A/N: I own nothing except my OCs. The Fire Emblem series is property of Nintendo and Intelligent Systems.
Review responses:
Garben the Berserker: I know, doesn`t mean Oscar does.
Blue danube: Don`t worry I plan to XD
Warrior of six blades (1): You`ll just have to wait and see.
Warrior of six blades (2): I tried to make it not too harsh, but not too easy either. Also, keep in mind that these were Oscar`s first REAL training sessions.
So far, the options I have for him are Lissa, Maribelle, Aversa and Olivia. May add more later, but this is it for now.
Guest 16: Slight spoiler, but yes. The war where Chrom`s dad caused a gonicide in Plegia has happened already.
I had now been training with Vanessa for four years. It had helped me get stronger and learn to protect myself. Meeting Mina was also nice, she is cool. I also got used to running laps around the castle courtyard. Now I don`t collapse after just three of them.
Right now I was following Carl through the halls towards the throne room. He seemed to be walking rather quickly. All I had been told was that I was needed at "the court", whatever that was. Rather than walking through the double doors to the throne room, he walked through a smaller door that was not guarded. In side I saw a bunch of people sitting around a table. Dad and the dark haired man, actually named Validar, were the only ones I recognized. Beside Validar was a tan skinned woman with white hair and brown eyes. She wore a…unique black outfit and was as tall as my Dad.
"So, this is our Prince?" a brown haired man asked. I went and sat down next to Dad.
"Does this mean we can start?" a red haired man asked.
"We can now begin" Validar replied. "Most of the rebuilding from the previous war has been completed".
"I believe you mean massacre, Validar" a dark haired woman corrected.
"Ah yes, the one we all remember oh so fondly" Dad said sarcastically. "And what about the army?" he asked.
"Slowly rebuilding, Your Grace" Validar replied. I finally decided to speak up.
"So, why am I here?" I asked.
"It was about time you suffered this dreadful process" Dad replied. I don`t like the emphasis on dreadful. "Now, Lords and Ladies, anything you`d like to discuss?" he asked.
"Yes in fact" the red haired man said. "I would like to propose marrying your son to my daughter when they come of age".
"Hold on, that was my suggestion" a brown haired woman said. Many others seemed to have the same idea. The discussion then turned into an argument between the Lords and Ladies. Dad coughed into his hand, getting their attention.
"We will discuss this later" he stated. The arguing died down, though some of them still mumbled.
"I have a request, Your Grace" a black haired noble man said.
"What is it, Lord Kenneth?" Dad asked.
"I need more soldiers" Kenneth said. "A group of thieves have taken a liking to stealing my valuables" he added.
"You are hardly the only one who has this problem" a red haired Lady countered.
"And why do you need my help for this?" Dad sarcastically asked. "You have your own men to use".
"Those men are either dead or busy guarding my manor" Kenneth retorted.
"Why should the King concern himself with the problems of one Lord?" Validar asked. "If it pleases you, Lord Kenneth, the Grimreal would be happy to lend you a hand. All you need to do is swear to worship Grima, the Fell Dragon" he said with a smirk.
"Excellent, thank you Validar" Kenneth said happily.
"My pleasure" Validar chuckled sinisterly. I don`t like this guy. The rest of the council meeting went mostly the same way. More nobles asked Dad stupid questions and someone came up with a simple solution. Now I understand why he called it dreadful.
After about an hour or two, the council was finally over. The Lords and Ladies left the room, leaving me with Dad and Validar.
"Man that was boring" I sighed aloud.
"Now you what it`s like to suffer through that process" Dad stated. I hate the fact that he was right about it being dreadful.
"Sadly, this will not be your last time" Aversa chuckled. She was Validar`s daughter and Dad`s adviser. She spoke for the Grimleal whenever her father was unavailable.
"You`re joking right?" I asked, even though I could guess that I was wrong.
"If you ever become King, I`m afraid not" Validar replied. Thought so, godamnit. "Now if you`ll excuse us, my prince, Your Grace, we have some important matters to attend to" with that, Validar and Aversa both left the room to.
After I ate dinner, I was walking towards the courtyard along with Vanessa. A soldier told me that Orson wanted me to go there to meet someone new. I was now wearing a purple tunic underneath gold armor, black fingerless gloves, black pants, black armored boots and a purple cape. Once we arrived at our destination, I saw Orson talking to a bald man without a shirt and some weird shoulder spike things. He also wore red furry pants and had red fur wrapped around his arms, kind of like gauntlets. As he turned around, I saw that he had a grey goatee.
"Ah, you must be Prince Oscar" he said.
"That`s me" I confirmed.
"It is an honor to meet you" he then kneeled. "I am Mustafa, a commander of Plegia`s army."
"It`s nice to meet you Mustafa" I said.
"Orton, why did you want us here?" Vanessa asked.
"I figured that the prince could use training with someone who knows how to use the weapon" the Wyvern Rider replied. "Besides, he volunteered" he added.
"Somehow, I doubt that" Vanessa stated. Mustafa rose from the ground.
"Now then, please wait here while a get some practice gear" he said before walking off. As we waited, I wiped some sweat from my forehead.
"Man, it sure is hot here" I stated.
"Ah yes, our climate is not as forgiving as that of Ylisse I`m afraid" Orson said. "Just wait until you go through the desert" he smirked.
"I doubt I could survive that for long" I said honestly.
"We can both agree on that" Orson chuckled. At least we can agree on that. I`m sweating like hell in this heat, the desert is something else entirely. After a few minutes, Mustafa came back holding practice axes in his hands. He handed one over to me.
