A/N: My deepest apologies for the helluva long wait, but here it is

I own nothing

TOkay

I know that I've been through a lot of shit recently and getting stabbed at the end of my short adventure, damn.

I'm fine with getting killed off if it meant that the Shepherds could win. I was never supposed to be here in the first place. This is their world, not mine

My existence in this world was the result of a magical old man playing a magical trick to send me to a magical world with his magical magic, goddamn magical bastard

And in this new world I ended up fighting and killing people with no emotions weighing me down like guilt. Weird huh? It felt natural when my makeshift sword slashed through their flesh but nowhere near the point where I start to enjoyed it, but that still disturbs me

My original life, while underwhelming, was enough for me I suppose

I never openly asked for any of these events to happen to me in the first place, it just happened for no apparent reason, like why did I get called out from millions of people to be the one who goes through all this weird shit? What made that magical old man do this to me?

Maybe I could be living in my normal life if I had the patience to wait in line, or not talk to weird people not one notices

But it was fun... not the killing people one, but the part where I could actually be with the Shepherds, not as characters in a game but as real people that I can talk to, the same characters from the game series that made me happy from when I was still an adolescent. And I never said I hated the moments where I was a badass doing badass things.

Just something to let out, I enjoyed this short adventure even if I died rather abruptly

But... Is this ending, what I want?

That's enough ranting from me, now on to more pressing matters

Where the hell am I this time?

I know that there are many people who believe in different lives after death and while I was never the person who delved too deeply in these topics, I never expected this to happen

Oh yeah, I haven't mentioned that I'm currently lying on a grass plain staring at the pale azure sky. And it's completely normal for there to be no sun despite how bright everything is right?

I feel fine, just like the other times where I feel excruciating pain before waking up. Maybe this time I'm dead, I was stabbed somewhere around the heart, bleeding to death is the most likely cause. If I was stabbed at the heart, I wouldn't have the chance to kill the cyclops. Amazing how long I lasted even with a wound that severe

But enough about that, another important question reigns my mind

What now?

No point in staying here though, too plain

I got up shakily, my body felt normal but my spaghetti legs made me wobble for a bit

Noticed my bow and bag are gone but my clothing is still with me, strange

After learning how to stand like a normal person, I took a quick look at my surroundings to find an open grassy field with the two short swords I used during the risen fight somewhere near my right impaled into the ground side by side. Other than that, It would look empty to anyone with an average eyesight but further away I can see something gold and blue emitting a faint yellow glow

I'm not sure If my eyes are playing with me but is that a fish? Nevermind, might just be another sword

I ran a hand through my hair, thinking about what to do now. On one hand I could just go back to laying here and do absolutely nothing or go to these miniature landmarks

Knowing how bizarre my life is going, these just shout out trouble waiting to happen

With nothing left to do, and because this place held nothing I expected from my heaven, I walked towards the swords first just because they were nearer

As my grandmother once said, Onwards! Until she tripped on a beetle. Wasn't a good day for her

As I made my way to the swords, I started to notice that they shone with a weak blue aura surrounding them. They changed, not a small change but one that completely changed the blades save for the length

I've finally arrive at the swords, now I can see them clearly

The biggest change was their appearance, instead of being simple iron swords they look absolutely beautiful. One of them turned black with a tortoise shelled patterned blade while the other was white with a wave patterned blade.

I want to hold them but the feel like works of art, just being near them left me with the impression of them being treasured blades from legends

Should I? No one is around and this world could be the personal heaven I thought earlier, Screw it!

I knelt down, pulled out both of the swords and lifted them up to face level, allowing me to have a closer look

They were masterpieces, anyone could tell the beautiful part but when you hold them you can just feel their strength, light and sturdy, made with no less the finest materials, that and I analyzed them out of curiosity.

