Memories of You
The Story of the Sprightly Cleric and the High Deliverer
Author's Notes
Me: Well I'm taking a break from anime stories, though I will have a new Blue Exorcist story up soon. This story is dedicated to robintheaspiringtactician, who has an awesome Robin X Olivia story. Feel free to check it out, it's hilarious. My first ever romance in FEA, which I play obsessively just ask my family, was Robin and Lissa. I didn't even know what the green S meant, or why I couldn't get it with Chrom or Fredrick, so I was as shocked as she was when she opened the box and there was a ring. Not sad, just shocked. There are very few Robin X Lissa stories out there, mostly Robin X Lucina and Robin X Cordelia. So it took it upon myself to do it.
Vaike: Edward Suoh doesn't own me or my axe.
Me: Not that he does most of the time either.
Vaike: Hey.
Chrom: I think if I do it might speed things up.
Me: I agree, sorry Vaike.
Chrom: Edward Suoh doesn't own Fire Emblem Awakening or anything in it. That belongs to Nintendo.
Me: Thank you. I am using my name (Adam) as the name of the avatar, so feel free to stick your own name in there if you want. One more thing, instead of just ripping off the final battle, it took a bit of creative license, and changed some of the things said. Don't kill me. I wanted this story to be something you would read, instead of just replaying the game. Anyway this story starts at the battle with Grima and is told mostly through flashbacks, if the name didn't make that obvious. After the flashbacks hit present time the story will move forward after Adam's sacrificed, (yes that's how it will end) for the search. There will still be flashbacks of various fluffy side stories.
Fredrick: Without further ado here is Memories of You: The Story of the Sprightly Cleric and the High Deliverer
Owain: The story passed down generations that heroes throughout the world have old again and again…
Me: We need to start soon, before we all go crazy.
The air was polluted, like Grima's presence was causing all life to fade. As they landed on the back of the dragon Lissa was hit with a terrible sense of foreboding. Unfortunately her instinct was proved right as she and all her companions were struck by Grima's magic. She collapsed to one knee. Unable to even stand she raised her head. They were flanked, surrounded by multiple Grimeal. And Lissa doubted they would even be able to raise their weapons to strike.
To her left she heard Chrom gasp "what… kind of magic *cough* was that?"
She saw Fredrick behind her collapse on the back of the dragon. "This can't be how all our struggles end."
"This dark future, Oh gods, no." Lucina cried somewhere in the distance.
"Ha-ha, see Adam, see how it ends. These frail, insignificant bonds. So pointless. Worthless. You have thrown your lives away, dared to face a god. And still, the result is the same."
She heard her husband grunt "Were not dead yet." A final act of defiance, but she could tell, that was the voice her husband used when Virion had beaten him at chess. It was defeat, and it was clearly written out on his face.
"Details, details. But I do suppose it is time I get you off my back-permanently." he chuckled sadistically, his cruel voice echoing into the night sky.
"No, I won't let you." Lissa watched in shock as her husband stood up.
"You can't stop this, but you do have a choice. You can still save your friends, your son and daughter, your wife. Become one with me, and we shall spare them. Reunite with Grima, become a god. Return to the black void from whence you came. Refuse and watch as your friends fall one by one under my all conquering boot."
Her husband glanced at her and she shook her head. "It's a trap, don't trust him. I can't lose you."
"She's right. There has to be another way." Chrom said trying to dissuade his friend.
"NOW I will have your decision. Die a worm or live as a god. Which is it?"
"I… you win. Don't hurt them." Adam sighed and dropped his head in defeat.
"That's it. You're giving up." Lissa yelled at her husband, tears streaming down her face. "We beat Valm together, we avenged Emmeryn. We saved Chrom, let's pull through once more."
"You can't give up Adam, we must save the future, we must spare all the suffering he will surely bring. You can't do this." Lucina cried attempting and failing to raise Falchion.
"Enough, insolent fools." Grima said opening a portal and sucking Adam in.
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"Where am I?" Adam asked looking around. The room, or dimension probably, was pitch black, there was no light. He turned and saw himself, or rather Grima glowing dully, like a venomous snake, luring in its victim.
"Where your god wills you to be?" Grima answered arrogantly, assured of his victory. "Now if you'll excuse me I have some flies on my back to get rid of."
Realizing he was referring to his friends he held out his arms in protest. "No, I won't let you."
Grima chuckled, "Do you really think you can stop me? Grima god of annihilation."
"I can and I will." Adam said, though he doubted his own words.
