Eruption

Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers or any other franchise used. That goes to Nintendo. The only characters I own are those from the Golden Land, angels from Skyworld including the royal bodyguards, Angel Assembly and archangels along with all the other angels and of course the witch hunters. I also don't own Queen's Blade as that belongs to Hobby Japan.

Summary: An enemy from Link's past was brought back to life and wants a rematch with him. It's not the same Link though and Link would have died had it not been for Marth throwing himself in front of his friend. It's now a race against the clock to save Marth's life not from the serious burns he sustains but from the odd transformation that is occurring due to the sudden attack. At the same time, the dragon must be captured for attacking the Smashers. Corrin has no idea what he's getting into when he volunteered to capture the dragon.

Pairing: Ike/Marth/Link, Volga/Corrin and Rob/Shulk

Rated: T (for Teen) and MA (for Adults) on AO3

Genre: Drama, Romance, Hurt/Comfort and some Humor

Warning: Violence, swearing, dark themes, sexual situations and unintentional OOC

This fic is for BlackAlpha. It's incredibly late, but I haven't forgotten about it. I just needed to figure out where to put this in the timeline of my universe, and now I done it. This will technically be the first time Volga is introduced thus allowing Volga/Corrin to be possible down the line should Cloud not get to Corrin first. Enjoy!

Chapter 2: Killer Instinct


After struggling to make sure the body wouldn't be in a worse condition, the Smashers were finally able to get Marth back to the mansion. Roy had cried out for help hoping that someone would assist him. All it did was alert the Smashers still in the mansion that something terrible has happened.

"Get Master Hand, NOW!"

Since Palutena and Rosalina weren't around, the next person they could ask to report to Master Hand was Zelda. She could easily warp to the fifth floor and explain the situation. The brunette needed to see what had happened to Marth before leaving though.

Peach and Dr. Mario were ready to help anyone in the infirmary. However, for Marth's situation, it was best to take him to his room instead. There was something odd going on with his body, and it would be bad if he was kept in the infirmary. Ike complained about how stingy Dr. Mario was being, but he sensed something was wrong. There was no point fighting the doctor.

The leader of the Greil Mercenaries placed Marth gently on his bed. Eventually, Master Hand would warp into the room with Crazy Hand in human form. Zelda would be by his side shortly after.

"What is the meaning of this?" Master Hand questioned. "What happened to Marth?!"

Link really didn't want to explain what had occurred. It had to be Rob to do it seeing as how he was able to keep calm even if his friends were in danger of falling victim to whatever was happening to friends.

"We were attacked by this dragon…" Rob began. "Not Corrin or Cory. Another dragon who claimed to know who Link was. We…didn't get his name."

"Will you describe him?"

Ganondorf's voice caught everyone by surprise. They didn't expect him to be in the room (or care by that matter). The King of Evil didn't care. He was just interested in who was targeting the Hero of Twilight.

"Well, he's a fire dragon for one. He was carrying a spear. He had this really weird shaped helmet with a long ponytail…"

Ganondorf groaned knowing who it was. "…So the dragon knight managed to crawl back from the depths of hell to fight the Hero of Hyrule again."

"Do you know who he is?"

"I barely remember his name. I do recall the sorceress he used to work for referred to him as Volga."

Zelda gasped at the name. How did she know unless…

"Do you know who Volga is, Zelda?" Link asked her. "I need to know."

"I…don't." She answered.

"Hylia didn't want you to remember that timeline after all." Ganondorf said with a laugh. "Why wouldn't she? There are some things that are best left unknown for that particular timeline."

Zelda held her tongue and chose to focus on the task at hand. All they needed from Ganondorf was the name of the one who attacked Marth. Master Hand only needed the name and the description before deciding on what to do.

"Anyone who attacks my Smashers will suffer the consequences."

"Brother, calm down." Crazy told the right hand. "You need to think clearly if we want to save him."

"Marth's not in danger." Rob told him. "But…I don't know what else to do."

