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Another double update 10 + 11

Robin's POV

After resting for a short while we began traversing the Plegian desert again, it was hot under the scorching sun the sand burned your feet even through your shoes.

"Hey Robin…" Lissa whispered.

It was hot, and her face seemed flushed from the heat.

"Why doesn't Chrom like me?" she frowned.

"He's just upset you went into battle without asking." I said "Especially after he said no. With everything happening with Emmeryn he just doesn't want to have to protect you too."

"Why should he even bother…" Lissa said in a hushed tone "We might not even be siblings…"

"Lissa!" I yelled "Don't say that."

"Well it's true." She frown "Chrom and Emm have Brands…you know what that monas right, they have the blood of the original exalt…my mark…never showed up…I might not…"

"Stop it." I said grabbing her shoulder "Even if that mark never comes, you will always be Chrom's sister, a mark or blood doesn't make you family, it's your relationship that does.

"I hope so…" she frowned, before cracking a smile "If I am different I don't want to stop being a princess just yet."

"That's my girl." I said shaking her shoulder.

I let go of Lissa as the wind churned like the sea and suddenly kicked up a sandstorm.

"Everyone stay close!" Chrom yelled "Don't get separated!"

"Help I'm gonna blow away!" Nowi cried.

"You are fine." Gregor grumbled.

"I prefer the cold…let's go back to Ferox." Lon'qu grumbled.

"Just be quiet and walk." Chrom said.

Once we escaped the sandstorm we were just outside the Plegian capital city, we took to hiding out in a nearby ruined village. The place was covered in sand and most likely had been wiped out by one of the many sandstorms plaguing this nation's deserts. We dispatched some scouts to get an update on the situation.

"The plan to execute the exalt at the castle on the morrow." The spy bowed "I heard it from Gangrel himself."

"This is it I guess…" Basilio sighed.

"Seems you were right again." Chrom smiled turning to me.

"So far so good, but tomorrow is the real test…" I mumbled "I hope we can pull it off."

"Keep your chin up." Flavia said "You got us this far. The plan is risky but sometimes a risk is worth it."

"By this time tomorrow we'll be telling Emm stories on the walk home." Chrom nodded reassuringly.

"I pray your right Chrom…I'm gonna go take a nap…" I said walking off.

I headed to one of the tents and laid down.

"Hey you." Lissa said walking in "Taking a nap before the big battle?"

"Yeah…" I said putting my arms behind my head.

Lissa sat down next to me "Mind if I…join you?"

"Umm…sure."

Lissa smiled and laid down next to me, placing her head on my chest, her soft blonde hair tickling my chin.

"This feels nice." She said.

"Yeah…really nice…" I mumbled drifting to sleep and putting my arm around the girl's waist.

Destiny is not something that can be cast off…they write your return with each step…

"GAH!" I gasped waking up.

What was that voice…

"Robin what's wrong?" Lissa said stirring awake "Did you have a bad dream?"

"I…I guess…" I mumbled, still a little dazed.

"Well I suppose it was good timing, we about to march into town." She said "We should go."

I went back to Chrom and we went over the plan one last time before we rode into town, jumping the castle fence to get ready. The courtyard was filled with guards and Plegian soldiers of all shapes and sizes.

"There she is." Gaius pointed out "Top of that spire there."

Chrom looked up "Damn…there's not much time."

"Welcome one and all!" Gangrel cheered "Isn't the air just wonderful today? Today's the day the witch of Ylisse answers for her nation's crimes! Today is our day for justice!"

"Executioner, do it!"

"NOW GO!" I yelled.

"I'm on it!" Flavia yelled.

An axe flew passed and split the executioner's head like a melon.

"Focus the soldier's first we can deal with Gangrel later!" Chrom yelled "The main goal it to recuse Emmeryn!"

"I've been expecting you!" Gangrel laughed "Kill them all!"

The sand is gonna slow us down again, we'll have to hurry.

People moved forward and began attacking, Stahl had his horse jump from rock to rock to avoid the sand, then her charged passed and swiped men away with his sword. The Plegian troops seemed in a rage at us, expect for one girl who looked half asleep.

"I'm supposed to kill people just cause he says so?" I mumbled reading her lips "This fight is useless."

I noticed not far off there was a person fighting Plegians, but he was not from our army.

"Chrom that woman." I pointed her out.

"She's on the way we can figure it out as we go." He said dashing off.

"You fight like baby child." Gregor said breaking the enemy line and slicing through a few guards "This is joke."

