Gardner Village Arc

**Gardner Village Arc** (ガードナー村 (むら) 編 (へん) , *Gādonā mura hen*?) is the third arc of Agiria.

## Synopsis

Everyone intend themselves to training for their goal. Even how hard it is, they're going to go forward and pass it, even if they're going to die soon. And 2 years had finally passed, every soldier that been training for 2 years are complete the training now. Everyone have three choices from now on.

The Garrison, Protect the towns, maintain the peace and guard everyone from the demons. The Mage Corps, reinforce the Divine Energy to not collapse, being back up for the empire and use their magic to protect the kingdom. The Army, sacrifice and die for the empire to kill the demons... And defeat the Demon King.

And this is what they're here for, the 3 choices they have to choose. Everybody have their own goal. Someone want to maintain the peace and protect their beloved, someone want to be proud of their family, or someone who want to destroy the demons to get revenge on them for take away their beloved.

But throw away that tense, a loud shout is come from the canteen. Alex seem pissed off because of the loud cheering sound make him annoying.

Everyone set the party to celebrate for complete the training. Some of them start to get drunk and some of them already went back to their room.

Vera feel so annoying from those drunk people's shout. As she watching her sister lay down on the table, Freya is also already drunk. She ask Vera to join but she decline. Freya doesn't even notice that is an alcohols. She still try to convince Vera to join her, until Vera said it's alcohols, both girls silent.

Then Ace broke that awkward silent, tap Vera's shoulder, asking what branch to join. An answer is totally right, Army. An event that take away her parent is the reason why she want to become a soldier.

Vera and Ace have a little chit-chat about family which soon they're regret talking about it. Ace also come from Neveah Town and lost his family in Neveah Town fall down. Ace always feel a death glare from behind that gave him a goosebumps, it's from Freya with a 'stay away from my sister', who seems to become a third-wheel, making Ace sweat and shaking even more. The atmosphere is pretty awkward.

In the next day, the list of new soldier name in that got chosen in each works have finally announced.

Vera, Freya, Patricia, Ace, William, Nile and Richard are affiliated in Army. Surprisingly, Jennifer and Luca also affiliated in, too. They said their class score isn't in a criterion to join the garrison. But Alicia and Vivian who in a top of the class can affiliated in the garrison with no problem.

Everyone work in their own hometown. As a person who come from Neveah Town, Vera, Freya, Patricia and another people who came from the same place even they affiliated in a different branch, they need to work at the same place, Neveah Town, the place where they experience a terrible memory.

The higher-ups told a place where a Gardner base are, so the new soldiers couldn't get lost. It's in a middle of the Gardner village. A temporary place for a survivors from Neveah Town to stay while Neveah Town is on repair.

Even though, we still lost in a forest, because a terrible leading of Richard, cause them confuse with the direction, luckily Luca help him. When we arrived to Earth Village is already evening. But how weird, no one is here. All of them are start to panic if they're lost.

Luca suggest to go look around the village, and the squad do what he suggested. But before we could do that, suddenly someone shout from behind and quickly drag us to somewhere.

We arrive to the front of the deep forest, the sun is getting down make it more hard to look. But then soon a roar could be heard inside the forest. Someone order us to guard up as a footstep coming toward us, revealing an ugly demons. Vera quickly stab through demon's heart.

Jennifer disgust a demons from a far as a demon nearing attack her, but Freya manage to save her. Freya told to don't panic and stay focus and she continue deal with those demons.

With Luca and Patricia, there's so much of demons with them and seems like they couldn't hold it anymore. Somebody laugh. It was Ace and Alicia who look fun with killing demons. Luca shock after seeing a big grin on Alicia's face.

A fight continue 20 minutes long and seems like demons stop coming. Luca notice that and he's panting after a long fight. Ace shout aggressively and he still not done with those demons, yet. Vera look at his eyes, it's full of rage. Guess he's taking a revenge. Jennifer yell because she don't those demons to come anymore. Luca try to stop her but a voice interrupt her from a far order them to help the injured people

A demon's attack cause a lot of damage. While Vera help bring the injured people to the medical ward, she saw a lot of injured soldier, and there's no more bed for them. Vivian told them to place those injured people on the floor. Are they need to do this every night?

In the morning, Vera and her friends finally have time to rest after a long tired night. But senior said someone want to meet us. So we have to meet the person after a breakfast.

We're in front of the door which there's a sign 'Major's office'. One of us knock the door and a voice from inside the room respond back. A voice said come in and we open the door. Meet a 4 people are sitting. A voice apologize for a sudden work in the last night. And it's revealing to be Natalie Floralist.[1]

Those newbie still stun, seeing the Natalie Floralist, a famous noblewoman from Floralist Family who lead Gardner Unit in real person. But they snap out of their train of thought from Natalie's called.

This gathering have nothing much, it's just they told newbies what team they're in. Vera and Patricia are in Thomas's team. Ace and Freya are in Tiffany's team. And Jennifer and Luca are in Edwin's team. After that they're left. Because of something they need to check on something.

After two years of training in training camp, those newbies explore the earth village. It's been such a long time since they last see here. A lot of things has change. It's more ruin than before they left. Seems like demons are often attack here for some reason.

Since they're come back here, Vera, Freya and Patricia are come to visit Avery. Seems like she's doing fine. She still open her tea shop as usual, plus is she gave some of her drinks to the poor person and soldier who works hard.

She welcome us as always, it's been a long time since they last time saw her. They introduce Patricia to Avery. But soon they need to leave because of the works, Avery wish to the girls and hope they are safe.

As the night coming, Vera and the other teammates are with their team leader, Thomas Elrod, father's best friend. Well, just because Vera and Freya is his best friend's children, doesn't mean he's going to be kind with us. And yes, like they're expect.

Thomas set a schedule for a guard to watch over, and as newbies of the team, Thomas aiming one of them to do that. And that duty is on Vera, what a bad luck. She is the one who going to watch over the demons for tonight, there's no divine barrier protect people so there will be any chance that the demons will come attack them.

Vera walk to tower, while she's walking, she heard a weird voice from the storage room, she went to in see who's there and there's Ace Felix who finding something in that room. He said he's looking for his thing he left in storage room. Vera sigh and as she told him to hurry and leave.

When she reach to the top of the tower, she saw another people who do the same duty as her, too. Patricia and Jennifer. Patricia look tired and sleepy but Jennifer seems pissed off, as a daughter of a rich man she never do such a thing like this. She yell more but soon giving up because she can't do anything.

A time has pass as it's already late, nothing seems odds from an ordinary night. But Vera could feel something weird. She look at Patricia who currently sleeping, then Jennifer, she notice Jennifer stun at something. Soon a weird noise are coming from the forest, sound like something are moving in that.

And that noise cause Patricia to wake up. both of us look and focus on the direction where the noise come from, don't wanna imagine that's a demons. And their nightmare come true, it's really a demons and it's charging toward the village. Patricia and Vera quickly attack them, but amount of them their attack just slowed them down. Vera told Jennifer to inform the other.

Jennifer just froze, she's too stun to move or speak. She finally snap out of her fears and quickly go to the Gardner base to inform everyone about demon's such a sudden attack.[1]

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Vera Alyer
* Freya Alyer
* Patricia
* Ace Felix
* Natalie Floralist
* Thomas Elrod
* Tiffany Ellis
* Edwin Gray
* Faith Priestley
* Zion