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CAUTION: THERE ARE MASSIVE SPOILERS AHEAD. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
I did a random side battle to level up my lower characters, and other than a new type of Risen (called a Revenant) and a C-Support between Lissa and Vaike (where we learn that apparently Vaike and Chrom have a dorky bro rivalry), nothing really important happened. So. Chapter Eleven, everybody!

Gangrel and Aversa are planning within the fortress, and it turns out that Plegian troops are deserting en masse. The Plegian army has basically fallen apart, thanks to Emmeryn's inspiring sacrifice. It turns out that the Plegian soldiers all wanted peace.

And the battle begins.

Chrom and Gangrel both intend to make this the final battle that the other will see, and we gain a new ally: Basilio's friend Olivia.



Olivia's class is a dancer, which means she can give one unit a second turn in battle. This can prove to be extremely helpful.

The battle progresses, and Chrom kills King Gangrel and takes his Levin Sword, which you may know as the sword that Robin uses in Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS. The zig-zaggy one that shoots lightning. Yes, I gave it to Robin.

Even though Basilio is dead (HECK YEAH), we still have a few more stragglers to get rid of. We still have our quota, bucker, we're the straightest shotas- I'll stop quoting Ken Ashcorp now, as I'd like to use the name of that song as a joke in case Robin ends up marrying Panne. Only Mad gets the joke I just made now.

The remaining Plegian forces have surrendered, and Chrom gives the command to have all Ylissean fighters let them live. Ferox and Ylisse have both lost plenty of men, but it's time to repair, especially since we got lots of plunder from Plegia.

Then a bonus scene happens. Chrom asks Sumia to marry her. Sumia accepts. I squee.

Once we get back to Ylisse, Chrom takes up rule of the country, but doesn't take the title of Exalt.

~TWO YEARS LATER...~

Apparently, Valm (the country to the west of Ferox) is't acting so friendly to Ferox at the moment. Walhart the Conquerer (the Valmese emperor) has launched warships and begun preparations to invade Ferox.

It turns out that Lucina and Chrom have had a daughter, and that baby Lucina is still newly born and needs her mother. It's time for exposition now.

All members of the royal family have the Brand of the Divine Dragon somewhere on them like a birthmark- Chrom has his on his shoulder, Emmeryn had hers on her forehead, and Lucina has hers in her left eye (as far as I know, this doesn't hinder her vision or hurt, it just looks mildly creepy). In an earlier cutscene, the Brand of the Divine Dragon glowed in Marth's eye. These two HAVE to be connected somehow.

In Castle Ferox, Flavia's still the Khan, and apparently they've found an ally with insight to Valm's plans: VIRION. Apparently, good ol' Ruffles is Valmese. And a duke back in Valm, to boot. He also has his traveling companion Cherche with him.



Virion was Duke of Rosanne, a fertile province of Valm. Valm was apparently just a small city on the continent of Valm, sorta like how New York is the capital of New York, I guess. Anyways, the ruler of Valm the city, Walhart, launched a crusade and managed to take over all of Valm the continent, and now he wants to take over... whatever continent Ylisse, Plegia, and Ferox are all part of. IDK. Virion and Cherche managed to escape to Ylisse, but arely. And now the Valmese fleets will reach Feroxi shores in a few days.

Current Thoughts
You have no idea how satisfying it was to see Chrom rip Gangrel a new one with Falchion. I thought Gangrel was an unremarkable character, but then Chapter 9 happened and I started hating him, and then we had this happen. And apparently one arc of the story has ended, and another is beginning.

Lucina is connected to Marth somehow. I'm not quite sure how, but she is.

Olivia's going to be a huge help in battle, especially with units going more than once.

Also, I'm not sure if Valm is supposed to be more like France or more like the vikings. I think they might be French what with Virion's accent, but since the next chapter is called The Seacomers and they're not doing very much taunting, they could go either way.

Current Party
Next time: Paralogue 3 and Chapter 12...
 * Chrom (Level 17 Lord, C-Support with Lissa, B-Support with Robin, S-Support with Sumia)
 * Lon'qu (Level 6 Myrmidon)
 * Nowi (Level 5 Manakete)
 * Robin (Level 17 Tactician, C-Support with Frederick, Stahl, Sumia, B-Support with Chrom, Sully, Panne)
 * Ricken (Level 14 Mage)
 * Sumia (Level 4 Pegasus Knight, C-Support with Robin, S-Support with Chrom)
 * Gregor (Level 12 Mercenary)
 * Kellam (Level 12 Knight, C-Support with Sully, Donnel)
 * Cordelia (Level 11 Pegasus Knight, C-Support with Gaius)
 * Libra (Level 2 War Monk)
 * Tharja (Level 19 Dark Mage)
 * Sully (Level 11 Cavalier, C-Supports with Stahl and Kellam, B-Support with Robin)
 * Panne (Level 11 Taguel, B-Support with Robin)
 * Olivia (Level 1 Dancer)
 * Vaike (Level 7 Fighter, C-Support with Lissa)
 * Miriel (Level 1 Mage)
 * Lissa (Level 4 Cleric, C-Support with Vaike)
 * Virion (Level 4 Archer)
 * Frederick (Level 3 Great Knight, C-Support with Robin)
 * Donnel (Level 2 Villager, C-Support with Kellam)
 * Gaius (Level 12 Thief, C-Support with Cordelia)
 * Maribelle (Level 5 Troubadour)
 * Stahl (Level 5 Cavalier, C-Support with Sully and Robin)