Edit: The bath scene now includes actual bathing! There have also been a fair amount of changes right at the end.
A/N: Azuraaaa! *insert obligatory 'Lost in Thoughts, All Alone' lyrics here* I hope you all saw this Royal coming next… considering this and last chapter dealt with water and that she made an appearance last chapter.
On the topic of chapters, I'm finally rounding up Corrin's family introductions so… Again, this chapter is Azura's. Next is one of his brothers. After that is another de-stress scene similar to the hot bath one. The following chapter contains a surprise guest! Then the last brother gets his debut. Finally, there will be some mental healing via family bonding… and 'that' chapter.
Also, I've been going through and making revisions to previous chapters, mainly to fill in plot holes that have formed as a result of new and previously unplanned information that has been added. Updates will be slower. These revisions are affecting any fic that is classified as a 'WiP', which are listed on my profile.
Lastly, any response to a review that comes out lengthy, will be at the end of the chapter. Let me say ahead of time, it isn't against the person(s) in question, I just don't want a block of text before every chapter. And as part of this: I'd never want these responses to be taken as if I'm addressing y'all aggressively or in a negatively sarcastic manner. There's no way to convey auditory hints and body language, and because of that, it's easy to take things the wrong way with written language. This, of course, goes both ways, you might leave a response that might be written in a sarcastic manner, but unless it's clearly stated to be as such, I might take it in an honest and straightforward way.
Give each side the benefit of the doubt, yeah?
Curse of Whimsy: Can't have every chapter featuring some groundbreaking revelation, or else it would turn paradoxically dull from repetition.
Ah yes, Laslow. He's one of the few 'notable Diluted', though there are several more. If you cast your mind back, you might recall one of them potentially getting their face bashed in by Rinkah.
I'd like to credit that more to a child's creativity. As stated, Corrin was only able to draw Mizuchi and Ushas because They worked through him. Though, I suppose it is a good thing that those drawings were there, it shows proof that Corrin did love his entire family when he was in Hoshido. It serves as a good stepping stone to help him with his phobia for brothers.
arata7kasuga: I'm glad you liked it :)
It's more a matter of technicality. Yes, Corrin loves both Felicia and Elise with his all. Yes, he has every intention of marrying them, but officially speaking, they aren't married yet. I'm sure anyone that has been through the process of marriage can get behind that. Because, at least for the U.S.A., you need that sheet of paper declaring that you want to be with your significant other. So, in relativity, Corrin, Felicia, and Elise haven't gone through the ceremony, to which they are still fiances.
Goldenyoshistar1: Then you won't have to wait long. Both Ryoma and Takumi will be done in four chapters… hopefully.
Guests (Ch. 19, 4/11 and 4/13): It's long, it's kinda dull, and it's at the end of the chapter. But, I do have a question, yeah?
What is holding your interest here? Surely there's something in here that is keeping y'all going... not just you two, but anyone who has might have not made their dislike known. I'd like to believe that there are topics and/or ideas here that have captured your eye, and not that y'all are holding out that the things isn't like will be changed.
Guest (Ch. 19, 4/12): I think… I think I am going to make it a surprise. Good? Bad? I ain't saying.
The three stood outside the hot baths, taking note that the steam was even lingering out of the room itself. However, despite wanting to go in, each of them had their own reason for hesitating. Corrin was worried about showing off his scars to Elise. Elise wasn't exactly ready to walk in naked. Felicia, while completely fine walking in the area naked, didn't like the heat coming from it.
"So, are we ready?" Felicia takes the first step. All that heat means is that she can't stay as long.
"I think?" Elise moves a half-step forward.
"Not really." Corrin is the only one who ends up staying still. "I'm going to need a towel… I'm not ready to have my scars showing." Especially if someone can just walk in and see him.
"Well… I'm not really ready to show all of me to you, but I also wanna to take that first step!" Elise smiles.
"If it helps, I can just promise not to look at your back, love." Felicia offers.
"Yeah, me too!"
Corrin looks between the two, "I… yes, please." The two women he loves smiles.
