ALLLLRRIIIGHT! My First Fire Emblem fic! I got Fire Emblem Awakening and loved it! Loved it so much I had to write a Story for it. I wrote it to my own creative nature so I hope you enjoy it.
IF you don't...well ok...
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Yisstol. A Year since the war with Plegia has ended. A chaotic affair that saw the Death of Exalt Emmeryn of Ylisse and
"No no NO!"
Robin crumpled up the paper and tossed into the reject pile. The young man leaned back into his chair. Pen and ink sat on the desk mocking him with every word he tried to write.
"Guess I'm not much of a writer." Robin said. "Maybe I could design some mock battles for the Shepards...Hmmmm...A mock battle for what? My boredom? No. Oh gods..."
Robin put his hands on his face and exasperated.
"Maybe I should find a wife. Everyone else seems too..." Robin leaned forward glanced out the window. "...Too bad everyone I know is either married...or Gregor."
The light morning breeze that blew Robins bangs forward was refreshing. Robin had great view of Yisstol from the window. The city below seemed peaceful. No scars remained from the Plegian capture.
"Peace really is nice." Robin said. "Don't you agree Lissa?"
"D'oh! How'd you know?"
Robin turned around to see Lissa trying to sneak up on him. Robin pointed to the wide open door.
"That breeze came from behind me." Robin explained. "Strange since the only window in the room is right in front of me. The breeze had to have come from the hallway."
"But how did you know I was trying to sneak up on you?" Lissa asked.
"You have big feet." Robin said. "Kinda hard not to hear you."
"I do NOT have big feet!" Lissa, in protest, stomped on the floor and, as a result, one of the wooden boards sprung up and smacked her in the face. "Douf!"
"You were saying?" Robin asked.
"Shut up!" Lissa removed the board to show off her displeasure...and the red mark on her face. "Chrom wanted to talk to you."
"Summoned from my cave at last." Robin got up from his chair and walked out of the room. "Do me a favor a fix that floorboard before you leave? Thanks."
Robin closed the door before the thrown board hit him in the back of the head.
Robin walked down the halls of the palace. Colorful tapestries lined the walls with the Ylisse Royal seal etched onto each of them. He made his way to the castle's main chamber. In there, he found Chrom talking with Frederick.
"-along the coast. Such movements are unheard of and it doesn't sit right with me." Frederick the Wary stated in a conversation with Chrom.
"Do the Risen even know how to organize like that?" Chrom asked.
"'Risen'? Ooh, sounds serious." Robin spoke up. "Sounds like you didn't summon me just to have cake."
"Ah, Robin, there you are." Chrom greeted him. "Finally found time to carry yourself away from your solitude?"
"Well, Lissa promised cake." Robin said.
"We have no cake, but an army of Risen has appeared along the coast near the city of Sillfi." Frederick corrected. "Not just some random summoning, but a massive army."
"A massive army of Risen? That can't be right." Robin said. "The Risen are summoned through some means of dark magic, much like the one we've seen Aversa do. So someone needed to cast a lot of dark magic to summon the Risen. So either this dark mage had a lot of time and energy saved to perform this summoning without our knowing, or their information is false and this is just a random band."
"Well, the garrison at Sillfi requested the Shepherds for assistance." Chrom said. "And there are no pushovers there. They are led by General Otto."
"General Otto? Isn't he the guy who freed Ylisstol from the Plegians after they occupied the city?" Robin asked.
"General Otto would never take credit for that accomplishment." Frederick stated. "I believe he gives his credit to his own tactician."
"His own tactician? This I have to see." Robin expressed.
"All right, then we'll head out." Chrom said.
"Forgive me, milord, but I believe it would be best for you to stay here for now." Frederick suggested.
"Huh? Why?" Chrom asked.
"Isn't Lady Sumia due any day now?" Frederick asked.
… That's right. Sumia, Chrom's wife, is pregnant with their child, a future ruler of Ylisse most likely.
"I think it's best if you stay here for the time being." Frederick said.
"If the situation is as serious as we fear, I think I should be out there." Chrom said.
"Well, we don't know the situation is that bad yet." Robin pointed out. "So why don't we do this? Why don't Frederick and I head to Sillfi and judge for ourselves? If it's truly that bad, we'll send a message requesting the help from you and the rest of the Shepherds."
"Ngh, all right." Chrom answered. "You two head off and be sure to return accurate information."
Chrom then turned around and left the room. Robin then turned to Frederick.
"Shall we move out?" Robin asked.
