Another Fire Emblem Heroes story! This one was inspired by the Taste of Spring Tempest Trials, and the release of Naga as a Mythic Hero! Also, this could be considered a semi-sequel to my previous FEH story, but it's not required reading.

And now... ON WITH THE SHOW!

Naga's Necessary Intervention

A Fire Emblem Heroes Fan Fiction

by Derald Snyder

Part 1- The Divine Dragon Cometh

"O Divine Naga, I once again plead for your intervention..."

It was rare to see Princess Lissa of Ylisse actually kneeling and praying, despite being a cleric... Most who knew her usually saw an energetic young blonde who liked to play pranks on her fellow Shepards. But this was a dire situation involving one of her closest relatives...

And no, it was NOT Owain. That had been an overreaction/exaggeration.

"Please Naga, hear my prayer..." Lissa earnestly pleaded. "I ask again that you show your mercy upon my future niece... she's in constant pain everyday, and nothing we do can help..." Her voice cracked, nearly on the verge of crying... "Please hear me, O Divine Naga, I beg of you..."

"Lissa, what are you doing?"

The princess gasped as she quickly stood up, turning to see a man dressed in a light tan cloak which obscured his hair and eyes. "Oh, hi, Kiran... just saying a prayer to Naga for Lucina..."

"She's still sick?!" The summoner inquired incredulously. "What exactly is wrong with her, anyway?"

"Well... you remember when Felicia, Lukas and Genny helped her stop that Tempest a short while back?" Receiving a nod, Lissa continued, "Well, after that was all done and dusted, poor Lucina got roped into trying Felicia's cooking-"

"Oh dear gods," Kiran's face went pale. "I remember trying a taste of one of her concoctions once... I was sitting on the latrine for hours! But wait... shouldn't it have worked its way though her system by now?"

"You'd think," the cleric shrugged helplessly. "But she's been having intense stomach pains ever since then... I tried asking the other healers for help, but they could only provide temporary relief, at best! So that's why I'm praying here... this summoning ruin was the most holy place I could think of around here..."

"...Well, I was about to do a summoning session," the hooded man said. "Maybe if I'm lucky, I can call forth someone who can actually help Lucina..."

"Oh yes! Please do! Or at least, try your best!" Lissa pumped her fists in anticipation.

"Alright then," Kiran nodded as he loaded five orbs into the Breidablik. "Here goes nothing..." He pulled the trigger, the five orbs shooting out and rearranging into a circular pattern, changing to different colors: one gray, one blue, two red, and one green.

"The gray ones are healers, right?" The sprightly cleric asked.

"As well as archers and dagger-users," Kiran pointed out. "Well, here goes nothing..." He touched the gray orb which floated to the center of the circle. "By the power of Breidablik, I summon thee, Hero from another world!" It wasn't actually necessary to state such an invocation, but the summoner felt he should at least try to live up to the image of the Great Hero that Anna and the Askr nobles saw him as. The orb shot forward and embedded itself into the hole in the center of the summoning stone slab. Kiran then pulled the trigger on Breidablik again, activating the orb which engulfed the slab in a soft light. "Shoot, it's a weak one..."

"I am Jakob, servant of my liege Corrin-"

"NO! For the last time, you are not wanted here! Go home!" The butler promptly vanished, leaving behind a small pile of Hero Feathers.

"...Well, that sucked," Lissa lamented. "But weren't you kinda harsh on that guy?"

"He's completely useless in battle! At Felicia pulls her weight, horrible cooking skills not withstanding..." Kiran took a deep breath to try and calm himself. "Well, I still have a few orbs... should I bother trying to summon another Hero?"

"Hmm..." Lissa pondered as she looked at the remaining spheres floating before them. "Oooh, I know! How about the blue one? Blue is said to be a divine color, maybe you'll summon Naga herself!"

"I highly doubt it," Kiran snarked as he loaded four more orbs into the Breidablik. "Most likely, I'll end up summoning Est again..." Not that he had anything against the junior Whitewing, he just hadn't found a place for her on any of his combat teams. Touching the blue orb, he repeated the invocation, pulling the trigger again...

