Fire Emblem Three Houses: Wanderer

Mad Vengeance

Cyril sighed as he looked off the bridge into the skies as the migrating wild pegasi flew overhead. He sighed, as Alois approached.

"You alright kiddo?" Alois inquired.

"I'm just thinking," Cyril sighed, "Sure I have the Chimerias as a family but.. where do I go after the war? Now that it's over and that we literally revived the Goddess herself? I don't have any plans."

"Cyril lad," Alois assured him, "For many years you have helped others and done hard work with no complaints. I think it is time you rest. My estate does have an extra bedroom and while the Chimerias are a family like all family they may grow physically distant as their love stays close. You're always welcome to come with me when the chaos settles Cyril."

"You know," Cyril smiled, "I just might Alois..."

"So who rules Fodlon?" Dimitri asked, "Do we have a plan there?"

"I want an open and united Fodlon," Claude explained, "I can stick around as an advisor but I have no desire to rule as long as you help ease relations with neighboring nations to end prejudice like I faced as a kid."

"Fair enough," Dimitri nodded, "You have my word then bro. Now we must only defeat Those Who Slither in the Dark and I think that should be the last of the issues in Fodlon. Hey where's Byleth and Sothis anyways? They would know the most about Those Who Slither in the Dark right?"

Byleth hugged Lysithea as for the first time in months she stood on her own to feet. While she stopped coughing and appeared slightly better, an actual recovery would take time, but she would no longer get any worse.

Felix examined the syringe, which was full of blood much darker than normal blood, almost black, and glowed with the Crests inside, held in clear bubbles in the crimson fluid.

"And they were with Nemisis?" Byleth inquired.

Felix nodded, "The man had four Crests Byleth. We must strike soon. Ambush them in the forest. If we strike now we may be able to find out where their base is and finish this."

Byleth nodded, his mind elsewhere as he ordered Felix, "Go tell Sothis and... you've been a wonderful brother to me dude. I just wanted to say that. In case things go badly."

"You're not gonna die on me now," Felix demanded, "If you do I'll never forgive you."

Felix sighed and gave Byleth a one armed hug, "I mean do you know what losing my favorite brother would do to me?"

Felix then left, elaborating, "You can't leave us now man. Your family would collapse if you died. Our family.'

Felix gave a small smile and went to pass on the info to Sothis as Lysithea asked, "Big bro you OK?"

Byleth hugged Lysithea and lied, "Never better."

But Byleth was not OK.

Byleth felt free, but not as in free from fear of losing his dear little sister but fear from free from the feeling of responsibility of protecting his family.

They didn't need him anymore.

He could see Edelgard again.

"I'm free!" The thoughts cried out, "I'm finally finally free! I can see Edelgard again!"

Byleth told Lysithea, "Get some rest. It's all gonna be OK now..."

Byleth left and walking over to the bridge over the ravine far below Garreg Mach. His eyes held madness. He felt as though he had outlived his usefullness to his loved ones and was no longer needed.