BGM-Fire Emblem Warriors OST-Fire Emblem Theme
Spider-Man: Watch out! Here comes the Spider-Man! After learning the Kingdom of Plegia kidnapped Lissa's friend, Maribelle, the gang and I went to confront King Gangrel for her release. He demanded we hand him the Fire Emblem, a relic vital to this world's future. Hand over ultimate power to that lunatic? No way, so the parley ended with a declaration of war. If that wasn't bad enough, I'm now being hunted down by this invincible vampire-looking guy. This has just not been my day!
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Act 1 Issue 9: Foreseer
The Farfort, Kingdom of Ylisse
BGM-Super Dragon Ball Heroes OST- Competitive Battle
A small island village in the southeast is under attack. A Genesis Portal has spawned a small army of Outrealm Fiends that are tearing apart everything in their sights, demolishing buildings and harming the innocent villagers that have little defense against them. One farm boy named Donnel picked up his lance to help fight back, shouting, "I'm plowin' through!" as he manages to kill one of the weaker Fiends.
Most of the village's defense came from the sudden arrival of an unfamiliar Huntress Avenger that looks to be a humanoid black cat. Blake Belladonna's attacks are fast and expertise in dual-wielding a sword and sheath, comboing a large enemy horde with startling speed before obliterating them with a hurled blade beam. She jumps away from a Fiend's claws just to swiftly wrap her ribbon around it, pulling herself down for a deadly flying kick across its one eye. More monsters come, all of them fall in rapid succession to her transforming her sword into a gun that shoots through their eyes with no remorse.
"I've been in this world for five minutes and already fighting off trouble. Guess it's true about black cats spreading bad luck." Blake quipped, swiftly using her Semblance to create an ice clone that freezes enemies that were about to attack her, making it easier for them to shatter from a swing of her blade.
Suddenly, the Faunus was ambushed by the claws of a deadlier high-ranking Outrealm Fiend, one boasting giant gold platings on their body. That single ambush tore through her Aura, leaving her vulnerable for an unbreakable grab that brutally slams her to the ground. Blake's struggles to free herself were in vain as this Fiend is too strong for her and just loves growling down at her face.
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It wasn't until the monster was impaled through the chest from behind was when this battle was over. Blake was surprised, wondering who just risked their own life to save her. Once the monster was kicked off her body, her answer came in the form of the mysterious Marth looming over her. "Are you okay?" Marth asked while offering his hand to her.
Shocked yet grateful, Blake accepts his hand as he pulls her up on her feet. "Yeah, thank you." She told him.
"You can rest easy. The remaining Outrealm Fiends were killed and the Genesis Portal closed on its own. The village is safe thanks to you." Marth informed her.
"Didn't have much choice." Blake awkwardly scratches her hair saying, "Sort of…fell from the sky a few minutes ago and noticed the village was in danger. It's my duty as a huntress to protect the innocent."
"I see…So you're with the Avengers." Marth stoically realized.
"How do you know about them?!" Blake retorted, shocked that someone in this universe already knows of her team.
"They arrived days earlier. All of them were separated but now reunited. Only you were left to be found." Marth walks away a bit from her, "I can take you to them. I have important business in Ylisstol myself."
Blake pauses, silently and suspiciously glares at his back. And rightfully so since she's in unknown territory with this Masked Lord she knows nothing about. It doesn't help that his mask awfully reminds her of a certain redheaded bull Faunus that used to mentor her before succumbing to the dark side. "What is your name?" She asked to test if he's slightly trustworthy.
"Marth." He answered calmly.
"What business do you have in this 'Ylisstol'?" Blake asked another interrogative question.
"To save the future." Marth claimed, coldly facing the outworldly hero telling her the honest truth, "Lives are at stake, and your friends may not be able to prevent it in time. If you're unwilling to trust me, then find them on your own. I pray you a safe journey." He wished her the best before walking toward the village's exit.
Blake thinks about her next action for a moment. Though she is still widely suspicious on whatever else he's hiding, she can't help but believe what he did tell her to be true. Right as Marth leaves the village, she remains stoic upon noticing Blake rushing to join him as the two decided to journey to Ylisstol together. Completely unaware of another Genesis Portal opening amidst the shadowy woods, summoning another dark threat with glowing red eyes from another dimension.
Ylisse Castle, Ylisstol.
BGM-Super Dragon Ball Heroes OST-Creeping Anxiety
"So, what do you know about this 'Outrealm Devil'?"
That was the important question Spider-Man asked the Exalt in the war room after they returned from Border Pass. The Dimensional Avengers, The Shepherds, and Phila were amongst them, all of them interested in what Emmeryn knows of the invincible Demon that hunted down and nearly killed Spider-Man for a mysterious purpose.
Emmeryn sits on her seat, calm and collected, ready to tell them of the legend that once threatened these lands long, long ago, "Legends say his name is Morlun, the Inheritor. He is a totemic hunter who feeds on the lifeforce of Totems, beings that connect the animal and human kingdoms. He has battled and fed on both totem avatars as well as totemic Gods across many worlds. Spider-Totems such as yourself are what he relishes the most."
"Didn't know I taste so good." Spidey quipped.
Continuing with her tale, Emm says, "Nearly 1000 years ago, sometime after the Fell Dragon's defeat, Morlun invaded these lands in search for our Spider-Totem and did whatever necessary to force him out of hiding. Even gone as far as to threaten this whole kingdom. We fought back but were hopelessly outmatched. The First Exalt fought in defense of his friend but was defeated. The Spider-Society fought bravely to ensure their Warrior lives on but were too consumed into extinction. Finally, the Spider-Warrior himself made his last stand to defend the innocent and fought the Inheritor with all his might…until it cost him his life."
Spidey had nothing to comment. He stayed silent, stern, yet in his heart he's feeling furious despair as her words imply nothing can defeat the Inheritor. "But…that wasn't his end. Not that day." Emmeryn revealed there is more to this story, "The Society worshipped many Great Spiders as we Ylisseans worshipped the Divine Dragon. And like how the First Exalt made a pact with our God, so the Spider-Warrior did with one of his own even in death. This spiritual force approaches those Spider-Totem bearers when they are in near-death situations, saving them and remaking them in its image. The Warrior was no longer man. He became The Other, and alongside the First Exalt, killed the Inheritor in order to save the kingdom."
"Huh?!" Spidey gasped, as both he and his Avengers have become very familiar with The Other in recent months and are shocked to hear it has a legend in this dimension.
"If Morlun died a thousand years ago, how is he alive now?" Robin questioned the queen.
"Perhaps he was revived by a cult or never died at all. Nonetheless, if this is the same Inheritor from back then, he will stop at nothing to consume Spider-Man and all Totems throughout the cosmos." Emmeryn replied somberly.
"That includes us Mobians, right?" Sonic questioned, fearing his life is also in danger.
