Dark Wind, Violet Lightning

Chapter 1: Food and an Ambush

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Edit V 1.8.2: Changed Soren's constant "Emo" references, since he isn't all that Emo. I'll let it show up a TINY bit though, but only enough to be a joke like it was meant to be... More spelling revision, grammar, the works. Altered my notes a bit from the original version, notably about my DN poll which is closed. Even more altering than before, mostly Human is human, Laguz is laguz. All that good stuff and whatnot.

Version 1.5 Edited for Spelling Errors and chapter and Daein are most notable changes, previously being Shinin and Dain. If Soren and Ilyana seem OC, I am only writing them as I saw them in 9 and 10, I saw Ilyana as more than a garbage disposal, and Soren as more than an Asshole with no emotions except anger. If anyone else seems OC, it is because of the same thing, that is how I pictured them from playing. Witcher Co reminded me about Chapter 9, I forgot to include it! From now on assume 9 happened as well, Marcia was recruited, and she was just out looking for supplies that whole time. She will appear in my second chapter, and we will assume Rolf and Mist have been in there first battle already.

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Archsage Soren: Hello, beloved readers, and even more beloved fans. I am back again, this time with a new story for Fire Emblem 9. Why, you ask? Did you even pay attention to my pen name? It should tell you why! Soren is a pwner, so to speak, and is from FE9/10. He deserves his own story from me! Also, I had the guidebook for 9 and not 10 when I started, so I started with 9. I now own both and will likely make a FE10 sequel to this story when finished.

Ike: Thank god! At first when I got the call I was afraid another crazy fan girl was going to write an Ike/Soren story! I know you wouldn't ever do that, so I am pretty safe.

Archsage Soren: Yeah… But who knows who you will be paired with! Mwahaha! However, before you go on reading, I will tell you who Soren is paired with this time around, the never-full mage Ilyana! Some people don't prefer that pairing, that's fine. Stick around anyways, that won't be the only pairing when it is all said and done… I think they will all be Hetero pairings, unless Heather finds herself a girlfriend and I bring her in or get to FE10. Seriously, don't try to tell me Heather is straight, if you recruited her, you would know her preferences by the end of the chapter you recruited her. I really hope you enjoy, this will most likely be slower to update than Death Wing. Read Death Wing if you like Gundam Wing and Death Note, I beg you!

Ilyana: Shut up already! I'm hungry; write me some food, now. (Charges up Arcthunder from FE10.)

Archsage Soren: Okay, on to the writing. Soren, disclaimer if you please…

Soren: This is a fanfiction, if you don't understand that that statement, as well as the need for a disclaimer, proves he owns nothing then you are retarded or similarly ill in the head! Get it through your skulls, people. If he owned it, I would have better supports with the good looking girls, and obviously support with Ilyana…

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"Oof, watch where you're going, Oscar! Oh wait, you can't because you Never Open your Eyes!" Soren raged as Oscar knocked him over. "This is the fourth time today, Oscar, you're making me livid!"

"I'm sorry, and my eyes are open, I just have to squint because my eyesight is horrid. If you would get your nose out of your book for two seconds then maybe the one with Beter Eyes could avoid the other, understand?" Oscar roared back. Normally he wasn't so mean, but, Oscar's eyes are a sore subject to touch upon.

"Break it up you two, killing each other is not going to help us, especially after losing Greil!" Ike intervened. Little did he know, Oscar had pulled out a steel lance, and Soren had a custom wind spell made just in case Oscar ran into him again, which was meant to Really hurt. He called it "Wrath of Gales."

"Oscar, when will we be eating, I…can't wait much longer… I need food," Ilyana moaned.

Soren sighed in annoyance. "Since we keep…running into each other, Oscar has been too busy to remember to cook. I can't believe I am doing this, but I just got a lot of money off of a dead soldier the battle we rescued you. We can go sample the sub-hu..I mean laguz… cuisine. However, it must be an all-you-can-eat place, I won't let your hunger bankrupt me or the army."

"Thank you, Soren, you are really nice!" Ilyana thanked him, and then rushed forward and hugged the Antisocial tactician.

