Corrin and Azura had spent the night in their cell. Neither of them had spoken much. And the jailers had yet to return.

That is until Corrin and Azura awoke to the loud bang of the cell door opening. Two guards marched in rather than four. Azura's acting the other day must have convinced them to lax their guard.

They forced the still groggy Corrin and Azura to their feet. They stumbled slightly as they were pushed forward.

Corrin them realized the full extent of their situation. They were to be brought to Anankos himself. Where the will either decide to serve him, or die. They needed to escape now.

He looked at the guards behind him. He could probably charge into one of them by surprise but without using any weapons or being able to sperate his hands at all or legs by much he had no way to finish them off. And there was the fact that the other guard might attack Azura.

"Ugh…"

Corrin was drawn from his thoughts when he saw the woman fall over.

"Azura?!"

She struggled to stand again but fell back onto the floor.

"Ngh…I can't…these shackles…they're digging into my ankles…"

The guard behind her grabbed her arm and forced her back to her feet.

"AHHH!"

He then pushed her forward in an attempt to make her walk again, only for her to fall back over.

"Ah! P-please stop…it hurts…"

Corrin's eyes flared in rage at the sight of Azura suffering.

Again, the guard pulled her to her feet. And again, she fell back down.

Corrin strained against the chains on his wrists.

"Stop…"

Azura let out another cry. Corrin's blood boiled.

"Stop it!"

The guard griped Azura's hair this time and pulled her up to her knees.

"AHHHHH!"

"STOP IT!"

Suddenly a trail of water spread around Corrin's face. A mask with horns formed on him.

The guard tormenting Azura barley, had time to turn around before Corrin dove into him, stabbing him with the horns.

"RRRRAAAAAH!"

As the other guard came towards him Corrin threw the guard he killed into him with his horns, knocking him over.

As the first guard faded away, the second one got up and grabbed his axe.

As he swung down Corrin jumped back. Conveniently while the attack didn't hit him it did sever the chain between his ankles, freeing his legs. Corrin then lunged forward to kick the guard. As he did his leg turned into a sharp lance that pierced through his armor and skewered through him. He man faded away into nothingness.

With that done he turned his head to check on Azura who surprisingly was walking up to him.

"Azura, are you hurt?!"

"The chain!"

"What?"

"The chain on my ankles! Cut it, quickly!"

Corrin, with his leg still morphed into a lance, stomped the sharp tip into the chain of the shackles on Azura's ankles. Just after that it turned back to normal and Corrin's masked faded, revealing the confused look on his face.

"Whew. Just in time. You've calmed down."

"You're…fine?" Corrin asked. "I thought those shackles were hurting you."

"No. But I thought if I pretended to be suffering it would spark your rage and make you use your power."

"What?! Azura, what if I hurt you again?!"

"You said you could control it, did you not? I believe you. Just as you decided to believe me when we came here."

"Azura…I-

Corrin was cut off by the sound of footsteps.

"We need to get out of here!" Azura said.

"Right!"

Now able to run Corrin and Azura rushed down the halls. They remembered the way out of the dungeon but not much else of the castle. Frankly all they cared about was getting as far away from there as they could.

They halted in the middle of the halls when they heard footsteps from around the corner they were running towards.

"Not this way!" Corrin said. As they turned around they heard footsteps from footsteps from the corner they came around.

"We're trapped!"

As they backed away, Azura saw a door.

"In here!"

She backed into it and awkwardly, and got on her toes to open it with her hands still manacled behind her back. They rushed inside before she gently closed it behind her.

She listened against the door.

"I think they're gone."

They then looked around. The room was filled with different kinds of weapons.

"It must be some kind of armory."

Arura's eyes then caught a needle on the floor. She knelled down to pick it up.

"Where do we go from here, Azura?"

Corrin didn't get an answer. But he did feel Azura back up against him. When he looked over his should he saw her insert the needle in the keyhole of his cuffs.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to pick the lock on your shackles. I've seen Kaze do this before. Please hold your arms still…"

Azura had to do this with her head turned to see what she was doing. Eventually she sighed. "It's no use. I can't see the keyhole…Wait."

Corrin watched her back away and squat. She put the needle onto the floor and got on her hands. She lifted her feet off the ground and maneuvered her legs from under her chained wrists.

Corrin felt he face heat up as he watched the graceful movement.

