"Okay!" Corrin said, as everyone gathered on the bridge above the Bottomless Canyon. "So I guess you've all been informed of what is going on. Some unknown force I cannot talk about is pulling the strings of this war. I wanted the best of the best of both sides to help, and that's what I got." He sighed. "I know that what I'm about to ask you is going to be very hard for some of you, but... I need you to jump off the bridge, into the Bottomless Canyon." There was silence, which surprised Corrin. He expected a few whispers in the small army they've gathered. "I know what I'm asking seems like suicide. I understand is some of you will leave now..."
"Corrin." He heard Cloud speak up. "Nobody's going anywhere."
"What?"
"He's right." Ryoma spoke up. "I've been thinking to myself, and I wondered how Cloud convinced me to come here. How he convinced us. Then I figured it out. It's because I held faith that both you and Kamui knew what you were doing. That you couldn't have betrayed us."
"I agree with Ryoma." Xander said. "We have been convinced of your trustworthiness. All of us. No matter what path you take, we will follow you to the end." Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Well, we're running out of time." Robin said. "Are we going or not?"
"Yeah, we are!" Ruby yelled. "See you guys down there!" Her, Morgan, and Yang jumped off the cliff together, followed by everyone else from the Skywind.
"Well, I guess I'll take the first step here." Leo said, jumping off the cliff, smirking at Takumi.
"Oh, no way am I letting that guy show me up!" Takumi yelled, diving off after Leo. Soon, everyone were off the bridge, into the Canyon, except for Corrin, Kamui, Azura, and Scarlet.
"I guess we'll get going." Corrin said, grabbing Azura's hand. "Don't take too long." With that, the two of them jumped off together.
Kamui noticed Scarlet putting a flower on her breastplate. "What's that?" Kamui asked.
"Oh, this?" Scarlet asked. "It's a custom among knights in Cheve. Whenever one faces some monumental event, it's tradition to pin on a flower." Scarlet sighed. "You know, you and Corrin are pretty special, bringing enemies together, especially considering they're in a middle of a long and bloody war."
"Oh, we didn't do that." Kamui said. "The two sides came together because of a plan I didn't even know about."
"Please. You didn't do anything? The only reason they joined together was because they love and trust you two. Both sides! If that wasn't true, then Shulk's plan wouldn't have worked in the first place!"
"But-"
"Nuh-uh!" Scarlet covered Kamui's mouth, stopping her from denying her involvement. "No more complaints from you! Come on, let's get down. Ryoma and the others are waiting!" Then Scarlet jumped off the bridge, Kamui following close behind.
Everything was going smoothly, much to Kamui's relief. However, a booming voice echoed across the canyon, causing Kamui to tighten up. "I AM THE FORGOTTEN DRAGON, THE BETRAYED KING, THE ENTOMBED GOD." Kamui looked around in a panic, seeing a shadowy figure soaring right next to her.
"W-What are you?!" Kamui exclaimed.
A black energy was being focused in the figure's hand. "IN THE NAME OF THE KING OF VALLA, I SENTENCE YOU TO DEATH!" The blast of energy hit Kamui, knocking her into one of the rocks jutting out of the canyon.
"Gah!" Kamui yelled, hitting the back of her head, blood staining her white hair. "Dammit! Who is that?! That didn't happen before!"
"Kamui!" Scarlet yelled, slowing her descent to catch up with the princess. "Watch out!" The figure was charging up another attack, ready to finish Kamui off. In the few seconds between Scarlet's warning and the attack from the figure, Scarlet grabbed Kamui and pulled her behind herself, taking the attack head on.
"Scarlet!" Kamui yelled, feeling Scarlet's body tense up, then suddenly go limp. The flower that was on Scarlet's breastplate fell off, and tumbled down, turning to ashes as it fell. Kamui only had time to register that before she blacked out.
When Kamui came to, she saw Scarlet's limp corpse lying in front of her. "S-Scarlet? Scarlet?!" Kamui yelled, ignoring the large wound in the back of her head and rushing over to Scarlet. "Hey, you can't die. We just started! What about Ryoma, huh?! Are you just going to leave him! Scarlet!" Kamui did everything she could, but no matter what she tried, Scarlet was dead, and she wasn't coming back.
"Dammit all." Kamui said, trying to fight back tears. If she cried now, she knew she wouldn't be ready for the battle ahead. She would have to get used to the idea of losing comrades.
"Kamui!" She heard her twin yell.
"Corrin!" Kamui yelled back. "Over here!"
"Oh, thank goodness." Corrin said. "When you didn't come back, I thought..." Corrin's eyes widened as he saw the dead body of Scarlet laying behind Kamui. "No..."
Kamui couldn't stop her tears this time. She ran into her brother's chest. "What am I going to say?! H-How am I supposed to explain this to everybody... To Ryoma?!"
Corrin grabbed Kamui's shoulders and pulled her away, making her look him in the eyes. "Don't worry about that. We will cross that road when we get there. Now, everyone's waiting in the Deeprealm. We'll take Scarlet with us, and figure out what to do then. All right?"
Kamui sniffed, trying to look tough. "All right." Kamui turned around to pick up Scarlet's body. That was when Corrin noticed the gash on the back of her head, and the blood still flowing.
"No!" Corrin said suddenly. Kamui turned around, confused. "I mean... That's a pretty big wound in the back of your head. You'll probably pass out from blood loss soon..."
"Oh, that." Kamui said, feeling the pain from the wound now that her attention was on it.
"Master Corrin! Lady Kamui!" The two heard their retainer, Gunter calling.
"Gunter! Perfect timing!" Corrin said. "I need you to carry Kamui back to the Deeprealm. She has suffered a critical wound. We need it taken care of as fast as possible. Carry her back on your horse, got it?"
"Understood." Gunter said. Kamui limply and dizzily walked over to Gunter, who grabbed her arm and laid her across the back of his horse, going at a slow trot so as to let Kamui rest. Maybe it was Corrin's imagination, but he thought he saw a look of disappointment and anger in Gunter's eyes.
"To think, Scarlet was murdered..." Gunter said, talking to Kamui, who was still conscious. "The sight of her with that flower pinned to her chest, just before the jump... Seeing her laying like that, now..." Gunter didn't finish the sentence, and galloped quickly away.
Corrin pushed the thought aside, turning to Scarlet. He sighed. "We haven't even begun the operation yet..." He muttered to himself. Even while talking to Kamui, he felt pain as he saw Scarlet's body behind his sister. He felt like he should've done something as the leader of this operation. Her death was his fault. Still thinking these negative thoughts, he grabbed Scarlet's body and carried her with respect to their camp.
"Corrin!" Azura, who was waiting anxiously for Corrin to come back, yelled. She saw the boy, but...he was carrying something. It looked like a body. Her happiness quickly turned to concern, and then shock, while Corrin didn't say anything. "Oh no..." Was all Azura could say.
"Corrin!" Corrin flinched as he heard Ryoma call his name, running towards him, Xander following close behind. Ryoma stopped suddenly as he saw what Corrin was carrying. Corrin was looking at the ground, his face dark and hidden.
"I am so sorry, Ryoma." Corrin said. "Kamui... She and Scarlet were the last ones off. They were attacked, and you saw what happened to Kamui... From what I could tell, Scarlet-"
"Stop." Ryoma said. Corrin looked up, surprised to see his brother trying to fight tears. "She died protecting her commander. I'm sure she had no regrets." Ryoma's face darkened. "...May I see her body?"
Corrin nodded, handing Scarlet over to Ryoma, who walked away, toward the center of the small Deeprealm they were in.
"Already, we have lost someone..." Xander said. "It's not looking good."
"How's Kamui?" Corrin asked.
"She's doing okay. She's asleep right now." Azura said. "Elise and Sakura, along with Sharla and Aerith, were quick to act. Sharla said if they had gotten there any later, Kamui would've died. In that sense, we were fortunate enough to only lose one person..."
"This can't be good on all the soldiers..." Corrin said. "No doubt some of them are losing confidence in this plan."
"That may be." Xander said. "But remember. War isn't pretty. People will die. It is up to the commander to move past those who died and look to the future, and help everyone else do the same."
"I'm not sure I'm cut out for this, Xander..."
"...I can't say that you are. I went through the exact same feelings when I lost my first few soldiers under my command. It was then I learned what I just taught you. In the morning, you can tell everyone what exactly happened, and do your best to build confidence in them. I'll go check on Ryoma for you. You just get some rest." Xander left, looking for Ryoma, much to Azura's surprise.
"To think the two crown princes, sworn enemies only a few weeks ago, became like best friends in less than 24 hours." Azura said.
"Hmm." Corrin said, still looking down to the ground.
Azura sighed, and grabbed his hand. "Come on. Let's go check on your sister." She pulled a moping Corrin to the infirmary, where Kamui lay asleep, a bandage wrapped all around her head, and Elise and Sakura talking about random things.
Elise smiled as she saw Corrin and Azura walk into the infirmary. "Corrin! Azura! Yay!" She ran and gave Corrin a huge hug, making him smile, even though he didn't want to.
"U-Um, hi, C-Corrin." Sakura said, still as shy as ever.
"Oh, come on!" Elise said, grabbing Sakura's hand and pulling her over to their shared siblings. "Why are you so shy?! They don't hate you, do they?" The only thing Sakura did was smile shyly.
"How's Kamui?" Corrin asked again, this time directed to his younger sisters.
"She's doing good." Sakura said with a bit more confidence. "Though Elise and I didn't do much..."
"Sharla and Aerith are so good!" Elise said. "They knew exactly what to do when they first saw Kamui! We really need to take classes from them, Sakura!"
"Y-Yes!" Sakura agreed.
Azura smiled. "Seems you two are becoming good friends."
"Yep!" Elise said, smiling happily. "I'm glad I met Sakura!"
"M-Me too! I'm glad I met Elise." Sakura said.
"Well, we better get going." Azura said. "You two better get to bed as well. Tomorrow, we're going on a long trip, so you better get some sleep. We'll need your skills. Good night!"
"Good night!" Elise said, as Azura pulled Corrin to their tent.
"See?" Azura said. "It payed off in the end. Look at how everyone seems to be getting along!"
