Yo, this is an updated version of Chapter 1! After looking through it again, I noticed several grammatical errors. After several hours of editing later, enjoy the new and improved version of Chapter 1-An Impossible Decision. If this is your first time here, Welcome to "Nothing is left to Fate"! In this story, I'll be tackling on the challenge of combining the events of the three "Fire Emblem Fates" games into one story, along with exploring and explaining things that happened in game that i felt weren't touched upon enough. Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1

An Impossible Decision

War. Chaos. Death.

There were only a few words that described what was taking place upon the battlefield. The minor battles and scuffles that had occured between the kingdoms of Nohr and Hoshidohad escalated into full blown war. At the center of the battlefield stood two royal families, one belonging to each kingdom. In between them, stood one man. A man, born to one family, but raised by the other, and on either side of him, his siblings were asking young Prince Corrin to make an impossible decision. To choose the family he would side with, and utterly alter the course of his life.

Nohr? Or Hoshido?

To his right, the silver haired prince's blood family stood. The Hoshidan royal family consisted of Ryoma, Takumi, Hinoka, and Sakura. Ryoma, a master swordsman dressed in red samurai armor, stood to Corrin's right, his hand outstretched.

"Brother, this way, hurry!" Ryoma cried out. Corrin's uncertain crimson eyes stared into his brother's hopeful hazel ones. Many emotions ran through his older brother's eyes. Uncertainty, desperation, hope; Corrin was frozen though. The choice that was weighing on his shoulders kept him from taking a single step forward.

"B-big brother?" Sakura, Corrin's youngest Hoshidan sibling called out shyly. Corrin felt sweat drip down the side of his face. He wanted to move, to join his Hoshidan siblings. He wanted to avenge his mother's death, but his body wouldn't move.

"He's my brother!" a high pitched voice called out. Corrin looked to his left and saw his Nohrian siblings; Xander, Camilla, Leo, and Elise. Each of them wore a terrified expression on their faces, horrified at the very thought of losing their brother, the only thing that brought light to the darkness of their kingdom. Only Xander kept his expression calm and cold as he stretched out his hand.

"We're your family." he said calmly. Corrin remembered all of the years he spent with his Nohrian siblings; how they kept him company in the otherwise abandoned Northern Fortress. He remembered how Elise, his youngest sibling, always wanted to play 'hide and seek' and how that bright smile of hers never disappeared. He remembered how Leo would teach him new things about Nohrian culture and history, and even things like how to read and write. He recalled how even when he wanted to give up when he couldn't understand something, and felt that he wasn't very intelligent; that he didn't have the strategic mind that Leo possessed. Leo was always there to encourage him to keep going, that it just took practice. He remembered how Camilla was always there to take care of him when he was sick or injured. He had many fond memories on how she would always sing to him when he had trouble sleeping. He remembered how Xander taught him how to fight, and what value there was in life, love, and family.

'Family…' Corrin thought to himself. Here he was, A child of the Hoshidan royal family, but raised by the Nohrian royal family. However, King Garon of Nohr had his Mother, Queen Mikoto of Hoshido killed. Corrin himself would have died if not for his mother shielding him from the attack. He couldn't ignore this, but at the same time, he couldn't turn his back on the family that raised him.

"Nohrian scum! First you steal him, and then you lie to him? Corrin is our brother!" Hinoka screeched. Corrin's eyes narrowed at the insult Hinoka has thrown out to his Nohrian siblings.

"You are mistaken. Corrin is my adorable little brother. You may not have him." Camilla calmly stated, but anyone could hear the edge in her voice.

'But...I'm not your real brother…'

"Corrin, they killed our mother! You aren't seriously considering joining up with them, are you?" Takumi questioned.

'There's no denying that, but…'

"How dare you accuse us of such a thing, you Hoshidan trash!? We would never do anything that would put Corrin's life in danger, or cause him such sadness!" Leo snapped. Corrin's eyes narrowed further.

"Big brother…" two voices whimpered out. Corrin looked around to locate the source of the voices. He saw that they belonged to Elise and Sakura, tears threatening to spill out from the corner of their eyes. Corrin's face adopted a guilty expression. Why couldn't he just choose one.

