AN: I do not own Touhou Project or Fire Emblem Fates
Yes this is the same teaser chapter from the second book. But currently I can't get all the ideas for the third book out of my head, and recently I've hit a back case of writers block for the second book, so that means the third book is coming off the shelf before the second is finished. Yeah… I'll make sure to return to the second book after this, so don't worry.
So without Further ado
Let's join in our Conquest.
Hidden Truths
(Stage Start)
BGM: Knowledge – Fire Emblem Fates
It was a calm day in the middle of the Forest of Magic, and the entire gang was at Marisa's house, or rather just outside it with a rather unforeseen visitor.
"Are you sure you are all ready for this?" The man cloaked in white asked. His blue hair slightly spilling out of his hood, yet the rest of his face hidden by shadows. "You asked us to do this, you think we wouldn't be?" Alice replied. "We're ready." Vaati said, rubbing Cirno's hair as the smaller girl nodded her head. "Got nothing to lose, get it over with." Mokou said with a flick of her head. "Ready." Patchouli said simply, holding her book in her hand. "Yeah… I guess." Nitori muttered nervously. "I'm always ready." Meiling said with a small smile. "Come on we don't have all day." Marisa complained tapping her foot, sorta killing the moment.
"Then let us begin." The white cloaked man said with a soft smile. Opening his mouth there was a deafening roar, forcing the girls in front of him to cover their ears as a flash of white light occurred before all the girls opened their eyes and uncovered their ears.
"Okay… I was not expecting this." Alice said in shock as she held a strain of her now brown hair in front of her. "Nice choice of color." Mokou said, having grabbed a strand of her now long coal black hair. "Dammit, I liked my hair color." Marisa complained, blowing a strand of her now red hair out of the way. "This better not be permeant or I WILL find you." Marisa also added with a small growl. "No need to go that far Marisa." Vaati said, looking at her own now purple hair, Cirno's hair color matching hers as ask the fairy looked up at her. "I'm kinda ok with this. I preferred blue though." Cirno said, smiling as she looked at her 'older sister.' "I think we switched hair colors actually." Patchouli said, Vaati turning to her and smiling softy upon seeing Patchouli's now pearl white hair. "Why is my hair green?" Nitori asked, straight up confused at her now green hair. "At least it isn't that outlandish." Meiling muttered about her now silver hair. "Care to explain why you did this Anankos?" Alice asked as Anankos closed his mouth.
"I believed it would be wise to alter how you looked before we departed for our destination." Anankos said. "Yeah because changing our hair color works like that." Marisa snarked as Mokou bent over and started chuckling a bit. "You wouldn't want anyone find out about your home because of your appearances now would you?" Anankos said, effectively shutting Marisa up as Alice smacked her on the back of the head. "Fair point." Patchouli interjected.
"I apologize for having to do so, but you'll be able to return to your original appearances once you return here." Anankos said, assuring them when they returned it would be normal. "I can't blame him for that." Nitori muttered, looking annoyed at a strand of her now green hair hanging in front of her face. "Chin up, you'll be fine." Mokou said, flicking the strand out of Nitori's face with a smirk on her own. "Guess Marisa now counts as a fiery redhead now?" Meiling joked, ducking under Marisa's hand as she tried to spin around and slap Meiling with a huff. "Yes… yes she does." Patchouli muttered, Vaati joining in on the joke with a small chuckle as Cirno tried to keep from doubling over in laughter childishly. "Come now, we all know Marisa is still a thief at heart." Alice joked, referring to Marisa's 'problem.' "Shut up." Marisa said, letting Alice off the hook lightly. "Even Anankos doesn't have the power to change Marisa does he." Meiling said, smirking. "If he did we could find out what makes her tick." Patchouli said, shaking her head.
"I may have just altered how you look, but you'll still need to fit in with some new clothes and powers." Anankos said, smirking slightly having been listening in on the light hearted conversation the group had been having. "And after that, you'll need to make new names to take in this world." Anankos said before Marisa could open her mouth to complain. "Dammit." Marisa pouted. "You'll live with it rat." Patchouli said. "Can it bookworm." Marisa said rude but lightheartedly. "Wouldn't be my first time…" Vaati muttered under her breath. "That sounds cool actually." Nitori said, already thinking up some ideas. "Alright fine." Meiling said, crossing her arms over her chest. "Let's rock then." Mokou said, smirking, this was just grand fun to her.
"At least I hope you all understand why I am asking this of you. I told you earlier so I won't bother again." Anankos said. "Hide who we are so that incase the worst happens we have something to fall back on. Good plan." Patchouli said as the others nodded in agreement… for once. "So we have a dangerous task to get to, hiding under false identities… and generally being someone we are not... sounds fun." Marisa said, smirking. "Expect half of your worlds stuff to disappear." Cirno complained, everyone already knowing what Marisa had planned. "Indeed… you all are going to another place and time to fight on my behalf… but I can't transport all of you at once. I can take up to a group of three before coming back for another trip." Anankos said. "Then we'll split up, I'll go with Cirno." Vaati said, holding Cirno close as Marisa wrapped her arm around Alice and Nitori's shoulder playfully. "Let's do this!" the currently redheaded witch said, smirking her face off. "Then that leaves the rest of us in our own group." Meiling pointed out as Patchouli and Mokou stood behind her. "Correct… and I can't guarantee you will all show up at the same place, or even time." Anankos said. "So at worst, we'll have to rely on who is with us." Vaati said, Cirno punching her fist together before looking up at Vaati smiling. "Don't stress yourself, we'll wing it." Mokou said, shrugging. It would be more fun that way for sure.
"But I do truly hope the fates are kind to you all, for if they are not…" Anankos said, lowering his head as everyone got the unspoken message… the price of failure… was death, for half of them anyway. "That's dark." Marisa said darkly herself. "Chin up, we'll win." Mokou said, smirking as Meiling smiled along with her. "But of course." Vaati muttered, smiled as she hung her arm around Cirno. 'Such a light hearted group… I can only hope my world doesn't break them.' Anankos thought to himself somberly.
"You are all willing to go through with this though. But if any of you want to back out." Anankos started before getting cut off. "No, we took this mission, we're going to see it through… it's what we do." Nitori surprisingly said. "She's right, we aren't going to back down." Patchouli said, holding her head high. "Bring it on." Marisa said, smirking as she crossed her arms. "Let's do this." Cirno said, pumping her fists up and down as Vaati smiled as nodded her head. "I'm in." Meiling said, smiling herself as Mokou smirked and put her hands behind her head. "So is she." Meiling said, rolling her eyes.