"You DARE defy me. I'll guess I'll have to deal with you first." As he spoke a ball of dark magic formed effortlessly at his fingertips. He hurled the energy at Adam; it slowly morphed into his body and began eating away at him, like it was sucking out his heart. Then it faded as soon as it had come and he collapsed. He was already wiped out from the previous attack. He was dying.
It was over. What a fool he had been, thinking he could defeat Grima, to change fate. No fate was already written, Emmeryn was dead, they had fallen into Grima's trap, and it looked like he would be joining Emmeryn soon.
Fi… B…. H.v. fi… .
The battle was over; the Grimeal outnumbered them a hundred to one, and they hadn't even been able to move before Grima crushed them. How could they have ever hoped to win?
Figh. Ba.. have… t. fight ba..
But wait, they had beaten worse odds before. Chrom still had the Exalted Falchion, and they had Naga on their side. Surely they could still pull through. He tried to stand and was surprised that he was able to raise his head.
"What no, how can you still have hope? The despair should have drowned your ears by now. Stop that wretched voice." Grima commanded; his anger and a hint of fear prevalent in his voice.
"Fight Back! You swore to do so now keep you damn word." Chrom yelled. Adam didn't know from where, but he could hear him.
But Chrom wasn't alone. Other voices flooded in, his friends, his comrades, his family.
"Do you honestly think we were going to let you leave us?" Lissa. He picked his head up all the way and saw Grima look around in shock.
"Come on Bubbles, this isn't sweet." Gaius. He put one hand on the ground
"Up and at em, you're not done yet, not by a long shot." Sully. He pushed it up and got his body off the floor.
"Father, I can't lose you again." Morgan. He put his other hand on the ground.
"The blood of heroes would not be so easily overwhelmed, summon up your true strength and return to us." Owain. He pushed with that arm as well.
"We still need you here, to keep us safe." Yarne. He shifted his body so he was on one knee.
"I let Emmeryn die; I refuse to repeat my failures here." Fredrick. He picked up his other leg.
"Come rise from the ashes, and the bards will sing of the day you vanquished the darkness." Virion. Now he was on both knees.
"Nya Nya, I thought you were tougher than that. Beat that dragon." Henry. He got one foot firmly planted on the ground.
"Adam, don't stop, you swore that you wouldn't let us lose even one more comrade, so get up. I've lost too many already." Cordelia. He pushed off it with his hands.
"Darling, are you going to tell me I wasted all those gentleman lessons on you. Rule number one remember, never abandon a lady who is in dire need of assistance." Maribelle. He stood up all the way, though he was hunched over.
"C'mon Adam, you mean so much to all of us, you can't leave us now." Sumia. He straightened his back.
"Return to us Adam, this isn't over yet." Chrom called, beckoning his tactician back to his side once more.
He raised his body so he stood erect and smirked to Grima. The previous pain he felt was gone, replaced by strength. His double was trying to disperse the voices but to no avail.
"The dragon's grip cannot be broke. How is this happening!? Be silent!"
Adam turned to the source of his friend's noise. "Chrom, I'm coming." And just like that he was back. Even though all his friends were still at death's door they still cheered when he returned. Suddenly a green light shined over them. It was bright, but a warm glow not a brilliant light that burned your eyes.
All his friends rose as one as though the light had healed them.
As if on cue they heard Naga's voice "You must dispatch Grima, the Grimeal will persist to no end; only by slaying the fell dragon will this carnage end. If the awakener chooses to give the final blow, he will merely return to slumber. However if the fell-blood lands the final blow, they will both be destroyed. Man and Dragon both."
"Then I will be the one to finish him. We won't sacrifice another friend." Chrom answered in Adam's steed.
"Chrom, think rationally, what am I, one man, weighed against an eternity of people? I can end it, forever. Like Emmeryn did." Adam argued, still contemplating his decision.
"That's not what Emm would have wanted. She would never willingly ask someone to bare such a burden. You have us; you don't have to do it all alone. We've pulled together since the beginning. We're going to go home together. We'll rule over Ylisse, and bring peace, but not by sacrifice. I refuse to do it any other way." Chrom said firmly drawing his sword.
"Are you trying to leave me a widow, especially with our two children? I won't let you. You mean too much to me, to us. You have friends, lean on them. We're all here for you." Lissa said grabbing her husband's hand protectively.
"Right now we have more pressing matters." Chrom said slashing a Grimeal Sorcerer who had gotten too close. Besides the daring and deceased dark mage, the Grimeal had stayed back, watching and waiting.
