Armored Savior.
There are many different species of trolls, but Forest trolls are the green-skinned subspecies of trolls found in the forests of Lordaeron. The forest trolls as a whole are also referred to as Amani, after the ancient empire of the same name, but that name can also refer to the Amani tribe in particular.
Long before the rise and fall of the kingdoms of men, the Amani trolls of Lordaeron had built an enormous troll empire. After centuries of war and hate, an alliance of elves and humans finally dealt a crushing blow to the Amani when they defeated a great troll army at the foot of the Alterac Mountains. The empire did not recover from the defeat, and the trolls never rose as one nation again. Yet some forest trolls survived, each generation nurturing their hatred of the elves in the dark forests of the north for thousands of years. During the Second War, the Amani trolls were briefly allied to the Horde, and the forest troll Zul'jin was one of the greatest heroes the trolls have ever known.
These Trolls have been the mortal enemies of the High Elves for a very long time now and after their loss and no longer having the support of the horde, they still try their best to destroy the elves and take over their home land. There are no means that the trolls will not use to achive this. As long as they get what they want, they care little of what they need to give in return.
However, such a goal would lead to them receiving many enemies and they keep paying for that... and today would be no different.
Two Troll guards was keeping watch at a point, to make sure no one would try to sneak in to the camp. They were brought out of their position when they heard armored foot steps approaching. Their tribe did not wear such armor, so they knew right away it was an intruder and they were more than ready to face it. They saw the wearer of said armor approach them and he was all alone. The trolls could not believe the foolishness of this human dog, to approach them alone. This would be easy.
Or at least, that's what they thought. When one attacked, an armored hand grabbed it's throat, before crushing it within seconds. The second troll was shocked at how easily his partner was killed... but he only had about a moment take it in before his head left his shoulders.
The armored man continued to march forward. Not even acknowledging the petty beasts he had just slain. He was here for a much more important reason.
Meanwhile, Sylvanas was still tracking the trolls that took her daughter. While she was doing this, memories of Chrom flooded her mind... she remembered the night were Lucina was conceived.
Flash back.
Sylvanas was supporting Chrom with her shoulders, he had been injured when he rescued her from the enemy and the injury had finally caught up with him. Sylvanas still could not believe he would do something so reckless just to save her. Sure they had spent a lot of time together and had slowly but surely gotten to know each other better. But Sylvanas always treated him as more of an annoyance rather than a ally.
Sylvanas was a prodigious ranger, proud and vain and pragmatic. As the ranger-general, Sylvanas, like many of the quel'dorei, held the belief that it was a mistake to teach magic to humanity; though she was also of the opinion that Quel'Thalas would do well to coexist with the other races of the world, and to practice tolerance. Sylvanas' time spent with Chrom, may have shaped this belief, or have been the result of it. Still she could not be sure just yet. She still needed answers, but they had to wait until she can find a good place to talk to him in peace.
Sylvanas scouted the area until she saw a hidden gave "Alright, I think we've found a safe place to rest for the night. Just hang on a little longer".
"Hanging is about all I can do at the moment" Chrom said with a small smile.
"For once in your life just drop your annoying humor" Sylvanas hissed as she lead Chrom to the cave.
"I would, but I don't really need to, thanks to your lack of humor" Chrom teased, leading to Sylvanas to glare at him once again.
"One more word, and I will leave you out here" She warned and Chrom decided to heed her warning, figuring it would be to risky to keep pushing her.
They entered the cave and Sylvanas made Chrom sit down, leaning him towards the cave wall. She made sure nothing else was in the cave before returning to Chrom and removed his upper clothing. Chrom was tempted to make a joke, but his wound hurt so it was best to let Sylvanas do her thing in peace. Sylvanas had manged to retrive her medical supply and used it to clean Chrom's wound. Luckily his wound was not to deep and just needed to be cleaned and wrapped up.
Sylvanas finished her work and leaned back "There. All you need now is to just wait for it to heal on it's own".
"Thank you. Guess this makes us even then" Chrom said while gently rubbing his chest.
"I guess it does... why did you do it?" Sylvanas suddenly asked.
Chrom looked at her confused "I'm not sure if I understand your question".
"Why did you risk your life to save me? Rushing in to an enemy camp alone was suicide! Even a beast would know better than to take on such impossible odds. So why risk certain death just for me?" Sylvanas asked.
