Prologue – Haunting Memories
Disclaimer: I don't own the Fire Emblem series. The opening is oath sign by LiSA and the ending is MEMORIA by Aoi Eir.
Opening:
Kurikaesu sekai Nando te wo nobashitara
Hakanai namida wa kuroi kokoro tokasu no?
Mebae dashita omoi ga mune ni hibiita nara
Kimi no tonari de zutto kawarazu mamoru darou
Ochita kibou wo hirotte Asu ni tsunaide yukeba
Karamatta ibitsuna negai datte hodokeru
Hikari wo kazashite tamerai wo keshita
Agetakatta no wa mirai de
Naiteru yoru daita mama nageki wo sakende
Fumiireta ashi wo tooku no risou ga
Sotto iyashite yuku
Tashikana kizuna wo tsuyoku nigiri susumou dokomademo
Kegare kitta kiseki wo se ni
Tsukurareta omoi furereba nani yori mo
Atatakakute genjitsu ga kasumi hajimeru
Kurui dashita sekai ni toikake tsuzuketemo
Kotae nante denai tte Mou kimi wa shitteita no?
Naite nijinda negai wa Kesshite yurugi wa shinakute
Tada sotto itami wo owarinaku ataeru
Kanashimi wo shitte Yorokobi mo shitta
Yowasa wa kimi wo kaete
Tachidomatta toki Hagare subete wo kowashita
Todoku hazu no nai kotoba wo takushite
Mieta hitomi wa
Nani wo kanjite toozakeru no?
Kokoro kakusu youni
Ima koko ni iru imi
Oshiete kureta nara
Tsuyoku irareru Kawarazu itsumo
Hikari wo kazashite tamerai wo keshita
Agetakatta no wa mirai de
Naiteru yoru daita mama nageki wo sakende
Fumiireta ashi wo tooku no risou ga
Sotto iyashite yuku
Tashikana kizuna wo tsuyoku nigiri susumou dokomademo
Mayoi nante me wo hiraite
Furi haratte te wo nobasou
Kegare kitta kiseki wo se ni
Prologue – Haunting Memories
"Lord Sumeragi, the route seems clear with no sign of the enemy. You and your daughter should be safe for the trip back to the palace" a soldier said before his lord sent him back to his post further up the road.
Sumeragi sighed in relief. After a day of seeing if the outer regions were still flourishing and not under threat from the troublesome Nohr army that kept trying to invade, he was looking forward to the peaceful journey back to the inner city where he would meet with his family, but beside him was the newest participate of that family. He turned his focus to the small girl walking beside him with her small delicate hand in the warm, yet tough hand of his own. Her long white-blonde hair stood out like a star in the sky as it glittered in the golden sun that flourished their land as her ruby red eyes were filled with childhood innocence and curiosity. This was his precious angel, his little princess that was born to him and his wife after much strife and praying.
"She takes after her mother definitely" Sumeragi thought as a small chuckle escaped his lips and caught the attention of his daughter.
"Is something wrong father?" the white haired girl asked her father with a worried tone, and squeezed her small frail hand in support of her concern.
"No. I was just thinking about how good of a girl you've been my little princess" Sumeragi teased his daughter who stuck her tongue out in response to the teasing and frowned.
"Don't call me princess." She frowned with a burrowed brow and darkened eyes that mad Sumeragi stop his walking and kneel down to his daughter's height and rub her hair apologetically, which made the little girl smile once more.
"Alright if not 'my little princess'." Sumeragi started as he grabbed his daughter and made a move that caused his daughter to dance in a twirl before landing into her father's arms and she laughed before placing her on his shoulders "then how about my 'little dancer' then?"
His daughter clapped her hands in response and agreed almost immediately as the father and daughter continued on their route back to their home in Hoshido. Little did the soldiers, nor the King or Princess realize that there were being followed silently by Assassins of the Nohr army along with the Emperor of Nohr himself who smiled evilly when he saw the small white-haired girl.
"There she is."
(Midnight, Hoshido)
Sumeragi smiled at the small breathing child that was asleep in his arms as he continued on his way to the palace. Many civilians were asleep so his captain of the guard recommended taking an alternate route that would shortcut through alleyways in order not to disturb the civilians and get back to the palace fifteen minutes faster than normal. Sumeragi accepted the recommendation when he noticed that his daughter was getting tired and now he was smiling when he saw the palace in view and he gently shook his daughter awake.
His daughter slowly opened her tired eyes as she gazed at the blurry image of her father before noticing that he was pointing towards the palace which made the small child smile with joy. However that joy was silenced when a loud scream pierced the ears of Sumeragi and his daughter, who screamed when she saw the dead body of a soldier fall to the ground, an arrow through his heart. And the direction of the arrow leads to a sight that shocked the King to his core. In front of his small advanced guard was a legion of assassins and archers poised to strike at any moment and in the center of all of those soldiers was the King of Nohr – Garon.
The cold winter air passed through Hoshido as a woman with inky black hair and caring eyes named Mikoto, stared at the night sky as she shivered from the cold as a young man with brown hair came up behind her.
"Is something wrong mother?" the man asked with concern.
"I feel like something terrible is going to happen..." Mikoto answered as a thought came to mind "have your father and sister returned yet?"
"No...it's late. Maybe we should send reinforcements, but most of our men are still injured after the capture of the Nohr Princess a week ago, I'll see what I can do though." The brown haired man said as he began to head back inside the palace to see if any soldiers were available.
"Please...hurry Ryoma. I think your father and sister are in grave danger" Mikoto thought to herself as another blast of cold air blew past her, before she returned back inside the palace to await the news that she would hopefully receive soon.
