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Four chapter update, 6 + 7+8+9 (What I like to play the game a lot and Fanficton was down Monday.)

Robin's POV

We were marching to a mountain pass on the border where we were supposed to retrieve Maribelle. It was midday and the sun was high in the sky, a perfect nice day…or so we hoped.

It didn't take us long to find the Plegian King and his aid. King Gangrel was a tall, skinny man with greasy red hair, he was dressed in stereotypical king fashion, a long cape and crown.

With him was a strange woman, she was wearing a very reveling black outfit that showed of her very attractive body, specifically her breasts. She had long white hair and strange marking on her face…for some reason, she felt oddly familiar.

"Well here's the exalt in all her glory, I should cover my eyes her radiance is so bright!" Gangrel laughed.

"Gangrel, I've come to settle this incident." Emmeryn said "I want the truth."

"We gave you the truth." The woman said.

"Perhaps you would be so kind as to share your name madam." The exalt said.

"You can call me Aversa."

"Very well Lady Aversa, is Maribelle unhurt?"

"Huh? Oh you mean the blonde." Gangrel scoffed "Yeah she's doing just peachy."

"Let me go you piece of filth!"

I looked over and saw Lissa's friend being pushed around by a Plegian thug, she looked unharmed, just really pissed off.

"Maribelle!"

"Oh Lissa is that you?"

"This girl crossed the border without our permission, and you know what else, she wounded the soldiers who were only trying to escort her home." Aversa explained with a sneer on her face.

"That's a lie you hag!" Maribelle yelled "Are Plegians so uneducated they don't know the definition of truth!"

"She has no manners." Aversa sighed.

Can't argue much with her there, Maribelle is quite…crude.

"Her violent nature speaks to her guilt." Gangrel said his smile saying volumes about his true intentions "This requires a heavy punishment, oh and fear what would happen should she confess to being a spy. It would take some MAJOR good faith to restore relations…"

"I did nothing wrong!" Maribelle snapped "He's the one who keeps ordering attacks on our villages! I tried to intervene and they dragged me over to this side, the remains of the sacked village are proof enough."

"To me that just says Ylisse has some bandit problems." Gangrel said sticking out his tongue "I'll cry myself to sleep thinking of your dead villagers."

"Your Grace please!" Maribelle yelled.

"It's fine Maribelle, I believe you." Emmeryn said "Release her at once Gangrel. We can sort out our issues without hostages."

"You're not even gonna apologize, what the heck was the point of the parley then?!" the king spat "I'm totally within my rights to have her beheaded by dinner."

"Man he plays hard." I mumbled.

He knows he's got the upper hand and he won't back down.

"This man is the devil!" Chrom yelled.

"I suggest you curb your dog before someone gets hurt." Gangrel laughed.

"Grrrr…"

"Now then…let's talk about a trade." Gangrel said taking a seat "I'll give you the girl if…you give me the Fire Emblem."

"You want Ylisse royal treasure…why?" Emmeryn said clearly confused by his intentions.

"Because I know the stories, the Fire Emblem can make wishes come true!" Gangrel laughed kicking his feet "Every year my birthday comes and still no gift form Ylisse, well time to make up for lost time!"

"The Emblem has one purpose Gangrel." Emmeryn said "To save the world in its time of need, you claim to have a wish greater than that?"

"Of course!" Gangrel smirked before glaring "My wish is for all Ylissean scum to drop dead in a pool of their own blood!"

"This guys has a few screws loose." I growled.

"Don't you remember what the last exalt did to my people?" Gangrel said "You owe me! Your father was a monster who led a crusade that butchered our fine nation!"

"I have never denied that and you know it." Emmeryn said "but I promised not to let the past repeat. I run a peaceful land now."

"You're such a hypocrite I can't even laugh!" Gangrel snapped furiously "No give it to me, the Fire Emblem!"

"Don't!" Maribelle yelled "I'll be fine! I'd rather die than you give him what he wants."

"Enough Maribelle." Emmeryn glared sharply.

