For my current readers, I know what you're thinking, but I am not putting 'The Exiled Crusader' on hold, I am merely posting this story for the heck of it.

Now for any new readers, don't expect any regular updates, this story isn't my main priority, so you might want to wait awhile for updates on this story

Disclaimer: I do not own Fire Emblem, all characters depicted belong to their respective creators.

Takayama Katashi limped his way through the snowy mountain. Every step he took was accompanied by a grunt of pain. He used his yari spear to help himself walk through the thick snow as he kept coughing from exhaustion.

"That attack on Owari was disastrous…" he cursed. "The Oda slaughtered us all, now I am the last of my platoon!"

He kept hobbling downhill as he muttered to himself.

"Must… Warn my village… Of the impending Oda attack…"

He finally loses the pain in his leg and immediately starts running, using his jingasa to cover his face as he ran downhill. He tries to look for any signs of his village, he sees a shade of orange in the distance.

"Oh no…"

Takayama runs to the site where he sees the town being burned to the ground, with women and children running for their lives. It was horrifying, the screams of the civilians as they ran for safety. He runs to a nearby house where a peasant was hiding, he grabs him by the shoulders and screams.

"What happened!?"

"We were attacked!"

"By who? The Oda!?" Takayama asked while shaking him

"No! By the ōni! We saw it for ourselves! They rode winged horses and giant birds! They had mastered control over the elements as they burned our houses down with some sort of magic!"

Takayama grit his teeth in anger as he saw many flying figures fly away from them.

"Why did they attack!?"

"They said they were here to collect money for the Hoshidan cause!" the peasant replied. "We refused since we were only loyal to the Ikkō-ikki cause and they called us traitors!"

An arrow shoots through the roof and kills the peasant while Takayama held his limp body, he shouted.

"Bastards! I'll kill them all!" Takayama growled as he ran in the direction where the soldiers went.

From afar, a serpentine figure watches the young man set off into the forest at sunset.

Takayama Katashi ran through he forest with his yari spear, breathing heavily in rage.

"Where are they!?"

He looks around to look for any signs of life.

"Where are those Hoshido bastards who pillaged and burned my village!?" he shouted. "I don't care if they're sent by Izanagi or whatever, I will avenge them!"

He started running even more as the snow began to fall. A blizzard blows as the warrior struggles to even walk. He finally gets blown back by the wind as he suddenly kneels in exhaustion.

"I'm a failure..."

And everything goes black.

A pair of Nohrian wyvern riders search the snowy battlefield for anything of interest.

"What the hell are we supposed to find here!? There's no way the Hoshidans could be this close to our territory!"

"Spies said that a group of Kinshi Knights and Pegasus knights had come from this area."

"Maybe those spies were messing with us."

The first wyvern rider raises his hand as he silently points to a visible body. They both fly down for a closer look.

"Could that be a Hoshidan?" he asked while silently creeping up to the body.

They carefully turn the body over to see a man wearing a farmer hat and chest plate similar to that of the Hoshidan soldiers. The difference being his clan symbol and his strange metal hat.

"We just found something interesting."

The second wyvern rider puts his two fingers on the body's neck.

"He's still alive."

"Let's bring him back, we have to ask him what he's doing so far in out territory."

"Roger that."

Takayama Katashi wakes up to see himself in a cell, that looked like it belonged to one of the pull him to an unknown place as he asks.

"Where am I!?" he asked aggressively.

This prompts the strange man to punch him.

"Shut yer mouth filthy Hoshidan."

Takayama grits his teeth at the sound of that infernal name. But he realizes that his hands were tied as he tried to struggle.

"Don't bother, we're about to enter the arena." said a nearby woman who was also handcuffed.

Takayama Katashi looks outside the gate to see a trio of warriors that vaguely resembled the Nanbans.

Takayama sees a strange looking arena, with spectators that looked like those from the Nanban Trade. He sees a butler, a man so heavily-armored that it was almost impressive and a beautiful, light-haired princess with red eyes and strange elven ears. Takayama raised his weapon as he was expecting to fight them. His companions also ready their weapons, with the dark-skinned one readying a tetsubo while the green-haired one readied his knives.

"I'm Rinkah by the way."

"I'm Suzukaze, but you can just call me Kaze."

"My name is Takayama Katashi, just call me Takayama."

They raised their weapons as they talked among themselves.

"What's the plan?" Kaze asked.

"We fight. We win." Rinkah answered.

