Hello guys! Here we are with a new chapter! As always before that I'lll reply to your reviews
-Guest
oh shit, morgan has showed up... Yep, and she's not alone...
-Guest /Criticism
Dude, did you realize that you skipped a lot thing in this chapter ? If you don't let me tell you. The first one you missing is about lon qu fight with one of the shepards, maybe not really important but still doesn't change fact that you are lazy. The second one is really fatal, i just found out that you immediatly go to the gangrel arc... and you skipped olivia and ricken as well miriel introduction whatmore you also skipped the whole thing about assasination incident which is really stupid. You really skipped a LOOOOOTTTTT thing even the most important one. With your lazy skipping everything, don't get hope this fic can get more attention if you didn't change anything.
1) If you hadn't notice, the main character of this Fic is Arthur and the story mostly follows him. Now, when Lon'qu had the fight with Lissa because she's a woman, Arthur wasn't in the arena anymore because he was taking Lucina to Nightingale, this means that cutscene remained unaltered and it would be poor writing and LAZY of me to copy and paste that same dialogues just to make the chapter longer. I replaced that part with other things like Lucina's dream and awakening after the fight with Arthur.
2)Uhm...The fifth chapter of this story takes place in chapter 4: Two Falchions of the game where the Shepherds fight against Basilio's champions. The previous chapter of this story takes place in chapter 5: The Exalt and the King where Gangrel takes Maribelle as a hostage and then starts the war. The Assination 'incident' takes place in chapter 6: Foreseer which is featured in this chapter.
3) Olivia and Ricken...Olivia first appears in chapter 10: Renewal so there's no way for her to appear this early in the story since we are at chapter 6.
Ricken was featured in the previous chapter without introduction because Arthur (Or any other Fate Character) wasn't there, Ricken's first appearance is only witnessed by Chrom, Robin and Lissa after they talked with Emmeryn, which means that the conversation went down just like in canon and, again, copy and pasting dialogues to make chapter longer is just poor writing.
4) Miriel, the real reason why I didn't introduce her is that: One, her introduction is a tutorial on how to trade items between units. Second, her introduction takes place when the battle is already started which means that Arthur and the others were already fighting on the other side of the battlefield which also means that her introduction went down just like in canon. The reason why I haven't addressed is the other chapters is because in my gameplay I didn't like her much and I forgot about her after obtaining Rickert. So this is why this story hasn't featured her yet, though this will change.
Now, I am not angry and I really appreciate critiques in my stories but please, check your sources before writing a review like that one, because, when I write all my stories I spend a lot of time searching on the wikis and watching gameplays to be accurate as possible while also changing things at the same time because you can't write the same things in a crossover otherwise the story would be boring and predictable. I'll clarify it one last time, this story mostly follows Arthur and the other Fate characters which means that if nothing of GREAT relevance happens while none of them is there to witness it, I will not write it because it would happen just like in canon. however, if something of GREAT relevance happens ( or something that doesn't exist in canon) happens while Arthur and the others aren't present, I will write about it anyway.
Now let's get to the new chapter!
Ylisstol
The Shepherds rushed back at Ylisstol after what happened with King Gangrel.
"I have to hold a new war council" Emmeryn said as she sighed "For the time being you all should rest as much as possible...dark times are waiting for Ylisse..."
"Okay Em...take care" Chrom replied with a saddened expression as he walked to Arthur and his friends "Em never wished for a new war..."
"No ruler should wish for war" Artoria said calmly "But every ruler must be prepared for it."
"Indeed" Frederick agreed with the female knight "Milord you are tired, you should get some rest..."
Chrom nodded "Very well, but if something happens don't hesitate to wake me up" he said as he started to walk away
"I will go to the library, I need to prepare some strategies" Robin said as she looked at Arthur "What about you?"
