If you wish to know about the MALAKAS Project, go to Timothy Soro's entry here for more info about the project.

Description:
This was yet another mysterious entry regarding these Recruits who signed up for the MALAKAS Project, specifically Haley Archers and more interestingly an amnesiac warrior Dust. As far as anyone involved in the project was concerned, these two hailed from some unknown land whose culture resembled that of East Asia, yet its language proved more diverse than just individual names. Furthermore, none of these people there came up with their family names, so unofficial ones (done by the project's archivists) would have to do for the sake of Haley and Dust.

Haley worked as a blacksmith as a family tradition, relying on nothing but an ancestral forge laid on top of the Archers' Pass, rumored to be a source of creating powerful weapons. Nothing much was said about her, but she was the one who directly came into Mt. Tingganda Military Base despite being given few warnings for trespassing, expressing interest in the project and wanting to take herself a notch in a new level. She also brought along her friend named Dust.

Dust Cassius-Jin Sen-Mithrarin was so much a ridiculous full name that the project's archivists had to come up with after hearing his background. Although officiated, "Dust" would be best used as even he felt comfortable using it, since he feared his given middle name wouldn't age well with someone else's living sister. He actually had a sword of his own ("Sword of Ahrah") he wanted to bring, but by magical standards back in his realm, it was heavily restricted from leaving, prompting Dust to fend on his own without any magical weapon. His little flying companion Fidget, being the guardian of the Sword of Ahrah, had to remain and look after the said sword. Dust clearly hesitated to join the project but gave in, right after Haley persuaded him about benefits.

Together, Haley and Dust started their training under instructor Asher "Outcast" Finnstripe. Despite still lacking a sword, Dust proved to be an effective fighter, even with hands on and sometimes a stick he used to carry buckets of water. Haley on the other hand founded her own blacksmith and formed powerful weapons, albeit without magic, realizing how potent her crafted weaponry was. So, she decided to make very few exceptions, exclusively to both Dust and her new friends, though the project's higher-ups would not take this lightly, as they believed magical weapons were more dangerous regardless of leaving responsibility to either the few or many.

Sometime after their honorable discharge, Dust and Haley returned home, only to learn that Aurora Village was under attack. Even though Haley already wanted to return back to her forge, she decided to bring her own weapons and join him to save the village, much to her little brother Matti's chagrin. Dust also reunited with the Sword of Ahrah and Fidget, before heading into battle.

A titular character owned by Dust: An Elysian Tail; requested by  OutcastPaladin

MALAKAS Project 2026:
Liberty McFyre (Alt) || Princess Sweetie of Barkingburg (Alt) || Coral Cockapoo (Alt) || Dust Cassius-Jin Sen-Mithrarin (Alt) || Haley Archers (Alt)

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