Issue 19: Sibling Blades

Approaching Demon's Ingle

BGM-Sonic Rush OST-Theme of Comical Event

With Basilio's team stalling Walhart's impeccable forces for as long as they can, Chrom's forces are trying to find a way to take down Yen'fay's side of the United Empire. "Ilia. Yang. Kaine. I hope all of you are safe." Blake mumbled, walking alongside Knuckles and Sun as they trek through the rocky concrete.

"Oh, I'm sure they're fine. They're only fighting a terrifying conqueror." Sun said, all laid back, much to the contrast of Blake's moody tone, earning the nervous monkey an angry glare from the cat Huntress Avenger.

"Sun's right. You know our guys have fought tougher losers than Walhart. There's nothing to worry about." Knuckles assured Blake.

Blake let out a small smile. "Yeah. You're right."

"Of course I'm right. And with your rude boyfriend helping them out, they'll be back before lunch." Knuckles said, smiling confidently.

"HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND!" Blake shouted in the echidna's ear, getting tired of everyone pairing her with Kaine.

"What? I thought you were?" Knuckles replied with a confused look.

"Who told you that?" Blake asked with an unamused stare.

"Sun thought you would make a good couple." Knuckles pointed to the extremely nervous faunus behind Blake.

"I-I-I never said that! I mean, not in that context! I-I thought since you two act so similar, you'd make the best partners!" Sun quickly defended himself, but Blake's not buying it one bit.

"I act nothing like Kaine!" Blake retorted.

"With the way you're yelling, you are." Knuckles muttered to himself, but it was loud enough for Blake to hear him, and in a fury of rage, starts chasing both Knuckles and Sun across the ground, making the rest of their friends wonder what they are doing.

"What are they doing?" Robin asked.

"Knuckles probably did something stupid. He's not bright like that," Sonic shrugged. "So, Say'ri, what's going on now?" He asked the princess of Chon'sin.

"Just as I thought: the turncloaks only made a show of opposing us. We're clear of them. But Yen'fay's forces approach swiftly. It won't be long now..." She said.

"We should hasten south to meet them, and distance ourselves from Walhart. This battle will be challenge enough without the Conqueror breathing down our backs." Robin replied.

"...Another concern: the dynasts who betrayed us. They attacked us and let us go both, because it suited their purpose. Should they attack us from behind as we battle Yen'fay, it would be an easy victory. They would curry favor with the empire without risk of injury. This is how they think." Say'ri spoke, still can't believing her former dynasts have betrayed her when she needed them the most.

"Hmm…"

"We cannot defend two fronts. We'll need to choose our battlefield carefully." Chrom said.

"Hmm…" Spidey takes a moment to stare at the smoky volcano nearby and wonders something. "Say'ri, that mountain…" He points her to the volcano. "It's a volcano, right?"

"Aye, sir. That one is called the Demon's Ingle. It is known and feared by all people of Valm. Few dare even get close, lest they anger the wicked fire god," Say'ri answered. "Why'd you asked?"

Spidey chuckled. "I just thought of a crazy idea that might save our bacon. I wonder how quickly we can reach it from here."

Say'ri is left a bit flabbergasted on what he's drastically implying towards. "G-Go to the Demon's Ingle?! Do you know what you're saying?"

"Not half of the time," Spidey joked. "But I'm sure your former playmates wouldn't DARE risk following us while we party in the volcano. We can use the flames as barriers, that way we can limit how your brother's army approaches us."

"That sounds like a good plan." Robin remarked, as he was thinking of a similar plan as well.

"Aren't all my plans good?" Spidey asked.

"No." Weiss simply responded.

"Mmm…And my brother will still come. His stubborn pride will force his hand…" Say'ri said.

"Then it seems we have our strategy." Chrom said.

"… 'Tis a risky plan, but I can devise none better. And you all seem to have a peculiar talent for performing miracles." Say'ri said.

"Nah. We're just that good." Sonic grinned.

