Here's chapter 1, tell me what you think of this story so far.
Disclamer: Don't own any of the characters. Enjoy.
Chapter 1: Beginning
Lloyd had finally gotten enough strength to walk around, but it wasn't easy walking around. This forest seemed untouched by humans, unlike the Gaoracchia Forest. Though few people enter the Gaoracchia Forest, it at least had a few visible paths unlike this one.
"Guys were are you?" he shouted. He leaned against a tree; still not regain all his strength. Damn it, come on.He glanced at his Exshere. Why is it taking so long? I should be in top shape by now, what is happening?
"Is anybody out there?" and to his avail someone answered
"Lloyd?" he saw a small girl with pink hair and had an ax that was larger than her. It was Presea and she was using her battle ax as a walking stick. Lloyd ran toward her, stumbling on his way.
"Are you alright?" He asked when he got there
"…I am…but I'm still weak from our battle with Mithos," She admitted while leaning on her ax. "You look worse, what happened when you and Colette flew up toward the Great Seed?"
"I'm not really sure myself. I thought the seed had germinated, but after I swung the Eternal Sword-" Lloyd stopped and realized that he didn't have the sword. Putting his hand on his sheaths and noticed that it was just his regular blades. Both the swords that Dirk and Kratos gave him were gone. "Where are we anyway?" He asked even though he was disappointed in losing such important items.
"Trespassing on our land is where you beorcs are." Lloyd and Presea looked in the direction of the voice to see a man that was half hidden in the shadows, and when they saw him several beast came out of the brush. Half of them tigers and the rest were giant cats.
Lloyd drew his swords and Presea readied her ax even though they knew they couldn't take them all.
"We don't want any trouble," Lloyd told the man.
"Well you should have thought of that before you wondered into our country, beorcs," the man responded.
Lloyd looked at Presea and mouthed the word 'beorcs' to see if she knew what it meant. She just shrugged, not knowing what it means too.
"What country are we in exactly?" Presea asked, diverting her attention back to the man.
The man started to laugh, "Why you're in Gallia of course. Goddess, all your kind knows this in order to stay away from here." He then walked into view.
Lloyd and Presea were baffled at what they saw. The man had blue hair but that wasn't what was shocked them; he had cat ears and a tail. Lloyd was baffled at what he saw and took a step back. But as soon as he did one of the tigers jumped up and attack. He put his swords in defense and when the tiger came close, his Exshere glowed. The tiger then stopped and transformed into a man with cat ears and a tail. Then the rest of the beast did the same. They were all staring at the small blue gem on Lloyd's hand.
"Who are you?" The blue haired cat man asked them.
"Give me your name and I'll give mine." Lloyd told him out of habit.
"Lloyd this is not the time." Presea whispered to him
"You've got guts to be asking anything in your position." He looked at Lloyd but figured that it was worthless to argue with him. "Fine, I'm Ranulf and you all?" he gestured toward them.
"I'm Lloyd and this is Presea." Lloyd sheathed his swords to try and settle this peacefully.
"So Lloyd, why have you and Presea wondered into our domain?"
"To be honest I have no idea how we even got here." The beast people apparently didn't like that response because they all growled at him. "Please we're just trying to find our friends." Lloyd pleaded
"Your friends? You mean there are more of you here?" Ranulf looked frustrated
"Maybe, and if we do not find them they could be in danger," Presea warned them. Ranulf turned to one of his allies and they began to mutter something that Lloyd couldn't catch.
"All right, Kyza will escort you two to Gebal Castle while we hunt for your companions." Ranulf turned to leave while the guy called Kyza walked toward them.
"Wait Ranulf!" Everyone stopped at Lloyd's sudden outburst. "If you're looking for our friends then I want to go to."
Ranulf turned to face Lloyd. "Look you'll only slow us down." As he said that the memory of Kratos at the Martal Temple came to mind.
Lloyd, you'll only get in the way. Be a good boy and wait here.
"You were also lucky that we found you first. If any other laguz had found you, you would probably be dead." Lloyd's heart sank at Ranulf's words.
"You don't mean…that they might already be-" he was interrupted.