"You… you all agree? I must ask, why risk your lives?" Anankos said, obviously stunned none of them had backed out, heck they seemed enthusiastic about going through with this. "You're in a mess and you made a request, it's our duty to help." Marisa said with a smirk. "It's kinda our day jobs to solve this stuff." Patchouli half complained. "Let's get this show on the road then." Mokou said, smirking.
Anankos stood silent for a moment before smiling. "Thank you all, heroes of this world." Anankos said. "Can't say you didn't give us a scare, what with appearing out of literally nowhere with this request." Nitori muttered. "Asking us to save your kingdom… just don't expect it to all be there when we're done with it." Alice said jokingly. "Are you referring to us blowing I up, or Marisa stealing half of it?" Mokou asked before everyone, even Marisa rolled their eyes. "Marisa." Was the unanimous answer, even from herself?
"Look I'm sorry for dropping in on all of you like this." Anankos apologized. "I just don't have much time." He admitted. "Being heroes is kinda our fate at this point." Vaati said, smiling softly. "Funny I thought it was the conquest of battle we craved." Mokou said, smirking. "Nah it's the revelations of what the heck is going on that gets me the most." Marisa said, smirking. "You three are just offloading back puns at this point." Alice groaned in slight annoyance. "Sue us." Vaati, Marisa and Mokou all said at once, eliciting a small laugh from the entire group… and perhaps the last one they could share for quite a while.
"If you all could please get back to me." Anankos said with a small cough, the girls all turning back to him again and listening. "You've all done more then anyone should have to. You've fought gods, multiple times even, and you've been to hell and back, and after that you still found a way to save those who were once lost… You deserve far better then this." Anankos said apologizing.
"Ok… what the hell, how do you know about that." Marisa said as her eyes went blank for a moment. "Yeah who told you? Was it Yukari?" Meiling suggested. "I doubt it, she's still asleep." Patchouli muttered. "I'm sorry for this… but you truly all deserve better. Especially you poor injured friend." Anankos said, motioning towards Vaati. "Just how much about us do you know?" Vaati asked, clearly not wanting to talk about her injuries… that refused to go away even with the help of the Hakurei Elixir, as they are part of her 'base' form. "I…" Anankos started before Marisa made a rude comment. "Come on, we don't have all day." She said, tapping her foot. "Marisa get down!" Anankos shouted as Marisa spun around and yelped in surprise before jumping backwards, avoiding the sword that had almost been brought down on her head. "Marisa!" Alice shouted, pulling out her gun and pointing it at the man who had tried to strike Marisa, but she and everyone else only got a quick look as he disappearing into thin air. "Okkk not cool." Mokou muttered as everyone went back to back. "Where did he go!" Nitori shouted, pulling a small gauntlet out of her back pack. She didn't have her armor but she had a prototype of a handheld arm cannon.
Within moments and with a rush of air everyone could sense they were surrounded, Anankos standing in the center of their little circle. "What the heck are these thing? Spirits? Jiang-shi?" Marisa asked as she spun around, trying to find who was surrounding them in the field in front of her house. "Whatever they are, they want us dead." Cirno said, forming her sword of ice and holding it in front of herself. "Like they can manage that." Mokou said, pretty much daring them to bring it on. "It's may fault they are here… they must have gotten wind of me trying to get help." Anankos said. "Can it faceless! We can talk after we kick their asses!" Marisa said "I think we might need to get lethal to do that I fear." Alice muttered, these things… she knew they wouldn't stop until they or them were dead. "Fine but after this, you're answering all our questions Anankos." Patchouli said, already readying a spell of lethal force. "You have my word." Anankos answer. "Then let's get to it!" Marisa rallied as the other girls, besides Vaati and Patchouli, answered loudly with approval.
BGM: Battle theme of Hidden Truths – Fire Emblem Fates
The enemies around them didn't wait for them to attack, the invisible enemies already on the move as Mokou moved to cut off the ones coming from the west. "So there is a world out there with invisible people trying to kill you? Sounds like my kind of party." Mokou admitted silently as she threw a punch in the general direction she could sense something, landing a flame blow smack in the face of an invisible solider wielding an axe, the soldier dissolving into purple smoke as Meiling hopped over Mokou's back. 'This is something that tests my skills… invisible soldiers… but nothing beating fighting blindfolded.' Meiling thought as she threw a punch towards where she though she could sense a soldier, the punch missing before she pulled away, dodging a blow from an axe as the purple skinned soldier flashed into existence for a moment. "Gotta." Meiling said as she punched the poor sap into oblivion, his body dissolving into smoke.
Marisa however had gone straight on the offensive with Alice backing her up. "Welp this is already turning out just fine! Let's send these guys back to the grave!" Marisa quipped, still thinking that they were some form of undead… she wasn't wrong. "Dammit Marisa…" Alice muttered as Marisa blasted a few magic missiles in the general direction of the warriors, actually hitting a few and blasting them to bits. "I must admit… I wasn't expecting this when this conversation happened." Patchouli muttered as she crushed a few warriors in a ball of water… at least she hoped she did as she saw the purple smoke rising from the pressurized sphere.
Nitori had joined Marisa in blasting away in the general direction of anything that moved. "I really wish I had my armor right now. I just installed heat seeking before this!" Nitori complained as her shots went wide before her gauntlet died, sparking as she yelped and pulled it off her as it exploded. "Nice going inventor." Marisa quipped. "Shut it!" Nitori said, embarrassed.
Cirno and Vaati stood together as they were back to back. "Cirno… I'm going to make it rain, if we can hit them, the rain will make it so we can at least see them." Vaati muttered. "Got it, now let's clean house." Cirno said enthusiastically. Vaati gathered a ball of water in her hands, condensing the water in the air as she threw it up, the ball exploding and making it shower as drops of the makeshift rain splattered on the invisible warriors. "I got a better idea." Cirno said, smirking as she threw her hand out, flash freezing all the rain as several figures of ice formed with no one apparently inside. "Good idea." Vaati said, smiling as she made spikes of stone destroy the ice statues, purple smoke rising from the dead soldiers.
"You've been improving as always." Patchouli noted before she ducked a swipe from an axe, bring a stone pillar up in front of her spearing the dragon rider. "Okay now they are riding dragons!" Alice complained, and Meiling gave a rude look. "Kill them all." Mokou said as it started to rain again, clouds gathering above them as Vaati make the water in the air turn to drops, reveling the positions of the warriors, and within seconds all of them speared through with stones, magic missiles and gunshots, except one who was fast enough to dodge. "We must retreat for now." The figure muttered before disappearing. "Victory!" Nitori shouted. "You did nothing." Mokou said, Nitori then sulking with her green hair covering her eyes.