Chrom slide under a spell I was shooting to cut down the mage. He then ran over to the woman who was fighting with the axe.

"Who are you and why are you fighting alone?" Chrom asked.

"Prince Chrom!" the woman bowed her head.

"You know who I am?"

"All Ylissean clergy know the royal family sire." The woman smiled "I must thank the gods for uniting us."

"With all due respect I don't have the time right now." Chrom said "I must get to my sister."

"We came as soon as we heard of the execution."

"There are more of you?" Chrom said.

"Saddly no…my comeades were lost along the way…"

"My condolences…" I sighed.

We could have used the extra troops.

"I was beginning to doubt my purpose, but guide my axe and I shall aid you."

"It's an honor to be joined by such a formidable woman." Chrom smiled.

"Uhh…I'm a man sire."

"You're…" Chrom gulped.

"A male…" I nodded.

"Well this is awkward." We both sighed.

"I am a priest, not a cleric, you may call me Libra." He smiled.

"Apologies." Chrom begged "You just…"

"Very feminine…I get that a lot." She…I mean he smiled "You corrected yourself, that is enough. Imagine the awkwardness had you not."

"We have Wyverns closing in form the rear." Virion said hiding behind a rock "Press on, sweet Miriel and I can take care of them."

"Thanks." Chrom and I said running off.

"Chrom!" Sully rode passed and took a mna out with a spear "They're moving more people in we gotta hurry."

"Thanks Sully."

In the sky Wyvern riders were falling and crashing into walls. Lissa, Sumia, and Cordelia were controlling the air, even Nowi was flying by and spitting out fire in bursts.

I rounded a corner and quickly ducked under a spell.

"Hmm…" the woman I noticed earlier glared at me.

The air became tense like a pulled string, but neither of us shot off a spell.

"Why the hesitation?" I asked.

"Death comes for all someday…" she sighed "Why hasten its clock for me?"

"You don't believe in what you fight for?"

"Not really…I'm keeping my options open." She smirked "Seems I'm on a rebellious streak."

This woman is terrifying, I can feel a great amount of magic within her…

"Maybe…now is a good time to rebel some more?" I suggested "We could use a hand."

"You're trusting me? What if this was all part of the master plan?"

"I don't know." I shrugged "But I just get the feeling I should trust you."

"How odd…" she frowned.

"HAA!" I looked up and saw a Plegian jumping down.

"shit!"

A bolt flew passed my head and shot the man "Very well…"

I looked at the woman whose finger was smoking "Consider me you ally…for now."

"Do you have a name?" I asked.

"Tharja." She said sauntering off.

The general blocking the way up was wearing huge, bulky armor. He was throwing spears and javelins into the battlefield.

"HAA!" I shot of a bolt of lightning and Tharja did the same.

"Damn…but that will not save her…"

"Robin the sky is all clear!" Lissa said flying passed.

"We've taken out all the Wyverns!" Cordelia called.

"I'm giving the signal!" Chrom said lighting a flare.

Let's just hope Basilio kept his half of the deal.

Feathers fell from the sky as Phila and the other captured knights flew free.

"WHAT?!" Gangrel yelled "HOW?! Damn you!"

The ground suddenly split open and about a dozen Risen archers rose out of the ground.

"Risen?! How?!" I said confused.

No…no…this is all wrong.

"An army of corpses?!" Gangrel laughed "Today is my lucky day!"

The zombies all fired at once and eliminated the knights I was banking on.

"PHILA!"

"We've…lost…" Chrom sighed.

"I believe they call this a twist of fate." Gangrel smirked "Now beg for mercy from your new king!"

"I'd rather die!" Chrom yelled.

"Fitting epitaph I suppose." Gangrel smirked before pointing up "Aren't you forgetting someone? All it takes is one word…"

"Emm just hang on!"

"If he moves shot her!" Gangrel commanded sternly "I'm playing games boy."

"GRRR…" Chrom gritted his teeth.

"Who wants to move first?!" Gangrel taunted "Who's gonna get the exalt killed?!"

"Dammit…" I hissed.

"Emm…" Lissa sniffed.

"Crap…we're helpless." Lon'qu grumbled.

"We're stuck." Panne added.

"This ain't good." Vaike said twitching ever so slightly.

"Hmm…" Tharja just hummed to herself.

"This leaves a bad taste in the mouth." Gaius sighed.

"Quite a headstrong group you've assembled." Gangrel smiled "Or they would be if they weren't curbed like neutered dogs!"

