# Special Operations — Voyage of the Outcast: Soren and the Protofield Illusion

> At Prestara University, Backtracker-turned-EVER-agent Soren uses the RMFMA and an Aether-Core Wanderer to drop Xavier and MC into a Protofield illusion of Starfall Forest — Xavier's worst memory. Xavier nearly lets himself be consumed. MC feeds the forest with her Aether Core to save him. They escape on the Traceback II.

- Branch: Special Operations
- In-universe: 2048 (present day)
- Released: Post-Myth 2
- Characters: Xavier, MC
- Locations: Prestara University, Starfall Forest, Traceback II
- Page: https://ladsarchive.com/events/xavier-special-ops-voyage-outcast/

## Description

Xavier's Special Operations branch, set at Prestara University in Linkon. The villain is Soren, an old Backtracker comrade who has undergone EVER-funded surgical facial alteration to embed at the university as student-council VP. Soren uses the RMFMA sensor device — accessible via Professor Ulysses's credentials — combined with an Aether-Core Wanderer to project Xavier and MC into a Protofield illusion of Starfall Forest: the site of the Gladius Ceremony and Xavier's worst memory. Inside the illusion, Xavier is drawn toward allowing himself to be consumed by the forest's grief. MC saves him by voluntarily feeding the forest with her own Aether Core energy, at significant personal cost. They escape on the Traceback II. Soren is not captured and remains at large.

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- [Main Story Chapter 8-2 — Backtracker Execution, Nest Visit, Flower Shop](https://ladsarchive.com/events/xavier-main-ch8-2-flower-shop/)
- [World Underneath — Sealed in Dust: Isaiah and EVER Lore Drop](https://ladsarchive.com/events/xavier-wu-sealed-in-dust/)
- [Myth 3 (Limited) — Where Stars Scatter: King of Darknight](https://ladsarchive.com/events/xavier-myth-3-where-stars-scatter/)