Chapter 1: A Darscen Lamp

A/N: Greetings! It's been a while since I even wrote something... I decided to reboot all of my fics and start from scratch.. It was for the best that I start over because I'd like to make a different side of me but that's another story...

For the moment, I've been thinking of this crossover between Final Fantasy and Valkyria Chronicles, two of my favorite franchises and I thought that it might be interesting on what would happen if the cast of Final Fantasy meets that of Valkyria Chronicles. Anyways... Hope you guys enjoy..

Please review.. It'll help me improve a lot :3

Update 11/27: Added a few entries and made minor changes.

(Final Fantasy and Valkyria Chronicles are owned by their respective developers)

Somewhere in a land where there was peace, tranquility and equality after a war that ravaged a nation by a military nation, A Prince as handsome as readers could think of had thoughts of leaving it to another person. His father had died in the war and the land was left for him to rule but he felt that it wasn't his job. What he wanted was to travel, and seek for his own place, together with the people he had traveled prior and especially, those whom he loved.

Having made up his mind about it, he left the land to a relative of his and self-proclaiming himself no longer fit to inherit the throne. On the day he was to depart, He only hbought with him his friends and a satchel with only a knife inside. He left his swords and dispelled himself of magic with the consult of people superior in the thing. He could no longer even summon his limit break, Armiger. The portal was started and his friends prepared themselves. He spoke to his elder for the last time.

"Are you sure that this portal will take me somewhere peaceful?" says a young man in his 21s.

"I'm doubly sure, my Prince." The elder paused for a second. "May I ask, why have you thought of leaving the Kingdom? It's now peaceful after that dreaded Niflheim invaded. That scarred Izunia has been finally defeated. His passions burned and destroyed. What of your family? Your relatives? Your throne? And why has the Princess agreed to come with you?"

The prince himself assured his uncle. "I'm sure of myself that I will find a place where I can stay. My philosophy is there is peace and tranquility in a place where you aren't familiar of and where war will never disturb my mind again. Luna has also agreed to come. We agreed to bond once we found tranquility. I now leave the Kingdom of my father to you."

His elder sighed. "It's your choice, My Prince. Are your colleagues ready?"

"Ready as they'll ever be."

As the Prince and his colleagues were prepared to step inside, The elder spoke for one last time.

"My Prince, hold hands together so you won't get scattered in multiple places. This portal will only take you to one place. When you see the vortex, you're about to arrive on your ideal place. You must remember, once you get to another world, you may never comeback.

The Prince, hearing what his relative had said would suffer the consequence of not getting back if he was to do this. And so, they listened to the elder's instruction and held hands in a straight line.

"Goodbye Uncle."He uttered before stepping inside.

They ran inside the portal in fell straight as if they were being pulled down. When there was no sign of them, the wizards continued to cast the portal until they had exhaused all of their power. This was to make sure that they got to where they wanted to. On the other side, the prince and his colleagues felt as if they were falling from atop of a cliff and heading straight down towards a flat ground. But as they fell, it was rather pleasant, especially for the male blonde.

"This is awesome!" The blonde bawled.

"Stay together!" The Prince shouted.

Later, they came to the vortex that the elder had told about.

"Luna! Luna! Hold on to me!" The Prince shouted onto his lover.

They held hands harder and when they came on a black vortex, everything was black, the Prince slowly closed his eyes until it was tight and sealed until he landed on something hard but slowly landing a few moments later. What he did not felt was his loss of grip of his friends. Up ahead lies uncertainty of where he will end up.

"Am I dead?" He thought.

After that, he lost consciousness. Everything was black. Nothing was there. He could feel nothing. His mind was empty and his thoughts only contained worry about his colleagues.

In a world where there is peace and harmony, almost…

"We're really gonna miss you, Squall." A feminine voice said. "And are you sure that taking Cloud and the others would be appropriate for your new life?"

"Well, they're the closest I've got. We're like family, especially now that my life has stepped into a new one after the garden is in peace and Edea and Cid are living like an everyday couple." He said. "Tho I couldn't really forgive myself of I had done in the past."

