Fire Emblem: Folly of Man

Hello, this is my first fanfiction. Reviews are well appreciated, but please don't declare all out war against me...

I'm a novice! Go easy on me, will ya?

This story assumes that Ike failed to defeat The Black Knight in Chapter 27. Nasir takes over for Ike during the duel, and is trapped along with The Black Knight in Castle Nados. No one knows of their fate. They are both assumed dead.

Prologue: The Renegade Province

The year is Begnion 660. The place, the Continent of Tellius. Years of war have hardened the people of Tellius. Beorc and Laguz alike struggle to rebuild the ashes of their fallen world. The lands of Crimea and Daein lost everything from the great war. But Crimea had the strength to rebuild. Crimea had the chance to start anew. Crimea was still a sovereign nation.

But Daein had no chance...

Monopolizing upon their victory over the nation of Daein, the Begnion Empire held the land with an iron fist. Claiming that Daein was a renegade province from the beginning, the Apostle, Empress of Begnion, kept her army patrolling the land. Those who dared speak against her will were never heard from again. The people of Daein could stand the oppression no longer, but were forced to stand down before the might of Begnion. Her Pegasus Riders proved overwhelmingly powerful over the native Daein Wyvern Riders. For many months the only emotion the natives of Daein people were familiar with was regret. Regret that their former king, Ashnard, tyrannical and satanic though he was, did not slay the cruel Apostle when he had the chance. They relented Daein's defeat and, though their hatred of Crimea and the Laguz finally lessened somewhat, their repulsion for Begnion was greater than those former loathes combined.

Hope showed itself in a 'Major' Haar. He was a former Wyvern Lord of Daein who deserted to Crimea due to the treachery and evil of Ashnard. Though his family was originally from Begnion, he remained loyal to the Daein people. Because he was one of General Ike's men, he shared the respect and admiration of the Apostle. When he asked for the position of 'Duke of Daein,' his request was granted and he became a major leader in Daein. Thankfully for the Daein people, Haar kept them from experiencing the worst of Begnion's might.

Haar's wife, Jill, was another of the Daein Wyvern Lords. Her father was a major General in Daein, and she shared her father's sense of loyalty and commitment. Born in Daein, she also had a great love for its land and people. Jill had many friends in the Crimean royalty, and thus was able to keep a stable income for Daein to rebuild. However, shortly after hearing of such dealings, the Apostle immediately ordered any outside financial affairs not directly related to the Begnion federal government to be abolished immediately. Fearing that war between Daein and Begnion would break out, Jill hastily ended these agreements, and as a result, the people of Daein lost their greatest hope for support.

Soon afterward, Haar's actions of humanitarian aid to the Daein people were taken as acts of insurrection by the Begnion Imperial Intelligence Services, the Apostle's personal retinue of spies. Realizing that Haar's loyalty lay not with the Empire but with Daein, the Apostle decided that a revolution was beginning in Daein, and thus, must end.

Jill hastily assumed the position of envoy for Daein, and flew in great haste to Crimea to speak with Queen Elincia. Her old friendship with the Queen, along with Crimea's national hero, General Ike, was her trump card in earning support among Crimeans for Daein's plight. Duke Haar led his army to engage the Begnion forces in the Battle of Tor Garen. The result was a minor victory in that though Begnion was forced to retreat, the Empire gained knowledge of Daein's military tactics and the number of troops guarding the border. Daein was outnumbered, and would soon be outgunned by the Empire. All Haar could do was buy more time for his country with more small victories...

But Haar had an divided province for a 'nation.' Shortly after Haar's ascension, his scouts reported that the legendary Black Knight, one of Ashnard's main supporters and a hero of Daein, was alive and had gathered an army known as the Daein Revolutionary Army (DRA), as opposed to Haar's Daein Liberation Front (DLF). The Daein Revolutionary Army was gaining a huge amount of followers and reinforcements. After a long drawn-out battle with the Begnion army ended in defeat, the Daein Liberation Front substantially lost morale, and defections became quite alarming. The DRA, boasting several victories in guerilla raids on Begnion border guards, finally won over the hearts of the Daein people. After a short civil war between the two armies of Daein, Haar's headquarters in Nevassa were captured by the DRA and, thus, the Duke was forced to flee to a remote corner of the Daein countryside.

Jill stayed in the Crimean royal palace, fearing for her husband's life. The Crimean army arrived too late to save the Daein Liberation Front, and were driven away by the Daein Revolutionary Army. Drying her tears, Jill decided to remain as a minister of the Crimean army, gathering enough resources to recruit an army strong enough to save Daein...