Greetings! Welcome to my first fanfiction ever. But before you read, there is something you need to know.

This is kind of an experimental fanfiction (aka I have no idea what am I doing). After reading other OCs, I wondered what makes them enjoyable to read. Is it because they are funny? Is it because they are relatable? Or is it something else? So I decided to write one myself and remove most of their elements. For example, my OC isn't from our modern world but a medieval-like fictional world, he doesn't know ANYTHING about this world and he actually has fighting experiences.

So does it make it a bad OC story? Well, that's for you to decide. But I wish to know about your opinions and even better, advice. Now sit back and enjoy, I hope.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fire Emblem.


Oh Magnus, what have you got yourself into?

I ran across the burnt crop field, sweating profusely down my black hair and onto my steel plate armor. Arrows were flying past from behind, and some managed to hit my steel heater shield on my back. I looked back, only to find those dark creatures were still chasing me. They had been chasing me ever since I've arrived.

And why the hell are they so obsessed with me?!

I looked forward again, and a large town was in front of me. It seemed to be abandoned: the streets were empty, the buildings were either collapsed or damaged and there was no sound save for my heavy breathing and those things cursing behind me.

I better lose them here. Fast!

As soon as I arrived on the street, I took a sharp turn into a nearby alley. They tried to follow, but I immediately took other turns and occasionally scaled a few walls to keep the distance. It was painful but after a while, I managed to lose them temporally. So I dashed into an empty building to hide.

Just after I closed the door, I heard many footsteps moving closer and closer to the house. I held my breath and waited, with a hand clamping on my sword. Fortunately, they didn't seem to notice me and started to move away from the building after a while.

Exhausted, I sat down on the floor and let out a sigh of relief. Despite being chased for about half an hour, I still had absolutely no idea what was going on.

Bloody hell! How did all this happen?


Half an hour earlier...

"So, can it REALLY take me to wherever I want?" I asked as I looked her in disbelief.

"Of course! The Outrealm Gate connects with many different worlds, so you can use it to go wherever you want." The red-haired girl cheerfully replied.

I was quite skeptical about this because the gate looked very...ordinary. It was merely made of gray stone blocks with two large doors in the center. The doors were slightly opened, revealing a glowing blue light. If it weren't for that, I would think it was just another average city gate...in the middle of an island.

Still, it did fit the description. So I cast aside my doubts and responded, "Very well. I want to travel to an entirely new world that has no connection with this one." I briefly paused as I remembered something, "Also, it needs to be in some kind of war. I don't care what the conflict is about or who is involved. All I need is a war that needs people to fight."

She seemed to be a bit confused, "Why do you want to go to a war-torn world? Wouldn't it be better to visit a peaceful world like this one?"

I chuckled before answering, "That's none of your concern. Besides, I think you will find the payment is...sufficient."

I dropped the heavy sack to the ground. It made a large clinking sound before opened widely, revealing all of my life savings inside.

I won't need the gold anyway.

Her eyes widened and brightened at first. But she quickly returned to normal.

"Well... I don't think that's enough..."

This woman...

"What?!" I shouted, "But that's all I've got! What more do you want?" I clenched my fists and moved towards her, ready to literally knock some sense into her.

She noticed and tried to calm me down, "Whoa, calm down mister! It doesn't have to be money. I just need more valuable items." She pointed at the sword on my back, "That sword would do."

"Oh, this one?" I loosened my fists a bit and looked back at my sword. It was a two-handed fuller long-sword with the upper guard wider than the lower one. It used to be just a regular sword, but I modified it with a unique feature which has proved to be very useful in many battles ever since.

Without a hesitation, I pulled out the sword and pointed it at her throat, "Not a chance, woman! You either take the gold or leave it. Your choice."

She narrowed her eyes, staring at me with disbelief, "You're driving a hard bargain, mister." Then we started to stare at each other, trying to force the other to comply. While she had quite a fearsome glare, I had seen far worse than that. It took a while but eventually, she realized this wasn't going to work.

"Fine!" She exclaimed and threw up her hands, "But you don't get to choose."

Satisfied, I put back my sword, "As long as it meets those conditions, then it's good enough for me." But for some reason, a strange feeling appeared almost immediately after I said that.

Odd...I got a feeling that I'm going to regret this.

Despite that, there was no other reason to back down. So I followed her to the gate. She walked to the side of it and started to fiddle with some buttons and switches. The glowing blue light flickered and eventually changed into a bright red color.

"Alright," She said and signaled me to come forward, "Just step inside and you'll be in a brand new world."

I slowly walked towards the gate, taking a deep breath when I was just a few steps in front of it.

This is it. A whole new life.

As I went through the gate, I could hear her muttered about something. Had I realized what she was saying, I wouldn't be in this messy situation.

"Idiot."


Well, no way I can turn back now.

I sighed heavily as that thought occurred to me. While it seemed possible to use the gate again, I highly doubt that bloody woman would ever allow it. Even if she did, those creatures outside would surely tear me apart before I could reach it. So in other words, I was stuck.

Oh well, might as well figure out where I am before doing anything else.

Slowly, I stood up and searched the place quietly. It appeared to be a bookshop once as there were a number of empty bookshelves on the side of the walls. Books were scattered around the floor, either torn or burnt. While I didn't find anything useful in the books, there were hints about something: a young prince who led a group of soldiers into numerous battles and fought an unspeakable evil. It was interesting, but I had no time for fiction right now. Finally, I found something useful in one of the drawers: a map.

The map was old but still readable. The front side had two continents with small islands around them. The left one was labeled 'Valm' and there were three countries on the right one: 'Ylisse' in the southeastern part, 'Ferox' in the northern part and 'Plegia' in the southwest part.

Hmm, so this is the world I'm in…well, that's not going to help.

I groaned and turned the map over. The other side was much better as it was a local map titled 'Ylisstol'.

Right, let's just assume this is where I am. But I still need a way to locate myself.

The solution was simple: climbed to the top and looked for directions. So I slowly made my way up to the roof without causing too much noise. Once I was up, I laid down the map and looked for any landmarks.

Let's see...the church is on the far left. The tall building is in the front...wait, is that a castle on the hill?

It was indeed a castle. It was surrounded by walls, with towers around it and a big metal gate at the center. Even though I couldn't see whether it was occupied or not from this distance, it gave me an idea nonetheless. So I sat down and planned my next move.

"On one hand, there might be thousands of those things in it and I would certainly die if that's the case," I muttered, "But on the other hand, I wouldn't last long if I stay here anyway." I looked at the castle again and sighed, "Besides, there might be some useful stuff in it."

So it was decided: I would go to the castle and hoped for the best. But naturally, it would be insane to go there right now. I looked at the sky to determine the time. The sky was red as fire, and the sun was creeping towards the distant mountains. There was a trick to find the time: I extended my right hand and bent my waist to make the palm facing me. I then put my hand between the mountains and the sun, making the sun behind my fingers. It was right between my middle and ring fingers so I had about 30 minutes before nightfall.

Good, I still got some time to prepare myself.

With that in mind, I slowly climbed back down to the ground floor and readied myself for the journey…