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BGM: Life at the Monastery (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

"Easy does it… easy…" Sothis said, gently putting Rhea down.

"Goodness, she got banged up pretty good." Manuela said. "From now on, do not unleash your dragon's breath point blank at missiles."

"Mmm… sure." Rhea chuckled as Manuela started patching her up.

"Get some rest, okay?" Sothis said, gently kneeling over and kissing her on the forehead as she walked out.

"How is she?" Edelgard asked.

"Well, she's pretty banged up but she's stable. I healed her some on the way here but all she needs now is to rest."

"That's good." Edelgard smiled.

"Indeed." Sothis nodded as they walked off together as they would see Byleth chatting it up with Ruby, Seryu and Dorothea.

"Lady Sothis!" A soldier came running over to her.

"Hmm? What is it, soldier?" She asked.

"It's… it's urgent." He panted. "Towns and villages are getting ransacked and destroyed. Countless civilians are being killed…"

"Who's doing it?" Sothis asked.

"Likely, it's probably a few stragglers that we've missed." Edelgard said.

"No, it's worse… from what we gathered, Nemesis is back from the grave."

End BGM

Sothis gasped. "Are you sure?"

"Yes…"

"How is he…?" Edelgard wondered.

"Dammit… I was hoping I didn't give him enough magic to bring him back!"

"You brought him back?" Edelgard asked.

"Remember when Thales said that I required motivation? It was either I didn't do it or Byleth would've been tortured to death. I only used a little bit of magic… I thought that that wasn't enough."

Edelgard folded her arms in thought. "I wonder if this was Those Who Slither's last resort. They were probably plotting to revive him anyway. If anything, they were probably-" She let out a gasp. "That's it!"

"What is?"

"They were using you as a distraction. They probably knew you couldn't revive Nemesis so they were just going to waste your magical energy where they could pick you off easily. Remember when he activated the symbol on the ground and it wasn't just the missiles he threw at us? What if-"

Sothis's eyes widened. "Of course… that crest symbol revived Nemesis! I was just the diversion…"

"Indeed." Edelgard clenched and punched a wall in frustration. "Dammit… had I known he would have survived, I would have chopped off his own head."

"There's nothing we can do about that." Sothis said. "I mean, sure, we can have Byleth rewind time so we can chop his head off, but that far back… I'd rather not strain herself out. She'd already been through a lot with Thales tormenting her."

"Exactly. We need to prepare."

"Right. All I know is that he more than likely wants revenge for what Rhea did to him back then." Sothis explained. "And to make things worse, Rhea's out of commission for a while."

"What do we do?"

"We might have a solution for that." A voice said as they turned to Robin and Leo.

"What do you have in mind?" Sothis asked.

"If we go out to meet him, especially after we just got back from Shambhala, there's no doubt we'll be slaughtered. The Lords are a little worn out after their fight with Rhea, so sending them there is suicide." Leo said.

"Then when you take into account that me, Dimitri and Claude fought Thales… we don't stand a chance. I wonder if my Maiden Powers will be enough…"

Robin smirked. "So, why not bring the fight to Garreg Mach?"

"Garreg Mach?!" Sothis exclaimed. "But it's already beaten up! He's slaughtered countless villages and towns! Garreg Mach might not survive…"

"True, but nobody says that you can't rebuild." Robin pointed out.

"Besides, he only wants Rhea, correct? So why not give him what he wants?" Leo suggested. "Let him think there's no resistance. The moment he steps foot into the marketplace, that's when we fight."

"That's a dumb idea… he has his Ten Elite!" Sothis argued. "If they're alive, then Nemesis is invulnerable!"

"So, we take them down individually. We have a whole army with us." Leo said.

"Plus, I believe we ought someone distract Nemesis to keep him busy."

Sothis folded her arms nervously. "Mmm… this is insane… it's crazy that it might work but I'm not sure this will work."

"Let's give it a try." Edelgard said. "Either we go with this plan or we die trying."

Sothis sighed. "Well… damned if we do, damned if we don't… alright, we'll try this."

"Let's go. We've no time to waste."


Meanwhile

"Wait wait wait, time out. This wasn't just recent?" Yang asked.

"Nope. It's been like this for a while now." Xena smiled as Yagami was out of her.

"Yeah, it's gotten to the point where we don't have to use Astral Projection anymore."

"So… wait, let me see if I have this figured out." Hilda said. "So you got to the point where you two can get out and double your power that way?"

"Yes." Xena nodded. "However, it takes a great deal of magic to do. We're only capable of doing this for fifteen minutes. Then, our power gets so low that we automatically merge as one again. So if I call Yagami out, she's only out for fifteen minutes."

"Vice versa if I'm in control and I call Xena out." Yagami added. "We should be able to wrap whatever we're doing within that time… otherwise we'd be out of commission for a while. Just because we're powerful psychics doesn't mean we have our limits. Mewtwo's the same way… and Ness and Lucas."

"I can understand that." Ilia nodded. "Every time I see the two of you, I sense that your psychic powers have grown all the time."

"So, when were you able to figure that out?" Yang asked.

"Oh, it was around the time before Umber got recruited into Bowser's army." Xena said. "We relaxed on the beach after we met his mother, I called out Yagami, all of that fun stuff."

"Ah, that was a good time…" Umber smiled.

"So…" Claude smirked cheekily. "Umber, I can imagine you were having a threesome when this occured?"

"Well, when you put it like tha-" He stopped and blushed a deep red while Yang and Ilia snickered.

"Heh, got ya." He chuckled while Hilda shook her head, while Xena and her twin giggled at the thought of it, before Yagami decided to re-emerge inside Xena.

