Prologue 1: To conquer a conqueror
"Hello, Lucina."
"Robin? Fancy meeting you here."
"Actually, I followed you. I, err…wanted to give you these." I felt my cheeks go red.
"Oh, Robin! Did you pick flowers for me?" Lucina smiled. "They're absolutely beautiful, and they smell heavenly!"
"…I'm glad you liked them."
She lost her smile, "We have no flowers in my world. The whole land is barren." "…But enough of that. Tell me, Robin, what are we celebrating?"
"Nothing, really. I just thought you could use some cheer."
"You really shouldn't worry about me so…"
"It's no trouble… I… You're a dear friend, and I want to do anything I can to help."
"..."
"…"
"…Actually, I'm not being entirely honest." "You ARE dear to me, of course, and the daughter of a true friend. But…"
"But…?"
"But you are more than that. Much more! I didn't pick that bouquet to cheer you up." "I did it because…" "Because I'm in love with you." (Gosh, it feels like a weight has been lifted off my chest, now that I've said that.) My cheeks went red again, and so did Lucina's
"What?"
"Lucina, I've fallen helplessly in love with you! I tried not to, but I couldn't help it!"
"Oh, Robin…"
"We've been through so much, and I know many trials still await us…" "But no matter what happened or is yet to come, my feelings cannot change!" "I love you, Lucina. With all my heart."
"I… I'm so glad you told me all this. …Because you are in my heart as well."
"Truly? Oh, those must be the sweetest words I've ever heard!" "Lucina, I promise you, no matter what: I will be here for you and Chrom." "Whatever road you choose to follow, I shall follow it at your side."
"And we won't rest until we reach the end! Together!" "I love you, and no matter what the future holds… I'm going to cherish every moment."
We walked back to camp. Hand in hand. We needed to talk to Chrom, Lucina's father.
I knocked on the flap of Chrom's tent. "May we?"
We? What does Robin mean by we?
"Yes, come in."
Lucina and I walked in. I might be risking my life right now… but he needs to know this.
"Chrom, I… Lucina… are in love, and I would like to ask you for her hand in marriage…"
His eyes widened in an inhumane way.
"What?... I ermm… I have no words to say. It's not that I don't trust you, it's that my best friend is in love with my daughter…"
"Sumiaaa!" Chrom exclaimed.
Sumia hurried to her tent. "Yes Chrom?" "Oh hi Robin, Lucina."
I nodded, Lucina was looking down at the floor. "What happened Chrom?"
"Sumia, it seems that Robin, our master tactician and Lucina, our daughter from the future are in love." Chrom explained as he sent me a cold stare.
Sumia's did not react, as if she was expecting it.
"Right, and I have no objection, I believe Robin would be a great match for Lucina. I've seen that he loves her a great deal, in war, they've been protecting each other, and it's like the perfect match ." "The princess from a ruined past, and the master tactician.." Sumia stared at the sky for a moment. " I give my blessing to Robin to have Lucina's hand in marriage."
"Hmmm… you're right" Chrom responded. A few moments of silence went by. Chrom sighed and smiled at me.
"Robin, you have my blessings too."
I looked down. I broke into tears. "Th…thank you." I looked at Chrom, a gaze of relief and gratitude. I grabbed Lucina's hand and looked at her. She was nearly about to break into tears.
"Robin."
"Lucina" I responded.
She wiped my tears and I snuck in a kiss, she went red.
Chrom groaned. "Please Robin, I don't need to be seeing this."
"Sorry Chrom." I grinned.
"Well, since a wedding can't be held and we can't do much for an engagement. We'll go to the nearby town, buy you guys a ring and… We'll do something at the campfire after dinner."
A few hours later…
Chrom clapped. "Guys we have a special occasion tonight, so if you could stay behind for a while…"
I turned to look at Lucina. She nodded at me, I smiled at her.
"I would gladly like to say… Robin has my blessings in which he can have Lucina's hand in marriage. Lucina, Robin."
I nodded at Chrom, I got up, and so did Lucina. I fiddled around in my pocket looking for the ring and I found it.
Lucina and I were in the centre of the whole campfire. I knelt on one knee, holding out the ring I brought from Anna, the local merchant.
It was gold with a cerulean jewel in the middle. I had asked Tharja to use her dark magic to make have the Brand of the Exalt glow inside, and while it was difficult to get her to do it, I'm glad she did.
Tharja did a good job.
"Lucina, I love you more than words can describe, you are the light in my darkness, the hope in loss… Will you marry me?" Lucina went a bright pink all over her face. "Yes Robin, I will" I got up, we exchanged rings and I found my lips on hers.
"I love you, Lucina."
"I love you too Robin."
The crowd congratulated us. After a while of being welcomed into the 'married life'. We all went to our tents and slept.
The next day...
"CHAARRGGEE!" Walhart the Conqueror exclaimed.
Everyone one fell back, trying to resist against the siege.
Lucina was beside me, making quick work of the enemies with Falchion in hand, however I realised she was losing energy quickly.
