Newsboy Legion Engage

Newsboy Legion Engage is the next Sergioverse project made in celebration of BlueSArts' 15th anniversary. Heavily inspired by the Nintendo Switch game Fire Emblem Engage, it features a new cast of characters, although the titular Newsboy Legion appear as an integral part of the story.

## Plot

The story centers on a girl named Noa. She has moved to a new continent with aspirations of becoming an adventurer, as she's very skilled with the sword. At the same time, she arrives holding a ring with a blue gemstone.

As soon as she arrives, Noa meets her cousin Levi. However, on their way to the region's main city, they are attacked by strange creatures clad in black armor. The two try to fight back, but they soon get outnumbered. It's at that moment when Noa hears a voice coming from the ring she was wearing, telling her to call upon his power. A phrase then comes to Noa's mind and she impulsively shouts "Speed through, Ring of the Blue Hero!" and a spirit ressembling Sergio Applepicker manifests from the ring. This spirit introduces himself as Sergio and, with the help of his overwhelming speed, the group manages to dispatch the black-armored enemies.

Noa and Levi are still puzzled by this, so they go to their uncle and father respectively, Hendrix. Hendrix, at first, is surprised by Sergio's appearence, but then tells the story to Noa: About how the continent was many centuries ago attacked by a dragon known as the Tyrant of Time. The people of the contient cried for help and, warping through time and space, sixteen heroes appeared to lend their power and seal the Tyrant of Time. After the battle, the heroes gave a fragment of their power into sixteen rings, which now house their spirits.

Hendrix tells them that he is a Diviner, a person in charge of keeping some of the Rings safe, as the others were given to other Diviners to prevent someone with ulterior motives from stealing them. He tells Noa and Levi that there had been recent rumors about the Tyrant of Time being resurrected, although with little strength. Noa suggests to take the chance to slay him again, but Hendrix stops her rash decision. Instead, Noa must perform a pilgrimage in which she will travel across the continent and receive the remaining Rings, as it's necessary to have all sixteen. Hendrix then decides to teach Noa how to use the Rings at its fullest, and uses another Ring known as the Ring of the Angel, which houses Ian's spirit. Here Noa learns she can fuse with the spirit of the Ring she's wearing to reach a high state of power for a short time and have access to powerful skills. After the sparring session, Hendrix tells Noa to get some rest as she will begin her pilgrimage the following day.

Suddenly, in the middle of the night, a group of people attack the vault. Noa and Levi fend them off, but they manage to escape with many of the rings kept in the vault, except for the Ring of the Blue Hero, which Noa was wearing by accident, and the Ring of the Angel, which Hendrix was using to fight the intruders. Hendrix gives Noa the Ring of the Angel and explains the situation: It appears the rumors about the Tyrant of Time's resurrection were true and that he's commanding an army of cultists to get all the rings. It appears Noa's pilgrimage has now become a race against the clock to get the remaining Rings before the cultists do.

That day, Noa sets off on a journey to collect the Heroes' Rings and defeat the Tyrant of Time as she makes companions along the way.

## Characters

### Main characters

* Noa - A girl from another continent, skilled with the sword, and tasked with performing a pilgrimage across the continent to retrieve the Heroes' Rings.
* Levi - Noa's cousin. He's a magic student, so he and Noa complement each other very well.
* Margherite - An aspiring writer that is also a skilled archer.
* Haruaki - A brash warrior that is the region's champion.
* Sybille - Part of the cultists that worship the Tyrant of Time, eventually joins due to circumstances.
* Xandi - A phantom thief that makes Noa's group tag alongside her for a heist.
* 7th party member
* 8th party member

### Other characters

* Hendrix - Noa's uncle and Levi's father. One of the continent's Diviners tasked with safekeeping the Heroes' Rings
* The Tyrant of Time - A malevolent dragon that centuries ago terrorized the continent until he was sealed by the Heroes from another world. He has now been revived and demands the Rings
* Chronoa - A mysterious girl that appears on Noa's journey from time to time.

## The Heroes' Rings

Similar to Fire Emblem Engage, part of the plot involves rings housing the spirits of heroes from another world, these heroes being the members of the Newsboy Legion. Each Ring grants its wearer a set of skills and allow them to fuse with the Hero for a short time to grant access to more skills, weapons and a special attack. As the characters continue using the Rings, their bonds with the spirit will deepen and, as a reward, they will be able to use new weapons and skills.