Years Ago
Lilac is being taken to see the village medium Yerod, by her parents, who have grown concerned about some recent things they have seen. They walk up to his hut together, with Lilac
Lilac’s Dad: We’re finally going to see what’s wrong with you, you’ve not been acting yourself
Lilac: I told you, I’m fine!!
Lilac’s Dad: We’ll see
Lilac’s Mom knocks on the door, and Yerod answers the door, opening his hut door
Yerod: Ah, you again
Lilac’s Mom: Yes, it’s us
Yerod: Here to check for any unnatural energies inside of Lilac?
Lilac’s Dad: Precisely
Lilac: I’m fine!
Lilac’s Mom: We’re going to see
Lilac is brought into the hut with her parents. On the floor, is a summoning circle of some kind, where Yerod practices his own strange magics
Yerod: Lilac, stand in the circle, I will reveal the truth to you
Lilac: Ok, if this will get everyone to see I’m fine
Lilac sits in the circle as Yerod begins working his magics
Yerod: Oh, I see something
Lilac: Wait what?
Lilac’s Dad: Well go on?
Yerod finishes his magics as the other spirit inside of Lilac is revealed. The spirit appears outside of her body, a warrior surrounded by purple, with whips of purple energy
Lilac: Who??
Yerod: So spirit, what are-
Lilac’s Dad: GET OUT OF MY DAUGHTER
Yerod: Fair enough
Acantha: Rude, I didn’t even get to say my name yet
Lilac’s Dad: I DON’T CARE WHAT YOUR NAME IS, GET OUT OF HER NOW
Lilac’s Mom: Sweetie calm down
Yerod: This is going horribly, spirit what is your name?
Acantha: My name is Acantha, I’m the spirit of a warrior who died in battle, I decided to hitch a ride back to the world of the living in this girl here just recently, hope you don’t mind
Lilac: Uhm what?
Lilac’s Dad: Why her!!
Acantha: There was enough room in there
Yerod: I see
Acantha: Ya know I was hoping there was something I could do while here
Yerod: Oh?
Lilac’s Dad: Ok, and you want to use my daughter to do so?
Acantha: I was hoping she would be the first member
Yerod: First member?
Lilac: I’m confused, what do you mean?
Acantha: Girl, your name is Lilac right?
Lilac: Yes?
Acantha: How would you feel if this was destiny?
Lilac’s Mom: Don’t give her si-
Lilac: Go on
Acantha: Your entire life you longed for a greater purpose, a sense of adventure that a simple life couldn’t give you. Do you want to grow up into a life you feel doesn’t feel fulfilling or exciting? Do you think you want to defend those who are unable too or too afraid too? Do you think that you were born to help people?
Lilac’s Dad: Don’t you d-
Lilac: I was always told that I should do things that will help others, some people say that helping is a talent I might have been born to do
Lilac’s Mom: I said that!!
Acantha: Well Lilac, I think I have an idea for you, a pitch if you will. We can find all the strongest warriors we can, and lead them in defense of evils that might arise. This world is full of people who are evil but also full of those who commit just acts and want to feel like they belong. You can help them, with my assistance of course.
Lilac: I think I see what you’re saying…
Lilac’s Dad: I do too, I don’t want my daughter running around with a bunch of strangers fighting monsters and evil sorcerers
Lilac: I’m not with strangers if you and mom come with us
Lilac’s Mom: Lilac dear you cannot actually be considering this
Acantha: I invite all three of you to come along with me and Lilac, this is the start of something special
Yerod: Wait me too?
Lilac: Is there a problem
Lilac’s Mom: Yes, there is!!
Lilac’s Dad: Lilac stop this nonsense, you’re going down a path we can’t tread
Lilac: Why can’t you come with us?
Lilac’s Mom: You can’t fight and you have no training
Acantha: If only she had a mighty warrior by her side who could teach her how?
Lilac: Acantha can show us, we can go together into any fight
Lilac’s Dad: You’re breaking our heart Lilac
Lilac: Why, why don’t you want to do the right thing?