BGM: Uncanny E – Fire Emblem Fates
"Alright buster, start talking." Marisa said after the battle had ended, rounding on Anankos with everyone else turning towards the cloaked man as well. "Well first off, I'm please to see you all live up to your reputations." Anankos said. "Yes we are amazing aren't we?" Mokou said, taking the moment to stroke her ego with her black hair currently in the wind. "Not even going to ask where the wind came from." Alice muttered, knowing it hadn't been windy moments earlier.
"Never mind that, what were those things… they were not human, nor Youkai, not a spirit or a Jiang-shi, so what were they?" Patchouli asked, ignoring the breeze that had been whipped up… that Mokou, Marisa and Cirno were all using to strike awesome poses that no one was paying attention to in. "And If I may also ask, what are you Anankos?" Vaati added, knowing this guy clearly wasn't human. "I'll tell you everything you all need to know… but we can't do it here. I can only take up to three of you with me to my kingdom at a time… and since time and space is different there, I'll explain everything to that group before coming back for the next." Anankos admitted. "But who are you, some sort of god?" Marisa asked, clearly joking as Anankos smirked. "Well I have been called one in the past." He admitted, everyone staring at him for a moment before Marisa clapped her hands together. "Well alright then." Marisa muttered, clearly annoyed that her joke had backfired. "But I must ask, who's coming with me first." Anankos said, going back to his straight face.
"Well then… who's going first?" Marisa asked, everyone looking between each other for a moment. "We'll do it." Cirno said, grabbing Vaati's arm bravely as she tugged her towards Anankos. "We'll go first." Cirno said as she let go of Vaati. "And we can't waste time… so you all can take the questions after he drops us off… we'll figure everything out on the way." Vaati said softly. "Very well… I'll be right back." Anankos said as a bright flash of light occurred, everyone having to cover their eyes as when the light died down, Vaati and Cirno were gone. "Those brave, brave nutcases." Meiling muttered, shaking her head. "Who's next?" Anankos asked, Marisa stepping up with Nitori and Alice as they all looked between each other, nodding as they turned around and waved as a bright light flashed again, the three of them gone before they could say anything, leaving Anankos alone once again. "Welp… last but not least." Mokou muttered as they walked up to Anankos. "I've already told the others all they need to know, and answered more questions for Marisa then I think I would ever have had to. So let's go." Anankos said as a bright light flashed once more, this time leaving no one in the clearing as the wind died down.
Vaati and Cirno opened their eyes, seeing they were in some sort of cave system as Anakos stood behind them. "What was that about?" Cirno asked, looking around amazed at the new location they were in. "I don't know…" Vaati muttered as she turned around towards Anankos with Cirno. "Look I'm sorry for the secrecy… and for what happened back there. I'm sorry." Anankos said deeply, bowing his head. "It's alright Mr. Anankos, you couldn't have stopped them." Cirno said softly, trying to apologize to him. "No it's my fault… but I suppose I must give you something before I do anything else." Anankos said before reaching into his robe and pulling out a small crystal ball. "With this you'll be able to return to your world, at the exact same point in time as you left, give or take a few minutes into the future, can't have time being that messed up." Anankos said as Vaati took the crystal ball and smiled. "Thank you sir." She said, as Cirno smiled with her.
"I'm sorry but… I must warn you. You two are the furthest into the past compared to the others… before my child was born in fact." Anankos said. "I'm sorry what." Vaati said. "I'm sorry, both of you, but you won't be seeing your friends for a very long time." Anankos said, drooping his head. But Vaati lay her hand on his shoulder in comfort. "It's not your fault, we'll make due. We just have to start a little early that's all." Vaati said, smiling a sad smile as Cirno hugged Vaati. "You're… you're not mad?" Anankos asked. "Not at all… who knows, we might have a little fun along the way." Vaati admitted as she hugged Cirno.
"Thank you… both of you. I can at least show you the way out of my kingdom, my kingdom of Valla, but both of you must never speak of this place once we leave, or else…" Anankos said, rubbing his arm. "We understand." Cirno said as she and Vaati looked between each other for a moment.
"Then before I send you on your way… I must give you your new powers and clothes to fit in to this world, and you two must make your new names." Anankos said as both of them cringed. "Will we not keep our abilities… they are a part of us." Vaati asked, referring to his ability to lock and unlock and Cirno's manipulation of ice. "You will. But you'll be cut off from most of your magic. I'm sorry but I have to make sure all loose ends are covered." Anankos said. "I understand." Vaati said, sighing as Cirno held her tighter.
"Then here we go." Anankos said as a small flash of light enveloped Cirno and Vaati. When the light cleared both purple haired girls were in different outfits. Vaati was wearing a blue cap on her head lined with yellow, a small red gem in the center of the cap as she wore a sort of extended blue scarf around her neck, with a bow tying it together. The armor she was wearing was very light, with brown leather covering the purple clothing underneath, long sleeves but no gloves as she had a pair of purple pants and brown riding boots. In her hand was a metal staff with a green gem at the top, and on her back was a second staff with a purple gem at the top. Her long purple hair actually a shade lighter then her clothing as she held the staff in her hands.
Cirno was wearing a studded blue sweater, with her bow having been turned yellow as a large metal shield sat on her right shoulder. At her belt was a metal sword as her personal 'flair' of her leather strap and guard still being worn, but the sides had been switched, with the part of the coat covering her left rather then her right. Her gloves had been changed into black gloves that covered her entire hands as brown leather combat pants adorned her legs, a pair of metal greaves on her feet as well. "Wow…" Cirno muttered as she flexed her fingers in her new gloves. "I feel like I shouldn't be walking…" Vaati muttered as Anankos smiled softly. "You're a Troubadour now Vaati, and Cirno is a mercenary, both a type of job in the Nohrian army." Anankos said as he pointed towards a ravine behind them. "Jump into this ravine. It will take you to the great Chasm and from there, head west to Nohr. I must go now, before my past self discovers we are here… good luck." Anankos said as a bright light flashed, Cirno and Vaati covering their eyes as Anankos disappears. "He sure knows how to make an exit." Cirno said as Vaati chuckled. "We've trusted him so far… do you trust him enough for us to jump into a ravine." Vaati asked. "We'll live… we always have sister." Cirno said.
"Then tell me… who are you?" Vaati asked, referring to the new names they were supposed to pick. "Call me… Celsius." Cirno… Celsius said. "Minerva." Vaati… Minerva said. "Then let's go." Celsius said, grabbing Minerva's arm as they stood at the edge of the ravine. "Together sister." Minerva said, smiling as they both jumped, Celsius hanging onto Minerva as they fell through the ravine to the new world they were to explore.
BGM: Map Theme of Hidden Truths
Marisa, Alice and Nitori opened their eyes as they all stared with jaws dropped. "Is that waterfall supposed to be going up…" Nitori asked dumbly as she pointed at the upside down island in the sky… with a waterfall running off it going even further into the sky. "Welcome… to Valla, my kingdom." Anankos said behind the trio, the three girls turning around. "Never thought I'd see a more messed up place then Makai." Marisa muttered. "The Underground took the cake before this to be honest." Alice muttered as Nitori just stared dumbly as the waterfall defying the laws of physics worst they they did on a daily basis.
