Thursday, April 27, 2006

   A Fire Emblem Story-can't think of title
I'm not sure if anyone read this before,so I'm putting the first chapter up again...hope no one thinks i'm persistent or anything...>.< i hope i get more comments thani did last time i posted this up(just 1).plz read and comment!!>.<
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Chapter 1- Pleading for Forgiveness


“Please forgive my people…” begged the noble as she knelt down to the mighty king of Gallia, her black hair covering her face from view. “Lady Laina! What are you doing?!” shouted one of her knights. “Silence, Krum,” hissed a brown haired girl as she watched her leader kneel to a laguz. “But, Medea--!” he started. “Shut it!” she hissed again.
“Forgive my people, for they know nothing of what they have done,” she pleaded, head still down.
“Oh? Are the deaths of my people so unimportant they’d forget?” King Caineghis said, anger spilling out with every word.
“Of course that’s not the case, sir!” Laina shouted. A laguz guard stepped out and smacked her across her face. She skidded back on her backside a few feet away due to the impact, and blood spurted from her mouth. “You will not speak to His Majesty in such a volume!” the guard hollered.

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A month ago, the beorc village closest to the Gallian border rallied up their fighters and attacked the closest laguz village, reasons still unknown. The Begnion council of the Apostle, the great Sanaki, sent Laina, of the prestigious Ngho house, to represent them in the meeting, located in a secluded area of the Gallian mountains.
The members of the Ngho house were known for their strength in battle, but hardly ever fought, for they often try to negotiate in times of trouble. They were also known for their black hair and brown eyes, a trait rare trait in both beorc and laguz land alike.
With black hair down to mid-back and dark brown eyes, Laina was a young teenage noble who possessed both academic and combat skills. She was exceptionally skilled with the sword and the bow. Though she had very little understanding with axes, her lance skills were on par with a knight’s. She also knew a small amount of wind magic, for she was entranced by the graceful, yet powerful blow it would give upon the enemy.
The purpose of the meeting was to persuade the beast king not to start war with the beorc. Laina accepted the job because she wanted to improve relations with the two races, but it doesn’t seem to be working very well right now…
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King Caineghis raised his hand to signal the guard to not use such violence. In a calmer voice, he asked, “Why would your people forget such an event?” He watched the young noble get up, walk back to her place, and kneel down, blood un-wiped and dripping from her mouth.
“When we had learned of the massacre, the Begnion council had their memories suppressed. The only ones that remember are my family, the council, a few other families, and the beorc in this room. They know nothing of what they have done…Please forgive us,” she said, her face down.
The beast king grimaced at the sight before him. “Just because they forgot, doesn’t change the fact that they still committed this action. You understand that, don’t you?” he said.
“Yes, I understand…but please…I know you are angered by this action, but please do not raise arm against us…” Laina said. “The children of my people are innocent. The women of my people are innocent. The men of my people are innocent. Only the fools are guilty, but they can not remember their unforgivable deeds.”
“If I forgive your people, what do my people get? Surely, they can not let this go lightly,” the king said, eyes furrowing from stress. Of course, he can’t forgive that easily, but his people were most important. If he returned, beorc forgiven, empty-handed, the citizens would start something about the beorc getting the best side of the deal and would stir up unwanted trouble.
There was silence in the room. King Caineghis knew that she was thinking really hard, for her knuckles were white from her fists. Then she looked up sternly to meet golden eyes.
“I will be your servant.”
Laina’s knights began protesting, but she silenced them.
The king’s eyes widened a bit. “Why would someone like you, an honorable beorc noble, do this, when you were in no part of the massacre?” he asked, eyes serious. He didn’t understand why such an honorable youth would pay for something that she didn’t do. The beorc that killed should be paying back, not her.
“I represent my people. I am willing to risk my own honor for them. My family will surely understand if I bring disgrace to the Ngho name.” she said, looking into the king’s eyes.
“Why would this bring disgrace to your family name?” the beast king asked. He was curious in how this would help his people.
Laina just stared into the king’s eyes. “It would bring embarrassment to my people, and surely, amusement to yours. The other families will throw insults and whatnot at the Ngho name, but my family have tolerated much more pain before, so this will just be a petty irritation that will go away after a while.”
The king looked at her unbelievably. Sure, his people will probably be happy about this, but it didn’t seem fair to him. “Why are you doing this?” he asked her curiously.
She gave him a heartwarming smile. “Like I said before, I represent my people and am willing to do anything for them, and I also want to improve our beorc/laguz relations,” she said, “…and I love my people very much.”
The king couldn’t help but smiled. Such a kind soul…I really want to just let her go, but my people wouldn’t allow it…Such a heavy decision for me to make, he thought.
“Fine. I hereby declare that the beast tribe will not take arm against the beorc,” he announced. Laina smiled a happy (relieved) smile and her knights were cheering. “But, you, Laina of the Ngho house, will serve me until the day of your death,” he said with a hint of sadness and regret.
The knights stopped cheering and began protesting against the king, but Laina stopped them. She smiled sadly and said, “Inform mother and father of this and tell the whole family that I love them very much. I trust that you all will protect them well, correct?”
The knights replied hesitantly, “Yes, Lady Laina.”
“Good. You all take care, all right?” she smiled lightly.
“Y-yes, Lady Laina,” they replied again, but with much difficulty.
They watched her go until a laguz guard told them to leave. They returned to the Ngho manor as fast as they could to deliver the news. The Ngho were sad, but proud of the brave member of their family.
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err...hope u like it...i'm planning to put up the drawings of the characters in this story.oh and plz excuse any mistakes in this cuz i don't play much of the game!thank you!
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