So a major chapter this time around. Warning there will be some feeling of Deja Vu and it does end on a bit of a cliff hanger but enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fire Emblem: Fates. I only own my OC's Lenalee, Natalia, Orihime, Kaede, Eros, Ragna and Christian whilst Ryuga is owned by U-Know Yunho, Hajime is owned by Heatnation, Sakurai is owned by Metal Flash, Asami is owned by AceGab and Gabrielle is owned by Discombobulator 0329. The opening is X.U. by Sawano Hiroyuki and the Ending is Glitter by Infinity.
Opening:
I don't want nobody to get killed
I'll come and get you
I am always ready to fight
So don't take all of the blame we were all swept away
Don't take all of the weight. You always do
There will always be something you cannot control
We will overcome. Your salvation has begun
No signs
No lights, such a mess all over
Don't kill your hopes
You make me realize who I need
I'll be there hold on
They'll change you somehow
So where are you now?
I'll reach you by dawn
The shadows appear, Illusions are born
The fallen angels you run with don't know
It is our pain that makes us all human after all
Torn old sepia photographs show
Our fragile precious world
Must discard it, respond to the call
Chapter 10: Reunion of Two Souls
(Eros P.O.V)
Since I was basically told that I couldn't visit Ragna since he was still unconscious, I was asked to go and check on Princess Lenalee who had only recently woken up and seemed a bit distressed since one of the servants heard yelling coming from her bedroom and the Queen apparently left in a bit of a hurry with some tears in her eyes. Hell I could hear the yelling thanks to my good hearing but whilst everyone thought it was out of anger I knew that it was probably out of confusion of her current situation, she had no idea what was happening around her. Her friends Natalia and Orihime were going to be interrogated by the Intelligence Division Captain – Kaede – who seemed to have a bit of a dislike for the princess and her companions but so did Hajime or so I heard when he and Ryuga were arguing early over something he said to Lenalee during the battle at the Northern Mountain. Everything seemed to be in a bit of a mess so with nothing better to do I accepted the request to go see her and I decided to try and cheer her up a bit. I knew what it was like to not belong….
"Eros!" I heard a familiar airy and female voice call hauntingly to me in the deepest parts of my brain but I shook it off and continued through the castle without any issue.
When I made it to the Princesses room I knocked on the door.
No response.
"Lenalee…?" I asked before knocking again, this time more firmly.
No response.
"Princess Lenalee! If you don't respond I will come in!" I yelled this time as my worry grew and grew and I knocked once more praying for a response.
No response.
"SHIT!" I thought as I slammed opened the door and rushed inside to since that the room was completely vacant of any person except myself and the window was wide open with the wind entering the room sending a chill down my spine.
I rushed towards the window as a million possibilities rushed through my mind. Could she have been taken back to Nohr? Had she escaped? Did she just leave the room for some alone time? This didn't even begin to cover all my worries but when I looked outside the window what I saw confused me. Lenalee wasn't returning to Nohr but she was outside the palace heading towards the direction of the lake where I felt someone calling out to me and I realized that it must be calling out to the young Princess because she continued her pursuit to the lake not noticing me watching her.
I knew that I should probably tell Ryoma or his siblings or the Queen that Lenalee was outside the her room and was heading towards the mysterious lake in the middle of the forest that surround Hoshido but instead (and kind of a dick move on my part) I went out the window and started to follow the Lenalee as she headed into the forest just as the sun started to set into the sky.
"I better make sure that we both get back to the palace before dinner or someone's going to worry about the both of us…" I thought as I left the palace behind and followed the young white-haired girl towards the lake.
Little did I know that I was about to meet someone that would change my life forever.
(Lenalee P.O.V)
When I finally made it out of the emerald green forest that was speckled with light and wildlife, I found myself staring at a crystal blue lake that seemed to perfect to be real, it just seemed like the entire world had gone completely still as I settled onto the soft, lush, pale green grass that surrounded the lake and closed my eyes as I started to fall asleep and my breath softened immensely.
