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SPOILERS FOR THE FIRST 2-3 CHAPTERS OF FIRE EMBLEM ENGAGE, you've been warned.
The Divine Dragons of Lythos are revered, treated almost as deities to the mere mortals of the lands below. So when one finally reemerges after a thousand year slumber, it's an important occassion, to say the least. And it couldn't come at a more crucial moment, as the Fell Dragon Sombron once again threatens the world with the prospect of annihilation.
But there are those who wish to see the Fell Dragon return to the world of Elyos, and wreak havoc upon the land once more. One such individual is Zephia, the leader of Sombron's Four Hounds - who seeks the power of the elusive Emblem Rings to restore her master to full strength. There's just one particular obstacle standing in her way; the newly awoken Divine Dragon.
Welp, we're back! Believe me, I'm incredibly surprised to be typing this out right now. I started writing this story about 6 days ago, if you can believe it, and just finished about an hour ago. It's not as complex as some of my other works, I will admit, and it's a little on the shorter side...still around 4K though...but regardless, I enjoyed writing it. The fact of the matter is that, simply put, I was not dealing with very complicated characters, so I didn't have to put nearly as much time into working out motivations or the like. Simply put, Zephia is evil and hot, and is hot because she's evil! And Alear...well...yeah.
Nonetheless, I'm extremely happy to get my foot in the Engage door this early on, especially considering how long it took me to finish something with Three Houses. I have a lot more ideas for stuff in the future, probably more intricate than this...but I hope this is a simple, fun little read all the same.
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Posted by Draconatedz 2 years ago Report
An excellent fic. I enjoyed the instant digestion, along with the satisfying crunch of the divine dragon. I was actually hoping to see a little more absorption going on here, maybe a strand of blue and red hair appearing on both sides of her hair, much to her dismay, but you still did a lovely job portraying this evil woman as a fierce predator.
Posted by Kiritaba 2 years ago Report
Yknow, I actually DID consider that at one point, but ultimately decided against it in the end...not really sure why. If I were to ever do any sort of follow-up to this, I think I might actually still have that happen, just as a sort of a consequence of long-term exposure to these divine powers. Nonetheless, thank you so much! As my first go-around with anything related to Engage, there was a tiny bit of pressure to get things right, buuuut that was outweighed by the fun I had writing it.
Posted by Seide 2 years ago Report
Another delightfully villainous pred to read about, great read ^^
Although I think the story could've started better in the middle of Zephia's seige just to make the plot flow better.
After that though, your character work still shines through to entertain, especially Zephia herself, with her delightfully evil and smug nature shining through the screen
Another delightfully villainous pred to read about, great story ^^
Posted by Kiritaba 2 years ago Report
Technically speaking...it kinda is in the middle of it, as far as the original game is concerned, as her forces have broken through the defenses to make it to the heart of the castle. By the time the party arrives, Zephia's gotten to Ève, and that's where they meet her for the first time. I didn't want to have that initial scene drag on for any longer, as while I always LOVE the idea of using existing scenes as springboards for stories...in practice, it just doesn't feel as rewarding to write. Probably could have been done a bit better, but that'd have required substantial rewrites and reworks of the original scene, which was just kinda beyond the scope of what this was.
But I'm glad you enjoyed it nonetheless! I don't think it's a big secret that I have a love for evil preds and "bad end" sort of scenarios. They're just really fun to write, and I love exploring how things might change without certain elements still in play.
Posted by Seide 2 years ago Report
What I was getting at is showing bits of the opening lore crawl through Zephia's seige rather than explaining it, but yeah that would probably lose a lot of details
The moment you got to the characters is when it became delightful~
Evil preds are always a treat to read through, and bad end scenarios always seemed interesting.
Oh? And you plan on writing more intricate stuff than this? Well consider me stoked for it ^^
Posted by Kiritaba 2 years ago Report
Mm, yeah...now I'm starting to think of how I could have actually shown it. Didn't really think about it at the time, oh well..
But yeah, this was moreso just a casual little thing I knocked out in a week, my way of getting my foot in the door for the setting, and maybe laying some groundwork for something in the future. I've been working on some of my other projects for months, so it was nice to take a break with somethings smaller scale.
Posted by Seide 2 years ago Report
Well its not like it dragged down the story, it was still a good read ^^
Just something to keep in mind for the future is all.
That being said you've started pretty strong, the story premise seems straightforward, I'm sure it'll have lots of nice follow ups later on.
Posted by Kiritaba 2 years ago Report
Bloodcurdling's essentially just...a way to describe something that can inflict terror in someone, I like to use it as a catchall for something horrific-sounding. Like a loud, piercing scream that can send shivers down your spine, and be generally unnerving.
But thank you! It's not very often I get a chance to explore routes like this, and I'm definitely keen on doing more in the future! Just need the right idea..
Posted by Flame14 2 years ago Report
Loved reading this. Female Alear makes for wonderful prey. Hope to see her get gulped down by some of the other girls, a certain Fell Princess comes to mind.
Sadly I think you could have drawn things out a bit more before Zephia ended her meals life.
For example she could have easily returned to the castle just before the queen and prince were killed. They’d get to see their ‘precious’ Divine Dragon reduced to nothing, but a meal for their enemy just before Zephia proceeded to crush the trapped Alear to death. The knowledge that their greatest hope was lost before being killed themselves would have likely been a delightful show for Zephia.
Posted by Kiritaba 2 years ago Report
Oh, definitely. If I had put the usual amount of time as one of my usual works into this, I 100% would have used it to build up the introduction, as well as the pre-digestion, giving both areas a bit more depth. But this was just intended to be a sort of, quick and dirty, "Engage is new, who do I really like so far? Let me try to write something quickly" sort of deal, so...I admittedly rushed some things that nicked the quality a bit. That's the primary reason I did the flash digestion to begin with...other than being really tired of writing my norm, at least. I suppose I could go back someday and do a sort of "redux", fix things up. Like, for what this was intended to be, I'm satisfied with it, but compared to some of the things I spend literal months on....mmm, not feeling that.
Still, I'm glad you were able to enjoy it in its current state! With any first goaround with a setting and characters, it's always a bit stressful to throw my hat into the ring, because I'm a big stickler for staying true to characterizations and whatnot. ...Was a bit difficult when I had only played through like, 3 chapters of the game at the time. But I have a ton of ideas on the mind for the larger cast, and I would love to get to do them someday!
Posted by Dracoshippuden961 1 year ago Report
I knew Zephia had Pred potential when I saw her. Maybe now Sombrom wants to give Zephia children XD.
I honestly liked reading it. It was very enjoyable and I hope to see more FE Vore.
Posted by Kiritaba 1 year ago Report
Thank you! I've definitely had ideas for more FE in the future, just haven't gotten around to any of them yet... Someday, someday.