The Nohr King was smiling evilly as he raised his hand and a barrage of arrows flew through the night sky before landing in the chests of many more soldiers including Sumeragi's captain of the guard who took a blow for his King, which shocked him and caused his daughter to scream again before Sumeragi covered her mouth and bent down to her height as more of his men continued to protect their King and Princess.
"Listen to me; you have to get away from here!" Sumeragi said as he pulled out a small sheathed blade and handed it to his daughter.
"Father, don't go please!" his daughter cried as more arrows landed in soldiers chest and heads.
Sumeragi pulled his daughter into a tight, quick hug and handed her the sheath, before moving towards the enemy as he whispered one last thing to his daughter:
"I love you my 'little dancer'. Never forget that Lenalee..."
"FATHER!" Lenalee yelled as her father charged towards the enemy soldiers and killed a few with his lightning blade. Despite her hesitation, Lenalee started to move towards an alleyway which would lead her back to the main street and to the palace where her mother was waiting for them.
Garon glared in anger as he saw the princess beginning to escape and decided to make a move. He order his soldiers to change their target from the fighting king to the small escaping child, the soldiers (though some were thinking about their decision to kill the child) proceeded to notch arrows into their bows and were ready to fire their arrows on signal.
"Garon! Don't do it!" Sumeragi shouted as his child turned around just as the signal to fire the arrows was given and the soldiers complied.
Lenalee gave a small scream and prepared herself for the blow only for her father to push her out of the way and take the many, many arrows instead of his daughter. Who mere centimeters away watched as her father fell to his knees gasping for air as Garon walked closer and closer towards him, axe in hand.
"Father..." Lenalee whimpered as her father managed to give the child a small teary-eyed smile before returning to Garon who stood in front of him preparing to swing his axe down on the Samurai.
"Prepare to die!" Garon yelled as he swung down his axe onto Sumeragi as one thought passed through Sumeragi's mind before he accepted his fate.
"Forgive me, my family. I wasn't able to protect you."
Lenalee closed her eyes as she heard the axe meet its mark and when she opened her eyes only to see Sumeragi drop to the floor dead and Garon nowhere in sight. Lenalee edged closer to her father who was unresponsive despite her cries and when she was just about to reach out and touch him, she was stopped by a strong hand pulling her away from the body and she was now staring into the eyes of Garon who was smirking evilly was Lenalee tried to pull away from her father's murder and return to his side and await the arrival of reinforcements that she could hear coming closer and closer. Obviously Garon heard the sound of incoming warriors and forcefully placed his palm on the four-year-old girls face and said:
"You are my child now!"
A surge of pain entered Lenalee's body as she collapsed into the Nohr Kings arms, unconscious just as Hoshido soldiers appeared lead by Ryoma who starred in horror at the sight of his dead father on the floor. He could feel his younger sister, Hinoka, tense up at the sight as well but they were pulled away from the sight when they noticed the small figure that Garon was carrying in his arms, their white-blonde hair evident against the Nohr Kings black clothing.
"Sister!" Hinoka shouted as she made a move to run forward but was halted by Ryoma when he noticed the army that was ready to attack at a moment's notice.
Garon smirked and walked away from the Hoshido warriors and his army parted soon he could get through easily as he looked at down at the child he kidnapped before he looked back at the two Royal Siblings with an evil grin and said "consider this equivalent exchange. You took one of ours; we'll take one of yours."
"You evil bastard!" Ryoma growled darkly as he rushed towards the King clutching his silver blade in his hands tightly. Garon only sighed and gave the order for his soldiers to engage the enemy as he disappeared in a cloud of black and grey smoke as the Hoshido struggled against his army. Garon couldn't help but laugh at the victory he gained on this day as he arrived back in Nohr and called for his children to meet with him in the throne room, as he had someone to present to them.
"Child of the Hoshido clan, you will become a weapon that will kill those that once loved you. I see great things coming from you...my child born in the light!" Garon laughed to himself as he sat on his throne just as the throne room doors opened.
Ending:
Shizuka ni utsuri yuku tooi kioku no naka
Omoide ni yorisoinagara kimi o omoeru nara
Itsumo minareteru madobe ni utsutta shizumu kimi no yokogao
Namidagoe sae tsumetaku nomikonda sono hitomi wa ashita o muite ita
Sakaraenu sadame to shitte mo kowakunai
Kokoro kara shinjite iru
Shizuka ni utsuri yuku tooi kioku no naka
Kimi to sugoshita akashi wa tashika ni koko ni aru
Afuredasu kimochi o oshiete kureta kara
Kono sekai ga naku natte mo watashi wa soko ni iru
Umi ni ikitai to itsushika hanashita
Kimi to futari de kanawanu yume o mita
Furishikiru yuki no naka samayoi
Kizutsuku kimi wa mou hitori ja nai
Donna ni hanarete mo wasureru koto wa nai
Kimi ga watashi ni hikari o oshiete kureta kara
Afuredasu namida wa kimi e no arigatou
Ano hi kawashita yakusoku no sora wa iroasenai
Shizuka ni utsuri yuku tooi kioku no naka
Omoide ni yorisoinagara kimi o omoeru nara
Donna ni hanarete mo wasureru koto wa nai
Kimi to sugoshita akashi wa tashika ni koko ni aru
Afuredasu kimochi o oshiete kureta kara
Kono sekai ga naku natte mo watashi wa soko ni iru
Ano hi kawashita yakusoku no sora wa iroasenai
So most of this will be based off the game but some of it will be original since I have to wait a whole year for this awesome game to be released in fucking Australia!
Lenalee: are you ok?
No! I want to play this game, but I'm ok with just watching the Japanese playthroughs until then...so I'm making this story up as I go along.
Lenalee: alright.
Also if anyone wants to request an OC to be that's fine. I already have two so I only need 3 boys and 1 girl.
-This is Mockingjay 3.75, signing off