Emma/Synopsis

## History

Emma grew up in the small town of Coldraw, right on the border between Moongarde and Estrea. Her parents died early, so her sister Rachel had to take care of the young Emma. The two had a peaceful live, until the Battle of Coldraw broke out where border guards started to fight and it escalated. Emma and Rachel tried to flee, but Emma was attacked and lost consciousness.

She later woke up in an Estrean hospital without her sister. Due to the battle, the border between Estrea and Moongarde was closed. Emma was not allowed to return to Coldraw. Emma had to start a new life in Estrea. She thought her sister died in the battle, but never stopped looking for her.

## Synopsis

### Prologue Arc

The story begins with Emma finishing a quest in Remurias, however she is attacked by a group of Nightmares. Suddenly, Azel appears out of nowhere and saves Emma. She is greateful and the two become good friends right away. Emma tries to tame one of the Nightmares, but notices that it's way more drawn to Azel. He then introduces himself and Emma notices that he has the same name as the Great Hero.

Azel asks where he is, and Emma explains that they are in the Forest of Spirits, Estrea's biggest forest. Azel gets excited and runs off to see Estrea with his own eyes. Emma follows him and wants to show Azel around to compensate for him saving her.

### Forest of Spirits Arc

A year has passed, and the two of them have founded in the guild. After a trip to Olivia's shop, Cider and the Royal Guards visit the guild to arrest Azel. He is brought to Esteo's office for a serious crime he has committed.

Azel doesn't have a Nightwalker licence, but convinces Esteo to take the exam right now. After passing the test, Azel gets his mission: Finding out why hoardes of Nightmares are appearing in the Forest of Spirits. Abigail urges Emma to accompany him, so she does.

Azel & Emma travel into the forest and quickly find the source of the outbreaks. It's a Remurias Gate, guarded by Moongarde. Behind this is one of the Five Saints, Ouroboria. Just as a fight breaks out, the two get saved by Esteo and Abigail.

### Nog Tribe Arc

Azel and Emma get called into Esteo's office for their next official mission: Taking care of Meruru. Emma is a bit diasppointed at first, but wuickly forms a bond with the girl. After getting to know each other, Meruru's Star Magic Gem starts emitting a light in a certain direction. They hope that it will lead to something important, like clues about Meruru's memories, so they follow the light.

The light leads them to the Nog Forest, where they're captured by the Nog tribe's chief. In their prison cell, they meet Sanku and a hooded young man. They all decide to flee their cell, but get caught by Allen and Balthus. After a quick fight, a villager interrupts and notifies them about children being abducted by Moongarde's soldiers. Azel's group & Allen join forces to get them back.

They find a man in a red armor, calling himself Shion. The missing kids are with him. After beating him up, Allen thanks them for their help and arrests Shion.

Sanku is curious about the Everstone the hodded man mentioned, and presses for information. The hodded man caves in and leads them to the Everstone's cave. Right when they found the Everstone, Sanku suddenly attacks the hodded man and reveals his identity. He is the true Shion. Azel tries to fight him head-on, but loses. Shions steals the Everstone's power and leaves.

### Zahardia Arc

After Meruru's Nightwalker examination, Oliver meets the group and tells them about the next Everstone's location: Zahardia. Emma and the others go on a trip to the desert.

In the desert, Azel befriends the talking Nightmare Michi and saves him from the hunter Ghran. Michi explains that Zahardia is a land where talking Nightmares rule, but recently they have started acting violent. They meet the traveling merchant Saeed who can bring them to Zahardia's ruler: Zahadi the sage.

Zahadi explains the situations and thinks that the dark cloud over Zahardia's capital might be the cause. Emma and the others travel there, only to find violent nightmares and Moongarde's soldiers. Ghran is there as well and joins forces with Azel for now. In a temple the group finds another Everstone, but they get confronted by Doga. Doga defeats them, steals the Everstone's power and leaves. The cloud is gone, but the nightmares still act violent.

Back in the nomad village, Emma fights the hoardes of Nightmares, while Azel and Ghran enter Zahadi's Remurias to solve the situation.

After the situation has been solved, Emma reveals one of her biggest fears: A full-on war breaking out between Moongarde and Estrea.

### Ghost Ship Arc

The group wants to investigate Alterion's Everstone next, by taking a boat. However, none of the captains want to go to Oruha Island due to rumors of a ghost ship, so Azel decides to ask around. They eventually meet Segerpop who invites them on the ship of his crew, the Marianne. Azel boards the ship without thinking, and the others follow.

