—Opening Narration
Sibling Blades is Chapter 18 of Fire Emblem Awakening. This chapter takes place in the Demon's Ingle.
Story[]
With concerns that, even with Basilio and Flavia distracting Walhart's forces, the threat of the dynasts possibly betraying them en route to Yen'fay's leaves the Shepherds to ponder how to prevent this. Chrom notices rising smoke from a mountain, with Say'ri stating that it is the Demon's Ingle, a volcano. Chrom and Robin immediately begin to make plans to use the volcano for their counterattack. Knowing that her brother's pride would still lead him to attack them wherever they are, their plan works and the volcano funnels Yen'fay's forces into a headfirst attack on the Shepherds.
Inside the volcano, Yen'fay and his forces begin their assault on the Shepherds. A fierce battle ensues, but ultimately Yen'fay is defeated. With his final words, he expresses relief that Say'ri had found reliable allies. The questions left by Yen'fay's refusal to reveal why he allied with Walhart is immediately answered by Excellus who explains to the Shepherds that Say'ri was always under the threat of death by the Valmese forces and the only reason she was kept alive, yet free, was to be as a "hostage." So long as they let her live, Yen'fay would fight for Walhart. Excellus leaves to gloat over Say'ri's despair, who regrets the harsh words she spoke to her brother upon his death. Nonetheless, Say'ri resolves to make the most of the life she is given and to finally face down Walhart.
Flavia arrives shortly after the battle injured. She informs them that they faced Walhart and that Basilio was killed by Walhart's hand. She then produces Gules as Basilio had it the entire time. However, their scouts report that with Fort Steiger secured and Yen'fay dead, Walhart and his forces have retreated back to Valm Castle, giving Shepherds hope to launch the final assault to end the Conqueror.
Items[]
Drops[]
- Armorslayer (from south-west Swordmaster)
- Killer Lance (from center Paladin)
- Silver Lance (from east Paladin)
- Silver Axe (from north-east Griffon Rider)
- Concoction (from northern Warrior)
- Arcfire (from western Sage)
- Amatsu (from Yen'fay)
- Noble Rapier (from Yen'fay)
Chests[]
- Second Seal (top-left) [Breaks at Turn 11]
- Rescue (top-right) [Breaks at Turn 11]
- Energy Drop (bottom-left) [Breaks at Turn 10]
- Bullion (M) (bottom-right) [Breaks at Turn 8]
Script[]
The script for this chapter can be found here.
Strategy[]
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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.
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In this chapter, your units start at the top of the map, with Yen'fay all the way on the other side. For this map, high-ranged units are very essential because in this chapter, the units stand on hardened lava slabs that sink every turn (but not entirely) from top row to the bottom row, and if there are any units standing in the lava, they receive 10 HP of damage every turn. Treasures also appear on this map, but if the slab sinks into the lava, the items in the chest will be lost. There are many funneling areas throughout the map, so Pair Ups are recommended to defeat the enemies along the way.
Only a few tiles will be unaffected by the lava, which should be shown as "Floor" and not "Hazard". The tiles north of Yen'fay will be unaffected by the lava, even if the slab he is on sinks. As he has Amatsu equipped first, it has a similar use to the Levin Sword; as he can attack from both up close and from a distance. However, Amatsu does damaged based on physical rather then magical strength, so bring units with moderate/high DEF to lessen the damage. Once Yen'fay dies, players will receive his sword and a Noble Rapier.
It should be noted that some of the Warriors have Counter in this chapter, so be sure to have units that can attack at range.
Trivia[]
- Throughout the battle, most of the tiles marked as "Floor" will permanently turn to "Hazard" terrain. Despite this, if the player returns to the Demon's Ingle during a skirmish, those tiles will once again be "Floor" and remain that way for the entire battle.