As Kiran Éclat Fingal neared the Summoning Grounds, she collected her thoughts.
These last couple of hours had been, by far, the most hectic of her life. With the small and to the point summary that Anna had given her, she understood that they were in a war, and one they'd been losing, no less. The Breidablik (whose name she could barely spell) could… Summon Heroes, somehow, with Anna and the Askran Siblings fully expecting this to turn the war around. However, Kiran knew one thing.
She wouldn't succeed in this. Not like this.
Not when her knowledge of "Tactics" was limited to Chess and the occasional videogames. Heroes such as Virion, Matthew, and… well, Raigh, which had been called by the Breidablik's first blast, wouldn't be nearly as useful without someone capable of properly directing them.
She needed someone to guide her.
She needed a Tactician.
And so, putting these thoughts into her, she began the Summoning Ritual.
The… Gun, for the lack of a better term, could call any of the Heroes to her side. But, in order to actually summon them for the first time, she'd need to do the Ritual.
Putting the Orb, which was apparently produced by the Siblings, as a side effect of the whole "open gates to another world" deal, fit perfectly on the hole present on the Altar. As instructed by Anna, she stood back, took aim, and fired.
She didn't quite expect the knockback.
The pulse of energy fired by the Breidablik hit the Orb, which then obtained a Blue coloration. Smoke started swirling by the Altar, followed by a bright flash.
Once the flash subsided, there stood a man in a dark robe, with golden touches all over, and a magic tome on one of his hands, while a golden, crooked sword, was held on the other. The man took off his hood, revealing white hair and golden eyes. Being only slightly taller than Kiran, he gave a strikingly similar aura, in spite of his contrasting appearance.
"Hello there. My name is Robin" the man said, with a bright smile in his face, looking directly to the person who had called him there. "I'm a tactician for the Sheperds, so let me know if you ever need a battle plan."
This… this was exactly the kind of person Kiran had asked for.
...She then noticed she probably should pick herself up from the ground.
Author Notes: This is a little something I've been planning for a while. It just seemed right to start right before the game's Anniversary.
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