Corrin, Felicia, and Elise enter the hot baths, with him going into a different area to change. He then grabs a towel and switches out his clothes for the simple cover. Once he exits the men's area, he walks into the baths itself. Felicia and Elise walk in soon after, with the latter also covering herself with a towel and the former… well. Stark naked. Felicia had absolutely no shame as she waded into the water, though she did seem to be getting warm despite how little she's been in here. Elise's face is slightly flushed, but that might have to do more with the other woman's boldness.
Each of them takes a side on Corrin.
He can feel the coolness from Felicia, though it's far more subdued. If he were to really focus on her, he could swear that her breathing is already becoming a bit rough. Elise, on the other hand… quite literally that is, handles it far better than Felicia. Corrin is actually taking the water the best, but perhaps that should be expected. He is of the Water Tribe, after all.
...Maybe he should find a place to swim in later?
Corrin then feels a cloth start rubbing on his side, he looks over to see Felicia gently pressing a suds-filled rag on him. Up and down it goes… then Felicia startles as Elise begins washing her, apparently she managed to sneak her way over to Felicia.
So… in order to complete it, Corrin also reached for a nearby cloth, applied some soap, and started rubbing on Elise. Of course, Corrin's back was still to the wall… he wasn't exactly ready to show them. Thankfully, neither of them pressed as they continued to wash each other. Small shifts were made every now and then so that more spots could be reached, but…
"Dear? I'd like to wash your back, but…" Felicia trails off.
"If you don't want us to look, we can do that." Elise adds while nodding.
"...I'd like that. I'm sorry, I'm just not ready to…"
"It's all good! I mean, if you can wait for me, then I should wait for you." Elise smiles.
"She's right, we can be patient." Felicia nods in kind.
"...Thank you." Taking a breath, Corrin scoots off the wall some, before taking one quick glance at his fiances. They've already closed their eyes… he still feels bad for doing that to them, but…. He just isn't ready. He guides one of the waiting hands to his back, to which it begins rubbing. Corrin gasps as the scars are agitated, but it otherwise feels rather good.
Over a minute ticks by before his back is fully washed. One quick dip in the water later, and he's as clean as he is going to get. Elise hums as she kicks her legs around in the water, Corrin simply looks around, and Felicia seems to be focusing more on herself. "Love?" He asks, whilst squeezing Felicia's hand, "If it's getting too much…"
She slowly nods, "It is." She takes a breath as she rises, then gently makes her way out. She slightly sways from side to side, as if she's light-headed. "Pardon me…" She frowns, "I need a moment to rest."
"Hope you feel better sooooon!" Elise exclaims from her spot.
"That was even shorter than how long she stayed with us in the Fire Tribe…" Corrin frowns. "But it was so much hotter there."
"Huh… you're right." She nods, as she scoots a bit closer. "How are you feeling?"
"Temperature-wise? I… feel fine, actually. It doesn't feel that hot at all. Overall, though? I'm trying to get myself ready to meet more of my family." He turns towards her, whose towel is more than covering her upper and lower body, "What about you?"
"It's kinda warm, a little more than what I expected, but I'm all good!" She smiles, "I'm so happy to see you happy!" Her hand squeezes his, "Y'know, you've been looking better lately."
"Really?" He takes a moment to think his time in Hoshido over.
"Uh-huh. Well, except for the panic attack, you've been smiling more, and you don't look as tense." She nods, more to herself.
"I guess…?" He hasn't really been paying attention. But, now that she mentions it, he isn't as concerned as he was. There's no Gunter, harsh training sessions… he has a family. A real family that loves him. "I still wish Camilla and Jakob and Laslow were here…"
"You talked about him a few times… Laslow, I mean." She tilts her head, "I've never seen him."
"I can't share more than what I've already told you, honestly." He frowns for a moment, "Cyrenkesia, that's where he was born."
And now Elise is frowning, "I didn't get to go there." When Corrin raised his eyebrow in curiosity, she continues, "Cyrenkesia has a yearly dance and song performance, and the year that Garon took Iago, Xander, and Leo, he left big sister and me behind. We were 'too sick to travel'." She tilts her head at him, "Did you ever get to go there?"
