Chapter 10
Hello my dear readers and welcome back! Here we are with a new chapter but, as always, before starting I'll reply to the reviews you left in the previous chapters!
-alienvx0/xhope14x
Thank you for your criticism, I really appreciate that. I'll try to improve my writing and follow your suggestion to make this story a more pleasant experience
-WinxStarDracoFire
Well, the new generation children will certainly stronger and will inherit some of the abilities of their parents. I don't know if I'll make a sequel but I'll think about it
-Nuclear Kimchi
Yeah, it will be a very awkward meeting, I already imagine the two Severa meeting
2 Timeline Severa: Who the heck are you?!
3 Timeline Severa: I'm you but better, faster, Stronger and with a cool sword *smug face*
Anyway back on topic. YES, GRIMA is definitely stronger than how he's portrayed in the game and yes, he would be Beast class if he was a Nasuverse character. For Mash, we'll see about that. Lastly, yes that meme is truly hilarious.
Now, let's get to the new chapter.
Somewhere...
A petite girl with long blond hair and vibrant blue eyes was standing in the middle of a forest covered in snow, she was wearing a pure white dress and armor and a beautiful adorned sword was strapped on her side while on the other there was a pouch. She placed her hand on her head feeling that some of her memories were missing more precisely those regarding Her, the voice of Grima. She analyzed her surroundings before falling on her knees and starting crying. After a few minutes, the little girl pulled herself up, her eyes now filled with hope and determination.
'Come on Altria!' She thought as she hit both of her cheeks with her armored hands 'Wait for me Father, Mother!' she said as tied up her loose hair revealing for a split second the brand of the Exalt on the back of her neck.
Altria looked at the pouch for a few moments
"Be patient Fou, I'll get you some food later" she whispered before taking a small object out of her pouch. It was a compass, she looked at it for a few moments before starting running towards south-west.
Camelot
It was early in the morning, Arthur was doing his morning exercises in the training grounds of the castle. The blonde man was really excited especially after what happened the night before. Make no mistake, Arthur didn't do it with Lucina, he would never do that outside of marriage and he wouldn't do it just after they confessed to each other, but just the sensation of having his feelings were reciprocated was just overwhelming. Maybe it was because he was kinda scared of being rejected, after all, back in Britain he didn't need to court Guinevere since their marriage was an arranged one.
"You seem in a good mood milord." Agravain stated as he stood a few meters away from Arthur.
The blonde man interrupted his exercises and looked at his counselor "Good Morning, Agravain" he replied with a smile on his face "Yeah, a lot of stuff happened."
Agravain's expression remained emotionless before he threw a look at the letter in his hands "I see...should I make the preparations for your marriage, milord?"
"?!" Arthur looked at Agravain with a surprised expression "How?"
"Milord, it is my job as your counselor to know what happens in our lands before everyone else." Agravain explained before noticing the worried look that was starting forming on his Lord's face "I have nothing against your union milord. Lady Marth has shown her valor and loyalty many times during these two years and physically speaking she's..." he stopped as if he was trying his best to get the words out of his mouth "pleasing to the eye...She may not have a noble lineage but this world doesn't seem to care about that, and we both know what happened last time we arranged a marriage" Agravain said making Arthur remember the old times. The counselor realized that maybe he offended Arthur and quickly lowered his head "I'm sorry milord, I spoke too much"
"Do you believe in Love Agravain?" Arthur suddenly asked surprising the knight in front of him.
Agravain remained silent for a few moments as he processed the question. He then sighed "perhaps" he said calmly "indeed I felt love back in England and I still feel it even in this moment."
Now it was Arthur's turn to be surprised "You love someone?"
"Love doesn't necessarily regard someone," the knight replied "I loved Britain and I love Camelot, and I wish for it to be perfect and everlasting... a utopia. But, if you ask me if I ever loved someone, it would be you, Milord." he said gesturing the castle and their surroundings "Because you are the best ruler for Britain and Camelot and no one would be able to be as great as you."
"You think too highly of me Agravain" Arthur replied with a bittersweet smile
"No Milord, that's the truth." Agravain replied calmly before deciding to change the subject. He walked towards the blonde haired man and handed him the letter. "It's from Lady Merlin, The Exalt contacted her in the middle of the night"
Arthur took the letter and started reading it "It seems like the Queen gave birth to a wonderful and healthy daughter huh?" he muttered as he read the piece of paper "uhm...the brand of Exalt appeared in one of her eyes, interesting...her name is..." Arthur widened his eyes as he read the name of Chrom's daughter, he read it twice, thrice and yet his eyes weren't fooling him.
Agravain looked at him with a worried expression "Is something wrong Milord?"
"Her name is...Lucina..." Arthur whispered
"I don't recall anyone with that name." Agravain remarked as he put his hand on his chin.
"Agravain..." Arthur said with a serious tone "Please gather everyone and prepare the pegasuses, we need to be at Ylisstol as soon as possible. Hopefully, the gifts we commissioned are ready."
Agravain bowed "As you wish milord."
"And tell Lady Marth that I have to speak with her of urgent matters." Arthur added as Agravain started walking away "Agravain"
The knight turned around "yes, milord?"
"thank you for your services." Arthur said with a gentle smile
"It is my honor...my king." He said whispering the last part before excusing himself and leaving the area...
An hour later.
Lucina was walking to the gates of the castle where everyone was being gathered. Agravain was giving orders to everyone when he spotted her and gestured to come closer.
The blue haired girl approached him with a calm expression "Ser Agravain, how can I help you?"
"we are departing to Ylisstol, the Queen gave birth to her child" He replied with a solemn expression.
Lucina was surprised by the velocity of the news, normally it would take two days for a messenger to make his way to Camelot. She wanted to laugh when she realized that her father probably used the Palantir that Merlin gave him to contact them, that object is meant for emergency situation and yet that dork of her father used it just to announce her birth. She really wanted to laugh.
"Lord Arthur wants to have a word with you, he said that it was urgent." Agravain told her with his usual monotone voice "You better hurry, we'll depart soon"
Lucina gave him a nod as a chill run down her spine. She knew why Arthur wants to speak with and because of this she was trying to prepare herself for his rage or at least disappointment. She walked inside the knight's garrison and saw Arthur giving his dispositions to the knights that will stay here. She patiently waited for him to finish as she felt a bit anxious for their confrontation.
Arthur turned around and saw her, he gestured her to follow him in a more private place and so Lucina did.
Bow they were both inside the room of the commander of the knights of Camelot. Arthur asked the commander to leave temporarily and he obliged without hesitation.
"Arthur I..." Lucina started to say
"I understand why you hid your identity and why you didn't tell me about the fact that you are Chrom's daughter," Arthur said with a serious tone "Chrom and Robin weren't a couple when you first arrived and if you announced yourself as their daughter you would have put your existence in danger. You hid it from me because me and Chrom are good friends and we swore on the Round Table to never tell lies to each other."
