AN: I do not own Fire Emblem or Touhou.

Well thank you for reviewing! I saw quite a few… most saying how sad it was and asking if Vaati/Minerva is pregnant. Well now you'll get your answer in this chapter, or rather this Xenolouge. As well as the end of the deadly court of Garon. (Thank Yukari)

So without further ado.

Let the Conquest begin!

Xenolouge: End of the Court

The Discovery

BGM: Reminiscence - Fire Emblem Fates

It had been two months since the end of the War with Walhart, and Garon had thankfully returned to the throne mostly unharm. With Minerva at his side he had pressed onward despite the pain he felt in his heart from Arete's death. Celsius had for some reason disappeared, but reports and regular letters from her said that she was in Renvall Town by the border, enjoying the celebrations that had been going on, as well as helping to train the soldiers stationed there.

However, Minerva had been acting strangely. She had more tired than usual, and Garon saw that she seemed to be putting on weight despite the fact she didn't eat much more than her three meals a day. Part of him was worried something was wrong with his retainer… thought another part of him seemed to know exactly what was happening to her.

However today Minerva had not come out of her room, prompting Garon to go and see her, to make sure she was ok. "Minerva?" Garon asked as he knocked on her door. He didn't get a response as he tried to force the door open. "Minerva. Open up." Garon said, the door remaining locked as Garon sighed. "When all you have…" Garon mumbled as he pulled Bolverk off his back. "Is an axe." Garon said before swinging his axe right of the door, breaking it in half with a loud crash that several servants heard and went to investigate when Garon entered the room.

"Minerva, are you alright?" Garon asked as he looked around the room, standing on top of the smashed remains of the door. Inside Minerva was sitting in her chair, facing away from the door with her breathing audibly labored. "Garon… I hate you so much…" Minerva said halfheartedly as Garon walked over to her, servants all standing by the smashed door as Garon stood next to Minerva, looking down at her as she looked up.

Her stomach was visibly distended and she had her hands laid on it as Garon winced. He knew exactly what was going on right now. "Um… I'm sorry?" Garon said, no knowing how to respond as Minerva tried to glare at him. "I am not marrying you." Minerva said, annoyed as hell as Garon chuckled in such a way he knew he was in trouble, even if he was the king of Nohr. "I wouldn't ask you to Minerva… your sister is probably going to kill me for this." Garon muttered, wondering just how Celsius would react to this when she got back. "Have healers on standby then, because I am not healing you." Minerva said, annoyed as Garon put his hand on her stomach, feeling a pulse of a beating heart.

"Just… try to get some rest then, I'll handle the kingdom." Garon said as Minerva rolled her eyes. "Like you actually know how to." Minerva said as Garon winced, he hadn't actually done much for Nohr when it came to resource management and now Minerva was out for a while and he would have to do it. "I'll… figure something out." Garon said trying to find the right words. As he turned to leave. "You better fix that door Garon." Minerva said as Garon stood near the doorway with the servants leaving. "I will. I broke it, I'll fix it." Garon said as he left, Minerva still sitting in her chair as she laid her hands back on her stomach.

"Never thought this would actually happen…" Minerva mumbled as she breathed in and out.

An average day in Renvall

BGM: What Can You Do? - Fire Emblem Fates

It was an average day in Renvall… or as average it could get with the resident team of knight who had more than their fair share of quirks, alongside the new soldiers that had recently moved into Renvall.

Celsius was sitting in the bar with several other knights sitting around her, a large red blush on her face as she downed a bottle of booze. Orson, Forde and Duessel egging her on to keep drinking as Orson and Kyle stood off to the side, annoyed at their comrades trying to get Garon's retainer drunk as hell.

Downing the entire bottle Celsius set the empty bottle on the ground as the man behind the counter just stared at the small collection of bottles Celsius had. "Bring me another!" Celsius slurred, Orson laughing as Forde smiled, Duessel smirking as Selena walked into the bar, witnessing Celsius down a seventh bottle of whisky. Walking over to Seth she tapped him on the shoulder, the paladin turning around as she asked a rather important question. "How long has she been doing this?" Selena asked, slightly worried for the girl's health given the amount of alcohol she was drinking.

