Hello, and welcome to Dragonsong! This fic is pretty much an alternate ending of FE6. Hopefully, it should make sense on how alternate it is and what makes it alternate. I have no idea where this idea came from, but I have some pretty high hopes for it. I'm currently estimating twenty or thirty chapters right now, but I don't have an outline at all. This is just a guess based on what I want to cover :)

Oh, and I feel I should make a note on which pairings you should expect to see. Obviously, Roy/Lilina will be the main one. Others that will appear or be mentioned include Rutger/Clarine, Klein/Tate, Gale/Miledy, Noah/Fir, Percival/Cecilia, Shin/Sue. I'm not sure of others just yet. As for returning FE7 pairs that might be mentioned or make an appearance are Hector/Lyn, Eliwood/Ninian, and Pent/Louise (of course!). If I think of others, I'll add them later. These are the ones you can expect to see, though :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Fire Emblem or any of its characters. I think that should be self explanatory since I'm on a fanfiction site, but I'll roll with it XP Cover art is not mine, either. I found it amidst random Tumblr searches and all credit goes to the original artist. Edits and title added by me. If you know the artist, please let me know and I'll give them credit where it's due :)

Without further ado, please enjoy the prologue/first chapter of Dragonsong!

Dragonsong
Chapter I - The Eve of Nothing

A terrifying cry echoed against Lilina's ears, forcing her to cringe and clutch the legendary tome to her chest. They had battled with dragons, yes, but nothing was more frightening than the sound of the Demon Dragon's roar. It sent chills down her spine as she stood towards the back of the Dragon Temple with the rest of the Alliance Army mages, her eyes flickering through the room as War Dragons emerged from corridors on the side.

At the front of their forces, Roy charged confidently towards the Demon Dragon. He was the only one who could defeat it. It was up to everyone else to fight off the War Dragons and protect him while he fought. Only eight weapons of legend were present, but they had to be enough. Eckesachs was unusable by any member of their army and seemed to be blessed to the royal family of Bern alone.

That fire dragon who had waited outside, Yahn, still battled with many of their troops. Mighty as he was, he could not stop thousands of humans alone.

Lilina knew that the dragons had lived in this world in the days of yore and, though she loved her home, she couldn't help but wonder if all this bloodshed was worth it to them. And in her hands, she carried the glistening crimson tome with the ancient powers of Lord Athos's Forblaze. The power of one of the Eight Generals remained in her hands, entrusted to her by Roy, the new bearer of the Sword of Seals.

She extended her hand, summoning the power sealed within the pages of the tome. The book floated over her hand as the pages turned in rapid succession, sparks flying from the parchment as the magic churned. Ancient flames boiled through her veins as she extended her free hand and expelled the fires of hell onto an approaching War Dragon.

There were so many of them… How could they possibly win?

To the left, Sue charged into battle with Murgleis, Shin and Dayan circling around her to protect her. Durandal was wielded by the swordsman Rutger, who seemed to have taken the role as Lady Clarine's bodyguard of sorts. He always seemed to be at her side in a battle, now more than ever. Lord Klein and Dieck were near them, too. Maltet and Armads were in the hands of the wyvern riding siblings, Miledy and Zeiss, respectively.

Aureola, the tome of light, remained in the hands of the Mage General of Etruria, Cecilia. Apocalypse was carried by Sophia, seeress of Nabata. The two women stood beside her as they launched spell after spell into the fray, taking down the dragons as quickly as they could.

Even with the might of the eight generals at their disposal, Lilina was certain this would be a losing battle. She didn't have to be a tactical prodigy like Roy to know that. The dragons were coming faster than they could defeat them and their own army was becoming exhausted quickly. Their only hope was that Roy could defeat the Demon Dragon and quickly.

Suddenly, an arm circled her waist and pulled her off her feet, causing her to struggle by instinct as she turned to see who grabbed her. The green eyes and Pheraen armor that met her took her by surprise as she burst out, "Sir Lance?!"

He kept a sorrowful frown on his face as he pulled her onto his horse and pulled the reigns to guide it out of the temple. "Forgive me, Lady Lilina. Lord Roy has given me explicit orders to ensure you're seen to safety in the event of a loss here today."

She released a squeal as the horse reared up and started to bolt down the corridor. "Wait, what?! Loss?!"

He kept his eyes forward, a grim expression on his face. "I'm afraid so, My Lady."

She clutched the Forblaze tome in one arm and pounded the other in a fist against the knight's chest. "Sir Lance! Take me back! I will not live while everyone else-!"

He shook his head as he continued forward. "I'm afraid I cannot do that, My Lady."

"No!" she cried, continuing to beat her fist against him. "I will not! As the Marchioness of Ostia, I order you to-!"

"Forgive me. I cannot defy the orders of my Lord."

"But-! But what about-!"

What about Roy?

So, this was just a prologue sort of thing. When we come back, we'll see more of the aftermath of the Demon Dragon's victory that day XD

And as I'm sure you've noticed, I broke the rules by giving Zeiss Armads and Cecilia Aureola. To be honest, I can't say I really like any of the axe users in FE6 except Geese, and he was too nobody with no real plot surrounding him ^^; As for Aureola, Yodel, Elen, and Saul are the only three who could possibly wield it, and asking one of the latter two to do so is a lot. I can't say I'm particularly fond of them (Yodel and Elen both died in my first game), so I gave it to Cecilia ^^ Besides, Valkyries use light in FE8, right? Riiight…?

So, yeah. Just wanted to explain that I'm not an idiot XD There's a reason for my madness.

I'll try to have the next chapter posted soon, but I am a full-time college student. I'll have it posted as soon as possible! Thanks for reading and follow for updates!

Please review!

-Valk

P.S. Chapters will be longer than this. Promise.