Disclaimer: The Fire Emblem series elements (characters, settings, series, etc.) belong respectively to Nintendo and Intelligent Systems. except for the following original cast: Galen Sage, Fancy, and Jibs.
FIRE EMBLEM GX
Chapter 3: Where in the World is Galen Sage?
"So let me get all of this in. You are coming from anther world?" Eliwood asked.
Galen nodded, "Yep. And your world happens to be a chess-board game that turns out to be a national sport in my world. I give you commands, you obey. I even give you bonus with these cards!"
Galen showed again the Charm Cards to Eliwood. Eliwood and Lilina looked at each other, flabbergasted at this discovery.
"Lord Eliwood, could it be?" Lilina asked.
Galen raised an eyebrow, "Could what be?"
"I think he could be." Eliwood told Lilina.
"I could be what?" Galen stuttered.
"The prophecy." Lilina responded, her eyes still on Eliwood.
Galen frowned, "Prophecy? What prophecy?"
"It's coming true." Eliwood breathed, "That's a sign!"
"A sign that bad things will happen to our country!"
"But then after that, salvation!"
"I can't believe the prophecy is coming true!"
"Excuse me?!" Galen called to Eliwood and Lilina, who finally turned their attention to him.
"Can you guys like, clue me in on why am I the prophecy?"
There was a brief silence in the audience chamber, before Eliwood did the unthinkable. He kneeled before Galen and grabbed his hand in worship. Lilina also knelt in front of Galen.
"Lord Eliwood!!" Geoffrey exclaimed at this scene.
Eliwood then faced Geoffrey, "Geoffrey. There's no need to fret. You are standing before our god, the great Baron Dragon!"
Galen's eyes flew open, "Baron who?!"
Eliwood finally stood up.
"It was only two years ago when Lord Eliwood, along with Prince Marth and Lord Ike defeated the Dark Wizard, liberating our land from evil."
This tale suddenly jogged Galen's memory. Could that battle be the same final battle he had with the Game Master before he won the title?
Eliwood continued, "But then rumors of a possible world war started to spread when we heard that King Zephiel of Bern revived the dark wizard from his tomb, and let him repossessed the Dolhua empire to join force with Bern." Lilina said, "We didn't believe it."
"But then when Bern and Dolhua defeated and captured the Kingdoms of Renais, Archanea, and Ilia, we knew these rumors were in fact true. Then Etruria and Begnion forged an alliance of their own and volunteered to fight the dark alliance." Eliwood said.
"But that wasn't the end of the rumor mill. We heard of a prophecy coming true. The prophecy foretold that our god of Order, the Baron Dragon, would come to our world in the flesh of a young man who claims to be from another world, and will lead the League of Lycia to victory by defeating the dark alliance, including the Demon Dragon Medeus." Lilina said.
"Funny thing about the prophecy, is that the Baron Dragon's human form was described as a young man with an upbeat, enthusiastic, fun-loving, thrill-seeking, steadfast, comical, and sometimes a bit of a stubborn personality. It's no doubt! You are the Baron Dragon! You are the prophecy!"
Silence fell in the room again for a minute before Galen spoke.
"Okay first of all, I am not stubborn. Second of all… could you repeat that?"
The world of Fire Emblem. A World of magic and might, where humans, as well as dragons, beasts, and large preying birds co-existed in peace for many generations. Nine large countries, including ten smaller ones, make up this vast magical realm: the Magic Kingdom of Etruria, The Holy Empire of Begnion, The Barren Dolhua Empire, The Power Kingdom of Bern, The Ice Land of Ilia, The Twin Country of Renais, The legendary Kingdom of Archanea, and the two leagues of small countries: the Legion of Beasts and the League of Lycia.
These countries all got involved in a bloody war that almost consumed all the countries by storm. Demonic monsters from the Underworld went into these countries and massacred everything that stood between them in an attempt to resurrect their unholy ruler the Dark Dragon Medeus.
Fortunately three young nobles, all from the Lycian League, joined an impenetrable force with the help of the Sacred Fire Emblem, and were able to defeat the monsters and their leader.
Thousand of years later, the world of Fire Emblem continued their lengthy time of peace… until now.
King Zephiel, the Mighty ruler of the Power Kingdom of Bern, entered the Dolhua Empire and gave resurrection to the Dark Wizard Garnef, the ruler responsible for the monsters' flooding. Garnef and Zephiel then forced both their countries into an alliance: The Dolhua-Bern Alliance.