'This should be easy! Xander and the others raised me! So why can't I just walk over there?' Corrin lamented. During his internal struggle, the two opposing families continued to argue with one another, their insults becoming as sharp as the weapons they carried. The tears that were at the two youngest sibling's eyes were now falling freely down their faces. And while all of this was going on, the war between the two nations raged on.

The weight of this decision was weighing heavily on the young prince's shoulders. He didn't want to hurt any of his siblings, but there was no way he could do that in this situation.

"Nohrian scum!"

"Hoshidan trash!"

"Corrin is our brother!"

"No, he's ours!"

"Big brother!"

"Brother please, let's just go home!"

"Enough!" Corrin roared. The arguing stopped. Both families looked at the young prince in surprise. He was always so polite and well mannered. Where had that anger come from?

"You all expect me to choose one family over the other? How? HOW?!" Corrin screeched. All of his siblings flinched at this.

"I can't choose between you...I can't...I love you all too much to pick one and forsake the other. I don't want to hurt any of you…" Corrin cried. His pent up frustration released itself through his eyes, and it feel like a fierce waterfall down his face. The Prince fell to his knees, and his face into his hands. The only sounds that could be heard were his own muffled sobs. No one moved. No one spoke. They hadn't realized what they had one until now. They only wanted what was best for Corrin. They firmly believed that he was safest, and he would be at his happiest if he was with them. Both families shared this conviction.

Corrin's sobbing continued. He covered his eyes with one hand, while the other was now on the ground supporting him.

"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry…" he kept saying, over and over. With each apology muttered, the hearts of his sibling's broke more and more. Xander and Ryoma felt ashamed. Leo and Takumi could only bow their heads. Sakura and Elise were still crying, now even more so than before. Hinoka was biting her lip in frustration, unsure of what to do in order to console her brother, and Camilla...well, before she even knew what she was doing, the lavender haired beauty ran to Corrin and threw her arms around him. She buried his head into her chest, trying her best to calm him down. Tears were falling down her face, but that didn't matter. Corrin was in pain, and she had to fix that.

"Corrin...my sweet Corrin, I'm so sorry...please, don't cry anymore. My heart can't take it." she pleaded. Corrin felt her warm tears fall onto his face. Looking up, he saw her guilty and pained expression. It tore at his heart to see her like that, and slowly returned her hug, trying to mend her pain now.

"I'm sorry Camilla...I'm so sorry. I don't know what to do." Corrin choked out. Camilla just ran her fingers through his silver locks and held him tight.

"I can't tell you what to do Corrin. Nothing would make me happier than you coming home with us. We need you...I need you…" she whispered to him. Corrin didn't respond to her. He couldn't. He didn't trust himself enough. Sensing his hesitation, she spoke once more.

"I've wanted nothing more than for you to be happy. It doesn't matter who you go with, so long as you have that wonderful smile upon your face. Just know, that no matter what, I will always love you." she said. With that said, she leaned forward and kissed his cheek, and brushed away his remaining tears with her thumb.

"You will always have a home in my heart." she whispered affectionately. Corrin's eyes widened at this. He looked at his "sister" in awe, and she just smiled. Corrin's gaze lowered to the ground once more. He ran through everything that had happened up until. He looked towards both of his families once more. Then he looked at Comilla once again. He closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. When he was done, his eyes snapped open, and with them, a new, fierce look of determination adorned his face.

"Thank you...Camilla." he spoke softly. She smiled weakly and nodded. She joined the rest of her siblings, leaving Corrin alone once again.

"Sorry about that everyone. I lost my cool there for a moment. But, I have made my choice." he stated. Everyone there looked at him. The tension in the air was thick, and feelings of anxiety and dread filled the air. Corrin took one more deep breath to calm himself.

"My family is…"

The cliffhanger is still strong with this chapter. Please don't hate me for it! I tried really hard to build upon and expand the scene in which Corrin has to choose who he'll side with. Dramatic affect along with an introspective look at Corrin's thoughts during this event we're actually really hard to do with this part. I wanted to make it believable while keeping all the characters in character. I think I made Corrin a bit dramatic though...oh well. Let me know what you think! Leave a review for me, and tell me what you loved, hated, and what you think I could work on! And expect Chapter 2 very soon! See you all next time! :D