CHAPTER THREE! AWWW YEEEAAAH! But anyway please enjoy and follow along with this story.
Chapter 3
Incursion
Chrom had decided to move Emmeryn to the eastern palace after they had fended off the band off murderers and thieves.
"Emmeryn. I think you would be safer if you were moved to the eastern palace for a while."
"No, Chrom. I cannot just abandon my people."
Chrom was stunned. "But if you stay here, chances are you will probably die, and that would through our people into absolute chaos!"
That last part really seemed to change Emmeryn's mind. "Very well, Chrom. I will relocate to the east."
Chrom smiled knowing that he had won this little debate. "My troops and I will escort you there ourselves. Your safety will be our top priority."
"Very well, but don't die because of me. You know how much I care for all of you." She was intent on everyone's safety.
Chrom was also as intent. "Don't worry sister. No one will die getting you there."
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On the way, the group noticed the Patriarch's strange behavior. Chrom was the first to say anything about it.
"Hey, Patriarch, is everything okay?"
He seemed very jumpy. "O-oh yes, fine. Just g-ghastly times these!"
Robin wasn't so sure. "Chrom, what do we know about him?"
Chrom was still pretty calm. "The Patriarch has been an ally of House Ylisse for years. He even led Emmeryn during the early years of her rule."
As if on que, several Plegian warriors came to confront them. Chrom drew his sword and stepped forward. "Plegians... I should have known... Phila! Take Emmeryn to the back of the column! We will fend off these Plegian dasterds!" Chrom gritted his teeth. If we still had Link with us, these Plegians wouldn't stand a chance.
The Patriarch stepped forward. "Plegians! I am the man King Gangrel told you about! You are supposed to take me into your care!"
The apparent leader of the group called from the other side of the pass. "True, I have orders to protect a man. But I see no man here, only a pig who sold out his own sovereign! Don't you know what we Plegians do to traitors like you?"
The Patriarch was terrified. "Well, of course you- Uh, I mean, you let them go?"
The leader, Vasto, laughed. "HA! Looks like our little piece of traitorous bacon doesn't have a spine, either! Get 'em out of my sight, boys!"
One of the Plegian barbarians quickly struck down the terrified Patriarch before he could even react. Chrom was surprised by what had just happened.
"I'll get to it later. For now, we must protect Emmeryn! Robin! Let's see what we can do!"
Robin nodded and immediately ran countless strategies through his head. "There are no mages, so we can probably bring out Vaike and Frederick, and maybe Lon'qu to deal with some of these archers."
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Once everyone was out, the Plegians attacked. A few of the barbarians swarmed Lon'qu, but he quickly cut them down. A wyvern rider flew over to Frederick, only to fall when he announced, "Pick a god and pray", much to the annoyance of others. Even a few Plegians were confused.
Partway through the battle, a new pegasus knight flew in, utterly terrified. "Oh... Oh no! Plegians here as well!? Maybe I'm not too late, though! Chrom! Everyone! Beware, more Plegians on their way from the East!"
The knight, Cordelia, Quickly joined Frederick, who was having some trouble with a few wyvern riders.
Eventually, the Shepherds made their way to the other side of the pass. Chrom and Sumia were the ones to challenge Vasto. He was quickly dispatched by Chrom's Falchion.
After they had fended off the last of the Plegians, Phila came up to Cordelia.
"Cordelia! What are you doing here! You were positioned at the Plegia-Ylisse border! Unless... Cordelia, please don't tell me..."
Cordelia nodded. "I'm afraid it's correct, captain. Gangrel himself led his might against us, and it appears he has a new ally. It is a man that looks similar to him, yet far larger than him wearing jet black armor. No one could do anything against him. My knight-sisters begged for be to flee, I can still hear the screams. I should have stayed, I SHOULD HAVE STAYED!"
Phila attempted to console the young flier. "Cordelia, don't worry. You did the right thing informing Chrom and I of this."
That seemed to calm down Cordelia a bit, but she still sniffled.
Meanwhile, Emmeryn was talking to Chrom.
"Chrom, I have something to give you."
She handed him a golden shield with a gem embedded in it. Chrom was stunned.
"T-the Fire Emblem!? Why are you giving this to me?"
Emmeryn nodded. "As you know, Gangrel will stop at nothing to see me dead, and with the possibility that he succeeds, I want to make sure that he doesn't acquire the Fire Emblem."
Chrom was distressed, but he understood. "Very well, but I don't intend to see that happen anytime soon."
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Link and Marth had been sparring for hours, but Link eventually came through and won by sweeping Marth's legs out from under her.
"You know, Marth, I can teach you how to use a shield. It would increase your defenses tremendously."
With that said, Marth decided to look more closely at Link's weapons. "I have been meaning to ask you, where did you get that sword and shield? Both of them are unlike anything I have ever seen before. Is there anything special about them?"
Link drew his sword and set it down on the ground before him. "This is a blade known as the Master Sword, the Blade of Evil's Bane and the Sword of Time. Back when I was sent to save Hyrule from peril, I had to collect this blade to do it, as it was the only weapon capable of defeating Zant, the Twilight King, and Ganondorf, a man with power that rivaled that of the gods. After I had finished with ending his conquest of the land, I learned that it was Grima, the Fell Dragon, who had killed my parents, as well as thousands of others. I then came here, to stop the beast and protect everyone else in the world from his wrath. Then... I met you."
Marth smiled. "I think it's time I told you of my true name. It's... Lucina."
Link was stunned that Ma- I mean, Lucina told him her real name.
"Heh. It seems that there is much for us to learn about one another, Lucina."
She nodded back. "It would appear so, and I do intend to know all that I can about you."
Link laughed. "We will get to that later. For now, let's get some rest."
Lucina agreed. "On one condition; we share a tent tonight."
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"Ganondorf! Come here, please!" He knew from the previous battle that this man was not to be messed with.
Through the door came a massive man standing around 7' 7" wearing heavy, jet-black armor, yet the weight didn't seem to slow him down in the slightest. He had fiery red hair which was held up by a sort of crown, as well as a short red beard. He also possessed a six-foot long glowing sword worn at his left side. Whoever this man was, he meant business.
"What do you want, Gangrel." It was more of a statement than a question.
"Oh, I just wanted to congratulate you on today's victory! You caused more bloodshed than anyone else on the field combined! You did a magnificent job!"
Ganondorf hardly looked pleased. "Silence, Gangrel. You know this is a temporary alliance until I get what I want."
Gangrel's earlier display of happiness was gone. "Oh, yes. The young warrior in green, was it? His name seems to escape me at the moment."
Ganondorf wasn't surprised. "His name is Link, you imbecile! And you and I both know what we must do."
"And what might that be?"
Ganondorf smiled. "Simple. We kill the Hero of Legend."
Holy mother of cliff hangers! Now why does the G-meister need to ally himself with Gangrel in order to kill Link, other than the obvious reason that he can't do it himself? Find out next time!
