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-Chapter 9-
Roar of the Dragon
Evak ran as fast as he could. He was running in the endless dark forest with dark trees standing parallel to each other. He stopped running and wobbled a bit. He managed to stop at the end of the cliff.
"Oh no!" he exclaimed.
He slowly looked over his shoulder. Dark mists came out of the forest as it slowly crept over to him.
"Evak…..Evak….."
"Who are you!? What do you want from me!?" he yelled at the mists.
The mists quickly moved forward, covering him into an eternal darkness as he screamed horribly, making him awake into reality.
He panted heavily and looked to the window. It was still night, past midnight by looking at where the full moon is currently in the sky.
"Just another nightmare, but…why does it feel like it's the same one from before?"
-Fire Emblem Fates Destiny-
In the morning, Evak, Corrin, and his birth siblings, including Azura were gathered at Queen Mikoto's throne room. She explained to them that she wanted to make a public announcement about Corrin himself, but there was also a rumor that Nohrian spies have infiltrated the castle.
She assigned Hinoka, Takumi, and Sakura to guard Corrin and Evak. Azura voluntarily joined with them. Corrin agreed with the tour guiding around the castle town. Evak agreed to go with them, too (even thought it was not a matter of personal choice), so he could get out of the castle since it was too boring to stay in the castle for the last few days. Plus, he could hang out with Azura more.
Sakura and Hinoka kindly toured Corrin around the castle town. Evak was with Azura as he looked around to see all kinds of new thing around the place. He even ordered and tasted some sweet, roasted potatoes. He shared them with Corrin, and Azura.
"Man, I never tasted these amazing roasted potatoes before!" Evak cheered as he munched one.
"Yeah! It tastes great," Corrin said as he ate his.
"Mmm, both of you are right. This is delicious," Azura spoke as she enjoyed her roasted potato.
After an hour or so, they headed and arrived to the castle town plaza, where Queen Mikoto will make her public announcement.
"All the people here are very friendly. And it's so bright….and open," Corrin thought aloud.
"I know, right? This place is really sweet. With a lot of delicious foods, I could actually live here!" Evak commented.
"I really like the people besides the food, Evak, but you are right. This is a great place to live. It's completely contrast to the fortress we lived in," Corrin pointed out.
"True, true," he nodded.
"I'm glad you both like this place. Like I said, I've always been happy here," Azura said.
"Just don't get too comfortable…BROTHER and you too, Prisoner," Takumi spoke harshly.
"Pardon me?" Corrin asked as Evak glared at him, like before.
"I don't trust you. Neither of you. Shouldn't you both be heading back to Nohr soon?" he suggested mockingly.
"Takumi…" Azura spoke.
"Hey, who said you could call me by name? You haven't earned that privilege either," he claimed.
Evak was about to jump in and beat him up, but Corrin stopped him with his arm out in front of him. "That does not make sense."
"What?" Takumi asked.
"Azura has been in Hoshido for as long as I've been gone. Shouldn't that be enough to consider her part of the family?" he argued calmly.
"Corrin…" Azura whispered.
Takumi sighed. "Hah! I don't care. I don't trust all three of you. I just wanted to tell that to your face."
He then walked away to somewhere else. "Hey, Takumi, where are you going?" Hinoka called him. "Sakura, would you mind stay with everybody here? I'll go and get him back."
"Sure thing, big sis," Sakura nodded in agreement before Hinoka went off to get Takumi back.
She turned to Corrin. "I apologize for Takumi's rudeness. He's a bit, um….of a hothead."
Evak smirked. "Heh. You can say that again."
'Look who's talking,' Corrin thought.
Just as Hinoka managed to get Takumi back, the ceremony was about to begin. All the townspeople gathered at the plaza. Queen Mikoto were at present while Corrin stood next to her. Evak watched from the sideline with Azura. Sakura was with Ryoma as he looked around at everyone else with cautious eyes. He also had two extra swords with him, including his own sword.
Hinoka and Takumi stood at the opposite side as they kept an eye from there.
As Queen Mikoto finished her speech, she turned to Corrin as she smiled to him. This was the part where she will announce and introduce Corrin to everyone here. Suddenly, Evak began to feel discomfort as he moaned and held the side of his head like if he is having a headache.