"Well… can't say I'm not surprised that you find Valla strange." Anankos admitted. "This is a kingdom right? So where are the people?" Marisa asked. Anankos sighed as he lowered his head. "Gone… the only ones left are the Valite Soldiers… the remains of the people of Valla brought back from the dead." Anankos said. "So they are Jiang-shi!" Marisa shouted. "No they are not like your friend with the tag on her face, they have no true minds of their own… they are simply puppets of the current 'king' of Valla." Anankos said. "Don't refer to those things as puppets! They give mine a bad name." Alice said, defending her puppets as Shanghai floated out from where she had been on Alice's person. "It's the best word I could use to describe them… I'm sorry if I offended you." Anankos apologized, Alice calming down a bit. "It's alright… I just don't like that analogy." Alice admitted. "There is a lot of things you don't like." Marisa said, smirking as Alice tried to hit Marisa over the head. "Break it up you two." Nitori muttered as Anankos smirked at their light heartedness. "Now then… do you have any questions?" Anankos asked, waiting for them. "You have got NOOO idea." Marisa said, smirking as the three girls began throwing questions at the poor guy.
Five hours… and about a hundred questions later Marisa, Nitori and Alice finally stopped, Marisa having pocketed the crystal ball Anankos had given them to return home after everything was said and done. "Ok… with that out of the way… I need to give you all your new clothes… and weapons." Anankos said, sighing as he didn't even give the three girls time to speak as light blinded the three of them for a moment.
When the light cleared the girls were all standing in their new clothing, with Marisa holding a bow, a wooden tank behind Nitori and Alice holding a set of knives as Shanghai floated behind her. Marisa was wearing a black cloak, and still wearing her hat as her red hair pour down behind her. Under her clothes the tops of her breasts were exposed slightly as the black shirt under the cloak held them up. She was wearing brown hiking boots and leather pants as well as the bow currently on her back. The small holster for her Hakkero thankful attached to her belt.
Alice's outfit was slightly more… revealing. The yellow scarf around her neck thankfully protecting her as her skintight outfit exposed the cleft of her breasts, and a bit of the top. On her arms were skintight protectors and metal guards with long curved spikes on them. Two leather guards protectered the sides of her legs, and thankfully a pair of shorts protected her modesty… but now her legs as they were very much revealed by the lack of anything covering the front or back of them, and her knees were protected by leather guards and on her feet was a pair of sandals. Her neck length hair still behind her normally.
Nitori was by far the simplest outfit. Just wearing a blue short sleeved shirt with leather straps connecting her backpack to her. She was also wearing green pants and brown boots as well, and her hat was missing. "By Yukari DON'T LOOK!" Alice shouted, all flustered thanks to her much more revealing ninja outfit. Marisa pouted as she noticed her new outfits, but held her bow in front of her, as well as thankfully noticing the presence of her hat and Hakkero. Nitori however just looked at her self and shrugged. "Not all that different…" the kappa muttered as she looked at the wooden tank behind her with a smile, the shields on the front not having an emblem and the cannon having her hat on top of it as she plucked it off. "Why do I have this bow… I want to blast some people, NOT SHOOT TINY ARROWS AT THEM!" Marisa shouted at Anankos. "Your magic powers your shots… and this is slightly payback for the five hours of a questions…" Anankos muttered, even under her hooded face a small blush escaping as he pointed at a ravine behind them. "Look… just jump through that and do what I told you ok… You understand the mission, now go." Anankos said as Alice tried and failed to cover herself anymore then her outfit allowed, Nitori hopping in her tank as Marisa jumped on the side, grabbing Alice and getting her to side on the other side. "You heard the dragon FULL SPEED AHEAD MIZU!" Marisa shouted, laughing in glee as Nitori, now Mizu nodded with a smile on her face as she jumped into the ballista tank, shutting the top as the tank started moving. "Hold onto your hat Arashi.", before driving off the ravine with Arashi's laughter and Alice's screaming following them, Shanghai hanging on her life as the tank felt to the other world. "COME ON CHIKYU LIVE A LITTLE." Arashi shouted, referring to Alice's new name. "Those three are nuts…" Anankos admitted before disappearing in a flash of light for his final group.
BGM: Map theme of Royal Battle DLC
Patchouli, Meiling and Mokou all opened their eyes, seeing a castle in the distance on a floating island, Anankos behind them as they all spun around, slightly confused. "Why is that lake upside down?" Meiling asked, already feeling a migraine coming on just from looking at that. "Don't start…" Patchouli muttered, already trying to stop herself from puking as Mokou looked over the edge of the strip of land they were on. "I'd say I've seen it all… but I keep finding out I haven't." Mokou muttered as she turned around back to Anankos with the others.
"Haha, I am not surprised you three find my home a but strange, even by your standards." Anankos said with a genuine chuckle. "It's quiet… to quiet though." Mokou said, looking firmly at the stone castle on the floating island. "No one lives in Valla anymore. Almost nothing here is alive." Anankos admitted. "So those soldiers… were undead." Patchouli said, connecting the dots. "Correct." Anankos admitted. The cloaked man turning around and sighing as he started speaking. "This was once a prosperous kingdom… Now it's nothing more then a wasteland, like that outside Gensokyo." Anankos said. "Yeah… we've noticed; all we've managed to do to clean that up is get rid of the radiation with Okuu's help." Meiling said. "I know it's not much… but if you want, I could at the very least start the outside Gensokyo back on it's way to a natural state." Anankos said as he turned around. "I didn't get to give the others a gift… so I guess I default to you for one wish." Anankos said. "No… that's be great. The outside world set on the path to restoration… Remilia would be happy, and so would everyone else." Patchouli said as the three girls looked between each other before nodding. "Then it shall be done." Anankos said, smiling as he took a deep breath, a flash of light occurring in front of the girls as they covered their eyes. "It's done. By the time you all get back, grass will have started growing, as will other plants." Anankos said, smiling under her hood. "Thanks big guy." Meiling said, smiling as Mokou rolled her eyes.
"Now then, you were telling a story?" Patchouli asked. "Right." Anankos said as he looked at the three girls from under his hood. "You see, in order to understand the history of why Valla is like this… I need to tell you the story of a dragon." Anankos said. "Lovely, I like dragons." Meiling said, smirking as Anankos looked at the dragon design on her dress. "So you do… but regardless. This is a tale of the dragon that helped build this kingdom." Anankos said, gesturing to the wasteland sky around them. "This dragon loved humans with all his heart, compared to you who see them as savages and idiots." Anankos said with slight disdain in his voice. "Different worlds have different humans; we won't judge you." Patchouli said, Anankos smiling at that before continuing.
