The Dark Executioner
A Fire Emblem and NCS Adventure
Chapter 1: The Dark Executioner
By: Davis(Davis3 on FFN)
Disclaimer: I do not own Fire Emblem or any of the official characters but I do own Amber(the Rogue Pegasus Knight) and Dark Warrior(aka the Dark Executioner)
" Sister, why are you in here?"
" Oh, Florina. You gave me quite a start," answered her older sister Fiora.
" You weren't at practice today and I thought that something happened to you." Florina said as she began to cry.
" Please, do not cry so. I am sorry to have worried you but I was busy reading this book that I stumbled across," said Fiora.
" What kind of book?" Florina asked puzzled.
" It's a book that explains about the history of the Pegasus Knights of Ilia over past hundreds of years and what each of them had accomplished. You and I along with Farina are mentioned within this book," answered Fiora.
" Um….why would you be looking at it if you knew we were in it?" asked Florina.
" True. This book is perhaps the most significant material about the entire Pegasus Knight collective. If you come look with me, there are pictures of us most recent and of us long ago. Take this one of you and me when you had first joined my command." Fiora answered.
" I remember the first days of the training," said Florina.
" As do I. You were so shy and timid, that it was difficult for you to get a grasp of flying a Pegasus. But overtime you became better at it, but you still have much to improve. Even Farina is pictured here when she did her training. But, to be truthful, it's not our pictures that distracted me so, but rather this one picture here." Fiora said.
" I don't recognize her," said Florina.
" I knew that you wouldn't, and I am surprised that she is mentioned in this book. This dear sister, is Amber and she used to be a Pegasus Knight of Ilia, just like we are now some years back during your training days." Fiora said softly.
" She was a Pegasus Knight?" asked Florina.
" Yes. Amber was perhaps the best of us with her incredible skill, but that was before she was exiled from not only our ranks, but from Ilia as well," answered Fiora.
" Why? What happened?" asked Florina.
" It is a story that I remember all too well, for I was there when she was exiled. It happened as I said, during your training as a Pegasus Knight that Amber was doing her training, but with a different commander. She had great skill and often out-performed even the commanders themselves, including me. It was what she said after her one of her trainings that made me think at the time, that she had potential to be one of the best Pegasus Knights in all of Ilia." Fiora spoke(flashback begins)
" Fiora?"
" Yes?
" May I speak with you for a moment?"
" Of course Amber. What do you wish to discuss?" asked Fiora.
" I just want to say that I am honored to be a Pegasus Knight. It was something that I have wanted to do ever since I was small. I have trained very hard to be among the elite core of our fellow knights, and yet at the same time, I also hold back." Amber answered, a small tear running down her cheek.
" Hold back? But why?" Fiora asked.
" I know I am good at this, as do a lot of other knights in training. Even some of the commanders have said the same things about me. But, I do not like to brag about my hard work and dedication and I am afraid of showing my true potential. I have skill that rival that of our elite corp. and I don't want to make them look bad." Amber cried.
" You shouldn't be ashamed of that," said Fiora.
" No?" asked Amber.
" No, you ought to be proud of what you do. Amber, with your skill, you will no doubt in my mind become a part of the elite someday," replied Fiora.
" You mean that?" asked Amber.
" I do," answered Fiora.
" Thank you for those kind words." Amber smiled.(End Flashback)
" A few months later and she was promoted to the very elite corp. that she wanted to be a part of. Then, a few weeks later, she was given leadership of her very own wing," said Fiora.
" A most wonderful promotion," smiled Florina.
" That is what we all thought at first, but Amber receiving her own wing was to be the beginning of the end of her dreams. You know what they say about power and how it corrupts the mind?" asked Fiora.
" Um….yes." Florina answered.
" Amber became corrupted with power over the next couple of years. It was small at first, hardly noticeable, until she began training those under her command to start entering Lycia and talking on various armed forces. She had this belief that the Pegasus Knights of Ilia were the best units in all of Elibe and that she wanted to have them and all of Ilia conquer Elibe for it was our right to do so for we were superior according to her," said Fiora.