"And Blake…" Yang frowns while being worried about her missing partner, "She's a Faunus. A catgirl that's alone somewhere out there. If Morlun finds her, he could use her as bait! Use her as an appetizer!"
"Dammit! This isn't fair at all!" Spidey exclaimed, angrily slamming his fists on the table as he too is feeling anxious over Blake and this world's safety, "I've suffered through enough grim hunts by Kraven and his family! Now I got an immortal spider-eating vampire after my butt, after nearly killing me with one punch?! Bad enough we're about to go to war with Plegia! We still don't know what's causing these Genesis Portals that're making the universe look like its popping zits!" He tiredly headbutts the table, "Just wanted to enjoy my vacation in peace…Is that too much to ask?"
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"Ah, you worry too much, Spidey. I'm sure with all of us together we'll find a way." said Lissa standing beside him with happy relentless pats on his back in a vain attempt cheering him up.
"She's right. With you as The Other, Morlun should be no problem." Sonic smiled.
Immediately with a stunned look, Lissa retorts, "Saywhat?"
Followed by a dumbfounded Emmeryn remaking, "Huh?"
Ending with Chrom and the other Shepherds exclaiming just one humorous, extremely surprised, "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!"
BGM-Fire Emblem Warriors OST-The Darkest Shade of Black
"Look what you did." Spidey glares at the confused hedgehog.
"Never told them!?" Sonic turned to his webbed leader for never telling the Ylisseans that he's the newest Avatar of The Other.
"WHY would I tell anyone a god monster has been living rent free inside me for months?!" Spidey retorted.
"You're a god?!" Sumia immediately questioned him.
"He's not. Just an idiot." Weiss quipped, much to Spidey's annoyance.
"Not only you're the Hero-Spider of Legend, but the Avatar of the Great Spider?! How in the hell did that happen?!" Chrom asked instantly afterwards.
The somewhat sheepish Spidey then casually explains himself, "Ah, well, long story short, it tried to control me during the Goblin War to go on a rampage. Didn't like that so I beat it up inside my head to take back control…"
"You beat up a god?" Lissa remarked in amazed disbelief as he continues.
"Got some wicked new powers that I later used to beat up Goblin. All while I still can't believe that happened during a crazy school year." Spidey joked about his history with the Other.
"If you told me this sooner, I would've shown you more respect." Chrom quipped with a teasing smile.
"WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!" Spidey angrily shakes his fist at the prince.
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BGM-Fire Emblem Warriors OST-Discussion
"This is fortunate for us." Frederick talked sternly so they could return discussing the topic regarding Morlun, "If you are to use your full might in the next fight, you should be able to defeat the Inheritor."
"Chances are still slim." Emmeryn expresses doubt that Spider-Man alone could defeat Morlun, "It took both The Other and the Fire Emblem to defeat Morlun last time, for he boasts power that rivals the Fell Dragon. Not to mention his cunning. No doubt he too realized you were The Other, hence his retreat to better prepare himself."
"Then we should do the same, against Morlun and Plegia!" Ruby retorted.
"Aye. Avengers, you know of this 'ISO-8' that had corrupted the Plegians more than anyone else in this world. I know the Genesis Portals are your greatest concern and I dragged you into this conflict between neighboring nations, but please! Help this kingdom stop the war!" Emmeryn kindly requested help from her outworldly visitors, feeling guilty for dragging them into her world's messes.
Smiling confidently behind his mask, Spidey gives the exalt a reassuring thumbs-up, "No problem! Avengers are always happy lending a hand to our dimensional neighbors! Just you wait! We'll end this war faster than Sonic finishing a chili dog!" He declared with the rest of the Dimensional Avengers smilingly agreeing with him, much to the Exalt's own smiling delight.
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Afterwards…
BGM-Sonic and the Black Knight OST- World Map: The Land Ruled By King Arthur
The entire day was spent by the Shepherd Avengers Alliance readying themselves for their war against Plegia, with heroes like Spider-Man and Miriel preparing in a training field. The Hero-Spider wants to master his Arachnus weapon in time for his rematch against Morlun, so Miriel is here to train him in the ways of the mystic arts. Wasn't long until he developed a new spider-magic spell: The Webbed Feet of Speed that's allowing him to warp spacetime to run at superspeed. Not as fast as Sonic, but fast enough to smash through training obstacles with his own momentum, and quick enough to trip himself and crash onto a tree that has Miriel facepalming at his mediocre progress.
Across the kingdom, other heroes are preparing for the coming battles in their own unique styles. Sonic runs around patrolling Ylisstol, saving lives and beating up crooks and having fun until the big fight happens. Weiss is at peace in a library full of tomes, reading as many as she can to improve her magic while eating an apple. Knuckles is in a war room with Robin, both researching and discussing war strategies against Plegia. Amy has an intense sparring match with Frederick, training her into become a better hammer-wielding warrior. Yang also has a weapon-free training session with Lissa, trying to convince the princess of the importance of fighting without a weapon. It doesn't go so well as Lissa is repeatedly, and easily overpowered. Ruby is inside the Garrison drawing concept art for new weapons her friends might like using in battle. Then there is Tails, proving himself to be the best in all the land when it comes to craftsmanship after forging new Hawkeye-styled Trick Arrows for Virion, and upgrading Falchion with advanced technology to give it electricity properties that Chrom can't wait to use in battle.
Everyone is working hard, as is Spider-Man amidst his training to master the Web of Speed skill. His mind shifts to thoughts of Morlun and his ominous power. Just thinking of his frightening presence terrifies Peter, yet motivates him to train harder than ever before. Within a few short hours, he was successful in mastering his Speed spell that earns him silent smiling praise from Miriel that helped him all this time. "Look out, world! Spidey comin' through!" Spidey declared, eager to show off his new skills that'll help him end the war.
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Later that night, most of the heroes had gone to bed to be ready for tomorrow's mission. The ones that are still up are working late inside the Garrison. Spider-Man has been crafting new Ylissean-styled outfits for his Avengers as the one he's working right now is Blake who is still missing. Tails and Miriel have been studying the Magitek ISO-8 Crystals they procured from the Border Pass battle, combining their own science and sorcery that could purify their corruption.
As for Ruby, "Here you go! Your very own Gravity Staff designed by yours truly!", she had just handed to Lissa a powerful technological staff based on Tails's research on ancient Babylonian stones that could manipulate gravity.
Took a bit for Lissa to grasp the outworldly technology in her hand until she managed to create a burst of gravity that accidently scattered Chrom's stuff all over the floor. Elated by her new weapon, Lissa smiles, "Pranking people has gotten a 1000 times COOLER!" before embracing her new huntress best friend with a hug, "Thank you, Ruby!"
"Anything for a friend that wants to protect her sister." Ruby smiled warmly, relating to the princess since they both have loving big sisters.
