A/N: OK, so this entire concept is based on, well, a pun. Specifically, a Mando'a (language of the Mandalorians) pun: Eirika (the name of the Princess of Renais from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones) would conceivably be contracted to Eir'ika in Mando'a (roughly speaking, ika is a Mando'a suffix acting as a term of endearment, used for close relations of all kinds)

Let's see how this goes, shall we?


Renais-Grado Border, Renais, Magvel year 804

Eirika, princess of Renais, was a kind soul, ready and willing to aid all those in need, particularly those of her once ruined nation. In the process of rebuilding, it came to pass that an odd, very much ancient, gateway was unearthed, one which no maps had marked or which any records had stated existed, anywhere. It wasn't even a prominent feature of Renais, or even Magvel's, greater mythology, which was even more strange. Then there was the subject of the symbols carved into the gate; they matched no script ever written in Renais. This even held true for Myrrh, whose deceptively advanced age meant she had seen the sorts of linguistic shifts that might account for such. Her father Morva might've known what the text read, but he'd perished and had to be put down owing to the Demon King Fomortiis's machinations.

As it was, Eirika was intrigued: she'd always been the more inquisitive twin, compared to her brother Ephraim who was much more comfortable stabbing first and then asking questions later. Maybe not the best solution for governance, but he never picked a fight he didn't (eventually) win, so there was that. In any case, Eirika made her way to the site of the ancient gateway, and almost immediately her bracelet began to react to it. Curious, but not particularly wary, seeing as several knights were on hand to guard her, including her loyal general Seth, along with Kyle and Forde, two other knights of great renown. She stepped forward, approaching the gate, and all of a sudden the ancient engravings began to glow with power. "Some remnant of the stone's influence…" she mused, even as the gate began to slowly spin, as if conjuring up energy in its center. Suddenly, there was a flash: in an instant the gate was filled with a blue whorl of… something, an indescribable mass of energy beyond understanding. Eirika stood in amazement, but then her bracelet pulsed again, as if calibrating to the strange gateway. Eirika began to turn to step away, now thoroughly convinced she did not want to go in.

Unfortunately, there was now nothing for it: her bracelet, still firmly placed around her wrist, seemed positively attracted to the gate, and by now it was clear it would not break free. "Grab on, please!" she shouted, and her knights rushed to aid their liege lady, but then the portal's link to Eirika's brace grew far too strong, and she was ripped away, dragged into the open portal.

"AFTER HER!" Seth roared, but before he or anyone else could react, the portal shut, having lost all ability to sustain itself. The commander, one of the greatest knights on the continent, found himself grasping at air, and he dropped to the ground. Turning to his men, he said, "Fellow knights of Renais, we've failed. Send the message to His Highness; he must know of what has transpired." One of the knights, a young pegasus squire, obliged, even as Seth turned back to the gate. He wondered, quietly, to himself, milady… where did you go?


Concordia, Mandalore System, 21 BBY

"–do with her, hm?"

"Lord Vizsla will know… hang on, she's awake!"

Eirika blinked her eyes open, glancing at the two figures before her. They wore similar armor, segmented and shining with a metal she didn't recognize, and their faces obscured by dark helmets with a long, t-shaped tinted glass visor. She then glanced around. "Where… am I?"

"Welcome to Concordia, moon of Mandalore," said one, the one on her left. "What's an outsider like you doing here?"

Eirika sighed. "I'm… not sure, to be honest. One moment there was this strange gate, the next I awoke here on the ground. In any case, I am Eirika, princess of Renais, though we are clearly nowhere near there. As for you, in lieu of names, what to call you?"

"We're Mandalorians, uh… Your Highness," said the other on her right. "Although I don't think your title means much right now…"

Eirika shook her head as she stood. "It certainly wouldn't. In any case you mentioned a 'Lord Vizsla' before I awoke, so may I ask who he is?"

"Lord Pre Vizsla, officially Governor Vizsla, oversees all Concordia for the benefit of the greater Mandalore system," the left one, seemingly more senior than their companion, explained. "I imagine he'll been quite interested to meet you."

Eirika nodded. "I look forward to speaking with the man." Even as she said this, something in how they spoke suggested this Vizsla was no better than the corrupt generals of Grado during the War of the Stones. She quietly rested her hand on her scabbard, smiling to herself as she felt Sieglinde's hilt. At the very least she would not be defenseless, much as she detested violence. Turning to her escorts, as it were, she then said, "Very well, lead the way."

With that, the two Mandalorians nodded, reaching to their belts for some… weapon of some sort she didn't recognize, aside from faint memories of a summoner in a different foreign realm. Now feeling marginally safer, off they went.


A/N: So, what do you guys think of this concept? Personally I find it to be rather interesting, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on it, and in particular, if you think I should continue. As for why specifically I went for Death Watch rather than the more ideologically aligned New Mandalorians… better plots, mainly, particularly since this is right around when they start to enact their plans.