Gan Jiang and Mo Ye, Kanshou and Bakuya, the Married Blades. Forged with the greatest materials and a human sacrifice, these blades have transcended into the realm of Gods

I don't even knew these types of metals can be used for weaponry or how my scan could tell, how do you even pronounce these minerals

Even though I was hesitant to pick them up, with them I get the feeling like they were always a part of me, something that has always been with me for a lifetime even if this is the first time I've seen or held these. Hard to pick words to describe what they were to me

What to do with a pair of amazing swords? Swing them! If ANYONE had the chance to hold one of these I bet they would act like their favorite game character, swinging them around while shouting chants

Like what I'm doing right now, save the shouting chants part. Yes me, a grown man in his early twenties, decides to swing two really cool swords just because they are cool

I'm the perfect example of an ideal young adult

I'll say it once more, it felt completely natural. The swings I'm doing now compared to my fight with the risen were noticeably different. Instead of wide swings that waste up more energy than needed, my movements are much more refined and focused. Don't know how that helps explain to anyone who doesn't practice swordsmanship

I'm left here, slashing the air repeatedly, reenacting my battle with the risen horde, envisioning them to be charging towards me

Dodging, parrying, blocking, thrusting at imaginary opponents. I continued until I felt comfortable with these swords, by that I mean I got bored

Feels like I've been doing this for a while now. I'm tired

I sat down on the grass, leaned back and stared into the sky. What now? I'm still here, nothing significant is happening except that

Is there a point to all this? I know it's kind of a late question but is there a meaning of me being here?

Now I'm back to where I started, In the middle of nowhere with something interesting far away

Why not go for it? Might be worthwhile

But first what to do with these bad boys

I gave a faint smile. These may be cool but these babies belong here, my humble self bares no honor for such fine weaponry

Yet

But just think about it, when I get good enough to use these with pride. All the adventures we could go, the monsters we would slay

Wind brushed against my face, bringing me back from my idle state. Thanks for that wind, almost forgot about that thing over there

I got up and looked at the object again

Judging by how far it is, this will take a while. Whelp, here I come random glowing yellow and blue object

I could run but the atmosphere's soothing to me, I'm satisfied with taking my time right now

I've been walking for around an hour now and I think I'm at least halfway there...

*BA BUMP*

A heavy heartbeat pulsed in me, forcing me to drop on one knee, my body's jelly again. What's going on now?

I looked up to see that the object had stopped glowing and fell on the ground

The air tensed. The sky is turning black, the grass is wilting rapidly, and the soothing atmosphere is gone, replaced with a sense of looming dread all around

This is not good, not one bit. I shakily stood up as fast as I ca-!

A freezing chill went up my spine, I turned around to be met with the edge of the world burning with a dark blue flame, erasing the edges of the world that is QUICKLY APPROACHING ME

SHIT Again?! Hell No!

I broke out into a sprint, making a mad dash forward, this may be a fruitless attempt but what else can I do. There was nothing else to run to but the object ahead. I'll take my chances

The fire is still erasing the world, it seems to only be come from behind. At my speed, I can outrun it for a while but how long could I keep this up

I don't know if making it to the object will help me in anyway but there's nothing else I can do

But I'm almost at it, hopefully it can do something. I'm barely holding on to hope here

Almost there, It's right there. Just a bit more, I'm almost there...

*BANG* "Argh!"

I slammed into something at full speed, causing to me fall on my back

What now? I quickly got up, not bothering to regain my footing. I tried leaping forward just to be knocked down again

Another chill

As the feeling of doom took over my senses, I turned around to see the fire's catching up FAST. What the hell do I do now?

Standing up once more, this time I'm extending my arm out, I ended up touching something with a smooth surface. I rubbed around the area to find that this entire spot is block by an invisible wall

I looked back one more time. The fire is RIGHT THERE within at the very least a few dozen meters

Not good. Not good. VERY NOT GOOD. I turned to the invisible wall, I used all my strength to try and break through the wall to no avail. I punched the wall with all my might to no effect

It's getting hot, I'm perspiring like a fountain

The flame started to surround me. Unlike the other time where the flame was just fire, this one filled me with one primal emotion

Fear

Fear of death

Why? This was all I could ask, why is this happening to me?

Is this the end of me?

"Hmph"

No, I don't want to die. Let me live, please anyone.

I want to see more, I want to explore more. I want to experience everything I never was

I want to be someone special, and a... hero

Just when I had the chance to

I kept on slamming the wall, clinging on my last bit of hope that I have in me

*Shing*

A sword pierced through my chest. The same blade from back then without he blood. The blade looks so familiar but I had no time to think. The air left my lungs in an instant as I dropped on my knees

I'm not bleeding but the pained shock coursed throughout my body

This is it, isn't it, I'm done for

Please something, anything. Let me live...

I gave one last strike on the wall as my subconscious slowly fades away

"Who are you?" What? Who's asking. My head can barely think straight, I might've gone crazy with the shock

"Who are you?" The demanding voice asked again

"Who are you?" What do you mean?