"Right. Lissa, you're with me. We're going to charge through their ranks. Sumia, you and Chrom take out the group of heroes in front of us, use magic to attack from a distance Sumia. Chrom, back her up with your Spear. Catch up with us once you're done. Sully, go with Virion and take out the wyvern riders. Fredrick and Cordelia go support them. Cordelia rally their speed. Fredrick help guard them. Morgan, Owain follow me and your mom. Lucina, cover our backs. Yarne and Gaius, take out the Bow Knights at two-o-clock. Maribelle, you and Henry stay close to use and provide healing, Henry make sure she's safe. It appears that there teleporting in on those ruins. Everyone but my group and Chrom stay by them in order to ambush them once you've defeated your group of enemies. Move out, and don't die." Adam announced back in his strategy mode.
All his fellow soldiers ran out to their assigned locations on the dragon's back, forming a protective layer around Adam, Lissa, Owain, Morgan and Lucina. They cut through the line of Grimeal surrounding Grima.
"Now Lucina, draw his attention." Adam commanded readying his Thoron tome.
"I lost once to you monster. I shall not lose again! Die now so that our future can live." Lucina yelled at the monster as she charged.
"Foolish child, you cannot slay what does not die." He said maniacally. As Lucina thrust her sword at him the head of the dragon rose up and roared. This caught Lucina off guard and she dropped her weapon. Grima took advantage of this and sent spikes her way.
"No you don't." Owain ridiculed as he push Lucina out of the way. Morgan took advantage of the distraction and shot a sharp gust from her Rexcaliber tome. It hit Grima in the side of his shoulder, but he didn't even flinch. He merely chuckled.
"Is that all? I hope you don't think you can beat me with such meager efforts." Grima asked.
"No. But try this. Valflame!" Adam yelled as he activated the legendary flame.
"Bah, a pathetic attempt." Grima said in annoyance.
"Excalibur." Morgan yelled activating her magic. The wind magic surged forward propelling the flame at the unsuspecting creature. It caught him off guard and burned his face and chest. As he threw his hands up to his scorched eyes Owain and Lucina attacked him from the side and the back respectively. Unable to tell where anyone was Grima fired his spikes of at random, missing wildly.
Sumia flew up to Lissa and Chrom jumped off the Pegasus. The seven of them regrouped in front of Grima as he opened his eyes.
"Arrogant worm, that trick won't work a second time." Grima yelled.
"Chrom go to his left, we'll distract him. Hit him with the Falchion it weakens him." Adam ordered.
Chrom charged the Fell Dragon from the left. He raised his sword and was struck down by Grima's breath.
"HAHAHA arrogant fool. Did you think I wouldn't hear you? I know that sword has Naga's power. I won't let it anywhere near me. As long as I do that I win." Grima laughed. He picked up Chrom's sword and threw it off the Dragon's back.
Chrom dived for it but he didn't reach it in time and he watched as it plummeted to the ground.
"Everyone charge! Overwhelm him. It's our only chance." Adam ordered leading the charge.
"You cannot hurt me. This battle is already over." He said, smirking.
Adam cut him with a sword, but no blood appeared. It was like trying to cut through steel. Lissa attacked with her silver axe, but the result was the same. Owain, Morgan and Sumia all attacked with silver weapons but Grima merely shrugged them off.
Then Lucina struck and the blade went clean through him. She jumped back taking the blade with her.
"How?" He gasped as he fell to one knee. Chrom walked over to the other six and stood by his daughter.
"Chrom and Lucina swapped swords. You were so assured you had won once our trump card was gone that you stopped trying, and left yourself wide open." Adam explained.
"So when Chrom attacked from the left…?" Grima began.
"Yes, it was because of the direction of the wind. If he attacked straight on the smell of Naga would have blown right in your face, or lack thereof. That's why we all charged with Lucina at the back, to cover the smell. You were fooled. Your overconfidence tipped the scales."
Chrom took his sword back from Lucina and walked over to where Grima knelt. "Grima, I'm going to end you."
"Foolish mortal, I am the end. You'll die just like your sister." Grima gasped out his eyes shining red.
Chrom said nothing, only raised the Falchion and swung…
"Looking for this?" Adam asked holding the Falchion. He threw it beside him and pushed past Chrom.
"Adam, what? Don't tell me you're…" Chrom said his expression betraying his fear.
Adam nodded and opened the Valflame tome. He turned to Grima. "This is where we end. I won't let you hurt my friends anymore. The things you… we… I have done. It's unforgivable. I sentence you to death Grima." He raised his hand in the air the fireball forming.