"This dragon gave them knowledge and longevity, even choosing to live among them. He was very close with a great line of kings, whom he spent much time with. But, hundreds of years ago, he realized something terrible. His ancient instincts of destruction and chaos were invading his thoughts. He loved his kingdom… yet held the greatest desire to destroy it." Anankos said, holding his hand over his heart as Meiling closed her hand into a fist and closed her eyes. "Living a long ass time will drive you crazy without someone to back you up." Mokou said. "We all know you are crazy Mokou." Patchouli said softly as Anankos continued.
"Each day, those feeling drew stronger, and his control started to wane. As the dragon had tremendous power, his urges were also as tremendous. He knew that one day they would drive him mad, and it terrorized him. That's why he wrote a song, and left it with the king of Valla at the time." Anankos said. "Seriously a song?" Mokou said, receiving a smack over the head from Meiling and face planting to the floor. "It's obviously a powerful song, most likely something to tame the dragon's urges." Patchouli deduced.
"Correct, singing the song weaken the power and destructive urges of the dragon. However, there were requirements. Only those with the dragon's blood in their veins could sing the song, and a fragment of his dragon stone was required as well. And over time, to try to assure this world's safety he increased his powerful blessings over time. Giving this gift to each generation of the royal family, and them alone. Hoping that one day, when the time came, they would be able to stop him. But the final king in the royal line was killed before he could sing the song." Anankos said said, hanging his head lower as he turned away from the girls. "The dragon… he…" Meiling said, fearing the answer. "Spit it out tough girl, he blew something up, didn't he?" Mokou said, this time earning a smack from Patchouli's book over her head. "Baka." Patchouli muttered as she held her book over the floored Mokou.
"She's not wrong. For with a single act of rage an entire forest was destroyed, but thankfully no one was killed. But the humans cursed the destruction he had caused, they believed he had grown dangerous… and murderous, and tried to slay him." Anankos said. "Looks like humans are bastards after all." Mokou said, this time Meiling taking Patchouli's book and slamming it over Mokou's head. "Ow." Mokou said, her voice muffled by the dirt.
Anankos took a second to glare at Mokou before continuing. "That was when the dragon lost himself to an unfortunate thought… which is pretty much the one Mokou keeps talking about, as much as I hate to admit it. He who had blessed them with power and prosperity. They turned on their god, and tried to destroy the one who had given them everything. He felt it meant only one thing." Anankos said.
"That's terrible." Meiling said sadly. "Indeed." Patchouli said, sighing as she did so. "Meh." Mokou muttered rudely, before this time getting slapped by Anankos, who had grabbed Patchouli's book and slapped her across the face with it. "I am getting really tired of that." Mokou complained as she rubbed her abused cheek.
Anankos returned the book to Patchouli, who gestured him to continue and so he did. "The dragon went into Isolation, locking himself away from the world, spending his days detesting mankinds and curing their existence, but for all the wrong reasons." Anankos said. "I feel for this poor dragon, to be feared for something you can't control." Meiling said, closing her eyes. "I never understood why when something goes wrong the first thing someone tries to do is fight away the problem, not that we don't do it, but at least we hear everyone out before bashing head in." Mokou said. "That is the smartest thing you've said all day." Patchouli pointed out, Mokou not bothering to comment.
"As… rude as you are, you three are kind souls. There people who've said similar things to that very dragon, even locked away in his isolated cave. Only the king as his family continued to believe in the dragon. They tried to help salvage his mind… but you know what happened next." Anankos said. "The king is killed… in a fit of rage." Patchouli finished for him. "And that was the last straw. Madness overtook the dragon. Alone in his insanity, he started to destroy the kingdom he once loved, but he had one final moment of clarity and desperation. He tore out his very soul." Anankos said. The girls staring at him blankly for a moment. "What…" Mokou gave the very flat word. "Ok… I'm not even going to ask." Patchouli muttered. "I think I'm going to be sick." Meiling muttered, before running over to the edge of the land they were standing on, and hurling over the edge. "You done?" Mokou asked after above five minutes, Anankos and Patchouli also standing beside her for once. "I'm okay…" Meiling said as she putted herself up.
"What happened to his soul?" Patchouli asked as Meiling and Mokou stood back together with her. "That soul took on the form of a human, and began to think… and act on it's own. And that soul… Stands before you right now." Anankos said. "What…" Meiling said this time. "I'm never going to say I've seen everything ever again." Mokou muttered. "I was expecting this." Patchouli admitted.
"All you see now, is my fault, I detested the people who I cared for… and who cared for me." Anankos said, clutching his fist as he faced away from the girls. "All because I was weak willed… my entire kingdom…" Anankos said as Meiling put her hand on his shoulder. "I'm not going to comfort you and say it's not your fault… but you've got us now. We'll help you." Meiling said, Mokou and Patchouli behind her nodding in agreement. "Thank you…" Anankos said, taking a deep breath as he faced the girls once more. "But I have a story to finish. After breaking free of my former body, all my memories were gone. I was aimlessly wandering for who knows how long, lost in shadows. But I was saved by the Vallite queen's younger sister… Mikoto. Over time we fell in love… and she ended up giving birth to our child." Anankos said.
"I… have no words." Mokou admitted as Meiling and Patchouli stared at Anankos. "What's wrong, never heard a guy tell you he's had a child?" Anankos asked with a small chuckle. "Actually no." Patchouli admitted. "No." Meiling said. "Well then... first time for everything. But before Valla fell to ruin, I had regained my memories. I told Mikoto all I could, and did everything to help her, my child, her sister and her sister's daughter escape Valla. And escape they did. That was the last time I saw him, such a helpless little babe." Anankos said. "Must be a proud father then." Meiling said. "Indeed." Anankos said, even though he knew nothing of his own child. "He'll be great one day." Anankos said, shaking his head up and down. "But he'll never know of me." Anankos admitted. "You don't want to burden him with your past sins." Mokou said, Anankos nodding in response. "For years I've been in hiding, and when my powers of foresight returned I saw it… I watched you, all of you, great heroes saving your world time and time again, as well as those outside your world, who you could have just left behind… but you didn't." Anankos said. "So you wanted our help to save your world." Mokou said. "Yes, but I must warn you, what I have just told you must NEVER be spoken off outside of Valla, lest you but killed by the curse." Anankos said "Yeah right, you know me and Meiling are Hourai immortals right?" Mokou said, smirking as she pointing at her and Meiling. "Do you want to be constantly evaporating painfully into water and bubbles for all eternity?" Anankos asked, Meiling and Mokou's eyes going blank at that… "Never mind never speak of this again." Mokou said very fast.
