Coming Together

They have traveled up North towards the coast of Ylisse as they head up North halfway near the borders of Regna Ferox. That was until they were stopped in their tracks by a large river entrance to the sea. Chrom grimaced as he came back to the group with his retainer, "Not good. The water is too deep. Just like you said Reflet. It's not any help when all the ferries have stopped operating."

As she looked out to the rushing waters, Robin nodded, "I was afraid of that. The current is too strong…"

Chrom nodded and looked around, "Where's Kamui and his siblings?"

Reflet frowned, "They told us that they're trying to see if there was this Dragon Vein in the area."

"A dragon Vein?" Frederick raised a brow.

The exalt narrowed his eyes, "I recall them asking us about it before too. I'm going to assume that it has something associated with their blood and lineage."

"It does."

Reflet turns around and saw Kamui and his siblings return as Kamui explained, "Well, simply put. There's certain places where we can use our blood to change parts of the terrain. It comes in handy when we can't move forward or change the tides of war in battle."

Camilla nodded, "Only those with royal blood can release them. If the dragon's blood was strong in your veins, you would be able to use it too."

She sighed and continued with a troubled expression, "But, sadly, such places are either so hard to come by or there're none left in this time."

Chrom grimaced, "If we have such a place, I really would've been a lot easier for us-"

He stopped as the faint rumbling sound could be heard behind him. He turned and saw that a long bridge of dirt appear before them and searches all the way to the other side of who knows where. Reflet's jaw dropped at the sight. Camilla struggled a grin as she said, "Well, now. It seems someone has brought an example out for us."

Hinoka frowned, "But, who could've done it? And where? I haven't seen a Dragon Vein in so long till now."

Corrin looked to Chrom, "Umm… Are you all right, Chrom?"

As she tapped him on the shoulder, the exalt jumped and turned to them, "Huh? What? Oh, right… Sorry, this is the first time something like this happened."

"Beside the one where Lucina came through the portal and Grima came back!" Lissa pointed out as she jumped on her toes, "This time, something cool happened and it helped us, like when Lucina came!"

"Right…" Takumi raised a brow, "Let's save all the excitement for a little while. What I want to know is who activated one?"

"Agreed." Leo said with a grimace, "The only one in this world with such an ability can only be a manakete. That or Grima…"

"That's not possible."

They turned and saw Tiki arrive before the group as she continued, "Grima should not be capable of using these veins you spoke of."

"Lady Tiki!" Ryoma's eyes narrowed, "Why? Is he not a dragon as well?"

Tiki nodded, "To all, he is a dragon. He has the body of a dragon and the power of one of the Earth Dragons. However, he is not a true dragon."

"What?" Chrom shook his head, "I'm sorry, but can you make explain this in details so we can understand, Lady Tiki? I'm rather confused. Is he not a dragon?"

"He is a special one." Tiki said with a grimace, "Between the years when Marth became the King of Altea and the era when his journey to become the ruler of Archanea began, there was another war that occurred in the midst of the peace. The war began below its continent where two polar opposite kingdoms, similar to Nohr and Hoshido took place. The kingdoms were also raised by two sibling Divine Dragons exiled by my clan. Their war was what led to the founding kingdom of Valentia."

"Valentia?" Ryoma frowned.

Tiki nodded, "This is going to be a long tale, but I'll cut it don as short as I can. A thousand years later, its name was soon changed from Valentia to Valm."

"The Kingdom of Valm?!" Hinoka's eyes widen.

"That's right." Tiki answered, "Sadly, the siblings fell to the degenerations and, in those dark time, the first king of Valm united the people of both kingdoms together and defeated one of the siblings who was used by the greed of humans. That man was the lost prince from that sibling's kingdom. During one of their expedition, they soon came upon an alchemist who wanted to create a powerful being. In his experiments of dark Alchemy using bit of dragons and his own blood as his subjects, he soon created a dark being that would later on become Grima."

In their stunned silence, she turned to their tactician, "That man was none other than your distant-ancestor, Reflet, Robin. However, when he attempted to merge with Grima, he failed as he was not strong enough to do so. And, he never finished what he started, because it was then that the first king appeared with his militia and ended that man's life and his freshly made creation. Or so he thought…"

"What?" Chrom grimaced, "He was the first to slay Grima?"

Tiki nodded, "There was no need for the Fire Emblem as the Fell dragon was nothing more than a mewling hatchling. However, the darkness coming from him was described to be very… real, even after he was slayed. They never knew that he never fully gone nor would return full grown and threaten the humans with extinction. This was all written in the journals that have been gathered from many other manaketes and travelers."

Reflet grimaced, "But, how? Can this actually be true?"

"I'm afraid so." Tiki frowned, "Like him, you should have a mark or a tatoo on you, do you not?"

Reflet froze with eyes widen before he slowly removed one of his brown gloves and uttered, "This? This was it?"

Sure enough, on the back of his left hand was the purple tattoo of a Grimleal symbol. Tiki nodded, "Yes. That looks about it. That was why Validar stated that you were bounded to all of this by blood. Because the alchemist used his own blood to tie himself to Grima the day he was born."

"But, why can't he use the Dragon Vein?" Xander said with a frown.

Tiki frowned, "That's because he was made from the blood of Reflet's ancestor. He was not born with the power of a dragon, even if the alchemist used the Earth dragon as his subjects."

"That's so horrible." Elise exclaimed with a disapproving frown, "How could he do such a thing?"

Chrom nodded, "But, that has nothing to do with Reflet or Robin now. Reflet have fought off Grima's control on them before and Robin has no connection with the rite anymore. But, if it's not Grima, then who is it?"

As nervous silence ensues, Xander was the first to speak, "Well, we probably won't know till we cross the bridge. Not the wisest decision, I understand, but the tide will wash away the path very soon if we do not hurry as well."

Ryoma nodded, "This is the quickest path to the other side."

He turned to the darkened sky, "And, Grima is only drawing closer as we speak. I agree that we cross the bridge as well."

Reflet raised a brow as Robin hesitated, "Well, we do have our fliers should things go south. Without Kinomoto on our side, this will be rather dangerous."

Chrom nodded, "I agree. We must hurry, then. Before Grima catches up to us. Frederick, gather the shepherds. We're going to cross the bridge."

The retainer frowned, but bowed and quickly rushed off to the militia.

The bridge was about ten yards wide and how no how long as it stretches far into the distance. Everyone one was hesitant at first, especially the war steeds. Reflet instructed that those with flying mounts would take to the air and keep an eye out for any enemy risens. It wasn't long before the noticed the other side of the bridge was a part of the cliff as the bridge began tilting up slightly. Chrom's eyes widen, "Is that it?"

"I believe so." Lucina said with wide eyes, "It looks different from my timeline. I never even knew that there had been a cliff there."

"Well, then! What are we waiting for! Let's go!" Lissa shouted with glee as she and the other younger princesses hurried up the slant.

Kamui chuckled, "I think I'll miss hearing those three running around."

Chrom grinned, "We've all been together for so long now. I guess some of the things we don't experience in the other timelines are just a natural thing for us. All that's left is to bring back Kinomoto and hopefully they can bring Syaoran back."

"But, we don't know where she is right now." Hinoka said with a grimace.

"It's best to assume that she's with Grima." Robin said with a grimace, "I doubt he would let her go knowing that she's the strongest mage in her world."

Reflet nodded, "He'd want to keep her where he could keep an eye on her."

Corrin frowned, "Do you think he'll come for us personally? My siblings' retainers had told us that the awakening was one of the factors to his fall."

Reflet's eyes widen and turned to her, "If that's true, then we must pick up the pace. He definitely won't sit by idly and watch as Chrom does the Awakening."

Robin grimaced, "If worst comes to worst, we may have to send Chrom in there by himself as we keep Grima at bay."

Reflet shook his head, "That won't work. I feel that Grima has no weakness aside from Falchion and the Fire Emblem."

