A/N: I do not own Fire Emblem or any of it's characters. That belongs to Nintendo, Intelligent Systems and everyone else that makes it.

Fire Emblem Fates: Mark of Destiny

Prologue: Journey to the West

It all started with a disappearance, three to be exact.

In the Halidom of Ylisse, comradery was the cornerstone to success and the key to many of the victories that it claimed over the last several years of battles that their special operations unit, the Shepherds, fought in. Though it was led by an enigmatic tactician that knew nothing of himself, much less other worldly views, he managed to pull out miracles that none could lay claim to match, much less overcome. Though the real credit could be found when the troops came across a more…mystical kind of ally.

For a dark future had laid in front of them. Working in the shadows, forces lead by the spirit of the Fell Dragon, Grima tried to set everything needed to lay waste to the entire world. If not for the timely intervention of the Divine Dragon, Naga then history may have truly repeated itself.

The only resistance left had been led by the future Queen, then Princess, Lucina. She fought alongside her allies, but soon found themselves separated across time and space when set into the past. It had taken some time, but once they found each other again they formed an even more cohesive unit than the Shepherds could be at times.

With their help, the Fell Dragon was slain, though at a heavy price. The brave tactician, Robin, sacrificed himself when he learned that Grima was bound by him through a brand on his hand that connected their souls together. By destroying his future self, who had been consumed by the Fell Dragon's influence, he created a paradox. The end result was that he had erased himself completely, denying Grima a body to reside in for the rest of eternity. Yet in return, he left behind a wife and son that mourned for him, even with Naga's encouragement that his bond with his allies would help his spirit find its way back into their realm.

It had taken a very long year, but Robin had been found and ironically enough, he was found in the exact same spot that he had been found the first time by the current Exalt, Chrom and his sister Lissa. With the cycle now complete, everyone thought that they could finally move on with their lives; only to discover one day that three of their own had been missing for over a week now with no explanation.

"How odd. It isn't like them to report for duty after such a large period of time. Especially considering…" Chrom muttered to himself. Robin and he poured over several maps in Ylisse's castle 'war room', which was really just Robin's room but in a darker, more somber atmosphere.

"Well according to one of the castle maids, she heard them shouting at somebody beyond the castle walls rather late about a fortnight ago or so. Maybe someone was asking for help?" Robin suggested, ever the pragmatic one to think of every angle possible.

"Then why wouldn't that person come straight into the throne room and ask for assistance? We are known the world over for coming to the aid of any, stranger or ally, so long as we are needed." Chrom rebutted. Ylisse's policy of nurture over conquest made the nation quite renowned for their generosity in times of crisis.

"Hmm…well, either this stranger came from a really small village or…" Robin began to say before he gazes over a certain spot on the map. "Or he didn't come from our time."

"Our time? You mean…" Chrom was cut off when Robin tapped his finger on a tiny island south of Ylisse's mainland.

"The Outrealms. It's certainly a possibility with everything that's happened there." He remembered how before they went to defeat Grima, the Shepherds and their descendants went into a ravaged future where Lucina and her company chose to place their hopes on completing the Awakening; A ritual set to prove her exalt blood to the Dragon Goddess, Naga and unleash the full power of her dragon slaying blade, Falchion. Without their help, her desperate last gambit would have failed, but in doing so everyone was encouraged in knowing that Grima was NOT invincible, infallible or immortal.

"It's still odd and a little too convenient. However, we can't spare troops to scour the lands for three teenagers, no matter how close their ties are to us." Chrom said.

"Well, that's true. We can't spare the standing army, but who says we need an army?" Robin asked in return.

"Oh? Well what do you have in mind then?"

A deep grin could be seen on the Tactician's face. "Send their friends after them, of course. Not ALL of them, mind you, but just a few. I already have them setting up for the journey. Gaius' contacts reported seeing three people matching our wayward sheep's descriptions, hitching a ride to the Valmese continent."

A smile slowly began to fill the Exalt's face. "Good, it's a small, mobile task force then. Who are you sending?"

At this, a sigh came out of Robin's lips. "Well…Morgan for one, he's been wanting to prove himself for a while now and he's more than earned his chance with this having a leadership position. Cynthia as well, since they're all part of the 'Justice Cabal' and being an excellent aerial scout. Noire is next since she's a rather excellent tracker barring her…condition getting out of control. Finally, I sent Brady since having a healer in reserve is just good common sense."

This time a small chuckle came from Chrom. "Not wanting to send the baby dragon out of his nest so soon?" he asked.

He stopped though when he saw Robin shivering in fear.

"Err….Robin, are you ok?" Placing his hand on his friend's shoulder, he could feel it vibrating from how much the normally cool and collected Grandmaster was shaking in place.

"I fear for my own health just as much as his. Tiki will kill me if anything happens to him so soon after our family was reunited." Robin managed to utter with a grimace sliding firmly into place on his lips.

The previous chuckle that came from Chrom now turned into a full blown laugh. "Ah, yes. Olivia is honestly doing the same to me, which is why I came to you. I trust my son to at least keep the flirting to a minimum but happy wife, happy life I say. Though I do have to wonder, why not the others?"

A larger sigh than earlier came out of Robin's lips as he placed his now brand free hand on his forehead to stave off an impending headache.

"Laurent is smart, very smart. Though if anything, Gregor has it right in that he took in too much of Miriel. He's too analytical and won't go with a gut instinct or take a chance on rumors. This is a time sensitive mission that doesn't need someone trying to scrap every falsehood from what's being told to them."

Chrom gave a slight hum before signaling him to continue.

"Next is Kjelle. Fierce, full of spirit, but WAY too hotheaded, stubborn and sadly, shortsighted. She can follow orders and rules well enough, but get in her way and she suddenly gets tunnel vision. Combine this with the fact that if anyone tries to challenge her, she WILL stop everything and hop to it. Her training methods are also rather extreme and I'd rather she not push it on others every break they get."

A small wince came over Chrom's face as he knew Sully and Stahl's daughter was indeed a bit too overemotional for her own good as Robin continued to go over his reasons.

"Yarne is next. Being a Taguel, he's more than capable of scouting and with his enhanced senses, it'd be a snap. Despite that, we all know at heart he's a bit of a chicken rather than a rabbit. He'll fight with the best of them, but unless his life is being put in mortal danger, he will sadly run before doing anything else. The last thing we need is everyone chasing after him. For all of Vaike's enthusiasm rolling over to him, it doesn't help if he can't stay in one place out of fear of extinction."

Now Chrom could understand why Robin felt a headache just thinking about how things could go wrong.

"Lucina…well I can give you a laundry list of reasons why she CAN'T go. Though for the most important one, at the moment she's too important as a figurehead for the standing army. She's become something of a beacon of hope dressed up as Marth and showing skills just as good as your own. If she went missing for weeks or months on end, it could kill the spirits of the soldiers and after going through almost three back-to-back wars, they need her."

