Hey, it's been a while! My lack of internet has really been putting a damper on my writing. I have to go out to coffee shops and friends house's if I wanna write, and being a college student while working a 15-30 hour job doesn't really give me a lot of free time. But I'm really trying guys, and I'm so sorry to keep you all waiting. Before I forget though, I updated chapter 1, so in case you haven't checked that out, you totally should before reading chapter 2. I fixed a lot of grammatical errors, and I changed wording so the story flows a lot better now. I have been working on my other stories, and update for "Dragon and a Vampire" and "Devils and a Devil Slayer" should be coming out within the next month or so. But if you're here, then you wanna read this story, so I won't keep you waiting! Please, enjoy!


Chapter 2

The Wheels of Fate begin to Turn

"I choose Nohr." Corrin stated with confidence. At first, there was nothing but silence. Both families just stood there, trying to process what they just heard. After several moments, it finally clicked with all members of each royal family. A collective sigh of relief sounded among the Nohrian Royal Family. Elise was practically jumping for joy, while Leo and Xander just smiled contently. However, Camilla had the most noticeable reaction in the group. She was crying tears of absolute joy. Corrin would stay with her, and they could still be a family! Unfortunately, while one family celebrated, another one quickly fell into despair.

The youngest princess of Hoshido wasted no time in shedding her tears. Sakura, who had fallen to her knees was devastated upon hearing her brother choose his kidnappers over his blood. Hinoka was in denial. She was absolutely convinced Corrin was under some Nohrian brainwashing. Ryoma stood there quietly, as he expected this outcome. Corrin had no ties to his real family; none except their mother, who was no longer with them. Ryoma closed his eyes, trying to hold the tears back. He had to be strong for his siblings, for his country. Out of all the members of the Hoshidan Royal Family, Takumi probably took it the worst. Anger quickly fueled his body as he loaded an arrow into his bow.

"TRAITOR!" Takumi roared as he fired the arrow from his bow, the Fujin Yumi. The arrow hit its mark, straight into Corrins right leg. Corrin, not expecting the attack, instantly fell to the ground with a sharp scream. The arrow effectively pierced Corrin's lower right leg, making it impossible to stand. No one had quite realized what had happened at first, as it happened so quickly. Only Corrin's cries of anguish made them realize what had happened. Before both families, their brother laid on the ground profusely bleeding from his leg. Xander quickly began to take action.

"Elise, start treating Corrin now! We need that arrow removed and the wound closed and disinfected!" Xander ordered. Elise wasted no time in carrying out that order. She looked to her older brother, who was writhing on the ground in pain. The young Nohrian Prince laid on the ground, desperately trying to get his breathing under control, so he wouldn't pass out. The young healer whispered a small apology to her brother as she broke off the top of the arrow, and then pulled out the arrow from the back of his leg. A sharp but brief yelp erupted from Corrin's mouth as he understood the context of her apology. Sweet Elise, always looking out for those she loved. Corrin, not trusting his own words, simply nodded and smiled to his younger sister. Satisfied, Xander looked to Leo next.

"Leo, I need you to cover Elise as she tends to Corrin. Let no one except us near them, do I make myself clear?" the crown prince of Nohr commanded. Leo simply nodded and took up a defensive position near Elise and Corrin. Xander, who had already figured out that it was Takumi who attacked Corrin was about to attack the young Hoshidan Prince himself, but found that his lavender haired sister was already on it. Her axe was aimed straight for the young prince's heart, where he basically attacked her by attacking Corrin. Takumi, who was still so shocked at what he had done, didn't register the fact that the eldest Nohrian Princess was on the warpath for his head.

"I'll kill you, you swine!" Camilla roared as she brought her axe down upon him. Unfortunately, her arc was stopped by a naginata belonging to a certain red haired Princess of Hoshido. The two eldest princess' glared daggers at each other for what seemed like an eternity. Violet eyes bore into maroon, with nothing but venom and boiling hatred being communicated by both. The two jumped back from each other, each princess sizing up her opponent.

"So," Camilla began, venom dripping from her words, "...you are Corrin's 'real' sister." it was more of a statement than a question. Hinoka took a moment before answering her counterpart.