I told her to go at the back to fend off enemies that try to attack from behind. She nodded and swiftly made her way to the back of the army.
Chrom, Frederick, Gregor, Lissa and I were on the front line. Lissa fending off enemies with her axe and when one was injured she would tend to them with her healing staff. Chrom was also making quick work of the enemies wielding the Falchion of this time. Lucina's Falchion was from the future, and so was she. The Lucina of this time was only 7, she had to stay at the castle back in Ylisstol. Morgan, my daughter is also an amnesiac like me, she isn't from Lucina's future but from a completely different timeline, where me and Lucina had a child.
Chrom's reaction was priceless when he heard this.
Virion, Henry, Tharja and Maribelle were in the middle of our formation. Virion was picking out Wyvern and Pegasus riders in the sky with arrows, Tharja and Henry repelled other enemies, front and back, with dark magic. Maribelle used thunder magic to attack, on horseback and also was healing the injured.
"Chrom! You doing well there?" I shouted making sure he could hear me.
"Yes, you?"
"Doing fine, the Valm are progressing, slowly but steadily."
"Yes, a problem at hand,", "Any ideas?"
"Yes, we need to go offence, everyone seems to be doing well and I think we can come out of defence mode."
"Good, you tell them that." Chrom gritted his teeth, as was everyone else.
"Everyone! Offence, let's go, FOR YLISSE!" I exclaimed with an encouraging tone.
"FOR YLISSE!" Everyone cheered, lifting up their spirits.
Each time our swords would collide, I could feel the zeal the enemy fought with. My mouth was foaming. As the battle raged on, would look back to make sure Lucina was safe. She was a master swordswoman. She fought with vengeance, to destory everyone who stood in her path that stopped her from keeping her father alive; and to make sure her past is not our future. This made me want to fight more. My heart heated up as i slashed and clashed. Conjuring spells, putting all my energy into it. "Archthunder!" I shouted, my voice echoing in my own head. The ball of electricity travelled fast. As it connected with the opponent it turned into an 'X' electrocuting the General to death. I could smell the burn that schorched his thick armor.
We were making fast progress, this angered Walhart. He looked devilish. He wore a horn shaped crown, with scarlet armour.
"General how are they making such great progress against our finest men?" Walhart inquired with an agitated tone.
"I… I don't know sire, they have a great tactician. That of the Grandmaster class."
"THAT SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE ANYWAY, HOW ARE WE LOSING, WE HAVE CONQUERED MANY OTHER PLACES, WHERE OUR PREVIOUS OPPONENTS REALLY THAT PATHETIC!?" The soldier winced at this. "I can't say. All I know is that…. SIRE! THEY HAVE MADE WAY THROUGH THREE QUARTERS OF OUR ARMY!"
"Humph" "Seems like I'll have to put an end to this myself."
Walhart lifted his sword up, charging at us at frightening speeds, His horse wore scarlet armour as well, glistening in the sunlight.
Uh oh… I thought. "EVERYONE, DEFENCE" Everyone fell back, I blocked a blow from a Paladin with my sword, then casted a spell with my free hand, causing him to fall to the floor. Walhart charged. I took this as an opportunity, this would be his mistake. Setting himself right in the middle of this army, everyone would attack him.
However I took into account that; if we did that, it could be our downfall as well. Their cavalry would defend him, at no cost. I told everyone "Defend against their cavalry, Lucina, Chrom, Sumia and I will go for Walhart!" Lucina rushed to my side as I said this, I nodded and smiled at her. We would put an end to this devil's reign. Lucina and I rushed at Walhart.
"Humph, you guys can't touch me." Walhart raised his Sword, Sol.
"Who do we have here, ooohhh the tactician, eh?" I gritted my teeth, as he striked at me, I defended most of the blow, and however the tip pierced my robe at my right shoulder, slicing the flesh, forcing me to back away, I couldn't hold my sword, my arm felt like it was hanging on one tendon.
"YOU IDIOT, HOW DARE YOU TOUCH ROBIN, YOU SHALL PAY; FATHER, SHALL WE?" Chrom got off from the pegasus, where he was riding behind sumia.
Lucina and Chrom charged at Walhart as they clenched their teeth together, making sure they wouldn't be hit. Both of the Falchions light up, a turquoise mist came out as they charged at Walhart. "RRRAARGH!"
"HIYAAH!" Each sliced Walhart at the torso, facing the opposite direction as they did so. He fell down to the ground with a `thud`. I got up, hand on my injured shoulder. Lucina rushed to me. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, I am thanks, only a slice at my shoulder." "Thanks for protecting me." She started blushing
"You're welcome, you're my strength, and one of the reasons I am fighting in this war."
I smiled, thinking on her words, She was also one of the reasons I was fighting this war, I was her strength, and she was mine.
The rest of Walhart's army fled for their lives. Everyone shouted
"FOR YLISSE!" We returned back to camp.
Lissa attended my wound and Lucina and I went to our tent.