Next Core Crystal I find, I'm gonna Resonate with it, get a really rare and unique blade, And become the world's Strongest Driver!"

Y/n said with a mass of excitement, causing Rumond to chuckle a bit.

Rumond: "That's one hellova big dream you've got there."

Y/n: "You know it!"

Rumond: "Only one problem with it though… You can't gain Aptitude."

Y/n: "Huh?"

Rumond: "Listen Kid. People are either born with or without the Aptitude to become a Driver, that's how things work. Nobody has ever failed to awaken a Blade, LIVED, and then Succeeded a Second Time."

Y/n: "Heh! Then I'll just have to become the first then!"

Rumond: "Pah… You crazy kid… You're lucky to have survived the first time. If you keep on trying you're gonna get yourself killed!"

Rumond scolded Y/n, causing the boy's smile to fade a bit as he looked down at his feet.

Y/n: "... That's honestly better than the alternative…"

Rumond: "Eh? What's that supposed to mean?"

Y/n: "... A really long time ago… I made a promise to an old friend the day we saw eachother…"

Y/n said before pointing up towards the sky, holding up two fingers.

Y/n: "I promised to her… that the next time we meet, we'll both be Drivers with Powerful Unique Blades. And when we do meet, We'll have a Proper Duel to see who will become the Strongest Driver in all of Alrest."

Y/n then dropped his hand back into his lap, a determined aura about him.

Y/n: "I will keep my end of that Promise, and that's why I have to become a Driver no matter what!... if I see her again before that… I won't be able to call myself a man…"

Rumond stared at the boy for a moment, before letting out a heavy sigh.

Rumond: "One Hellova Dream, backed by one Hellova Promise…"

Y/n: "You can say that again."

Rumond: "Welp, If there's anything I can do to help. You can just ask, kid."

Rumond said as he began walking away.

Y/n: "Hey! I thought you said it was impossible for me to Gain the Aptitude! "People are born with or without it", or something like that?"

Rumond: "Don't underestimate the power of a Dream Kid. Those bad boys can make miracles come true."

Rumond said, having his hand to Y/n as he walked off to another part of the boat, leaving the Red hair boy on his own. Y/n smiled at the large man's Words, laughing a bit himself, before he laid back down on the top of the boat, staring up at the stars as the waves of the Cloud Sea rocked the Sailing Titan Ship calmly.

Y/n thoughts: "Don't you worry Momo… I will become a Driver… I will keep my promise…"

Y/n thought to himself, lying down on the top of the ship, his arms behind his head as he closed his eyes, seemingly ready to get some sleep as everything slowly went dark…

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*Tiki-Chiki*

Suddenly, Y/n's eyes shot open, he was still lying on top of the Boat, the moon high in the sky at the dead of night… Y/n slowly sat up and looked around… only to see the deck of the ship mostly empty as it sailed through the clouds…

Y/n: "Everyone's asleep?"

The boy asked himself, as he looked around.

Y/n: "Then what made that nois-"

He began asking himself again… only to cut himself off as he turned, only to spot the Golden Chest still sitting behind him…

Y/n: "Oh… that's right… I never opened this thing…"

Y/n said to himself as he rubbed his eyes and sat up, facing the golden chest with a mass of curiosity… he then reached out towards the chest and touched the lock.

His eyes shooting open, and letting out a gasp, Y/n quickly retracted his hand away from the box, using his hands to pull himself away from it with wide eyes as he panted in a panic…

Y/n: "Wh-What the hell was that? That feeling… that voice…"

Y/n asked himself as he stared at the box with confusion, awe and fear… an odd aura radiating from it in his mind… Slowly, the boy crawled back over to the golden chest and gripped the lock again… the sounds of many voices whispering into his mind as he touched the chest… recoiling away from the chest again, Y/n then shook his head before he took a deep breath.

Y/n: "Alright… I can do this. It's just a box. Nothing scary about a box. Now, 1… 2… 3!"

Rushing forwards, Y/n grabbed the top of the chest and flung it open, before quickly jumping back onto his feet and drawing the sword from his back, expecting something to jump out… only for nothing to happen… confused and scared… Y/n approached the chest slowly… only to find something odd inside of it…

Y/n: "Eh?... The box… had a box inside of it?..."

Y/n asked himself as he sheathed his sword back on his back, and reached inside the golden chest, pulling out the odd box and examining it's form.