The Exalt nodded, knowing his future daughter could inspire just as well as he could when the situation truly called for it. As much as it pained him to not be able to send her after her brother she had more duties to attend to here; one of which was her promise to look after her infant self.

"Next up is Gerome. We ALL know that he's obsessed with fate and such and he's very apathetic towards anything that isn't Lucina, since they're married, or Minerva. Even with his caring side, the man rarely ventures out of the Wyvern Valley for much of anything. Virion and Cherche try, but it doesn't help too much." With that, Robin ticked off all the fingers on his left hand and lowered his right one for the final point.

"Nah is last. Honestly, she's much more levelheaded than the others, smart and rather vicious, being Nowi and Gaius' daughter notwithstanding. Though the main issue is the one she actually harps on all the time. Her body is that of a child and nobody will take her seriously in towns and harbors. If they're supposed to be gathering information there, Nah will do a poor job and more people will ask where her parents are. The last thing we need is some overprotective person pushing her too far and bringing out her dragonstone."

Chrom held up his own hand to stop Robin from speaking even more. "I think I get the point. Each of them has a flaw with their character save two that makes them practically worthless on missions of critical time and expanse. Lucina's case is her impact on the populace as a whole. Nah's is her physical appearance. While it's a shame that all of them can't go, at least I can put worries and fears to rest. Now let's go, I'm sure the others are waiting for us." He suggested, wanting to put a quick end to this line of conversation.

"Very well. There's not much else to cover anyways." Robin agreed. The two exited his room and made haste towards the throne room. When they reached it, they found that it was occupied by four people that would make for the search and if need be rescue group.

The first looked to be a shorter, carbon copy version of Robin, hood pulled up and all. Slung behind this tacticians back was a small traveling bag and a large tome was carried tightly in his hand. A powerful looking blade was attached to his hip.

The second was a girl that seemed to be bouncing in place with vibrant energy. She had silvery white hair done up in pigtails and wore the standard armor for the Ylissian Pegasus knights. She too was carrying a traveling bag and a wicked-looking spear was carefully placed on her back.

The third was another girl, but this one was shaking in nervousness. With short blonde hair kept away from her eyes by a headband with a feather sticking out of it and a green and brown Archer's outfit, she wouldn't look out of place in a forest, but she DID look out of place in a castle. Lying next to her feet was her traveling bag, while a quiver full of arrows along with her bow were slung across her waist.

The final person was a teenage boy, taller than the other three but was slightly hunched over so he wouldn't seem so. His brown hair seemed to shoot outwards before curling up like a cowlick. A scar could be seen on his right eye going from above the eyebrow to slightly below the eye. He had his traveling bag in his right hand while the left clutched an elaborate looking staff tipped with a crystal at the top.

Looking at the four, Chrom cleared his throat to gain attention from everyone in the room.

"Good, I'm glad to see that you're all here, hale and hearty. Now then, I'll keep this brief. As you all know Inigo, Severa and Owain vanished last week and no word has been heard from any of them. While they're all capable of fending for themselves, after the incident with Grima and leftover Risen still being seen in the world, I want you to go find them. If they give a plausible reason for leaving so suddenly, support them in their efforts. If they do not, bring them back here for a stern talking to." The Exalt explained all of this in a very serious way, his eyes narrowed to convey it.

As soon as he finished speaking, however, Robin stepped forward to take over for him. "As you're all packed and ready, head to the nearest harbor and take an express ship to Valm. According to reliable sources, that's where the three were last heading." While he spoke, he pulled out a map and traced the general path of where the three had passed through. "

I've noticed you're all carrying at bare minimum Class C and B weapons. That's good, because if you run into any leftover Risen, they're bound to be powerful. Just keep your wits about you, listen to Morgan, keep a concoction on you at all times just in case Brady is too far away to heal you and you'll be fine. Cynthia, this means NO RUSHING OFF TO DO HEROICS." Robin emphasized his last words with a piercing look that could be seen even through his hood covering his eyes, which made the bouncy silver haired girl droop a bit.

A small chuckle came from Chrom before he continued. "Remember, all we want is for you to be safe and sound, that's all. It's a fool's errand to rush in without thinking, despite the fact that we've all done just that." There was a slight pause as everyone remembered a moment where they've rushed into battle at least once unprepared. "Now, safe travels to you all. Dismissed!"

The four teens nodded and began to file out of the room one by one. Though just as Morgan was about to leave, Robin placed his hand on the shorter tacticians shoulder.

"What's up dad?" Morgan asked with a smile on his face.

It was a smile that Robin couldn't help but return. "Just letting you know that I'm proud of you for stepping up to the situation son. I also have a gift from your mother." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a necklace, in the middle of which was a brightly shining stone that seemed to be carved out of the most beautiful crystal.

"This…this is…" Morgan stuttered slightly as he looked in awe at the necklace.

"Yes, this is her Dragonstone. You deserve more than a vanished brand and a world of troubles from me. So she wanted to give you this to remember that just as much as Grima's blood runs in you, so does Naga's. As she is Naga's voice, she'll always be there to protect you."

A few sniffles began to surface as tears ran down Morgan's face from such a touching gift.

That wasn't all he had for Morgan though. "I might have given you my weapons and tomes, but I have one more personal gift for you." Robin went on as he pulled out several cards that seemed blank at first, but when Morgan blinked he saw images imprinted on them.

"Those are…" Morgan's eyes couldn't help but widen upon seeing those cards.

"Yes, you know how to use them. Call on the figures name and they'll assist you."

Robin then pulled him into a hug and held him tightly. "We love you son. Never forget that, even if you somehow forget everything else."

Morgan now sobbed freely as he hugged his father back, neither knowing that Chrom was still in the room with them but the latter silently left, leaving father and son to their moment.

Though as he left, he looked at Morgan one last time and felt a tug of familiarity pull at his memories, beyond that of when they found him at the Shrine. The thought of that memory brought a smile to his lips and for once, he would have quite the story to share with Robin.

One week later

The four time travelling friends each gave a sigh of relief as their boat finally reached land. The sea never really agreed with any of them and honestly, the thought of another naval battle gave a bit of an extra green to their gills.

They had left Ylisse after getting many hugs, farewells and well wishes from friends and family alike. To catch up with the others, they had set out on a double time march towards the harbor with some of the fastest horses in the realm at their disposal save Cynthia's Pegasus.

Though it was the boat trip that honestly killed a lot of their momentum and time as there were many things that just couldn't be helped and accounted for. Weather, pirates and Risen and not in that order either. Still, they noted that the journey was fairly quick considering the last time the Shepherds went from Plegia to Valm it took them almost twice as long due to being in the middle of a war.

