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John is a typical musician going to college. However, after a freak automobile accident, he finds himself thrust into the world of [[Fire Emblem]], specifically Path of Radiance. It's thus up to John to journey along with Ike, Elincia, and the gang on their quest to save Crimea from the clutches of the nation of Daein, as per the game. Along the way, though, a lot of things change...

Be careful, as it is an incredibly LONG read. However, it is entirely worth it.

 

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* [[Action Girl]]: Just about every woman in the fic.

* [[Almost Kiss]]: Boy, does this happen a lot.

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: John appearantly has quite a bit of talent using Dark magic. He also happens to be a real swell guy.

* [[Dark Magical Girl]]: Petrine seems to morph from [[Dark Action Girl]] to this trope as her character is explored. She wants approval from Ashnard, it's hinted that she's smart and talented but has never really gotten a break, she has a reputation of being harsh to the troops and delights in torment and punishment. The flame lance upon which she uses to battle can also be considered magical, thus fitting the "Magical" part of the trope name. While she laughs at John's attempts to recruit her to Crimea at first, it seems that {{spoiler|Ashnard leaving her prisoner to Crimea sparked a change in her that eventually transforms her into an atoner making the ultimate sacrifice.}}

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Jay, oh so very much...

* [[Demonic Possession]]: {{spoiler|Karel. Also Karla to a small extent.}}

* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: Guess who defeats Ashnard after he's [[One-Winged Angel|revived though the power of the medallion a la Hard Mode]]. No, it's not Ike. No, it's not one of the Laguz. Nope, not John. Given up yet? {{spoiler|It's PATRICK.}} He's about as surprised as the reader.

* [[Disguised in Drag]]: {{spoiler|John has to dress up as a female whom he arbitrarily names Sophia Domivere. This is one of the uncommon cases where, overall, it isn't [[Played for Laughs]]}}

'''John''': Three! Two to fight over who's going to do it and one to bark orders! }}

* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: This is Fire Emblem, after all. Not to mention that aside from the standard Path of Radiance cast, there's [[Canon Foreigner|other Fire Emblem characters]] such as [[Fire Emblem|Selena, Karla, Cormag, Linde, Nino...]] just to name a few as well as [[Soul Series|Carin {{spoiler|who is actually Cassandra Alexandra}}]] and [[Mass Vexations|Ash]]. There are also some original characters, such as Gabriella, Phoenix Apollo Irving, Katrina... and so on. Many characters are introduced, given seeming importance, then [[Put on a Bus]] until convenient. That's just the story characters, too.

* [[Magic A Is Magic A]]: Exposited on a lot when John is learning how to use magic. {{spoiler|Later results in a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] when John uses fire, lighting, and wind magics in one spell and gets reprimanded by the other mages in the army in a [[Training from Hell|'training' session]].}}

* [[Marshmallow Hell]]: Happens at least once to poor [[Chaste Hero|John]]. Subverted, however, as the act was performed by Mia, and it was really more a result of the girl's [[Genki Girl|unbridled enthusiasm and obliviousness to John's pleas to let go]] rather than her chest size.

* [[Master of None]]: John is able to use Anima, Dark and Light magic, something that has only been seen a couple times in the Fire Emblem games. (Specifically Athos, a [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower|very strong]] but [[Crutch Character|fully leveled]] [[Eleventh-Hour Ranger]] character from Fire Emblem 7 and [[Cute Shotaro Boy|Ewan]] from Fire Emblem 8 as a [[Fan Nickname|Super]][[Magikarp Power|Pupil]], a [[Bragging Rights Reward]] [[Prestige Class|promotion]] only unlocked during a [[New Game+|third playthrough and onward]].) However, while he has great potential, John has a great deal of trouble applying it. This leaves him frequently overshadowed by more specialized spellcasters like Selena.

* [[Mind Fuck]]: Apparently, {{spoiler|Sophia Domivere is a ''real person'', seeing as how she and John are somehow able to be in two places at once.}}

* [[Moment Killer]]: Boyd seems to cause a lot of these.

* [[Nobody Poops]]

* [[Not in This For Your Revolution]]: {{spoiler|The Black Fang}} assisting Princess Elincia in the first arc seems to fit into this.

* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Chapter sixteen has John doing something to silence Mist. This something is never explained in the story. Of course, who else should enter the room at that very moment but Ike and Boyd. [[I Can Explain]] occurs without much luck for the poor hero.

* [[Omniscient Morality License]]: Jay knew quite well that {{spoiler|Jill was going to die}} but didn't say anything to John to try and avert it. {{spoiler|She has a '''VERY''' [[Grandfather Paradox|good reason]].}}

* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Patrick has this quality in '''''SPADES'''''.

* [[Smug Snake]]: {{spoiler|Patrick. Ignore the fact that he technically knows almost everything worth knowing about the Dawn Brigade. He fits this to a tee.}}

* [[Swiss Army Weapon]]: The staff that {{spoiler|Shinon}}uses.

* [[Synchronus Episodes]]: Chapters 39 (Do or Die) and 40 (Do or Die: Jill) start at roughly the same time and end roughly the same time, except Chapter 40 has a little {{spoiler|funeral blurb}} tacked on to the end. They even have some scenes that are the same in both chapters. One has to wonder if this is brilliance by the author to combine the two chapters or sheer laziness.

* [[Tempting Fate]]: "It was nice to be in a town where we weren't worried for our lives. I think we'll be safe in a secluded, out of the way desert town. It's finally a time of peace for us. What could go wrong?" (Chapter 87). Cue the spotting of a Begnion soldier in town.

** Subverted in that {{spoiler|There wasn't a battle like was seen in previous chapters. Turns out the soldier is just Meg.}}

* [[This Cannot Be!]]: {{spoiler|Zelgius flies into a combination of this and [[Unstoppable Rage]] after he gets his ass kicked not by Ike, but by '''''Mist'''''.}}

* [[This Is Sparta]]: This happens in the story a lot.

* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: Between John and Jill. {{spoiler|It seems to be acted on when she starts dating him, but alas, [[Anyone Can Die|Ashnard killed her.]]}}

* [[Villainous Rescue]]: {{spoiler|Petrine}} rescues John from the Black Knight in Castle Delbray.

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Boyd and John certainly qualify for the second version of this. There's rarely a moment when these two are together where Boyd isn't either [[Moment Killer|spoiling a nice]] [[Ship Tease]] or trading vocal jabs with our protagonist.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: Chapter 82. {{spoiler|Patrick became an [[Ascended Extra]], pulled a [[Face Heel Turn]], won a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] and got his own [[Hatedom]]... all in one chapter!}}

* [[Wham! Line]]: ''Twice'' in the same chapter.

{{quote|'''Ashley''': {{spoiler|Who is Jay?}} [And then, much later on...] {{spoiler|Do the words 'Spellbinding Radiance' mean anything to you?}}}}

* [[Write Who You Know]]: John, obviously.

** It's starting to become subverted as [[Word of God]] has mentioned numerous times that fiction John and author John have become so different that it's like writing a whole other character.

 

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