BGM End


Inside Demon's Ingle

Just as planned, the Ylisseans lured Yen'fay's army into the active volcano and begins to do battle with his massive armada, using the flames of the mountain to their advantage. General Yen'fay stays behind his army at the other side of the volcano, watching his men do battle with his sister's allies all in complete and total silence, that is, until Excellus warped in with his sick grin so the two could speak.

"Why, General, such a melancholic air about you today. Whatever is the problem," Excellus asked, already knowing the answer judging from Yen'fay's silent observance of his sister." ...Oh, is today the day you face off against your beloved sister? Dear me, of course it is! Well then, of course you'd be in a foul mood..."

"She is a rebel and traitor to the empire. I have no sister." Yen'fay stoically spoke.

"Oh, very good, very good—right out of the book, General Yen'fay," Excellus then takes a step closer so he could speak directly in his ear. "And I commend your acting ability…very convincing! I think your men all heard you," He takes a step back so he could speak properly. "In any case, I'm SO glad I can trust you not to take it easy on her ragtag little troupe." He said while Yen'fay continues to stay silent, much to Excellus' pleasure. "Yes, we BOTH know why you'd never let any of her comrades escape, don't we? Oh, I know it must be so difficult, General. But think of it this way: You still have a family. A big one! The whole imperial army is your family now! ...Well, I should run. Do tell your little sister I say hello? Ta ta!" Excellus warps away, but just as he leaves, a surprising new, silver player takes his place, walking up to Yen'fay from behind.

"What was that disgusting wretch doing here?" Keniuchio Harada, also known as the mutant samurai, Silver Samurai, asked his partner swordsman.

"None of your concern, Harada. Just focus on the mission." Yen'fay replied.

BGM-Fire Emblem Awakening OST-Aggression

Silver Samurai remains silent for a bit, as he can sense Excellus has something on Yen'fay but can't exactly figure it out since Dr. Doom just called the samurai mercenary recently to help with the war in Valm. "…Hmph. As you wish, my respected comrade." He said before cutting down a few dozen Ylisseans with a single strike, scaring the common soldiers that were about to do battle against his terrifying swordsman.

"It's him. I recognize him. The silver swordsman that works side-by-side with my brother. One of the few beside Walhart that could match Yen'fay blow-for-blow." Say'ri said to her comrades.

"Silver Samurai?! He's here too?!" Spidey said, flabbergasted that the mutant swordsman has also been recruited by the Masters of Evil.

"So he's another villain from your world, I presume?" Say'ri asked while fighting against a couple Valmese with Blake.

"Wolverine told me about this guy. In fact, we stopped this guy a while ago when I was on a mission with the X-Men." Blake replied while kicking a Valmese mage in the face.

"Keep on forgetting you're also an X-Man." Spidey replied, webs up a few fire-based octobots and throws them to their bottomless doom.

"He's a mutant that has the ability to generate a "tachyon field," effectively allowing his sword to cut through anything." Blake continued their conversation, distracting the enemy with her shadow clones before taking them down with a single strike.

"I just hope he's still not mad at me for making fun of him during one of his New York operations." Spidey said, punching a Valmese in the face.

"YOU! SPIDER-MAN!"

"Ah crap!"

Spider-Man and Say'ri leave Blake to her own battles while they go confront the swordsmen that could very well be their ultimate challenge yet. "Brother." Say'ri stares at her former brother, but he doesn't respond, or even looks at her, much to her anger.

"Hey, Sammy. It's been a while. I see you're still a bit ticked off from our last fight. My bad. I was kidding when I said that armor makes you look fat." Spider-Man babbled to the Silver Samurai.

"Enough! You have embarrassed me in front of the Yashida clan. You and "Say'ri" have no honor. For that, you will receive harsh retribution." Harada replied.

"Oh, come on! Not that! I don't even know what "retribution" means!" Spidey joked.

"Hmph! You might have beaten me before with your "unique" skills, but let's see how you fight, as a samurai!" Harada said.

"What?! Why? Can't I just beat you up again with my fists instead?" Spidey asked.

"If you don't, I will toss "this" into the volcano, never to be seen again." Silver Samurai holds up the white Chaos Emerald he found in the volcano and threatens to drop it to the lava down below.

