Italics=character's thought/ dreams

Warning! This chapter contains spoilers of all three routes of Fire Emblem Fates + Awakening, just a heads up, okay? Good, on with the story.


Chapter eleven: History lesson and a painful memory

Blake laid down in the cot and tried to go to sleep, but as she closed her eyes, she heard someone enter the room. Blake looked to the door and saw no one.
"Over here." said a female voice.
Blake turned her head and saw a woman with blue hair wearing a blue outfit standing beside her cot. She had a sword at her side and had a golden hair piece.
"Marth…you're a girl...?" Blake asked.
"Umm...yes, sorry for intruding, but I must speak with you." Marth said walking over to the chair in the room.
Blake sat up again and looked at the now female Marth.
"I'm here to thank you Blake. If you and Anna had not interrupted Emmeryn's execution, she would be dead and this world would be back on course for it's destruction." Marth said.
"What...do you mean…?" Blake asked.
"Emmeryn was supposed to be assassinated a few weeks ago, which would began the events that led to the Fell Dragon Grima's resurrection. I stopped the assassination attempt, but fate always tries to correct itself. She was captured and sentenced to death, I couldn't get to and stop her execution in time. I thought I failed...but than you and Anna showed up. You saved Emmeryn, you changed the future, and I hope that this is enough to stem the tide." Marth explained.
Blake stared at Marth before speaking.
"What is...Grima…" she asked.
Marth sighed.
"That's...a long story…" She whispered.

"The Fell Dragon Grima is a being that seeks to destroy the world. They appeared 1000 years ago and brought the world to the brink of destruction. Grima has the power to raise the dead and is nigh unkillable, if it can even die. But the first Exalt used the Falchion, a blade forged from one of the divine dragon Naga's fangs, along with the Fire Emblem, which is said to be able to seal away both dragons and their power, to seal Grima within a temple called the Dragon's Table. But the seal is weakening...and their release is inevitable...but if fate was allowed to be carried out, Grima would win. With Chrom unharmed and Emmeryn alive though, I hope the dark future can be changed." Marth explained.
"The Fire Emblem...it is not used...to kill dragons?" Blake asked.
"No, it's not, why? I said it was to seal seal dragons." Marth said.
"The Fire Emblem I know...is a weapon made by one of...the first dragons and given to humans...so they could help in the dragon's war…" Blake said.
"Nothing like that happened in history. Blake...who are you? I said it back in Ferox, that I don't know anyone named Blake that appears in this time period. So now I must know, who are you?" Marth asked.
Blake repeated her explanation of her origins to Marth, who sat in silence listening. When she finished, Blake looked Marth in the eyes.
"I am curious...how do you know the future…?" Blake asked.
"Oh!...Um...I've seen the future in visions! Yeah." Marth hastily said, her voice cracking.
Blake stared at Marth for a second before her dull red eyes began darting around Marth's body and face.
"You lie worse than Corrin..." Blake focused on Marth's eyes "Did not Chrom have...a similar mark on his shoulder that you...have in your lef-" Blake said pointing at Marth who suddenly jumped up.
"Sorry, but I must go! Thank you for explaining, bye!" Marth yelled as she ran out the door.
Blake stared at the door before lying down again.

A few minutes passed and then Blake heard a familiar voice. She sat up as Anna walked into the room, who went wide eyed as she saw the awakened Blake. Anna ran over to her.
"You're awake! I thought you were never...you were asleep for two weeks!" Anna said.
"Sorry...if I scared you…" Blake responded.
"Listen here. When you're better, I going to beat you to an inch of your life! You scared the crap out of me! I thought my guard was dead. Do you realize how valuable someone is who will work for only accommodation,that's a good fighter and can act as a transport is! You're probably one of a kind! I...you…" tears began to run down Anna's face. "I thought you were going to die. When you're better, you are coming with me, no excuses! I lost a lot of money because of you so you have to be my guard until you make up for it. Got it!" Anna yelled leaning in close to Blake.
"Of course…" Blake answered.
"Oh, and you said you would explain who you were later, and well, it's later." Anna said sitting down in the chair across from the cot.
And so Blake explained who she was for the third time that day.