"Um… The affection is nice and all, but I do require air to live," Soren complained as his face started changing colors.

"I'm sorry, Soren, I guess I just don't know my own strength," She apologized. I'll have to remember this one, Soren. He feeds me just like Oscar! Ilyana thought happily.

"Yes well, Ike, I'm off with Ilyana to eat. At least tomorrow we will be in the palace, and will get fed for free," Soren stated. He brought a Huge bag of gold and "Wrath of Gales" with him. Ilyana brought both her tomes, as well as the new custom one that she was given by Daniel. It was really strong, and called "Mind Crush". (1)

"Finally Soren, you're getting a date. Impressive, for an Emo bookworm at least." Shinon insulted, grinning.

Soren stormed out, Ilyana right behind him. It isn't like I am on a date or anything. Soren thought. Though she isn't too bad to look at, but I know why I can't have relations, and she just seems to be a human garbage disposal.

As they walked through the forest to the nearby town, Soren heard a whooshing sound, followed by a thud. He turned around to see Ilyana with an arrow in her arm, passed out cold on the ground. He looked around frantically, searching for the enemy. Then he spotted him, a lone archer up in the trees. With a quick incantation of "Wrath of Gales", the whole tree was uprooted and felled. Underneath the remains was the archer, crushed to death.

What do I do now? Ilyana is injured and passed out, and there may be more enemies nearby. I guess I will have to tend to her wounds myself and take her to town.

Soren assessed the wound real quick. It was to the upper arm, and needed removed. Carefully, he did just that. That was when he realized that to get to the wound and apply a vulnerary, he would have to remove her shirt. Luckily (Or unluckily) for him, she was apparently missing her bra. That was great for ogling, crappy for explaining later. As he was distracted by the whole "I shouldn't do this/ What if I never get another chance" ideas in his mind, he saw something peculiar a few inches below the breasts. It was a brand!

After staring at the mark a few seconds, he came back to his senses and finally tended to the wound. Then he tore some fabric off his backup cape and used it as bandage. Soren carries it as a backup cape, of course, but also for moments like these, minus the topless women part. Then he put her shirt back on and continued to the town.

Soren was fortunate, the rest of the trip was enemy free, and the scenery was quite nice. That didn't mean Soren wasn't looking for them, though. Where there are scouts there are armies, just as smoke signifies fire. This abscence of opposition must have been a blessing from Ashera herself. Carrying Ilyana, however, was good and bad. In one hand, he was carrying a good looking girl. On the other hand, she was heavy compared to what he normally carried, and he was pretty weak. She also slowed him down a lot.

Finally, he entered the village with Ilyana in his arms bridal style; he couldn't lift her any other way. That was when she woke up.

"What are you doing? What happened? Why does my arm hurt so badly? Where are we? What is going on?" Ilyana started screaming

"Please, be quiet!" Soren shushed, and put her down. "You were shot by a lone archer of Daein, probably a scout. I took care of him. You are now safe, we are at our planned destination, and I was carrying you that way because you passed out and I couldn't carry you any other way. I tended to your wound, too." Soren explained all at once.

"Oh, you didn't do anything… naughty… while I was unconscious did you?" Ilyana asked, looking a bit like a kicked puppy.

"I had to remove your shirt to fully tend to your wound. Other than that, I was a perfect gentleman," Soren admitted. After he said that, she blushed a deep red. Apparently, she remembered her lack of a bra that day. Then she looked really scared.

"You didn't see anything... odd, did you? Not that anything would be there," She started rambling.

"I saw a similar symbol to the one hidden by my bangs," Soren told her, and showed her his branded mark to prove his point. "Am I to assume you are ALSO one of my kind?"

"Well, yes… Part cat laguz, actually," Ilyana admitted shyly.

"Judging by my appearance and abilities, I believe I am part Dragon. Hard to believe since they are so secluded but whatever," Soren told her. "That does explain your appetite, though. Let's get some food though, and hope no one overheard after you stopped screaming."

"I'm sorry, Soren," Ilyana apologized sheepishly.

"It's fine. Hey, there is the buffet!" Soren pointed out. They then proceeded to walk over to the buffet, Soren supporting the still weakened Ilyana.