Lilac’s parents leave the hut in a crying mess, afraid of their own daughter due to this development
Yerod: Is your offer still on the table?
Acantha: You’re coming with us?
Yerod: Lilac needs more than just you guiding her in her life, we can help her walk this path together
Acantha: I respect that, welcome to the team old dude
Lilac: His name is Yerod
Yerod: Speaking of names, what are we calling ourselves
Acantha: I’ve got the perfect name, how about…The Century Corps.
That day, Lilac had a new obligation to her home, bringing together the strongest warriors she could find, to defend everyone she could, it’s the right thing to do afterall.
The Present Day
Lilac is sitting on the balcony of the “Century Corps” base with Acantha and Yerod around her, she is looking down at the camp the Expeditionary Force set up.
Acantha: Yup, that was my organization
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Yerod: Yeah why did you suggest the same name for our group as your old group
Acantha: Splinter group
Yerod: Ah gotcha
Lilac: Acantha, why did you never tell me about the OTHER Century Corps
Acantha: I figured you’d never need to know and thus I never explained it, no need for me to talk about the ancient past
Lilac: It sounds like it happened not too long ago
Acantha: Well, you were never going to encounter them, they shouldn’t even be here?
Lilac: What do you mean?
Acantha: That organization is mostly localized to the east coast of North America, with the occasional trip across the country or to a mysterious island or to another dimension
Lilac: Another dimension?
Acantha: Story for another time
Lilac: Maybe whoever took over after you died changed stuff
Acantha: Xen wouldn’t change that much
Lilac: Maybe someone else took over?
Acantha: Who would even do that?
Lilac: I don’t know, it was your organization!!
Acantha: Ok, so what if I had a few secrets, what’s the big deal
Lilac: The big deal is that it feels like my entire life has been a LIE
Yerod: Hey for the record I also didn’t know
Acantha: Also why didn’t Centus say anything when they saw me? And wait why are they even in the guild, they helped me in my evil scheme that actually wasn’t my scheme?
Lilac: Oh my god, you just, you’re just infuriating right now
Yerod: Once again, I had no idea about her secret life
Lilac: Maybe you should vet the mysterious spirits more!!
Lilac leaves the balcony in anger, leaving Acantha just floating there with Yerod
Yerod: Pretty messed up of you to keep all that from us
Acantha: Listen, I couldn’t risk Lilac becoming disillusioned with the mission early on, I was going to tell her, eventually
Yerod: Really?
Acantha: Yes, and it was important she didn’t know at the start
Yerod: How, she never should have encountered them like you said? And EVEN if that was the case, you should still tell her anyway.
Acantha: Well I didn’t so you just have to be okay with that!!
Yerod: Whatever, we’ll talk more later
Acantha disappears from the balcony as Lilac leaves the building to go into the camp outside seeing some members of her group in the camp
Hoard: Ok, so your name is Nest, and birds, they live in your hair, and that’s why, you are called Nest?
Nest: Yeah that’s about the gist of it
Hoard: Ok, that’s weird
Nest: Your name is Hoard, and dragons put stuff in your hair, that’s why you are called Hoard
Hoard: Yes and that’s perfectly normal
Nest: Do you see the problem here?
Hoard: No, I don’t
Nest: Okay then
Larkin: Me personally my name is Larkin, and my hair regenerates onto me, that’s why I’m called Larkin
Hoard: That’s not why
Larkin: Hey how do you know
Hoard: Some loser probably named you Larkin
Larkin: …That’s not actually far from the truth
Mygin: Larkin, were you perhaps created by Department X
Larkin: HOW DID YOU GET THAT
Mygin: But I’m right, aren’t I?
Larkin: Yeah but you live in nowhere valley, how the fuck could you possibly know what Department X is!!