"I'm Siris!" I shouted my name resulting in my pained chest. *Cough* *Cough*

"Who are you?" That wasn't it?

"I~_'m~_he~Bo_e~O_~My~S_rd" The words resonated from all around, could this be?

I'm down to my last breathe, God please work

"Who are you?" Here goes my life

"I AM THE BONE OF MY SWORD" I repeated the words, shouting out to the heavens. I want to believe in them, that they can do something

The image of a cocked revolver appeared in my head. Blue Circuit marks traced around my entire body starting from my heart in a flash

"Trace on" I muttered as the words flew into my mind. A loud gunshot ringed in my ears as the marks shone brightly on my right arm

Am I saved?

Mustering all the strength I have left in my body, I delivered one more punch at the wall

*Crack* My eyes widened at the wall

The wall shattered, and the flames embraced me

"Stage 1 Synchronization Complete"

"AAHH" I scream out as the fire... did not eat me?

What? No really, what?

Aren't I supposed to be dead? Not that I want to be

If I am alive, what happened to the stab wound? I looked down on myself to find...

Nothing, no wound, no trace of damage on my body. I traced my finger around the area I was stabbed on

Nothing, the clothes aren't damage either. This is weird, really weird

A dream perhaps? It feels to real to be one

Who cares? I'm not dead. WOOOOHOOOO I WILL SURVIVE YEAH

IMMA GONNA LIVE

Ah, I got off the bed without thinkin-hang on bed?

Oh, I was on a bed, a white bed to be a bit more precise and I'm not in the middle of a forest. I'm in what appears to be a bedroom? That's the best way I could put it. There was a bed with a chest in front of it, a desk with a few books on along with my bag, and a chair accompanying the desk

Everything seems to be in order except the fact that my bow's on the floor. I can overlook that

Sunlight was peering through a crack on the door by the desk. Being the curious George I am, and because I'm not letting anything stop me from living this life to the fullest, I walked over to the door and opened it

I walked out of the room and now I'm in a hallway, albeit a very familiar hallway

I began walking down the hallway to be met with multiple rooms but the one further down had a bigger door

And I walked through the door to find the classic Everyone's Room. You know that one room that acts as the-how to describe-hub I guess, yeah the hub where character info can be seen and characters can celebrate mini events

Now with this piece of information, anyone could tell that I'm in the Shepherds garrison

But where is everyone? I walked around the place and could not find a single shepherd

Ultimately I ended back my room and took a seat on the chair by the desk. Seriously where in Naga's beautiful ass are the shepherds? Maybe they went to Regna Ferox but I could be wrong. They could be going around the capitol, but could they at least tell me or left a note

"Haah" I let out sigh, this is not what I expected. Where are my adventures?

I looked down on my bag and saw that everything's still there, even the magecraft for dummies

As I reached to grab the book, a soft smile spread itself across my face. Wonder if there's anything new, maybe the power to fly would be nice

I opened to book with gibberish greeting me, maybe gibberish is offensive more of completely different language. All the unlocked pages now had a different form of writing while the first page only had a small circle. It was surrounded with similar hieroglyphics that consisted of primarily weird looking spirals. Looks like one of those thumb print scanners though

Following that statement, I place my thumb upon it. Ouch!

The book floated and started glowing green. After a few seconds it fell back on the table. That's certainly new. I looked at my thumb which now had a small cut wound, thank Gwyn's beard that it's not one of those complete torture moments

The book opened itself, now all the content is back to english. Apparently this feature was added to itself to protect its content from outsiders. Neat, I wouldn't want others to try this without confirming their ability to use Prana

The pages about Reinforcement and Structural Analysis are back with each one sentence added to their descriptions

It's not much but to simply put it, I can Reinforce my body parts now. Extremely risky though which is why Structural Analysis is needed at first, eventually I should be able to Reinforce in an instant with enough practice. This is going on my practice for a couple hours list, that and the other thing added to the book

A new page was unlocked, a page with a beautiful name, Alteration

Based on it's description, Alternation is a branch of Reinforcement that allows me to change properties of objects by the usage of Prana. Which, hypothetically, means I can be out there shapeshifting my arrows to be much more aerodynamic and explosive then they already are. And that's the first thing that popped into my mind after hearing about this spell

