The abnormal gushing of aer has caused forests to wilt and aberrations in the behavior of the local monsters. Chris then calls Niren, telling him that the reddening of the trees are coming closer to town, which made Niren worried. He orders the two of them to clean the area along with Hisca and Chastel. They both get hit by their captain, Niren Fedrok, because they will not stop fighting. Yuri only replies that the mission was a success but Flynn still insists that Yuri's actions were wrong. Though the mission was successful, Flynn reprimands Yuri on acting rashly in their mission. One day in a deep forest near the town of Ceazontania, Yuri Lowell and Flynn Scifo, two knights who have just joined the Niren Brigade, together with two of their senior knights and fellow Brigade members, twins Hisca and Chastel Aiheap, are sent on a mission to investigate an abnormal gushing of aer in the area. In order to protect towns from attacks by monsters, large amounts of apatheia are being used to create barriers around towns with blastia. The crystallized form of aer which is known as apatheia, is considered to be a very powerful energy source as it is essential to human life. Utilizing the power of a powerful substance known as aer the people of the planet Terca Lumireis are in an age of discovery and prosperity. The previous Emperor had just died and his position remains vacant with no heir appointed before his death, however the world seemingly remains in a state of peace. Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike takes place a few years after the end of the Great War before the events in Tales of Vesperia.

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