Okay… I got my information on Fire Emblem. Horribly enough, it seems despite the fact that Dolua completely destroyed Altea in FE3, every single character in it loves Marth so much, they don't blame him at all. And this is meant to be a quasi-realistic game! So, Lycis is here to stay. Think of him as one of the "Nameless Soldiers". A bitter, twisted nameless soldier. So, now the number of characters I own in this story rises to 6. Keller, Lycis, and the 4 members of Keller's cabal (Well, you can't have just one vampire, and once you have two, it's hard to resist adding another. And once you have 4, you might as well have 5). Of course, Keller and his cabal brought servants with them. Lot's of servants. Oddly enough, most of Keller's living soldiers died of a mysterious plague soon after they conquered Hyrule. I say plague. Since the symptoms of this 'plague' resembled two bite marks on the neck, and dying in bed, I think we all know what this 'plague' really was. Of course, when you work for a vampire, dying only means you no longer need vacations….
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Chapter 11: Fruit of the Mysterious Tree
Part 21: Planetfall
When Marth leapt off the Blue Falcon, 10 Hylian Knights surrounded him. 90 more warriors waited by a small collection of buildings, near what looked like a large group of hundreds of Hylians. A Hylian Wizard spun into visibility overhead. "People of the Hylian Nations! Behold the King of Hyrule! And by ancient treaty, as the other kings are dead, Emperor of all Hylia!" The crowd cheered. "Master of Hylia in exile!" The warriors clapped their weapons to their shields. "He who will lead us back to our world!" More Hylian Soldiers and Wizards appeared nearby. The crowd exploded into loud cheers. The wizards shot fireballs up into the air. Marth just stood in shock. "With King Marth here, and with the Sage of Forest back in safe hands, our victory is assured! Now, let us take his majesty to meet with General Pepper!" The 10 Hylian Knights forced a way through the crowd, leading Marth through. The crowd and other warriors followed at a respectful distance.
Captain Falcon looked after him. "Well, whatever happens when I step out had better be incredibly big." He remarked to Mario. He walked outside. And was met by… nothing. "Well, that's anticlimactic." Phoenix ran up, surrounded by Federation soldiers.
"Oh. Hello Captain Falcon. Have you seen Marth?"
"A large group of Hylians just carried him off to meet with General Pepper."
"What! Damn it! I thought we could head them off! They're on the other side of the moon, for God's sake! Bloody magic users." He turned to go. But turned back to Captain Falcon. "Impressive, was it?"
"I'm not likely to forget it, no. I've never seen so many Hylians march in the same direction before. Even the commoners walked in step."
"Ha! You think that was bad, wait until you see them fight. They all fight independently, without officers or musicians, yet… their separate attacks are horribly united. And they all attack at the same time. Even their horses charge in step."
"That sounds terrible." Captain Falcon and Phoenix walked after Marth's escort.
Mario jumped out. Donkey Kong, Yoshi and Toad ran up. "Hello, guys."
"Hello, Mario. Pepper wants to see you. Shall we see him, or would you prefer to catch up on old times?"
"Let's see what the dog man wants, shall we?" They went in the same direction as the others.
Kirby floated off. Gooey rolled off, and they were both landed on by Rick, who tripped and fell, squashing them. "Woob-Woob-Woob! Get off me, you jokers!" Kirby shouted. After shorting that out, they walked, waddled and rolled after Mario.
Fox jumped down and offered his hand to Krystal. Krystal took it and carefully jumped after him. "Now, should we follow them, or should we find Bill and see if he can give the two of us some Arwings?"
"Let's meet the general first, shall we? And let's take it slowly. It's been ages since I've been on the Harvest Moon and I want to enjoy it."
"Right Krystal."
Harvest Moon had changed very little despite being the rebel base. As Krystal and Fox followed the well- worn trench left by the moving crowd, they saw farmers in the fields, tending cows. It was as if time had stood still here. In the sky above, the gas giant Orena cast a yellow light on its moon. Far away, the sun cast little light at all. "It's so… beautiful, Fox."
"Yes it is, Krystal."
"Hey, Fox! Krystal!" Bill drove up to them in a Landmaster. "You two need a lift! The general wants to see you."
Shrugging, Krystal and Fox climbed aboard.
Part 22: Requiem
Samus, Malon, Saria and Ness waited impatiently for their friends. One of the guards in attendance looked out, and then pulled out a magniscope. "There appears to be… a very large dust cloud moving towards us."
The heroes leapt to their feet. Saria looked out. "Is that… Marth?" A blue haired man could be seen within the crowd. "It is Marth! And… that's a lot of Hylians!"
Soon, the crowd was in front of the meeting hall. A group of soldiers dispersed the commoners, and then Marth, a small selection of soldiers, and a few nobles walked in to the main room. Marth looked very embarrassed. "Oh. Hello, Samus, Malon. Hi, Saria." His gaze moved to Ness. "My word… that's not Ness, is it?"
"Hello, Marth." One of the guards stepped forward.
"You call him King Marth, peasant!" Ness took a step back. Marth waved the soldier away.
"It's all right, Enris. He's an old friend."
Captain Falcon and Phoenix walked in. "Samus! How nice to see you again! How many did you save?"
"Just one. It's hard to save anyone when you're being pursued by a vampire."
"What are you talking about? All you told me in your transmission was that Keller had attacked you."