"They've been at it for the past half an hour… Orson bet her that she couldn't drink ten bottles straight before passing out, so far she's proven him wrong." Seth said as Selena sighed before going over to Duessel and slapping him across the face suddenly.

Rubbing the side of his face the great knight looked at his fiancé before speaking. "What was that for Selena?" Duessel asked as he rubbed the hand print on his face. "That was for egging on the poor girl, just look at her." Selena said, pointing at Celsius as she was starting on her eighth bottle, Orson and Forde still egging her on as Duessel shrugged. "It's hard enough to find someone who can go past five shots, let alone five bottles of booze straight, and still going strong." Duessel said as Celsius finished the eighth bottle, her face nearly completely red while she took the ninth.

"You've seen her sister, and you think that just because Celsius is the strong of the two, and more healthy you don't think that she may have some health problems herself?" Selena asked, tapping her foot. "Well if she has any, she's either really good at hiding them, or they don't affect her that much." Orson chimed in, leaving Forde the only one left cheering on Celsius as she was halfway done with her ninth bottle.

"Even so, after this I'm taking her to the clergy to get checked, there is no way someone can drink ten bottles of wine and just walk away fine. And I don't want to be the one to tell Garon that his retainer had alcohol poisoning because of you three idiots." Selena said as Seth and Kyle nodded behind her.

"And you two, should have stopped them, so don't think you're home free here." Selena said, spinning around and pointing her finger in Seth's face. "Sorry ma'am." Seth said bowing as a loud crash was heard behind everyone, alongside Forde laughing his head off as everyone turned around.

Celsius had passed out on the floor with the empty tenth bottle of alcohol rolling away from her. "Help me get her up!" Selena yelled, panicking as she ran over to Celsius and tried to help get her up. Duessel and Seth running to help her carry Celsius, who had a dopey grin on her face that was flushed red.

"You just had to egg her on." Kyle chided Orson and Forde who shrugged. "So, she'll probably be fine." Forde said nonchalantly as Kyle glared. "You two idiots probably just gave her alcohol poisoning." Kyle said in annoyance as Celsius was carried out of the tavern.

BGM: Are You Listening? - Fire Emblem Fates

"Jill, come back here." Nichol said as he walked after his two year old daughter, who was chasing her pet Wyvern, which was hopping around the yard of Nichol and Tethys house like a demented rabbit. "I wanna pway daddy!" Jill yelled back at her father, and continued to try and chase after her wyvern before Nichol walked up to her and picked her up.

"Jill, uncle Tirado is coming, and we have to get ready for dinner, alright?" Nichol asked as Jill as she tilted her head. "Uwcle Tiwado?" Jill asked as Nichol chuckled. "Yes Jill, uncle Tirado, now come on." Nichol said as he walked over to the baby wyvern that was still hopping around the yard and picking it up with on hand as he held Jill in his other arm.

Walking inside Tethys was preparing the table when Nichol came back in. "Nichol, how was Jill doing?" Tethys asked with a smile as Nichol put Jill down in one of the chairs, before walking over to the small indoor pen for her wyvern. "She was chasing her wyvern, she's growing up fast isn't she?" Nichol asked with a chuckle. "Yeah, she is. When is Tirado supposed to be coming over?" Tethys asked as Nichol shrugged. "Sometime within the hour I think, you know how busy it gets for him, being the captain of the knights isn't something he can take lightly." Nichol said as there was a knock on the door.

"Uwncle Tiwado!" Jill shouted, climbing off her chair and trying to run towards the door as it opened, Tirado standing there with his sword in its new sheath on his back wearing a cotton shirt. "How's my niece doing, come here." Tirado said with a smile as he picked Jill up, the little girl giggling as Nichol and Tethys walked over. "Hey Tirado, how was work today?" Nichol asked as Tirado walked in. "It was fine Nichol, Celsius was helping with training and you weren't there, as usual." Tirado said as Nichol chuckled.

"Well I have a daughter to raise don't I?" Nichol asked as Tethys took Jill from Tirado. "That you do, so what are we having for dinner?" Tirado asked as Tethys put Jill back in the chair as she started walking back to where she was preparing food. "Bear meat. Sorry but we are not going to be having any alcohol tonight Tirado, not around Jill." Tethys said as Tirado nodded. "That's fine Tethys, and Nichol I expect you to come in tomorrow, there are recruits who want to try their hand at wyvern riding, and you're the only one we have here." Tirado said as Nichol raised an eyebrow as they sat down at the table.

