A/N: Bad news! Chapter Five had a plothole! Here it is: at the point when Ike first wakes up, he looks and sees Rhys unconscious. When he gets up, Rhys comments on the grass burns. (from Ike's maybe-real-maybe-not experience with Greil and Zelgius) See the plothole?
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"Ike! I'm so glad to see you're alright!"
"Hey, Yune…Sorry about forgetting you." Ike said sheepishly.
"Oh, no problem! I'm just glad you and Micaiah are-" Yune quickly quieted herself.
"Me and Micaiah are…what?" he asked.
"O-Oh! Um, getting along!" Yune stammered. Ike looked at her blankly.
"O-kay…So, anything we should know?" he questioned.
Yune immediately grew serious.
"Right. We're almost at the next area of the tower. This is where it gets difficult." She said.
"Difficult…How so?"
"Well, for starters, the guards of this next room are none other than King Dheginsea and his best." Yune said.
"Dheginsea, the dragon king…Uh, Yune, would you by chance know if there's a white dragon by the name of Nasir among them?" Ike asked.
"I'm sorry, I'm not sure…"
"Ah, that's okay. Continue." Ike said, deciding to leave that matter for later.
"Well, Ashera has given them a blessing similar to the one she gave General Zelgius' armor…"
"So, you need a special weapon to harm them?" Ike asked. "Damn it…Even if we had one, only one person would be able to fight…What are we supposed to do?"
"Um, actually I have an idea that should work." Ike immediately turned to the goddess.
"Really? Let's hear it." He said.
"Okay. Remember how I gave you my blessing when the army split in three?" When Ike nodded, Yune continued. She now had the attention of the rest of the army as well.
"Well, I could give a lesser form of that blessing to all of your best weapons. That would probably counteract Ashera's blessings and let you actually damage them." She finished.
"So, we just give you the weapon we plan to use for the rest of the way up?" Nolan asked.
"Yes, exactly! Let's try it!" Yune chirped.
All of the Chosen Ones placed forth their best weapons: Ike's Ragnell, Micaiah's Thani, Sothe's Kard, Nolan's Tarvo's, Boyd's Urvan, Mia got Alondite from Ike, Shinon's Double Bow, Geoffrey's Wishblade, and the laguz their respective weapons. Yune closed her eyes and focused. A blue light momentarily shimmered on each weapon, then being absorbed into the weapons.
"T-That should do it…" Yune said breathlessly.
"Thank you, Yune. Perhaps you should rest now?" Ike asked.
"Yes…I'll do that…Good luck, Ike…" With that, Yune returned control to Micaiah.
"Micaiah, I trust you heard everything?" Ike inquired.
"Yeah…I guess we should head on in." She said.
"Hey, Micaiah?"
"Yes, Ge-um, Ike?"
"When we get in there, I have to see if a certain person is among the enemy. After that, I want you to stick by me the entire time, understood?"
"Y-Yes, I understand…" It's just because of Yune…right?
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After getting his Double Bow blessed, Shinon decided to retreat into a corner and sulk. He was upset about his situation with that sub-human. When he was around her, he just felt, well…different. He had no clue what it meant, and he had at one point considered asking someone, but had turned that down out of pride.
Hmm…Why the hell would I feel different around her…? The first time I even met her was when Gatrie was going on about how she was a "goddess…" After that, I stayed clear of her out of battle, but never seemed to be able to keep away from her during battle. We've argued since the day we met…Maybe it's pure hatred? No…it feels too…nice to be hate. Wait, what the hell? I'm starting to get soft! No way. Screw this, I'm getting ready for battle. Shinon adapted his standard snarl and walked out into the open.
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Boyd and Mia sat side-by-side, Boyd sharpening Urvan and Mia adjusting to Alondite.
"S-So, Mia, new sword working out for ya?" Boyd asked, nervous about being this close to her.
"Yeah! It's bigger than what I'm used to, but it's great!" the purple haired Trueblade cried enthusiastically.
Boyd couldn't help but notice a certain area of the girl's anatomy as she bounced about.
Dirty thoughts! Dirty thoughts! He cried mentally.
"Um, Boyd, are you okay?" she asked.
"Y-Yeah! I'm great! Uh…uh…Y-You wanna duel or something?" Boyd desperately wanted to change the subject.
"Duel!? Of course! C'mon, let's do it!" Mia yelled.
Boyd, of course, had used the wrong excuse on the wrong person.
Oh crap…
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Sothe paced about, deep in thought.
Is there any way I can get the Commander out of the picture…? I've got to win her back!
He was shocked from his thoughts by a voice he didn't want to hear.
"Sothe, I know what you're thinking about." Nolan said.
"Nolan! Not now! I don't need your wisecracks!" he cried.
"I'm not here to wisecrack. This time, it's serious."
"…Fine.
What is it?"
"I want you to leave Ike and Micaiah alone."
Nolan stated. "They both have strong feelings for each other, and
if you tried to interfere, it would just lessen their opinion of you.
So, butt out."
Sothe opened his mouth, ready to start screaming at Nolan. Just as he was about to start, he saw Geoffrey giving him a look, Wishblade ready, and decided to just be quiet.
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"So, Ike says we're taking on Dheginsea." Naesala stated.
"Yes…he's the only laguz ruler not siding with Yune and Ike." Caineghis was obviously upset by the situation.
"It doesn't matter! The fool's been just sitting on his ass doing nothing for years! I say it'll be worthwhile taking a piece out of him!" Tibarn yelled.
Reyson sighed. "I guess that's the only way. I have contact with Prince Kurthnaga if the need arises."
The laguz rulers got up and prepared to fight one of their own.
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A/N: Ok, point of this chapter was to get the weapons blessed and look at what's going on with a few other characters. The interactions between characters here will only be mentioned every once in a while; the main emphasis is on Ike and Micaiah. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, particularly ElaiaFlameWolf for reviewing every chapter. Reviews appreciated!