"I also swore on the Round Table and I still lied to you..." Lucina replied looking down on the ground
"I will forgive when asked, that my own mistakes will be forgiven" Arthur replied as Lucina widened her eyes remaining silent.
Arthur gave her a small smile "Can you show it to me?"
Lucina understood what he meant and slowly passed her hand in front of her eyes, dissolving the illusion that Merlin casted on her and revealing the brand of the Exalt. Arthur placed himself close to her as he gazed at her eyes.
"it's bit weird, isn't it?" Lucina said but to her surprise Arthur shook his head.
"I quite like it." he said calmly "The brand of the Exalt is already unique on its own but placed right there makes it even more unique."
The blonde man took a few steps back before Lucina grabbed his hand.
"Does this...change our-" Lucina started saying but Arthur cut her off with a gentle kiss
"well, it makes things a bit more complicated but that doesn't change how I feel about you."
Lucina was relieved in hearing that and let out a deep sigh as she felt a heavy weight being lifted from her shoulders.
"But you have to tell Chrom." Arthur added as Lucina widened her eyes
"I'm not ready...what if he doesn't believe me? What if-"
"then I'll kick him until he does" Arthur replied "Also, you have the brand of the Exalt, he can't ignore that"
"But..."
"No Buts" Arthur quickly replied "He deserves to know and I'm quite sure that keeping this secret is hurting you...I'll be at your sight no matter what happens" Lucina sighed and gave him a nod "Good, now we have to go"
The two of them left the building and walked where the others were waiting.
"Oh Gods! I'm so excited!" Lissa said giggling a lot as she squeezed Galahad's arm "Do you believe it? You are an uncle and I am an aunt!"
"Well, it kinda feels weird" Galahad admitted nodding "Though I don't dislike it"
"Is everyone here?" Arthur asked
"Nope, Jack is missing" Lancelot replied as he approached his Lord with a serious expression
"I'm right here!" Jack said as she pouted a bit. Everyone sighed as they were not used to her presence concealment skill and to her new appearance. Jack used to be just a little girl but everyone, except Lissa, Cordelia, and Sumia, were shocked when they saw that Jack was actually growing up a bit. Her short hair was now long and she was slightly higher and her clothing who was deemed 'Too revealing for a child' now had a skirt and her bandages were gone and replaced with a pair of long black gloves. Merlin and Medea tried to find an explanation for the event and said that the wraiths inside Jack have matured due to the massive and infinite presence of magic energy in this world and that her body changed according to this phenomenon.
"I think we are all here then!" Arthur stated as Gawain and Cordelia led them towards the pegasuses.
Now, there was a little problem... Not everyone was too excited when it came to riding a pegasus. Most of the Knights were able to do it without to many problems but people like Merlin, Miriel, and Ricken weren't exactly comfortable with riding one of them and so they had to be accompanied by one of Gawain's Pegasus Knight each.
Arthur gave his last disposition to the soldiers of Camelot and took off with the others.
Their journey was rather uneventful and rather silent since no one dared to speak not wanting some insect to fly inside their mouth. When the Night was approaching, Arthur was able to see the lights of the walls of Ylisstol. They all started to descend until they landed in front of the main gates of the city, the guards immediately recognized them, especially because some of them served under Arthur during the Plegian War. The Knights of the Roundtable passed through the gates and walked to the castle.
Lucina was starting to become nervous since she knew that soon she will have to talk to her father and revealing him the truth. Lots of scenarios played in her mind and none of them ended well. Suddenly every doubt disappeared when Arthur rested his hand on her shoulder and smiled at Lucina. The blue haired girl dismissed every doubt, she knew that her father was a good person and that he would have listened.
The Knights finally reached the Throne Room where Chrom and Robin were waiting for them.
"Arthur!" Chrom shouted with a joyous tone as he approached his friend and gave him a hug "It's good to see you after so long!"
Robin facepalmed at the behavior of her husband but couldn't help but to smile at the sight in front of her "I'm glad you're here Lord Arthur, Chrom was eager to see you again" she said with a calm tone as she walked towards Arthur and his group carrying her daughter in her arms.
"I can see that your majesty" Arthur said as he returned Chrom's hug. After a few moments, he broke the hug and looked at Robin with a smile "So may I see the little princess?"
Robin gave him a nod and showed him the little Lucina.
"She's so cute" Arthur said smiling as the grown-up Lucina blushed a bit
"Want to try to carry her?" Robin proposed
"Can I?" Arthur asked as Robin nodded and carefully gave the blonde man her baby girl, For some reason, Mordred was kinda pissed off seeing Arthur carrying a baby, she didn't know why though.
"Me next!" Lissa cheered as both of Chrom and Robin looked at her with a surprised look
"Lissa?! Gods! You have changed so much!" Chrom said as he approached his sister.
"Yeah! I also got taller see?" Lissa said, though in reality she only grew by 2 centimeters since last time they saw each other.
"And your dress?" Robin asked surprised in not seeing Lissa's voluminous dress
"Well, the thing is, it kinda used to get in my way during my work and so I asked a tailor to make a new one that's like Nightingale's" The blonde princess replied smirking "speaking of tailors...we brought some gifts for the little Lucina!" she announced as Cordelia, Merlin and Archer approached Robin and Chrom with the gifts.
The first one was a cute little blue dress with the brand of the Exalt knitted where the heart is supposed to be.
The second gift came from Merlin and kinda surprised both of Robin and Chrom. It was a light armor, it was enchanted with very complex spells put there by Merlin and Medea.
"Well, she still a bit too little for wearing it." Robin joked a bit
"oh! I was about to forget!" Merlin said as she grabbed something beneath, it was a small animal, it was a squirrel-like creature.
'Maybe you'll find more happiness with her' Merlin thought as she handed the small Cath Palug to Robin, during Naga's summoning Cath Palug was forced to return small, during these years Merlin have seen it grow even if really slowly. Though, Cath Palug didn't forget about the caster and still held a lot of grudge in her regards. Maybe it will find a better house here in Ylisstol.
"woah, I bet Lucina will love it" Robin said
The third one was Archer's gift. It was Balmung, the sword used by the hero Siegfried, an anti-dragon weapon just like the Falchion.
"Woah" Chrom was only able to say "That a beautiful sword" he commented as he analyzed the weapon.
"And Belongs to Lucina." Robin remarked as she took away the sword from Chrom's hands. "Thank you Archer, you are always able to surpass our expectations"
Archer nodded and bowed before returning within the group.
Lissa looked at Galahad, gesturing him to come closer. Arthur raised an eyebrow as Lancelot and Sumia looked somewhat excited. Was he missing something?
"Chrom, Robin, I also have something to announce," Lissa said as she took a deep breath and grabbed Galahad's hand "Galahad and I are getting married!" she said almost shouting.
