First of all, I'm sorry for the stupid title and summary, I'm really bad at writing this. I've read some novelizations in the past, but it's a Fire Emblem one that inspired me in writing this one. It's called "Crusaders Reborn" and I recommend everyone to read it. Anyway, I fear that this novelization would be bad because Tellius is dialogue-heavy, and I don't want to make a copypasta of the game's script, but I still want to be faithfull to the game. This chapter was very similar to the game except some stuff I added but the next chapters will be different.

In Crimea, a blue-haired swordsman never imagined how important he would be for the world. It was just another day sparring with his father, and he was losing.

"Tired already Ike?" His father said. Ike just nodded and continued.

"Dad! Ike!" A dark-haired girl arrived, shouting at their family.

Ike ignored his sister, he was too concentrated in defeating his father. His father, however, answered to her, that gave Ike an opening to strike his father, which resulted in him being knocked out unconscious.

His sister, worried, ran towards him. During his sleep, Ike saw an image of a blue-haired woman singing a shooting song. He recognized her, that's her mother. He woke up with his sister singing the same song he heard during his dream.

"Ike, you woke up!" The girl smiled. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah Mist, I'm fine." Ike answered. "I saw mother. She had blue hair and blue eyes. How you and father described. She was signing the same song you sang all the time."

Despite being older than Mist, Ike had no memories of his mother at all. She passed away when Ike and Mist were still young, with his father telling it was because of an unknown illness. Ike only knew how his mother looked because his family told him so he did not understand if his dream was a memory or not.

"That's because I learned that song from mother." Mist answered. "I'm so happy you finally remembered her!"

The conversation was interrupted by Ike and Mist's father, Greil, who wanted to check up on his son.

"The sleeping prince awakens!"

"Father, go easy on brother!" Mist protested. "These are wooden swords, but they still hurt."

"Don't worry, Mist. I'll be fine." Ike said.

Their conversation was interrupted one more time. A green-haired boy with an axe in his hand arrived, greeting Mist.

"Boyd? What are you doing here?" Mist asked.

"You said you came for Boss, but you never returned…" Mist and Boyd were together until she went to check up Ike and Greil. But she was busy with them, leaving Boyd worried.

"Good, you came." Greil said. "I wanted Ike to have a sparring partner close to his skill."

While Ike and Boyd were rivals, neither wanted to fight the other right now. Ike only wanted to beat his father while Boyd thinks Ike is inferior. But Ike knew he needed to beat Boyd to have a chance against his father. And Boyd wanted a chance to impress Mist.

The fight was rough, no one wanted to give up, but Boyd had one weakness. He was looking at Mist, who was cheering for her brother. Deep down he wanted her to cheer for him, but he knew it would be hard. His thoughts left an opening for Ike to hit him.

"You can do it, brother! Boyd's got nothing." Most shouted.

"Nothing? What do you mean? I ha-"

Boyd shouldn't be speaking with Mist, because that left him open for Ike to him in the head. The impact was so strong that he had no choice but to drop his axe.

"You're such a loser." Mist taunted, going to Boyd's side with a vulnerary in hands to treat the wound on his head.

"Shut the fuck up." He shouted. They bicker, but he happily accepts Mist's treatment.

"Excellent work Boyd." Greil said. "Now Ike, it's time to face me again. Are you ready for that?"

"I thought you wouldn't say that." Ike answered.

"Since you fought so well against Boyd let's make a treat: hit me once and I'll make you a full-fledged mercenary."

Ike's eyes glowed with intensity. Greil knew he was tired of being a trainee and wanted to work already. He even asked many times for that, so that is an opportunity and he wouldn't waste that. He wouldn't give up until he could hit him.

Once Mist finished treating Boyd, they stayed to watch the fight, Mist was cheering for his brother while Boyd didn't care, but was curious to see if his rival was improving. For a long time they only crossed swords, but Ike could find an opening to hit Greil. Something was wrong, Greil was definitely holding back, but Ike would not tell him. He only cared about their treat.

"You hit me." Greil said. "As promised, starting tomorrow, you will take jobs as a mercenary. But if I realize it is too much for you, you go back to trainee, understand?"

"Yes, father." Ike answered.

At that night, a party was held to celebrate the fact that Ike will join the mercenary group. Everyone but Rhys was present, since he was sick and needed rest. Even non-members like Mist and Rolf were present. Boyd's brother Oscar made Ike's favorite food: meat.

"I don't see what's the point of celebrating a newbie like him." Shinon protested, he is one of the oldest members of Greil's Mercenaries and is not exactly friendly.

"Quiet! He is Commander Greil's son and wanted this for a while. Just let him." Titania said. "Ike, this is going to be hard work, so be prepared."

"That's your chance to get some ladies!" Gatrie said. "If any of them thank you for helping them don't waste your chance."

"I'm not interested, thank you." Ike answered. Gatrie was a skit-chaser and used any opportunity to get the ladies. But Ike was different, he wasn't interested in any romantic relationship with anyone. He always felt love impeded his training, so he wouldn't worry about it.

"Look Ike, observe how a professional does things." Boyd said. "If you want any help, just watch me."

"I wouldn't rely on you." Mist teased. "You can't even beat my brother, how can you even help him?"

The entire room laughed at the poor Boyd, Ike seemed at peace but at same time he felt uneasy. Thinking like that moment of happiness would soon end, and starting tomorrow, his life would change forever. He thought the best he could do was enjoying this moment.

That night, Ike couldn't sleep. His anxiety was immense and all he could do is think about what things he should expect the next day.

Let's talk about the characters on the fic, I will talk about them on every chapter. I will talk about Titania, Oscar, Shinon and Gatrie later. Now the rest:

Ike: I wanted to write a more flawed character than in the game, and this will show later. He rush to things without thinking and this will be a problem to him.
Boyd: So far I really love writing him, especially his relationship with Mist, he is been one my favorites!
Mist: I plan to have her more idependent than in the game. And she fights because she wants to protect her brother.
Greil: So far, I don't know much to do with him...

I hope you guys like the fics, any suggestions are welcome. See you guys later.