A/N: I do not own Rosario + Vampire or Fire Emblem. This is just what happens when you let an idiot Play Radiant Dawn while reading Rosario Vampire.
Prologue: A God's Fall and A New Life
"We have to end this now. Please take all the power I have."
"Thank you. I'll use it well."
From the other side of the battlefield, I could see Micaiah and the Commander squaring off with the goddess Ashera herself. Micaiah lifted her hand into the air, and a stream of blue flame burst out and spiraled around Commander Ike's sword. Rushing forward before the goddess could react, the commander plunged Ragnell into Ashera's chest.
Ashera fell.
We...won...
WE WON!
I placed my blessed Baselard back into is sheath and began making my way over to them. I looked around at my fellow warriors, seeing all the blood they were covered in.
'Shouldn't be too surprised by that. We were fighting dragons and a god. Damn, am I glad to be done with this.' I thought to myself.
As I approached the Commander and Micaiah, I noticed movement out of the corner of my eye. I turned and was horrified by the sight.
Ashera still lived. She had raised her hand and was charging one last Judge attack. And its target...
Micaiah.
'Shit!' I sprinted forward to both of them. 'No time!' "MICAIAH!" I shoved her out of the way, and felt the attack slam into me. The attack felt as it it had engulfed my entire being, and all I could feel was pain. I screamed in agony as my body fell limp to the ground. I saw Micaiah and the Commander run over to me, and I felt the familiar rush of Sacrifice.
Even though I could tell Sacrifice was failing to heal me I still felt...something...enter my body. Micaiah reeled back in pain soon after.
"SOOOOOOOOOOOOTHE!" I heard her scream. I couldn't respond, and my vision began to fade. I heard one thing before darkness took me:
"I'm sorry. Good luck."
W+V
Blackness. Thats all I could see. Even in this endless abyss, I felt satisfaction. I was happy. I protected the two most important people in my life. As I floated in the endless expanse, I thought about my life.
Meeting Micaiah.
Joining the Greil Mercenaries.
Defeating Ashnard.
Creating the Dawn Brigade.
Reclaiming Daein from Begnion.
The war with the Laguz.
Ashera.
Just thinking of taking down that bitch brought a rare smile to my face. I mean come on! We killed a god! Who else can say that? No one, thats w- wait. Light? What the hell is that?
Whatever it is, it feels really warm...
W+V
Well this is interesting.
When I opened my eyes, I was in the middle of a strange forest. The odd thing was I couldn't hear anything. Not even any wildlife.
'God damn it!' I thought. What does this even mean. Did...did we fail? I continued this train of thought until I ran into something.
And that "something" happened to be a tall man in snow white robes. The robes even concealed his face. "Rhys? Is that you?"
He was silent. Oh great. He's ignoring me. Or at least I thought he was. As I turned to leave, I heard him ask a question. "You are human, correct? How did you get here?"
"Human? Does that mean you're a Laguz?" I asked. For some reason he seemed unnerved at the question. After a moment of silence he told me to follow him. Considering I had no idea what the Hell was going on, I blindly followed him into the strange building.
After walking through a few bland halls lit with some strange devices, we ended up in a strange room. "Welcome to my office young one. Now, can you tell me your name, and why you thought I was a Laguz?"
Now that sounds odd. "My name is Sothe." The man twitched at that. "To answer your other question, you called me 'human' like you weren't one. Which only left me with one other option."
The man stood there for a few moments, as if he was digesting the information I gave him. Then, he moved to stand in front of me. "I would like to confirm something, young Sothe. May I use some magic to look through a bit of your memory?"
"You can do that?" Well, this is new. This is the first time I've ever heard of this kind of magic. Seems useless in combat though...
Aw, what the Hell. "Sure, go ahead. Just don't screw with my mind or anything." He placed his hand on my head, and suddenly I was back in Daein, surrounded by the Dawn Brigade.
My friends.
My family.
Where are they? And what happened to me? Does this white robed man know?
The images disappeared as quickly as they came, and the white robed man just kept looking at me. "What's going on? How is this even possible?" I heard him mutter. Oh no. That doesn't sound good.
"Is something wrong sir?" I asked. He quickly turned to a shelf of books and grabbed on. I quickly read the cover. "'The Era of Tellius?' What's this for?"
He remained silent for a moment. Then, "Humor me, young Sothe. What year is it?"
Well this seems stupid. "Year 648. Why?" Why does the year matter?
"...Sothe. You are off by over a thousand years. It is currently the year 2017."
...God damn it.
"That had to be a joke. Please tell me that was a joke." My mind was racing. How is this even possible? This couldn't be happening. Does that mean everyone is...dead?
"If you need proof, look at the page I've bookmarked." I quickly did so. When I saw the page, my heart stopped.
It was me.