Imagine all the shit I can do with this

"Hehehe" And now I'm laughing with a stupid grin on my face, GIANT BOOM. Wait, could I alter a pair of short swords to be like Kanshou and Bakuya? They can be my trademark weapons

But first, Reinforcing my body. At least this time I've got a field for training, I want to do things by the book for now

I placed my hands on the desk to push myself up, the expected pain from my thumb wasn't there. Was it normal for my cut to be healed this fast? Nah, I shouldn't question the good things in life

If we were using our world's time, it should be a few hours past midnight by now

This technique was somewhat easier than my first time reinforcing leaves. Maybe it's because I've gotten use to Reinforcing subconsciously, I was Reinforcing weapons at light speeds that must have contributed to my faster learning speed

I've also learned that the traumatic dream did carry it's own benefits. I'm not sure how but it looks like now my output and control have greatly increased after chanting 'Trace On' with the image of a loaded gun, discovered through complete curiosity. This acts as a trigger to open my circuits. I can still use Reinforcement and Structural Analysis without chanting but it's noticeably slower compared to with

I've learnt a bit on how to use Alteration, enough to change the shape of objects but not enough to alter properties. As awesome as that power can be with hours of practice, I don't think I'm in shape to go on. Training from dawn to dusk will take a huge amount of energy from anyone, even me. I'm surprised I didn't drop in the middle of training

But the benefits are amazing! Increased overall strength and heightened senses are just what I need to be a superhuman experiment. Now all I need is a frisbee shield with a bow mark on it. Captain Siris! Not bad

But heightened senses come with a price, for example

What's that smell? I sniffed the air around me, doesn't look like it's coming from my surrounding

I and then on myself. Wow I reek' is there a bath in the garrison? I'm in dire need of one, maybe if I scanned each room

I activated Structural Analysis while standing in the middle of the training yard a slowly spun in a circle to scan every room

Looks like there's a bath right next to (probably) my room along with a towel and soap, a lot of soap. Reasonable with all the Shepherds sharing it

Time for a bath, and for the first time in another world

Taking off clothes has never been so hard, though I am thankful for their material. I don't even need to wash Boots connected to pants, reaching behind to pull off the chest piece, untying the chain connecting these two arm thingies, still don't know what my clothes are called but you get the idea. At least I give it a better name than 'Buttcape'

But I have to say, I've never seen a better body than this, muscular but not overly buff that it looks gross, and just enough muscles to nail that handsome rouge look

Just clip the back chain and done. Finally dressed up and back at the starting room, with nothing to do, well that's life

Maybe I'll reread the book. I'll need to get started on alteration early. That just what I'm saying but really, I wake up to find all of the Shepherds missing, what a bummer. It's already night, I presumed that they went on an outing but no one stays out this late

Did they leave me on their trip to Regna Ferox? If they did I... I can't really get mad at them when I had a severe injury, but what else can I do? Run all the way to the Longfort in the middle of the night?

Sitting down on the chair again, I laid my head on the woodwork and glanced at my bag to find a piece of paper under it

"Hmm" What's this, I gently pushed aside my bag. Underneath it was a letter. I'm a complete idiot, I've been here for hours and only now I see something

"Off to Regna Ferox" Thats it. Well I'll be, I need to start trusting my random guesses from now on

They adventured without me, better yet

They left me alone in their headquarters, they could either have complete trust in me, that I won't betray them, or somebody didn't think this through

Fine, it's fine. I'll treat this as a break from that nightmare of a wakeup call

Them going off does bring up the thought of how the timeline works now. In the game, all the chapters and events happen one after the other. A good example being chapter 2 and 3. In chapter 2, the fight took place at night and in chapter 3, when Robin's being introduced to the Exalt, it was daytime

But now everything's, with the lack of a better word, real, won't the chapters take at least a day or two to connect? Going by this theory, by the time we made it back to Ylisstol, Chrom would've had his meeting a few moments after arriving then call the Shepherds to go to Regna Ferox (Or not, I don't know how dire the Exalt needs soldiers). Then they would have that fight with risen, hopefully no monstrosities, on their way to the Longfort with that fight in the Longfort

Maybe they recruited Donnel and Anna somewhere in the middle but I'm not sure, just a stray thought

