Family. How could something as pure as family lead two countries to war? Yet, that is what happened. Nohr and Hoshido declared war over one person. The kidnapped princess, Corrin, watched as Nohr and Hoshido prepared to clash on the battlefield; their determination to win her over evident. Desperate to end the skirmish before it began, she pleaded to the heirs to each throne, Xander and Ryoma, to stop the senseless fighting. Both, Nohrian and Hoshidan, royalty implored Corrin in fighting the other. Having been a pawn in King Garon's plan to conquer Hoshido, Corrin chose to side with her birth family. Crestfallen, the Nohrians decided to retreat for now. As Corrin gazed upon the withdrawing force, she knew the road ahead would be a treacherous one.
The Nohr-Hoshido Conflict was the beginning of the end . The battles were long and arduous, and while Hoshido suffered no casualties; the same could not be said for Nohr. Nohr had lost two of its royals, Xander and Elise. In the end, Camilla was crowned as queen of Nohr with Leo as her second in command, while Ryoma was made king of Hoshido with Corrin as his advisor. The surviving Nohrian royalty were distraught, so much so, that when the time came to negotiate the peace treaties; both sides could not stand to look at each other. Representatives were sent from both sides. Queen Camilla could not stand the sight of Corrin. She had loved her "sister" so much that her betrayal left a scar so painful that it would most likely never heal. As for Corrin, she could not look at Leo or Camilla in the eye. She was consumed by regret, sadness and guilt. It was her fault their siblings were dead. She had chosen to side with the enemy...
...But for all the bad that came from the war, there was also good. King Garon's tyranny was brought to an end. A fragile peace ruled the land. That wasn't to say the fighting was done, far from it, but for the most part Nohr accepted its defeat. The children who were once hidden in the Deeprealms were able to finally live with their parents. Although some came forward only to realize their parents were no more. Seigbert, Velouria, Ignatius, Percy, and Nina; all orphans of war. But for all the attempts to repair the damage done, it was for naught.
It all happened 5 years after the war. People started reporting strange phenomenon arising from Bottomless Canyon. There were even sightings of a big hulking dragon. Worried about the safety of their people, King Ryoma and Queen Camilla sent a conjoint recon team, led by Saizo and Beruka, to survey the area. Days went by before a gravely wounded Beruka returned bearing solemn news. The entombed god Anankos had risen. The sudden emergence of Anankos plunged the world into chaos. Society caved in on its self. People started rioting, pillaging, stealing, murdering, etc. Using the confusion to his advantage, the silent ruler of Valla laid waste to the world. Town after town was lost. Millions were slaughtered.
Seeing the threat that Anankos posed, a full scale assault was launched using the combined armies of Nohr and Hoshido. Corrin and his allies fought valiantly, but it wasn't enough. Many lost their lives. Months have passed. Anankos has enslaved most of humanity, oppressing any type of rebellion that comes forth. It's the beginning of a dark age in human history. And so our story begins with a boy and his merry band of post-apocalyptic freedom fighters.