"You know it. And to prove to everyone I'm not so delicate. Looking forward trying it out more tomorrow." Lissa smiled adorably as she heads toward the door.
"Lissa, you wouldn't happen to know anyone named Owain? Been meaning to ask. Promised I'd protect his mother during my stay." Spidey asked amidst his work.
Lissa yawns tiredly, "…No. Like his name though. Good night, everyone." She said before leaving for her bedroom.
"Night!" Ruby retorted, as Spidey yawns loudly to catch Miriel's interest.
"Tired yourself?" Miriel asked the webslinger.
"It has been a long day." Spidey quipped.
"Go to bed. Tails and I will stay awake longer to purify more ISO-8 for our later usage. It is not every day I research the most powerful byproduct of all creation." Miriel suggested.
"Alright, have fun you two. Let's go, Petals." Spidey said while walking past the huntress.
"Good night, guys." Tails waved his friends goodbye as they exit the garrison.
BGM-Sonic Unleashed OST-Apotos (Night)
Out in the castle courtyard, Sonic and Robin were walking around ready for bed themselves when they notice Spidey and Ruby about to intercept them. "Hey guys. Robin and I just got back from a little adventure to find anybody that knows him." greeted Sonic, having been helping the tactician recover his memories.
"Mission successful?" Spidey asked them.
"The complete opposite." Robin frowned, failed to find anyone that knows him.
"C'mon, don't be so down. You'll remember something eventually. Can't you remember even a little bit?" Spidey asked, trying to cheer him up.
"Hmm…" Robin thinks hard for a moment until he simply shakes his head saying, "No."
"Well, I'm out of ideas…" frowned Spidey while staring at the peaceful night sky.
"Why not we use the Espeon Stone to bring back his memories?" Ruby suggested with hopeful optimism.
"The Espeon Stone?" Robin questioned this mysterious gemstone he has never heard before until now.
Spidey closes his eyes for this moment of silent concentration. He pulls out his hand as he concentrates harder to summon infinite power in the cosmic green form of a radiant-cut gemstone that deeply intrigues the tactician magician. "An Exo Stone. One of eight that commands unlimited power, with this ESP Stone, or 'Espeon' some like to call it, capable of manipulating minds and hearts." He briefed his friend on the Exo Stones, "Thought we bring this in case of an emergency. See, in addition to stopping the Genesis Portals, we're on the lookout for the other Stones that were scattered across the multiverse before the bad guys get them. Only found two so far, including this."
"You think this Stone can unlock my memories?" Robin asked curiously.
"Possibly. Rather not risk it. These Stones can be hard to control. Capable of destroying worlds and messing up dimensions. Just watch me make one tiny mistake and your minds will be blown, literally." Spidey quipped while putting away the Stone.
Robin cringes, "Thanks for the warning. In that case, we'll save it as a last resort in battle, preferably against our enemies. I'll simply wait for my memories to return."
"Before you know it, you'll remember you're some almighty god that loves chocolate chip sundaes." Sonic made a joke that got all four of them sharing a good heartwarming laugh.
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While calming himself from his laugh, Spidey spotted Chrom standing by his lonesome nearby, "Huh? Look, it's Chrom."
Curious on why the Ylissean Prince is still up, the group approaches amidst him sighing a frown to himself. "Chrom? What are you doing out so late?" asked Robin into getting his friend to notice them.
"Oh, hi guys. Just…dueling with some unpleasant thoughts…" Chrom claimed, "Tomorrow we march to Regna Ferox to request additional soldiers. But there's something you four should know first."
"Know what?" Ruby asked worriedly.
With a stern frown and a reluctant heart that wants to affirm an unpleasant truth, Chrom stands before his friends telling them, "...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 campaign, 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, our 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."
"Man…So sorry to hear that." Sonic apologized somberly.
"Such an experience would change anyone." Robin frowned, with his other two friends expressing their silent empathy to the prince.
"Indeed." Chrom nodded, "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."
"Now that you told me how she suffered…I sympathize." Spidey replied gloomily.
"You do?" Chrom questioned the spider-hero.
Spidey grimly responds, "Been a hero for over two years where I'm from. Everyday alone protecting the city I love. Risking my neck out for millions of people that never appreciate what I do. Most thinking of me as a menace that should be locked away forever, or worse…"
"But aren't you the Hero-Spider? You're a legend! You saved the world." Chrom reacted in shock.
"Heh. Legend here, loser back home." Spidey quipped, "Being a hero is never easy." He frowns, "I've lost a lot…Either to arrogance or just wasn't good enough. Still a kid learning the ropes. Testing myself if my ideals are, well, ideal." Solemnly, he then says to the prince, "All I know is when things get rough…When lives are at stake…I recount my Uncle's words. That, 'With great power, there must also come great responsibility'. Emm's the exalt. And from what I've seen of her, she's the most responsible queen I've had the honor of meeting."
"I cannot claim to know how you and she does it, Spider-Man." Chrom remarked sternly, "I could not greet such hostility with warmth and patience." He then calms his own expression, "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…" He places an assuring hand on Parker's shoulder to tell him, "As you represent the best part of your world. You and Emm ARE peace."
"But some people would take advantage of that." Spidey retorted with slight frustration, "The enemies I've made…I never kill, always throw them in jail and wait for them to break out and threaten the city and people I love."
"Men like King Gangrel are the same." Chrom remarked sternly, "The day he understands peace will be the day death gives it to him. …So perhaps I must be death's agent." He reluctantly declared himself, "Emmeryn would never order him killed, as you don't have the heart to kill Morlun, nor would I wish you both to."
"Well spoken, sirs."
"Was that…?" Ruby responded to the voice that is as familiar as they are mysterious.
BGM-Fire Emblem Awakening OST- "You may call me Marth."
Emerging from the shadows is Marth and his usual stern demeanor that he's greeting the heroes with, "Good evening to you."
"Unexpected as always. How did you get here?" Sonic asked him.
"The cleft in the castle wall, behind the maple grove." Marth answered.
"There? But how would you…?" Chrom grunts, scratching the back of his hair in embarrassment.
"You know the place, Chrom?" Robin questioned.
Chrom replies, "Yes, I bashed in part of the wall while training the Shepherds."
"You klutz." Spidey teased.
"It's only a small hole!" Chrom snapped angrily at the amused webslinger, "And I'd thought it well concealed, but…"
"Your secret is safe with me." Marth promised, "I come here only for two things. One, a reunion."
"With you?" Spidey quipped.
"With her." Marth announced.
Using that as her cue to reveal herself, it was Blake's turn walking out of the shadows to reunite with the three friends that have been extremely concerned of her whereabouts for days. Most notably her spidery-boyfriend, Spider-Man, who could not believe his very own eyes. "Blake…?" He reacted with a stunningly shocked expression on his face.