"Guys!" Jaune ran up to them. "We have a situation."

"What is it?" Yang asked.

"Robin said to gather everyone up in the Reception Hall. Come on!"


Once at the Reception Hall

"WHAT?!" Everyone yelled.

"Yes. That is what's coming." Sothis said. "Nemesis is back and he's on the war path."

"We can intercept him." Ryoma said. "How long is it until he comes?"

"With all due respect, Ryoma, but you and the other Lords are a bit tuckered out after the fight with Rhea." Leo said. "Edelgard, Dimitri and Claude especially given how they stormed ahead and killed Thales. Byleth's in no condition either. True, Ruby may have rejuvenated her, but she still needs to recover after Thales tortured her."

"Mmm…" Byleth clenched her fists.

"I've still got plenty of energy left." Chrom said.

"But is it enough? Leo might be on to something." Lucina said.

"That's why the fight will be here at Garreg Mach." Robin informed. "We can conserve our energy to the battle that's coming. His main interest is Rhea, given how the two have fought a long time ago and he wants revenge."

"Okay, so how do we stop him?" Pyrrha asked.

"That's the thing." Leo pulled up a white board and showing off stick figures. "Nemesis has a lot of men, but a few of them are called the Ten Elite. Ten elite soldiers that have the key to preventing Nemesis from taking a hit. If we get rid of these guys-" Leo erased them and erased the shield protecting Nemesis. "Then Nemesis is ours."

"There's a problem though. He doesn't go down easily." Sothis warned. "And we don't know who his Ten Elite are, but I'm assuming they're just as powerful as he is."

"So we're going to let him come to Garreg Mach. We'll make him think that he has the advantage and no one dared to challenge him, and that's when we'll attack." Edelgard said.

"That's too risky." Dimitri said.

"Do you have any better ideas?" Edelgard asked.

"…Unfortunately, I do not."

"So, what do you guys think?" Robin asked as he was met with hesitant silence.

"I think it's a great idea!" A voice said as they turned to see Alm approaching. "I mean, considering what we've been up against, I think it's the perfect strategy. That and we have a lot more people here than he possibly does. If Thales can get destroyed by unified teamwork, then so can Nemesis."

"I agree!" Kamui chimed in.

BGM: March to Deliverance (Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia)

"So do I." Camilla smiled.

"I'm all in!" Ruby raised her hand triumphantly.

"Same here!" Yang agreed.

"I'm down!" Claude said.

"We're in!" Jaune said with his team getting ready to fight.

"We're with you to the end!" Marth exclaimed.

Sothis sighed, hearing the sounds of cheering. "If he gets past those gates, then Garreg Mach will be done for."

"Then it'll be the noblest death of all of the monastery's history." Edelgard said.

"Yeah… let's do this." Sothis nodded.

"Alright, let's get everything ready! Make sure Nemesis' visit is a memorable one!" Robin exclaimed as everyone cheered… however, Petra decided to turn around and ran off.

"Petra? Where are you going?" Sylvain asked.

"To get something for this grand of battles. I'll be back!" Petra called out.

"Hmm?" Robin wondered as everyone scattered to prepare for the upcoming battle. Now where is she headed off to? He wondered as he curiously followed.

"So, Tharja… is it true that you can create hexes?" Hubert asked.

"Yes, that is correct."

Hubert chuckled. "Would you do me the honor of teaching me a few of your spells?"

Tharja smirked. "I wouldn't mind teaching you a few of my more potent hexes…"

"Ooooh… suddenly I just got a chill." Caspar shuddered.


With Petra

"Let's see… where did I put it last…" She said as she searched through her dorm.

"You seemed to be in a hurry." Robin said.

"That's because I have a special weapon that will more than likely help us win."

"Oh?" Robin wondered as Petra opened up her closet.

"Aha!" Petra smiled with a twinkle in her eyes as Robin took a look.

"Huh, well what do you know." Robin smirked.

End BGM


With Byleth

Byleth approached the graveyard behind the monastery. She kept walking until she found the gravestone that she was looking for. She let out a small smile and knelt down. "Hey you two…" She said. "I'm… not going to lie, but, considering how powerful Nemesis might be, I… I'm not sure if I'm going to make it out alive. Everyone's all optimistic that we can win this but… I dunno, I wish I could share the same sentiment."

She closed her eyes. "Usually, nothing doesn't bother me and yet… what I experienced when Thales tortured me… I just can't seem to shake it off. Whatever he did to me, it's not going away anytime soon. I can't really describe it, but it felt like he was going for mental torment too…"

A tear escaped her right eye. "I don't know what to do… but it slowed me down a little and I don't know how to escape it. I feel… confined. I don't feel as motivated like I used to. I know it'll pass, but it might take some time." She let out a chuckle. "A therapist seeking therapy… what are the odds, right? Ironic…"

She frowned right after. "I just wish you two were here. I could use some comfort…"

"Byleth? Byleth! Where are yo-, oh, there you are!" A voice said as Byleth turned around to see Ruby approaching her. "What are you-… are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm just… talking to some people." Byleth said as Ruby walked up and saw the gravestone in question.

"Here lies "Captain" Jeralt Eisner and Sitri Eisner"

"Oh… are these your parents?"

"Yeah, they are." Byleth nodded. "I tried to save my father from Kronya one day… but Thales put a stop to it. He died in my arms… as for my mother, she died after giving birth to the two of us."

"Oh… I'm so sorry." Ruby put her hand on Byleth's shoulder. "You come here often?"

