Disclaimer: I don't own neither God of War, which belongs to Sony and the Santa Monica Studios, nor Fire Emblem, which in turn belongs to Nintendo and Intelligent Systems!
Author Notes: I will update every day at weekend and every third day when I have to go to school. Because of carnival, that's coming in one week there will be, for a short time, no updates. Again thoughts are bold and Author Notes are italic.
God of War: Blade of Olympus
Chapter 2 – Footsteps of Fate
Kratos had some really bad problems now. He had asked Lyn a few hours before, if by any chance she has a map of the land with her. She asked, for what reasons he needed a map. Kratos just answered with a really annoyed face, and so she gave it to him. At first Kratos expected to see something like the plains of the Scythians (AN: A people who lived in the ancient world on the plains of today's Russia), but instead he saw just round continent, which didn't resemble Europe at all. Since then Kratos was thinking about the possibilities, how the world is not the same as he left it. Either the death of the gods he slaughtered caused the world to become like it is now or he was a really, really long time away from the mortals world and it change dramatically over a few thousand years.
Either way, Kratos was more determined than before to find the answer, and if anything stands between him and the truth, he will cleave a nice bloody way through their bodies.
"Kratos? What is it? You look upset about something." Lyn asked him, as they walked down the road, leading to Bulgar (AN: Haha, Bulgaria!), the greatest City in all of Sacae.
"Huh? A- It's nothing. I was just remembering my family." Kratos lied. He didn't want to say that he remembers the land completely different. Lyn would probably think, that he secretly drank to much wine. Apropos wine, Kratos thought, that he hadn't drank so much wine in the last time. He asked himself, if there is any wine in Bulgar. That would be awesome!
As the night settled on the lush green plains, Lyn and Kratos settled up their camp. Kratos was only doing this, because of Lyn. As a Spartan warrior he was trained to travel vast distances without needing a rest, not to mention he was a demigod. Lyn wasn't as tough as Kratos. Sure, she was quite handy with the sword and she had, for a mortal, a great endurance, but she didn't lived the way of a warrior, and so she wasn't trained to endure such travels. Kratos also reminded himself, that he promised Lyn to train her. He would make sure, that she will be after him the most powerful Sword master known throughout the land.
He picked up a his sword and approached Lyn: "Stand up!" He commanded with his intimidating voice. "It's training time! Attack me!"
Lyn didn't waste any seconds on blabbering and attack with an upward slash, which, big shocker, Kratos blocked with ease. She then tried a forward thrust to his stomach, and again Kratos blocked it so easy, that he used only the flat side of his blade. Lyn was getting the feeling he mocked her and so she put much more velocity into her attacks. Kratos noted this and thought that she was indeed very fast, but lacked the strength to break through his defence. After he blocked another strike to his abdomen, Kratos disarmed Lyn with one quick hand motion.
As he pointed his sword to her neck, he said: "What now? What are you going to do, if you lost your weapon during a fight?" He then lowered his sword.
"You are very fast, but you lack the force behind your attacks. You can touch me, but you can't damage me. We will from now on train your body to endure more pain and deal more damage." Kratos said with grim determination. Lyn suddenly got the feeling, that it maybe wasn't such a bright move, to go with Kratos and ask him for training.
On the next day the inconvenient pair finally reached Bulgar. It was Saturday and the market was full of people and voices. Lyn couldn't wait for rest. The training sessions with Kratos really helped her strength, speed and endurance, but now she had a muscle ache so big she couldn't even lift her arms properly to drink.
"Kratos, look! This is Bulgar, the biggest City in all of Sacae." Lyn said with marvel in her eyes. Kratos wasn't really impressed by it. Athens, Sparta and the City of Olympia were far greater than this town.
"We should purchase supplies for our journey." Lyn said pointing to the market stands. Kratos then wanted to share his 'brilliant' idea of just taking the supplies. It's not like these people can stop him or anything. But out of nowhere, they got an unwanted guest
"Oh, my heart! What a dazzling vision of loveliness!" Lyn and Kratos turned around to see a man in full armour, brown hair and one heck of a stupid grin on his face.
"Wait, O beauteous One! Would you not favour me with your name? Or better yet, your company?" The man said. Kratos thought that he was a total idiot. Making such advancement on woman hardly works. This man didn't even acknowledged his presence. Kratos could be Lyn's father, as far as this man could suggest. He didn't show any respect either. Kratos was seriously pondering to cleave this man's head.
"Where are you from, sir knight, that you speak so freely to a stranger?" From the looks on Lyn's face, one could see that she was also pretty annoyed by this man. Kratos asked himself what a knight was. He would have to speak to Lyn about it later (AN: Knights didn't exist at the time of Ancient Greece).
"Ha! I thought you'd never ask! I am from Lycia." Kratos was already confused before, but now his confusion took a whole new level. Lycia lies in Asia, so what the hell! The land he saw on the map didn't even slightly looked like Asia (AN: The 'Asia' the Ancient Greeks knew was only today Turkey and the Persian Empire. Lycia lied on the south coast of Turkey).