"What's their names?" Nichol asked as Tethys continued preparing the meat. "Glen, Cormag, and a few others, but those two were the only standouts in my book." Tirado said as Tethys brought them their meat and sat down herself before starting to feed Jill. "If they sound good in your books then fine by me." Nichol said as he ate a piece of his bear meat. "Enough business you two, let's just enjoy dinner tonight." Tethys said with a smile as Nichol smiled back. "Yes dear." Nichol said as Tirado rolled his eyes. He was still trying to figure out what had happened to the old Nichol.

Meanwhile in Hoshido

BGM: You of the Light - Fire Emblem Fates

Sumeragi grunted as he swung his wooden blade at his opponent, the long haired youth in front of him swinging his own sword with natural talent and ease as the two locked blades, a black haired woman watching on, holding her baby daughter as her four year old sons watched their father, or in the case of the white haired boy, his adopted father. The red haired girl next to them watching as her brother and their father spared, Ryoma holding his own against his father despite being six years old now.

Only for his sword to be knocked away and his father pointing his wooden katana and Ryoma. "Good job son, but you can't beat me, I'm the best." Sumeragi said before chuckling as Ryoma huffed. "I'll beat you one day dad!" Ryoma shouted as Mikoto watched them with Corrin and Takumi.

"You know… I haven't seen Garon in a while, maybe I should go see him." Sumeragi wondered absent mindedly as Ryoma picked up his sword and ran at his father screaming, only for Sumeragi to knock his sword away while he wasn't looking. "You're daydreaming at milord." Saizo said from his position by the wall of the courtyard, Sumeragi laughing as he sighed. "Yeah your right. Still I want to see Garon again, see how he's been doing."

"Should I send a messenger milord?" Saizo asked as Sumeragi waved him off. "Surprise me." Sumeragi said as he walked over to Mikoto and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "But I have to ask you, any news of Nohr?" Sumeragi asked Saizo as he nodded.

"Recently there was a war with someone named Walhart that just ended in Nohr's victory. This Walhart avoided tackling Hoshido because of the assumed reason of our stronger forces and more potential to hold out in a siege due to higher amounts of resources and food then Nohr." Saizo said as Sumeragi frowned. "Why was I never told about this?" Sumeragi asked as Saizo shrugged slightly. "Most likely because Nohr can't offer anything to Hoshido to ask for assistance. At best they have ores that are useless to us and limited food supplies." Saizo said as Sumeragi sighed. "I would have helped him just on the principle of helping an old friend… but I understand. I want you to go to Nohr, personally, and make plans. I want to meet with Garon and catch up on old times." Sumeragi said as Saizo bowed. "As you wish milord." Saizo said before disappearing in a cloud of smoke.

The Message

BGM: Dance in the Dark - Fire Emblem Fates

About a week later Garon was sitting on his throne, overlooking some resource management that Minerva had previously been taking care of. The small click of metal alerted him to something as he stood up and pulled Bölverk off his back. "I know you are there, show yourself." Garon said as a small chuckle was heard and a cloud of smoke appeared before Garon.

The smoke dissipated to reveal Saizo the fourth as Garon sheathed his axe. "Really Saizo?" Garon asked as Saizo just bowed. "Milord has asked me to send you a message." Saizo said as Garon sighed. "All business as usual, alright, what is it?" Garon asked as Saizo relayed his message.

"Lord Sumeragi wishes to meet you, and in his words. 'Catch up on old times.' I suspect he wants a vacation, because he does nothing but spar all day with his son." Saizo said as Garon nodded. "Actually, how have you been Saizo. It's been about what? Five or six years since we last met?" Garon asked as Saizo stood up. "Five lord Garon, and I have had twin sons within that time. Saizo the fifth, and my second son Kaze, they are five years old now." Saizo said with a small bit of pride in his voice. "And let me guess, they are ninja prodigies." Garon said as Saizo nodded.

