Hello guys! This is my first story for Fire Emblem, so tell me what you think!
Prologue
I flew on Naesala's back as we headed towards the meeting place. We were heading to a meeting between the Nobel Laguz as well as Ena, Rajaion, Reyson, and Leanne.
"We're going to land here in a sec, Fang. Hold on tight." Naesala said. I held on tight to his neck as we began to descend into the Phoenicis. I saw everyone waiting there Naesala landed with his helpers. He knelt down and I jumped off. Then he turned in to his beroc form. I knelt down with my head bowed in front of the other laguz.
"Stand, Child. You are on equal grounds here." Tibarn said. I gave a light nod and stood up. "What have you done to make her so submissive?" Tibarn asked Naesala
"She simply respects all laguz, even those of lower ranks. She is a unique beroc." The black winged man said. I had never met these people before, but Naesala told me who was who.
The white winged Heron Reyson came up to me with his sister. "It is a pleasure to finally meet you. We have heard much from Naesala." He said as he took my hand and kissed it. His sister spoke in a language I had never heard before. "My sister, Leanne, said she is also pleased to meet you." Reyson said.
"It is a pleasure to meet you both as well." I said bowing down a little. Tibarn came over with two companions.
"I am Tibarn of the Phoenicis, and these two are my helpers. The litter brown one in Janaff and the darker brown one is Ulki." As their names were said they gave a slight bow.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, I am Fang of Kilvas. Naesala says that when he found me as a child the full name he gave me was Fang River Kilvas." I said
"You're eyes do remind me of a river. They're a beautiful bluish green." Janaff said.
"Thank you."
Next came the Dragon Tribe. "I am Ena, and this is my husband Rajaion." A pink haired girl said.
"I'm glad to meet you." I said. Next came the cat laguz.
"I am Caineghis. These are my helpers, Lethe, Mordecai, and Ranulf." The red haired king said. I bowed
"It is a pleasure to meet you." I said.
"You need not bow. As we have said, you are on equal grounds here. You are considered Naesala's adopted daughter, are you not?"
"Your information is correct. But even so, I am still a beroc who was abandoned when I was very young."
"But you have become one of us in spirit, even though not by blood. You respect us like no other beroc and you were raised by the least likely of us all. You are no mere beroc." The lion king said.
"Thank you, but I do not deserve your praises. I do not change into beautiful creatures as you do. I simply use a bow." I said
"That may be so, but we except you as one of us, there for you are one of us." He said
"Thank you Sir, that means a lot to me." I said with a smile.
"Now on to business." Reyson said. "I heard from the Greil Mercenaries that they're looking for an archer or a mage."
"And who do we know who's an archer?" Naesala said sarcastically
"I sent word to Ike saying we had a candidate. It just depended on what they said." Tibarn said looking at me
"I'm fine with it. They are friends of yours right?" I said
"Yes, Lethe, Mordecai, Ranulf, Ulki, and Janaff will be going with you. They are a part of the mercenaries but come back for periods of time when needed. If you are alright with that, you will work the same way." Naesala said
"I'm okay with that, when do I start?"
"As soon as you get there. Is there anything you need from the Kilvas?" Naesala asked
"Nope, I have my bow and arrows with me. That's all I need."
"Then, I'll help you to the ground. The others will go with you now as well. For faster travel, you'll ride on one of their backs. Is everyone ready?" he asked turning to the group that was about to leave. When everyone was ready we took off. Janaff was carrying Mordecai, Ulki was carrying
Lethe, and Naesala was carrying me. We descended to the ground quickly, then Naesala took me off to the side for privacy that was nonexistent with Laguz.
"Take care okay, be careful. No getting yourself killed, I don't know what I would do if you got yourself killed." He pulled me into a hug. "I'll miss you…" He whispered. When he pulled away he gave a nod to the others and took off. Everyone had transformed. I walked over to Lethe and she transformed back.
"Yes?"
"Would you mind if I rode on you for this trip? After all you are the only girls here, well Janaff is a girl but not in the genetic sense." I heard Janaff give a squawk and everyone else laughed
"That isn't cool!" Janaff said
"I'm fine with it, just hold on tight, but do not choke me." Lethe said with a smile. I gave a laugh.
"Okay, thanks." She transformed and I got on her back. Then we took off.
During the trip I mostly slept. Whenever we took short brakes for food or water, everyone laughed and joked. I read my book every now and then, which I hid from the others. I promised Naesala I wouldn't tell anyone until necessary. Lethe and I got along rather well. She said most beroc were rude and cruel, but I was different so she would accept me as a companion and friend. When we were close to the camp, Ranulf transformed back.
"We were instructed to escort you to Ike. You are also to where your cape with the hood up, as to hide your identity until you are cleared by Ike." He said suddenly serious. "There were a few people who were against you coming here." I gave a nod of understanding and pulled up my hood. I got off Lethe and ever one else transformed, surrounding me in a circle. We walked into the camp area and headed to the main tent. Everyone parted in front of us. I kept my head down, but up enough so I didn't run into Ranulf who was in front of me. I lifted my head when we stopped. We were standing outside a tent with two guards.
"We brought the requested recruit. They are here to be cleared by Ike." Ranulf said. The guards gave a nod and let us pass. Ranulf pushed the flap open and we filed in. I saw a blue haired man and a brown haired girl.
