Here's a new crossover I hope many of you will enjoy in place of Path of Enlightenment. As I said in that fic, it's not necessarily dead but is on a hiatus. (A very long hiatus.) Anyways, hope you will like what you will see.

A quick note I'd like to cover. The Era is not any specific one, as such there will be characters spanning from multiple Legend of Zelda Eras, but just know that this Era is not taking place in any other canon Eras. Example being, the Resistance Crew exists in here, but they are not from Twilight Princess. Call them Alternates if you shall. As for Fire Emblem Awakening; the characters themselves are not married, (including Chrom) but their children will still appear, although aside from Lucina; they may serve only a minor role.

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Until the End of Time

A young woman stood in a field, far from any sort of settlement. The grass was as green as it could be, the many flowers of different types danced softly within the wind. The sky was as blue as the ocean and free of any clouds. The sun shone brightly, shining its radiant light onto the land. The woman was dressed in a pure white dress with light blue linings. She had blonde hair, reaching all the way down her back and her skin was milky white, smooth with no sign of scars or anomalies. Her eyes was blue as the ocean, showing wisdom as vast as it. Yet beneath this stoic expression laid a soul, playful and carefree. In her hands was a harp. Aged, but honed with gold to prolong its life. She played a beautiful song, as calm as the winds around her.

However, this peace was short-lasted as darkness broke suddenly. The grass died quickly and the winds turned chaotic. The blue sky turned to darkness and the radiant sun now blazed an otherworldly red. Startled at this sudden change, the woman looked around and noticed in the distance of a dark cloud quickly dispersing and swallowing the land up. The woman ran, but it proved futile as the darkness quickly caught up to her and swallowed her as well.

Here, she saw several visions. The bright gold symbol shone through the darkness. The symbol consisted of three triangles stacked upon each other and the right triangle shone brighter than the other two. Here, it showed images. Here, she saw a man in a mask with clothes as dark as shadows. He also wore a hood to further hide his identity. In his arms were a sword and shield that was as black as night, forged with metal not of this world. Although wearing a mask, two red orbs shone through it, as if his hatred and anger could not be contained.

Opposing him was another young man. He wore blue clothing with yellow linings and a blue cape with red underneath it. His blue hair was short, a bob-cut to be exact and wore a crown, signifying his position as a royal. Just like the masked man, he too wore a mask. Although only hiding his eyes. The mask was shaped as a butterfly and the young man wielded a sword that appeared to make dragons cringed in fear. They traded blows but all of this was drowned out by shadows as a bright red eye appeared above them and looked around before focusing where the woman was foreseeing the events before her. This is what always got her. The eye knew she was witnessing these events and every time it caught her, it would widen as flames dispersed from it and engulfed everything in sight before coming to her.

The young woman catapulted from her bed in a scream. This screamed caught the attention of her personal guard who stood watch, looking outside the window.

"Are you alright, Princess Zelda?" She called out, walking closer and grabbing her hand which was still shaking in fear.

The Princess continued to breath deeply, as if the dream she witness had stole all her breath away. "I had that dream again. A red eyed youth fighting against a young man wielding a sword that would make dragons cry. I don't know when, but it's coming. These events will come to pass and I don't know what to do." She explained her dream. She was well-known for her gift of foresight and as such, it had saved them a couple of times.

Her guard looked at her in concern, "Perhaps we should call off the festivities. Just to be on the safe side." She suggested, bringing up an upcoming festival.

Princess Zelda shook her head, "No. It's a festival to celebrate the uniting of two Kingdoms. Canceling such an event would cause concern and suspicion from the people." She pointed out. "We must continue this road. If my nightmares are events playing before me, than getting help from another Kingdom is what we need." She added to her explanation.

Her guard crossed her arms, "If I may intrude, these nightmares you have seem to get worse the more we advanced towards that goal. For all we know, the nightmares could be warning us of them." She stated her suspicions.

Princess Zelda looked at her; "Thank you for your wariness Impa, but I assure you that this is the correct course to take." She reassured and looked outside the window. She threw off the blankets and stood up from her bed and headed towards the window. "What is on the list today?" She asked as she observed the sun rising.

Impa stood behind her with her arms crossed, "It's been three months since we made contact with the Halidom of Ylisse. A month since our Ambassadors left, but they should be returning today and King Chrom will come along with them as well." She explained the events of today.

Princess Zelda looked ahead, reminiscing of their encounter.

Princess Zelda sat on her throne with her retainers at her side; Impa and a responsible youth from the Training Grounds, whose skills with the blade was immediately noticed. "And who are you people?" Zelda asked as there was a small group standing before her.

