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Arelea is the het ship between Ares and Laylea from the Fire Emblem fandom.
Canon[]
Ares and Laylea are two playable characters in Fire Emblem Genealogy of the Holy War. Laylea is a beautiful working dancer, a commoner from the desert of Dahna. Ares is the son of the Eldigan (a noble of Augustria and descendant of the crusader Hoðr) and of Grahnye (a citizen from Leonster). When Agustria waged war with Grannvale, Eldigan sent his wife and his son to Leonster for their own safety, Eldigan die during the war and Grahnye later died when the Grannvale Empire invaded Leonster; young Ares was then adopted and raised as a mercenary by Javarro.
Ares and Laylea met at Dahna. Ares learn that the liberation army led by Seliph son of Sigurd (who Ares considere responsible for the death of his father) is near Dahna and express to Laylea his desire to avenge his father. The dancer says that Ares shouldn't blame Sigurd for Eldigan's death since both men were knights and that killing is a part of the knight job, then she ad that it's like the dancer job were sometime she has to dance for leering men even if she hate it. Ares say to Laylea that he will think about what she told him. Later Bramsel (the lord of Dahna) try to harass Laylea but Ares protect her, since Ares is the wielder of the holy weapon Mystletainn Bramsel is forced to apologize. Ares ask to Laylea if she is alright, she answers yes and thanks him.
Javarro's mercenaries are sent by Bramsel to fight the liberation army. Laylea beg Ares to not leave her. Ares answers that he don't have the choice since he owe Javarro dearly for raising him. Laylea tell him that the mercenary only see him as a weapon. Just before he leave Laylea say that he can waste his life he want so. Bramsel take advantage of the fact that Ares is away to try to harass Laylea again, she insult him and he ask his men to throw her in the dungeon. When Ares learn that Laylea is imprisoned he has a fight with Javarro who ask him to forget about the dancer. Ares decides to join the Liberation Army even though he resents Seliph because he is Sigurd's son. They to fight the Javarro's mercenaries, they finally kill Bramsel and liberate Dahna. Laylea is free by the Liberation army and reunite with Ares. Ares is worried for Laylea and she said that she knew he would come. Ares apologize for their fight and promise that he will never let that happen again. Lene also apologize and join the Liberation army.
If they reach enough love points together they will wed. The liberation army finally defeat Julius and Seliph became the king of Grannvale. Ares return to Augustria and became it's king. If Laylea is his lover she follow him and became the queen.
Fanon[]
Arelea is a rarepair even by the standarts of the Japan only games. It's actually overshadowed by Arene (the ship between Ares and Lene a character that is at Laylea's place if in the first generation Sylvia married someone); due the the fact that Lene and Laylea share many dialogues the two ships are actually really similar. The main determinant behind someone's preference for one of the ships over the other is determinated by their preference for Laylea or Lene. Alternatively the prefered ship can be liked because the person ship the remaining dancer with an other character: even if in game the two ships can't happen at the same time since Laylea and Lene can't appears together in the same savefile.
Fandom[]
FAN FICTION
- Ares/Laylea tag on AO3
Trivia[]
- Like all second generation characters, she will only appear with some special condition. Laylea appears if in the first generation, Sylvia dies before chapter 5, or didn't marry, Laylea will replace Lene (Sylvia's daughter) in both the story and the gameplay