"Damn you!" Chrom yelled.

"No one has to die." Gangrel said holding up a hand "Just drop the sword, and give me the Fire Emblem and everyone can go home safe and sound."

"Chrom don't!" I yelled.

"I…"

"You can't trust that man!" Cordelia yelled.

"Milord…" Frederick glared.

"I don't…know what to do…" Chrom said shaking.

"Hey…"

Sully walked up and hugged Chrom "Do what you think is best…"

"Take it…" Chrom said holding up the Emblem "You can have it…"

"Stop!"

Emmeryn was standing on the spire, yelling at Chrom.

"Hey!" Gangrel yelled "You're cutting into my big moment!"

"Emm…"

"King Gangrel…will you not listen to reason?" the exalt begged.

"More of your babble, absolutely not!" he growled "The only thing I want to hear is your body hitting the ground! And that's what I'll get unless someone gives me that emblem NOW!"

"FINE!" Chrom yelled "I said you can have it! There are too many maybe with this…I won't keep it for a maybe…if dark days do come, we'll face them together…"

"Chrom…thank you, but I know what I must do." Emmeryn smiled "I asked that you listen war brings nothing but sadness and suffering, both inside a country and outside it. Free you from the hatred, break the cycle of vengeance. Do what you must, just as I will…"

"Emm stop!" Chrom said running forward.

The air was still…no one said anything, when she walked forward.

No!

"NOOO!"

"Lissa!"

I just grabbed the girl and shoved her face into my chest.

"NO!" she tried to shake free "Let me go!"

I heard a horrendous crunching sound…I looked over my shoulder and felt sick, she was a motionless lump, laying in a pool of blood, but I never let Lissa go.

"Let's me go Robin! I have to help her."

"No Lissa…" I held her close "You…you shouldn't look…"

"GANGREL!"

"BWA HA HA!" The king laughed "HOLY SHIT SHE ACTUALLY JUMPED TO HER OWN DEATH!"

"Damn…" Lon'qu sighed walking passed "All that work…just to fail…"

"We couldn't do it." Nowi sniffled.

"Gregor had let you down…"

"You damn Man-Spawn and your wars…" Panne growled.

"Suddenly…I ain't very hungry." Gaius said spitting out his lollipop.

"Maybe I should gather the body for a display?" Gangrel smirked.

"I'll kill you!" Chrom yelled trying to run forward.

"NO!" Basilio bearhugged him "I've secured the escape, we have to flee."

"I need to-!"

"You need to run!" the older man said "Don't be stupid."

I looked up at Chrom, I was still holding Lissa who was crying a river into my chest.

"We have to go Chrom." I said "I'm sorry."

Later

Basilio's escape route lead us through the wastes, it was pouring rain, and no one said much as we ran towards the border with Regna Ferox. The entire time we ran I had to drag Lissa by the arm, she never stopped screaming and crying.

"The carriages should be just passed the ravine here." Basilio said stepping through the muck.

"…"

"Chrom!" I snapped "Wake up!"

"Ugh….sorry I'm coming."

"Look I get that this is hard." Basilio said "But sometimes…to be a leader you gotta throw those emotions on the back burner for a bit…"

Basilio really likes Chrom…you can tell he wants to show him the way to be a leader…

"HEY!" Gaius yelled sliding down a hill "We got company!"

Behind him was a whole platoon of Plegians.

"We'll have to fight our way out." The khan said "Let's go!"

"Ylisseans, if you surrender I will let you live." The enemy captain said.

"I'm afaraid I don't know the word." Basilio smirked.

"This is not what Lady Emmeryn would have wanted."

With the mention of the name Chrom perked up.

"Don't you say her name!" he glared furiously.

"I understand your rage prince." The man said "but your sister final words were not lost on me, I suspect…and hope, the same is true for my fellow countrymen. If you just lay down you weapons, I will do everything in my power to protect you."

"After what your king as done, it's hard to trust you." Frederick spoke up "we'll take our chances with the sword."

"I figured you would say that…Then I, Mustafa, will grant you a swift and honorable end."

We split up and started to fight our way through the swamps. By the time I cleared up to the top Chrom was already confronting the enemy general. Surprisingly Tharja was a useful ally in the fight to escape her homeland.

"AHHHAA!" I heard a scream of pain and saw Chrom had cut down the enemy leader.

"Well done…" Mustafa smiled "I only ask…that you spare my men…ugh…"

"Khan!"