After that announcement, the throne room was filled with silence...
"But...that is..." Chrom started to say "Awesome!" he concluded with a smile
"I was wondering when you two were going to get married, after all, you have been dating since the war ended" Robin said as everyone laughed.
"Though I'll keep on eye on you, young man!" Chrom joked as he put Galahad under his arm and laughed.
"You knew" Arthur said as he looked at Lancelot and Sumia.
"Of course Milord, after all, I'm still Galahad's father and so he needs my approval to marry someone...we couldn't tell you because Princess Lissa wanted to be the one to announce the good news" Lancelot explained bowing his head a bit.
Arthur smiled and nodded "I'm happy for them"
After a small talk to each other on how things were going at Camelot and Ylisstol, Chrom's expression darkened. Arthur noticed it immediately and walked up to him with a worried look on his face.
"Is something wrong?"
"There's another reason I called you here with such urgency..." Chrom started to say as he looked at Robin, who gave him a nod. "Ferox is being attacked by Valm and Flavia requested our presence at Ferox..."
"Flavia helped us the most during the Plegian war, this is the least thing we can do to repay her. I shall immediately go to Ferox" Arthur said as Chrom widened his eyes
"We are going" Chrom corrected him "I will not send a friend in harm's way alone, we will go together"
"If that's what you wish, I lack to authority to stop you" The blond man replied solemnly
Chrom shook his head and put his hand on Arthur's shoulder "You are wrong, you are my friend, and your opinion is really important for me, so if you truly think that I'm doing something really stupid you are allowed to put some sense in my head...though I would prefer if you do it without your gauntlet and without your special ability"
"I'll keep that in mind," Arthur said nodding before turning in Agravain's direction "Agravain, I'm sorry to ask this even though we just got here but I need to return to Camelot and order the army to reach us at Ferox."
"Don't worry milord, as long as I can be useful I have no problem with following your orders," Agravain said nodding "Then if you'll excuse me..." he said as he left the throne room.
"I will also go assemble an escort, milord" Frederick said as Chrom nodded and the knight left the room.
Donnel had a serious expression on his face as he followed his shishou "So we are going to war again huh?" he said as Scàthach nodded
"Yes, your abilities will be finally put to test" She said calmly "Are you scared?"
"just a little bit" Donnel admitted though his eyes were filled with determination. "But I will not disappoint you!"
"Having a bit of fear is not something bad, Donny." The woman replied "Fear keeps you from being reckless and allows you to understand when you should stop"
Donnel gave her a nod as he rested his spear on his shoulder. Shishou was right, from now on everything was going to be real, no more practice just real battle against real opponents...
"We'll leave in two days" Chrom said with a serious tone "This should give Arthur's army to catch up with us a bit and allow us to make the proper preparations."
Everyone nodded were about to leave to prepare themselves for the upcoming war except Arthur and Lucina.
"Is something wrong?" Chrom asked with a puzzled expression.
"There's another thing we have to talk you about..." Arthur started to say as Lucina took a step forward. Everyone seemed to be curious and remained silent.
Lucina was panicking inside your head, she didn't know what to say. It's not she could go like 'HEY I'M YOUR DAUGHTER FROM THE FUTURE!'. She took a deep breath and walked really close to Chrom.
The was a bit startled by Lucina's proximity but didn't back away.
"Look closely" Lucina said as Chrom squeezed his eyes. After a few seconds, he backend a bit in shock with his mouth wide open.
"Lucina!?" Chrom he said shocked. At this point, Robin walked between the two and also looked at Lucina's closely. She had the same reaction as her husband.
"You have the brand" Robin whispered
"Lucina's eye bears the exact same pattern" Arthur interjected "She is your daughter, just like her" he said looking at the baby in his arms
" I am her from another time. From a time that has yet to be." Lucina said as she closed her eyes fighting against the unpleasant memories of the future.
"...the future?" Robin asked shocked
"Yes, more than 10 years hence. After history takes a dark and most destructive turn..." Lucina replied shaking her head
Robin shakes her head still shocked "But why? What happens in the future?!"
"The fell Dragon Grima got resurrected and killed everyone in the world." Arthur said
Chrom looks at him with a surprised expression "You also come from the future?"
"No" Arthur replies shaking his "I come from another world, just like my knights."
Now everyone, except Lucina and the other Heroic Spirits, was shocked and waited for Arthur to continue.
"We are Heroic Spirits of our old world, a world that remembers us only in books and fairytales since we all died a long ago" Arthur kept going "The divine dragon Naga summoned us and asked us to help you save this world, we accepted her request and were sent here in Ylisse...We couldn't tell you before because it was risky but now that Lucina told you the truth there is no point in hiding anymore...I'm sorry" he said before bowing
"That's...a lot to take in..." Chrom said
"This...doesn't change anything..." Lissa said as she squeezed Galahad's arm surprising almost everyone "You came here to help us, you all became our friends and fought by our side, I don't care if you come from another world...it doesn't change the bonds that you have created with us."
"Lissa is right..." Chrom muttered nodding "The fact that you come from another world doesn't change the actions you did in this one." he said smiling at Arthur.
After a few moments of silence spent to process the new information, Robin approached her daughter with a gentle smile on her face.
"... My daughter..."
"Yes, Robin. Your daughter." Lucina replied nodding
"You have grown into such a strong and beautiful woman... Chrom and I are truly blessed." the queen said as Chrom also approached them
"Thank you... milady."
Robin raised an eyebrow " Will you not call me Mother?
Lucina was a bit startled and scratched the back of her head "I... thought you might mind."
"Of course not! I love you with all my heart!" Robin said pulling both of her and Chrom into a hug "You are the finest daughter a woman could hope for, Lucina."
"Mother...Father..." she whispered before starting crying "I've missed you more than you'll ever know..."
Arthur just stood there, satisfied with the outcome of the conversation, he turned around to see how the others were taking the news...
Lissa was still squeezing Galahad's arm, the young knight looked at her with a puzzled look. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah..." she said with the tone of someone's on the verge of crying "I just found out that my future husband died, I'm totally fine"
"It was just one time!" Galahad said
"stupid stupid stuuuuupid!" Lissa said as she playfully hit Galahad's chest with her fists
Sumia was crying a lot...Lancelot was trying his best to cheer up but to no avail.
"Come on darling, I'm alive can't you see that?" Lancelot said as Sumia clung on him
"Y-Yeah...but the image of you dying...is just..." Sumia managed to say between her sobs.
"well that explains a few things," Miriel said calmly as she looked at Merlin "So what happened after you died?"
"I didn't die, I was perpetually trapped inside a tower for the rest of my life and was forced to see everything that happened in the world " Merlin said
"That sounds awful!" Ricken said shocked
"Well, at least I saw a lot of things!" Merlin replied shrugging.
Tharja, who was standing behind her teacher had a wicked smile on her expression "And how did you die, Medea?"