"Hey, everyone." Blake greeted with a shy handwave.
"BLAKE!" Ruby exclaimed ecstatically, running up to hug her long-lost friend now found.
"'Bout time!" smiled Sonic, joining the group hug.
"Oh thank god. Was worried Morlun ate you." said Spidey, as cat-girlfriend and spider-boyfriend share a passionate hug.
"Who?" The confused Blake asked.
"I-I-I mean, I knew you were okay! Always. You're a badass cat huntress with shadows and nine lives. Yeah, was never worried at all, not one bit." Spidey lied so badly that his girlfriend giggles at his awkwardness.
"Right." Blake smiled softly, "Heard from Marth what you've been up to. All of you have been here for days fighting zombies and are about to go to war with a neighboring kingdom?"
"It's been a crazy week." Spidey quipped.
"Typical with you as our leader." Blake teased.
"And with your black cattiness back by my side, my bad luck has been magnified. This kingdom is doomed." Spidey joked lightheartedly.
"Don't jinx us!" Robin retorted.
"Happy you found your last friend, Avengers." Chrom smiled upon realizing all Dimensional Avengers have been rescued. His stern attention then turns back to Marth asking, "Now, what of this other thing?"
"A warning." Marth proclaimed.
"Warn us?" Chrom questioned.
"The exalt's life is in danger." Marth claimed to the shock of everyone.
"What, Emmeryn? That's absurd. She's guarded at all hours." Chrom rebutted.
"What if..." For a moment Marth pauses, internally debating with himself if he wants to explain the truth. Left with little choice, and sensing time is running out, he has decided to reveal a little secret to the heroes, "What if I told you I have seen the future? Would you believe me? A future where Emmeryn is killed. Here. Tonight."
"Seen the future? Have you lost your wits?" Chrom retorted in disbelief of him being some sort of foreseer.
"I'd believe him. I have a history with foreseers that love being cryptic and never partake in the lottery." Spidey quipped while believing the masked lord.
"Yes, I expected some of you wouldn't believe me. So allow me to prove it!" Marth announced.
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To begin proving his claims, Marth draws out his blade. Chrom tenses, placing his hand on his own Falchion in case he tries something tricky. Everyone else remains calm and observant, with each wondering just how Marth is going to prove himself. "I'm about to save your life. …From him." said Marth, turning his face to the nearest bush.
BGM-Fire Emblem Awakening OST- "I mean it. Go!"
Suddenly, an Assassin bursts from the bushes charging at Marth. The Masked Warrior tosses Falchion into the air and then leaps after it, catching his sword and bringing it down on the assassin in an instant kill, much to the shock of the heroes. "I trust this proof will suffice?" He asked them.
"…Yeah." Chrom responded.
It wasn't over, however, as Spidey feels that tingling sensation in his head that's warning him of another ambush targeting Marth. "MARTH, LOOK OUT!" He shouted, right as a second Assassin leaps from the bushes. Surprised, Marth turned to parry, but trips over the fallen assassin's sword, allowing the attacking assassin's blade to slash his mask in two, revealing long hair and the face of a shocked young woman.
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Sonic hurries to catch Marth as Chrom rushes past them both to cut the assassin down. Once the threat was over, everyone turns to face the foreseer in surprise from her true gender being exposed. "Wait, you're—You're a woman?" Chrom remarked.
"And quite the actress, too. Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't figure it out until just now." Marth quipped, sounding more feminine this time around.
"Knew you were hiding something, but I didn't suspect your gender." Blake commented.
"Why would anyone want to hide that beautiful face?" Spidey flirted with the non-masked swordsman, which wasn't liked at all by Blake as she jealously glares at her boyfriend who quips, "…What? You hid your lovely cat ears behind a bow. Or am I just not allowed to compliment other women?"
BGM-Fire Emblem Warriors OST-Beyond the Crisis
To everyone's surprise, an explosion suddenly rocks the grounds from the direction of the palace that prompts every determined hero in the vicinity rushing toward their latest battle. Ylisse Castle is found to be under siege by more Assassins that're part of an entire army, some that were responsible blowing a large hole into the castle that they breach through in their deadly assassination plot.
The mastermind behind this sinister scheme is Validar, standing atop a rooftop with his tome in hand while watching his minions infiltrate the palace. "Remember, I want the Emblem in my hand and Emmeryn dead on the floor. Let nothing distract you from either purpose." He commanded his forces.
"As you will it." said an Assassin before vanishing into thin air.
"Woah, woah, did I just hear that right? We're to KILL the exalt?" One shocked Thief that was near to hear his stern orders goes by the name of Gaius, known for his nimble hands and sweet tooth, "I'm just here for the plunder. You know, line my pockets with some royal goods. The exalt's such a sweet lady… Sure, I'll rob her blind, but I'd never harm her!" He proclaimed, reluctantly following his fellow assassins into the castle.
The Ylissean Guards were quick to defend their exalt in her safe zone, just as quick to lose their lives to the more powerful assassins. Emmeryn was left alone in fear with just her magical staff that won't help much against the intruders that are near to kill her. Thank the gods she isn't alone, as several web shots plus a dashing roaring slash from Chrom blew away her assassins so she may be reunited with the rest of her brother's group.
"Emm!" Chrom called out to his sister.
"Chrom! Take Lissa and flee while you still have time!" Emmeryn retorted, fearing her family's lives more than her own.
"No! We're not leaving you! Just stay where it's safe!" Chrom ordered, which she somberly does.
"The assassins should scatter if we can defeat their leader." Robin proposed.
Another wave of baddies shows up to do harm using Dark Mages to keep the heroes at bay with an annoying magical barrage. "Gotta get through them if we want to FIND their leader!" quipped Spidey before the heroes fight back with lightning-fast fury.
Back outside, Validar is enjoying the futile fight the Ylissean Army is putting up against his assassins. Amidst his enjoyment, someone new to this world joins his side. The same Mystery Person that appeared from a Genesis Portal to spy on Marth and Blake earlier today, partially hiding in the shadows while the rest of his sinister android body is revealed as menacing gold. "What is the status?" asked the Mystery Robot, appearing to have formed an alliance with Validar before this attack.
Using clairvoyance magic, Validar observes the interior ongoing battle through a magic window. With this, he is annoyed to see that Chrom is still alive and cutting through his assassins, "Hmph! Two assassins and the little princeling was not even wounded? …Wait. Some of these actors do not belong on this stage…" His observations shift to Spider-Man wrecking his plans, which makes him more furious, "Argh! So it is true! The Spider-Man has returned to this realm! His Society has caused mine much strife in ancient days! I will make certain he joins them in oblivion!"
"He is nothing but a minor nuisance. All Avengers will be destroyed." The Mystery Robot declared.
