Okay folks so this is actually coming around sooner than I was expecting to start writing, but Fire Emblem Heroes is coming around with another Voting Gauntlet, this one involving Clerics.
Until her defeat, I will be supporting Mist (Followed by Lissa should Mist be outvoted)
Now the reason I'm supporting Mist is not simply because she's a Tellius Character, or that's she Ike's little sister.
No the reason I'm supporting Mist is because of what she did in Path of Radiance.
For those of you who haven't played Path of Radiance let me explain, Mist is Ike's younger sister, much younger in fact, She's either in her early teens or close to that point.
And yet she willingly picked up a Staff to take part in the war against Daein, and eventually got on a horse and drew a sword, and when Ike was going to duel The Black Knight of Daein (Who at that point in time had his armor blessed by either Ashera or Yune to be invulnerable to damage from all but Dragon Breath and Ragnell) Mist ran into the fight and was willing to point a sword at the Black Knight, KNOWING it wouldn't be able to do anything to him, all so she can protect what's left of her family.
Later in Radiant Dawn she still held her sword as she was a full member of the Greil Mercenaries and was willing to fight the Begnion army for the Laguz, heck she even had her own sword that also could attack at a range.
Seriously this little girls got some serious stones- Can you think of any other little sister who would draw a weapon against a man she KNOWS she cannot harm?
That's why I'm supporting Mist, cause she's got bravery to spare.
Anyway here's the chapter.
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[Irwin's P.O.V.]
"Have we managed to get a boat?" Beruka asked Corrin as she, Sakura, and Takumi returned to our group.
"We did thanks to my bother and sister." Corrin said, thought I did hear Takumi scoff at Corrin calling him her Brother.
Man I really just want to throw him overboard.
"Let's get going then." Selena said, "I really hope this doesn't end up like the last boat I was on."
This remark got a lot of confused looks from the group, except from me because I knew what she was talking about.
It's not everyday when your tactician tells you to set one of your boats on fire to take out an entire fleet... Even if it does work.
"The ship doesn't set sail for a while though." Sakura said meekly, causing Selena to stop.
"So what are we gonna be doing until the ship sets sail?" Mozu asked.
That actually got us all thinking, we already gathered supplies and had Lilith send them to the Astral Plane while they were securing our ride over to Cheve.
That's when Rinkah spoke up, "Why not have Irwin tell us more about some of Tellius's heroes?" She said, "I mean there have got to be some strong figures among them."
'You have no idea Rinks.' I thought.
"I'm interested in hearing a bit about Tellius myself." Selena said.
"We should probably get on the ship before Irwin starts." Saizo said, "It could take a while."
"Saizo's right, this will be a long one if you want to hear about the heroes." I said.
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It didn't take long for us all to pile onto the ship, though it did take a while for the two Wyverns and Pegasus to calm down enough to go to the onboard stables.
"So you all want to hear about a group of heroes in Tellius's history do you?" I asked.
Corrin was the one nodding her head to most vigorously of the group, though I had to admit I was proud of the fact I had Takumi's attention as well.
"Well, there are no heroes more memorable in Tellius than the Greil Mercenaries." I started.
"Mercenaries?" Takumi asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, Mercenaries, are you gonna let me tell the story or not?" I asked, that silenced Takumi, "Anyway, the Greil Mercenaries were founded by a man known as Greil, who was formerly known as Gawain, A Rider of Daein serving under Ashnards father."
I could see a wave of cringing at the name Ashnard from those who knew the name.
"Greil had a strong sense of justice, he was also very friendly to the Laguz." I continued, "In fact his firstbron, a son, was born in Gallia, the Kingdom of the Beast Laguz. Greil later moved to Crimea and started a mercenary force after he touched Lehran's medallion, which was being held by his wife, and went berserk, killing his wife in his rage, leaving his son and daughter without a mother."
"Wait, how could Greils Wife hold the Medallion?" Corrin asked, "You said anyone who touched it would go into a berserk rage."
"That's true, but Greil's Wife, Elena, had a soul in which the forces of Chaos and Order were in perfect Balance, a trait held by her daughter." I explained, "After that incident Greil severed the tendon's in his arm, denying him the ability to ever use a real sword again, but he could still use a training sword when he taught his son to fight."
"That's..." Camilla said looking away, "No one should have to do such a thing."
"Greil then taught his son to fight, eventually allowing him into the Mercenaries proper." I continued, "However during a mission to escort the hidden Princess of Crimea, Elencia, to Gallia for her protection Greill was slain by his former Student. The Black Knight."
Even as I said his name I still shivered at it, no other enemy in a Fire Emblem game gave me a similar sense of dread... other than Dheginsea of course.
"The Black Knight?" Selena asked.
"I'll talk about him once we disembark." I said, "But after Greil died, leadership passed to his son, Ike."
"Ike?" Corrin asked.
"Yes, perhaps the strongest warrior in Tellius." I said, "Ike was the one who defeated Not only the Black Knight twice, but he slew Ashnard, The Goldoan King Dheginsea, even the goddess Ashera herself."
That caused everyone to go wide eyed, it's not very often you hear someone talk about a man that killed a goddess.
"Of course Ike wasn't alone in this endeavor." I said, "The Deputy commander was Titania, an Ex-Crimean Knight and axe-wielding Paladin. The Strategist was Soren, a Branded Wind Magic user and the Son of Ashnard, the healer Rhys, the Three Brothers, Oscar, Boyd, and Rolf, then there were Shinon and Gatrie, a master archer and heavily armored warrior respectively, Ike's own little sister Mist was even part of their troop, and eventually a young swordswoman named Mia joined the group."
"That's not that big a group really, it's just eleven people." Beruka stated.
"Perhaps their small numbers in comparison to a normal mercenary group would make them seem weak." I admitted, "But the thing is that these guys managed to quell a rebel uprising in Crimea, taking down a whole troop of rebels that were planning on executing a close friend of the current Queen of Crimea at the time, which was Elencia after the Mad Kings war, right in front of her castle."
"What kind of training do they go through?" Takumi asked.
"Well they fought in a war for one." I started, "Other than that I don't have that much info, however Greil wasn't Ike's only teacher."
"Ike had two teachers?" Corrin asked.
"Yep." I said, "That man alone could take on Ryoma and Xander himself."
"Who is this guy then?" Camilla asked.
"The man's name was Stefan." I said, "A Trueblade of Tellius, and a fellow Branded, he lives the life of a hermit and eventually founded a settlement for the Branded. Hoshidans, you've seen Ryoma in a sparring session right?"
I got a round of nods from the group.
"A Hoshidan Swordmaster Like Ryoma has nothing on a Trueblade." I said, "If you think it's hard to hit a Swordmaster it's impossible to hit a Trueblade, they are that skilled."
And that's not even counting the fact that their Astra doesn't cut their attack power in half for the extra damage.
"The most more I hear about the warriors from Tellius the more I fear them." Kaze said.
"Relax then." I said, "Tellius is so far away from here the odds of Hoshido or Nohr encountering a ship full of Tellius people are slim to none."
Speaking of ship, the one we were on finally began to feel like it was moving.
"We've shoved off." Reina spoke up.
"Then I guess story time is over." I said, "I don't know about you all but I'd rather not get blindsided by pirates... At least they won't be Kilvas Ravens if we do encounter Pirates."
"The Raven Laguz right?" Camilla asked.
"Right." I said.
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Well... I was intending to start up the fight scene, but once I got talking about Mist I couldn't help but give a small tale of the Greil Mercenaries... plus it gives me an excuse to keep my Poll open longer.
Remember to Vote on it and I'll see you all later.