"Away from home" the caster replied with a tone full of Nostalgia.
Tharja seemed a bit disappointed by her teacher's reply and chose to remain silent.
Donnel was surprised though he was sure of one thing. "I bet you died of old age Shishou"
"No, I'm immortal, I killed so many living beings that I Iost my right to die as a human" she explained.
Donnel blinked twice, thrice and four times, processing what she just said "WHAT?"
"Don't shout" she deadpanned "and You heard me"
"Yeah but it's truly shocking!" Donnel replied as his shishou just shrugged.
"Even the little Jack?" Donnel asked
"You better not know, Jack was born by death" Scàthach said as Donnel gulped hard. He really didn't like the sound of that.
"Ser Bedivere!" Someone shouted from behind Bedivere.
The knight turned around and saw Maribelle standing him with her arms crossed "Lady Maribelle since when you were there?" he asked surprised
"Since Arthur's explanation!" she replied with an angered tone though Bedivere could see how she had a glint of pain in her eyes "Who killed you! I shall find him and hit him really hard with my staff"
"You are mistaken milady!" Bedivere quickly replied shaking his head "I died of old age, in a place I could call home"
Maribelle seemed really relieved in hearing that and sighed "That's good, yes, that's really good" she said nodding
"I'm sorry if I made you worry" Bedivere said bowing a bit
"Don't be" Maribelle said blushing a bit "You are way too kind, Ser Bedivere"
The knight smiled and nodded "I'll take that as a compliment"
Olivia, who had come along with the Knights of Round Table, was truly shocked. She slowly turned in Tristan's direction shaking a bit, she wanted to ask him how did he die but she felt like that would be stepping out of boundary...
"Poisoned" Tristan said calmly, his voice filled with sadness "But in the end, I was with the one only one I ever loved"
Olivia looked down on the ground nodding shakily "I-I see...I-I'm really sorry to hear that..."
Tristan nodded "What's in the past, is in the past. Don't worry for this sad knight that has fallen because of his sins"
Olivia's head went blank as she grabbed his hands "D-Don't say that!" she said caressing his hands "I don't know what your sins are b-but someone with hands like yours and with a talent like yours can't be a bad person!" She squeaked tighting her grip. She then slowly raised head and froze when she saw Tristan's eyes wide open staring at her.
The knight used her shock to free one of his hands and raised it, causing the dancer to close her eyes but ,to her surprise, he gently stroke the top of her head He then sighed "And here it is another sin to add to my list, I made a beautiful lady like you worry..." he said with a melancholic tone.
Olivia blushed heavily and didn't say anything...little she know that not too far away from her a matchmaker with blond hair and twin tails was already making a lot of plans for the two of them...
Cordelia was surprised though she didn't show it. She threw a glance at Gawain before focusing back on the others
"You can ask if you want." Gawain said calmly "I don't mind"
Cordelia turned in his direction "how did you die?"
"On the battlefield" he replied calmly "just...a few moments before Arthur was mortally wounded..."
Cordelia nodded, she expected that, after all, she's been around Gawain for two years by now. "was it painful?"
For some reason Gawain threw a look at Mordred and Lancelot "he aimed at an old wound of mine, and left to bleed to my death as he went after Arthur"
"He must be quite strong if he took both you and Arthur down" Cordelia remarked
"He was but he and Arthur killed each other" Gawain said sighing "I wish I could have been strong enough to kill him..."
Cordelia raised her hand and gently placed it on his shoulder "I'm sure you did your best like you always do"
Gawain gave her a small smile and returned to look at the others.
Finally, after that Lucina finished her tears, Chrom and Robin broke the hug.
"better Lucina?" Chrom asked
"Yes...father" Lucina said "though there's something else I have to tell you..."
Arthur raised an eyebrow but he was genuinely surprised when Lucina grabbed his arm and pulled him close to her.
"Father...Mother...Arthur and I are...a couple"
"WHAT?!?" Literally Everyone said
"I kneeeeeeeew that they were made for each other" Lissa shouted
Chrom's eyes darted between Lucina and Arthur, his mind processing what was happening.
Robin chuckled "I see you inherited my tastes."
Lucina blushed a bit
"You're okay with this?" Chrom asked
"Yes" Robin said without hesitation "Arthur is, without any doubt, the best choice. I trust that he will take good care of Lucina"
"well...I guess...you're right..." Chrom muttered "Well...I think I need some rest after this..." he said as he walked away from the throne room.
"I should put baby Lucina to sleep," Robin said as she walked to Arthur, she wasn't surprised when she found the little baby already asleep "Well, seems like she already likes you, not a big surprise."
Arthur nodded as he carefully gave little Lucina back to Robin. The queen then proceeded to leave the room.
Lucina sighed in relief "well, it went way better than I thought"
"of course it did they are your parents after all" Arthur said as Lissa approached the two of them with a grin on her face
"Soooo when did you two become a couple?"
Lucina blushed a bit as Arthur's scratched the back of his head...
Somewhere in Plegia...
Validar and Aversa were standing inside of Morgan's workshop, they watched as the Voice of Naga performed another summoning, in front of her a magic circle appeared and a pillar of light erupted from it, after a few moments the light disappeared.
"I am Arash, Hero of the East." Arash said with a cheerful tone before he widened his eyes and quickly aimed his bow at Morgan.
The witch's back started glowing as the command seals activated forcing the Archer the lower his weapon and kneel.
"Another failure..." Morgan muttered,
"if I may speak my queen..." Validar said with a cautious tone "but that spirit seems quite strong..."
The voice of Naga slowly turned in his direction, her expression was annoyed. "No, these Servants are not even close to what I seek."
"And what's that, my master?" Aversa asked
"A beast" Morgan replied calmly "Only a Beast can become one with another beast."
"But, I thought that you were going to become Grima's vessel" Aversa replied raising an eyebrow.
"That is correct" Morgan replied, "But to become more powerful than the divine dragon, we must become something else."
Validar nodded "I see...but what about the old vessel?"
"She's no longer needed," The witch queen said "We can't even use her as long she's near the caster who escaped us. Any attempt to control her would be denied by Caster's Noble Phantasm"
Validar gritted his teeth in anger, after all, he had to give up on the idea of his family creating the perfect vessel for Grima...
"Now, I'll return to my quarters..." Morgan said as the Enforcement Knight that were guarding the workshop lifted Arash "Bring him to the dungeon with the others..."
The enforcement knights brought Arash to the depths of the Plegian Castle then threw him inside a cell and left him there.
The archer analyzed his surroundings and saw many other people inside other cells. He was taken aback when he saw a giant man with a skull mask staring at him from the cell in front of him.
"Pay no mind to that creepy guy" A feminine voice said making Arash turn in the direction of the voice, he saw a woman with long wavy crimson pink hair, blue eyes and scar across her face.