"No, I haven't." The reply was quick and definite. "Laslow told me about the performances, though."
Another beat passes, and before Corrin could say anything else, Elise stood up, "I… I got an idea." Her face is now heavily flushing. Once more, before Corrin could talk, Elise ended up repositioning her towel so that her back shows, "Well, I'm not quite ready for you to see my front, but…" She giggles as she sits on his lap, her backside on full display.
Corrin tilts his head, because otherwise his thinking was fried. This was probably one of the last things he'd thought she would do. "Uh, wow… Elise. You're… I know you're not ready now, but I'm looking forward to the day when I can see your front." He finds his voice as he reaches to wrap his arms around her.
"Eep!" She jumps in place as skin meets skin, "Alright… that felt good. I can do this…" She mutters to herself.
He has taken to simply rubbing her back, "You're really smooth." He comments. "Are you okay? This isn't too much, is it?"
"A little? But… I wanna do this. I know you keep giving me time, but… I'm also feeling bad for being so far behind." So, she reaches a hand and touches his chest, "I love you, Corrin." She is rubbing his chest, feeling the now mostly healed skin, as only the largest of his scars remain.
"I love you too, Elise." He replies as Elise is now slowly leaning forward. He moves in kind, and Elise starts off the kiss. It's gentle, nothing more than simply lips brushing against each other. Soon enough, the two pull away from each other
Elise tilts her head for a moment, before slowly rising, "Whew, I dunno about you, but I think the heat's finally getting to me." She smiles, her body has a number of chills across her and her nipples are perked.
To be honest, neither the heat or the extended time in the water has gotten to Corrin yet, but at the same time, he'd rather be by his fiances' sides. "I'm coming too, then." He also gets up, before walking over to the men's changing area. He replaces the towel that was for modesty with a towel for drying, then getting his armor and…
Wait, where is his armor? All he sees is a cloth robe of sorts… akin to what he's seen some of the other Hoshidans wear. "'Lord Corrin, I couldn't help but notice that your armor had suffered several combat-related damages. I took the liberty of getting them repaired and having it all properly polished. I understand you also aren't exactly comfortable around 'us', but I do hope we can mend the gap, as filling the holes in your armor. With all good wishes… Kaze.'"
Kaze…. Corrin nods to himself. He'll have to thank him later. He picks up the brightly-tailored robe-like clothing. While there was no label to inform Corrin on exactly what 'it' is… it does look comfortable, but also very casual, like something worn on a day-to-day basis.
This robe isn't a formal outfit, so he's willing to give it a much easier time...
Wait, Kaze… Kaze.
Where's Rinkah?
Corrin exits the hot baths, wearing his new robe. "I… think I'm ready." Corrin starts, "To meet another of my…" He was about to say 'family', but then he remembered something Mizuchi told him in His realm, "Azura, actually." Perhaps he isn't ready to see his… well. 'Them'.
"Who's Azura?" Came the natural response. Corrin noticed that both Elise and Felicia are wearing similar outfits. Elise's Troubadour dress has been replaced with a dress-like clothing, sporting a similar, but brighter color scheme. While the pink remained the same, the lightened gray has been replaced with a pure white, and while the black also stayed, there were now light-blue bundles of threads sewed along various areas… forming an almost ocean-wave like appearance
Felicia's new dress-like clothing's differences were far more subtle. While, at first glance, all Corrin could notice was a new color scheme, akin to what Elise's has, except that the white has been outright replaced with a soothing light-blue, and there are gold trimmings instead of light blue across the black. The less noticeable difference is clear…
It was no concubine's clothing. Felicia is considerably more covered, and there seems to be no 'easy' way to take it off. Corrin takes an almost instant liking to the new clothing, but frankly appreciates Felicia's more. This isn't because he prefers her, no, but because she is looking less and less like the role she was forced into while in Nohr… she no longer looks the part of a concubine.
"Oh, right… when I was sleeping, Mizuchi pulled me into His realm." A slightly heavier downpour followed… it won't ever stop amazing Corrin how that can happen indoors, "He introduced me to another dual-Blessed, Water and Dusk. Her name is Azura, and we could both be there because we… are in the same general area. I'd like to see her first."