"Alright everyone, spread out and ask questions. Noire, stay here and guard our stuff. We don't need any blood and thunder right now." Morgan ordered the party, each of whom gave a nod to show that they understood.

"Fie, you need not go far. I can tell you much of what you want to know." A strong, feminine voice called out to them before three of the four person group could even take five steps forward.

Looking through the crowd, it wasn't long before they saw the owner of the voice. She had on a regal looking coat that covered lacquered leather armor done in a style that was definitely not of Ylissian or Valmese origin. Strapped to her belt were two blades, one of which had wicked looking spikes that jutted out from the sides of the sword as it kept going from hilt to tip. Her long, brown hair flowed like a waterfall as she took measured steps towards them and her white headband took care to make sure it wouldn't get in her eyes.

"Ah, Say'ri, it's good to see you!" Morgan called out, eyes shining beneath his hood as their group met her halfway.

"As it is to see you Morgan. Robin sent a missive that you're looking for some wayward friends yes? A friend of Chon'sin is a friend of mine." Say'ri explained to him with a smile on her face. Though the Princess of the tiny country of Chon'sin was usually stern and never smiled for anything, around friends her true self was allowed to peek out from time to time.

"Yeah. We're looking fer Severa, Inigo and Owain. Ya seen them?" Brady cut in, looking as imposing and thuggish as ever.

"Fie. I haven't seen them myself but a few merchants that have passed through Chon'sin on the way to Rosanna spoke of three teenagers that guarded their caravan up to the Mila Tree where Naga's Voice resides. They were…quite eccentric. One wouldn't stop talking about sword hands, another flirted with every woman and the last was snarky beyond reproach." Say'ri recounted for the four.

"Yep, that's them." All of the teens said in deadpan and unison.

"The Mila Tree? If they needed mom for something I'm sure she would've sent a message." Morgan stated suddenly, going into slight thought at this.

"I wouldn't know Sir Morgan. Lady Tiki is in one of her sleep cycles right now. If she woke up a month later unawares, I'm afraid that would be normal." Say'ri told him, disappointed tinged in both her face and voice.

"Well if his mom is asleep, then why would they stop there?" Noire pointed out.

"Justice never asks for reasons Noire. I'm sure they're doing something heroic!" Cynthia piped up.

"Well, for whatever reason, we have a location. Let's mosey people! Thank you Say'ri. You've been a big help!" Morgan told everyone, clapping his hands together to show that he meant business.

"Tis no trouble at all. If the Mila Tree was closer to Chon'sin, I'd join you in your quest. As it is, I must part ways with you here as my home needs its ruler right now." Say'ri gave everyone a deep bow, customary to her culture for ones held in great respect, before turning around and leaving.

"Hey Morgan. Do ya really think we'll find 'em there?" Brady asked as everybody gathered their things and headed away from the harbor and towards the open road. The Mila tree was impossible to miss-the natural landmark seen for miles as it towered even above the clouds.

"My gut says that we'll find something there. Whether it's our friends or trouble, I don't know." Morgan responded with a bit of uncertainty.

"Hmm…well Robin's gut was never wrong, so we shouldn't doubt yours. I guess I'll take first shifts during night patrols." Cynthia volunteered, always wanting to be the first in if heroic deeds needed to be doing. What better way than to take up first watch at night when they were camped out?

"This is getting kind of scary Morgan. A-are you s-sure we aren't biting off more than we can chew here?" Noire timidly asked.

"Eh? Lay off of it Noire, we're already in too deep. Might as well make the Boss happy and at least say we tried, ya?" Brady interjected before she could touch her pendant and let her…other half out.

"Well…there's no real use to have doubts now. It's like Brady said, we're almost there so might as well see this through to the end." Morgan shrugged.

With the wind at their backs, the foursome continued down the well-worn path that would take them to their destination.

It took several days of traveling, a Risen ambush and some shenanigans from Cynthia and Noire before they made it to the Mila tree. By the time they had arrived, it was night and the full moon was casting its luminous gaze towards the calm holy waters that the tree drank from and kept itself strong with.

All four of them had their weapons clutched tightly in their arms. Having dealt with the undead not a day past, they were understandably ruffled by any sudden noises that they might hear. Though as they continued to walk across the large thick and strong roots they noticed something was…off about the normally serene place.

"There was a battle here not too long ago." Morgan muttered as he saw scorch marks belonging to a lightning tome or a levin sword blackening the bark of a nearby root.

"I don't see anything up here guys!" Cynthia called out from up high, having taken to scouting the area beforehand and then letting them know it was safe to come in. Landing her Pegasus down near the others, she shook her head sadly to further emphasize her lack of results.

"Hah. Looks like somebody really tossed up something." Brady muttered as he could also feel the wrongness permeating from the area.

"I found something!" Noire cried out. The other three gave a single nod before rushing over to where her voice was resonating from. She was near the base of the tree that would lead up to Tiki's shrine, where the ruins of a parasol lay. "This is Severa's umbrella. I remember her talking about how it was really fashionable the other week when she bought it."

As she was explaining this, Brady took a closer look at the wreck. It was cut in half and stabbed through multiple times, like a killer trying to get to a rather mobile target. "Yeah, this is hers all right. Only she would have the guts aside from Lucina and my ma to have a heart shaped umbrella." He agreed to Noire's assessment.

"So we have signs of battle, a ruined parasol and no Inigo, Owain or Severa. This leaves one of three things. One, they had a battle and left after winning or retreating." He stated, holding up his left pointer finger while looking at all of them seriously.

"Two, they fought here and were captured by someone…or something." Now they were noticing the quiet or rather, a lack of any ambient noise. There were no birds hooting, no fish swimming and no animals making any sort of sound nearby. As Morgan looked over at his friends once more, they gave a nod once they noticed how serious he looked.

"Three…whoever attacked them, left something behind to attack US!" Morgan shouted towards the end as he whipped himself around, unstrapping the Mercurius sword from his belt and thrusting it out in front of him, stopping what at first seemed to be thin air. Though as a few seconds passed, sparks flew as blade crashed against blade. What made it all the more frightening was that the rescue team couldn't see any sign of who or WHAT was attacking their leader.

"…da hell is this?!" Brady shouted as everyone got in a basic triangle formation. Essentially, he would pair up with Noire, who would provide long distance support while Cynthia and Morgan wiped the floor with whomever tried to attack them from short or medium range. "How can we fight if we can't see 'em coming?!"

Gritting his teeth, Morgan managed to push the invisible blade away and countered with a basic thrust to the chest, or rather he aimed where it would be and found resistance there. Soon enough a purple mist started to flow out of seemingly nowhere as the sound of a body hitting the ground filled their ears.

"Well, if anything, the feeling of bloodlust in the air just doubled. Focus on where it's coming from and we should be fine!" Morgan said to the others as the purple mist started to flow up from the ground. They could all see the shimmering of what appeared to be invisible soldiers but as soon as they could get even the most basic bead on them, they vanished.

