Chapter I: A New Beginning

'What happened?' the Grim Reaper thought to himself as he slowly emerged to consciousness. His sight was blurred as he regarded darkened shapes in front of him. Ragna the Bloodedge had found himself in another strange situation. After finally defeating the Imperator and Yuuki Terumi in what was to be their final battle, the latter of the two had unleashed his final move in the brink of death; try to trap the reaper in the last cauldron. Ragna had finished Terumi himself, but had fallen into the Boundary in the process. He couldn't remember the details of what he'd experienced in there… but something told him he didn't want to.

"Chrom, we have to do SOMETHING," a feminine voice said.

"What do you propose we do?" asked a masculine one.

"I dunno," the first voice responded.

Ragna grunted as he tried to adjust himself so he could make his way to his feet, only to find that his right arm wasn't moving. He internally groaned; this had happened far too many times. His vision was much less blurred now, but his right eye had refused to open, indicating the absence of Seither. Damn, now my BlazBlue isn't working… again.

"I see you're awake now," said the masculine voice once more. Ragna noticed that the man was wearing a strange style of cerulean clothing and silver armor and had blue hair to match his clothes. He had a strange symbol on his arm and carried a sword at his side.

"Hey there," the feminine voice said to him before giving a small giggle. The women had blonde pigtails wearing an odd yellow and white dress.

"There are better places to take a nap than on the ground," the blue haired man said. "Give me your hand." The man extended his hand. Ragna grabbed it with his left hand as the man helped him to his feet. Ragna was a few feet taller than the other man, so he stumbled slightly when he got up.

"Thanks, Chrom," he said once he made his way to balance at full height. Looking around he noticed a brown haired man in armor was also with them. The man carried a lance and was closer to Ragna's height, but the Reaper was still the taller of the two by a matter of inches.

"You know who I am?" the blue haired man asked suspiciously.

Ragna rolled his open eye. "Didn't she just say your name?" he stated, referring to the young woman.

"Oh, I suppose she did," Chrom admitted blushing. "What's your name then?"

"Ragna," the Reaper responded simply, trying to get his bearings. He noticed that he still carried his sword, Blood-Scythe, but without access to any Seither, it was unlikely the sword would ever shift back to scythe form.

"I'm Lissa, Chrom's little sister and their healer" the blonde woman said. "And mister stoic over there is Fredrick."

The knight nodded to Ragna, who returned the gesture. "Where are you from?" Fredrick asked.

"Ever hear of a place called Kagutsuchi?" Ragna asked. Fredrick regarded his travelling companions for their input before shaking his head. Crap. "I didn't think so, it's pretty far away." Not the complete truth, but certainly not a lie.

"Milord," Fredrick spoke. "I think it would be best if we took this man back with us for questioning. It would be foolish to ignore him as a threat. A bandit posing as a foreigner is common occurrence these days."

Ragna considered making a break for it, but decided against it. If he was going to be stuck in this place, better clear up any signs of trouble; he was tired of constantly being a wanted man. "Whatever, let's go," he said, surprising the other three.

The group started travelling, before Lissa decided to bombard Ragna with questions. "So how long have you been in Ylisse?"

"Just got here," Ragna said truthfully. So this place is called Ylisse, better make a note of that.

"What's the place you're from like?"

"It's a far cry different from here. We don't have many nosy healers there."

"Sounds like I'd be pretty popular then," Lissa said, grinning. Ragna gave a small chuckle. "Where'd you get that sword? It looks pretty unusual."

"From my mas-," Ragna started to answer before noticing something in the distance. His eye widened. "SHIT!" he yelled before running off.

(Cue Ragna's theme Rebellion II)

"WAIT!" Fredrick yelled before chasing after the red coated man on his horse, Chrom and Lissa following as fast as they could. Ragna's speed surprised Fredrick. How was a man with one good arm and eye able to match the pace of his horse? Fredrick quickened his pace once he noticed what Ragna had been running towards; South Town, covered in flames.

There were a total of seven bandits around the town, some of them attacking townsfolk others knocking over harvest stands and causing damage. One of them had cornered a small crying child. The bandit had a sadistic smile on his face as he raised his blood rusted axe.

"Don't worry kid! IT ONLY HURTS-!"

Whatever the thug had been about to say would remain a mystery, for Ragna had cut him in half at the torso with Blood-Scythe. "GET OUT OF HERE!" he yelled at the child. The kid nodded as she ran out of the square. Ragna noticed Chrom and the others had caught up to him. "Chrom! Fredrick! Take those bandits to the right! I've got the ones to the left! Lissa! Stay behind them and heal them when they get wounded!"

Before any of them could respond the Reaper ran off towards his group of bandits.

"Looks like we got a crippled here!" one of the bandits jeered as he threw a throwing axe at Ragna (yes I know the real fights are a bit different, just bear with me). "Say goodnight Grandpa!"

Ragna deflected the axe with ease off of Blood-Scythe before rushing the man and cutting him in half. Two more bandits (both myrmidons) rushed at Ragna with bronze swords. "Infernal Divider!" he shouted as he killed one with a massive upper cut slash. The other one could only watch as Ragna launched himself out of sword reach. "Belial Edge!" Ragna shouted as he changed his trajectory midair and impaled the swordsman.

On the other side of town, Chrom and Fredrick had taken out one bandit each without any difficulty. What they hadn't noticed was a lone fire mage about to kill Lissa with a spell. Ragna had been trained by Jubei to notice details in combat so now he knew what the cloaked figure was about to do, and how to avoid it.