"I'm probably going to practice a bit" the blonde haired man replied calmly
"Ser Arthur, with all respect, I think you should also rest. It's no secret that you are a valuable asset in our army and it would be better for you to be well rested for the upcoming fight" Frederick said
"I know, but after what happened I doubt I'll be able to rest. Practicing will help me relax" Arthur replied with a small smile
"The same thing goes for us" Gawain said as the knights of the roundtable nodded in agreement
Frederick nodded as Lissa walked to Nightingale
"Yes?" The nurse asked
"Ehm...I wanted to ask you if you could train me..." Lissa said as Nightingale raised an eyebrow
"Why is that?" Nightingale asked
"I want to be helpful like the others! I want to be able to defend myself like you can!" she said "You are always in the middle of the battle and even though you are a healer, you turn anyone who approaches you into a pulp! I want to be strong like you!"
Nightingale stared at Lissa for a few moments before nodding "Fine, but remember, there's no going back" she said as Lissa nodded "We'll start immediately"
"...Now?" Lissa asked surprised
"We don't know when the enemy will strike but when it happens I want you to be prepared for it" the nurse replied
"Oh...I see" Lissa said nodding
"Let's go" Nightingale said as she started to walk outside
Merlin looked with a smile at the two before turning around and see two shepherds standing in front of her "uhm...Yes?"
the first one was Ricken, the youngest mage of Chrom's army. The second one was a woman...if Merlin's memory wasn't wrong her name was Miriel. She joined the group during the battle on the Northroad too Ferox
"Hi! My name is Ricken! Captain Chrom said that I will be on your care now! Ser Arthur already gave his permission" Ricken said a bit excited
'is that so? Oh well, at least it's a cute boy' Merlin thought as she nodded "I see...you are the one who saved Mirabelle, am I right?"
"Y-Yes Ma'am!" Ricken replied
"Okay then" Merlin said before looking at Miriel "What about you?"
The woman cleared her throat "We have never spoke directly Lady Merlin so allow me to make my introduction in order to follow the proper etiquette of this society" she said calmly as she adjusted her goggles "My name is Miriel. The reason why I came here to speak with you is that I want to become your assistant"
Merlin blinked a few times at her "May I ask why?"
"I knew you would have asked further reasons for my request so I have prepared a small list" Miriel said as she took out of her pocket a scroll "The first one, I read on the reports of the other Shepherds that you were able to cast various offensive spells without the usage of any tome but instead with your staff. Second, the nature of those spells seems to be unknown and I'm very interested to learn about them, this also applies to your companions. Third, I wish to learn more about Britain..." Miriel continued to list the many reasons why she wanted to become Merlin's assistant.
"Okay okay! I get it!" Merlin said as she nodded "You can be my assistant, just please stop reading that list"
"You sure?" Miriels asked lowering the scroll "There are still other reasons that you may want to know"
"Yes, I'm sure" Merlin said
Miriel nodded "Thank you" she said bowing
"Can you please wait here? I have to speak with Arthur for a moment" Merlin said as she dashed to Arthur's side "You framed me"
"Are you talking about Ricken?" Arthur asked as Merlin nodded "Well, he is still very young and Chrom was worried that he would hurt himself so I suggested that you could be his mentor for the time being like when I was little"
Merlin sighed and puffed her cheeks "You could have asked for my permision"
"I'm sorry" Arthur said scratching the back of his head
Merlin smiled "It's okay" she said nodding "Now, I have to return to my students" she said as she walked back to Ricken and Miriel "Okay then! Should we start?"
Both of the mages nodded as they started to follow Merlin...
Maribelle was standing behind everyone with her arms crossed when she finally managed to spot Bedivere, who was about to head to the training ground with the other knights "Ser Bedivere!" she called as the knights stopped their tracks
"Yes, Lady Maribelle?" Bedivere replied with his usual formal tone
Maribelle cleared her throat "I wanted to ask you if you could join me for a cup of tea" she said calmly
"I'm afraid I have to decline, we are going to train a bit and.." Bedivere started to say
"No, it's okay Bedivere" Arthur said smiling "You did great back there so you can go. See this as a reward"
Bedivere turned in Arthur's direction and bowed "Thank you milord" he said before facing again Mirabelle "seems like I can join you"
Mirabelle smiled "Perfect, follow me " she said as they both started walking in the direction of the gardens
"I wonder if Lady Sumia needs help..." Lancelot muttered to himself before getting dragged away by Galahad by ear
"No, she doesn't!" the young knight said as the other knights snickered...