Azura noticed his discomfort. "Evak, are you alright?"
"Urgh. I…I don't know, but…I….feel like something's very bad going to happen right now," he said.
That was when it happened. A mysterious in shroud and hood raised his arm out, causing Corrin's sword to fly out of its sheath from him. Corrin gasped as Queen Mikoto watched it as it flew to the mysterious man. Then, he staved the sword to the ground in front of him, causing a strange dark energy surrounding him before it exploded, sucking everyone who was around him as it killed them in progress.
Suddenly, the blade of the sword shattered into several shards. The shards flew toward Corrin.
"Corrin!" Evak yelled as he jumped into action. However, Queen Mikoto jumped in front of Corrin as she received the attack and screamed in pain. Corrin gasped.
She fell weakly into Corrin's arm as he held her. "You are not hurt? Are you OK?"
"I'm…fine," he said.
She smiled one last time, looking very relieved before she fell asleep eternally. Corrin began to sobs until he cried out.
"Mother!" he sobbed.
"No…..Nnnnooooooooooooo!" Evak yelled.
"Mother!" Sakura screamed as she was about to go over to her, but stopped by Ryoma.
"Evak!" Ryoma stated, catching his attention. He threw the two swords at him, which he caught. The two swords were his swords.
"My swords!" he realized them.
Ryoma turned his attention angrily toward the mysterious hooded man. "You there!"
He ran forward with his sword out, cutting the man in two, but the only thing he did was cut his robes.
"Show yourself!" he exclaimed.
Corrin suddenly became enraged as strange energy emanated from him. The next thing everybody noticed, he turned into a white and blue dragon.
"Gods! What is that?" Takumi asked, horrified.
Ryoma couldn't believe it with his eyes. "It's….It's an ancient dragon! I never thought I'd see the day…"
"Corrin, brother….he turned into a dragon!" Evak surprised.
Corrin as the dragon roared angrily as it flew up in the air.
"Brother!" he yelled, but soon noticed dangers. Suddenly, several mysterious soldiers with glowing purple aura and purple eyes surrounded him. He looked at one of their insignia, revealing to be the insignia of the Nohr Kingdom.
"It can't be!" he gasped as he unsheathed his swords, getting ready to fight.
The first soldiers strike with his sword, but Evak evaded and hit him on the back. The second one was a mage, so she used magic to summon fireball to shoot at him. Evak stepped from side to side.
"Hey! What's wrong with you guys? I'm happened to be the prince of Nohr, one of them!" he exclaimed.
They simply ignored him as they continued with their attacks. "I guess they have not heard of me…but they will now!" Evak declared as he counterattacked.
Meanwhile, Corrin rampaged with extreme rage. Anybody and anything he sees a threat, he just completely obliterated them.
"Incredible! The blood of dragon is just amazing…and terrifying," Takumi thought aloud.
"But, if he continues rampaging like that, he will destroy the rest of the town!" Hinoka pointed out.
"Corrin! If you can hear me, be careful of the enemies who use the Wym Slayer! It is a powerful weapon that's effective on dragons," Azura warned him.
"Grrrrrrrrrrroooooaaahhh!" he roared monstrously.
"Yah!" Evak defeated the last of his foes. He joined with Azura.
"I don't think no matter what we says to him, he'll not listen! He's….just became a complete different being," Evak said.
"We got to try, Evak! There has to be a way to calm him down," Azura stated.
Meanwhile, Ryoma was fighting against the mother killer. Just as Ryoma was fighting against the man, Corrin noticed them and flew over there.
"Brother! Watch out! Corrin is coming your way!" Sakura warned him.
"Grgh!" Ryoma gritted as the mysterious foe grated his sword closely to his face. He turned slightly over his shoulder to see Corrin's heading his way. He then pushed the mysterious foe away from him, and back flipped.
Suddenly, Corrin jumped in between them, causing some the pavement ground to break.
"Big Brother!" Sakura screamed.
"Graaaaaaaaaaaaoooooohhhh!" Corrin roared.
"Yes….Let the rage of the dragon blood consumes you," the mysterious foe said as he snickered.
