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It was the next day when Azura pulled Kamui out of bed successfully this time. However, doing so seemed to have startled the life out of Felicia as she went onto thinking of the only conclusion a woman would be in her master's room. Thankfully, Kamui and Azura was able to clear things out for her, but surprised their siblings when they said that they were engaged. Obviously, Takumi had little to think about the sense around it all, but it seems their sisters were thrilled and gave their blessing even when the only man remained confused.

Though they intended for it to be a secret, the rumor began as they hurried to the port. Corrin was finally smiling as she knew that they were going to make it there on time with hours to spare, though she partially felt sorry for making the others follow their schedule this day. It wasn't until they reached center of the town that Corrin noted, "So… This is the port town of Dia?"

"Yes." Azura nodded, "We need to find a ferry that will take us to Notre Sagesse…"

Her voice trailed as they noticed a familiar armor soldier in the distance. The man turned around as shouted, "There you are, Prince Kamui! Princess Corrin! We've finally tracked you down!"

Suddenly, soldiers came pouring in from the sides surrounding all ends. Takumi readied his bow as he grimaced, "Damn… Nohrian troops!"

"Hello, Kamui, Corrin. It's been a long time…"

They looked up and saw a calvary man in black armor and gray-silver color hair that stuck up as if it was applied with hair gel. Kamui raised a brow, "A long time…? What are you talking about?"

"King Garon has ordered your deaths." The man continued without a response, "Now that we've found you, we cannot allow you to leave here alive."

The man frowned, "It's tragic really… It's been so many years since I've seen you two, and when I finally meet you again… Well, no one should have to kill their best friends."

"Best friend?" Kamui frowned, "Wait, are you talking about… me and you?"

"Of course! Who else would I…" The man paused before he narrowed his eyes, "Do you not consider me your best friend?"

"I…" Kamui frowned, "don't know who you are. Corrin, what about you?"

Corrin grimaced as she thought long and hard before she shook her head in confusion, "I don't know…"

"You don't even remember me?!" the man shouted in anger before he sat back with a sigh, "I… I suppose that's for the best. Memories of our childhood will only make doing what must be done more difficult. Draw you sword, Kamui! Corrin! I want to see with my own eyes just how powerful you are, traitors!"

As soon as he drew out his blade, there was sounds of hooves from behind as Corrin turned around and gasped, "Could that be… Elise?!"

Kamui trned around and saw the blonde pigtail princess in shock.

"Whew…" The princess looked up from her map before she gasped, "Oh! There you are! I've finally caught up with you!"

"E-Elise?!" Kamui stuttered at the sight of the princess.

"What are you doing here?!" Camilla scolded with a look of horror.

Elise saw her sister and smiled as she jumped a bit, "Camilla! Yay! I was sure I'd find you with Kamui and Corrin. I've come to join you on your adventure!"

Mikoto looked to Gunter who was grimacing as she asked, "Who is she, Gunter? Is she another sibling?"

The retainer nodded, "Correct. That is the third princess of Nohr, Princess Elise. With my lieges current status in Nohr, I'd assume that would make her now the second princess."

"A child?" Natsuhiko frowned.

"Don't let her demeanor fool you." Gunter warned, "Though she may act like a child, in truth, she's an adult much like Princess Sakura. In fact, they are around the same age. All children of Nohr's royal family are around the same age as those of the royal family in Hoshido, in fact."

"J-join us?" Corrin stammered in disbelief, "I'm glad to hear that, Elise, and I'm sure Kamui does too, but…"

"How did you get Xander and Leo to let you leave?" Kamui finished with a frown.

"Oh, that was easy." Elise smiled, "I didn't tell them!"

"W-What did she just say?" Mikoto heard Nanami said with wide eyes.

"What?!" Kamui shouted in shock.

"No, Elise," Camilla flew before her calmly with a disapproving frown, "I won't allow it. This is an incredibly dangerous war zone. I failed my mission, so I had no choice but to flee. You still have a place to call home. Go back while you can."

"No!" Elise pouted, "I won't go! I'm going to fight with you! I want to help!"

"Elise…" Camilla frowned as she knew that it would be impossible to force her younger sister to return to the castle.