"Now then, try to strike me" Mustafa said. I dashed towards him and swung my axe, he dodged my swing with ease. I pursued him and tried to strike him again. Instead of blocking, he swung the blunt end of his axe into my stomach. Once I stopped gripping it in pain, I saw that Mustafa had stepped back a bit. I went to strike him again, only to have my strike blocked. This time, I backed away to avoid his swing. Before we could continue however, I heard footsteps in the sand. Turning around, I saw a soldier running towards us.
"My Prince, Commander Vanessa, Commander Orson, General Mustafa, urgent news" he panted.
"Calm down soldier, what is it?" Mustafa asked.
"A revolt is happening in the capitol" the soldier replied. Wait, a revolt? When did this happen?
"Sounds like some fool managed to rally some poor villagers to fight" Orson noted.
"King Gangrel has requested that you four deal with it" the soldier said.
"Even the prince?" Vanessa asked. The soldier nodded.
"Very well, I will go and grab some weapons" Mustafa said before leaving.
"I suppose General Campari must be informed of this" Orson stated before leaving to.
"Prince Oscar, could you please find Mina for me?" Vanessa asked.
"Sure, just tell me where she might be" I said.
"Thank you, milord" Vanessa bowed. "She should be at the training room" she said. I nodded and ran off to find my retainer`s daughter.
I found Mina at the training room, just like Vanessa had guessed. After informing her of the revolt, she grabbed her sword and ran out the door. I tried to follow her, but she was faster than me, making it difficult. I did eventually find her waiting in the courtyard with her mother. Orson and Mustafa were also with them.
"Man, you`re slow" Mina teased me.
"Well sorry" I sarcastically retort.
"Well, now that everyone is here, we can get moving" Orson said.
"Everyone, please make sure you`ve brought everything we need, then we will leave" Vanessa stated. We all did as told. I made sure that I had an axe and a vulnerary on me. It seemed like everyone else had what they needed.
"Is everyone ready?" Mustafa asked. We all nodded in reply. "Then let us be off" We all did just that, walking towards the city. This would be my first time leaving the castle. Admittedly, I felt rather nervous. I had left home in my previous life a few times. However, I had never lived in a freaking CASTLE before now.
Sadly, the trip itself was not all that exciting. It was still really hot though. As we moved towards the center of the capitol, we could hear people screaming.
"Sounds like it`s serious" I stated.
"Indeed, this could turn ugly fast" Mustafa said.
"You nervous?" Mina asked me.
"A bit" I admitted.
"It`s fine my Prince, everyone is nervous before their first battle" Orson stated.
"Any idea why they`re revolting?" Mina asked.
"Who knows? My only guess is they`re not satisfied with their current ruler" Vanessa guessed.
"Whatever their reason, we have to stop them" Mustafa stated.
"Agreed, innocent lives could be lost to something so meaningless" Vanessa nodded. We all went towards the city. We could hear someone shouting what I could only guess was a rallying cry.
"People of Plegia! We must act now, before it`s too late! We must teach those Ylissians a lesson!" it was a man around Vanessa`s age, from my guess.
"Do these fools want to start a war?" Mustafa asked.
"Seems like it" Orson noted. He then stepped, or flew, forward on his wyvern. A dragon-like creature. The man noticed him and approached him.
"You, do you wish to join our cause?" he asked.
"On the contrary, we`re here to stop you" Orson replied.
"What?" the man exclaimed, clearly caught off guard.
"Sorry, direct orders from the King" Orson stated.
"Then we have no choice" the man pondered. "Men, prepare for battle!" at the exclamation, many Soldiers, Barbarians and Myrmidons got ready for battle.
"This is it" Mina quietly told herself, before drawing out her sword. The others were also getting ready for battle. Well, I guess we really are going to fight these guys.
"Keep your guard up!" Mustafa told us.
"Charge!" the leader, or at least who I`m guessing is the leader, commanded. They did as told, running towards us with weapons in hand. Orson and Mustafa fought off anyone who approached them with ease. Vanessa also took them down easily, though Mina seemed to struggle a little. I even managed to take down a Soldier by myself, though with some difficulty. The leader charged right at me.
"If I capture the prince, the king will be forced to act" he stated. "I will make the Ylissians pay!" he shouted. You might not want to state your intentions so loudly. He slashed at me with his sword, which I dodged by ducking. I hit his side with the blunt end of my axe. I tried to hit him again, but he blocked my swing with his sword. He then kicked me in the stomach, causing me to stagger backwards. I jumped to the side to avoid his next swing. Before the leader can do anything else, someone DECAPITATES him. As any normal person would, I just stared in horror as the head-less body fell to the ground.
"Are you alright, my prince?" Mustafa asked. I was too shocked at the decapitated head to answer. "My prince!" I still didn`t answer.
"What`s wrong?" I barley heard Vanessa asked.
"The prince seems paralyzed" Mustafa stated. "Not that I blame him."
"I will take him somewhere safe" Vanessa said. I didn`t pay attention as my retainer dragged me off the field.
A/N: Well, that was the chapter. Sorry if it was lackluster. Also, I`m TERRIBLY SORRY for the nearly half-a-year long wait. A lot of things happened. Persona 5, Shadows of Valentia, family events and worst of all, I got sick during the second half of May. Again, I`m sorry for making you wait for this long.
As I mentioned, Fire Emblem Echoes has now been released. If you are playing the game, I hope you are enjoying it. I know I sure do, even if I`m not a big fan of most of the maps and the Cantors can burn in HELL. The story is much better than Awakening or Fates and the presentation is fantastic, with great artwork, music and voice acting. I won`t say anymore to avoid spoilers, but I highly recommend any fans of FE to play it, unless you only play Awakening or Fates.
Thank you all for your favorites, follows, reviews and, most importantly, patience. I will do my best to get next chapter out by June. Have a fantastic day and see you all next time.