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With Aurelis liberated, the newly-christened [[Archanean League]] set out for Archanea.<ref>{{Cite|Aurelis was free, but Marth and his army—now known as the Archanean League—still had much work ahead of them.|Opening narration of [[Lefcandith Gauntlet|Chapter 7]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Passing through the Lefcandith Valley,<ref>{{Cite|They followed the Middleroad south, bound for Archanea Palace—a perilous route, for it took them right into Lefcandith Valley and the jaws of trouble.|Opening narration of [[Lefcandith Gauntlet|Chapter 7]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Marth met the manakete [[Bantu]], who was searching for Tiki and joined Marth to do so more effectively.<ref>{{Cite|You there. Have you come across a young girl, one by the name of Tiki? She must be found, boy! Tiki is the last of the Naga, the divine-dragon clan. [...] ...You will be traveling much, yes? I wish to go with you. Perhaps together we can find Tiki.|[[Bantu]] in [[Lefcandith Gauntlet|Chapter 7]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> The League entered Archanea at Port Warren,<ref>{{Cite|The League had reached Archanean soil, so Marth gave himself leave to recuperate in Port Warren, a harbor town known for commerce.|Opening narration of [[Port Warren|Chapter 8]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> but was forced to divert, first to [[Pyrathi]] by the Grustian Army,<ref>{{Cite|Grust had caught the League unawares, forcing them to flee to Pyrathi.|Opening narration of [[The Pyrathi Dragon|Chapter 9]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> then to Castle Deil to free Princess Maria at the behest of Minerva.<ref>Events of [[Princess Minerva|Chapter 10]], {{FE11}}</ref> On the way to Millennium Court, Marth rescued [[Linde]], the daughter of Miloah and inheritor to his [[Aura]] tome, at Nyna's request;<ref name="Linde"/> once at Millennium Court, the League ousted the occupying Grustian army from the palace.<ref>Events of [[The Ageless Palace|Chapter 12]], {{FE11}}</ref> With Archanea freed, the League headed for Altea, first diverting to Gra to retrieve the stolen Falchion; after defeating King Jiol and forcing Gra's surrender, the Falchion could not be found, and it was discerned that Gharnef had taken possession of the sword in Khadein.<ref>{{Cite|'''Marth:''' Falchion isn't here.<br>'''Nyna:''' The divine blade? Was it supposed to be?<br>'''Marth:''' Yes. When one of my knights returned from the battle where my father, Cornelius, fell... he said Gra had stolen Falchion. And if we are to defeat Dolhr and the Shadow Dragon, Medeus... we need that blade.<br>'''Malledus:''' Prince Marth!<br>'''Marth:''' Did you find it, Malledus?<br>'''Malledus:''' No...it seems Gharnef made off with it.<br>'''Nyna:''' Gharnef? Then, to find Falchion—<br>'''Marth:''' That's right. We'll need to go to Khadein, the kingdom of magic, where he resides.|[[Marth]], [[Nyna]], and [[Malledus]] in [[Land of Sorrow (Shadow Dragon)|Chapter 14]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Once there, however, Archsage Gotoh, through magical means, informed Marth that Gharnef was protected by the spell Imhullu, thus making him invulnerable to damage,<ref>{{Cite|'''Gotoh:''' As you suspect, Gharnef has made off with Falchion. With Imhullu and Falchion in the sorcerer’s grasp, Dolhr now must think twice before challenging him. [...]<br>'''Marth:''' Is Imhullu so powerful a magic, then?<br>'''Gotoh:''' Yes. The mage who wields it cannot be killed; cannot be so much as scratched.|[[Gotoh]] and [[Marth]] in [[An Oasis of Magic|Chapter 15]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> and the League returned to Altea without the Falchion.

Upon reaching Altea, the League confronted Grust defending the land and Dolhr within the castle, eventually defeating both armies.<ref>Events of Chapters [[The Battle for Altea|16]] and [[Star and Savior|17]], {{FE11}}</ref> While battling in the exterior, Marth rescued [[Xane]], a man with the ability to transform.<ref>{{Cite|Hey there, princey. Thanks for settin' me free! The name's Xane. I hail from a land few have heard of an even fewer have seen. I won't trouble you with the details. Me and my folk have the power to transform into other people. We can shape-shift, you see.|[[Xane]] in [[The Battle for Altea|Chapter 16]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> In the interior, [[Morzas]], the general presiding over Altea Castle, revealed that he had killed [[Liza|Marth's mother]] and sent his sister to Gharnef.<ref>{{Cite|Your mother, Liza, is dead; I killed her myself. Your sister Elice lives only because Gharnef wanted her.|[[Morzas]] in [[Star and Savior|Chapter 17]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> The League then set out for the Fane of Raman in order to obtain the materials required for Gotoh to forge [[Starlight]], the Starsphere and Lightsphere, and defeat Gharnef.<ref name="Raman">{{Cite|For Gotoh to create the magic that could defeat Gharnef, he needed two orbs: the Lightsphere and the Starsphere. Marth and company set off to Chiasmir and the Fane of Raman to find them, but in their path stood a cohort of Grustian knights known as the Sable Order.|Opening narration for [[The Sable Order|Chapter 18]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> The League fought against a detachment of the Sable Order before entering the tower;<ref name="Raman"/> once inside the Fane of Raman, they discovered the Starsphere and Lightsphere,<ref>{{Cite|'''Nyna:''' Marth! Tell me, was it a success? Did you locate the Lightsphere and Starsphere?<br>'''Marth:''' Never fear; I have them. We need to take these to Gotoh so he can undo Imhullu's magic...|[[Nyna]] in [[Manakete Princess|Chapter 19]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> as well as Tiki, whose trance was broken by Bantu.<ref>{{Cite|'''Bantu:''' Tiki! Tiki, my child! At last, I have found you!<br>'''Tiki:''' No... Stop... Come no closer...<br>'''Bantu:''' Hm? ...Gharnef has put you in some sort of trance, poor thing. Peace, child. Peace. Awaken.<br>'''Tiki:''' ...Mmm? ...Ban-Ban? Is that you? Where am I? What happened?|[[Bantu]] and [[Tiki]] in [[Manakete Princess|Chapter 19]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref><ref group="Note">Collecting the [[Starsphere]] and [[Lightsphere]] and recruiting [[Tiki]] are not required in {{title|Shadow Dragon}}, but Tiki's appearance and references to the creation of [[Starlight]] in {{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}} imply that such events occurred.</ref> With the materials to make Starlight and the aid of the manakete princess, the League made preparations to end the war.

