SOS: Hey, I am back again! I don't think I have ever done two chapters of the same story within this small timespan. And I got reviews too! I didn't know that this was going to be reviewed at all.
Erk: Neither did I. I guess that's a privileged for being the first Harken/Isadora fic on the site. I would like to say the World Wide Web, but God knows what's on the Internet these days. To sum it all up, this is only a good fic because it's the first of its kind. If there were other ones, this story would suck.
SOS: TT
Hippie Narrator: Erk, my beloved brother, please stop criticizing SOS. (Pulls out "Being a Hippie for Dummies") It says here that respect must be shown to all living things.
SOS: Yeah, stop being a meanie Erky.
Erk: -- What are you doing here? This isn't TTOM.
SOS: He's a muse now! Because of his Hippie... hippieness, he's my only muse that doesn't bother me. As for reviews...
SkyFireZero: (AAAAGH! SAUCE!) Yes, I meant to say, "They had never wanted a woman" and thanks for the review
DTN: Here you go! Thank you for ze review!
LowenxRebbeccaluver: I knew he worked for another house; I am going to incorporate that in a few chapters or so. And Marcus should be in his late thirties and he isn't what he is in FE7, but he is commander of the knights, not General quite yet. Thanks anyways!
Elf Lord D: Thank you, thank you, thank you, and thank you!
Electric Fire: (...sauce...) Thank you! I said if I got at least 5 reviews, I would write again. And yours was the fifth!
Dragonair Sage: Thank You For The Review! I Am Glad That There Is Somebody Who Likes Harken/Isadora besides me.
Inferno-Swordsman-Max: Thank you for responding to the reviews too! And I am glad that someone else is writing a Harken/Isadora fic besides me. I don't want to be the only idiot that writes those. Good luck with yours!
Wyvern Girl: Not grounded anymore? I got your email! I actually replied, so I hope you like it!
Gentleness28: Thank you for ze review! I don't know if Harken did start out as a bandit, but his former marquees did throw him out so I wondered what Harken was doing until he went to Pherae.
SOS: 9 reviews! 4 past as many as I wanted.
Canas: Argh. Disclaimer job again. Sauce (...) does not own fire emblem, Star Wars, but he does own a computer with Internet access.
SOS: Onwards we shall go!
A Rose
Chapter 2: Battle and Capture
Isadora tried hard to keep her cool, yet failed miserably. The ragged bunch of bandits before her was charging at full force, and it was a frightening sight. Then, Marcus ordered the charge, and the ranks of Pheraen knights moved swiftly towards the advancing bandits. Isadora's horse could feel her fear and grunted, reminder her that there was no place for that in war. Isadora made her horse walk at a slow trot so she kept pace with the other knights. The bandits, of course, charged freely.
Marcus frowned at the crowd of bandits. They were in for a rough time. "Ready? Full speed ahead!" The horsemen of the group charged swiftly, and readied their attack. Isadora followed, hoping her nerves could endure just a little longer.
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Harken was no fool. He was not a great tactician, but he was better than most of the bandits. He knew that a full out charge would mean the death of all the bandits. So, he ran faster and caught up with their leader. "I don't think we should charge like this! We will be easy to beat!" He yelled over all of the noise. The bandit didn't listen.
"Shut up kid!" He roared, and slapped Harken in the face. Harken was stunned, not because of the slap, he was beat all of the time, but because of their obvious stupidity. You've signed our death warrant with those words, Harken thought. The Pheraen knights were already charging, and the distance between the two forces was getting smaller and smaller. He squinted his eyes for sight of the commander. Because their leader wasn't being strategic, he was forced to be himself. In a few seconds, he spotted the red paladin at the head of the forces. Harken knew that this one had to be his target. He then planned a course that would lead him directly to the enemy commander. He hoped that without their leader, the knights would be disorganized. He could only hope.
Soon, the first wave of horsemen clashed against the front bandits. They instantly knew the disadvantage they had, and the front bandits were killed easily. The swordsmen soon followed, wreaking havoc upon the axemen. Harken, however, was going around the battle avoiding much conflict save a few skirmishes that Harken easily won. The red paladin was devastating, killing bandits almost seeming effortlessly. He was truly skilled. Harken then knew that killing the red paladin was going to be a lot more difficult than he expected.
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Isadora's fear of the bandits gradually started disappearing. She was with the charging horsemen, but she wanted to stay close to Marcus. Her eyes frequently darted for sight of him. While most of the bandits were not skilled at all, there were a select few that caused Isadora some trouble. But, since she brought her sword, she was able dodge most of the attacks. She fought bravely on into the mass of the bandit horde.
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The battle was going well for the Pheraen knights, but poorly for the bandits. Many of them started running away. They knew the hopelessness of the battle and tried taking the easy way out. Marcus decided he would round them up later and focused on the bandits before him. The battle was in their control, and there was nothing the bandits could do to change it. Any other commander by now would be overconfident and would declare victory. But not Marcus. He knew that battles weren't over until the last soldier was killed or captured.
