Chapter One

He jerks back in his seat, almost falling out of it. Again.

Corrin's eyes are wide as he tries to adjust to the low candle light. The Reset leaves everything off quilter for quite some time. It takes the white haired man a half hour of deep breathing and staring blankly at the scroll on the table before he can think clearly. With a resigned sigh, Corrin picks up scroll and unwinds it. His red eyes scan the page, reading his script. His teeth grind, but he already accepted his role last reset. There is nothing he can do to change chapter five.

The young man wishes he won't have to go through this chapter a third time. Too bad his reference point in time is the night before Queen Mikoto's death. He can only be grateful that the point of reference isn't back in the isolated castle he grew up in. Though, even if this is his second reset, Corrin doesn't like waking up in Hoshido. Who can he turn to here, when he wakes up scared? The siblings he was raised with aren't here. There is no Felicia, Jakob, or Gunter to sit and have tea with. Lilith is in the Deeprealm and alive once again.

He takes comfort that everyone is alive, for at least a few more hours. He has nightmares almost every night, seeing deaths of the people he has come to love.

The young man's boss leaves him a note at the bottom of the scroll. It is different from the last reset, but he expects that. His boss explains the final route is open, and it is still his choice on which path he takes. His boss also includes information about his female counterpart. Corrin realized a long time ago that he doesn't care about her. The lady in his place, in a parallel world, has nothing to do with him. He has no pity for that woman, and he thinks he never will.

(He reads the note, and can only pity her.)

Corrin rubs his left forearm. It is an old habit, but it keeps him focused as he finishes reading the note. His boss does not deliver any cheerier news. Corrin puts the scroll back on the table, and runs his hands through his hair.

He doesn't want to do this again.

He does not want to do this again.

Please, don't make him do all of it again.

He can't choose a side.

He cares.

Oh, he cares so much.

Please, not again.

Nobody hears Corrin's silent pleas, and no one sees him cry.

Corrin only hopes this final route doesn't break him in the ways the first two routes did.

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Congratulations on making your way through both sides of the story. Unfortunately, that was not the last path available. You can still choose your own fate, but be warned that I may not be able to help you reset for a while after you've finished. With barely any news on resolving the distortions, and your female counterpart using her panic button, work has been backing up.

Speaking of female 'Corrin', she has been permanently removed from her timeline, forcing it to end on the Nohr route. According to her, she fell in love in her last reset and wished to go back. Believing I could help, she used her panic button before the reset.

I trust I do not need to tell you how terrible those ideas are. To make sure you understand the seriousness, though, I must stress the issues again. Once the world has reset, you have erased the future and are rewriting history. The panic button is for emergencies only, and it is very likely you will never return to the world. Finally, it is hard to go through a world and not make some connections, but please refrain from the further harm that will come to your emotional state if you fall in love.

Female 'Corrin' should have a replacement while you continue your current path.

I have one last request to ask you. There is a woman with black hair and red eyes who has been spotted across a few places with distortions. If you see her, please grab her and use your panic button. I will try my best to return you to the world you are in, but it is very important that we stop these distortions, and I believe getting her would help us.

Good luck, 'Corrin'.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fire Emblem. All rights belong to their respective owners.

A/N: This story started as a fun fix-it for the revelations route, and ended up being an actual thing with more character interaction and a deeper plot then it should have. I cannot express enough thanks to my friend who has helped hash through this with me. Our chats are the reason I started this story, and the reason I have inspiration to finish it. Thank you.

Warning: Azura-bashing. It is a thing. It will happen in this story. Sorry.

Thank you for reading. I sincerely hope people enjoy this.