"That's not a plan." Takayama replied. "It's simple, Kaze should be taking on that guy in a suit, since both are very lightly-armored. I will take on that rider over there, and Rinkah has the honors of taking on the princess."

Rinkah bumps her two fists in approval.

"Great plan. Let's get it started."

They try to sneak around the structure before them, but to their shock, the structure moves and creates an opening, letting the enemy flank around them.

"It's a trap!"

Takayama desperately tries to attack the rider, but he is stopped by the Nanban princess, Rinkah tries to intervene but the butler stops her. Kaze was left to deal with the hulking horse rider. Takayama fought with much skill, keeping the princess at a distance. Rinkah couldn't even hit the butler as the butler was too fast for her. Kaze couldn't scratch the knight. So far, Takayama was the one who was holding his own. The princess makes a remark on his hat.

"You're pretty good for a farmer!"

"Tilling soil is no different from swinging a spear."

Takayama then hits her side with the blunt end of his spear and tries to kick her, but he is interrupted by a knife flying very close to his face. He looks in his shock to see that the butler had defeated Rinkah. Takayama kept dodging all the thrown knives while fighting head on with the princess. He then sees the knight quickly take down Kaze. It was a three on one, Takayama first aims for the princess, trying to stab her. She barely dodges as the knight comes in and tries to hit him with his lance. Takayama had dodged, with the lance barely grazing his side, but he is hit by another sharp object as the butler hits his abdomen with a successful torso shot. Takashi collapses with the loss of blood and goes down.

Takayama Katashi lay defeated, he clutched his wound as he grit his teeth in pain, he could barely hear the conversation of his enemies. Even though he was Japanese, he had better understanding of English than most other Japanese.

"Phew! They're really tough, aren't they?" the feminine voice shouted. "I hope all Hoshidans aren't this strong."

Takayama heard the woman's name, Corrin. The name of the woman who had beaten him at combat. Katashi had never felt so much shame and anger.

"I am already disgraced and she already puts me down further!"

Takayama glanced at his fellow allies, who had also fallen from Corrin's party. Rinkah and Suzukaze also laid defeated before him.

"Don't just stand there, idiot girl. Finish them!" an elderly voice shouted.

"But. Father…they're beaten." Corrin protested. "You want me to execute helpless prisoners?"

Katashi grew angrier as he was called helpless but he grew weaker as he blacked out.

The world begins to turn black as he hears a voice call out.

'Takayama...'

"Who's there?"

A dragon materialises as Takayama realizes who he was talking to.

"A ryū!" Katashi exclaimed while bowing to the deity.

'I am Saiku-ron, the guardian of the wind.'

"What do you require of me?"

'I have come to grant you power to smite those who have disgraced you.'

Takayama was shocked by the deity's generosity.

"Milord, such power should only be given to the heroes of old!"

The dragon flew around Takayama, eyeing him.

'You have gained my favor Takayama do not waste it.' the dragon replied sternly.

Takayama swallowed his saliva as the dragon asked.

'Do you accept my blessing?'

"With much gratitude and happiness." Takayama replied, humbly looking down. "I shall humbly accept."

'Then the power of Kamikaze is yours. Flow like the wind and you shall devastate those before you.'

"You dare question me?! I order you to kill them!" Garon angrily shouted.

"No! It's wrong!"

Their argument is interrupted by a strong breeze that blew through the arena and surrounded one of their fallen enemies.

"What's happening sister?" Elise asked nervously. "I'm scared."

The wind blew strongly as one of their enemies began to rise from his fallen state. He radiated a green aura as he begins to regain his strength. The wound in his side began to close up as the red stain disappeared.

"The farmer... He's getting back up!"

The man rose and put on his jingasa as he raised his spear at them, his eyes glowing emerald. Jakob dismisses this new feature and draws his throwing knives.

"Do not fret Lady Corrin, I will take care of this."

Before Lady Corrin could protest, Jakob throws a knife at the farmer, however, much to everyone's shock, the warrior hits the knife away, without even hitting it. The farmer then shouts.

"Kamikaze ga, watashi ni chikara o ataemasu!"

The wind around the farmer gets even stronger as the warrior's weapon glowed green.

Corrin notices a gust of wind as the warrior swung his spear. Everyone looked in shock to see the man summon the wind with his weapon. Jakob tries to back up, but the warrior had no intention of letting him get off so easy. Swinging the spear with much skill, he summons wind magic and strikes down Jakob with a strong gust of wind.