But because these event won't be as closely linked to each other, the duel for the next Khan to be in power will most likely take place tomorrow or later today, along with Maribelle getting kidnapped and Gangrel's declaration of war. It's not like you instantly sort out the alliance without hitting any bumps, unless the winning the fight for the new Khan is all you need to do. Even with that, I don't expect that even Gangrel could pull off his plans in a morning. But if he did, the war can break out without Ylisse having the power to counter his forces

Having knowledge of what would happen in the future is not good for my sanity. Now to the topic that requires priority, Maribelle's kidnapping. Why this particular event? Because personally I worry about the well being of the Shepherds. No this is not general nice guy bullshit, I genuinely care about the well being of each character in the game (replayed a lot just to keep everyone alive in Lunatic mode), and with this world being different, they will still be the same people to me. That and the fact that how she will be kidnapped might be different

I bit the back of my thumb and leaned back against the chair. The world is different now, and crueler enemies are a huge possibility. I wouldn't be surprised if Gangrel ordered Maribelle to be executed the moment the Exalt confronts him

Or if he decides to kidnap her in the middle of the night in her mansion and use her to kickstart the war with her head. I need to stop thinking of morbid thoughts for a moment

But if it is true, better safe than sorry, Murphy's Law can be such a dick. If my memory serves me right, Themis, the dukedom of Maribelle's family, should be around the southwestern side of Ylisstol

By the Nine Divines, please let me be wrong

Damn it!

Bandits attacked the small village by the duke's mansion. Probably Plegian soldiers sent out by Gangrel. It's currently the dead of night, most of the guards weren't prepared for an attack this large

Sprinting to the village to help, I equipped my bow, pulled out an arrow (Courtesy of Virion's room) and loaded it while running. This time I'm charged and ready to fight

"Trace On" A familiar Colt Python image in my head fired, kickstarting my circuits

My Prana control increasing dramatically after, enabling me to use Reinforcement at high speeds

While running, I fired an Reinforced arrow into two barbarians. I fired again to take out the ones fighting the town's guards. I fired once more to kill the archer along with a barbarian. Shit, there's too many and I don't have an endless amount of arrows at my disposal. I could use the explosives but that could harm the guards and villagers

Made it into the village, most of the bandits are coming from the front with a few brigands and barbarians surrounding the area from behind

I quickly activated Structural Analysis to locate them. There! By the the corner of the house, and inside the houses

I'm too late, the problem with using Structural Analysis to scan is that I end up seeing everything, even the bloodied and battered bodies of the townsmen

I can't help but feel responsible, my lack of responsiveness ended up getting more innocents caught in the middle. I knew that Themis would be attacked but I was unsure with myself, leading me to being unable to make an immediate decision

There's nothing I can do about it now, they're dead. But I will make sure that these assholes get what they deserve

There's quite a number of them, and my explosives still won't be helpful without risking collateral damage. There's no better time than now to test run bodily Reinforcement. I closed my eyes as the familiar feeing of power flowed throughout my body, causing the circuit marks to shine before dimming down

"Over Here!" I yelled out, causing them to notice me. They slowly gathered around my location from behind the walls

The first one charged in with a leaped horizontal swing, only to be caught by my hand

"Wah?" Confusion was evident in his eyes as I broke the axe with my palm and promptly socked him across the face, his skull breaking with the impact. Disgusting and bit much, but he deserved it

"Get him!" The head bandit shouted at they charged at from all sides

"Too slow" Pathetically so. Each of there swings weren't even able to make it halfway through before I throw a punch strong enough to break most of their bones.

One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty

And with that, my work here is done. I'll need to help out by the front gate now

I jumped across the houses and quickly made my way to the main fight

The front gate was doing well against the attack all things considered. While they were being pushed back, they manage to stay alive for this long. I think it's time for them to rest

And what better way than to go in with a bang

I loaded an explosive arrow and fired it towards the middle of the enemy's position, blowing a hole in their forces. I leaped high into the sky and landed in the middle of the crater I made

This made the enemy aware of my presence and made the villagers feel safe but the town guards weren't putting their guard down

"Rest assured, I'm a member of Prince Chrom's personal troop" This should be enough

"Heh, What are yah fools waiting for?" The head guard spoke up to the nearby soldiers

"Attack!" With those words, the morale of the soldiers quickly rose up as they began pushing back the invasion along with my assistance

It didn't take long for them to be forced out of the village. Although people were killed in this fight, I'm glad I was able help in repelling the attack. But somethings amiss...

