Chapter11: The Deal
Firedude: I'm back from vacation and I'm ready to start again. I'm sorry that this took too long but I can't tie it in with school easily.
FireemblemPRO: Ok Pricilla was the skeletons and Pent was Alderoffe (Sorry when I typed it I thought it looked obvious.). The OCs do looks strong yes, but things are not always as they seem as you'll find out in this chapter, also personally I think that FE characters can kick all their butt. NP about reading the story, you just gotta remember that people have played the game and know the psychology of the characters and that they know that they wouldn't act ridiculously funny, but humor stories aren't easy to make and you seem to be getting the hang of it. I've been having some trouble with school and such so I haven't gotten to the comp really, sorry.
Disclaimer: I don't own fire emblem or any of the characters. I own Chikage, Alderoffe, Quill, Shadow, Onimaru, Marco, Inomaru, Yuan, Vren, Dopple Ganger, and Girfu. Kota, Gustaph, Zega Verdan, Mystic, and Tyrana all belong to friends and fans.
Firedude: On with the show!
The town square was quiet after the first round. The square was separated in half between two groups, those who lost and those who won. The groups came back in pretty bad shape. Farina, Wil, Rath and Dopple Ganger all came back unconscious. Matthew was found kneeling over the mutilated body of Leila. He had refused to talk to anyone when he made it back to camp. Priscilla was brought in on a stretcher unscathed, but she was in shock and kept repeating "The pain…" Raven and Guy stayed next to her while doctors looked her over. Raven swore that somehow he would kill Chikage. Hawkeye came back with a large bite mark in his arm, but kept insisting that he was ok. Quill's body disappeared but was confirmed dead after his fight. Both Kota and Shadow did a number on each other and were both eliminated from the tournament. Pent came back from his fight unconcious with Alderoffe's venom injected in his neck. Marco was sent to the intensive care tent because of all the wounds he had from his fight. Zega never told how he was able to injure Marco so badly. Nino and Florina were both electrocuted unconcious, eliminating them from the tournament. Vren, Lucius, Guy, Yuan, Inomaru, and Louise were the only ones who returned from their fights with minimal damage. Legault, Mark and Lyn all came back drunk but quickly tried to sober up. A quiet Mystic was forced to carry his sister's dead body back to the camp where they put her in a coffin and kept her in the medical tent. Everyone tried to make him feel better but he rejected them. He sat alone in his tent and grew angrier as he sat and thought about what had just happened. He killed her... I'll go to any length to make him suffer...
The next day everyone who was still in the tournament gathered at the town square. Girfu looked over the crowd that remained. "Alright we have prepared the next round of the tournament." He cleared his throat. "There will be no match- ups in this round." Everyone was puzzled by what he'd said. "You will all be fighting at the arena I modified at the edge of town." He pointed to the east where a large old arena stood.
"So what does that have to do with our fights?" Asked an annoyed Guy. "It will be a free for all match! The last eight standing win the second round! You may team up and or fight alone. Either way I just need eight of you dead or injured." Said Girfu with a sick smile. "You are all to get there as soon as possible. Pass through the arch into the arena and await further instruction, ready, set…go!" Everyone practically leaped from their seats and ran for the arena as Girfu and his guards took their time getting there.
Everyone was running there tripping each other and pushing things into the other's way. The passed through the arch into the weirdest arena they had ever seen. They were standing above the fighter's ring where there were walls separating it into four different sections. One section was arctic and had ice floor with water under it. The next one was a thick forest complete with trees and a stream. The next one was just a barren piece of desert with cactuses and all. The last one was an area completely submerged in fog and you could hear rain coming from inside it. When they were done looking they saw that the people who lost last round, and were well enough to walk had sat in the bleachers. They cheered as everyone ran towards the ring. They tried to jump in, but bounced off when a barrier appeared around the ring. Girfu appeared sitting in the emperor's chair. "Welcome to my new arena! Its lovely isn't it? It had cost me quite a few bags of gold, but it was worth it! Now down to business. You may have noticed that the ring was separated into four sections. The sixteen of you will be separated into groups of four and then will be placed in an area.
He held up a box and pointed to it. "You will all select numbers one through sixteen from this box. Depending on what number you get will decide your area and who you fight." He stood up and walked down to where they were standing and held the box out. "Alright, now who wants to pick first?"
After everyone had picked they all examined their numbers and then turned their attention back to Girfu. "Now that everyone has picked will numbers one, three, five, and seven please step forward." When he said this Matthew, Legault, Jaffar, and Zega all stepped forward. A lot of people became very interest in the fight all of a sudden.