"Jakob! No!" Corrin screamed.

Gunter tries to go ahed and attack, but the farmer doesn't even wait a second, he charges with his spear as the armoured rider tried to run him down. With his spear, he stabs the knight of his horse. The knight gets knocked off, with a clear red bloodstain on his torso, the farmer takes off his spear and says.

"You'll live."

Corrin grits her teeth as she is the only one left to confront him. Xander and Camilla try to intervene, but Garon stops them saying.

"Do not interfere. This is a lesson Corrin must learn."

Xander forces himself to stay back as Camilla protests.

"You can't let that dreadful Hoshidan hurt our dear Corrin!"

"I'm sorry Camilla, but father is right." Xander said in sorrow. "She must learn what happens if she spares her enemies."

Camilla gets scared as she sees her dear sibling confront the rogue.

Corrin tries to slash at the farmer, the warrior blocks it with shaft of his yari. The warrior kicks Corrin back as she screams.

"Why are you doing this!? I wanted to spare you, you could have been free!"

The warrior stayed silent as he went to confront her again. He tries to stab her but she dodges and holds down his spear and tries to strike his head. He leans backwards to dodge the slash. He then grabs her arm with his hand and slams her down to the ground.

"Sister!" the Nohrian siblings screamed.

The warrior tries to plunge the spear to finish her, but she barely dodges all his stabs before she kicks his shin and uses the small timeframe to get away.

Corrin then prepares of another attack as she gets into stance. The warrior however, instead of charging at her, starts spinning his yard spear, with insane skill as it began to glow green. Corrin looks in amazement to see the warrior wield his weapon with such ease. But Xander realizes what the warrior was about to do.

"Corrin! Find some cover!"

Before Corrin could react, the warrior swings his spear from a distance. The swinging of his spear summons a strong cyclone ball that heads for Corrin. Corrin was too late as the cyclone ball rips through her, she couldn't move as the wind beat her until she couldn't stand anymore. She laid defeated as the warrior stood tall over her. The warrior approaches her and grabs her by the neck. He glares at her with his glowing emerald eyes. Corrin speaks weakly.

"What are you?"

"My name is Takayama Katashi, raised by the Ikko Ikki and wielder of the yari."

Corrin struggles to breathe as he begins to clutch her neck even harder.

"Please... Make my death quick and painless..."

These words had made a huge impact on the warrior as his eyes no longer glowed emerald but turned into a normal brown color. He lost the look of determination and his look was completely hollow as he dropped Corrin. He walked in shame as he contemplated his situation.

"No, I won't kill you. There is nothing to achieve in killing you. I was so caught up in my rage that I had not realised how futile my actions were. If I killed you, they would only torture me and kill me. I am a disgrace to my people, I let them die. My dishonour is too shameful to hide."

Corrin's eyes widen as she saw a tear stream down the Takayama's cheek.

"I must restore my honor." he said while bringing out a knife. "And only my blood shall be the price."

Corrin looks in shock to see the warrior hold the knife to his neck. He looks at her with teary eyes.

"You live to fight another day princess."

Before he could complete the deed, a tree rises from the ground and snatches him from the ground. Corrin looks to see Leo using Brynhildr on Corrin.

"You're not getting away with hurting Corrin that easy." Leo said darkly.

The warrior ignores this and tries to break free, Xander and Camilla enter with their weapons.

"You'll pay dearly for hurting my dear Corrin." Camilla said with sadistic glee.

The warrior savagely tries to escape, he uses his knife to cut off the branches as he gets on the ground and grabs his spear. He snarls at them saying.

"Do not interfere Nanban!" Takayama snarled. "I will die on my own terms!"

"You will die the way we want you to! Dismembered and dishonoured!" Camilla replied before charging at him.

Camilla tries to swing at the peasant, but the peasant blocks with the shaft of his lance.

"You're wide open!"

He kicks Camilla back and hits her with blunt end of his yari. He is almost slashed by Xander who was enraged.

"How dare you come here and hurt our family!"

"You brought me here!" Takayama shot back. "It's not so fun when you're family being hurt now is it!?"

But before they could continue, King Garon uses his Dragon's Vein to make a spike come out from the ground and impale the warrior. Corrin nearly screams in horror. The warrior screams in pain as King Garon says.

"That's quite enough Hoshidan, you've done enough."

