Well... I have not written anything in a long time. Years it feels like. I have to say though, I have definitely been itching to write something lately. After finishing Awakening earlier this year I cannot stop thinking about the game. It was the first Fire Emblem game I played and I instantly fell in love with the characters. Since you clicked on this fic though, you probably already know that this story will focus on Robin and Lucina because it is literally the pair that is eating away at whats left of my emotional life haha. I hope you enjoy this story however long or however short it may be...

Disclaimer: I do not own Fire Emblem or any of the Characters. They are owned by Nintendo.

Robin was at a loss. It was not often that he would not able to think of any solution to a problem but at this moment, any course of action seemed bleak. His comrades were all around him, collapsed and unable to move. Robin himself was in no better shape. They had been taken on top of Grima's back in hopes of being able to defeat the Fell Dragon and return home for a brighter future. Grima, Robin from the future, stared directly into Robin's eyes.

"You don't want this, do you? You do have a choice, you know. It doesn't have to be this way. You can still save all your friends... Become one with me, and we shall spare their lives. …Refuse, and watch as I rend the flesh from their bones!"

Robin was speechless. "...I..."

Robin couldn't believe he was even considering his offer. His mind raced to try and find any and all alternatives. With everyone this exhausted and injured, how could he possibly tell them to fight such a powerful opponent? If he were to take his offer, perhaps he could save all of his friends and family? Maybe he could overcome Grima in his own mind.

"No, Robin! Don't...do it..." He heard the pained voice of Chrom yell from behind him.

Robin remembered the promise he made to Chrom and Lucina. He swore he wouldn't sacrifice himself and that they would find another way. He hated the idea of it. He loved the Shepherds like they were his own family and some of them actually were. However, if the safety of everyone depended on him merging with Grima...

"He's lying... It's...a trap.." Lissa's plea was almost not heard in the rough winds. Grima's expression became agitated.

"NOW! I will have you decision! Will you save these worms? Will you JOIN ME and become a God?"

Lissa was right. How could he accept an offer that was so clearly a trap? His mind focused on all of the efforts that the Shepherds had gone through, and gave his answer.

"Never. Do you think me a fool? You'll kill them anyway!" Robin shouted. Grima's face contorted into an evil grin he never knew his own face could make.

"...Well, of COURSE I would. I only thought you might want to leave your comrades with a heroic, selfless image. ...But so be it. Leave them with the final memory that you were their undoing!" Grima's hand shot forward and dark energy rushed from his fingertips. The pulse of Fell Magic surrounded Robin and he felt his body sink into the dark hole. He let out a shout of pain.

"ROBIN!" he heard Chrom shouting but it would be the last thing he heard.

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Robin woke up in darkness. There was nothing to see or to be seen. In fact, his own body was not visible in front of him. Slowly, Robin stood up, looking around to try and find anything his watchful eyes could attach to.

"Where am I?" He asked no one in particular. Suddenly a blue light burst in front of him. Robin raised his arm to shield his eyes from the unexpected light. As his eyes acclimated, he slowly lowered his arm to find none other than Grima facing him. Grima responded to his question.

"Where your god wills you to be. Now if you will excuse me... I have some fleas on my back to take care of." Grima turned around and began walking away from him.

Stopping him was the only thing that came into his mind. Robin couldn't let Grima hurt his friends. They were the reason he was the person that he was today. They were the reason that he had the strength to decline Grima's initial offer. They were the reason he had found a family and a place to call home. All of Robin's emotions stirred within him as he ran forward towards the Fell Dragon.

"NO! I won't let you!" Robin leaped forward as Grima turned to face him. Swiftly and full of his own rage, Robin punched the Fell Dragon in the face. Grima took a few steps backwards trying to steady himself. His face was full of hatred and anger.

"You still DARE resist ME?! Then perhaps I should end you first!" Robins world went dark again as soon as Grima struck him.

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Robin couldn't feel anything. His body was without sense and his mind in shambles. Grima had taken him to the deepest depth of despair. Failure to fulfill his promise weighed on his mind as he remained a broken vessel in a vast emptiness.

"So dark..." Robin thought. "He's won..." Robin was submitting. There was no point in fighting anymore. He could not reach his friends nor was he even sure of where he was. His body was damaged and so was his drive to fight. "I feel... Nothing...Nothing... ….."

"...ve...ack!"