"You will all be fighting in the mist area." Said Girfu as he led them to the door into the area. "Good luck. When you hear the whistle begin to fight." Girfu walked back to his seat as the fighters walked into the area. After about five minutes Girfu put his index and middle fingers in his mouth and blew. A sharp whistle was let out and there were sounds of sword clashing within the walls.
Matthew stood alone in the middle of the mist concentrating on his surroundings as he awaited the whistle. He closed his eyes and listened hard. He began to hear footsteps around him and then heard a sharp whistle. A little farther away he heard swords clash and focused to find his own opponent. He heard something speeding up behind him. He turned in time to block a sword with his killing edge. He saw that it was the sell sword Zega. "Alright buddy, you caught me in a bad mood so just back off!" As Matthew said this he pushed Zega back and then kicked him in the gut. He then got him in a head lock and held his sword to his neck. Zega slipped out threw a punch at Matthew. He ducked and slammed a punch in Zega's crotch. He cried out and took a few steps back. Matthew then slammed his heel into the side of his head. Zega fell to the ground as Matthew pressed his foot down on his chest. "Give up…" Zega smiled as he heard his words. "I may be out, but my friend isn't…"
"Friend?" asked Matthew as Zega's sword began to glow black. Zega's eyes closed as a black figure rose from the sword. It landed on the ground and roared. Matthew readied himself for the fight as the black began to form. It turned into a dragon about double the size of a wyvern. The dragon was black with green eyes. It stared down Matthew and roared. Some embers escaped its mouth and burned him slightly. Matthew shook it off and squeezed the handle of his killing edge as it approached him. It growled and glared at him for a minute. Without warning it sprung forward and bit at him. Matthew jumped back and readied himself again. It attempted to slash him, but Matthew ducked and slashed its chest. It screeched out in pain and took a few steps back. It released a burst of fire from its throat as Matthew dived to the left.
It singed his boots, but he got up and ran at top speed for the dragon. He was hit hard by the back of the dragons paw. He went flying into the mist. He tried to get up, but felt a sharp pain his chest. He was able to stand up straight and block the next swiped. He continued to dodge attacks swiftly and with much success. He waited for his chance and lunged at it. With all his might he stabbed his sword right through the jaw of the dragon. The dragon let out a cry and fell to the ground. It turned back into the black energy and floated into the sword. Then all of a sudden the mist cleared and the rain stopped. He looked over and saw that Jaffar had beaten Legault with minimal damage.
"That's it the match is over! The winners are Jaffar and Matthew!" The two of them walked silently up into the bleachers as the guards went into the ring and recovered Zega and Legaults unconscious bodies. "Alright the combatants that picked numbers two, four, six, and eight please step forward." Lyn, Yuan, Guy, and Wallace stepped forward. "Oh, this one will be interesting! You'll all be fighting in the forest area." They all went to the door of the area and walked in. They all spread out across the forest. Since the forest was dense they lost sight of each other quickly. They then heard a sharp whistle and began to look for each other.
Lyn crept through the forest careful of her surroundings. Guy and me clearly have the advantage here! We both know how to track so this should be easy. Just then she heard the bushes rustling behind her. She rolled forward turned and readied the Katti sword. Guy was standing there looking at Lyn with a brave sword drawn. "You're lucky that you heard me Lyn. I could've killed you if I didn't make that sound."
"But you did and I'm still alive!" She ran forward and did an X shaped slash at Guy. He blocked it and jumped back. He slashed at Lyn's head who just ducked then did a sweep knocking Guy over. Lyn stood on his chest and held both the swords to his throat. "Do you surrender?"
"Not a chance!" He shook his body having Lyn lose balance and fall off. He got up and ran into the forest. Lyn swore, stood up and ran after Guy. She ran after Guy, but suddenly lost sight of him. She stopped in her tracks and looked around. She was in a grove of trees with him no where within sight. She sat down quietly and listened to her surroundings. She heard nothing at first, but then began to hear foot steps. They were faint but got louder and were picking up speed. She opened her eyes and blocked the sword that sped towards her head from the right. She jumped back and split into five figures while guy also had split into five. They both disappeared at the same time. In a blink of an eye there were sword flashes, and then the two of them reappeared as though they had both slashed their swords. Guy fell to his knees and put his hand over the large slash on his chest. He felt the blood seep through his fingers. "Nice one Lyn, alright I give."
