mark_asphodel | Fic Update: "To Freely Serve, Part Three"

So, I promised myself I'd stick all the FE3-inspired stuff to one side and concentrate on my backlog of FE11 stories. My Norne-centered account of the War of Darkness is high on the list of shamefully half-finished works, as I'd not updated it since August. But a recent blast through some books on the American Civil War got me inspired enough to finally finish chapter three, and chapter four is nearly ready to upload as well. The story is twelve chapters long and I don't plan on going beyond that, so that's a little more respectable in terms of progress.

Norne is a nice change of pace to write, in terms of both vocabulary and in general outlook, and she's a good means of exploring some social issues that the noble characters don't necessarily consider. Her story also allows me to present a slightly different take on the main cast of characters; Norne's very presence means that one of the canonical stalwarts isn't around, and everyone else shifts to some degree to accommodate this new reality. All the Unified Kingdom stories assume a more or less "perfect" playthrough of both games, but this one does not. And, since the removal of some canon characters changes the fates of some of the gang during the War of Heroes, this version of events may go in a slightly AU direction.

Anyway, it's a little bit different from the other stories I've worked on, and I enjoy writing it.

Also, I had a dream last night about the trailer for the actual "Fire Emblem 13," which in this dream was a 3-D console game featuring a return to Magvel. Only instead of random creature battles, it spawned random Disney-esque musical numbers. Yuk.