"Awww man…Guess I have no choice, do I," Spidey asked. "But I don't even have a sword, let alone I'm good with one. You'll probably just cut through it anyway, since you're very fond of that." He said. Wondering what he should do, his spider-sense tingles to a thrown object coming behind him, causing him to turn around and catch it to find out it's the Falchion, Chrom's sword. "The Falchion?"

"Handle her with care, Spider-Man. And try not to break it." Chrom smiled, confident that Spider-Man can beat the Silver Samurai's challenge with his sacred sword.

"Why do you do this to me?" Spidey whined.

Both the terrifyingly skilled swordsmen draw out their respective blade, holding it at their side as they prepare for battle. "It is time you meet your end, bug!" Silver Samurai declared.

Say'ri draws out her killing blade in the same position as her brother. "Get ready, Sir Spider!"

"For what, my doom? If that's what you're talking about, then sure, I'm totally ready." Spidey joked while holding the Falchion in both hands.

BGM End

BGM-Spider-Man: Web of Shadows OST-Boss theme

Silver Samurai leaves Yen'fay to have her final fight against his sister while he takes on Spider-Man, screaming with vengeance. "You will die today, Spider-Man!" He tries a few impressive sword slashes that sparks on Peter's deflecting blade.

"Inside a volcano? I always wanted to die in an ice cream factory." Spidey quipped while lowly bending his body to avoid getting sliced horizontally.

"Keep quiet and fight!" Harada repeatedly kicks Spider-Man in the chest before sliding his sword against his.

"I'll consider it, RIGHT after you stop trying to slice me a new one." Spidey managed to block one of the Silver Samurai's slashes, allowing him to counter with breezing slash to his armor. "I got a hit! Woohoo!"

"Savor that pathetic attack as long as you can!" Harada powers up his sword with lightning energy, releasing a powerful sword beam that decimates everything in its path, but lucky Spider-Man leap away from it without a second thought.

"Why couldn't have been Sonic fighting this maniac? He's "King Arthur." Pfft. Yeah I still don't buy that." Spidey said, dodging another electric sword swing so he could counter with web balls to the samurai's face, giving him free time to repeatedly slash him with blur speeds and kick him away. "I think I'm starting to get the hang of this. I never realized this sword was so light." He commented.

Despite his inexperience, Spider-Man's able to clash on equal grounds against Silver Samurai as their clashing blades grows to intense levels. Spidey impressively deflected the many shurikens that were thrown at him, replying with his own barrage of web bullets, which Harada effortlessly cut clean through. The mutant samurai uses his teleporter to attack Peter at all sides, hoping to get the upper hand, but thanks to the spider-sense, Pete was able to block each reappearing blow with extreme precision.

"You are testing my patience!" Harada said, attacking the dodgy Spidey with a combination of fire slashes and icy thrusts.

"Which is abysmal. For that, here's your F." Spidey strikes Sammy with a sword uppercut, immediately bouncing off him with a stomping kick.

"This! Ends! Now!" Harada powers up his blade with the full force of his tachyon energy, ready to deal the final blow to Spider-Man.

"This is it. Hope this works." Spidey prayed as he channels his unique purple aura into the Falchion, causing the sacred sword to glow a majestic color, full of his Perfect Synchronized soul energy.

With a loud war-cry that causes the lava to rumble, the two superhuman swordsmen dash at each other for one final strike, striking the other at the same time in a quick flash of light. Both Spider-Man and the Silver Samurai found themselves at the opposite's spot, standing in place as they wait for the other to fall. In a few short moments, it was the Silver Samurai that fell to the smoky grounds in defeat, leaving Spider-Man the victor of their little clash.

"I won? I won! YES!" Spidey cheered, for a brief moment until he felt a few of his ribs broken, nothing that can't be healed over time, but still quite painful.