"You've changed a lot ever since Ultimecia was defeated. Because of you, the garden is now in peace, Seifer is pursuing a new life, SEED is receiving numerous recognitions, Trabia Garden is being reconstructed again. Lastly, the Galbadians are now suing for peace."

He smirked. "Well, it'll be a bad habit if I didn't move on. I can't say that I'm in peace. I'm leaving Balamb to Xu. My regards to Cid. What I want to do now is travel even more further but with a different taste but I'm glad I'm not leaving this world with a bad after taste."

Just then, a man in a shirt and beige pants arrived on the portal. Seeing his son preparing, he had a smile on his face as he approached.

"Well son, you're grown up now and I hope you enjoy your new life where you can find peace. Your spirit of adventure's up and high. Wish you all the best."

"Thanks, Dad."

He approached his father and embraced him for the last time. Squall normally doesn't do this, except when it's Rinoa but it was his father so he just had to do it all out of the love. Just then, someone came from behind.

"Hey Laguna, Don't tell me you forgot to give Squall your chains?"

"Oh, You're right!" Laguna exclaimed. "Thanks for reminding me of that, Kiros."

Then, Laguna took out from his pocket and handed to his son a necklace that was a newly crafted Lionheart but with a music note engraved on the middle. The note made Squall not to forget the memories he had with Rinoa back when they were still travelling together. Laguna described their relationship being two notes moving together in unison.

But then…

"SQUALL!"

It was a familiar voice, and that voice belonged to the woman who he shared a passionate kiss on that first night where they enjoyed peace.

"Rinoa?!" He exclaimed.

Then Rinoa embraced Squall tightly as if She didn't want him to go. But what she came for was something even better as Laguna had said to him after.

"By the way, your friends would like to come with you. Rinoa insisted that they'd come with you. Heh, They wouldn't even live without you." Laguna explained.

Squall was delighted even more through a slight smile. Among those who wanted to come along were Zell, Selphie, Irvine, Quistis, Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, Garnet, Marlene, Yuffie and Vincent. Then, a spiky haired man came and hit Squall in the back with a slight Jumping punch. This made Squall know who it was, especially from the tone of the voice itself.

"Hey Squall, Do you think they have hotdogs in the new world you're going?"

Squall, visibly annoyed raised his voice a bit.

"Haven't you had enough of hotdogs at least for a day?!" He said, apparently showing evidence that he still has not moved on with Zell's extreme obsession with hotdogs.

"Geez… I'm only asking."

"Hmph-"

And just like what Squall used to say, everyone cuts him in mid-sentence and followed up with his catchphrase that everyone was familiar of.

"WHATEVER!" And everyone laughed.

Soon, The portal was ready and Squall bid goodbye, together with Rinoa, Cloud, Tifa and those who they held dear to their hearts and minds, signifying a better and more strong bonds with each other. They held hands together and walked towards the portal that transported them to another world different from theirs.

As they travelled inside the portal it was filled with flowers but they were descending like a rock from a cliff. Petals started to surround them as they descended further. When it was getting darker, He closed his eyes and hoped for the best that he'd be safe and sound together with his dears and suddenly, He fell into a hard, grassy terrain but with a smooth landing.

A Place where there is sun and conflicts…

On a cold breezy night, a summoner with her lover, a blitzball player and a handful of their colleagues watched some people prepare a sort of circle where it'll take them to a place far away. The blitzball player knew that with disturbance in their everyday lives, they couldn't live peacefully and settle in a quiet home. Even Besaid wasn't enough.

When the portal had started, the summoner left her rod and even her set of firearms and her lover did the same with his sword but taking with him his ball. Their colleagues did the same thing but only bought themselves. No food, no water.

"Alright, Hold hands together then step on this circle. We'll cast a spell where you'll all travel on one place. We have never done this before but be prepared for any dangers ahead. Especially you, Rikku."

"Right'O Cid."

With that, Everyone held hands and stepped inside the circle as the wizards casted a spell that'll take them to somewhere peaceful. They bid goodbye to their old colleagues and faced a new life ahead of them. Nothing is known of what happened after a blinding light illuminated on the circle and the group disappeared.

