So. It's finally chapter 30. Took a while didn't it? I imagine that you guys are ready to read this seeing how the plot is entering Valm territory. Can't say I blame you guys for wanting to get into that. So, I'll just shut up and let you all read the fanfic. Enjoy the garbage.
Chapter Thirty: Smoke on the Water
My mind is currently all forms of messed up right now. I have learned about the future, and I do not like it whatsoever. According to Lucina, the motherfucking fell dragon Grima itself is resurrected and leads unstoppable armies of Risen to conquer the world. During that process, everyone in the Shepherds die, including me, and their children have to take up the fight with the dwindling remnants of humanity. That is some fucked up shit right there… How did I die? Did I have children with Anna? How the fuck did Grima get resurrected? I have so many questions about this entire situation, but I can't get any!
But, it's not all that bad. Now, everyone has a goal to achieve. Prevent that future from ever happening, and give our children a peaceful world to live in! Normally I would say that this goal would be cheesy and a stupid thing to do, but I am going to help everyone achieve it no matter how cheesy it is! I am not going to live in a world full of chaos and destruction wrought by some oversized lizard.
Anyway, I'm brought out of my thinking as I hear someone puke above deck as I remain sitting in my bunk. At this point in time, the entire Ylisse-Ferox-Plegian invasion force has assembled and set off across the sea in quality Plegian ships of war. That new Plegian king really is a moron, or is just wanting the best for his people. After all, Valm is probably not going to be very kind to the people it conquers; so I guess Plegia is deciding to genuinely aid Ylisse and Ferox to stop Valm. I would probably do the same to be honest, but not as much as Plegia did.
Still; the entire invasion force has been at sea for about two days now, and at least half of the force is puking their guts out as we speak. I bet Valm has also sent an invasion force and their soldiers are in the same state as ours. Or, they are perfectly fine and are going to rip us apart due to our weakened state. It is one of the two I imagine. I wonder what is cooking up in the Robins' minds in order to best the enemy… I imagine something so insane that it works. That's usually how they defeat the enemy.
"All hands on deck! Enemy sighted!" Oh boy, here we go! I rush upstairs, my sword all ready to cut some Valmese soldiers to bits. I see a crowd of soldiers formed near the front of the ship and I join them; pushing my way to the front to see what is going on. I make it to the front of the crowd, and gasp at what is before me. There are hundreds of Valmese ships, almost as many as our, filled with the brim with soldiers. Our numbers barely half-filled every ship we have, and yet the enemy has twice as many as we do! Imagine what their mainland army is like… The very thought makes me shudder in fright. How can we hope to take on a foe as large as this! Ah what am I talking about? We got the Robins! I imagine they already have thought up a plan to win the day.
"Hey everyone on that ship! I've got a plan!" I and the crowd of soldiers turn and face our neighbor ship, the ship holding the Robins and Chrom, and see Jack shouting at us. "Drench your ship in oil and come on over to our ship! After we take down the enemy's flagship, we'll set it alight and send it crashing into the enemy. Get to it!" Oh… Yeah that is what I expected as a Robins' plan. Something out of the blue that even their allies won't expect. Well, I trust their judgement seeing how far they got the Shepherds; so let's do it.
The crowd and I go below deck and grab the giant supply of oil in the back of the ship. For some reason, the Plegians decided to give us a ton of oil for some reason. I imagine they thought we were going to use it in someway, like shooting it at the enemy. I guess this is what they had in mind… Anyway, we begin to drench our ship from top to bottom in oil; leaving no place we can reach dry.
After we finish with our task; everyone, but 5 Soldiers who will light the ship up and send it towards the enemy after the signal is up, move on over to the other ship. As the other soldiers settle below deck, I remain up top and watch as the Shepherds outfit a small vessel. It looks like only a small team of elite soldiers get to go to the enemy flagship on a suicide mission. Which means that I'll be going. After all, I always go on suicide missions and the like.
Once the other ship had been outfitted, I begin to head towards it when I'm stopped by Lucina; who says to me "Please stay on the ship, Mr. Aiden. It would be best for everyone if you do."
"Wha-Why? And don't call me 'Mr. Aiden'. Makes me feel like I'm an old bastard." I say, confused and annoyed at Lucina's request. It makes sense for me to go on this mission! I'm built for missions like this!
