FE: Awakening - Daydreaming or Sleepwalking ?

by Lady Azuha

Five years since she sacrificed herself to keep Grima from returning. Five years Chrom had to spend alone, raising their daughter Lucina and assuming his duties as King of the halidom. But his memories of her are fading; Epsilon (OC), his lovely wife, is nothing but mere blurred images in his mind, a voice he hears singing a soft tune. Could he be dreaming when he sees her return?

1. PROLOGUE: Time

Prologue.

«As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.»

Henry David Thoreau

It's funny how time is contradictory. Some say Time heals wounds that no words can. In the end, Time kills us all, takes our lives. It can pass us by really fast, in moments that count to us the most; it turns it into fragile memories that people are most likely to forget, fleeting feelings that will linger for awhile before vanishing completely. Or, Time can simply go by so slowly, until it comes to the point when merely thinking about it makes people hurt, cringe in disgust. It's horrible, yet soothing; it bites, yet heals.

In one word, Time could also be called 'deadly'. In this case, it is. Deadly is the right word to describe what happened to the rulers of House Ylisse, nearly five years ago. The queen sacrificed herself to prevent a great cataclysm that could have potentially destroyed the world. Her sacrifice left the king in pain, making him desperate to find an excuse to believe she was still alive. Slowly, his pain faded, along with his heart; he was growing distant and cold, his heart almost turning to stone as the days passed. He would complain, he would threaten to kill time... but who could kill time without injuring eternity as well? He got everyone worried; even the good people of the halidom were concerned with his welfare. That is... until now.

Time is a very tricky thing; once, it had opened a portal between two times, the same portal that allowed the Risen to come to life in the realm, and Lucina's future self to come back to the past. Could it also be a doorway to the future? If that was, in fact, true, then...

Why come back now?

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Heyoo guys!

I hope this is interesting enough for you to keep reading. I have chapter one all ready and in stock at the moment! ^^

I don't know if you've noticed the quote at the top of this chapter. It's an idea of mine that I got while writing! I've actually inspired myself from some quotes to write these chapters, and this one got me thinking a lot. I kinda wrote my own opinion about Time in there, in the beginning of the prologue. xD

Anyways. I hope you liked this!

LOVE Y'ALL TO BITS, AS PER USUAL! :D

~Azuha.