Fire Emblem: The Three Lords
Disclaimer: The characters from Fire Emblem are the property of Nintendo, not myself. New characters will be introduced as the story goes along.
Major Characters:Marth from The Dark Dragon and the Sword of Light
Roy from Sword of Seals
All Characters from Path of Radiance
Prologue: The Rising of a Darker Army
War had finally ended. The war, which began so long ago by the nation of Daein was over. Daein had once been the strongest military power in the continent, but they were slowly diminishing one by one to a group of mercenaries. They were known as Griel's mercenaries.
Under the command of Lord Ike and Princess Elincia, the mercenaries gradually grew stronger and stronger with each passing month until they had enough military strength to take on and defeat Daein's military of generals, horsemen, and bishops. The king of Daein, Ashnard, fell to the company of beorc and laguz and the war ended.
However, The Black Knight, the most feared knight in the entire continent, somehow survived the siege of Daein and headed east, into the mountains. There, the knight recovered his health and assembled an army far greater than those of Ashnard's army. At a rapid pace, regular archers became snipers, horsemen assumed the rank of paladin, and Mages trained themselves into Sages and Bishops. The Black Knight's task was to establish an army strong enough to overwhelm the army assembled by Lord Ike and the people of Crimea.
The task of assembling and training survivors of the war and those who feared the growth of Crimea's political and military power took five years to complete. The Black Knight had grown much stronger since his last encounter with Lord Ike and his abilities had increased tenfold. He wanted revenge for the destruction of Daein; he wanted to destroy the leader of the Greil mercenaries.
One evening, on the top of Orpheus's mountain, the Black Knight overlook at his subordinates training below, his second-in-command, General Ulysses, was at his side, carrying a map of the continent under his right arm. A tall man of 23, he had been by the Black Knight's side since the beginning Daein's conquest of Crimea, but was his military advisor then and was forbidden from actual combat. Now, he had as much power as the Black Knight in terms of leadership skills and military units. He wore a smug look on his face.
"So, most gracious leader, are you pleased with the efforts of our men. These five years have been excruciating, but all of them are much stronger than those of Griel's son, Ike," he said slyly.
The Black Knight turned to face his companion and exclaimed, in his usual dark, whispery voice, "I have indeed been impressed with the amount of work these rebels have been able to produce. However, after experiencing the power in which Griel's son possess first hand, this army had no chance in hell to defeat the mercenaries, my friend. In due time, we will commence an attack on the nation of Begnion, which houses much of Crimea's military strength. If that nation is in unable to fight, we will have the upper-hand in our rebellion."
General Ulysses looked at his superior, slightly confused. "Attack the nation of Begnion instead of Crimea? I understand what you are getting at, but I am not truly convinced that this particular strategy will work. There are many of Ike's mercenaries guarding the eastern border of Begnion, one of whom is that traitor, Jill, the daughter of the deceased Wyvern Lord, Shiharam, at Tor Garen--"
"My point exactly, General Ulysses." The Black Knight took the map away from his second-in-command, and opened it, pointing to Tor Garen. "This is where we will make our first assault. Jill was foolish for joining the Griel mercenaries in the first place, and we will use the same strategy used on Ike's army to us at the beginning of Daein's fall."
Ulysses shrugged, and thought deeply for a moment. "I do remember hearing General Haru of the Sniper division saying that one of his command was overseeing the fortress from the mountains. He reported to me that she was the only one guarding it at the moment, and there in nobody else around for miles. Did you commission for that to occur?"
"I did, my friend," replied the Black Knight. "It was necessary precaution to make before sending our men into a battle we have no chance in winning otherwise. Tor Garen is the barrier between what was once Daein and Begnion, but it is also the barrier next to the mountains. If Tor Garen falls, our army can surge into Begnion with little defense in the heart of their capital."
Pleased with explanation, General Ulysses rolled the map up again, grinning. "In that case, shall we commence?"
"Yes. Leave General Garrison's and Yvark's brigade alone for now. The rest are under your command. Go now, and destroy Begnion once and for all!"
"YES SIR!" And with that, General Ulysses left the Black Knight on Orpheus's Mountain, whom awaited the news of the beginning of a third war between the laguz and the beorc.
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