Title: Fire Emblem-The RPG
Disclaimer: I own nothing! Except for maybe the over world.

Chapter 1: Taking Leave

It is early in the morning the town of Colesna. No one is awake as the sun rises over the horizon. A boy with red hair exits from his house with a dagger hanging from his belt. The boy is about 18 years old. He is wearing brown and red clothes, and a light brown cape. Eliwood looks into the rising sun and says,

Mother, father, I'm sorry. But I must leave, this place is too boring, I need more adventure in my life.

Eliwood walks out of town staring at a red stone he took from his house. The rock is the Fire Core, a sacred stone that is said to conduct the finest of flames. He puts the stone away and pulls out his dagger. The silver blade shines brightly in the sun. This is the dagger that he calls Aibou, he has had it ever since he was five years old. The only time it has failed him, was when he tried to chop down a tree with it.

He continues to walk on. On his way out, he hears something in the bushes.

Who's there! Eliwood calls out. He has Aibou, ready to slice and dice whatever attacks him. He waits for a while but nothing comes out. Hm... I guess I was just hearing things. Eliwood thinks. But then, a group of brigands surrounds him. Who are you!

Why would it matter? answers one of the Brigands. Now hand over the Fire Core!

The Fire Core? How do you know that I have-- Eliwood pauses, why would they want the Fire Core? Eliwood wonders. And how do they know that I have it? Eliwood gives up on a reason they know that he has it, and he thinks that they want it for it's value. No way! You guys are NOT going to take this stone from me.

You don't know the true power of the stone rascal! Now hand it over!

The true power of... Eliwood stops and wonders what the heck these freaks meant. I said no. You can't have it. Eliwood replies.

Then die! The brigands charge at Eliwood. Eliwood takes Aibou and slices one of the brigands right across the chest. The brigand roars in pain as he fell to the ground. The brigands take a few steps back in fear.

Who wants to be next! Eliwood calls out. As he says that, another brigand comes up behind him and hits him in the shoulder with his axe.

Eliwood cries out in pain, he gets down on his knee, his hand over his wound. The bandit swings his axe up to finish Eliwood. However Eliwood just smiles. Morons... I can still kick your butt!

Eliwood turns and jabs Aibou right through the brigand's heart. The man falls to the ground motion less.

Ah!!!!! The boss is dead! the brigands cry in fear. Let's get outta here! The brigands run away, every last one of them flee to a place where Eliwood most likely wont find them ever again. For some reason, they take the corpses with them.

That's right flee like the cowards you are! Eliwood calls out. Few! That was... Ah! Eliwood crouches down, hand over his left shoulder. He removes his hand and looks at it, only to see it crimson with blood. He starts to go back to the village, but he stops himself. He turns back to the path he was originally taking. No, I can't turn back now! I have to keep going. Eliwood tells himself. He then moves onward.

However, it takes Eliwood hours to reach the plains near by. Eliwood is tired and starving. He did not bring any food with him, a decision he now regrets. On top of the heat and the starvation, the wound left on his shoulder is in great pain.

All the heat, a lack of food, and the pain of his shoulder. All of this is too much for Eliwood to handle.

Father... Mother... I'm... sorry... Eliwood speaks his last words, then collapses. He is isolated on the endless plains, unconscious and alone.

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Well? What do you think? I know this chapter is annoyingly short, but hey, the other chapters will be longer. PERIOD! Please! Review!