"Yes, I am. I've been looking for Corrin all these years. Not a day has gone by where I haven't thought of the sweet, innocent boy you Nohrian bastards have stolen from us. I promise you this, I will take Corrin back, and he will live with his blood family, his true family." Hinoka vowed. Camilla's eyes narrowed dangerously.

"If you think that you can keep such a foolish vow, then please, be my guest. However, I promise you this. No one will touch a precious hair on my darling Corrin's head, do I make myself clear? I'll kill anyone who dare tries." Camilla countered. Hinoka growled in response. Silence followed for several seconds after before the two leapt into battle. Each princess rushed towards each other with killer intent gleaming in their eyes. Camilla began by bringing her axe down in a downward arc, but that was easily intercepted by Hinoka, who raised her naginata over her head flatly. Camilla, who was not deterred by this, applied more force to her axe. Hinoka tried in vain to keep her guard up, but had no other choice than to slant her naginata down to one side in order to alleviate the pressure that was being applied. Camilla, not expecting this, fell forward while Hinoka quickly stepped to the side. The red haired princess took her counterpart's lack of balance as an opportunity to launch her first attack. She swung her weapon horizontally, hoping to land a wide slash across the Nohrian Princess' chest. However, Camilla regained her balance, and used the flat side of her axe to guard against the incoming blow. Camilla smirked viciously at her opponent.

"Leave it to a Hoshidan to resort to cheap tricks like that in combat. Unfortunately for you darling, I've been trained to handle amateur tactics like those!" Camilla roared as she brought her axe down on Hinoka with a speed and ferocity that the Hoshidan Princess wasn't expecting. Having no time to bring up her weapon in defense, she had no choice but to step out of the way. However, Camilla expected this. She slowed down her swing, as she knew that Hinoka would dodge her attack. As her axe hit the ground, she brought it back up and swung it in a circle with blunt side being the focal point of her attack. Hinoka wasn't expecting a second attack so soon, and as a result, got smacked with the broad side of Camilla's axe. The resulting blow sent the crown Princess of Hoshido flying onto her back. Camilla smiled victoriously as she began to walk slowly towards her downed opponent. As she she stood over her, she smiled smugly.

"Like I said darling. I'll kill anyone foolish enough to try and take my dear Corrin away from me." Camilla stated. She raised her axe over her head, preparing to bring it down upon her victim.

"Any last words, Princess of Hoshido?" she asked. Hinoka glared at her violet haired counterpart.

"Go to Hell, Nohrian scum." Hinoka spat. Camilla could only sigh at HInoka's bitter remark. She brought her axe down quickly, however, something stopped her blade. A golden sword had interrupted her swords arc. Looking up to see the sword's owner, she saw a newly restored Corrin.

"Corrin!" Camilla cried with joy. She tossed her axe aside and threw her arms around his neck. Warm tears flew freely down her cheeks as she closely inspected every aspect of his body, making sure nothing was wrong with him.

"Camilla, I'm fine. Elise is certainly a gifted healer, wouldn't you say?" Corrin stated, a small smile on his face. Camilla nodded in agreement. Nothing brought her more joy than seeing her precious Corrin working in top condition. She would certainly have to praise her younger sister as well. Such a good girl she was, and talented to as well. Given time, she would certainly be the best healer in all of Nohr! Camilla shook her head of her musings, as she needed to focus on the battle at hand. More importantly, she needed to focus on why Corrin stopped her from executing her Hoshidan counterpart.

"Corrin, sweetie," Camilla started firmly, a stern glint in her eye. Corrin gulped in fear. He knew that look all too well. That was the look she gave her siblings whenever they did something wrong. "Why did you stop me from putting this Hoshidan wench six feet under?" Camilla asked, a dangerous look growing in her eyes. Corrin was internally sweating at the idea that he made his sister upset. However, he steeled his nerves, as he wouldn't budge on this matter.

"You will not kill my sister. I don't care if she's the enemy, she's still family. I won't lose anyone I care about to this war. We're going to blaze a new path for Nohr. A path of peace and understanding. That path begins here and now." Corrin vowed. Camilla looked at her adoptive brother for a moment with a neutral expression upon her face. He really was such an innocent soul, and Camilla knew she had to protect him at all costs. She looked down at Hinoka, who seemed touched and surprised at the dragonic Prince's words.

