Monster's Awakening (Chapter 3-FInally out of battle)
(Disclaimer:Sadly I'm poor so I don't own any of these properties, MH is Capcom's and FE is Nintendo's)
Dialogue key
"Blast off" normal speaking
'Blast off' though
"Blast off" Monster speaking/emphasise
[Blast off] Telepathic dialogue
(POV Drago)
"Ugh...what happened?..." I said as I woke up, taking a look at my surroundings. I was inside what looks to be a tent, and I felt extremely tired but I was able to resist the sweet urge to sleep.
'I swear if I was moved from the world of Awakening to another FE world I swear to God…' My thought were interrupted when I noticed Robin sitting in a chair reading something.
'Oh good I'm still in Awakening, now if only I could remember what happened before I blacked out' I thought, I tried to at least sit up but the exhaustion was enough for me to plop back down.
Apparently Robin took my pathetic attempt of sitting and falling as his cue for approaching me.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" he asked concerned.
"Like I just got hit by a charging bull" I said with the best deadpan expression I could manage "How about you?".
He chuckled at my poor attempt of a joke 'Oh good, looks like I haven't killed my sense of humor, that's always a plus' I thought.
"Well apparently better than you by the looks of things" he said smirking.
"Very funny" I said with an annoyed expression, I then took a deep breath and let it out, time to ask the hard question "Robin what happened" I asked seriously.
He frowned at that
"You don't remember?" he asked.
"Not really, I remember being hit by an axe saving someone, then I heard a voice and everything's a blur after that" I answered truthfully.
"I see…" was all he said as he put a hand in his chin thinking.
'Just what happened to make him act like that? Did someone die? Well that one is obvious seeing the battle; did we lost? I don't think so, else Robin would not even appear till god knows how long' as this thoughts started to fill my mind Robin managed to to snap me to reality.
"Well...first things first, we were able to repel the bandits after killing enough plus the bandit leader, so if you were thinking we lost you can be at peace," I let out a relieved sigh at that. "However there is something I gotta tell you, after you got struck by that axe something weird happened…"
"Wait wait, what do you mean by weird?" I interrupted.
"I was getting to that, well Chrom and a healer were able to patch you up, however when you woke up you suddenly got up and took out that weird stone of yours…" at that point I looked at said stone sitting beside me. "then you suddenly crushed the stone while yelling something, the sky darkened at that point and a lightning bolt struck where you stood." at that point some images started appearing in my mind, how convenient.
"Ok you have to be joking, you mean I broke a stone that's sitting perfectly beside me and that I received a goddamn lightning bolt yet I'm standing...well more like laying, before you alive" I said completely stupefied, yet as he told more and more of the story a part of me told me it was true
"If you think that's crazy immagine mine and Chrom's reactions when you not only survived the lightning but transformed in some kind of humanoid beast."
At that point I felt like my heart stopped for a full second, that can't be true right?
I was able to sit up in the bed thanks to Robin's help in order to pay more attention to the story.
Then he proceeded to describe my transformed state in as much detail as he could remember, for some reason it reminded me of something, I pushed that thought aside as I tried to remember...then he said something that triggered them all at once.
"After that a bandit tried to attack you, but you killed him by crushing his head. then you went and killed all the bandits in the area and when you were done with one you moved to the next, never stopping, never having an ounce of mercy. then you managed to find the bandit leader that was fighting Lon'qu and Olivia at the time, when you three took him down you suddenly reverted to normal and passed out. They took you here and you've been sleeping since then, it's been only 3 hours if you were wondering" When Robin finished I think I might be able to pass out again…
When he started describing the scene everything suddenly came back, the conversation I had with that talking Zinogre, the rage I felt when I was attacked, the bloodlust I felt when I looked at how the bandits were enjoying killing their opponents. I then looked at my hands with disgust, I killed so many people with my own hands, I couldn't hold it anymore and threw up on the floor, after that I tears started to flow down my eyes, I was honestly terrified of what I did, what if hurt one my allies someday? what if this carries over if I somehow manage to get back home?
I then felt a hand on my shoulder, I looked up to see Robin looking at me with a concerned look.
"That was the first time you killed someone right?" He asked softly, I nodded at that without saying a word "Just remember, those men were about to destroy the lives of all the people here, they didn't hesitated the kill anyone and some of them were even enjoying it, they don't deserve your mercy" he said as he stared at my eyes.
"...Is that suppose to make me feel better? because if it is then it's not working…"I said looking down.