"What do you think you are doing here?" a cocky male voice demanded, snapping me wide awake only for me to come face to face with a smiling Eros.
"Eros?" I asked for confirmation and he offered a hand to help me up which I accepted and got up gently trying to put too much strain on my still injured body.
"What are you doing?" Eros asked again this time with a frown on his usual cheery face, "You are lucky that I'm the one that looked for and not the others because I know two people that probably would call you a traitor and then kill you for being difficult…"
I bowed apologetically and turned away from Eros and stared out at the lake in front of us with eyes filled with awe, "I know this may sound strange but I felt some sort of voice calling me here…its like I've been here before."
Eros smirked and placed a hand on my shoulder, "I know the feeling. Trust me."
I smiled at Eros softly taking one last look at the tranquillity of the lake. However just as we were about to head back to the palace, something stopped the both of us dead in our tracks.
Flowing the path of the flowing water…
Those hands will open the way to tomorrow
The voice of a lovely and elegant young woman broke out across the lake. The voice was calm yet also passionate which rang with a tone of anguish yet also hope. I found myself almost entranced by it and the same seemed to be for Eros who was staring at something (or someone) in shock causing me to follow his gaze.
Hands that will reach for the light…
And an unstained golden sword…
As I followed Eros' gaze I saw that walking on the small wooden walkway that stretched out to the centre of the lake was a woman with long light blue hair wearing a white and blue dress. My heart pounded fast in my chest as if it was trying to tell me that I knew her somehow.
"She's so incredible…" Eros whispered as he started towards the woman with me following right behind him.
"No kidding…" I agreed as we hid behind the trees in order to avoid detection.
Will awaken their hopes from their slumber…
With a song of peace….
"Why do I feel like I know her?" I thought, "She seems so familiar but I can't put my finger on it."
Eros and I continued to look at the beautiful girl with complete awe and in stunned silence as she continued on singing her song of enchantment and brilliance, her hands were clasped together as if she was in pray.
As the crystal foretells, the soft light will scatter…
…the dark calamity like one's memory of a sunrise.
The girl then lowered her hands, her eyes closed as she went silent. Thoughts seemed to be running through her mind and I was shocked to see that Eros moved forward and started towards the songstress that laid before our eyes. If I was this girl, I wasn't probably going to be thrilled that two people that I didn't know were watching me in secret as a sung a beautiful melody so I tried to stop Eros but instead we both tripped and landed at the feet of the woman.
"…" the woman remained silent as we both got up on our feet and I bowed politely in apology.
"I'm sorry that we disturbed you miss. My name is Lenalee and originally I can assure you that neither of us had any original intention of coming to this place, but something both drew the two of us here and then we couldn't help but watch you sing when we heard your voice" I apologised with a sigh as I nudged Eros, who then bowed in apology as well, "Your extremely talented though."
Her yellow eyes seemed to warm up immensely and she allowed a cheerful smile to grace her face," my name is Azura", the woman said as she then turned to Eros who was hiding his face with his hair.
"Is something wrong with your companion?" Azura asked and I shrugged my shoulders and when Eros did lift his face up I was shocked to see that underneath his curtain of red hair revealed a blush on his usual upbeat face.
"I'm sorry but you are…very attractive Azura-san…" Eros trailed off as he looked away trying to continue hiding the blush that seemed stubborn enough to remain on his face, resulting in me laughing when I saw a blush also appear on Azura's face as well.
"Thank you for the compliment mister…" Azura trailed off realizing that she didn't know his name and Eros turned back to the two of us.
"It's Eros. Eros Maine." He said with a small smile, the blush starting to fade away as he offered a hand for Azura to shake which she accepted gracefully.
"If you don't mind me asking. Just who are you Azura?" I asked carefully trying not to overstep my boundaries since neither I nor Eros knew her very well but she interested me and I felt some sort of spiritual connection with her.
Azura sighed and began her story, "I am a Princess of Nohr…or should I say was."
Eros and I flinched in shock, "Which means?"