"I apologize for my intrusion." A leader of the small group spoke. At his side was an imposing armored man with little expression and his other side a young girl. Behind them was a small group of seven people. "I come from a distant Kingdom called Ylisse. We have come to speak of an alliance. My name is Chrom; King of Ylisse." He introduced himself and his position.

Princess Zelda kept a stoic expression however, "Pray tell, why should we form an alliance?" She asked. She wasn't distrusting them, but she wasn't fully willing to trust them either. "What gains do you hope to achieve?" She added to her question.

"I do not wish to spread suspicion so I'll be blunt." King Chrom spoke, "Although my Kingdom is at peace, we fear that it may not last. We have fought hard and lost many to achieve the peace, but one misstep can cause that to change." He explained their predicament, "We had hope that by forming an alliance with a distant Kingdom, we can gain allies whom we can place our trust in." He continued explaining.

Princess Zelda still kept her expression, "And why should we join in some upcoming fight that does not concern us?" She asked, looking at him in the eyes. "Why should we fight your battles for you?" She continuing bombarding her with questions.

"I'll be honest." King Chrom stated, "Our cause of suspicion actually comes from a faction within your land. Our villages were attacked by a gang of woman, calling themselves the Gerudo." He revealed his reason for trying to form an alliance.

"That's preposterous." A man spoke out of line against Princess Zelda. "The Gerudo are a race of proud warriors that is loyal to the Royal Family of Hyrule." The man added.

King Chrom looked at him, "And who are you?" He asked.

"Please forgive his intrusion, but its just." Princess Zelda answered, "He's the leader of these Gerudo women and one of my most trusted Generals." She answered for him. She noticed that King Chrom's retainer eyed the General with suspicion, "You may call him Ganondorf. General of the Hyrule Army." She stated his position and name.

She stood up and walked down her throne, "I do not wish to speak of this alliance any longer, but if you wish to continue with negotiations, then we shall meet again in a months time at the border dividing our Kingdom where we are equal." She suggestion a summit, "If you truly care about this alliance, than you shall come to this meeting ground with your current party. Likewise, I'll arrive with a small party of my own." She added the terms and stood at arms length of King Chrom.

He looked at her, "Very well. I agree with your terms. We'll meet again at the summit." He agreed to the terms.

"Princess Zelda?" Impa's voice cut through her memories bringing her back to reality, "The four ambassadors he left behind are asking for an audience with you. Seems they are eager to report their time here to their Leader." Impa read out to here. While Princess Zelda was off daydreaming, a guard came along and passed a note to her from the four ambassadors.

Princess Zelda turned to her, "Tell them to wait for me in the throne room. I will be there momentarily." She announced and walked to her wardrobe closet. Although she was Princess and had maids available to pick out her clothes for her and get her ready for the day, she preferred to do all these activities herself. As she was choosing the dress to wear for the day, she again reminisced the day of their meeting.

"Thank you for coming." King Chrom greeted as Princess Zelda walked up with her two retainers, her General, and a handful of soldiers. Likewise, King Chrom was accompanied again by the stoic man and the young woman as well as matching the number of soldiers she had.

Princess Zelda bowed slightly, "Thank you for agreeing with my terms. I'm sorry I wasn't agreeable back at Hyrule, but I feel this negotiation must be done on neutral ground." She explained her suspicious behavior at the castle and crossed her arms, "I'm going to be honest, I fear that my castle may hold a spy." She revealed.

"A spy?" The stoic man asked, still keeping proper form.

One of her retainers, the young man stepped forward, "Our Princess possesses the ability of foresight. It has been a couple of months that she senses a threat within our lands." He explained the reasons why a threat may be present.

The stoic man looked at him, "I see." He muttered quietly, "And you are?"

"Right." The young man muttered and stood straight, "I am one of Princess Zelda's retainers and I am under command of General Ganondorf. My name is Link." He introduced himself and his position.

"Nice to meet you!" The young girl called out, "My name is Lissa. You've met my brother Chrom and the tall, silent one is Frederick. Our loyal retainer." She introduced both herself and the stoic man.

Chrom spoke up, "You spoke of a spy in your ranks. I hope you aren't implying that we are responsible." He stated, he wanted to disclose any reason of distrust as soon as possible.

"No. I believe that forming this alliance will help mitigate this threat that is coming." Princess Zelda reassured his suspicions of spying.

Chrom crossed his arms, "Of course, if we just form the alliance now without offering anything, both our Kingdoms will go off on a bad start." He explained and looked down in thought.

"What are you suggesting?" Princess Zelda asked.

Chrom continued to think before opening his eyes, "I suggest that we go back to our respective Kingdoms, but with four members of each party accompanying the other and play the role of ambassador. In two months time, we'll will meet again and hopefully our citizens will look forward to new friends." Chrom explained his proposal.

