Aww...hell! My head hurts like I have a hangover! Everything is so blurry right now... and I didn't even drank alcohol in my life! Okay, I'm sixteen but whatever. Don't know how it is in other countries but in Germany I'm legally allowed to drink beer or something. Don't know, don't care...Back to topic. I have no idea what happened...last thing I remember is that I went home from kick boxing and...that's it. Either I had a black out or...Oh crap!

I immediately took off the blanket that was on me and looked at myself. Good, good...still have clothes on...hold on, those aren't my clothes! The last time I checked I was sweating under a black jacket and now I wore some kind of brown monastery robe.

"Oh! You're awake! Don't worry, you're safe here." The female voice sounded a bit startled from my little action, but oh well. Didn't really heard that voice in my life as far as I know...and why is it in English? Nevermind, could be worse. Alright, assess the situation first: I look around and my vision gets better over time. It looks like I'm in some kind of brown tent. There were boxes and chests at the other side of the room and some brooms. Somehow this place looks kinda familiar...Oh right, woman there. I focused my look on the source of the voice and-

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Oh nein.

Nonononono!

Hell no!

That's gotta be a joke!

"Are you okay? I know you must be confused since I found you unconscious on the plains. Do you know where you are?" The girl smiled and asked politely but I don't care at the moment: Long dark green hair tied to a ponytail? Katana at her hip and a blue Chinese style dress that reveals to much leg?

Well fuck, Lyn from Fire Emblem 7 is sitting right in front of me. In flesh and looks totally hot without being a bunch of GBA pixels. Ergo I'm in Sacae. Ergo I'm inside a self insert scenario. Ergo I'm probably the strategist Marc...Shit.

Okay, first keep the conversation rolling and then flip out inside when I'm alone with my thoughts. Yes, sounds like a good plan. What was her question again? Right, where I am. Then answer this, you can do this! You may be socially awkward and have a freaking deep voice since you were eleven but wayne! And you are staring at her or rather her legs while you have this stupid monologue and making her uncomfortable! Great!

"U-uhm...I'm in the plains of Sacae, right? Sorry that I spaced out, my head is pounding..." That's true at least... Damn it head!

"It is quite alright. But I believe you're not from here, right? Your accent is strange and you look foreign, though people would mistake you for a Sacaen probably, if you don't mind me saying this. My name is Lyn from the Lorca Tribe. What's your name?" Well, sorry that I lived in Germany as long as I remember! And I am Vietnamese so yeah, according to my knowledge of Fire Emblem...Sacae is kinda like ancient Iran, ergo being pretty far away from Vietnam... Name right...not my real name because I don't really like it...not Marc either since I'm not really him...Ken? I used that one pretty often when I inserted myself in stories- Damn it, there is Kent so no, don't want to confuse people...on second thought, who cares? They can call me Kennedy or something for the hell of it.

"Call me Ken. And no, I don't m-mind. I d-do come from a far away...place." I gotta become more sociable or I won't get any friends at all. Let's hope she will be satisfied with this explanation first.

"Ken, hm? It is a good name...", Oh hey, she isn't saying it's weird or something. Would've been strange if she complains about that and not about a name with only a "t" behind it, "I see you wear the attire of a traveler. What brings you to the Sacae Plains? Would you share your story with me? Maybe where you come from exactly?" Shit, now I have to pull something out of my- Hold on, isn't this when-

All of a sudden I and Lyn heard some noises, kinda like shouting. Crap, this is when the first fight happens!

"Hm? What is this noise? Ken, stay here, I'll find out what's going on." She gave me a reassuring smile and before I can even answer she already went out doing her scouting. So...alone...cue flipping out.

Okay...okay...you're the strategist of FE 7 now...meaning a lot of lives will depend on you since you're kinda important...and you are physically a whimp, only one year of kick boxing experience, a casual Fire Emblem player AND you have no idea if you have the balls of sending people into danger...Great. Things might change from canon and that's not including myself and I haven't memorized the maps. Adding to that I have no idea about the map-ratio between game and real life...Oh Jesus, I'm so gonna die!

Are you done?

Alter! What the hell was that? I heard an echoing young male voice inside my head! Do I have that douche voice now who brought me here?!