"FREDRICK! GUARD LISSA!" Though Fredrick may not have trusted Ragna, his trust meant little when his friends' lives were in danger. He quickly covered Lissa with his armor and took the fireball spell, only lightly damaging the trained knight. Ragna then rushed the mage from behind and killed him with a single swing with his sword. Lissa had been able to treat Fredrick's wounds rather easily with her staff.

Suddenly, a scream was heard behind the four. Ragna turned and saw the bandits' leader grabbing the girl from before, his axe pressed closely to her neck. "You listen here! Put down your weapons or else the kid gets it!"

Ragna glared at the man in hatred, before noticing where the bandit was standing. "You hurt one hair on her and you'll have to beg me to kill you."

"Nice try bastard!" the thug yelled. "I'M NOT SCARED OF YOU!"

"You should be. Hey kid, it's gonna be alright. Just close your eyes." The child had a fearful look in her eyes, but complied. Ragna approached the bandit threatening the child, his sword still drawn.

"I'm warning you!" the bandit said, taking a step back. That had been what Ragna was hoping for. The fear filled bandit hadn't been paying attention to the destroyed stand he'd been standing beside, one that had been filled to the brim with apples. The thug's weight might have been enough to crush said fruit, but with such unease, light steps, and obliviousness to his surroundings, he lost his balance completely.

"CARNAGE SCISSORES!" Ragna yelled as he performed a massive dashing slash. Due to experience in combat, it was a simple matter to avoid the child in his attack. His sword cut through the bandit cleanly, killing him on the spot. The Reaper reset his sword before catching the child in his arm. The bandit hit the floor in a muffled thud, crimson liquid emerging from the massive cut in his chest.

(End song)

"Rose!" a woman's voice called out. The child's mother came out and the child ran out of Ragna's arm embraced her mother. Ragna let out a small breath of relief, things had fortunately gone according to plan.

"Hold on!" he heard Chrom's voice behind. Ragna turned to face the young lord. "I know we misjudged you from the start, but we need someone like you. All of our towns have been plagued by bandit attacks and you're one of the few people strong enough to stand against them. Come with us."

"Milord, are you sure?" Fredrick asked. "We still barely know a thing about him."

"He saved an entire town, almost by himself! If there was any reason to distrust him those reasons are gone." Chrom turned to Ragna. "Well, what do you say? Are you willing to join the Sheppard's?"

Ragna was silent for a moment as he pondered over the possibilities. This isn't even any of my business, but I can't just turn my back on this. Not with innocent people getting involved. He sighed. "I'll go with you guys for now, but I can't give any promises about joining."

Chrom nodded. "That's fair I suppose, thanks Ragna."

"Whatever, let's try and get some of these fires out."

After the group had assisted putting most of the fires out, Fredrick spoke to Chrom about the Bandit attack. "Milord, did you notice that the bandits spoke with a Plegian accent?"

"What do you mean by Plegian?" Ragna asked. Fredrick narrowed his eyes at the man's question.

"Plegia neighbors Ylisse to the west," Chrom explained. "Relations have never been good between us, but recently they've been taking to attack the country side by hiring bandits or posing as bandits themselves."

"So they're trying to provoke a war," Ragna summarized. "What the hell do they think they could possibly get out of it?"

"Honestly I'm not sure. Either they're doing this out of a blood feud, or they're trying to take our land and expand their kingdom. Those are the only two that come to mind."

Ragna thought to himself for a moment before voice his concerns aloud. "If it was for land, they'd send all of the bandits and mercenaries they've hired with their own armies and try to take your capitol so that the rest of Ylisse would fall easier. They're current method is destroying the land, which brings its value down if they wanted to take over. Sounds like a blood feud is more likely."

Lissa sighed. "And because of that blood feud townsfolk are being killed. Innocent townsfolk who probably don't have anything to do with it and can't stand up for themselves."

"Don't let it cloud your judgment," Fredrick advised. "We'll certainly deal with this problem, but it's important to keep out wits about us until we do. Your energy is better spent helping those who need it than worrying over them."

Lissa nodded. "You're right. I guess I'll just have to get used to it."

A man from the village came up to the group. "Milord, we insist you stay with us. We are but common farm folk, but we'd gladly hold a feast for your valor."

"Thanks but no thanks," Ragna grunted. "The whole valor scene never sat well with me."

"Besides," Fredrick said, with that signature grin that Lissa and Chrom feared. "We had best report back to the capital as soon as possible. I appreciate your generous offer, but I'm afraid we can't accept."

"What!?" Lissa exclaimed. "We're not even spending the night? Fredrick it's nearly dark!"

"Get used to it," Ragna said bluntly. Lissa stuck her tongue out at the Reaper, causing him to chuckle. "What are you, five?"

"If you two are done, shall we get going?" Chrom asked smirking.

"Yeah, yeah," Ragna said groaning as he started walking out of town. He heard a voice called behind him and saw Rose and her mother waving at him as he left. Ragna gave a small grin as he waved back himself. This world certainly wasn't the peaceful one, but it was a chance for a fresh start.

Authors Note:

I don't own BlazBlue or Fire Emblem.

Well, that's chapter one of my first Fire Emblem fiction. I know this would normally be put under crossover, but since the only outside character situation I'm planning on doing is Ragna as Robin, I'm pretty sure this still qualifies as a Fire Emblem fiction. I'm going to be uploading this fiction either semi-weekly like the others ones or monthly.

Along the way of this story, I'll give Ragna his own unique support conversations so that I'm not just rehashing Robin's convos. Not sure if I'm going to have him marry or not. Rate, review, enjoy, and I'll see you next chapter.

Ciao.