This is a re-telling of fire emblem 7 with some added scenes and a few changes, but overall it's the same story.
I do not own fire emblem or any reference I may make, they belong to their respective owners.
"We've gained one more ally, his name is Wallace and he is a veteran fighter, who formerly worked for Lyn's grandfather, he is a powerful ally and very knowledgeable. It's almost over, everything we've been through these past couple of months is finally about to end, Castle Caelin is within our sites and all there is left is to deal with Lyn's granduncle, Lundgren. I pray we make it in time."
"We're almost there. We will make it in time and I will make Lundgren pay" Lyn thought, she was gripping the handle of her sword tightly. "Hold on just a little bit longer grandfather"
"Lyn!" Mark called.
She snapped out of her thoughts and gave her attention to the tactician. "Huh… Yes, Mark"
"I've been calling your name for a while now" he pointed to her weapon. "I know your upset, but I need you to calm down, if you're not thinking straight you could die"
She smiled softly and nodded. "Yes… Your right, thank you for worrying"
"Damn… I'm going to have to keep her back, she'll snap if she gets near Lundgren"
"Kent, Sain" he motioned for the cavaliers.
"Yes" Kent responded, but Sain was no where to be found.
"Where's Sain? Never mind, tell him later, I want you and Sain to lead the charge. I'm going to try and keep Lyn as far away from Lundgren as possible" he looked at strategist questionably, his head cocked to the side. "Who knows what she might do near him, she won't be thinking clearly and could get herself killed"
The knight nodded. "Yes, I suppose you are correct. I'll also keep an eye on Lady Lyndis"
"I don't think you'll need too, I have a plan for her, but just in case" Kent nodded rode ahead. Mark took notice of Erk and made him company. "You okay? You seem rather ill"
Erk looked disgusted and ready to strangle someone at the same time.
"Why it is true, you're a delicate flower and I'm very surprised no one has told you so"
"Oh my, you flatter me, Sir Sain. You are quite the gentleman" she said with an innocent tone, batting her eyelashes.
"Oh so that's the problem. Are you jealous Erk?" he joked.
He looked at Mark with disgust. "Are you mad!" he opened his tome, his facial expression becoming threatening. "The very thought makes with sick and if you ever make a joke like that again" he conjured a fireball.
"Okay, calm down. Yesh" he began to walk faster, leaving the mage, but stopped for a second. "Go for her! You know you want to!" he yelled, before running, fireball's flying over his head.
"There!" Sain yelled in excitement.
"Yes, we can see Castle Caelin now" Kent stated.
"Grandfather… I'll be with you soon"
"Everything rest on this next battle"
"Lundgren will not be receiving the reinforcements he expected" Sain piped up.
"Which means he'll move against us with everything he has soon" Mark said.
Lyn grabbed the handle of her weapon. "Let him come! Let them all come! I will not be turned away! I will see my grandfather… I've come too far to let anyone stand in my way. This is it, this is our final test"
"This is what I was worried about" Mark whispered to Kent. He cleared his throat.
"Alright so here is the plan. Dorcas and Wallace will take the lead, going by the main path and followed by Matthew and Erk. Kent and Sain, being that you two know this area well, use the forest by the mountains and ambush the enemy, but try to stay as close to us as you possibly can, Wil, Lucius and Rath will be your support. Serra and Nils will be with Wallace's group, so bring vulneraries. Finally I want Florina and Lyn to fly to the village as quickly as you can and warn them about the battle, defend them if needed" Lyn groaned, displeased with her task. "Remember, this is the last battle, let's take the victory!"
They cheered. Lyn hopped onto Florina's Pegasus and they flew off.
A bandit stood still, unaware of the danger that lurked near him. His eyes widen as he gagged on his blood for a second before dieing, Matthew removed his blade from his victim's neck and wiped it clean with the bandit's shirt.
"My, my" he smirked with confidence. "Joining this group was that right move. I've improved quite a bit"
"Not by much" Mark smiled.
"Oh don't be like that" he laughed. "How about we switch positions, let's see how well you do"
"Nah, I'm good with sending you to fight for me" they laughed. "But in all honesty…" he watched a lone soldier have his lance snapped in two and get swatted away like a fly by just one swing of Dorcas's axe. "Everyone's gotten stronger"
"And being that this is the final battle, our payment is near"
"Payment?"
Matthew normally cheerfully mischievous face dropped into a questionable one. "We are getting rewarded for this, are we not?"
"Um… I thought everyone joined this group free of charge"
"…" Matthew looked at him with annoyance.
"I'll check with Lyn afterwards"
"Well… if anything, I'll just claim something for myself"
"You'd steal from a friend"
"It won't be anything big, but let's keep this a secret from Serra, who knows what she'd do if she found out we might not get paid"
"Agreed"
"Agreed on what?" a female voice asked.