A dainty pink haired girl wearing long silky robes ran out.

"Oliva! Sorry we kept ya waiting."

"I waited and when I didn't ehar I started to worry." The girl said speaking softly.

"Everyone this is Olivia, she's gonna be the one getting us out of here." Basilio said.

"We need to hurry." The girl said.

Later

We managed to escape Plegia and flee to Ferox.

"All that work…for nothing…" I sighed.

Lissa was still hugging my arm, gradually sobbing "Emm…"

"I allowed the exalt to fall, I'm a disgrace." Frederick grumbled.

"Something like that…" Tharja said reading her books.

"I still don't trust her either."

"Well I don't trust you much either." The dark mage glared "I'm just here for Robin.

"What now Oaf?" Flavia said leaning against the man's arm.

"I'm not in charge."

"A fine time for me to return to power…" the ruling khan sighed.

"I'm sorry Chrom, my plan…wasn't good enough."

The prince walked up and hugged me. He was warm, and comforting, I had been trying to push away that this was my fault…If I had just thought more…

"You did you best Robin…" he said "Thank you…I was the powerless one…"

"You didn't do anything wrong." Sully said rubbing Chrom's back "that's…just the way things played out."

"Fate…is a very cruel mistress." Virion sighed.

"It's odd…" Miriel said "I find myself gristly upset by the present developments…"

"She did it so I wouldn't have to choose." Chrom sighed "Emm was banking on the future…so…I will too."

"Hey Chrom…we're all powerless sometimes." I said "Don't let it keep you down."

"Yeah…" Donny spoke up "remember, I wasn't much good when Y'all met me."

"And I was just a guy off the streets…" Vaike smiled.

"I'm powerless like 90% of the time!" Nowi cheered trying to lift Chrom's spirits.

"The difference is, we have each other Chrom." I said "Someone can back you up. Sure none of us are as great as your sister was, but together…we can be even more. I always be there to help you when you stumble."

"Same here…" Sully smiled.

"I'll always be at your side." Frederick nodded.

"We're always here sir." Cordelia said giving him a smile.

"Relax Blue…we got your back." Gaius smirked.

"You don't have to be Emmeryn Chrom." Lissa said walking up and hugging her brother "Just…be yourself."

"What if I'm not worthy."

"I can think of no better Man-spawn." Panne said.

"Don't ever stop trying to be good enough then." Ricken told him "You've got tons of room to grow."

"No one is forcing you to be great at the start." Sumia said "Everyone stumbles once in a while."

"And if you fall, and someone falls with you." Stahl said "Well then the next guys will pick ya both up."

"You have plenty of people to help you Chrom."

"You saved me, that counts for something." Nowi smiled.

"Just don't fail…" Tharja mumbled "You have my trust…"

"If you were unworthy I would have left long ago." Lon'qu said.

"You've united us all." Virion laughed "That takes great power to keep a bunch like this together."

"You're like a superhero." Ricken laughed.

"Thank you everyone…" Chrom said cracking a faint smile "I know I can do this with all of you by my side. We still have work to do I'm afraid. We need to stop Gangrel and bring peace back to Ylisse. Will you all help me?"

"I'm in." Lissa said wiping her tears away "I'm…I'm thorough crying."

"Seconded." Maribelle waved "I too an through watching our people suffer."

"I'll gladly fight for the House." Stahl said.

"Same here." Sully said.

"I'll be by your side." Sumia said.

"Command us as you will." Libra smiled.

"How much you pay Gregor…he kid, Gregor work this job for free."

"The last Taguel will champion you cuase."

"I will die before another exalt's blood is spilled." Frederick said.

"Thank you…" Chrom said standing up "I refuse to falter again!"

"Seems like it's time for Gangrel to taste his own medicine." Flavia said "Ferox is yours to command."

"You young folks are so hot blooded." Basilio laughed "count me in…"

"I want to go to." Oliva said "The exalt sis me a great kindness once."

"She did?"

"I want to help." Oliva gulped "But…all I do is dance…and I'm not even very good at that."

"She's just being modest." Basilio said "Oliva is a national treasure! Her moves inspire people to work twice as hard. It be a good idea to bring her along commander."

"What happened to boy?" Chrom said raising an eyebrow."

"I think you earned a new title." The older man smiled "Flavia and I will lead the assault, the rest of ya go get Gangrel. You get the fun part. You and the tactician are natural leaders, some growing to do but plenty of room to grow."

"Thanks." Chrom laughed.

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