Disclaimer: I don't own Fire Emblem. The only things I own here are Hiro, Mitsuna, and their buddies.
THE TACTICIANS' WISH
Prologue 3: Only the beginning
Kyoshiro is tired. Very tired. He and Eiji have been on the run from the Bern officers for 3 years now. And those 3 long years were very hard on them. "Almost there, Noah," Kyo told his wyvern. The young wyvern knight, with his 1 ton loyal vassal, were a heavy load for the exhausted Noah, and their speed was decreased even further by the heavy rain. "Bloody hell."
Kyoshiro fiddled with his necklace, and looked at the hilt of his mighty sword, the Ragnarok, which was strapped onto his back. This is a zweihander-like sword, which requires both hands to wield and is usually very heavy, but it required little to no effort for him to wield it. He thought back to the time when he first awakened it.
4 Years Ago:
Kyoshiro finally arrived at Ilia, land of the Pegasus knights. He was weak and tired, and most of his men were wiped out by Bern's forces which for some reason were hunting them down. He arrived at the inn, and decided it's time to take a small break. He greeted the bartender. "How about some world famous Ilian Rum?"
"Sure. 1 G a mug."
"Alright, here's the money." Kyo spent 20 G.
"Uh...Sir, I think you've had enough..."commented the bartender.
"I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I'VE HAD ENOUGH (hick)!" was the reply he got.
Eventually, Kyo passed out, and was forced to rent a room for the night. The next day, after having the worst hangover of his life, he went downstairs and asked for the directions to the Pegasus Knight Mercenary HQ. After getting them, he left. When he arrived, what he saw was completely unexpected. In Chija, Peg Knights were a rare sight, and they usually fly so high you couldn't tell the rider's gender. Well, it turned out that they are all female. 'Sweet,' Kyo thought. However, upon entering, he saw 2 men in dark cloaks.
They asked him, "Kyoshiro Yamato?"
He replied, "Who wants to know?" And they replied by twin Flux spells which blasted him out.
"This makes our job so much easier, Tweedledee."
"I know, we won't have to hunt him down now, Tweedledum," said the 2 dark cloaked figures.
"What do you want with me," said Kyo as he coughed up blood, still trying to recover from the spell.
"Give us the necklace and you won't get hurt anymore than you already have been." These words struck Kyo like a Spear through the heart. 'Have they been hunting us down just to get THIS little necklace? Must be some powerful magic artifact or something. I better not give it to them...'
"NEVER!" Kyo yelled back stupidly.
"A shame, really"
"Yes, you now must die" They fired twin flux spells again. Kyo was sent flying towards a young Pegasus knight and her steed.
"AAH!" cried the Peg knight.
"Sorry!" said Kyo as he coughed up more blood.
"It's okay...it looks like you need help..."
"No, I'm fine...GAH!" Kyo was hit by an Eclipse spell. "Nevermind that..."
Then the cloaked figures fired twin Luna Spells at the Peg knight and she was almost totally incapacitated. 'No...if she dies, it'll be entirely my fault because I wanted her to help me...I CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN!' Time stopped. A voice boomed and called upon him.
"The enemies you fight are obviously too powerful for you to handle. Why do you fight? It's useless to win."
'BECAUSE I CAN'T DIE WITH THE GUILT OF HER DEATH BEING EVEN INDIRECTLY CAUSED BY ME!'
"Guilt is not an emotion to fear, it is an emotion that teaches you lessons for you to get more powerful. However, too much of it is not good for the human heart and mind. To protect that, you must be stronger. You must want to become stronger to conquer overwhelming odds!" With that, time ran again, and Kyo's Silver Katana was replaced by a giant sword. Its giant blade was a light green with white patterns on its blade. On the place where the blade is connected to the hilt, angel and demon wings are the decorations. A voice rang in Kyo's head, 'You must want to become stronger to conquer overwhelming odds! Only with that will can you truly master the Ragnarok!'
'Ragnarok...' Kyo then charged his chi into his blade, a technique he learned from an old master a few years back.
"SONIC SLASH!" yelled Kyo, as he fired a giant green wave of wind that cut through the cloaked figures.
'Damn it, she's dying...gotta get her to a hospital' and with that Kyo ran off.
A few days later...
"...um...mister Yamato?" the young girl called Kyo
"...oh? I see you're better now."
"Yeah, thanks to you. My name's Fiaa. My Pegasus is called Brilliante. We offer you our greatest gratitude for saving me."
"Hey, it's no big deal. You decided to help me after all. I should be thanking you. Well, I'll be leaving now."
"Uh...if it's not too much trouble, can I go with you?
Kyo looked very surprised. "You sure? People are hunting me down because of the necklace I wield. You almost got killed because of that."
Fiaa nodded vigorously. "Of course. I need to go see the world some more. It's not really fun just working in the few countries around here."
Kyo agreed. They became mercenaries so Kyo could pay for the Peg Knights' help to help Castle Nagasaki's forces. Then a few months later...
Eiji walked into the bar tired. His face immediately lifted up when he saw a young man with aquamarine hair and azure eyes. "LORD KYO!"
"hmm?...Eiji my man!"
Eiji told him that Castle Nagasaki has been taken over by Bern...
Back to the present:
"The tactician's guild, eh? Sounds interesting. I'd like to see how my little sister is doing."
At the headmaster's office: 1 week after the events in chapter 2
"Congratulations Mitsuna and Hilda, you have been hired to become tacticians for Castle Pherae!" Mua congratulated them.
Ian: "YEAH! WE'RE GETTING DRUNK TONIGHT!"
"No, we're not, especially because you owe me about 300 G in BEER," said Mark coldly.
