Aiden had taken it upon himself to hunt down these monsters for his neighbors. Since the village is so small and remote, the people cannot afford the time or zenny required to go to the nearest Guild-house whenever some minor monster makes a pest of itself. Ten years ago, Aiden was a teenager living in a small mountain village. Hoping to humble the youngsters, Aiden recounts his own tale of his first encounter with an Elder Dragon.
As the Fifth Fleet makes its way across the Great Sea to the New World, a group of young hunters aboard the flagship begin to brag about the upcoming battle against the Elder Dragon, Zorah Magdoros, only to be silenced by Aiden, a veteran hunter sitting nearby.