The dark alliance began their terror, by invading the Kingdom of Renais, Ilia, and Archanea; taking lives and capturing souls with their tyranny. Now the alliance plans to launch an attack on Lycia.
However, another alliance had been forged between Etruria and Begnion. Both countries plan to keep the dark alliance at bay, while the Lycian League tries to recover from the previous war. But how long can the Etruria-Begnion Alliance hold up until they fall defeated?
Both Wizard Garnef and King Zephiel share a dream. And to many people, this dream is about to be turned into a nightmare for many people, the countries, and the world.
News of the bandits' defeat in Pherae reached Daein in a matter of seconds. Daein was also part of the Lycian League, besides Pherae, Ostia, Aritia, and Crimea, so news that reach any of these countries would travel fast between them.
A soldier broke into the chamber of a fort based in the city capital of Nevassa, almost out of breath. He saw Petrine there and from that point on knew he was going to be in trouble.
"General Petrine! I bring bad news!" the soldier gasped.
"What is it?" Petrine's voice knifed through his heart. The soldier began stuttering, "W…w…we-we-we-we… I… mean…. Our soldiers…. They… huh… did s-something… huhh…"
"SPEAK!"
"We lost the people of Pherae!" he blurted out.
Petrine then mustered a sly smile, "Really?"
The soldier gulped. From what he said, Petrine interpreted that as good news. Fearing he had gave her the wrong idea he quickly recovered, "I mean… we lost the…" he was loss of words again, "y-you know, the people who…"
"The bandits who were going to capture Pherae?"
The soldier nodded.
"Damnit." Petrine cursed under her breath before throwing a stabbing glance at the soldier, "What happened?"
"Well, they were really close to capturing them! We were this close in ambushing them, but then… there was someone else!"
"Someone else?" Petrine exclaimed.
"Well, yeah."
"A villager?" Petrine asked again.
"N…not exactly." The soldier said, "He was like…. Uhh… well, his clothes were different. Very different from the common villager. He… kinda looked like… uhh… a mercenary."
Petrine scratched her head, "A mercenary?"
"Well… yeah…. Like… uhh… … …. oh! Like a mercenary from the future!"
Petrine heard that and her puzzled look drastically changed into the face of someone who was ready to attack… like death.
"No." she shook her head, before she slammed a fist on the table and let out a scream that shook the roof of the fort, "NO!!"
Everyone in the room, including the soldier jumped.
"It's that damn prophecy!!" She exclaimed, "The prophecy of Light! That prophecy of darkness was a FAKE!! Pharae was supposed to fail, then Ostia, then… UUUUGWAAAAAAAAA!!!!"
"G-G-General Petrine…" the soldier trembled, "Y…your blood pressure…"
Petrine grabbed her Flame Lance. The soldier ran out of the room when Petrine aimed the lance at him. Petrine threw the lance, which barely nailed the soldier, but instead nailed the target hanged on the wall, bursting it to flames.
"WHO WAS HE?!" Petrine hissed. The soldier hesitantly peeked inside the room to face the raging general.
"W…well… he was… I mean he looked like he's nineteen. And he… uh… has like an upbeat, enthusiastic, fun-loving, thrill-seeking, steadfast, comical, and sometimes a bit of a stubborn personality…"
"WHO CARES ABOUT HIS PERSONALITY! WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE?!" Petrine barked.
"I know what he looks like."
Another sharp feminine voice caught Petrine's attention. Petrine watched a woman in a black sultry robe, revealing most of her left leg, making her entrance with her usual sexy walk. Her hair were as black as the blackest night and were wild enough to have the similarity of Medusa's hair. Her eyes were golden and she wore an inky-colored lipstick. She approached Petrine with a crystal ball in hand.
"Sonia." Petrine called her, "Former leader of the Black Fang, advisor to the Mad King of Daein. What do you have? And that better be good news."
"Oh, it's good news indeed." Sonia showed Petrine the crystal ball displaying the face of Galen. Galen still looked puzzled about the whole prophecy thing.
"This is the guy who interrupted the invasion." Sonia said, "Him! No one else!"
Petrine licked her lip, "Mm… he is so fine."
Petrine reached her hand up to touch Galen's face in the crystal ball, but Sonia slapped it away.
"Hey! He's fine, but he is mine." Sonia exclaimed, "I happen to have big plans for him. Big plans."
The soldier noticed Sonia and Petrine were too preoccupied to pay any attention to him, he decided to take his chance to flee. The moment he reached the door, Sonia's voice pierced through his ears.