It was a relief to know that Marth wasn't going to die immediately. Rob had spent the entire trip back healing the Hero King at the cost of nearly fainting on the spot. Shulk noticed how pale his roommate was and stayed close to him in case he did collapse. Either Corrin or Peach could take over, but Rob was determined to keep the Hero King alive. Just because Marth wasn't in critical condition doesn't mean there was still something wrong with him.

The Smashers panicked seeing Marth's body start to turn black. No healing skill was going to help Marth here.

"His soul is corrupted." Master Hand spoke if anyone was wondering why Marth's body was changing. "We need to find that fire dragon now and have him reverse this. Is there anyone here who will volunteer?"

Of course Ike wanted to be the first person to raise his hand. Volga wasn't going to pay for hurting his friend like this!

Then again, someone else beat him to the punch.

"I'll do it."

The voice didn't even come from Link who should have been the first person if not Ike. Cory shook her head with disapproval. Of course her brother was going to make things right and put himself in harm's way.

"Corrin, no…"

"Sis, we're fighting a dragon…a fire dragon to boot."

"And?"

"Then it shouldn't be a problem." Corrin said with a reassuring smile. "Will you accompany me or will I have to beat this guy by myself? You know very well I am capable of such a task."'

Corrin may have been a capable fighter, but fighting a fire dragon who will most likely stay in his original form and force Corrin to fight him as a water dragon wasn't going to be an easy task. The dragon princess had no choice but to assist her younger "twin". Pretty soon, Link would offer to help given that Volga was targeting him and it would be easier to find the fire dragon if he was the original target.

"What about me?" Ike asked annoyed that he got interrupted twice.

"Can you stay and watch Marth for me?" The Hylian asked shyly. "I would feel better knowing that you're the one that is by his side."

Ike clicked his teeth not pleased that he would be on the sidelines. If it was next to Marth, he would have no problem, but he wouldn't get able to extract revenge on the bastard unlike Corrin. If only he didn't care for Marth so much would he agree to stay behind…

This went for the other Smashers too. A three man squad was enough to capture one dragon. Link would be prepared this time, so he wouldn't be deadweight to the dragon twins. As for Corrin, he needed luck to get more than one hit on Volga when he attacked them.

"We'll be watching over Chrom and Lucina too." Rob added. "Don't worry about them and focus on bringing that dragon back."

Crazy Hand wished he could interfere with the God meeting that was going on right now. He could ask Rosalina or Palutena to pinpoint Volga by the description they had of him before warping the Smashers to their destination. However, they needed to rely on someone else who was capable of the same feat.

Fortunately, Master Hand had connections. One of the people they donates their Smash funds to was an alien who went by the name of Arrow. It wouldn't be hard to contact him and ask him for assistance given they had a somewhat good working relationship. They just needed to leave Marth's room and return to their room where they could easily contact the alien.

"Link, Corrin, Cory, follow us." Crazy Hand ordered. "The rest of you, keep an eye on Marth, Lucina and Chrom. We need to be updated if their condition worsens."

Chrom and Lucina would be fine as long as Marth didn't suddenly die on them. Rob stayed with Ike in Marth's room to continue healing him. He reassured Shulk that he wouldn't overwork himself. The blond was forced to leave with everyone else. Link and Corrin twins would be teleported away to the fifth floor where they were told to stand there and wait for more instructions.

Master Hand would think it was rude to ask Arrow hearing that he was suffering some problems where he was, but ironically it had to do with Volga too.

"You're very lucky Michiko." Arrow started. He had a tower over his head as if trying to hide the fact he was having a bad hair day. "I need to settle the score with that dragon. I can tell you right now that he's in a Netherworld with nothing but lava."

Arrow could be heard groaning due to Slash yelling at him that he should have put a tracking device on Volga. An explosion could be heard shortly after complaining.

"Is everything okay there?" Crazy Hand asked.

"Everything is perfectly under control." Arrow replied in a snarky manner as to indicate that things weren't so great. "I apologize I can only be vague. There aren't that many Netherworlds with nothing but lava, but only a few places are good for dragons like him."

Master Hand nodded his head as he turned his attention back to the three Smashers. "Can you three handle the heat?"