Well, you're right that I brought you here, outsider. And I'm not a douche. You are needed here.

So, you just picked a random guy? Awesome!

It's not the time for sarcasm now. We don't have much time before the girl returns so I want to get this over with before you actually risk dying out there.

Can't really decide if you are pretty chilled or some stuck up god being. I sigh loudly and just face palmed. Okay, tell me what you need to tell me.

Great! Alright, here's the short version: You have a hidden talent that is needed or else my vision of world destruction will happen here. You only need to do your job as a strategist.

Talent...right, of course, I thought with a sarcastic tone. Do I at least get some support? Except you being the Shadow of the Colossus voice?

I'll just ignore that since I have no idea what you're talking about. Let's say "God" gave me the permission to give you a present: Take a look on your hands.

I do as I was told and look upon my hands, seeing that I have some gloves on...so? They're brown and had some rubies in them or something and were crested with some gold. From that gold on golden lines were going from the rubies to my finger tips. And now? Am I supposed to kill people by being fabulous?

You could say they have great power if it's used right. And they're indestructible. You just need to hold your hands correctly and think in your home language what to do and it happens.

Great power? Are these things omnipotent?...What does "correctly" means?

Almost. You can't revive people or insta kill people for instance. And yes, Immortality is denied too. And secondly, I have no idea. "God" made them, so you need to try out in your free time.

Okay, so semi omnipotence. What's the downside?

We will continue this conversation later. The girl is coming.

Meh, the downside can't be that bad. Could put an innuendo in here, but final question: You are on my side, right?

As long as you're on the side of saving the world, yes. Would that answer let you trust me more?

It's something I guess. Right on cue Lyn came back with a REALLY pissed expression and said quickly:

"Bandits from the Bern Mountains are coming to attack the local villages. You stay here while I take care of them. If it's only so many, I can deal with it."

"Hold on, I'll come with you!" If I'm here already then I can do my job, right? Let's hope there are only two people like in the game...Lyn just raised an eyebrow and asked suspiciously:

"What? Can you fight?"

"No, not at all. I'm a strategist in training. A weapon can't hurt though!", I exclaimed honestly. Hey, I may suck with weapons, but it's better to kill people with sharp things...can I pull it off to kill someone? Damn it, let's see about that! Cruel guy in me, time to come out!

"A strategist? A strange profession, but very well. Let us go together!" She smiled probably because I'll go with her and handed me a sword or rather a katana. I take it and it was pretty light. Seems like I just got a slim sword, halleluyah! Right, follow her out.

While we were hurrying to where the bandits should be I asked insecure:

"So...how many are there?

"Only two so I should be able to handle them myself. But if you have advice I would be all ears", she stated clearly. Good, just like in the game...Need more information about the area though so I ask about that too.

"H-how is the t-terrain?" Dude, stop being socially awkward!

"It's mostly open plains so we can't really ambush them..." Crap, would've been to good to be true...And there are they...one...two. Kay, she's right...what to do...Well, can't plan much if it's like that.

"You take care of the leader and I that little grunt. I can distract someone like that! After you're done, come and help me if I'm not done yet. Oh and while you fight don't try to rush it. Use your speed as an advantage and focus on finding the right timing to counter. You won't win in a straight slug fest." Hopefully I'm not spouting bullshit since I just told her the first idea that came to my mind.

"I'm not so sure about that, but alright. Let's go!" Lyn rushed into the direction of the mini boss and I tried to follow her. Damn, the girl's fast and the fact that I wear a stupid robe doesn't help! I need to change clothes as soon as possible! The bandit turned around and spotted us. That man just grinned and ran into our direction – specifically into mine. Why?!... Come on, calm down! Suits me well, that's the plan anyway. Just dodge the first attack. Duck when it's comes from the side and dodge right when it comes from above.

"Look at that! A brat! Prepare to die!" The bandit, who's about my height, meaning something around 1,80 meters, screamed and slashed his axe downside against me with way too much power. I barely dodge the attack when I stepped with my right foot next to the bandit and carried my left one with me to stay sideways just like in kick boxing. Huh, normally I would be too nervous for pulling of something like that. Could the gloves calm my nerves? Okay, maybe not since I closed my eyes out of habit. Fuck! Anyways while I make that motion I stab my sword with my right hand against his throat and-

Heilige scheiße!