"Well I couldn't just leave you to be tortured and killed by the enemy. Your people would not be to forgiving if I left you like that. I could have retreated and even asked for reinforcements. But there was a chance you would be long dead before we could return to help you. And that was not a risk I was willing to take" Chrom explained.
"But you were still willing to risk dying and there by leaving your kingdom without a prince" Sylvanas pointed out.
Chrom sighed at that "I didn't really think about that. My only concern was to make sure you were safe".
"But why me? My people would have understood if you did not follow me. No one would have blamed you for not wanting to fight that many enemies alone just to save me. What is the real reason for your reckless behavior?" Sylvanas demanded.
Chrom was silent for a moment before looking Sylvanas dead in the eyes "Because I love you".
Sylvanas got wide eyes in pure shock. When she snapped out of it she shook her head and spoke "Why... why would you look me in the eyes and say that after everything?! I hated you! I used to think you were annoying and having to fight alongside you and listen to all your stupid jokes was torture!".
"Used to?" Chrom asked, already knowing what Sylvanas used to think of him.
Sylvanas looked down and gritted her teeth "Now I don't know anymore... You've completely confused me and I have no idea what to think now".
"Maybe this will help" Chrom said before grabbing Sylvanas' face and kissed her right on the lips. Sylvanas got wide eyes but did not fight it. The kiss lasted for several moments before Chrom pulled back "I was well aware of your dislike towards me. But I still could not help but to love how strong an determined you are. You are everything I wanted in a woman... the only thing I wished of you was that you would smile more. I hoped my jokes would get through your cold shell, but I did realize that I made things worse when you ran of. So sorry about that".
"Chrom..." Sylvanas whispered.
"But I still love you. Even if you don't feel the same. If you want me out of your life. I will leave the moment we get back" Chrom said.
Sylvanas was silent for a moment before she suddenly kissed Chrom hard. He was caught of guard, but quickly returned the kiss. It did not take long before both lost their clothes and made love, while the moon was the only source of light they got through the whole event. This night would mark the creation of a bond that would never fade.
End of Flash back.
The night Sylvanas became pregnant with Lucina... she was not going to lose her like this. Had she been a better mother, maybe Lucina would have been more ready for the world. Yes, Sylvanas was busy with her duties as a leader. But she never should have neglected her duties as a mother. She should have been there to watch over her child more closely. She should have been there to mentor Lucina and teach her what she needed to know. There are so many things that Sylvanas should have done, but didn't. Sylvanas vowed that she would save her star light. Or die trying.
And when all this was over. She would make sure to spend more time with her daughter. Like a true mother would.
As for Lucina herself. She was still tied up in the trolls' cruel tent. She was covered in cuts a bruises, and her eye was still bleeding from their brutal torture. But despite all the pain she had to endure, she still refused to break and took all their abuse without begging. The blood of both her mother and father ran through her wains. They would not give in to their enemies, so neither would Lucina.
A troll was still inside the tent, guarding her, to make sure she would not try anything funny. But then there was some sounds outside. The troll guard was confused and looked outside to see what it was... but the moment he did, and blade stabbed through his chest. Lucina was surprised as she was able to see with her one good eye, what just happened to the droll that had helped torturing her. The troll was tossed aside as a tall man walked in side. The man had raven black hair and was wearing red and gold collared armor, along with a golden collared cape.
Lucina watched as the man walked up to her and lifted his sword. At first the almost believed he was going to kill her... until the ropes, holding her in place was cut of, making her drop to the ground. She got a moment to recover before the man spoke "Can you still walk?".
Lucina looked up at him "I think so".
The man gave her some spare clothes "Get dressed quickly. We don't have much time before the rest of the trolls return".
Lucina hurried to put the clothes on and was given a new sword by the man before they left the tent. Lucina looked around and saw all the troll guards dead. She was a little impressed that this armored man was able to kill them all so quickly "Who are you?".
"Who I am is of little importance at the moment. All you need to know, it's not your time to die today" The man gave his cryptic answer as he walked away. Lucina had no other choice but to follow him.
But they were soon met by a large group of trolls. All angry for what happened and ready to kill. Lucina held her blade, ready to face them all. But the man held out his hand to stop her, silently telling her he would deal with himself. Lucina wanted to protest, but never got the chance the knight just calmly walked towards the trolls who were rushing at him.