Princess Zelda smiled, "I figured as much. I just so happen to have four candidates ready to go." She replied and walked towards her small army where four individuals walked up. She started at the right and walked towards the left to introduce them.

"Rusl. Second in command of the Hyrule Army." She introduced a middle aged man with blonde hair and facial hair.

"I'm more than glad to share any combat knowledge I possess."

"Ashei. One of our best trackers." She introduced a young woman with black hair.

"Need anything found, I can track it down."

"Auru. A retired soldier, but he insisted on being sent on this mission." She introduced an aged man with a preceding hairline.

"Don't let my old age slow you down. I'm willing to share my wisdom."

"And finally, Shad. One of our lead scholars." She introduced a young man with auburn hair and wearing glasses.

"Although I'm not a warrior, I possess valuable knowledge that can help you."

"These four will act as ambassadors for Hyrule." Zelda finished introducing the group. She stood besides them, "They are the best at what they do. I hope they prove valuable for the short time they have with you." She added to her dialogue.

Chrom nodded, "I'm sure I can use their skills anywhere in the field. Now then, the ambassadors for Ylisse will be..." He announced and walked back to his group.

"Vaike." He introduced a blonde, muscled man wielding an axe.

"The Vaike's strength is second to no one. You'll be glad to have me on your team." He introduced himself.

"Cordelia." He introduced a beautiful red-head holding onto a spear.

"Me and my pegasus will be a valuable asset to your cause." She introduced herself.

"Lon'qu." He introduced a brooding man with black hair and wielding a strange sword.

"My orders now come from you." He muttered out.

"And finally, Tharja." He introduced another brooding individual holding onto a book.

"..." She remained silent.

Princess Zelda looked at Chrom concerned, "Don't mind Lon'qu and Tharja. They have been valuable allies to my Kingdom. You can trust them; despite their don't talk to me attitude." He reassured, noticing the tension she was feeling with the last two.

Princess Zelda nodded, "I'll take your word for it." She responded and looked at the four coming to Hyrule; "I assure you that you'll be well taken care of.I hope you'll enjoy your stay in Hyrule." She greeted her four new units in her army.

Princess Zelda walked into the throne and there she saw the four Ylisseans standing in front of her throne; "Good morning, people of Ylisse. I'm sure your looking forward to returning home to your friends and family." She greeted them. She walked towards her throne and sat down on the chair, "I hope you enjoyed your stay here." She asked.

"It's too bad. We were just getting to know each other." Vaike answered with enthusiasm.

"My pegasus wants to return to flying with her friends back in Ylisse, but we'll miss our time here." Cordelia answered. Currently, her pegasus was the only one here and was distant from the army horses except for an amber coated horse.

"I told you not to get too close to me. It'll just make it harder for you to say good bye." Lon'qu had his arms crossed as he said his words.

"I think that's just Lon'qu's way of saying he'll miss you." Tharja muttered. She was currently reading her book.

"Quiet!" Lon'qu snapped towards her.

Princess Zelda smiled. Chrom was correct that these two were valuable assets for the short time they were here. Despite their attitude, they were pretty nice people. "You aren't going home just yet. The festivities will be held the day after Chrom comes here. To celebrate our alliance, we felt it necessary to fully greet our new friends." She announced the festival to them.

The four (three minus Tharja) looked at each other with smiles. (Excluding Lon'qu) However, before they could speak about it, a guard came in.

"Princess Zelda. King Chrom's group has been spotted within the distance. We estimate them to be here in a half hour time." He stood properly and announced.

Princess Zelda stood up, "Shall we prepare to see your King then?" She announced and started walking towards the exit.

As she stepped out, she looked at the Castle Town and saw them still busy with construction for the festival. Beyond that, she saw a small army bearing the Ylissean flag coming into view. She planned this with Chrom where he'll bring his notable members of his castle here and she'll repay the favor by going to see his castle with her notable members.

She smiled, as of this moment. History is going to be written as two Kingdoms form an alliance.

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And here's a new story from me to you. Probably nothing impressive as of yet, but I assure I have things planned out that'll have you at the edge of your seats...that's probably exaggerating, but I hope you enjoy what I come up with.

As I said in the beginning, this Era is an entirely different era. The characters you saw are alternate versions of the original characters. Which is why Ganondorf is a General of Hyrule with the Gerudo race loyal to the Hylian family. As it is in Fire Emblem, many characters will just be in the background. They will have speaking lines every now and then, but don't expect them to be part of the plot. (This does not necessarily mean character death will transpire here.)

I will upload various flash back chapters with each of the eight ambassadors having the spotlight focusing on them and see through their eyes of their time in Hyrule/Ylisse.

This was meant to be a prologue, a long prologue. Nonetheless, I hope you enjoyed it.