"Blah-Blah-Talk-Talk shut up already!" Gangrel groaned.

For a King he talks more like a commoner.

"This negotiation is over." Gangrel said standing up "I'll get that emblem even if I have to rip it off your corpse. Kill her!"

Gangrel's men moved into position, running to attack the exalt. I felt energy gather in arm hand as I shot off a ball of static to knock one back while Chrom cut at a charging axe man.

"Don't move or face the same fate." Chrom growled taking a stance.

"Well that's a declaration of if I've ever seen one." Gangrel shrugged "Good enough for me, I bet this one will be really messy."

"First things first we need to get over to Maribelle." I told Chrom.

"We can't leave Emm right now, it's too dangerous."

"We don't have the time!" Lissa yelled "That lady is going over to her!"

"Well I hope you're worth fighting a war over." Aversa smirked.

"GAH!"

A tornado formed from nowhere and threw the guard hold Maribelle away.

"What the-?!"

"Maribelle we're leaving!" a boy said running up.

"Ricken!" Chrom yelled "What the hell are you doing!"

Nice spell kid…

"Is this your boyfriend? How adorable!"

"He is not my boyfriend!" Maribelle blushed.

"Hey lady." Ricken smirked and shot of another wind blast.

"Damn brat!"

Ricken grabbed Maribelle and the two ran off.

"Okay." I nodded assessing the battlefield "We have to regroup with the two of them first."

"Right." Chrom said.

"Anyone who's not fighting takes Emmeryn to safety."

"You got it!" Donny smiled ushering Emmeryn off "This way your Grace."

The main area of battle was an area of two steep cliffs and three plateaus, with the Plegian commander at the highest plateau.

Or ways up are narrow, but we can manage we just have to regroup with Ricken and Maribelle.

"You see now this…this is exciting." Lon'qu smirked, the thrill of the coming battle filling his veins.

"Feel free to cut down anyone on the second level." I said "Stahl run with him."

"Roger."

The two ran off and I turned my attention to the three dark mages who were charging up spells.

"Take them out quickly!" I yelled.

I zapped the one and saw a ball of fire and an arrow shoot passed and blow away the other two.

"Your ranged unit is here to assist." Virion said smugly.

"We can deal with the mages; you and the captain go on ahead." Miriel said.

"Thanks you two."

I saw down wyverns in the sky trying to get around us to go after Emmeryn, they were having trouble progressing as Ricken was slinging his wind magic around and crippling them. We had to deal with reinforcements coming from the nearby forts, but Lon'qu was dashing around cutting everyone.

Soon we were at the top level; it was just me and Chrom against the enemy captain.

"Die!" the enemy yelled as his Wyvern flapped its wings.

"HYA!" Chrom blocked the man's axe and I zapped the lizard "RAH"

*Slice*

"GAHHHHA!" the foe screamed as he was sliced open "This isn't the end…the war…has already started."

Now that the battle was dying down everyone went to regroup.

"Maribelle!" Lissa cried "are you okay?!"

"Nothing that I didn't render out myself." The girl smiled.

"Good to hear that you're okay." I waved.

"Oh…it's you."

"Yeah…hi." I said nervous "For some reason I get the feeling you're not very fond of me."

"No, I'm just not fond of Lissa's fondness for you."

"Maribelle!"

"Huh?"

"Just ignore her Robin." Lissa smiled.

Hmm…why is Lissa blushing?

"Yes well…thank you for saving me." Maribelle smiled.

We headed back down the mountain and found where the others were keeping Emmeryn, there were a fee dead Plegians around but no one seemed harmed.

"I'm sorry Emm, it's all my fault." Chrom said dejected.

"It's okay Chrom, this was Gangrel's doing, not yours." Emmeryn smiled "You were only trying to protect me."

"That crazed fool will be rallying his troops." Frederick said "I suggest we return home post haste and discuss strategy."

"Yes…it seems a war is upon us." Emmeryn sighed "How unfortunate."

AN

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