Kamui grimaced, "That's-"

"Everyone, we're here." Chrom said as they looked up and saw the cliff nearing before them.

Taking a step onto solid ground, Lissa gasped in awe as she breathed, "It's beautiful…"

"Yes…" Sakura concurred breathlessly.

Before them was grassy plains covering bit of ruin debris and a large waterfall training down into the river on facing back to Ylisse. Lucina grinned with a nod, "The divine dragon's power flows through every blade of grass here."

"I think I feel something." Robin said with a grimace.

"Really?" Reflet frowned, "I… don't feel anything different about here…"

Xander shook his head, "It's probably what happened between you and Grima, Reflet. I'm sure you'll get it after Grima is gone for good."

Corrin's voice called out to them, "G-Guys?!"

They turned around and saw that Corrin's and Kamui's body glowed they suddenly turned into their dragon form. Surprisingly, it as the same for Kamui as he became the same dragon form as his younger twin. There was a couple of screams as Shigure's voice called out, "Ahna! Kana!"

"Kana!" Midori screamed in bewilderment.

The group looked back to the ranks and saw two smaller dragons exactly like their parents. Chrom grimaced, "What?!"

Reflet frowned, "What… What's going on?! The manakete's are becoming dragons! Oh gods…"

Robin quickly looked to Lady Tiki, who nodded, "It's just the results of my mother's power influencing the place. Just like back in Naga's Cradle, but stronger."

Robin shook her head, "But, neither you or our other manaketes turning into dragons."

Tiki nodded, "That's most likely due to having been directly descended from the Divine Dragons clan. Because their Dragon's blood is thicker, the surrounding area can loosen their grip on our form unless you've gotten use to handling the power of shifting between forms over decades. That's why Nowi and I aren't turning into our true forms. Nah is only partially a manakete, so the surrounding won't affect her hold on her as she still has half the blood from her human father."

She turned to the dragons, "Try returning to your human form. It's just like when you transform to and from."

One of the larger dragons nodded as light began to flash and water appear around them. It wasn't long before they have two siblings before them again and two little cousins looking around in confusion as Tiki said, "Try not to let yourself go with this place's atmosphere or you can turn back into dragons unintentionally."

"Thank you, Lady Tiki." Corrin said with a grimace, "That was rather alarming."

Kamui nodded, "You have my gratitude as well."

Chrom sighed in relief, "I'm just glad that it's nothing too serious."

Reflet nodded, "I was worried that you would be dragon permanently with the way you transformed."

Robin nodded before she frowned in confusion, "But, I'm confused. Lady Tiki said that you have to be directly descended from the Divine Dragon clan to lose your grip in shapeshifting here. Sure, some of the Divine Dragons may have become your First Dragons, but why is it that only you and one of your children lost your grip?"

"Wait…" Chrom frowned, "Sorry to interrupt, but something doesn't feel right."

The group remained silent as they scanned around their surroundings. Suddenly, Reflet shouted with a grimace, "We must prepare for battle! Grima has sent servants here. I can sense it. They'll be on us soon!"

Without a moment to waste, their tactician quickly formulated a plan as they scan the area that was now full of Risens, which popped out of nowhere, and call upon their soldiers. Lucina grimaced in bewilderment, "How could Risen infiltrate this sacred place?"

"Their power must be linked to Grima's." Chrom said with a grimace.

Kamui nodded as he drew his blade, "Then, we have to destroy them to move forward!"

Chrom nodded, "Shepherds, charge!"

At once, the soldiers was already on the move as Robin and Reflet gave out the commands. As usual Chrom was on the front line and Kamui and his siblings have already pitched in with their soldiers. Forrest and the children was placed to secure an escape route if it was needed. Kamui strained a smile as he noticed that there was a marble building poking out on a hill. He shouted, "Chrom! Is that it?!"

The exalt looked up and nodded, "It seems so! We need to push forward!"

"Right!"

Azura was taking shelter behind one of the debris of a ruin nursing a badly sprained ankle as she felt something coming from within her. A strong surge of power. Tempted, she poked her head out a little doing her best to use her other leg as she could see the reinforcing army of Risens coming up from behind the enemy ranks. Nervous, she frowned, "This doesn't look good…"

She suddenly noticed something shining in the corner of her eye as she turned and saw an area with glittering sparks floating in the air. She knew that place very well as she gasped, "A Dragon Vein?"

It's been a very long time since she last seen one. She looked around and saw that her husband and her siblings were all busy with the enemy. Hesitantly, she struggled to her feet as he tries to come up with a plan to get there, despite knowing that she did no have the power to open it. But, the sensation she was currently feeling…

"Queen Azura!"

She turned around and saw Reflet's youngest daughter diving down to her then landed before her, "Are you all righ- Oh… I guess not."

She hopped off her Pegasus and took a closer look to the wound with a grimace, "Ugh… That' s got to hurt… Father said that we need to pull back into defense formation."

Azura nodded, "Before that, Morgan, can you take me next to that waterfall on your Pegasus. I think I see a Dragon Vein in that area. If I open it, then it should change the tide of battle to our favor."

Morgan looked to the waterfall and raised a brow, "Okay? But, Gramps said that you don't really have any powers…"

Though uncertain of who Gramps was, Azura nodded, then pleaded, "But, I think I actually can. Please, Morgan, take me over there before the enemy spots us."

As Chrom and the others pull back, the earth beneath them rumbled heavily as he exclaimed in disbelief, "What?! An earthquake?!"

"No…" Kamui's eyes widen as he spun around till he saw his wife by the waterfall they were at with Morgan on her black Pegasus, "Azura!"

"What?" Corrin muttered in confusion, "But, I thought she doesn't have the ability to open dragon veins!"

"That doesn't matter right now. We'll speak with her after!" Chrom said with a grimace, "Look!"

As he said this, the waterfall split into two as one side it collapsed before the fall creating a long river that rushed out before their enemy sweeping them into the ocean on the other side of the cliff. Kamui said in surprise, "The Risens are falling with the waters… Reflet! Robin! Bring out the cavaliers and the sky knight and Malig knights! Camilla! Hinoka! Pair up with the closest Shepherd or soldier to you and take them across the river! Xander! Leo! We need to cover as much distance and charge forward while we still have the chance!"

The Shepherd's tacticians thought carefully before Reflet nodded, "I get it."

Robin grinned, "Yeah. Cherche! Sumia! Pair up with the closest soldier to you and charge forward! Frederick! Take Chrom and move up!"

"Stahl!" Reflet shouted, "Take Flora and create some ice steps on the water for those who can't do either! We'll follow up from behind! Can you and Felicia do that, Flora?"

"Ice what?" Stahl shouted in confusion.

"Ice steps." Flora said with a sigh, "I understand! Stahl, take me to my sister. Quickly now!"

"All right." Stahl said with a nod.

Seeing the two off, Reflet noticed some of the Risens fighting against the current placed his Excalibur tome away and brought out Thoron.

"Robin." He said.

The female tactician nodded as she brought out her yellow tome, "I'm way ahead of you, brother. Hurry!"

The two rushed over to the river and casted their spell.

"THORON!"

A large spark of lightning shot out from their outstretched hand and hit the water. Following it was hollow screams of the enemy as they faded into purple haze. What soon followed after it was a thick layer of ice as Reflet nodded, "Good. Let's keep going!"

Robin nodded, "But, first… Lon'qu! Lissa! Cross the river and wait on the other side! Morgan! Morgan?!"

"I'm over here, Aunty!" the girl called waving her hand still producing static in the air.

"Good! Take Azura to Lissa quickly! It looks like Azura got hurt."

"That's because she is!" Morgan called back, "Don't worry! We'll be there soon!"

Seeing the situation care for, the tacticians continued forward bring down numerous more Risen with them either by their magic swords or their tomes.