BGM End

While Spider-Man's has just about finished, Say'ri and her brother are still going at it, to the death even. They fight ferociously, neither warrior holding up their swords. Say'ri jumps to the air for an overarching strike, but Yen'fay easily blocked it, kicking her away for her arrogance, but that didn't stop her from running back up, striking his armor that deals an impressive blow, but still not enough to keep this general down, slicing at her armor multiple times until she fell, but alas, he knows her sister is too stubborn to lose, not at this crucial moment. She back handsprings up to the ground, quickly striking her brother with fury developing her eyes and as continue clashing blades, brother and sister.

"Brother. I won't ask you why…" Say'ri breaks their current stalemate so they could properly talk one final time. "We are well beyond that point now. I will speak it plain: I cannot forgive you, and neither can I let you live."

"I've asked you for nothing, Sister, least of all your forgiveness." Yen'fay spoke.

"But you will have my justice, like it or not," shouted Say'ri. "You, who stood by in silence while everyone around you suffered! While villages were razed and fields burned, you watched but said nothing... When Father and Mother were murdered—you said nothing! Nothing, before you ran to the arms of the one man responsible for all of it! Your silence was deafening. Maddening. Even now...have you nothing to say?!" She loudly said to get her point across, but as expected, Yen'fay stood still, quiet. "Damn you, Yen'fay! Then I will make your sword answer for you! Draw your blade, and let it sing your final words!" Say'ri resume her dreadful battle with Yen'fay, unleashing a loud war-cry as their two sparking blades clash with intense emotions.

But unaware to both armies fighting inside this volcano, a certain chili-fries eating hedgehog sits on a discreet ridge, just good enough so he could watch the giant war without notice. "My, my, this war is certainly more heated up compared to the last one." Grimadoom chuckled at his small pun, eating more of his chili-fries. "I would like to join, but I'm good for now. And look at those two go," He turns to Say'ri and Yen'fay's fierce sword battle, which looks to be coming to a close. "Wow. Quite impressive. If I'm correct, they're brother and sister. Sibling battles are always the most fun to watch." He takes another bite from his eyes just as Say'ri delivers a critical blow to Yen'fay, which was enough to knock him to the edge of a platform above the intense lava.

"Say'ri…You have grown…so strong…" Yen'fay complimented between pants.

"...Do...do you mock me? I have seen your best swordplay...that was not it. You went easy on me...but why?" Say'ri asked.

"What I could not tell you in life... I say with my death..." Yen'fay responded.

"But, Yen'fay…" Say'ri somberly walks over to her brother, not knowing that the platform was seconds away of collapsing, enough to trigger Peter's spider-senses of their impending doom.

"What? Say'ri! Get clear!" Spidey shouted.

At that moment, the cracked platform breaks apart, causing not just Yen'fay to fall to his death, but also Say'ri, much to her older brother's horror that he's too weakened to do anything to save her. Thankfully for the both of them, Spider-Man, still in possession of Chrom's sword, dives down to save them, striking the blade to the side of the cliff with one hand while the other hand holds onto Say'ri, and Say'ri holding onto Yen'fay's.

Spidey grunts, struggling to lift the both of them up to safety. "Hold on! I'll get us all out of here! Just give me…a few seconds!" He said, slowly gaining the strength to rise up back to steady grounds.

"Hurry, Spider-Man!" Say'ri shouted.

Yen'fay is amazed to see how far Say'ri's friend would go to save not just his sister, but his own life as life, despite helping the alliance taking over the whole country. Feeling very proud for his sister, Yen'fay smiles, even though he's dangling for his very life. "You have found…strong comrades…" He started talking, gathering his younger sister's attention. "I no longer need fear for you… …I die…in peace…" He said, willingly losing his grip onto his sister's hand.

"Yen'fay, wait! What do you mean? Why?! Don't leave me with more silence—not this time! Yen'fay!" Say'ri cried as her brother lets go of her and falls to his flaming demise.

"NO!" Spidey shouted to Yen'fay, just as he was about to save all of them, it was too late. With one last look, Yen'fay stares at his sister as Peter pulls her up, smiling to see her sister will truly be safe as long as she's around her friends, then, he splashes into the fiery ocean, all while still smiling.

