A Lustful Price | By : Dai Category: +A through F > Fire Emblem (all) > Fire Emblem (all) Views: 7518 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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I should be updating my other fic, but I wanted to do this one so much.
This fic is heavily inspired by JLDavenport's "A Change in Tactics." Anyone that doesn't know about it should check it out. Really hot stuff there.
I doubt I'll be able to write something like what he can write, but I want to still take a crack at it. I won't just be copying and pasting what he does in his story into this one, obviously. Rather, I will explore more the other choice Robin makes here, and explore some stuff in Fire Emblem Awakening lore. Along with that, I will also change some pairings, though depending on somethings, some pairings might still be the same as JLDavenport's. Maybe.
This story WILL contain netori. Meaning Robin, the main character, will be stealing the woman of other men. This is not like NTR, or netorare, where another guy steals the main guy's girls. Though for the record, this is fantasy, and know that cheating is wrong. I wouldn't do it to my wife, nor would she do that to me.
I mentioned that all Female S Supports are achieved. However, only one S Rank resulted in marriage for the pairing, but the S Supports with the other girls exist, with adjustments so that they weren't the same way as the game. We'll see it when the time comes.
Anyways, enjoy.
Prologue: The Final Decision
A shining blade sliced through the air, tearing through the chest of the silver-haired man, a pitch black liquid that seemed to evaporate immediately into vapor escaped the body, while the man screamed in pain.
"Damn… you…" the man hissed, his red eyes glowing angrily at the blue-haired man before him, and next to him, another man with a similar appearance to the silver-haired man, but without the red eyes. "... NNGH… AAAAUGHHH…" The man fell to his knee, as an enormous dragon's head could be seen from behind the man, stunned in pain, letting out a small cry that still boomed through the air, with the terrifying human-shaped face on the upper section.
"Now, Robin! This is our chance! I'm going to finish it!" the blue-haired swordsman declared, but his voice dulled out as the world seemed to draw to a still.
The silver-haired man, Robin, looked at his lookalike, and Robin felt his right hand twitch, a dark energy coursing through it, as he could feel the energy from the monumental dragon that was writhing in pain beneath their very feet.
I can end this… right here… right now… If I use Grima's power… I can end Grima once and for all…
How many lives has the monster ruined? How many homes? He had even gone as far as to begin invading another reality by traversing through space and time.
The words Naga had spoken rung through his ears.
"Hear my words, Awakener! Grima's servants will beset you to no end. Dispatch him as soon as you are able! Once the fell one is weakened, a choice will await you... If Chrom lets fall the final blow, Grima shall survive but return to his slumber… If Robin strikes in Chrom's stead, both his life and Grima's are forever over. Only in this way may the fell dragon be destroyed for good and all."
Was Robin's life truly worth the multitude of lives? Was it worth the future?
Of course not!
Robin knew that, but he could feel his heart tug, and a memory seemed to play out in front of him, the scenery around him vanishing to replace it with something else.
The memories… why must they appear now…?
"Robin…"
Snapping out of his dazed , Robin turned to spot the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on approaching him. Her majestic green hair shining beautifully even in the moonlight, rivaling the emerald orbs that met his amber brown.
"Tiki," the other Robin said. "What are you doing up? I thought you'd be asleep by now?"
"I… I've had a lot on my mind, and couldn't bring myself to sleep," she responded her voice as gentle, yet firm. But they were sweet music to Robin's ears. However, he had a feeling he knew what it was that she was thinking about, and she was going to tell him sooner or later.
She sat beside him, her lovely scent filling his nostrils that put him at ease. Tiki slowly inched closer to him, latching onto his arm and holding close to him, much to his joy. "You're thinking about what Naga said, aren't you…" Tiki said. It hadn't been a question.