"Yeah." Corrin said, a slight smile crossing his face. "Though I'm worried about Leo and Takumi. With their thick heads, it'll be a miracle for them to think past their own pride. Maybe we should just leave the two alone in the middle of the night, together? With their similar personalities, they would make a cute couple, don't you think?"
Azura laughed, and Corrin smiled even more. "Come on, Corrin." Azura said. "We got a big day tomorrow. And we need you more than anyone."
"Hey, Lilith." Shulk asked. Him, Robin, and Cloud were all in Lilith's shrine, Shulk insisting on getting some answers about Deeprealms. "I have a few questions about Deeprealms. Do you mind if I ask you?"
"Uh, sure, I guess." Lilith said.
"All right." Shulk said.
Robin yawned. "Why did you bring us with you, exactly?"
"You'll see." Shulk said. "OK, Lilith. First, can a Deeprealm be used as a mode of transportation?"
"No. Once you enter a Deeprealm, when you leave, you'll be right back to where you entered the Deeprealm from the real world."
"OK... Second, are you able to create Deeprealms? That ball you're holding... That's a Deeprealm in and of itself, is it not?"
Lilith looked surprised. "Yes, it is a Deeprealm! It's actually the one we're in right now. I created this one, so yes, I can create Deeprealms, though rather plain ones."
"All right. Third, can you make multiple portals to the same Deeprealm? Meaning if I made one in both Hoshido and Nohr that connected to this Deeprealm, would they exist at the same time?"
"That's true, in theory."
Shulk smiled. "How long do these portals to these Deeprealms stay open?"
"Until the user closes them at will."
"And anyone can enter these portals?"
"If they can find them, yes."
"How many portals can be opened up to the same Deeprealm at a time?"
"An infinite amount, though there has never really been a need for that."
"That's great." Cloud said. "Now we have more information that we don't even need!"
"Are you sure about that?" Shulk asked. "Lilith, if you made a Deeprealm, and if we can create infinite portals connecting to this Deeprealm, would we be able to instantly travel around the globe?"
Lilith's eyes widened. "I... I'd never heard of Deeprealms being used like that..."
Robin's eyes widened as well. "Ah, I see!"
"What?" Cloud asked, his eyes drooping.
"Say Lilith makes a new Deeprealm. It doesn't matter how it looks. Then, we create a portal to it in Hoshido. Then, if we travel back to, say, Remnant, and make a portal to the same Deeprealm there, we could walk through that portal, walk only a short distance from one point of the Deeprealm to the other, and walk through the other portal, and end up in Hoshido."
"Meaning we can create a grid of Deeprealm portals all around the world that link to one Deeprealm, and be able to instantly travel from one place to another." Shulk said.
Cloud's eyes widened, finally getting it. "So if we were ever needed to help fight something in another country that was far away from us, we could just take a trip through the Deeprealm and end up there in an instant?!"
"Yep!" Robin said. "Just add a bit of direction to tell what portal leads where, and we have insta-travel! Not only could we use it, but everyone in the world could, leading to people mixing and learning about the new world. Good thinking, Shulk!"
Shulk smiled. "If we were able to do this, it would mean the world would be united not just figuratively, but literally too."
"That's...That's..." Lilith said, her mind blown. "That's an amazing idea! If we could do this, we would change the whole world!"
"Guess we have a new goal, huh?" Cloud said. He yawned. "Well, that's great and all, but currently we have another goal; Stop Anankos. And besides, we wouldn't be able to put this idea to use until we find the Skywind."
"Oh, that's right!" Shulk said. "I completely forgot... By the way, we need a name for ourselves. I don't know what, though..."
"Who cares?!" Cloud said. "Let's just go to bed!" Cloud left in a hurry, joining his comrades in his tent.
"Hey, Shulk..." Robin said. "I know you're seer powers haven't completely returned yet, but... Do you have any visions about a dragon named Acnologia?"
"Acnologia?" Shulk said. He closed his eyes. "No, I don't. Why do you ask?"
"Oh, no reason." Robin lied. "Just something an old man was muttering about that caught my attention. Good night."
"Good night." Shulk said. Robin walked over to his tent, climbing into the sheets next to Lucina, all with Acnologia on his mind.
"Robin?" He heard Lucina whisper next to him.
"Yes, Lucina?" Robin said.
"...I don't know why, but I feel strange. I feel scared. Do you feel that way to?"
"I'm pretty sure everyone here is feeling that way. It's probably nerves, and the anxiousness of facing an unstoppable foe."
"No, it's not that... I'm feeling pulled to someone. To something. I can't quite put that feeling aside."
"Let's go to bed, Lucina." Robin said, kissing his wife on her forehead. "When the morning comes, we'll figure it out together."
"...All right. Good night."
"Good night." Truthfully, Robin was feeling exactly the same way, and even though Reflet didn't say anything, she felt the same strange feeling as she lay awake, listening quietly to the two talk.
"OK, listen up!" Corrin yelled as morning came in the Deeprealm. Everyone had already packed their stuff, and were ready to get going on their journey through Valla. Kamui and Azura were standing at the top of the Deeprealm with Corrin. "We're going to explain everything to you now. Afterwards, we'll head to our objective, understood?"
"Yes, sir!" Came the unified cry. Kamui was surprised. Have they not heard about Scarlet? She thought. Then she looked at everyone's faces while everything was being explained to them. Saw their stress, anxiety, and nervousness. But they were still going forward. So... Is this normal to them? Losing someone right before the battle? No, that's not it... They know of the dangers ahead, but are still going to face them. Why?
"They all want to protect the things they love." Corrin said next to her, almost reading her mind. "Everyone has something they want to protect. And everyone here has skills we can use. They want to be as useful as possible. That's why they aren't running away." Kamui looked down on everyone in a new light, smiling as she saw the determination in their faces she couldn't before.
Soon, Azura explained the whole thing to them, about Anankos, Valla, the curse, and how they came to know of it. Even about her past, where she was a princess of Valla who ran away with her mother when she was very little. Her mother then married Garon, and became the queen of Nohr. However, she couldn't keep all the secrets of Valla to herself, and told Azura, causing her to ultimately die from the curse.
"So that's what happened to Arete..." Xander said. He raised his voice. "I am deeply sorry for your suffering, Azura. It must've been hard to keep this all to yourself up until now."
"Please, don't bother yourself with me." Azura said. "Now then. We must get going."
"We're moving out, everyone!" Kamui yelled. "Time to take care of Anankos once and for all!"
"I checked outside a while ago." Morgan said. "It's all clear!"
"Perfect." Corrin said. "Everyone out!"
"So... Where to now?" Shura asked.
"Um..." Azura said, studying the landscape they were in. "North. The castle is about as far north as you can go in Valla, and we seem to be in the southern forest about now. It's hard to miss the castle, so keep your eyes open."
"Got it." Corrin said. "Everyone, follow me. Keep yourselves hidden. We want to attract as little attention to ourselves as possible."
As they walked, everyone made small talk among themselves. "So you're a dragon?" Tifa asked Yang, after Yang explained about the Rainbow Sage calling them Dragon Slayers.
"No, I'm not a dragon." Yang said. "But I have the strength of a dragon. Anything Robin can do, aside from turning into a dragon, I can do!"
"So you two are partners?"
"Well, we're two who make up a dragon rider pair. So, yes, we're connected in a way. Ruby and Morgan, Lucina and Blake, Kamui and Weiss, and Corrin and Azura are all connected in the same way too."
"Interesting." Tifa said. "Say, it's been a while since we've sparred together."
"You're right, it has been a while!"
"After we're done with this, and back on our journey, how about we go a round or two?"
"Oh, you're on, Tifa!" Yang said.
Cloud smiled as he overheard the two girls' conversation. "You lllllllove Tifa, don't you, Cloud?" He heard a voice say next to him. It was Ruby, with Morgan next to her, smiling sadistically.
"Wh-What?! No!" Cloud said, a slight blush coming on his face.
"Uh-huh, sure..." Morgan said, catching Cloud's blush. "If you say so... Come on, Ruby."
"Is your head feeling better?" Corrin asked his sister. All of the royal siblings were walking in the front, leading the charge.
"Yeah, thanks to Elise and Sakura." Kamui said, her wound almost completely healed, and the bandage off her head. She rubbed the two girls heads affectionately, causing Elise to giggle, and Sakura to blush.
"You had us worried, Kamui dear!" Camilla said, a concerned, motherly look on her face.
"She's right." Hinoka said. "Don't scare us like that again, got it?"
"All right, I got it..." Kamui said.
It was quiet for a moment, until Takumi spoke up. "So, why did you betray your king, Nohrians?"
"Hey, Takumi!" Corrin scolded.
"No, it's fine." Leo said. "If this incompetent Hoshidan wants to know, we'll let him."
"Please, Leo." Xander said. "Takumi is just like you. In fact, I'd say you two'd be good friends if you gave each other the chance."
"As if!" Leo and Takumi said together.
Xander smiled. But his face quickly grew dark. "We...learned that the man we were calling father has actually been dead for a long time now."
"Garon's dead?" Ryoma asked. "But that doesn't make much sense..."
"A demon who is completely loyal to Anankos took control over his body, and used Nohr's might against Hoshido, so as the two would wipe each other out."
"Then Anankos could come up and take control with little resistance." Ryoma said. "That's a good plan. If we knew about Anankos any sooner, we probably would've joined forces like this and take him out."
"That's not the only reason he stays hidden." Corrin said. "When we went to see the Rainbow Sage, the old man said that Anankos was hiding from something. Acnologia, the Dragon King."
"If even Anankos is scared of Acnologia then..." Azura started, but stopped.
"If we ever have to face that Acnologia, it might be a battle that we couldn't win." Kamui said. The royal siblings went quiet after that.
"Oh, we're here." Azura said, seeing the end of the forest. As they exited the forest, ahead of them was a huge floating island, and on that island, a huge castle.
"You're right." Takumi said. "It is hard to miss."
"Oh baby!" They heard Cid yell in the back. "There it is!" Cid, Shulk and Robin dashed down the path.
"What?" Corrin asked, but stopped as he saw it. The Skywind, a bit busted up, but still intact, was laying on its side a half mile from where they were standing.