Emma is extremely anxious and paranoid on the ship, as she is afraid of pirates and fears that something bad will happen. However, she is suprised and relieved to see that the captain, Marro, is just a short girl.

After Marro explains the situation, Emma confronts Azel about what Zahadi said. She questions if Azel is related to the Great Hero. Azel denies this, but gets interrupted as the ghost ship appears.

During the zombie's attack, Emma sees her sister as a ghost in the fog, and is overcome by fear yet again. She has to think back to her past. Even as a little girl, she was always afraid and relied on her sister, Rachel, to take care of everything. Azel appears and comforts her.

After the situation is solved, Uretan gifts the group vouchers for a free stay in the Athenos Hotel.

### Oruha Island Arc

The group arrives on Oruha Island and says goodbye to Marro and Segerpop. Soon after, they decide to take a break and relax at the beach, while Meruru and Ghran serach for clues about her past.

The group later reunites and decides to cheer Meruru up, by visiting a popular tourist attraction, the cave of light.

Deep in the cave, the group find Alterion's Everstone, but they are not alone. Rachel and Ouroboria are here as well. Emma doesn't believe her eyes when she sees her sister being alive and well. She questions why she is with one of the Five Saints, but Ouroboria laughs and introduces her as Rachel, the Scarlet Second Heaven. Emma is shocked to hear that her sister has joined the Five Saints.

Rachel absorbs the Everstone's power and merely tells Emma that her sister is dead. She tells Ouroboria to deal with the group and departs, leaving behind Emma who is overwhelmed with emotions.

Ouroboria laughs and shows them his newest creation: Gigantia. Azel notices Gigantia's cries of pain and concludes, that Ouroboria created it by forcefully merging Nightmares against their will. He gets angry and decides to fight, to release Gigantia of its pains. Emma agrees, swallows down her emotions and decides to help as well.

After beating Gigantia, the group gathers all of their courage and engages Ouroboria in a fight, defeating him in the process. Ouroboria dies in front of the Everstone. Later, the group gets the notification, that Moongarde has declared war on Estrea.

### Dressarc Arc

The group returns to the Royal Capital and sees the chaos. Quinn appears and tells them, that Oliver shall be arrested for causing the war by killing Ouroboria. Oliver tells them that it's fine, and that they should go to Esteo to report what happened on Oruha Island.

Later, the group is gathering some materials for Varcelio in the forest, as she wants to analyze Meruru's white Star Magic Gem. Azel talks with Emma about his worries. In Zahardia, he promised that he would never let a war happen, but now that it did, he doesn't know what to do. Emma cheers him up by telling him to focus on what he can do \*now\*.

In Varcelio's lab, Oliver returns to the group and tells them of their next destination: Dressarc.

After arriving in Dressarc, Emma is lost in thought, so Azel confronts her about it. Emma tells him that she still doesn't know how to process the situation with her sister. Azel suggests a talk with her, and Emma agrees.

The group arrives in the Dressarc Castle and meet not only Geko, but also Rachel who fought her way through the castle. Emma gathers all of her courage and tries to talk with her, but Rachel stays silent. Geko then opens up a hole in the ground, causing the group to fall down. Emma and Rachel end up together.

In the depths of the castle, Emma confronts Rachel once again. She doesn't give a clear answer, just reaffirming that they are enemies now and that she doesn't feel any conncetion towards Emma. However, she also suggests a temporary truce until they are out of the castle.

The two work together to escape the castle and stumble upon the princes' old bedroom. Emma notices a painting and has to think back to her past and the Battle of Coldraw that separated the two sisters. She is lost in thoughts, so she doesn't notice the castle beginning to shake. Rachel intervenes and saves Emma. Rachel doesn't comment on this, but Emma is still happy that her sister may still be herself deep down.

The group later reassembles at the Everstone, where Shion urges Rachel to fight Azel and the others. Rachel agrees, and much to Emma's dismay, a fight between the groups breaks out. The fight gets interrupted by the Everstone resonating with Meruru and causing the castle to crumble. Rachel wants to convince Emma to return to Moongarde with her, but just as Emma wants to accept her offer, Azel snaps her out of it.

Meruru remembers a new part of her memory, but reacts terrified and collapses. Emma and the others take her back to Estrea.