"Excuse me sir, how much for the all-you-can-eat-buffet? My companion and I came looking to eat, but we were ambushed by a Daein scout. My magic made quick work of the fiend, but not before she was wounded." Soren gestured to Ilyana, whom he had sitting down at a table. The tiger laguz saw the bloodied rag on her arm.

"Tell you the truth, you make me uneasy.(2) I don't know why, really. Regardless, it is 3000 gold for laguz, 1000 gold per human, but of course we almost never have humans here. You humans get a discount since you eat so little." The tiger man told him.

"Here, just have 3000 gold for the two of us, she eats like a laguz herself, so I think 2000 is more a fair payment. Oh, and an extra 25 gold as a tip, too." Soren handed over the money, and then helped Ilyana over to the food area.

It was extravagant. There were cooked and raw meats of all varieties, wondrous sweets and desserts, an infinite variety of drinks, and fruits, veggies, and breads galore. Soren helped himself to some bacon-like meat that smelled as if it had been honey roasted, some odd nectar drink he had never heard of, pomegranate seeds, blackberries, strawberries, and a small piece of cheesy bread.

Ilyana ended up eating a healthy amount of EVERYTHING. By the time she was done, she had ate around 2 servings worth of every item offered there. The other customers either were impressed or repulsed. A few laguz men complimented her saying that they couldn't believe she was beorc.

It was night when they finally got back to camp. Titania was on watch duty. Soren considered himself lucky Shinon wasn't on watch at the time.

"Took you awhile, how far did you go relationship wise that it could take that long, hmm…" Titania gently teased. Seeing them both slightly blush showed Titania that a) they got nowhere, and b) they liked each other a lot, but maybe didn't realize it yet; and especially didn't realize how the other felt.

"Ilyana, get some sleep; I'll tell Titania what happened. You see, we were going through the woods, and she was right behind me. Then I heard an arrow fly by, and then heard Ilyana fall. I then spotted a Daein archer, probably a scout, and crushed him under a tree with my magic. Ilyana was hit in the upper arm, if you couldn't tell by looking at her. I had to… tend to the wound, which ended in an uncomfortable situation before it was done. Whether her being unconscious at the time made it more or less comfortable, I don't know. Then I had to carry her to town, when she woke up screaming blood murder and questioning me. Finally I calmed her down and fed her. They had a lot of food I recognized, and that was but a small portion of what they had to offer. We experimented with the food, and I have to admit those su… laguz cooked pretty well. Ilyana literally had two servings of everything there. Then I had to help her walk back to camp. She was still weakened from the injury and from the fall that was caused by it," Soren relayed stoically. "Of course you know what scouts mean..."

"So Daein has tropps even this deep in the forests… Sounded like a nice night, however. I am sure that you made great progress in courting her, too." Titania smiled in a motherly manner. Again, she had managed to make Soren blush. It was the second time in his life that he had blushed. He cared too little about what other people thought about him to blush, or so he thought.

"Not true, Titania. Getting her hurt is not romantic, and she is just a newly made friend… So just drop it." Soren sighed, shaking his head. He then rubbed his temples vigorously, trying to calm down from the day's activities.

"For now you're just friends… I can tell you like her, don't lie to yourself. Trust me on this, passing up love is the worst thing you can do, Soren. If you kill innocent people, if you betray us, none of it will hurt you on the inside like losing a loved one that you denied your feelings for," Titania advised, and Soren could practically Feel the emotion in her voice, and saw the tears creeping up behind her eyes.

"Like you and Greil… I'll… keep that in mind…. You won't actually TELL anyone, though, or… well, you don't want to know what wrath I will unleash," threatened a very dark and sinister seeming Soren. Then he went to his tent and fell asleep like a content baby.

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He woke in the morning from a very… romantic dream. After feeling awkward and, admittedly, a tad disappointed that it was merely a dream; he realized that there was a body next to him. It was a very feminine body, of which he had just seen in his dream with him. "Ilyana?! What are you…?" Soren stuttered, clearly surprised.