"There." Azura smiled as she picked up the needle and got back up. Her wrists were still chained, but at least she had them in front of her. She went back to work on picking the lock on Corrin's manacles. Soon, they heard a click and the manacles were released. Once his arms were free Corrin stretched his arms and rubbed his sore wrists.

"Thanks."

"Can you do something about mine?" Azura asked offering the needle.

"Well, I'll try…"

It took Corrin a bit longer even though he could use his arms properly, but Azura gave him the instructions he needed, eventually they head a click. With her handcuffs off, Azura rubbed her wrists and stretched her arms herself.

"Thank you, Corrin. I can handle the rest."

Azura took the needle back and after a couple of minutes, removed the remains of the shackles on their legs. Their ankles still slightly ached.

Corrin scanned the room and then found something in the corner. A golden blade.

"There's my Yato!" He hurried to the weapon and picked it up with its scabbard before he fastened it to his hip. He also found his Dragon stone. "Whew. At least I can defend myself now if we're caught."

"I found my weapon too." Azura said picking up her Blessed lance. "Now, let's see if we can find a way out of here."

"Agreed."

They slowly opened the armory door and checked for guards.

"Coast is clear." Corrin said. "Let's go."


Henry woke up in the cave he and his friends took shelter in. Gunter being the last one on lookout duty woke everyone up.

"Still no sign of Corrin or Azura." John sighed. "You don't think they…"

"No way." Henry said. "I refuse to believe it. They're out there. And we're going to find them."

"I agree. I refuse to abandon a potential friend." Marth added.

"Won't be the first royal I rescued." Ike smirked.

With that they exited the cave, embraced the day and prepared to continue their search.


Corrin and Azura were lucky so far. They were able to hide themselves when they heard a guard coming. They've been searching for nearly an hour. But still had no idea where they were going.

"This is hopeless…There is no way out…" Azura said.

"There has to be." Corrin replied. "We just need to-

"Hey, you!"

They turned around to see a man with purple hair in red armor.

"Uh oh."

"Guards! Get in here!"

Corrin and Azura ran. They ran down the halls and made as many turns as they could.

"*Huff* Hey! I see a light up ahead!" Corrin said.

"We're almost outside!"

They shielded their eyes as they ran into what looked like an open doorway. The sunlight nearly blinded them as they stepped outside. They looked up to see the clear sky, which was very relieving compared to the dark and dank dungeon they spent a whole night in.

But the joy was short lived. Once their eyes adjusted they saw that they were not at the front door. They were at the edge of a very large balcony high up in the castle. And looking down they saw only the edge of the island they were on.

"Damn! A dead end!" Corrin growled. "Let's turn back and-

"I fear that is no longer an option for you."

They turned around to see a man on a horse. He had long white hair and red armor.

"Oh, great."

"I will ask you both once to come quietly."

Corrin drew his Yato, and Azura held up her lance.

"…So be it."

The man held up a large lance of his own.

"Wait, uncle."

Another ridder approached. This one had brown hair and black armor.

"It seems like overkill to have you eliminate such rabble. My partner and I are more than a match for them."

Another knight with white hair and green armor rode up behind him.

"This is him?" the newcomer asked. "He's no royal! Just some pathetic ape! He shamed his nobility and shunned his royal lineage!"

"I chose not to support Hoshido or Nohr so I could save them both!" Corrin said. "I will not allow-

He was interrupted when the man in black armor laughed.

"What's so funny?!"

"You really know nothing, do you? How sad."

"Milord. Permission to demonstrate the gap between them and us?" the knight in green asked.

"After you."

The knight rushed at Corrin who barely blocked his lance in time. But the horse turned around and kicked its hind legs into him. He gasped in pain as he was flung back.

"Corrin!"

Azura rushed towards her friend to help him. But her attention shifted to the galloping sound approaching.

She looked just in time for the black armored knight to ram his weapon into hers knocking her arms and her weapon upward. She struggled just to keep her grip on her weapon.

Then his mount jumped back and charged at full speed. Azura parried his lance but could do nothing about the mount ramming its head into her chest. The songstress was flung into the railing and fell off the balcony.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"

"AZURA!"

Corrin got up and rushed to the balcony. He stepped onto the railing and jumped right off.

"Ha. Fool." The knight in black scoffed. "That desperate to die with her? He'll never survive a fall from that high."