"That was clearly unexpected…" Grimadoom said, wondering why Yen'fay willingly committed suicide, but he just shrugs it off with a grunt before teleporting out of the volcano, just as the Ylisseans won the battle against Yen'fay's forces.

"Spider-Man! Say'ri!" Chrom and the others run up to check on the champions of this battle. As Peter hands him back his sword, Chrom asks, "What happened to Yen'fay?"

"He…fell to his death, just when I was about to save him." Spider-Man somberly answered, still trying to process why Yen'fay willingly chose to die instead of being rescued.

"Why did he do that?" Tails asked.

Quietly, Say'ri picks up what remains of her now late brother, his golden blade, the Amatsu. "…I wished I knew the answer to that, sir, just as I will never understand why he joined Walhart…His reasons die with him."

BGM-Fire Emblem Awakening OST- "Something is very wrong"

Sensing someone approaching Say'ri through warping, Spidey quickly stood in front of the princess seconds before Excellus showed himself in front of the heroes. "But oh, what a death it was! Did you see the grief etched on his face? The mix of longing and pain in the eyes? He had become such an accomplished actor, but that was all too real, hee hee!" The mischievous Valmese tactician said which got everyone put up their guard of this new enemy.

"Who are you?" Spidey asked.

"Excellus... What would you know of my brother, you loathsome toad!" Say'ri insulted the man.

"More than you, princess of Chon'sin. And I would watch that mouth of yours... I am honoring Yen'fay's sacrifice by not killing you now...but even I have my limits." Excellus said.

"...What? What do you mean "sacrifice"?" Say'ri wondered.

"Oopsie! Did I just spill the beans? Hya ha ha ha ha! I'm so sorry, but I promised your dear brother I'd never tell..." Excellus said.

"Explain yourself, snake—or die!" Say'ri draws out her Killing Edge, threatening this pathetic general.

"Bah! As if YOU could harm ME! YOU only live by MY grace, you ungrateful WRETCH! I could have had you killed countless times! And I would have, if not for him..."

"Enough talking around it, say what you mean!" Say'ri said, slowly getting irritated by this man.

"Oh, did Yen'fay not groan out the truth as he fell to his flaming demise? No, I suppose not. He always was so quiet. And proud...honorable, I think they call it? Yet he swallowed his pride and cast aside his honor...all to protect his beloved kin. That's right, Little Sis. He did it...to save you." Excellus revealed, shocking everyone, mostly Say'ri, with this heartbreaking truth.

"Yen'fay died…to save Say'ri…" Weiss said, completely stunned.

"What?! …Lies…You're lying!" Say'ri shouted.

"No, I'm telling the truth, which I admit is a rare treat, so you best shut up and enjoy it. Before you met these Ylisseans, I could have had your head with a word. In Chon'sin, at Valm Harbor... Did you really think yourself so elusive? You were my leverage for Yen'fay. Unwitting and unbound, but a hostage all the same. I let you live; he fought for us. That was our deal. And he kept his end, right TO his end!" Excellus said with a sinister grin.

"No…NO!" Say'ri shouted in utter disbelief.

"Phew... Well, I don't know about you, but I feel MUCH better having that off my chest. Maybe I will give this truth telling a try more often! Yes, I shall resolve to do so! In any case, good-bye, friends! I wish you safe travels, and so sorry about Yen'fay... Oops! I broke my resolution twice already! Tee hee hee!" Excellus chuckled, almost as if he's taunting them, but it was enough for Spider-Man's lenses to glow the menacing red-and-blue whenever he gets pissed, unintentionally channeling the Other's and Great Weaver's energy.

"No! You're not leaving! Monster!" Spidey shoots a speedy webline, only for Excellus to warp out of the area seconds before it connected. "Tch! He got away." He said with a dark tone, as his eyes turn back to normal.

BGM End

"N-no, this isn't... This can't be... Y-Yen'fay, no..." Say'ri said, beating herself up that all this fighting and Yen'fay's reasoning to join Walhart, all of that was to protect his little sister.

"Say'ri…" Chrom quietly speaks to her.