"You will be leaving in 2 days, ladies."
"WHAT?" cried Hiro and Mitsuna simultaneously "Sir, we just got reunited for a single week and now we're to be separated again?"
"Afraid so," replied the headmaster. "Now, I'd like you all to leave. Except Hiro and Mitsuna." He waited for everyone but the 2 to leave. After everyone else left, he started asking them: "I have received this note from an anonymous source addressed to you two. It warns you that you keep the sacred swords that you have under your guard all the time. I'm surprised that you even have sacred swords. I would like to inspect them, actually."
Hiro and Mitsuna took out their Muramasa and Diabolique.
"(gasp)" 'It really is true...but what about the other 2..? No matter, I must give them all the help I can so they will keep these weapons from falling into the Black Fang's hold.'
"OK then. Guard these with your lives. You don't know how strong these things really are, I can tell by the confused looks on your faces when I gasped in fear. DO NOT let them fall into the hands of the Black Fang, or a man named Nergal. Trust no one but each other to be able to hold your weapon. Back to business, Mitsuna prepare to leave. Hiro, you are given the permission to look into the Sacaean plains to help the villages defeat the bandits there."
"Yes sir." The 2 then left.
"Hiro"
"Yes sir?"
"I trust that you will also look out for Mitsuna. If she is harmed, I know her father will have my head if he was alive."
"Of course sir."
2 days later:
"I'll see you later, Hiro" With that, Mitsuna entered a deep long kiss with Hiro, and left towards castle Pherae with Hilda.
Hiro walked towards the Sacaean plains, his second home...
A few hours later, a wyvern and Pegasus were docked at the stables. Kyo, Eiji, and Fiaa went towards the headmaster's office and asked Mua about Mitsuna. Kyo left immediately to Castle Pherae, but stopped after 3 minutes in the air. He felt something was wrong. Very wrong. With that, he headed towards the Plains of Sacae.
Hiro was glad to be back in the wild. He also loved the guild, with his friends and Mitsuna there, life was never dull. But for peace and tranquility, nothing beats the Sacaean plains. He used to enjoy relaxing under the sun when he was living under Ayla's roof. He loved the wind of the plains and enjoyed swimming in the fresh rivers. He missed the place a lot. He walked towards the ruins of his old village.
"AAARGH! I can't wait anymore! When is he gonna get here!" whined a young man dressed all in black, playing around with a steel sword.
"Patience, patience, he'll be here soon enough," said Villa. "We can't mess this up. Lord Nergal will have our heads if we do. Therefore I can't have you being a jackass about everything or we're both dead." Villa fiddled his Shamshir in his hands. This assassin is thirsty for blood. "I hope this Hiro's a challenge or this will all have been a waste of time." He then licks his blade, and finally puts it back in its sheathe, and then suddenly stopped moving. "He's here..."
Hiro arrived at the ruins of his old village. He went to the cemetery to pay his respects, then walked to the place where he put his secret stash. Sure enough, it was still there, under a big pile of ash. He took out a Silver Blade, an Elfire tome, an Ignius tome, and a Hoplon Guard. He put on his Hoplon Guard on his left pinky and put everything else in his backpack. Then, sensing something was wrong, he took the Muramasa out of his sheath, and entered a defensive stance while turning 180 degrees to block an incoming dagger. He saw his attackers, and spotted a symbol on one of them. 'The Black Fang', Hiro recognized it from when that group destroyed this village. 'Why would they be back here?'
"Give us the necklace and the sword and we won't kill you," said Villa. "You're pretty good, I'll give you that! I salute you on that!" he congratulated Hiro as the myrmidon ran up to the other assassin.
"Here's my salute! (Hiro sticks out his middle finger while stabbing the whiny black fang with his sword with his other hand) Why don't you take it and shove it up yours? I'll never give you my necklace and sword! NOT AFTER WHAT YOU'VE DONE HERE!"
"I see that you are a victim from the attack here. That's a shame, really."
"Leave me alone! I won't give you my sword!"
"Then I must resort to desparate measures!" Villa takes out a round object and chucks it at the ground, sending an electromagnetic pulse towards Hiro's direction. Hiro blocked it with his sword, but he was still stunned. "Time to end this," Villa takes out his Shamshir and is about to drive it through Hiro when he heard...
"SONIC SLASH!"
Villa jumped away. "WHAT? Another sacred sword? Damn, this isn't looking good. I'll be back." With that, he took out 3 spheres. One he threw at the incoming aerial units, 1 he threw at Hiro, and the last he threw at the ground in front of him.
"See ya!"
A gigantic explosion happened right in front of Kyo and Fiaa, forcing their mounts to turn back or to get scorched.
Another one appeared in front of Hiro. 'Damn...I can't die yet' Hiro took his sword out in front of him, and somehow a fire barrier was set up and blocked the explosion's heat. However, it was not enough to keep him from getting blown clear off the area; to another Sacaean village, in fact. After that, Hiro saw black.
Hiro finally woke up. He looked around and scanned his surroundings. He appeared to be in the home of a Sacaean. He tried to get up, but groaned as his leg cried out in pain. "GAH!"
A young Sacaean girl entered the front door. She had dark greenish bluish hair, tied into a ponytail. She has a sword sheathed by her left hip. She wore Sacaean battle robes: teal of a light bluish shade, a robe which showed the sides of her thighs. She wore knee high boots. "I see you're finally awake. I found you unconscious nearby, and I couldn't just leave a fellow plainsman in need, so I took you in. You've been asleep for 2 days. I'm glad you're finally awake."
"Thanks. My name's Hiro Sasuke."
"My name's Lyn, pleased to meet you!" replied the girl.
End Chapter 1