Lissa and Nightingale were in the training ground though they were far away from where the others were.
"let's start with your strength" Nightingale said as she opened her hands and stretched her arms in Lissa's direction "Hit my hand with everything you got"
Lissa nodded and proceeded to punch Nightingale's hand with all of her strength. The young princess felt like she punched a brick wall and hissed in pain as she quickly retracted her hand "...so how was it?"
"Do you prefer a lie or the truth?" Nightingale asked
"The truth" Lissa said already worried
"You are not strong enough to punch people..." Nightingale said "Well, at least if you are hoping to actually hurt them..."
Lissa looked down at her hands "Am I...that useless? I just want to help the others...I don't want to be the damsel in distress"
Nightingale started to think to some techniques that didn't require too much strength, there were many of them but nothing that can be taught in such little time...then the answer struck her.
Nightingale reached for something that was strapped on her side all along...it was her gun...until now she didn't need it and she doubts she'll need it in the future... "use this" she said as she showed Lissa the weapon
Lissa looked at the strange object in Nightingale's hands and tilted her head "What's that?" she asked
"This...is a gun" Nightingale replied calmly before aiming at tree "Cover your ears" she said as Lissa did as requested then the nurse fired and the tree fell down
Lissa was thankful that Nightingale warned her because even with her ears covered, that gun-thing was so loud that actually scared the guards of the palace...then she saw the conditions of the tree and remained dumbstruck. "W-Woah"
Nightingale detached the holster and put it on Lissa then she slowly handed her the gun
"W-Wait, that's yours! I can't accept that" Lissa said shaking her head
"If this gun will keep you away from harm then I'm happier to give this to you instead of keeping it" Nightingale said gently "Just remember one thing Lissa...whenever you'll use this weapon, you will take someone's life away"
Lissa nodded understanding what she meant and slowly took the weapon in her hands. it was heavy but not too much
"Now I'll teach you how to use it..." Nightingale said as the two spent the entire afternoon practicing...
in the meantime, Bedivere and Maribelle were having a nice cup of tea in the gardens of the exalt palace.
"So, Ser Bedivere" Maribelle said with a calm smile "Tell me about yourself..."
Bedivere made a calm expression as he took a sip of his tea "There's nothing much say...I always served milord Arthur at best...I was the first member of the roundtable but that's it..."
Maribelle smirked "Being the first is already something darling" she said calmly
"Well...I guess you could say that I'm a veteran and the one who served milord for more time than anyone" Bedivere admitted
"That's another thing...you keep referring to Arthur as milord...he said that he comes from a noble family but he acts like a royal..." Mirabelle said as Bedivere widened his eyes a bit though he hid it from the woman
"The Pendragon Family was indeed the most famous one in Britain and in the past some members of that family become king" he said "This is why every child is taught how to be a king instead of a normal noble"
"I see..." Maribelle said as she tapped her finger on the table "So what do you like?"
"As long is I'm able to serve milord at my best I'm happy..." he replied
"I was thinking about something more...materialistic" she replied
"O-Oh...I like steamed vegetables..." Bedivere said as Maribelle chuckled "What's so funny?"
"Nothing nothing" she replied waving her hand "Out all the things I imagined, steamed vegetables weren't in the list"
"Oh...I understand" Bedivere said as he also chuckled a bit
"And there's anything you hate?" Maribelle asked as Bedivere brought his hand to his chin
"What I hate...nothing really comes to mind" he said with a smile
"As I expected" Maribelle said also with a smile
"What do you mean milady?" Bedivere asked
"It's just that you are always so calm and kind to everyone that it's impossible for the others to imagine you hating something" She replied calmly
"Oh...I never noticed..." Bedivere said
"but it's okay" Maribelle said "I find your personality quite refreshing"
"I'm honored" Bedivere said
"Now let's enjoy this tea" Maribelle said...
