A Break in the Chain ~ Advent Soldiers

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> WITT / MAPPA
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> Funimation
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> * Robin Ward
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> Action, Urban Fantasy [PG 13]
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> * TBA (DVD release)
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> 1 hr, 45 min
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> Japanese, English, Korean, French, German, Spanish
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> "*A new hero will be revealed when ice and fire collide.*"
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**A Break in the Chain ~ Advent Soldiers** *(チェーンのブレイク〜アドベントソルジャー Chēn no bureiku 〜 Adobento Sorujā)* is a full length cell shaded movie set during the events after Dragoma Exivus, based off of the 4 Koma manga as a Dracastrum spin off. It tells the tale of Rex's connection to Fenrora while searching for a long lost friend from Skyvegar.

As of [TBA Year], a 1 volume manga version of the movie will be published by Kodansha comics soon.

## Staff

* Executive Producers : TBA
* Series Composition : TBA
* Character Design : Robin Ward, TBA
* Director : Robin Ward
* Director : TBA
* Art Director : TBA
* Coloring : TBA
* CGI Director : TBA
* Sound Director : TBA
* Music : TBA
* Animation Production : Funimation

## Cast

* Rex Ellis
* Sephiran
* Zayde Wolf
* King Vanagard
* Snow Ellis
* Lightning Ellis
* Vincent Aveiroth
* Yune Aveiroth
* Dante Ryuzaki
* Christian Wolfberg
* Renoa Mirahara
* Haniel
* Midgardsomsr
* Yule GENESIS Alpha

## Setting

* Blitz Academy (Vaduz)
* Midgare City (Skyvegar)
* Okami castle (Skyvegar)
* Ice Tavern (Skyvegar)
* Glissington Tor (Skyvegar)
* Midgare Expressway (Skyvegar)
* Sky Area (Varðiverǫld)
* Shadow Pub (Varðiverǫld)
* Rocket Launch Pad (Varðiverǫld)
* Dragon's Ark academy (Isenfier)
* Edge at Meteor Mountain (Isenfier)
* Dread Lands (Isenfier)
* INTERGRADE ZERO (???)

## Official Sound Track

See *A Break in the Chain ~ Advent Soldiers OST*.

The OST contains 20 original tracks from the movie plus the 5 original themes from the Dragoma FMV.

## Script

The script for this movie can be found here.

## Plot

Rex and Sephiran execute a friendly spar with their respective weapons years after the Isenfier war. Sephiran compliments the blade in a monotone voice, piquing interest towards it's brief history. Ellis nods in response, noting about the sword passed down through noble kings of Skyvegar. Rex compliments the Helnova in return, piquing interest towards it's brief history. Sephiran nods in response, noting about the sword born from seraph darkness, most notably his mother. The silver haired General smirks, revealing it's secrets about the weapon later on, where he mentions another Blitz Academy soldier named Zayde who wielded the Fenrora. Ellis faintly recapitulates the stranger, Sephiran recalling his days at the academy with him.

Returning home, Rex conducts research on both weapons, completely in awe towards it's connection though it derives from two opposite locations. His blade, Heavensward Fenrora, split into two distinctive swords. Both blades were created when Rex returned the original blade on top of Glissington Tor where it was originally discovered by King Vanagard.

It's role in the movie as 2 twin bladed relics tells the tale of Rex's feelings throughout the story: confident, brave, and intrepid for Stormbringer while envious, wrath, and loneliness describe the elements in Blazebringer. He finds an article on Zayde Wolf, who championed many colosseum fights and became a blademaster of the legendary wolf sword. A short talk with both the Ellis and Aveiroths conclude a trip to both snow and darkness.

With an approved PTL slip, both Rex and Sephiran traverse over harsh weather conditions and irregular terrains, stumbling upon the same scrap yard where Rajaion SIN laid in deteriation. Ellis uncovers some hand written documents depicting Zayde's journey to a mysterious gate created by a vile professor. Sephiran carefully scrutinizes over the letter, evident enough to have found a secretive map to an unidentified target. Skyvegar was now a desert wasteland, left in ruins by an unknown force.

An array of Alpha Wolfsenger and Blindbites appear, warning them to scram away from a barricaded gap on Midgare Expressway. Rex throws Fenrora in a highspeed uppercut towards the air, leaping forward to grab the two swords respectively before landing on Alpha Fengriff, arms and blades outstretched. A set of shadow figures flash across their sight, disappearing behind several barricades. Successfully fighting them off, the wolf dragon duo continue to track down Zayde according to the the scratched map.