" She went that far?" Florina asked with a surprised look upon her face.
" And further sister, much further. This problem continued to get worse for Amber secretly got other Pegasus Knights in on the idea, even among her fellow elite knights were convinced by her actions. Eventually, the ruler of Ilia was informed of the matter and ordered that Amber be captured and brought in to stand trial for what she had done. Her trial lasted a few days and she was allowed to speak to one Pegasus Knight before her sentence began. I was the one she spoke to that day," said Fiora(Start Flashback)
" So….you chose me over all the others?"
" I did Fiora, for I can talk to you easily on matters like this," replied Amber.
" Are you certain that you received "that" punishment?" asked Fiora.
" I….I….I know now that I went too far and allowed power to consume me. I almost started several wars with our neighboring countries and for this, I was to be punished by the most severe law in all of Ilia," sighed Amber.
" You mean?" Fiora asked.
" Yes….I am to be exiled from Ilia, and stripped of my Pegasus, effective as of immediately. That is the price that I must now pay. This will be the last time I get to see you Fiora, and just about everyone else that I've known all these years," cried Amber.
" Where will you go?" Fiora asked as she hugged Amber tightly.
" I don't know where I can go, but without my Pegasus….I am just an ordinary girl with no future ahead of her," cried Amber.(End Flashback)
" Amber was never seen again after that day. She never said where she was going, but the last thing that she did was sneak back to the castle and take her Pegasus with her and flee Ilia. That would have been high treason alone, but since Amber had been exiled, it wouldn't be a bother to her," said Fiora.
" I'm sorry for asking about her." Florina cried.
" No, it's okay. That happened long ago, and whether or not Amber is even alive remains to be seen. She was referred to as the "Rogue Pegasus Knight of Ilia" and her name became the talk of most countries, even though no one ever knew where she was," said Fiora.
" A very sad tale indeed," said Florina.
" Hey! What's up?" asked Farina as she spoke out loud from behind Florina.
" Ah! Sister! You startled me!" said Florina.
" Sorry about that. Didn't know what you two were doing," said Farina who started to blush. " Do you realize what time it is? We have to get back to work or else we won't get that big paycheck we were promised."
" Of course," smirked Fiora.
" What's that supposed to mean?" asked Farina.
" Sigh!"
" I don't know why you are sighing, but it is a distraction to me."
" I'm sorry. It's just that I was thinking about my past and how I had dreams, until they were dashed by the king."
" It appears that you have a troubled past that you try so hard to forget that it existed. But, it keeps bringing itself back into your subconscious."
" When I was exiled from Ilia and stripped of my Pegasus, I had to get it back for I needed her for I am still a Pegasus Knight….despite being known as a rogue everywhere I go in this world."
" Such is the price of corruption Amber."
" I know that….now," said Amber.
" Now….since you paid me to do some kind of job that is worthy of my skills….why don't we get down to business and discuss just what it is you want me to do."
" Are you good?" asked Amber.
" What kind of question is that to ask of me? I am insulted by your arrogance child!"
" But, Lord Ahran, I was okay asking…." Amber couldn't finish for her companion grabbed her by the throat.
" Never call me by that name! I have not been called that name for centuries and I don't plan on ever going back to it. To you and all others, I am known only as Dark Warrior, the legendary " Dark Executioner"! If you ever refer to me by that name again, I'll cut your throat open without hesitation!!!!" He shouted as he threw her to the ground.
" My apologies….did you say centuries?" asked Amber.
" There is a lot about me that you and all others do not know about and I will reveal them all in time, including that part of me being centuries old. Now….tell me why you wanted to hire me for something and it had better me good, or you just might become my next victim!" answered Dark Warrior, his eyes glowing bright yellow.
" Yes, but before we get to that, we ought to discuss about your fee," said Amber.
" Gold? You think I do what I do for gold? You are more naïve than you look. I do not kill for money, even though I work for whomever pays me the most. The more a job is worth, the better it is for me when it comes to the victims involved. I do not need money, unlike you and the rest of this modern age. To you modern people, gold is like a nourishment to you, and that you must quench it as much as possible. You also fight with others of your own in pointless battles and for what? Revenge? Glory? The right thing? No wonder the people of this age are so diluted…." Dark Warrior spoke, as he walked over to pick up his axe, which was as large as a small child.