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Did that guy just elbowed me?! I'm lying on the ground while holding my stomach in pain after that blow and my grip obviously was to weak since my weapon is now about two meters behind me. Oww, son of a bitch! Should've just stabbed faster! I almost had him! Now ugly face closed in with a rape face, great!

"Hehehe...say your prayers!" Shit, I'm shaking like a whimp, I'm going to die in the tutorial level and without any weapon I just hold both of my hands in front of me, hoping to stop it. He did say that they're indestructible, but there is no way I can stop a muscle guy with an axe! Great outsider I am, huh douche voice?!

Use the damn gloves!

What about them? Should I just think "Schild" or-

What was that "klong" noise? Why am I not dying? I open my eyes and see that the bandit literally fall on his ass and that his axe is in the air by some rebound. I see all that through some kind of shield, that has the same pattern as the "Drop Shield" from Halo and forms a half sphere in front of me that is as big as me, which covers everything except of my back. The gloves glow at the rubies and I grin while I see that bandit furiously smashing his axe, which he got back again, against the shield and I just hold my tongue out before I tauntingly exclaim loudly:

"Haha, jackass! Try to break through, I dare you! I'm under the protection of the holy powers themsel-"

I hear a beeping sound. Why do I hear a beeping sound?! I instinctively look at the rubies of my gloves to see, that the light is going down really fast like it's showing how much juice I have left.

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It can run out energy?!

Oh mein Gott, nein!

The shield flickers and before I could think of another plan, it vanishes. The fuck, that thing held for, what, ten seconds?! The man is out of breath now but has his rape face back. He lets his axe fall to the ground and cracks his fists. I fall on my ass and try to back off while he draws closer with slow steps. I back off even faster until I feel a cold iron on my right hand and know immediately that this is the sword I lost before. I search for the hilt and hide it behind my back. Come on, get closer you son of a biscuit...come on...now! The moment the brute jumps at me, reaching for my throat to strangle me, I instantly shove my sword into his throat and feel the blood that flows out of the wound. The body, that loses its life force at a high rate, falls on me and is really heavy. I literally feel the warmth fading away and I look the man directly into the lifeless eyes while I feel the blood dripping on my body.

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Should I be worried that I don't feel any guilt at all? Sure, it's gross and I'm shitting my pants right now out of fear, but I don't have the angst moment like other people describe they would have. And I don't puke so another abnormality. I may sound like a Mary Sue now, but seriously. No. No guilt or something. That's strange, but I should think about that later. I push the body away from me and breath heavenly looking into the sky.

"Jesus...phew."

"Ken! Are you alright?!" And there is Lyn, rubbing her shoulder with a vul...vulne..vel...ah, screw it! She rubs her shoulder with a healing potion, so done!...I need to answer that, right.

"J-just...tired...and dirty..." I can barely hear myself! Goal number three after not dying and being the best strategist in the world is being more social! Come on, you can do it!

"Well...okay then..."...Yeah, I'm going to ignore the obvious strange tone in her voice and-

Oh crap.

When was the last time I ate something?

I blink several times and my sight gets a bit blurry. Everything spins around so much...I think I hear someone call my fake name but...everything is getting so dark...

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"Where am I?!" Oh man, I had a nightmare! I was in FE 7 and met Lyn and didn't really gave a shit when I killed someone and-

"I'm sorry, I knew I forgot something! How could I forget that you were probably starving?" Well, I wasn't dreaming. I'm stuck in Elibe. Well, if I can put aside the whole responsibility and death situations I' ll be in, it's way better then home...I smell food.

GIMME!

I chunk it down and it tastes pretty normal in comparison to modern food. Who cares, I'm hungry as hell! After I'm done with the food I looked up and noticed how many manners I had just now – zero.

Yeah, awkward.

"S-sorry...usually have more manners..." The manliest man alive Ladies and Gentlemen...NOT. Lyn just gives me an amused smile and said calm:

"It's okay...I've been meaning to ask...are you a mage? I saw that shield you made to protect yourself." Figures she would find out, so...can I tell her?

You can tell her everything as long as you do your best.

