On the day he thought his promotion to Captain was a certainty, Marcko Paolo, an 18-year-old hotshot soldier, gets some bad news. In a strange twist of fate, the King abruptly hand-picks Marcko as parole officer for a mischievous 14-year-old boy named Hugo Hodako.

For the past 3 years, Hugo has been mysteriously detained at a reform camp meant for hardened criminals. No one quite understands how a young kid like Hugo could end up at such a harsh labor facility, nor will anyone speak of the circumstances behind his imprisonment.

Marcko's assignment is simple: he must watch over troublesome Hugo for the next 2 years until his 16th birthday; traveling the kingdom and doing good deeds to work off his parole.

However, what appears to be a simple assignment begins to take on a more sinister face as Hugo’s hidden power over the Aether, the medium for conveying energy and performing magic, is revealed. To make matters worse, Hugo's roguish attitude and notorious kleptomania do nothing but frustrate Marcko and extend his parole time.

During their adventures in the fantasy kingdom of Battlegate, it isn’t long before Marcko begins to discover the true nature of Hugo’s dark past and the identities of his mysterious pursuers.

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