The warrior screams in pain as the spike goes through his shoulder. But as soon as he stops screaming, he just smiles and laughs.

"I'm surprised you haven't even ended my miserable life."

King Garon immediately charges up Ragnarok as Takayama closes his eyes and passes out. But at the last second, Corrin puts herself in between Garon and Takayama.

"Father, don't!"

"Corrin what are you doing!?" Xander exclaimed.

King Garon laughs at this, surprisingly.

"Well this is surprising. Corrin still wishing to spare the man who nearly killed her."

"Father please listen. This man has something I need to know, if you still refuse, then I'll do anything to have him spared."

The siblings looked at her in shock while Garon actually grins.

"If you are truly serious with what you're saying, then come, we will discuss this matter privately." Garon said with a voice that was surprisingly not angry.

While walking away, Garon puts down the spike and shouts.

"Servants! Bring this man back to his cell, and give him some medical attention, we may need him in the future and we want him as healthy as possible."

King Garon sat on his throne with an amused expression while looking down on Corrin, who was standing tall even at his intimidating sight.

"So what do you offer in exchange for the life of your beloved enemies?"

Corrin breathes in.

"Father, please let the Hoshidan prisoners go and please spare the life of Takayama. I will do any task you require of me."

King Garon just laughed.

"You failed to follow my orders and kill them!" he mocked. "Why should I expect you of all people to follow my commands?"

"Father please! I'll even lead any charges, any army!"

King Garon stroked his beard as he raised a hand.

"No need, I have the perfect condition."

Corrin gulped at this.

"I will let the Hoshidans go free except for the farmer. He will be put under your care and he will be staying in this castle. If he steps out of line, he will be executed and you will have to lead an army of my choice."

Corrin grimaced, King Garon's picks were not the best, if Takayama ever misbehaved, she would have to work with criminals and thugs.

"And one more thing, if you cannot surpass Takayama's skill by the time we reach our next confrontation with Hoshido. Then you will not be allowed to leave your castle ever again."

Corrin nearly died inside at those words, how could she surpass a man with complete control over his magic and weapon. But… She could use this to her advantage, if Takayama is under her care, then she could convince him to help her.

Corrin quietly praised herself for the plan as she walked to the throne room's exit.

Xander paced back and forth in front the door to the throne room, where Corrin and their father were discussing the terms of Takayama's life. The thing that worried him the most was that there wasn't even the sound of yelling, just silence, which was raising the tension.

"Corrin you fool, why would you throw your life away for a man who nearly killed you?" he muttered while shaking his head.

Camilla wasn't doing any better as she clutched her head in distress.

"My dear, sweet Corrin... What were you thinking?"

Elise started tugging on Leo's arm.

"Will big sister be okay?"

Before Leo could answer, the doors opened, revealing Corrin, who actually looked fine.

"Corrin!" They all shouted in unison.

They gathered around her as they asked.

"What did father say!? What did you agree on?"

Corrin takes a breath before saying.

"I had successfully convinced father to set the Hoshidan prisoners free. And to also spare the peasant warrior, Takayama."

"In exchange for what?"

"Takayama will be under my care, if he steps out of line then he will be killed and I will be working with an army of his choice."

Xander clutched Corrin by her shoulders asking.

"Why would you do such a thing!? Risking life and limb for a Hoshidan man who nearly killed you!" he said while shaking her. "What makes him so special!?

Corrin's expression dimmed as she paced back and forth.

"He was... Not like the other Hoshidans. He seemed broken... Like he wanted someone to end his miserable life."

"Then why wouldn't you let us do him the favor?" Leo asked.

"I just want to know what happened. What made him what he is."

"You risked your life for your curiosity?"

"No, I risked my life wanting to know what breaks a man." she replied. "I need to know what makes him tick."

Xander sighed in exasperation as he massaged his forehead.

"Of all the things you've been dragged into..."

Takayama was twiddling his thumbs while in his cell as he awaited his fate. He perks up when he hears his cell door being unlocked. However, it opens to reveal two large men with a potato sack. They stuff it over his head and tie his limbs together, without any resistance from the man and bring him to a room, where they tied him to a chair. They take off the sack, making him see what was in front of him. The Nanban Princess, at least, that's what Takayama called her. She was enjoying a nice cup of tea before greeting him.

"Hello."

"Er, greetings."

"Do you know why you're here?"

"Because I almost killed you and your family?"