"Keller's a vampire. A very scary vampire."
"You know, I always thought that Link would turn into some powerful" He was clubbed by a Hylian.
"Stupid human! How dare you insult the memory of Link!" Marth shook his head.
"Enris, I'm afraid he's telling the truth." The Hylians gasped. "Keller and Link are one and the same." They all started mumbling amongst themselves.
"So, what have I missed?" Mario, D.K., Yoshi and Toad walked in. "Hello, Samus, Saria, Malon. Nice to see you again, Ness."
"No more than we've missed, I'm sure." Fox, Krystal and Bill ran in. "The General should be here soon. Wait. Where are the hamster, marshmallow and ball of putty?" Said creatures entered. "Splendid. The gang's all here than."
"Good. I am pleased to welcome you all to the rebellion." The doors at the far end opened, and General Pepper entered, flanked by Lylat soldiers. A contingent of federation warriors followed. "We will unite the goodly folk of the galaxy, and restore the federation. Soon, we will all be heroes!" All the soldiers fired into the air. General Pepper waited until they were done, and resumed. "Marth, I am especially pleased that you are here. While you may not know much about the Dark Realm, you can order the wizards to share their knowledge with us. They refused to say anything without an order from a noble, and the nobles refused to take orders from anyone but you." Marth glared at the nobles with him. They all shuffled their feet.
"Of course, what can we expect from the Hylians except stupidity? After all, they made Marth king, didn't they?" Lycis pushed through the crowd. The Hylians went for their weapons. Lycean troops forced their way in front of him. The rebellion was on the verge of coming apart at the seams right there when federation troops grabbed Lycis.
"Lycis, that is uncalled for. Stop trying to drive a wedge between factions." General Pepper said angrily. "What if imperial troops appeared now? They would win easy because we're split along past grievances. We must come together!"
"Oh, don't do that. That makes our job so much harder." Keller appeared at the front door. He looked at Saria. "Surprised?"
"Who are you? Are you imperial?"
"I am Lord Keller. King of Hyrule. Prince of Darkness. Lord of Lies. The Master Vampire. Take your pick." Keller threw back his cowl and removed his mask, treating them all to a smile. The Hylians screamed and made the triangle symbol over their hearts. Keller laughed. "Your goddesses can't help you now, rebels."
"Link, they are your goddesses too!" Saria dared to say.
"How many times must I tell you," He formed a fireball, "Not to call me that!" He threw the fireball at Saria, who ducked, letting it impact on the wall behind her. "I serve a different master now."
"Whoever you are, you're a fool to come here alone. I have seven million soldiers in this fort alone!" Keller was unimpressed by Pepper's statement.
"And if I wanted to, I could have sixteen billion soldiers from all over the galaxy come to destroy this entire planet. But, I didn't. Nor, might I add, did I come alone. Lilian!" A beautiful, yet pale woman walked in and took a place on his left.
"Which is the one, Keller? I thirst." Lilian looked around. Her canines were clearly evident, and her cheeks were stained red.
"The boy in the baseball cap is the one I want you to go for. " Ness took a step back. "Nosferatu!" A horrible bat thing ran into the room. It resembled nothing so much as Keller in his true form. It lurched to a stop on the opposite side of Keller as Lilian. "Grim!" A man strode in. He had a well trimmed beard, and a military bearing. The overall effect of a soldier was increased by the fact that he wore an ancient Hylian general uniform. The only things that detracted from the effect were the red spots in the white beard. He took a space next to Lilian. "Tuthmoss!" A mummy walked in. He unwrapped the bandage on his head and gazed out at the people with one unblinking eye. He moved next to Nosferatu. "Now, you might be able to beat each of us on our own, and maybe even in pairs, but…"
"Can you beat us together?" Lilian asked.
"And of course, there is the fact that… we brought friends." Grim laughed.
"Can we kill them?" Nosferatu jumped up and down. Losing patience, he grabbed the nearest soldier and bit him. The soldier keeled over. Nosferatu chuckled until Tuthmoss slapped him. "Ow."
"Wait until Lord Keller says! My lord, may we?"
Saria stepped out. "There is no need to kill all of these people, Keller. I will go quietly." She stepped forward and kneeled. Ness gave a strangled cry. "I sacrifice my life so that they can survive." She was yanked back by a Hylian Knight. Ness's heart calmed down.
"The hell you will. If he kills you, than Ganon is one step closer to being free."
"Hmm. It is an interesting proposal, Saria" Keller looked amused. "But… I would rather kill you and these people. Kill two birds with one stone." The vampires all laughed. Then, as one, they shouted "Black Pentagram!" A giant 5 pointed star appeared in the air and spun. All of a sudden, hundreds of Stalfos knights appeared. Stalkids leapt out of thin air and speared the nearest soldiers on their claws. Stalfos club warriors dropped down and started spinning their bones. Poe appeared in a burst of darkness. Gibdos and Redeads formed out of nothing.
"Now you will feel my wrath! You will die and return, and than you shall all serve Ganon as I serve Ganon!
Sorry to end on a cliffhanger, but I can't fit it all in! Next chapter, a massive battle! Who lives? Who dies? Who is reduced to his constituent atoms in an attempt to send him back to his tomb? Who dies, and comes back to life to kill his former friends? Find out next time! (No soldiers were harmed in the making of this story)
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