Finally, she sighed and nodded, "Okay, I can see that I won't be able to convince you. I'll let our siblings make this decision."

Kamui nodded, "Elise… Coming with us means you'll constantly face danger. And… it's possible that we will end up fighting Xander and Leo at some point. Knowing that, are you sure you still want to come with us?"

"Of course." Elise nodded, "I made up my mind before I even set out to find you. I had this feeling that you would need me to come and help you. Everyone in the castle was calling the three of you evil traitors… But, I don't believe that you or Camilla are capable of being evil. I trust both of you. I trust that your reasons are good ones. You're my family."

"Elise…" Corrin noted before turning to her twin, "Kamui, I say that we bring her along."

Kamui nodded, "I agree. Okay. I'll happily welcome you. Thank you for coming after me even though I ran away from you…"

"Yes." Corrin smiled, "Thank you, Elise. Let's fight together. We promise we'll protect you, right, Kamui?"

As Kamui nodded, "Elise smiled, "Yay! Thank you, Kamui! Corrin!"

She jumped off her horse and rushed over to them, "Ready for an adventure! I am!"

She jumped into Corrin's arms as she grinned, "Yay! I'm so happy!"

Mikoto couldn't find it easy to believe the girl was around Sakura's age as she struggled to embrace both of her siblings at once. Then, a foreign looking man in outrageous red and blue clothing and armor rushed up next to Elise as a pink armored woman came up from behind on the horse.

"Lady Elise! There you are." The man grinned, "We finally caught up with you!"

"I'm so glad you're all right." The woman sighed in relief, "I was worried sick when I found out you vanished before us…"

"Aww. I'm sorry about that!" Elise said nervously with a small smile, "Please accept my apologies, both of you."

"Elise…" Corrin questioned, "Who are these people?"

"Oh!" She smiled and replied, "These are my retainers. They'll be joining us as well. I forgot this is probably your first time meeting them."

She points over to the flamboyant looking man, "The tall guy is Arthur. He's really unlucky, but he's got a good heart."

Not even wondering about the comment, the blond hair man look to Corrin and her brother with a respectful bow, "Arthur, at your service! Happy to meet you, Lord Kamui and Lady Corrin."

There was a groan as Nanami's eyes widen, "Ichinose…"

"What?!" Heishi looked up to see the pale young man hanging onto the edge of his saddle as he slowly began to tip over.

"Woah!" Arthur quickly caught the esper as he nearly hit the cold floor.

"Oh no! Senri!" Elise gasped as she rushed over, "Are you all right?"

The esper grumbled, "Ugh… So dizzy…"

"My apologies." Arthur said with a frown and explained to them, "We meant to arrive sooner, but we lost our map right after setting out. And then we lost our back up map. And then our emergency map."

"That's three maps in total!" Sorata exclaimed nervously, "It must be really inconvenient with your luck, huh?"

The man laughed as he three the esper onto his shoulder and pounded his chest with the other hand, "Hah! No worries! Luck is not required in the face of injustice and evil!"

"Hey, now that sounds cool!" Heishi grinned much to their exasperation.

Still, Elise grabbed the woman's arm after she had mounted off her horse and dragged her over to them, "And this is Effie. She's really strong and kind, and she's my best friend."

The woman bowed, "Nice to meet you, Lord Kamui and Lady Corrin. Please let me know how I can help. I'll crush our enemies with my bare hands if I have to!"

Kamui struggled a smile as he saw her ready her spear, "Th-That's great to hear. We're happy to have you both. And you too, Elise."

"Yay!" The little princess jumped on her toes, "Everything is going well!"

Corrin nodded and looked back to the port, "Let's work together and make our way to the port."

"We've got to get to Notre Sagesse as soon as possible." Kamui reminded them, "There isn't much time left before the skies change… Now… what was their leader saying about being our best friend? I don't remember him at all."

"But, he said that you were best friends." Heishi said with a frown, "Maybe… what if you were friends a long time ago? Something could've happened."

Kamui grimaced, "If that's true, then it's even more vital that I recall it as soon as possible."

Corrin nodded, "I'll help. He said that three of us were friends."