"Mmm… Huh, what? Oh, morning Soren. I was really cold last nigh and, well, I hope you didn't mind…" Ilyana explained, trying her best to sound pitiable.

"That is the worst excuse I have ever heard. The nights are as hot as the days," Soren concluded, shooting down her lie.

"Well then, I didn't feel safe alone in my tent and wounded. Okay? So… I slept with you," Ilyana tried again.

"Wrong. Your tent is the safest one here, in the middle of the formation. My tent would be More dangerous and risky. Fess up, if you won't tell the truth at least tell a good lie," Soren scolded, scowling grumpily.

"Well, they were both kinda true. I felt cold emotionally, I was lonely. You make me feel safer Soren, so that was partially true, too! Really, though, I... I don't know how to say it… so… I will show you why I was here," Ilyana promptly kissed him. Soren was stunned, and blushing a third time in his life.

"Do you understand know, Soren?" Ilyana asked vulnerably.

It took him a moment to compose himself. Come on, channel Erk!(3) Erk was really cold and antisocial, I just have to think like him and I'll do the right thing! Damn I miss Erk... Wait, what Titania said last night… "Passing up love is the worst thing you can do…" I know what I should do now, better to risk and fail than to never try at all...Besides, she does have a longer life span...

"I'm not sure, you be the judge if I understood..." Soren kissed her this time, and it ended up a very cutesy scene. They kissed passionately, and both knew that they were now officially a "Couple".

"Yeah, you understood really well Soren," Ilyana purred happily. "But… I'm hungry."

"Well, breakfast should be ready soon. I guess I could 'understand' some more to take your mind off it until food is ready…" Soren offered. Finally, he made her blush again. He was going to make it a personal goal, to make sure she blushed more than he did. Blushing made him feel uncomfortable and weak. Being his arrogant, prideful, antisocial self, he couldn't stand feeling weak.

However, Murphy's Law applied in this world as well. Shinon just Happened to see every thing, and he had Rolf, who was eavesdropping, tell him everything that was said. By the time Soren and Ilyana emerged for breakfast, everyone had heard what Shinon and Rolf had to tell. Titania sent Soren an "it wasn't me" look; Ike patted him on the back and said "Nice catch, buddy," quietly enough so that only Soren heard.

Rolf and Mist were singing silly songs about Soren and Ilyana kissing in a tree, Boyd was an ass about it and was ridiculing him, Mia went up to Ilyana and tried to whisper "Don't let him pull anything fast on you, those Emo kids know just how to seduce you…" but it ended up even louder than when she normally talked, and everyone heard and started laughing, except for Ilyana and Soren. Elincia quietly congratulated the two, smiling in her soft, fragile way as always. The merchant convoy decided to watch Soren closely, since they were the closest thing Ilyana had to a family they would have to look out for her.

Gatrie found himself unable to resist hitting on Ilyana every 5 seconds saying things like "Dump that skinny Emo for a real man, like me. I don't disappoint, if you know what I mean."

That was stopped by Soren's wrath, blades of wind descending upon Gatrie with immense force. Gatrie went down grabbing his groin in pain. "Maybe you will learn to think with a different part of your body from now on, Gay Tree." Soren taunted, and everyone was now pointing and laughing at Gatrie with cries of "Well done, Soren," and "I doubt he will," and, from Shinon, "You just got Burned and Owned by an Emo kid who can't lift 5 pounds!" That got Shinon hit by a ginormous bolt of lightning in the arm, which sent him flying.

"Don't be mean to him!" Ilyana yelled. Shinon found himself in Gatrie's position, the subject of laughter and ridicule.

Oscar was surprisingly nice about it, saying "If you are mature enough to have a girlfriend, you are mature enough to be treated with more respect. I'll admit, the first time I rammed into you was on purpose. Sorry, I was just having a really bad day. I'll try harder to avoid running into you. You treat that girl well, you hear?"

"I understand," Soren replied, "It was a bad day for everyone... I wasn't exactly acting normal either. Trust me, I'll treat her more than well. I'llprotect her with my life..."