"And just where do you think you're going?"
The soldier faced the two evil women, "uhh… I was going to get me some water. I'm very thirsty."
"You're lying." Petrine said.
"NO! IT'S TRUE!" The soldier quickly said.
Sonia spread a smirk, "Oh, so you want some water, heh?"
Sonia extended her hand toward the soldier and a loud CLINSH shuddered the fort's walls and everything got blinded by a white light.
The light then faded out to reveal the soldier encased on ice. The soldiers who were watching trembled in fear.
"Anyone's thirsty?!" Sonia snapped.
The soldiers shook their heads in unison.
"I thought so."
"Way to go sister." Petrine said as she and Sonia high-fived each other before laughing maniacally.
-Real World-
"Here we are. Right in front of the Sage Residence."
The limousine driver informed Fancy and Jibs as their limousine parked in front of Galen's house. The house looked like a mansion, and its humongous front gardens spread out right in front of it.
Fancy got off the limo and her brother Jibs followed, reading a newspaper article.
"Hey, listen to this. According to the Fire Emblem Game Insider, a new figurine is scheduled for release in a week! It is predicted to generate over $50,000 in sales on the first week!" Jibs said before he turned to face his sister, "And you won't believe what his name? Get this… Baron Dragon!"
"Baron Dragon?" Fancy snickered, "Really?"
"Yeah! It has the same effect as the Dark Dragon figurine the Game Master had yesterday." Jibs replied, "It builds energy, then it unleash its true powers. Ain't that awesome?!"
"Fascinating." Fancy looked uninterested, "Can we talk about something else like fashion?"
Jibs noticed Fancy's expression, "You're not even interested, aren't you?" he asked.
"Nope." Fancy said earnestly, "All I care about right now is trying to enjoy my quality time with Galen."
"You know Galen wants to be at the Game Center to pick up the Dragon Fa figurine, right? He is much more interested in the Fire Emblem Games than I am."
"I know." Fancy said before forming a dreamy smile, "I just like to be with him."
"I would worry more about Galen right now than to set him up on a date." A voice called from right above Fancy. Fancy promptly looked up and jumped at the sight of a 56-year old man with a large mustache and a bald head. The man was all dressed up in a four-piece tux and his face looked like someone going through a stressful time.
"Sir Wellingstone! Great to see you!" Fancy smiled at the presence of the man. That smile changed when Sir Wellingstone dreadfully revealed the latest.
"Galen disappeared last night."
"What?!" Fancy exclaimed.
"Where did he go? What happened?!" Jibs balked.
Sir Wellingstone sighed, "I wish I knew. What I know, was on the news this morning: 'New Fire Emblem Game Master vanished without a trace'" he quoted, "Police report states it could have been an abduction. If it was the case, then why didn't they ask for a ransom yet? It's been hours!"
Sir Welligstone then broke into tears, "I want my grandson back!"
Fancy laid her hand on Sir Wellingstone's shoulders in comfort, "Don't worry, Sir. We'll see to it that Galen is brought back safely."
Jibs blinked at Fancy, "We?" he repeated.
"Yes. We. As in you and me." Fancy whispered back, "Now let's move!"
Fancy grabbed her brother and strolled off in a hurry, "We're going on a trip to the city, Nigel! So stay put!" She told her limo driver.
"Will do." Nigel repeated, and the two siblings took off.
"How are we going to find Galen in this entire city?" Jibs asked Fancy the moment they stepped into the grandeur of Metropolis's shopping district. The crowd started to fill up that afternoon and traffic was turning into a jam, making Jibs more doubtful about finding Galen.
"Fancy?" Jibs called again when he didn't get any response from his sister. He turned to face her, only to see her staring at a department store window, displaying the latest Fall Fashion which was having a half-off sale.
"Fancy!" Jibs yelled out before Fancy snapped back to reality.
"Uh? What?"
"Focus!" Jibs said, "What of Galen, and how are we going to find him in this place?"
It took Fancy a moment to clear her mind of all other thoughts.
"The Game Master." She finally said.
Jibs frowned, "How is the Game Master has to do with Galen?"
Fancy gave her brother a stare. One that reminded him of one important piece of information he left out.
Jibs's face finally beamed, "Ohh! Right! The Game Master!"
"When the Game Master was at Galen's house, he whispered something creepy to his ears: Not everything is what it seems." Fancy recalled.
