Chapter 82 Foreseer
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The Shepperds return back to the castle and they went inside, Riku was in his room and he then sees the trunk that hold the puppets since a part of him is saying that trouble is going to happen.
"Looks like you guys might be able to come out."Riku said.
Later at night Riku goes outside and sees Chrom talking with Robin, he has seen them a lot together and that makes him wonder.
He then goes up to them and Chrom said:"oh Riku."
"So what are you guys talkig about?"Riku asked.
Chrom sighs and said:"well not everything Gangrel said was a lie. The last exalt, my father, waged war on Plegia for many years. The violence... It was a brutal compaign, ending only with his death 15 years ago. Plegia rightfully remembers their suffering, but his war was no kinder to his own people. As the fighting dragged on, out army became more and more diminished. Farmers who could barely wield a pitchfork were conscripted and sent to their deaths. Soon there was no food at all, and the kingdom began to collapse. I was young, but I remember those dark times. ...I know how they affected Emmeryn."
"Such an experience would change anyone."Robin said.
"Indeed. When our father died before her 10th year, he left her quite the legacy... Plegia's desire for vengeance... Our own people's unbridled rage... My sister became a target for blame on all sides. Her own subjects began to hurl insults and stones. She still bears the scar from one... But she never let them see her pain. Only Lissa and I understood."Chrom said.
"Fools."Riku said.
"I cannot claim to know how she does it, Robin. I could not greet such hostility with warmth and patience. While our people mocked and vilified her, she reached out and healed them. She brought soldiers home to their families. She ended the war. And when Ylisse's spirit was mended and the people "forgave" her? ...She never resented them for it. She represents the best part of the halidom the part most worth protecting. She IS peace. But some men would take advantage of that. Men like King Gangrel. The day he understands peace will be the day death gives it to him. ...So perhaps I must be death's agent. Emmeryn would never order him killed, nor would I wish her to."Chrom said.
"Well spoken, sir."they then saw Marth come out.
"Marth!"they said.
"Good evening to you."Marth said.
"How did you get here?"Chrom said.
"The cleft in the castle wall, behind the maple grove."Marth said surprising him.
"By your reaction it seems you know it."Riku said.
"Yes."he got nervous."I bashed in part of the wall while training the Shepherds. It's only a small hole, and I'd thought it well concealed, but..."
"Your secret is safe with me. I come here only to warn you."Marth said.
"Warn us?"Chrom said.
"The exalt's life is in danger."Marth said shocking them.
"What, Emmeryn? That's absurd. She's guarded at all hours."Chrom said.
"What if... What if I told you I have seen the future? Would you believe me? A future where Emmeryn is killed. Here. Tonight."Marth said.
Before Chrom could say anything Riku puts a hard foward."I would expect some proof, i have faced a false prophet before, I can believe that there are some that can see the future but I need proof."
Marth smiles and said:"yes, allow me to prove it!"he takes out his sword and they got ready."by saving you from him."a assassin comes out and Marth throws the sword stabbing the guy."I trust this proof will suffice?"
"Yes."Riku said.
Another assassin leaps from the bushes, surprising Marth; he turns to parry, but trips over the fallen assassin's sword, the assassin's blade slashes Marth's mask in two, revealing that Marth is actually a woman.
Riku then kicks the guy in the back and grabs him from behind before breaking his neck.
"Wait, you're... You're a woman?"Chrom said.
"And quite the actress, too. Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't figure it out until just now."Marth said.
"Not really, I had a feeling."Riku said.
A explosion happened shaking the ground making them run inside.
The Shepperds went to where Emmeryn was.
"Emm!"Chrom said.
"Chrom! Take Lissa and flee while you still have time!"Emmeryn said.
"No! We're not leaving you! Just stay where it's safe!"Chrom said.
"The assassins should scatter if we can defeat their leader."Robin said.
Marth's sword then starts to glow making Riku look at it.
"Falchion is gleaming..."Marth said.
"What's wrong?"Chrom asked.
"It's not your concern."Marth covered her sword.
"Seems like nothing ever is with you."Chrom said.
"My apologies."Marth said.
"Well keep Emmeryn safe and if these guys think they can get the drop on us well I have friends of my own."Riku said.
On another part of the castle assassins run around the area and one stops when he heard a noise."whos there?"he looks around and then looks behind him.
"Ooh."he saw Jester sitting on a chair moving his arms.
"What?"He got confused then he gets hit in the leg by Pindhead, he then falls down and looks up to see Pindhead and he gets punched many time in the head by him.
A dark mage walks around then he looks around to see Torch staring at him."what is this a toy."he then laughs."if this is to scare me they fail."he then sees Torch eyes glowing and he shoots fire at him making him scream.
