The Sacred Stones Retelling
Disclaimer: She absolutely LOVES "The Sacred Stones". Especially when she does Ephraim's story, like at the end of Chapter 18 and the beginning of Chapter 19, when Ephraim is "depressed and destroyed" for a while. It's her sadism, I swear…
A/N: Sadism is why I absolutely LOVE pretty-boys like Ephraim! Heh heh…prince Ephraim… -swoons- … -stands up- So sorry.
One quick note I forgot to mention last chapter…we won't focus so much on battle scenes. And on the official-official story. We already know all that good stuff. What I'll be focusing on are the "little people". Namely, characters who aren't Eirika, Seth, L'Arachel, and Innes. Why focus so much on the royal brats of the game when you could be more interested in what's going on with the other units? …just felt like giving you a heads-up.
Let's begin!
Chapter One: Myrrh
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Riding to Ide was a far more easier prospect then imagined. After taking care of the bandits that had attacked Ide, Ephraim turned to Forde and Kyle. "I'll be scouting ahead," he said.
"Scouting ahead?" repeated Forde. "By yourself?"
"Are you sure this is wise, Prince Ephraim?" asked Kyle. "Sir Orson already rode ahead to scout the road."
"He's been gone a along time," said Ephraim. "He may have ran into some more bandits. I'll go ahead and see."
"Should one of us ride with you?" asked Forde. "It'll be dangerous to go alone, after all…"
"No, you and Kyle have to stay here and guard the village," said Ephraim. "Those bandits might come back, and you must be prepared to help them. Got it?"
Forde sighed. "Got it, Prince."
"This village will be completely safe, Prince Ephraim," promised Kyle. "And be careful; bandits in many numbers can cause a lot of trouble…"
"Don't worry about me," said Ephraim. "I never pick fights I can't win." With a nod, Ephraim turned to the forest and ran inside, tracking Orson's path.
It wasn't long before he heard someone yelling. "H-Help me!" cried a girl.
Ephraim gasped and looked up. A small villager girl was cowering beside a tree as bandits surrounded her. The leader approached the girl and said, "It's too bad you decided to wander about on your own, little girl! Now hand me all of your money!"
"I c-cant!" wailed the girl. "I need this m-money for my family! My mother, s-she needs this money so I c-can buy f-food!"
"Your trifling troubles are no concern to me!" said the bandit leader. "Either give us the money now, or we'll kill you and take the money anyway!"
"No!" yelled the girl, wiping some tears away. "I cannot do such a thing!"
"You'll do as I say!" The bandit leader raised his axe and was about tp bring it down on the girl…
CLANG
Ephraim blocked the lance with Reginlief. "How shameless you are indeed, to pick on a defenseless villager…"
"Who are you?!" demanded the bandit leader, backing up.
"Who I am is no concern to you," said Ephraim coolly. He looked back at the girl. "Wait here, I'll chase these bandits off!"
"Huh…T-Thank you!" gasped the girl.
With that, Ephraim quickly fought all the bandits away, and they all ran away. (whoo-hoo). Ephraim sighed, lowering Reginlief. So many bandits at once…Good thing I'm more skilled then they are… He bent down to the villager girl. "Are you all right?"
"I am now…" the girl got to her feet and dusted herself off. "Thank you, mister! Do tell me…who are you?"
She doesn't know I'm the prince… realized Ephraim. He smiled and said, "I'm just a mercenary passing by. But don't worry about paying me or anything. You take that money to your mother, all right?"
"Ah…I will, sir mercenary!" promised the girl.
"And take this elixir, too," said Ephraim. "I herd your village was attacked by bandits like the ones I chased off. Use this to cure their injuries."
"Of course!" the girl nodded and ran to the village.
"…that takes care of that," said Ephraim, dusting himself off. "I hope I don't get attacked again, I have only 3 elixirs left…I shouldn't be such a nice guy…"
So Ephraim tries to find the trail again. But the bandits footprints messed up the trail of Orson's horse's hoof prints. It would be impossible to get his trail back.