"Gods... The things I said to him... The things I did... I have wronged him beyond imagining." Say'ri said, almost to the brink of tears, as nobody but Lucina and Peter has no words to sooth her loss.

"Milady, I know well the grief of losing family with so much yet unsaid." Lucina glumly spoke to her.

"We both do…I know it's hard, but you can't beat yourself up for this. He died…so you could live." Spidey carefully said, but he did was make Say'ri start sobbing madly.

"I am wretched! I've repaid my brother's kindness with death! Oh, Yen'fay, forgive me... Please, oh please... Please..." Say'ri cries.

"Say'ri, I…I'm sorry…I'm so sorry!" Lissa sobs with Ruby.

"Say'ri, you did all you could. Your brother knew that... You are blameless in this. Excellus and the empire are at fault here. And they will be made to answer for it, I promise you." Chrom told her.

"One way or another, we're gonna take down this horrid empire. And it'll be sooner rather than later." Sonic promised, now reaching his boiling point of needless death and suffering.

"…. Sir Chrom, Sir Sonic, I…Pray, forgive me," Say'ri said as her tears slowly disappear from the eyes. "You have done so much for this land while I can give nothing in return. Or worse... What help I offered turned against us..."

"WE'RE the Resistance now, and we've yet to lose a battle," Robin said. "Yen'fay would be proud. And he'd also want us to fight on...to make sure his sacrifice has meaning. And fight we will, Say'ri. Until this land is free."

"I would too, want to settle this worthless conflict."

Much to everyone's surprise, the Silver Samurai regains consciousness and walks over to meet them. "Silver Samurai?" Blake questioned him.

"It's been a while since I've respected a skilled warrior like Yen'fay. He was a man full of honor, Excellus is not. I do not tolerate those who force a warrior to ABADON their honor!" Harada takes out his Chaos Emerald and throws it at Spidey for him to catch. "Take it. You've earned it. In memory of our fallen comrade." He said before walking away.

"Wait! Where are you going?" Spidey asked the mutant samurai.

"To END this war, once and for all." Harada replied before teleporting to parts unknown.

"Aye, Silver Samurai…And thank you," Say'ri said. "I owe my life to you all, and to my brother…I swear to you, and to him…I will make the most of it." She said with everyone's acknowledgement.


Shepherd's Camp

As they rest up for whatever their next battle would be, the united heroes are greeted by a huffing, puffing solider who's about to inform them of such terrible news they weren't prepared for.

"Milord!" The soldier panted heavily after running a long distance. "K-Khan Basilio, he…He has been killed in battle!"

"Hold on! Killed?!" Spidey shouted in surprise.

"No!" Lucina said, knowing this would happen.

"Damn it all! You're certain?" Chrom asked.

"I am. He's gone, Chrom. I saw him fall myself. ...He's gone." Flavia said, walking in while looking pretty messed up after her battle against Walhart.

"Flavia! What happened? Wait...you're hurt! Lucina—fetch a healer, at once!" Chrom said.

"I'll be fine, gods damn me... Gods damn me for outliving that one-eyed clod! That big, bald oaf! That...that...Aaaaaargh!" Flavia cried in pain.

"That's twice now I have failed..." Lucina remarked.

"What about Yang, and everyone else?! Are they-?!" Ruby asked in the greatest of concern for her sister and friends, and hoping to god they are dead as well.

"They're fine, but they've been captured by that Eggman dastard. He's probably torturing them at Walhart's castle for his sick pleasure." Flavia answered, still grunting in great pain.

"N-No way…" Ruby said, tearing up while Peter runs up to tend to her, like the good surrogate big brother he is.

"How is that possible," Sonic asked, flaunting his right arm to its side. "I don't care if Walhart is some grand conqueror. There's no WAY he could've taken down our friends that easily."

"Face it, hedgehog, he did. All because of that Exo Stone Walhart used." Flavia said.

"Wha-? Walhart has an Exo Stone?" Spidey responded, shocked.

"Aye. Eggman called it the "War Stone." It practically made Walhart the strongest being in the whole world. Your scarlet friend compared his might to a "Thanos." Flavia answered.

