In the middle of the night Chrom shot upright, he had no real reason to but, something seemed wrong "...Huh?"
As he stood up he heard a yawn behind him "What's wrong, Big Brother?" Lissa asked sleepily whilst rubbing her eye, Chrom felt guilty as he always did when he disturbed anyone in the evenings.
"Something's wrong" Chrom couldn't explain it but he just had a feeling.
"Define "something"" Lissa had woken up a bit by this point and looked towards her brother both concerned and curious.
"I'm not sure... I think I'll have a look around." Chrom gave Lissa a half-smile before picking up Falchion and heading towards the woods.
"Not alone, you won't! I'm coming too." Lissa hastily stood up and picked up her stave, it wouldn't offer much protection but it made her feel safe at least, she then caught up to her brother and smiled brightly.
"Heh. Thanks, Lissa." Chrom smiled back at his sister before continuing into the woods.
As they made their way deeper into the dense treeline the moon provided just enough light for them to see by, it was quiet which was to be expected but it did nothing to settle Chrom's nerves if anything it only served to put him more on edge.
"It sure is dark. ...And quiet. Where did the birds go?" As Lissa spoke Chrom gripped the hilt of Falchion every muscle in his body tensing.
"Something is wrong here..." Before Chrom could finish his thought the ground began shaking violently without thinking he grabbed Lissa to keep her from falling.
"Aaah! Chrom!" Lissa held her brothers arm and squeezed her eyes shut for a brief moment only opening them when Chrom spoke again.
"Gods, what— Agh! What is this madness?! Lissa, stay close!" The panic in his voice sounded foreign but he quickly steeled himself and watched the surrounding chaos unfurl.
The forest around them began to fall and as it did all hesitation left Chrom "Lissa, run!" she looked confused for a moment "I mean it go!" as Lissa began running Chrom took one last look, at the world falling apart the shifting land and tumbling trees, before bolting behind Lissa as he did he felt a sudden heat behind him he didn't need to look to know that the earth was erupting in their wake, fire balls fell around them scorching the forest and igniting it around them, within moments smoke and fire filled the air making it considerably harder to keep ahead of the devastation upon realizing this Chrom quickly turned heading towards a clearing as he did he yelled and gestured to Lissa "Hey, this way!" with a small leap they broke the tree line.
Chrom slowed his pace and placed his hands on his knees for a moment before turning to the devastation however he didn't have much time to contemplate as Lissa after a moment pointed behind him "Chrom, what is that?" Following his sisters look Chrom noticed… a few white sparks in the air that formed into a ball which expanded into… something… and that something had a magical ring around it and a large blue draconic eye with crystalline shards forming a resemblance of eye lashes things only got weirder as two humanoid type creatures tumbled out of it, they lay still for a few seconds and just as Chrom believed them to be dead the pulled themselves to their feet and gripped their axes once they noticed the two onlookers dark violet smoke poured out of their mouths along with a haunting rattle that definitely did not sound alive.
Without hesitation Chrom stepped forward drawing Falchion, the slow ring of the blade soothing Chrom's nerves further "Lissa you better stand back" he didn't need to look as he cautiously approached as she gave a noise of affirmation, after a few more steps the creatures approached as well although they shambled slowly once the lead of the two was within striking distance it dashed with incredible speed, thankfully Chrom was experienced in dealing with reckless axe attacks due to his regular sparring partner he dispatched the beast pulling Falchion back and delivering a swift finishing strike across its torso and for a tense moment he believed it dead however he heard it deliver another rattling moan and felt his stomach twist as the sound of bones breaking came from behind him.
With surprising speed and power it swung its axe around, Chrom barely caught the blade with Falchion with a grunt of effort he pushed the creature back and exposed it instead of going straight for the killing blow he instinctively shoulder barged it to create space then as it tumbled to the ground he leapt defying gravity for the briefest moment Falchion glowing with unspoken and unbidden power before plunging down into its heart, he let out a heavy sigh as it began fading into smoke, his victory was short lived though as he heard a scream, looking over he saw Lissa backing against a rock with the second creature closing in on her time seemed to slow for him as fear ran rampant in his heart.
I can't let this happen! A hand passed through the portal before the rest of the figure who leapt through the air defying gravity before landing and dashing forward just ahead of Chrom, the creatures axe stopped dead as it collided with the figures sword that was held behind their head barely stopping the strike, Chrom stopped as Lissa looked up at her savior, They had short blue hair that had the faintest hint of sliver concealed within, their face was almost fully concealed by the beautiful butterfly shaped mask they wore, their outfit consisted of a blue shirt that stopped at just as it passed their waist it had black sleeves that ended in white cuffs, it had a red belt holding their weapon sheathe, they had short fingerless gloves on, black trousers that were designed for comfort and efficiency along with thigh high boots the outfit was completed by several armour pieces, on the shoulders and additional attachments on their boots along with a dark blue cloak with a red underside.
"Help!" the figure broke Chrom's surprise and confusion by shouting at him with only a moment's hesitation he nodded "Right!" with that he ran forward and unbidden energy flowed from Falchion again as the creature turned to face Chrom the stranger stood up and whirled around, the two sliced the creature simultaneously Chrom striking high the stranger striking low, the creature fell quickly turning to smoke before it hit the ground.
As the Stranger Sheathed their blade Chrom turned to face them "Quiet an entrance… What's your name" He spoke cautiously and kept Falchion idle at his side before they could answer the sound of hoof beats and groaning signalled that their fight was far from over and that help was on the way.