Y/n: "Weird… this box wood… doesn't feel like Gormott Wood at all… and this writing… I've never seen letters like these before…"

Placing the odd box down, Y/n, looked at it from all angles. Then, hesitantly, Y/n took his sword out and went with precise aim, he quickly smashed the lock with the blade. Placing the sword down at his side, Y/n kneeled down towards the box and tried to open it… only to quickly struggle, failing to lift the top off over and over again.

Y/n: "Agh! Dammit! What's with this thing!? It's almost like someone didn't want it opened! GGGRRRAAAHHH!!!"

*CLANG!*

Using all his strength, Y/n ripped open the top of the box, closing his eyes for a moment. The boy placed the box down infront of himself before opening his eyes again… only to quickly be shocked at what he saw.

Y/n: "W-Woah… what the heck…"

Y/n: "I-It's… It's some kind of… Golden Core Crystal… Why would someone lock and throw something like this away? Wait… now that I think about it… Core Crystals are blue… could there be… Some kind of One of a Kind Blade in this thing?"

Y/n said as he stared at the Golden Crystal in awe as it shined brightly in the light of the moon. The boy gulped as he stared down at it.

Y/n: "Th-This thing… I-I could sell this… For a hellova lotta money… I could buy all of Gormott if I sold this to the Ardainian Empire! But… then again…"

Y/n said, the golden aura of this odd core crystal shining in his eyes, almost hypnotic…

Y/n: "I… could use it for myself… I could try resonating with this thing! If I awaken this Crystal's Blade and become a Driver… then I'd be able to keep my promise to Momo… I'd be able to see her again…"

Y/n said to himself, a mass of conflicting feelings rampaging in his mind… The Want of Riches… The Need to keep his Promise… and the Fear of what would become of him if he didn't have the Aptitude to awaken the Blade inside of this crystal… all of these thing wrapped around, rattling and choking Y/n's mind… until, the boy closed his eyes, took a deep breath… and then grew a serious expression.

Y/n: "I don't care about money. I can get more money later… I don't care about Dying either… All that Matters is my promise. If I can't keep my promise then what kind of man am I?... This isn't just for my sake… It's for her sake too… I've made up my mind."

Y/n said as he began reaching out towards the Golden Crystal, the odd Beetle inside of it wiggled around more and more as his hand got closer and closer.

Y/n: "I promised I'd become a driver and see you again real soon! Well that promise is about to come true! Look out Momo! YOUR BEST FRIEND IS ABOUT TO BECOME A DRIVER!"

Y/n said as he quickly reached out and…

*Grip!*

Y/n: "......."

*SsSsSsHhHhHhIiIiIiNnNnNnGgGgGg!.!.!.!.!.!*

Y/n: "NGH! GGGRRRAAAHHH!!!!"

As soon as Y/n touched the Core Crystal, it began to unleash a Blinding Golden Light, shooting a bright beam of gold into the dark sky. Y/n roared in a mass of pain as he gripped the crystal in both hands, odd Green and Golden Veins appearing in his hands, squiggly crawling up his body and around his face changing his right eye from it's normal red color to an odd Golden Green Color.

Y/n: "GGRRAAAHAHAHAAA!!! KRRRPHH!!!! GGGGAAAAAHHHH!!!!"

Y/n yelled in a mass of pain, gripping the Core Crystal as tightly as he could, trying his best to stifle the pain rampaging throughout his body, easily failing…

Y/n thoughts: "N-No… d-dammit! I-It's the same as last time! N-No! This is worse… D-Dammit! Why!? I trained so much, yet I still don't have the Aptitude to awaken one Core Crystal!? COME ON!!!"

Y/n thought to himself, gritting his teeth as he didn't let go of the Crystal…

*SLAM!*

Rumond: "OI! THE HELL'S GOING ON OUT HERE!?"

Crew Mate 1: "A-Ah! S-Sir!"

Rumond: "What is i-... Oh Sweet Architect…"

Suddenly, Rumond and the rest of the crew came running out of the ship, only to be shocked as they saw Y/n ontop of their ship holding the golden core crystal as it shined brighter than a star.

Crew mate 2: "I-Is that a Core Crystal? Don't tell me he found one in that chest!"

Rumond: "... It can't be… I've seen a fair share of awakenings in my day… but none of them shined this bright… Y/N!"

