Fur and Scales

Warning: Possible spoilers and slight gore/blood

Corrin had tried to avoid Kaden like the plague ever since that incident. Waking up to his fluffy face in the morning grinning down at her still haunted her dreams. A fox's grin was a bit disconcerting that early in the morning. That and it had been such an embarrassing situation. What if her siblings or someone else had walked in on that? She couldn't handle another thing on her plate and squashing rumors was not on her to-do list!

However the kitsune had a completely different idea in mind and had tried to do everything in his power to be by her side.

Which led to this battle. Paired up with the one teammate she really didn't want to be with.

His little mischievous foxy smile peered up at her and she couldn't help but look away as she offered a thank you for his recent protection against the Faceless. They had been so close to the Bottomless Canyon but then Iago had to come out of nowhere to threaten her and her army.

Her very small army.

They had been forced to separate after already defeating Hans and because her scales were hardened and he was fleet-footed they had been paired without question against the horseback enemies coming at them along with the Faceless that seemed to come out of nowhere.
She growled low in her throat as they continued pressing through the frontline to provide a clear path for those behind them.

It felt good to hear those swords and spears clink off her scales and she reared back her head only to send her horns into some unexpecting bowknight, knocking him and his horse to the ground.

It had been awhile since she'd transformed and she couldn't help but drink in the power this form possessed. Yet it was also terrifying.

This dragon form would always be tied to the memory of holding her dying mother in her arms.

Then there was the rage. The constant hum of anger that hissed through her thoughts.

Another weapon. This one actually pierced her scales and she gave a cry of surprise and fury. Her draconic gaze fell on the knight and without missing a beat she plunged her antlers into his chest. She watched the light die from his eyes as she ripped him free of both his saddle and her sharp weapons to send him toppling onto the ground. The horse didn't escape either as she whipped around to bring the sharp blades of her tail crashing into it. It fell in a heap onto its former master.

Power. So much power. So much anger!

She clawed at the air and gave a roar of victory, charging off into the next fight.
They would pay for cornering her like this. For forcing her friends into this position. She'd soak the fields with their blood!

The roaring flooded her mind and the dragon bounded forward with head lowered to use her antlers like a battering ram. There was a flash of orange in her peripheral as she threw a sniper over her shoulders. Blood sprinkled down from the body as she took a step towards a spearman.
The dragon suddenly screamed as fire exploded upwards from the ground to coat her scales in what felt like lava. She snapped her head in the direction of a mage whose spell was still fading around them.

"You..."

Without waiting the dragon leaped forward and grasped his throat to slam the mage down beneath her. Her grip tightened as a growl rolled out of her throat.

She'd bite his head off. Slowly. Making sure every tooth punctured his skull first before crushing it!

"C—in!" The dragon shook her head at the voice, jaws snapping shut. "Cor—in! ... Corrin!" She let out a yelp as a strong body slammed into her and forced her to go tumbling to the side. She quickly stood, tail lashing as she turned.

A Nine-Tails faced her down, muscles bunched and body low to the ground. How dare this creature interfere with her kill!

"Corrin! Get a hold of it!" She blinked before shaking her head once again.

Kaden. Her ally.

"K-kaden... I..."

"He's already dead, Corrin." She stiffened at his words and glanced down at the mage. His face was twisted with fear, eyes bulging, lips tinted slightly blue from the lack of air he had been able to receive.

"I didn't..."

"It's fine, Corrin!" She glanced down at him to see his signature grin turned towards her on furry lips.

"He tried to hurt you so it's only fair you return the favor. I couldn't keep up with how fast you were going though!" She looked behind her to see a number of corpses staring back at her. Without hesitation she called back the dragon and quickly threw the dragonstone to the ground.

"Corrin?" She ignored him and reached up to grip at the roots of her hair. She couldn't remember any of it... Just anger. Bloodlust. Roaring. She took a shuddering breath only to gag on the smell of death around her including on her own armor, left behind by her actions. She had always tried to incapacitate them, not kill them!

"Corrin!" She was shoved aside as Kaden whipped his tail up to block an incoming attack of a spear. The kitsune bolted forward and caught the spearman's throat in his teeth to rip free a section of flesh. The Nohr princess turned her head away sharply to avoid seeing it.

"Incoming army to the rear!" Corrin frowned and looked up to see a glint of armor in the distance. That dark color...

"Isn't that the Nohr prince? Is this your brother's way of helping?" Takumi's voice was biting even from this distance. "Backing us into a corner?"

"Xander would never do such a thing!" Camilla's voice carried though any response was left to guess work as the sounds of fighting increased.

"Can't worry about that..." She murmured as she slowly picked her dragonstone up with shaky fingers. "I have faith that Xander is here to help me." She slipped the stone carefully between her armor and instead pulled free Yato from the sheathe on her hip.

"You're not gonna be a dragon?" Corrin shook her head as Kaden came up to her side and she unconsciously gripped the fur around his nape.

"Y-you go forward and I'll support you." She danced around his question and ignored the dull roar in her head that being close to the dragonstone was bringing on.
Even with the stone she couldn't control it.

"Alright, Corrin. C'mon! Let's go create some beautiful scenes!" She shuddered at the thought of the other 'beautiful' scenes she had created behind them in her.

"R-right..." Corrin nodded and untangled her fingers from his pelt.

"Don't worry," Kaden said with a mischievous smirk. She was rather thrown by the bloodlust that glittered in his eyes. "I'll help you control it." With that, he was running forward with her scrambling to keep up. What did that mean...?

For now she would focus her thoughts solely on defeating Iago.
After that, she would let the full amount of her guilt and fear over what she'd done spill over her.

A/N: I'm a tad surprised by the lack of Kaden stories. So I thought I'd continue this one but it'll be going down a slightly darker path than it started with. It also might be a bit mixed up timeline wise from the game because I forgot some pieces of it, but I'm also adding my own stuff so whateves.

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Until we meet again~

- Zehava