"Now then, for the task I wish to ask of you. I've already told the other three girls… and I accidently left the other two about eleven years into the past, a year before I had my child, so I guess this falls to you to complete the other half of the task. You'll need to travel to Hoshido, one of the two great kingdoms outside of Valla, where Mikoto fled to with our child, I'm sure she'll give you all her assistance, and I want you to accompany my child on a quest to obtain three of the five divine weapons. Once you have them, reunite with the others and come back to Valla… and when you do… I want you to kill me… the beast I have become." Anankos said.
"What, no we're not going to kill you, your evil half sure, but not you." Meiling said. "But it is our final goal… you need to kill the silent dragon Anankos, both his halves." Anankos said, hanging his head low. "You wish to end all the pain, his and your own." Patchouli said. "No… his pain is my own." Anankos admitted, holding his hand over his heart. "And it won't stop until either all of mankind is destroyed… or I am dead." Anankos said. "But you've got a wife, a child. You want us to just kill a guy who spilled his life story, asked us to help him and all that, and the guy who has given us what we need to restart the outside world!" Meiling shouted, Mokou and Patchouli behind her nodding.
"Don't say you can't do it… you all have bested gods before, multiple times. Now you must kill one." Anankos said, sighing. "So be it…" Mokou said, looking at Anankos with a look of pity. "What's your son's name?" Mokou asked. "Corrin." Anankos said, smiling, remembering the name he had given his son. "Well then, we'd better get started." Mokou said. "Yes, but first I must give you your…" Anankos started before he was cut off.
BGM: You of the Light – Fire Emblem Fates
"So THIS is where you've been hiding, you filthy imposter!" Someone shouted. "Now what?" Meiling asked as her fist glowed, Patchouli reading her spell back as Mokou held a fire ball in her hand. "I do not know you creature, who are you?" Anankos asked, looking at the little girl. "I am Lilith. The daughter and most loyal servant of great King Anankos!" Lilith said proudly and smugly. "Did you…" Mokou asked, still facing the girl as Anankos stood in shock. "I don't want to know." Meiling said, she'd had enough insanity for one day, and it was only going to get crazier. "This creature… is no daughter of mine!" Anankos shouted. "Of course I'm not, I said I was the daughter of KING Anankos." Lilith said proudly with a giggle. "This is creeping me out." Patchouli deadpanned. "Really, I didn't notice." Mokou deadpanned herself. "How are you all so casual about this." Anankos asked. "You get used to it." Patchouli admitted.
"Regardless, you are merely a fake, not the true Silent Dragon." Lilith said, pointing her finger at Anankos. "Does that mean we don't have to kill him?" Meiling asked. "No I'm going to kill him." Lilith said, pouting like a bratty child as Patchouli held her hand to her head. "How… how did my former self father a child?" Anankos grimaced, fearing the answer. "Honestly I don't want to know." Patchouli muttered. "But I guess you can't foresee everything, can you imposter?" Lilith asked. "Like how your son is not in Hoshido… but Nohr… that ruined the plan." Lilith huffed. "But Mikoto is… o no…" Anankos started. "Wait how does that… ooo." Mokou started before realizing something. "Great. Anankos has two kingdoms under his metaphorical belt." Mokou said, annoyed. "But… HOW How is my son in Nohr?" Anankos yelled. "Vaati and Cirno… you said you ended up leaving them eleven years before all this didn't you." Patchouli pointed out. "There are times I hate time travel." Anankos muttered putting his hand to his hooded face. "Who are you talking about? Who are these two? Are they the ones who have screwed up King Anankos's plans to take Nohr, forcing him to take Hoshido instead!" Lilith revealed.
"You… idiot, thanks for revealing your entire plan." Meiling said, smirking. "No matter, you will never leave Valla alive." Lilith said pulling a knife out of her sleeve as she dove her Anankos. Anankos could only stare as Lilith jumped at her, only for Mokou to jump in front of him and block her knife with a sword made of fire. "Sorry little lady, but he's not dying today." Mokou said, forcing Lilith back as she flipped backwards and landed softly back where she started.
"Come and get some." Meiling said, running at Lilith and swinging at the little girl with masterful ease. But Lilith dodged once, and then dodged again as Meiling redirected herself to hit the dodging girl, only to get stabbed in the back and kicked back at the group with unnatural speed. "Ok… when is knife made of…" Meiling croaked as she pulled the knife out of her back before throwing it over the edge of the island into the abyss. "Stay out of my way outsider." Lilith said as she walked slowly towards them.
"That won't work, your world's powers won't work in mine, or in the world outside Valla, that's why I had to disguise you and give you powers from this world." Anankos said, clutching his fist as Meiling and Patchouli turned to him. "Like I need them." Mokou said, running at Lilith and swinging her sword, only for Lilith to grab the blade with her bare hand and pull the flaming sword from her without so much as a scratch before slamming the blade through Mokou, forcing her back as she dissolved the blade and closed her wound. "Dam…" Mokou grunted. "You all are nothing more then annoying little bugs in this world." Lilith said, smirking as her red eyes glowed with power. "Done in by a maid… Sakuya will never let me live this down." Meiling muttered.
"Stay away from them!" Anankos yelled as a flash of light enveloped Lilith. "Really now, trying to immobilize me?" Lilith asked as the light died down, examining her nails. "It's official… I hate this girl." Mokou said, glaring at Lilith. Anankos glared at Lilith before pulling a crystal ball out form her robe and throwing it to Patchouli. "Use this… now, while you can still escape. Please, I don't want you to die here for my selfish reasons!" Anankos commanded as the three girls looked at the crystal ball, Lilith just standing there, waiting with a smirk.
BGM: A Dark Fall (Fire) – Fire Emblem Fates
"No." Patchouli said, pocketing the ball. "What! But she'll kill you, I can't ask you to die for me while you can still leave!" Anankos shouted. "You really think something like this going to get us to give up?" Mokou asked, standing back up in front of Anankos between Lilith and him. "We'll protect you… it's clear this world still nears you Anankos." Meiling said, standing alongside Mokou and Patchouli stood by Mokou's other side, the three of them blocking Lilith from Anankos.
"After all, you said you need to believe in people to pull this off… now that you have those who believe in you, you're trying to send them away." Mokou said, smirking as she pulled made another sword of fire in her hands. "After all, we aren't destined to die, and not like it will stick anyway." Meiling said, smiling as she readied he fists. "So live your life without regrets… Marisa does that, Cirno does that. I say it's about time you do that Anankos. We will protect you, Spirit of Life." Patchouli said, smiling as she did so. "After… I" Mokou started. "Will fight." Meiling continued smirking. "To the very end." Patchouli finished for all of them. "Mokou… Patchouli… Meiling... Understood." Anankos said, resolve gathering in his voice. "Huh?" Lilith wondered, having not been paying attention.