Kamui nodded and looked back to Arthur, "Arthur, take him to my maid in the back of the line. Felicia can help him."

"Right away!" The man bowed before rushing through the lines with Senri dangling from his shoulder.

Kamui turned to Heishi, "You and Mikoto take your friends to the back with Arthur. We'll lead the front lines."

"Yes, sir!" Heishi grinned turned to Nanami, "Let's go, Nanami!"

Before she could respond, the girl was dragged off by him.

Seeing this, Kamui nodded, "Elise, I'll need your help and, Effie, we only want to knock out the enemies. Our goal is to stop the general. Notify the nearby homes to lock up and take shelter. We must not drag the bystanders into the fray."

"Got it!" Elise grinned.

"Understood!" The retainer bowed.

The first thing Nanami did when they reached behind the battlefield was check on the new esper. She made her way through the warriors before she found him with Arthur and Felicia. Quietly, she snuck a peak at the three from afar. Senri looked awfully pale which was easy for her to understand. As she looked back to the battle, she noticed Mikoto's barrier appear on several areas of the battle field. If only she could help them stop the fighting, but could hurting others really help stop a war. Her power could only bring about pain, not peace. The image of the field of dry grass came to her thoughts. She grabbed a hold of her senses again as she saw that Gunter and the others are nearing the boat the general is fighting on. She then noticed a strange feeling… like she's being watched. She frowned and made her way between a crate and a barrel lying next to a building. That was till she felt a hand grab her arm. She looked back and saw the familiar sunglasses. Muroboshi. The man didn't have his usual smile and pulled her back, "I wouldn't do that just so you know. This is a battle field, not hide and seek."

She was brought back to the others as she struggled to break free. She then saw Heishi and Itsuki run up to her.

"Nanami!" Heishi frowned as he saw her, "Where were you? The battlefield is dangerous, you know."

Itsuki sighed, "At least, she's safe."

"Everyone is with Mikoto. Come on!" Heishi said and pulled her along in her confusion.

It wasn't long before she saw her friend holding up a barrier in the battle with Nijou by her side. When she entered the barrier, Mikoto saw her and smiled, "Nanami! I was wondering where you were. Are you all right?"

Nanami struggled to understand the situation as she nodded dumbfoundedly. She looked about and saw what looked to be a strange looking flames shooting at them. Nanami's eyes widen as watched it the flames disperse from contact with Mikoto's barrier.

"Kuga! We're coming!"

She looked and saw Felicia rushing over to them.

"I'm all right!" the barrier girl responded, "Please continue to focus of the enemies! I'll hold up the barriers as long as I have to!"

Felicia halted in her steps as Arthur caught up to them with Senri still over his shoulder. She nodded, "I understand!"

"Ah!" Arthur nodded, "I'll help you, Felicia!"

"Thank you." The maid smiled, "But, can you watch over Sir Senri? As one of the healers, his health is still our priority."

"Well, all right…" he replied with uncertainty.

Quickly, he followed them into the barrier as Felicia rushed off to the mages with some following after her.

Koharu was awakened early in the morning and stepped out of the intimidating, but grand castle with the retainers under Laslow's and Odin's watchful eye. She remembered the strange situation yesterday and it was till she got out of the room into the empty halls that she noticed something was wrong and began piecing the things together. She already knew that she was a foreigner and, with her status and the situation, she wasn't in the most promising situation. Not without the help of the Crown Prince and the Second prince. So, she was brought to the castle in secret after those attempts. So why was she brought to such a place hidden under the stairs? The possibilities was unusual. Maybe it had to do with her status. It wasn't tell she got to the gates with them that she finally spoke up nervously, "C-Could it be… that someone knew about me?"

She knew that her presence was suppose to be a secret, but…

The grayish silver hair man patted her shoulder with a wink and a wide grin, "Hey now. No need to be so tense."

"Though you're not wrong." Odin replied with a smirk as he posed dramatically, "With I, Odin Dark, and Laslow of the Azure Sky, there's nothing to fear."

Laslow smirked, "And, with our lieges, you'll be safe."

"Really?" Koharu looked to them in wonders.

"Of course!" Laslow winked, "So, after all of this is over, would you like to have some tea with me later, fair maiden?"

