An Undying Oath

An Undying Oath
Name (JP)	誓いの剣
Game	Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Objective	Seize the throne
Units Allowed	18
Units Gained	None
Boss	Veld
Script	Chapter script
Previous	The Baron in Black or The Altar of Loptous
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“It is true that Prince Leif has brought all the rebellious children of North Thracia together in one, organized revolt... But if we strike them down now, when they all act as one and their morale is at its highest, their spirits will be broken. And in my defense, the boy has done us a great service by defeating so many of House Friege's battalions. Without realizing it, he's eliminated one of the few military powers that could've threatened our rule. Besides, while he may be Leonster's heir, he's a mere child without enough holy blood to so much as lift the Gáe Bolg himself. He's a posturing rebel who's deluded himself into thinking he's a real prince. He cannot hope to triumph against me.”
—Veld to Manfroy about Leif's rebellion

An Undying Oath is Chapter 25 and the Final Chapter of Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. The chapter takes place in Munster.

Story

Leif's forces enter the Loptian underground temple underneath Munster for a final confrontation with Veld, who is gifted five Deadlords by Manfroy to help fight the army off. Leif and his soldiers defeat the Deadlords, kill Veld, and rejoice after their success, as Munster has been successfully liberated from the Empire. Seliph then arrives with reinforcements, but those reinforcements are no longer needed. Leif and Seliph swear a vow of eternal friendship, and agree to free the whole of Jugdral from the Empire's tyranny.

Strategy

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

This chapter can be either extremely easy, or a nightmare, depending on how you have prepared. Sleep staves, Warp staves, Rewarp staves, Rescue staves, Tina's Unlock staff and Door Keys make this chapter a lot easier. The former for nullifying most threats on this map, the middle three for mobilizing your units and shuffling them from an undesired unit formation, and the latter two to allow you to enter the Deadlords' rooms. To breach Veld's chambers, you must capture the magic centers where the Deadlords are located.

For units, there is no question. Bring your strongest units, A-rank staff users, or any with Leadership stars, for extra hit and avoid to make the chapter more reliable, and the fatigue mechanic does not matter, as this is the final chapter.

First, Sleeping the Deadlords should be your priority. Canis can only be slept by use of the Blizzard tome (unless a unit capable of using a status staff has 14 or more magic, is under the effect of a Pure Water/Ward staff AND is standing on a magic floor - this unit will have at least 31 magic post-buff), where as most of the others can be slept by Sleep staves (Although, keep in mind they are on the Magic floor tiles). If you are able to remove any (Preferably Canis due to her Berserk staff) on turn one reliably, you should try to remove them.

Players should be cautious when opening the doors, as the enemies in some are extremely powerful. If the Deadlords are asleep, all you have to do is have a unit with superior build capture them, then stand on their tile. When all 6 tiles have been stood on, Veld will appear in the center room. Since there is a spot where a two range unit can attack him from, you can just warp a two range unit to kill him, then Warp Leif to complete the game.

Trivia

• The final chapter of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade drew inspiration from this chapter. Both chapters involve killing six sub-bosses within six separate rooms before unlocking the final room containing the ultimate boss.