"The Skywind..." Kamui said, shocked. "So it survived..."
"Is that where you lived while you were gone?" Xander asked.
"Yep." Corrin said. "It's like a floating fortress, when it's working."
"Cid, check to see just how much damage the Skywind has taken." Shulk said to Cid as they reached the ship. "Robin, you and I will check the ship for anything out of place."
"Got it, sir!" Cid said, heading to the engine room.
"Robin, you head to our storage area." Shulk said. "Check if 'that' is missing. I'll go down to the prison area."
"Understood." Robin said. The two split up, and Shulk went down to the prison area.
"Dammit." Shulk said, looking at the broken cell doors. All of them were empty. Cinder Fall, Neopolitan, Roman Torchwick, Mercury Black, Emerald Sustrai, and Adam Taurus were gone. "This isn't good."
"Shulk!" Robin yelled, a worried look on his face. "Bad news. The container holding Zanphiroth is missing."
"Yeah, I figured." Shulk said. "These cell doors look to be forced open. No doubt someone came in and took everyone they could."
"This is bad." Robin said. "If someone is bringing our enemies together..."
"Come on." Shulk said. "Hopefully Cid has some good news."
Turns out he did. "Well, the engine isn't broken, and none of the important hardware." Cid said. "Only the walls and outside of the ship is damaged."
"That's good to hear." Shulk said.
"I'll probably be able to fix this by the time you guys defeat Anankos, so just leave me here for now." Cid said. "I'm not that much of a help in battles, but I can defend myself from monsters, so I'll be fine here."
"All right." Shulk said. "I guess we'll leave you here. We're counting on you, Cid."
"Understood, captain!" Cid teased Shulk.
Robin and Shulk walked out of the Skywind, where the rest of the group was waiting. "Where's Cid?" Yuffie asked.
"He wanted to stay behind and work on the ship." Robin said. "That way it's ready for us when we end this."
"Okay then." Kamui said. "Come on. We don't have much time to waste."
Two weeks ago, on the Skywind, after it crashed in Valla.
"Hey, what happened?!" Torchwick yelled angrily from inside his cell. "Where the hell are we?! Is anybody there?!"
"Sounds like we're alone." Mercury said, laying against the wall. "Maybe they all died in that crash?"
"I doubt it." Emerald said. "If they died over something like this, I'd be very disappointed, considering they beat us." Neo nodded.
"It is strange, though." Adam said. "If they didn't die, they would definitely be going around to see if we were all here."
"Something has happened." Cinder said. "Something mystic. I don't know what, though."
"Oh, good, you're all still alive." A voice came from within the shadows. A man with black hair and a large cloak flowing all the way down to his knees stepped out of the shadows. He was holding a large cylinder in his hand, and was handling it with care.
"Who are you?" Cinder asked.
"Oh, that's right, we haven't met yet." The man smiled. "My name's Hraevir, servant to Her, the one who gave you your mission you failed some time ago."
Cinder sneered. "The seer was more powerful than I anticipated. And his comrades... I severely underestimated them."
"As did I." Hraevir said. "That's why we'll be taking a different approach. Ganondorf?"
Another man came out of the shadows, with long red hair, huge armor, and a double handed sword in each hand. He brought up his swords, and swung down hard on the cell, destroying it in one strike.
"Wow..." Mercury said.
Hraevir pointed to the hall leading out of the prison cell. "Take the second door to your right, and you'll find your weapons and gear. Take whatever you need. We're leaving as soon as everyone's ready."
"Leaving where?" Torchwick asked.
"We're bringing together a team." Hraevir said. "To fight these 'heroes.' A team of people who hold a grudge against them. Salem is already aware of this."
"Salem?!" Cinder exclaimed.
"I don't like that witch." Ganondorf said. "But, I understand that I need to be with strong people to finally attain my goal."
"Thank you, Ganondorf." Hraevir said. "That is all I needed from you. Would you mind this back for me?" Hraevir handed Ganondorf the cylinder he was holding.
"And just what is this?" Ganondorf asked.
"The holding place of someone very, very dangerous, but can be very powerful if we can tame him." Hraevir said. "That is all I'm saying. We will meet you back at base, Ganondorf."
Ganondorf huffed, and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
"Now then, what is everyone standing around for?" Hraevir asked. "Don't worry, you aren't going to be caught again. The crew of this ship is all scattered, anyway."
"And did you do that?" Adam asked.
"No. Inter dimensional travel went wrong for everyone on this ship. They were torn apart and teleported to who knows where in this world. I was lucky to find this ship here, in Valla. Although the ruler here loathes humans, he's an ally of mine, so he shouldn't attack us. Come on, get moving! We have a lot to do."
"Fine." Emerald said. She was the first one to run to her stuff, followed by Mercury, Torchwick, Neo, Adam and Cinder. Once everyone grabbed their stuff, they walked out of the Skywind and into the kingdom of Valla.
"Well, this is an interesting place." Torchwick said.
"We're not staying here." Hraevir said. "Everyone get close."
"Hey, why aren't we destroying their ride?" Mercury asked, pointing to the Skywind.
Hraevir laughed. "Please. That thing is so well built, it can only be destroyed by a weapon meant to destroy continents. You were lucky that the auto defense system was damaged in the crash, otherwise you would've been dead by now. Now, get close." Everyone did so, and they disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
"Welcome, Cinder Fall, Emerald Sustrai, Mercury Black, Adam Taurus, Roman Torchwick, and Neopolitian." A woman's voice said as they reached their destination. "We welcome you, as the new soldiers of the Dumari Kingdom, to my palace. Now, we have much to talk about."
"You know, I'm surprised." Linkle said to Zelda and Link as they continued towards the castle. "We haven't ran into a single enemy yet!"
As soon as Linkle said that, invisible troops suddenly surrounded the group, hundreds. "You just had to open your mouth, huh?" Proxi said to Linkle. Link had an annoyed look on his face.
"Get into position, everyone!" Corrin yelled.
"Corrin, that woman..." Azura whispered in Corrin's ear. She pointed to the commander, who had two more figures standing next to her. "It's the same one as the first time we came to Valla."
"Yeah, it is..." Corrin said. "But otherwise, we're completely surrounded." He raised his voice so that everyone could here him. "Attack!"
All six of the dragon shifters quickly transformed, and let their Dragon Slayer companions get on their backs. Link, Zelda, and the two Pits dashed behind the group, leading the charge to the back side of the surprise attack. Hoshido followed the four, while Nohr went to the front, as well as most of the Skywind crew, where the bulk of the army lay. Archers and healers stayed in the back, ready to support when necessary.
"Corrin." Azura said. "Take me to their commander, please." Corrin nodded, and roared for all other dragon shifters to follow him to the three in charge. The six dragons jumped over the raging battle, and landed in front of the three figures.
The figure in the center smirked, and decided to become fully visible. Azura gasped. "M-Mother?!"
"That's your mother?!" Blake exclaimed.
"This can't be." Azura said, her breathing getting faster and faster. "You're... You're..."
"Welcome, intruders." Azura's mother said. "I am Arete, faithful servant to the ruler of this land, Anankos."
"Servant?" Yang asked.
"Everyone here are servants to Anankos, whether they like it or not." The figure on Arete's left said. It was Weiss' turn to gasp.
"Winter?!" Weiss exclaimed.
"Yes, I'm surprised you knew my name, child." The figure, the late Winter Schnee, said.
"Then, who's the other?" Ruby asked.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" The last figure said. "I'm Summer Rose. Nice to meet you!"
Ruby and Yang both fell off the backs of Robin and Morgan respectively. "M-Mother..." Ruby said, tears coming to her eyes.
"You're alive..." Yang said.
"That can't be." Robin said, turning back into a human. "Her mother should be dead... Otherwise Ruby couldn't have gotten the Summer Maiden's power..."
"Are you OK, Ruby?" Morgan asked, helping her friend up.
"Mother..." Was all Ruby said.
"'Mother?'" Summer said. "Sorry, that's not me."
"What...?"
"I don't think I ever was a mother... Well, anyway, guess we have to kill you now!" Summer pulled out her weapon: a large scythe, similar to Crimson Rose, but white and blue instead of red and black. Winter pulled out her weapon, a rapier, as well as Arete pulling out a tome, ready to attack the dragon born.
"We have no choice." Azura said, pulling out her naginata. "We have to fight our relatives to the death."
"Are you sure, Azura?" Blake asked.
"Yes. These aren't our relatives. They're merely being used by Anankos. I'm sorry, Ruby, Yang, Weiss. But..." Azura didn't finish, as Corrin jumped out of the way of a magic blast coming from Arete.
"Stay here, Yang, Ruby. Or come if you want." Robin said. "We understand either way. Come on, Morgan."
"Right!" Morgan said. The two turned into dragons and flew towards Summer, who dodged both of them, and spun around in the air, very similar to Ruby's style of combat.
Kamui brought up her wings quickly, blocking Winter's strike at a stunned Weiss, and Lucina came charging in, hitting Winter away. "Are you OK, Weiss?!" Blake exclaimed.
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine." Weiss said, shaking herself out of her stunned state. "I'll defeat Winter, no matter what. It's my duty to let my sister rest peacefully."
"I'll help you, then." Blake said. "Right, Lucina?" Lucina roared in response, and Kamui nodded her head. The four charged in towards an awaiting Winter.
"Sorry, Corrin." Azura said. "I wasn't paying attention. Don't worry, I'm good now. Reflet, we'll need your help." Reflet nodded, and ran towards Arete, Corrin and Azura close behind.
"Mom... Mom's alive..." Ruby kept telling herself.
"Ruby!" Yang yelled, shaking her sister. "Come on. We need to help."
"But...Yang... It's mom!"
"No, it's not! You heard Azura!" Yang grabbed Ruby's shoulders and brought their faces so close that their foreheads were touching. "Robin and Morgan are fighting for their lives against someone who is too strong for them. You and I know it. That's all the more reason to help them. Mom's soul is being used, and it's our job as her daughters to help her in any way we can." Yang sighed. "Sorry, Ruby. This is hard on me too. But when we joined this journey, we knew that things would be hard." Yang stood up, and held out a hand to her sister, who took it.
