Chapter 2 – Ferox

The princess and I are walking on a path that is as barren as it is cold. Surprisingly, I'm not that cold. Maybe it's the coat. I turn to Lucina and she's quaking in her boots.

I ask, "Are you cold?" She turns to me defensively.

"Are you not? It's colder than Grima's breath out here." Only she would know.

"I grew up in a place with a cold climate, he he. I guess you could say I've been desensitized." Truth: the Washington coast climate is COLD. (Not D.C.)

She has that look again. Did I say something? Maybe it's just because she doesn't trust me yet. She has that face whenever I say something about my past.

"Question? If you don't like the cold then why are we out here?" I have a point. Then again, it's not like I don't know the answer. Still, it's a good thing that I asked because if I didn't I wouldn't have a reason for knowing exposition.

"I have to meet the Khan in Regna Ferox to get support for Yllise." And now I can talk about it without her being suspicious. I shrug.

"Fair enough." I decide to pull out the book at my side. The one the old dude said holds all the answers.

The first thing I notice is the cover. There is no title. Only the trash bin icon from a computer desktop. Turning to the first page, I see a caricature of myself on the side and text going down like a biography. I seem to have a sad smile and an overall relaxed look.

Phlat – Glyphic – Support

Uses magic to hinder enemies and help allies.

Weapon: Glyphs (Well that explains the light on the ground that saved me yesterday.)

High Magic/ No Strength/ No defense/ High Skill/ No speed/ Decent Rest (Funny, I don't feel skilled.)

A strange soul torn from his world by fate. Plenty of potential but no work ethic. An overall coward who is very lazy and will freeze up in unknown situations. Reliable to a point. Scatterbrained and in danger by other personalities. (I know you wrote this, old man!)

There is more but I ignore it and turn to the next page to see something familiar. A single page labeled 'Taming the Moon.' I remember this. It was a Digimon Tamers fanfic that I tried. At the bottom of the page is a large red stamp. FORGOTTEN.

Well that stings. I can feel the pressure build in my chest and I turn the page. "Lost in Time." Yugioh 5ds. Status- Scrapped. I feel more guilt, and confusion, and turn the page. Scrapped. Scrapped. Scrapped. Forgotten. Scrapped. I turn the page one more time.

Title: "The Summoning." Fire Emblem: Awakening SI. Scrapped. I close the tome and clip it to my side again. I don't get it. WHAT is the old man trying to show me?

I sigh and finally give full attention to my surroundings. Too late. I walk face first into a bare chest and stumble backwards. Sadly it's the wrong type of chest. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MINDS WEARS NO SHIRT IN THIS WEATHER! Wait, is that a wall? Oh, it's the wall. Right…

In front of me is a dark skinned fighter, a mercenary with half blue hair, a brute riding a mule, and a woman with a stick. This was the best disguise the Plegians could come up with!? Come on!

In the meantime, I meep and let a glyph slide me back a good ten yards.

The guards on the wall know they are looking at Shepherds imposters and so does 'Marth', a.k.a. Lucina.

"Dastards," Lucina mutters. Her rage is permeating from her as she pulls falchion from its sheath and rushes forward, decapitating the girl with the stick. Oh, I don't think that will ever get easier to swallow. And she actually was quite pretty. Shame. The brute that I ran into chases after me with an ax hefted high. Glyph!

I go rolling to the side and a giant javelin embeds itself in his chest. What world have I gotten myself sucked into?! Crap, mule. The 'cavalier' attempts to stick me with an iron lance and, like an idiot, I don't send myself flying. I raise my arm. RAISE MY ARM! And knowing my luck, it works!

A glyph covers my arm like a shield and the magic activates, sending the enemy flying a good five meters. Looking closer at the glyph, I can see why Lucina was taken aback at the sight of it. It's the mark of the exalt glowing a brilliant cobalt!

The mercenary runs for his life after Lucina drives Falchion through the 'cavalier's' head. Again, not sure I will ever get used to that. I stand up, still shaking, and watch as a female knight comes out to greet us. Reimi, right? (Gods, I can't believe I remembered her name.) Lucina walk up to meet her.

"State your business," the leading knight, Reimi, asks us.

Lucina answers, "I am here to speak with Khan Basilio." Reimi turns to me.

"And what of him?" I answer instead of Lucina.

"I'm her hostage." I might as well be. Nonetheless, Reimi guides us through the wall and to the Khan's estate.

FIFIFIFIFIFIFI

Yes, I witnessed 'Marth' wipe the floor with Lon' Que (think I spelt that right.)That was it. I did say I was a hostage. Now I'm stuck in a guest room with nothing to do as the wait for the real shepherds begins. So I sleep and meet up with baldy.

"Yo, what's up?" he asks. And now I have to deal with his dialect again… perfect.

"You dirty liar! You said this book holds all the answers!" I yell while angrily shoving the tome in his face. I would have slapped him with it but it was like the book didn't want to hit the old sot. He simply spins his index finger in the air.

"What does that mean!?"

"Turn it over, dork." The blurb? I grudgingly comply and see beautiful cursive writing. Gold ink at that. I'm impressed. It says, "The one in control of this tome writes his own destiny." My face twitches.

"Explain before I strangle you, old man."

"You are writing your own fate, quite literally. It was one of your ideas after all." I motion for him to continue. "Shanzira is a dreamer. Cameron is trapped. Other stories have people dead or enter some mystic portal, but you are special."

"I fell through a portal after I died. So what?" STOP BEATING AROUND THE BUSH!

"That phrase is all too literal. The 'you' that wanted to do this type of story is currently at his house, sitting at his desk, writing every word we are speaking. 'You' are writing your own destiny." So now I'm breaking the fourth wall? Whatever. Stranger things have happened. I mean Shanzira married Chrom of all people. I can get away with this if she can marry the main royal!

"If that is all, I will be going now."

"Wait just a-" He's gone. I never asked his name! GAHHHH!

FIFIFIFIFIFI

Well there is this chapter. Review, favorite (or don't- but please do), and see you guys next time.