The Last Exalt

by ClearlyInvsible

One last light burns in the darkness. A young woman with a blade of old, the blood of a Hero-King, and a mission from a Goddess herself. She must escape a ruined future to save her world and family. For the good of all, she must learn to stand strong and be the leader she was destined to become. An adaptation of Fire Emblem: Awakening, following Lucina's adventures through time.

1. Foreword

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Right then! Welcome all to my new project, the Last Exalt! An Awakening novelization that will be following the story of Lucina's journey through time, and adding a bit of world-building to Awakening along the way.

I've been wanting to do this for a good long while. Awakening is still my favorite game in the series, even after going through Fire Emblem titles dating all the way back to the Super Famicom. The characters of this game are some of the best I've ever had the pleasure to experience, and writing about them is always just a blast for me.

This site's been graced by more than a few great novelizations of this game already. Invisible Ties, the most favorited story for this subsection, was what inspired me to do this. Taking the base of Awakening and expanding on it, working with the plot and building it into a full blown page-turner. It's an amazing tale to read, again and again. I don't know if I'll ever reach that quality, but I do like to think I'm getting there slowly.

'But Clearly, how's this going to be different than all the other Awakening stories?'

Two reasons. The small one is that this (Like all my non AU stories) are all linked together. For those who've been following my first Homecoming installment, consider this a very extended prologue. To the people who read Unforseen Consequences, you're going to see the buildup to that event in this story. The big reason is that this story is going to be following Lucina, from before she goes through the portal with the Shepherd children, all the way to the Endgame. This is her story, and the story of the kids. The second-gen Awakening crew deserve some time in the spotlight, and I'm excited to oblige.

This will be a long project, I'll be switching bi-weekly between this and my other one. But it's a story I want to write, and it's a story I hope will be worth reading.

So, sit back, relax, grab some tea and enjoy.

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