"...Sothe. Also known as The Whisper." I read. "One of the founding members of the Dawn Brigade, and also a temporary member of the Greil Mercenaries. Fought in the Mad King's War, The Daein-Begnion War, The Laguz War, and The assault on Ashera. Close friend of Micaiah, he disappeared soon after the goddess Ashera was slain. It is widely believed he was killed in the final fight."
I...died?
This can't be real. I flipped the page. And flipped another. And kept going.
Micaiah. Commander Ike. Queen Elincia. Empress Sanaki. Tibarn. Caineghis. Naesala. Nasir. The Dawn Brigade. The Greil Mercenaries. The Laguz.
My Friends.
My Family.
...they were all gone. They were all dead.
I felt my legs give out. Tears filled my eyes. "...is this true? A-are they really all gone, sir?"
I felt him wrap me in a hug. "Yeah. I'm sorry, Sothe."
I couldn't hold back any more. I cried out my eyes in the stranger's embrace.
I was all alone again.
W+V
"Feel any better now Sothe?" The man asked.
"No...and I don't really think I ever really will." I answered, drying my eyes. What other answer did he expect? Everyone I knew, everyone I loved was dead. "What should I do?"
He thought for a moment, and then placed his hand on my head again. "Apologies in advance. This might hurt a bit."
I was about to ask what he meant, but was interrupted by a searing pain in my head. I felt like I was going to pass out for a moment, but the pain disappeared as quickly as it came. "..Wh-what was that?! What did you do to me?!"
"Relax, Sothe. That was just me using magic to transfer some knowledge to you." He explained. "The world is a lot different than it was 1300 years ago. I just gave you what someone your age should know."
"...Wow. Thats some impressive magic" I told him. "Not that I'm complaining, but why are you helping me?"
"Glad you asked. You see, this school is special. You know how the Laguz were different from you humans? Well, they weren't the only ones." That caught my attention. He handed me another book. This one was somewhat larger than the one on Tellius and entitled 'Yokai Encyclopedia.' "This school, 'Yokai Academy', was made with two goals in mind. One, to educate the various species of yokai in the same way the humans are. Two, to one day bridge the gap between human and yokai."
Really? Bridge the gap? Kind of reminds me of the Commander... "Is the relationship better or worse than Beorc and Laguz?"
"Depends on how you see it. For one, Laguz are almost completely gone. Most people just lump them in with various species of beast-men these days." What? A race as powerful as the Laguz just disappearing? How?! "Second, humanity no longer seems to know of the existence of yokai in general."
"How the heck did that happen?" I wondered aloud. This seems absurd. "Humanity can't be that stupid."
"We went into hiding about 1000 years ago." He explained. "At the time it seemed like the best option. And these days, with the weapons the humans have, it is vital for our survival."
Weapons. That reminded me. I felt my back for mine, and thankfully found it there. My Baselard that Yune blessed had thankfully made the journey with me. Although it seems my jacket didn't make it. Wait...did this thing get a bit heavier?
Oh well. I can worry about that later. "So what do you want me to do sir?" I have an idea what it might be with his talk of coexistance, but I want to make sure.
"The academy is on break for the next month. When classes resume, I want you to attend as a student." And there it is. "Coexistance can only happen if the two races actually interact. I will take care of all your necessities such as housing and food, all I ask is that you keep your identity as a human secret to all except those that you absolutly trust."
I stared at him. "Really? Why are you being so nice to me, sir?"
He chuckled. "Please. Call me Tenmei. And after all you and your friends did for the world, I don't feel this is nearly enough. If you ever need anything, just ask."
I was speechless. "I...I don't know what to say. Thank you very much, Tenmei."
Tenmei smiled. "No need. One last thing. You never seemed to have a family name in any of the Tellius records, which you will need at this school. Do you have one?" I shook my head. I never knew my real family, so I never knew my family name. "I see. Well, I suppose I should come up with one for you." Tenmei thought for a moment, then scribbled a word down on some paper and showed it to me. "How about this one?" He asked. I read it quickly, and I nodded. "Ok then."
"Welcome to Yokai Academy, Sothe Kusanagi!"
*Prologue End*
Name: Sothe Kusanagi
Race: Human
Class: Thief (Knife user)
Weapon levels:
Knives: SS
Strike: B
Weapon: Blessed Baselard - Unbreakable knife blessed by the goddess Yune.
Skills:
Blossom+: Greatly increases growth rates.
Bane: Knife Technique that puts enemies on their last legs.
Blessed Touch: Allows Sothe to use weapons blessed by a god.
Description: One of the heroes who fought against the goddess of order Ashera, Sothe was sent far into the future by Ashera's final Judge attack. A master of knife play, Sothe prefers hit and run tactics when in a fight due to his low defense. Currently enrolled as a student at Yokai Academy, he feels completely alone after finding out everyone he knew was gone. The one who smiles the least.
