Dawn's Destiny

Here We Are, Visionary Expertise! ~ Chapter 83

"Good Morning again little Princeling, it's good to see you again..." A voice whispered. Chrom opened his and saw Zehira drooling on him. Chrom moved him out of the way and dusted himself off. Feeling disgusted by Zehira but he wasn't afraid of him anymore.

Chrom muttered, "You came back for me, hm?"

"Our interaction was cut short. I had no choice but to come back searching for you! You know how I feel about my daring prince..." Zehira wrapped his tail around Chrom as he felt pressure against his body. Chrom wanted to push him away again but there was no use.

Chrom grunted, "What do you want from me!? There is only one reasoning as to why you wanted to come back after me! I don't know who you are yet you believe I remember you!?"

"You must be mistaken, sweet child, as you were someone I worked with..."

"WORKED WITH!?"

"Yes... during your era of destruction and terror around Dawn, you found me and pleaded for power, I granted that to you and you became an unstoppable force. I never became more proud of someone in my life..."

Chrom froze in place as he stared down at himself. Tears were streaming down his face as he looked deadpan. No words could describe the feelings he was having at this very moment. It was strange, bizarre, there was no reasoning.

"You... granted me that strength? You... were the same person that manipulated me to work for you..."

"Why of course, now you're my son now and forever will be. I took care of you when nobody else did 5 years ago. Not even your best friend Byleth decided to help you, that man was too afraid to make a difference," Zehira laughed.

Chrom whispered, "No... NO!!! PLEASE NO MORE!! STOP YOU RUINED MY ENTIRE LIFE ALL THOSE YEARS AGO!! I AM DISGUSTED WITH MY PAST SELF AND YOU BEING HERE TO REMIND ME WORSENING IT!!"

"What are you talking about dear child? I didn't ruin your life, not at all! I was simply helping you cope through it all, I know how you felt about this all, it was far too much for your liking. You were scared, afraid, but no need to worry now!" Chrom was in tears but he couldn't move. Then in front of him was... something.

Chrom asked, "What is that..."

"What is that? That's the beautiful crown I gave you! You were so young and innocent, makes me want to tear up..." Chrom stared down at the crown and grabbed it. "Put it on darling, it's the only way out."

Chrom thought, "You are inside a dream Chrom... You need to focus and manipulate the entire thing. There is no reason for you to be inclined and worried. You can fight back with fire, you cannot let ZEHIRA TAKE YOU BACK!!!" Then Chrom smashed the crown onto the ground. Stepping on Zehira's tail in the process.

Zehira screamed, "YOU WICKED BEAST!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SON I HAD ALL THOSE YEARS AGO!?" Chrom moved out of the way and looked down at his watch. Then just like that he was back into the snowy interdimensional world. From there Time was asleep on the ground.

He took a moment to think about the entire situation as he felt distraught. Zehira was back and admitted to everything Chrom was wondering about. Chrom was conflicted but determined to understand everything that was going on. He walked over to Time and got down to her level.

Chrom questioned, "Lady Time? I'm so sorry for disturbing your sleep but I must tell you something important about Zehira." Time shook awake and she was conflicted about what was going on. She looked over and noticed Chrom standing there in front of her.

"What's that dear child?"

"Zehira... he took control of my body during the events where I was manipulated against my will and tried destroying the town I lived in... he was the one who supposedly 'guided me' toward a better life..." Chrom explained. He looked down at himself and shut his eyes in shame.

Time replied, "I... I knew that's the reasoning why he knew you. After all, there was no reason for him to randomly know who you are. There was some type of connection..." Chrom nodded as he cleaned himself from the mess he was.

Chrom replied, "That doesn't matter anymore, we need to focus on destroying Magnus and making sure no more lives are taken away... but if he kills my family this is going to be my last straw. I will find a way to kill that man..."

"Do as you must dear child,"

"I will..." Chrom got down on one knee as Time pat him on the head gently smiling in the process. "I will not falter, I will not this man consume me whole, not once, not ever again."

Time sighed, "Good, you have a strong heart and I know you will be able to fight against it Chrom. I know you will..." Chrom nodded as he looked around the area. "Are you curious about this place?"

Chrom replied, "Yes... this place is very comforting..."

"This is the timekeep, as I like to call it. It's not able to be accessed in the real world but within dreams, it is one safe haven for the people who ask for help," Time explained.

Chrom giggled, "I can tell, this place is very comforting Time..." Time nodded as Chrom looked at her. Gently smiling at her in the process.