A big guy with a axe walks around and he then hears a sound, he looks around but then he gets shot many times in the chest and he falls down dead, Six Shooter was there and he twirls his guns.
"Get away."one was running away."leave me be."he then goes to a dead end."oh no."he then sees a shadow loom over him, he then turns around to see Blade and his eye popped out and he screams while Blades goes foward.
One was on the ground with his legs messed up and he looks to his right to see Leech woman and he shakes his head and he starts to spit out leeches on him and Cyclops was near her with his blade with blood.
A archer was around scared then he hears a sound and turns his bow around to see another, he then looks up to see Ninja and he sends a shuriken hitting the archer in the eye, he screams and falls down while Tunneler hits him in the head with his drill.
Another Assassin gets knocked to the floor and he looks up to see Kahn with his swords and he he gets his neck sliced opened, a guy with orange like hair watches him and Kahn looks at the guy, they stare at each other and he said:"I'm not a enemy so can you please leave."Kahn thinks about it and walks away."Damn those things are creepy."
He walks foward but then he heard a voice."Drop your weapon, or die where you stand!"He then sees Chrom with his sword ready.
"Easy there, blue blood. I'm not here to hurt anyone."he said.
"Yet you run with a band of assassins?"Chrom said.
"Believe it or not, just trying to make a living. I'm a thief, see? Bust open doors, crack into chests... that kind of thing. This lot said they wanted to break into some kind of vault. Nobody said anything about murder. I'd just as soon sit this one out."he said.
"Hmm... Then perhaps you'd be willing to prove your good intentions?"Chrom said.
"Beg pardon?"he said confused.
"We need all the help we can get to save the exalt's life. You appear capable, and we could use any information you have about our foes."Chrom said.
"Oh, right, those good intentions. Fine then, I'll prove my sincerity... if you sweeten the deal."he said.
"You want gold? ...Fine, you scoundrel. Let me just, oops."Chrom said since he dropped something
"Looks like you dropped something. What's in the satchel, mmm?"he asked.
"Nothing, candies from my little sister. I'm sure you-"Chrom said.
"Candies"? As in, sugar candies?"he said with a hungry look.
"Well... yes. I assume they'd be sweet? But-"Chrom got interrupted again.
"IT'S A DEAL!"he said.
"...You'll risk your life if I give you... a bag of candy?"Chrom was surprised.
"I said "sweeten the deal", didn't I? Don't get me wrong, I'll take the gold, too. Later. Unless you've got more of these. ...Have you got more of these?!"he asked wanting more.
"Um... I'll ask Lissa."Chrom said and he has a sweat drop."what is your name?"
"Gaius."he said.
"Well Gaius I hope you can hold your own:"Chrom said.
"Don't worry, you don't even need your creepy toys."Gaius said.
Chrom got confused and said."what toys?"
"The walking Puppets that did that."Gaius points at the corpse.
Chrom then remembers something about Riku having friends.
Decade was walking around the area and he hears a voice and peeks around the corner to sees a woman with animal parts.
"I knew there was wisdom in slipping in with those rogues. Look at how these man-spawn claw at each other like savages! I will repay my warren's debt and then wash my hands of their race."she said.
"Really?"she turns around to see Decade."I can guess something bad happened to you so who's your enemy the assassins or us?"
She narrows her eyes and said."what is it to you, I thought you'd be trying to fight me."
"What and miss a chance like this, I never met a woman like you so you got me interested."Decade said surprising her.
"You want to know about the Tangel, but it was the man spawn that killed my kind."she said.
"Look I'm not like others, like I have women that might have felt like you."Decade said.
Medusa and Kiyohime appear and one assassin goes after them but Kiyohime shoots fire burning him alive.
"Did she just."the woman was surprised.
Then all of Riku's servants came together and Medusa said:"Riku who is this?"
"She might be friend."Decade said.
Xenovia slashes one back and Sully was near her hitting one away.
"Man when are they going to give up."Sully said and they went outside to see more coming towards them.
"Get ready."Xenovia said.
But then two whips grabbed the assassins and dragged them away confusing them, then they heard screaming and whipping being heard then they sent to the ground completly beat up.
"Wow who did that?"Sully said.
Then Gamagori lands in front of them."it was me!"
Sully got surprised and he said:"I am Ira Gamagori."
"Really your here too."Xenovia said.
Sumia was in the air with Uzu and he looks to down to get surprised."What Gamagori?"
He looks up to see Uzu."so you're here too."
"That should my line."Uzu said.
"Hey can you tell me more about the big guy?"Sully said and that surprises Xenovia.
"So what's the situation here?"Gamagori asked them.
"We're being under attacked and they're trying to kill the Exalt."Xenovia said.
"I see, then I shall punish them."Gamagori said.
The leader of the attack Validar was waiting then he sees Decade going foward."so your the leader.