When night finally came everyone returned to their quarters...Robin was walking to Shepherd's garrison when she saw Chrom standing outside looking at the stars...he seemed immersed in his thoughts...
'okay Robin you just need to walk past him...there's no need to disturb him...' she said as she walked past Chrom...only for her to turn around 'I'm going to regret this...why I can't just ignore him?' she thought as she slowly approached Chrom "...Hey" she said as Chrom turned around
"Robin? What...What are you doing here?" he asked
"Oh...nothing in particular. I was just walking. And you? It's a bit too late to watch the stars..."
"No, I was just thinking...Tomorrow we march to Regna Ferox to request additional soldiers..." Chrom started to say
Lucina was hiding behind one of the bushes cursing in her head 'Dammit! Are they going to become a couple tonight?! What if I ruin their relationship now?' she thought as she sighed 'no...Emmeryn's life is more important for now...I'm sorry father...'
"...So perhaps I must be death's agent. Emmeryn would never order him killed, nor would I wish her to." Chrom said sighing as Lucina came out of her hiding spot
"Well spoken, sir" she said as both of Chrom and Robin turned in her direction...
Chrom was surprised to see Marth standing in front of his eyes. he explained how he got inside the castle's walls and that the secret will remain safe with him
"I come here only to warn you" Marth said
Chrom tilted his head "Warn us?"
"The exalt's life is in danger" Marth said
" What, Emmeryn? That's absurd. She's guarded at all hours." Chrom said as Marth sighed
"What if... What if I told you I have seen the future? Would you believe me? A future where Emmeryn is killed. Here. Tonight." Marth said
"Seen the future? Have you lost your wits?" Chrom said not believe him of course
Marth nodded "Yes, I expected you wouldn't believe me. So allow me to prove it!" she said as he drew out his blade. Chrom tensed up and placed his hand on his Falchion. Suddenly the bodies of two assassins were thrown at them. unfortunately, Lucina was hit and her mask broke revealing her gender
"Sorry!" Jack said as she landed next to them before noticing what he did to Lucina "...ops"
"Jack where did you find these people?!" Robin asked
"they were sneaking in and so I killed them...I shouldn't have?" Jack asked tilting her head
"No, You are great Jack! Marth was right!" Chrom said as he looked at Marth and remained shocked " Wait, you're...You're a woman?"
Lucina sighed as she got up and nodded "And quite the actress, too. Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't figure it out until just now." she replied when suddenly
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Everyone turned in the direction of the castle before rushing into it. When they finally reached Emmeryn's quarter they saw the headless body of an Assassin while Lissa was standing covered in blood with the object that Nightingale gave her. she was shaking like a leaf to the wind as her eyes were filled with horror, she was also hyperventilating. Emmeryn was trying her best to calm down the little princess as Arthur and the others also rushed in. As soon as Nightingale saw Lissa's conditions she immediately reached for a paper bag in her pouch and walked towards her, she then placed the bag on Lissa's mouth before starting to give her instructions.
Eventually, Lissa calmed down and started to speak
"I...killed them...I did how you taught me..." she whispered as Nightingale hugged her
"I know..." she said patting Lissa's head. Nightingale knew that this was going to be a trauma for Lissa...she wasn't mentally prepared to kill someone and she was taken by surprise...
"Milord!" Frederick shouted as he entered the room "There are many introducers! "
"Chrom! Take Lissa and flee while you still have time!" Emmeryn said
"No! We're not leaving you! Just stay where it's safe!" Chrom shouted as he walked out "Arthur with me!"
Arthur immediately placed himself by Chrom's side as Robin also walked to him
"The assassins should scatter if we can defeat their leader." she said "I heard that he's interested in the emblem"
"We'll show him what happens when you mess with the Shepherds" Chrom said as Arthur nodded
"I'll go over the other entrance" Arthur said as Chrom nodded
"Okay Arthur, I'll stay with Chrom" Robin said
Arthur gathered his knights and started to go to the other side of the palace
"Arthur!" Lucina called him
Arthur turned around and was surprised when he saw Marth without mask "Marth? You mask..." he replied
"It doesn't matter..." she replied
"Why didn't you tell me about this?" he asked
"You were gone before I could inform you" she replied
"Oh...sorry" Arthur said scratching the back of his head "anyway defend this staircase while we go to the left flank"
Lucina nodded as the knights passed by...though she noticed how Merlin winked at her as she passed by...