...Okay, that's weird. I thought you God messenger were all about "No, don't tell them" or something douche like that, leaving me all alone.

Have you ever met one? No, now answer the question.

Geez, fine. Don't see the harm about telling the semi-truth about those gloves except the risk that she won't believe me.

"No, not a mage. It's these gloves", I open my palms and hold them right in front of me while talking really awkward like always,"Don't know where they come from, one day I found them and that's it. Apparently it can do many things." Like expected the girl raised an eyebrow and asked doubtful:

"You...found them?"

"Yes. 'is the truth", I mutter since I don't really have any more details except the whole god thing and I sure as hell won't tell her that yet.

"Very well then...Uhm...I'm not making you uncomfortable, do I, sir?", Lyn asks noticing the awkwardness in my sentences and I reply by being honest:

"I'm always like that. Not really a people person...", Hold on, did she just called me sir?, "...Sir? I'm sixteen." Okay, I'm like 1,80 cm big and I have a little bit of facial hair, but do I look that old? Anyways, the Sacaen looks really shocked by that revelation and asks to be sure:

"Wha- Really? Then you're only a year older then me...my apologies."

...Sayeth what? She's fifteen?...Oh, right, in the Japanese version she is fifteen...Seriously, puberty hit her really soon! Luckily I keep my poker face so she doesn't suspicious.

"Say Ken...I want to talk to about something...You seem to have some experience in the ways of war. Would you allow me to travel with you?" Alright...should I stick to the game dialogue?...Nah, just be myself.

"Sure. Though I don't really decided yet where I want to go next."

"I need to get stronger and- Oh...uhm...I didn't expect you to say yes right away..." She is obviously perplexed by my answer so I just explain my reasons for that:

"Why should I say no? As far as I know, you saved my life about three time now and I can see..." Shit, just gonna confront her about it, you're already on the train! "...that you live alone here. Nothing holds you here." Her face instantly changes into a pained one and she averts her eyes.

"Is it that obvious?" Time to play detective!

"This place only has place for about two people if they squeeze in, you didn't mention your parents at all nor did I saw them and you looked absolutely livid when you saw and mentioned those bandits. Ergo, I guess you're parents got killed by bandits." The last sentence sounded more cold than it should be, damn it! "Uhm, so yeah...sorry if I'm wrong...and sorry if I'm right." Yeah, that sounded really nice, good job!

You think too much.

Can I turn you off or something?!

"It's alright...I believe you should hear the whole story since you're right. My mother and my father... died six months ago. My people—the Lorca—they don't... I'm the last of my tribe. Bandits attacked, and... they killed so many people. The tribe was shattered. My father was our chieftain, and I tried to protect our people. But I'm so young, and our people were old-fashioned. They wouldn't follow a woman. No one would follow me. Sniff... I'm sorry. I've been alone for so long... No. No more. I will shed no more tears..." Wow...it's way more emotional and powerful to hear that in person. Stay silent, just wait until she's done with letting it out. She wipes her tears away and smiles weakly:

"Thank you. I'm better now. Ken, I want— I must become stronger, so that I may avenge my father's death! Yesterday's battle taught me something. I won't become stronger by sitting here alone...so thank you for letting me come with you!"...Yeah, I should try to talk her whole revenge and vengeance thing off. I know Wallace will try to do the same by killing the culprits, but I can at least try myself...but not now. So...since I'm not Mark, I will do things my way. Meaning I won't sit in the back and scream commands around. Ergo...I need a teacher. Hell, she may be only a beginner for now, but that's better then nothing.

"I have one condition though: You need to train me in your fighting style. I heard if you teach someone you get stronger too." I then end my sentence with a smirk – at least I think I do or else it would look retarded. Luckily she just smiles happily and replies enthusiastic:

"Of course! It would be my honor. But I still want to know more about you." I sigh. Figures. Okay, I will tell her the truth but until then I pull out a bullshit story. Is that okay with you, Desmond?

...That's your new name for me, isn't it? Well, it doesn't really matter. And yeah, you can do whatever you want. That would be the best course of action anyways in my opinion.

Alright...that seals it. I'll have to save the world and keep everyone alive without any real strategy or battle training.

Hello exciting life of hell and responsibility.