Fire Emblem: Crossed Fates

Chapter 7: The Dragon's Rage

"Wakey wakey!" My sister, Morgan, calls through the door, pounding on it. "Get out of there William, we've got a festival to go to!"

"Wait wha-? Wait, I'm up, I'm up!" I slowly climb out of bed, momentarily not remembering my real name. After we went to help Ryouma and his sister's up north, I met my sister, who just so happened to be with them. It's great and all that I got my name back, I guess. But how am I supposed to even trust her? There's nothing proving that we're related. Just something on my hand, and she's got the same symbol on here shoulder. Sighing, I throw on the new pair of clothes next to my bed. A Plain, white shirt, with red trim around the collar and ends of the sleeves, a red-and-white armor plate that covers it, and red, steel gauntlets, with white gloves to top it off. The bottom portion is a pair of reddish-brown pants, tucked into dark red boots, with white fur sticking out of the top.

I open the door to my room, an Impatient Morgan leaning against the wall in wait. "What took you so long?! Everyone's already waiting downstairs!" She stands up straight, running down the hall. She flings the door open, and sprints down the stairs. I sigh, then run after her.

Making my way to the main hall, it's filled with people. The outskirts of the room are filled with maids, soldiers, and servants running around, moving boxes, hanging decorations. This festival their having must be very important.

Walking to the center of the room, I spot Ryouma, Hinoka, and Morgan chatting away, although it looks like Morgan's devoting all of her attention to Ryouma. I sigh. SOMEONE has a crush.

Off to the side a slight bit is Corrin, Sakura, Azura, and Queen Mikoto, talking away. I walk over to them, and Corrin notices me.

"Ah, Freed!" He greets. "Did you get a good night's rest? We're just about to head out, if you'd like to join."

"Sure!" I nod. "But, my name isn't Freed anymore."

"Hmm?" He raises an eyebrow. "Does it have to do with that girl that's been falling head over heels for Ryouma?" I start chuckling, and the others join.

"Yeah, it's fairly obvious, isn't it?" I shake my head. "No, she claims to be my sister, or, something like that. She said my name is William, and, even though I don't trust her yet, It's better than Freed."

Corrin nods. "True. William suits you better."

Azura nods. "Yes, it does." She squints at me, as if warning me of something.

I raise an eyebrow. "Did I do something? I'm sorry if I did something to offend you-"

She shakes her head. "No, it's just… Can I talk to you later, in private?" She blushes, looking away.

Queen Mikoto covers her mouth, giggling. "It seems your sister isn't the only one with a crush."

Azura's eyes widen, looking at her. "I-It's not like that!" She blushes even deeper, looking down at the floor.

I sigh. I turn towards Corrin. "Anyways… so where's this festival?"

Mikoto smiles. "Town square. We have this Festival every year, you'll love it, I guarantee it."

I just wish it had gone like it was supposed to.

"Want to try our signature pastries?" An elderly lady offers. "Here, have one for your friends." She hands me four buns, and I hand one to Morgan, Hinoka, and Ryouma. Their town is beautiful; vibrant decorations hung everywhere, and countless stands selling various Hoshidan goods.

I smile. "Thank you, miss. How much money do I owe?"

She shakes her head. "Nothing! Least I can do for the royal family and their friends!"

"Ah… Thank you!" We wave goodbye, walking down the alley a ways, looking at more shops and stands, each shopkeeper giving us more free goods. The more we get, the more guilty I feel. It doesn't seem to bother the others. Hinoka and Ryouma are probably used to it, and Morgan is STILL obsessing over Ryouma.

"Hey, Morgan." Hinoka asks, while we head to the fountain square to start the festival officially. "Did you have a boyfriend back home?"

Morgan blushes. "N-no…"

Hinoka laughs. "That explains why your fawning over my brother!"

"I-I'm not-!"

I laugh. "It's pretty obvious, Morgan."

"I-I…" She looks down. "Is it that obvious?" She whispers, loud enough for all three of us to hear.