Eventually, they got to the capital city and into the castle. That was the night when Shinon and Gatrie left the Greil Mercenaries (4). Maybe Soren and Ilyana had pushed them to far that day, but it Was Shinon's and Gatrie's faults. For some odd reason, Mia felt very depressed when they left, but didn't know why. Well, maybe why, but she didn't know who is probably a more accurate description. She almost fell asleep when she heard a cry of "We are under attack!"

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(1)Yes, as in from Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series, by little kuriboh. Watch it, you will DIE laughing.

(2)If you are unaware, most Laguz can tell if someone has mixed blood of Beorc and Laguz. Those who don't understand that feeling of a "Parentless" will feel uneasy around the Branded. Vika from FE10 is a prime example.

(3)Umm… Someone Identical to Erk in looks, attitude, and name now resides in FE9. Soren and Erk met when Soren was about five. Erk was kinda Emo (Not the style or just cutting yourself for attention, but depressed and having strong emotions Emo), and Soren was mostly antisocial and they got along. Erk was somewhat antisocial himself. Then Erk was killed by… let's make it Begnion. Wyvern Riders of Begnion, that is. Totally added this myself, so tiniest bit AU. And I know some may be upset by me calling Soren Emo once or twice. Although he slightly fits the REAL meaning of emo, not the overly dramatized version everyone thinks of when they hear the term, it isn't enough to be used very much. However, everyone else has a tendency to call him Emo for being touchy about his hair (Hiding the brand), not making friends(Antisocial), wearing black all the time (It's COOL!), etc, and mostly they do it to get on the Braided Mage's nerves. They are playing on the Emo stereotype which has nothing to do with real Emo, which is pretty much overly strong emotions, which can lead to depression. However, this whole Emo thing is mostly for this chapter only. However we do gain the stereotyped Emo OC soon...

(4)I delayed their departure from the group so I could write them in the first chapter. And yes, this will be the missing "Gaiden Chapters" of which 6 and 7 had so abundantly. It would be chapter 9x, and slightly change the plot. Why doesn't Mia know who? Because until the voting is over on a couple pairs, I don't know if Mia acts on her crush for Shinon or goes for Ike or even Rhys. Yes, I'm using Democracy in fanfiction. At the time of the original post, I was slightly considering Mia and Gatrie for fun, but mostly was thinking of her and Shinon.

Archsage Soren: Like it? Hate it? Review please, and I will be very happy. Please, just review. If this story goes well enough, it might get a sequel for the events of FE10. Of course I'm also planning a Fire Embem Super Crossover of FE6,7,8, and 9/10. I'm ALSO planning another Zelda story.

Soren: Ha, Shinon, you don't have a girlfriend and I do. Same to you Gatrie… Come to think of it, I am the only one with a date here besides my girlfriend! Ike better act fast and get him self one before BOYD somehow beats him to a first girlfriend. I doubt Ike will be with Elincia by the way.

Archsage Soren: True, I don't want canon relationships this story. Well, technically IkexElincia is no longer Canon due to FE10, but it might as well be. Therefore Ike/Elincia is 99 percent sure not happening. Hopefully I will find someone cool for him like Lethe or Jill XD

Lethe/Jill: NO!!

Archsage Soren: Well, if you two want to be a pair then… Well, 3 conversations and a little inspiration and poof, you are together! Happy? You don't have to be, If I want you happy I will write you happy about it. (Nearly goes insane with Author power, hit by Wrath of Gales and knocked back into senses) Sorry about that… Besides, I really don't like Ike with Jill or Lethe, I'm just trying to force them to come up with ideas for me.

Gatrie: Force them to make out real quick!

Everyone: Shut up, pervert!

Archsage Soren: Well…. Until next time, may the Muses bless us all! Don't forget to review, you know you want to. I would review YOUR story if I read it…

Edit: This chapter was really poorly written, I am in the midst of total revision of it. Please continue to read, however, later chapters are much better and also after a certain point Beta Read. Due to a great, criticism filled review, I edited again but I feel I'm not quite up to the total rewrite of chapter one... If you really care you can PM me and I'll let you know every time I change a chapter a bit. I have not set a date for the rewrite, but it will be a rather large project and will be awhile in the making. I just hope everyone is patient enough to check back once that project is finished...