Robin sighed at that "Not really, killing is never easy, and it never gets easier, but it does help me sleep at night that we got rid of another soul that feasted on the lives of others."
I looked down and thought about those words, it was true that sometimes the best way to defend something or someone is to sacrifice something, but even then I couldn't believe what I did…
"How many of our allies died because of me?" I had to ask, I would not be able to live with myself if I didn't know.
"Surprisingly none," Robin answered. "You apparently went out of your way to only target the bandits, though some of them got hurt in the fighting it was nothing serious."
"I see…" I smiled at that, I didn't lose my mind completely when I fought
"Drago" I looked up at the mention of my name "what was that power you used? I know you are not a Tagel nor a Manakete, so what was that?"
"The truth is...I not sure, I had that stone when you guys found me, it was honestly the first time I saw it, then before I transformed I remember a voice asking me if I wanted the power to beat the odds presented at me, I answered yes. It also told me the name of what it was...and what I became" I stopped at that, I still was trying to process what happened.
"And? What was the name?" Robin pressed on
"It was Zinogre, but that should be impossible, the Zinogre is nothing more than a product of fiction" I said.
"What do you mean?" Robin asked "Well he is from a story in my outrealm about monster hunters. the Zinogre was one of those monsters, but honestly they use the word monster to describe everything that isn't humanoid in that story, so the meaning kind of gets lost a bit." I explained
"Well it seems you turned into a humanoid Zinogre from the looks of it" he said.
"Yeah...honestly I don't know what to do now, the best course action would be to try and master this power but have no clue where to even start" I said.
"How about you come with us to Ylisstol?" Robin suggested.
"Wait what?" I asked shocked, there is no way in hell that Robin is offering me this, Chrom maybe but Robin!?
"Well back at the barracks we have a Taguel and a Manakete, maybe they could help you get a better understanding of your new abilities" Robin explained.
"...Why?"
He frowned in confusion at this "excuse me?"
I closed my eyes in frustration "Why are you being so nice to me? You know practically nothing about me, when we first met you agreed for me being around you and Chrom when I could have easily attacked you while you slept and now after going on a literal killing rampage you offer me to come with you to your home where all your friends are? Why are giving me so much trust? Why are you being nice to a monster like me!?" I shouted in frustration as tears started to leak from my eyes, I then felt a hand on my shoulder, I looked up to see Robin softly smiling at me.
"Because you reminded me of myself when I first woke up here, I had no memories, I was a complete wildcard, yet Chrom offered all the trust in the world despite every Frederick saying otherwise. He helped me when I was lost, so now I want to offer you the same helping hand. Drago you are not a monster, you are someone who is lost, and I want to help you find your path."
I could not believe what was happening right now, this was my chance to help them, to make sure that the events of Awakening end better.
"Thanks Robin...I accept your proposal, but wait shouldn't you talk to Chrom about this first?" I asked a bit confused "I wouldn't be telling you this if I didn't already," he smirked.
I chuckled at that, I then stared at the stone that was sitting beside me acting like this didn't concern it, I was still a bit nervous of using it again but I hope that the Shepherds help me with this.
I smiled softly and closed my eyes 'Guess my adventure starts here huh? Well guess I better the best of it, I swear I'm gonna find a way back home but I need to fix world before that'
[End of chapter]
A.N: Hey guys Dragon here, sorry this chapter was so short but seriously wanted to get a move on with this, so next chapter will be Drago's meeting with the Shepherds, I'm really excited about it….and scared shitless at the thought of dealing with so many characters at the same time, but let's see how I do.
Now is time for things you must know! Yeah at this point I might as well make this a mini segment of this that you should know but can't really come up in normal conversations in the story: And today it will be 2 things
The first is the age of everyone, I keep posting more as characters appear but for now here you go
Drago - 20
Robin - 23
Chorm - 24
Lon'qu - 21
Olivia - 21
Did I make them too young or too old, please tell me.
Another is the half-Zinogre abilities, for now the only I'm gonna reveal is this, he is practically immune to bronze weapons, Iron weapons damage him but bounce off, Steel and up do cut him as intended, but he also has a healing factor, however even though it heals injuries it doesn't replenish stamina, so damage him enough and he is down, Killer weapons also work as intended.
I going to update this part more as I reveal more in the story, this is more for the people that didn't notice
Anyways, as always leave a review to see how I'm doing, I still can't believe that this story is doing as good as it is doing, so I thank you guys with all my heart.
[Dragon_XZero sign out]