Elise gasped, "Water and Dusk? So… could she be Nohrian Royalty, too?!" A huge smile forms, "I have another big sister!?"
"I'm… not sure, actually. I didn't have time to ask her."
"How are you, love?" Felicia walks up to Corrin, before placing a kiss on his cheek. "Again, I'm sorry for having to leave so early."
Corrin smiles and gives her a gentle hug, "It's alright. I understand. I'll always love you."
"Meeee too!" Elise jumps in from the side, hugging both of them. "I love you both!" Two quick kisses later and she is now giggling.
"It seems you are getting more confident, sweet Elise." Felicia pulls her a bit closer. "It's nice to see you getting so forward with us."
"Still, don't push yourself too much." Corrin says, "I don't want you to make yourself uncomfortable."
Elise puffs out her cheek, "Well, maybe I do want to push myself! I wanna do more for you! I… I don't want Felicia to do all the more…" She trails off as her face starts flushing heavily.
"Sexual intercourse?" Felicia asks without a hint of shame.
"Y-Yeah… that." Her earlier bravado seems to have disappeared. "Naked cuddles."
"Naked cuddles?" Corrin echoes, a smile forming.
"Intimate hugging." She adds, "Pleasing performances."
"Elise… are you too ashamed to say sex?" Felicia tilts her head.
"Huh? No, of course not." She shakes her head, "I was still tutored, I know about 'things' that married people do."
Teasing her, Felicia raises an eyebrow, "Then you'd have no problem asking our love?"
"None at all!" Elise stands tall, before looking right at him, "Corrin. I want to have…" A pause, "a kiss on my cheek?"
Chuckling, Corrin plants one on her cheek… before also placing one on her lips. "I think I understand that you want to push yourself so we can share each other. But, please remember, if you aren't comfortable, I can wait. I'll wait for as long as it takes, and I promise I'll never hold it against you."
"Lady Elise! I have returned!" Arthur effectively ruining any potential personal moments as he rounded the corner… with one arm tied behind his back. The rope in question went from his wrist, under and between his legs, then back up and around to his wrist again. "I have successfully completed the assigned task of finding Lady Hinoka's retainers!"
The three separated, "I knew you could do it, Arthur!" Elise quickly cheers him on as she takes one side of Corrin. "Thanks a bunch!"
"It was of no problem, there is no task that I will be unable to complete. I am always prepared to do whatever you ask of me!"
"I'd like to meet Azura next," Corrin says, more to himself, "And I think I know where she is…" With his resolve set, "Shall we go?"
"You betcha!" Elise exclaims.
"I'll gladly go wherever you wish to go, love." Felicia nods.
"And I shall never be far behind whenever my liege is involved!" Arthur takes a single step, trips… before an item seemed to have dislodged itself from the back of his head and cracks on the ground.
An egg. He had an egg stuck to the back of his head.
"You okay?!" Elise asked.
"Never fear! It will take more than a simple fall to stop the pursuit of justice!"
"May I at least cut off the rope, then?" Felicia offers.
"If it isn't too much a bother…" He admits, to which she walks up, one of her older daggers in hand, then deftly cuts the binding. "Many thanks, Felicia. If there is anything I can do to return the favor…?"
"Keep smiling," She simply states, "and keep fighting against injustices." Smiling, she returns to Corrin, "Shall we go, then?"
"Of course." His small group resumes walking. Considering Azura is of the Water Tribe, he can't help but think she'll want to be near a body of water…
A few wrong turns here and there, as well as stopping to make sure Arthur arrived in good health, they eventually arrived at an outdoor area. Corrin knew he was in the right area, not because there is a huge, pristine lake here, but because there was a melodious song echoing through the entire area. He recognized it as the same tune Azura sang to Mizuchi.
"...and love, the light scatters through the sky above~" Corrin finds himself humming to her tune. The rest remained silent…
At least as silent as a group can get whenever Arthur is involved. The hero sneezed, which caused him to involuntary jerk hard enough to hit his body on a nearby tree, which in turn caused a bird's nest to land on his head, the sound of cracking eggs followed. Which lead to the ultimate conclusion of a pair of very angry avian parents pecking his head.