After crossing the river, Chrom made his way forward when he noticed the general mage on the sidelines. His eyes widen at the shocking familiarity and turned to his retainer, "Frederick, get Eriol! Quick!"

Seeing the same man, the retainer nodded and quickly rushed through the battlefield. Recalling the words of the powerful mage, Chrom quickly blend himself amongst the battle. However, he saw the young man turn to his direction. Chrom grimaced before he heard a scream behind him. He spun around and saw a young blue hair woman in green clothing and archer armor on the ground as the Risen came closer to her. Chrom looked back to the magician in blue before turning his back and hurried over to the woman. Quickly, he raised his blade and cut the enemy down before hurrying to the woman, "Are you all right there?"

"Y-Yes!" The woman nodded as she slowly got up, "Th-Thank you… Watch out!"

He turned around and saw a Risen before him raising his axe when a dark ball of energy blasted it into a haze. He looked to the source and saw a very familiar woman as his eyes widen, "Tharja?"

"Now what's this?" the woman in unusual dark clothing frowned, "Not even a thank you for saving a life?"

Chrom strained a smile, "Sorry. Thanks for saving us there. Hm? Is that an onmyouji clothing?"

This time, the woman with brown hair looked up to him with a dark gaze, "So you know?"

Chrom nodded, "I'm Chrom. Captain of the Shepherds. For the last two years, We've been allies with Kamui's and Corrin's militia."

This time, the woman gaze a creepy grin, "Ah, that saves all the energy, then. Is my cowardly father here? Or better yet, my mother?"

"Your father?" Chrom raised a brow.

"Of course." The woman sighed, "His name is Hayato."

Chrom's eyes widen, "What?! Then, you're their child?"

"Are they here with the captains or are they not?" the woman repeated more darkly.

Chrom strained a smile, "Yes, they're here. They are in the back of the battle field with Princess Sakura."

"That sounds much like mother." The woman nodded, "As thanks, my name is Rhajat."

As she left, Chrom grimaced, "Another Doppelganger like child? She's very much like Tharja."

"U-Um…"

He turned to the archer slightly startled, "Oh, I'm sorry. Are you friends of hers?"

"Y-Yes." The woman nodded, "You're C-Chrom, sir?"

The exalt raised a brow and nodded, "Yes?"

The woman let out a sigh of relief, "U-Um…"

She took out a ring and continued, "My Mother and Father should be a Shepherd here."

Chrom's eyes widen as he continued, "Friends of my daughter, then?"

The archer struggled a nod, "Y-Yes. I was one of Lucina's Shepherds… My name is Noire, sir."

Chrom nodded with a friendly smile, "I see. Right now, we have something big going on. So, I'll need you to stick with one of the Shepherds till the battle is over."

As the woman nodded, Chrom looked around till he noticed figures approaching them, "Leo! Xander!"

Frederick had returned with both siblings as a blue cat flew out of one of the saddle.

"Chrom?" Eriol's voice called out to him, "You needed my assistance?"

Chrom nodded with a grimace, "You might want to look over there."

As he pointed, the cat turned his head as the mage' voice muttered in dismay, "I see. This is unfortunate… Blunt force will be difficult to restrain my body."

"Bad news." Chrom frowned, "He's the general here."

"What about your familiars?" Leo asked.

The cat shook his head as Spinel answered, "In terms of power, Eriol is stronger than the two of us."

Eriol spoke up, "I have a plan, but we must act fast and your assistance is required, Prince Leo."

Leo nodded, "What is this plan of yours?"

"I'll distract my body." Eriol answered, "When I do so, I need you to use your vines and restrain him completely. See that staff in my hands? That's the medium I need to utilize my magic. We need to knock that out of my hand."

"Alright." Leo said.

Quickly, a whirl of wind blew around the cat as the black jaguar appeared in its place. The two was about to leave when Noire spoke up, "Wait! Let me help too! If it's distracting the enemy, I'm good at that too!"

Chrom shook his head, "The general isn't like any other mages of our world. However, Lucina and your friends would need your archery skills. You're an archer, correct? You are holding a bow."

Noire nodded, "Rhajat and I fled here as soon as we saw those ominous clouds and those Risens. It was only by luck that I met up with you here."

Chrom frowned, "That doesn't sound reassuring. Frederick, can you bring this girl to Lucina? The Risens on their side doesn't seem to be reducing anytime soon. Her name's Noire. Apparently, she's friends of Lucina's."

"Friends of Lucina?" Frederick raised a brow.

Noire nodded, "U-Um… Sir Frederick the Wary… If you want, I can show you my talisman."

"Talisman?" The knight frowned in confusion as he took the purple slip of paper.

She nodded again and pulled it out to them, "M-My mother is a sorcerer, s-see… This is the last thing she's ever given me before she passed."

Chrom's eyes widen, "A…"

"Sorcerer…" Frerderick grimaced as he cleared his throat, "S-So, her name is…"

"Th-Tharja, sir." Noire stammered nervously, "Her name is Tharja."

There was an uncomfortable silence as Leo grimaced, "And… your father."

"His name is Virion." Noire answered, "He's the ruling duke of Rosanne, sir. W-Well… At least, he was in our timeline… B-before he passed…"

"I-I see." Frederick said with a quick nod, "Then, I shall take you to Lucina immediately."

Noire slowly nodded, "Th-Thank you, sir. U-Um… can I please have my talisman back? I can't continue forward without it. It helps me fight too…"

"Okay?" Frederick raised a brow and handed the purple paper back to her.

After seeing the knight and the archer leave, Leo sighed, "Tell me that's the last child."

Chrom struggled a grin as he answered, "Well, it should be… Unless, they suddenly have another sibling… At least, their daughter seems to be just like any normal child. A bit shy, perhaps, but that doesn't seem like any big issue to worry over."

"I hate to interrupt a pleasant discovery, sir." Eriol said, "But, we have to subdue the general as quickly as possible. And, if the worst comes to be…"

"No." Chrom nodded, "We'll make sure to get you back in your body. So, just subdue it to the best of your abilities. Xander and I will provide back up."

Spinel nodded as Eriol said, "Yes, sir. Thank you. Spinel."

"Understood." The jaguar muttered as he took to the air on his butterfly wings.

With him, Chrom and the other followed from afar hoping to catch the man off guard when the time came. Once close, Spinel dove in tried to claw at the man only for a barrier to form around him. Finally the man looked up revealing dead blue eyes and spectacles just as Ophelia had described. Regardless, Spinel jumped back and shot a red orb at him, which vanished against the barrier. However, Spinel that charged at him as his claws became longer before bringing it down against the barrier. Only for the transparent barrier to vanish as the claws fell through, much to their shock. However, another barrier was formed before the man as vines suddenly wrapped around the body. Out of the blue an arrow appeared out of nowhere and knocked the gold staff out of the man's hand.

"Now!" Eriol's voice pulled through as Spinel charged into the body pulling the vines from the ground.

There was a sudden burst of light illuminating the area catching everyone's attention, including the Risens.

Chrom took cover behind his cape as he shouted, "Eriol! Spinel!"

Regardless, there was no response. It wasn't till a couple seconds later when the light finally died away. When it finally did, They saw that the man was on the ground unmoving and Spinel was getting up. Chrom rushed over to them as he shouted, "Eriol!"

Leo and Xander was already there as Chrom approached them. Spinel gave himself a quick shake before approaching the staff and picking it up in his jaws. He strode over to the body. Anxious over their comrade, Chrom grimaced as he looked to Spinel, "Eriol?"

Spinel shook his head as he turned to the body. It moved before the man slowly sat up with a grimace, "U-Ugh… Well, it's certainly been a while, hasn't it?"

Chrom sighed in relief as the familiar voice left the body. He strained a smile as he sighed in relief, "You gave us quite a scare there, Eriol."

The man pushed up his spectacles with a small chuckle, "My apologies for the trouble and the worries, Chrom."