One week later
A young brown haired cleric undid the bandages on Blake's body and examined the area. The indented wound had filled out and was now just a large scar on her upper central torso. She nodded happily.
"Okay, looks fine and healed. Prince Chrom had your armour and weird undersuit repaired. Supposedly it was really hard to fix because of the odd material it was made of, but as clerics and priests always say, 'there's a staff for everything'." She said leaving and returning with a heavy box filled with Blake's things.
"Your axe and two lances are in the Shepherd's barracks, so you'll need to go there to get them. I'll leave you to get dressed." The cleric said leaving.
Blake put on her black undersuit and armour, both of which showed no sign of damage. Blake left the room she had been healed and had rested in and was met by a waiting Lissa.
"Hi there Blake! I'm here to show you to the barracks. Chrom wanted to come too, but Cordelia is planning their wedding and is forcing Chrom to help." Lissa said walking out of the infirmary.
Blake followed her out.
"Sooooo...what's the world you're from like?" Lissa asked.
"I already...explained-" Lissa cut her off.
"Yeah, yeah, I know all that but what was the world like?" Lissa asked.
"It was...violent. I saw the world's...two powerful kingdoms clash and kill each other...three times. I never saw the...world before the battles or after. All I saw...was the fall of kingdoms, the ravaging of towns. Landmarks crushed..., great walls breached, fields of blood..., the deaths of those who shouldn't...have died. Three times, all from different angles. Three times...or was it fou-AUGHHH...was the-ere a...fourth...with the chi-AUUGHH! Wa-was not...there...my head!" Blake clutched her head screaming.
"Hey Blake! Want's wrong?! Blake, BLAKE!" Lissa asked, concerned.
Blake doubled over in pain as her head pain worsen. Her bond brand began to burn as it started glowing as Blake fell to her knees. A few seconds later, Blake collapsed to the floor. Lissa crouched down, worried before Blake opened her eyes and got up, staggering.
"Hey, are you okay!? You just kind of collapsed screaming!" Lissa said, trying to help Blake steady herself. "Ayy! B-Blake, you're bleeding!"
Blake looked at Lissa before turning to the large mirror that was on the hallway wall. The white of her eyes had gone blue and her azurel blood flooded from her eyes in streaks and from her nose.
"Maybe you should go back to the infirmary. This is not normal." Lissa suggested, worried.
"I-I am...fine. Could you just...use a heal staff...to fix it please? It is not...something too serious." Blake asked.
"Sure, if you think you'll be fine." Lissa said taking out a heal staff.
With a raise of the staff, Blake felt the dull pain in her head fade. She looked in the mirror and saw that the blood from her eyes was gone and she wasn't bleeding anymore.
"How about I just bring you to the barracks with no more questions. Sorry about that…" Lissa trailed off before continuing down the hall.
Blake followed her.

After a few minutes, Blake and Lissa arrive in an old looking room full of boxes and broken weapons. There was a table with a map and books on it at the side of the room. Blake's steel axe, bolt naginata and sword-catcher sat on one of the boxes.
"Well, here you go! Grab your stuff. Anna should be waiting outside though that door. I have to go though, Fredrick is making me train again, and if I don't show up he'll track me down and drag me there. So, bye Blake and...thanks again for saving Emm." Lissa explained before leaving.
Blake walked over and clipped both naginata's to her back and walked out through the door holding the axe. Anna was standing in the open courtyard looking around. Blake willed her wyvern to appear, attached the axe to its saddle, mounted it and flew over to Anna. She smiled when she saw Blake.
"Finally ready? Well let's go." Anna said smiling and jumped up onto the wyvern. "And don't worry about the destination, just follow my directions."
Blake nodded and flew her wyvern into the air and away from Ylisstol.


AN: And so ends the time before Awakening's time skip. The next chapter is going off Awakening's story.
Anyway, enjoy.