"M-morgan…" Noire whimpered as she nocked an arrow to her bow.

"Well a hero can't let something like this get in the way. Let's get them!" Cynthia crowed as she held her spear at the ready.

All of them knew that they were about to be in for the fight of their lives since this was an enemy they couldn't see very clearly, yet was more than ready to murder them. It would test their skills to their utmost limit as unlike the aggressive and stupid Risen, these…things that were getting closer and closer had some sort of intelligence in them to have not attacked yet.

This was one battle Morgan could not lose and he did not intend to as he pulled his hood over his head, letting the comforting material cover him slightly before getting in a ready stance with sword in hand.

Another land, Another time

There was nothing but darkness where he watched the world turn in whimsy to his wants and needs. Those three fools his…other half had acquired were going to be problematic. Lilith had failed him and was now missing, beyond the scope of his sight as well since she knew how to mask her presence. He had gotten her trained to be on par with the mightiest of assassins, but not only did she fail him, the rancid scent of betrayal clung to the air.

It would be fine though. He was still tethered to that other world for a few more hours, until the moon died away and the sun took its place. Already, he felt four warriors similar to the intruders in his realm enter the area under his control. That fool of a swordsman couldn't stop those three, so where might had become undone, this time magic would have to do. With but a thought, he sent more and more of his arcane warriors, including his new second in command. As a thrall, there was no chance that THIS one would betray him.

No…he would have his revenge against the world soon enough. Then everything would finally stop and he would be in absolute control like he should have been so long ago. The humans would be destroyed and the Silent Dragon would once more rule as he should.

Mila Tree

Five Minutes After Battle Began (aka 5 Turns)

The eerie quiet that had taken hold of the mystic area devolved into the sounds of crashing steel, bow, magic and battle cries when four warriors seemed to go up against an endless invisible battalion of soldiers. Though with the fact that their attackers only shimmered and shone when they walked or attacked, it was hard for the defenders to gain any headway. Rather, they were losing ground fast and quickly found themselves at the stairway that would eventually lead up to where Tiki, Naga's Voice, was slumbering.

"Dammit!" Morgan shouted as he pulled out a yellow tome with what seemed to be a symbol of an arrow pointing upwards on it. Upon opening it, lightning crackled around both his book and his hand while he summoned the arcane energy inside of it. "Thoron!" he cried out as a lance of pure electric energy shot out in front of him, piercing through two of the invisible warriors.

"Time to pay!" Cynthia shouted from above as she reined in her Pegasus and took careful aim with the wickedly sharp lance in her hand, twirling it several times to make sure any lingering blood was wiped off of it. With a simple twist of her hand, the winged horse shot forth like a rocket. Steed and rider struck as one, eliminating what looked to be a mage that was trying to attack Brady from behind.

"BLOOD AND THUNDER!" came the shout of a rather aggressive woman. It turned out to be Noire, who held a Steel Bow in her hands.

Her face contorted into a fierce snarl as she nocked an arrow and let it fly, watching it stab an enemy wyvern knight's dragon in the neck. Its death sent it and its rider tumbling down into the sacred waters where they evaporated almost instantly.

"We need a plan here Morgan! Else your Ma is gonna get a rude awakening!" Brady shouted. The crystal on top of his Mend staff glowed brightly as he put it through its paces.

"There's not much TO plan! We're just gonna have to take our time and eliminate them piece by piece while making sure they don't get to the stairs." Morgan responded grimly as his tome was swapped with his sword and he once more lashed out against an enemy swordsman. "Cross diamond formation!"

The four friends went back to back, covering all their sides as seemingly endless foes continued to gather on their position. Pointing to his left, Morgan called for them to charge in that direction. They ran for their lives, thrashing out at anything that came near them before stopping near the western half of the Mila Tree's root system.

With some breathing room afforded to them, Morgan could strategize a little better than before when they had to keep reacting to everything. "Alright, I think we'll go with a line formation. Sword, Spear, Bow. Take out ANYTHING that shimmers but make sure to adjust a few degrees to your left or right. Brady, stay in the back but if they try to ambush, get between Cynthia and Noire. It's time to tip the scales!"

A large war cry came from his comrades as they adjusted their weaponry slightly. Cynthia swapped out her Killer Lance for a thinner but no less deadlier two sided throwing Spear. Noire put away her Steel Bow and took out a smaller, but thicker Brave Bow. Brady put away the worn Mend staff and took out another, longer staff with a finely cut crystal shaped like a diamond placed on the tip, the Psychic Staff. As for Morgan, the Mercurius was tightly held in his grasp as they each took their respective ready positions.

All the while, their invisible enemies continued to slowly march towards them. The first to approach appeared to be several mercenary-like soldiers, if the large swords and axes that shone ominously for naught but a scant few seconds was any indication.

"CHARGE!" Morgan shouted as the four ran towards the group in perfect step behind each other. He started things off with a long sweeping slash from the Mercurius, the legendary blade proving its mettle by batting aside the lesser made weapons of their foes leaving them wide open for Cynthia, who had taken aim and threw her spear forward.

Her aim was true and the weapon was plunged into what appeared to be the foes head. The other invisible warriors looked dumbly at their fallen companion, only to get two arrows to their throats, courtesy of Noire who had shot one and then gracefully twirled on the heel of her foot while nocking and shooting the second arrow in less than a few seconds time.

Before they could advance further several sharp objects landed in front of them, causing Morgan to call for a halt. They looked to be metal stars of some kind and a vague memory came to mind before they vanished from complete sight.

When his dad told him about the various warriors in the world, he mentioned that in lands like Chon'sin, warriors were trained to be one with shadows and used unconventional weapons in place of tried and true bows and arrows. One of them had been…

"Shuriken. So are these the so called 'ninja' that father mentioned? Alright guys, we're going up against something tricky. Apparently the enemies have ninjas coming at us. They're like elite assassins but from places like Chon'sin. They are fast and do NOT play fair. Don't get hit by those weapons unless you want to get poisoned or something."

Cynthia took those words to heart as she raised her Pegasus up into the air and did several strafing runs. Picking up a trick that Cordelia had taught her when she asked for advice on how to be a better Pegasus Knight, she spun her weapon in place but made no move to actually attack or throw it. Already having caught the enemies attention by flying into the air, she cemented their attrition with them thinking she was about to attack. Yet when she strafed against them, all her spinning spear did was deflect the ninja's throwing stars.

Even if they were hard to see, she could tell that they were confused by her actions, at least until she grinned and winked at them as she took in a good lungful of air before shouting the words that damned them.

"GET 'EM!"