"I hail from the Caelin canton, home to men of passion and fire!" The man continues.
"Shouldn't that be 'home of callow oafs with loose tongues'." Lyn backfired. Kratos now couldn't contain himself and started to laugh out loud (AN: LOL).
The man ignored Kratos and continued to talk more rubbish. At this point Kratos had already turned to the market stands. As he roamed around, he saw a small girl statue. It reminded him of Pandora, who was to be exact nothing more than a statue, but nonetheless he grew to love and to protect her as a daughter, just like Hephaistos.
Suddenly he was dragged away by someone. As he looked, he saw that the arm belongs to Lyn, who, by the way, looked really pissed. As they were leaving Kratos could hear the knight blubbering more gibberish. Just as he disappeared from Kratos' sight, he could see another knight, with orange hair and dressed in red armour instead of green.
After Lyn and Kratos had bought all their needed supplies, they left for the city gates. Unfortunately, the two knights were still standing there.
"Excuse me! You're blocking the road. If you would be so kind as to move your horses..." Lyn said a little irritated.
"Of course. My apologies..." The red knight spoke humbly. At least a few knights are honourable, thought Kratos.
Lyn had the same thoughts as Kratos, but the red knight said as the two of them were leaving: "Hm? Pardon me, but... I feel we've met before." Kratos now thought of himself like an idiot to believe a knight could have honour. And by the looking on Lyn someone could suggest she was nearly on the point of exploding.
"I beg your pardon?" Lyn said with a shocked and angry tone.
"Hey! No fair, Kent! I saw her first!" the green knight said to his companion, now named Kent.
"Tsk! It seems there are no decent men among Lycia's knights!" Lyn said with disgust and, again, took Kratos hand and pulled him after her with amazing strength. "Let's go, Kratos! I've run out of patience!"
As Kratos was again dragged behind Lyn, he could hear the red knight, Kent, yelling at his partner. He heard that the green knight was named Sain.
"Lyn, stop, damn it!" Kratos shouted, but she ignoring him. Just then Kratos noticed around 20 men hiding in the bushes and they didn't looked like a decent fellows.
"Lyn, stop already! We're being followed!" Only now Lyn stopped and looked around.
"Could it be those knights from the town? Lyn asked worried.
"No... these men are out for blood!" Kratos said while preparing for a fight. Out of the bushes jumped a man with a big axe. He approaches them, but his eyes were fixed on Lyn. "It's always funny to see how these fools underestimate me. He doesn't even acknowledge my presence." Kratos thought.
"Heh heh hehhh... Aren't you a pretty one! Your name is Lyndis is it not?" The man said with a sick look of lust in his eyes. "If he touches Lyn, I will make sure his hands will never touch anything again!" Kratos thought with so much anger, that it would make every god shitting their pants. Not like they could do it, considering that Kratos killed every god.
"What did you call me? … Who are you?" Lyn seemed shocked to be called Lyndis. Kratos couldn't understand how, bad this could be.
"Such an waste. An absolute waste. The things I'll do for gold... Ah, well. Time to die, darlin'! C'mon out boys!" Just then, the rest of the bandit group jumped out of the bushes and swung his massive axe. Lyn hadn't enough time to dodge, so Kratos jumped in and stopped the axe by holding on its grip.
"Huh? Who the hell are you. Stay out my way and I won't be hurtin' you." the man said, clearly not realizing he was outmatched. Kratos just smiled and hold the axe away from his body. He pulled his left arm back and punched the man on his ugly face. The man lost his grip on the axe and Kratos took the axe to cleave the man's skull in half. Brain matters and bones were flying everywhere.
"Anyone else wants to get cleaved in half? The come and get some!" Kratos said with a loud booming voice, as the rest of the bandits approached to avenge their leader. Suddenly a voice was heard from the woods nearby.
"Hey! There she is! Whew... Finally caught up..." It were the to immature knights.
"Hold! You there! What is your business? Such a number against a girl? Cowards every one of you!" Sain, the green knight, said and again ignoring Kratos.
"You! You're-" Lyn began, but was cut short by Kent.
"We can discuss this later! It appears these ruffians mean to do you harm. If it's a fight they want, let them look to me!" Kent said and Sain too was as enthusiastic as before to fight.
"No! This is our fight! Stay out of our way!" Lyn said. It was clear she didn't like the knights.
"Lyn , we can need all the help, we can get! I can't always look after you and these knights will make the battle easier for us, so don't turn them down!" Kratos said, berating Lyn upon her arrogance.
"Your friend is right. With us, this battle will be over in no time." Sain said, finally not ignoring Kratos.