"You wouldn't dare. You'll die too!" Grima said his eyes wild.
"So be it." With that he hurled the fireball at his copy and watched, satisfied as he flew backwards.
As Grima faded to ashes Adam turned to his friends, smiling despite his emanate doom.
"You idiot!" Lissa yelled at her husband punching his shoulder. Her arm simply went through it as it dematerialized in ash and floated away.
"Chrom, Lissa all my friends, my final thoughts were of you all. Peace is finally here. Use it well." He said tears forming at his eyes, though his smile remained.
"Why did you sacrifice yourself, you didn't have to do it. We need you!" Chrom yelled as his friends leg flew off into the setting sun.
"I know, but this is my choice. Please don't cry. I died so you could live, so do just that. I would rather die protecting you than live knowing the world was still in danger. We had one heck of a run Chrom. I'll miss you."
"Not as much as I will." The prince said trying to put on a brave face.
"I suppose." The tactician answered with a chuckle. He turned to Sumia. "Keep Chrom out of trouble for me will ya? Oh and take care of baby Lucina. But most of all keeping reading."
Sumia nodded wiping the tears out of her eyes.
"Lucina. We did it. Your future is safe. We won, so don't cry. Make a good life for yourself you deserve it."
"I didn't want victory like this! You deserve a happy ending just as much as I do!" The princess yelled while crying.
"Owain. Stay strong, never lose sight of who you are, throughout this world, be yourself son, and I'll be proud of you." Adam sad to his son.
"Of course…. Father. But promise you'll come back. You have to. You're the greatest hero of all." The young Ylissean prince said as his father's torso faded.
"Morgan. Try not to kill yourself alright. Forge new memories, and keep your mother and the others safe. After all Chrom suddenly has a need for a new tactician, though I pray he never needs one. Can you do that for me?"
"Of course father. I'll study twice as hard to protect everyone until you get back, and when you do you'll be so proud of me." The tactician in training said.
The grandmaster turned to his wife. "Lissa." He started but she raised her hand in the air, successfully stopping him.
"Don't say goodbye. I'll find you, no matter where you go remember. We promised. Even when were far apart…" She began.
"Our hearts are still connected. I remember." He finished with a smile. "Take care Lissa, don't lose your joy, and stay Lissa even when I'm gone. Promise me." He finished as his face drifted off into the horizon, leaving no room for arguments.
As the rest of the Shepherds moved to the head of Grima they were safely transported by Naga to a safe distance away. There they shared laughter, tears and stories about their favorite tactician. And they all agreed on one thing. They would find him. No matter where he was.
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"Chrom we have to do something." The voice was high pitched, feminine and familiar, especially the way she stressed the word something. Adam opened one eye. "I thought I died. I faded after saving Chrom and Lissa.
"What do you suppose we do?" This voice was deep, strong and also familiar. He opened his other eye and the two rushed to his side. Chrom and Lissa. But something was off, why was he here?
"There are better places to take a nap then on the ground you know." Chrom reached out and pulled him up. This was just like last time. "It's over now welcome back." But then something in his face, confusion formed and he pushed back.
"Huh, do you know this guy Chrom?" Lissa asked.
Adam moved over to her "C'mon Lissa, it's not a time to be teasing me." He said hugging his wife.
"Unhand me. I am an Ylissean princess." She said hitting him on the back of the head.
"Yah and I'm an Ylissean prince this ring proves…" he raised his hand and stared in shock as the ring was gone. Well he probably just lost it, after all he had bene through it wasn't that ridiculous.
He grabbed Lissa's hand. The ring was gone on her finger too. She had sworn she would ever take it off as long as she lived so… this wasn't his Lissa.
"Do you know where you are sir?" Chrom asked.
This wasn't his home, something was wrong. Was Grima playing another cruel trick on him? "The Halidom of Ylisse, bordering Plegia and Regina Ferox."
Chrom looked in confusion. "What's Plegia, I've never heard of it?"
Where am I?
Author's Notes
Me: I know what you're thinking. 'Wow, one full page worth of author's notes.' (JK)
Morgan: My father (Edward Suoh) loved the ending but always wondered what it meant, so this is what he thinks happened. He wanted to take a bittersweet, heart wrenching, tear-jerking moment and make it a shock. I would say he did that fairly well.
Me: Don't worry there is another chapter. The promise Lissa and Adam made will be revealed in a flashback later on. I hope you enjoyed it. I can't promise my strategy will always be that good, but I will certainly try. I already have the parings decided. Sorry but I'm sticking with them. See you soon.
