The Road of Fate
Prologue: Twilight of Destiny
Well, this is my first fic, so I appreciate both bad and good comments.. If it's horrible, please just tell me right away. Help me make my fics better, okay guys? No flames please.. Thank you...
I like to play Fire Emblem very much.. I used to play it everyday... It fascinates me to be a tactician, a good one at that... Most of the characters are good looking (I like Eliwood most of them) and I also like dragons, pegasi, etc. Well, hope you all enjoy this fic..
Summary
A young mage-tactician from Etruria traveling across Elibe met with a girl named Lyndis, of the Lorca. They journeyed together to Caelin, determined to save Lyn's grandfather, the Marquess of Caelin, Lord Hausen, from the hands of his evil brother Lord Lundgren. But unknown to them, this journey will lead them to a much bigger quest than they have ever imagined – a quest to save the world..
" " = dialogues
' ' = thoughts
Disclaimer: I do not own Fire Emblem.
Prologue: Twilight of Destiny
One night, in the Sacae plains…
The pale moon shone dimly on the plains. The cool winds of the Sacae plains blew, bringing along the sound of a wolf's howl. The sky was cloudless, and the stars shone brightly, unhindered by anything.
Under the moonlight a young man was sitting alone in the cold night, gazing upon the stars from the top of a big boulder. A cold wind blew towards him, making a mess of his brown hair and forest green mage-cloak, revealing a slim sword and an Elfire tome.
'What a peaceful night,' he thought. 'This place… Sacae, was it? This place would make a good place to live…'
For a long time he thought, and his mind traveled back to his past.
~vVv~
Houses burning. Sounds of clashing metals. Images of the past, people, and experiences… His village burning, his mother and sister dead – pierced by a single spear. All flashed about in the boy's mind. And among all, was a laughter, loud and mocking, that he would remember for eternity.
'Bandits… Murderer…' he thought, and in anger, he clenched his hands and gritted his teeth.
But he didn't maintain his anger for long, as thoughts of his dead friends and family doused it. The anger dissipated and changed into another feeling – sadness.
So great was his sadness that tears started flowing down his eyes. He was crying. Yet he didn't realize it, for he was still deep in his thoughts. He silently cried, until a hand touched his back. Startled, he instinctively turned and drew his sword, eyes searching for a potential killer.
But he spotted no killer, just a young brown haired girl looking at him with concern in her sky-blue eyes. The girl stopped in her tracks, unsure of what to do as to my sudden hostility. Instead, she asked, "Conrad, are you alright? You have been crying for 15 minutes... Is something bothering you? You can talk to me about anything, you know..." her shoulder-long hair was blown by the wind, which made her look even more beautiful.
'WHAT? CRYING? How come- But wow, she's damn cute... WAIT, NOW'S NOT THE TIME FOR THAT!' the still-shocked boy thought.
"Velina, I…" Conrad was about to tell her everything, when suddenly…
An arrow missed her by an inch.
The girl was so shocked that Conrad needed to drag her to the middle of the camp, shouting "Bandits! It's an attack! We're being attacked!"
Conrad found the leader of their mercenary group near the campfire. He reported the attack to the heavily-armored man, "Sir, the enemy is attacking! What should we do? We await your orders…"
The general thought silently for a second, and then said, "Get out of here.."
"But- we can fight, and we're not cowards...", Velina said, having recovered from her shock.
"Get out..."
"But-"
"THIS IS AN ORDER! GET OUT!"
And then he explained, "If these bandits have the guts to attack us, it means they are well-prepared and confident they would win. It also means that we might not be able to survive the night... But you two are young, yet talented... Now go..." he said with a deep, sad eye.
They had no choice, so they ran back to their tents, to take what small rations they had for their escape. Then, they met in the back of the camp. Conrad saw a small forest nearby. He knew that it would make a good hiding place.
But suddenly he heard some shouts. The bandits had, apparently, noticed them, and two of them were already running towards them. The young mage said to his companion, "Go first. I'll catch up with you later."
Velina nodded, and in a few seconds, she had disappeared within the trees. After ensuring that she wasn't followed, Conrad held out his tome, and was about to chant a spell. But he realized that the bandits were already too near, so instead, he just muttered a single word: "Elfire…"
A huge ball of flame sprouted from his hand, and slammed right onto the ground in which his pursuers were on. In less than a second, the fireball turned into a large pillar of flame which engulfed the two brigands. Their screams were covered by the roaring sound of fire and clashes of metal.
Then suddenly, Conrad felt a strange shaped sword slash across his back. He turned back despite the pain, and incinerated the mercenary who had attacked him from behind. He knew more bandits were coming, and so started running.
He dropped all of his items, except for a vulnerary and the Elfire tome, to ease his running away. But Conrad knew that it wasn't safe if he followed Velina to the woods, in case someone followed him. So the mage ran to a different direction, running far away from the woods and the camp. As he was running, Conrad was sure that he heard a laughter – the same laughter of his family's murderer.
He lost direction after a while, stopping in the middle of a plain. There, his wound and exhaustion finally took over, his vision turned black, and Conrad, the young mage of Etruria, collapsed on a plain in the middle of nowhere.
~Chapter End~
So, how was it? Terrible? Horrible? Well, I'm sorry if any of you thought it is.. But help me make it better, okay?
Actually, I wanted to use the TacticianXLyn pairing, but... It turns out to be the tacticianXoc one.. ^^
Information:
Conrad belongs to the mage class, while Velina is a mind breaker (custom class).
Mind Breaker
Info: Specializes in killing other spellcasters. Uses Mindpower tomes & Anti-magic swords. Promotes into a Seal Master (able to use staves).
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