" Uh, yeah. But you know, what you just said reminds me of Lady Sonia of the Black Fang," began Amber.
" Black Fang!" Dark Warrior turned his head toward her at the mentioning of that name.
" I became a member of the Black Fang for a few years and I was praised by Lady Sonia and Lord Nergal," said Amber.
" I too was with them, but not an official member. I trained Nergal's members in addition to those Morphs of his and turned them all into killers. Each one of them trained in over three dozen ways of killing someone." Dark Warrior said as he ran his finger over his axe. " Without me, they were nothing!"
" …." Said Amber.
" Now, what of this job?" asked Dark Warrior.
" Oh yes. I want to have vengeance on Ilia and to do that, I want you to kill the top 3 Pegasus Knights. By doing that, their confidence and strength would be broken," replied Amber.
" Only three?" Dark Warrior asked.
" Yes, and here is who they are. Florina, Fiora and Farina, the three Pegasus Sisters; they are who I want you to kill," answered Amber.
" Two of them I have seen before and they both have a power, a power that is beyond the concepts of most people all around them, yet they are unable to use this power. The third is a mystery to me, but by the end of the day, all three of them will be dead! Just hand me my gold and I will make sure that none of them ever live to see another sunrise." Dark Warrior spoke.
" As you wish," said Amber.
" They are frail and delicate on the outside, but I have seen their power for myself. Looks can be deceiving my dear child, and these sisters are no exception. What they lack on the outside, is so much more from within and I will make sure that they exploit it! The hunt has now begun and their nightmare is about to begin…." Dark Warrior laughed as he picked up his axe, swung it around him a few times and walked outside Amber's tent that she was using as a home to begin his mission.
TO BE CONTINUED….
Next Chapter: "Strike of the Warrior"
This is my first attempt at a Fire Emblem story by mixing my own characters with the official ones. Please review, thanks.
A Fire Emblem and NCS Adventure
Chapter 1: The Dark Executioner
By: Davis(Davis3 on FFN)
Disclaimer: I do not own Fire Emblem or any of the official characters but I do own Amber(the Rogue Pegasus Knight) and Dark Warrior(aka the Dark Executioner)
" Sister, why are you in here?"
" Oh, Florina. You gave me quite a start," answered her older sister Fiora.
" You weren't at practice today and I thought that something happened to you." Florina said as she began to cry.
" Please, do not cry so. I am sorry to have worried you but I was busy reading this book that I stumbled across," said Fiora.
" What kind of book?" Florina asked puzzled.
" It's a book that explains about the history of the Pegasus Knights of Ilia over past hundreds of years and what each of them had accomplished. You and I along with Farina are mentioned within this book," answered Fiora.
" Um….why would you be looking at it if you knew we were in it?" asked Florina.
" True. This book is perhaps the most significant material about the entire Pegasus Knight collective. If you come look with me, there are pictures of us most recent and of us long ago. Take this one of you and me when you had first joined my command." Fiora answered.
" I remember the first days of the training," said Florina.
" As do I. You were so shy and timid, that it was difficult for you to get a grasp of flying a Pegasus. But overtime you became better at it, but you still have much to improve. Even Farina is pictured here when she did her training. But, to be truthful, it's not our pictures that distracted me so, but rather this one picture here." Fiora said.
" I don't recognize her," said Florina.
" I knew that you wouldn't, and I am surprised that she is mentioned in this book. This dear sister, is Amber and she used to be a Pegasus Knight of Ilia, just like we are now some years back during your training days." Fiora said softly.
" She was a Pegasus Knight?" asked Florina.
" Yes. Amber was perhaps the best of us with her incredible skill, but that was before she was exiled from not only our ranks, but from Ilia as well," answered Fiora.
" Why? What happened?" asked Florina.