"Tea?" Koharu thought back to when she had a fun time talking with Camilla and smiled, "That sounds like fun. I remember the last time I had my first tea party with Princess Camilla. It was very fun!"

"R-Really?" Laslow struggled a smile.

Odin snickered, "It seems that what you speak won't reach her, Laslow."

Laslow looked taken aback by accusation, "Wait, what? What are yo-?!"

"Laslow!"

The two clamed up and stood rigid straight as the looked up to see the two princes rushing over. Xander sighed and shook his head, "Now that we're all here, let's depart from this place immediately."

Leo nodded, "I heard from my retainer that Iago and Hans have already been spotted leaving the castle grounds. I have a bad feeling about this, brother."

Xander frowned, "Then, let's hurry. Peri should have brought about the horses around the front."

"Laslow, Odin, each of you take one and hurry." Leo instructed.

As they nodded, Xander quickly added in a firm tone, "Laslow, take Koharu with you and don't try anything funny during the expedition. Do I make myself clear?"

"Of course, milord!" the silver hair retainer replied with a smirk and bowed, "Koharu, let's go."

"A-All right." She nodded and hurried after the two.

Watching them leaving, Leo sighed, "There really is no other way is there, Xander? It wasn't easy for us to pull together such an army overnight."

"I'm afraid not." Xander shook his head, "Though, Odin is acceptable to supervise her, we need your retainers to help us on our journey. Peri would be all right, but her speech would prove to be rathe difficult for her. However, I trust that Laslow would keep to his mission regardless of his… bad habit. He always focuses on his tasks in any case."

The crown prince looked up to the large castle covered in snow as he frowned, "We need to hurry before Father notices our absence."

Leo nodded, "Right."

As they hurried off on their mount, Xander frowned as the memories came to him once more unconsciously.

"Espers?" Xander frowned as he masked his surprise from the words slipping out of his adoptive sister's mouth till he recalled Camilla's presence.

He stared down to them from his war horse as Corrin continued firmly, "Yes. Archduke Izana said that they were brought to this continent from another world by their god. Camilla told us that there was two in Nohr."

An obvious thought came to him as he knew what they would probably want, but he denied that thought and forced out his words, "So you wish to attain them for power?"

"No!" Corrin shook his head, "Xander, that's not what I meant. Just please watch over them. It's already clear on our side that the enemy wants them and could harm them, if we're not careful."

Xander stared at his sisters in silence before he frowned and turned around to leave.

He had never known that his father would become like this nor would that he may have to find them, not just for his kingdom and family, but also for the young girl. However, just what can he learn at the place?

As his eyes fluttered open with a groan, the blond hair woman's eyes widened, "Ah! You're awake. About time!"

As the woman smirked, he looked to her dumbfounded as she looked away, "Hey! Ryoma! He's up!"

He frowned as he noticed the familiarity of face. He slowly got up only for his arm to give way.

"Woah! Careful there!" the woman said as she caught him, "The healer said that you really overdid it and went for a tumble there."

"Huh?" he grumbled before he felt a dull pain to his chest.

He grimaced before he clamped over it and remained quiet.

"Scarlett? This doesn't look good. Perhaps a healer-"

"I-I'm fine." He struggle aloud interrupting the other man's voice quickly, "I don't need one."

"Really?"

Finally, he took a deep breath, regained himself and looked up to see that it was a man taller than himself with long brown hair and distinct red armor. He narrowed his eyes in suspicion, "You're from the ambush.."

The man raised a brow, "Regardless, we weren't the one who attacked the neutral city."

"That's not what I meant." The blue hair man replied with a grimace, "Back at the capital, you helped my coworkers escape…"

Finally, the thought came to him as the man, assumingly Ryoma, nodded, "So, it was you."

"Huh?" Scarlett raised a brow and looked to the man, "You recognize us?"

"Who else wears such bright red armors?" the man muttered as he continued looking to them suspiciously, "But, why am I…?"

Ryoma nodded, "My men found you running off in the streets."

The woman, Scarlett, nodded, "When they were about to approach you, you just passed out before them."

"What's your name?" Ryoma questioned.

