Chapter21: The Search Begins
Firedude: Hello again everyone. I was typing my book and I realized that it wasn't fair that I left everyone hanging so I decided I'd finish my fan fictions first. Special Thx to FireemblemPRO and The Reader to inspire me to keep going.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fire Emblem or any of its characters. My fans and friends own Kota, Gustaph, Mystic, Tyrana, Zega, Nord, Tryst, Sauske, Ellena, Zang and Wesley Raein.
FireemblemPRO: Yes I do suppose their different. Sorry bout killing off Zang's mother, but it was kind of an accident, but oh well. This is just going to be a quick chapter to fill in the gap and lead to a new part of the story. The next chapter will be much longer I promise.
MysticOmega: I guess anyone who argues with a cat needs to check into an asylum . Thank you for not beating my actors and don't worry you're going to find out soon what he was going to ask Mark.
Zeek72: Dirty thoughts filling your mind . I'd freak out too if I saw a cat drawing with chalk.
BattleWiz88: Got a problem with my unpaid interns- I mean OCs!
Firedude: Well everyone here is the next chapter, sorry it took so long. Ready? Set? On with the show!
An hour after the ambush and betrayal they all sat around thinking of what to do next. Raven sat by the campfire drawing circles with his sword in the dirt. Wil sat by the fire with him and looked at Raven out of the corner of his eye. "…Is everything alright?" Raven remained silent and kept stabbing the dirt. "What do you mean am I alright? My sister's boyfriend was killed in front of me and I did nothing… how am I supposed to face her?" Wil sighed and put a hand o Raven's shoulder. They heard a tent flap open behind them and turned around to see Lyn walking out of the medical tent. Lyn took out a pipe from her pack. She sprinkled some herbs in the mouth of the pipe and lit it in the camp fire.
"It's official… we're screwed. Two of our strongest warriors have betrayed us; Ziroka now possesses all of the mythical weapons except the Air Piercer and Guy is dead…" Lyn took a huge puff of her pipe and blew it out in a thin stream from her mouth. "Mark… where are you when we need you the most…?" Tryst, Mystic, Rico and Marco all walked out of the medical tent. Marco took out a huge bottle of whiskey and took a swig. He then passed it around for everyone else to take sips. "Alicia went back to sleep; she still needs time to take this all in. The only way we can bring Guy back now is to use the Staff of Life, but Ziroka took it with him…"
"Lyn leaned back in her place until she was almost lying down. She blew a series of smoke rings into the air and sighed. Everyone remained silent for a while as they all reminisced on what had just happened. Rico cleaned his guns and inspected them carefully. "Hey Tryst so what's up with homunculi anyway?" Tryst took a huge chug of whiskey and handed it to Mystic. "What do you mean?" Rico put away his guns into their box and leaned back. "You know… what's up with the lead?" Tryst grinned a little and starred into the fire.
"The moment lead touches homunculi they are vulnerable to death for a certain amount of time depending on how much lead they're exposed to. The brothers in this case were pierced in vital spots with lead which would be enough to leave them vulnerable for at least three days." Lyn sprang up with an unusually happy expression. "That explains why I killed Inomaru with the Sol Katti, hehehe." They all starred at Lyn surprisingly. "Are you alright Lyn?" asked a startled Mystic. Lyn giggled and fell on her butt. "It might be the mixture of alcohol and pipe smoke."
Suddenly, Chikage jumped over to them from the forest. "There's no sign of them, they're gone-." Chikage saw Lyn lying on the ground giggling and smoking a pipe. "…Well anyway… I couldn't pick up their teleport trail. They're using some very powerful magic." Marco sighed and looked up to the stars. "What now…" Mystic sprang to his feet. "We continue onto Ostia!" Raven looked up at Mystic. "I disagree! We need to find Ziroka and get revenge!" Wil shook his head and sighed. "We're going to be here arguing about this for weeks aren't we?"
They heard a tent flap behind them open. Zega marched out and sat at the fire. "What's going on?" They all remained silent for a minute before explaining everything to Zega. "Oh man… Guy's dead…" They all nodded solemnly. "If only Mark were here." Said Lyn half giggling. Tryst hung his head and didn't speak. Marco elbowed him hard to get his attention. He then leaned over and whispered to him. "I don't want to tell her… I feel too ashamed."
"Better she finds out now than later." Tryst sighed. "Alright, but don't wake Alicia up…" Tryst stood up and dusted himself off. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. "Everyone… I have something to confess…" Everyone, even the half drunk Lyn all sat up and listened intently. "…Mark is still alive…" Everyone shot up to their feet and almost shouted out of shock. Lyn, now suddenly sober, smiled widely and tears of joy rolled down her face. "H-How did he survive!?" Stammered Mystic surprised. Tryst remained silent for another minute.