"Well…I better head back the village," said Ephraim.
Somewhere in the forest close to Ephraim…
A sage looked past a tree, checking the path. "I heard a fight not long ago…but it sounds like it stopped now…"
The mages pupil looked over, too. "I don't see anything, Teacher… Maybe someone chased away the bandits?"
"It would seem so…" the sage looked down at his student. "Go bring Lady Myrrh here. I'll keep on scouting ahead. I have to make sure the way is safe. Can you handle this, Ewan?"
"Hey, you can count on me, Teacher!" promised Ewan. "I'm not the great Sage Saleh's student for nothing, you know!"
"Can you do this…quietly?" asked Saleh.
"Of course I can!"
"Then go, and quietly, please, I don't want anyone to catch us."
"Oh…was I loud?"
"You raised your voice some octave, yes," said Saleh.
"Whoops. Sorry, Teacher," apologized Ewan with a sheepish laugh. "I'll go get Lady Myrrh now." Ewan scampered off.
Saleh sighed. Why can't he take this mission seriously? If these roads and forests weren't swarming with bandits, I won't have to have Ewan help me in this…but it must be done.
With Ewan…
Ewan pushed past some bushes to a purple-haired girl. "Lady Myrrh, we're moving ahead a little. Teacher asked me to come get you."
Myrrh looked back. "…very well…" she stood up and dusted herself off. "Where is Saleh?"
"He went ahead to scout the road," sighed Ewan, rubbing the back of his head. "At least he trusts me enough to come and get you…"
"Was it wise of Saleh to send you back by yourself?" asked Myrrh. "You're new at magic, aren't you? What if we get attacked?"
"If we do get attacked, I'll try to head them off and you'll go get Saleh," said Ewan. "I'm a beginner, I know, but my magic is decent."
"Which is why you're carrying a tome with you right now," sighed Myrrh.
Ewan blinked and looked around, patting himself. "Oh! No, I forgot to grab a tome from Saleh…!"
"And Saleh forgot to give you a tome…" said Myrrh slowly.
"Teacher forgetting to do something…" Ewan gasped. "That's…"
"Well, well, what is this here?" said a voice from the shadows. "Two little kids all alone in the woods."
Ewan and Myrrh whirled around to see…
With Saleh…
Saleh stopped suddenly. Lady Myrrh! And Ewan… he pulled out a Fire tome. "…! I--I can't believe it…!" he looked around. "How careless…! I let Ewan run off without giving him a tome to protect himself with…"
At that moment, Ephraim walked out the bushes, and walked right into Saleh. "Ooh!" Ephraim groaned and rubbed his bum, looking up. "H-Hey…"
"Excuse me, sir," said Saleh with a hurried nod of his head, and he ran off. Lady Myrrh…Ewan…maybe they've already been attacked…!
With Ephraim…
"…what was that all about?" asked Ephraim, standing up. "What is a sage doing out here in the woods…?"
Ephraim spent a few minutes thinking about it, then shrugged.
"Meh, not my problem. I better get back to the village, otherwise Forde and Kyle will worry…" It was then Ephraim heard a yell. "…?! What was that? A kid's yell…? Is a kid being attacked…?"
With Ewan and Myrrh…
A man hopped off of his horse and looked down at the two. "Hmm…this will be easier than I thought…"
"Who are you?" asked Myrrh.
"Myrrh, don't ask her questions, we have to get out of here!" said Ewan, looking around. "She might have more with her, lets just go!"
"You won't be going anywhere," said the man. "At least…that girl isn't." he approached the two. "Come quietly, little girl, and I won't hurt your friend."
"…what do you want with me?"
"Not you…but what you carry with you."