"Hold!" retorted Validar, upon noticing someone else in particular amidst the battlefield. It's Robin. And for some extremely vague reason, the Sorcerer is quite pleased, "Ho ho! Can it be?! After years of searching… Tonight, fate truly piles gifts at my feet!"
"Don't be so sure until they are." The Robot warned him, like Grimadoom before, to not place so much faith in fate.
Regardless, the Mystery Robot is eager to help him accomplish all their goals by showing off a power never before seen. The ability to control the Genesis Portals. With his hand thrust at the castle, alongside eyes glowing with frightening energy, he commands many Genesis Portals to reveal themselves in many corners of the castle that summons many more assassins to give the heroes trouble.
"Reinforcements are coming from Genesis Portals!" announced Blake, backflipping away from assassins attacking whilst emerging from a portal.
"They're in coordination. Not as random as the others. Whoever's behind this assault must be in control of them somehow!" Robin deduced, blasting away thieves with thunder magic.
"Could our Mystery Threat to the dimensions be behind this?" questioned Sonic, spindashing through an enemy horde.
"Uncertain. We may uncover a clue once we locate the controller." Robin retorted.
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Robin then pairs up with Ruby comboing more goons that are hungry for the exalt's blood, erupting a magical burst of wind that knocks them into the air for the Scarlet Huntress to spiral on with her scythe, smashing them into the ground where she lands as swiftly as her nearly decapitating an approaching Gaius until he raised his hands shouting, "WHOA! Easy there, red blood. I'm not here to hurt anyone." to stop her.
"…Yet you're running around with assassins?" Ruby glared, sternly suspicious of his motives.
"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." Gaius admitted truthfully that convinced Ruby to back off.
"Then prove it. Help us." Ruby suggested.
"Beg pardon?" The confused Gaius questioned.
"We need all the help we can get to save the exalt's life. You look useful in a fight, and we could use any information you have on our enemies." Ruby elaborated.
Gaius shrugs, "Fine then, I'll prove my sincerity…if you sweeten the deal."
"Do you have any money?" Robin casually conversed with the huntress of hiring a thief to their cause.
"I have candy." Ruby showed him several sweets in her hand.
Robin argues, "I don't think that-."
"DEAL!" Gaius retorted with a very elated expression, willing to join as long as he gets more sweets.
"Alright then." The shocked Robin sweatdropped.
BGM-Sonic and the Black Knight OST-Knight's Passage
As soon as Gaius switched sides, he was quick in assaulting his former allies with a dagger. "What do you think you're doing?!" An Assassin retorted at his surprise treachery.
"Getting my just desserts!" quipped Gaius, barging the enemy horde with a finishing move after a quick series of fearsome slashes.
More Assassins then fall to the heroes' amazing power as an annoyed Lissa arrives suspending several in midair with her new Gravity Staff. "Excuse me, but I was really enjoying my sleep! So could you guys be so kind to GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" She shouted angrily, unleashing a powerful gravity burst that smashes the screaming lot out through a wall. "Thank you." She smiled innocently.
As swift as the wind, the other members of the Shepherd Avengers Alliance finally arrived to assist in repelling the intruders. While others do just that, Yang takes this moment to happily reunite with her faunus partner by giving her a surprise hug, "BLAKE! You're okay! I knew it! Almost worried you were eaten by a space vampire!"
"Why does everyone keep assuming that?" asked Blake, still confused on who this Morlun is as all of Team RWBY reunite.
"Long story. We'll tell you after we deal with these intruders." Weiss responded.
"Chrom, please! Flee while you still can!" Emmeryn intrudes to plead with her stubborn brother, "You each have but one life, and I do not wish it weighed against mine!"
Unfortunately, the Exalt's own stubbornness has distracted her from a Genesis Portal that's forming beneath her feet until it swallows her whole, screaming, "AAAAAAAAH!", atop of her lungs that is horrifying to her brother's ears. "EMMMM!" Chrom yelled.
"SONIIIIIIC!" Ruby screamed at him to save her.
"SPIDEEEEY! Hurry and web those portals! Sumia and I are gonna rescue the exalt!" Sonic urgently ordered him as he and Sumia rush to the Portal that consumed Emmeryn.
"WAAAAAAAAAAH!" Sumia screamed, and rightfully so, as this is her and her pegasus's first time skydiving through a nexus that connects to the infinite multiverse. She and Sonic skydive after the screaming exalt into another Genesis Portal, one that transports the trio into another dimension. A bad future of Earth Prime where humanity has fallen and the Age of Ultron is eternal. "W-WHAT IS THIS PLACE?!" She shouted.
"A paradise for killer robots." Sonic quipped upon spotting a small army of deadly Ultron Drones heading their way. Lots of plasma beams were fired in their direction with the two heroes counterattacking them all with swiftly fast strikes amidst their skydiving routine. When an Ultron Drone nears him, Sonic uses it to bounce off and boost toward Emmeryn, catching her while exclaiming, "HOLD ON!" as he grinds down a building of a dark cybernetic city to jump off of, running along the streets as Sumia keeps up with his pace.
"We saved the exalt! How do we return to our world?!" Sumia asked.
"Working on it!" retorted Sonic while the trio are being chased by more Ultron Drones.
Back in the World of Awakening, the Ylissean Army is beginning to turn the tide into their favor. Spider-Man is using Arachnus amazingly, zipping in and out through many sections of the massive castle at spectacular speeds firing magical webbing that're closing Genesis Portals and preventing more enemy reinforcements. And with little reinforcements, the heroes and their soldiers are overpowering the assassins with relative ease.
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"Their ability in closing the Genesis Portals was unexpected, yet efficient in dividing their leaders from their forces." The Mystery Robot commented on the battle thus far. His sensors then detect Robin and the reunited Team RWBY fighting their way to the castle courtyard where he and Validar are stationed at the moment, "Five heroes approach. I will leave you to them."
"And once you returned, you will finally answer why an outsider such as yourself was eager to assist me." Validar retorted.
"It is as I said. We share a mutual acquaintance." The ominous Robot replied before flying to handle some personal stuff inside the castle.
BGM-Super Dragon Ball Heroes OST-Assault
Validar stopped caring what secrets the Robot was hiding from him the stern second Robin and Team RWBY arrived to confront him. He teleports himself off the rooftop, seamlessly reappearing before them with an imposing presence that forces them to be on their guard. "You're the one in command of these assassins. Who are you, and why do you want to kill the Exalt?" Blake demanded an answer if he values his life.
"My identity is none of your concern." Validar raises one hand in the air to gather his magic in the form of a giant energy sphere made of pure electrified darkness, "Emmeryn was supposed to be an easy target…You will pay for interfering in my designs!" He threatened, unleashing his energy sphere that was immediately countered by Robin's Elthunder, resulting in a massive explosion that spreads smoke throughout the courtyard.