"He… He didn't survive…" They all suddenly became confused and scratched their heads. "What do you mean?" Asked a confused Wil. "Well…I…I revived him with alchemy!" They all remained silent for a minute. Suddenly, Lyn jumped over the fire and grabbed Tryst by the neck. "What do you mean!? He's one of those monsters now!? Why'd you do it!?" Tryst didn't struggle in her grip. "All I know is alchemy… I wanted to make the last member of my tribe happy and it was the only way I knew how…" Lyn cried, but this time it was tears of sadness. "Mark… he's been through so much… I wanted him back but not like this!" Lyn pushed him away and ran into the forest. Tryst was about to go after her but Marco stopped him. "Give her some time…" Tryst silently walked away into his tent and shut the flap.
"Homunculi…" Everyone turned to Zega who had spoken up. "I have the power to see anything that has magical properties… and for a while I had seen something strange in the brothers but just thought it was their ninja abilities, like I see something in Mystic because of his ability to cast magic without a book. Well anyway I saw them disappear from my vision an hour ago. That must've been when you killed them…" Marco rubbed his chin. "So if Mark was revived as a homunculus… can you see him right now!?" Zega looked around the horizon for a few minutes "No, nothi-."
Suddenly, Zega stopped in his tracks and looked closely into the horizon. "Wait! I see something… it's very faint, but I see three people with magical energies coming from Bulgar. One's a cat… go figure. The second one is a little girl… and the third is a grown man, but from here I can't determine if it's Mark." Zega turned around and looked at the group. "Seems we have a choice to make…" Marco nodded silently and stood up. "We should split up into three groups. The majority of us should continue onto Ostia in the first group, while the a few people for the second group go investigate these magical energies. Then a few people should make up the third group and should search for Ziroka."
Raven sprang to his feet. "I will lead the group in search of the weapons!" Marco nodded and Wil sprang to his feet as well. "I'll go with him, but we'll need a few more people as well. I suggest Pricilla and Lucius." Raven and Marco nodded. "Go wake them up now Wil. I'll lead the group to search for Mark. Zega, I'll need you as a guide and we'll need Tryst for info on alchemy." Zega nodded. "Lyn, Tyrana and Alicia should come as well." Mentioned Zega. "Then everyone else will move onto Ostia then? Mystic, I'm counting on you to lead them safely there." Mystic smiled and saluted. "You can count on me, but I really think I should go with you, I mean I have to tell Mark something really important."
"It's alright Mystic." Lyn emerged from the forest with her head hung down. "I've decided… I lost my chance once already and I don't want to lose it again. I don't need you to tell him for me… I'll tell him myself." Lyn looked up and smiled and everyone.
An hour later everyone was up and ready to move out. Tearful good-byes took place all around the camp. Wil and Tyrana stood near the edge of the camp. "I guess we'll be going with different groups…" Tyrana nodded upset. "Yeah… I guess we-." Wil quickly kissed her on the lips. Tyrana was speechless for a moment and her eyes were wide. "I'm sorry I guess I shouldn't have done that." Tyrana smiled at how embarrassed he was and kissed him back through a smile.
On the other side of camp Pricilla sat in the medical tent next to Guy's body. "Don't worry Guy… I'll get the staff and I'll see you again soon… so I can tell you myself how much you mean to me." Raven walked into the tent and watched for a moment before turning around. "Brother… it wasn't your fault so please stop blaming yourself…" Raven turned around surprised and then walked out feeling a bit less uneasy.
Mystic and Fiora stood on the edge of the camp. Fiora refused to look at Mystic and was throwing a fit. "Why do we have to go in different groups!?" Mystic sighed and hugged her from behind and whispered in her ear. "I promise you that we will see each other again. I promise I won't leave you." Fiora smiled and turned around. They tightly embraced each other kissed for a minute before going to their separate groups.
Lyn walked up behind Tryst and tapped him on the shoulder. "I wanted to apologize for last night. I'm thankful that you brought Mark back to life, but I just didn't want it to happen like this." Tryst turned around and bowed slightly. "No, I'm sorry… You're the last member of my tribe and I just wanted to make you happy." Lyn smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry you have. I'm glad that I'm going to be able to see Mark again." Tryst smiled "What you want to tell him must be really important." Lyn nodded slightly and skipped away. She stopped in her spot and turned around. "Oh and by the way… we're not the only members of our tribe left." Tryst blinked surprisingly. "What do you mean?" Lyn smiled. "We will have a new member to the tribe soon…"
Firedude: Well there you had it. Please don't complain I know that it was a short chapter, it was just something real quick. The next chapter will be much longer. Please review and submit more characters to me.