{Units: Geoffrey, Kieran, Astrid, Makalov, Marcia, Calill, Ilyana, Ranulf, Lethe, Mordecai, Lucia, Elincia
Objective: Rout the enemy!}
Crimea Castle was once against caught in the middle of a heated battle. The mysterious Green Knight who invaded Elincia's castle came with full intent to take the Queen down. "Just who are these guys…?" Lucia questioned while dashing towards a few Reavers with her Sliver Blade in hand. She swung once, only for a surprising miss considering how fast she was. When she turned, her eyes widened to see an axe from behind nearly chop her head off. If it weren't for Mordecai's sudden tackle, she would've been dead. "I can't believe it…Thank you, Mordecai." Turning her attention back to her target, she attempted a stab, which landed its mark. She dropped the foe, who was surprisingly strong.
"Oh man…how troublesome is this…" Makalov questioned while riding along his horse, swinging his sword occasionally when he passed someone.
"OI, you lazy good for nothing…!" Marcia shouted at her older brother in anger, impaling some poor archer who tried to shoot her down with a Sliver Bow. "Can you take anything seriously!? This is important; I oughta make you my lance's next victim!"
"W-Whoa…let's just be calm now…" Makalov spoke in his usual tone, attempting to cool Marcia down.
"He's just doing what he can to weaken the enemy before going for the finishing blow!" Astrid commented attempting to defend Makalov, sniping down some people on the ground level from above. Her aim was precise as always, making her a difficult unit to take down.
"Oh, what's this?" The Green Knight took notice to the Laguz who fought along the humans. "I wasn't aware the Queen of Crimea enjoyed enlisting the help of dirty, filthy BEASTS to fight alongside her subjects."
It was that comment that ticked Ranulf, Elincia, Lethe, and Mordecai off. "I would never…!" Elincia replied, taking offensive to the tone the Green Knight was using. "They are treated just as equally as every Beorc!"
"Is that what you enjoy telling yourself?" The Green Knight questioned with an obvious smirk visible under his helmet. "We all know these animals and Beorc will never be on equal terms…"
"Animals…?" Ranulf repeated while attempting to keep calm. Sub-human was one thing, but animals? It felt like a completely lower term than the one that was currently dying.
"Sub-human is speaking as though you actually have an ounce of dignity worth mentioning…" The Green Knight spoke with a nod. That reply was all he needed to get the Laguz to pounce on him.
"W-Wait…don't be so hasty….!" Ilyana warned, but it was far too late.
Ranulf was the first one to strike, immediately lunging towards the Green Knight; once a few feet away he took a leapt and attempted to claw at the male's armor, but it was a failure. The Green Knight pulled out an exceptionally large lance and pointed it forward; the tip of the lance literally shot forward, causing the eyes of the Crimean Forces to widen. Ranulf was caught off guard and the lance exploded once it struck, dealing fire damage which was highly effective against Beast Laguz. Ranulf flew back a few feet before landing on his side, covered in burn marks. "Fire…?" He grunted, struggling to keep his balance.
"Ranulf…!" Elincia was quickly to hurry to the cat's side, pulling out a Mend staff. A soft blue light emitted from the staff, beginning to heal Ranulf's injuries. "Are you alright!?"
"I'm fine…" Ranulf said with a reassuring nod. "I wasn't expecting that…what kind of weapon is he carrying…?"
Mordecai and Lethe were up next. Both of them were attempting to flank the Green Knight out of rage for his comment towards them. The GK merely chuckled and held his lance out once again, revealing it to be a dual sided lance. Holding it parallel to the ground, both sides of the lance shot out and impaled Lethe and Mordecai on the shoulders, causing them to tumble backwards. The lance retracted and the GK began to menacingly walk towards the downed Lethe, raising one end of his spear up. "The first of filthy beasts to die will be you…"
"Meteor…!" Calill exclaimed, a seal appearing in the sky for just a moment before dropping a meteor right on top of the GK, causing him to back away.
Using this advantage, Geoffrey and his trusty steed galloped forward. With his Brave Lance in hand, he attempted to strike the off guard Green Knight. He managed a single blow, but the others were blocked and parried, which forced Geoffrey to pull back. "A hit, but it didn't look like it did as much damage as it was supposed to…" He remarked while watching the opponent carefully. Most of the Green Knight's men had been taken care of by this point, even though it was with some difficulty.
"So, you've defeated all my men, have you…?" The Knight asked with a tone of intrigue. "Interesting, you're all not as weak as I originally thought you were. You have my attention now that you've gotten this far…but there is likely no chance you'll be able to defeat me."
"What country do you hail from!?" Elincia demanded to know. As far as she knew, every country in Tellius was on extremely good terms with each other. "There should be no reason for such an assault during a time of peace!"
"Ha…" The Green Knight shook his head, merely letting out an amused sigh at the question that demanded an answer. "You don't have to worry your pretty little head off, Your Highness. My army and I do not hail from Daein, Begnion, Goldoa, nowhere on Tellius if I'm to be technical."
"What is that supposed to mean…? Nowhere on Tellius…?" Lucia questioned. "Yune was the cause of the Great Flood, which only left Tellius…"
"Oh..? Even the Goddess herself was unaware of our existence it seems…how amusing." The Green Knight chuckled once more before readying his lance. "That's all the answers I'm willing to give for the time being. If you want more answers from me, you'll have to defeat me combat, General Geoffrey."