"who are you?" Arash asked as he got up
"Francis Drake at your service" The woman replied bowing a bit "what about you?"
"Arash" He replied
"wow, the hero of the East, what an honor," She said smirking
Arash expression turned deadly serious "We must do something! That woman wants to-"
"We already know" Francis interrupted him as she sighed "She wants to destroy this world and looks for something that will help her"
"What Heroic Spirit would help her?!?" Arash replied shaking his head
Drake shrugged "Not all of us are exactly good people and those who oppose her are sent here only to be forced to fight when necessary..."
Arash's expression darkened "She was talking about summoning a beast..."
"And she will," Someone said, the Archer tried to see who was talking but he was someone in the cell next to his.
"Oh? Did you wake up princess? How was your sleep?" Francis said as she looked at the man with golden hair and red eyes "Perhaps we have bothered you King of the Heroes?"
"Who?!?" Arash asked shocked
"The Caster in the cell next to yours, he's been sleeping there since he got there" The pirate explained
"Watch your mouth, pirate" Gilgamesh barked
"Sorry, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings" she replied
"But you are very powerful servants! Why aren't you using your Noble Phantasms to blow this entire place up?!?"
"Do you think we haven't tried that?" Gilgamesh replied with an annoyed tone "You think we haven't tried to break free and kill that insolent bitch? This place was made to seal our abilities and Noble Phantasms and IF we manage to escape from here we'll have to fight the Servants who joined the witch and resist her command seals"
"So you are all giving up?!?" Arash shouted
"Of course not." Francis said gesturing the cell next to hers with her head "A certain Italian genius is working on a plan..."
Back at Ylisstol
Gawain and Cordelia were walking through the streets of Ylisstol, the two of them only had one objective...shopping. Since they were going to Ferox, Arthur asked them to buy some heavy clothing for those who weren't Heroic Spirits. So now the two knights were looking through the shops, Gawain really felt out of place, he was just awkwardly standing near the entrance, the shopkeeper was staring at him with arms crossed and a grin on his face. Cordelia was analyzing the various clothes, checking their fabric and Materials and questioning which one was easier to wash.
"I'm surprised to see two knights of Round Table here in my shop" The shopkeeper said with a sigh "I would have cleaned a bit..."
"There's no need to worry about that sir" Gawain said with a beaming smile
"Gawain look at this one!" Cordelia called him as she approached him with a wool sweater with a giant sun on it "I think it is meant for you"
Gawain chuckled a bit and nodded "Indeed! I once knew a knight that had a giant sun on his chest...I think his name was Solaire...he was a bizarre person, he used to spend his time staring the sun...though he was a very capable warrior"
"Sounds like a funny person" Cordelia commented as Gawain nodded "I'll also take this" she said putting the sweater on the counter.
"there's no need for that, I'm a heroic spirit after all" the knight replied.
Cordelia pouted "so? Can't you have something else to put on other than your armor?"
"Fair enough" Gawain said shrugging before walking deeper in the shop.
Cordelia looked at him quite confused and followed him. She watched the blonde man as he started picking the various sweaters as if looking for something in particular.
She chuckled a bit everytime he frowned at each article. Then he grabbed it, it was a red silk sweater. She widened her eyes as she knew that was really Really expensive and her shock grew stronger when he turned in her direction and looked several times at her and the sweater then he nodded to himself and walked to the counter.
"W-Wait Gawain" Cordelia squeaked
Gawain completely ignored her and placed a very large pouch filled with golden coins on the counter "That would be it"
The Shopkeeper gave him a nod "That is easily the best item in my shop, you have a good eye" he remarked as he took the pouch and winked at Cordelia.
Gawain turned around carrying the articles he just bought under his arm and then gave the red-haired woman the red sweater.
"I can't accept that..." she muttered blushing a bit
"I insist," Gawain said "You bought me a sun sweater so it's normal for me to return the favor milady"
Cordelia pouted a bit "But you ended up paying for everything..."
"it's the thought that counts" he replied shrugging "if you really don't like it as a present then see it as a reward for being a hard-working knight."
Cordelia slowly nodded and grabbed the sweater.
There was no conversation on the way back to the castle though, a beaming smile was printed on Gawain's face as Cordelia hid her blush behind the sweater she had on her arms.
In the meantime
Olivia found herself on the edge of a ravine. She wanted to ask Arthur to come with them but why I fragile dancer like herself should go to war with an army of knights? but she really wanted to. It's been an hour of her awkwardly standing in the throne room trying to approach the Lord of Camelot, her main problem was that...well...he was always surrounded by people...
Suddenly someone placed a hand on her shoulder when the dancer turned around she saw a certain fifth Roman emperor smiling at her. "Olivia do you need something?"
Olivia was a bit embarrassed but also relieved in seeing Nero "W-well...I wanted to speak with Arthur but he's too busy..."
"leave it to me!" Nero said with a cheerful tone "ARTHUR! OLIVIA WANTS TO SPEAK WITH YOOOOOUUUUUUU!" she suddenly shouted making Olivia panic.
Arthur excused himself from the conversation he was having and walked to the dancer. "What is it, Milady Olivia?" he asked,
"ehm...you see...I...I..." Olivia started to say blushing heavily "I wanted to ask you if I could come with you!"
Arthur was surprised and put his hand on his chin "I don't know, I mean are you able to wield a sword?"
Olivia pales a bit "n-not really..."
"and to carry armor and keep up with the march?"
Olivia shook her head again and was about to reply but Nero cut her off "A dancer like her can boost the troop's morale, if she can't keep up with the march she'll share the horse with me, I'll also keep her safe, you have my word umu!"
Olivia looked at Nero with a surprised expression as Arthur nodded "Then she'll be your responsibility, okay?"
"Umu!" Nero replied nodding as Arthur returned to the people he was speaking to
"...thank you..." Olivia whispered before Nero pulled her into a hug
"Don't mention it! I will look forward to traveling with you !"
Meanwhile
Robin was walking towards little Lucina's room, she heard her cry earlier though now she was silent, maybe one of the maids calmed her down though it wouldn't hurt to check. The queen was utterly surprised when she found Jack sitting near the baby cot.
The girl didn't seem to have noticed her though Robin knew that Jack was well aware of her presence.
"Jack why are you here?" she asked calmly
Jack didn't look away from the sleeping form of baby Lucina "She was crying. No one was coming so I came here"
Robin blinked a few times, she will have a few words with the handmaid afterward. She slowly made her way to Jack and sit next to her.
"You look like you never saw a baby" she remarked
"not one alive" Jack replied as Robin widened her eyes completely horrified from what Jack just said.
"you know, I think I've missed your story...Scàthach said that you were born by death...do you know what she was talking about?"
Jack slowly turned in her direction and with a calm tone told her about the being called Jack the Ripper. When the little girl finished Robin was utterly terrified but not because of Jack but because of the world that brought Jack to life. The queen hugged the young lady tightly.
