So, I'm back! Maybe. Probably. Hopefully.
In case any of you were wondering Nagi is not related to Nagi from FE:11 (? Not sure from what game exactly but either 11 or 12)
Disclaimer: Mine is not Fire Emblem, mine are my OCs.
The universe interrupts my good moments
Julian
That's weird. I woke up without mom waking me up. Well, as long as she doesn't complain, I can still lie here and do nothing. Not that I was planning on doing anything after I stood up, but whatever. I feel like shit. What happened yesterday again?
Oh. That happened. Now that I think about it, my bed is really hard. As if someone replaced the mat with rocks. But how am I still alive? I thought for sure I was done for. Well, I never took any hits, but…
"Nagi! Are you alright?!" I opened my eyes and shouted for her.
Luckily, Nagi was sleeping right next to me. But something seemed off; I could understand if she defeated the Hydras and brought me here, but there are multiple things she can't do with her claws and mouth alone. Her and my armor was removed from our bodies, lying right next to us. Her wings were bandaged, and I doubt she can do that on her own. And the last thing was my bed: From the looks of it, someone carefully placed fur beneath me, so that sleeping on solid rock would be more comfortable.
I'm not Sherlock Holmes, but it's more likely someone saved/helped Nagi and brought her here, than that she did all this own her won. Of course, that would lead us to the question what kind of person would be strong enough to carry a dragon, but he/she might have an animalistic companion like me. Well, Nagi and I are both alive, and that's enough for me.
Since she was still sleeping, I used that time to look around.
I was in some kind of cave system, and it looked like someone lived there for a while. Some relatively well crafted interior decoration and multiple maps every now and then on a wall; they showed different rooms like the Kitchen, Living Room, Bathroom, Library, Bedroom, Stables, Interrogation Room, Trainings Room and many others.
Though I was curious of what was inside of the "Interrogation Room", the blood leaking from the door made me realize I don't want to know.
And everything seemed so, up-to-date, but on the other hand medieval and old. As if the person who created this had knowledge of technology, but not the tools. They even made a microwave!
This is really confusing. Those cult people had more medieval interior design, as far as I could tell, and my armor isn't practical in modern warfare, but this "cave" is rather modern. Where and when am I really?!
Since I didn't find anything to interesting, I went back to Nagi. She was still asleep, but I noticed a note I seemed to have overlooked before. It read:
[Finally awake, Fuckhead? That yesterday was a brilliant performance. Not only did you leave the fighting to your dragon alone, you also got knocked out!
So first of all, I want you to fly with your dragon in the future, and not get transported by her.
Second, you mustn't have her face danger alone! And don't say you're unable to do anything, I left two weapons you can use in the Trainings Room, so get your lazy ass there and train! Or don't train, if you think you can handle the weapon. But I know that out of the two weapons, you only ever used one.
Third, some people are going to pick you up later. I told them you want to join them, and you better cooperate, they're your only hope to survive. This is the first and last time you're here, so don't count on me saving you again! Well, as long as you stay with them, your chances of dying are slim.]
I was certain I knew that sloppy hand-writing, but I couldn't tell where from.
It took me at least half an hour to get to the "Trainings Room", and it sure wasn't because I'm unable to read maps, the cave was just too big.
Inside the room, there were a lot of training dummies, many weird devices and a lot of scorch marks. Just by the entrance, I found said weapons: An axe and a bow, with many arrows and a quiver. When I saw them I finally got what he/she meant by "you only ever used one", he/she referring to the bow. I wondered why he/she knew I could use a bow, but well, it's none of my business.
Using an axe can't be too hard. It's just swinging and… that's it. Axes are not that complicated. Not that I would now, but it can't be too hard.
Ok, maybe I underestimated axes. They're heavier than they look and a lot more unbalanced than you would expect. In the case I have to fight without Nagi, I'd be pretty much screwed. Though I can hit my enemies from afar with my bow, my attacks would be too slow to eliminate before they reach me, and I can't handle that axe properly. But is going to be my enemy? Another monster? Humans? Zombies?
In the best case scenario, I would want to avoid any battles at all.