"Nothing!" they said quickly in union. Serra looked at them questionably, but did not press on the matter.
"There's the village" Wallace pointed out.
"Alright let's con-"
"Mark!" Florina's voice boomed through the air. She flew quickly and landed near them. She had tears in her eyes.
"What happened?"
"L-Lyn… She r-r-ran off… t-towards the castle"
"Damn, why now of all times did she decide not to listen to me" his face filled with worry as he looked at the castle. "We need to hurry and regroup"
"W-wait…" Florina held out her hand, in it was a small brown ring with a red gem. "The villagers gave this to me, but I don't know what it is"
Mark took the ring and examined it. "This… these are rare"
Serra snatched it away and looked at it with disgust. "It's ugly, so what is it?"
"It's an-"
"Mark!" the grouped turned to see Sain riding towards them at full speed. His horse skidded to a stop. His face was flustered and worried.
"What wrong?"
"We saw Lady Lyndis moving towards the castle. Kent is trying to fight his way through, but we must hurry"
"Of course, let's move out"
Her sword deflected off the heavy armor. She avoided his lance, but he quickly changed its direction by swinging it. Raising her sword, the lance was blocked, but the power behind the attack was too great and it pushed through, throwing her to the ground and leaving a large gash down her right arm.
"The royal house of Caelin has no need for a Sacaen mongrel! I'll put an end to this foolishness here and now!" Lundgren brought down his lance, but Lyn rolled, the lance impaling the ground.
"To further your own black ambitions, you've harmed my grandfather and the very land you ought to serve" she slowly stood, holding the Mani Katti in her left hand, blood flowing down her sword arm. She was at a disadvantage, but did not back down, her eyes narrowed on the man, ready to kill. "I have neither pity nor mercy for you" she hissed, her voice deep with venom. "Lundgren! Prepare Yourself!"
Lyn charged towards the man, who stood there, completely confident and ready to end the fight. Just before they clashed again, Lyn was swept off her feet into the air by Florina and Matthew, she struggled to get down, but Matthew refused to let her go. Lyn was finally let down, she looked at Mark with anger, the boy returning her gaze.
"Why did you stop me?"
"Why did you go off without the group?"
"To defeat th-"
"You disobeyed my orders and nearly got yourself killed!" he cut her off. "I don't care who you are or what you do, but when we're in battle, you are to listen to my instructions and follow them thoroughly. Serra!"
"Y-Yes" she flinched at the sound of his voice.
"Fix her arm"
The orb glowed and a blue light washed over Lyn's arm, closing the wound.
"Thank you, now I'll b-"
"No you won't, you're so intent on getting through that man that you've completely thrown strategy out the window. Have you even looked at your sword?"
She glanced at the sacred sword; there were chips and cracks all over it. The girl turned. "I'm going" Mark grabbed her hand and placed the ring on her finger. Her eyes widened, finally snapping out of her anger. "M-Mark, w-what is this? N-N-Now of all t-time" she stammered and she blushed. She suddenly straightened out, her body becoming stiff. "I feel a little different" she whispered. The sound of everybody gasping was heard.
"Wow, such a bold thing to do during the midst of battle" Sain awed. "Mark you are such a brave man"
"I'm impressed, I could never do something like that" Wil said.
"What do you mean?"
"So that's what that ring meant, but how come Lyndis gets one and I don't?" Serra huffed with jealousy.
"What is everyone talking about?"
Matthew patted the tactician on the back. "Even though you're both young, to make such a proposal… ah young love"
"W-W-Wait!" Mark's eyes widened and his face turned red. "T-That's not that k-kind of r-r-ring"
Lyn snapped out of her trance and looked at the ring. "Huh… then what is it?"
"It's an energy ring"
"Pardon?"
"An energy ring" Wallace piped up. "They were used centuries ago, during the age of dragons, to increase the strength of the user by a bit"
"But now they're rare to come upon and no one really understands what kind of magic is used within it and few know how to make it" Mark finished explaining. "It can only be used once, but the increase abilities are permanent"
"Oh…"
Mark coughed. "Anyways, so now that you've snapped out of your rage, let's plan this through"
"Ah, you must be...Kent, yes? Why don't you forget the girl and join me. I promise to give you great fortune"
"Lundgren, your treachery precedes you. I will not listen to any of your poisoned words!"
Lundgren face wrinkled in anger. "You're a fool! You'll wish you'd never turned your coat!" he calmed himself and turned to Sain. "Ah, Sain... You're not like that stubborn fool, Kent. You're reasonable. Leave this child, Lyndis, and stand at my side. You will go far in my service"
The green knight rubbed his chin in thought. "That is a gracious offer, my lord..."