"Chrom." Leo called to the exalt in bewilderment, "The Risens are retreating…"

Chrom's eyes soon turned to the battlefield and widened upon seeing the undead pull back in a rush, "How-?"

Eriol took the staff into his hands as Chrom and Leo helped him up to his feet. The magician muttered upon the sight with a firm nod, "I thought so. With my body and my powers back, the best choice to do in this case is regroup and think of another strategy. He knows what I'm capable of."

"What would you do if he didn't?" Xander questioned curiously.

"I'll cover the world in a temporary darkness." Eriol answered solemnly, "Without the sun or the moon, the world will fall to sleep until we can defeat his servants. However, the spell takes a lot of effort and using it in my current state is no small task."

"That's… unbelievable…" Leo shook his head, "The mages of your world are certainly not one to be taken lightly."

Eriol smiled before he looked up as he realizing something, "Ah, that's right. According to the memories in my body, I recall seeing Miss. Kinomoto. She's unharmed, it seems."

"Kinomoto!" Chrom's eyes widen, "Then, where is she?"

Eriol's expression darkened slightly as he answered, "She's with Grima's vessel."

After what seemed to be hours of fighting against the shocking number of Risens, Chrom and the army have finally arrived at the Temple after defeating their foes. Kamui rushed to Azura as he asked anxiously, "Are you all right, Azura? That was quite a feat using the Dragon Vein, but how did you do it? I've never seen you use the ability till now."

Azura shook her head, "I don't know as well, myself. I just felt something pulling me be the waterfall and I saw a Dragon Vein right next to the falls. I couldn't walk earlier, so I was fortunate when Morgan decided to join our group when she did."

Reflet nodded with a frown as he looked to his daughter, "Speaking of which, didn't I tell you not to leave your sister, Morgan? You disobeyed our instructions, young lady. I'll give you your punishment when this is over."

The young Dark flier looked to the ground anxiously. That was till she saw the smile of Reflet's face as he continued, "Is what I like to say, but seeing that you've saved one of our allies today. I'll let you go this time. However, don't wander away from your instructions in the future, Morgan. Your aunt and I decided for you to join your sister's group for a reason and that was to keep you off the front line till you're ready. Should this occur again, there will be consequences. Now, go check up on Syaoran in the wagon while we enter the temple. Also, no experiments while we're gone."

The girl's eyes lit up as she nodded enthusiastically, "Yes, Father!"

As she rushed off with her black pegasus, Reflet let out a sigh of relief as Kamui strained a smile, "Getting into the parenting role, Reflet?"

The tactician chuckled, "You could say that. I just didn't think I'd have to pull that out so soon in my life. Still seeing your own daughter suddenly in a place that full of danger is a horrifying thought."

Azura nodded with a small smile, "I think we can relate to that. We've had to protect our own kids from harm many times even after they joined our ranks."

Reflet smiled before he looked to the entrance solemnly. Seeing this Chrom nodded, "Let's hurry while we still have time."

Kamui nodded, "Right."

As the group entered the large marble temple in small groups, they soon came upon a figure of a large dragon and a small stone seat at the end. As Kamui and Corrin was too busy looking around their surroundings, Reflet said, "So, that must be the altar…"

The two looked back up and saw the white chair and glass window above both the chair and the dragon figure.

"You're right. We've made it… the altar." Chrom nodded as he made certain the shield was strapped to his other arm, "Wait here… I'll be right back."

"Be careful, Chrom…" Lissa said anxiously, "I heard from Odin that there was going to be this big fire that you will have to go through."

"We must believe in him, Aunt Lissa." Lucina said with a nod, "We've come this far. It would make no sense for things to go astray now."

Chrom nodded and turned around as he approached the altar. The moment he stood before the empty throne, Chrom called out, "Here me, Naga! I bear proof of our sacred covenant!'

Suddenly, the gemstones on the shield began to glow as he continued, "In the name of the exalted blood, I ask for the divine dragon's power! Baptize me in fire, that I may become your true son!"

A bright light flashed before them as white transparent flames sprung out before them as they watched in shock as the exalt was now covered in the flames while the man too cover with the shield. The heat radiated to them as they could feel the sudden rise in temperature.

"Father!" Lucina shouted in horror.

The man raised a hand, "I'm… I'm all right!"

He confirmed his words as the man slowly steadied himself with the shield now to his side. Before them, a transparent glowing figure appeared as the transparent woman spoke, "Be welcome, Awakener. Your heart has been tested and deemed worthy. Cleansed in my fire, your desire has proven to burn the stronger."

The woman before them have long green hair, pointy ear that signified her manakete blood, a flowing pink and white gown, an armlet on each arm and a long sash flowing against the heat of the flames. Xander asked his younger siblings, "So, I would assume that she's the Divine Dragon?"

Azura nodded bitterly, "Yes, Xander. She was the one Kinomoto freed from Grima's imprisonment."

Chrom asked Naga, "Then, you will grant me the power to save our friend and defeat Grima?"

Hesitantly, he added, "… The power of a god?"

"Yes." The woman nodded, "But know this: I am no god."

"But milady, you are the divine dragon!" Lucina called out to her in confusion.

"So do sons of man name me." She replied, "But I am no creator. I possess not the powers of making or unmaking. And neither does Grima. Neither of us bears the power to destroy the other utterly."

Chrom's eyes widen before he nodded firmly, "Then what power can you grant me?"

"With my blessing, thou may draw forth Falchion's true might." Naga answered, "The blade of the exalts shall again strike like the dragon's fang. You strength will then be my equal."

"But not strong enough to destroy Grima?" Chrom inquired hesitantly.

"Alas, Grima cannot be slain." Naga shook her head, "Sleep alone can be your victory. Just as your ancestor put the fell dragon to sleep a millennium ago. But, you must weaken him first. Only as the final blow can my power be used to bind his."

Lissa shook her head in confusion and irritation, "That can't be right! In the other timelines, we destroyed him. Isn't there any way o destroy him for good?"

Naga answered, "These is, perchance, a power that could end Grima. However…"

She hesitated before she continued, "'Twould be his own."

Leo raised a brow, "He has to kill himself? Our retainers never told us that before."

Naga clarified, "Yes. And never would he do so of his own volition. He seeks only to add to his power, and set ruin upon the world."

As she referred to the Fell Dragon, Leo frowned, "And he already did."

"Yes." Naga nodded, "He has claimed the degenerated power of a Fallen Wise Dragon. Due to his actions, I, too, have brought those who have brought down his power, though it was not by their choice."

"You mean us." Takumi said with a grimace.

Naga nodded, "There was nothing else I could do as I tempered with my kind's creation to create a shield that would protect humanity years ago."

Kamui nodded, "I understand. We can already see the situation when we heard everything from our retainers. You need our Fire Emblem to counter Grima's new found power."

"Yes." Naga replied.

"If I may…" Eriol spoke up.

Naga looked to the man with a nod, "Reincarnation of Clow Reed. Thou incarnation is known very few amongst us. My apologies for bringing thou successor to our realm without notice."

Eriol smiled, "But, you saved her life. Hers and her loved ones. What I hope you know now is where is Grima right now. The words of those who experienced this future past in their timeline spoke that the Fell Dragon was in this world sheltering above an isolated island far east between the continents. However… I do not feel his complete presence."

"What do you mean?" Chrom's eyes widen as he turned to the magician, "He's not here?"

Naga frowned, "There is little to be done here. Thou must traverse to another realm to find him. What remains in this realm is the corpse of my people that he claimed as his own. One that he dare to consume, the Former Wise Dragon."

"The silent dragon…" Reflet's eyes widen, "That's the only thing aside from souls and prayers that he consumed! Before then, he went into the past and took in the Silent Dragon's powers. It wouldn't be weird for him to bring back someone so powerful because he already has made the connection hen he did that."

"You can't be serious." Hinoka grimaced as the words came out of the tactician.