Felicia simply applied an air of cold around his head, forcing the birds to retreat from the sudden and drastic drop in temperature.
And of course, all of this caused just enough noise for Azura to notice, as her singing has stopped. "Hm?" She hums, "Ah, the other Water Blessed?" Her voice sounds like she is still singing, as smooth as it comes out, "Corrin, correct?" She smiles, "I'm happy to finally meet you."
"And you're Azura?" He stated more than asked, "I'm glad to meet another one from the Water Tribe." Right now, all he knows is his mother, himself, and Azura. Sure, the rest of his siblings would also be descendants of the Water Tribe, but none of them have yet to display any definite heritage.
"I am." She moves with a grace, "My mother is… was the Queen of Nohr, Arete. And my 'father' is King Garon." She lets out an un-lady-like scoff at the King's name.
Before Corrin could add anything, Elise gasped and practically charged Azura, "So I do have another big sister!" She tackled her to the ground, giggling like mad, "Heya, big sis! My name is Elise!"
Overwhelmed by the sudden contact, it took Azura a few moments to regain herself, "Yes. I remember you, little Elise." With Elise still nearly glued on her, Azura manages to rise back up, whilst returning the hug, "You are still as bright now as you were then."
"You 'remember' me? I never heard anything about you…" Elise tilts her head, "I must've been super young."
"It's… not that." The air suddenly turns tense. Elise backs off over to Corrin as Azura seems to think something over. "I was rarely allowed near anyone else. Garon didn't want anyone to socialize with me."
"You were locked away, too?" Corrin asked.
"It's complicated." She deflects the question, "And besides, I don't know all of the details, anyway." Despite that, it seems to dwell on her mind longer.
"That song you were singing…" Corrin snaps her out of her trance, "You sang that to Him, too."
"It's only half of the performance." She smiles, "Mother told me about it and… she's the one who gave me my necklace." She touches the pendant on her chest, where a blue-ish gem is held inside, "The song is accompanied by a dance, which together is 'Lost in Thoughts, All Alone'."
"I know that the Water Dragon receives most of His praise through song and dance," Felicia is the one who speaks up, "The Ice Dragon asks for but a simple gift, be it part of a meal, or even one of the Frost Stones that are around our Tribe."
Elise huffs, "I dunno what the Dusk Dragon likes, I wasn't ever there for His praises."
"Mother held a lot of spite against Dusk, she even directed me away from Him, and only to take my time to praise the Water Dragon."
"He believes that Dusk isn't Himself." Corrin states. "Did your mother know any more?"
Azura furrows her eyebrows as she thinks, "I can't say for certain. I remember her wishing that I had gone with her sister, or that I was her daughter."
"Whaaat?" Elise gasps, "She didn't want you?!"
Azura shakes her head, "Like I said, it's complicated. I've no doubt she loved me, but that's exactly why she said that. She realized that she couldn't do enough, and she'd rather me be with her."
"Who's her sister?" Corrin asks.
Azura smiles, "Your mother."
Corrin stood there for a moment, "Our mothers are sisters? So… you're also family?"
"Cousins, yes." She nods. "I'm truly happy to have met you." She takes a step closer.
The two cousins smile at each other, before Corrin moves in for a hug. He didn't expect her to also be family. While he didn't cry, he still felt relieved. More family… more people that care. The hug ended and he stepped back over to his fiances, before putting an arm around each, "Felicia and Elise are also my fiances."
"Is that so?" Perhaps Corrin was hoping for another bewildered or some other humorous reaction, but Azura didn't seemed to be as phazed. "Well, I'm happy for all three of you." She gives them a gentle smile. "Though, I'm much more excited that you aren't in Nohr anymore. Of course, I'm also glad you managed to get away from there, Elise."
So, Azura had a similar experience to him? "Nohr doesn't have anything for me anymore." Elise declares, "I'm… actually not part of the royal family anymore, the King disowned me. But, I know Camilla would still want me to call her big sister… would it be okay if I still called you a big sister?"
