Prologue: Decades
Two full decades have passed in the land of Tellius. There have been alliances, marriages, uprisings, and liberations, but never any wars.
The countries made a pact: they would not fight one another, regardless of the Goddess's absence. They would not fight; they would solve everything diplomatically.
Queen Nailah of Hatari wished to move her people out of the desert. Sanaki, Empress of Begnion, happily ceded an eastern piece of the Empire to become New Hatari.
Did I say there were marriages? Why, of course there were. Elincia, Queen of Crimea, took General Geoffrey as her husband. They have three wonderful children. King Pelleas (for he remained King, he did not step down in this universe) married the Maiden of Dawn, Micaiah. They have twins, and those twins are to be the focus of my tale. But that comes later. The aforementioned Sanaki married the mage and diplomat Tormod, and somehow, managed to have five children, each one mastering a different form of magic. The newfound king of Goldoa, Kurthnaga, managed to take Ena's hand (for she got over the loss of Rajaion) and Ena is currently pregnant again. Naesala and Leanne married, but there union was nothing to speak of, internationally. Skrimir has not yet married, still in his wild years.
So, these past few decades have been ones of love, peace, and prosperity.
Until the ships were spotted.
They were seen coming just over the horizon by a platoon of the Gallian army protecting the coast. These ships had black sails. The Gallian army quickly sent a message to their king, for no one had ever seen ships come from that direction. Skrimir then sent this message to every other nation. Skrimir also promised to keep in touch about the ships.
The first message was also the last.
When the ships landed, all hell broke loose. No messages came to any other nation. A week after the original message, a group of hawk laguz went to scout Gallia. They found the countryside ruined. They found homes and villages decimated. The castle was destroyed. Then they found an entire armada of ships on the coast. The ships had black sails. Then they found ground forces on the move. One giant army marching towards Crimea, one massive one marching on Goldoa. The scouting group fled quickly back to the combined bird tribes in Serenes to report this. Tibarn then relayed the message to every other remaining country.
And this is where our story begins: an incredible force from the other side of the world is marching on Tellius. Who can stop an army that decimated a country in days?
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Author's Note:
This is my first Fire Emblem fic. I'm a huge fan of the AU and the next generation type fics, so I think those up alot. I'm just trying this storyline out, so what I really need is reviews. I would be so grateful if I could get as much feedback as possible. I'm pretty sure I know where I'm going with this fic, but the question is, are there readers who'll like where I'm going. I'm not just going to put up a story that no one likes. So, the question I'd like to have answered is: does this seem like an interesting story?
'Til next time, CCM.