Being the diversion might not have been the most heroic of things to do BUT it did serve its purpose in allowing Morgan and Noire to get close to them. As they were looking up, they did not notice the two silently moving towards them until one of the ninjas took a sword to the gut. Unlike the swordsman they dispatched however, the ninja remained calm and threw their shuriken at Morgan.

One managed to get deflected by Noire's arrow, more luck than skill led by adrenaline fueled desperation and the other was jammed into place by Cynthia's throwing spear, allowing Morgan to jump back into position while the two girls took over. Long sweeps of her lance allowed the Pegasus Knight to deflect the most harmful of the projectiles while Noire retaliated in kind, scoring deathblow after deathblow until all the ninjas were dead.

With the second zone secured, the four friends were feeling much more confident. As they became used to the battle, the element of surprise was more or less gone. They knew what signs to look for and they started to make short work of the other enemy groups, including some Wyvern Riders that actually knew how to use magic much to their surprise.

It was also a little disconcerting since up until that moment, they had some comfort in the knowledge that Wyvern Riders specialized ONLY in physical attacks with no magical prowess to speak of. That these attackers had something like that in their arsenal had been a nasty surprise and all of them, including Brady had taken several elemental attacks on their person.

Still, in their hope they persevered against the pain and pushed their way onwards. Even if it was slow going, they began to gain back all the ground they lost. Just as they started to gain some confidence, however, was when disaster struck and it hit them in the form of a spell that seemed to literally bend the space in front of it before creating an explosion that sent the four flying back. Even Cynthia and her Pegasus weren't agile enough to avoid the blast completely.

Groaning slightly, Noire was the first one up being the furthest from the blast zone. Straining her eyes slightly and trying to ignore the ringing that was going on in her ears, she could make out unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar purple flames. The last time she had seen fires like that, hell on earth had started…but at the same time, she didn't get the same feeling of despair that normally caused her to grip her pendant and let her 'other half' take over.

Instead, she looked further and saw the outline of a woman. It was very obvious to her that even if she could not see the enemy's true form, at one point in life they must have been very beautiful. Yet she could make out a cruel sneer plastered onto her face which robbed whatever beauty this woman once had. Bringing her eyes down some, the archer saw a tome clutched tightly in her hands that was glowing with the same light that had attacked them.

"…it would be a magic user." She muttered to herself as the others started to get back up, albeit shakily.

"M-Morgan, I don't think we can take another blow like that…" Brady grunted as he took out his fortify staff and used a little trick that Inigo showed him to heal them while putting minimal strain on the staff itself, leaving it preserved for future use.

"Tell me something I don't already know…ugh…" Morgan managed to wheeze out before spitting out some blood that had been building up in his mouth. "Internal injuries suck…"

"Come on Morgan and take it like a man! We need a plan." Cynthia gritted out as she got back on her Pegasus Huey. The Pegasus was as mad as his owner and ready to take vengeance on her behalf.

The invisible mage shifted slightly, apparently shocked that all four of them survived the blow. The battle had been waged for so long that the moon had reached its apex in the night sky and its luminescence shined down on all of them. That's when the four noticed that their opponents were beginning to get more and more visible to them.

"I see…whatever power that was keeping them invisible to us is fading. Alright everyone, one last push and give it everything you got!"

It wasn't much of a plan, but Morgan would rather risk it all on one shot than try to play it safe and end up getting all of them killed doing back and forth fighting. Cut off the head of the snake and the rest of the body would hopefully follow.

With a fierce roar, the three combatants and healer rushed at the mage on horseback, not knowing that this was what her master had been waiting for the whole time. The vile smirk that had graced her face grew even deeper as she waved her hand with nary a care in the world.

None was needed when a large magic circle appeared underneath everyone and drew them into a swirling vortex of energy before vanishing as if nothing had ever happened. Those that would pass by later would only find more scars of battles, but no indication of bodies being found.

-Unknown Place, Unknown Time-

They were falling, as if going through an endless abyss. All that they could see was darkness, swirling clouds of black miasma around them. The slightest touch, the act of breathing itself brought pain to their senses. It was agony and torture in its purest form. Each warrior was screaming their lungs out, which in turn brought even more pain unto themselves as they could feel themselves being changed…warped.

A chuckle was heard even amongst all the cries, pleas and screams. "Finally, a way to undo what my other half caused. You four, you shall be resurrected under the name of the Silent Dragon, Anankos! Let my name be forever burned into your mind, for it shall be the only thing left in it!"

Morgan's eyes, which had been shut from how he grimaced against the pain, snapped open at those words. Like hell he would lose his memories again!

"NOOOOOOO!" he shouted as he let loose every bit of spare power he had in his body. Waves of magic fluctuated off of him as he tried to keep whatever that Silent Dragon thing was out of his mind. He had already lost most of his memories once and what precious little he had left was not going to leave without going over his dead and broken body.

"Hoh? What's this? A child whose dragon blood is more potent than even that accursed line? You'd make an ever better vessel than that fool of a King. I'll start with you first." The voice declared before the darkness swarmed Morgan.

If his screams weren't loud enough before, then they were about to be. The foreign power forcefully entered his body, trying to warp and corrode him in a way not unlike what Grima had done to his father.

Already he could feel it slipping away. The sensations and the feelings associated with his memory before it was painstakingly, slowly and cruelly plucked out of his mind, no matter how much he resisted.

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His friends, they…they…who were they? Who were these strangers next to him, being tormented like he was? What had they been doing and why did they deserve something like this? His experiences in life, his humble origins, all of them soon slipped away not unlike water between his fingers.

'No…no please, not that one!' he pleaded in his mind as he saw the last fragile memory he had left, the one where he was walking down a forest with his father and mother. He could see her, he knew who she was and he didn't want to forget that. Anything else he could gladly give up, but not his parents.

"M-mother…MOTHER!" Morgan cried out in absolute agony. Before Anankos could finally take away everything that made the boy who he had been, a radiant light seemed to come pouring out of the Dragonstone that was carried on his neck. Whereas the previous burst of power had been the boys own, this one was something familiar to the dragon. Familiar…and unwelcome as a glowing blue maiden appeared before him. Her eyes were closed, but it did not detract from the obvious dragonic look of her appearance. The pointed ears, the sharp nails and the feeling of knowledge poured out of the blue maiden like a tidal wave.

"What is this? Who dares disrupt the Silent Dragon Anankos?!" he demanded of the maiden.

Instead of rising up to the provocation that was obvious in the other dragon's voice, the blue maiden instead gave off a calm, collected feeling. Like she was in absolute control and they both knew it.

"Heed me. I am Naga, the Divine Dragon who watches over my little ones. You, Silent One, have invaded my domain and you are trying to pervert one who shares in my blood."

Anankos snarled at that declaration. It was one thing if it was just a dragon, but the watcher of an entire domain…that was not something even he could take lightly as they were still in between her world and his own. It meant that neither his powers nor her own were stronger than the other.

