[Yandere!Risen/Deadlord!Chrom x GN reader]
CW: FE Awakening's bad ending, different worlds, Infinite Regalia xenologue, everyone is dead, self-hatred(?), jealousy, envy, Chrom is an empty and emotionless husk at first, yandere behavior. To difference both Chroms, the other Chrom's name and pronouns will be in italic.
How long has it been? Days? Months? Years? Decades? Chrom couldn't tell, for he was trapped in these decaying ruins, time passed by, and yet he remained in the same place.
He had no desire to leave, nor did he wish to stay. Chrom has no dreams or ambitions of his own anymore, like an empty husk, he would only continue to swing his blade against any trespassers who dared to take the divine weapons that resided alongside him.
Those were the only things he knew, for everyday, as long as he had consciousness, unless his master decided to release him from their grip, Chrom was destined to a mindless routine.
But one day, light was brought back to Chrom's eyes.
He was alerted that an army was heading towards the ruins, they seemed to be capable fighters and brilliant at battle tactics. Maybe in the past he would be eager to clash blades against such interesting warriors, but Chrom didn't have his fighting spirit anymore.
Chrom couldn't find himself to care who he was facing, until he had to raise his sword against someone he considered long gone, someone he never thought would get to see once more.
But it wasn't you, not the you he knew.
There you stood up, your skin retained your beautiful and healthy color, unlike his cold and sickly decoloration, your hair looked so soft, just as he remembered, and your eyes, they had that spark full of hope and life that he lacked.
It was as if time had moved backwards, to the first time you two fought side by side on the battlefield, he would charge to the front lines as you covered his back with your bow.
At last... Fate was a cruel thing, as the arrow you used to protect him, were now aimed at him.
For the first time in Naga knows how long, Chrom's will threaten to falter, he couldn't bring himself to hurt you. Damnit, was this his master's doing? Did they enjoy tormenting him? Did they want for him to strike down the person that lived in his heart?
A familiar voice interjected, joining your side. That blue hair that matched the eyes, that unmistakable brand on the right arm, and that indistinguishable blade on hand. No doubt, it was him. Chrom, the Exalt prince of Ylisse.
A young and full of hope Chrom, that had yet to challenge his fate, stood in front of you, intending to protect you with his Falchion, raising it against him. He asked you about your well-being, with a tone in his voice that exposed how worried he was. You were fine, you said, as you gave him a confident smile.
At the sight of you two, Chrom's resolve was firmer than before, he had no intentions of hurting you, but the same couldn't be said for him. Chrom never thought that the person he wished to harm the most, would be himself, he couldn't help it, he felt envy coursing through his body.
Couldn't you give him one of your beautiful smiles, once more?
Couldn't you hold him for a while?
Couldn't you leave that Chrom and stay with him?
The lifeless husk of the Exalt fought like there was no tomorrow, as if he would be able to change fate, and yet, it was not enough.
The battle had concluded, Chrom and his comrades had fallen, forced to give away the divine weapons that they had protected for years. The Ylissian royal and his army left the ruins. Chrom wouldn't be able to see you, anymore.
Ever since that battle, Chrom wasn't himself anymore, or rather, was himself once more, as if he had been freed from a spell, he was allowed to think, to feel, to remember... His comrades, on the contrary, stood as he once did, they wandered aimlessly, with no purpose or wishes of their own.
The fallen from grace prince, recalled a mysterious gate that was said to lead to different realms, and for the first time Chrom had decided to leave the ruins. He had one goal in mind.
Even if he needs to go through every existing realm and doom any other Chrom and Ylisse's destinies.
AN: I was going to make this about King of Risen/Fell Exalt Chrom at first, but it believe that (I could be wrong, I need to revisit it once again) that version of Chrom is different from the one of Infinite Regalia. Maybe one day the so called king of corpses will get a scenario of his own.
