Chapter 1: A Big Promise
Scene 1: The roar of the aircraft engine vibrated through the group.
"[Shen Kaguro, shouting over the noise] Alright, everyone! Operation Drifting Force No-0 is a go! Let's move!"
Scene change: A chaotic melee of children.
"Hey, if we keep fighting each other like this, we'll never take down those Arcanes!" one of them yelled.
"These Arcanes are tiny! We can squash them like bugs," another voice retorted.
Shen stepped in, concern etched on his face. "Guys, what are you doing? Those things might be small, but they're still dangerous!" (Emotion: Angry)
Another child scoffed, "That's our problem, not yours."
Ruke Meldives smirked. "If you're so strong, why don't you try fighting me?"
Shen's eyes flashed. "Fine, let's do this!"
THE FIGHT BEGINS!
Shen noted, "Whoa, he's fast!"
Ruke grinned, unleashing a special attack. "You're finished!"
(Movement of Ruke: Walker)
Ruke calmly moved into a punch.
"Let's see you handle this!" Shen retorted, launching his own attack.
Ruke's face paled, and he stumbled backward, surprised.
Suddenly, Kenya intervened. "Stop it! What's the matter with you guys? Are you trying to hurt each other? If I tell your mother, it won't be safe for you, Shen!"
Shen mumbled, "Sorry, please don't tell her."
Kenya relented. "Okay, let's go."
A voice from Ruke protested, "But I want to fight!"
Kenya shot him a warning look.
Kenya's posture shifted, slightly lowered, as he focused on Ruke.
Ruke's eyes widened. "What's that power I'm sensing?"
Suddenly, a distorted, high-pitched sound filled the air.
Shen's eyes widened. "Is that... the sound...?"
DOWN on Earth: Arcane magic exploded in destructive blasts.
Shen cried out, "No! My family! My friends!"
His eyes began to glow with an eerie blue light as he started to move forward.
Eliz cried, "Shen, don't! You can't go there!"
Shen choked out, "My mom, dad, grandpa, grandma... they're all at my house!"
Shen's brain seemed to freeze, and he began running aimlessly.
Kenya sprinted after him. "Shen, look! That void—"
Shen stared at the wreckage of his house, devastated.
Suddenly, a wave of energy slammed into Shen's back, knocking him unconscious.
Shen muttered, "Oh no, Rin..."
Rin, fading with a smile, "Goodbye, my brother..."
AFTER A FEW HOURS
A helicopter descended into the ravaged city, followed by fighter cars.
"Ah! What destruction!"
"No one's alive... I think they're all dead. Wait, look! There are some people!"
"They're just children!"
"Captain! Captain!"
"What is it?"
"There are survivors... children!"
"MMM!"
The survivors were brought to a secure village, where a driver named Rinkar was awaited.
"Hey, open the gate, they're coming!"
The vehicles entered, and the gate sealed shut behind them.
Kenya breathed, "This place is heavily guarded. No one's getting in here."
Eliz murmured, "I think they're using this village as a base."
Ruke nodded. "Yeah, you're right. It's a base."
Kenya turned to Ruke, surprised. "You were there during the raid, right? I thought you were dead."
Ruke scoffed, "What are you talking about? I escaped."
Ruke frowned, observing Shen. "Why is he just sitting there like that?"
Eliz explained, "His whole family died."
Ruke's voice rose in disbelief. "What? His father, mother, sister, even his three-year-old cat are gone?" He lowered his voice. "Oh gosh, then you're just going to sit there? Your family is gone, come on, you have to be a fighter! Why are you sitting like this?"
"Why are you making so much noise? Shut up and sit down, or we'll leave you out there for the enemy," another voice snapped.
Ruke mumbled, "So sorry, sir."
"Hey, stop!"
"There! There's the commander!"
"How are you all?" the Commander asked. "Where were you?"
"We were searching for survivors, sir."
"Any luck?"
"Yes, sir, a few children."
"Where?!" The Commander looked around, his gaze sweeping over them.
"Oh, right, who is this boy? What's your name?"
"Sir, his name is Shen," one of the soldiers offered.
The Commander snapped, "I didn't ask you!" (Emotion: angry)
The soldier shrunk back. "Sorry, sir!"
Commander: "Ok now tell me boy, what is your name?"
A silence including
"Tell your name, the commander is asking your name! Don't you know how to speak?"
Shen: "Shen, that's my name"
Commander: "Ok no problem. So, would you like to join the Arcane Drifting force?"
Shen: "What for real!?"
Commander: "I'm asking all of you"
Kenya: "Yes sir, we gladly accept to join"
Commander: "Ok then tomorrow we can meet again, till then you're dismissed"
Eliz: "Wow this is a very big house, we all can live here I guess. I think in this place almost thousand people can live"
Shen: "Wow, what a big house!"
Shen - flashback
Shen's Father: "Shen"
Shen: "What dad"
Shen's Father: "If you join the Arcane Drifting force at such a young age you can live in a big house"
Shen: "a big house for? Yes but I am not engineer."
End of flashback
Shen was feeling happy and then he said
Shen: "I'm sorry guys"
Ruke: "What why are you asking sorry"
Shen: "I can't tell that one more time, sorry guys for making you so worried"
Eliz: "No problem, we are friends right"
Kenya: "Yes we are one friends and rivals sometimes"
Shen felt happy
Shen: "Yes ok this is the big promise by us. We are going to join the Arcane Drifting Force and then we will kill those Arcanes all right"
Kenya: "Yes"
Eliz: "Yes"
Ruke: "Yes"
Shen: "Ok then lets, drift!"
A journey begins
Episode end;