A/N: I changed the rules a little and made it where Ike has no choice but to leave. Sorry…
Chapter 2: Goodbye, Tellius…
It was midday at the Greil Mercenaries' fort and Ike was being bombarded with questions of "Why are you leaving?" and "Who will lead us when you leave?" but Ike knew none of the answers to these questions and so he did not answer them. On the outside of the fort, it was a cool breezy day with overcast skies but inside, there was turmoil and rampant emotions threatening to tear everyone to pieces. "Why MUST you go, do you not have a choice?" Ike's long-time friend, Soren asked.
"I spoke with what seemed to be the leader of those peoples and he said I did not have a choice." Ike stated emotionlessly. "You can't leave us, Ike, you just can't!" cried Mist, Ike's little sister. With all these emotions brewing and settling in Ike's mind, he needed somewhere to go, somewhere peaceful and quiet. Ike walked to the place where Greil, his father, was slain by the Black Knight. The memory of the battle was still fresh in his mind, like it happened only yesterday.
Ike took the divine blade, Ragnell, from his back and turned it over in his hands, looking at every detail as if the sword would be disappearing. "The blade my father refused to use" Ike thought. "And it costed him his life." He continued, saddened by the memory. He sat there, beneath a tree on a log deep in thought for what seemed like a lifetime before he decided it was time to go pack. The sun was setting in a beautiful crimson as he walked home, remembering the good times he had and how much he will miss everyone. He walked inside the Greil Mercenaries' fort, emotionally drained and very tired when he heard a voice calling to him…
'Ike, do not give up hope! This is not the last time you will see this land! You WILL return to Tellius one day…' The sweet, serene voice spoke to him. 'You will return to your land as will the rest of us. Do not worry for your friends, they will still be able to contact you, I promise!' The voice still spoke, but in a brighter tone. "Who are you?" Ike called out. "Who is who?" Titania, a Paladin, questioned. "I thought I heard someone speaking to me. Hmmm… It must be my imagination." Ike inferred. He and Titania split in two different directions, Ike going to go pack and Titania to do an errand for the Mercenaries' Bishop, Rhys. Ike was packing multiple sets of clothes, each one a different color. One of them, a gold and black one, Ike loved more than any other.
Ike went to the lunchroom to say goodbye to everyone before he left, and as he was walking there he seen Oscar, the Mercenaries' cook and 2nd Paladin, carrying a large pot to the lunchroom. When he arrived in the lunchroom, everyone was already there eating or talking. "Excuse me, everyone. I have a few words I'd like to say before I leave" Ike announced. Everyone stopped what they were doing and all eyes were on Ike. "Most of you may not be my actual family, but we all loved and supported each other like family." Ike said. "I love all of you with all my heart and it will never change either. But it is time for me to be leaving... Goodbye friends." Ike said, sheading one single tear as he walked out the door.