"So, this is the famous Henry, huh?" Viridi inquired as Nemo and his family arrived at the Skyworld Temple. Nemo smiled as his youngest son stepped forward and shrugged.

"The one and only!" he replied with a laugh. "And you must be Viridi, the goddess of Nature, right? Dad told me a lot about you."

"Good things, I hope!" she snapped at Nemo, who simply smiled and laughed.

"Mostly," he mumbled, and she rolled her eyes.

"Well, anyway, I'm glad you made it," Pit greeted as he and Nemo shook hands. "Good to finally meet you for real, Henry. You look good!" Henry grinned and waved him off. The former Plegian had shed his robes of a dark mage and instead now garbed himself in a sleeveless dark blue, nearly black, tunic lined in a lighter blue belted at the waist. Underneath, he wore a light gray, long-sleeved layer with golden arm bands and lining. He wore black leggings and gold shoes not unlike the ones he had before. He also garbed himself in a cape not unlike the one Lucina had worn before coming to Skyworld, black on the outside and a dark purple on the inside, held by a clasp bearing the insignia of Darkness. Nemo had once said that the clasp specified Light and Darkness, but showed whatever element was currently stronger within Henry's being. Pit had never seen it show Light.

"You're too kind," Henry laughed. "But thanks."

"And how about you, Rem?" Pit asked as he turned his attention to Nemo's eldest son. Remiel smiled as well and dipped his head.

"I'm a lot better, thanks to you and Father," he answered. "And I'm glad Mother was kind enough to stop doting on me all the time." Levica stared at him with a scoff before snickering herself.

"You'll have to forgive me for wanting to take care of my ailing son!" she interjected, and he turned and hugged her briefly.

"And I appreciate it, Mother," he replied. "But when I'm actually ill. I've been fine for months!"

"I know... but I worry about you and your brother." From what Pit had been told, Levica's reunion with Henry had been nothing short of tearful, at least on her part. Remiel and his little brother had quickly become inseparable, and Rem had taken it on as his task to teach Henry how to utilize his abilities to the best of his ability. Unfortunately, Henry's chaotic tendencies clashed a bit with Remiel's preference for order, but he was learning.

"I swear, you're all ganging up on me," Viridi sighed, and Pit turned to her. She had finally grown a bit since the battle with Mastema, looking more along the lines of a young teenager rather than a child by human standards. No one dared mention it, lest they incur her sarcastic wrath that gave Kuro a run for his title.

"Hey, I have no such plans!" he argued lightly, and she smiled at him. "Anyway, seriously, help yourself to food and drinks. There's plenty!"

"Yeah, now that it stopped trying to kill us," Kuro chuckled as he came into the room, carrying a rather large roasted bird. "I'm never letting you cook by yourself again."

"Okay, so it's not one of my talents," Pit shrugged. "Thanks for helping."

"Hey, Rem!" Ephraim weaved his way through the assembled group to his friend, and the two exchanged their greetings as the first prince of the Underworld introduced his brother.

"Nice décor," Nemo remarked as he came over to speak with the god of Light. "You do it yourself, or did the Centurions and Lucina help you?"

"Okay, so I went a little overboard," Pit admitted with a grin, looking around at the lights, the streamers, and the flowers, all colored bright greens, yellows, blues, and whites. There was a bit of pink as well, as per Lucina's request- apparently it was a tradition in human circles, but he had no idea why.

"Nah, it looks good," Nemo said. "Not to mention it seems you'll do anything and everything to throw a party."

"Yeah... keep Kuro away from the alcohol this time."

"I didn't know his mouth could be even more unhinged," Nemo agreed with a chuckle. "But anyway, where's the guest of honor?"

"She'll be here soon," Pit smiled, pride in his heart as he adjusted the bracelet now worn on his left wrist. It was a rather simple silver clasp bearing the Mark of the Exalt. He couldn't exactly marry anyone as far as he knew of- what higher power could he go to for the union? And so, he had decided to have the bracelets made in place of traditional rings. Lucina wore a matching brace with the crest of the god of Light on her left wrist.

"Well, don't keep us all in suspense for too long," Nemo teased. "Though I really am happy for you, Pit. Congratulations."

"Thanks, Nemo," Pit smiled. "For everything." Nemo nodded, then stepped back quickly as a Centurion came running in.

"Lord Pit, sir!" he panted. "L-Lady Lucina will be here momentarily." Pit nodded.

"Thank you," he said, dismissing the messenger, and headed for the room's entrance. He took a deep breath. "If I could have everyone's attention!" he called, and a hush fell over the room. "Wow. I seriously can't tell you how happy I am that I'm not giving a big speech before battle this time!" Soft laughter passed through his guests. "Uh, anyway. There's someone very special who's come into my life, and I want you all to meet her." With a big grin on his face, he opened one of the doors, and Lucina stepped with a smile. She now wore a white dress flaring at its hem just below her knees with several belts of black and gold around her waist. It was sleeveless and tied around her neck to accommodate her wings. She had a gold brace on her upper right arm and a golden laurel crown nestled in her blue hair.