Takumi frowned as he said, "Does it look like a time to pull a joke like that, sister?"

"Still, this is a serious matter." Camilla noted hesitantly, "It was not easy bringing down such an enemy in the past. But, to hear that we have to go through it all over again while there's another larger dragon around."

Naga nodded, "Thus, I shall remain here and form a barrier amongst the humans. But, such a task if not to be done alone."

Tiki walked out from amongst the group as she spoke, "Then, shall I help thou, mother?"

"No." Naga shook her head, "Tiki must stay with the exalted one and aid him in his battle. The fight here is not for thou to take part in, dear child."

She turned to Kamui and Corrin, "Thou ancestors are here to assist my powers. Once Grima is defeated, I shall return everyone to their rightful place."

"Our group?" Kamui raised a brow.

"No." Xander answered, "I believe she means someone else, am I correct?"

Naga nodded, "Now, come. There is little time."

As she said this, she waved an arm next to her. A white vortex appeared beside her as she continued, "In the past, I have opened a portal through time. Now, I've paid the price for thou warriors to travel between realms. Fighting here will do little change as the one control our enemy here is Grima."

"In another world." Chrom grimaced.

Naga nodded, "I do not know where for certain the dragon is in the world. All I can deduct is a tower of light. That shines in the darkness."

"A tower of light…" Eriol muttered in thought, "If I may, is this worl-!"

Out of the blue, the ground beneath them trembled as many struggled to hold their grounds.

"What's going on?!" Kamui shouted in shock.

When it quieted down, Naga frowned, "It's the Wise Dragon! Quickly now! Enter the portal. I shall create a barrier around the temple. Remember, Awakener! The power I shall give you cannot destroy Grima."

"It can only put him back to sleep." Robin said with a frown.

As she said this, Naga nodded, "Correct, Fellblood."

"So you know of our lineage?" Reflet said with a grimace.

"You possess power not so different from my own." Naga said calmly.

Suddenly, the blade shined as the Fire Emblem glowed bright. Chrom's eyes widen, "This…"

"Use it wisely, exalted one." Naga said with a frown, "Now, hurry past the entrance. It won't be long before he comes."

Chrom looked to her hesitantly before he nodded, "Right."

He turned to them, "Shepherds! Hurry through the portal! We don't have much time!"

As the soldiers quickly rushed through the portal, Reflet turned to his sister, "Robin! Go with Cordelia and the other children. I'm worried this form of travel won't be the safest for her or the baby."

The tactician nodded without much complaint and hurried to the back. Kamui turned to the exalt, "Chrom, you and Lucina should go ahead first. We'll follow after."

Chrom looked between their allies and Reflet, who was still making sure that none would be left behind. He nodded, "All right. We'll meet you on the other side, then. Lucina!"

The woman looked up from her passing friends as Chrom called to her, "Hurry through the portal!"

"Already on it, Father!" Lucina called back as she gave the agitated newcomer an encouraging push into the portal as she followed after.

Quickly, Chrom rushed through the light as Kamui watched on.

After making certain that nearly everyone had passed. Naga called out, "Tiki."

The Voice hurried to the spirit of her mother as she pushed out of the line, "Mother, you called?"

Naga nodded and cupped one of her hand as if she was still just a child, "I shall give you the power to send Grima into eternal slumber. When the exalted one has weakened him and is ready to use the seal, use it just as you have called upon the sons of man for aid. As I will not be there to help him, you must do so in my place."

As she said this, light flowed from the Divine Dragon into the Voice. Uncertain, Corrin called out to her, "Lady Tiki! We must hurry before the Silent Dragon comes."

The woman looked to them and saw that everyone but the ancestors, their children ready to pass through the portal, and herself remain in the temple. When the spiritual dragon hesitantly let go of her daugher's hands, the doors to the temple swung open as Risens came pouring into interior with the sound of shattering glass. Naga grimaced for the first time they've seen her do so, "No… They've broken through the barrier!"

At the same time, the top to the temple was torn off revealing the horrifying sight of an enormous black dragon with a ball of crimson eyes in its mouth. The thing was just as large as Grima as it roared out before them. Kamui could hear their youngest sisters scream as the elder ones hurriedly shelter them. His twin and their brothers were already standing before Naga and Tiki as they cover for them with hm entering into the fray drawing his own blade. As the Risens charged before them, shadows rushed past them as it took out the first wave of Risens. Their eyes widen upon the familiar sight of hoods and masks. Kamui exclaimed in shock, "That's-!"

With the first wave taken out, Naga raised her hands as another smaller barrier formed around them and the entrance. Suddenly, the man with the white mask and black robe turned around and rushed at them. Kamui stood in confusion when the man suddenly ran past them. At the same time, a scream was heard as Corrin gasped, "Elise!"

They turned and saw the Nohrian princess caught right before a pegasus knight Risen. With great strength, the man decapitated the undead's head and picked up the princess before rushing back to the entrance of the portal. Kamui and Corrin rushed over to the two as he carefully sets her down to the ground.

"Th-Thank you, sir!" Elise said with a renewed smiled.

"Elise!" Kamui shouted as the other quickly rushed over to her.

"Elise!" Leo called out to her in surprise, "Are you all right?! Seriously! How did a Risen appear behind us?"

Sakura said tearfully, "I-I'm so sorry! I-I didn't look behind us and… and…"

As she sniffled, Elise smiled, "Hey! Cheer up already, Sakura! I'm no hurt anywhere see? O-Oops!"

As she jumped carefreely with her staff in hand, the stick accidentally hit the man's mask as if fell off his face. As Elise quickly turned around hurriedly, her eyes widen as she gasped, "B-Big Brother?"

Behind the mask revealed to be a man with blond hair and brown eyes much like the Nohrian king.

"No…" Xander said in disbelief as he muttered, "F-Father?"

"What?!" Kamui's eye widen in shock as he grimaced, "But, King Garon was killed by the Silent Dragon. We saw him pass. And, he looks too young to be King Garon…"

"This is due to the power of the Fell Dragon."

They turned around and saw the white robe man take off his black mask revealing the face of a very familiar man with a black beard and mustache.

"What?" Kamui struggled the word through the recoil of his bewilderment, "Father?"

The man gave him a small smile. Ryoma asked in confusion, "But… how can this be? Grima brought you back? But, then-…"

The Former Nohrian King answered solemnly, "When we came to, we found ourselves in the lands of Plegia surrounded by these monsters. When we learned that we were to be puppets and generals of armies to slaughter humans, we worked with another individual to set ourselves free from the monster's hold on us."

The Former Hoshidan king nodded, "However, when we fled, Ruby used her magic to fight against our pursuers and sacrificed her chance for freedom for ours. We failed to bring her with us. We then took a ferry to the continent of Valm in hopes of learning of our whereabouts and the situation. It took us quite a turn when we learned that we were in the future millions of years after our children's. After we arrived in a village in Valm, we knew that we had to hide ourselves from the Fell Dragon. So, we used what we had on us and got ourselves these to hide under. With the situation, we were also forced to work together for a long time now."

Ryoma smiled, "Haha… So, it was you all along, Father! Leading us to Chrom and Kamui and the bridge connecting to the temple!"

He raised his hood with a chuckle, "King Garon doubted that it would hide us, but it certainly fooled all of you easily."

The ax-man sighed, "Again, a dark hood in broad daylight is just a target for snipers in hiding, King Sumeragi."

King Garon looked to them solemnly before he began, "I heard everything from the tales told in these lands. What happened to the Kingdoms and what I've become in the end. Honestly, I have no recollection after that day Arete passed away before my eyes, but that doesn't mean I was not responsible for starting the war between the kingdoms or aiding the Silent Dragon when I was not conscious or to go as far as brainwashing two innocent infants with lies of their origins. In the beginning, all I hoped for was trade between Hoshido and Nohr to help my people who was suffering from the cold weathers, but, when I lost my wives, I gave into the voice that keeps speaking to me in my head."