" It is a story that I remember all too well, for I was there when she was exiled. It happened as I said, during your training as a Pegasus Knight that Amber was doing her training, but with a different commander. She had great skill and often out-performed even the commanders themselves, including me. It was what she said after her one of her trainings that made me think at the time, that she had potential to be one of the best Pegasus Knights in all of Ilia." Fiora spoke(flashback begins)
" Fiora?"
" Yes?
" May I speak with you for a moment?"
" Of course Amber. What do you wish to discuss?" asked Fiora.
" I just want to say that I am honored to be a Pegasus Knight. It was something that I have wanted to do ever since I was small. I have trained very hard to be among the elite core of our fellow knights, and yet at the same time, I also hold back." Amber answered, a small tear running down her cheek.
" Hold back? But why?" Fiora asked.
" I know I am good at this, as do a lot of other knights in training. Even some of the commanders have said the same things about me. But, I do not like to brag about my hard work and dedication and I am afraid of showing my true potential. I have skill that rival that of our elite corp. and I don't want to make them look bad." Amber cried.
" You shouldn't be ashamed of that," said Fiora.
" No?" asked Amber.
" No, you ought to be proud of what you do. Amber, with your skill, you will no doubt in my mind become a part of the elite someday," replied Fiora.
" You mean that?" asked Amber.
" I do," answered Fiora.
" Thank you for those kind words." Amber smiled.(End Flashback)
" A few months later and she was promoted to the very elite corp. that she wanted to be a part of. Then, a few weeks later, she was given leadership of her very own wing," said Fiora.
" A most wonderful promotion," smiled Florina.
" That is what we all thought at first, but Amber receiving her own wing was to be the beginning of the end of her dreams. You know what they say about power and how it corrupts the mind?" asked Fiora.
" Um….yes." Florina answered.
" Amber became corrupted with power over the next couple of years. It was small at first, hardly noticeable, until she began training those under her command to start entering Lycia and talking on various armed forces. She had this belief that the Pegasus Knights of Ilia were the best units in all of Elibe and that she wanted to have them and all of Ilia conquer Elibe for it was our right to do so for we were superior according to her," said Fiora.
" She went that far?" Florina asked with a surprised look upon her face.
" And further sister, much further. This problem continued to get worse for Amber secretly got other Pegasus Knights in on the idea, even among her fellow elite knights were convinced by her actions. Eventually, the ruler of Ilia was informed of the matter and ordered that Amber be captured and brought in to stand trial for what she had done. Her trial lasted a few days and she was allowed to speak to one Pegasus Knight before her sentence began. I was the one she spoke to that day," said Fiora(Start Flashback)
" So….you chose me over all the others?"
" I did Fiora, for I can talk to you easily on matters like this," replied Amber.
" Are you certain that you received "that" punishment?" asked Fiora.
" I….I….I know now that I went too far and allowed power to consume me. I almost started several wars with our neighboring countries and for this, I was to be punished by the most severe law in all of Ilia," sighed Amber.
" You mean?" Fiora asked.
" Yes….I am to be exiled from Ilia, and stripped of my Pegasus, effective as of immediately. That is the price that I must now pay. This will be the last time I get to see you Fiora, and just about everyone else that I've known all these years," cried Amber.
" Where will you go?" Fiora asked as she hugged Amber tightly.
" I don't know where I can go, but without my Pegasus….I am just an ordinary girl with no future ahead of her," cried Amber.(End Flashback)
" Amber was never seen again after that day. She never said where she was going, but the last thing that she did was sneak back to the castle and take her Pegasus with her and flee Ilia. That would have been high treason alone, but since Amber had been exiled, it wouldn't be a bother to her," said Fiora.
" I'm sorry for asking about her." Florina cried.
" No, it's okay. That happened long ago, and whether or not Amber is even alive remains to be seen. She was referred to as the "Rogue Pegasus Knight of Ilia" and her name became the talk of most countries, even though no one ever knew where she was," said Fiora.
" A very sad tale indeed," said Florina.
" Hey! What's up?" asked Farina as she spoke out loud from behind Florina.
" Ah! Sister! You startled me!" said Florina.