Once the fighting in Macedon concluded, Gotoh transported Marth and the League to the city of [[Thabes]] to confront Gharnef at the city's temple.<ref>{{Cite|With the aid of the White Sage Gotoh’s powerful Warp magic, Marth and company were transported to the faraway city of Thabes. Once, Thabes was an advanced civilization; but only its decay advanced now. The League traced the lifeless streets to the temple at the city's heart, somewhere within its walls Gharnef was waiting, and now, Marth must wrest Falchion and his sister, Elice, from the fiend's grip.|Opening narration of [[Dark Pontifex|Chapter 23]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Within the Temple of Thabes, Marth found and rescued his sister<ref>{{Cite|'''Allied Solider:''' Sire! We found Princess Elice up in the Tower of Thabes! She's on her way to see you right—Ah, here she is!<br>'''Marth:''' Elice!!!<br>'''Elice:''' Marth! Oh look at you. A man grown!|[[Marth]], [[Elice]], and an allied soldier in [[Dark Pontifex|Chapter 23]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> and, through the use of Starlight, defeated Gharnef and retrieved Falchion.<ref>Events of [[Dark Pontifex|Chapter 23]], {{FE11}}</ref><ref group="Note">Defeating [[Gharnef]] is not required in {{title|Shadow Dragon}}, but references to his defeat and the use of [[Falchion]] in {{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}} imply that he was defeated.</ref> The League then fought through the Dolhr army to storm Dolhr Keep, where Medeus laid in wait;<ref>Events of [[The Dragonkin Realm|Chapter 24]], {{FE11}}</ref> the League stormed the fort and defeated Medeus,<ref>Events of [[Chosen by Fate|Chapter 25]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> who swore his revenge upon his defeat.<ref>{{Cite|Know this, Altean prince... That light which surrounds you is only a temporary respite. So long as the darkness in your hearts continues to sustain me... I cannot be...destroyed......|[[Medeus]] in [[Chosen by Fate|Chapter 25]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref>

The war ended in the year 605.<ref>{{Cite|Medeus is defeated by Prince Marth, and the Dolhr Empire collapses. End of the War of Darkness (600-605).|Perfect ending timeline|Mystery of the Emblem}}</ref>

Following the defeat of Medeus, the Dolhr empire lost power and dissolved.<ref>{{Cite|After Medeus’s demise, Dolhr would relax its shadowy grip on the land and fade into obscurity: the Empire was finished.|Epilogue|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> The war, however, had devastated the continent, requiring great efforts from each nation towards their own restorations.<ref>{{Cite|The warriors who had united under the Fire Emblem returned to their own lands, devoting themselves to the reconstruction of their homelands. Among the nations that made up the "Seven Kingdoms of Archanea", Gra and Grust were devastated. Altea, Aurelis, Macedon and Talys were left deeply scarred, and even the mighty Kingdom of Archanea was undergoing restoration.|Introduction to [[The Grustian Expedition|Chapter 1]]|New Mystery of the Emblem}}</ref> Princess Nyna, as the last living member of the Archanean royal family, was forced by circumstance to choose a husband to be king of Archanea, eventually choosing Hardin.<ref>{{Cite|As you know, two years ago... Hardin and Princess Nyna were wed. In order to restore Archanea to glory, a king was needed. There were but two suitable individuals: King Aurelis's younger brother, Duke Hardin, and you, Prince Marth of Altea... Princess Nyna begged me to wait just a while longer, but once I insisted of its absolute urgency... She said that it could not be you, for Princess Caeda would grieve. In the end, Hardin was our only choice...|[[Boah]] in [[The Last Decisive Battle|Chapter 19]]|New Mystery of the Emblem}}</ref> Hardin quickly managed to restore Archanea to power, reinstated it as the Holy Empire of Archanea, and became its emperor.<ref>{{Cite|After ascending the throne, Hardin aggressively restored the country in the twinkling of an eye, and formed a powerful army by gathering many soldiers. He then proclaimed the restoration of the Holy Archanean Empire, and himself Emperor.|Introduction to [[The Grustian Expedition|Chapter 1]]|New Mystery of the Emblem}}</ref> Where other countries struggled to restore themselves, Archanea became the single most dominant nation on the continent.