This time, the summoning slab was engulfed in a pillar of light which seemed to engulf the area... "Augh, my eyes! I'm blind!" Lissa screamed in mild pain.

"Shoulda warned you about that," the summoner grunted, as he covered his own face. Fortunately, the light soon faded away, revealing...

"Lissa, my child, I have heard your fervent prayers, and now I come to answer them."

"Huh?" The cleric blinked several times to regain her sight, beholding a tall green-haired woman floating a few inches off the ground, with a serene look on her face. "N...no way! A-are you...?! Are you really-?!"

"I am indeed the Divine Dragon Naga," the graceful lady confirmed, "as the sons of man have named me."

"Oh wow! Kiran, you did it! You really did it!" Lissa exclaimed as she jumped up and down in utter joy.

"A...ah..." was all Kiran could get out, the Briedablik clattering to the ground as the remaining spheres vanished. "But... how... you..."

"Do not be afraid, Kiran," Naga said in a soothing voice. "This is not the first time you have summoned a goddess, correct?"

"...Oh, yeah, there was that Yune girl," Lissa nodded, "who kinda mentally scarred Owain by accident..." Suddenly remembering who she was standing in the presence of, the blonde swiftly kneeled and bowed her head. "U-uhm, forgive my lack of respect, O Divine Naga..."

"Rise, my child. There is no need for that," Naga said with a gentle smile. "Despite what you believe, I am not quite the goddess you perceive me as... I possess not the power of making or unmaking. That being said, I can help cure your relative of her current affliction... That is why I have come here."

"Really? Thank you so much!" Lissa stood and bowed her head in gratitude. "Okay, Lady Naga, Lucina's this way! Come on!" Taking the Manakete's hand, the cleric began to gently pull her back to the castle, leaving a near-catatonic Kiran behind...

*In Lucina's quarters...*

"Ughh... aggahhhh!" the blue haired princess cried in pain as she laid on her bed, clutching her stomach, which felt as if a demon were continuously clawing at the inner walls of her gut... (Oh, how I wish for the sweet release of death... Grima was nothing in comparison to this...!) So focused was she on her suffering, Lucina didn't even hear the sound of her door opening... However, she did see the face of her patron deity looming over her. "N... Naga? Have you come to grant me release...?"

"You could say that, child," the Manakete replied as she held her hands near the afflicted woman's stomach. "Foul darkness, begone!" A white glow engulfed Lucina, who screamed as her pain briefly grew even more intense... but then it faded away, leaving only a dull soreness in her stomach. "There. Your healing staff should work on her now, Lissa."

"Okay then!" the cleric nodded, raising her staff up. "Rehabilitate!" A green rune appeared over her future niece, engulfing the bluenette in a gentle aura which rid her of her remaining pain.

"Nnnggghh..." Lucina slowly rose up to a sitting position, looking upon Naga with wonder and awe. "O Divine Naga, will you be taking me to the afterlife now...? -OUCH!" She yelped as Lissa gave her a hard pinch on the arm.

"If you can feel pain, you're not dead," the blonde deadpanned. "Kiran managed to summon Naga here so she could cure you of Felicia's bad cooking!"

"Oh...? OH!" Lucina gasped as realization dawned. "H-he did that?! Wow, he truly is a Great Hero!"

"Sure is!" Lissa agreed. "Oh, but, uh, no bowing or prostrating before Lady Naga, she kinda frowns on that," she quickly added.

"Lissa was praying day and night for you," the Divine Dragon elaborated, "and I simply could not watch you suffer like this any longer..."

"Really...? W-well, you have my deepest gratitude, Lady Naga," Lucina bowed her head in respect, "and thank you as well, Aunt Lissa."

"No problem! Anything for my future niece!" the cleric grinned. "Okay, now that she's all patched up, we need to attack the source of that really bad stomachache!"

"You mean Felicia?" Lucina frowned at this. "But, I don't think she really meant any harm... she's just delusional, at best..."

"Then we should dispel her delusion with all due haste," Naga stated. "Stay here and rest, child. Lissa and I will deal with that woman, before she harms anyone else, inadvertently or otherwise..."

"Right then! To the kitchens!" Lissa declared, quickly exiting the bedroom, Naga following...

To be continued...