It was about a two-day trip from the capital to Sillfi through the mountains. Frederick and Robin had been accompanied by Sully, Stahl and Kellam. Each of them were married... er, except for Robin. Sully had married that noble guy Virion, Kellam was married to Miriel, Frederick had managed to win over Cordelia and Stahl was currently engaged Maribelle... Maribelle! How does the guy stand her? !
These thoughts just kept going through Robin's head. It just seemed like everybody HAS to get married. What the hell is wrong with just being single? !
"Uh, Robin, you all right?" Stahl asked. "You look a little ill."
"Mentally, maybe..." Robin answered. "I'm just not used to all this fresh air is all."
"You get woozy from a little fresh air?" Sully questioned. "You're such a wuss."
Before Robin could retort with a witty statement, they saw the giant wall of Sillfi.
Sillfi was originally three small towns separated by the hills in the area. In between all three of the towns was a single fortress, which overlooked and served as protector of the region. When a violent war broke out many, many years ago in the area, a wall was built around the fortress, but left the towns vulnerable. After several raids into these towns, it was decided to build a single wall to protect all three of the towns to allow the fortress ample amount of time to mobilize its forces into any one of these towns. The wall was built and the towns were protected. Once the war was over, the towns began to grow inside this single wall. The towns eventually joined together and became a city.
The Shepherds approached the gate and there were two gatekeepers keeping watch.
"Hold!" One of the gatekeepers spoke. "Who approaches?"
"I am Robin, the royal tactician and grandmaster of Ylisse." Robin introduced. "I come with Shepherds to heed the call of General Otto."
"The Shepherds? They only sent the four of you?" The gatekeeper asked.
"Five." Kellam spoke up.
"Whoa! Kellam, how long have you been there?" Stahl asked.
"I've been here." Kellam answered.
"So it's you five then?" The guard asked.
"Six."
"That's right, si-six?" Robin wondered.
Everyone looked around and saw that Tharja was next to Robin.
"Tharja? ! Where did you come from? !" Robin asked.
"I followed you form Ylisstol." Tharja said.
"You followed us for two days without alerting us?" Robin asked. "You know you could have just joined up with us."
Tharja just took a step back. "No."
"Eh, well, fine. Open the gate!"
The gates opened and the Shepherds were allowed to enter the city. The city looked just like a simple collection of empty buildings. There weren't any people anywhere except for the small collection of guards watching the gates.
"You there?" One of the guards said to another guard on a horse. "Fetch General Otto! Let him know the Shepherds he requested are here!"
The guard saluted and rode off on the horse.
"Are you all that has been sent?" The guard asked Robin.
"We weren't 100% sure your information was accurate." Robin explained. "We're just here to assess the situation. If the situation is as bad as you-"
"Oh, it's bad." The guard interrupted. "You see this city? Tell me, does anything strike you as odd?"
"The lack of people, for one." Robin answered.
"Exactly." The guard responded. "You are currently in the district of Vaoust, one of the three original towns. The people of the city have all been moved to Vandor, the district founded on the harbor. We are evacuating the people to an island just off the coast for safety. We are expecting a very bloody battle to come."
"Why not just send them to the capital?" Frederick asked. "The path is clear the entire way there."
"Scout reports indicate that the Risen will completely encircle the city in a few days." The guard stated. "And it will take days to completely evacuate the city. The harbor is the furthest part away from the fighting and the Risen can't encircle us in the ocean. If we try to evacuate the other way, the Risen will slaughter the refugees."
"That is actually pretty well-thought out." Robin said. "I take it General Otto's tactician is the one who thought of this?"
"Indeed." The guard confirmed.
"I'd very much like to meet the man." Robin expressed.
Before the guard could answer, they saw the sight of horses heading their way. Once the horses arrive, an older man wearing green heavy armor stepped off of his horse.
"I am General Otto." The man greeted.
"Ah, pleasure, Otto. My name is-" Robin was about to say.
"Robin the Tactician. Haha, perfect!" Otto said.
"You've... you've heard of me?" Robin asked.
"All of Ylisse has heard of Chrom's famous tactician." Otto explained. "You helped lead the Shepherds into the heart of Plegia and helped slay the Mad King. Christina will not stop talking about you."
"Christina?" Robin asked. "That your daughter?"
"Ha! No." Otto turned around to his bodyguards "Christina, girl! Get over here!"
A young woman moved between the bodyguards to move up. Her long hair flowing as she moved and wearing an elegant white dress with a yellow cotton jacket of sorts with lace ribbons across her torso. In her hand, she carried a book, possibly a tome.
"This is Christina, my personal tactician." Otto said.