Jack was utterly surprised and looked at Robin with a puzzled expression. "uhm..."
Robin stroke her head "You did well Jack" that was the only thing she could say, the queen couldn't blame the little assassin for what she did, she understood that her psyche has broken a long time ago or maybe it was broken since the start. Robin was hoping that maybe giving love to the little Jack would help...
Jack laughed happy as she returned the hug "I don't know what's that for but thanks!" she said "You are like mama Nightingale!"
Robin nodded before breaking the hug "I'm sure that your mama is looking for you, I'll watch over Lucina.
Jack widened her eyes "You are right! Bye little Lucina! Bye Queen mommy!" she said before leaving the room and disappearing in the shadows.
The next day, Outside the castle
Frederick has gathered the best knights of Ylisstol by the castle's walls. He was making sure that everyone was ready to depart.
"Glad to see that you haven't changed in these two years Frederick" Artoria said as she walked to the group. The Knights recognized immediately the woman and started to whisper to themselves in awe.
The great knight looked at her and smiles "Milady Artoria, to what do I owe the pleasure of seeing you?"
Artoria smiled back and shrugged "I just wanted to check if things were going smoothly here"
"I hope you're satisfied with what you see" Frederick said before narrowing his eyes as he saw a bit of dirt on Artoria's armor.
"Something's wrong?" Artoria asked
"Milady let me clean your armor" he said as he took out handkerchief
"there's no need for th-" she wasn't able to conclude her sentence as Frederick started cleaning the armor until
Click
The breastplate of the armor fell off revealing Artoria's bosom. Frederick was paralyzed along with the other knights who were too shocked to even blink.
Sumia and Cordelia who were training nearby dropped their weapons in shock before their eyes darted between Artoria's assets and theirs several times before tears started to roll down their cheeks.
For some reason Galahad started beating Lancelot with his shield while yelling 'You're married!'
Gawain started staring at the sun while Tristan at the horizon.
"YOU FUCKERS RETURN TO YOUR JOBS!" Mordred shouted snapping everyone from their trance.
Frederick put a hand over his nose and reattached breastplate. "I'm really sorry Milady, I have no words to express my embarrassment..."
Artoria though didn't seem to be bothered "It's okay" she said
"but milady, what I did was just..." Frederick wanted to protest
"I said that's okay" Artoria said as she walked away. Frederick stared at his hands, he will find a way to make up to what he just did
A few hours later
Chrom was sitting on his horse ready to depart along with the Shepherds, by his side there was Arthur and his knights.
"to Ferox!" Chrom shouted as he started the march towards the north.
The journey was nice and without any troubles. The fellowship was about 12 kilometers from the feroxi border however the night was upon the fellowship and so they decided to put a camp. It was early in the morning when the earth under their feet started shaking.
"Oh Gods, tell that the earth isn't going to split open again" Chrom said as he woke up and rushed outside his tent.
"No father, not this time" Lucina replied as she pointed at south.
Chrom widened his eyes when he saw an ocean of soldiers marching in their direction. Two main symbols were embedded on the banners of the army, the first one was the brand of the exalt while the second was a golden dragon on a blue backround, the symbol of the Pendragon family.
"woah" Robin said as she also came out of the tent
"the last time I saw an army this big it was..." Chrom started to say
"During our father's crusade" Lissa concluded nodding.
After a few minutes Agravain and Mustafa landed next to them, both dismounted their steeds and knelt before Arthur and Chrom.
"Milord, I have arrived with the army as you requested, we haven't stopped marching until now" Agravain said.
"Well done!" Arthur said "Tell the troops that we aren't too far from the Feroxi borders, they will rest once we get there"
"I'll immediately inform the troops milord," Mustafa said as he got up and walked towards his wyvern Before taking off.
Soon after Mustafa's departure, the commanders of the Templars, Brynhildr's Valkyries and Nero's centurions reached their leaders.
"I knew that Camelot had many soldiers but seeing them is something else" Robin muttered still in shock
"After the Plegian War, the people needed to feel safe again," Arthur started to explain "This army was created with the premise of protecting people of Ylisse"
"I can't wait to see Flavia's face when she'll see this" Chrom said...
After an hour, the army reached its destination. Raimi was a having a normal morning guarding the borders of Ferox though it didn't last as Chrom's and Arthur's army showed in front of the main gates.
"W-Who's there?" The Feroxi captain shouted from the walls
"I am the Exalt Chrom and I have come as requested by the Khan Flavia!" Chrom replied as a smirk crossed his face "But if you want to confirm my identity like last time, I will gladly prove it to you"
"There's no need for that!" Raimi quickly shouted "Open the gates!"
The army passed through the gates of Ferox and was told to wait for instructions near the capital of Ferox. Raimi accompanied Chrom's companions to the throne room where Flavia was waiting for them.
"I apologize I could not come sooner, Flavia." Chrom said.
The Khan just laughed "You are than forgiven! I understand that the army needs its time to get somewhere!"
"Is it true Valmese warships have set sail? What can you tell us?" Chrom asked
Flavia sighed and shook her head "Not much more than that, I'm afraid. The details remain hazy. Just a moment... Oaf! ...Where are you, you big, bald! Chrom is here!"
After a few moments Basilio approached them with a serious expression "Ah! Well met, boy. I knew you'd come. We have someone you should hear from. I believe you've met? He claims to have insight into Valm's intentions." he said as Virion, who was using a staff to walk, and a red-haired woman approached them.
"Good day, lords and ladies. How far you all? Allow me the great pleasure, and indeed honor, of introducing myself..." The former archer said
"Spare us from your mumblings! We already know who you are!" Mordred barked with an annoyed tone.
Virion looked really offended "Hmph! You know nothing! Prepare for my great unmasking! Long have I posed as archest of archers! Yet that was but a ruse! Yea, an artifice, to disguise myself as a mere above-average man. In truth, I am—"
The woman beside him cleared her throat and took a step forward "May I present Duke Virion. I am his humble servant, Cherche. Greetings, sire. You honor us with your presence."
The conversation continued for a while, Cherche told Chrom and Arthur about Rosanne and Walhart's conquest..."soon the Valmese fleet will arrive here and will crush any opposition..." Cherche concluded
"She claims the Valmese fleet will be at our shores in a matter of days. We'll know soon enough if her story proves true." Basilio added.
Chrom nodded sagely "I believe you both. Basilio, we must secure your ports as soon as possible." he then turned to Arthur "I believe I can count on you, right?"
"of course" The blonde man replied "after a good night of sleep we'll lead the army to the ports"
Flavia smirked, "Then we'll see each other on the battlefield!"
The next day
After a long march, the armies of Ferox and Ylisse reached their destinations though they were too late, The Valmese soldier already scavenged the town and its inhabitants were imprisoned.
"Gods! We are too late!" Chrom said cursing under his breath.
