Namikaze: Okay. This, to put it simply, is Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken rewritten by me into a new story that I would enjoy reading even if it was written by someone else. Unfortunately, I do not own fire emblem, or any of its characters. If I did, it would probably be somewhat like this.
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Interlude: the Beginnings of Society
Once, long ago, mankind fought dragons in a war known as the scouring. Humans fought dragons in a carnage-filled bloodbath that cost many lives. It soon appeared that all hope of survival was lost for the humans. Suddenly, eight friends appeared to help, almost as if it was fated to happen. The eight warriors came to battle, and slayed the dragons with their weapons of legend. And so it came to be that the last of the known dragons fled through the dragon's gate, forever driven from this world.
Now, a thousand years have passed. Peace has reigned across the continent of Elibe for 810 years. Mankind has flourished, led from the foundations of society built by the eight heroes of legend long ago. The land is consisted of the territories settled by the legends after the scouring's end. The land of Ilia, located in the frozen tundra of north Elibe. To the northeast, the plains of Sacae occupied by the many tribes that are descendants of the horseman Hanon. Now, look to the east, and you shall see the kingdom of Bern, ruled by the monarch King Desmond. To the south, we can observe the creation of Roland—a group of territories joined in an alliance that is known as the Lycian league. The disciples of the writings of the bishop Saint Elimine can be found to the west in Etruria, the place of her birth. The warrior Durban settled in the Western Isles, founding a clan of beserkers that continues on even now. And the Archsage, Athos, retired to the desert wastelands of Nabata, founding a secret city that was a safe haven for any and all outcasts of society that were in need of a home, Arcadia—the last place on this world where humankind and dragons still live in peace. Upon the western seas lies Valor, the Dread Isle. It is a forsaken place feared by all, as none that have gone there have ever returned.
And, there is the Hallowed Isle of Exilthyr to the west, only settled not even a mere two centuries ago. Save for that fact, its origins are unknown. Rumor has it that the clans of the hierarchy that controls the Isle are not entirely human. Many people fear this Island and none dare to venture there, as it is a foul place that reeks with the stench of death and darkness.
Now, it is the time of a new generation, the youths of Elibe's countries. This is a story of a young man and a lord of shadow, along with the allies they have and will make along the path of their journeys. This is the story of Fire Emblem: the League of Shadows. And by now, I know that you are surely tired of hearing me ramble on. So I shall forgo the discrepancies, and tell you this tale to the best of my ability.
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Namikaze: Thanks for reading. Now, please feel free to review and tell me what you think-- I can handle the truth.