Then it hit me, the game text hinted that Maribelle was kidnapped when she went out to assist the village but now, she was nowhere to be seen

Goddamnit! Why can't things go the way they were supposed to

The villagers approached me but I didn't have the time to stay here

"My apologies" I quickly ran to the duke's mansion, running through the crowd not bothering to respond to them calling out to me

I made it out of the village to hastily turn my head, finding where the mansion was. The moment I found it by the edge of my vision, I Reinforced my legs and dashed all the way to the mansion

I've made it to the side of the mansion and by an ornate window. I peered into the window to find it dimly lit. I scanned the mansion just to be safe. I can see a few people walking by from the lower floors, doing their chores

Then by the corner of the library upstairs, laid a male body with a dagger impaled in his heart

And that's not all. A few more bodies were killed in the same way, the same shaped stab wound on their chest. All of them were caught by suprise, shock still shown on their faces

Fuck. That's all I can say. I went to the village to help people but in turn the people living here get killed. Fuck it all, I'm still going to try to save the ones still alive, it's the least I can do now

I continued scanning to locate where the invader is but I can't seem to locate him. I was, however, able to find the servant's lounge and the master bedrooms. Maribelle's in her room sleeping, and the other servants are unaware of the intruder, and I intend on making sure they don't need to

Placing a hand on the window, I altered the glass pane to give me space to get in. I silently hopped into the building and used alteration to close my entrance

The mansion's bigger in the inside, with the hallways decorated grandly with victorian decorations in every corner. If only we weren't in mortal danger, I would've love to go sightseeing here

I've prepared my route on getting to Maribelle's room without alarming the maids and butlers before going in. I hope that the enemy attacked the servants just to keep himself hidden. I do NOT want end up having everyone killed just because the man's a psychopath

I ascended the staircase by the side of the hallway. The dark corridors did not help one bit

I armed myself with my bow and loaded a Reinforced arrow just in case along with enhancing my eyesight to fit with the darkness and my ears to be able to hear anything like footsteps

Slowly, every step bearing no sound, I walked towards the master's bedroom. As I turned by the corner, I'm met with the corpse of a maid, killed with a dagger aimed for her heart, the blood flowing out through a small gap below the weapon

This is disgusting, and by the look of how much blood was coming out, the murder took place recently. The killer is somewhere in the vicinity. I was about to move around the corner until I barely heard a footstep. Just one tap was all I heard but It's all that was needed to keep me from moving

Crap. He's right there, I can use this, maybe I can take him out now.

I looked around the corner, and what I saw was out of this world

Instead of it being a normal assassin like I expected, a tall charred black skinned creature with a cloak and skull mask awaited me. It had a giant right arm covered with black bandages and multiple knives around it's waist

It bent down to rip out the dagger embedded in the maid's lifeless chest

What in God's name are you? Scanning didn't help, it won't appear in my vision as if it were a ghost

The thing resumed walking towards Maribelle's room with it's back turned against me

This is my chance, I'll kill it before it bites us all in the ass. Letting that thing go can and will be the death of the duke's family

I Reinforced the arrow to its limit, letting out a brief azure shine. Let out a breathe. Turn around the corner, get in to position to sho-...what?

It's gone, vanished. No trace of movement to be found

Huh? The body's still there, but the creature was nowhere to be seen

Unsure of what to make of this, I crept alongside the wall, still keeping my bow up, preparing for an attack

I'm by the master's bedroom, Maribelle's still asleep inside. I'll position myself here and guard the room until the sun rises

Keep the bow up Siris, it could pop out at any moment

LIKE NOW

A dirk flew straight for my head, it's speed barely giving me anytime to react

But I did, by jolting to the side in the instant it entered my field of vision

Close, too close. Damn, it grazed my cheek, hurts but I'm used to pain by now

The knife's stuck in the wall, and I don't have any weapons for CQC. I'll take what I can get

Unequip my bow, Pull out the knife, scan it, and an unexpected burst of information about the wielder flooded me

Hassan of the Cursed Arm, a professional assassin, that lovechild of Slenderman and Risen, is a legendary assassin, Well shit. And this blade is his signature throwing dirks, not designed for close combat but there are still techniques for them. More data came in, he's linked to Gangrel as a Servant but is following Aversa? What does that mean?