"You're right, Yang." Ruby said, wiping away tears, and pulling out Crimson Rose. "Hold on, Morgan! I'm coming!"
Ruby jumped into the air, blocking a strike from her mother, and landed on Morgan's back. "Oh, that's a neat weapon!" Summer said. "Looks just like mine!"
"I designed my weapon like yours, when I went to the academy." Ruby said. "I learned from Qrow just how you fought, and did my best to do what you did. And now I see my mom, doing none of those things. I can't let you take my mom's rest away, Anankos!" Her eyes started to glow, and yellow fire started engulfing her body. Yang's body became engulfed in red lightning, and Robin and Morgan could feel the power emanating from the two sisters. They charged forward, towards Summer, who looked somewhat surprised. Yang shot a bullet at Summer, but she jumped out of the way, and swung her scythe down on Yang, but Yang grabbed the scythe and threw it towards Ruby, who grabbed it in her hand. She jumped off of Morgan, a scythe in each hand, and spun in the air, creating a flaming wheel of death, that chased Summer. Yang also jumped off of Robin's back, shooting bullets surrounded by red lightning at Summer, dashing next to her sister as Summer frantically dodged their attacks.
Robin and Morgan transformed into humans, and dashed together and ended up behind Summer. "Morgan, we're going to combine our magic together, got it?" Robin said.
"All right, dad!" Morgan said. Morgan summoned fire in her left hand, while Robin summoned lightning in his right hand. They held their hands behind them and had them a few inches apart from each other. The lightning enveloped the fire, and the orb grew larger and larger.
"We need to yell our our attack!" Morgan said.
"What?!" Robin exclaimed.
"Yeah! This is a cool attack, so let's call it something like 'Thunder Flame Unison Ray!'"
"Okay, fine!" The orb soon suddenly shrunk, completely focused into one point. "Now!" Robin yelled.
"Thunder Flame Unison Ray!" Father and daughter yelled, grabbing hands and bringing their arms forward. They let go of each other's hands and let the power stored up loose. A huge beam hit Summer, completely engulfing her, but not affecting Ruby or Yang, who were immune to the elements. ruby ran up to her mother, who was hurt really badly, and swung both scythes down on her chest, effectively finishing her off.
"Weiss!" Blake yelled. The two girls jumped into the air above, charging their element in their mouths. "Roar of the..." Weiss said, white mist coming from her mouth.
"Roar of the..." Blake said as well, black wind coming from her mouth.
"Winter Dragon!" Weiss yelled, shooting pure white ice at Winter.
"Fall Dragon!" Blake yelled, firing huge winds at Winter as well. The two rays combined, and huge chunks of ice and wind created an ice tornado right on top of Winter.
"Gah!" Winter yelled, trying her best to defend herself from the onslaught of ice being hurled at her at a hundred miles per hour.
"Now, Lucina!" Kamui yelled, turning back into a human, Yato in hand.
"Right!" Lucina yelled, turning back into a human as well, and used wind magic to keep Winter in place. Kamui ran forward, and stabbed the Yato in Winter's chest, taking her out.
"Summer! Winter!" Arete yelled, her attention away momentarily from her opponents. Azura recognized this chance.
"Reflet, go in!" Azura yelled. Reflet transformed into her human form, and spread darkness all around Arete, Corrin and Azura. Corrin dashed in, and Azura pulled Arete off of her horse, and stabbed her naginata in her mother's chest.
Reflet made the darkness go away. Summer Rose, Winter Schnee, and Arete were all down, and not getting back up. The rest of the army was cleaning up the remains of the ambush.
"R-Ruby... Yang..." Summer said.
"Mom?" Ruby said, kneeling next to her mom.
"Do you remember?" Yang asked, a concerned expression on her face.
"Yes... I am so sorry, my children." Summer said. "I'm sorry for leaving you to fend for yourself, and you having to fight me just now. So, you two have become the Spring and Summer maidens?"
"Yes..." Ruby said, her tears coming down.
"That's good... You also became Huntresses, huh? Not what I wanted you to do, but... You're good at it, and I can tell." Summer smiled, tears now flowing down her cheeks. "Ruby... Take good care of Pure Iris for me. That's my weapon, just so you know."
"Mom..." Ruby said. Summer raised her hands up to her two daughters, and pulled them in for a last hug.
"I love you two. I will always be watching you from above. Now, you two need to make me a promise."
"Wh-What is it, mom?" Yang said, unable to stop her tears.
"Stay alive. Stay alive until you grow old and can't stay alive anymore. You can't come with me yet. Can you promise me that?"
"...Yes..." Ruby said.
"Good." Summer looked up to Morgan. "Hey, you. What's your name?"
"Oh! Um, it's Morgan." Morgan said. "This is my dad, Robin."
"Take care of my daughters. Please."
"We will." Robin said. "We'll make sure they keep their promise."
Summer smiled. "Good..." That was the last thing she ever said.
"Mom! MOM!" Ruby yelled, crying on Summer's chest. Yang just sat up, shocked.
"Winter..." Weiss said, looking at her sister.
"Heh." Winter said. "You've grown stronger. Good. Glad to see you using the Winter Maiden to its full potential. How's dad?"
"He's...dad." Weiss said, wiping away a tear that fell down her cheek. "I haven't talked to him in a while."
Winter smiled. "I suppose not. How do you like your journey so far?"
"I'm loving it. Meeting all these people, seeing all these places I couldn't even imagine..."
"Good. Well, I should probably leave you be. By the way, work on your summoning, fix your posture, and, most of all..." Winter's face relaxed. "I love you."
"I love you too...sister." Weiss said. She smiled, surprised she didn't cry any more. "Even though you were dying for a second time, you still critiqued my every flaw."
"Mother..." Azura said. The rest of the royal siblings were standing next to Azura, looking at the beaten form of Arete.
"Azura." Arete said. "I am truly sorry. Anankos..."
"I understand, mother." Azura said. "You don't need to justify your actions."
Arete smiled. "Before I go, I should tell you something. I am not the only soul that you'll find to be controlled by Anankos. Some of them will be important to some of you here. Do not be afraid to kill them. They are not themselves. They won't hold it against you."
"All right." Corrin said. "We'll keep that in mind."
"Your army is bigger than Anankos expected. I believe you should be able to enter the front of the castle, as Anankos is probably pulling all of his soldiers to the throne room, where he awaits you. That is all I have to say. Good bye, my daughter."
Azura sniffed. "Bye, mother..."
Xander looked around, sneering. "Anankos is cruel. Making us fight dead relatives of ours."
"It is cruel indeed." Ryoma said. "All the more reason why we must Anankos as soon as possible."
"Are you OK, Azura?" Corrin asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Azura lied. "We need to get moving. We're close to the castle now. Come on, everyone!"
"Ruby..." Morgan said, kneeling next to her friend, trying to comfort her.
Ruby stood up suddenly, and transformed both Crimson Rose and Pure Iris into their sniper modes. "I won't forgive Anankos. I won't!" She yelled. She grabbed the sheath for Pure Iris from Summer's body, and clipped it onto her back along with Crimson Rose's sheath. She put away both of the scythes, her eyes filled with anger. "We're going, Morgan!"
"Right, Ruby." Morgan said.
"Yeah we are!" Yang yelled, grabbing Summer's white robe, and throwing it on herself. "I don't care if this will throw off my style of combat. I want that Anankos to see this and make him feel guilty for making us kill our mother!"
"I'm with you there." Weiss said. "What Anankos has done is absolutely unacceptable."
"Agreed." Blake said. "We're taking down Anankos, no matter what."
"We all feel that way." Jaune said, the rest of Team JNPR following him.
"We are all going to give it our all against him." Pyrrha said.
"That's right!" Nora yelled. Ren nodded in response.
As Zelda watched, she smiled. "These children sure are remarkable." She said to Link. "Even though they've gone through such hardship moments ago, they're ready to go back into battle." Link nodded.
"They sure are impressive!" Pit said, flying over the two talking.
"Enough talk." Dark Pit said. "They're leaving us behind!"
"Oh, that's right!" Proxi exclaimed. "Come on, Link!" The four ran to catch up with the rest of the army, tired, but ready for the final battle.
"We're finally here..." Kamui said.
"The castle looks...gloomy." Takumi observed, looking high up to the pitch black stones of the castle.
"There are no guards, just like Arete said, but..." Ryoma observed. "We need to be ready, just in case."
"You're right." Corrin said. "Everyone, ready your weapons." Everyone pulled out their weapons, Ruby pulling out both scythes, wielding the two over sized gardening tools surprisingly well.
"We'll open the doors on three." Azura said, pushing against the doors. "One... Two..."
Azura couldn't finish, as the doors slowly opened on their own. "Who's there!" Corrin yelled. His eyes widened quickly, seeing a figure he thought he'd never see again.
"M-M..." Corrin couldn't speak.
"It can't be!" Ryoma yelled.
"Hello, my children." Mikoto said, smiling warmly. "I'm glad I was able to catch you in time."
"M-Mother..." Sakura said, her turn to cry.
"I-I don't believe it..." Hinoka said.
"Quickly, we don't have much time." Mikoto said, her face darkening. "I was brought back to life by Anankos, but I was able to beat his control, probably since I was a new soul. I'm glad you were able to stop Arete, though. I tried to stop her myself, but sadly, she was completely under the control of Anankos."
"Shut up." Cloud said, punching Mikoto in the face.
"Cloud!" Corrin yelled. "What the hell was that for?!"
"You're all idiots!" Cloud yelled. "She's dead! Gone! Arete told us that Anankos controls the minds of all those he controls, including her! Stop being blinded by shock, and accept the truth!"
"But..." Sakura said. She was now crying.
"Behind you!" Tifa yelled. She dashed forward, and punched a ninja who was hiding in the shadows away from Cloud. More soldiers came out of the shadows, completely surrounding the group.
"Good job, Mikoto." A man's voice said, far behind the rest of the soldiers.
"I know that voice..." Ryoma said.
Mikoto stood up and ran back towards the user of that voice. "It was really nothing, Sumeragi."
Ryoma gasped. "Father!"