"Well, I suppose I could show you my kids… the ones I have left anyway." Garon said as Saizo frowned. "Left? Have they been targeted for assassination?" Saizo asked as Garon shook his head as they walked. "Worse… my own jealous wives tried to kill them… Minerva managed to save three, and then there is my adopted daughter, and I only have one concubine left and her newborn daughter, and well… I may have gotten Minerva pregnant." Garon said as Saizo frowned. "And here I thought your issues with never being able to women would end well." Saizo said as Garon sighed. "It's brought nothing but grief Saizo." Garon admitted as he pushed open the door to Minerva's room, as she was taking care of the children as usual.

Minerva was sitting in her chair, Azura sitting next to her on the floor as Xander laid on the bed. The two year old Leo snoring away under his blanket on the floor as Camilla was sitting in front of a mirror with a pair of hair decorations that she was trying to stick in her hair. "Garon, what do you want?" Minerva asked when she saw Garon come in, followed by Saizo who Minerva had to squint at to recognize. "Saizo?" Minerva asked as Saizo nodded. "It seems you've been well Minerva… and you've ended up not cutting his balls off." Saizo said, reminding her of what she had said years ago.

"He still needs them to go to the bathroom sadly… and currently I'm half wishing I did do so… and half not." Minerva admitted as Saizo walked over to her and looked around at the kids, and noticing a pendant around Azura's neck but not thinking much of it. "You act as their mother?" Saizo asked as Minerva nodded. "I'm as close as they all have to one." Minerva admitted as someone knocked on the door.

"Hey did I miss anything?" Celsius asked as she walked in smiling before looking at Saizo and at Minerva. "Um… what happened to your belly?" Celsius asked rather dumbly as Minerva glared at Garon. "Ask Garon, he'll… gladly tell you, won't he." Minerva said as Garon made the smart move to get the heck out of the room as Celsius ran after him.

"I'm afraid I must go now… I'd rather not be involved in the scandal that is probably going to happen." Saizo said before dissapeaing, leaving Minerva alone with the kids as Leo yawned before waking up, rubbing one of his eyes as the others all looked at Minerva. "Enough, just go back to what you were doing, everything is fine." Minerva said as the children went back to their things, with Leo trying to stand up and get to Minerva as Azura helped him up onto the chair and Minerva let him sit in front of her on the chair. 'Yep… I'm kinda the mom already.' Minerva thought, slightly annoyed yet happy with that title.

Jealousy is a Mad Mistress

BGM: The Dim Abyss - Fire Emblem Fates

About two more months after Saizo's visit a date and location had been settled for Sumeragi and Garon's 'meeting' or rather, as everyone who knew Garon knew, their vacation. In the kingdom of Nestra in the city of Cyrkensia, a month from the day they had made the agreement through Saizo.

But this wasn't about the two lords, rather it happened one night, after the birth of a little girl who was named Elise. Garon's last concubine, Mavis, had grown wary of Minerva. She knew that Minerva was pregnant, and her having a child with Garon was in her mind, unacceptable. She wanted Garon's favor, and to do that, she would have to get rid of Minerva, or at the very least, get rid of Minerva's child to make sure that her place with Garon could not be shaken, despite Garon having completely ignored all his concubines, or at least the one left, since the death of Arete.

Mavis thought she knew what she had to do. Armed with a dagger she had taken from the castle armory she walked into Minerva's bedroom in the dead of night, hiding the dagger in her sleeve as she walked closer to Minerva's bed. But Minerva wasn't in her bed, and the candle light from the bathroom showed just where she was… along with the sounds of Minerva heaving out something, mostly likely her dinner from the evening.

Slowly hiding behind the doorway Mavis kept the knife hidden in her sleeve as Minerva finished heeving, slowly getting out of the bathroom, passing Mavis without noticing her as she slowly got into bed, snuffing out the candle she had before falling asleep as Mavis slowly creeped out of the shadows.

Getting close to Minerva's bedside she slipped the knife out of her sleeve before turning it over and posing to strike. With a wicked grin on her face she stabbed the knife straight into Minerva's stomach.