Robin heard something. Something different from the voice in his head. Slowly the other voice became louder. He could start to make out the words he was saying.

"Yo...ha...back!"

Robin felt his strength returning to him. His senses slowly returned as did his mind. Slowly he stood up, looking around for source of the sound.

"Who's there?" He shouted into the darkness. Suddenly the other voice was crystal clear.

"Fight back, Robin! You swore to do so, remember? Now keep your damn word!"

He was shocked. It was Chrom. He could hear Chrom, but where was he?

"C-Chrom? Chrom! Chrom, I can hear you! Where are you?!" Suddenly Grima's voice echoed in the darkness.

"What?! No! You are mine now! The Dragon's grip cannot be broken!" Robin suddenly saw a light appear in the distance. It felt as if his body was moving at light speed towards the light. His own body seemed to distance itself from his mind as he saw himself shoot forward. Suddenly he could hear the voices of his closest companions.

"Father! You mean everything to me! Please come back! I can't lose you again!" Morgans voice echoed in his mind as the light grew brighter.

"You have earned my love Robin. You must come back. You promised we would go back home together!" Robin felt himself smile as he heard the voice of his wife. Lucina's voice sparked a warmth inside his body that erased all fear and doubt he previously had. Grima's voice boomed over him.

"Stop this at once! SILENCE those wretched voices! You are all powerless! Frail! Insignificant! You care NOOOTHING!" Robin shrugged of the voice as the warm of the light seemed to envelop him. Finally he heard his best friends voice.

"Come back Robin! Your bond with us is stronger than even the Fell Dragon's might!" Robin smiled at his friends comment. He truly had found his home with the Shepherds, and there was no way that Grima would take that from him. Robin opened his eyes and spoke.

"I'm coming Chrom! Hold on!" Suddenly he felt his eyes open. He was back on top of Grima's back. He stood tall in front of his friends who were still injured. Before he could say anything, he noticed a light come down from above them. Robin quickly realized what was happening and grinned.

"Children of man, take my power! Rise now, and face the Fell Dragon!" Naga's voice boomed over the weather. The injured Shepherds all felt an immense warmth enter their bodies. One by one they stood up gazing at their own bodies. Naga had healed them and given them the strength to fight on Grima's turf. They were no longer burdened with the immense power that Grima possessed. The Shepherds rallied quickly and gave their battle shouts to thank the goddess for her blessing. Robin turned back to Grima. To say that he was enraged beyond compare would be putting it lightly. His hands shot upwards and immediately, thousands of risen appeared before them. Robins smirk fell from his face as he began pondering the best course of action. He and Chrom needed to get past the Risen to fight Grima himself. Only then would the Risen stop appearing.

"Chrom!" Robin shouted to his best friend. Chrom turned to face Robin. Robin raised his voice, "You're with me! Everyone else, get in your partnerships and move as a singular unit. Do not let any risen into our ranks!" The Shepherds all nodded and got into formation. Chrom quickly ran over to Robin and had a confused face.

"How will we get to Grima? There are too many Risen in the way!" Chrom shouted. Robin gave a smirk to the Exalt as he pulled out the wind tome.

"You should know by now that I always have a plan. Grab on!" Chrom wrapped his arm around Robin's shoulder and locked it in place. Quickly Robin shot the blast of wind against the back of the dragon and shot both of them upwards. The rough winds pushed them back with extreme force and Robin immediately shot wind blasts in the opposite direction of the wind. They were flying over the Risen to get to Grima. Chrom looked down at the rest of the Shepherds as they slowly punched a whole in the wall of Risen. He was worried but trusted in Robin's plan. This was not a time to second guess his tactician.

After dodging many spells flung at them by Grima, Chrom and Robin finally landed in front of the Fell Dragon. Chrom unsheathed the new Falchion and Robin took out his Levin Sword and Fire tome. Grima let loose a loud laugh.

"You really think you were clever with that move, don't you?" He shouted. Grima snapped his fingers and suddenly, they were surrounded by Risen. "YOU WILL NEVER WIN!"

"That's where you are wrong. Our power combined is so much more than you will ever know." Chrom got into his battle stance. "We will defeat you and bring peace to the future! FOR YLISSE!" Chrom burst forward into the crowd of Risen and began dismembering them one by one. Robin just nodded and burst into the same crowd of Risen. He shot an Arcfire into the group and the resulting explosion send Risen flying off the back of the Dragon. Robin could not lose now. Not with all the advantages he had just received as well as the miracle that was given to him by his family. He would fight not only for the future, but for his Wife and Daughter as well.