Rumond suddenly yelled as he began running over to the boy in his own mass of worried panic.

Rumond: "Y/N! BOYO! YOU HAVE TO LET GO OF THAT CRYSTAL! IF YOU CAN HEAR ME IT'S NOT TOO LATE! YOU DON'T HAVE THE APTITUDE! JUST LET GO! SAVE YOURSELF!"

Y/n: "GGGGRRRR- I-I CAN'T! I-IF I DON'T AWAKEN A BLADE! IF I DON'T BECOME A DRIVER! I-I WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE HER AGAIN!"

Rumond: "WHO CARES ABOUT SOME STUPID PROMISE YOU MADE WHEN YOU WERE A KID! IF THAT FRIEND OF YOURS REALLY IS YOUR FRIEND! THEN SHE WON'T GIVE TWO SHITS IF YOU DIDN'T KEEP YOUR PROMISE! SHE'LL BE HAPPY JUST TO SEE YOU ALIVE! QUIT BEING AN IDIOT BEFORE YOU BREAK HER DAMN HEART!"

Y/n: "......."

Y/n panted, gritting his teeth as the Golden Core Crystal began to crack in the red haired boy's hands.

Y/n: "... I Can't… I made a promise and I won't break it… I can't face her until I've become a Driver! I will keep my promise to Momo!"

Y/n yelled as the Crystal began cracking even more, the legs of the Hercules Beetle creeping out from the cracks, hidden by the blinding light.

Y/n: "I want everyone to hear me when I say this! You, Momo, This Blade! Even the Architect Himself! 
I WILL KEEP MY PROMISE! 
NO MATTER WHAT! 
I'D RATHER DIE THAN BREAK IIIIITTTTT!!!!!!"

*CCCRRRAAASSSHHH!!!!*

Gripping the Core Crystal Harder than he had anything before, the Golden Crystal then shattered, Shining Golden Shards quickly flying in every direction as the Hercules Beetle was Smashed inbetween Y/n's Hands… but after a few seconds, where the world around Y/n seemed to freeze… suddenly a dim red light shined from inbetween his hands… 

Suddenly, in rapid succession, the many broken shards of the Golden Core Crystal shot forwards, impaling themselves into Y/n's body, much to everyone's shock. One after another, Y/n was stabbed over and over again by the Core Crystal Shards…

Y/n was filled with a mass of pain as memories of his past flashed in his mind…

Him, a Dirty Orphan Street Rat, and a girl the same age as him with long black hair, dressed in the fanciest clothes imaginable… the small dirty redhead sitting in the window of the fancy girl… the two of them smiling, laughing, and playing together… until finally, the girl was being walked away, as the two made their promise from afar…

Y/n: "GGGGGGGAAAAAHHHHH!!!! GGGGGRRRRRAAAAAAHHHHAAAAAHHHHH!!!!"

Y/n roared monstrously, as his entire body began shining with a bright golden light…

Rumond and his crew were easily shocked by this more than entering else, as the buff man noticed an odd red gem in the shape of a Spade shining on the underside boy's right wrist.

Rumond: "I-Impossible… I can't be… I-I've never even heard of such a thing…"

Rumondsaid in shock and confusion as Y/n's body was completely encompassed by Blinding Golden Light… until… the boy transformed… revealing an odd new being…

Rumond: "Impossible… he… wasn't turned into a Driver… But… Into A Blade?..."

"GGGGGRRRRRAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!"

Y/n let out another monstrous roar… before suddenly he gripped his head, letting out a mass of pained growls… until suddenly… Y/n was surrounded in Golden Light once again… as he had suddenly transformed back to his normal human form…

Y/n stood there for a second unmoving… until suddenly he began to fall.

*FWOO-*

*PAT!*

As he fell off the stop of the Boat, Rumond quickly ran up and caught him, keeping the boy from getting hurt. Y/n laid in Rumond's arms, his eyes barely open as the odd Spade Shaped Gem on his wrist shined dimly…

Rumond: "YOU IDIOT! DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'VE JUST DONE TO YOURSELF!? YOU SHOULD'VE JUST LET GO WHEN I SAID!"

Y/n: "... Hehe… I'm glad… I didn't listen to you…"

Y/n said in an exhausted voice, confusing Rumond, until the redhead raised his hand, and…

*SHING!*

Suddenly summoned an odd sword into his hand.