BGM End
Back inside the castle, Marth and Chrom paired up to defeat some more rampaging enemies. Though both warriors haven't fought alongside each other a lot, they are surprisingly well-coordinated as the Ylissean Prince rapidly slashes a horde before uppercutting them into the air for the Unmasked Lord to swiftly stab relentlessly, weakening them for a devastating slamming slash that scatters their bodies across the area.
But then to the eyes of Marth, she notices her blade is beginning to glow suspiciously, "Falchion is gleaming…"
"What's wrong?" Chrom asked.
"It's not your concern." Marth refused to answer him.
"Seems like nothing ever is with you." Chrom snarked.
"My apologies." Marth apologized.
BGM-Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite OST-Panic
Abruptly though, that Mystery Robot burst through the wall to grab Marth by the threat as he brutally smashes her back to a wall. "Marth!" shouted Chrom, rushing to help her only for the Robot to blast him away.
Marth struggles to break free from his chokehold, but it's no use against metal strength that surpasses anything she has ever encountered in her life. "Cease your struggles. Your interference with this timeline will not be tolerated. Typical of humans, trying to deny the inevitable. The Age of Ultron is inevitable!" At last, Ultron Gold reveals himself as the latest threat to this dimension and is ready to prove it once more by getting ready to assassinate Marth, "Submit or perish!"
Before he could kill her, however, Ultron was struck in the face by grappling hook-like missile that knocks him back whilst forcing him to relinquish Marth. That Propeller Punch came from the Cyclone piloted by Tails, as he's joined by Knuckles, Amy, and Gaius to back up the blue-haired swordsmen. "The Dimensional Avengers, I assume. Inadequate. All Avengers of my world has fallen before me. You will join them." Ultron Gold coldly boasted.
"You're…Ultron? From another dimension?" The shocked Tails questioned this dimensional counterpart of Earth's Greatest Robotic Menace.
"One where I eradicated humanity and remade the world in my image. I suspect by now your Exalt has been disintegrated by my troops." Ultron taunted the sadistic idea to the heroes.
"MONSTER!" Blinded by rage, Chrom rushes at the machine with a flurry of attacks that are deflected, "You command the Genesis Portals! The Threat to our worlds!"
"Negative." Ultron counterattacks with a rising uppercut to capture the prince, "I have simply been taught by someone of this world how to control the Genesis Portals." He then eye-beams him away, "By ensuring the Exalt is assassinated as part of our bargain, I will use my newfound knowledge to bring peace to other worlds."
"Think you're confusing 'peace' with 'destruction'!" Knuckles furiously retorted, with his fellow heroes doing their best to defeat the metal overload. Ultron flies up firing energy beams that were avoided, with Amy bouncing off a wall to try and smack him with her hammer only for him to use his magnetic abilities to rip a whole ceiling down atop of the hedgehog, keeping her down from the battle for the time being.
"Not paid enough for this!" quipped Gaius, slashing one of Ultron's kneecaps to force him down and accidently get kicked away by his robotic foot.
Knuckles is more relentless, grabbing Ultron's face to slam and pummel into the ground with a furious flurry of punches that didn't stop until he was blasted off. "I will not allow you to destroy the future!" declared Marth, unleashing a fierce slash that was perfectly blocked by the gold robot.
"You have already failed." Ultron retorted, jabbing her painfully in the chest before blasting her away.
Immediately after, Ultron is forced to defend himself from Tails's missile barrage that's keeping him at bay, but not forever. "Chrom! Your upgrade!" Tails shouted, suggesting to him his new power could defeat Ultron.
Knowing what needs to be done, Chrom activates the tech installed to his Falchion. His sword bursts with highly powerful electrical properties that works in harmony with its natural magic, then proceeds to rush at the distracted Ultron shouting, "I'LL BREAK YOU!" delivering to him an electrifyingly-fast dashing slash across his body.
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That critical blow immediately did a number to Ultron. The electricity was violently powerful, causing his body to burst and force him to a stunned knee. He tries to repair himself only for something else completely unexpected hitting him at supersonic speeds. Running out from a Warp Ring is Sumia and Sonic carrying Emmeryn, with the Blue Blur ramming into the shocked Ultron with a powerful Boost that smashes him out the wall so the heroes could take a quick breather.
"Sorry we're a bit late. Robots forced us to tour Ultrontropolis for a minute. Not the best vacation spot." Sonic joked, having successfully escaped the Age of Ultron World.
"SONIC!" Amy happily lunges to hug her embarrassed friend.
"Emm, Sumia, are you two okay?" Chrom worriedly hurried to them.
"We are fine." Emmeryn assured him.
"Not until we defeat our enemies." Sumia remarked.
"She's right. Let's hurry and send Goldibolts to the scrapheap. Marth, stay and protect Emm!" Sonic ordered his friends.
Marth nods, "Aye." before watching her allies rush off to finish off Ultron Gold.
BGM-Mega Man Zero 4 OST-Crash IV (Physis Remastered)
The chaotic battles near their end as a new player joins the warzone. They appear female, and rabbit-like, yet seem to be a proud and noble beast warrior that has her own reasons for getting involved in a battle between humans. "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." The Proud Rabbit commented, before noticing Spider-Man closing up the last of the Genesis Portals, "A Spider? I thought their kind went extinct ages ago."
"Huh?" Spidey noticed the rabbit woman staring at him, "Who're you? Not another assassin I hope."
"Hold! Panne is not your enemy." Marth announced the name of the proud warrior.
"You know her?" Spidey responded.
"I know…of her. And I knew she would come here tonight." Marth answered, still being secretive and vague of how she knows of the future.
"Quite the prophet, aren't you?" Spidey quipped.
"As you say. And I swear to you, Panne is an ally." Marth proclaimed.
"Good enough for me." Spidey gives the swordswoman a thumbs-up as a sign of his trust in her, "All right, heroes! Let's leave Panne to have her share of the fun!"
"Is that wise?" Frederick questioned after striking down an assassin.
"Cut Marth some slack. She may enjoy hiding a cute face, but she saved our lives twice and found some of my friends. I say she earned our trust. You agree, Chrom?" Spidey asked.
'Absolutely.' Chrom responded through their comms.
Marth sincerely smiles, "Chrom…Spider-Man…Thank you." as she's happy her heroic efforts have earned her the trust of such great heroes.
"Now then, let's say we send these party crashers PACKING!" Spidey rallied his forces, boosting their morale for a final push against the assassins.
Many Assassins hurry confronting the lone Panne, thinking she'll be easy picking before taking down the other heroes. Big mistake, for Panne is in possession of a mythical Beaststone that transforms her into a bestial bunny that terrifies her prey. "I smell your fear." She taunted them before rushing with various killing strikes, ranging from hurling her powerful body at her foes or swiping at them with her sharp claws.