"Yeah… and I decided to come here before our battle with Nemesis. Honestly, I'm not sure I'm going to make it out…"

"What makes you say that?"

"You're probably aware that by giving Sothis motivation, he had to torture me."

"Yeah… I gathered."

BGM: Unfulfilled (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

"It wasn't just the stinging burning sensation I've felt all over my body." She clenched her fists. "He also mentally got to me… tormenting me by showing me how my father died and I could do nothing about it, no matter how hard I tried to save him."

Tears swelled in her eyes. "It reminded me of all the times I've watched my students die… and even though I rewound time to stop their deaths, I can still hear their screams… their calls for help before they get executed. And I'm afraid that the same thing will happen again just like with my father…"

"Byleth…"

"And… and the worst part is that I didn't use it to stop you from getting tormented by Dark Ruby…" She turned her head as her eyes were glistening with tears. "I know I said I was over it and how you forgave me when I didn't know what kind of monster she truly was… but all the screams, yours especially… it… it's all just too much!"

Byleth fell on her knees. "I know understand what she did to you… how Xena felt when Yagami tormented her… how Seryu felt when Jacques tortured her… and now I'm tormented by all this pain and suffering even though I rewind time to save them… I don't know… I don't know if I can keep going any longer!"

Ruby knelt down, putting a comforting hand on the sobbing Byleth. "Hey… you all do so much for us that it's finally weighing you down." She would then hug her. "Allow us to return the favor. We love you… and it's saddening to see you break down."

"I… I don't even know what to do, Ruby…"

"Well, do what you taught us." She whispered, pulling away as she looked at Byleth in the eyes. "Breathe deep and exhaled deeply."

"N-no fair… you're using my teachings against me…" She chuckled sadly, sniffling a little.

"We'll get through this. You've done so much for me, now I'll return the favor."

"No." A voice said as Xena teleported in. "We'll return the favor." She would then clap her hands for Yagami to come out via astral projection.

"Damn right we will." Yagami said with a nod as the two of them hugged her.

Byleth teared up, closing her eyes and sniffed a little. "Thank you…" She whispered, all of them unaware of Dorothea and Bereto leaning over the side wall as they then turned to each other and with a nod, they walked off.

End BGM

"Attention all Black Eagles, Blue Lions and Golden Deer! We need to discuss something!" Dorothea called out to everyone as the three houses approached.

"What's up?" Ingrid asked.

"There's something you probably don't know about my sister." Bereto said. "She's been given a heavy burden and it's finally taken a toll on her."

"Are you referring to Divine Pulse?" Edelgard asked.

"Yes. For those who don't know, Divine Pulse is a gift that Sothis had given her, which gives her the power to rewind and erase mistakes made in battle."

"What! How come I didn't get that? Uuuugh… she gets all the good stuff." Hilda grumbled.

"However, it came with a nasty side effect. Every time one of us falls in battle, she hears the screams of agonizing pain and sees the death happening in front of her. She can't erase that out of her head and it's been weighing her down for a while." Bereto explained.

"To make matters worse, she's afraid she won't be able to save anyone if put into a very bad position. She's afraid of it happening again." Dorothea said.

"Again?" Leonie wondered.

"Yes. You recall what happened to Captain Jeralt? It happened in front of her… and she tried to stop Kronya from killing him, but Thales put a stop to her every time."

Leonie's eyes widened. "So she tried to save him… yet Thales wouldn't let her?!" A growl escaped her lips. "That crusty bastard…"

"Man, I'm glad he's dead now." Annette said.

"When we went in there to rescue Byleth, Rhea and Sothis, we found that he tortured her. Not just physically, but mentally as well. She's been reliving her father's death and our own deaths repeatedly. It finally caught up to her." Dorothea said. "She's not sure if she's going to make it out of this battle alive. Her motivation to fight has dwindled significantly."

"She's one of the best fighters out there!" Ignatz said.

"She can't go out like that!" Lysithea exclaimed. "Sure, she's a Black Eagle, but she does offer advice for all of us!"

"What do we do?" Marianne wondered.

Leonie walked up front. "Alright, listen up!" She said. "Byleth's been there for us each and every time, now it's our turn to be there for her! I don't want any one of us dying out there. If you get seriously hurt, pull away immediately and find a medic. I'm not going to let anyone die on my watch! We couldn't be there for Captain Jeralt… so let's be there for Professor Byleth!"

"Wh-what's going on?" A voice asked as they turned to see Byleth walking in with Ruby and the Xenas.

"We know about your Divine Pulse." Lindhart said.

"You were always there for us and now that you're at your lowest, it's time we returned the favor!" Caspar said.

"We're not just doing this for Garreg Mach…" Dimitri raised Areadbhar in the air. "We're doing this for you!"

BGM: Fodlan Winds - Thunder (Fire Emblem: Three Houses) (Start at 0:46)

Byleth stood there in shock as everyone raised their weapons. "FOR BYLETH!" They all yelled as Byleth felt completely overwhelmed, tears swelling in her eyes.

"Guys… I… I don't know what to say."

"We're here for you… and we're going to make sure Nemesis doesn't come close to killing any of us!" Leonie said. "Let's make some magic, people! Get everything set up and moved! We don't have time to waste!" She exclaimed as they all spread out.

"I never thought I'd see the day when my Divine Pulse would be public knowledge…"

"Sometimes… you just need that little push." Ruby smiled.

End BGM


Out at the Marketplace

"Alright, this should do it." Claude said, having flipped over a stand for a small cover wall. He would glance down at the fruit that had been spilled since Thales's invasion. "Hello… what do we have here?" He wondered as he pulled out a treasure, which was none other than a purple Chaos Emerald. "My my, what kind of treasures did Anna get this time?"

