Summary:

A pre-sequel to Two Halves of a Whole. The corruption of the silent dragons grows with each day, threatening to throw two kingdoms into a war. The wielder of the legendary Yato is the only hope to defeat him and yet, the corrupted dragon is not the only obstacle in the way to peace. F!AvatarxXander, Fire Emblem: Fates (Revelation path) retold with differences.

Author's Note: The Avatar/Corrin is named Kaguya in this story.

Her appearance:

Body: F2

Hair: 02

Accessoires: 01

Color: 26

Face: 02

Detail: 04

Voice: F1

Prologue: The downfall of Valla

The roar of the dragon caused the ground to tremble, it split apart and started to float away. Villages were destroyed, houses ruined and the rampaging dragon made one tremble in fear. Fire was painting the skyline and surroundings red.

"You have to run faster!" A woman with short light aqua blue hair shouted towards an other woman who was following her, gasping.

"I… I can't leave him here… even if he is a part of…" But she had no chance to speak as semi-visible creatures attacked them and both women managed to fend them off, but had to keep on running as they were outnumbered.

The two women were carrying small children in their arms, one was a small infant of around half a year and the other one was a newborn baby and the two children were crying while their mothers tried to calm them.

"Arete! There are Faceless in front of us!" The woman with long black hair shouted and the woman she called Arete hissed, stopping in her tracks.

"We're outnumbered, Mikoto!"

Standing back by back, the two women only watched the monsters surround them - monsters who once used to be live people.

"N-no…"

However, the Faceless had no chance of attacking them as something akin to azure colored light hit them, making them disappear in dust. Mikoto and Arete rose their heads in surprise and watched a woman approach them with long azure hair and unusual ears and eyes.

"Phew. Good thing I managed to catch up to you." She said, but the two women kept being wary of her.

"Who are you?"

"I'm Aria, Anko's sister. Worry not, I'm not your enemy. I came to help you escape. Now, follow me!" She turned around and started to run and both Arete and Mikoto looked at each other, not knowing if they truly should listen to the woman but as they had no other option, they rushed after her.

Aria led them through some hidden passages where they were hidden from sight and she also fought off the Faceless for them.

Mikoto was staring at the woman in amazement, unable to comprehend why she would help them when she was the sister of the one she loved. Looking down in her arms she stared at her baby girl which has stopped crying, but looked very frightened.

"Don't worry, Kaguya. We're going to get out of this safely."

Just as she said that, the ground below their feet trembled once again and it started to split apart.

Aria stopped running and turned around, opening her mouth to shout something, but the ground ripped apart further and caught Arete who lost her footing.

"Sister!" Mikoto shouted and ran towards Arete who fell, a horrified expression on her face. Arete disappeared screaming in the darkness and Mikoto fell to her knees on the edge of the rift, tearing up but Aria's hand on her shoulder brought her back to reality.

"We have to hurry!"

"B-but… Arete…"

"She's fine, I can sense it. But you have to run - not only for yourself, but also for your daughter. Now get up!" Aria gripped Mikoto's upper arm and dragged her back to her feet. Soon they reached the border between Valla and Hoshido as the country was completely swallowed and disappeared into nothingness, leaving a seemingly bottomless canyon between the countries of Hoshido and Nohr.

"Good." Aria sighed relieved. "We managed to escape."

"Arete…" Mikoto whispered and sobbed, hanging her head as the tears came. "Anko…"

"I can feel their life energy, they are alive. I think Arete has landed somewhere in Nohr." Aria answered and walked up to the edge of the canyon, looking down. "I suppose now it's the only way to enter Valla…"

"But what has happened to…"

"Don't say it!" Aria quickly shouted and Mikoto glanced at her in confusion.

"W-what?"

"He has placed a curse upon Valla and his own name. If anyone dares to speak of it, they will disappear into nothingness - simpler said, they die."

"But you…"

"I'm different than you humans. His petty little curse does not affect me in the least." She shrugged and approached Mikoto, her eyes fixated on the baby in her arms. "She's a cute one, that Kaguya. Looks a lot like her father."

"Yes…" Mikoto whispered and also peered at her child.

"It would be best for you to head to the capital of Hoshido and speak with the king, Sumeragi. I can imagine he will help you if you tell him your home was destroyed." Aria proposed.

"But how I am to tell him when I'm not allowed to talk about my home?"

"You don't need to say anything, just tell him your entire village was burned to ash by unknown forces and you have nowhere to go. Besides, my dear brother wiped the memories of the people outside of Valla from the knowledge of the country so Sumeragi wouldn't know what you are talking about, even if you could speak about Valla." Aria shook her head. "Now, I will teleport you there. I wish you luck in finding a new home."

She raised her arms and a circle of light appeared under Mikoto who looked down in surprise at first but then up again.

"I… thank you…"

"There's no need to thank me." A smile formed on Aria's lips as Mikoto disappeared in bright light, leaving Aria behind. She looked from the spot where Mikoto had been standing a moment ago and then glanced over to the rift in the ground, created by the vanishing Valla.

"Oh, brother. What did happen to you…?"