Seeing the odd sword made Rumond's eyes widen in a mass of shock.

Rumond: "Y-You…"

Y/n: "Cause I can keep my promise now… I'm finally a Driver… with a Unique Blade… and that Blade… Is… Me…"

*Thump!*

 And just like that… Y/n suddenly fell unconscious in Rumond's arms… the Captain and his Crew all staring at the odd sword… and the Crimson Core Crystal that had Embedded itself into the boy's Wrist…

《5 Year Later》

In the middle of the Endless Cloud Sea, there stood a massive Four Legged Titan. This Titan holds a whole ecosystem on it's back, with trees, animals, basically a whole world. Ever seen Torterra From Pokémon? Well take that, make it skinny, and the size of a Continent! AND BOOM! YOU'VE GOT THE TITAN OF GORMOTT!

On the back of this titan sat a town, the Captial City of the Titan No Less!

Welcome to Torigoth!

And now we find ourselves… following some new character's to THIS version of the story… but they should seem very familiar to you if you've played this game before.

"So, the plan is simple, let's go around town, ask around, and find out where these guys have Nia."

A generic- *COUGH COUGH!*

An Optimistic… Yet Very Basic Shonen Protagonist's Voice said, as he walked out onto the scene followed by two other figures… his odd form quickly revealed.

[Rex]
[He's the Protagonist!... and a really boring one at that…]
[... I don't like him… Ironic I know.]
[He's optimistic. If you don't get that now then don't worry, the game will force feed it to you atleast 17 Different Times.]

"Alright then, where should we look first?"

Another Borin- *COUGH COUGH!* Generi- *COUGH COUGH COUGH!*

A Basic Shonen Female Character spoke up as her disguised form was revealed.

[Pyra]
[The Aeigs]
[She's Pretty! But also Pretty Damn Boring.]
[I'm sorry to all the Pya Stans but I cannot think of a single Defining character trait for her other than Nice.]

Rex: "Well, merchants are usually always spewing gossip, why don't we check the Market Place first."

"A great Idea Rex-Rex! And while we're there, Tora can find part for amazing plan!"

One of my Favorite voices said, as another rather short character was revealed.

[Tora]
[One of the Best Boys in this game!]
[In my eyes, he lives up to the Great Heropon Riki!]
[Oh yeah, he's a Nopon… they're weirdo furry onion creatures that exist in this world… and I love them.]
[You won't be able to tell by looking at him, but he's the Party Member with one of the Edgiest Backstories! That is not a joke!]

Pyra: "Hmm, the Market should be just down there."

Tora: "Let's Go find Friends of Rex-Rex!"

The party said before they began making their way off to the Market Place of Torigoth. As they did, they passed by one of the many races of, Gormottis! They're cat people… Moving on. Rex, Pyra and Tora were seen going around to different shops asking their keepers about information regarding a Gormotti Woman with Silver hair and a White Tiger Blade, who had been captured by the Ardainian Empire… but sadly… they didn't get too far in their search.

As the group began walking down to the next person to talk too… Rex suddenly stopped as he heard something odd.

"EEEHHHAAAHHH!? ONLY 10 GOLD!? OH YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!"

Rex: "Huh?"

Tora: "Hmm? What's Wrong Rex-Rex?"

Pyra: "Is there something bothering you?"

Rex: "That voice… it sounds really familiar… No! I can't be!"

Rex said before he suddenly ran off in the direction of the voice, shocking Pyra and Tora.

Pyra: "R-Rex!?"

Tora: "AH! REX-REX!? WHERE YOU GOING!? WAIT FOR TORA!"

The two of them said before they quickly chased after the boring protagonist. Meanwhile with said Boring boy, he was seen rounding a corner, only to be shocked at who he saw standing not too far away.

???: "You've gotta be pulling my damn leg! All this stuff is only worth 10 Gold!"

The man said referring to a literally barrel of of metal junk…

???: "THAT STUFF ALONE WAS WORTH OVER 400! WHY'S THIS ONLY 10!?"

The man said again, pointing angrily towards a barrel full of monster parts and meat.

Nopon Merchant: "Monster Parts worth very much! But I sorry! Nanapo will not buy Barrel of Junk for anymore than 10 Gold!"

