"Plot in a Sentence": A young boy dreams of becoming a Hunter, and when his dreams come true, he gets wrapped up in a bigger scheme than he ever thought possible.

The Great Disaster hit hard, resulting many dead and many more orphaned. Among those orphaned were those who have very little memory of that time...

Alec has dreamt of being a Hunter ever since he was rescued by a Hunter from a firey city with high walls when he was very young. However, in his current state, a young boy in the quiet villiage of Sasha, he doesn't have much time or opportunity for adventure. When bandits attack the small villiage one day and Alec and his best friend Lutz are sent to get help from the Hunter's Guild, Alec sees the world outside of Sasha and yearns for more. Making up his mind, he takes Lutz with him and sets off to become a Hunter- and succeeds.

Searching for adventure, Alec and Lutz take job after job but are unrewarded to the extent that they would like- that is, until they learn of the existence of the Academy, a science-based organization who has made it their mission to revitalize the world shaken by the Great Disaster. The Academy's methods of operation are less than moral, and they'll stop at nothing to get the equipment and personnel that they need to accomplish their goal. Alec and Lutz, teaming up with Theo, a Cardist, Cheryl, a weapons expert, Marsia, a superb magician, and Velhart, one of the world's best swordsmen, vow to fight against the Academy and work to create a revitalized world through better means. With a little help from some familiar faces and a certain fire-wielder's airship, they'll get all the adventure they set out to find- and more.