" Sorry about that. Didn't know what you two were doing," said Farina who started to blush. " Do you realize what time it is? We have to get back to work or else we won't get that big paycheck we were promised."
" Of course," smirked Fiora.
" What's that supposed to mean?" asked Farina.
" Sigh!"
" I don't know why you are sighing, but it is a distraction to me."
" I'm sorry. It's just that I was thinking about my past and how I had dreams, until they were dashed by the king."
" It appears that you have a troubled past that you try so hard to forget that it existed. But, it keeps bringing itself back into your subconscious."
" When I was exiled from Ilia and stripped of my Pegasus, I had to get it back for I needed her for I am still a Pegasus Knight….despite being known as a rogue everywhere I go in this world."
" Such is the price of corruption Amber."
" I know that….now," said Amber.
" Now….since you paid me to do some kind of job that is worthy of my skills….why don't we get down to business and discuss just what it is you want me to do."
" Are you good?" asked Amber.
" What kind of question is that to ask of me? I am insulted by your arrogance child!"
" But, Lord Ahran, I was okay asking…." Amber couldn't finish for her companion grabbed her by the throat.
" Never call me by that name! I have not been called that name for centuries and I don't plan on ever going back to it. To you and all others, I am known only as Dark Warrior, the legendary " Dark Executioner"! If you ever refer to me by that name again, I'll cut your throat open without hesitation!!!!" He shouted as he threw her to the ground.
" My apologies….did you say centuries?" asked Amber.
" There is a lot about me that you and all others do not know about and I will reveal them all in time, including that part of me being centuries old. Now….tell me why you wanted to hire me for something and it had better me good, or you just might become my next victim!" answered Dark Warrior, his eyes glowing bright yellow.
" Yes, but before we get to that, we ought to discuss about your fee," said Amber.
" Gold? You think I do what I do for gold? You are more naïve than you look. I do not kill for money, even though I work for whomever pays me the most. The more a job is worth, the better it is for me when it comes to the victims involved. I do not need money, unlike you and the rest of this modern age. To you modern people, gold is like a nourishment to you, and that you must quench it as much as possible. You also fight with others of your own in pointless battles and for what? Revenge? Glory? The right thing? No wonder the people of this age are so diluted…." Dark Warrior spoke, as he walked over to pick up his axe, which was as large as a small child.
" Uh, yeah. But you know, what you just said reminds me of Lady Sonia of the Black Fang," began Amber.
" Black Fang!" Dark Warrior turned his head toward her at the mentioning of that name.
" I became a member of the Black Fang for a few years and I was praised by Lady Sonia and Lord Nergal," said Amber.
" I too was with them, but not an official member. I trained Nergal's members in addition to those Morphs of his and turned them all into killers. Each one of them trained in over three dozen ways of killing someone." Dark Warrior said as he ran his finger over his axe. " Without me, they were nothing!"
" …." Said Amber.
" Now, what of this job?" asked Dark Warrior.
" Oh yes. I want to have vengeance on Ilia and to do that, I want you to kill the top 3 Pegasus Knights. By doing that, their confidence and strength would be broken," replied Amber.
" Only three?" Dark Warrior asked.
" Yes, and here is who they are. Florina, Fiora and Farina, the three Pegasus Sisters; they are who I want you to kill," answered Amber.
" Two of them I have seen before and they both have a power, a power that is beyond the concepts of most people all around them, yet they are unable to use this power. The third is a mystery to me, but by the end of the day, all three of them will be dead! Just hand me my gold and I will make sure that none of them ever live to see another sunrise." Dark Warrior spoke.
" As you wish," said Amber.
" They are frail and delicate on the outside, but I have seen their power for myself. Looks can be deceiving my dear child, and these sisters are no exception. What they lack on the outside, is so much more from within and I will make sure that they exploit it! The hunt has now begun and their nightmare is about to begin…." Dark Warrior laughed as he picked up his axe, swung it around him a few times and walked outside Amber's tent that she was using as a home to begin his mission.
TO BE CONTINUED….
Next Chapter: "Strike of the Warrior"
This is my first attempt at a Fire Emblem story by mixing my own characters with the official ones. Please review, thanks.