"So what? Your so-called 'little ones' have already done the same to MY realm and I am just getting my vengeance." He shot back, justifying his actions, weak as they were.

"The three little ones, two also carrying my blood that left my realm are under YOUR blessing Silent One. You cannot say that they have invaded when they were instead invited." Naga calmly pointed out.

"Invited? More like forcibly come through by a small piece of me. Do not think of yourself as all mighty or all knowing, Naga." A snarl curled on the lips of the Silent Dragon.

"I will give you one last warning, Silent One. Leave my subjects alone and release my little one or you will find out the truth of just which of us is truly stronger." While these words were said almost casually, the threat behind it was very real. Anankos knew that even with the death of his weaker half and its power returned to him, it was not enough to tackle the blue maiden and win. Normally, the Silent Dragon would be rational and think the threat through. Rationality, however, had long since left his body and only anger and rage remained.

"NEVER! They are in MY realm now and I will do with them as I wish!" At this, Anankos released his power at the blue maiden, who did not even move an inch as she stood protectively over the young Tactician.

"You are just as gone as Grima, it seems. There is no hope left for someone like you." Naga whispered sadly as the attack washed over her. In return, she opened her mouth slightly and a large torrent of dragon fire, as azure as herself, came pouring out in waves. It easily pushed back the shadows casted over by Anankos, revealing a realm that seemed to be forever stuck between time and space. Something beautiful yet twisted, it made no logical sense but it was there, defiant of any sort of laws that bound the rest of everything together.

"GAHHH!" Anankos cried out as the holy flames scorched his entire being. Even being leagues taller than the remnant of the maiden, it made no difference save making him a bigger target. He had to retreat and heal himself lest her fire burn to his very soul. "NAGA! You may win this day yet, but I promise, I will bring RUIN to your so called 'little ones' and will make you watch as I feast from their corpses!"

With that, the Silent Dragon fled back to his home, his true home where even Naga's power would not have much effect. Instead, she turned over to the four champions she helped send back in time to save her own realm from her wicked half, Grima.

"It is too late for me to bring you back, but fear not. You are not alone." She whispered to the quartet. Taking in a slight breath, she blew out a healing wind, fixing their wounds and putting them to sleep. To Morgan, the one who suffered the most, she took him into her arms and cradled him like a baby.

"My dear, sweet child. You did not deserve the suffering and agony that you just endured. I cannot undo what the Silent One did, but with what spirit I have left before we leave my realm, I shall give you my blessing. It will help you survive in this new realm you are in." The words were whispered into the boy's ears before she kissed his forehead. The form she held slowly fading away into motes of blue lights that traveled and danced across his skin before settling itself down on his right hand, filling him with power unlike that which this new realm would ever see.

"Indeed, you four shall be put through trials that you should never have had to face, but you will come out all the stronger for it. Is that not right, my voice?" Naga asked as she watched the four warriors slowly continue their downward fall towards a new home…and a new beginning.

-Mila Tree-

Sitting on an Altar, a robed figure that was slumbering slowly had tears come down unbidden onto their face.

"My boy…my sweet, darling little baby boy. I'm so sorry I could not protect you here…but she gave you the means for me to always be with you over there." The words were whispered, but echoed hauntingly throughout the shrine and the realm below.

-Unknown Place, Unknown Time-

For Corrin, life began and ended with the same four walls that surrounded him. The Northern Fortress of Nohr may have been his home, true, but it was also his prison. Never knowing what the outside world looked like, he was stuck seeing it pass by through the many windows that graced the fortress, not unlike the story of a certain princess that one his maids read to him when he was younger.

Looking at the night sky from the spires that were topped on the Fortress, one flattened out to serve as an impromptu training ground, he was still smiling at seeing the stars unbidden for once; The usual dull and dreary sky clearing up for a rare while.

"Lord Corrin? Lord Corrin!" A voice cried out from nearby, startling him and nearly making the teen lose his balance from where he was sitting. He managed to hold onto his position, however, as a black and pink blur raced towards him.

When the blur stopped, he saw the familiar locks of straight, long pink hair belonging to one of his maids and most stead-fast friends, Felicia. She seemed especially out of breath when normally she was one of the most physically fit out of all the workers that stayed around in the lonely tower.

"Felicia, what's wrong?" he asked, curious as to why she was trying to find him. He had already completed his classes for the day and as far as he knew, his brothers and sisters wouldn't be visiting for another week.

After catching her breath, the maid took to quickly wiping away the sweat from her brow and straightening up, trying to look as immaculate as she should be. "Ahem…Lord Corrin, I was sent to remind you that Joker has planned some lessons on court etiquette early tomorrow morning. EARLY." She stated, stressing that last word to show just how brow-beaten a talk she had gotten from her fellow caretaker.

A small sigh came from Corrin's lips as he ran a hand through his short, spiky cobalt blue locks. Red eyes looked calmly into green as he spoke to her. "I know Felicia, but I couldn't sleep. I didn't mean to make Joker angry and send you after me. Besides, you can see the stars for once." He explained, waving his arm to the sky above.

The maid looked up and gasped in delight "Wow…I didn't think you could see the stars anymore from here. It's always cloudy or rainy." She stated.

"You're telling me. At least you get to go out with Gunter and the others." Corrin pointed out.

"I know and I'm sorry you can't come with us when we go grocery shopping in the capital, but…oh look!" Felicia began to give her reasons before pointing at a group of four tightly clustered stars. They seemed to twinkle and shine before breaking away from the others and started to slowly fall, one slower than the rest.

"Ah, a shooting star! Make a wish Felicia!" Corrin shouted in excitement as he closed his eyes to prepare for his own.

'Please…please let me leave this place soon, so I may go with my brothers and sisters on a grand adventure for our kingdoms name.'

After thinking out his wish, he opened his eyes before giving a slightly startled cry. Three of the shooting stars continued on their path downwards, towards the land of the east, Hoshido. The fourth though…the fourth star seemed to just stop and drop before it continued to get closer to them!

"Woah! Lord Corrin, run!" Felicia cried out as she too noticed this and both Lord and Maid made tracks to the other end of the spires while watching the star get closer and closer to the Fortress.

"Uh…this is going to be hard to explain to Xander if the star destroys my room." Corrin suddenly piped up as he took note of the projected path of destruction the falling star was going to cause.

That was when it landed harshly onto the spire where the two once stood. Dust, dirt and debris were sent flying everywhere and both he and Felicia had to dig their heels in so that they would not get sent flying away. When it was all over, they unconsciously let down the arms that they threw in front of their faces to shield them in order to see what damage had been wrought.

To their complete surprise though, the spire was almost completely undamaged, save for something that was apparently hot enough to release smoke from the landing site.