"No! I mean... Yes! I mean... Maybe... I don't think..." Corrin stuttered as she was actually unsure.

Takayama tilts his head in confusion.

"Ohhh-kay, so what did you want to speak to me about?"

Corrin immediately regains her composure and leans forward.

"I'll just get straight to the point. I need you to train me."

Takayama was confused.

"Why do you need someone like me? Surely you have equally skilled trainers."

"But you seemed to be the most skilled with how you wielded your spear back there!" she retorted. "And I saved your life! So you owe me!"

"To be honest though I didn't want to be saved." Takayama added.

This prompts Corrin to slam down on the table with her two hands as she shouted.

"Please! Just help me get stronger!"

Takayama eyes her as she stares at him with determination. He sighs and replies.

"Fine. I have nothing else to lose."

"Yay!"

Corrin briefly celebrates before Takayama says.

"Excuse me, Miss...?"

"Corrin."

"Er yes, and one more favor." he said. "Could you please clean the the tea off the table. My legs are burning from the dripping tea."

Corrin sees that she had accidentally spilled her fresh, hot tea on Takayama.

"OH GODS! I'M SO SORRY! I SO, SO SORRY!" she frantically said while trying to bring out a cloth and wipe both the table and Takayama's pants.

"You're really apologetic for a princess, you know that?"

Takayama stands beside Corrin and Xander, with his hands tied behind his back. He sees off Rinkah and Suzukaze as they were given their chance for freedom. Xander speaks up.

"You all are lucky that the princess is very merciful. Go now while you still have the chance!"

Kaze and Rinkah glance at Takayama.

"What about him?"

"I'm going to be kept here for awhile."

"No! That's outrageous! Why can't he go free?" Kaze protested.

"King's orders, in exchange for your freedom, Takayama shall stay behind."

Rinkah grits her teeth as she points a finger at Corrin.

"I won't forget this, my name is Rinkah and you have just made a great enemy."

Corrin however, smiled.

"I hope the next time we meet, we meet as friends. I sincerely hope that the conflict between Hoshido and Nohr would come to a peaceful end."

This catches Rinkah off-guard.

"Bah! I heard rumors of a sheltered princess of Nohr! It seems that those rumors are true!"

She then glares at Takayama.

"And you are in no place to make sacrifices for me, I am the stronger one and I will prove it to you!" she said.

Before Takayama could reply, Rinkah runs off. Xander then turns around.

"Come, we still have to speak with father."

By the castle gardens, King Garon sat on his throne while the rest of the siblings stayed on the sidelines. Takayama was brought before the royal family in chains and two guards watching over him.

"Hoshidan, you will be under the care of Corrin."

Takayama doesn't hesitate to retort.

"Do not call me that!"

"YOU WILL ADDRESS THE KING PROPERLY!" Xander scolded loudly, making Corrin flinch.

King Garon interrupts.

"Quiet boy! I'm talking!"

Xander immediately shuts up.

"As long as you stay within this castle, you will treat me as your leader." King Garon reprimanded. "Lest you wish to be executed."

Takayama snorts.

"I am already dead." he said smugly. "You are merely talking to a corpse whose heart still beats."

This makes Corrin flinch as she tries to understand this enigma of a man. The king laughs at this.

"So be it Hoshidan."

"I said not to call me that infernal name." Takayama growled

King Garon gets visibly surprised at this.

"Are you not from Hoshido?" he asked while leaning forward.

"Hah! You wish!" he laughed.

Xander had his reservations.

"Father, do not believe this man, he is merely trying to trick us!"

King Garon however, raises his hand to silence his son.

"If you are not Hoshidan then where are you from?" the king inquired. "Who are you?"

"I am an ashigaru trained by warrior monks of the Ikkō ikki clan. We are the followers of the buddhist way."

"Father, this is too ridiculous—" Leo said, trying to butt in.

"Shut up boy and let me listen!" the king shouted.

The man stays quiet as he looked at Takayama with contempt.

"I have not heard of this 'Ikkō ikki' clan." the king added. "I know of three major tribes and yours is not one of them."

"That is because I do not come from the land of Hoshido, I come from the land of Nippon." Takayama replied.

King Garon was wearing a curious look at this.

"What makes this 'Nippon' different from Hoshido, the way I see it, you all look the same."

"Nippon is known as Land of the Rising Sun, we worship Amaterasu, the sun goddess."

"But that means you are Hoshido, I only know one country who worships a sun deity." Xander added.