There it was. He should have expected this to happen sooner or later. "I… If I strike Grima down… I could end this… all the pain, all the suffering… I'd be sparing the future of countless people the pain from his terror. Lucina and the others have suffered so much because of him…" Robin tried to rationalize, as he looked at his right hand as if staring through the flesh and into the blood that coursed through his veins. Yes, the blood that originated from the fell dragon itself.
The children… Lucina, Owain, Cynthia… so many kids, all suffered at the hands of the terrible dragon, and Robin could spare so many that same fate if he made the choice.
Tiki said nothing for a few minutes, but Robin knew that Tiki was thinking about the circumstances. Surely she was aware of the danger simply sealing Grima would bring, but he knew why she was hesitant of allowing him to go through with it.
"Robin… I know that what you are thinking is the truly right thing… and if that is what you wish to go through, I shall not stop you…" Tiki said, but there was a hesitation, almost as if she was trying to keep her voice steady, but even then, Robin could sense the sorrow underneath the tone.
"Tiki… I don't know… I know this is the right thing, but… I don't…" Gods, why was it so hard to say it? He tried to meet her eyes, but she looked away from him. He could only see her hair, and it pained him that she wouldn't meet his gaze. "I don't want to leave you…"
There it was…
"Robin… I… I have seen people make sacrifices for the sake of the greater good… people who could not abandon their nation even if it meant being against someone they loved. People who are willing to offer their own feelings for the sake of others… I've seen them… I know how what they did was the noble and correct thing, but… when I look back, I feel that there could have been a better way…" Tiki whispered, and he didn't need to see her face to know that she was tearing up.
"Tiki…"
Tiki tried to continue talking, trying to find strength from the reservoir of her conflicting emotions, as she attempted to speak once more. "Now it's my turn… Grima has returned and he casts the shadow of despair, bringing forth the threat of ruination to the world, just as he has with Lucina's future. If Chrom merely seals him, someone like Lucina might suffer as a result in the future… but that pain can be spared from them if you were to end Grima… but you would die as a result… I… I would lose you…"
Tiki kept muttering the last words, and Robin realized that the valley of her strength was crumbling down before her mind could catch up, as her heart broke through and grasped control over her body and voice. Robin felt Tiki wrap her arms around Robin in an embrace, holding him close to her as if merely loosening her grip might cause him to vanish in an instant.
"I don't want to lose you… I love you, Robin!" Tiki cried out, as she began to break down in tears, and Robin could finally see her eyes, the immeasurable pain that was coming through as if a dam had burst and the misery began to flood out. "What I say is selfish, and I know I am horrible for feeling this way, to choose you over the future, but please… I beg of you… please don't die... I don't want to suffer this feeling as they have… I had made my peace that I would outlive you, but this… this is too cruel! I want to cherish every moment I have with you, but if you die… I would lose it all… Please don't… don't take away my chance to have this love I have yearned to feel for so long!"
Robin could say nothing as Tiki broke down in tears, only hold her tightly.
Why gods? Why did the gods damn him with this choice?
If he did this… Tiki…
Was it worth her to endure this hurt?
How much suffering has she held in within the depths of her heart? She had lived for thousands of years, and now… she had found love in Robin. And this choice meant he would take that love away from her, wouldn't it?
Would he truly deny her feelings…?
Robin raised his hand, ready to make the the blow, ready to end it all, but the pained eyes of Tiki appeared within his mind again, the cries of her grief resonated within his heart, and before he realized it, his mouth moved.
"End this… Chrom," Robin uttered.
It was done… he made his choice, and Robin could only helplessly watch as Chrom charged forward, the Exalted Falchion gripped in his hand, jumping into the air with the blade raised, and then slashing it down to the fell dragon's avatar. The avatar that mimicked Robin's form screamed out in pain along with the actual demonic dragon they were standing on, the flesh and body beginning to disintegrate from both.
He felt the fell dragon's roar not only outside, but in his mind, but he didn't feel the tug of death from it, and understood that it was to the abyss of slumber the fell dragon descended towards. For how long he would remain, it would never be known, but history repeated itself from a thousand years ago. Perhaps that would be how long he would remain in sleep.