A man with a large ponytail similar to Ryoma's, a large beard and moustache, and traditional Samurai armor stepped out of the shadows. "Welcome, our children!" Sumeragi yelled. "I am surprised you have made it this far, but, if it were any different, I couldn't call you my children!" Sumeragi laughed at his own joke. "The throne room is just past us, but... In order to get there, I'm afraid you'll have to kill us!"
"Bastard..." Xander said. "We don't have time for this!"
"I agree." Mikoto said. "So you better hurry!" She quickly shot an arrow at a shocked Sakura, who was frozen in place, not moving.
"Sakura!" Takumi yelled, and quickly shot an arrow at the incoming arrow, hitting it dead on and snapping it in two, effectively protecting Sakura.
"We'll take care of Sumeragi and Mikoto." Leo said. "You Hoshidan royalty stay back."
"No." Hinoka said. "Just like Azura, we have a duty to free our parents' souls."
"Agreed." Ryoma said, pulling out Raijinto. "I can't just stand by as my parents are being tormented."
"We're coming, too!" Corrin yelled.
"No." Ryoma said. "Please. You need to save your strength. We'll need your sword's power to defeat Anankos."
"But they're my parents too!" Corrin exclaimed.
"Look at you!" Takumi yelled, pushing down Corrin with ease. "You're already so tired. This is taking more out of you than even you know. Like Ryoma said, we need your power. Let us be the ones to protect you, for once!"
"They're right, Corrin." Kamui said. "We need to stay back." Azura nodded.
Corrin huffed. "Fine. But none of you are going to die, you hear me?! You're all my siblings, and I love every one of you!"
"As if we'd die from this." Leo said. "Don't worry. We won't."
"We'll take care of Sumeragi." Ryoma said. "You four take care of Mikoto."
"Understood." Xander said. "Let's go!"
"Well, if it ain't the little brats!" A voice said from behind a group of archers.
"Who's there?!" Reyn yelled.
"Get down, Reyn!" Shulk yelled, pushing Reyn to a ground just as a bullet went past Reyn's head.
"Who's there?!" Dunban yelled, pointing his sword towards the direction the shot came from.
"What, you don't recognize an old pal?!" The voice exclaimed. "Talk about forget and move on..."
"I know that voice..." Shulk said.
From behind the group of archers, the figure revealed itself. He was tall, had blonde hair, a goatee, and was smoking a cigar.
"No way..." Reyn said.
"Dickson!" Dunban yelled, gritting his teeth.
"In the flesh!" Dickson said, taking a big smoke of his cigar. "Well, not really, but... You get the point. Seems we aren't on Bionis anymore! Looks like you really did it. How did you? How'd you beat Zanza?"
"That's none of your business." Shulk growled.
Dickson laughed. "Still, I'm sensing...godly power somewhere. Huh." Dickson sighed and dropped his cigar on the ground.
"That's not possible..." Morgan said, tripping on a loose rock, right in front of a dead samurai.
"Morgan!" Ruby yelled, dashing in and slicing the samurai in two. That was when Ruby noticed Dickson. "Who's that?"
"Someone really evil." Lucina said.
"We'll handle him." Robin said. "Reflet, you stay back with everyone else."
"Got it, Robin." Reflet said. "Stay safe."
"What are you doing here, Dickson?!" Melia yelled, pointing her staff accusingly at Dickson.
"Don't you already know? Anankos gave all of us here life again. That includes me!"
"Still, everyone else we fought, they didn't regain their memories of the previous world." Sharla said. "So how come you still remember us?"
"Dunno." Dickson said. "Maybe because I don't hold any sympathy for any of you?"
"You little..." Reyn scowled.
"Mustache man still evil!" Riki yelled.
Dickson laughed. "Good come back, fuzzball! Oh, wait, I'm kidding! Now, let's get going, already! You wanted to fight me, right?"
Shulk yelled in anger, and dashed forward, Monado in hand. He swung down on Dickson, who brought up his rifle and blocked it. Shulk was expecting this, and threw his weight underneath Dickson, kicking his shins.
"Gah!" Dickson yelled. Dickson quickly turned around, shooting a round of bullets at Shulk, who blocked all of them. Dickson's eyes widened. Then, he quickly smirked. "So you still have the gift of foresight? I thought you would've wanted all gods dead, considering Zanza 'n' all!"
"There are no more gods in this world! This was a gift from Alvis." Shulk said. "He gave it to me as he took his dying breaths!"
"Are you sure he gave it to you as a gift?" Dickson taunted, blocking Shulk's angry swipes.
"Shut up, Dickson!" Dunban yelled, jumping in after Shulk was pushed away. He swung quickly at Dickson's legs, twirling gracefully in the air.
"Aw, did I strike a nerve?!" Dickson taunted Dunban, still smirking. "That damn Alvis always has something planned! He was the one that guided Shulk to overtake Zanza! I found that out during the afterlife, in Habal!" He turned to Robin and Lucina, who were standing by, ready for their chance to strike. "You two paid a visit there, didn't you!"
"That's right." Robin said. "But we came back."
"We're more alive than you are, Dickson!" Lucina yelled.
"That's right!" Morgan added. "You're nothing more than a spirit! My parents are flesh and blood!"
"Whatever you say!" Dickson said. "Now then, I suppose I should get serious, huh?" He started glowing like he did on Prison Island, and transformed into the form he took during his last stand on Prison Island. "Let's all have some fun!"
"You're disgusting!" Xander yelled at Mikoto, charging in, ready to strike Mikoto. "You don't remember anything from your past, but still, you used us!" However, when Xander charged in, a soldier took the hit for Mikoto, leaving an opening for Mikoto to attack.
"Lord Xander!" Laslow yelled, pushing away his opponent, ready to run in to help Xander. But he was shot in the leg by an arrow.
"Laslow!" Selena yelled, killing the archer, and helping her friend up. Odin ran in as well, taking out a mage who was starting an enchantment.
"We must leave them be, my friends!" Odin yelled. "Though my blood and I loathe to admit it, that is not our fight!"
"Odin's right, though I hate saying it." Selena said.
"Yes, we agree as well." Kagero, one of Ryoma's retainers, said.
"Our lords and ladies must do this themselves." Azama said, healing Laslow's wound.
"Lord Xander will make us proud, Laslow!" Peri said. "He'll spill lots of blood!"
"You better not underestimate Takumi, Nohrians!" Oboro said.
"Yeah! Lord Takumi is amazing!" Hinata said. "I wish I could be like him..."
"But he couldn't do half as well without Sakura by his side!" Hana yelled.
"That's right!" Subaki said. "Sakura is doing a lot for them!"
"Elise is doing just as good, though!" Effie said.
"Lady Camilla is pretty amazing, as well." Beruka said.
"Leo is still the best mage here." Niles said.
"Yay, Hinoka..." Setsuna said. "Wait, what were we talking about, again?"
"Can we all shut up and focus on the task at hand?" Saizo asked.
"My brother is correct." Kaze said. "We have to deal with the enemy right in front of us. Arguing which of the royal siblings is better can wait."
"Let's go!" Arthur yelled. "For justice!"
Soon, the armies of Nohr and Hoshido lined up back to back, becoming an impenetrable fortress, taking out spirits left and right.
"They're finally working together!" Felicia said.
"That's good." Flora said next to her sister. "Now we actually have a chance against Anankos."
"Indeed." Jakob said. "Don't you agree, Gunter?" Gunter said nothing. "Gunter?"
"Watch out!" Mozu yelled, swiping at a ninja who sneaked up on the retainers of Corrin and Kamui. Mozu effectively killed it, knocking the retainers out of their conversation.
"Thanks, Mozu!" Felicia said, bowing to the villager. "Sorry for not taking action earlier."
"It's fine, really!" Mozu said, blushing at the bow.
"Focus, everyone!" Cloud yelled. "We're all doing our part, so you do yours!"
"Right!" Mozu said. "Let's go!"
"Gah!" Shulk fell to the ground, coughing up blood. "That was a hard hit I just took..."
Dickson laughed. "Is that all the strength you have? I can't believe you're the same brats that killed me last time!"
"Shut up!" Reyn yelled, charging in with Dunban, hoping to topple Dickson.
"That ain't gonna work!" Dickson yelled, kicking the two of them away. Reyn cursed, and transformed his metal arm into a gun, running around Dickson, blasting him with rounds upon rounds of bullets, all of which seeming to do very little to Dickson.
Shulk stood up shakily, and walked forward, dodging a blast from Dickson's rifle. "Robin!" Shulk yelled.
"Understood!" Robin yelled back. He transformed into a dragon, and flew underneath Shulk as Shulk jumped into the air. Lucina and Morgan also transformed into dragons, picking up Fiora and Dunban.
"Dragons, eh?" Dickson said. "That's new! And Reyn! You're missing an arm?"
"Shut yer yap!" Reyn yelled, dashing in yet again, his arm now a sword. "Sharla! Melia!"
"Right!" The two girls yelled, blasting Dickson's face with bullets and magic, clouding Dickson's vision. That gave Reyn and Riki to dash in and topple Dickson.
"Now, friends!" Riki yelled. Morgan and Dunban flew downwards, Morgan landing on top of Dickson and blasting Dickson with fire. Dunban jumped off of Morgan and stabbed one of Dickson's eyes.
"Yargh!" Dickson yelled in pain, pushing the two of them off of him. That was when Lucina barged into Dickson, knocking him into the air, and leaving an opening for Fiora to jump up and slice off the wing-like limbs on his back. Then Robin struck him with lightning in the back, pushing Dickson away from Lucina and Fiora.
"Damn you all!" Dickson yelled. He turned quickly, and fired a bullet directly at Robin and Shulk.
Shulk's eyes widened. "Watch out!" He yelled. His eyes glowed, and everything seemed to slow around him. The bullet was barely moving. Shulk could see Fiora's eyes slowly widen in fear, and Reyn seemingly calling out "Shulk!" In slow motion.
"What...is this?" Shulk asked. He shook that thought out of his head. He could worry about it later. Right now, he needed to finish the job. Taking advantage of time all around him being slowed, he jumped off of Robin, and dashed forward, making his Monado grow to about three times his size. He swung to the left, completely destroying the bullet in midair. Shulk then put on Speed, using the momentum of jumping off of Robin to propel himself towards Dickson. He yelled, and swung the Monado straight through Dickson.