He felt energy coursing through his body. "Hmm…" He put the Chaos Emerald in his pocket. "I'll save that for now."

He turned around. "Alright, places people! He should be coming any moment now!"


A few minutes later

"Hmph… so this is where she's hiding." Nemesis said. "I was expecting a warmer welcome. Heh, the fool thinks she can take me on again."

He walked through with his army behind him, walking up the path leading to the marketplace. As soon as he stepped foot, he would see the Marketplace ready for battle. "Heh… it seems as if they couldn't keep this place spotless." He said as he walked forward.

He stopped walking a few moments later. He would see a figure approaching him. "Hmm? Who are you?"

"Name's Robin. You must be Nemesis."

"Hah! Seiros is here and the only defense is a mere boy. You think you can take me on? I have an army!"

"And we have a Chrom." Robin chuckled. "That said, you're bold to make your way to Garreg Mach."

"I have one question for you, boy. Do you fear death?"

"No."

Nemesis pulled out his sword, looking strikingly similar to the Sword of the Creator. "You should be!" He said as he flicked his hand forward to strike Robin, but then Chrom and Ryoma came in and parried the attack. "Hmm?"

"NOW!" Robin yelled as Nemesis would hear the sounds of war cries coming out.

BGM: God Shattering Star (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

Nemesis smirked. "Good. At least make this entertaining for me." He aimed his sword. "Attack!" He ordered as his army ran ahead and charged the Church of Seiros.

The King of Liberation - Nemesis

Nemesis stared at Robin as both armies clashed. Robin pulled out his tome as electricity crackled in his hand. He would then fire an Elthunder, and not to his surprise, Nemesis brushed it off. Nemesis would then respond by flicking his Dark Creator Sword at him, but Robin rolled out of the way as he threw down an ArcFire between the two.

"At least make this a challenge for me. You're not even trying!"

"I'm just merely toying with you."

Nearby, Hilda and Nora were in position, although the former was a little terrified. "I can't believe those two thought it would be a good idea for us to keep him busy!"

"Come on, let's shatter those ankles!" Nora grabbed her arm.

"I don't think that's a good-" Nora converted her whole body into electricity and launched themselves to Nemesis. "IDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAA!"

Robin parried his attack with his Levin Sword, and then out of the corner of his eye, he spotted the lighting bolt. With a smirk, he swiftly used Elwind to send him flying back. "Coward!" Nemesis taunted, then would see Nora and Hilda coming in as the former swiftly hammered him in the chest.

Sure, he was invincible with his Ten Elite in play, but the force was enough to make him slide several feet. "Hmph. You two stand in my way against Seiros."

"Yeah, we have a knack for standing in people's way." Nora grinned. "Anyway, let's shatter your bones!"

And hopefully NOT die! Hilda thought.

Nemesis let out a mocking laugh. "Very well, come and face me then!"


Elite #1 - Blaiddyd

"That lance…" Dimitri said as he took out a few Agarthan soldiers. "That's Areadbhar!"

"Hmm… it appears to me that you are a descendent of mine." Blaiddyd said.

"You must be Blaiddyd… one of the ten elite." Dimitri readied himself. "I would say it's an honor, but you pose a threat to Garreg Mach!"

"Then let us see who comes out on top."

The two of them lunged, both of them swinging their blades as they clashed, then they jumped to the side as Blaiddyd pulled out a tome of his own and unleashed Saggitae on him. "Rrrgh!" Dimitri grunted, wincing as he quickly lunged ahead as the two of them swung their weapons, both of them piercing their shoulders as they took a step back.

Damnhe's the real deal… but I will not fall to him! He thought as he quickly thrusted, but Blaiddyd countered him and disarmed him as he went in for the kill.

"Megidola!"

Blaiddyd was knocked back as Akechi stepped in, and then Dedue came by a second later. "You alright, your highness?"

"Yeah, I should be…" Dimitri said as Ingrid landed on the ground and was joined by Skull.

"Let's knock this bastard down!" Skull said as Blaiddyd lunged ahead and slashed them, but Skull unleashed Ziodyne to keep him at bay as Ingrid jumped in and impaled him, then Akechi ran in and slashed him with his Quasar Saber, then Dedue swung his axe down onto him.

"Rrrgh!" Blaiddyd growled as Dimitri picked up Areadbhar. Blaiddyd attempted to try and disarm him again, but Dimitri swiftly disarmed him and then impaled him in his chest to finish him off. Once Dimitri pulled away, Blaiddyd let out an amused chuckle.

"Glad I still live on in you…" He said before falling to the ground.

Nearby, an Argarthan soldier had leapt over to Mega Man to try and kill him, but Mega Man aimed his hand and fired a Hard Knuckle right into his crotch. "AAARGH!" He cried as he fell over.

"Huh, Makoto was right… that was a lot more satisfying." He said, turning around and threw a few Metal Blades at some soldiers while Makoto finished off the soldier.

"Told ya!" Makoto said.

Back with Nemesis, Nora casually dodged the powerful attacks Nemesis threw at her. "Nyeh! Too slow! Oh come on, Ren's a better shot! Oooh, almost got me! You're the King of Liberation? I've seen better!"

"You are a squirrely rabbit, but I will destroy you!"

"Uh-huh… oh hey, that reminds me. What's that up in the sky!"

Nemesis looked up. "Fool, that is a clou-" Nora hammered him in the foot while Hilda slashed him in the chest. "Rrrgh!"

"Oh, this is gonna be a lot of fun!"

You worry me sometimesHilda thought.