"What do these Hoshidans even worship?" Takayama asked.

"They worship the Dawn Dragon, which I was really expecting you to know." Leo sarcastically commented.

"Dragons are not our main gods." Takayama growled. "We worship humanoid gods."

King Garon raised a hand to argue.

"Oh really now? Then how do you explain the power you wielded beforehand." he asked.

"That is the power of Kamikaze or Divine Wind, was granted to me by a ryū, or what your people call, a dragon. It was granted to me when Corrin had defeated me."

King Garon sneered at this however.

"Ridiculous! That sort of power is only for the royal families of Hoshido and Nohr! What makes a farmer like you so worthy of wielding the powers of dragons?"

Takayama didn't move, but the wind in the room blew as Takayama's eyes glowed emerald once again. His body gave off a green aura as the wind blew around him. Elise was holding on to Leon, while Corrin was watching with awe as the green wind blew around Takayama. His two guards ran in fright as Takayama was still handcuffed.

"Kamikaze ga, watashi ni chikara o ataemasu!" he shouted.

His fists glowed green as he broke his steel handcuffs without difficulty, terrifying the Nohrian siblings while Garon sat there surprised. His yari spear magically flies into his hands as an apparition comes out of Marcus, a giant, serpentine, emerald dragon that spoke.

'I am Saiku-ron, guardian of the wind and son of Fuujin. Takayama Katashi has earned my favour and my powers through his grasp of honor and peace, something you Nanbans will never achieve.'

King Garon growls at the apparition.

"How dare you make a mockery of Nohr!? You meddling in mortal affairs!"

The apparition then looks at the nearby wall, with Takayama following his lead. The dragon says.

'Carve my symbol so that they will not forget who I am..'

Takayama silently nods as he begins to spin his spear again, which began to glow as it summoned wind magic. He begins to ravage the wall with his wind magic as the dust begins to pile, limiting the vision of his acquaintances.

The dust clears as they see a swirl carved onto their wall, with Japanese characters written with it. King Garon looks speechless to witness the spectacle, he immediately calls his children as he declared.

"He must not set foot in Hoshido! We must keep him here!"

"Father! I do not mean to question you, but this man is a major threat, we cannot let him stay!" Leo protested.

"Quiet! This man will prove to be a major asset if we could convince him to join us!"

"Yes father, I know that, but you must know the risks—"

"Shut up boy! A man of this caliber should not be wasted! We should first see how powerful he is. Children, gather your retainers, we will have a spar in the arena."

The siblings were sincerely confused by the excitement and how rattled their father was. But they had to comply.

Takayama sat on one side of the arena and meditated as the retainers of the Nohrian siblings resided at the other side. Corrin's retainers were still being healed for their injuries from that previous fight. Arthur and Effie stood while Elise cowered behind them.

"Do not worry milady! We will vanquish whatever frightens you!" Arthur proudly declared.

"I'll shatter him if it makes milady happy!"

Leon stood and coordinated with his retainers, with Odin shouting some gibberish and Niles just grinning.

"Fret not milord, this upstart will be taken care of!"

Camilla was instructing her retainers, Selena and Beruka.

"Show no mercy, this man had dared raise his hand against our family!"

"Of course milady!" Beruka briefly responded.

"We'll show that idiot!" Selena declared confidently

Xander was the most serious, wearing a a stern expression while instructing Peri and Maslow.

"Do not underestimate this man, he wields great power." he commented. "Go all out from the start!"

"Of course milord!" Laslow replied.

Xander turns to Peri.

"Peri, do not hold back your bloodlust."

"Yessir!" Peri responded approvingly.

All the siblings seem to be satisfied with their instructions as King Garon announces.

"Elise! Your retainers will go first!"

Elise cheers her retainers as they walk forward to meet the meditating Takayama. Takayama was strangely still closing his eyes even though the fight was about to start.

"What the hell is that idiot doing!?" Selena exclaimed.

"He's most probably meditating, very common practice among Hoshidans." Beruka stated.

But in reality, he was communicating.

Takayama stood with the dragon as they talked.

'Takayama… I praise you for the discipline and skill you have harnessed to channel the Kamikaze. But you must be careful.'

"Why so Saiku-ron?"

'Mere mortals cannot handle the power I have blessed you with. If you call for my power too much, then your body will no longer handle the stress of such power and may burn from the power.'

"There is no power that comes without a price. It matters not to me if I live or die. But with what is happening, death would be a preferable option."