"Emmeryn was supposed to be an easy target... You will pay for interfering in my designs!"he then charges at Decade but Decade jumps away and takes out a card.
ATTACK RIDE: BLAST!
He then shoots him with many blasts and he then falls down.
"No... This is... all wrong... How could... you have known the plan..."Validar then dies there on the floor.
"That was easy."Decade said.
Later they regrouped at the throne room.
"Thank the gods you're safe!"Chrom said.
"It is you I have to thank, Chrom."Emmeryn said.
"I beg your forgiveness, milord! I failed in my duty, they should never have made it into the castle in the first place."Phila said.
"Peace, Phila. You couldn't have known what was coming. Only Marth could..."Chrom said.
"Marth?."Emmeryn said not knowing who that was.
"Yes, I would speak more with..."he then looks around."Um... Robin, where's Marth?"
"She's outside."Riku said looking outside the window.
Marth was looking at the castle one more time but then Chrom goes in front of her.
"Going somewhere? You have a bad habit of leaving without saying goodbye, you know."Chrom said.
"Yes, I'm afraid I have a few bad habits."Marth said.
"Good ones as well, you saved my life, as well as both of my sisters. Is there some way I can repay you? Some favor I can grant?"Chrom said.
"Hearing you offer is reward enough."Marth said.
"But there must be something."Chrom insisted.
"I already have what I came for: history has been rewritten."Marth said.
"And what future averted?"Chrom asked.
"After the exalt's untimely assassination, the Fire Emblem would be stolen. This, in turn, would lead to a great war, and soon to the end of mankind itself. ...But I'm sure that sounds like madness to you."Marth said.
"Strangely, no. It doesn't. Somehow I know I can trust you. And I hope someday to repay your favors."Chrom said.
"Perhaps one day you shall. Until then."she then leaves.
After walking foward she then looks to her right and sees Jester looking at her, she smiles and kneels down making him go up to her."It's so good to see you."he gets confused so he spins his face."you don't know but you'll know in the future."she then leaves him alone.
The woman that Decade met was now in the throne room.
"Brave taguel, there are not words enough to express my gratitude."Emmeryn said.
"So you know our true name?"she said.
"Sorry, what's a taguel?"Robin asked.
"I am a taguel. The... The last taguel. We are shape-shifters. Most of your kind calls us "beast" or "coney" in the midst of their hunt. I only helped because my warren owes Ylisse a debt. Do not think us friends, you and I!"she said.
"I see, you must have suffered a lot."Riku said.
"Yes, It was man-spawn like you that invaded our warren and slaughtered my people."she said with anger.
"What?! Is this true? Who would do such a thing?"Emmeryn was shocked.
"Ha! Do not act so shocked. You are all the same. Right down to your base desire to ruin and destroy all your touch, even each other."she said.
"There is truth to your words, perhaps. I'm told that, in taguel society, everyone is treated as an equal. Mankind could learn much from your warren. The words may come too late and mean too little, but I am deeply sorry. We have stolen your friends and family and made the world a lesser place."Emmeryn said.
"You claim to be blameless, and yet you would apologize? Pah! Your words are but wind."she said.
"Believe what you want."Riku said getting her attention."but there are people I met suffered a whole lot and they changed after meeting good people."
"You seem sincere, man-spawn."she looks at him."you must have met other people that had a similar fate to me,Look at me. ...See what I am. I will never trust mankind. But you... Perhaps you truly are not like the others."
"Okay, Panne."Riku said since she told him his name when they fought together.
"Say Riku, who were your friends that you mentioned?"Lissa asked.
Riku looks to the corner and then they saw the puppets come out surprising most of them.
"Oh the puppets."Elizabeth said.
"Yes, Riku brought them with him."Medea said.
"What are those?"Maribelle was shocked.
"These are living puppets, they were made by a man kwown as Andre Toulon and he used a spell that allowed him to transfer the souls of his dead friends along with others in the future to make them have a new chance."Riku said.
Emmeryn kneels down to see them and Frederick said."my grace be careful."
She smiles and said:"I thank you for your help little ones."they all nodded.
"Chao."Riku's group got surprised to hear that sound.
"No way."Ishtar said.
They then saw through a window Gakuto flying in and he then hugs Riku.
"Gakuto."they said.
"Oh my god, he's so cute."Lissa said excited and goes up to him.
"Who's is this little guy?"Vaike asked.
"This is Gakuto, he's my little buddy."Riku pets him.
Panne watches him pet Gakuto while Lissa goes up to see him too, she saw how happy he was and smiles seeing that Riku is a good man.
Note:Gakuto came back along with the puppets, Gamagori also returned and he caugh the attention of a woman there, now to answer the reviews:"KarmaChaos5 maybe and Guest X maybe but I will have to see who I would pick."