She tilts her head, "You were disowned?" Again, she doesn't seem as surprised as Corrin would have thought, "But yes. I'd like it if you still considered me family."
"Yaaaay!" Elise hops over from Corrin to Azura to give her another hug, "I'm so happy we can still be family!" Azura looks back over to the nearby lake, seemingly more concerned with the waters than anything. Elise, perhaps noticing that Azura isn't exactly all for the current embrace, steps back to Corrin once more.
"Greetings, Lady Azura!" Arthur has been patiently waiting for the familial greetings to end before giving his own introductions, "My name is Arthur, and I am one of the retainers to Lady Elise!"
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Arthur." She gives him a gentle smile, "But, may I ask… where is your other retainer?"
"Effie has been prevented from traveling with us when King Garon assigned us the very apparent un-heroic task of going to the Bottomless Canyon." Arthur replies. "And if I might take a very bold step… where are yours? Do you need me to track them down?"
Azura's mouth twitches upward, "I'm afraid I don't have any right now…" She trails off as she returns her gaze to the lake, clearly trying to hide her concern.
"Is there something wrong?" Corrin asks.
"I know you saw the state of our Dragon," She starts off, "I've been spending a lot of time here. I'm actually too concerned to leave much. How many other Water Tribe members are left? How often is He being praised? How much damage would it cause if I was unable to sing to Him for a few days?" She looks back at the others, "I… should get back to singing to Him. I'm willing to do what it takes to make sure He still exists." She walks towards the only dock, "You are the ocean's gray waves~" Once more, her pendant lights up as she stands at the edge.
Mizuchi's state is so bad, that she's unwilling to stop praising? "Don't get yourself hurt, Azura." Is all he said before he walks back towards the castle, Felicia and Elise both holding a hand, and Arthur beside Elise…
To where a woman is standing, twirling her purple hair. She's also leaning on a nearby wall, looking through a set of cards, "Ah, Lord Corrin." She speaks without even looking at them, "Once more, the cards never lie… I knew you'd come this way." She gives him a smile.
"Um…?" Honestly, he's more confused than anything.
"Oh, pardon my manners. Queen Mikoto did inform me that you don't remember any of us, so…" She performs a short bow, "My name is Orochi. I am both a Diviner and one of Queen Mikoto's retainers. I'm glad to have finally meet you."
"Orochi?" He echoes, "You're right… I don't remember, but… it's nice to meet you, uh, again." He smiles.
"A Diviner, huh?" Elise tilts her head, "Sounds pretty cool."
"Ooo, are you interested, once-Princess Elise?" Her smile turns a bit… mischievous. "Oh, and no… Queen Mikoto didn't tell anyone else about that. I simply supply what is given to me by the cards."
"Oh… well, is there something else you can say about me?"
"Hm…" Orochi fans out her cards, looking each of them over. Smiling, she picks one out, and mutters a short incantation. "Ah, I see…" Satisfied, she nods and places the card back, "It seems the cards decided on matters more… personal." Her tone turns sultry. "You, my dear, are going to experience one of the most complete and satisfying night of carnal love ever to have been."
Elise's face lights up, "Wh-When?!"
"Elise, darling." Felicia giggles, "Why not leave that part unknown? There has to be somewhat of a surprise, right?"
"I can do one for you too, Ice Blessed." Orochi calls her out.
"I appreciate the offer, but I don't want to know the future. I place my faith in the Ice Dragon Goddess. I know that She'll ever place me on a path that means naught but harm." Felicia smiles.
Orochi casually shrugs it off, "It's your decision, buuuut… if you ever want to know, all you gotta do is find me!" A beat passes, "Oh, and of course I couldn't simply continue without offering one for you, Lord Corrin."
Surely it wouldn't hurt, right? "As long as it's something good?"
She gives him a smile, "One good fortune, coming right up…" Once more, she fans out her cards. Her hands travel from one to the next, until she seemingly plucks one from random. Muttering an incantation, she seems satisfied as she places the card back, followed by the entire deck, "Good just turned to great… Lord Corrin, you'll be getting a very important visitor coming soon. All I can say is, wasn't born here."