Shulk landed, and immediately fell to his knees, exhausted. Time went back to normal, and Dickson yelled out in pain, his body being split in half. No blood was spilled as Dickson fell to the ground, defeated once again. The bullet he fired at both Robin and Shulk was split in two, completely missing a shocked Robin.
"Shulk...?" Fiora asked, confused. "Weren't you on Robin?"
"How'd you go from there to here, Shulk?" Melia asked.
So what I just did... It seems to use a lot of energy. Shulk thought. "I don't know..." Shulk said, a half-lie.
"Damn it..." Dickson said, falling to the ground. "I lost yet again..."
"That was amazing, Shulk!" Shulk heard Linkle yell.
"Yeah, I guess so..." Shulk said. He grimaced, as his entire body seemed to ache. He looked over to where the royal siblings were fighting Mikoto and Sumeragi.
"You say I'm your father..." Sumeragi said, blocking all of Ryoma's attacks with his double blades. "Yet I don't remember..."
"You are my father!" Ryoma yelled, swinging wildly at Sumeragi. "You were killed by Garon when we were little!"
"Garon? Who's that?" Sumeragi asked, kicking Ryoma away. But Ryoma jumped back, and let Hinoka dive in on her Pegasus, swinging at Sumeragi, cutting his cheek. Then Hinoka flew upwards, letting Takumi fire an arrow at Sumeragi, piercing his armor.
"Now, Ryoma!" Takumi yelled. Ryoma ran forward as the arrow disappeared from Sumeragi's chest. Ryoma swung downward, but Sumeragi caught the Raijinto with his blades.
"I hate to do this, father..." Ryoma said. "But, I'm afraid I have no other choice." Ryoma unhooked his blade from Sumeragi's, and swung to the side, cutting the blades neatly in two. Leaving Sumeragi defenseless and shocked, Ryoma stabbed in the hole in Sumeragi's armor Takumi made, impaling his dead father in the chest. Sumeragi yelled in pain, and fell to his knees, the Raijinto still in his chest.
"Sumeragi!" Mikoto yelled, aiming an arrow at Ryoma. However, Xander shot a blast from Siegfried, destroying the bow in Mikoto's hands, no more soldiers to take the hits for her.
"You're open!" Leo said. he shot magic at her feet, hitting Mikoto into the air.
"You've been naughty, hurting our family!" Camilla yelled, swinging her axe through Mikoto, finishing her off.
"They did it..." Kamui said, relieved.
"I knew they could." Corrin said.
"Even Shulk and his friends were able to defeat that demon over there." Azura said, amazed.
"Shulk..." Dickson said. "You've definitely grown."
"You haven't changed one bit." Shulk said, standing up with some discomfort.
"You're right, I haven't." Dickson smiled. "But... There's something I wanted to tell you last time, but didn't. I don't want to waste that chance again."
"And just what do you want to tell me?"
"Even though I raised you for the sake of Zanza... I still loved you." Shulk's eyes widened. "I didn't see you as my son, but instead, more like a nephew. I really was proud of you for figuring out more about the Monado. You figured out more than I would've thought just by studying it." Dickson sighed. "I know you hate me. There's nothing I can do about that now. I just wanted to say that, before we part ways again." Shulk said nothing, his lips quivering. "Fine, don't say anything, geez!" Dickson coughed. "Later, kiddo..." Then, Dickson's spirit disappeared, returning to Habal.
"I'm sorry, Ryoma." Sumeragi said.
"Are your memories back, father?" Hinoka asked.
"Yes." Sumeragi smiled. "I'm glad you've all grown so much. To surpass your father... That is all I ever wanted." Sumeragi sighed. "I'm ashamed of myself for becoming a puppet to Anankos... How is Mikoto? Did you defeat her?"
"Yes, the Nohrian royals defeated her." Ryoma said, scowling so as to keep tears from falling.
"To think, you were the generation to unite with Nohr..." Sumeragi smiled. "I'm glad I was able to see you all one last time. Go over to your mother. I'll be fine."
"F-Father..." Sakura said, not bothering to hide her tears. She buried her face in his chest. "I...I love you!"
"I know, Sakura..." Sumeragi turned to his other children. "You've all grown so strong! That's all I could ask for. Send my regards to my adopted children, Corrin and Kamui."
"Adopted?" Takumi asked. But Sumeragi didn't answer. He disappeared, returning to Habal.
"Father!" Sakura cried, collapsing into Hinoka's arms.
"Don't cry, Sakura..." Mikoto said, surrounded by the Nohrian royal siblings, Corrin, Kamui, and Azura.
"Mother..." Sakura said. "I..."
"Mikoto." Xander said. He bowed to the once queen of Hoshido. "As a representative of Nohr, I humbly apologize for the attack that ultimately killed you."
"Don't worry about it..." Mikoto said. She turned to Corrin and Kamui. "Corrin, Kamui, there is something important I must tell you both before I go. You two... aren't Hoshidan blood."
"What?" Kamui asked. "What do you mean?"
"While it is true that I am your mother, Sumeragi was not your biological father. I met your father here, in Valla. However, when Anankos attacked Valla, I had to run with my sister, Arete, pregnant with you two."
Azura gasped. "You're sisters with my mother?!"
"Which means..." Corrin said.
"Yes." Mikoto said, smiling. "You are Valla royalty, and heirs to the throne. You know what you must do now. Defeat Anankos, and reclaim the throne to Valla. You must save this country!" Mikoto coughed violently. "I must get going, it seems. Don't worry about me. You must get going. The throne room is just past here. Don't let our deaths be in vain, everyone. Sorry I had to make you watch my death again." Mikoto was still smiling as her spirit returned to Habal, while Sakura cried, with Hinoka, Takumi and Ryoma all trying to hold back their own tears.
"This is too cruel." Leo scowled. "Making them see their parents die once more..."
"Come on." Corrin said, kneeling next to Sakura, wiping away her tears. "I know this sounds cruel, but we have to finish this. Otherwise Mother and Father won't rest peacefully."
"R-Right..." Sakura said. "I'm sorry!"
"Don't apologize. There's no need. Now..." Corrin stood up, and walked up to the giant doors that led to the throne room. "Just past these doors lie the final battle. Everyone, get ready. I'm going to open the doors."
"We'll follow behind you, Corrin." Kamui said.
"Right." Shulk said. "We're all in this together. We'll be right behind you."
"Thank you, everyone." Corrin said.
"In one...two...three..." Corrin pushed the doors open, and Corrin, Kamui, and Azura all ran in head first, followed by everyone else.
"There's...no one here..." Azura said, looking around the empty room.
"Anankos is supposed to be here, isn't he?" Kamui asked. "The only thing out of place seems to be that strange face."
Suddenly, large amounts of fire magic rained from above the entire army, except for the three Vallites in the front. Everyone fell to the ground, injured. How did I not see that coming?! Shulk cursed in his mind, struggling to get up.
"What was that?!" Corrin exclaimed. "Is everyone all right?!"
"Gah!" Xander yelled. "What... What just happened?!"
"How come...those three weren't hurt...?" Leo said in between breaths.
"Is it possible that... They betrayed..." Ryoma said, not finishing the sentence.
"I can't believe that." Takumi said. "They wouldn't..."
"No, it makes sense." Gunter said, standing up with some difficulty. "They're Vallite royalty, after all. They must've deceived us in the name of Anankos."
"Gunter, what are you saying?!" Kamui exclaimed. "We would never do that!"
"It seems I was correct." Gunter continued. "I suspected there was a traitor among us ever since Scarlet was murdered. And Kamui was the only one up there with Scarlet before she died. I would have never believed it, but you three have betrayed all of us, haven't you?"
"You're saying that they were lyin' to us this whole time?!" Barret yelled angrily.
"Of course. It makes sense. Though it was Shulk who ultimately brought Nohr and Hoshido together, it could be that Corrin and Kamui brainwashed him while they were traveling with Shulk to make him think he saw a vision of Nohr and Hoshido comnig together so that he would come up with that insane plan so as to bring both royal families together. Shulk's visions aren't working as well now, anyway. All this so that it would be easy for Corrin, Kamui, and Azura to kill all of us, here and now."
"That's absurd." Cloud muttered. "Shulk isn't that easy to deceive!"
"This was all a plan made by Vallites to eliminate us all!" Gunter yelled. "Our leaders have betrayed us! They have lied to their comrades, and have worked everything up until now!"
"No!" Kamui yelled. "You're wrong!"
"Gunter." Corrin said. "How do you know of Shulk's visions?"
"What?!" Gunter said. "We have all been informed that Shulk is a seer!"
"Yes, but how did you know that his visions aren't working as of now? That detail was never shared!"
"Corrin's right." Shulk said. "Though I don't know why my visions aren't working properly, I didn't want to scare people. I wanted to give them hope, that everything would work out in the end, especially after Scarlet was killed."
"Now that you mention her death, Gunter..." Kamui said. "When you were carrying me back to camp, you mentioned a flower on Scarlet's chest. But that was burned off when we jumped. We were the last two to jump off, and she pinned that flower on after everyone else jumped. Meaning you had no way of knowing about that flower unless you were there!"
"These three are the traitors!" Gunter yelled, sweat trickling down the sides of his face.
"No, we're not!" Corrin yelled. "We would never betray our friends!"
"Stop lying." Gunter said.
"No, they're not the ones who are lying." Shulk said. "You are."
"What?!"
"He's right." Morgan said. "You know to much about things that were never mentioned or seen. If you knew about the flower on Scarlet's chest, then you must've been jumping with them into the canyon. And the only other person there besides Kamui and Scarlet was the murderer. That means that..."
"Gunter, you're the traitor!" Kamui yelled. "You were the one who murdered Scarlet, and attacked us all just now, so that you could put the blame on us. Am I wrong?"
Everything was silent. Then, Gunter laughed. "I can't believe you actually figured that out! I'm impressed!" Gunter turned and sat on the throne in the back of the room.
"How long have you been lying to us, Gunter?!" Corrin yelled.
"Hmm... That's a tough one, Corrin." Gunter said. "I suppose...this whole time, one way or another."
"Why would you betray us?!" Azura yelled. "Why would you kill Scarlet?!"