Elite #2 - Riegan

"Heeeey, you have the same bow as I do. How about that!" Claude said as Riegan said nothing. "Not much of a talker, eh? Well, so much for having a pleasant conversation."

"Why would you want to have a conversation with a zombie?" Yang asked.

"Eh, thought it'd be fun." Claude chuckled as Yang lunged ahead, quickly dodging the arrows that Riegan fired at her and then slugged him in the gut, making him hunch over as Claude aimed and charged up a shot, then felt the Chaos Emerald power him up as he fired a more powerful shot into Riegan's chest, immediately knocking him down in defeat.

"Whoa…"

"Hoo boy, I felt good with that one!" Claude grinned. Think I'll keep this around… He thought.

Nearby, Byleth and Joker were taking down a few enemies with Sothis, Morgana, Dorothea, Bereto, Ruby, the Xenas, Umber, Seryu and Sheele helping out.

"Mmph!" Byleth blocked an attack as she took a step back. She seemed a little unsure of herself as Joker took notice of this as an Agarthan Myrmidon rushed at Byleth, but Joker got in the way and blocked with blade as he quickly delivered swift and hard blows to the Myrmidon as he slashed up to disarm him, taking the weapon and front flipped, throwing his sword into his shoulder with pin point accuracy and shooting him in the head to finish him off.

"Looking cool, Joker!" Morgana and Sothis exclaimed in unison… before they paused and looked at each other in surprise. "OH MY GOSH, I CAN HEAR IT!" They both yelled.

"Took 'em long enough!" Ruby said, shooting down a soldier.

"We got this." Joker reassured to Byleth.

"Y-Yeah, of course."


Elite #3 - Lamine

"Hmph, so this is my bloodline… a carefree, easy going girl." Lamine said. "Pitiful."

"What's so pitiful about that?" Mercedes asked.

"You could be so much more." She responded as she unleashed Abraxas at her, but Mercedes jumped to the side while Ilia ran ahead, swinging Lightning Lash at her. Lamine grabbed the whip and fired Bolting at her.

"Mmmph!" Ilia grunted before smirking and fired a Bolting of her own, knocking Lamine back as Mercedes used Nosferatu on her, but Lamine secretly snapped her fingers as an Abraxas hit Mercedes from above.

"Aaagh!" Mercedes cried.

"Mercie!" Ilia exclaimed as Lamine went for a Bolting to strike Mercedes, but Jeritza quickly got in the way and blocked with his Death Scythe.

"Not my sister, you wench!" He said as he slashed at Lamine, cutting her abdomen as Jeritza kept cutting her as Ilia would help him out, calling upon her Wisp as she skated around and throwing down fire magic at her before she backflipped off right as Mercedes aimed her hand at Lamine.

"Emile, move!" Mercedes exclaimed as Jeritza jumped back, then she fired a Bolting at Lamine, as she let out a loud cry as Jeritza readied his scythe and slashed her head off to finish her off.

"Good riddance…" Jeritza growled.

Back with Nemesis, he attempted to cut through Hilda but she rolled out of the way and then Nemesis would feel his feet getting cold. "What in…?" Nemesis looked down and saw his feet encased in ice and the ground beneath him was covered in ice, then Nora slid through the ice and between his legs, swinging her hammer up into his crotch and then popped out of the other side as Nemesis let out a groan.

"Thanks, Lucy!" Nora smiled.

"Glace~!" Her Glaceon cried as Nora activated her Thunder Hand and fired a bolt of lightning at Nemesis to send him sliding out of the ice.

"Hey Hilda, what's taking so long?" Nora asked.

"A little busy!" Hilda said, fighting Goneril as he had come to assist Nemesis. Nora turned around and easily blasted him into a wall with her grenade launcher.

"You're welcome!" Nora smiled.

"…Hello, what's this?" Hilda wondered, picking up Freikugel that Goneril had dropped.

"That is mine, girl! Give it to me!" He ordered.

"Okay!" Hilda threw it into his chest, embedding it into him as he coughed out blood before he fell to the ground, then Hilda picked it up. "Hilda! Hild-" Nemesis flicked the Dark Creator Sword at her. "Wah!" She yelped, barely getting nicked by it.


Elite #5 - Charon

"Haaah!" Charon swung his own version of Thunderbrand at Catherine, but she easily blocked.

"Heh, never thought I'd have so much fun with my ancestor!" Catherine said, quickly parrying him.

"You fight valiantly."

"I could say the same to you." Catherine said, both of them slashing each other with smirks on their faces, though Charon's face was covered by his mask as the two of them countered each other, but Catherine swiftly parried him and slashed through him.

"Rrrgh… well fought…" Charon said as he fell on both knees before falling to the ground in death.

"You done having fun yet?" Shamir asked, casually assassinating a soldier from behind.

"Oh, lighten up." Catherine chuckled as she went ahead and attacked several other soldiers, while Lyn and Marth looked on.

"Wow… that's impressive." Lyn said with Marth nodding.


Elite #6 - Fraldarius

"Mmph!" Felix grunted, taking a step back as Yusuke attempted to use Mabufula on the Falcon Knight that was giving them both trouble. "Damned Falcon Knights…"

"You claim you're part of the House of Fraldarius… I have to say, I'm a bit disappointed."

"Bite me!" Felix growled as Fraldarius's pegasus flew up as she would then charge at Felix, but then Caeda flew in and slashed her with her lance.

