The Value of Life

The Value of Life (Japanese: 生の価値 Value of Life) is the side quest of the thirty-second chapter of Hector's tale in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, and is the sixth and final chapter exclusive to Hector's tale; it is also the third and final chapter featuring Kishuna.

The Value of Life

Location Dread Isle Boss(es) Kishuna Previous chapter(s) Victory or Death Next chapter(s) Light

“	Hey, Lord Hector! It's that weird power again... Like in the ruins below the desert. That area where magic was nullified.	”	— Nils to Hector

To unlock this chapter, the previous chapter must have been completed in 20 turns or less.

Plot

Main article: The Value of Life/Script

Having defeated Limstella, Hector's group presses onwards to the Dragon's Gate. Before they arrive, they encounter a mysterious structure, and decide if any of its residents pose a threat.

Kishuna is present within the ruins, reflecting on his last moments with his lord Nergal; Nergal was disgusted with himself for creating such a weak creature as Kishuna, who was unable to fight or harvest quintessence, and commanded Kishuna to rot into dust. Upon entering, Hector's groups finds many morphs present in the runs. Nils comments that there is a strange energy in the air; if Chapter 19x or 23x was played, the group recognizes the aura. Hector, Eliwood, and Lyn prepare for battle; preparations occurs at this point.

The morphs are routed. If Chapters 19x and 23x were played, the group realizes that the magic seal had been a morph; Nils mentions that Kishuna had sorrowfully called out Nergal's name before turning to dust. After a moment, Hector urges everyone to leave and continue their journey to the Dragon's Gate.

Chapter data

Normal Hard

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Defeat Kishuna	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Hector, Eliwood, or Lyn dies	1–5	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	17+31	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Defeat Kishuna	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Hector, Eliwood, or Lyn dies	1–5	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	17+49	{{{third}}}

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The door to Kishuna's room will open if a unit is teleported into it via Warp.

Character data

Characters
New units
None
Required characters
Available characters

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Door Key Dropped by enemy General (Normal Mode) or Berserker (Hard Mode) Runesword Dropped by enemy Swordmaster (Normal Mode only) Swordslayer Dropped by enemy Berserker (Hard Mode only) Runesword Open western chest Fortify Open eastern chest