"What? Do you think the Game Master is behind Galen's disappearance?" Jibs asked.
"Definitely. Who else? He gave Galen the creep! He gave me the creep! He gave you the creep!" Fancy exclaimed.
"I know! He gives everyone the creep!" Jibs shouted, "Especially his missing eye!"
Fancy turned to face a Game Station from across the street. "We have to find the Game Master. And what better way to locate him than at a local Game Station."
Fancy and Jibs entered the Game Station and got overwhelmed by the energetic atmosphere coming from aspiring teenage Fire Emblem gamers. Almost everyone of them seemed very agitated and jumpy.
"What is going on?" Jibs asked.
"I can tell you what's going on." A tomboyish voice called from behind the siblings. They turned around to see who spoke: a silver-haired 14-year old teenager with blue eyes as clear as the brightest sky, sporting a fashionable shirt matching that color, jeans, a pair of white sneakers and gauntlets.
"Everyone in the Fire Emblem Gaming community is raving about the new Game Master, Galen Sage…" the girl then looked up dreamily, "He's like the hottest guy ever in our generation… sigh. I wanna date him."
She then stopped dreaming and faced Fancy and Jibs, disturbed and ashamed of what she said, "I wasn't thinking out loud, was I?"
Fancy smiled, "You were kind of."
"Wait… so everyone's here to see Galen Sage?" Jibs asked.
"Where is he?!" a FE Game fan exclaimed and the crowd all responded the same way. The person in charged tried to explain to them what has happened but they all refused to listen.
"Didn't you hear the news?" he said, "Galen Sage has disappeared! He must have been abducted!"
"LIAR!" Another FE Game fan screamed, "We got sources, that he was going to come here in this Game Station to pick up the rarest figurine, the Divine Dragon Fa!"
On cue, the silver-haired girl turned to face Fancy and Jibs again. The siblings immediately felt her stare very uncomfortable.
"Hey…" the girl said, "Aren't you two related to Galen or something? We saw you on TV last night when he had that Finals Game with the one-eyed Game Master."
Her mention caught the crowd's attention. Everyone turned their eyes on Fancy and Jibs.
"No!" Jibs chortled and quickly shook his head, "We're--"
"… just his friends." Fancy interrupted.
Jibs gave Fancy a "What are you doing?!" stare. Fancy didn't read his stare well, for she gave him a confused look in reply.
"So where is he?" the girl asked, her voice quivering with agitation, but her face remained calm.
"Well… uhh… " Jibs' lips quickly dried out and couldn't speak another word. Whenever he was going to say a lie, his lips would parched. Fancy looked at him as if she was expecting him to say something smart, but that made Jibs more nervous.
"Oh, I see what's going on here! They know where Galen Sage is, but they're trying to keep him away from us!" One of the FE Game fans blurted out and the entire game station shook with a collective roar of agreement.
"Hey wait a second--"
Fancy got rudely interrupted by another upset FE game fan, "Maybe you're the one behind the so-called Galen Sage's disappearance!" he exclaimed.
"How can Galen disappear from the world like that after winning the Fire Emblem Game Tournament?" another FE game fan said, "That doesn't make any sense!"
"Yeah! Galen loves publicity! He would have been talking about his match to the entire world by now!" another FE game fan pointed out.
"Unless something bad happened to him!" another FE game fan said, "Maybe he wasn't abducted! Maybe he was murdered!"
That brought shock to the entire game station, even to Fancy and Jibs. The silver-haired girl was worse. Her face looked like she saw a freaky car accident.
"Where is Galen?" another crazed fan blurted.
"Bring him to us here! Or else!" another screamed.
Everyone shouted in protest. Fancy and Jibs tried to escape but the angry fans trapped them. The silver-haired girl tried to speak but no one could hear her. She tried again. Nothing. Finally she blew a whistle and the place cooled down.
"Uh, everyone?" she began, "I was thinking. Instead of solving this through violence, why not settle this whole thing in a more mature way?"
"Like how?" Another FE game fan asked.
The silver-haired girl flipped up a couple of Charm Cards. "Let's settle this in a Fire Emblem Game Match." she said.
"What?" Fancy exclaimed, "B… but I don't play Fire Emblem!"
"If you win, we'll leave you alone. But if I win, you take us to Galen Sage." the silver-haired girl said, ignoring Fancy's plea.
Everyone roared with excitement as the silver-haired girl continued her threat, "You better watch out for my moves, girlfriend; for I, Amelia Galewind, will make you eat dirt."