The three ridders strode to the edge of the balcony and looked down.

"Wait…What in blazes is that?!"

They saw Corrin in dragon form carrying Azura in his arms and flying away from the castle.

Just then the purple haired man who spotted them earlier came out with their hooded interrogator.

"Did you find them? Where are they?!"

The knight in green glared at the man in armor. "Well, they're getting away now. Perhaps if SOMEONE engaged them upon seeing them rather than screaming for help we'd have them both back in chains by now!"

"Are you implying that I'm a coward?!"

"Implying?" the knight with brown hair smirked. "You make it sound like it isn't obvious."

"Why you-

"Claim yourselves gentlemen." The hooded man said. "I will handle this."

The man stood at the edge of the balcony and brought out a purple tome. A dark mist formed out of the pages as he started chanting.

"Mire!"

A green flash struck Corrin out of nowhere. He was knocked out of his dragon form as he dropped Azura. The two of them screamed as they both fell into the clouds below.

"What the hell was that you buffoon?!" the knight in green asked. "Our orders were to bring them back alive!"

"Lord Anankos said that if they were not going to obey him they were to be put to death anyway." The hooded man replied, putting his weapon away.

"What's done is done." The white-haired man in red armor said before turning to the other two knights. "You two gather search parties and find the bodies."

"Yes milord."

"It shall be done, uncle."

As the two of them left he turned to the man with purple hair.

"Report this to Lord Anankos. After that send, the extra security we had watching our prisoners to go hunt for the intruders."

"Right away."

Once he was gone the red knight turned to the hooded man.

"I know you served another god before lord Anankos. And that what you arranged back in your world a couple of days back was to reclaim his power. What are you plotting?"

"That power will serve lord Anankos well. I am finished with my previous master."

"Hmph. But I hear your plan has failed. They did not get the avatar. Only his offspring."

"Perhaps…But it seems that his offspring has proven to be the perfect bait."

The man in red gave him a surprised look.

"The avatar is here? In Valla?"

"So, it seems."

"And you did not consider telling anyone about it?"

"Dealing with our "guests" was our highest concern, was it not? Now if you will excuse me, I need to prepare for my departure to Nohr."

"Hmph. Fine. But know this. I will report this to Lord Anankos and I will be keeping track of your actions from here on out."

"I bet you will."

The hooded man then disappeared in a bright light.


"Azura!"

The princess heard a voice call her name.

"Azura, wake up!"

She slowly opened her eyes and looked up. She saw a face she was familiar with.

"H-Henry?"

"She's alright! Great work, Felicia!"

Azura then noticed the maid healing her.

She groaned as she sat up. Pain searing across her back. Upon doing so she noticed she was soaking wet. She then saw John, Gunter and three men she had never seen before.

"Princess Azura, right?" Ike asked. "Henry told us your name."

"We saw you fall into that lake over there." Gunter said. "You're lucky that it broke your fall. Are you alright?"

Azura slowly moved her body and stood up.

"Yes…Thank goodness you're all safe."

"Should be our line, princess." John said. "We were worried after you and Corrin disappeared."

"We-

Then it all came to Azura.

"Corrin! Where is Corrin?!"

"We thought he was with you." Henry replied.

The princess looked around. But she found nothing to prove the chance that Corrin might have landed anywhere nearby.

"Oh, no…"

"Try to keep calm. We'll find him. First tell us what happened after we were separated."

Azura took a deep breath.

"The last thing I remember was a torrent of water consuming me…the next thing I knew Corrin and I were in chains and trapped in a dark dungeon…"

"Whoever attacked us earlier seemed to be interested in you two." John said.

"We were then taken to the man that killed queen Mikoto."

"The queen of Hoshido?! She's dead?!" Gunter asked.

"She's Corrin's mother, right?" Henry asked.

"Yes. He said we were held in the castle of Valla and he had strange friends…Henry one of them knew that other worlds existed."

"Really?! What did he look like?!"

"I don't know. He had his cowl over his face. We were going to be taken to Anankos but we escaped. But we were blasted out of the sky by something…I think Corrin and I were separated during the fall."

"I see…"

"If he did fall with you he can't be far from here." Roy said. "Let's look around."

"Yes…er, who are you?" Azura asked.

"My name is Roy, milady. I hail from the Kingdom of Lycia."

"Lycia? Never heard of it."