"I got your back, Felix!" Caeda said, both of them swinging their lances at each other, until they both knocked each other off of their pegasi as they both landed on their feet. Caeda rushed ahead as did Fraldarius, both of them swinging their lances gracefully as they would then clash against each other, and then Caeda parried to disarm her and then sweep kicked Fraldarius to knock her off her feet, then Yusuke threw a Bufudyne to freeze her legs.

"You call me a disappointment, yet once you're off your pegasus, you're nothing!" Felix said as he got in a stance and before Fraldarius could react, Felix slashed through her. "So who's the bigger disappointment?" He asked as Fraldarius fell limply. "Hmph, that's what I thought."

Nearby, Panther and Lindhart were back to back, surrounded by enemies. "So, how much do you think I can knock out before you?" Lindhart asked.

"What, is this a contest?" Panther teased.

"Perhaps. I'd like to see how much I can knock down so I can get back to my nap."

"Well, hope you don't lose any sleep when I beat you!" Panther smiled as the two proceeded to lay waste with their magic, while nearby, Bernadetta found herself cornered by a few Myrmidons.

"Oh, this doesn't seem fair!" Bernadetta complained, and then they were suddenly struck by lightning bolts and then Petra viciously slashed through them.

"Do not worry, Bernadetta. I'm here!" Petra said as she turned toward a Myrmidon that staggered a bit. She would then aim her sword, which was none other than her own Levin Sword and fired a bolt of lightning at him to strike him down before Robin could strike him down. "That makes thirty two, Robin!"

"You're keeping score?" Robin chuckled.


Elite #7 - Gloucester

"Aaargh!" Lorenz cried as he fell on one knee.

"Is that all that you can do? I'm not impressed." Gloucester said. "Frankly, the house of Gloucester could've picked a better person to represent."

"And I'm the right person for the job… you just don't see it with that head stuck up your ass!" Lorenz said as he felt an aura surround him as he sprang back up.

"You're welcome!" Lysithea said as she and Lorenz felt powered up.

"Alright, I powered you two up. Go for it!" Oracle said as Lorenz lunged at Gloucester as he would fire a point blank Abraxis at him, but to his surprise, he walked it off.

"Is that supposed to hurt!" Lorenz said.

"What?!" Gloucester exclaimed as darkness formed undernneath him.

"You're irrelevant!" Lysithea shouted as a plume of darkness overtook him.

"Gaaah!" He yelled as Lorenz impaled him in the chest right after.

"I'm the best of the Gloucester house… and don't you forget it." Lorenz said as he pulled away as Gloucester fell to the ground. "Good riddance." He would then turn to Futaba. "So, I imagine you upped my resistance as well?"

"Pretty much!" She grinned.

"Heh, I like the sound of that."


Elite #8 - Dominic

"Haaaaah!" Annette yelled, unleashing wind magic on the Wyvern Lord.

"Hahaha! That's cute… you think your wind magic will take me down? It won't."

"Then how about this! Psiodyne!" Noir yelled, unleashing her psionic magic to knock Dominic off of his Wyvern.

"Mmph!" He grunted.

"Here, use this." She handed Annette one of her weapons.

"If you think my wind magic sucks, then get a load of my new and improved fire magic!" Annette unleashed her fire magic on him… which was just several sticky grenades surrounding him.

"…You are a terrible sho-"

"Kaboom~!" Annette smiled, hitting the detonator as the explosion was enough to eradicate Dominic.

"Oooh, beautiful!"

"Ohohoho, I like this~! Who gave this to you?"

"Chiaki."

"Well, tell Chiaki I said thank you~!" Annette smiled as she took off with it, blowing up the enemy soldiers with it.

Noir sighed happily. "They grow up so fast."


Elite #9 - Gautier

"You disappoint me… you're supposed to be a representative of House Gautier and you're nothing but a womanizer!"

"You say that like it's a bad thing!" Sylvain said, both of them clashing their lances as they would try to push the other aside, but Gautier quickly disarmed him as he would attempt to stab him, only for Ike to come in and slashed him away with Ragnell and then Celica ran in and blasted him with a Ragnarok, which knocked the Lance of Ruin out of his hands.

"Hellooooo beautiful!" Sylvain took it and then before Gautier could do anything, Sylvain thrusted the lance into his chest to finish him off. "So I'm a ladies man, big deal!" He said as he looked at his weapon. "Heh, I think I'll keep you."


Elite #10 - Daphnel

"You are in my way." Daphnel said, trying to pierce through Jaune's shield, and then Pyrrha swung her blades as the chains wrapped around his neck and she pulled him off of his horse, and then Ren and Jaune blasted him with wind and water magic to send him careening into a wall.

"Mmmph…" He grunted as Tharja and Hubert teleported toward him as they would both unleash streams of darkness into him as he cried out in pain before falling limp.

"This was one of the ten elite? How sad…" Tharja mocked.

"They were strong for their time, but not in ours." Hubert chuckled.


Back with Nemesis

"Boop!" Nora smacked him in the nose with her hammer as Hilda slashed him with Freikugel.

"I'm definitely getting the hang of this now!" Hilda smirked, swinging it into his chest.

Nemesis shook it off. "Is that all you can muster?" He asked as his protective aura shattered. "Mmph! My ten elite… they're all destroyed…"

"Yup, we were just toying with ya!" Nora grinned.

End BGM

Nemesis growled, a dark aura suddenly surrounded his hand. "UNACCEPTABLE!" He yelled, punching the ground and before anyone could react, the punch unleashed a powerful explosion that caught everyone in it, including his own men. The explosion was enough to cause the monastery to cave in.

"There… now I'll be able to get to Seiros without much trouble." He said, walking toward the rubble.