"We're water dragons." Cory answered. "Corrin can complain all he wants about a place being too hot, but we can cool off so easily."

"…I'll get my Goron Tunic." Link muttered darkly to himself. "I don't want to put it on but…since we're most likely going to a volcanic area…I must."

"I doubt you'll have that much use for it." Cory couldn't help but tease as Link dismissed himself to go back to Marth's room to get the tunic. "Corrin, keep your guard up when we do fight him. He smells…bad…"

"You mean like you?" Corrin had to joke causing his older twin to snarl at him. "Sorry! It was a joke! I promise I'll be careful."

Corrin still wouldn't know what he was getting himself into. There were signs that confronting Volga was going to have some undesirable consequences, but he wanted to save Marth and the others. He would just have to shake the paranoia off and hope for the best.


If Pit was with the group, he would have hated where Volga decided to hide. The trio didn't get an explanation on how Volga was able to jump from the world to another, but Arrow wasn't going to confess that perhaps reviving him would allow Volga to move from place to place with relative ease. Not relying on the person who revived you was a double edge sword for Arrow. Some of the magic used to revive Volga would grant some power to allow him to warp just so he wouldn't be deadweight, but there were no consequences should Volga decide to walk up and leave (like he did immediately after revival).

This Netherworld wasn't the one that Pit was avoiding like the plague, but it was similar in design. It was convenient that this Netherworld was a fire based Netherworld filled with demons that survive the intense heat. The volcano was perfect for a fire dragon like Volga that he could pick a spot and continue what he was doing with his life before a certain sorceress came into his life.

The heat in the area proved dangerous. The Goron Tunic allowed Link to tolerate the heat, but even the Goron Tunic would have a limit if they stayed in this Netherworld for too long. The dragon twins could feel the hot air around them and knew that if they were having some issues breathing at that very moment, Link would collapse within a couple of minutes. Sweat was already pouring down his face the minute they were warped there.

"…I feel like we can't travel together here." Corrin stated the obvious. "If we start walking together, we'll be exhausted by the time we find Volga."

"I'll be fine." Link told him with a shaky voice. "This tunic will protect me from the heat."

"But you'll tire out without sis or me pouring water on you all the time." Corrin reminded him. "Sis, can you stay here with Link? I will act as bait."

If Corrin going on this mission didn't annoy her, Corrin's suggestion only angered her.

"Excuse me?! Why would I let you go alone?"

"Someone has to stay with Link."

"But I'm fine." The Hero of Twilight repeated. "I have this tunic."

"It won't be enough." Corrin told him. "It will be better to stay cool here than to tire out early and get attacked. So far, there aren't any enemies here, but I suspect that Volga is suspecting us. If we want to get the upper hand, we have to be crafty and not stay together."

His sister still wasn't convinced with his idea. "Then let me go alone."

"No. You need to stay with Link. You're a better fighter, but I know you'll spend more time trying to slaughter everything in sight if you had the chance. If one of us is going to be the bait, it will be me. I know you'll be able to finish the job if I fail."

"That's why I should go! You won't get hurt at all if you stay here!"

"Sis, we have to make sure Volga is brought back to the mansion. Killing him isn't going to save Marth and the others."

That's what it came down to. Corrin was scared that his sister would attempt to murder their target thus wasting time being in this Netherworld. Corrin wasn't comfortable with the idea of using himself as bait against the powerful dragon knight, but he had to make sure nothing went wrong. He didn't want Link to die from the heat or for Cory to die by Volga's hands because she was exhausted from the demons. He felt they were lying and in wait for them to proceed to the place where Volga was to ambush him.

"Sis, just trust me on this. Once I find Volga, I'll shoot water in the air to pinpoint my location. I'll try to do it multiple times so you can keep tabs on me."

"…But…"

"Sis, you're faster than I am when it comes to flying in dragon form. Just take Link with you and be careful." The silver haired prince let out a huge sigh seeing Cory still giving him a concerned look. "I need to act now. The longer we argue about who should go, the longer Marth suffers."