"After you, Lenalee, were kidnapped by the Nohr…The Kingdom of Hoshido tried to take you back, but I failed. In order to trade for your return, the ninja's stole me away from Hoshido. I guess you could say that…I'm your counterpart." Azura continued gently, obviously trying not to upset me.
"What did you say?" I said taken aback at the severe actions that the Hoshido took. Somehow I couldn't imagine any of my new siblings or my 'mother' doing what they apparently had done.
Azura placed her hand on my shoulders in order to calm me down, "No…wait, and please don't misunderstand. Even when I was taken to Hoshido, I never thought myself unlucky. I may be a princess of the enemy, but the people of this country are kind."
I nodded in agreement and looked at Eros with a smile, "yeah some people are really kind and honourable in this kingdom," Eros then proceeded to give me a small friendly shove as we allowed Azura to continue her story.
"Because you see, unlike back in Nohr, Queen Mikoto treats me like I'm her real daughter" Azura said with beautiful smile.
"…" I remained silent as thoughts flushed through my mind of the conversation I had with the Queen only a few hours ago. I felt bad, I had completely thrown all of her hopes and dreams back in her face by saying that I couldn't accept any of what was happening to me at the moment. I guess that encounter with the monsters from Nohr and the encounter with that mad man Julius had made me doubt a lot of my beliefs and here was a fellow Princess from the enemy country that accepted her captors with open arms whilst they were my real family and I had thrown it back in my mother's face – breaking her heart. Azura seemed to pick up on my slight awkwardness and got confirmation from Eros who nodded (since he knew about the situation between me and my mother).
"Did something happen between you and Queen Mikoto?" Azura asked with concern as she let go of my shoulders and move a step backwards.
"…I don't really know. What should I do?" I asked Azura and Eros who looked shocked at my confusion.
"What do you mean?" Eros asked carefully.
"I just found out that she's my mother…but I don't feel as close to her as I should be. But she loves me. As does Prince Ryoma and all my other siblings…" I continued as tears came to my eyes and Azura held her chin thoughtfully.
"I see. I don't know what I should say…if I was to return to Nohr, I would probably feel the same way as you do know. I was born in Nohr, but raised in Hoshido." Azura said thoughtfully.
"Yes, whilst I on the other hand was born in Hoshido but raised in Nohr." I nodded in agreement at our similar predicament.
"And I lived with the people of Hoshido, and this country…I've become friends with everyone. I thinks it's because I know of the peace and love that Queen Mikoto believes in…" Azura said with a small smile directed at Eros, who blushed but nodded in agreement at her statement.
"And I also know how cruel of a person King Garon is…" Azura trailed off as if a dark memory from her past resurfaced and I remained silent as I also thought back to all the cruel things that my 'father' had done.
"I have made my decision, but what is yours Lenalee?" Azura questioned as she grasped my hands in her own and I felt the bond between us grow.
"I…"
A lone crow watched as the young princess made her decision before watching the two princesses and commander return back to the palace. It squawked in anger at the white haired princess' answer to the others question. Knowing that its master would not be pleased but knew that they had to return and report the news despite the lingering fear of death that would surround it when they told their master.
But it flew off into the distance, as the heavy burden of important news weighed on its feathers…
Ending:
Our Inorganic World,
Was able to follow a period that shined
It has deserts that are now lagoons
And it left a world of flourishing creatures
This decayed Metropolis
Feels in no way nimble
The outcome which you wished for
Overflowing in Ashes, this is what you call a Utopia?
Get everything you want in your grasps
Give everything you want, without holding back
Lurk in your unconscious state of mind
And live your life through a voice you can't see
All those stories you don't desire
Will you bring them all to an end?
Make certain of them all
That shine that you really wanted
Get everything you want, in your grasps
Give everything you want, without holding back
In the radiance of the city that never sleeps
Our instincts were all taken away from us
Our Inorganic World,
Was able to follow a period that shined
It has deserts that are now lagoons
And it left a world of flourishing creatures
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