Wallace plowed through the small trees with just his body and his axe. He found Yuan standing on a stone in the middle of the stream. He seemed to be praying, but stopped to look up at Wallace. He pulled out his knuckle claws and stepped into the river. "Faith is on my side…" He ran forward and threw a punch at Wallace. It made a clanking sound and dented Wallace's armor. He took a step back as Wallace readied his axe. Yuan attempted to run as Wallace threw his axe at him. He ducked under it as it connected to a tree. Yuan seized the opportunity and ran towards Wallace. Wallace tugged on the axe's chain as it came flying back to him and towards Yuan's neck. He saw this in time and threw himself on the ground as Wallace caught the axe. Wallace pulled out a spear and chucked it at Yuan who dived to the right. Before Wallace could pull back on the spear's chain Yuan grabbed hold of it.
"Elimine…give me strength!" Yuan then wrapped both his arms around it and pulled. To Wallace's surprise the gauntlet that was attached to the chain was becoming undone. Wallace quickly grabbed on to it and pulled back. After a minute of tug of war the chain snapped. Yuan stumbled back a couple of feet as Wallace stood his ground and charged forward. Before Yuan could lift the spear Wallace slammed his fist into his face. He fell backward onto his back as Wallace put a foot on his chest. Yuan grabbed his foot and pushed upward making Wallace fly backward. He landed on his back and quickly struggled back up. Yuan slammed his fist into Wallace's armor. This time it went through and scratched his chest. Wallace then put both hands behind Yuan's head and pushed towards his. They collided foreheads and Yuan fainted. Wallace panted and picked up Yuan body and walked back to the edge of the forest.
Girfu sat in his chair and waited for the warriors to emerge. Wallace emerged with Yuan over his shoulder, and Lyn walking side by side with Guy. "Finally! Whoops! I mean congratulations to the second round winners!" Lyn walked up into the bleachers with Wallace as Guy and Yuan went to the medical tent. "Alright now will the people who picked numbers nine, eleven, thirteen and fifteen please step forward!" Karel, Chikage, Inomaru and Onimaru walked forward. "Will the four of you please head to the Desert region!" They all ran through the door and it immediately rose in temperature by at least forty degrees. It became hard to walk with all the sad and Inomaru accidentally walked into a cactus. "Ready?... Begin!"
Karel wasted no time and charged directly at Chikage. She pulled out two kunai and defended against the Wu Dao's strikes. While she was preoccupied Inomaru snuck up from behind with his own kunai. She jumped to the side to avoid getting stabbed, but didn't realize that Onimaru was right there. He slashed his hand held sickle as she dodged to the left cutting her cheek. The three regrouped back together as Chikage felt the blood on her face. She smiled as she made a hand sign.
"Banshee of blood!" Blood began to pour out of the cut on her face, but instead of falling to the ground it went upward and began to fly around her. When it was done the cut sealed up instantly. "What the hell is that?" Asked a sickened Inomaru. "You'll find out in a second." She swung her hand towards the three of them and the blood went flying at them. They ran their separate ways, but the blood split into three and flew after them. No matter which way they ran the blood followed.
Then Karel realized something and turned around. "What am I doing? I'm running from a flying puddle of blood!" He whipped out his Wu Dao and cut right through the blood while running at Chikage. Some blood slashed on his chest and legs, but he stayed focused and kept running. Chikage grinned and snapped her fingers. "Hot blooded bomb!" At that moment the blood on Karel's chest began to glow white. A second later the blood began to explode. Karel let out a cry and fell to the ground feeling the burns on his chest and legs. "You idiot! Don't ever underestimate the enemy! That flying puddle almost killed you!"
"It's hard enough to move in all this sand and now I'm burnt! You guys will have to finish this on your own!" Karel relaxed poured vulnary over his wounds. Onimaru cut his own shoulder with his knife and rubbed some blood on his palm. He stopped and turned towards the blood and slammed his palm into the hot sand. "Wolf summoning!" He waited for the wolf to appear, but nothing happened. He quickly ducked some he wasn't hit by blood and then continued to run. "Why didn't your wolf appear brother?"
"I'm not sure! For some reason it's not working!" Chikage laughed to herself. "You idiots I'm ninja too and I know that summoning and transformation comes from the blood. And because I control blood I wasn't just about to let you summoning up some help!" Inomaru slapped himself in the head for not realizing that. So I can't transform now! We're going to have to figure out a new way to beat her. Inomaru ran straight at Chikage and jumped to the side at the last second. Chikage sighed as the blood flew at her and absorbed into her. Onimaru then did the same thing and then surrounded her with Inomaru. "Good idea brother!"
