Warriors | Part I // SSB AU Fanfic

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Chrom fired arrows at the Risen in a distance, a circle of guards surrounding him making sure no monster would harm their leader. To his right, the Princess of Hyrule and the leader of the Greil Mercs killed Risen with slow, yet power strikes that hit multiple enemies at once. To his left, his nephew and the inheritor of Pherae swiftly and quickly got rid of any Risen in their way. Even the bounty hunter, who had previously decided to stay at the very far back to protect the castle, had come forward and killed as many Risen as she could.

It was just as Peach and Zelda had explained. While the Risen's tactical level hadn't increased by much, their strength and speed was far superior to those Chrom had faced before. Even still, the strength of his allies allowed the Ylissean army to shred through the Risen.

All was going well for them, and he was sure they'd win the battle. And yet, he still could not find the one he wanted to fight the most.

Gangrel.

The sick fucker who caused his people so much pain, the one who killed his sisters and allies before his very eyes. The one who mistreated Lucina and caused her to become this way. Chrom had made sure to give him a painful death four years ago, he split him in half after all. And yet here was, alive again somehow. It didn't really matter to Chrom how he'd come back to life, all that did matter was that he died a painful way again and never come back.

"Sir, there is still no sign of Gangrel," a soldier came up and reported. "We were sure we saw him leading the army, and yet..."

"Don't worry, he'll show up alright," Chrom reaffirmed. "If he decides to be a coward, I'll drag him by the skin and kill him as many times as it takes."

"Goodness, that's quite the threat." Chrom's eyes widened as he aimed for a nearby tree and fired an arrow as far back as he could. He grunted when he saw he had missed.

In an instant, all the soldiers around him fell to the ground, dead. In front of him, crouched the man he'd been waiting to see this whole time. His body was lanky, his skin had become greener and drier than before, it was even falling off in some places. His hair had grown and it had become a tangled and rough mess. And the scar left from when he was killed still just as disgusting as it did when it was fresh, straight up his torso, up his nose, and through his left eye.

"You could've at least put on a shirt," Chrom said through clenched teeth.

"Well, things change, don't they?" Gangrel smiled, raising his hands innocently. His voices sounded the same as before, and yet there was an echo to it, like it wasn't actually coming from him. "Look at you! Using a bow instead of a sword now, does your sword arm not work anymore or something?"

Chrom chuckled. "You don't even make sense, bows take far more arm strength than swords. This one in particular, Randgríðr, takes far more strength than other bows." He put the bow behind him and reached for the sheathed sword at his side. "Besides, I was saving this just for you, so I could kill you all over again."

"Let's see if that old body of yours can handle my mighty power," Gangrel smirked as he readied his dagger. He charged towards Chrom aiming his dagger right for his heart. Chrom unsheathed Falchion and blocked it at the nick of time. They faced off for a couple of seconds before Chrom pushed him away, now taking this opportunity the slash Gangrel across the face. It didn't go as deep as he'd wanted since Gangrel dodged away, but just a bit of damage was enough for Chrom.

Gangrel put one of his hands on the ground as the Levin Dagger on his other hand started to spark. Chrom readied himself to block a lightning attack, but instead Gangrel bolted away from his place, leaving traces of lightning behind him. Chrom looked all around him, trying to pinpoint where exactly Gangrel was, but he was moving too fast and Chrom couldn't keep up. He realized Gangrel was circling around him, and so he took his bow and arrow and aimed at the next place he predicted Gangrel would appear.