When Arthur and the others reached their destination, the area was already full with assassins
"leave no one" Arthur declared as everyone charged at the enemies. Mordred immediately rushed to a group of three assassins and impaled the first one with her sword, then she kicked right in the gut the second one and then threw Clarent at the third one. Lancelot instead was fighting with way more elegance than Mordred, he dodged the blades of the attackers and then slash them out of his way as he proceeded to his next target.
" I knew there was wisdom in slipping in with those rogues. Look at how these man-spawn claw at each other like savages! I will repay my warren's debt and then wash my hands of their race." someone said from behind
Gawain turned in the direction of the voice "Another assassin?" he asked as he was about to charge at the owner of the voice
"Hold! Panne is not your enemy." Marth said as she placed herself in front of Gawain
"You know her?" he asked
"I know... of her. And I knew she would come here tonight." she replied as Gawain raised an eyebrow
"Quite the prophet, aren't you?" Chrom said from the other side of the palace
"Panne is an ally" Marth said as Gawain nodded then suddenly panne turned into a gaint rabbit and attacked the nearest assassins. The blood the knight became cold when he saw the giant rabbit...Gawain hoped that Merlin had a holy hand grenade...just to be safe before he returned to his companions.
Galahad preferred to remain behind in order to protect the Exalt and Lissa while Artoria was slaughtering every assassin in her way, Arthur and Mordred were doing the same thing as a rain of spells took out every mage that tried to attack them from afar.
"Good job both of you" Merlin said as Miriel and Ricken nodded.
Finally, the assassins were about to be defeated the only one left was a man who preferred remaining outside the castle. Arthur noticed that now someone new was standing by Chrom's side, he kinda looked a thief-
"Emmeryn was supposed to be an easy target... You will pay for interfering in my designs!" the man said
"Shut your fucking mouth!" Mordred shouted she swung her sword at him, immediately killing him
"No... This is... all wrong... How could... you have known the plan..." the man said as he let out his final breath.
The group quickly returned to Emmeryn except for Arthur who remained outside...after a few minutes Marth walked out of the palace
"Going somewhere?" Arthur asked as Lucina turned in his direction surprised
"Yeah...my job here is done...the future was changed..." she said with a smile
"Then why don't you stay with us?" he asked as Lucina shook her head
"There still are things that require my attention Arthur" she said
"I see..." Arthur said
"If I may ask...what problems do you have with Taguels?" Lucina asked
"I'm sorry?" Arthur asked
"yeah, Emmeryn was talking with Panne back inside and your knights were staring at her as if she was about to attack them" she said
"Oh...we had several problems with rabbits...back in Britain" he said as Lucina laughed a bit
"Sorry! I didn't mean to laugh is just...you are all full armored knights and yet when you see a rabbit you get scared" Lucina said
"well, you wouldn't laugh if you knew Britain's rabbits..." Arthur said with a small laugh
"It's been nice to talk with you, Arthur..." Lucina said as she started to walk away
"We'll see each other again?" Arthur asked with a smirk on his face
"Of course we will...see you Arthur" she replied as she then disappeared in the night...
Somewhere...
Validar opened his eyes and found himself in a black void
"Nngh... How?! My purpose is too significant... to be thwarted... here... Aaargh..." he said as a hooded figure walked in front of him
"Validar" the figure called
"What? Who are you... Where did you... come from?" Validar asked
"I am the power that compels you. You will not perish here. It is not written. You must live on to author a destiny greater than you know." the figure replied
"I-impossible! It can't be you! It can't be.." Validar started to say shocked
"I am the wings of despair. I am the breath of ruin. I am the fell dragon, Grima..." the hooded figure said as other beings appeared behind him