"I trust you… all of you, those here now, and those before you. And for all of your sakes, and the sake of this world, and the sake of my child… I bestow upon you the strength to fight in this world, and my own power as well." Anankos said, smiling as he did so. "For as the keeper of Ancient Knowledge… As ruler of the world when in began… WITH LIGHT FROM THE LAND OF VALLA FILL OUR LAST HOPE WITH POWER!" Anankos roared. "For protected by the first dragons they shall henceforth be know as our saviors!" he roared as a blinding light enveloped all three girls.
BGM: Fire Emblem Fates: Promotion
When the light died down all the girls were standing in their new outfits. Patchouli was wearing a long purple cape, her cape going down to the floor as she was wearing a gold scarf around the neckline. Under the cape she was wearing black set of mage robes not from Valla or Nohr, but more much more modest, with baggy black sleeves and a long velvet skirt alongside a purple shirt and black pants, as well as a pair of combat boots.
Mokou was were a red set of samurai robes, with gold coattails and a white waist brace. Steel combat shoes on her feet as a silver sword was attached to her hip, along with a sword suspiciously similar to the one Cirno kept making.
Meiling was wearing a green set of warrior garb. A steel chest plate on her chest, along with a cotton shirt and steel combat boots. Yet she was still wearing a pair of tan leather pants and steel gauntlets on her fists.
"Warriors! Tell me, what are the names blessed to you!" Anankos called. "Kokoro." Mokou… Kokoro said, smirking as she drew the silver sword. "Soru." Meiling… Soru said, slamming her metal covered fists together before settling into a fighting stance, her silver hair flowing behind her. "Nento" Patchouli… Nento said, opening her Grimoire, which had been empowered by Anankos to actually work in this world. "I thank you… all of you, for believing in me… for giving me just enough faith to give you this gift." Anankos said, smiling as the girls all faced Lilith with a look of courage. "Now then, let's kick some ass." Kokoro said, drawing her sword as Lilith started backing off.
"My turn…" Nento said, throwing a fireball at Lilith from her Grimoire, slamming into her and eliciting a yelp of pain from the girl. "Not so tough now, are you?" Soru said, her and Kokoro walking closer to Lilith who was backing away when she started talking. "D…Don't get ahead of yourselves…" Lilith started the fear in her voice evident as two soldiers appeared in front of her, invisible to the naked eye. "BRING IT ON!" Kokoro yelled as she and Soru charged, Soru slamming her fist perfectly into one warrior as Kokoro cut down the other. "After all, we have things to do, places to go, and worlds to save." Nento said, smiling as she threw another fireball at Lilith, the little girl not fast enough to get out of the way in time as she took it to the back, retreating. "Dammit!" Lilith muttered before running out of sight as more soldiers appeared.
BGM: Dusk Falls (Fire) – Fire Emblem Fates
As the girls all looked around them, they noticed small spots of land glowing on the island. "What are those things?" Kokoro asked. "Dragon veins, they give people special advantages if they can used them, but they need dragon's blood to activate." Anankos pointed out. "So… we can't use them." Soru said. "Not quite, I can give you a bit of my blood to temporarily allow you to use these veins." Anankos said as he pulled out three bottles from his robe, throwing them to the girls before they all looked at each other and down them.
"Not that much different from the cake blood really." Soru noted as the others shrugged, wasn't like they hadn't had a cake with blood in it before, usually as a prank. "Three veins, three of us, split up and take them down." Kokoro said as the three girls spilt up and ran for the different veins.
Nento ran for the first vein, thankful that her new abilities had given her the stamina to do this, but she could still feel her asthma, but not as much as she blasted a pair of soldiers who tried to stop her with lightning from her tome, turning to where she could see three more as she opened her tome. "Earth spires." Nento muttered as spires of earth ran right through the invisible soldiers as Nento stood on the dragon vein, activating it as it gave her a rush of power.
Kokoro didn't even blink as she rushed for the vein near the end, grabbing the Armorslayer off her belt as a great knight ran at her, the tow passing each other as the great knight slid off his horse, Kokoro running past the evaporating undead as she cut down the others around the vein with extreme prejudice. Activating the vein as it gave her as rush of power she ran towards the center of the island.
Soru had wasted no time in punching out the Sorcerer and his lackeys guarding the second vein as she activated it before running to the center of the island, bring her gauntlet up to blow a sword swing as she reared her fist back. "You're going to regret that!" Soru shouted as she punched the zombie in the face, outright sending it flying off the island as it dissolved. The others running up to her as the final vein activated.
Holding hands the three girls activated it together as they felt as rush of power, the islands shaking as it started rising further into the sky Anankos running over to them as it rose, leaving them standing before a small group of troops.
"I count fifteen, heavily armed, and invisible." Nento muttered. "That was obvious" Kokoro said, rolling her eyes as she pointed her sword at them. "Nothing special, let's kick their asses." Soru said, smirking as the three girls ran at them. The Vallites didn't stand a chance against the empowered warriors as they felt before them like dominoes, Anankos just staring in awe at the power of the three of them. "If this world didn't prevent them from fighting at full power without my help… I shudder to think what they could do unleashed." Anankos said, shuddering as the blue haired Valitie commander retreated from them as Soru punched down the gate for them to escape. "Come on!" she yelled, the others following her as they rean from the oncoming wave of soldiers.
BGM: Flickering Illusion – Fire Emblem Fates
"Hell that was easy." Kokoro said, sheathing her sword as she put her hands behind her head. "Maybe but we must remain on our guard." Nento muttered, keeping a finger on her Grimoire. "We'll live… you still with us Anankos?" Soru asked. "Yes, I'm still here." Anankos said, exhausted from running to keep up with them. "Those things… really give you a boost… don't they." He said, out of breath. "Yes they do." Nento muttered, not feeling tired despite herself.
"Do you foolish humans think you could escape me?" Someone said only for a yelp to be heard behind them as Patchouli closed their book. "Yes… yes we do, and we aren't human." Nento snarked. "The world is ending, Patchy snarked." Kokoro joked. "It's currently Nento." Nento said. "But but Lord Anankos gave me an endless supply of soldiers!" Lilith yelled as more soldiers papered around her. "Line up and knock them down." Soru said, smirking as she winded her arm up, ready for round two. "You really shouldn't just say you have more soldiers." Nento muttered as pillars of stone shot up behind the invisible soldiers, knocking them into Kokoro's blade and Soru's fists. "You all really are a dream team." Anankos complimented them. "Why thank you, we practice." Kokoro joked, eliciting an eye roll from Nento and Soru as more soldiers surrounded them. "She did say endless though…" Soru said as she cracked her neck.