"I…I guess this place is tougher than they say it is. Heh, heh…uh…" Felicia chuckled weakly before noticing Corrin walking towards the crash. "Wait for me!"

Waving away the smoke, Corrin and Felicia both gasped at what they found. A person, lying unconscious against the tile wearing the strangest looking robe that either had ever seen. It was black with what appeared to be creepy purple eyes going across it and apparently was bigger than the person that wore it. A closer inspection had Felicia almost gaping.

"Lord Corrin…he…he looks a lot like you."

Kamui was slightly startled to see that she was right. The stranger had hair as dark a shade of blue as his own, though the strangers hair was flat, short and matted to his face it seemed. "He doesn't look any older than me either…" he noted, seeing how young the man looked along with the pointed and it seemed slightly serrated ears he had that were longer than his own plain ears.

"I didn't think that those bedtime stories me and Flora read to you were true. What with people living amongst the Heavens and Stars and all…"

Though this left them both with a slight conundrum as they looked at each other. What were they supposed to even DO?

-POV Change-

A dull ache coursed throughout his body as everything seemed to come back to him. First was his smell and his nose wrinkled slightly as he could smell smoke. Taste was next and he could feel the bad urge to rehydrate himself as his tongue was dry, very dry. Touch soon followed as he could feel himself lying on something hard, bumpy and uncomfortable. The last two to come back were his sight and hearing, both of which jumped in at the same time as he blinked. He found himself looking at a darkened sky with two people that were standing next to him, one male and one female.

"Lord Corrin, we have to do SOMETHING." The female pointed out. He could see long, flowing pink hair, some of it kept in place by a white headband while she wore a peculiar black outfit of sorts. A servant, perhaps? Though the nausea that flowed through him as he tried to recall where he had seen that outfit before made him stop and refocus on their conversation.

"What do you propose we do?" The male, Corrin, asked in return. He could see the male was definitely the more dressed up of the two, wearing a sort of strange, white armor and blue cape. He had dark blue hair, red eyes, round ears and a scar that seemed to run down from his forehead to just slightly under his right eye.

"I…I dunno." The female said uncomfortably in return before looking down at him and letting out a small gasp. "Ah!"

This caused the male to look down at him as well before offering a small smile. "I see you're awake now."

The female couldn't help but smile as well. "Hey there!" She offered as she fidgeted in place.

"There are better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know?" The male pointed out before reaching out towards him. "Give me your hand."

He didn't know why he complied with that request. Maybe it was the earnest smile, or the nagging feeling in his head that told him that he could trust this stranger. So he brought his right hand forward, noticing an odd mark that was on top of it. It was a light blue and it was shaped somewhat like a teardrop being held up by two hands, but now was not the time to be focusing on such things.

After all, he had two people to talk to and figure out just where, when…and who he was.

AN: That's it for Prologue 1! Thank you all for reading the beginning of the epic tale of Mark of Destiny! Now I'm sure that there's a lot of questions that you're going to ask, so I'm going to pre-empt most of what I think people will ask from simple to more complex and not in that order. SOME SPOILERS might be seen for those that haven't played through the entirety of the game, so be warned!

'What Route are you going to take': All three of them hopefully! Though Revelations will be saved for last, it will be up to fan demand and reviews to tell me whether or not Conquest or Birthright will go first!

'Pairings': Well, I know I'm going piss off a lot of people by saying this but NO CORRIN/KAMUI AND AQUA/AZURA. I'm sorry but she's a lot more useful plot wise being a friend and a source of wisdom to him than as a spouse. Plus…well they ARE actually blood related cousins so…yeah….also Kamui/Corrin will NOT be paired with females on either side of the royal families so Camilla, Elise, Hinoka and Sakura are out as well since it would be too awkward on the Nohrian side, and Ryouma keeps silent that they're not related on the Hoshidan side so he is kept in the dark and thinks Hinoka and Elise are blood relatives.

As for Morgan…well his options are a LOT more open than Corrin's is, that's for sure. His Revelations pairing is locked with Camilla.

Morgan's 'Supports' are as follows

Birthright/Revelations: Crimson/Scarlet, Kagerou, Orochi, Reina/Yuugiri, Cynthia, Noire, Selkie, Brady, Corrin, Joker/Jakob, Felicia, Silas, Suzukaze, Ryouma, Takumi, Hinoka, Sakura, Anna, Rinkah, Asugi, Rhajat, Caledori

Conquest/Revelations: Felicia, Flora, Joker/Jakob, Lazlow/Inigo, Odin/Owain, Selena/Severa, Xander/Marx, Camilla, Elise, Leo/Leon, Charlotte, Velouria, Soliei, Ophelia, Anna, Corrin, Silas, Suzukaze

You will notice a lack of Azura/Aqua. That's on purpose, because she distrusts and dislikes Morgan and the feeling is mutual. It will be explained why later.

Supports: I will NOT be going over all supports for each and every character. There will be definite hints of who is getting paired with who but for the most part it will be Corrin and Morgan's supports that will be focused on, with some of the more important characters more fleshed out as well. Some may hate me for the pairings I will choose but so be it. There is also going to be a slight twist. As things are in a war, relationships become complicated and tense. Lies, sex and betrayal are all game. Sometimes the one you love doesn't love you back, or someone else confesses before you do. Sometimes they're forced into political marriages or social status/class forbids the relationship. So supports will be different.

Ex. Kamui and Felicia have feelings for each other, but because she is a maid she can never be with him. She CAN choose to be a mistress but she knows that it would never work out when Kamui has to choose a bride of his own. That doesn't stop them from kissing and fooling around but in the end it stays Rank A(+). There are loopholes to this though that will be explained in the story.

How and why these four are here: Anankos had told Owain, Inigo and Severa in the Xenologue that they had to go to the Mila tree BEFORE the Full Moon. An exact date for their arrival and subsequent trip to Valla was NOT given (I replayed the Xenologue enough times to make sure), so for plot sake Morgan and the others arrived about a day after the others did right as the Full Moon was rising, being sent on an express ship and given much faster horses while the former group took their time to get there.

Dragon's Blood: Morgan is the only one that actually got a blessing that allows him to fight Fate's characters from Naga and the mark on his hand becomes important later on, along with the dragonstone, but since he was blessed by Naga and not Anankos, he will not be able to use the Dragon's Veins in the game. Cynthia, Noire, and Brady will get an alternate method from Mikoto that allows them to combat in the Fate's world as well like Inigo/Owain/Severa had to.

Tone and setting differences: There is gonna be a HUGE difference in the tone, pacing and setting between Conquest and Birthright. Conquest will show the darker political overtones and the heavier consequences of ones actions in Nohr, whereas Birthright is a lot breezier and free in how everyone interacts with each other. Revelations is a lot more plot heavy than the other two.