Enemy data

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Normal Hard

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Kishuna Magic Seal 18 1 56~59 6~9 4~6 25 0 14~15 5~7 7 6 -- Does not move; stands on a throne. Morph General 14 5 34~40 13~17 7~10 4~7 0 16~20 6~10 15 5 Spear The ones due north and due west of Kishuna do not move. Morph General 14 1 34~40 13~17 7~10 4~7 0 16~20 6~10 15 5 Tomahawk • Door Key Moves to attack units in range. Morph General 14 2 34~40 13~17 7~10 4~7 0 16~20 6~10 15 5 Tomahawk -- Morph Swordmaster 14 1 33~38 9~13 16~20 15~19 0 7~10 5~9 9 6 Runesword Moves to attack units in range. Morph Sniper 14 4 33~38 12~16 11~15 8~11 0 7~10 5~8 8 6 Silver Bow • Longbow All but the northernmost one move to attack units in range. Morph Hero 14 1 35~41 11~15 14~18 13~16 0 11~14 5~8 10 6 Brave Sword Moves to attack units in range. Morph Hero 14 1 35~41 11~15 14~18 13~16 0 11~14 5~8 10 6 Light Brand Moves to attack units in range. Morph Swordmaster 20 1 36~42 11~15 17~22 16~21 0 8~11 6~10 9 6 Wo Dao Moves to attack units in range.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Morph General 14 9 34~40 13~17 7~10 4~7 0 16~20 6~10 15 5 Spear -- Morph Sniper 14 3 33~38 12~16 11~15 8~11 0 7~10 5~8 8 6 Silver Bow • Longbow -- Morph Valkyrie 14 6 27~31 9~14 6~10 13~17 0 5~8 15~19 6 8 Elfire • Bolting -- Morph Berserker 14 2 37~43 15~21 11~16 10~14 0 7~10 2~4 13 6 Tomahawk • Swordslayer -- Morph Berserker 14 2 37~43 15~21 11~16 10~14 0 7~10 2~4 13 6 Swordslayer • Tomahawk -- Morph Sniper 14 3 33~38 12~16 11~15 8~11 0 7~10 5~8 8 6 Silver Bow -- Morph Sniper 14 3 33~38 12~16 11~15 8~11 0 7~10 5~8 8 6 Longbow -- Morph General 14 3 34~40 13~17 7~10 4~7 0 16~20 6~10 15 5 Tomahawk --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Kishuna Magic Seal 18 1 57~62 7~12 5~8 25 0 14~16 6~9 7 6 -- Does not move; stands on a throne. Morph Berserker 14 6 47~57 22~29 15~22 14~19 0 8~12 3~6 13 6 Tomahawk • The ones due north and due west of Kishuna do not move. • The one due south of Kishuna and the one left of the east chest move to attack units in range. Morph Berserker 18 1 50~61 24~30 17~23 15~20 0 8~12 3~7 13 6 Devil Axe • Door Key Moves to attack units in range. Morph Berserker 20 1 51~63 25~30 17~24 16~21 0 8~13 4~7 13 6 Swordslayer -- Morph Berserker 14 1 47~57 22~29 15~22 14~19 0 8~12 3~6 13 6 Swordslayer -- Morph Berserker 16 1 48~59 23~30 16~22 15~20 0 8~12 3~7 13 6 Devil Axe Moves to attack units in range. Morph Berserker 14 3 47~57 22~29 15~22 14~19 0 8~12 3~6 13 6 Devil Axe The south two move to attack units in range. Morph Berserker 12 1 46~56 21~28 15~21 14~19 0 7~12 3~6 13 6 Tomahawk Moves to attack units in range. Morph Berserker 20 1 51~63 25~30 17~24 16~21 0 8~13 4~7 13 6 Tomahawk • Swordslayer Moves to attack units in range. Morph Berserker 18 1 50~61 24~30 17~23 15~20 0 8~12 3~7 13 6 Devil Axe --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Morph Berserker 14 21 47~57 22~29 15~22 14~19 0 8~12 3~6 13 6 Devil Axe -- Morph Berserker 14 9 47~57 22~29 15~22 14~19 0 8~12 3~6 13 6 Killer Axe -- Morph Berserker 14 12 47~57 22~29 15~22 14~19 0 8~12 3~6 13 6 Tomahawk -- Morph Berserker 14 2 47~57 22~29 15~22 14~19 0 8~12 3~6 13 6 Tomahawk • Swordslayer -- Morph Berserker 14 2 47~57 22~29 15~22 14~19 0 8~12 3~6 13 6 Swordslayer • Tomahawk -- Morph Berserker 14 3 47~57 22~29 15~22 14~19 0 8~12 3~6 13 6 Swordslayer --

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Reinforcements

Normal Mode

• Turns 2–4
  • 1 General with a Spear from the northeast stairs
• Turns 3–5
  • 1 Sniper with a Silver Bow and Longbow from the northern stairs
• Turns 7–9
  • 1 General with a Spear from the southwest stairs
• Turns 12–17
  • 1 Valkyrie from the southeast stairs
• Upon a unit being warped into Kishuna's room before the door is opened
  • 4 Berserkers around Kishuna
    • The door to Kishuna's room opens
• Upon the door to Kishuna's room opening, and two and four turns thereafter
  • 1 Sniper with a Silver Bow from the stairs west of Kishuna
  • 1 Sniper with a Longbow from the stairs east of Kishuna
• One turn after the door to Kishuna's room is opened, and two and four turns thereafter
  • 1 General with a Spear from the stairs west of Kishuna
  • 1 General with a Tomahawk from the stairs east of Kishuna