Within a flash, they came upon a place where it was also a cold night and in a grassy field covered in bushes. The blitzball player thought that he was dead when he felt grass on his body. He slowly opened his eyes. To his right was his blitzball and to his left was his lover. He noticed the bushes and trees around them. He was awake while the rest of his colleagues were either asleep or unconscious.

Feeling the cold breeze, He thought to himself.

"What is this place?"

He carried his lover and rested her back on a tree. Then to his right, He saw some twigs and small tree arms and a small wood. Using his knowledge of setting up fire, He gathered them and placed them on the center to make a campfire. He took the stick and started to drill the small piece of wood. When smoke started to emulate, He continued until a small flame ignited. He took a stick to be able to light up the campfire.

Moments later, he was sizzling nicely with his lover resting on his shoulder. Then, He heard her voice. He looked at her and saw her eyes open before him. He quietly voiced out.

"We're here."

He gently placed his arm around her and rested her head on his shoulders again before he himself slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

On another side…

The Prince felt grass on his body. He slowly opened his eyes and found himself near a river where water slowly flows. He got up and wondered where he is. He looked around him to see that there was no one around him. To his left was a windmill.

"What?! Why am I alone?"

The Prince remembered that his elder had told him that they should hold hands when they got inside the portal so that they land on the same spot on where they were. But his elder was wrong. He looked to his side to see his satchel, opened it and saw the knife he bought prior to first stepping onto the portal.

"I sure hope they arrived ok." He thought.

He slowly got up and found himself in a cold breezy night. He saw a grassy field where there were twigs and a small wood. With nothing to do much, He decided to start a campfire and rest until the sun came up. The Prince didn't have a blanket so he took his jacket off and made it as his own blanket while he rested on the grass while being warmed up by the campfire.

Moments later, He felt something patting his cheek gently. He hoped that it would be one of his colleagues or his lover, Luna. Instead, It was a young village woman in her 16s with a short dark blue purple hair wearing a light green dress and a shawl laced with stripes that keeps her warm on the top. She was holding a lantern on her left hand.

"Are you ok?" The young woman asked.

He looked startled but knew that she was harmless judging by her gentleness.

"Maybe." He said, groggily. "Where am I?"

"I'll tell you later. Come on, Follow me. You look like you need a place."

The Prince got up and slung his satchel over his shoulder then following the young woman with a lantern. He looked around to see that this was rather different from his old home but it was peaceful just like what he wanted.

A few walks later, They arrived on a house by the river. The young woman unlocked the door and went inside with the Prince. She didn't know he was one but didn't know that he was from another world.

"Come." She said.

She lead him to a dinning room and there, He gave her a glass of water as she knew he may be thirsty.

"Take a seat." She said, offering a glass of water.

"Thank you." He replied back.

After drinking a glass of water, He felt much better and then the young woman sat on a chair across him, with an eagerness to know who he is. She hasn't seen him before but his clothing was rather unusual. She didn't have a hint of clue on what period he was from.

"What's your name?" She asked eagerly.

"I'm Noctis Lucis Caelum. And you?"

"I'm Isara Gunther. I saw you sleeping beside a campfire a few yards away from our house. Where are you from?"

Then Noctis told her everything, including his reason of wanting to find peace where he could live in a normal, ordinary life with his colleagues. He even told him that he was a prince from another world and that her world was different from his. Her world was of a classic antique while he was living in a rather modern fashion. Isara grew fond of his stories and begged from him to tell more. His promising vocal tone made her realize that what he was telling her is geniune. As proof, he took out his knife from his satchel and it was indeed of a different design than what they had. The Prince kept telling her more stories; that was until he was getting tired.

"Oh my, you seemed a little exhausted from where you came from. I think you need some rest. Come." She said.

She lead him upstairs to one of the old bedrooms. There, She unlocked the door and showed him around.

"You can sleep and stay as long as you want. Call me if you need anything."

"Ok. Thank you for your generosity, Ms. Isara." He replied.

"Just call me Is." She smiled back before leaving him alone.

There it was, His first night on the new world he dreamed of. Still, He grew worried for his colleagues and wanted to see them but eventually, His eyes slowly closed and he fasted asleep.