As Robin continued to fight the Risen, Chrom had finally made his way to Grima. Grima shot an Arcthunder at him but Chrom deflected the shot with the Falchion. Approaching, Grima pulled out his own Levin Sword and clashed with the Exalt midair. The sound of the two swords colliding was colossal. Each strike rang out like a sonic boom and the intensity of their fight would have been something to marvel at had Robin not been in a life or death situation. He quickly pulled out Rexcaliber and created a bubble of air around him. Once the spell was sufficiently charged, he pushed outwards and blew back most of the Risen around him. Breathing heavily from his previous spell, Robin closed the distance on the Fell Dragon and his friend.

Chrom had gotten in a few hits on the Dragon but was running out of steam. Both of them were breathing hard and struggling to keep up with one another. Robin shot out a Arcthunder towards Grima, which caught him off guard. Quickly he jumped out of the way, which was the opportunity that Chrom needed. Chrom swiftly dove towards the Fell Dragon and swung his sword at his chest. In a split second, Grima pushed his hand against the Dragon's own back and pushed himself out of the lethal attack, receiving only a large gash across his left arm. Grima shouted in pain and threw a Superior Jolt right through Chrom's right shoulder.

"CHROM!' Robin yelled. Chrom fell to the ground, clutching his wounded shoulder. Grima turned to Robin and laughed.

"DO YOU SEE NOW! IT IS POINTLESS TO STRUGGLE!" Grima made his was closer to Chrom. "NOW DIE!" Chrom tried to move but quickly realized he would not be fast enough. Instead he braced himself for impact. An impact that would never arrive. Chrom looked up in shock to find Robin in front of him, parrying the attack with his own Levin Sword.

"Nice try Grima! You're gonna have to try better than that to kill one of us!" Robin pushed the Dragon away and helped his friend up. "You all right Chrom?" Robin asked not taking his eyes of Grima. Chrom nodded.

"It's only a minor wound. I can still fight." He stepped forward next to his friend. They both prepared to attack when they heard a voice behind them.

"Robin! Father! Behind you!" Lucina's voice rang out. Robin and Chrom managed to get out of the way of a Risen attack just in time.

"Gods, will they ever stop!?" Chrom asked out loud.

"We need to take down Grima first!" Robin yelled back towards his friend. The Risen charged Chrom immediately. Chrom put up his blade quickly to parry the blow of the creature and Robin prepared to attack it from behind.

"I think you should worry about yourself first!" He heard Grima shout and he had to quickly cancel his spell and dodge the incoming sword swing. Robin steadied himself and readied his sword.

Robin thrust his sword forward to pierce through his opponent but Grima was too quick. He quickly parried the move and jumped over Robin sending down a rain of Elfire's. Robin backed up as he cut through the flames before they could make contact. Once Grima landed, he shot forward and sent out a barrage of swings. Robin could barely keep up with himself as he continued to back up. He needed to think of a plan, and quickly. He noticed Grima's wound and decided he would have to make use of it. In one quick motion, Robin spun around Grima, towards his wounded arm, and swung his sword down behind him. The sword made contact and wedged itself into Grima's left shoulder. The Fell Dragon Fell to it's knees in front of Robin and shouted in pain and rage. Chrom ran over to join Robin after dealing with the Risen.

"I come to end you, Grima!" Chrom shouted getting into battle stance once again.

"ARROGANT MORTAL... I AM THE END!" Grima got up quickly and tried to shoot out a spell but Chrom quickly swung his sword into Grima's arm. The Dragon's shouts of pain echoed throughout the battlefield. Grima fell down to his knees once more, this time with no way of retaliating.

Robin and Chrom stood in front of the Fell Dragon with the end in sight. Robin could hear Naga's words in his mind as he looked at his other self.

"If Chrom lets fall the final blow, Grima shall survive but return to his slumber..." Robin had finally made up his mind. He needed to be the one to end Grima. He couldn't bear knowing that one day, this monster would rise again and try to end the world. There was another way and Robin knew it was the one that he would need to take. Chrom raised his sword over Grima's body.