"Simple. I hate you all. Your belief in the good of all. It makes me sick..."
"That's not Gunter." Robin said. "I think I finally figured it out. The reason why Anankos isn't here is because he was watching it all, this whole time. And who was the one who fell into the Bottomless Canyon before us all?"
"Gunter's... Anankos?!" Kamui exclaimed.
Gunter clapped. "Very good, tactician! Yes, I found this body in my domain, and decided to use it to see if I could stop you in any way I could've. But now you've found me out. So I guess-"
Gunter gasped suddenly as lightning struck him instantly. "Melia?!" Dunban exclaimed.
"Now!" Melia said, summoning more elements to her side. "Take him down!"
"If we attack him to the point of unconsciousness, then we can release Anankos from Gunter's body!" Reflet said.
"No need to tell us twice!" Corrin yelled. "Kamui!"
"Right!" Kamui yelled. The two ran forward, and swung their twin Yatos at a stunned Gunter, knocking him to the floor. They hit either side of his head with the hilts of their swords, knocking him out.
"That was..." Azura said, stunned.
"Quick..." Takumi finished. "Did... Did we win?"
"No." Shulk said. "That was just the warm up."
Purple energy flew from Gunter into the strange face in the back of the room. The eyes in it started to glow, and the statue head extended, connected to a stone neck.
"So this is Anankos." Corrin said, sneering.
"I've been waiting for you all." Anankos said. "Especially you, seer. How dare you deceive my servant, Garon?!"
"I did what was necessary, Anankos." Shulk said.
"Anankos..." Corrin said. "You've been toying with us for far too long."
"Why?" Anankos said. "Why is it wrong toying with humans? Your race is weak. Its forgotten its place in the world-forgotten its benefactors. I have only seen one warrior in your race that I truly fear. You all solely exist for the amusement of your betters-the dragons! So answer me, Corrin! Why must I suffer and be forgotten?! Tell me!" The face split up, and the mouth opened up, producing a large roar that shook the entire room.
"So this is the might of Anankos..." Robin said. "To think he fears Acnologia... How powerful is the Dragon King?!"
"Do not mention that name!" Anankos roared. "Just hearing the name angers me and brings back unpleasant memories."
"Be quiet!" Kamui yelled. The twin siblings ran forward, swinging their swords at Anankos. However, they bounced off harmlessly.
"What the...?!" Corrin exclaimed.
Anankos growled. "You dare attack me, a god?! For that, you must pay with your life!"
"Look out!" Xander yelled, him and Ryoma getting in front of Corrin and Kamui, getting hit by a blast of energy coming out of Anankos' mouth. They screamed in pain, falling backwards.
"Xander! Ryoma!" Kamui yelled.
"We need more strength!" Corrin yelled. "What we have won't be enough if we can't even hurt him! We need more power!" Corrin raised up his Yato. "Yato, give us strength!"
Both Yatos started to glow, as well as the four other sacred weapons wielded by the royal siblings. "What is this?!" Leo exclaimed, as Brynhildr stared to glow.
"This light..." Ryoma said as he stood up, Raijinto starting to glow in his hands.
"It feels, powerful..." Xander said, Siegfried glowing as well.
"Something's up..." Takumi said, Fujin Yumi glowing.
The Yatos..." Azura said.
"They're transforming again!" Tracer exclaimed.
"It feels overwhelmingly powerful..." Kamui said.
"There's no doubt about it." Corrin said. "Our Yatos are transforming into their true forms. This is the power we need. The power to kill Anankos!"
All of the weapons stopped glowing, and in Corrin and Kamui's hands, the Yatos had transformed into a sword glowing with an intense heat, many mini blades spinning around the main blade. "Its power feels just as strong as the Fire Emblem!" Robin exclaimed.
"Could that be this world's Fire Emblem?!" Lucina exclaimed. "Like how there are two Triforces?!"
"It can't be!" Anankos exclaimed. "That power?!"
"We have the upper hand as of now!" Corrin yelled. "Kamui! Together!"
"Right!" Kamui yelled. Once more, the two rushed forward, followed by the other royal siblings. Takumi and Leo blasted Anankos with magic and arrows, while Hinoka and Camilla flew into the sky, attacking cracks in the stone face. Xander and Ryoma rushed forward with Corrin, Kamui and Azura, stabbing at the neck.
"Roar of the Water Dragon!" Azura yelled, blasting Anankos with a huge rain of water. "Now!" Azura yelled.
Corrin and Kamui jumped up into the air, and swung down on Anankos' face, splitting the stone face in two.
Anankos screamed in agony. "Curse you...humans..." Anankos said. "Always stepping over me... Forgetting me..."
"It's over, Anankos." Corrin said. "Surrender."
"More..." Anankos muttered. "I need...more dragons' blood. GARON!"
A flash of light came in between Corrin and Anankos, and Garon stood there, in his human form. "F-Father?!" Xander exclaimed. "What are you doing here!"
"I would not abandon my master when he needs me the most!" Garon said. He turned to Anankos and held up his hands. "Anankos! I offer my body to you! Use me in whatever way will help you the most!"
Anankos laughed. "Thank you, Garon. You have been a most useful servant." Anankos lifted up his head, and brought his mouth down around Garon, completely engulfing him.
"FATHER!" Elise yelled, still feeling love for the demon posing as Garon as he went down Anankos' gullet.
"Ah, much better." Anankos said. "Now! Fear my true power!" The stone face broke apart, revealing multiple red eyes as the neck retracted into the ground. The entire castle shook, and began to crumble.
"Hold on to something!" Tifa yelled, as the ceiling broke apart, revealing a giant dragon with stone spikes on its back, tattered wings, and a head with a strange sphere in its mouth. On the sphere, many red eyes were scattered around it. The dragon shot a burst of magic into the air, creating a black hole that sucked up many small, floating islands into it. The island that the castle once stood on started to be pulled towards it, along with all the warriors on it.
"Not good!" Hinoka yelled. "What are we going to do?!"
"Look!" Riki yelled, pointing towards the dragon, Anankos. Anankos turned around in the air, and dashed towards the island everyone was on. It grabbed onto the sides, keeping it from going any closer to the black hole.
Anankos laughed. "Finally... I am revived! Now, humans, just see what you can do against me!"
"Damn you, Anankos." Robin said. "I won't let you cause any more destruction!"
"Hm, I wonder..." Anankos said. From his mouth, a pink, fire like substance flew towards Robin, Lucina, and Reflet. "It seems I have the power now to finally do it!"
"Aagh!" Lucina yelled as the fire completely engulfed them.
"Father! Mother! Reflet!" Morgan yelled. "What are you doing to them, Anankos?!"
"Any spirit that enters the realm of Habal belong to me, whether they know it or not. These three here are reborn spirits from Habal, thus, they are my servants!"
"No..." Shulk said. "That shouldn't be possible!"
The fire around Robin, Lucina, and Reflet disappeared, and Robin, Lucina, and Reflet reemerged, eyes glowing pink, all three devoid of life. They each transformed into dragons, and roared, completely under the mercy of Anankos. "Such power!" Anankos laughed. "Certainly the most powerful spirits I have ever had!" Anankos then summoned an army of spirits, the last remaining he had.
"This is...hopeless..." Elise said, eyes wide in shock.
"How are we supposed to fight this?!" Takumi exclaimed.
"We...don't have many choices..." Camilla said.
"Should we...surrender?" Ryoma asked.
"Stop it!" Kamui yelled. "Why are you complaining?!"
"As long as we're together, we can get through this!" Corrin yelled. "Xander, you take your troops and attack the left hand! Ryoma, you take your troops and attack the right hand! Us from the Skywind will take care of any spirits, and Robin, Lucina, and Reflet! We can do this together! Let's go!"
"Corrin's right." Xander said. "We must have faith that we'll win, no matter what."
"That's right." Ryoma said. He turned to his troops. "Let's go!" He yelled.
The sides of Nohr and Hoshido split, fighting through the spirits to Anankos' hands, keeping his open head just out of range.
"Th-This can't be..." Morgan said. "I... I can't lose my parents again!"
"You won't!" Ruby yelled, grabbing Morgan's hand and pulling her off the ground. "Because I'm here with you! We're all here with you, and we'll save our friends! We are a group! We are the heroes that will unite this world!"
"That's right!" Yang yelled. "We're gonna bring back Robin, Lucina, and Reflet and kick Anankos' ass!"
"And then, we're going to go out on adventures once more." Cloud said. "Together, like we always have!"
"..." Morgan said nothing, but was in awe by all her comrades' smiling faces. "You're right." Morgan said. "Just hold on, I'm coming for you, mother, father, Reflet!" Morgan transformed into a dragon, and ran forward with all her friends from the Skywind towards Robin, Lucina and Reflet, who roared and charged forward, locking themselves in combat with their friends and family.
"Such foolishness." Anankos said. "You cannot stand up to me now, but you still fight."
"You misunderstand, Anankos." Corrin said, standing back to back with Kamui and Azura. "This is why humans are better than you. We have our will and spirit! Our will that says that we will never give up, that we will win! That is something you will never understand, Anankos!"
"Roar of the Water Dragon!" Azura yelled, blasting the now exposed dragon with Dragon Slayer Magic, causing Anankos to bellow in pain.
"The left hand is down!" They heard Xander yell.
"Right hand is down!" Ryoma yelled from the other side.
"Little bugs!" Anankos yelled. His head came down, in range of the Omega Yatos that Corrin and Kamui wield.
The island suddenly lurched. "Oh no..." Shulk said. "We're being influenced by the black hole again!"
"We don't have a way to stop that!" Zelda yelled, facing off against five spirits with Link by her side.
"If we can feed it energy, we would be able to make it collapse on itself..." Tracer said.
"LEAVE THAT TO ME!" Suddenly, Cid's voice blared from behind Anankos.
"No way..." Cait Sith said.
"CID HERE TO SAVE THE DAY!" Cid yelled through the speakers of the Skywind, flying through the air behind Anankos. "ALL CANNONS AIMED AT THAT DAMN BLACK HOLE! FIRE!" All of the exterior weapons shot into the black hole, causing it to shrink, being filled with energy. The pull on the island shrunk, until the black hole was no more.