Hard Mode

• Turns 2–4 and 12–17
  • 1 Berserker with a Devil Axe from the northeast stairs
• Turns 3–5 and 12–17
  • 1 Berserker with a Killer Axe from the northern stairs
• Turns 7–9 and 12–17
  • 1 Berserker with a Devil Axe from the southwest stairs
• Turns 12–17
  • 1 Berserker with a Tomahawk from the southeast stairs
• Upon a unit being warped into Kishuna's room before the door is opened
  • 4 Berserkers with Tomahawks and Swordslayers around Kishuna
    • The door to Kishuna's room opens
• Upon the door to Kishuna's room opening, and two and four turns thereafter
  • 1 Berserker with a Swordslayer from the stairs west of Kishuna
  • 1 Berserker with a Tomahawk from the stairs east of Kishuna
• One turn after the door to Kishuna's room is opened, and two and four turns thereafter
  • 1 Berserker with a Tomahawk from the stairs west of Kishuna
  • 1 Berserker with a Devil Axe from the stairs east of Kishuna

Boss data

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Main article: Kishuna

Normal Hard

Magic Seal Level 18 Affinity

Stats Max HP 56~59 Luck 0 Strength 6~9 Defense 14~15 Skill 4~6 Resistance 5~7 Speed 25 Constitution 7 Movement 6 Aid 6

Inventory -- Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Magic Seal Level 18 Affinity

Stats Max HP 57~62 Luck 0 Strength 7~12 Defense 14~16 Skill 5~8 Resistance 6~9 Speed 25 Constitution 7 Movement 6 Aid 6

Inventory -- Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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Strategy

Augury
This chapter has no augury.

This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody.

The general route to clearing this chapter.

Your preparation should be very meticulous for this chapter. Because you're only allowed five units, you should bring along a small, elite group of your best fighters. However there are a few conditions you should keep in mind.

Due to Kishuna's effects, magic users become almost obsolete and should not be brought along if possible. This also means that your team will rely primarily on vulneraries and elixirs for healing – each unit should carry one. There are two chests in this chapter, both of which hold an incredibly valuable item – a fortify staff and runesword. You'll either want to bring a thief/assassin wielding a lockpick or have one of your units carry a chest key in order to obtain them. Additionally, there are a lot of generals on this map so weapons like the armorslayer, heavy spear, and hammer may be invaluable.

After preparations, the approach to this chapter is quite simple. Your units will be moving in a counterclockwise circle around the map killing everything in your way and opening the chests as you progress. Beware of the valkyrie reinforcements that start appearing on turn 12, as they all carry bolting tomes and may snipe frail units if you're not careful. Eventually, you'll open the door to Kishuna's room in order to face him.

Kishuna is an interesting boss. He has high HP but no weapons, meaning that the strategy for beating him is to simply attack him until he dies. Killing Kishuna may take a few turns due to his high HP, but there's no risk of counterattack whenever you fight him.

There is an alternate strategy of finishing the chapter in 1 turn, but it requires some luck and the warp staff. Because Kishuna's magic seal does not cover the map entirely, you can warp in a unit one-shot him with a critical hit or silencer. There are enemies that will appear when you do so, but they will not block your way. The best unit to do it near base is Jaffar, with S-rank swords (to boost his hit and crit by 5), Filla's Might boost and a Killing Edge.

Trivia

The unused CG.

• This chapter reuses the Kishuna flashback CG from Chapter 23x. The reuse of this image is possibly in error, as there is an unused CG that appears to be more fitting for Kishuna's memories of Nergal's rejection. The unused image's placement, being the last of the Hector Mode-exclusive CGs sorted in chronological order, further suggests this is the case.
• The hard mode version of this chapter drew inspiration from Chapter 24x from Thracia 776. Both chapters require the player to circle around the map and kill a large number of berserkers in order to complete them.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	The Value of Life	--
Japanese	生の価値	Value of Life
German	Der Wert des Lebens	The Value of Life

Gallery

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  Kishuna recalling his creation at the hands of Nergal, and used for Kishuna's recollection of his rejection, reused from Chapter 23x possibly in error.

Prototype

Images from the Fire Emblem 0206 and 0219 prototypes.

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  Kishuna recalling his creation at the hands of Nergal in the prototype, and used for Kishuna's recollection of his rejection, reused from Chapter 23x possibly in error.

References

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