"I'm going to finish it!" Chrom shouted. In a fraction of a second, Robin pushed Chrom away from Grima with a wind spell, knocking Chrom over in the process. The Exalt was in shock and looked back at the Tactician. "What in the God's names are you doing Robin!?" He shouted.

Robin looked back at him. Chrom could see the tears fall from his face as he raised his Levin Sword. "Ending this once and for all." Robin gave a smile to his best friend as Grima began shouting at him.

"YOU WOULD NOT DARE!" The Fell Dragon looked shocked at the very idea of Robin killing him. Chrom was struggling to get back to his feet.

Lucina looked over and noticed her Father on the ground, far away from Robin and Grima. He was shouting at them and then it clicked in her mind.

"Robin! Stop! You promised you would let me finish him!" Robin just turned his attention back to Grima.

"For once, I'm glad you and I are the same. Now I can give my life to protect those I care for. The evils you would visit on this world are unthinkable... In some way, I...we share the blame." Robin focused his eyes on the monster. "This is for my family and for Ylisse!" Robin sunk the blade deep into Grima's heart. The scream was so loud that Robin lost hearing momentarily. Dark Magic shot out from Grima's heart and it spewed everywhere. It swarmed around the body until it had completely disappeared and shot into the sky. Nothing was left of the corpse. The Risen all froze up and vanished and suddenly the Dragon they were on began to fall towards the ground.

There was no other sound than the sound of the wind whistling past the body of the dragon. Everyone looked around and finally saw that Grima had been slain. Suddenly Robin collapsed in front of them.

"ROBIN!" Chrom shouted and ran to his friend. The Exalt was almost to him when two other people ran in front of him.

"No! Robin! You promised me! You promised us that you would let father kill him! Why did you do it! Why!?" Lucina held her husband in her arms as he slowly opened his eyes.

"I did it for you. I knew..." He took a shaky breath. "...I knew that this was the only way to prevent the future you had. I couldn't allow it to happen again." Robin's feet began to fade away. Lucina and Morgan began weeping.

"Father, no! Please don't leave me again!" Morgan held on to the Tacticians coat. Robin smiled at his blue haired daughter. His arm shakily made it's way up to her shoulder.

"I will see you again Morgan. I promise," Robins breathing grew more weary with each word. He best friend just stood above his disappearing body. Tears flowing from his face.

"Dammit Robin, you didn't have to be the hero!" Chrom couldn't do anything but watch. He was paralyzed. It was like Emmeryn all over again, and he didn't know if he couldn't go through another death like that. Robin looked over at Lucina. He could see the sorrow in her eyes as she watched him. Robin slowly wiped the tears from her eyes with one hand.

"Lucina, you have to believe me when I say...when I say that I will come back. I made a promise to grow old with you...and I intend to keep that promise..." The rest of Robin's body was beginning to fade. "I love you, Lucina. I always have and always...will." His hand fell from her face and she quickly grabbed it.

"NO! Robin please! I love you too, but don't do this!" She shouted as she could no longer feel his hand in hers. Robin gave a soft smile as the last of his body flew away in the wind. Lucina was paralyzed. She couldn't move from her spot. She just stared at the empty space where Robin's body had once been. She felt her daughter hug her from the side, but it was so dull that she almost didn't notice. She couldn't feel anything.

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The Shepherds were standing on a cliff nearby where the dragon had crash landed. They all stood there, afraid to speak. Each one of them felt that if they were to say something, then it would mean that this had been real. They had defeated Grima and won against fate itself. Their Tactician and best friend had sacrificed himself in order to save the entire world. Chrom just looked over the dead dragon, lost in thought. Could it have been any different? It was a dangerous thought process. One that often leads to a road of destruction and sorrow. What he and the rest of the Shepherds had to do was honor his sacrifice and believe that he would return.

Lucina stood in front of all of them. She had never felt so empty in her life. I didn't feel like she had won against Grima at all. It felt like everything had been taken from her once again. She stood there forever, just wondering if any of this was real. Finally, her emotions caught up to her and she collapsed to her knees. She screamed in agony, reflecting the same emotions that all of her piers felt at that moment in time. Morgan couldn't stop her own tears, only whispering to herself.

"Father..."

So how was it? I hope that it even compares to some of the other fics I have read on this website. I absolutely love this pair as I said before and there is definitely going to be a part two to this. If I expand to more chapters will be a decision for later but for now, know that part 2 will be out soon. Thank you guys for reading!