"Way to go, Cid!" Jaune yelled.
"THAT WAS ALL THE BATTERY THE SKYWIND HAD!" Cid said. "IT'LL TAKE A WHILE TO CHARGE AGAIN, SO THE REST IS UP TO YOU!" The Skywind started falling towards the ground, its job done.
"It seems I underestimated you humans." Anankos said.
"Corrin." Azura said. "We must strike now!"
"Right." Corrin said. He dashed forward, striking at Anankos' body, and dodging the attacks he threw at them.
"We need to take out those three without killing them." Shulk said. "We can do that with your Dragon Slayer magic, if you use it all at once."
"You mean us, the maidens?" Blake asked.
"Precisely. We'll buy you time. Get ready to strike when I give the word."
"Understood!" Ruby yelled. Team RWBY jumped back, and prepared all their magic to fire at Robin, Lucina and Reflet.
"Hey! Robin!" Cloud yelled angrily, swinging his sword at the angered Robin. Robin roared and blasted lightning at Cloud, who dodged, and jumped behind Tifa, who dashed in and gave a flurry of punches at Robin. "This isn't you!" Cloud yelled. "Anankos is using you, just like he's used everyone else! I thought you were stronger than that!"
"I thought you'd be done with being controlled after Naga and Grima!" Shulk yelled, taunting the three dragons. "You're weaker than I thought!"
The dragons roared, and fired each of their breath attacks at Shulk, who took it head on, not bothering to dodge. "Shulk!" Fiora yelled.
Shulk grimaced at the pain. "NOW!" Shulk yelled, as Morgan grabbed him and pulled him out of the way.
"Got it!" Ruby yelled. "Together now!"
All four members of Team RWBY got their magic in their mouths, ready to fire everything they got at Robin, Lucina and Reflet. "Roar of the FOUR MAIDEN DRAGON!" All four yelled at once, creating a beam of pure energy as big as Anankos. It hit the three dragons head on, blinding everyone, including Anankos. Team RWBY fell to the ground, completely spent.
"Did it work?" Cloud asked, huffing. When the smoke cleared, Robin, Lucina and Reflet, in their human forms, lay unconscious, injured, but still breathing.
"Good..." Shulk said. He collapsed on the ground, and saw everyone else doing the same, completely spent. The only enemy left was Anankos. "I leave the rest to you three, Corrin, Kamui, Azura..."
"How is this possible?!" Anankos exclaimed.
"That doesn't matter now!" Corrin yelled. "You are clearly to blinded by rage that you won't see why humans are better than you! We are humans, and we fight to stay alive. We have a will no other species has, and that is a will to win! Now, Kamui!" The twins ran forward, transforming into dragons, and blasting Anankos with Dragon Slayer magic, Azura staying back and also attacking with magic.
"This will be the last hit!" Azura yelled. She charged up all of her energy into her last attack. "Roar of the Water Dragon!" She yelled, hitting Anankos with a force of water as powerful as his skin is dense.
"Gah...Ah..." Anankos said, his body disappearing. His body exploded, leaving just the orb with the eyes in it, his brain.
"Go, Corrin, Kamui!" Azura yelled as she fell on her knees, completely spent.
Corrin and Kamui flew up into the air, and transformed back into humans, Yatos out. "Die, Anankos!" They yelled in unison, swinging down on the last of Anankos, slicing him in half.
"To think... I was bested by my children..." Anankos said. "At least now I'm free of this nightmare. Thank you, Corrin, Kamui..." Then, Anankos exploded, leaving ruins, and an exhausted army, the battle over.
"Finally..." Kamui said.
"It's over." Corrin finished. The twins high fived, and fell to the ground, losing consciousness.
"And so, Corrin." Azura said, standing in front of the throne of Valla, as Corrin knelt before her. "As princess of Valla, I crown you, Corrin, the new King of Valla." She put a makeshift crown on his head, officially crowning Corrin as the new king of Valla.
"Congratulations!" Sakura said.
"Yay, Corrin!" Elise yelled.
"You are the best suited to be king." Takumi said.
"I'm surprised you were the one to say that, Takumi." Leo said.
"What was that?!"
"My little Corrin has all grown up!" Camilla said.
"You don't have to be so lovey-dovey with him anymore, now." Hinoka said.
"Now all three kingdoms have new kings." Xander said.
"And all three kingdoms are forever united, as of today." Ryoma said.
"You're sure about this?" Corrin asked. "You should be the one to be crowned queen of Valla, since you're the oldest out of us three."
"I don't fit the role of queen." Azura said. "Besides, you look much better as king!"
"But, Kamui and I defeated Anankos together, so why isn't she queen?!"
"Oh, she is!" Azura whispered into Corrin's ear. "She just doesn't know it yet!"
"What was that?!" Kamui said. "You do know dragons have enhanced hearing, don't you?"
"Oh, dear me!" Azura teased. "Looks like I forgot about a second ceremony!" After Corrin was crowned king, Kamui knelt before Azura, and took the title of queen of Valla.
"To think we were able to rebuild the palace in two weeks..." Robin said to Shulk, renewed, and back to his old self.
"It was a pain in the ass, though..." Shulk said. "Are you all right?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just a little shaken, is all. We're not gonna let something like that get us down again!"
"Glad to hear it." Shulk said.
In two weeks, Xander and Ryoma were crowned Kings of Nohr and Hoshido respectively, they created a peace treaty that will surely last for eternity. My visions started returning to normal, making me think that Anankos was responsible for the disruption, and not Cinder. I'm not sure how, but I think I'll find the answer eventually. We were also able to start the plan we made with Lilith to create a interconnected Deeprealm with other countries. Shulk thought to himself. We started with Hoshido, Nohr, and Valla, and were able to get the Skywind back to our world to create a Deeprealm portal in Ylisse, where Chrom came through and recruited Nohr and Hoshido for the Army of the Emblem, which they happily accepted. Shulk smiled to himself. We've made some real progress, that's for sure. I guess we have to leave soon, though. We've been here too long.
"Hey, Shulk..." Corrin said, walking up with Kamui and Azura.
"What is it, Your Highness?" Shulk asked.
"Please, call us by our first names." Corrin said. "It embarrasses me to hear Your Highness said to me."
Shulk laughed. "What did you want?"
"We were wondering if there was still room on your ship for us." Kamui said.
"And I as well." Azura said.
"I would say yes, but don't you have a country to run?"
"What country?" Corrin asked. "Even though it's being rebuilt, we don't have any people here."
"So we wanted to come with you guys around the world, and tell people about Valla." Kamui said. "Hopefully it'll grow into a country that'll rival Nohr and Hoshido."
"As if that'll ever happen." Xander said.
"Don't worry, we'll watch over Valla for you three." Ryoma said. "It's the least we can do for the heroes who united Nohr and Hoshido, and ended the war peacefully."
"Thank you, brother." Corrin said, bowing to Ryoma. "We are in your debt."
Ryoma smiled.
"Now, let's party!" Barret yelled, grabbing some booze and chugging the bottle "I haven't had alcohol in years!"
Soon, the celebration of Corrin and Kamui's coronation ended, and everyone was gathered around the Skywind, all rebuilt and ready to go.
"Well. Don't you have somewhere to be?" Takumi asked.
"Yeah." Leo said. "You have a different mission than us. This will be where our paths separate."
"It's been fun." Cloud said.
"If almost dying multiple times is your definition of fun, then I shouldn't hang out with you." Hinoka said. "But, I'll miss you two, Corrin, Kamui."
"We'll miss you, too." Kamui said.
"Both of them have grown up so much!" Camilla said.
"We'll m-miss you!" Sakura said. "Stay safe!"
"Yeah!" Elise said. "And be sure to visit again and again! All of you!"
"We sure will!" Yuffie said.
"Hey!" Cid yelled. "Anybody who doesn't want to be left here, come on in! We're all loaded up and ready to go!"
"Is Lilith in there?" Robin asked. "We need her abilities for the Deeprealm plan."
"I'm right here!" Lilith said, flying out of the room that was made for her.
"Great!" Shulk said. "Everyone's on, so we're all set. Lilith, get ready to make a portal to our world!"
"Wait! Your Majesties!" They heard Felicia yell. Both her and Jakob were running tiredly towards the Skywind, trying to catch it before it took off.
"Felicia?! Jakob?!" Corrin exclaimed.
"We wish to come with you." Jakob said.
"Y-Yeah! You need chefs, don't you?" Felicia asked.
"Welcome aboard!" Shulk said. "We could always use good cooks."
"Oh, thank you!" Felicia said. The maid and butler boarded the Skywind, and as it took to the air, Corrin and Kamui waved to the sides of Nohr and Hoshido, wondering when they would return.
"Lilith, open the Deeprealm portal!" Cid yelled. Lilith did so, and the Skywind flew through, ending up in the middle of the ocean back in their world.
"Where to now?" Cid asked.
Shulk thought. "Let's go north." Shulk finally said. "We'll have the most luck of finding something that way."
"OK! Onward!" Cid pushed the Skywind forward, back from their detour, and ready to start again.
Somewhere, deep in a mountain range, in a deep cave, a man was laying down, sleeping. He had tan skin, and he had light blue marks all around his face, white, long hair, and light blue tattoos all down his body. He was missing his left arm.
Suddenly, the man woke up, intense blue eyes staring at the ceiling of the cave above him. "I sense many new dragons." The man said to himself. "About eleven. I also sense..." The man smiled. "Anankos is no longer of this world, huh? I guess it's now time for me to take action." The man stood up, and his body started to glow, and in an instant, the man was now a dragon, large black wings with light blue patterns all over its body, and pupil less eyes that showed no mercy. The dragon roared, and took off out of the cave, heading for the new dragons of the world. "These new dragons will fear the name Acnologia!" The dragon roared, and soared to the west, where he sensed the new dragon blood. The battle was now beginning.
A/N: Hey everyone! How are you? Real quick, I want to ask something. Some of you out there are probably more creative than me. I am completely stumped on what I want to call this group of heroes I'm gathering. I don't want to call them the Skywind crew forever. I'm just asking if anybody has any ideas as to what to call them. Any and all will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading! See ya all!