The Knight surveys his opponents as they circle him and the one behind him decides to charge. The Knight turns around and swiftly impales it on His blade. As he throws the dead troll away, two more slowly approach him from behind and charge him. The Knight, however, manages to avoid the first one by simply spinning around and managed to decapitate it. As he comes to a halt he readies his blade and charged the second troll but stops himself right in front of it, stabs it through the chest and throws it to the side before getting ready to face the rest.
Some kind of magic began to charge up in his blade before he unleashes it all, incinerate three approaching trolls. The trolls began showing signs of fear, but was not done just yet. The Knight draws a deep breath and regains his composure before charging toward one of his approaching foes. The Troll tries to attack but is swiftly bisected. Another approaches him but The Knight stabs it six times in rapid succession before he turns his attention to the next one whose right arm he cuts off, swiftly followed by its left and finally its head, all through fast and precise motions.
More trolls charge in. But The Knight blocked one strike before kicking the troll hard enough to send it's own ribs in to it's chest. The Knight began fencing with 3 more before easily working through the guard of one and cut it's throat open. He then deflects the strike of the second troll before punching it so hard that it's jaws flew of. He then moved quickly and cut the third one clean in half. More trolls began throwing axes at him, but the Knight deflected several before catching one and threw it back, hitting a troll right between the eyes. He then built up more magic in to his blade and sent another wave that killed the rest of the throwers.
The Knight proceeds to dismember six more trolls by charging and bisecting the first one that charges at him, bisecting the second one that charges at him from behind with a swift slicing motion, bisecting the third one by jumping in to the air before coming back down toward it, cutting it in half. With swiftly severes the arm of the fourth one and killing the last two through decapitation and bisection. The fourth one recoils from the loss of its arm, and The Knight finishes by rushing it and stabbing it in the chest. He throws his sword into another troll that approaches him from behind, before grabbing the last two with his bare hands and crushed their necks.
Lucina starred with her jaw all but touching the ground. He killed so many trolls... and did not even suffer a minor scratch on his armor. This was a man who had seen many battles in his life... his experience overshadowed Lucina's own by a lot.
The Knight retrieved his sword and looked at Lucina "The path is clear. It should lead you back to the others".
"What are you going to do?" Lucina asked.
"I will make sure no trolls tries to follow you. They have lost to many warriors to continue the battle. So you can tell your allies that the threat is under control" The Knight answered and began to walk away.
"Wait! Can I at least know your name? I want to know who just saved me" Lucina called over to him.
The Knight stopped for a moment "My name... Is Zelgius".
With that he walked away and Lucina watched him until he was out of sight before she finally decided to head back. On the way she was met by a very welcoming sight "MOM!".
Sylvanas looked over just in time for Lucina to crash in to her with a powerful hug. Sylvanas recovered quickly and hugged her back "My child! Thank the light you are free... I thought I had lost you".
"Mom... Seeing you again helped me endure what they did to me. I promised I would not die now that I finally have a chance to bond with you" Lucina said with a small sob.
But her words made Sylvanas pull back to look at her and she gasped when she saw Lucina's eye "Lucina... what did those monsters do to you?".
Lucina looked down "They wanted to use me to hurt you... I am covered in cuts from their torture".
"You look exhausted too. I will bring you to a healer and then I will deal with the trolls" Sylvanas said as she picked Lucina up, bridal style.
"No need for the last part... someone already took care of them" Lucina said.
Sylvanas wanted to know who she was talking about, but decided to save it for later as Lucina needed healing. Hopefully the sight in her wounded eye could be saved. As much as she wanted to make the trolls suffer for what they did to her daughter, she was non the less happy that whoever saved Lucina killed them all.
And with that, the mother carried her child back to camp. Both relived to be together again... but as the they were walking back. Zelgius was watching them from the distance. Lucina still had a important destiny ahead of her... one that needed to happen and was not allowed to be stopped. She would play a very important role in the dark times to come. And if she died before that, things would look very bleak.
Knowing Lucina would be safe with her mother. Zelgius took his leave. Knowing they would meet again.
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I bet some of you are surprised to see a character from Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn in this story. Well, this does serve as a way to confirm that there will be characters outside of Awakening in this.
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Tell me what you think.