Hearing this shocked the man as he visible recoiled before jumping back angrily, smacking the top of his Junk Barrel angrily, making even more of a scene and drawing even more attention to himself.

???: "Junk? JUNK!? THIS ISN'T JUNK! THIS IS HIGH QUALITY SALVAGE! STUFF BROUGHT UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CLOUD SEA! ANCIENT CRAP THAT HASN'T SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY IN DECADES! CENTURIES EVEN! WHO KNOWS WHAT SECRETS THESE ANCIENT MATERIALS MIGHT HOLD!"

Hearing this caused the Nopon Merchant to scratch his chin with his tiny hands… before perking up.

Nanapo: "Hmm. When put it like that… Nanapo guesses he was underselling."

???: "HA! See! I was totally right! So how much is this rightfully worth?"

The man said patting the barrel with pride, holding a large smile… but there was only one problem…

Nanapo: "ONLY WORTH 20G!"

???: "...."

*GRIP!*

Nanapo:  WHAHAA!!!"

???: "YOU MONEY GRUBBING FUR BALL! I ALMOST DIED FOR THIS CRAP! AND YOU ONLY INCREASE THE PRICE BY 10 GOLD!? I SHOULD DRAG YOU TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CLOUD SEA AND SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT DOWN THERE!"

Nanapo: "30G!"

???: "STOP ONLY INCREASING IT BY 10! YA GREEDY PIECE A SHI-"

The man grabbed the Nopon by his clothes and began shaking him over and over as he yelled at the merchant angrily. As the man made a scene with the merchant, Rex watched in awe as Pyra and Tora ran up next to him.

Rex: "I can't believe it. It's really him!"

Pyra: "You know that guy?"

Rex: "Know him? He's Practically my Big Brother!"

Tora: "Big…"

Pyra: "Brother…?"

The two of them said in a mass of confusion… when suddenly the plank of wood waved and spoke up.

Rex: "HEY! Y/N!"

???: "Eh?"

The man suddenly perked up, as he stopped shaking the Nopon Merchant, revealing his Swirly Eyes as he was extremely dizzy… only for the man to perk up happily as he noticed Rex and party standing there.

???: "Well I'll be Dammed to hell and back!"

The man said as he dropped the Nopon Merchant and happily began making his way over to Rex and Party with a smile.

???: "Well! If it ain't Rexy! And it looks like you've finally got yourself some friends!"

Pyra: "Rexy?"

The man said as he walked over, confusing everyone once again as Rex began making introductions.

Rex: "Everyone, this is Y/n!"

Rex introduced, revealing Y/n's new form.

[Y/n!]
[Our Boi]
[A lot's changed in 5 Years…]
[As cool as that sword looks, forger about it.]

Rex: "He's an old friend of mine! He also taught me everything I know about being a Salvager!"

Y/n: "Like you actually picked up any lessons I put down…"

Rex: "Heheheh!"

Tora: "Hello! Friend of Rex-Rex! I am Tora! It nice to meet you!"

Pyra: "I'm Pyra. It's a pleasure."

Y/n: "Pyra?... your… name's weird."

Pyra: "Ah! Well, you're name is quite strange aswell!"

Y/n: "That may or may not be true, Pyro."

Pyra: "It's PyrA."

Y/n: "That's what I said."

Y/n said, causing Pyra to pout a bit as Rex let out a nervous laugh.

Y/n: "Anyway, Rexy! How're ya doin? What brings ya to Gormott? And how's Grampy? That old bucket of rocks."

"I'm doing just fine thank you. Although I have seen better days."

An oddly tiny yet old voice sounded, as an odd creature appeared from Rex's Empty helmet.

[Gramps]
[Tiny Baby Old Man Titan]
[This game is weird…]

Seeing this quickly shocked Y/n, as he recoiled a bit.

Y/n: "W-WOAH! G-Grampy!? Y-You're all tiny and fluffy! What happened?! You used to be a big rocky badass dragon guy!"

Gramps: "It's a long story… but I'm like this now."

Y/n: "Aw man… I guess is sucks to be honest now, huh Rexy?"

Rex: "Wha-!? Why is that the first thing you jump to!?"

Y/n: "Cause I'm a jerk!"

Y/n said with a smile, his teeth sparkling as he gave a thumbs up.