"A voice in your head?" Leo's eyes widen as he realized something, "Could it be the Silent Dragon? You've always had a stone picture on the ceiling above the throne room for as long as I can remember. We learned in Valla that it was the image of the Silent Dragon."

"Perhaps." Garon shook his head, "Whether it was or wasn't doesn't matter anymore the damage was dealt and the dragon is gone. The best I can do now is make sure that all of you pass through the portal safely with the Voice."

King Sumeragi nodded, "We shall remain here and make certain that Naga doesn't fall against the undead."

"What?!" Corrin said in disbelief.

Kamui's eyes widen, "But, can't all of you come with us, Father? Grima isn't here. He's in another world. Fighting to die again here won't solve anything!"

Naga shook her head, "They are bound to this world by their souls, Kamui. Since summoned, their souls are chained to this world as Grima's servants. Though escaped, they cannot make the independent decision to leave this realm to the next without Grima's powers. Just as my duty ties me to this world and the pleas of the sons of man."

Elise frowned in disappointment as Camilla grimaced, "But, to lose our parents again?"

Garon shook his head, "The next generation has already started, Camilla."

He looked to Seigbert and the children as he continued, "And, with it, a brighter future. All of you have already achieved what we failed to succeed. The end of the Silent Dragon, the future of Valla, and the ties between the three kingdoms that crumbled during our rule."

Sumeragi nodded as he turned to Kamui, "What we hope for now is the end of the Fell Dragon the safety of the future and all of you, Kamui. Which is why you must hurry through the portal now."

As he patted Kamui on the shoulder, the manakete king grimaced in uncertainty.

Suddenly, another crack could be heard as Naga frowned, "They're coming. Hurry, Tiki!"

As the woman ushered her daughter to the portal, Kamui turned to the Former Kings, who drew their weapons, "Father? King Garon?"

"Ryoma." The Former Hoshidan king called out to him, "Take your siblings and go through the portal! Hurry!"

"What?!" Elise said in shock before turning to Garon, "B-But I was hoping play with Father…"

Hearing this, Garon chuckled much to their surprise as he noted, "Really? I recall Leo always ask the same when he was a child…"

"Wha-?!" Leo blushed, "Father! You didn't have to say that infront of everyone! Also, Elise, can't you act like the adult you're suppose to be just this one time?"

The king chuckled again before turning to Xander and Camilla, "Take your siblings and your children through the portal. It would do the world good to have people with such personalities. That's my last request to the two of you, Xander, Camilla."

"Father…" Camilla muttered with a grimace as Xander nodded solemnly.

As the group hurriedly rushed everyone through the portal, there was a loud crack as Kamui and Corrin felt a shove behind them. They turned around in surprise as they could see the back of the kings and the large figure of a man with long blue hair and crimson eyes in a familiar ragged grey hood looking to them desperately as he shouted, "You have to survive, Kamui! Corrin! Live!"

Upon seeing the crimson eyes, Corrin's eyes widen as she muttered in disbelief, "F-Father?"

His red eyes widen before a small smile formed on his lips. Suddenly, Garon's hand reached out from behind him and grabbed the man's hood as a shout was heard, "I understand your worries, but we need your help on this side!"

Drifting in the space, the light surrounded them as the fading smile of the man lingered before it vanished in front of them.

When Kamui came to, he found themselves looking up to a white wall above his head. He struggled to sit up as a hand supported him from behind.

"Careful now…" said a rusty voice.

After having cleared his head for a couple seconds in silence, a voice called to him, "Are you all right?"

He looked up and saw a tall, gray hair, elderly man in a white collar shirt and brown vest with a well-trimmed beard under the sun's light from the window. As the man looked to him with concern, Kamui slowly nodded with a small smile, "Y-Yes, sir. Thank you, um…"

"Masaki Amamiya." The man said with a small smile as he reached out his hand.

Kamui nodded and shook it, "My name is Kamui, sir."

He looked around in confusion, "Where am I?"

"Tomoeda. This is my summer house." The man said with a sigh of relief, "I was just about to leave when I notice that you were finally coming around."

Kamui frowned, "Tomoeda? That sounds really familiar…"

Masaki looked to him before he poured out a cup of water from the jug on the bedside table and said, "How about you rest for a bit before you take a look around, sir? And, perhaps explain to me what had occurred to bring you to my garden?"

"Your garden?" Kamui frowned in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Masaki nodded as he steadied the glass cup in Kamui's hand, "Well, I was in the garden back from a sports game when a mysterious pattern of light appeared in my garden yesterday. My granddaughter and I were certainly surprised to find you and your friends fall out of it. From your attire, I'd say that you are from the Medival Ages."

Kamui's eyes widen as the events played in the back of his mind. The retainers, Chrom and his tacticians, Ylisse, Lucina, Kinomoto, and everything all came back to him, especially when they were pushed into the portal. Kamui frowned as he knew that it wasn't such a time to think about such things at a time like this. Thought uncertain, he turned to the man as he said hesitantly, "If you don't mind, it's… a really long story, Masaki."

The elderly man took a seat by the bed as he nodded, "Hearing what your daughter had told me, I believe I'm ready for the tales of your journey, Kamui."

Though surprised to hear this, Kamui nodded. Taking a deep breath, he finally began his story of Ylisse.

When he was done, there as a moment of silence as Kamui smoothed the surface of the glass cup with his thumb. Finally, the man spoke with a sigh, "So, that's what happened. For something like magic to exist in this world as well."

"Huh?" Kamui looked up in confusion as he muttered, "For something like magic?"

The man got up slowly with a sigh, "To be honest with you, I was uncertain whether my granddaughter and I should have called the police to take you in when I saw you… Today's nation's knights, if put simply in your world's words."

Kamui nodded slowly, "That… would've probably been a simpler idea, if its like that. But, if I may, why didn't you?"

Masaki nodded as he brushed his beard with his hand, "Because my great grandson was amongst your band of friends, Kamui."

"Your great grandson?" Kamui raised a brow.

The man nodded as he took a roll of paper and unrolled it, "I don't think the young man has ever seen me before… Due to family problems…"

He made his way over to him and placed the paper on his lap, "This is a newspaper. I don't know if your world has this, but it tells us what has occurred in the world. Like a book with pictures, it was made by people who writes the events in the world, even down to the accidents that occurs in our life. Some of the most intriguing news or even most important is put on the headlines. This was this one is from three days ago and the headline…"

He pointed to the large words printed on the top as it read "Unplanned Light Show Occurs!"

With Masaki's guidance, he read the portion that spoke about the event.

Amongst all the strange occurrences in Japan of Undead that seem to have shook the people in fear, an unscheduled light show was orchestrated by a man in a dark purple hood with strange purple designs. Though the display was impressive and incredibly realistic, the authorities are not impressed by the intrusion. When asked about their thoughts of the incident, a senior policeman stated that it was an unwanted performance during a time of unsettling rumors and disappearances. Having children himself and seeing the ominous display doesn't make it any reassuring for him. The event only spurs more anxiety in the people and they want to make the citizens feel safe in their own cities and towns. The police said that they will do everything in the abilities to catch this culprit and put an end to the problem. It's been nearly a week since the disappearance of the disappearance of numerous people. The situation only grows more dire as there's been reports of the same occurrences in other countries. The culprit are said to have taken people indiscriminately: men, women, elderly and, even, children. It's difficult to say whether the danger will end and the police will catch the culprit, but the authorities requests the civilians keep their children indoors and reduce their time about the streets. Due to these incidents, schools have been closed and the students sent to their homes for an extended amount of time. So, we ask that the civilians do as the authorities advice and stay indoors as often as they can.