In the middle of the rubble, Xena and Yagami had made a force field around them to protect everyone inside of the monastery, then once it stopped, they quickly removed the rubble. "Thanks, you two." Edelgard said as the psychics nodded.

Yang would see Nemesis approaching. "So he's the one responsible for this." She said, pumping her gauntlets. "The Ten Elite should be dead by now."

"Hmm? Do you think you can best me, child?" Nemesis asked.

"I think I can whittle you down." Yang said, immediately going into her shin form. She would then launch herself and then Dragon Punched him, but Nemesis easily caught her with his own fist and then slashed her away. "Argh!"

She landed in a pile of rubble, letting out a groan as a Pokeball was heard opening up as she would see Apollo coming out. "Pew…?"

"Stay right there, kiddo… I got this." Yang said as she sprang back up and threw draconic fireballs at Nemesis. He deflected them with his sword as Yang jumped in and punched him in the face, but Nemesis slashed at her chest to knock her down on the ground. "Nnnngh!"

"Is that all you got? I've faced tons of Brawlers before and they all fell before me." He said as he kicked her in the stomach to make her fall on her back.

"Pew… Pew!" Apollo got in the way. "Pew Pew Pew Pew!"

"…That's adorable." Nemesis said before kicking Apollo away. "Out of my way, pest."

"Apollo!" Yang yelled.

"That bastard!" Lysithea growled as Nemesis shoved his boot into Yang's gut.

"Agh!"

"You aren't much of a threat…" He said.

Apollo got back up, turning toward Nemesis. "Pew…. Pew…" Clouds parted as sunlight shined down on Apollo. "PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW!" He cried as he suddenly started to glow.

"Hmm?" Nemesis turned his head.

"Nnnngh…" Hilda came around as she looked up. "Apollo… is he…? Oh my gosh, he's evolving!"

"Right on time…" Claude smirked.

"Apollo… you're…" Yang weakly smiled.

"He's changing into…" Lysithea waited for what Apollo would turn into.

BGM: Battle! Elite Four Battle/Solgaleo and Lunala (Super Smash Bros Ultimate)

Apollo let out a mighty roar as he lunged right as he stopped glowing, as he had turned into Solgaleo. He tackled Nemesis off of Yang and let out another roar. "A LION?!" Hilda yelled. "…I was so banking on him turning into a deer…"

"I had a feeling he was close." Ilia smiled as Apollo stood proudly before unleashing Sunsteel Strike on Nemesis. The latter would attempt to slash down on him as the two clashed… but Nemesis felt himself being pushed back and then was launched away several feet away, where he ended up back at the Marketplace.

"Well, how about that." Umber chuckled as Apollo let out another fierce roar.

End BGM

"I'll handle this…" A voice said as Byleth walked over.

"Are you sure?" Dorothea asked with concern.

"I think I can handle this." Byleth nodded as took a deep breath. "Here goes…" She walked over to Nemesis, where she would also scratch Apollo on the head. "I'll take it from here."

Apollo let out a small growl in understanding as he let her walk by.

Nemesis brushed himself off and saw Byleth approaching. "Hmph, you, too, stand in my way?"

"You've done enough damage… this ends now." Byleth said, pulling out her own sword.

Nemesis's eyes widened. "That sword… you bear the Crest of Flames, just as I do." He let out a smirk. "Well, this makes things interesting." He said before letting out a mocking chuckle. "That said, I can see that look in your eyes. You're afraid… you look like you're about to faint at any moment. Your will to fight has shaken!"

Byleth gritted her teeth, feeling her grip loosen on the Sword of the Creator. She's never felt this terrified before, even when she started her life as a bandit. She tried to block it all out and with a deep breath, she got back in her stance and tightened her grip the best she could.

"Those are just empty words."

"Prove to me that they are in single combat! Prove to me that you're will to fight is strong! Can you prove that your will is stronger than mine!"

"Allow me to demonstrate."

BGM: Twilight of the Gods (Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia)

Byleth and Nemesis both lunged at each other, the two clashing their swords against each other as the latter pushed her away and countered, but Byleth swiftly blocked as she countered herself, but Nemesis easily blocked it.

Byleth would then jump back and flicked her wrist to try and wrap it around him, but he grabbed it and then did the same, wrapping it around her neck and yanked her toward him. "Nnnngh!" She grunted as she fell to the ground and felt her back scraping against the ground. Once she got close, her hand caught ablaze and shot out point blank fireballs at him, which was enough to make him back up as she then threw a fireball at his wrist to make him loosen his grip, then she pried it off and sprang back up.

Her jacket was torn to shreds as Byleth tossed it away, but was also showing some nasty scratches on her back with it bleeding just a little. Byleth ignored the stinging pain as she slashed at him, getting in a couple of hits before Nemesis grabbed her head and slammed her into the ground. "Mmmph!" She grunted as Nemesis kicked her away, then grabbed her by the ankle with the Dark Creator sword and slammed her into a wall, and then toward the opposite.

"Your pain tolerance is quite admirable, but I wonder how long I can make you scream!"

Byleth got up, some blood trickled down the side of her neck as she put her hands on her knees, having the wind knocked out of her as blood trickled down her nose. She wiped it off as she got back up, finding her second wind as she pulled out Failnaught and fired an arrow, but Nemesis deflected it and then jumped toward Byleth. She rolled out of the way, but Nemesis predicted she would roll and then slashed her shoulders, stomach and chest, ripping her outfit open.

"Rrrgh!" Byleth grunted as she closed her eyes and tried to use her Divine Pulse, but Nemesis grabbed her by the throat and ran her into a wall, then he ran across while dragging her across the wall until he threw her into the armory.