"I know…I…" Cory shook her head with disapproval again before finally letting Corrin instigate his plan. "Okay. I'll let you go, but if I find out he hurt you in some shape or form, I'm ripping that ponytail he has."

"Thank you sis." Corrin turned to Link who was still displeased with being left out. "Link, I'm sorry. I know you want to go, but you should know better than anyone this isn't your average heat around here. Just stay cool with my sister and you'll be able to help once I give the signal."

Link could only nod his head. He wasn't pleased how he wasn't allowed to confront the enemy who was originally targeting him. The Goron Tunic should have been enough, but Corrin was being cautious at this point. He had to respect that, but he was still the Hero of Twilight who has gone through worse things…

Cory transformed into her dragon form as Corrin proceeded to walk the bumpy path in search of the fire dragon. The dragon princess proceeded to lie on her back and shoot water upward like a water fountain. Immediately, Link felt cooler than he did when entering, but he still wasn't impressed with being left behind.

Meanwhile, the dragon prince was wishing that he wore shoes for once in his life. The ground sizzled with every step he took. His feet were burning up to the point he could make a joke about being roasted. He had to ignore the pain and continue onward. Granted, he could just turn into a dragon and fly over the burning gravel, but he needed to conserve his energy.

I know I said I could handle this on my own…but I probably let my pride get the best of me. Corrin thought darkly to himself as he continued onward. I don't want sis to fight that man…I have to be the one to put him in his place.

Corrin didn't know how long he was walking before he stopped. His ears twitched hearing the rough breathing of a living organism nearby. He waited for whatever was hissing at him to come out of hiding. He shook his head in annoyance and continued onward. It was then did the demons struck.

The demon ambush might have killed many who attempted to go alone into the volcanic layer. Not Corrin though. He heard their footsteps from miles away. He stayed in his fighting stance and waited for the demons to emerge. They were a group of Lizalfos and Dinolfos that must have migrated to this Netherworld seeing as how they were originally from Hyrule. It didn't matter where these lesser dragons were from. They didn't stand a chance against Corrin.

"Charging toward me is foolish for an ambush." Corrin could be heard taunting them as he rushed toward them. "You leave yourself wide open for critical hits."

Corrin didn't want to kill these lizards. He just needed to subdue them and get them to show him where Volga was. Corrin's blade was so powerful that it only took one hit to bring them to their needed. It confused the silver haired prince greatly at how just stabbing them once was enough to get them whining like babies. They had the numbers to overpower him too and yet here they were…

"Eeee we're sorry! We were just attacking intruders!"

"Spare us! You're too powerful!"

I barely did anything. Corrin lamented. "Hey, have you seen a dragon called Volga around here? I challenge him to a duel. Once I beat him, I will leave this place."

Corrin's body shivered seeing the other lizards move out of the way for their leader. Volga slowly walked toward the water dragon causing Corrin to flinch at the sight. Small flames were blown out of his mouth as he glared at his opponent. At first, he didn't react seeing as how he was expecting Link to fight him. He smirked realizing it was the other Smasher that had dared to injure him.

"Oh, I expected the hero to fight me, but a dragon who chooses to stay human challenges me instead."

The silver haired prince glared at the fire dragon before him. "What does that have to do with anything?"

Volga glanced over his lizard companions. The Lizalfos and Dinolfos were scared in the presence of Corrin. That shouldn't even be the case, but it only took the strength of the sword Corrin had to have them cowering in his presence.

"You who has a sword that slays his own kind has the audacity to challenge a proud dragon as myself. I do not expect any honor coming from someone who has human blood that prevents you from realizing there is no honor in using a weapon like that."

Why would Corrin care if he slayed his own kind? There weren't any dragons in his universe except Anankos to slay. It was just a normal sword if not for the factor that it was meant to slay the mad dragon king.

"My human blood should mean nothing to a proud dragon like you." Corrin told him. "My skill should be enough for you to consider my challenge."

"…"

"I won't forgive you for what you did to my friend. I challenge you with the intention to win." Corrin swung his sword around before holding the blade high. "Now come at me. Unless you're scared of losing to me, I expect you to fight."