As Kamui finished reading the part, he grimaced when he saw the familiar picture of the dark clouds and the shape of the head. Masaki continued, "Due to the incident, Tomoeda have become far more quiet than it should be. The people here are afraid of everything that's occurred. And amongst them…"

He pulled out a piece of paper from the pocked of his vest and placed it on the man's lap. Kamui's eyes widen when he saw the smooth picture.

"My great-granddaughter is one of those who vanished." Masaki said.

Kamui muttered in disbelief upon the picture, "Sakura Kinomoto."

The photo was that of a smaller Kinomoto in a navy blue and white dress with a two small pigtails in her hair standing amongst the other girls around her age with a metal stick in her Masaki nodded, "So, it seems I was right. This was when her school was holding a sport festival. She was part of a cheerleading performance that day. Hence, the baton in their hands."

As if a load of his shoulders, he sat back down with a sigh of relief as he folded his hands together, "Thank goodness… After she had vanished her brother and her cousin disappeared too. Sonomi and her father couldn't find them anywhere. Then, next thing we knew, her father vanished as well. I've been on the edge of my seat unable to do anything as my granddaughter looks for them everywhere."

Kamui said with a grimace, "So, then Grima came to her world?"

"It would seem so." Masaki said with a curt nod, "It's a miraculous coincidence that all of you would appear at my home."

Though he wanted to say something to it, Kamui bit back with a small smile and a nod, "Yes…"

Finally, after a short silence, Masaki stood up and said, "Now then, would you like to come outside and see your daughter? My granddaughter, Sonomi, is watching over them right now in the garden. She has some words she would like to speak with you of. Can you walk?"

Kamui nodded and slowly got out of his bed. That's when he realized the detail of the room. It was an elegant guest room of wood and white paint with elaborate gold designs… till he noticed that it seemed to be of paint. Following the man out of the room, he found himself before a long carpet hall. As they walked to a large lobby with stairs, Masaki spoke, "I'm afraid that there was not enough rooms to house your friends, so Sonomi and I set up some futons for them in the dining hall, if that's all right. I've brought the children into the available rooms and the grown-ups to the hall. My granddaughter thought of confiscating your weapons, but your daughter told us that it would be all right. You were one of the few adults that we could take you to a room."

"I see." Kamui said with a curt nod, "You have my gratitude for your hospitality, sir."

Masaki chuckled, "It's quite all right, Kamui. It's not every day I get to have royalty under my house, after all. It's certainly unusual when this world have some minor monarch countries left."

Kamui nodded as a thought came to him, "Ah, that's right. I believe Kinomoto told us that as well."

"Toya?" Masaki said with a raised brow, "Now, that's rather unusual."

Kamui shook his head, "No. I'm speaking about Sakura. My apologies for the confusion, it's just… You see, one of my sisters amongst us have the same first name and we didn't want to confuse the two when we call them. So, we spoke with Kinomoto and she said that we should just refer to her last name. Our world doesn't have many people with last names, just the house or town we came from."

"I see." Masaki said with a smile, "So, it seems that she still recalls her studies for two years."

"So, it seems." Kamui said with a nod.

As he walked through the house to the back, Kamui raised a brow, "Masaki, do you live here by yourself? I don't see any maids or servants for such a big home."

Masaki nodded, "Yes. I do hire a housemaid to help clean the place from time to time, but I mostly live here on my own during the summer."

As they made it past the double doors, they came to a patio with a table and chairs as the a wide garden of flowers and walk path laid out before them. Around the table sat two familiar figures.

"Corrin! Chrom!"

The two looked up from their white chairs in surprise before a smile appeared on both of their faces.

"Kamui! You're awake!" Corrin said in relief.

"We were worried when you weren't with us in the dining room." Chrom said with a small chuckle.

"I'm glad to see that you're both awake too."

Across from the circular table sat a woman with brown bobcut hair, make up, and in a yellow top and skirt. She got up from her seat and held out a hand in a business like manner, "Hello! I'm Sonomi Daidouji. I'm Tomoyo's mother."

The image of Kinomoto's best friend came to his mind as he smiled and shook her hand, "Ah, I see. My name is Kamui."

"Kamui." Sonomi nodded, "I see. Please have a seat. I know you're busy and all right now, but it would probably be better to wait till your siblings wake up. I heard everything from Chrom and your sister, Corrin."

Masaki chuckled as he took a seat, "Really now? I was rather convinced that you wouldn't buy their story from the children for a good amount of time now."

"W-Well, people change their minds, grandfather. I can't always keep firmly believing in things like a teenage girl." Sonomi said with slight embarrassment before turning to them, "Still, I know that Sakura is taken hostage, but I would like to thank you all for taking in my daughter in our absence. She and Sakura means the whole world to me."

Chrom shook his head, "It's quite all right, Sonomi. The two are strong. My tacticians and I were worried that the changes between our world would be a problem for them, but they adapted quite well to the changes and very modest children. Moreover, I think we should be the ones thanking them. There's been countless accounts when they've saved us and our soldiers."

Sonomi nodded with a frown, "It's just so hard to believe that Sakura has such a secret, but I'm relieved to know that she wasn't alone and is protected by this… Kero, was it?"

Chrom nodded with a strained smile, "Yes. I heard that they've kept it a secret from their families. I believe that Tomoyo was the only one she told this to. Toya on the other hand seemed to know that she was hiding something. So, the secret wasn't really well-kept. Speaking of him, is he all right?"

Masaki nodded, "He was still sleeping when I checked in on him. Tomoyo was sleeping as well."

"I see." Chrom said with a smile, "When I told him what had happened, he looked like he was about to go marching off on his own. I was worried that he might try doing so, now that we're in his homeworld. I'm truly sorry we weren't there when our enemy kidnapped Sakura. I promise we'll get her back to you with every in our power."

Masaki nodded, "Nobody is to be blamed for her kidnap, Chrom. You did what you could and have brought back Tomoyo and Toya, but it was be wonderful if you can bring back Sakura and find her father for us. Her father and I are still on a bit shaky terms, but I know what he cares about Sakura and Toya just as much as his children does to him. Please bring them back to us."

"I understand, sir." Chrom nodded solemnly, "So, if I remember correctly, we are in Japan?"

"Yes." Masaki nodded, "It is, but an island country from the mainland, Chrom."

Kamui nodded, "The problem is that Naga told us that Grima would be at this tower of light, but she couldn't tell us where. Since she never associated with other worlds, it's safe to say that this will be difficult."

"Tower of light?" Sonomi repeated, "Oh, well, there are certainly many all over the world. World prized architectures and such, but the problem is that there is so many. However, the closest you can go check is most likely Tokyo Tower. It's the tallest architecture known in Japan with a long history."

"Tokyo Tower?" Corrin repeated.

Sonomi nodded, "The only problem is the army, your belonging, and your attire."

Chrom nodded, "I certainly recall Kinomoto wearing unusual clothing."

Sonomi nodded against, "That's right. First of all, your clothing will make you stand out and, if people felt insecure, they could call in the police. Weapons with blades are also controlled by the government and normally we aren't allowed to own one or even wield one without a license for security reasons. Also, if so many people were to join together and walk across the road in broad daylight, you can be seen as a mafia group, this group of people band together majority of the times doing illegal things. Which is why if you are going to go so far then you need to come up with a way to blend in or travel in secret. Also, I heard from your tales that you killed people to protect others. I understand, but please try to restrain that here. Unless for self-defense, most of the case the action could be labeled as murder here."

Masaki nodded, "This world has put up a lot of laws on the civilians. Japan have done so for the safety of the people and, for a long time, it's been so well managed that even children can safely walk themselves to school or errands alone till night."

"That's amazing…" Chrom said in shock, "So, that's why there was little issue when Kinomoto was walking back home."

Sonomi said, "So, here's what I'm thinking. Since the incident, there has been little to no people around. I can have my body guards escort some of you at a time in a vehicle to the tower… I-I mean… I don't think you know what a vehicle is, huh?"

