Holy Naga I'm still alive! Yes sit back and be surprised Sentinel is back on the scene and he's here to stay (Hopefully) And with a new fic courtesy of Fire Emblem Awakening! Btw this will not have smut, as I've learned from antidote, I cant write that affectively without feeling horribly awkward, anyway the Avatars characteristics are Male, Build 1, Face 4, Hair 4, Hair color 1, Voice 1. So now that you know we can continue without any further staling ONWARD!
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"Over'ere! Don't let 'er get away!"
Robin heard the call over Valms harbor in time to see a an unarmed women with black hair in light plate armor running through and between the warriors of Valm narrowly avoiding capture but Robin knew it was only a matter of time before she would inevitably be cornered.
"Our first priority is that womens safety, Robin do you have a plan?" He heard Chrom say beside him, he gazed across the soon to be battlefield taking in the enemy's number and equipment before nodding
"Yes, Cherche, Cordelia, and Sumia head further down the beach and subdue the enemy soldiers coming from that direction to keep them from flanking us, Libra follow and support them from behind!" The four nodded or gave a confident 'yes sir' before departing to accomplish their tasks. "Now Frederick, Stahl, and Muriel head along the partition, I can see the enemy General over there, he seems to have a tome so watch out for spells." They, like the group before them nodded respectfully before departing. Robin then turned to Chrom meeting his eyes "Chrom you Lucina and myself will help that women."
Chrom nodded, "Right, let's go." Was all the prince said before charging toward the first group of enemies in his path Lucina and Robin following closely behind.
The first knight was an inexperienced soldier that thrust his lance and Chrom which he dodged smoothly strikeing expertly at the lances flat causing it to swing wide giving Robin an opening.
"Thoron!" He called hitting the knight with a powerful bolt of lightning, Chrom turned back for a moment nodding appreciatingly and continuing into the northern section of the Harbor, Robin took the chance to get a hold on the situation noticing that the women they had seen before had indeed been cornered by two of Valms knights who were both trying to strike her, most of their attacks landed on nothing but air as she avoided them but Robin could tell from the wounds that decorated her body not all of those attacks had missed, at the same time he noticed a small group of mages arriving from the western side of the harbor.
"Chrom! You and Lucina take out those mages il help her!" Robin called as Chrom took down another cavalier, shouting his acknowledgement the pair continued on as Robin drew Tyrfing looking over the knights still stabbing and slashing at the defenseless women who had all but clapsed, Robin didn't think twice when he reached his hand forward as runes danced around his body and lightning shot from his fingers shocking one of the unsuspecting knights to death, rushing forward the other knight that had turned in time to see his comrade fall now swung his lance wildly at Robin, ducking below the blade he slashed at the knight with his sword feinting towards his face, instinctively raising his large shield to block but additionally blinding himself Robin used the opening and summoned his magic again letting it rest in the palm of his hand and slamming it into the shield paralyzing the mans arm forcing him to lower his guard allowing him to strike at one of the chinks in his armor killing him. Robin who then took one more look at his surroundings to make sure there were no more enemies before turning toward the women who now had multiple wounds breathing heavily, was now using the wall of the home she was standing beside to right herself before she spoke with a gasp.
"T-the Ylissian League so you have finally arrived-" she gasped again and tried to continue but Robin raised his hand to stop her, before reaching into his cloak, she gazed at him quizically until he pulled out an elixir and held it out for her with a concerned expression.
"Your injured, drink this, it will restore your strength." he stated simply "Let me treat your injuries for now, you can tell me what you want to when I'm done." He said before quickly sheathing his sword and pulling his healing staff off of his back, while he was not as capable a healer as Lissa or Libra but he was confident that he could handle standard injuries. After finishing the elixir the women watched him in silence as the staffs light washed over her and began closing her wounds, when the last of her cuts had closed she spoke.
" Mercy friend, but you Ylissians are as kind as the rumors say if you would heal a stranger." Robin couldn't help but smile
"We just want to keep unneeded casualties to a minimum." He shook his head "Still as far as being Strangers goes, might I ask your name milady? Judging from the amount of effort the Valmese were putting into capturing you, I would imagine you were a person of some import."
Her brows rose in surprise at his initiative "Y-you may call me Say'ri sir, I fight for the resistance." It was Robins turn to be surprised now
"Well met Lady Say'ri, So there is an organized resistance supporting you?" he asked
"Aye, of sorts, I would speak more of it but perhaps-" she turned her head to the continuing sounds of combat Robin did as well
"Ah yes, further introductions can wait until this battle is over." Robin said taking a moment to look her over "Can you fight?" he asked
"Aye, but I will need a weapon, a sword if you will." Robin allowed a pensive look fall over his face before drawing Tyrfing again and holding the handle out for her.