"Robin…"
The icy chill of the voice gripped Robin's mind as he realized his vision turning red, and his body surging with an electric feeling that pained him, as he crumbled to his knees.
'Grima?' Robin thought in his mind.
"You have made your choice… but you will regret it…" the fell dragon declared, a dark laughter emanating. "For your cowardly choice… the selfishness you have brought… I shall not only return… but you shall now be the avatar of my resurrection for the future… that shall be the price for your choice… you shall… pay… the price…"
The voice slowly vanished into the voice, until Robin could hear it no longer, and slowly, he felt himself being pushed up, and he could see Chrom holding him by the shoulder, before a bright light engulfed them, and before they realized it, they were atop a cliff, and saw the skeletal remains of Grima.
"He's… he's finished," Chrom muttered, first in disbelief, but slowly turning into excitement. "… We did it! And without sacrificing the life of another friend! Can you believe it, Robin?"
"Grima has returned to slumber."
Naga's voice echoed through before slowly fading. Did she approve of the choice made? Robin couldn't tell.
As Chrom declared his victory over his companions, Robin remained silent while looking at the remains of the fell dragon, what the dragon said coming through in his mind over and over.
Some time must have passed, as Chrom returned and spoke, snapping Robin out of his thoughts. "Still feeling guilty, Robin?"
"Huh? Oh… Hello, Chrom," Robin said absentmindedly when he turned to see his friend.
"Don't bother trying to hide it. You're wondering if you should have sacrificed yourself," Chrom deduced. It must have been the most obvious thing in the entire world.
"How can I not question it? I could have ensured my bloodline never threatens us again. But instead…" Grima's words appeared on his mind again, the laughter and mocking tone Grima took despite having been defeated and destiny being changed. Had Robin killed Grima, he would be gone. Perhaps Robin too, but there could have been the slight chance that Robin could have survived.
"I won't lie: your death might have spared the world future grief. Perhaps," Chrom confessed, not willing to deny that truth. "... But I know for certain it would have robbed the world of someone very special."
"I'm just one man, Chrom."
"And the good you bring to the world will more than make up for it. You made the right choice, Robin. Everyone agrees," Chrom assured, and Robin noticed someone else approaching them and easily knew who it was. Despite the thoughts plaguing his mind, he could help but smile as Tiki embraced him, which he easily returned, and saw the other person approaching them with a tearful smile.
"I love you, Robin," Tiki declared in a gentle whisper. "And I would have both you and our world safe and at peace."
The other person joined in the hug, and Robin couldn't help but smile at the green haired girl that dressed similarly to him. "Don't worry, Father! We'll find a way to make things right! I know it seems crazy, but look at all you've accomplished!" the girl declared.
Morgan… his daughter… no, not just his daughter. His and Tiki's daughter. The daughter they would conceive in the possible future… a world of possibilities…
"Don't you see? You belong with us. We want you here to share our present," Chrom stated. "... And help create our future."
He was right… he made his choice already. There was nothing he could do to change the choice he made. He was with his beloved wife and daughter… he had nothing left but to accept the decision he had made.
Yet the words Grima left would still haunt him for days to come…
"You shall… pay… the price…"
Well, that's the chapter done.
What did you think? No sex in this chapter already. I kind of wanted to make it longer, but that would sort of defeat the purpose. Sadly, I lack the ability to make chapters be as outrageously large as JLDavenport's, but I hope that future chapters will be able to up itself in length.
I always liked how the final choice in Awakening was the only one that mattered. Before, the game made us aware that none of the choices before made any difference, sticking to the theme of Awakening where you are fighting destiny, but in the beginning, it is vain. The choice ultimately gets made for you, but this one at the end will show that you can choose to make your own destiny, no longer bound to anything.
Sadly, now Robin will learn that his choice will lead to terrible consequences.
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