Disclaimer: I do not own Fire Emblem (Disclaimers are beginning to become a pain)

Note: I am going to be paraphrasing a lot more stuff to make this a little shorter.

Chapter6

Mani Katti

Mai and her group traveled to the Northeast outskirts of Bulgar to an ancient temple that is sacred to the people of Sacae. Lyn wanted to go there before truly starting their journey because it is a tradition of her people to pray for their well-being at the temple before going on a long journey. However, Lyn wasn't aware that that she would inherit something.

"Mia, Soren; lets first stop here for a bit. There is a sacred sword enshrined in an alter to the east of here. The people of Sacae go there to pray for safety at the beginning of a long jouney, so would you guys mind if we stop there for a bit?"

"Not at all! I would like to see this sword as well, it probably won't compare to Alondite here," Mia pointed at her sword, "but it probably is impressive."

"The teachings of Elimine have the most followers in Elibe. It is nice to see that the ancient customs are still followed in some places at least" Kent said.

After that; Lyn, Mia, Soren, Kent, and Sain took off in the direction of the shrine.

Meanwhile, a group of thugs intent on stealing the shrine's sacred sword, the Mani Katti, invaded the temple, and thus, caused an uproar. When the leader found out that he couldn't use the sword, he decided to tear down the entire shrine.

Lyn's group was almost at the shrine when they were approached by a woman that had worry written all over her face.

"I beg your pardon, but are you headed to the alter?" she asked.

"Yes, we are" Lyn responded.

"Then you must hurry and help the priest there! I saw a band of local thugs head in there not too long ago. They must have gone in there to steal the sacred sword!"

"They're going to steal the Mani Katti? I can't allow this to happen!"

"You look like a virtuous group. Please, help him!"

"Don't worry miss, those thugs won't last longer than one of Sain's attempts to get a girlfriend!" Mia assured/joked.

"Hey!" Sain cried out indignantly.

After Mia finished assuring the woman, she walked away.

"So what do we plan on doing Lyndis?" Sain asked.

"If we are to go to the priest's aid, you'll need to prepare first" Soren quoted.

"You're right… we'll prepare our equipment, and then take down those thugs!" Lyn said.

And with that, the battle began.

When the battle started, Kent and Sain teamed up and dealt with the thugs on the outside of the shrine while Soren found a weak spot at the side of the shrine and broke it down for a quick entrance. Lyn didn't approve of this tactic but was in no position to argue. While Soren defended the makeshift entrance, Mia chose to deal with the thugs at the real entrance while Lyn dealt with the leader, Glass.

"Who do you think you are? Do you really think that you can defeat me?! My sword style is flawless! You won't even be able to hit me!"

While Glass was too busy boasting, Lyn managed to grab the still sheathed Mani Katti and get it away from Glass.

"Why you little! You'll pay for that!"

Glass lunged at Lyn and started swinging wildly at her.

'Flawless sword style? I can see so many openings in his guard that it's not even funny…' Lyn thought.

By sheer bad luck, Glass managed to disarm Lyn, mostly because she was backed into a wall and could only block with her sword in a one handed grip because her other hand was holding onto the Mani Katti.

"I told you that you couldn't win! Now to end this!"

Glass tried to end the fight with Lyn by bringing his sword down on her head… only for Lyn to roll between his legs and deliver a swift kick to the groin, causing him to double over in pain. While Glass was distracted holding his… um, yeah… Lyn ran to recover her sword. Once she picked it up, Glass recovered and glared at her in pure hatred and yelled.

"You little bi***! I'll kill you for that! I'll have you know that not even the Orange Flash could beat me!"

"Oh really? Prove it!" Mia said from behind him with a confident smirk on her face.

Glass then had a horrified look on his face when he found out that he was face-to-face with the infamous Orange Flash. But it quickly disappeared when he found out that the Orange Flash is in fact, a woman. He then started laughing.

"Hahahaha! The infamous Orange Flash is a woman! This is rich! Clearly all those rumors are all hype! There is no way a WOMAN can be that good with a sword!" (Numerous tick-marks started appearing on Mia's forehead)

"Ha! My name is Glass and I will kill this phony and become a legend in her place as the slayer of the Orange Flash!"