Still retaining legendary dragon Astralius's elements, the Helnova guides them across Skyvegar and Varðiverǫld, in search of the mysterious Zayde Wolf and his impact of friendship on the two. Sephiran's Helnova sparks in connection with the twin Fenrora blades, implying a rush of Tendratudo through Rex. Sephiran curses his katana, using the blades to break the connection.

After a small recovery at the Ice Tavern, Rex Ellis vows to stop Haniel from resurrecting Yule GENESIS Alpha plundering Skyvegar and Varðiverǫld into INTERGRADE ZERO, a dimensional rift conjured by the remnants of Isenfier. Sephiran claims that the Helnova has the ability to unlock the rift by using negative Lifestream absorbed from Fenrora Blazebringer. Rex counters in surprise, stating that both blades balance his coordinated swordplay on his enemies. Sephiran gives him a cat eye smirk.

They travel towards Varðiverǫld where their encounters are identical from Skyvegar. An old shadow pub owner advices them to utilize a lunar green path that takes them to another world. Puzzled by the commotion, Rex and Sephiran have a brief discussion with a mysterious hooded figure. Sighting him as a mistaken threat, Zayde Wolf is revealed to the duo. Ever since he was in search of the original Fenrora wielder, he traveled through Skyvegar many year rounds to unlock Fenrir's power. Rex questions if he too is a Fenrir Draguz shifter. Zayde laughs, noting that he only has belief and trust in his cloned blade. He then questions about the dual sabred Fenroras. Rex briefly explains that it mirrors his feelings based off of his split personality. Zayde nods in understanding.

The trio head over to the lunar green path past the Rocket Launch Pad area, encountering Team Infernolab. Introductions and Explanations cause Dante to whistle for Fafnir, the robot dragon carrying the crew full speed towards the mysterious gate.

Professor Haniel interrogates the party with a guest invitation to his lounge where he introduces Midgardsormsr, a mutant titan wolf made of steel. How he survived after the deterration of the Dragon's Ark academy in Isenfier remained a mystery as the remnants of Isenfier still live on. Rex and Sephiran stand ground as they begin to duel against Midgardsormsr, the colossal wolf pinned down by Fenrora Blazebringer and Stormbringer combined, Helnova piercing the middle into a flurry of sparks and smoke. Haniel, onslaught by first defeat, gives up. His long sonnet about reclaiming Sephiran back to who he really was grips the silver haired General in silent anger.

Both Rex and Zayde run after him in hot pursuit, only to find out that he was no longer there. The grounds to the Dragon's Ark academy shatter around them, unveiling a new realm, INTERGRADE ZERO. Lunar blue and green streak across black, the group platformed on floating steel cubes and bars. Yule GENESIS Alpha arrives in, an upgraded version of Yule, enters the fray with vicious armour and a dangerous disk twice as powerful.

Rex enters a trance where he is met with King Vanagard and lends him a new ride. Expecting the Alpha Fengriff, Ellis is perched on a royal Fenrir, the majestic wolf garnered in purple and gold armor. The final fight between the conjoined powers of Fenris and Astrae against Isenfier soon flash into blinding light when Rex breaks through Isenfier's chains.

Rex returns the original blade on top of Glissington Tor, where he is met with his friends. Sheathed back to it's pedestal, the royals of Skyvegar burn bright through the tower, the winter wonderland restored to it's pristine appearance.

## Planned sequel

A sequel to the movie titled *Crisis Core ~ Advent Soldiers* is going to be planned and written right after the movie / manga is released. Rex and Sephiran exploring the world of Valhalla while preventing Dormammu's retribution from mysterious electrical sectors.

## Possible Lightnovel series

Robin has been thinking of turning the plot into a possible lightnovel instead of a manga. This was planned after she has successfully published the manga version of *A Break in the Chain ~ Advent Soldiers*.

The Lightnovel will include a preorder bookmark depicting Rex and Sephiran with both Fenrir and Astraeus leaping into the fray behind them.

## Copyright Information

*A Break in the Chain ~ Advent Soldiers* © Robin Ward, Kodansha and Funimation. Project Dragoma.

## Trivia

* A lot of the scenes from the movie reflect off of *Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.*
* *A Break in the Chain* may also refer to Chris D' Lacey's book by the same title.