New AN: I think this is one of the chapters I liked the least. I wrote the interactions between Morgan and Lucina poorly, hopefully I'll be able to rewrite it better when I get to this point in the rewrite.
AN: Here is the next chapter! The first part of it is what I had posted before finals. So the new stuff starts after that. This chapter was too short so I made it longer and then updated it.
Hopefully this story will merge with the original plot soon but for now, Morgan and Lucina confrontation. I think a lot of people have been waiting for this moment. Also the question will finally be answered. Does Lucina know of Morgan and Melody?
Oh and to avoid confusion, the twins names are Morgan and Melody. There is a reason why Lucina referred to him as Mark, but that will be revealed later. It wasn't a typo!
Thank you for all of your wonderful reviews! I hope you will all continue to like the story!
*Disclaimer: I don't own Fire Emblem, Nintendo does. I just use the characters
Chapter Twenty One
~Morgan~
Morgan reluctantly activated the skill that he had inheirited from his father, Rightful King. This raised the activation rate of the skill that he learned from his mother, Ignis, by ten percent. He felt Ignis activate and he burst forward with a cloud of cherry blossoms, his steel sword out, shining brightly.
Morgan dashed forward and roared loudly as he intercepted Lucina's blade with a loud clang.
'You will never hurt my mother!'
~Lucina~
The princess couldn't bring herself to watch much longer. She needed to do something, anything, just something to keep her father away from the tactician.
In her rage, Lucina's hand tightened itself around the handle of her blade.
'Hmm...if I strike precisely...I should be able to use my sword to separate them...would that work...it's better than just standing here...'
Lucina felt the skill that she had inherited from her father, Aether activate and the princess darted forward with her sword aimed between the pair to force them apart.
However, Lucina was shocked to see another blade intercept hers with a loud clang and saw cherry blossoms float to the ground around her. After getting over her shock she tried to push her opponent's blade aside but the other figure wouldn't give, keeping the steel sword locked with hers.
The pressure continued to build until both the princess and her opponent jumped backwards, with their swords in the defensive position.
"Who are you?" the princess asked angrily, not really caring that in the background her father was staring at her with a wide open mouth.
The voice that replied, shook Lucina's bones to the core. "Tsk. Tsk. You mean you don't remember me...princess?" the figure asked, the lower voice defining him as a man.
'That voice...I know that voice...It's Marc...'
The figure pulled back the hood of their coat that was all of a sudden familiar to the princess. Short, dark purple hair was revealed and strong, dark blue eyes stared back at her.
'It's Marc...He did come back to the past...'
~Chrom~
'Hmm...Robin...Robin...I...love...you...I love you so much...I lo-'
Chrom's thoughts and his enjoyment from kissing Robin, was suddenly interrupted by a loud clang, the air whistling as the sound of two blades locking together rang through the forest. Chrom separated himself from Robin and turned around fast to figure out what was going on. His mouth dropped open in shock when he recognized his daughter Lucina and his son Morgan. Lucina's parallel Falchion was locked with Morgan's steel sword.
Lucina looked angry as she tried to overpower Morgan. Chrom couldn't see Morgan's face because his hood was covering it. It looked like their strength was pretty even.
"Who are you?" his daughter asked angrily.
'Ah, Lucina hasn't officially met Morgan yet...There's been so much chaos with finding the treasure in the icy ruins and then finding Melody the day after...'
But what his son said next surprised Chrom. "Tsk. Tsk. You mean you don't remember me...princess?" Morgan pulled his hood back with his hand to reveal his face.
Lucina seemed to recognize Morgan's voice and his face because her eyes widened in shock and her strength faltered a bit.
'What?! How does Morgan know Lucina? Did they know each other from the future?'
Chrom had so many questions but wasn't able to say anything, because the instant that some of Lucina's strength faltered, Morgan overpowered her and pushed her back. Lucina jumped backward and almost lost her footing as she kept a firm grip on Falchion. The two charged at each other again, and Morgan swung his sword and his daughter parried it with ease. Then Lucina tried to find an opening but Morgan's sword would instantly block it.
The two were evenly matched and they locked swords a second time before bouncing back. It looked like they were going to charge at each other again and Chrom's hand moved to his Falchion, ready to jump in and stop the fight between his children.
But, somehow Morgan got the advantage over the princess and hit her in the stomach with the butt of his sword. Lucina was knocked to the ground, her Falchion spinning out of her hands and out of her reach. Morgan's sword came down towards Lucina's neck to claim his victory.