"I was kind of hoping that she would be stupid and blow the blood up when it was on her, but that works too!" Chikage then took out her knife and tried to cut herself. Inomaru ran at her and grabbed both her hands. She grinned as she wasn't able to move her hands. "You're pretty stupid Inomaru!" She pulled her head back and spat blood all over his face. He yelled and stumbled back wiping the blood from his face. She then tried to make the hand sign to explode the blood, but Onimaru tackled her from behind making her fall over. Onimaru shoved her face into the sand to suffocate her. She then raised her hand and began to squeeze the air. Onimaru then felt a tight grip around his neck stopping the blood flow. He tried desperately to get rid of the invisible force, but couldn't. He then fell down onto the burning sand unconsciously.
Inomaru saw what she had done to his little brother and turned to her in anger. "I'm going to kill you wench!" He ran at her at full speed, but then Girfu's guards ran towards him restraining him. "Stop! The match is over!" The guards helped Onimaru and Karel to the medical tent as Chikage walked out into the stands. The guards pulled away Inomaru and forced him to sit down right next to Raven. They both looked at each other. They both saw the anger in each other's eyes. They both knew what the two of them had to do.
"We are now entering the final portion of the second round! Will the remaining combatants please step forward!" Mystic, Fiora, Alderoffe and Gustaph stood up and walked down to the artic region. Girfu watched as they silently arranged themselves around Alderoffe. "Begin!"
The battle didn't start immediately. Alderoffe grinned while looking around at his three opponents. Mystic took a step forward, but Gustaph put his arm out. "I know you want revenge, but let me start this…" Mystic silently stepped back while giving his uncle a menacing look. Gustaph took out his red kryss and walked towards Alderoffe who drew Zantetzugen which he recovered from Tyrana. Gustaph Slashed quickly at Alderoffe who blocked the blow. They then began their duel and took swings at each other. They blocked each others blows for the next fifteen minutes. Fiora watched as the two battled it out. It's amazing that both Alderoffe's arms are wooden, but he can still control them like normal arms. Gustaph then stabbed the sword into the ice under his feet causing it to give into his weight. He splashed down into the ice water swam under the ice. Alderoffe looked for him under the ice frantically.
Gustaph punched up through the ice and grabbed his ankle. He pulled him through before he could react. Alderoffe fell into the water as Gustaph pulled himself out. He watched the hole carefully for five minutes before triumphantly turning around and walking back towards Fiora and Gustaph. A black blur then came flying out of the ice hole and stabbed Zantetzugen into Gustaph's back. Gustaph coughed out blood and slashed his sword at him. Alderoffe released Zantetzugen and jumped away. Gustaph fell down onto his knee. "How did you stay down there so long?"
"Fool! I don't require human needs such as air! You are getting too old for this old man!" He then began to laugh loudly to himself. Fiora ran to his side and tended to his wounds. Gustaph signaled her to stand back. He reached back and pulled out Zantetzugen and then got back into his combat stance. "I may be getting too old, but I'm strong enough to defeat you!" He then slammed his fists into the ground causing all the ice on Alderoffe's side of the arena to crack and break apart. Alderoffe balaced on his piece of floating ice and prepared to strike back. Gustaph then threw his sword at Alderoffe and it landed square between Alderoffe's eyes. He cried and pulled it out.
He then threw it back and as soon as he did he ran after it. Gustaph caught it but then felt Alderoffe's hand plunge into his stomach. Gustaph felt the blood pour out then quickly stabbed Zantetzugen into Alderoffe's chest. They both fell backwards onto the ground. Fiora and Mystic both ran forward and sat next to Gustaph. They checked his pulse and saw that he was dead. Fiora began to cry. She looked over at Mystic to see that he was standing over Alderoffe. He silently stood over Alderoffe. He had pulled Zantetzugen out and had thrown it to the side. Mystic grabbed Zantetzugen and prepared to kill Alderoffe. Alderoffe raised his hand to stop Mystic. "Wait! Don't do it!" Mystic raised it over his head. "You've killed my family, my sister, and my idol… what makes you think I'll stop?"
"I can bring them all back!" Mystic stopped. "What?"
"You heard me! I can tell you where the staff of life is! Then you can revive all of them!" Mystic stood there for a minute looking between the stands, Alderoffe, and Gustaph. He then closed his eyes and thought to himself. This could be my chance... I could bring them back, but Alderoffe would still live... but I want to meet my sister here with everyone, not at her funeral and I'll see my family again... Do I choose the world or my own desires...?
Firedude: I know it's been a long time! And I hope you guys like it! Hopefully I'm going to be back to my regular updating schedule soon! Until next time!