For a moment time seemed to stop as Minerva's eyes shot open in pain. A horrific scream ringing out through the halls as Mavis heard guards and servants running towards Minerva's room, beating a hasty retreat Mavis left the room, leaving Minerva bleeding out slowly with the knife right in her stomach.

In Mavis's mind she had just secured Elise's place as the king's daughter and her place as queen, rather than any bastard child Minerva could have. Her personal mission complete she left for her room just as the servants and guards started arriving.

In Minerva's room she had tears in her eyes, blood seeping down her stomach as she tried to get the covers off herself, but was unable to do so as the knife had been stabbed through the covers and into her. A maid threw the door open before holding her hand to her mouth in shock at the sight of Minerva on the bed.

Running to her side she held Minerva's arm as she cried, slowly pulling the knife out as the guards started arriving, witnessing the maid trying to pull the knife out as Minerva was crying. "Stop! Assassin!" The lead guard yelled as she tried to raise her hands to defend herself.

"No… stop… let… her… get… it… out…" Minerva said quietly as the guards rushed to Minerva's side, the maid going back to slowly working the knife out of Minerva's stomach while trying to avoid drawing any more blood.

It was at this point the door was thrown open again, Garon and Celsius in the doorway as they witnessed the guards watching the maid trying to get the knife out of Minerva. "Minerva…" Garon muttered in fear. He had lost everyone else, and now he couldn't afford to lose her. "Sister!" Celsius yelled, running to Minerva's side and was about to push the maid out of the way as the guards held her back to keep her from doing anything rash, about ten of them piling on her just to keep her from doing anything stupid.

It took all of five agonizing minutes to get the knife out safely, the maid already having gotten a staff from Minerva's rack of staves in her room and using it to heal the wound as Minerva cried in pain with her labored breathing as Garon and Celsius finally were gotten to her side.

"Minerva! Hang on!" Garon yelled at her as Celsius already had her hand on her sister, having thrown her arms around her crying as Minerva looked up with tears in her eyes. "How… is the baby?" Minerva asked in labored breathing as Garon wiped the blood from atop her stomach with her sleeve before putting her ear to her stomach.

Silence reined as Garon slowly closed his eyes and listened, hearing nothing but a single heartbeat from Minerva's chest as he kept his eyes closed with a grimace on his face. "Nothing… I hear nothing." Garon mumbled as Minerva eyes filled with tears once more. Celsius still hugging her sister with all her might as she cried. "Who did this?" Garon asked as he stood back up, who despite being in his night clothes, he was still incredibly imposing. "WHO!" Her yelled as he looked at the maid who had been pulling out the knife.

"When I got here the dagger was in her stomach, I was trying to get it out without wounding her anymore when the guards arrived." The maid said quietly, trying to avoid Garon's wrath as Minerva looked at her from the bed. "It wasn't here… it was someone else… that dagger… is from the castle armory…" Minerva mumbled as Garon looked to the guards. "Find out who was in armory today! NOW!" Garon shouted as he left. "Don't worry Minerva, we'll find who did this." Garon said quietly as Celsius stood up, tears in her own eyes as Minerva raised her hand.

"Help me up…" Minerva said quietly as Celsius helped her get out of bed. "Give me that dagger please." Minerva asked as the maid handed it over. "What is it Minerva?" Celsius asked as Minerva started slowly walking towards the door. "I have an idea… don't follow me." Minerva said quietly as Celsius and the maid stood still as Minerva left the room armed with nothing but the dagger that had just killed her child.

BGM: Id (Darkness) - Fire Emblem Awakening

Mavis lay in her bed with a smile on her face as she slept, Elise in her crib as Mavis slept soundly, despite her attempted murder of Minerva. However her door slowly creeped open before being shut slowly, the sound of the door locking from the inside nearly silent as Minerva walked farther into the room, holding the knife that had just in stuck in her stomach not fifteen minutes earlier.

Slowly walking up to Mavis's bedside with an expressionless face Minerva slowly moved her hand over Mavis's mouth, just high enough that she would be able to slam her hand down on it to prevent any noise as she raised the dagger high above Mavis.

A single stab and Mavis's eyes shot open as she tried to scream, only to find Minerva's hand clamped over her mouth as she tried to throw the weak tactician off of her, only to find herself unable to move at all as Minerva's eyes were hidden by her hair and the darkness.