"Y-Your..." Robin stuttered.
"A pleasure to meet you." Christina bowed before him. "I'm honored to meet the famous tactician himself." She seemed a little too giddy.
"Oh, well, yes, it's a pleasure to meet you too, Miss-" Robin said.
"Christina, please." She said. "I prefer to be on a first name basis. It helps me feel more comfortable."
"Well, al-all right." Robin said.
Frederick looked over at Tharja, who seemed to be muttering something to herself.
"No curses." Frederick said to Tharja.
"Dammit!" Tharja said.
"Are you all that was sent?" Otto asked. "Just the five of you?"
"Six." Kellam spoke up.
"Egad!" Otto jumped. "You just materialized out of nowhere!"
"Yeah, I know." Kellam said. "It's a phenomenon. Even Miriel couldn't figure it out."
"Ugh, still, we need the Shepherds to help us." Otto said. "All of them."
"Is the situation that bad?" Frederick asked.
Christina nodded. "Please, come with us."
They traveled through the city to the north, passing the large fortress which stood on the tallest hill along the way. Then they reached the district of the third old town Yavoul. Buildings were burned to ash, there were bodies of dead soldiers in the streets and part of Sillfi's wall was completely torn down.
"It all happened in one night." Christina said. "The Risen just destroyed our wall and poured into this section of the city. They did some serious damage before we were able to rally. But they had managed to retreat before we could engage in battle."
Robin looked around the area. He inspected some of the ash marks on the houses and looked at the destroyed wall. The rubble from the rocks extended all the way to the edge of a nearby forest. He then looked at the ground and noticed the dead bodies littered about. But one thing that caught his eye was a child's doll on top of the debris. He went down and picked it up.
"We sent scouts out to find the Risen." Otto explained. "The ones that came back alive told us the same thing we told you."
"If they broke down this wall, why didn't they come back for another attack?" Robin asked.
"We have taken serious precautions in this town." Otto said. "We've evacuated everyone in this district to the other districts and are currently moving them out of the city. Also, we have individual walls separating the districts."
"The Risen have taken their time because they are gathering their forces and are planning another attack." Christina continued. "I did not believe them to be this clever unless they were being led by something."
"So, just cut the head off the snake?" Robin asked.
"That's right." Christina responded. "That's why we need the Shepherds. We have a strong force here, but we can't leave the town while people are still here and leave them vulnerable. If the Shepherds were here, they can lead the attack. Plus, if we manage to get the people safely out of the city, we will gladly join you and help you kill these dastards!"
Robin walked over to Frederick and came close enough for the two to whisper.
"What do you think, Sir Frederick?" Robin whispered.
"We need to be wary." Frederick whispered back. "Something doesn't feel right about all this."
"I agree." Robin whispered. "But what else can we do now?"
Frederick said nothing and left the decision up to Robin.
"Ah, all right." Robin said. "Frederick, ride back to Ylisstol and tell everyone we need them here. Anyone who is able to battle, we will need."
"Understood." Frederick said. "I will ride alone. It will be faster that way. We can have the Shepherds here in three days."
"All right, get going." Robin said.
Frederick nodded, mounted his horse and rode off.
"Thank you." Otto said. "You are really helping us out of a terrible bind here."
"I would like to scout out the enemy position myself." Robin requested. "I would very much like to see what I'm up against with this Risen army."
"I don't think that's wise." Christina explained. "Our scouts were nearly massacred to tell us what we currently know."
"Only nearly massacred." Robin pointed out. "And if I'm extra careful, I won't be any massacred."
Christina stared at him blankly for a moment and then looked at Otto.
"All right." General Otto said. "I don't have any command over you. You can do as you wish."
"Thank you, General. I appreciate it." Robin said. "Come, Shepherds, let's go spy on an army!"
Robin then led the Shepherds away, past Christina and the General. When Tharja past Christina, she gave her a glare and hissed. Christina just blinked.
Once they reached the edge of the forest, Robin paused for a second and turned around to see Christina running up to them.
"Stupid me! It just occurred to me that you guys don't know the area!" Christina stated. "Please, allow me to guide you around."
"Well... I guess that couldn't hurt." Robin said. "Lead on."
Christina made her way to the front of the group and when she passed Tharja, Christina gave Tharja a glare and hissed at her. Tharja tightened the grip on her book as if she was going to rip it in half.
"What's up with them?" Sully asked Stahl.
"I dunno." Stahl answered. "I guess women are just emotional like that."
"'Just emotional like that'? !" Sully asked. "All women?"
"Yeah, I guess so." Stahl responded.