Blood trickled all over her as her body was screaming in intense stinging pain. Byleth's vision blurred as it was too much for her to handle, she staggered up but felt something impaling her as she looked down to see a spear having embedded into her side. She let out a groan and pulled it out, letting out a pained cry as tears ran down her cheeks while panting in pain.

Nemesis smirked. "You are quite the glutton for punishment, I'm actually getting impressed that you're surviving this long." He said as Byleth let out a war cry and slashed at him, but he blocked and then returned the favor. She desperately blocked the best she could as he kept swinging. The more he swung down, the more cracks appeared on the Sword of the Creator.

Nemesis delivered one final swing, and then the Sword of the Creator shattered in front of Byleth, her eyes widening in horror. No! She thought as Nemesis swung down one final time. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" She cried as she fell on her back.

End BGM

"You fought valiantly, yet your will to fight had staggered. Something must have been brought up to weaken your will severely." Nemesis raised his sword up. "I will make this quick."

"LIKE HELL YOU WILL!"

BGM: Between Heaven and Earth - Thunder (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

A stream of fire struck Nemesis, knocking him back as he looked up to see an angry Edelgard approaching him, with her Maiden powers activated as she was joined by Dorothea, Bereto, Ruby, Xena/Yagami, Joker and Seryu.

"Hmph, come to save her? I like a challenge." He said as Edelgard flew over and swung Amyr down, where he blocked it, but the force was enough to make him slide as Dorothea unleashed a Thoron at him, where Ruby used her semblance to get around Nemesis, changing into her Zinogre form midway through her semblance as she then electric slashed him with her claws and scythe. Bereto jumped in and slashed at him, but Nemesis blocked his attacks while elbowing Ruby away.

Xena and Yagami both lifted up debris and threw them at Nemesis. He quickly slashed at the debris as Seryu got into position with a regular rifle and shot him in the head. "Rrrgh!" Nemesis grunted, covering his forehead with a growl and flicked his sword at Seryu, forcing her to teleport away and then shot him in the chest along with Xena and Yagami firing telekinetic waves and fire at him.

Edelgard raised her hand up as the earth punched Nemesis from below to knock him in the air as Ruby quickly used a Zinogre Ruby Tornado that electrocuted the hell out of Nemesis as Dorothea launched herself up as she would then cast Ragnarok on him to send him crashing to the ground, but Nemesis easily recovered as he fired a stream of darkness from his hand but Xena and Yagami unleashed telekinetic lasers at him to counter, then Bereto would slide underneath and slash at his chest, then the lasers struck him where Edelgard formed two fire axes in her hands as she flew ahead and viciously slashed at him

Joker got into position after climbing on a wall as he jumped down and shot at him a few times before slashing at him with his dagger. Nemesis attempted to backhand him, but he backflipped gracefully and shot him in the head.

Claude came running over, sneaking past all the chaos as he was by Byleth's side. "I… I couldn't beat him…"

"You definitely will." Claude said as he dug deep into his pocket. "Here, I have a feeling you need this more than I do." He said, handing her the Chaos Emerald.

"A… Chaos Emerald…?" Byleth weakly took it, and then felt power surging through her body.

End BGM

Nemesis let out a growl. "Heh… I have to admit, you're putting out some decent hits, especially you with the glowing eyes, but none of you will get in my way to kill Seiros! If that girl can't best me in single combat, then what chance do you have against me! Not even teamwork will best me!"

"Then how about an otherworldly jewel, you old cretin!" Claude called out.

"Otherworldly jewel?" Nemesis asked. "What are you blathering about?"

"HRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Byleth let out a loud scream as they turned to her to see an aura surrounding her as she, with the help of Claude, strapped the Chaos Emerald on her neck with a makeshift necklace.

BGM: A Star in the Morning Sky (Fire Emblem: Three Houses) (Start at 2:03)

"Where'd she get that Chaos Emerald?!" Ruby exclaimed in surprise as Byleth charged at Nemesis, pulling out her dagger she still had on her hip.

"You just don't know when to quit! I'm impressed!" Nemesis said as he slashed at her, but she slid underneath the sword as she slashed up to slit his wrist. "Rrrgh!" He grunted, where he let go of the Dark Creator Sword as she impaled him in the chest with her dagger and then cut his chest open as blood spilled out. "Aaargh!"

Byleth threw her dagger into his throat and then picked up the Dark Creator Sword and with a loud war cry, she slashed right through him. "AAARGH!" He cried as he fell on two knees. He reached out toward the ruins of Garreg Mach. "Se-Se-Se…iros…" He collapsed onto his stomach, where his head rolled right off.

Marth rose up from the ruins, seeing his army fade into dust as he raised Falchion up in the air. "VICTORY IS OURS!" He yelled triumphantly as everyone cheered and celebrated that the war was finally over.

"Well, how about that." Sothis said with a smile.

"Woo! Victory!" Yang cheered as Apollo let out a triumphant roar.

End BGM

"Hah… hah…" Byleth panted before coughing out blood, before collapsing on her back but Edelgard and Dorothea caught her.

"Byleth… stay with us… we're right here!" Dorothea said.

"Byleth, stay with us!" Ruby pleaded as Byleth's vision blurred.

"My teach… sta… wi… u-"

Everything went dark.


Ibuki: Oh damn!

Yup, Nemesis is down for good... but what becomes of Byleth? We'll just have to find out soon!

Ibuki: Yup!

Oh, and before anyone asks about the Chaos Emerald, remember the Chaos Emerald that Anthony sold off to Anna at the end of Great Cave Offensive? Yeah, same one.