Corrin knew how to get Volga fired up. Exploiting Volga's desire for strong opponents always made him not think logically. In the past, the black sorceress exploited this side of him in order to control him. He was free from her chains, but it didn't mean his pride was being kept in check.

"This won't take long." Volga told him simply as he prepared to attack. "When a dragon loses, they become the property of the winner. Remember that."

"Huh?"

Corrin wasn't going to get an explanation as Volga charged immediately. The silver haired prince quickly parried the hit. The dragon prince felt like if he kept guarding, Volga would find a way to break his guard. The last thing he wanted was for Yatogami to break. Volga stopped his attacks in an attempt to spit fire in his face. Corrin was quick to jump out of the way before he got burned but he had to squint his eyes feeling the flames of the ashes get into his eye. He let out a yelp feeling Volga reach out to grab at his throat. He almost succeeded but Corrin leaned his head back far enough for him to miss.

Volga was proving to be too fast. Corrin wouldn't be able to get in a position to counterattack when he got hit by the flames. Part of his armor started to get burned, but it wouldn't stop him from fighting.

Does this guy even have an opening? Corrin wondered as Volga prepared to shoot more flames at him. Corrin turned his hand into a mouth that shot the water ball at the flames. The attacks were able to cancel each other out.

Volga smirked seeing the dragon part of Corrin start to emerge.

"If you have any hopes of defeating me, you will rely on your dragon blood."

"I can beat you just fine." Corrin hissed as he charged him with the Yatogami in his hands. Volga was able to parry with relative ease before transforming his hand into a dragon claw. Corrin had no choice but to use his free hand to challenge Volga's. "Guh…"

"This is how a dragon is meant to fight. We do not need these weapons!"

Volga was dead serious when he said he didn't need his spear. Corrin found it insulting that Volga thought so lowly of him fighting with a sword. Something inside of him was stirring that caused the silver haired prince to jump away from the dragon knight. At first, Corrin didn't move before he planted Yatogami in the ground.

"…Oh? You changed your mind already?" Volga asked. He was very pleased though that Corrin was taking him up to the challenge.

The red eyed prince didn't respond. He just gritted his teeth as he took out the dragonstone that was kept hidden underneath his armor. Unlike his sister who wore her dragonstone as a hair accessory, Corrin wore his dragonstone like a medallion. It was a miracle that the stone hasn't shattered with how close it was to his chest.

"I didn't think you were foolish to challenge me as a dragon." Corrin admitted as parts of his body slowly morphed into that of a dragon. "I will have to show you why water beats fire."

Volga just hummed as a response as he quickly transformed into his dragon form. Volga's form was way larger than Corrin's form. In general, Corrin was a tiny dragon in comparison to others, but he was still scary to look at and dangerous for an average human.

Corrin felt like he knew deep down why he wanted to fight him as a dragon. Cory had brought up that pride is something most dragons have. He didn't take being insulted for his human blood very well, but the only way to get an apology was to beat him in combat…and the only way at this point was to fight fire with water.

Volga made the first move with shooting a huge fireball in his direction. Corrin retaliated by finally sending the signal out to his sister with a water gun. It blasted through the fireball and nearly hit the dragon flying above. Volga ascended to avoid being hit before attempting to charge at Corrin. The water dragon was ready to intercept his attack. Corrin still had human characteristics in his form and that included standing on two legs and open his arms as if wanting to hug the older dragon. Volga ended up tackling him down as a response.

It was a battle of dominance at this point. Volga attempted to claw at the prince from below while Corrin continued to surprise him with other portions of his body transforming into chompers that bit down on his scaly body. Roars resonated throughout the Netherworld causing the minor dragons that were temporarily serving Volga to retreat. Volga could care less about them. He was focused on taking down the water dragon below him.

Corrin managed to squirm away after he opened his mouth to shoot more water at Volga. Volga took to the air again to avoid most of Corrin's attacks. The dragon prince decided to take to the skies as well. Spreading his wings, he elevated himself off the ground and faced Volga.