"Well then, I hope you're ready to be shattered, Glass… (Pun intended) because the only thing you'll be known as when today is over is as a CHAUVINIST PIG!" Mia roared out while darting off at Glass at inhuman speeds, clearly pissed off at being belittled because of her gender.

Before Glass even realized what happened, his sword was shattered and he found Alondite's blade protruding from his gut. All he could gasp out before dying was the word, "Impossible, how could I be beaten… by a woman…" and with that Glass was no more.

"Chauvinist pig!" Mia spat out in disgust.

After the battle, the priest thanked the group for saving him, and more importantly, thanked Lyn for saving the Mani Katti.

"Thanks to you, I am unharmed and the Mani Katti is safe, you have my gratitude. Now as a token of my gratitude, I shall allow you to lay hands on the Mani Katti with my spell removed from it. Touch the blade's pattern, and pray for a safe journey."

"Oh, thank you so much!" Lyn said.

Suddenly, the sword started behaving oddly.

"Hm?" the priest reacted.

"What? Did… the sword… It's glowing."

"It's the power of the spirits" the priest said, "Lyn, they have looked into your soul, and are now calling out to you."

"What does that mean?" she asked.

"You are its rightful owner. You are the Mani Katti's wielder."

"No… I can't… I couldn't…"

"It is the sword's wish. If you require proof, draw it from its sheath."

Lyn drew the sword.

"It came out effortlessly…"

"I never dared to hope that I might meet the sword's wielder in my lifetime. I am fortunate to see your sword reach your hands"

"My sword?"

"It is time for you to go, Lyn. I know that you will face many ordeals. It is time for you to grip this sword and face your destiny head-on."

"Yes…Yes, sir!"

A few hours later away from the shrine…

"So this is the Mani Katti… a blade with no equal" Sain said looking at the sword.

"What are you talking about?! That sword may be impressive, but Alondite is WAY better! It can shoot waves of energy out of it!" Mia protested.

"Mia, you are 21 now if I'm not mistaken" Soren said.

"Yeah, so?"

"Act your age"

"NEVER!"

And while Soren and Mia argued…

"This is all so unbelievable. What is most likely the most famous sword in all of Sacae… is in my hand right now" Lyn said in modest disbelief.

"It's not so strange, many legends actually tell similar tales… special blades do call out to their proper owners. And yet, when I saw you draw the Mani Katti… I felt something extraordinary" Kent said.

"Yeah, I felt it too" Mia said just getting back from her argument with Soren.

"That sword was waiting for you, you were meant to draw it" Kent finished.

"Stop it! I… I'm not anything special!"

'The Mani Katti says differently…' Mia thought.

"Think of it this way Lyn" Soren said, "Some weapons feel more comfortable in your hand, right? Well, the Mani Katti feels comfortable in your hands; it doesn't look like anyone else in our group can wield it. Does that make it easier to accept?"

"Well, it does feel right in my hand. A sword that only I can wield… that seems reasonable enough. I'll have to care for it well…"

Meanwhile, back at castle Caelin…

"What! Madelyn's daughter is still alive?!" Lord Lundgren shouted in anger.

"Yes, Lord Lundgren. The girl is traveling with our knights Kent and Sain. It also looks like she is traveling with a powerful mage and someone who appears to be the newly named Orange Flash. What should we do, we could probably handle the girl, Kent, and Sain, maybe the mage… but the Orange Flash is a different story. I heard that she took down an entire legion of bandits by herself" said a nameless soldier.

"Bah! I heard that all of northern Bern is full of bandits, even the Orange Flash won't last very long there. They won't make it here; I'm more concerned with my older brother. His life must end quickly, The poison… there must be no blunders." Lundgren said.

"Yes, m'lord. He doesn't suspect a thing, and he continues to drink it. The marquess's death, due to "sudden illness" is not far off."

"Excellent… soon… soon, Caelin will be mine!"

END!

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