'Just be wary, the pain you will experience will be like no other. You will be needing to use my power in this battle.'

"I'm ready."

'Then awaken.'

Takayama awakens as he stands up and points his spear at Effie and Arthur. His eyes glowed emerald as he gestured for Arthur and Effie to charge at up.

"For Elise!" Effie screamed.

"For justice!" Arthur shouted while running at Takayama.

Takayama walked towards his opponents as he spun his spear again, sending more wind rolling at Effie. Arthur barely blocks them while running while Effie ignores the incoming wind. However, when they make physical contact, Takayama first hits Effie with a stab from his spear. While Effie's armor absorbs the damage, that seemed to be Takayama's intention. He sends wind flying through Effie, knocking her back and also knocking down Arthur with her.

Elise frowned as her two retainers had lost against this man. But it was Leo's turn. Odin and Niles readied their weapons as Takayama got into stance. While charging at Takayama, Odin throws a dark spell at Takayama.

"Take this! DARK FLAME!"

Takayama however, uses his spear to catch the spell and redirect it to another direction. Odin gives support while Niles was taking him head on. Niles was surprised by Takayama's almost equal speed as they both fought. Odin throws another spell at Takayama, Takayama catches it and throws it at Niles, knocking him down. Odin couldn't react as Takayama sent a barrage of winds that knocked him off his feet.

"Tch. They lost." Leo cursed while watching.

Camilla smirked in confidence as it was the turn of her retainers to take on Takayama. Selena and Beruka charged in, with Beruka on her wyvern. This will be a much harder battle, but Takayama was ready. He didn't spin his lance, but waited for them to come closer to him. Beruka swoops in with her wyvern to try and stab him, he dodges sidewards, letting her fly past him, he takes advantage of this and attacks Selena.

Selena successfully holds her own as Takayama struggled to land a hit. Beruka immediately goes back in and attacks Takayama. Takayama was left with dodging and blocking the strikes of his opponents as he was beginning to be boxed in a corner, Takayama barely dodges a stab as it grazed his cheek. He then sends a strong wind that knocks Severa and Beruka back. He then charges up his spear, with the green flame growing stronger and stronger, until he finally plunges it into the ground, sending a shockwave with the ground beneath him cracking, but that was not all.

The cracks seemed to go a specific path, heading for Beruka and Selena. Before they could react, a strong cyclone bursts from the ground and knocks them both down as they were ravaged by the strong winds. Camilla briefly stares in shock, failing to process what happened. Takayama hits the ground with his spear in triumph, sending another shake into the ground.

Laslow was getting even more nervous, so far this guy had taken out the best warriors of Nohr, excluding the royal family themselves. Observing his power and skill, this guy was nearly on the level of Grima, the difference being the fact that Takayama can't become a dragon, but he still wields great power. Laslow knew only two people who were bestowed with such divine power, the Exalt and… the Templar, both god-slayers in their own right. Peri didn't wear the same expression of nervousness but rather a face of childish excitement. She points her sword forward as she galloped her horse.

"Yay! It's our turn! Let's go Laslow!"

Laslow follows Peri as they went forward to confront the farmer. Peri tries to slash down on Takayama but Takayama slides down and ducks under the close hit. He uses this momentum to try and hit Laslow. Laslow gracefully dodges the hit, like a dancer. Takayama was thoroughly impressed by this display, but he still had to deal with the crazy horse lady.

"Let me see the color of your blood! I wonder if it'll be green like your eyes!"

Takayama briefly ends his scuffle with Laslow and runs at Peri who was charging at him. Instead of stabbing her, he uses his sturdy spear as a vault, launching him high enough to drop kick Peri off her horse, shocking the spectators. The kick itself had put Peri down for the count, leaving Takayama to deal with Laslow. Laslow had no choice but to press forward since he had nothing to lose from fighting. Takayama sends in more wind projectiles to hit Laslow, but like a dancer once again, Laslow easily and gracefully dodges the wind projectiles while getting close enough to hit Takayama. But Takayama hits Laslow's face with the blunt end of his spear, dazing him. While dizzy, Laslow sees a foot flying to his face as he realised that Takayama was going to high-kick his face. Laslow drops from his injuries as Takayama stood tall over the defeated retainers.

There was green already leaking from Takayama's body as he starts breathing heavily from using too much of the Kamikaze. He was close to calling it quits when Xander draws his sword and points it at Takayama.