Mindsets will be different as well. Corrin and Morgan harden their hearts in Conquest, while letting themselves be free to be themselves in Birthright.

Japanese/English names: Birthright will use Japanese names, Conquest English, Revelations will use a mixture of both, which is why you saw me using their Jap and Eng names in the supports above. That's really all there is to it. Cynthia, Brady, Noire and Morgan will be using their Japanese names in this one as Morgan+Amnesia=Not even remembering his own name, but story books Corrin reads will fill that gap name-wise.

DLC+Kids: Yes, ALL DLC will be included/glossed over at least once. Some in Birthright, some in Conquest, some in Revelations and some in all three (the ones that make sense obviously). Kids will also be included, but Kana is aged up to legal cause loli is loli and shota is shota….yeah no, not cool in my book. Pretty much they're like Morgan in Awakening personality wise. Fem Kana being sadistic, Male Kana more airheaded

Why all male MC's?: Cause honestly I think being one gender and forcing the kid to be the opposite gender is not fair in the slightest. If it's frustrating or aggravating to you, then please, keep it to yourself. I know there are purists out there that don't think such a change should be touched but in this case, I had to because it just didn't feel right to me.

Who will be Morgan's kid (if any)?: Morgan WILL have a child yes and his name is Kris (yes, THAT Kris if your knowledge is brushed up on Fire Emblem History). For those that need a hint, he's from one the few games that was never released in America but was in Japan that let you create a character. His class is Samurai/Mercenary/Tactician (Birthright/Conquest/Revelations respectively).

Amiibo: Oh I have SPECIAL plans for them, so yes they're in as well including Roy! Ike will be bro, Marth with be Fabulous (also have a special scene in mind for him between him and Morgan that will reference Tiki.)

My Fort: Also included as this is the main allowance for support conversations/downtime/allowing DLC to be explored. My Fort is essentially shown to be outside of Time and Space for the most part with time going at a snail's pace while instantly teleporting the army to wherever they need to go. So it allows them to go into the Dragon's Gate and explore the DLC without worrying about the war. Though obviously it will be expanded a bit to allow barracks and such for the army to mingle in. It also let's 'Tactician Time' and War Councils be shown.

Character deaths: ….This is gonna be the hardest part of the fanfic. Fates is ALL about the consequences of your actions. Somebody will always die no matter what you do. That is what war is and this fanfic will be no different. Fan favorites will die depending on which route is taken. Though with the inclusion of Morgan some character deaths will be avoided, including one VERY specific death in Conquest that I thought was BS. Though in exchange, it means someone else has to die in that persons place.

Mind you, however, that whoever dies will get a proper sendoff and that Morgan's clashes with his friends will be appropriately emotional, as will Corrin vs. Siblings.

Why choose Cynthia/Noire/Brady: Aside from listing the other's worst personality traits as Robin had pointed out, the REAL reason behind the choosing of those three is that they're actually the ones that would make the most sense being seen in Hoshido. Pegasus Knights are the bread and butter, Archer's are commonplace and it'll be easy enough for Brady to switch one priesthood to another. All the others were honestly impractical for story usage. Yarne would have eating attempts on him every other chapter by Kitsune/Werewolf, there is no Hoshidan knight class nor Wyvern Knight, Laurent would NOT give up spells for mystic paper being too properly scientific for it, Manakete's are more or less extinct with the exception of Corrin, Morgan, Kris and Kana. Amiibo Lucina is taking place of Awakening Lucina and Amiibo Robin is gonna have a LOT of explaining to do with the Awakening kids. While it means that one of the Hoshidan siblings is getting a third retainer that's the same class as them, it's worth it.

See where I'm going with this?

Awakening vs. Amiibo vs. Fate's character strength/skill: A lot of the Fate's fanfics I've read usually keep Laslow, Odin and Selena at levels of strength and skill equal to that of the other retainers and weaker than their Lords. I personally see that as untrue. They have gone through at least one war minimum if the author in question uses Future Past versions, and three in Awakening. Their skills and strength should decimate all but Garon, Sumeragi, Gunter, Reina and maybe Iago because the latter is a total cheat. Xander mentioned that Laslow almost defeated him in a duel, but truth be told you can tell from his words that Laslow was in actuality holding back quite a bit. It doesn't matter how much training you have, it's extremely rare for a rookie to beat out an experienced battlefield mercenary. Yes while Xander and Ryoma have been in skirmishs, etc. etc. they were never in an actual, full blown war. There's a difference and you know it.

So once the war starts in earnest, there is no more holding back for any of the Future Children of Awakening.

Odin is a bit unique since he was never a spellcaster but a Mymirdon. Thanks to Lissa's magic growth, however, he makes for a passable Dark Mage but everyone knows Swordmaster is his true calling.

Morgan will seem OP for quite some time. He has access to ALL classes now save the gender specific Lord and Witch classes. Plus just like the others, he fought in maximum three wars. You will see him stand toe to toe with Ryoma, Gunter and others because Robin didn't raise no weak child. Even with his amnesia, muscle memory alone has him compensate along with his innate tactical skills.

You can bet if I was Robin I'd have my friends teach my son how to fight. Lon'qu with eastern swords, Miriel spells, Tharja Dark Magic, Vaike with axes, Tiki with his dragonstone, Kellam with his lance, Sully for horseback, Virion for Archery, Cherce for Wyvern riding and Chrom/Robin themselves for western swordsmanship. Mind you Morgan won't be the greatest and he certainly won't win all the time, but he definitely has all his bases covered saved Pegasus riding, which Tsubaki will teach him in Birthright and Revelations.

As for the Amiibo's, they are Lucina, Robin, Roy, Marth and Ike pulled in about halfway through their respective stories. So they are definitely no pushovers, but neither will they be stupidly overpowered. Still, they ARE renowned heroes for a reason and it'll show for those fights.

Weapons: I know Birthright focused on weapon effects, while Conquest focused on raw damage. For this, I'm keeping older Fire Emblem weapons around as well. Hoshido will have Wo Dao's for their 'killer sword', Killer Lance as…well Killer Lance, and a spiked club as their version of a Killer Axe.

On the Conquest side of things, they will have a poleaxe as a swordreaver weapon, a claymore for a lancereaver and a trident as an axereaver. Light magic will be something only priests/priestess can use in Hoshido to combat the Dark Mages in Nohr. To at least properly compensate.

Fathers of Cynthia/Brady/Noire/Severa/Owain: Henry, Kellam, Libra, Lon'qu, Donnel respectively.

Chapter names: Only Game 'Chapter' 5 and 6 has the names decided, Along with a few Revelation Chapter names.

Into the Light/Blood

Descent into Darkness/Bond

Falling In-between/Fates

A Mother's Love

A Mother's Sacrifice

A Father's Ignoble Disgrace

Daughter and Mother/Silent Requiem (debating on which one for that chapter)