Shit, he's not giving me free time

Another knife flew, this time aimed for my heart. This time parried with the Reinforced knife I got, making it land on the floor. Pick up the second dirk and dual wield, they were nothing like Kanshou and Bakuya but it'll do, burst of information's helpful, giving me the basic posture ti use these

It attacked from the shadows again, this time with a barrage of daggers, all repelled with the two knifes. We appear to be in a stalemate, every barrage he throws gets repelled. It's a good thing for me, just like me he can only carry a certain amount of dirks

This is his 5th barrange, it's getting repetitive-Fuck!

He lunged at me from the corner of the hallway, his tremendous speed left me with a marginally small window of time to react. I was able to although my left arm is now in an awkward position bent around my back

He rotated around the front, launching an attack on my exposed chest. My right arm responded to this and parried accordingly leaving him dazed, and I used it to counter attack

His speed is terrifying, my attack hit air. It disappeared again, and reappeared, attacking from behind with a mix of throwing knifes and head on attacks. He's too fast for me to chase, all I can do is hold my ground, my speed is enough to react to his assaults

The sound of metal clashing rang through the air as this conflict was prolonged, the original plan of letting him run out of ammo won't work, he's fast enough to pick them up without me being able to fight back

My stamina is enough to hold him off for a while if he only fights like this and not use Zabaniya. The information flood informed me of this attack and how to counter, by running away like a bitch or killing him while he's charging. If he attempts to use it, the fight could end. The cycle continued for what felt like hours, both of us not letting up or leaving any openings

My senses would automatically react whenever he repeats his attack pattern or does anything similar. This makeshift sixth sense is what's keeping me alive against an opponent like him

*Yawn* A soft voice was heard from the bedroom

Goddamnit Lady

He stopped moving and stood on the opposite side of the corridor

The door clicked and opened, revealing a sleepy Maribelle in a... ehem pink negligee nightgown

Wow, nobles have a... bold taste in sleepwear fashion

"Hmm..?" Not a good time lady

He made a beeline for her

"Ahhh!" And like a just like a crime film, she gets kidnapped with a bag over her head. If only we weren't in a battle of life and death, this could've been funny

"Unhand me oaf!" Flailing about won't help

Where are you- It jumped out the window with her carried on her shoulder like a sack of potatoes. In the direction the assassin's running, he's heading for the Border Pass

Well Shit. This plan's a bust. Great, NOW the sun rises

I should probably report this to the Exalt but... Ah there, convenient maid passing by

"You!" She's shocked, waiting is not an option

"Lady Maribelle has been kidnapped" She's shocked again, cut her off before she can ask

"Report this to the Exalt, and tell her that an archer is attempting a rescue" Why did I add that you ask, To keep Frederick from stabbing me when my back's turned. The guy still has suspicious

"Wha-"

"Fret not, I will do everything in my power to ensure her safety. Now go!"

"Um...Ah Yes, Sebas!" Hurry off little one, I wish you luck upon the discovery of tonight's bloodshed

"No point bellyaching" Thank goodness I was able to keep the casualties at a minimum. It's better than ghost town of a household

And that Servant will be a pain in the ass, I'll deal with him somehow. I only have his knives with me as my only form of melee combat but they'll do the trick

I guess I was right when everything could potentially be different from the game. Time to go, this time I'm ready, no more hesitations, I will save her before it's too late. And I do not want to know what the Plegians would do to her if was late for even a second

Damn, this is frustrating. Hurry back Chrom and friends, the war's beginning sooner than expected

A/N: Extremely Sorry for the late update. Have you ever been so busy that you can't find time and then when you do find time, you have no inspiration to write. Yeah that and just me being lazy. Sorry again

As you may have noticed, the writing style changes from general description to Siris's head. I'm still in the experimental stage of writing (Can it be called that?) and I'm mixing styles until I find the one

And I'm not sure if this chapter went the way I want it to. My original plan with Siris going along with the Shepherds doesn't really give him preparation time for the war, It would've opened a conversation with 'Marth' but I think it's too early so the dialogue I was supposed to write be saved for later with changes

And behold, the first enemy servant. Why Assassin? It was supposed to be Lancer (Cu) but it's too much of a hurdle for early game Siris and I don't think he would support Gangrel. I did a bit of research and looking back Cursed Arm Hassan looks like as suitable first Servant encounter. He can also be nerfed with a legitimate reason that I will not say

But anyways, Thank you for reading, please leave a review to help me inprove

Till next time