 The story of New Mystery of the Emblem remains from the original version : the main difference is the addition of the Avatar . The game is set on the continent of Archanea , a land also featured in the first Fire Emblem title Fire Emblem : Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light . In Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light , the land was threatened by the dark sorcerer Gharnef , who summoned the dark dragon Medeus into the world . After becoming a fugitive from his kingdom after an attack on his kingdom , <unk> prince Marth went on a quest to reclaim his kingdom and defeat Gharnef and Medeus . By the events of New Mystery of the Emblem , Marth 's old ally Hardin has ascended the throne , but begins expanding the military and dominating the other regions of Archanea . Marth investigates , and discovers that both Gharnef and Medeus are still alive , and Hardin has been corrupted by them . 