How do I defeat him without taking any more damage? Corrin asked himself. I don't want to lose here…and not to this guy…

Corrin waited for Volga to attack first so he could make his move. Admittingly, Corrin wasn't that fast in the air. No…he excelled at swimming. In this volcanic Netherworld, there was no way he would be able to find anything that would allow him easy cover. Volga was an experienced dragon in comparison and had no problem taking him out while he was in the air. Corrin could surprise him with a few more pokes from his hands turning into spears in an attempt to injure his wings, but it would take more than that to bring Volga down.

The dragon prince let out a cry bring slammed in the chest by Volga's head sending him downward. Corrin recovered as quickly as he could before he dodged the next hit. He managed to do a quick maneuver that allowed him to get behind Volga.

I got it! Now all I got to do is turn back and impale his wings! Corrin thought to himself.

Of course, Corrin's wonderful plan went down the drain the minute Volga was able to loop around and get behind Corrin. The water dragon would then be slammed into the ground by Volga's head. Corrin let out another pathetic cry as the impact was enough for him to turn back into his human form. Before he could move, Volga was already on top of him to prevent him from moving any more. The fire dragon had Corrin's hands pinned against the ground as he stared menacingly at his prey.

"Weak." Volga growled in annoyance seeing the younger dragon squirm below him. "You are barely in touch with your dragon blood. Do you think I would lose to a dragon that prefers his humanity over his natural instincts?"

"Dammit…" Corrin cursed lamenting how he could have done better if he got out of his dragon form sooner. "I…lost…"

"And now you're mine."

Corrin felt his heart beat again at the tone used. When a dragon lost, they needed to serve the victor. The silver haired prince highly doubted that this applied to his own race back at home. Volga was a more traditional dragon and wasn't going to let his opponent leave without any consequences. Besides…according to Volga, Corrin smelled different from other dragons. It was probably why Volga had a hard time deciding what he wanted Corrin to do now he lost. Any other dragon would have gotten off immediately after all, but the blond found himself enticed by the red eyes staring up at him. Soft skin, silky hair, an amazing catch overall especially if he's royalty.

Corrin was left speechless at his words. There wasn't anything he could do at this point but accept his fate…

"You can't claim me though." Corrin told him confusing the fire dragon greatly. "You have to get beat my sister first."

Before Volga could ask what the dragon princess had anything to do with this, he felt something impale him in the chest. He growled realizing that this wasn't a fair fight.

"Cowardly dragon you are…" Volga hissed as he was thrown off of the dragon prince. "Curse you…"

"Get off my brother." Cory hissed as she shook Volga off her spear. "We're taking you back to the mansion to pay for your crimes."

Corrin let out a sigh of relief. He could always rely on his sister to finish up what he couldn't start. Link was needed just to keep her from revealing herself immediately. Now they had Volga where they wanted him and they could take him back to the mansion and fix Marth up. However, a part of Corrin was upset with himself for resorting to such tactics. If he would have just won, then it wouldn't have had been an issue…


Most of the Smashers had to wait for Corrin's group to return hopefully with the culprit in hand. While Link said they wouldn't take long, it had been hours since they last heard from them. Master Hand wanted them to return as soon as possible, but someone as powerful as Volga wasn't going to be caught that easily. Even if he had one veteran fighter and two water dragons go, Volga wasn't going down without a fight. As a result, he was forced to wait patiently with everyone else. Not wanting to worry, Zelda had left to Smashopolis to go grab some books on Marth's situation and came back with books that could help the other Smashers study on the topic of demons and monster transformations. Pit could have made things easier for her given his vast knowledge on this subject due to dealing with the Underworld for centuries.

Zelda had gathered a couple Smashers to come to the third floor lounge to research with her while they waited for Link and the Corrin twins to return. Rob and Ike could go to the longue though. Rob was tasked to make sure Marth's condition didn't worsen as well as bounce back between checking up on Lucina and Chrom. Chrom required going to the assist trophy area and seeing if the Exalt was still in one piece. As for Ike, he had decided he wasn't going to leave Marth's side until he recovered. Rob had reminded him that it wasn't healthy to sit down all day. He needed to stretch every now and then, but the mercenary wasn't going to be listening to him anytime soon.