Suddenly the Valmese soldiers brought a civilian on their ship.
The commander of the foreign soldier smirked darkly "You dare board our ship, worm? I'll not discuss terms with a peasant; I will issue demands to all! Citizens! Soldiers! Hear my words! The Conqueror himself, Emperor Walhart , claims dominion over these lands! You will grant your new emperor your ships! You will grant him all your provender! You will grant him your loyalty and your every possession! And you will surrender this land's greatest treasure, the Fire Emblem! Do this, and your lives will be spared. Resist, and your lives are forfeit! Now, kneel! And swear fealty to the mighty Valmese Empire!" he announced as the civilian started shaking
"B-but if you take all that we have, how are we to make our living? Without food and ships, people will starve! Would you have us all die?" the poor man protested
"You'll do for now..." the valmese said darkly before raised his sword to deliver the fatal blow...but he failed mainly because someone stabbed him from behind. He slowly turned his head and saw his killer. She had pure white armor and clothes, she had blond hair and vibrant blue eyes.
"What... H-how... Ahh..." the man before falling to the ground lifeless.
"RUN AWAY!" The girl shouted as the man she just saved nodded and jumped off the ship and swam away.
The girl was immediately surrounded by dozens of armored soldiers armed with spears and swords. The young girl was immediately by blue mana as she launched herself at incredible speeds against the soldiers.
Arthur widened his eyes, he immediately recognized that technique, it was Mana Burst. But something else shocked him more than anything. The sword she was holding was...
"Caliburn..." he whispered causing his knights to look at him in shock.
"That girl is fighting alone!" Chrom shouted "Arthur it's time to launch our attack!"
Frederick had a worried expression on his face "Milord, are you certain? Another war..."
"I've had time to ponder Ylisse's place in the world, Frederick. ...And my own. We must stand against evil, in all its forms, or there can be no peace!" Chrom declared as Cherche flew over him
"Might I join, sire? This may not be my country, but it is my cause. My dear Minerva here hungers for a bite of the action as well!" she said
"The more soldiers we have the better!" Chrom replied "Everyone charge!"
With that order, the whole army started moving towards the port.
The Valmese soldiers started to panic, their commander was dead and a massive army was charging in their direction. Some of the captains ordered the retreat but to their horror, their ships were under the attack of several squadrons of Pegasus knights led by Cordelia and Gawain and Wyvern riders led by General Mustafa and Agravain.
The Yllisean cavalry led by Artoria, Lancelot and Frederick broke through the Valmese improvised formations.
Chrom , Basilio and The Shepherds instead were clearing the residential area where the enemy soldiers with the Feroxi army.
Jeanne led the Templars to the main port, their attack was relentless.
The Saint of the Flag fearlessly led the Templars through the enemy ranks, her strength was enough to send several men in the hair with a swing of her weapon. The soldiers felt invincible when fighting alongside her. At the same time Jeanne's four generals were killing every Valmese soldiers in their vicinity.
The first general had a set of interwoven metal plates over chainmail, topped by a visored barbuta helmet made to protect against a stray arrow or blade strike. The partial plate was segmented along the torso, arm, and leg joints to provide great dexterity while still granting plenty of protection in battle. He wielded a two-handed sword.
The second had a one pot helms along with plate armor hidden beneath cloths and leather with their faction's color embroidered on it. He had what appears to be a shackle wrapped around their right wrist with a chain wrapped around their arm. He was using a flail and a shield.
The third was the biggest one, he wore wear full body plate armor with mail underneath. His helmet bears resemblance to a close helm with a large visor. There were emblems embroidered on the front and back and a medallion hanging from a chain can be seen in the front. He was using a poleaxe
The fourth one's attire comprised of leather, black steel, and cast iron. Chainmail lied beneath everything with leather above it. Plate armor covered his arms and legs. Together with all the belts he was wearing, he also wore a Chainmail hood that had a steel crown on top meaning that he was the leader of the four generals. Under that hood, dark make up marked under his eyes. He wielded a longsword and a kite shield.
"Tace cor tuum!" He shouted in latin as his sword went through an unfortunate mage's heart.
"Non effugere potes!" The third general shouted as he decapitated the head of a wyvern before impaling its rider.
"Te affligam!" The second general shouted as his flail broke the heads of his opponents.
"Miserum!" The first general said as he killed several soldiers with a swung of his sword.
"who are those people?" Frederick asked to Artoria
"Those are Templar knights, they are Jeanne's soldiers" Artoria said
Frederick frowned "What language are they speaking? I never heard it"
"That's Latin, most of us know it and so we taught it to some of our soldiers though Those four also know how to speak French." the woman explained him
"But why?" Frederick said
"Like this we are able to send orders without fearing that the enemy intercepts them"
Frederick nodded before returning to the battle.
In the meantime on the other side of the battlefield, the Legionaries cornered a big group of the Valmese Vanguard, the soldiers had nowhere to escape since behind them there was the ocean. The enemy soldiers tried to climb the shields of Nero's troops only to be cut down by their Gladius.
"You feel safe behind your shields you cowards!" A Valmese captain said. The Legionaries stopped their push and made a corridor to let pass a single man. He was THE praetor. Nero's right hand. He was wearing a metal face mask, a metal musculata curiass and bracers. He also wears a galeae helmet with a red decorative crest.
"who insulted us?" he shouted under his mask as the Valmese captain took a step forward
"It was me" The captain said
"You challenged us, prepare for the consequences," The praetor said as Nero approached them riding her horse along with Olivia. "If you will entertain our glorious leader, you will be free...if you don't, you can imagine"
The captain slowly nodded as he tightened his grip on his lance.
The preator opened his arms as he turned in Nero's direction "Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant" he greeted his commander.
The Valmese captain didn't waste this opportunity to attempt to kill his enemy, though his lance was deflected by the Preator's Gladius.
The captain twirled the spear above his head and went for his enemy's head when it was blocked he quickly aimed for his side. This time the attack was successful but not enough to pierce the armor.
The preator laughed and shoulder bashed the captain, he then grabbed him and threw him on the ground.
The captain crawled away as his enemy tried several times to stab him while he was on the ground. He turned around just in time to block the Gladius, though the spear broke in his hands. The captain got up and charged at the Preator, he wrapped his arms around his waist and pinned him to the ground. The captain started throwing punches at the Preator's face until he stopped moving.
"Pugna non perfecta est!" Nero's right hand said as he headbutted the captain and pushed him away, he then stabbed the Gladius in his shoulder before pressing it against his neck.
The Preator looked at Nero waiting for her order.
Nero raised her hand, Olivia looked at her and to the captain several times. Nero gave him the thumbs up.
The Preator let go of the captain and pointed his Gladius to the remaining Valmese soldiers. The Legionaries restarted marching towards the soldiers...
"WAIT!" The Captain shouted at Nero as he knelt down "Please spare them!"
Nero narrowed her eyes "Why should I?"