"You mean Myrrh's Dragonstone?" asked Ewan. "No! Myrrh cannot give it to you! She needs it in order to defend herself! She's a Manakete, and she…Oh, no" Ewan covered his mouth in shock. I said too much!
"Manakete?" repeated the man. "Now we have even more use for you…"
"Myrrh, we have to go now! Let's go find Saleh!" Without waiting an answer, Ewan took Myrrh's arm and hurried them both down the path.
The man sighed. "Follow them. Bring the girl to me."
"E-Ewan, not so fast!" stammered Myrrh. "Let me fight them off! We can't afford to be slowed down!"
"Did you see how many men that guy had?!" panted Ewan as he ran. "If we can reunite with Saleh, maybe we can--Aah!" he gasped suddenly, tripping over a tree trunk.
"Oof!" Myrrh untangled herself from the bush. "Ewan!"
"Ow…I-I'm fine!" Ewan stood up. "Come on--"
"Ewan! Behind you!" called Myrrh suddenly.
Ewan was about to turn around when the man arrived from the shadows and grabbed his arm. "Hah…! H-Hey! Let me go!"
"Oh…" Myrrh bit her lip.
"I'm warning you, Manakete," said the man. "Come with us now, or we will harm your friend here."
"…! No! Please…" Myrrh looked down sadly. "Don't hurt Ewan. I'll come."
"L-Lady Myrrh!" cried Ewan. "Don't go with him! I'm sure Saleh will show up soon! Just hold off until he gets here…"
"But he said he'll hurt you…"
"Enough talk and come here now!" said the man, putting a sword to Ewan's neck. "Otherwise…"
Myrrh gasped. "Ewan…!" she looked around. I don't want Ewan to get hurt…and Saleh might be here soon…I'll go with them, then use my Dragonstone to fight them off. Then I'll find them again…
"Make your decision!"
Ewan struggled a bit. "Don't use me to manipulate Myrrh! Myrrh, just get outta here!"
"No, Ewan. I'll come with him," said Myrrh. She narrowed her eyes in a look that said Trust me.
"…" Ewan saddened.
"I knew you'd see things my way," said the man. He whistled, and some solders came out of the bushes. "Get her stone. Bind the Manakete." with a smirk, he threw Ewan to the ground.
"Oh!"
"Ewan! Don't treat my friend so roughly!" said Myrrh. Th-This has gone wrong…not the way I imagined things at all…!
"She'll be more willing when she witnesses the death of her friend by the hand of Grado!" said the man as Myrrh's Dragonstone was taken, and she was bound in ropes.
"No! No, let me go! Ewan, wake up! Wake up!" called Myrrh as she struggled against the binds.
The man tapped Ewan with his sword. "Well, it seems the boy has fallen unconscious. Which is a shame…I prefer killing while the prey is alive." he shrugged. "Oh, well."
Saleh…hurry…hurry and rescue us…! thought Myrrh desperately.
With Ephraim…
Can't these people ever learn their lesson? thought Ephraim irritably as he ran to the sounds of yelling. Renais was never this overrun with bandits…When I get over there… he turned a corner and stopped in shock at what he saw.
A purple-haired girl tied up, and a red-headed boy unconscious on the ground. "No! Don't hurt Ewan!" yelled the girl.
A man stood before this Ewan, a sword raised. Ephraim gasped. H-He's going to kidnap the girl and kill her friend…!
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What a place to end, huh? I hope you're following through with this!
Just one little rant here…WHO THINKS THAT FIRE EMBLEM IS THE MOST ANNOYING GAME IN THE WORLD?!!?! The damn game lost ALL of it's data! EVERY LAST THING!! Support talks, music, world map, super trainees…EVERYTHING! After I FINALLY had the perfect game! HRHRHAHAAAAAAATARARAARAARARAR!!!
…sigh. I feel better now! Thanks for listening! And thanks for reading! Don't forget to leave a review now!
Hitokun, thanks for being the only reviewer thus far! I hope others come join in and follow your example! Bye!