In her arms, she held a small bundle wrapped in a white blanket close to her chest. Inside the bundle was an infant, a few weeks old with tousled brown hair and fair skin. It yawned and opened its eyes, revealing the same deep blue of Lucina's, and the Brand of the Exalt marked its wrist on its right arm. It looked from Lucina back to Pit, who both smiled proudly, and Pit wiped his eyes.

"Allow me to introduce you all to Aegle," he said brightly. "Our daughter and Skyworld's princess, I guess." A soft applause sounded so not to frighten the infant as she stared at her mother's face and cooed softly.

"And if anyone does anything to her, they'll have to answer to me," Kuro spoke up, and Pit chuckled. He'd never seen his brother more defensive of anyone than his niece.

"She's got a strong history," Nemo pointed out. "I don't think anyone'll be able to trifle with her." He smiled. "Pit, Lucina, congratulations."

"Thank you, Nemo," Lucina replied. "Though I do wish my father could meet her."

"That'd probably just confuse him," Henry laughed. "Considering his daughter isn't much older than she is!"

"I know," Lucina smiled. "But you know what I mean, Henry. But what about you? The Keepers said they were basically erasing us from memory, but you're not from the future."

"People are saying I just sort of broke away from history," he replied. "Even though I'll be around a lot longer than them!"

"Regardless," Pit shrugged. "Aegle, you are going to have a safe and happy life. I'll make sure of it, and I know everyone here wishes you the best." His eyes scanned his companions, who all gestured their agreement in some way or other- even Viridi.

"Just make sure she respects the borders," the goddess of Nature warned, and Pit nodded.

Later on, as the celebration of his daughter's birth continued, Pit slipped outside into the night air and looked up to the stars above. It felt nice to have a moment of solitude to contemplate his family, how his relationship with Lucina had grown over the past couple of years, and Chrom's effort to rebuild below.

"Great party," Kuro remarked as he joined his brother, and stumbled a bit as he came to stand at his side.

"Drinking again, are we?" Pit chuckled, and Kuro shoved him playfully.

"Maybe," he replied. "But don't worry, I'm watching myself. I'd rather not cheese off Viridi like I did last time."

"That'd be preferable," Pit agreed, his smile softening. "I can barely believe I'm a father... Aegle is just... so wonderful."

"And about the cutest thing I've ever seen," Kuro laughed. "You'll have to keep an eye on her when she gets older."

"If you don't," Pit teased. "I'm not worried. She's strong- got the wings and Brand to prove it. She'll be fine."

"I know," Kuro nodded. "But you can play overprotective father for a while, anyway." Pit smiled and shook his head.

"Lord Pit..." a voice echoed, and his smile faded as he looked up. It seemed there was no visible source of the voice, coming from everywhere and nowhere at once. It didn't take him long to figure out it was one of the Keepers.

"Milady?" he replied. "What is it? Is something wrong?"

"You have brought a beautiful and powerful child into the world," the voice replied. "But know this: Where there is life, there will be death." He blinked.

"Wait, what?" he demanded. "What do you mean?" There was no answer. "Is something going to happen to my child?!" Nothing.

"Well, that broke the fun," Kuro sighed, crossing his arms. "What did that mean?"

"You heard that?"
"Yep," he nodded. "'Where there is life, there will be death.'"
"The 'life' has to be Aegle..." Pit frowned. "But... someone's going to die?"

"Don't stew on it too long," his brother advised. "Now isn't the time. And... I don't know why, but I get the feeling you should keep this to yourself right now." Pit nodded slowly.

"Yeah... Come on. Let's head back inside." And they did so, rejoining their companions and friends as Pit tried to push the warning to the back of his mind.

And meanwhile, it seemed something was stirring in the Underworld.

"Oh, yes," the goddess of Calamity smiled darkly. "It's almost time."

"No more of this nonsense!" a theatrical voice agreed, belonging to the god of Death. "None of that blasted prince using me for target practice!"
"Oh, pipe down," the goddess snapped, and he complied. "I can see why Nemo wants to cut your vocal chords out. Can't you speak in a normal voice?"
"Er..." he didn't reply.

"Whatever." She shook her head. "But yes... the time is coming. It won't be long now, Master... your return is imminent. And no one, NO ONE, will stand in our way with the power you will wield."

"It's going to be quite a show!" the god laughed.

"Indeed, Thanatos," she nodded. "One that will send Pit sprawling and begging for mercy."

"Are we granting mercy?"

"Like hell we are!" she laughed. "No, I'm going to enjoy breaking his body and destroying his soul until not a remnant remains."

Author's Note: Well, that's it! The first part of Across the Bounds of Time is finally complete and I actually sort of made Lucit a thing. This became the longest fanfiction (word count) that I've written so far.

Of course, being me, I am going to write a sequel titled End of an Era. I've been looking forward to this story pretty much since I started AtBoT, so I'll get started on it soon. It will be following more of the Kid Icarus side of things, kind of like how this one is mostly Fire Emblem, but there will be appearances by Awakening cast members (along with Lucina and Henry).

And there will be death. And not just because Henry is involved.

Anyway, I hope you're looking forward to EoaE and I'd love to hear your thoughts on AtBoT, whether it's through review or a message. Thank you for sticking with me, and a special thanks for those of you who came here from OWLD. You guys are awesome.