Y/n: "Back in topic. What brings ya to the Home Town Of Me? If you're planning on living here then I might be able to get you a deal on a house… maybe…"

Rex: "We're not planning on moving in at all… We're actually looking for someone."

Y/n: "Ah? A search party?"

Pyra: "Yes, We're looking for a Gormotti Driver Girl named Nia."

Rex: "She was captured by the Ardainian Army, and we're trying to find a way to rescue her."

Y/n: "Gormotti Girl? Captued by Ardainians?... OH! You mean that girl from Torna! The one with the tiger face?"

Y/n said, confusing Tora, while Pyra and Rex remember a very poorly drawn wanted poster of their friend…

Pyra: "I assure you that she doesn't look like that…"

Rex: "She also isn't with those Torna Creeps. She's our friend, and we need to help her out of whatever trouble she's in."

Hearing this causing Y/n to place his hand on his chin for a moment, humming to himself, before he chuckled and smiled.

Y/n: "Alright! I'm in! I don't really have any beef with the Ardainians, BUT! FUCK EM ANYWAYS! I might now know anything about this girl, BUT! I'm pretty strong! So, how about I help you guys break out your friend!"

Rex: "Ah! Seriously! You'll help us?"

Y/n: "Yup… I was honestly getting bored with all the Salvaging and Screaming at Nopon Idiots, SO I'M IN!"

Pyra: "He's only helping us cause he's bored…"

Tora: "Tora doesn't know how to feel about Y/n…"

Gramps: "Give him a chance you two. He may be greedy… and a bit of a brat… but he's a good kid… sometimes…"

Pyra & Tora: "That's supposed to make us feel better!?"

The two of them yelled at the tiny Titan before Pyra stepped forwards and faced Y/n.

Pyra: "I don't mean to be rude, but this is going to be a very dangerous mission. We'll probably have to fight trained Ardainian Soldiers with Blades."

Y/n: "Ah, don't worry Fire Freak, I've something of a Driver myself Y'know!"

Pyra: "Huh? You're a Driver?"

Rex: "Yup. Y/n here taught me how to fight."

Y/n & Rex: "Can't be a Salvager if you can't use Arts against Crabs."

The two of them said in synch, before Y/n perked up once again.

Y/n: "You don't need to worry about me Little Red! Cause I've got one hellova special Blade that can knock anyone down!"

Y/n said as he lifted up his hand and pointed to himself with his thumb a smile on his face… quickly revealing the odd Red Spade Shaped Gem on the underside of his wrist, causing Pyra's eyes to widen.

Pyra thoughts: "A Crimson Core Crystal? Wait is he-"

Y/n: "Anyway! Before we get this party started…"

Y/n began before he grew an extremely smug expression and leaned down towards Rex and Pyra.

Y/n: "What's you're guy's Relationship? You two wouldn't happen to be sitting in a tree? K. I. S. S. I. N. G?"

Y/n teased, quickly causing both Rex and Pyra's faces to turn red.

Pyra: "Wh-What!?"

Rex: "N-No! No! No! Y/n, Pyra's my Blade!"

Pyra: "Y-Yes! Rex is my Driver!"

Y/n: "Ah! Don't play that card on me! We all know Drivers and their Blades have very "Intimate Relations" ALL THE TIME!"

Y/n said, the innuendo quickly making Rex and Pyra's faces go even more red as they tried to dispute his claim, only for the red haired boy to laugh.

Y/n: "Hehehe! Aw man! This is gonna be a fun adventure! I know this guy who knows about literally everything that happens in town! Come on! He probably knows where your Cat Girl went! 

Rex: "R-Right!"

Pyra: "L-Lets!"

Tora: "HoHo! Tora's starting to like Y/n!"

Y/n: "LET'S GO GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE ARDAINIAN ARMY! YAHOO!!!"

Gramps: "*Sigh* Things just got a lot more stressful…"

《Y/n Has Joined The Party!》

《Slot 1》
💠Rex
🔥Pyra

《Slot 2》
🔺️Rex
♠️Rex

《Slot 3》
🐅Tora
[Empty]

[MAIN THEME!]
[PLAY!]

[TITLE CARD!]
[GO!]

[OH!]
[YEAHED!]

I might make this a thing in the future…

Also, just because…
Y/n X Morag

If nobody could tell who Momo was yet.

Also! That main theme totally won't make sense if you listen to the English Version's Lyrics!

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Ok, Good Bye!