"You may use this for now but I must ask that you return it after the battle it is very valuable to me." he said
Say'ri nodded "Many thanks friend, I will handle this blade with care." She said giving the blade an experimental swing Robin smiled again
"Thank you, now stay near me, your body may be healed but even with the elixer the staffs power will have drained much of your strength." Say'ri nodded in confirmation before following Robin off toward the direction of the continuing battle, where Chrom had run before him. Following the bodies of the fallen past a section of crates Robin and Say'ri took notice of the battles progress, the Valmese soldiers had been all but decimated as nobody but the commander and a handful of units remained alive, Chrom and Lucina had handily defeated the enemy mages before making there way toward the commander after Fredericks' group who were battling with the rest of his guards as he cast wave after wave of flames at them from his arcfire tome, he was casting so wildly that he had failed to realize that while he was, he had stepped beyond a series of crates that could hide anybody with the intention of flanking him easily placing him at a disadvantage.
"Chrom!" Robin called pointing to the alley the crates had created being so close to a nearby building, Chrom took a look for himself to understand what his tactician was telling before a look of realization covered his face, turning back to shout his acknowledgment, he froze, his look quickly turned to shock before he shouted.
"Robin, look out! Above you!" But the warning came to late as Robin had just enough time to turn before an axe wielding Valmese jumped from the crates the tactician had passed just moments before, the blade of the weapon falling quickly toward his head as he tried to vainly distance himself from his aggressor, but Say'ri was faster as she reached her blade out between the two of them, catching the axes blade on her own and with a grunt of exertion, held him in place. Not missing another beat Robin made his magic come to life in his hands once more as runes gathered around his body firing one last bolt of lightning from his hand and through the enemy, watching him fall dead at Say'ris feet, before turning to the swordmistress.
But before he could speak they heard the sound of heavy footfalls behind them causing them to turn there attention to Chrom, who was currently running up to them.
"Are you alright?" Chrom asked giving him a quick look over, not noticing any serious injuries
"I'm alright Chrom, nothing to worry about." He stated "Have we lost-?"
"Anyone? No, Stahl ended up with a rather deep cut across his arm but Lissa thinks that with a little healing and some bed rest he'll be fine." He said pointing over to the Ylissian princess who was currently standing beside the green knight fastening a bandage around his arm, causing Robin to give a sigh of relief, Chrom then turned his attention toward Say'ri "And this is the women we saw fighting the Valmese on our arrival yes? I am-"
Say'ri beat him to it "Prince Chrom of the Ylissian league." she said bowing respectfully "I thank you and your men for your timely assistance." Chrom eyed her curiously
"So you know of our cause?" he asked
"Aye milord, I am called Say'ri and I fight with the resistance." She informed them once again as Lucina returned to the group with Frederick and Flavia in tow.
"I thought the Emperor decimated all he considered traitors or rebels?" Robin asked, Say'ri nodded
"He tries, but the resistance troops are a slippery lot, striking quickly and vanishing into the darkness of night, leaving little trace." she stated confidently " Now, more rebels ride to answer the call of dynasts across the continent, seeking to end the conquerors rein over us all, united they could be a considerable threat to Walhart and I have struggled for some time to bring us all together."
"What's stopping you?" Flavia asked bluntly
"Fie, the old and typical weaknesses of man, the dynasts would all have freedom but only on their terms and many refuse to act unless they are threatened directly." her eyes darkened " and many distrust me because my brother fights for Walhart." she admitted hollowly
"Is there a reason he supports the empire?" Robin asked, Say'ri looked back at him, eyes full of a sadness but was so quickly overwritten by determination he couldn't be sure he saw it "Would that I knew, Sir, Yen'fay was a good man once, but when he sold himself to Walhart he severed his connection to me, he is my brother no longer, if we met on the field I would cut him down, same as any other imperial." She demanded, it seemed to Robin, more to herself than anyone else. "Walhart, is said to command a million men now, maybe more, sooner of later the resistance will be completely wiped out if we do not unite-" she stopped to let her words sink in.
Robins hand slid lightly over his face pulling lightly at his hair, a pose he often made when developing a strategy. 'A million soldiers? Our numbers barely make a dent in that so a direct battle would be an impossibility, we would need a way to weaken his forces enough to reach Walhart himself but how?' Robin was broken from his thoughts when Say'ri continued speaking.
"Please, Prince Chrom I beg of you, together we can unite the resistance and shatter Walharts grip!" she said Bowing her head again.
An ever stoic "Milord?" came from Frederick at that comment, Chrom looked at him and nodded in understanding
"This is no simple thing you ask of me, I have my own causes to fight for." He said, looking briefly at Lucina "I know a great battle has been foretold, but is this it? How can I know? Still I admire your courage and compassion, perhaps your mission may be the best way to achieve mine. Yes Say'ri I will join your cause with my own." But instead of looking at her he looked at Robin. "Besides, it looks like someone already has a plan coming together?" Robin smiled
"Nothing definite yet, I need to gather more information before I start spouting out ideas, for now let's hear Say'ris plans for uniting the Resistance." Robin said looking pointedly at Say'ri, who gave a light smile of her own.
"Well... I do have one idea..."
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Whew! after over a year without writing got a chapter of a fanfic done (It took me 3 days to write kinda a waste eh?) anyway tell me what you think, I've made people wait so feel free to set me on fire it will help me improve in the longrun anyway. (Just don't use Valflame please I want to make sure there's more than just a pile of ashes left over... Please?)