Chrom was completely lost for words he didn't know what to say. Then he realized something...
'Oh crap...they were both watching earlier weren't they? Oh...how am I ever going to explain this...Lucina thinks I'm cheating on her mother... Morgan already hates me and now he probably hates me even more...'
As if to agree with Chrom's thoughts, Morgan turned toward him and glared at him and Chrom felt himself pale. Morgan sheathed his sword and walked over to the young prince.
Morgan was staring daggers at him before his son's hand flashed out and punched him in the face.
~Robin~
'I don't know what to do anymore...first Chrom ambushes me in the forest...he reveals that he knows our children are Morgan and Melody...and then he starts kissing me out of nowhere...and now...now... my son is dueling Lucina?! Could this day get any worse honestly...'
Robin just watched the duel worriedly, not even knowing what to say with her thoughts all a mess and her coat halfway off. Her face was still slightly red from kissing Chrom and she was debating whether or not to step into the duel.
The tactician looked over at Chrom and saw that he had the same idea as the young lord was reaching over to draw his own Falchion. However before either she or Chrom could do anything to intervene, Morgan won the duel and was pointing his sword at Lucina's neck.
Robin couldn't help but feel proud of her son for winning the duel but Robin celebrated too soon. Morgan turned towards his father and glared at him menacingly.
'Oh no...he was watching earlier...wasn't he...yikes this is bad...I need to do something...but what...'
Before Robin could figure out what to do, Morgan's hand flashed out and punched Chrom in the face. Chrom was thrown back by the force of the punch and was knocked unconscious. Robin stared at her son in shock, not sure if she should be proud of her son for protecting her or angry that he had punched his father.
Before she could say anything, Lucina staggered to her feet and ran over to Morgan with a yell.
"Why...did...you...punch...my...father..." Lucina seethed as she threw punches at Morgan.
Morgan easily dodged all of the punches and kept a neutral expression.
"Why...why...Marc...tell...me...why...you..know..how...much...my...father...means...to...me..." Lucina prompted as she threw more punches and kicks.
'Wait...Marc?! That's not my son's name...What's going on here...'
As the princess tried to throw another punch, Morgan's hand met hers and pushed back. "I have my reasons," Morgan said.
'Ok...Morgan what is going through your mind right now? ...what is going to happen next...'
Lucina stopped attacking Morgan and just stared at the young man. "You have your reasons?! Are you going to tell his daughter those reasons?!" Lucina asked him angrily.
Morgan scoffed, "He can tell you himself, when he comes to. Ask him who I really am."
'Oh my gosh...this isn't happening...'
~Lucina~
"But aren't you Marc," Lucina said. "The aspiring tactician who joined our 2nd generation Shepherds with his twin sister, Meredy. The man who saved our lives with his strategies."
'The man that I fell in love with...'
"Well, most of that is true," Marc said. "Except for my name."
"Then what is your name?" Lucina asked, tentatively, keeping a calm exterior even though she was freaking out on the inside.
'Marc's name isn't Marc...then what is it...who is he...'
"Morgan," Lucina heard her father's voice say.
Lucina quickly turned her attention to her father. "Father, you're awake, are you in pain, does anything hurt?"
"Morgan...Exalt...my son..." her father said. "That's his identity."
"Wha...What?!" Lucina exclaimed.
~Robin~
'Beautiful...Chrom...You just had to tell your daughter that you have a son from another woman...Can it get any worse...'
Suddenly there was a crash that resounded throughout the forest. Robin turned around to see Sumia, who must have tripped since she was on the ground.
'Oh no...she heard everything just now...there goes the secret...it just got worse...'
"Chrom, what are you saying...Son? We have a daughter, Lucina, just a daughter..."
AN: There we go the chapter 21 that I meant to post. Here is the better chapter length. Sorry I didn't get any other chapters out this weekend. I hate it, whenever I have free time I run into writer's block and I have no idea what I want to write next.
Haha! Though I bet some of you are reading this with your mouths open right now! I told you there were more twists to come with this story. The next little extra will be the event that Lucina mentions, but I bet no one ever guessed this. Lucina is in love with Morgan...plot twist! And even worse...Lucina now knows that he is her half brother...
And still worse...Sumia knows! Chaos ensues for Chapter 22!
Hope to see you guys soon with the next part of the story! Bye!