"Is this the person Tibarn was speaking of?" the man asked
"Yes." He turned to me "You can pull your hood down." He said. I did as he said and the man looked shocked, "No one told me the new recruit would be a girl."
"Is that a problem?" I asked slightly annoyed.
"No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have assumed you were a man. I apologize." He said
"Thank you, so how do you 'clear' me for duty?" I asked
"I just ask some questions, shall we get started?" he asked gesturing to a chair by a table
"By your leave, Ike, we shall excuse ourselves. Send for us when you are done. We are to protect her until you have formally addressed the army about this." Ranulf said
"I understand, you may go." Ike said. My companions left the tent and it was silent. "I'm Commander Ike of the Greil Mercenaries, and this is my younger sister, Mist." Ike said
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Sir." I said
"So are you an Archer or Sniper?" he asked
"Sniper, I heard there are two others like me here. Am I correct?"
"Yes. Rolf and Shinnon. I will introduce you and the rest of my friends after I formally welcome you to company."
"And when will that be?" I asked
"After this, so, where do your loyalties lie?"
"They lie with the Kilvas. I was raised there, but as I was sent here on a mission, so now my loyalties lie with you, Commander." I said
"I thank you for that. I would also like to say that if there is anything else that I can know about you that can be useful, I need to hear it."
"Have my fellow laguz cleared you for everything?" I asked
"Yes, they have."
"What about Mist?" I asked
"She knows when to keep a secret. So is there anything?"
"Yes…" I pulled out my book and placed it on the table
"Is that-" Mist asked, but I cut her off.
"It is, but my father instructed me not to use it until it was necessary to be shown. May I ask a question?"
"Of course." Ike said
"Why is it that some hate me before even meeting me?"
"There are a few members who dislike laguz, but deal with them for my sake. From what I've heard, they thing you are a laguz."
"I may have beroc blood, but all the laguz have accepted me as one of their own in spirit. I am honored to be counted as one of their numbers." I said
"I wish I had that privilege as well, I may be respected by them, but I have never been considered a brother to them. I must ask, are there any traits you've picked up from them?"
"Slightly better hearing and sight."
"Well, that is all. Mist, can you go get our companions?"
"Yes." Mist ran out of the tent.
"I will introduce you to the company and the people we are sheltering first, and then I will introduce you to each of the people you will be fighting with. Is that all right?"
"Yes sir." Just then my friends walked in. I pulled up my hood and put my book in my bag. As we were about to walk through the flaps I took Ranulf's hand. "Will you walk with me?" I asked softly
"Of course, we may have just met you, but you are still our friend, our cousin, and the princess of the Kilvas." He said. He gave a nod to the others and we began to walk. As we got closer to the center of camp, Ranulf gave me hand a squeeze. I saw a slightly large podium in the middle of the circle of people. Ike stood up.
"As you have heard, we now have a new recruit. They are a sniper." He said. I heard gasps and mutter flow through the crown at the last part. He motioned me forward. I let go of Ranulf's hand and walked up to the stage next to Ike. "How about you introduce yourself." Ike said. I gave a nod a removed my cloak. "I am Fang River Kilvas. I was raised by Naesala when I was abandoned as a little girl. I have no memories before that." I said
O~O Boyd O~O
There was no way. I looked over ant Oscar and he had the same expression.
"Is it really her?" I asked
"Yeah, there's no other person who it could be."
At first we had thought the girl on the stage was beautiful. She had dark green hair that went all the way down her back and was parted to the right. She also had dark green eyes that had a brilliant sparkle. Her left ear lobe had three emerald piercing and the shell of her ear had three hoops. The bottom ring had a chain connecting it to the bottom stud. Her right ear had one stud and one hoop. She also had an emerald stud on the right side of her nose. Her lips were a dark frosty red. She was tall, slim, and not at all flat chested. She had her bow and arrows on her back and a dagger hanging at her side. She had on tight black leather pants and a blue strapless shirt with a black floral design on the bottom right side. On her left shoulder was a mark she had forced onto her body right before she disappeared.
It was a flower with a skull at the center. There were wings on both sides and vines that traced around her arm.
"Oscar, we were told she died." I said
"Yeah, but I'm glad to see she's safe. Now let's go 'formally' meet her." Oscar said and he took my wrist and dragged me and Rolf in the direction of Fang.
"How do you know that girl?" Rolf asked
"You'll find out soon…" I said trailing off.
O ~ O Fang O ~ O
Ike led me to a group who was waiting for us. He told me these where his most trusted friends. He pointed to each person.
"That's Soren, Shinnon, Gatrie, Ryse, Mia…" he kept on going then finally he came to a group of three green haired people. "And these are the three brothers, Rolf, Boyd, and Oscar." Ike finished. I stared at those three, they looked so similar. Especially Boyd. My eyes widened as a faint memory came back to me. A child version of Boyd smiling at me smiling. Slowly I began to remember Oscar. Although I had never seen Rolf before.
I burst out smiling. I had flashbacks every now and then of my forgotten past. I ran forward and tackled Boyd and Oscar to the ground. "You guys…" I whispered.
"Is there something I'm missing here?" Ike asked. Boyd gave me a smile as did Oscar.
"She's my twin sister." Boyd said smiling
So? I want you guys to help me decide who Fang should be with, Shinnon or Soren? Please like, follow, and comment. You'll get cookies plus it makes me happy.
Forever in Solitude