Fire Emblem: Crossed-Fates

Chapter 12: Grudges of Hoshido

"WILLIAM?!" I shout into the distance, running towards the nearest patch of trees. Where could he have gone?! No one can find him anywhere! He must have gone somewhere! Nohr, maybe? No, he hates them. Maybe he's in Hoshido!

"Corrin!" I yell, running back towards him. "I think I know where William went!"

Corrin turns back towards me with a look of relief on his face. "Where?!"

"I think he went back to Hoshido to try and convince them to join us."

Corrin's eyes widen. "What?"

Azura walks up from behind Corrin. "Actually, that sounds very reasonable. I know how he hated Nohr. I doubt he'd go back there at his own will. Hoshido's our best bet at finding him."

Corrin nods. "I second that. I was planning on going there to try and convince them anyways. I'll get everyone together."

As Corrin walks away, I have a sinking feeling that I'm not being told the truth.

After a lot of talking, we decided to go to a fortress that Princess Sakura is located. Oddly, we ran into no Hoshidian Soldiers. However, once we arrived…

"Corrin?" I ask, getting his attention. "What do we do now?"

He sighs. "So this is Fort Jinya. It doesn't look as if anyone's around. Did they abandon it?" Did he even hear me?

Suddenly, a man, with round spectacles, gray hair, and some very… fancy robes walks out from the entrance. "You have some nerve showing up here, traitor. Same goes for you, lady Azura. You were raised as a Hoshidian Princess, and yet."

"We aren't the enemy, and neither is Nohr!" Corrin shouts.

The man sighs. "Oh? And who is the real enemy?"

Corrin bows his head. "I-I can't say… You just have to believe me!"

He grunts. "I do not have time to listen to your poisonous words. You abandoned you're home, by the gods, you probably helped those damned Nohrian's capture Prince Takumi. And on top of all that, Prince Ryouma goes missing…"

Corrin's eyes widen. "This can't be… my… my brothers-"

"Your brothers?! You have no right to call the siblings you abandoned your 'brothers'! You must atone for your crimes!" He swiftly turns around, running back to the fort.

I reach back to grab my tome. "What now, Corrin?" Suddenly, we hear a rustling in the bushes behind us, and we turn around to meet face to face with Hoshidian soldiers. "We're running out of options here!"

Corrin looks at the others. "Get inside the fort! If we run into ANY trouble, no killing anyone! Just knock them out!" Everyone nods, then runs into the fort, drawing their weapons as they run.

Once inside, we quickly close the doors, and I weld them shut with a fire tome. "Ok, let's try to find a way through. I want to talk to Yukimura." Yukimura must have been the man who's mad at Corrin. "Let's split up! Rose, Felicia, Morgan, you go down that way." He points to the doorway on the right. "Gunter, Azura, you're with me. We're going left."

I quickly find Rose and Felicia. "Ok, stay behind me. Rose, you take up the rear, ok?" Rose nods, pulling out a sword that I had never seen before. It looked to be made of silver, with notches down towards the hilt, presumably to catch enemy weapons, and throw them off. "Since when did you have that?"

She shrugs. "I've had it this whole time, it's just been under this-"She pulls on her hood. I sigh. Why does she hide everything? I don't trust her…

We walk through the fort, the beautiful white tile walls, dark red ceilings, and wooden floors takes my mind off of the whole situation.

Suddenly, something from around the corner falls over. I pull out my sword, prepping for combat. I inch towards the turn in the hallway, and without hesitation, I jump out, my sword forward.

Almost as soon as I look down the hallway, an arrow flies right by my face, just missing by less than an inch. In front of me are three men, two with swords, and one with a silver yumi. I run forward, blocking the first soldier's attack, and punch him square in the mouth. He falls over, unconscious.

Another arrow flies by, missing my body, but tearing the sleeve slightly. I run to the next guy, who's equipped with a katana, and dodge his sword strike to the left, and kick him right in the stomach, he doubles over, holding his stomach, and I kick him in the face, also rendering him unconscious.

I finally turn towards the archer. He lets another arrow fly, which I move slightly to the right to dodge. I run up to him, kicking the bow from his hands, then spin around and kick him in the face. He falls backward, unconscious, just like the rest.

Just then, Rose and Felicia run around the corner. "What's going o-"Rose starts, stopping in her tracks. "Woah. You did this?"

I nod. "Having two years to contemplate whether or not it was your fault for your brother's death builds up anger. I… guess I just trained a bunch to relieve some stress." I sigh. "And now he's gone again, and no one knows where he is." I giggle. "I don't even know why I was mad. I barely know him!"

Rose raises an eyebrow. "What? Dad said you're like a best friend to him."

I snort. "Did he tell you he was from another world?" She nods. "Well, when he first got here, he found me in a field, saved me from a bunch of Risen, and then vanished, came back, then died. So yeah, barely know him."

Rose nods, with a pondering look on her face. "Huh. That explains why most of his stories are about this place. That's where most of his memories of this place come from."

I raise an eyebrow. "And not of home?"

She turns her head sideways in confusion. "Isn't this home? After all that's where mom, dad, you, and Uncle R-" Suddenly, an explosion rocks the fort. We quickly run around the corner just in time to see Corrin, Gunter, and Azura running towards us. I quickly turn towards what they're running from.

And right in front of us is a woman, no, a girl, with a face Identical to mine.

"Hello, me."

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