Masaki nodded, "Shall we say a carriage run completely on oil? Well, there's no horses involved and it goes rather fast on wheels using oil as it's natural source for energy. It's technology is on another level than your time."

Sonomi frowned, "But, it could take two or three days before everyone can get there. Bringing an army there is incredibly difficult unless you use another travel technology."

"Shall I take them there, instead?"

The group turned around and Eriol stood before them with a human Ruby. The man saw the two and gave a small smile, "Good afternoon, sir."

"Eriol, Ruby, you're awake." Chrom smiled, "Where's Spinel?"

Ruby giggled, "With his size, he probably got mixed up for a stuffed toy."

Sonomi gasped, "You mean, the little blue cat with blue wings? I thought it was Ahna's."

"Well…" Kamui strained a smile, "At least we know where he is."

"Speaking of which…" Corrin frowned, "Where's our mounts?"

Masaki frowned, "Ahh… the horses are in the tennis courts. As for the dragons…"

"We led them into the garage we emptied out." Sonomi finished with a sigh, "Maybe I should think about having a stable on the property, but we don't have the time to care for animals much less a cat."

Masaki nodded, "It probably isn't idea to keep large creatures like that indoors, but dragons and Pegasus doesn't exist in this world and if anyone sees them, I fear that there will be a lot of attention brought here."

Sonomi nodded with a sigh, "Just give us credit for having the courage to bring them to a safer place. I thought I was going to be eaten alive by them!"

Corrin strained a smile, "It's true. You done well hiding our mounts, Sonomi, Masaki, and you have our gratitude for protecting us. Though I may want to inform you that those are wyverns, not dragons…"

"Oh my…" Sonomi gasped, "Well, we can't really differentiate them when neither exists in this world. Though, I'm sorry if that offended you."

"It's quite all right, Sonomi." Chrom said with a smile, "A common mistake for those who saw them the first time, and, yes, if you're not careful, you can get hurt. Just watch out not to offend our wyvern riders of their mounts. They and their mounts have a very close bond, or they wouldn't even be able to ride the into battle. However, all of them are understanding of the fears when it comes to wyverns."

"A-All right." Sonomi nodded before she turned to Eriol, "Eriol was it? You look quite young. My name is Sonomi Daidouji."

"Ah. Could you be related to Tomoyo?" Eriol said with a smile as they shook hands, "I'm Eriol Hiiragizawa. I came from England before all of this started."

"England?!" Sonomi gasped, "But that a country of this world. Then, you're of this world?"

Chrom nodded, "Yes. Sonomi, Masaki, this is the reincarnation that we spoke to you about. Sorry, Eriol. It would be unfair not to tell them of the situation when they're the children's guardians."

Eriol nodded, "I understand. They have the right, after all. However, it would be best not to mention of my presence to others. Even now within our society, my incarnation is said to be dead. They cannot know that I am his reincarnation."

"Is it all right if I ask what is your connection to the children, then?" Masaki said with knitted brow, "Though reincarnation or not, that doesn't make you him as a person. What's your role with them personally?"

Sonomi raised a brow in confusion. Eriol nodded, "Truth is I'm actually older than you believe I am. By know I'd be around the age of an working adult had I not turned myself into a child."

"What?" Chrom raised a brow, "I never heard of that before."

Eriol nodded, "It was when Sakura has unlocked her magic. With the memories of my past life, I turned myself to be around her age and became her classmate. My intention in all of this was to make sure that she could safely harness the cards and her magic as the role of ownership shifts to her as Clow Reed's successor. I remained by her and helped her secretly along the way. She is a child loved among many and, so I stayed by her side to make sure that she attains the control of the cards."

"Why her?" Sonomi frowned, "This is my cousin's daughter your speaking of, you know."

"He doesn't know." Eriol shook his head, "But, Clow wasn't against the idea. He wanted her to be able to safely take in the cards when he foretold that she would be the successor years before she came into the world and to prepare her for the trials. I see now, that it was because of her nature that the cards and her familiars will be willing to accept her as the new mistress of the cards. Trustworthy, accepting, and determined. She built a close bonds with each cards and her familiars which shows that in turn she is also being protected by them. However, Grima had gone into other worlds and claimed more to power reach past us. With it, he kidnapped her and her familiars. When I returned to my body, I recall an image of her. She is unharmed and safe for now. Grima can't take her magic or her life because the cards have formed a barrier protecting her, but, even they have a limit because they're thriving on her magic and she need to be in good health and mentality to keep this up for a long time. If we're going to save her, it has to be within this week or Grima will reach to her."

After a couple seconds, Masaki nodded as he folded his hands on the table, "All right… I'll accept your explanation, "However, you told us that you can get everyone to the tower."

Eriol nodded, "I can get them to the tower with my powers. It'll take a lot of effort, but, if we can get to Grima and stop him so we can save Kinomoto, then it's all worth it."

"All right, then." Masaki said a nod.

"Daddy!"

They looked to the garden as they saw Ahna run up to them with Spinel in her arms as her cousin soon followed.

"Ahna!" Kamui said with a sigh of relief as he got out of his seat.

The girl jumped and hugged her father before she showed him Spinel, "Look! I found this stuff toy when we got here!"

"Ah…" Kamui strained a smile, "Ahna… Spinel isn't a stuffed toy."

Eriol chuckled, "Yes. He's actually my familiar, Miss. Ahna."

"Huh? Really?" her eyes widen in surprise, "I-I'm really really sorry, sir…"

"See…" Kana said, "I thought I saw it blink!"

Masaki chuckled as a voice called out to them from the entrance, "So that's where you were!"

Kamui turned around and saw Xander and some of his siblings coming out followed by his tactician as Leo said with a sigh, "I can't find Sakura or Elise in the Dining Hall. Have you seen them, Kamui?"

"Well…" Kamui chuckled, "I was told that the younger children were placed in available rooms."

Masaki nodded as he carefully got up from his seat, "No need to worry. I'm Masaki Amamiya, the home owner of this summer house. All of your younger friends are resting in the other rooms. Perhaps, its about time that they've come to as well. Ah, if any of you have steeds and mounts, we've hidden the Pegasus and dragon-… No, wyverns, was it? They're in the garage we've emptied out. I know it's not idea to put large creatures in small spaces, but there are some circumstances. Sonomi-"

"I understand, Grandfather." The woman got up with a nod before looking to them, "I'm Sonomi Daidouji. If you want, I shall bring you over the garage. It's not far and is part of the house."

"Daidouji?" Takumi raised a brow, "That sounds familiar…"

"She's Tomoyo's mother." Chrom explained, "Masaki is also Tomoyo's and Kinomoto's great grandfather. As it turns out, we've arrived in their world. It seems Naga was kind and has sent us to their resident rather than out into the open."

"Their great grandfather?" Xander's eyes widen slightly.

The Masaki chuckled at the surprised look on their faces as he said, "I was coming back from my activities when I saw a flash of light and all of you came falling out of this 'portal'. Your friends told us what has occurred."

Sonomi sighed, "If I had not seen Kinomoto's brother and my daughter we would've called the security in, but it's only fair that we bring you in for rest after seeing that Tomoyo is unharmed."

Kamui nodded as he said, "Also, it seems that they have something happening in their world too. It's best if you hear of it after."

YueTian: Hey, guys! Was this too much for you? I was worried that it would be because of my tendency to blab all day. I'm afraid that I'll have to stop right here for today and think of what to do tomorrow. It's for certain that Kamui, Chrom, and their friends have all arrived in Sakura's world as expected, but they unexpectedly arrived at her Great-Grandfather's summer house (He's referred to as grandfather in the mange with Sonomi and Sakura's mother as the daughters while in the manga he's the great-grandfather and they're the granddaughters.)! So, I'm going to quickly put up the lines and the title before I upload it so I can get a good night's sleep (at least better than my previous ones). See ya!

(I think of adding more to the author's note after. I just want to get this out as soon as possible.)