The Queen of Hyrule had gathered Shulk, Peach, Sheik, Roy, Robin, Samus and Fox into the room. She made sure Smashers who were going to be counterproductive would not approach the quiet area. Roy had to wonder how Zelda was able to carry so many books, but then recalled she could use magic (or she asked Sheik to help her out). These Smashers would be cooped in this lounge for hours only leaving when they needed to use the restroom or grab a bite to eat. Peach had left to prepare snacks for her comrades, but only a few of them accepted her meal.

"Maybe asking Pit would have been a better idea after all…" Roy groaned as he snacked on one of the sandwiches the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom made. "I don't get this demonology!"

"Stop complaining." Robin hissed as she turned the page of the demon encyclopedia. "If we relied on Pit or Bayonetta or any of the other Goddesses on every problem concerning demons then we would all be fucked."

Shulk agreed with Robin's statement even though it was more of a case he didn't want to ask Pit for help on anything. Roy let out an exaggerated sigh as he looked through a book on dragons instead. Dragons were still demons, but he wasn't seeing the connection between what was happening with Marth and the dragon that attacked. This did help given his heritage, but felt like something was missing from the book. The dragons from the Fire Emblem universe of course took up a lot of the book, but the dragon species Corrin and Cory were was not identified in the book. The redhead knew he was getting distracted at this point, but he felt like he wasn't contributing to the group compared to everyone else.

"What do you got Sheik?" Fox asked noticing the Sheikah reading the text to the encyclopedia he had.

"Hmm…this seems to be a database of people who have been subjected to the same sickness as Marth." Sheik responded. "This seems to date back further than 2000 years ago."

"What does it say?" Zelda asked her alter ego.

"There is a place called the Norse Realm that had been wiped off the face of the galaxy due to these transformations happening to the Valkyries. Without the Valkyries, it made it easier for the God Loki to cause Ragnarok. Unlike the myths that reported two survivors, there were no traces that Norse Realm existed. Those who had already left the realm are scattered throughout the Netherworld now."

"But what about the monsterization?" Robin questioned not really caring about the history of another realm that she would never visit.

"There are many ways to corrupt a person. If the soul is corrupted by negative energy, it is the fault of the person who had these evil thoughts in the first place." Sheik explained. "Otherwise, there is direct interference from a divine being. Other demons are capable of corruption, but they have to do it a certain way in order to get the most satisfactory results."

"But it does not work the other way around." Samus added as she too had a book that actually described the process. "The angels are forever frustrated with how they have difficulties turning a dead human into an angel due to needing specific requirements. Even if you are an angel, you can become a fallen angel and join the demon rankings. Demons don't have to do much in comparison and can easily overrun human populations and corrupt angels."

"Yet…" Zelda continued. "With all of this information…we still don't know what is causing Marth to change. The species Volga is would be incapable of causing a negative reaction. We need to bring him in for conformation…otherwise…we're back to square one."

Roy let out a loud groan as a response. He just wanted to help his best friend, but at this rate, Marth would become a monster along with his bloodline and there was nothing he could do about it.


In the room Marth and Link shared, Ike remained by Marth's side despite being told to leave for someone else to take over. The bluenette felt responsible for Marth's condition. If he was strong enough, he could have been able to stop this. Instead, he has to pray to Gods and Goddesses he never cared about for Marth to survive this crisis.

Rob had stopped into the room again to place a tray of food that Peach made before leaving to head to Chrom's room to check up on him. Ike could have made the male tactician's work easier but didn't. If Rob collapsed from running around, Ike wouldn't hear the end of it from Shulk or Robin. He didn't care. Marth was right here suffering…

"Link…" Marth called out weakly as he shifted in the bed. "Link…Link…"

"Marth, I'm here." Ike told him. His expression was already sour before but it worsened from a dark emotion inside of him. Ever since the Hero of Twilight left, Marth would only call out for Link to come back to him. It sounded like a mantra at this point that was hurting his ears.