Ryouma sighs. "It happens. We all have feelings…"

Morgan blushes. "Sorry…"

Ryouma shakes his head. "It's ok…" He claps his hands. "Anyways, we're here! Town square!" He turns towards us. "It's time we welcomed Corrin," He points at Morgan and I, "and you two, to Hoshido. After all, you'll be living with us in the castle, at least until the war is over, right?"

I nod. "Yeah. No way am I not helping take down Nohr."

Morgan looks at me with a sad look. "But, Mother and Father…"

I shake my head. "Sorry. Until I remember them, helping Corrin and Hoshido is more of a priority."

She sighs. "Fine. I guess it makes sense. I don't know how mother and father would feel about it…"

I shrug. "The way you describe them makes them sound like understanding people. I think it'll be fine."

She nods. "Ya, they are. I just… don't want to make them wait." She shakes her head. "You'll… be surprised when you meet them."

I raise an eyebrow. "Why's tha-"

"We're here!" Hinoka cheers, walking into the square. We walk up to Queen Mikoto, who's standing with Sakura, Corrin, and Azura.

Corrin, his dark, ominous sword sheathed at his side, waves. "Hey!" Hey yells. "You guys should be over here! They aren't just welcoming me, you know!"

We walk to Corrin, standing at his side. I stand next to him, with Hinoka to my right, and Morgan and Ryouma next to her. On Corrin's left, there's Sakura, Mikoto, and Azura. We all wave to the crowd, them as a welcoming.

"Don't forget about me!" A voice says from behind. We all turn, an older boy, with a bow strapped to his back, and blue and white robes.

I raise an eyebrow. "Who-?"

Ryouma laughs. "Ah, late, brother? That's not like you, Takumi."

I stick out my hand in greeting. "Nice to meet you, my name's Willia-"

He scoffs. "Don't greet me. You shouldn't be here, just go back to Nohr, where you belong." He turns towards Corrin and Azura. "Same for you two! You don't belong here."

"Takumi…" Azura sighs.

"Who gave you permission to use my name? It's Lord, to you." He squints. What's this guy's deal?

"Uh, I'm not even from Nohr." I say.

He looks at me. "I don't trust anything you say! Don't feed me lies!" He walks up to the Queen, standing next to her with an angry face. Someone has trust issues.

I sigh, forcing the smile back on my face, waving back to the crowd.

But that's when I see him. A man, with a black hooded robe, forced his way through the crowd. He puts his hand up, his palm surrounded in a dark, purple substance.

The cheering stopped, and it seems the others noticed him too.

Suddenly, the sword at Corrin's side flies out of his sheath, going to the man's hand.

And then, it explodes. The explosion incinerates the crowd near him, destroying the nearby buildings. The explosion sends a bunch of purple shards right at Corrin, and…

Queen Mikoto jumps in the way.

She falls to the floor, us gasping. I can just barely make out what she's saying.

"Tell me you're ok? You're not hurt, right?" Corrin nods. "I'm so, glad." She falls limp, her body falling lifeless.

Corrin, sitting in horror for a moment, stares at Mikoto. "MOOOOOTTHHHEERRR!" She yells, facing the sky.

Suddenly, a purple light emits from Corrin, summoning a huge, purple pillar of light from his body, engulfing him. However, it quickly dissipates, revealing a dragon in Corrin's place.

"Holy-" I gasp, covering my mouth as Corrin roars. Corrin, still in his dragon form, looks around, noticing more of those hooded men, who have now somehow gone invisible. He zooms over, killing one with just a swipe of his claw.

Azura looks at him. "I need to get close to him!" I run over to her.

"I'll get you over there. How are you gonna help him?" I ask.

She shakes her head. "I'm going to sing."

My eyes widen. "Sing?!" I shake my head. "Ok, whatever. If you can help him, I'll take a chance!" We run over to Corrin as fast as we can, me blocking as many invisible sword strikes as I can.

And then, we're right behind Dragon Corrin.

I look to Azura. "Now's your chance!"

But, at least for me, it was too late. Corrin was on top of us, his blind rage continuing. As Azura started to hum, he got ready to strike, but as he swang his claw down, I pushed Azura out of the way, his claw strike sending me flying into a destroyed wall.

To be Continued…

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