Nasuverse Elder Magic

JiigarGhen

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#1
Inspired by my avatar, and thinking about spooky316's old Caster avvy. Odd, isn't it?


Canas, in the canon ending for him in Fire Emblem, disappears trying to protect a village from a vicious snowstorm with his magic. What if, rather than simply dying, the spell he used was some sort of banishing magic? And perhaps the storm was no simple storm, but a magically empowered tempest sent by the king of Bern, who I doubt would allow such a powerful elder magic user to stand in the way of his plans. Perhaps he discovered something? I canÆt think of anything at this point, but suffice to say the magics of the storm and CanasÆ spell reacted badly to each other, and he ended up banishing himselfàto the grounds of the Temple, during the week before the events of Fate/Stay Night.

And guess who that is, stumbling through the forest, wounded and in desperate need of prana and a new Master?




IÆm curious how you all think this might change canon events. Canas, despite wielding magics that will likely eat away his very existence in the end, is a gentle soul, and I doubt he would allow Caster to leech the lifeforce of people (not that sheÆd need to, since this is after the events of Fire Emblem, probably making him a very badass magic-user, even in the Nasuverse).
 

spooky316

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#2
Heh, I just changed that avatar and sig a little while ago. Unfortunately, I don't know, well, anything about Fire Emblem, but I'll read anything with Caster in it. :sisi:
 

JiigarGhen

Well-Known Member
#3
Well, here's a quick summary of Canas, at least.

He's a user of dark (or, as he prefers to call it, elder) magic. Which, in the Fire Emblem canon, is extremely powerful, but the longer it is used, the more it chips away at your existence. Case in point:

In Elibe, the continent where the first GBA Fire Emblem is set, and the home of Canas, a group of heroes saved humans from the dragons during a war known as the Scouring. One of these was a dark magic user named Bramimond. Centuries later, in game, the people you're playing as meet Bramimond...or what's left of him. Because of the sheer power of the magic he commands, he has no sense of self anymore. His voice (and possibly his appearance, though it's not really clear) change to reflect whoever he's speaking to.

His mother is also a dark magic-user, though it seems he doesn't talk to her much. She's a crotchety old lady, while he's a nice, rather nerdy and clumsy guy who just happens to be able to rend you asunder with shadow magic. :lol:

And actually, beyond the conversations between units in-game, Canas doesn't have a lot of development, but enough of a base to make him an interesting Master for Caster.
 
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