"Link…Link…ahh…"

Ike looked down and noticed that Marth's skin that was originally just scorching black was now becoming furry. At first, Ike ignored this thinking that the lack of food was affecting the way he perceived things. Now, he was certain that was not the case. Marth's eyes opened revealing hellish red eyes instead of the beautiful blue eyes he normally had. Ike saw that Marth's human ears had vanished some time ago and replaced with ears of a canine. Soon, he forced Ike to let go of his hand as he started to thrash about on the bed.

"Marth?! What's going on?"

"Gahh…my body! So hot!"

The Hero King looked to be more in pain than anything else. Ike attempted to hold Marth down, but that proved to be a bad idea. The mercenary couldn't get up and find someone to come and help him and Rob was already on the other end of the mansion at this point helping Chrom out. He had to calm Marth down on his own before he could warn the other Smashers.

"Marth, it's going to be okay. I'm with you."

"Grrr…no! I can't! My body can't take it! Grrr…"

It wouldn't be long until Ike found himself on the bed instead of Marth. He didn't understand how Marth could pin him down when he was the stronger one. Whatever Marth was transforming into was amplifying his physical strength. He continued to growl as he howled weakly for Link to return to him.

"Marth, snap out of it. This isn't…"

The transformation happened so fast. Ike's eyes widened in horror seeing his friend's skin replace with fur, his clothes slowly shedding every time he moved and the sinister expression he wore on his face. The Hero King licked his lips seeing the handsome prey below him.

"Ike…let's play…"


Me: TBC with 7199 words.

Li: I feel like things are going to go to hell now even if they caught Volga.

Me: Well Volga obviously didn't cause the issue, so it's wasting time. The people who would know aren't there and then the others will realize last minute. Notes!

1. Ganondorf isn't always accurate with his depictions of Link or Zelda. He thought that Toon Link was the reincarnation of Link from OoT when OoT/MM Link died and became the Hero's Shade and trained TP Link. For here, I imply that he's not 100% sure if Zelda is Hylia or a reincarnation of her without any memories so he takes a jab if she's the latter. Hyrule Warriors isn't canon, so the only way to remember Cia, Lana and Volga is if given information from Hylia. Eruption takes place way before Cia and Lana enter the picture in my universe, so there is plenty of time for Hylia to decide if she wants Zelda to have the memories or not.

2. Goron Tunic is something only OoT Link can have, but since the red tunic is the Goron Tunic for Link, I have TP Link have that one along with a few other tunics he should not be having due to not being OoT Link.

3. I'm implying that the Netherworld here is closer to the Netherworld Laharl is from. His Netherworld legit has the most lava besides Red Magnus' Netherworld, but given that Disgaea 5 is a prequel and takes place 7000 years before Disgaea 1 (which by the time of my universe, it's post Disgaea 4)…

4. The reason Cory is so concerned for Corrin stems from the whole Alpha/Beta/Omega dynamics that was established in the Dragon Hard story (which is farther down into the timeline of the Harvest Festival story). Due to what the villain did to Corrin, his body is messed up. I mentioned in Dragon Hard Corrin is an omega and Cory is an alpha when it obviously wasn't the case originally. Volga is an alpha male dragon by the definition of the Fates universe. There are hardly any dragons in Fates much less a male one, so of course Corrin gets overwhelmed by Volga's scent vice versa.

5. I brought up in TheSlime Maker is Green story (which this chapter was supposed to be posted first but then I got stuck at the fighting scene) about the monsterization topic. TheSlime Makeris Green story is used to foreshadow Rob transforming into a slime in that story while in this one, it's supposed to show the Smashers who are ignorant to this entire process trying to figure out what it is. Eruption is one of the earlier stories in the timeline where the Smashers haven't been turned into anything odd yet (Lucina a Wright or Rob a dark slime) and as pointed out, most of the Smashers would not be immune to the transformation.

That's it. Reviews are appreciated. Ja ne!