"Really?" He finds himself asking, yet before he could ask any more...
"I'm sorry, but I can't see it all, Lord Corrin." She twirls her hair again, "I can tell you don't remember how Diviners work their magic, but I'll let you know a bit. We can only catch glimpses, enough to piece together a hint, it's up to the fortunee to figure out the rest." A pause, "Oh, right! Lord Corrin? One more thing… I actually came to guide you to Queen Mikoto. She has a request."
Corrin smiles, "Okay. I don't suppose she also told you what it is?"
"Well…" She trails off, "Yes, actually. But, I also understand that this is a delicate topic, so if I do tell you, could you promise me to keep yourself calm?"
A sudden uncertainty crawls up through Corrin, but he does end up nodding, "Yes."
"Queen Mikoto has sent out a few messengers to bring several people back… and, well…" She pauses, "These people are your brothers. She wants to know if you're ready to meet one of them. It'll be, at the least, a few days before either of them arrive."
Corrin attempts to steady himself with a few deep breaths.
They are nice. They aren't like Xander or Leo.
They're males, they're brothers. Nothing good can come from them. Just like Gunter.
But, Jakob.
Then there's Leo.
But, there's also Laslow.
"Love?"
Xander?
Kaze…?
Garon.
"My heart…"
Arthur.
Niles.
… But, colorful drawings, happy family. There was a time when he had an entire happy family. Everyone. A loving and caring father and two brothers.
Corrin takes a deep breath. "I… I understand. I-I'm not ever going to be truly ready, but… I also know this is something I need to do. I… I want to have the family I had. I want to be more like the Corrin I was when I was younger. I… I can do this." He has to do this.
"We'll be by your side." Felicia calmly states, giving his hand a quick and tight squeeze.
"Yep! Nothing bad will happen with us around!" Elise exclaims.
"Excellent!" Orochi exclaims, clearly happy, "Let's go meet up with the Queen, okay?"
Guest (Ch. 19 4/11): Their names are out of place? Oh-ho… Gugurang hails from Philippine mythology. Shalim is rooted in Canaanite, whilst Ushas is Hindu. Khione is over from Greek. And while I'm not saying the specific name for the Wind Dragon God yet, I can tell you His name comes over from Mesopotamian mythology.
Mizuchi is the only Japanese one. He is also the only one on the list that is labeled as an actual dragon.
Seems pretty petty compared to Selena, Odin, and Laslow, yeah? Besides, I'm only using what is currently available.
It 'destroys' world-building… *for you and a number of other individuals who haven't spoke out about what they dislike.
Create a trio of OCs? Well, if I were to ditch them, as well as making it to where I can't just copy their personalities and slap a different name on them… Let's just say that I'd rather cut down the number of retainers a Royal has to one, yeah?
But, then again. That would be three less characters, and I do have three OCs I could use, but if you were worried about breaking world-building before, I'd think you wouldn't want those three in here. Besides, Hadronix, Raven, and Lotus are only occupying a single version of Fates, and this isn't the correct one.
Guest (Ch. 19 4/13): For the cop-out, *. Please, refer to 4/11's portion with the aforementioned *.
As for disregarding the 'Awakening trio'? Well, without changing the fic's canon on that Anankos is gone, do you have a suggestion on how to bring them over here?
Well, if you go over what I have as it is, there's gonna be inconsistencies. It's why I'm going over the chapters now to patch up holes that formed from later information. It might have been accurate details then, but things change, stuff gets added, holes form.
As for the Dragon Gods? *.
Corrin being pure-blooded Hoshidan has nothing to do with his ability to partially shape-shift or his future ability to fully shift into a dragon. Corrin will be able to transform into a dragon due to how his Water and Dawn Blessings will manifest. You won't ever see him forming pools of water or light, unlike how Rinkah can with her Blessing. You won't see Corrin summon massive floods or blinding light, unlike how Felicia can plead with Khione to make that happen. Azura can perform her own feats with her Blessings, but you aren't going to see her turn into a dragon. The last Dual-Blessed won't be able to use her Blessings in any of the previous examples.