Isadora focused now on the bandits that were trying to retreat, easily taking care of anyone who tried. Now, the Pheraen knights had surrounded the bandits. The bandits then foolishly began fighting like mad, losing their composure. All except one.
Harken kept his eyes on the red paladin. It was very tricky, however, since he could barely keep up with the horse. Then, Harken caught the paladin off guard when he was fighting off a particularly hard bandit. He knew this was his chance, so he charged.
Isadora finished off the bandit she was currently fighting and turned around for Marcus. When she did, however, she noticed a bandit swiftly heading for him. Marcus still hadn't finished the one bandit yet, so he would be killed before he could defend himself. She could though. So, she reared her horse and charged with all the speed the horse could manage.
Harken was completely unaware of Isadora's course and didn't take his eyes off Marcus. The distance was getting shorter, 30 meters, 20 meters, 10 meters, and 5...
Suddenly, a horse came beside him and the rider blocked Harken's sword with another Iron Sword. Distracted, he looked up.
On the horse was... a girl. Harken gasped. The battlefield was no place for a woman, let alone a teenaged girl. This wasn't just an ordinary girl, though. In Harken's eyes, she was beautiful. Such perfect blue hair to match with blue eyes. NO! I MUST FOCUS! Harken got his thoughts straight.
On the other side, Isadora was surprised to see someone so young on the battlefield. For some reason, she couldn't focus against the boy. The swords were still connected, struggling to get past one another. However, their owners were clearly not into the battle, the two just staring blankly into the other's eyes.
Marcus finally finished off the troublesome bandit and turned around. He noticed Harken and Isadora's struggle and got the wrong impression that Isadora was in trouble. He rode his horse with stunning speeds and hit Harken like a bullet. The unsuspecting boy went flying six feet and hit the dirt with a sickening crunch.
Isadora gasped and silently felt sorry for the boy. So far, Harken showed no signs of movement. She thought at first that he was dead. But he slowly got up and when he was standing, Marcus' sword was pointed at his neck. Harken slowly raised his hands up, acknowledging defeat.
Harken was silent for much of the time. Horrid images of him being tortured still came to his mind. It was going to be a long march.
SOS: That took me over a week to finish. I was supposed to get this up over the weekend (. Sorry to SkyFireZero who expected it during the weekend. I have finals coming up VERY fast and don't expect the next chapter of this in another week or so. Or maybe during the weekend.
Canas: K, whatever.
Hippie Narrator: Good job brother! You finally finished.
SOS: Thank you. Goodbye and thank you for waiting!
Sword of Seals
Erk: Neither did I. I guess that's a privileged for being the first Harken/Isadora fic on the site. I would like to say the World Wide Web, but God knows what's on the Internet these days. To sum it all up, this is only a good fic because it's the first of its kind. If there were other ones, this story would suck.
SOS: TT
Hippie Narrator: Erk, my beloved brother, please stop criticizing SOS. (Pulls out "Being a Hippie for Dummies") It says here that respect must be shown to all living things.
SOS: Yeah, stop being a meanie Erky.
Erk: -- What are you doing here? This isn't TTOM.
SOS: He's a muse now! Because of his Hippie... hippieness, he's my only muse that doesn't bother me. As for reviews...
SkyFireZero: (AAAAGH! SAUCE!) Yes, I meant to say, "They had never wanted a woman" and thanks for the review
DTN: Here you go! Thank you for ze review!
LowenxRebbeccaluver: I knew he worked for another house; I am going to incorporate that in a few chapters or so. And Marcus should be in his late thirties and he isn't what he is in FE7, but he is commander of the knights, not General quite yet. Thanks anyways!
Elf Lord D: Thank you, thank you, thank you, and thank you!
Electric Fire: (...sauce...) Thank you! I said if I got at least 5 reviews, I would write again. And yours was the fifth!
Dragonair Sage: Thank You For The Review! I Am Glad That There Is Somebody Who Likes Harken/Isadora besides me.
Inferno-Swordsman-Max: Thank you for responding to the reviews too! And I am glad that someone else is writing a Harken/Isadora fic besides me. I don't want to be the only idiot that writes those. Good luck with yours!
Wyvern Girl: Not grounded anymore? I got your email! I actually replied, so I hope you like it!
Gentleness28: Thank you for ze review! I don't know if Harken did start out as a bandit, but his former marquees did throw him out so I wondered what Harken was doing until he went to Pherae.
SOS: 9 reviews! 4 past as many as I wanted.
Canas: Argh. Disclaimer job again. Sauce (...) does not own fire emblem, Star Wars, but he does own a computer with Internet access.
SOS: Onwards we shall go!
A Rose
Chapter 2: Battle and Capture
Isadora tried hard to keep her cool, yet failed miserably. The ragged bunch of bandits before her was charging at full force, and it was a frightening sight. Then, Marcus ordered the charge, and the ranks of Pheraen knights moved swiftly towards the advancing bandits. Isadora's horse could feel her fear and grunted, reminder her that there was no place for that in war. Isadora made her horse walk at a slow trot so she kept pace with the other knights. The bandits, of course, charged freely.