Corrin killed the mysterious foe coldly without him fighting back. He roared monstrously, and continued to rampage.
"Corrin, stop! Calm down! The fight is over!" Ryoma exclaimed.
Corrin continued to roar.
"Corrin, listen to us! Listen to me, if you can! Calm down, Bro!" Evak yelled.
Corrin roared aguishly at Evak. "Don't you remember me?!" he asked.
Corrin roared as he was about to attack. Evak got his sword out in defensive stance until they were interrupted when Azura just began singing.
"You are the ocean's gray waves…"
"Azura!?" Evak surprised.
"Azura! Wait! Stop!" Ryoma ran over to her, but stopped by her water magic as he flung away. He slid on the ground, stopping himself safely.
Azura continued to sing to Corrin. Evak noticed the stone pendent of hers glowing in bright blue color. For whatever reason, he felt….uncomfortable.
"Grgh! What the hell is wrong with me? Why I do feel….pain when I hear her song? This never happens before!" Evak thought.
Suddenly, Corrin unexpectedly hit her.
"AAAHHH!" she screamed.
"No!" Sakura screamed.
"Azura!" Evak yelled. He was about to jump to save her, but Azura showed her sign, telling him to not intervene. Evak gritted, but did what he is told as she continued to sing. Corrin then grabbed her by the neck, preventing her to get up.
"Corrin…!" Evak growled as his eyes glowed for few seconds until he saw Corrin backing away from her.
Suddenly, flame emanated around him, reverting back to his human form with some steams out.
"Corrin!" Evak stated as he ran over to him. "Bro, are you alright?"
Corrin huffed a bit strongly, but when he looked at Evak, he looked relieved. "Evak, brother…I'm fine."
"Corrin…" he sighed.
"But….I…."
"Yes, what is it?" he asked.
"I…I remember. I finally remember!" he stated loudly.
"Remember? Remember what?" he further questioned.
"Yes. I remember my past! The time, when my real father was killed, and kidnapped by King Garon…" Corrin stated.
After some explaining to do, everyone gathered together to decide what to do next. Corrin and Evak learned that the Nohrian royal family has the power of the Dusk Dragon running through their vein while the Hoshidan royal family, like Ryoma and his siblings has the power of the Dawn Dragon. Corrin, however, is special because he can take the form of a dragon, which is extremely rare. However, Corrin didn't care about that, but cared more about the town and the people.
Unfortunately, sadness and guilt presented through to him. The town was devastated. Most of the people were either dead or missing. The ones who survived were injured heavily.
"I don't believe this. The entire town….devastated," Corrin said.
"I know, man…" Evak stated calmly, yet sadly.
"As you see, Corrin and…Evak. This is the work of the Nohrians. This is what they do," Ryoma said. "Let me guess. That sword you carried…was it a gift from King Garon?"
"Yes, it…was," he answered honestly.
Ryoma sighed. "He masterminded this whole thing. It's not your fault."
"What do you mean it's not his fault, brother? Of course it is HIS fault!" Takumi shouted.
"Takumi!" Ryoma exclaimed.
"His being here led to mother's death! There were spies infiltrated into our kingdom, right in front of our eyes! The town, our home….is destroyed!" Takumi stated angrily as he sobbed a bit.
As Evak was about to counter-argue with him, Corrin spoke up. "Takumi….I'm sorry! Even if this is King Garon's masterminded plan, I still feel responsible for all of this. If you want me to, I can leave and never show my face here ever again."
"What!?" Everyone gasped.
"Big Brother, no! Please don't do that!" Sakura cried.
"Yes, Corrin! That is absurd!" Hinoka pointed out.
"Corrin," Azura sighed.
Evak stayed quiet as he didn't say any words.
"….No, you don't have to do that. I….I'm just so angry that it clouded my mind. I'm….sorry for what I said, and what I've been saying to you, Corrin….as well as to you, too, Evak," Takumi apologized.
Evak looked quite amazed that he heard the first time him saying that to him.
"Takumi….Thank you," Corrin replied.
"Hm. Alright…with that settle, I have made my decision!" Ryoma declared as everyone looked at him, looking determined. "I tried to avoid every turn and corner that may cause the war, but this is the last draw. I, as the new King of Hoshido, declare war on Nohr!"