"Because...I know a lot of stuff...if you'll spare them, I give you my word that I will help you in every way possible..." The captain declared
"What is your name?" Nero asked as her legionaries kept advancing
"Wilhelm, Milady"
"Swear loyalty to me" The Roman emperor demanded
"I swear that I will be at your service forever, I swear I'll completely devote myself for your cause and will die for it" Wilhelm said almost begging.
Nero nodded and raised her hand causing all the soldiers to stop "Your captain has begged for your lives, those who wish to live must drop their weapons"
Many of the soldiers dropped their weapons as the legionaries opened another corridor for them. Though some of the soldiers remained still with their weapons in hand.
"What are you doing?! Drop your weapons!" Wilhelm shouted
"We don't take orders by traitors!" The soldiers replied before charging in his direction...their charge lasted a few seconds before they were all cut down.
Olivia had covered her eyes just in time to avoid seeing the slaughter. "W-Was it necessary?" she whispered
Nero closed her eyes and sighed "They made their decision umu..." she then looked to Wilhelm "Take your man and wait for us at the entrance of town"
The captain was heartbroken, those who just died were twenty at best...still too young to understand how the world works and were killed by it...he couldn't blame the Ylisseans, they gave them a decision, surrender and live another day or die for your ideals...the valmese captain slowly nodded as he made his way to those who surrendered and led them to the town's entrance.
Donnel and Scàthach in the meantime were denying escape to those who were hoping to sneak away during the chaos of the battle. The deserters quickly become bandits and with their equipment they will cause a lot of damage. Donnel and his shishou were completely in sync when one failed at something the other would come as back up. Thanks to the enchanted bodysuit, Donnel was capable of fighting at incredible speeds and agility, the spear in his hands was an extension of his body and whenever he found himself in a complicated situation he would use the runes he was taught to escape it.
Scàthach in the other hand was a tornado of pure death, no one so far was able to even get her in a slightly difficult situation, the soldier before her fell just like those before them. The fight didn't last long...
Brynhildr and Sigurd were in a similar situation but they were supported by Brynhildr's group of Pegasus riders, the Valkyries and Sigurd's Wyvern riders. While Gawain and Cordelia were taking care of the ships, Sigurd and Brynhildr were fighting against the Pegasus Knights and Wyvern Riders of the Valmese army. Their aerial fight was truly remarkable though the turning point was when Tristan, Archer and Merlin and his students started giving support from the ground, at that point the valmese aviation was truly defeated.
Bedivere was fighting on the other side of the port some Valmese mages when he saw several archers aiming at Maribelle while she was distracted healing Stalh. Using his Heroic Spirit speed to place himself in front of Maribelle. The woman widened her eyes when she saw several arrows stuck in Bedivere's flesh, most of them have bounced off thanks his armor but not all of them.
"Ser Bedivere!" she shouted in horror but to her shock, the knight immediately started charging in Archers' direction. The archers were dumbstruck and froze in place when they saw Bedivere attacking them even though he had several arrows stabbed in his body. The knight quickly disposed them and was about to pass to the next enemy but he found Maribelle clinging to his arm
"STOP! YOU ARE WOUNDED!" She shouted making the knight blink a few times
"'Tis but a scratch" Bedivere replied as Maribelle shook her head
"If you don't stop I'll immediately call Nightingale!" Maribelle shouted as said nurse was chasing after some Valmese armored soldiers with a bed above her head.
Loud bangs echoed across the battlefied, those noises were coming from Lissa's gun. The young princess and her future husband were defending the church were many civilians were gathered. The couple was working like their were one entity, Galahad had the job of taking care of their defense while Lissa of their offense. Galahad was blocking every attack with his mighty shield only to switch with Lissa so that she could put a bullet in the enemy's head.
Arthur and the others charged towards the ship where the blonde girl was fighting hordes of Valmese Soldiers alone.
Arthur used his mana burst ability to send several soldiers in the air, Lucina used the Chaos caused by Arthur to sneak past their defenses and go help the young girl.
"Are you okay?!?" Lucina asked as the young girl only nodded as she slashed the throat of another soldier.
The two were soon joined by Arthur and the other knights. Together defeated the Valmese soldiers...
Slowly the sound of battle died down until silence filled the area...
"Milord all enemy forces have been neutralized" Agravain announced
"Our losses?" Arthur asked
"The Feroxi army is in shambles like the town while we lost 72 soldiers, 3 Pegasus Knights, 4 Wyvern riders, 2 Templars, 12 Legionnaires, 2 Valkyries" Agravain said
"You got to be kidding me" Flavia said as she got on the ship panting a lot "We lost of men while you lost less than a hundred?"
"Our Soldiers were trained and taught the best strategies ever created in our lands and are all led by veteran soldiers" Agravain said hiding his annoyance "And we are better equipped and organized"
Flavia sighed and walked away...
Lucina looked at the blonde girl in front of her and smiled "You were brave back there, that poor man would have been dead if it wasn't for you"
The young didn't turn around and didn't reply and instead started sobbing this caused Lucina to panic a bit.
"is something wrong?!? Are you wounded?!?" Lucina asked as she put her hand on the girl's shoulder and turned around. What she saw shocked her, the girl was very VERY young.
Arthur noticed what was going on and quickly approached the two of them "What's going on?"
"I don't know..." Lucina said
The girl immediately took a few steps back "I...I...I'm just happy to see you alive again...Father...Mother..."
Lucina widened her eyes and so did Arthur. They were both paralyzed. The young girl realized what she just said and started to take more steps back "I'm sorry, I have...mistaken you for someone e-else! I-I'll go away i-immediately!" she squeaked as she tried to walk away...only to be stopped by Arthur.
"That technique and that sword" he said calmly as he looked at the sword strapped on the girl's waist "You are like Lucina, are you?"
The blonde girl tried to hold back her tears but failed in doing so nodded.
Arthur pulled her into a hug as the young lady started crying, Lucina also approached them and then saw the Brand of the Exalt embed on the girl's back of the neck. Lucina at first didn't know how to feel about this but then she remembered how she felt after her father and mother died. The blonde girl said that she was happy to see them alive again, which only meant that...she also saw them die...
Arthur broke the hug and looked at Lucina...the blue haired slowly approached her daughter and offered her a smile. "What is your name?"
"Altria...Altria Pendragon..." Altria replied sobbing a bit
Lucina gentle wrapped her arms around Altria's small figure "You must have felt very lonely..."
Altria immediately returned the hug and nodded "Yes...mother...It was...terrible" She whispered
"it's okay...now I'm here..." Lucina whispered. She knew how Altria was feeling and hugging her just felt too right, she was without any doubt her daughter...
Not too far away from the scene Merlin was smiling at the three of them "Ara Ara, seems like things got more interesting" she said before getting kicked by a squirrel-like creature
"Fou Fou! (Merlin die!)"