Marcus frowned at the crowd of bandits. They were in for a rough time. "Ready? Full speed ahead!" The horsemen of the group charged swiftly, and readied their attack. Isadora followed, hoping her nerves could endure just a little longer.
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Harken was no fool. He was not a great tactician, but he was better than most of the bandits. He knew that a full out charge would mean the death of all the bandits. So, he ran faster and caught up with their leader. "I don't think we should charge like this! We will be easy to beat!" He yelled over all of the noise. The bandit didn't listen.
"Shut up kid!" He roared, and slapped Harken in the face. Harken was stunned, not because of the slap, he was beat all of the time, but because of their obvious stupidity. You've signed our death warrant with those words, Harken thought. The Pheraen knights were already charging, and the distance between the two forces was getting smaller and smaller. He squinted his eyes for sight of the commander. Because their leader wasn't being strategic, he was forced to be himself. In a few seconds, he spotted the red paladin at the head of the forces. Harken knew that this one had to be his target. He then planned a course that would lead him directly to the enemy commander. He hoped that without their leader, the knights would be disorganized. He could only hope.
Soon, the first wave of horsemen clashed against the front bandits. They instantly knew the disadvantage they had, and the front bandits were killed easily. The swordsmen soon followed, wreaking havoc upon the axemen. Harken, however, was going around the battle avoiding much conflict save a few skirmishes that Harken easily won. The red paladin was devastating, killing bandits almost seeming effortlessly. He was truly skilled. Harken then knew that killing the red paladin was going to be a lot more difficult than he expected.
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Isadora's fear of the bandits gradually started disappearing. She was with the charging horsemen, but she wanted to stay close to Marcus. Her eyes frequently darted for sight of him. While most of the bandits were not skilled at all, there were a select few that caused Isadora some trouble. But, since she brought her sword, she was able dodge most of the attacks. She fought bravely on into the mass of the bandit horde.
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The battle was going well for the Pheraen knights, but poorly for the bandits. Many of them started running away. They knew the hopelessness of the battle and tried taking the easy way out. Marcus decided he would round them up later and focused on the bandits before him. The battle was in their control, and there was nothing the bandits could do to change it. Any other commander by now would be overconfident and would declare victory. But not Marcus. He knew that battles weren't over until the last soldier was killed or captured.
Isadora focused now on the bandits that were trying to retreat, easily taking care of anyone who tried. Now, the Pheraen knights had surrounded the bandits. The bandits then foolishly began fighting like mad, losing their composure. All except one.
Harken kept his eyes on the red paladin. It was very tricky, however, since he could barely keep up with the horse. Then, Harken caught the paladin off guard when he was fighting off a particularly hard bandit. He knew this was his chance, so he charged.
Isadora finished off the bandit she was currently fighting and turned around for Marcus. When she did, however, she noticed a bandit swiftly heading for him. Marcus still hadn't finished the one bandit yet, so he would be killed before he could defend himself. She could though. So, she reared her horse and charged with all the speed the horse could manage.
Harken was completely unaware of Isadora's course and didn't take his eyes off Marcus. The distance was getting shorter, 30 meters, 20 meters, 10 meters, and 5...
Suddenly, a horse came beside him and the rider blocked Harken's sword with another Iron Sword. Distracted, he looked up.
On the horse was... a girl. Harken gasped. The battlefield was no place for a woman, let alone a teenaged girl. This wasn't just an ordinary girl, though. In Harken's eyes, she was beautiful. Such perfect blue hair to match with blue eyes. NO! I MUST FOCUS! Harken got his thoughts straight.
On the other side, Isadora was surprised to see someone so young on the battlefield. For some reason, she couldn't focus against the boy. The swords were still connected, struggling to get past one another. However, their owners were clearly not into the battle, the two just staring blankly into the other's eyes.
Marcus finally finished off the troublesome bandit and turned around. He noticed Harken and Isadora's struggle and got the wrong impression that Isadora was in trouble. He rode his horse with stunning speeds and hit Harken like a bullet. The unsuspecting boy went flying six feet and hit the dirt with a sickening crunch.
Isadora gasped and silently felt sorry for the boy. So far, Harken showed no signs of movement. She thought at first that he was dead. But he slowly got up and when he was standing, Marcus' sword was pointed at his neck. Harken slowly raised his hands up, acknowledging defeat.
Harken was silent for much of the time. Horrid images of him being tortured still came to his mind. It was going to be a long march.
SOS: That took me over a week to finish. I was supposed to get this up over the weekend (. Sorry to SkyFireZero who expected it during the weekend. I have finals coming up VERY fast and don't expect the next chapter of this in another week or so. Or maybe during the weekend.
Canas: K, whatever.
Hippie Narrator: Good job brother! You finally finished.
SOS: Thank you. Goodbye and thank you for waiting!
Sword of Seals