"In the future, while on a ship, your leg becomes crippled. Your injury will give you a permanent limp which will result in the death of Donnel due to being too slow to save him. So please, do not join us for our attack on the enemy's flagship." I feel my jaw drop at Lucina's words. That injury makes me too slow to save Donny!? Woah, that is some fucked up shit. I'm sort of glad that Lucina is here now. Now, everyone can avoid eventual death is some way or form. Except for the old Exalt… I don't think anyone could stop that from happening.
Anyway, I silently nod at Lucina's words and walk off. Lucina has been right about every future event so far with the Assassins, the Exalt's death, etc. So it would be best if I don't go and get crippled in that battle. As such, I watch as a ship of Shepherds, lead by Chrom, set off and sail towards the enemy's flagship. I let out a sigh as the clamour and din of battle begin to echo across the waves as the assault squad storms the enemy ship and begin the battle.
After what felt like hours, a fireball is sent flying into the air as the noise of warfare begin to stop. It looks like the Shepherds won the battle. I turn and watch our allies begin to set fire to the oil drenched ships and send them off towards the enemy. I continue to watch as the ship I was originally on is set on ablaze and four Soldiers jump off of the vessel. Seems like Robins' plan went off without a hitch-
Wait a second. There were five Soldiers on that boat! Where is the last one? I rush to the side of the ship and look down at the Soldiers swimming towards us. I can't hear them but they are frantically pointing towards the flaming ship, obviously worried about the fifth Soldier. By the Gods this is bad! I look around to see if anyone is planning to save the missing Soldier, but everyone is just looking at the ships as they sail. Looks like I get to have my hands dirty this time around. At least I get some action.
I waste no time as I jump overboard and onto the side of the blazing ship as it passes our vessel. I climb up and board the ship, managing to climb onto a relatively safe spot. I cover my mouth as the smoke and flames continue to rise. I have to find that Soldier, and fast! I plunge into the flaming ship, dodging sparks and flames as the fire continued to ignite on the oil soaked wood. I am forced to go below deck as I cannot find the Soldier anywhere above deck. I hate fire so fucking much!
"H-Help! Anyone! P-Please!" I turn to find the source of that female voice, and see the Soldier pinned under a burning rafter. Great! Time to get my hands burning as well! I go over to Soldier and grab the piece of wood on top of her. I quickly lift the rafter off of her and toss it to the side.
"Get up! We're leaving this place!" I say as I hold my hand out for the Soldier to take. She grabs it and I pull her onto her feet. We then begin to head towards the exit as the flames begin to reach their peak. As we near towards the exit, the opening to the outside begins to shake and stutter under the power of the fire. The Soldier makes it out first, turning around and urging me to hurry up. As I reach the opening, the roof gives way and I am slammed against the floor as a pile of wood traps me.
"Help!" I say to the Soldier as I try to wiggle my way out of the pile. As I wiggle, the Soldier begins to search for some kind of tool or something to help me escape my prison. As I make it out enough that only my legs are trapped, the pile begins to shift. I turn and see a particularly painful looking piece of wood begins to head towards my right leg.
Just as it was about to touch my limb, a spear suddenly jams itself between my leg and the wood; keeping me uninjured. I turn my head back and see the Soldier holding the spear, grunting with effort to keep it there. I waste no time and finish wiggling my way out of the pile. I scramble to my feet as the Soldier lets go of her spear; the wood pile collapsing onto the floor. I can feel a few bruises and burns on my back, but that is nothing compared to a potentially crippled leg.
"Let's get out of here!" The Soldier says as she begins to run towards the edge of the ship. Can't say I blame her for wanting to get out of here. I join her and we jump overboard, diving into the ocean water with a splash. I resurface alongside the female Soldier, and I turn to look at her. It looks like she lost her helmet and her mouth covering, so I can now see her entire face. Pretty cute I must say. But, I'm married so if she ever falls in love with me; it will be for naught. Ha ha! I get to say that now.
Anyway, we swim back to the ship and re-board our vessel. The other crew members give us some towels to wipe ourselves and a Cleric heals any wounds we got. I let out a sigh as the Cleric's staff heals the bruises and burns on my backside. Man, magic is so cool at times. I wish there were baths full of this kind of magic. I would so pay thousands of gold coins for a dip in that. But, I'm not talking about the big picture here seeing how those flaming ships destroyed the enemy fleet.
It looks like we're heading towards Valm, as conquerors.
So. I hope you enjoyed what you could of this trash chapter. I bet it wasn't much seeing how short and stupid it was. But hey, you guys like reading this so I'll keep on writing it. That's what I think anyway. Prove me wrong if you want to. Anyway, see you all later.