"Stop… we don't need to fight them, I'll get you to Hoshido from here." Anankos said. "What, why, we can take them?" Kokoro said, pointing her sword at the invisible troops around them. "For one, the others are already in Nohr, and you need to get the three divine weapons in Hoshido… as much as I would look to see my child, the world comes first." Anankos said as Nento made the spire holding Lilith come closer to them. "And what about seahorse child right here?" Kokoro said, pointing at Lilith. "I'm sorry what? But no, I can't do anything outside of here… I'm afraid this is farewell." Anankos said. "We just swore to protect you… we are not leaving you." Nento said as walls of stone shot up around them, cutting them off form the endless army. "But I'll be useless." Anankos argued. "No you won't you'll find a dam way." Kokoro said. "I hate all of you." Lilith said, struggling against her stone bonds. "Keep struggling, those aren't going to break." Soru said, patting Lilith on the head.
"Besides, it either all of us go… or none of us go." Nento said, smiling as she looked at Anankos. "But you need to…" Anankos started before he was cut off. "No… we need you, to come with us. We'll find those weapons, your wife and your son, with you at our side." Soru said, smiling as she put her hand on Anankos' shoulder. "To think… you would risk your lives, to save mine… I'll come." Anankos said, smiling as he prepared his teleport spell. "Again, what about her?" Kokoro asked, pointing a the still struggling Lilith. "She comes to." Anankos said. "No you won't take me imposter!" Lilith yelled struggling as Anankos raised his hand above his head. "You don't get a choice." Kokoro said, patting Lilith on the red as she growled before they all were teleported away.
BGM: Guest of Light – Fire Emblem fates
When all of them reappeared it was in a small forest in Hoshido, Lilith trying to scramble away before she was grabbed by another hand of stone from the ground. "Dam you!" Lilith yelled as Anankos walked up to her. "Take any weapons from her… then release her and seal me in with her… I want to talk to her." Anankos said. "What are nuts?" Kokoro asked as Soru started searching Lilith, grabbing knives from anywhere she could find them… include one shoved in her boot. "That has got to be all of them." Soru said, holding the ten knives she had taken off of Lilith.
"I'm leaving a hole at the top for us to come through it things go sour." Nento said as the dome of stone shoot up, Kokoro sighing as she walked up and sat on top of the dome. "This is stupid." She muttered before they all listened in on Anankos and Lilith.
"Why… WHY, WHY DID YOU TAKE ME!" Lilith yelled, running up to Anankos as trying to hit him… but finding she couldn't. "Why… why can't I fight you?" Lilith said quietly, staring at Anankos with nothing but questions in her eyes. "Are you… really him…?" Lilith asked, breathing hard. "No… I'm not the silent dragon Anankos… I'm the piece he threw away… I'm the soul he lost Lilith." Anankos said, kneeling down before taking his hood off, revealing his red eyes to Lilith and the red gem on his forehead. "You…. You look like…" Lilith stared as Anankos looked at her. "Lilith… I don't care where you are from. If you are from Anankos so be it… but it's clear you strive for something… what is it Lilith?" Anankos asked. "I want… I want…" Lilith started before closing her eyes, tears starting to fall.
"I want to be the best for my daddy." Lilith said quietly. Anankos smiled as he hugged her Lilith gasping in surprise as he spoke. "I accept you Lilith… I accept you as my daughter, and until I die I will be here for you. And I will always love you." Anankos said, smiling as Lilith started tearing up. "Do you… do you mean it?" Lilith asked, starting to cry as the girls all looked in on the moment from the top of the dome before pulling away, except Kokoro, who had to be pulled away.
"Yes… I mean it Lilith, my beautiful daughter." Anankos said, smiling as Lilith started crying and hugging him back. "Thank you… daddy." Lilith said through the tears as Anankos smiled softly. "Maybe one day you'll meet your big brother. I'm sure he would love you." Anankos said, smiling as he put himself face to face with Lilith. "Now come on little one… be have a world to save." Anankos said as he put his hood back up, smiling as he held Lilith's hand. "Ok daddy." Lilith said, smiling as she felt the one thing she always wanted… affection from her father. "Open up." Anankos said, the stone dome falling as the three girls stood outside it. "She's coming with us." Anankos said with a voice of finality. "Fine… but we are not carrying her." Kokoro said as Anankos smiled and bent down before picking up Lilith and carrying her. "Then I will… now come on." Anankos said, smiling as he and the girls started walking.
Fate had been changed that day… and eleven years ago when Anankos screwed up teleporting Vaati and Cirno. This is the Hidden Truth of the world. Heroes rise, and the kingdoms of Hoshido, Nohr and Valla were never the same again.
(Stage Clear)
AN: This… chapter… is HUGE! And this is just the goddam prologue. Anyone who's played hidden truths will know that Anankos was supposed to die… he didn't. So that's one death prevented, but think about what Lilith said. She said someone had screwed up King Anankos's plans for taking Nohr, forcing him to take Hoshido instead. That's right ladies and fairies, Anankos wasn't the only death prevented… but someone else's happened. Now Hoshido is the bad guys, Plot twist to the fucking extreme.
AN of an AN: Me again, so yeah here I am… again. But yeah I wanted to clarify something. One, fire emblem conquest is a LONNNGG GAME not by rpg standards but considering the average rpg these days is around 40-60 hours… yeah. But this book is even longer then that. So here is the 'arc' overview.
Phase One (Eleven years past)
Garon Arc
Arete Arc
Sumeragi Arc
Gunther Arc
Years Past Arc
Phase Two (Great Thieves)
Kogoha Arc
Niles Arc
Beruka Arc
Rainbow Arc
Takumi Arc
Phase Three (Conquest)
Rinkah Arc
Hoshido Arc
Ice Tribe Arc
Rainbow Two Arc
Mokusho Arc
Bloodline Arc
Holy Arc
Return Arc
Endgame Arc
Phase Four (Revelation)
Hidden Kingdom Arc
Illusion Arc
Royals Arc
True Endgame Arc
So yeah… LOOOOOONNNGGGG story. But wait Takumi arc? Seems out of place doesn't it? Well that's because it doesn't focus on the titular 'Great thieves' it focuses on Takumi, not like he's just a main part of the arc… he's the main character OF his own arc. If's you've played any of the fates games… you can see just where he's going.
Omega the Reader's notes: Yeah this is the ONLY. ONLY chapter for this fic. Until then all of the readers will e unsatisfied as I am UNABLE to go to the next chapter for when I do so it says story deleted when doing the wayback machine.
So unfortunately unless the readers just sit around and let this fic waste away. It would remain INCOMPLETE unless the readers help me prevent the fic from wasting away that as I have said.
So yeah this is rather unfortunate so there's that.