Yet with all that's happened, I doubt it.
It had been a while since I went to the "Trainings Room", so I left to look for Nagi.
As I entered, the question if I was worthy of meeting her, popped up.
A lion's roar is majestic. A dragon's roar is godly. Quite literally stunning, as my body stopped moving the moment I witnessed her voice piercing the sky, and her wings covering my sight. Nothing could destroy a moment like this, it w-
"So you're the guy he was talking about. You fit the description perfectly." The universe just had such a "great" timing, and decided to send a bulky looking guy, who interrupted in the best moment. His silver haired military cut didn't help, and neither did his violet eyes.
"But no time to talk. I few stay here any longer than necessary, that guy's gonna kill us." He stated. I still don't know who "he" or "that guy" is, aside from the fact that he saved me, but he sure seems like a guy in need of some anger management. But first things first gotta ask the new guy about the more important things.
"You are?" I asked.
"Cassius Sennius Gracilis, second in command of the revolutionary army. You must be Julian, I presume." He responded.
I never told "that guy" my name, but nonetheless, he knew and told someone else. Who is he?
"Yep that's me." I muttered. "So, Nagi, ready to go? If your wings still hurt we could just walk."
She tilted her head, and formed her mouth to something that might have been a smile: "I feel stronger than ever before! This nice guy used weird medicine, and my wings are already fully usable again!" She beamed.
Since it was obviously a yes, Cassius and I mounted her, and put on our safety-belts. Without them, I would have fallen off and died the moment she took off.
"And we have to go where?" I asked. In a desert, aimlessly flying across the sky is unquestionably dumb, even if you cover your skin.
"To the southwest." He answered.
Oh yeah. A compass. There was something like this. Maybe in my convenient bag that I'm not sure where it came from, I could find a compass.
I rummaged through my bag, and found a compass with another note.
[I figured you weren't prepared in the slightest, so I took the liberty of placing a compass in your pouch. I'm sure even you know aimlessly flying through the desert is unquestionably stupid. And yeah, try not to die. That would suck.]
I don't know why, but something about him pisses me off. He possess that one character trait that annoyed me whenever a friend of mine had it.
We were only slightly of course, so I told Nagi to fly a little bit more to the left.
We had been in the air for quite some time, and Cassius decided to break the awkward silence.
"This is actually the first time I've seen a live dragon. How come you met such a rare creature and even tamed her?" he asked.
How was I able to tame her? In a sense, she tamed me, so there's not really a good answer I could give.
"We met under weird circumstances. She saved my life twice, and I'll accompany her where she would want to go, and I think she would do the same for me. And I barely know her for a day!"
"My friend told me you'd be there! That's why I found you!" Nagi chimed.
"And your friend is?" I asked. What person in this world knows me? There's definitely more to it.
"It's a secret!" she laughed.
Aaaaaand I already lost my chance to obtain more information. It might come back, but when you have a dragon as a companion, everything else is irrelevant.
"Seems like we're lucky to have you. Your dragon will give us a huge advantage in battle." Cassius told me.
I didn't even know who the revolution revolts against, why they do it or anything at all.
"Why are you revolting? Sorry I'm asking, but I don't know the situation in this country."
Cassius raised his eyebrows, and sighed.
"This country, Plegia, is a Theocracy. Our ruler, Gangrel is called the Mad King. He treats his subordinates like trash, mercilessly murdering anyone disobeying him. And under his rule, Immigrants are humans with less worth. Additionally he constantly provokes a war with our Neighboring country, Ylisse. But he's not even biggest problem we have! The so called divinely guided Grimleal are allowed to do anything they want! Pillage villages, use anyone they find as a sacrifice for Grima. We fight for a better cause." He explained.
Now that's a shitty place. Wasteland everywhere, a bad ruler and crazy cult people.
"Theocracies are always shitty. I never thought I would be participating in a revolution, or anything similar. But I'll promise, I'll do anything I can do to help you."
"Anything less, and you won't survive to see the next day." Cassius warned.
What mess have I gotten myself into?!
I'm really slow. But I'll do my best!
I'm Sol D. Mars and I hope to see you again.
