Okay, so this is where we get a slight hint of AU. I won't tell how, because spoilers, but I'll try and explain everything at the end.

Warning: SPOILERS

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Prologue Two: Dividing Paths

An account of the events that nearly led to the Awakening of Grima, as seen by many across three continents.

It is the time of Walhart's conquest. He seeks to unite the world against Grima, but does not speak of this openly. Alerted by an attack on Regna Ferox, the Ylissean League sails to Valm to stop the spread of the empire at its source.

As they take the Mila Tree, a slender blue-haired woman by the name of Lucina catches the eye of a Rim scout, as she seems not to be quite square to normalcy. Said scout sends another, better versed in stealth, to see the League's purpose. When it is found that they wish to stop the Awakening of Grima, word of this is passed quickly back to the Rim.

Four are sent from there, to quietly keep pace with the Ylissean league and help if possible. One, a Fiant, perishes in a skirmish in Valm. Another, this one Kalharan, is killed crossing the sea to Ylisse. When The Fire Emblem is stolen, the final two follow the League to the Dragon's table, and one blocks the Awakening by shifting the Earthsong to lengthen Grima's sleep. But these forces were not his to wield, and he dies, giving his life for a cause that was not his. His partner Cyara is the final member of the ill-fated expedition, never to return home. She is taken prisoner and lives in Ylisse, well treated, but not trusted.


So if you didn't catch it: These two people from the Rim go to Ylisse to help stop Grima's Awakening. By the time they intervene, the Shepherds have already gone through the whole thing with Validar, Chrom, Selauma(F!Robin), and Basilio. Then Future Selauma tries to awaken Grima, and one Rim person stops it while the other stabs her.

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Oh, and the second unnamed dude who died, the Kalharan? That's where I got the name Kahal for the male avatar in my other story.