A Bandit's Life for Me! - (Fire Emblem/Bandit Emblem Rom Hack, SI)

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You know, there's something inherently frustrating about the situation I was in. And I am not talking about waking up in a different body mid-new life and having to struggle as the second-in-command of a bandit group. No, that is not the issue. Hell, I could make a case that the nice bod I got was enough of a compensation for the 'trouble' of being reincarnated out of the blue...

But the issue is not on the 'immediate' side of things. It is within the current plot I was stuck with.

For a while, I thought this was a classic original medieval setting with magic mixed in it. You know, classic magical reincarnation. A bit overused, but nonetheless something I could work with. And, best part of it all was that no one questioned my 'sudden' change in personality. Like, the one I replaced was a bit of a dumbass that was well-suited for combat and nothing more.

When I started to organize the redistribution of the loot, I would dare to say people cared less about my 'change of heart' and just accepted more stuff for themselves. I mean, I could have enjoyed more for my spoil, but I knew the value of loyalty among thieves and I knew these pricks could ultimately be essential for big situations which may threaten my new existence.

Such as this very predicament.

Like, one moment I was having a blast looting a nearby village for cash and hostages. We were just finishing looting, burning houses, killing any potential threats, securing some people that we could get more cash from and... then some idiot leading a lightly-armored squad came rushing in to try and 'save the day'.

Many silly things about it, especially since they got spotted long enough for an ambush to be set up and sprung on the boy's ass. Now, the issue comes with a comment made by one of the grunts. "S-Sir?"

"It's Vathel. Not 'sir'. And the fuck do you want?" I barked at the bandana-wearing moron. My new name is Vathel Bloodaxe and, yes, the name is cringey but I bloodied my Axe long enough to make it a fitting name to have.

"Si-I mean... Vathel, I think the kid is a noble."

"...And?"

"A-And I think he is also the local prince. You know- he has the same blue hair as the Duke of Lansford."

Ah yes, Lansford. the fucking region we were living in. If this was the case, then we were bloody fucked. You know, big shot here was a runt, but I doubted his daddy was going to let him be without some reinforcements... which meant that we were soon to be raided by a fuckton of soldiers.

"That's right! I am Prince Adonis and I am destined for great things."

...Oh. Oh fuck. You know, this kind of tickles at something I had long thought I wouldn't hear ever again. It kind of reminds me, and I may be wrong about it, about the early Fire Emblem plots. Young prince goes for a quest to save the village and then it escalates into killing a Demon God or shit like that.

But... that couldn't be the case here... right? RIGHT!?

"And- And what have you done to Evelynn! I want to see her right now!"

I opened my mouth with the intent of saying 'nope', but I was surprised when I heard a bit of a confrontation as a girl came barreling from the side, rushing away from some of my men. Brown hair, blue eyes, a young lady all in all, but one with features that looked unfamiliar for a local. Those blue eyes in particular felt a bit too unique of a shade compared to anyone else in the village.

"M-My prince!" She screamed, dropping her hat as she stumbled on the ground, finally caught. "You- You came to rescue us!"

I frowned as she got pulled up by some of my men, and I turned to the prince... only to see the blue-haired guy looking at the girl's... chest. She had tits, no doubt about it but- Okay, maybe I was overthinking it about this being a Fire Emblem-like plot but... isn't it a bit too 'sudden' to go for the boobs?

Noble brats...

I rolled my eyes, then turned to the nearest thug. "Oi, get around and tell others to wrap things up fast. We may have more heat than we need coming our way."

"R-Release me!" The little shit whined. "Or I will make sure that you will all pay for these crimes. Tell them, Evelynn!"

The woman paused, then frowned. "I-It's Aveline, Prince."

"What did I say?" He whined back, huffing as he glared back at me. "And- And when I will have you, I'll make sure you're punished the most."

"Boy, I suggest you shut up for your own sake," I warned, feeling particularly annoyed by the little-shittery I was subjected to. "You're going to get released-"

"And I will hunt you down until you pay for killing my retinue!"

...

This boy is really testing my patience, but I was a smart man. I knew if the little shit would be going for the hunt, then he would fumble shit up and give us time to trick him over and over again. It sounded like a plan. But I hadn't considered two things:

One, the little shit was quite the little shit and, two, the boy had to hit that one button that made me go a bit berserk.

"And once I have found you, I will have your presented to your whore of a mother!"

Maybe it was his anger at the humiliation, maybe he was the spoiled brat, maybe it was because he was trying to play it tough around his potential girlfriend- I gave two fucking shits about that as I was more concerned about something else as I brandished my axe.

"The fuck you called my mother, you little turd!?" My roar made everyone around pause and... time slowed down a little bit as I took a swing with my axe.

One hit, that was all the 'hero' took before... dying. There was no rewind, there was no 'goddess' to rescue him, there was nothing but pure and utter silence.

Then Aveline let out a bloody scream. "YOU MONSTER!"

I scoffed, turning away as my brain didn't give a fuck about the morality of the situation, rather I felt the 'post-kill clarity' hit me like a train. I killed the only heir to this vast land and his reinforcement was nearby. We would have these damn knights on our asses even more now that I have slain such a big individual in politics. Gritting my teeth and cursing my own inability to refrain my bouts of sudden anger at having my mother insulted, I turned to the nearest minion.

"Change of plans, have everyone move out as quickly as possible, ditch the hostages except for that girl- we need to get to the hideout now!"

Ignoring the horrible sobbing from Aveline as she was taken away to a horse and forced to ride it as we all left in a hurry. The villagers were shocked by this turn of events, but they would come to realize right as Sir Zylvin, the finest knight in Lansford, arrived with his squires and his troops to find the end result of a hastily-planned attack.

Rushing down from his horse, the knight fell to his knees at the sight of his retainer's son killed, same for the boy's own squad.

But right now that wasn't an important matter to me as I was too focused on one thing: get to base and tell what we were up to by our boss and-

Taarg was not going to be a happy man when we came back to tell him we had half the Duchy after our asses.


AN

So, someone in the Discord Server told me this Rom hack existed- now, a bit of a background of my knowledge on FE: I have mostly no clue about most of the games. I know it's a strategy game, I know that it has multiple timelines that are somewhat connected to one another and... this Rom Hack is a completely new story with new faces, characters and a sadge ending. Still, all of that can be avoided as the MC, who is not Adonis in this case, shall go rogue around the plot and enforce Bandit's dominance on his foes.

Especially against the classic 'Bad God' cultists trying to resurrect their deities and the 'Ambitious Nobles' that wants to kill the hurdles to greatness.