"Brother!" The three siblings gasped simultaneously.
"Wait, Lord…King Ryoma!" Yukimura popped out of nowhere.
"Yukimura, what is it?" he asked.
"There is…something I must say to you. Something that Queen Mikoto said before…this whole event folded," he said.
This brought surprise to them. "What is it? Speak!" Ryoma demanded.
"The queen actually foresaw her death. She didn't know how or when, but she knew it, certainly. She speculated King Garon's scheme, and darker forces at work," he explained.
"What?! Our mother predicted this all to happen?" he looked unbelievable. Everyone else was the same, too.
"Yes and there's one other thing. Take a look at that statue," he said as they all looked at the statue he pointed at.
They noticed some kind of golden object sticking out of the broken statue. Upon closer look, they realized it to be a sword.
"What is that?" Sakura asked.
"That's the legendary sword, Yato," Yukimura said.
"What?! You mean the divine sword! I thought it was a legend…" Ryoma couldn't believe his eyes.
"Yes, it is, King Ryoma. As you know, your sword, and Lord Takumi's bow are also divine weapons. Yato said to be the weapon that will bring peace and harmony to our kingdom, Hoshido, but it can only be wield by its true master, who is worthy to wield it."
As he finished his explanation, the sword suddenly floated to Corrin as he grabbed it.
"Woh!" Evak gasped.
"Incredible….the sword has chosen Corrin!" Ryoma surprised.
"What does this all mean?" Hinoka asked.
"It means that the sword has chosen Lord Corrin to be its master, making him to be the Chosen One," a voice stated. They turned to see Counselor Hikari approaching to them until he stopped and looked at each of them, one by one.
"Counselor Hikari…" Yukimura spoke like if he was whispering.
"King Ryoma, I'm presented here to tell you that the army is ready. All they need now is your command, your highness," he said.
Ryoma nodded. "Very well. Then, we shall leave at once!" he declared before he looked at his siblings, including Evak.
"Hinoka….Takumi….Sakura….Azura….Corrin…..and Evak. I know that a lot of has happened, but we cannot grieve over the townspeople and….our mother's death, but we will not let their death be in vein. We shall fight back, and punish King Garon and his army that when they mess with us, they will get what's coming for them. Are you all with me?"
"Yes!" His siblings, including Azura said aloud. Even Evak said it, too. Corrin didn't say any words as he was having an internal debate of some kinds, but didn't want to speak about it now.
After his determining speech, King Ryoma gave everyone short time to prepare their mind. While everyone else was preparing, Evak went to check Queen Mikoto's body. Luckily, her body was not ruined during Corrin's rampage. She was laid peacefully on a clean white sheet while some Hoshidan soldiers guarded her body.
He looked at her face, expressing only the smile she showed. A tear fell streamed down from his eyes as he gripped his hand tightly that it felt painful. Suddenly, someone padded him on his shoulder as he turned around to notice Ryoma.
"Evak…Are you alright?" he asked.
"….I wish I am," he replied coldly.
"I know this is hard on you, especially. If you want to, you don't have to come with us. You may stay at the castle, rest there until we returns after we ended the war. I insist…"
"No, Ryoma! I'll join you!" he exclaimed.
Ryoma kept a calm, yet serious composure. "But, you know that coming with us means that you'll fight against your people, your Nohrian family. Are you sure that is your final decision?"
Evak looked straight to Ryoma's eyes. "Your highness, I know what or better yet, who I am facing against. To be honest, I….don't like my father. I actually hate my father, but now...I'm furious about my father! I can't let him get away with this! Your mother….Queen Mikoto…..she was just a kind Queen who only wanted a world without world, and also….a loving mother to my brother, Corrin! I know I am saying this out of my word, but since he is my non-related brother, that makes the queen to be my non-related mother in a way! I want to avenge her death! So, please….take me with you to war!"
He bowed his head near the ground as he sat on his knee. Ryoma scotched and padded on his shoulder.
"You say bold words and conviction, Evak. I like that about you, and respect you for that. You may come with us," Ryoma said.
Evak got up, and nodded to him as they joined with the siblings and they all headed to war.