"My turn."

Takayama was still breathing heavily from the fight but he was still ready for more. He raised his spear at Xander while Corrin hissed at her brother.

"What are you doing!?"

"This man had singlehandedly defeated our retainers, it is only fair to give him the best fight for last."

Xander looked at King Garon, who gave the signal of approval for the battle. Xander and Takayama got into stance as they circled each other. Takayama grit his teeth in pain as he felt the power leak out from his wounds. Xander starts the battle with a ranged attack from Siegfried. Takayama uses his spear to catch and throw back the spells that Xander threw at him. Xander and Takayama were involved in a brief skirmish with both throwing spells at each other with their own weapons. That was until Xander shouts.

"Show me your best, Hoshidan!"

Takayama was angered by this name as he charges forward to fight with Xander.

"DO NOT CALL ME THAT!"

Xander was caught off-guard with the outburst as Takayama tries to stab him. Xander dodges and swipes at Takayama. Takayama leans his head to barely dodge the strike, he then tries to spin his spear to summon the wind, but Xander uses his sword to knock the spear off Takayama's hands.

"Not this time."

It seemed to be over for Takayama, that was until he drew a katana from his sheathe. Takayama then transfers his aura to the sword, making it glow green. He then points it at Xander.

"I'm still not done with you Nanban."

Xander and Takayama were back at it again. Takayama tries to do an overhead strike, but Xander blocks it and breaks his strike. Takayama kicked Xander back as they wrestled with their swords. Xander had the upper hand with his experience and superior skill with his sword as Takayama was on one knee in weakness. But Takayama wasn't ready to lose. He shouts out.

"Kamikaze ga, watashi ni gnocchi o fukikomasu!"

Takayama receives a huge boost of power as Xander was overpowered by the newfound strength. Takayama starts hitting Xander relentlessly as Xander couldn't hit back. With Xander temporarily stunned, Takayama charges an air pressure that summons a cyclone around Takayama's sword. Takayama then strikes Xander's underside, knocking him back and defeating him. Xander was knocked out by the gut strike.

Takayama immediately deactivates his Kamikaze and he was a horrifying sight. Every part where he leaked out green flame was replaced with scratches and wounds. In reality, he looked even worse than Xander, with mortal wounds covering his body As he stood, his stance began to falter as he coughed out blood.

"Damn it, I went too far…" he cursed before collapsing.

The siblings were shocked by this as they saw him fall, the siblings immediately rushed to Xander. They looked at the carnage to see the damage Takayama had caused to their retainers.

"No way… He beat Xander."

Other men came and carried Takayama as King Garon barked.

"Get him healed up! We may need him in the future!"

Corrin also follows the men carrying Takayama.

"Corrin! What are you doing!?"

"Takayama is my responsibility, father will kill me if I don't watch over him!" she said before bowing. "I'm really sorry!"

Corrin rushes off to follow Takayama being carried off.

A man in knightly armor stood out on a field while surveying the area.

"Not that exciting around here."

His thoughts were interrupted by a landing of a Griffon and its rider. The rider with the feminine voice calls out.

"Father! There is a village being attacked by monsters!" she announced.

"Risen?" the armoured man asked.

"No, even stronger!"

The man drew his sword as he whistled for his horse.

"Father! Will we go help?" the girl asked.

"Of course, what kind of Crusaders would we be then?" the man replied to his daughter, smirking under his helmet.

Here it is, the first chapter, I won't be updating this until I finish the Plegian arc of my other FE story, 'The Exiled Crusader'.

Let me explain Takayama's Kamikaze state.

When he utters the words:

"Kamikaze ga, watashi ni chikara o ataemasu", he will fully unlock the power of the wind.

This allows him to harness the power of the wind while using his spear, Kaze Yari. But he cannot overuse this power, or else his body may burst from too much power.

Also, Takayama is pretty OP, so I added a little condition for his literally god-given power. With this power, he is literally close to the level of other godly beings. The Kamikaze increases his power more than fifteen-fold.

A normal Takayama could barely hold his own against Corrin and her retainers at the same time.

A Kamikaze-boosted Takayama could defeat ten of Nohr's greatest retainers and still have fight and take down Prince Xander.

As for how many times he can use Kamikaze before his body finally gives out, depending on how much wind he actually summons, he would give out after fighting a group of twenty skilled men, and potentially can help him fight and possibly an army of common soldiers.