"Beat the answers out of him, General!" Kieran exclaimed while waving his axe around.
"If you insist…" Geoffrey nodded firmly while readying his Brave Lance. He clicked his heels onto his steed's side, and began the charge forward. Once closing the gap, Geoffrey swung his lance twice, once down and swiftly brought it up for an upwards slash. Both of these were skillfully blocked by the opposing Knight, but the green clad enemy was forced to take a few steps back from the Geoffrey's strength. "He's powerful alright…" Geoffrey mumbled while readying his lance once again.
"So, the rumors are true…" The Green Knight grunted before regaining his balance. "Now, it's my turn." Pressing his forward leg on the ground, the Green Knight prepared himself before lunging forward, swinging around his dual sided lance to put pressure on Geoffrey. The Crimean General managed to parry the strikes well at first, but each strike progressively got harder and harder, eventually forcing his lance to fly from his hand.
"Guh…!" Geoffrey grunted, but the next thing he knew, he was knocked from his horse. He hit the castle floor on his back, the Green Knight now standing over him.
"Geoffrey…!" Lucia and Elincia shouted in unison.
"A little less impressive…" The Green Knight shrugged. "I wouldn't suggest you all move, otherwise I'll skewer him without a second thought."
"Bastard…" Lucia growled.
"I believe you'll be coming with me, Royal Knight commander," The Green Knight began, but stopped when the faint sound of galloping entered his ears. He looked around, realizing it wasn't coming from anyone around. "What…?" He turned, only to see Renning riding in with his sword raised. "…!" The Green Knight dove to the side just as Renning swung, narrowly evading the strike. "Oh, a party crasher…!"
"Uncle Renning…!" Elincia let out a heavy sigh of relief, bringing her hands to her chest. "Thank goodness…"
"Old foggy…" The Green Knight cleared his throat while regaining his stance. "I know when I'm outnumbered…but I do hope you'll continue to give chase. Your country is in danger otherwise…" With that, the opposing Knight left the castle.
"What happened in here….?" Renning questioned. "Was that an assailant from another country?"
"He said he wasn't from Tellius…" Elincia replied. "But he also said we'd be in danger soon…"
"We need to consul before we do anything else." Renning nodded after giving this order. "You must rest before moving out again."
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{Daein Keep}
Queen Micaiah was exhausted; being the queen of the country really took a toll on her at times, however she didn't mind it. Doing whatever she could do for the country she loved so dearly was her dream. Luckily for her, she had some time for a small break. She sat on the throne, letting out a small sigh. "It's been a long six months, but I am glad there is finally peace…"
"You've done this country well, my queen…" Pelleas spoke as he walked into the throne room, giving Micaiah a respectful bow. "You've done more for this country than I could ever hope…"
"Oh, you're much too kind…" Micaiah spoke while waving a dismissive hand, yet there was a bright smile on her face. "I know you had the people's best interests in mind…and how lovely it is to see you today."
"I heard you had some time today. A little birdy told me…" Pelleas nudged his head to the door, where Sothe, Nolan, Edward, Aran, Leonardo and Laura walked in.
"I gathered some guests to say hello, I hope you don't mind," Sothe spoke with a slight smile.
"Of course not!" Micaiah replied. "I haven't seen you all since six months ago…"
"It's a little hard getting an audience with the Queen, especially when she's busy 24/7," Edward spoke with a little laugh.
"We simply must catch up…" Micaiah said while standing from the throne, lightly clasping her hands together. "How does some tea sound?"
"I do enjoy some tea every now and then…" Nolan spoke while stroking his chin. "Yes, I believe this sounds like a wonderful idea. Look at how all of you have grown, I'm proud…"
"Quit it, old man…" Leonardo spoke with an embarrassed expression.
"M-My Queen!" A Daein guard rushed into the throne room, immediately taking a knee. "Please forgive my intrusion, but there is an emergency!"
"What's the matter?" Micaiah questioned; she had a bad feeling in her stomach about this.
"T-The main hall…!" The guard stammered.
"We're not getting any answers out of him like this…" Sothe sighed before waving a hand, ushering for everyone to follow him. "Let's go!"
The Dawn Brigade rushed out of the throne room to the main hall; what they saw surprised them. Little white wisps were floating all around the area eerily. At the back of it on the second floor was a mysterious cloaked figure, waving their hands around to command the wisps' movement.
"W-What the hell is this…!?" Aran's jaw dropped at the sight. There were people unconscious on the floor; it was hard to tell if they were dead or not.
"Things just can't stay peaceful for at least a year, can they…?" Sothe let out a heavy sigh while pulling out the Baselard, preparing to use the knife. Though he wasn't exactly sure if it would work or not, but he had to try. He had to protect Micaiah after all. "Micaiah, if things get too rough, stay back alright?" He turned his head to glance at the Light Priestess, but it looked like she was ignoring him. "Micaiah…?"
"…" Micaiah had a slight sweat drop on the side of her head. Her gaze passed all the floating wisps and focused on the figure all the way at the back controlling them. She spotted a red eye from the shrouded identity. "They're…calling me…I can sense it…" Without a second thought, Micaiah bolted down the stairs, inadvertently leaving the others to deal with the mess.
"Wait!" Sothe attempted to give chance, but his path was blocked by the wisps. "Dammit…!"