"He's from another world, Azura." Henry explained. "Not ours, but we met before. This is Ike, leader of a group called the Greil Mercenaries and Marth, Emperor of Archanea."

"It is a pleasure, your highness." Marth bowed.

"Good to be working with you." Ike added. "Now let's go find that friend of yours and get out of here."

Azura nodded as she stood up.

With this they had more allies. She just hoped this could shift things into their favor.


"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Corrin landed into a very deep lake with a loud splash. He didn't even hold his breath before landing. With water filling his mouth and noise he swam to the surface as fast as he could. Horrid memories of the interrogation surfaced.

He gasped as he reached the surface.

"*Cough* Ah! That- *Gasp* That was close…good thing this lake was here, huh Azura?"

He then noticed his friend was not responding.

"Azura? Azura!"

He looked around but she wasn't there. He dove into the water but still no sign of her.

Not knowing what else to do he swam to the shore. Once he was there he warily walked over to a nearby rock and laid against it.

"I guess we got separated…I hope she's okay…"

He rested there for a bit. He was free and out of the castle, that's all well and good but now he was alone. He needed to find his friends.

Once his strength was back he got up, wringed out his soaking wet cape and walked around the stone wall of a small rocky mountain.

He spent most of the walk pondering what happened.

His mother's murderer definitely felt familiar. Then there was the ominous vibe he felt from his interrogator. Not to mention that man who clearly knew something important about him. Then those three knights…the two he fought were clearly well trained. And the first one with white hair was very intimidating.

Corrin halted at the sound off footsteps. He stayed at the edge of the rock as a man with a black coat and white hair came out the other side. Corrin poked his head out to get a better look at him. He didn't look like he was a Hoshidian or Nohrian. But he didn't seem like he was a Vallite either.

Suddenly the man turned to Corrin's direction. The prince ducked back behind the rock.

"Damn! Did he see me?!"

Corrin waited. But he did not hear anything. And nobody came. He slowly poked his head out to see the man's back. He also had a thunderbolt shaped sword out. The man was staring at his weapon. Examining it perhaps. Corrin only watched from a safe distance.

Suddenly he heard him laugh. He then dragged his sword into the ground. Writing something with it. Was he leaving a message for someone? He then looked both ways and left.

What was that about? Was he trying to warn someone of something? Corrin decided to get a closer look. He carefully left his hiding place and walked over the carving on the ground.

It said "Checkmate."

"Checkmate? What does that even mean?"

"It means I got you."

Corrin's eyes widened when he heard the man's voice and a buzzing sound. His eye's noticed the sword right next to his head, crackling with lightning.

"Turn around. Slowly."

Corrin regrettably had no choice. He spun around and held his hands up. The man immediately took Yato from Corrin's sheath and held both blades in a cross formation at his neck.

They stared at each other in the eye without moving a mussel. To Corrin the passing seconds felt like minutes.

"Wait...You're not one of them."

"Huh?"

The man backed up and tossed Corrin's sword back to him. The prince nearly dropped it as he caught it.

"You have a different look in your eyes as these phantoms. Not to mention they aren't so easy to catch off guard like that."

"What?"

"You think I didn't notice you?" he smirked. "I could see you clearly through the reflection of my sword."

Corrin mentally kicked himself. This guy just made a fool out of him.

"Who are you?"

"My name is Robin. And you?"

"Corrin. What are you doing here in Valla?"

"Valla? That's what this place is called?"

"Yes."

Robin sighed. "Damn. So, this isn't Nohr."

Corrin looked at the man in surprise. "You're looking for Nohr?"

Robin gave an equally surprised look. "You know Nohr?"

"Yes. I'm actually a Nohrian Prince. At least unti-

"What?!"

Corrin froze at the even further surprised look on Robin's face.

"A prince…you're…Garon's son?"

Corrin didn't know what to think of this. The man was rather shaken up. "Uh…yeah?"

Robin looked down.

"Heh, heh, heh…Perfect."

Without warning he charged at Corrin with his Levin Sword. There was barely enough time to block it.

"H-hey! What are you doing?!"

"Nohrian dastard! I'll use you to lure your cowardly king out!"


Yes I am seriously doing this, even though about a billion other people have done it already. A Robin vs Corrin scenario. That will pretty much be all of the next chappter so I'll try my best to make it a good fight. See ya then.