Mygin: I’m well studied
Larkin: Ok well in that case how come you didn’t know about the Century Corps
Mygin: Well I moved to the valley before your exploits so that probably explains that
Uruo: I rarely say this but this has been fun
Hadane: I agree, it’s good to be among like minded company
Boone: I just want to shoot bullet after bullet into the Buzzard
Oseci: I get the feeling
Boone: What do you know about vengeance?
Oseci: That I want it
Boone: That’s enough for me to know who you are
Lilac sat down in a chair, right next to Centus
Lilac: Hello…Centus?
Centus: That is my name
Lilac: So, are you so old that nothing phases you anymore?
Centus: Well not exactly, but I wasn’t exactly surprised to see Acantha’s spirit in your body, in my brief experience with her, I knew her to be conniving and conceited
Lilac: Ah, that might track
Centus: She is an incredibly smart woman
Lilac: Well she also mentioned you helped her in her fight
Centus: She was going to free my people from their prison, there were Centennials trapped under that city, so I did what I had too. In the end the freeing of my people helped in the long run, as a good portion of them just wanted freedom, not war
Lilac: Sounds like heavy stuff
Centus: Indeed it was, I’ve found my peace with it, I hope you can find your own peace
Lilac: I suppose I could
Lilac moves to stand up as the people around her turn towards her
Centus: They still look to you for direction, you still have to lead
Lilac: Ok
Lilac towards the various people in her group
Lilac: We have a new mission now, defeating hollows and retrieving the shard of the dark mirror is our priority, uncovering this mess will help the people in our valley and could lead to the defeat of The Buzzard
Oseci: You got it boss
Aiden: So how do we start?
Mygin: Teamwork, it makes the dream work
Uruo: Let us do so
Hoard: I’ll get my dragon friends to help out!
Lilac: Alright
Suddenly, one of the scouts comes through the trees, with news about an important sighting
Kmeiou: Hey Lilac! Those hollows you were talking about are not too far from here
Lilac: Oh great, everyone, battle stations
Centus: Let’s get ready for combat as well
Begin mission: Hollow Sentiment
Select your party members and unit reserve
Lilac: Alright, the hollows are nearby, fending them off from our base is critical as we need a safe perimeter so we can prepare for longer quests, are we ready to go?
Lilac’s question rings out across the people going with her and hearing nothing but a resounding yes, their movement begins
Begin traversing the Hollow Clearing
When you are 15% through the clearing, the first hollows appear
Uruo: We should take care of this easily
Sypka: If more hollows appear, we can assist on other parts of the battlefield
Centus: Let’s focus on the battles ahead of us first
Fight against the hollows
When you win, continue progressing through the clearing,
When you are 45% through the clearing
Boone: How many people does he kill for him to have an army this large?
Mygin: Perhaps it’s stockpiled, he collects hollows over time for him to have a massive force to unleash in battles where he needs the extra firepower?
Boone: So building an army of hollows through the power of misery, that’s sick and twisted
Uvkais: The hollows you fight have had their minds lost to a force of darkness, my faces of enmity see their strife
Continue down the clearing
When you are 70% through the clearing
Nest: My falcon is perking up here
Oiyrr: This valley has a strong soul energy presence
Oseci: Indeed it does, the Soul Tree resides at the very center of this valley, providing the soul energy for the entire valley, although no one has actually been to the soul tree in quite some time.
Nest: Oh really, why is that?
Oseci: This jerk warlord, I’m sure we’ll run into his goons at some point
Nest: Thanks for being cryptic buddy
Continue down the clearing
When you are complete the clearing, a large group of Hollows appear
Boone: More fodder
Aiden: Have targets on the mind? I’m your guy
Boone: Stay to my back, and just support me in my shooting
Ba-Bayost: Oh support me too
Aiden: I’ve got you
Yoni: I’ve got your back as well
Fight against the Hollows
When you win, the hollows seemingly disappear
Oiyrr: Looks like that was just a small contingent
Larkin: Well I doubt we’ll encounter anymore interference
Suddenly, a small whirring noise can be heard as some armored mercenaries with jet packs arrive
Oseci: Hey it’s the mercenaries the warlord hired
Uruo: He can’t be serious about hunting the Century Corps?