"Thanos?! How fitting," Spidey said, as Walhart is practically a lesser version of Thanos, the Mad Titan conqueror of whole worlds in his universe. "If this War Stone is anything like the Power Stone, Walhart could annihilate the entire world with a single footstep!"

"How can we fight someone with so much power?" Lucina asked, now extremely worried that Walhart may be more dangerous than Grima now with the power he possess.

"I'll kill him! I'll cut that dastard Walhart down myself! I swear it before the gods!" Flavia declared.

"No, Flavia...for now, you need to rest and to heal. When the time is right, we will avenge Basilio. You have my word." Chrom assured her.

"...Then know that I will hold you to it..." Flavia said.

"...Why did I let him go..." Lucina berated herself once again.

"This is turning to a real disaster." Sonic said.

"Chrom, there's something else. Something important. Basilio asked I give you this..." Flavia hands the prince the third Gemstone needed for the Fire Emblem.

"Wait... Is that...? Ah... I can feel its power resonating through my whole body..." Chrom said, feeling himself getting stronger.

"It's Gules, one of the Gemstones you need. Don't ask me why in hell's name the oaf hid it from you. He always did love his surprises, damn him." Flavia told him.

"Nick Fury likes to do the same thing." Spidey said, still with the comparisons.

"Whatever his reasons, I accept his gift now, and gladly." Chrom said.

"It's hard to believe he's truly gone... The larger the man, the larger the void left in his wake..." Flavia said, feeling empty.

"And Khan Basilio was a titan. There is no replacing him. I should have tried harder to convince him..." Lucina said.

"And we should've suspected they had an Exo Stone to make everything more difficult." Ruby added as Chrom inserts Gules into the sacred emblem.

After he's done that, Say'ri enters the camp with important news. "The scouts have reported back. Walhart's army...has retreated to the imperial capital."

"Retreated?!" Robin responded, surprised.

"Oh-ho! That's very good news!" Sonic smiled.

"It seems the dynast turncloaks are withdrawing their soldiers as well." Say'ri mentioned.

"I don't believe it…" Chrom said.

"It might have to do with us taking down Steiger and Yen'fay," Spidey deduced. "Without his robot factories producing more drones, and his second-in-command, Walhart was forced to regroup."

"And of course the dynasts now see cracks forming in the empire…" Say'ri remarked.

"Maybe they'll reconsider which side they will fight for?" Chrom wondered.

"Possibly, if they can see an advantage in it for themselves. With them or not, it seems a decisive battle is upon us." Lucina said.

"To think, how quickly our fortunes have shifted..." Say'ri said.

"We have Basilio to thank for it. For all of it. His sacrifice made it all possible... If only there had been some other way..." Robin wondered until Flavia stopped him.

"No second guessing! Basilio would have hated that. You did your duty as best you were able, same as he. Now clear the doubts out of that clever head of yours, we're going to need it. The fate of Valm, our captured friends, and all our homelands, hangs on this next battle. For the sake of history and all our fallen comrades... We will bring this united empire crashing down!" Flavia proclaimed.

"ALRIGHT! Avengers! Shepherds! Comrades! Soldiers! Time to take this final fight to the capital! We're gonna conquer the Conqueror today! Let's finish this!" Spidey declared, with his mystic eyes glowing with absolute determination.


Beast OST-Next Episode Preview

Spider-Man: Sup! I'm your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man! Knock, knock, Walhart! Come out here so we can party all day until you fall unconscious. Hey, it's Eggman! Oh, how cute. He's piloting a giant dragon. Don't be scared, Lucina. I'm sure the real Grima is slightly more challenging. So let's take down this faker.

Next time on D-Avengers: The Fell Awakening:

The Conqueror

Spider-Man: It may be a robot, but man does its breath stink!


KFX Here: I would like to point out that every time Team RWBY's in battle, they are wearing their "Superhero personas": Scarlet Rose, Ice Queen, Black Tiger, Power Woman, etc. Just want to let everyone be aware since I rarely refer to their hero names.