"You're lucky that MY brother is such a kind and caring soul. You've been spared today, but next time, you won't be so lucky." and with a flip of her hair, Camilla walked away. Even though it wasn't spoken, Corrin knew that Camilla had listened to him, and he was so happy because of it. He looked down towards his Hoshidan sister, and smiled sadly. He walked over to her and extended his hand towards her, offering to help her up. Hinoka looked at his hand, and then at his face, and saw a warm but sad smile adorning it. She sighed, and then took his hand.

"Did you mean what you said Corrin? About wanting to change Nohr?" Hinoka asked him. Corrin nodded in response and smiled.

"Of course I meant it sister. I want to end this war peacefully. Though we may be on opposing sides, I still love all of you. I couldn't bear to lose any of you. You're all much too important to me. You're just as much my sister as Camilla is. I want you to know that even though the next time we meet will be as enemies, I will always protect you when it matters." Corrin promised. While Corrin was explaining things, he hadn't noticed that Hinoka had started crying. When he finished, the brash princess threw her arms around him in a tight embrace.

"I love you so much Corrin. I'm so glad that you've turned out to be such a strong and kind person. Even though we may meet again as enemies, I still look forward to the day where I may meet you again." Hinoka lamented.

"Hinoka, I promise, when this war is over, we'll be a family again. I love you sister. No matter what, you will all have a place in my heart. But I need to take this path." and with that said, Corrin turned to jain the rest of his family. Xander and Ryoma ended their brief duel in a tie, while Leo and Takumi did not partake in the battle, as they were both tasked with keeping their younger sisters safe.

"This is the only way to end things...it has to be done this way." Corrin kept saying to himself.

"Is that what you think?" a voice called out to him. Corrin stopped dead in his tracks, and looked around, trying to locate the owner of the voice. His searched stopped when he found the blue haired songstress, Azura.

"Azura! What do you mean?" Corrin questioned. Azura simply shook her head, a sad smile adorning her face.

"Nothing really. All I ask, is that you keep an open eye,and an open mind. All is not what it seems. Keep that in mind Corrin. Until we meet next." Azura said cryptically. She turned and left, rejoining the rest of the Hoshidan royal family. Corrin could only wonder what is was that Azura was trying to tell him.

"Azura...what could you possibly know that I don't?" Corrin asked himself. Azura was quite the enigma. She was always so withdrawn, yet she seemed to know so much about everything. Her golden eyes held a wisdom that was far beyond her years.

"Corrin!" Xander's voice called out to him. Corrin shook his head from his thoughts, and looked toward his older brother, who was accompanied by the rest of the Nohrian royal family. The young prince ran towards his adoptive family and smiled at them. Xander's usual calm demeanor was broken, as a proud and excited smile was worn upon his face.

"You made the right choice today little prince. We will end this war swiftly, that I promise you. Father will be most happy to see that you're okay." Xander said. Corrin's face visually paled at the thought of meeting his adoptive father again. There were things that needed to be explained.

"About that…" Corrin started, however, Camilla interrupted him.

"It can wait, dear brother. We must start our journey back, right Xander?" she asked. Though, even if it was worded as a question, everyone there knew that it was more of a demand. Even Xander faltered in his confidence for the briefest of moments.

"Of course Camilla. Corrin, saddle up with Leo. It'd be faster if we all traveled by horse." Xander ordered. Corrin happily complied, quickly getting behind Leo on his horse. Leo turned and smiled at his older brother.

"I must say Corrin, you really do have the devil's own luck." Leo remarked slyly. Corrin sighed in response before speaking.

"Yeah, I guess that's one way of putting it brother. If only I was even remotely lucky though." Corrin lamented.


To be honest, I'm kind of really proud of myself for the fight between Hinoka and Camilla. I didn't wanna have them fight on their mounts just yet, and trying to come up with a fighting style that suited both was hard. Plus, it was my first attempt at writing a fight scene with the use of weapons, so please, let me know how I did. Also, in case you didn't catch the hint, there will be a definite lead up to Revelations much later on in the story. But anyway, how'd you all like it? Let me know with a review, and hey, if you liked the story so much that you wanna know when I update it, you should totally follow it to! I'll see you all next time!