"I have a solution. You there, Command us! It seems you have the most experience in battle. I am Kent, a knight from Lycia. My companion is Sain. We will follow your orders in this battle. Is this acceptable, milady?" Kent said to both Kratos and Lyn (AN: Kratos was a former Spartan general, so he has much experience in commanding troops. He's like the fusion of Hector and the Tactician in this story).
"Yes, it is. Kratos and I will lead! Let's go!" Lyn said and so the group began to charge at the bandits.
"You! You are called Kratos? I want to impress my beauteous one! Let me attack first!" Sain said with determination and foolishness.
"What? Are you insane? Stay in line, soldier or our defensive line will break!" Kratos warned but Sain didn't obey and charge head first into a lone bandit.
"How the hell am I supposed to lead them, if they don't obey my orders? This fool will get himself killed! And he even attacks with a spear!" Kratos thought, as Sain engaged the bandit with a spear. The bandit dodged and countered. He hit Sain hard on his arm and blood was dripping from it.
"Whoa! I missed?" Sain said like the dumb fool he was.
"Sain! Why aren't you using your sword?" Kent asked angry.
"The lance is more heroic. A knight should look heroic, don't you think?" Sain answered.
"This guy deserves to die!" Kratos thought.
"You're hopeless! If you don't take fighting more seriously, you're going to find yourself on the end of the blade!" Now take this spare sword. I knew you were far to busy hitting on the ladies!" Kent said like a father would berate his insolent child.
"Kratos! Allow me to make up for my companion's blunder. I am at your command!" Kent said to Kratos.
"At least someone is willing to listen. Engage the bandit Sain was attacking, he is exhausted, but make sure to use a sword!" Kratos ordered.
Kent attacked the bandit and leaved a nasty wound on him, while he himself could dodge the bandits counter attack. Kratos then ordered Lyn to attack the bandit, while the knights distracted him and she killed him through a deep cut to his throat. Blood spraying on the ground.
"Hey, Kratos! Why are you not fighting with us?" Lyn asked.
"Because, if I would always help you in your fights, you wouldn't get any fighting experience. Just think about it. What if I have to leave? How are you going to defend yourself against more powerful enemies than a few pathetic bandits?" Kratos taught so Lyn a valuable lesson about fighting.
"Okay, I think we should split up for now. Lyn and I will go to hill, while you, Kent, and Sain go for the woods and engage the enemies there. Just be clear of the trees. Your horses are not able to manoeuvre very well in a forest. Charge!" Kratos yelled his command.
Lyn had learned very well to fight under Kratos training. She was able to hold off three bandits at the same time. The first one swung his axe horizontal, so she ducked under the attack and forced her blade through the bandits intestines. The second one tried to sneak up on her, while she killed the first bandit, but she noticed the bandits attack, rolled to the side and beheading him. The third one was now scared shitless. He attacked with his eye closed to hope that he somehow manages to hit her. Lyn just cut off his right arm and leaved him bleeding to his death.
The other bandits were attacking Kratos, which was not a very bright move. Kratos just cut through the bandits like a hot knife through warm butter. The last one bandit tried to run away, but Kratos threw his sword at his legs, which managed to cut through the bandits leg muscles. As the bandit crawled away from Kratos, the latter retrieves his thrown sword and picked the bandit from behind by his neck. Kratos then proceeded to thrust his sword through the guys ass to his mouth (AN: This sounds kinda wrong.). In the end the group managed to defeat the bandits relatively easy.
"That's the last of them! Fantastic Work, Kratos! And now for these knights of Lycia. Your were going to share your story with me?" Lyn said.
"Yes. We have ventured from Caelin, in Lycia, in search of someone." Kent said.
He revealed that he and Sain were in search of Lady Madelyn, who's the daughter of the Lord of Caelin. And as a little twist, it turns out, that Lyn or Lyndis is the daughter of Madelyn. The problem was that only the royal family knew about Lyn's real name, and yet the bandit leader knew the name Lyndis. Surprisingly, Sain managed to point out that it was probably Lundgren, the brother of Lyn's grandfather. As long as Lyn lives she will be the next heiress to the throne and this means Lundgren will stop at nothing to kill her. Kent and Sain suggested Lyn to come with them to Caelin and stop Lundgren and his scheme. Lyn wants to come with them, but she thought also of Kratos journey, so she asked him, what she should do.
"Kratos... I'm sorry. This changes everything. What will you do, Kratos?" Lyn asked.
"Hmm?Oh, you decide." Kratos said.
"You... want me to decide? Of course, your companionship would do much to ease my journey, but... It's going to be so dangerous." Lyn said.
"Girl, you should know me by now. Trust me, I've seen far worse than an old usurper. You can count on me!" Kratos said with a big smile.
"Are you sure? Thank you! Let me ask once again for your friendship and your aid." Lyn said as she hugged the much taller man. Suddenly Kratos felt a feeling he had long forgotten. A feeling that he last sensed when his daughter, Calliope, hugged him the last time.