Outside in the air, the weakened Ultron Gold is surrounded by four heroes that all want a piece of him. Chrom rides alongside Sumia's pegasus, dodging high-flying energy beams fired by the metal menace. Sonic's riding on Knuckles's gliding back, hitting the robot with a Homing Attack that distracts him away from Chrom blitzing him with a sword slash.
Down below, Validar is calm and focused upon unleashing a rapidfire barrage of magic from his hands that target Robin and Team RWBY to prevent them from landing anymore hits. Yang deflects several spheres with her punches, Ruby dodges a few with her rosy-fast Semblance, while Weiss slices up many while skiing backwards on her icy glyphs. Only Blake and Robin were free confronting the sorcerer, with the Shadow Huntress trying to attack with dashing clone strikes that were warped away and nearly countered if the Tactician Magician didn't intervene with two slashes of his Levin Sword that leads to a barrage of blade-shaped blasts of wind magic that ends with a powerful blast that knocks away the Assassin Leader.
Swiftly, Validar casts an unavoidable blizzard that freezes his enemies then knocks them all down with a powerful fireball. "Well, well…" Tauntingly, he laughs at the recovering Robin that his eyes have been quite interested in since the start of their battle, "Oh, I know you…Submit to me, and perhaps I might honor you with the truth!"
"The truth…?" Robin questioned his suspicious words that strangely reveal a tiny, incredibly confusing hint of familiarity he has with this assassin.
"The truth is…" Out of nowhere with a joke, Spider-Man dropkicks Validar right across the face that smashes him onto a building, saving the lives of his friends, "That goatee has got has to go. It's ridiculous."
"YOU!" Validar scowled furiously upon confronting the webslinger that he despises for a mysterious reason.
"That's me." Spidey quipped.
Even more infuriated by his quippy demeanor, Validar unleashes an onslaught of destructive fireballs that are solely targeting the Spectacular Web-Swinging Wonder, "It is fate that I end your ancient legacy, you worthless Red Insect!"
"Can't you tell by looking at me? I'm no insect. I'm a spider." snarked Spidey whilst dodging his mystic bolts with the most sensational web-zipping skills that can infuriate the most wicked mage of the land.
"It's over!" shouted Ultron Gold in the sky, charging his hands with immense energy amidst his climatic battle with Chrom's squad. "DESTRUCTION WAVE!" He fires two large and powerful beams that blasts both Sumia and Knuckles out of the air, ending his fight with them and leaving just Chrom and Sonic as they jump off their respective rides to finish this battle. The Prince has a brief, yet incredibly intense midair clash with the Machine that's summoning his Drones through his Genesis Portals to help counterattack with blitzing strikes. Quickly, Sonic homing attacks all the Drones before using his Twin Rings to juggle Ultron with a swarm of holographic rings, distracting him from the Hedgehog that using his Rings to power up to the very limit and the Prince that electrifies his Falchion once more for the finishing freefalling combo.
"Let's see you calculate THIS!" Chrom taunted their enemy.
"BLUE BLUR BLITZ!" smirked Sonic.
At awakening high speeds, Chrom delivers a dashing electrified slash that electrocutes and stuns Ultron long enough for Sonic to send him crashing down with a powerful overhead axe kick. "Malfunction! I…cannot…This won't…save humanity…from extinction…" muttered forebodingly by Ultron as he's shutting down in defeat.
Mere moments before Ultron crash, Validar too is on his last ropes from a series of lightning quick and powerful strikes by Spider-Man empowered by his Webbed Feet of Speed. The Dark Sorcerer was webbed, then elbowed from all sides at awesome speeds that seamlessly shift into a hefty barrage of gut punches that were too painful to endure. Blake joins in for this brief moment, delivering a rising sword slash that launches Validar right into the direction of the falling Ultron, where both villains are glared by Robin as he readies his magic to finish them.
"ELTHUNDER!" shouted Robin, calling down one massively powerful thunderbolt from the heavens that slams both the Sorcerer and the Machine to their humiliating end. The magic was too much for Ultron's body to handle before exploding, violently, spreading tremendous energy that is seconds away from killing Validar.
"No…This is…all wrong…How could…you have known the plan…" Validar weakly muttered as his whole being is consumed by oblivion.
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After a long night of fighting off assassins and overcoming the Genesis Portal obstacles, the castle was saved from destruction. But more importantly, the Exalt is safe. Everyone should be glad, and they are greatly. Yet Robin still feels a little unnerved by the whole ordeal, specifically regarding things about Validar.
"Who was that man…? When he spoke it felt like he knew something about me." Robin commented.
"Wish he didn't die with his secrets. Same with Ultron." Spidey remarked somberly, then cheers himself up by patting his friend's back to cheer him up, "Ah well. At least Emm is safe. I'd call that a victory." He said, which got Robin to smile before everyone heads back inside the castle to rest.
While all their friends are resting from battle, Chrom checks up on his exalted sister in a corridor. He is joined by Sonic and Phila, with all three relieved to see Emmeryn is taking it easy after surviving that assassination scheme. "Thank the gods you're safe!" Chrom hugs his sister.
"It is you I have to thank, Chrom. As well as Sonic for rescuing me from that dystopian world." Emmeryn smiled.
"All in a day's work." Sonic quipped, giving a winking thumbs-up to the queen.
"I beg your forgiveness, milord! I failed in my duty—they should never have made it into the castle in the first place." Phila greatly apologized alongside a bow of guilt.
"Peace, Phila." Chrom responded calmly, "You couldn't have known what was coming. Only Marth could…"
"…Marth?" Emmeryn questioned curiously.
"Yes, I would speak more with…" Chrom glances for the swordswoman, only to notice she is nowhere in sight, "Um…Sonic, where's Marth?"
Sonic also glances around, looking for their mysterious ally in vain, "Hmm…Good question. Know she was here a moment ago…"
Chrom facepalms, muttering, "…Not again!" before running off in search for the foreseer.
BGM-Fire Emblem Awakening OST- "You may call me Marth."
Outside, Marth is proving once more she is very anti-social by walking away from the castle without saying her goodbyes to heroes she has grown fond of. She does take a moment to stop and turn and reconsider her choice while staring silently at the castle. But in the end, she thought it unnecessary as she walks away again.
"Going somewhere?"
Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, Chrom intercepts to share a few words with her mysterious being. "You have a bad habit of leaving without saying goodbye, you know." Chrom joked.
"Yes, I'm afraid I have a few bad habits." Lucina frowned.
"Good ones as well—you saved my life, as well as both of my sisters. Not to mention you almost single-handedly reassembled the Avengers. Is there some way I can repay you? Some favor I can grant?" Chrom asked of her, more than happy to do anything for their hero of the week.
Marth smiles, "Hearing you offer is reward enough."
"But there must be something…"
"I already have what I came for: history has been rewritten." Marth claimed.
"And what future averted?" Chrom asked.