"You know… I figured out who stabbed me the moment I saw the knife. It's my job to watch over everything in this castle, including who takes what out of the armory… Mavis." Minerva said darkly as Mavis tried to scream, but due to Minerva's hand over her mouth she was unable to as Minerva lit the candle on her bedside table.

"Let me tell you a little secret… I don't kill, normally I don't. The reason for this is simple. I don't want to end up like my family. You think this is the first murder attempt on me? Far from it you shit." Minerva swore while her voice remained calm and near emotionless, which only served to freak Mavis out even more.

"The first attempt was by my younger brother… as were the next ten. My family was quite fucked up, even for my world's standards… opps, I let that little bit slip, not that it's going to matter soon." Minerva said softly as she took her hand off Mavis's mouth, the instant it was off she tried to scream, but found herself unable as Minerva went for the knife in her stomach.

"I wanted to get rid of everything that connected me to them… and for the most part succeeded. But it's people like you who remind me of them. Those who are selfish, and think only of themselves and power." Minerva said quietly as she pulled the dagger painfully out of Mavis's stomach, blood staining the sheets red from the unclean removal of the knife.

"But there was one thing I could never get rid of… what they had taught me. Despite how weak I am, I had to learn to survive… It's my worst nightmare to face my brothers… but I only had three when I was spirited away to my new home. He tried to kill me himself… but he's not exactly around anymore to try and kill me." Minerva said, her voice still emotionless as her face went into a very uncomfortable sneer, her eyes still hidden by her hair as Mavis tried her hardest to do anything, but something was keeping her down.

"Don't try to struggle, you can't do anything. It's my power. To lock and unlock. I locked you up… I locked up your voice, your movement. You are helpless." Minerva said as she messed with the dagger a little bit, fingering the blade before posing it to strike once more.

A slash across the chest, right where Mavis's brests were left blood and white fluid flowing out of her as Mavis tried to scream in pain, but only tears came from her as a reaction as Minerva held the bloody knife, watching as Mavis's fluids stained the bed red and white as she pushed the covers completely off Mavis.

"You are the one thing I can see myself killing not out of self-defense… but out of anger." Minerva said quietly as her voice displayed only a little more emotion, one that had Mavis crying in fear. Anger… something that the normally calm Minerva only displayed at the worst of times, or when her sister was threatened… and now that wrath was upon her.

"I'm going to tell you right now Mavis." Minerva said as she slowly looked up, allowing Mavis a fearful look at her eyes, her blank purple eyes as Minerva stared down at her. "I'm not doing this for Garon." The knife came down once more, cutting off an ear as blood poured onto the bed. "I'm not doing this for me." The knife came down again, this time over Mavis's eye, leaving a blood mark across her left eye and rendering it useless. "I'm doing this." The knife went back into her stomach as Minerva used all her strength to tear her naval open, blood pouring out onto the bed as Minerva gave Mavis one final looked of pure anger. "FOR THE BABY YOU JUST MURDERED!" Minerva yelled, stabbing the knife right into Mavis's head as Elise started crying in her crib. Minerva looking away from the corpse laying mutilated on the bed and slowly walking over to Elise, Minerva looking inside the crib and seeing the crying baby girl before looking back at the corpse on the bed.

"You would have raised a monster… and I had to become one right here to deal with you personally…" Minerva said, mentioning Mavis as she bent over the crib and slowly picked up Elise, her sleeves thankfully not bloody as Minerva had almost no blood on her apart from her own. "But I'll take care of you little one… I'll make sure that you don't end up like me, or her." Minerva said quietly as she looked at the name on the crib. "Elise… my daughter now. An eye for an eye… and child for a child." Minerva said quietly as she unlocked the door and slowly opened it to the empty hall.

BGM:… - Fire Emblem Awakening

Walking back to her room slowly she opened the door to find Garon in there talking to Celsius and the maid. "What do you mean you don't know where she went?" Garon asked in anger as Celsius sat on the bed and the maid was trembling in fear. "She told us to wait here… so we waited." The maid said as Minerva walked in with the baby Elise.