"Quite…"
Sain looked at the lord smiling. "However, I am rather fond of my friend the stubborn fool" he then turned his attention to Lyn. "And if I am to pledge my service to any liege, I would choose lovely Lady Lyndis over Foul Lundgren, regardless of the risk!"
"Fool! I will make you regret your decision!" he prepared himself and charged towards Lyn.
"Lucius blind him"
A small light exploded right in front of Lundgren. "Gah!" he halted and rubbed his eyes.
"Now pin both his arms"
With they're lances readied, Kent and Sain charged. Lundgren parry Kent's attack, but Sain was able to pierce his right arm. Kent turned around; thrusting his lance into Lundgren's other arm while he screamed in pain, dropping his weapon.
"AAAhhh!" he screamed, his arms now useless, unable to move with the two knights holding him in place. "That annoying little girl...Nothing but a savage from Sacae...The Caelin throne...should be...mine..."
Lyn slowly advanced onto her relative, she held her sword upwards. "I have no mercy for those who harm my loved ones" the Mani Katti penetrated his body; he coughed blood, slowly gagging.
"You will… die… savage…"
The three pulled there weapons from his body, wiping them clean. "We've won… At last, I can see my grandfather"
"Pardon me…" an old man in a green attire with grey hair and a moustache, peeped outside the castle. "Who might you be?"
"Reissmann!" Kent said. The knight jumped off his horse and raced to him.
"Sir Kent, are you ok?"
"Yes, I am fine, how is everyone else?"
Reissmann looked down, his face full of sadness. "Those of us who refused to take Lundgren's side were imprisoned; I was imprisoned because of the message you sent me when you met Lady Lyndis, luckily during the commotion I was able to escape and check on the lord. So is this Lady Lyndis?"
"Yes"
He looked at Lyn, examining her. He closed his eyes and smiled. "My, my, she looks just like Lady Madelyn"
"Um… Thank you… May I see my grandfather now?"
"Yes, of course" he looked at her sternly. "But do not be shocked by what you see. Lundgren has been poisoning the marquess's meals for some time. His body has been ravaged… He has been bedridden for months"
"I won't"
"Milady, you go on ahead, we'll free the other prisoners"
The sound of the door opening and closing was heard. "Who is there?" a withered old man in bed asked, wearing royal clothing. "I said no visitors. I will see no one"
"…" Lyn looked down nervously, hesitant to speak.
"What are you doing? Leave me… to die…"
She took a deep breath. "Um… Pardon me… My name is… I'm Lyndis"
His annoyance was replaced by shock. "Eh? Did you say Lyndis? Is that…"
"My fathers name was Hassar, chieftain of the Lorca. My mother was Madelyn… I was raised on the plains"
"Could it be? Come closer. Let me see your face" She approached and lowered her to meet his eyes. He touched her cheek. "Oh… Yes… There is no doubt… You are Madelyn's trueborn child…" tears flowed down his tears.
"Grandfather!" she jumped into his embrace, tears flowing down her face as well.
"Lundgren told me that my daughter had died. My heir… and you, too, he told me you were dead. Thank you… Thank you for living. Ahhh… I am blessed"
"Mother and Father were slain last year by brigands. I… I was the only survivor. I lived on, but…"
"Lyndis, please forgive a prideful old man. If only I had accepted your parents love… There would have been no bandits. We would have lived here together in perfect peace"
She pulled away from her grandfather. "Grandfather… My parents… My tribe… Our life was one of love and peace. The end was tragic, but up until the attack, we were truly happy"
"Truly? Madelyn had a life of happiness?" he smiled at the thought. "Knowing that gives me so much joy. I guess I should have trusted that boy more" he laughed. "Thank you, Lyndis. I can die in peace now…"
"No! Grandfather! You mustn't say that!"
"There's no avoiding it, Lyndis. I've taken too much poison for far too long. It's too late…"
"Be brave, Grandfather! You will recover! Believe me!" she encouraged. "On the plains, we say that illness fails in the face of a strong heart!" she took hold of his hand. "I am with you now! You mustn't give up!"
You're… with me…"
"Yes, we have so much to talk about. Walks to take, music to listen to, there's so much I want to do with you, so much lost time we can recover"
"That does sound nice…"
"Doesn't it? And once you're well, I'll take you to the plains. I'll show you the endless sky, the oceans of grass… I want you to know the lands mother loved so much!"
"The lands Madelyn loved…" he grinned widely. "You're right. I still have… quite a bit of living to do"
"You can do it grandfather!"
"Thank you Lyndis"
And that's the end of Lyn's journey. Yes I know that the last few chapters have not been as comical as they could've been, but these chapters were serious.
Anyways, I like to thank Tom-Ato13 and Gunlord500 for their reviews, and I'd like to thank the other readers for putting up with my bad grammar, I'm working on it, I swear.
So next time the group spends some time at the castle.
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