Solemnly, Marth decided it is time to reveal more future knowledge, "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 and the beginning of the Outrealm Cataclysm." She then smiles, "...But I'm sure that sounds like madness to you."
"…Strangely, no. It doesn't." Chrom also smiles at the ridiculousness he just heard, "Somehow, I know I can trust you. And I hope someday to repay your favors."
"Perhaps one day you shall. Until then…" Marth then leaves the castle, somberly with the burden of entire worlds being carried on her shoulders. Chrom wishes he could do something for her. Anything to relieve her stress. He hates watching her leave with such a heavy burden. But, albeit reluctantly and silently, he will respect her wishes for the time being.
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BGM-Fire Emblem Awakening OST- "It appears the capital was spared the chaos."
Back inside the castle corridors, everyone but Chrom is about to engage in conversation with the other mysterious hero that came to their aid when most needed: Panne. "Brave taguel, there are not words enough to express my gratitude." Emmeryn said to the noble beast.
"So you know our true name?" Panne responded.
"Sorry, but are taguels, like, the Faunus of this world? You seem to be the case." Blake questioned a member of her race's dimensional counterpart.
"You and I have similar scents, but I can smell your interactions with others of your kind. As for me, I am the…The last taguel. We are shape-shifters." Panne somberly revealed to the heroes.
"Are you sure? Could've sworn someone like you helped us when New York was invaded…" Ruby remembered Yarne, but talked about him with awkwardness that doesn't convince Panne of more taguel survivors.
"Even if I believe your words, most of your kind would insist calling 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!" Panne calmly said.
"I don't understand…" Robin remarked.
"Yes, it's precious little your kind seem to understand. It was man-spawn like you that invaded our warren and slaughtered my people." Panne retorted.
"What?! Is this true? Who would do such a thing?" Emmeryn exclaimed with shock that doesn't convince the taguel of her sympathy.
"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." Panne snarked.
Emmeryn pauses, "...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." She apologized from the depths of her heart, even going as far as to bow expressing her guilt that both confuses and shock the taguel.
"Your Grace—you had no fault in this!" Phila retorted.
"Just because this ain't her fault doesn'tmean she can't do something to help. She's the Queen. It's her duty ensuring everyone is treated equally and fairly." Spidey argued wisely, resonating with Emm's sense of responsibility.
"You claim to be blameless, and yet you would apologize? Pah! Your words are but wind." Panne said to the exalt, in disbelief of her apologetic words.
"I know…But they are all I have." Emmeryn retorted somberly.
"Please, you can trust her." The sympathetic Blake spoke up, trying to convince the taguel to trust the exalt, "I know what it is like closing yourself to others after so many tragedies that befell your kind. Believing it isn't necessary getting along with those that made you convinced you are dangerous." She gestures her hand to all her friendly friends present, "But these humans, my friends, they've accepted me. We've become comfortable and relaxed around each other, and it's actually not such a bad thing."
"Also, it's either us or alone being eaten by an immortal Animal Hunter." Yang quipped.
"Shut it, Yang!" Weiss scolded her for her bluntness.
For a calming moment, while processing the sincere words of both human and faunus through her heart, Panne ponders aloud, "…You seem sincere, Faunus. As do the man-spawn. You feel my pain as your own. …I've never felt that before. Look at me." She requested from the exalt, "…See what I am. I will never trust mankind. But you…" Alongside a genuine smile, Panne says to her and her band of heroes, "Perhaps you truly are not like the others."
"All I ask is a chance to earn your trust." said Emmeryn, smiling gently alongside Blake as they were successful in recruiting Panne into their alliance.
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BGM-Fire Emblem Awakening OST- "Something is very wrong."
"Nngh…How?!" Miraculously, Validar survived his last battle as he found himself standing in some dark void. His wounds are still fresh and grave though, with each staggering step draining what is left of his pathetic lifeforce as he glowers, "My purpose is too significant…to be thwarted…here…by my ancestors' greatest enemy…That damn Spider…Aaargh…"
"Validar."
His pain was almost immediately forgotten upon Validar being startled by a voice unknown to him. The source of that voice didn't waste time revealing themselves before his eyes, appearing as a sinister silhouette that awfully resembles the Mysterious Entity that confronted Grimadoom in his dream the other day. "What? Who are you…Where did you…come from?" Validar questioned this person.
"I am the power that compels you. The one who summoned Ultron to the world. The being responsible for convincing Grimadoom to assist in your cause. You will not perish here. It is not written. You must live on to author a destiny greater than you know."
It then clicked in Validar's head, to his own shock as he's beginning to realize who exactly he is talking to, "I-Impossible! It can't be you! It can't be…"
"I am the wings of despair. I am the breath of ruin. I am the fell dragon, Grima…" Grima the Fell Dragon finally introduces himself, as the True Enemy that hungers to plunge the dimensions into darkness.
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Back at Ylisse Castle…
BGM-Fire Emblem Awakening OST- "Negotiation's not my strong suit..."
In light of recent events, an emergency meeting was called for in the war room where Emmeryn, Chrom, Phila, Frederick, and Spider-Man have gathered. "It will take time to investigate how the assassination plot got so far. We have no leads at present." Phila informed everyone.
"It was Plegia! I'm certain of it. They'd do anything for the Emblem." Chrom claimed wholeheartedly.
"I dunno…" Spidey is unsure about his claim as he ponders who might be really responsible, "Don't see Ultron EVER getting along with a loser like Gangrel. Guy was never a fan of humans to begin with. …Then again, he did tolerate Green Goblin's nonsense…"
"Regardless, Emm, you can't stay here. It's too dangerous. Come to Ferox where it's safe." Chrom proposed to his sister.
"And leave the people undefended?" Emmeryn rebutted sternly, "War is at our borders, Chrom. Do you expect Ylisse to stand against Plegia without a leader? They must know their exalt stands with them."
"But if something happens to you? What then?" Chrom argued.
"Your Grace, perhaps you might relocate to the eastern palace for the time being? The other kingdoms would know nothing of it. You would be safer." Frederick advised.
"Yes, please. At least that. I can't leave for Ferox with you right in harm's way." Chrom pleaded.
Reluctantly, "…Hmm. Very well." Emmeryn accepts the idea of being relocated.
"Thanks, Emm. I mean it. We'll escort you to the palace before we head north to the border." Chrom proclaimed, willing to go this far to protect his loved ones.
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BGM-Fire Emblem Warriors OST-Light on a Window (Reprise)
KFX Here: My goodness, didn't want this chapter to go on for so long. But I wanted to emphasize that this is the moment in Act 1 where things are getting serious. Secrets are being revealed. Using the Genesis Portals to introduce enemies from Marvel's famous Bad Future storylines like the Age of Ultron. And Grima. If this chapter was complicated and tiring to read, I'm sorry. I promise things will be simplified and easier to understand next chapter.
Next Time: Betrayal! Invasion! Revelation!
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