"Sister?" Celsius asked as Garon turned around to see Minerva walking in with a baby in her arms. "Minerva? Where were you?" Garon asked as Minerva kept her head down. "I don't want to talk about it." Minerva said quietly as Garon looked at her. "Minerva, you have to tell me." Garon said as Minerva looked up.

"I did something I'm not proud of alright… I found the one who tried to kill me." Minerva admitted as Garon looked at her. "Who was it, and where can I find them!" Garon said in anger, wanting to personally deal with whoever had tried to kill his tactician, and killed his unborn child. "It was Mavis… your last concubine. I… dealt with her myself. And I'm not proud of it." Minerva said quietly as Garon caught her drift. "You… killed her." Garon said as Minerva closed her eyes and rocked Elise in her arms.

"I didn't do it for me, or for you Garon… I did it because she killed my child… if you want to relinquish me of my duties, fine. But I stand by the fact that she is dead… and you are never having another wife." Minerva said, the end of it something Garon winced at.

"Look I don't care if you killed her, she tried to kill you, and she killed our child… and I'm pretty sure I would have murdered her myself if you had told me who did it… just tell me where the body is and I'll… take care of it. No one outside this room will know." Garon said as he flashed a look at the maid who nodded her head extremely quacking in acceptance.

"It's in her room… but I may have gone a little overboard…" Minerva said, wincing as Celsius got off the bed and hugged her sister. "It doesn't matter… I'll have to get someone who can get rid of it quietly." Garon muttered. "Rennac." Minerva said as Celsius hugged her, Minerva still holding Elise close as she kept her eyes closed.

"It doesn't matter… you need rest now. Just… tell me, who's child is that, and what is her name?" Garon asked as Minerva looked down at Elise. "Mavis's daughter… now my daughter, Elise." Minerva said as Garon nodded before putting his hand on her shoulder. "I'm just happy your alive Minerva. You and the kids are all I have left along with Celsius. But I think I might have to get planning on keeping all of you a bit more safe." Garon said as Minerva raised an eyebrow. "What?" Minerva asked as Garon shook his head. "Don't worry about it now. Just get some rest. The children still need the woman who is pretty much their mother." Garon said as Minerva nodded as Garon left the room.

"I'll… be leaving now." The maid said, bowing as she left, leaving Celsius alone with Minerva as she kept death hugging her sister. "I was scared… I know we can't die, but that still scared me." Celsius admitted as Minerva put her head on top of Celsius'. "I'm alive sister… but now we should get some rest." Minerva said as Celsius finally let go of her sister, Minerva carrying Elise to the chair with her as Celsius sat next to the chair, Minerva holding Elise close as she started to drift off the sleep with the baby clutched safely in her arms.

A cycle of death… had been ended that night. Jealously brought about the death of an unborn child, and in return the death of the killer and the hands of the victim. Garon's deadly court ended with no victor, just death and four children in its wake. Xander, Camilla, Leo, and Elise. Garon's royal children, his reminders of the deadly court. But at the same time, the lights of his life. They would all grow to be heroes alongside not their adopted sister… but adopted brother. But that, was a story for another time.

(Stage Clear)

AN: I… have no words. I just plain have no words. I've had this planned for a long time, since the beginning of the story actually. Minerva is far from perfect, and this shows it a lot. She has her moments where she is completely unhinged, and honestly I'm going to have nightmares of that scene in Mavis's room. It was like something out of a fricken horror movie. And not like one of those slasher films, but something actually legitimately scary. Also a small bit more backstory on Minerva/Vaati. The reason she is so dam pacifistic, and aside from the war sequence and against phantoms, she isn't the main cause of death, as she doesn't usually see the results of her spells. It's because she murdered her psycho younger brother in self defense, and that's BEFORE Gensokyo. Seriously the version of earth that Minerva came from is f**ked up something fierce… honestly the outside world is partially inspired by the Fallout games, or rather prewar fallout and all its F**ked up glory. And other then the random murder beasts that end up as target practice for Gensokyo, that's about it.

Still Minerva has triggers that make her show her insanity from time to time, and what Mavis did was one of them. O god was it one of them. No super mode, no limit break, nothing special. Just something that makes Vaati snap.

But enough of the death… well for now anyway. The Sumeragi Arc starts next. Please leave a review and tell me what you think.