"Well if you'll shut up and do as you're told then we'll find out."
So Lloyd and Presea followed Kyza to Gebal Castle while the other beast people went off in different directions. Guys please be okay.Lloyd prayed as they walked on.
On a dusty road, miles from Gallia, an unlikely pair was traveling down the road trying to figure out were they were exactly. One of them is a man with long red hair and had an Exshere on his chest. The other, a young half-elf with silver hair, also had an Exshere on his hand.
"Twerp, do you have any idea where we are?" The older man named Zelos asked as he squatted to the ground in exhaustion.
"How should I know?" The kid called Genis said as he sat down. "None of this makes since. There's little to no mana here, but yet look around. All the plant life seems to be flourishing."
"Well that explains why we're still drained from our final battle, we haven't absorbed enough mana," Zelos sighed as he ran his fingers through his hair. "You think this is what it's supposed to be like with Giant Kharlan Tree back?"
"I highly doubt that."
They were quiet for awhile, suddenly Zelos jumped to his feet. "I got it! We're in a different world," He proclaimed.
"What! Come on Zelos, be reasonable." Genis rolled his eyes at the Chosen's statement.
"Come on twerp. After all the hell we've went through you don't think that going to another world is possible? I mean we met someone who used a sword to split a world in two."
Genis hated to admit, but Zelos had a point. Of course he wasn't going to tell him that, his ego was big enough. Genis then got up and said "Come on Zelos, we better find a town so we can figure out where we are."
"Why couldn't I have gotten lost with one of our female companions?" Zelos sighed. "Hell I would even settle with the violent banshee." He then started walking slowly behind the young half-elf.
"Well if you don't like it, you can just go on your own then," Genis yelled not wanting to put up with Zelos anymore.
"Yeah and tell Raine I left her little brother alone, I'll pass on dying thanks."
Genis was about to say something when they heard someone shout, "Over here!" Within minuets they saw a group of people rushing at them in black armor. Zelos grabbed Genis's shirt and started to run in the opposite direction, he could tell they weren't friendly. But a short distance down the road, they were stopped by soldiers with weapons. They were soon surrounded by spears pointing at them.
"Watch where you're pointing that thing." Zelos said as he swatted away one of the spears pointing at his face.
"Yep, he's defiantly a noble." One of the soldiers murmured. Genis just rolled his eyes. Great.
Then a man walked up to them, probably the captain or something, and announced "By orders of King Ashnard, you two are placed under arrested."
"What! On what charge?" Genis demanded. All the soldiers started laughing as if he told some hilarious joke.
"On what charge?" The man mocked "Because you two are citizens of Crimea and are carrying weapons." He said eyeing Zelos's stiletto
Genis and Zelos looked at each other with puzzled looks. "Come on. For once can something go right?" Zelos murmured.
"Zelos I think I have enough mana for one spell," Genis whispered to him.
"Same here. We make it count and run like hell for that forest."
Genis nodded and slowly reach for his kendama. He then started casting and shouted 'Aqua Edge!' He had taken out several of the soldiers then Zelos whipped out his stiletto and took out the captain with Demon Fang. Then made a dashed for the forest.
But as soon as Zelos passed the first tree, a powerful wind spell knocked him into a tree and he lost consciousness. Genis was about to run to him but a Knight appeared and grabbed him. Genis struggled to get loose.
"Quit struggling little boy and we won't hurt you," The Knight told him.
The captian walked up to Genis and looked at him and Zelos with great interest. "What unusual magic you two can use."
Genis looked at him blankly, "What are you talking about? Those are just basic arts, theres nother unusual about them!"
"So you refuse to tell us. No matter, put them with the rest. We'll get the answers out of you."
The soldiers clad in black armor began to tie Genis and Zelos then threw them in the back of a wagon.
So far it doesn't look like our heroes had the best of luck on their new adventure. Poor Genis, has to be stuck with Zelos. I thought it might be funny. Next chapter you'll see Colette and maybe Raine, haven't decided on Raine yet. Also you'll be seeing more of the Fire Emblem characters in the chapter aswell. But hey Ranulf was in this one right?