Larkin: These guys look familiar, can’t put my finger on why…
Sinners Sextant Member: Hey when did the “Century Corps” here get so big
Larkin: I got it, Sinners Sextant!!
Mygin: Nice eye
Larkin: Thank you
Sinners Sextant Member: You remembered the name of our group?
Larkin: Of course I would, we had that huge fight outside the portal
Mygin: What?
Sinners Sextant Member: Wait crap is this the real group?
Yoni: Oh yeah it is
Fight against The Sinners Sextant
When you win, they fly away panicked
Oseci: The warlord here, his name is Rahihi, hired them to “hunt” us down
Yoni: Taking any job for money, that’s how Ayev is
Oseci: Ayev?
Centus: Their leader
Lilac: Well whatever the reason is, they’re after us and going to make our job harder
Nest: Well, it’s nothing we can’t overcome
Suddenly, another mercenary floats down, but this one looks like to have a higher status
Kiki: It looks like the others couldn’t handle these pretender Century Corps
Lilac: Hey, we are NOT pretenders
Larkin: Yeah they’re just as Century Corps as the rest of us
Kiki: I now see why they had such trouble, so the real deal is here now?
Oiyrr: Hey did you find a dark mirror shard, because if you did that would be helpful to know?
Kiki: What, I didn’t find any mirror shards
Oiyrr: That’s too bad
Kiki: Ok just get ready to get your ass kicked
Lilac: Alright everybody square up she looks tougher than the rest of them
Begin Boss Tutorial
When the tutorial is complete, Kiki gets up and ready again
Kiki: Ok, so you have smooth moves, I can handle myself against your group
Yoni: Hey aren’t you human? What are you doing in a group that hates humans?
Kiki: Uh, we hate the Century Corps? That’s why we're here
Yoni: Oh, I see how it is
Kiki: Ok, now, I’m going to attack
Yoni: Why?
Kiki: BECAUSE I DON’T LIKE YOU
Fight against Kiki
When she is at 75%
Nest: I didn’t think it would be this easy?
Kiki: It’s not easy!!
Nest: I don’t know, it’s pretty easy to me
Yoni: Oh me too, maybe taking on a large group by yourself is a bad idea?
Kiki: Fine, you want to play that game, get back in here people
Several members of Sinners Sextant show up to assist Kiki
Continue fighting against her
When she is at 50%
Nest: Good effort so far
Yoni: I like you uh, what’s your name?
Kiki: I’m not telling you that, I don’t like you
Yoni: Ok, you are Geraldine now
Kiki: What, no? Don’t call me that
Yoni: Sure thing Geraldine
Continue fighting against Kiki
When she is at 25%
Yoni: You don’t seem like much of a talker
Kiki: Yeah, because I DON’T LIKE YOU
Centus: That’s a shame
Kiki: I’m pretty sure you killed my co-worker
Larkin: Oh you used to work for Lame People Inc.
Kiki: Huh?
Mygin: He means Department X
Kiki: Hey we were NOT Lame People Inc.
Larkin: Oh you sure were
Uruo: How chatty are the people you fight just say how so I know?
Larkin: Depends on how arrogant they are
Continue fighting against Kiki
When you win, she falls to the grown defeated
Kiki: Grah I hate this infernal organization
Hadane: Maybe don’t work for the obviously evil secret organizations?
Kiki: Don’t you tell me to change my ways or whatever
Kiki flies away off the ground before she can be captured or further annoyed
Oiyrr: She seems nice
Aiden: I agree
Lilac: Well, I think we did all we could here, we should probably plan for more in depth operations when we get back to base
Olivia: Sounds like a plan
Centus: Yeah I’m down for that
The Century Corps decided to head back to their base, to discuss how they were going to further conduct the search for the Dark Mirror shard.
End mission: Hollow Sentiment