The man narrowed his eyes as Ryoma raised a brow and nodded, "Then, I should introduce myself first, then? My name is Ryoma. You're currently at the outskirts of Hoshido's capital."

"And I'm Scarlett." The woman grinned, "I'm the leader of the Resistance back in Cheve."

The man looked to them with a nod as he replied, "I'm Akito Shukuri. I'm a traveler."

Ryoma raised a brow, but nodded, "Akito, what were you doing in Cyrkensia and… what happened?"

Akito looked to them hesitantly and continued, "I needed more money to continue my journey, so I got myself a temporary job in town for some money and a place. I just needed another month before I can leave, but then those strange things just appeared from the waters and began tearing down buildings while I was doing so personal errands."

Scarlett glanced over to Ryoma before she said, "But nobody said anything like that."

"Of course not." Akito grimaced, "I was able to barely spot them because I was closer to where they came from. The dock. Keeping track on them on the other hand is another pain. They blend in really well with their surroundings because they're so transparent. I was only able to find a few of them after the fighting started."

"There was nothing you can do?" Ryoma raised a brow.

Akito shook his head with a frown, "I tried, but I just don't have enough energy for something as big as this. So, I went back to check on the shop when I found your group."

"Then you saved us from them." Ryoma finished with a nod.

"So, it was you!" Scarlett gasped, "You were the one who shot out that water!"

Ryoma nodded before he said to him, "Akito, are you acquaintances with a man called Sakuya Nijo by any chance?"

Akito looked to him with a frown of suspicion, "What if I am?"

Ryoma also frowned and said with a grimace, "So, I was right… We found Sakuya in our castle a month ago. He also appeared in the same attire as you. They're not like anything we've seen in our kingdom, but Former Queen Mikoto left the thought and took him in till the day she… died. Now, he travels with my siblings."

Scarlett frown, "But, that would mean that he's just missed it!"

Ryoma nodded, "Yes. My siblings was just at Cyrkensia with us."

As he said this, Akito grimaced, "Then, that really was Nanami!"

Ryoma continued, "I don't know who Nanami is, but it's true that you are now far away from them…"

Scarlett smirked smugly, "Well, that just gives us another reason to go to Bottomless Canyon, right?"

Ryoma frowned, "That has yet to be-"

"Oh, come on!" Scarlett smiled, "You don't mean that you haven't thought about it after seeing them again? They are your brothers and sisters, right?"

"Th-That's…" Ryoma frowned hesitantly.

Akito quietly watches them before he looked back to his hands and saw that they were trembling slightly. He grimaced and tightened them into fist as he muttered quietly under his breath, "I was so close… Damn it!"

However, Ryoma had caught those words amidst of Scarlett's. The memory came to him then…

"Espers from another world?" Ryoma frowned, "But, that's-!"

Takumi shook his head, "Archduke Izana told us that, brother. Nijo and the girl your retainers found came from another world."

"Yes." Sakura nodded, "They were just brought here without knowing anything about this place."

Kamui nodded with a grimace, "Ryoma, they're just people from another peaceful world that was pulled into our realm and in the middle of our conflict as well. They have no place in the war nor have they ever taken part in one till now. This is their first real war."

"And they've become victims of it." Ryoma grimaced, "And? Where are they now?"

Corrin spoke up, "Camilla told us that two are in Nohr and is safe with Xander and Leo. King Garon doesn't know of their presence yet. According to the other espers, there is at least eleven espers. We have three other that aren't espers, so they're safe with us."

"Huh." Scarlett thought aloud, "Doing the math right, that would mean that you're missing at least… four or five more… right?"

Kamui nodded, "That's right. We're worried that the one behind this war has done something to pull the espers and their friends into ours. Archduke Izana told us to join us if they want to learn what's happened."

"So, that's it…" Ryoma said with a frown.

"Hm…" Scarlett smirked, "Well, then. How is that little girl that ended up in your backyard?"

Ryoma's eyes widen as she had just taken his thoughts into her words. Seeming to know this, Azura smiled with a small chuckle, "She's doing much better since that day, especially with her friends back with her, Ryoma."

Sakura smiled, "Well, you and Nanami are really good friends since that day, I heard. Kuga being around made it look like you're all having a lot of fun too!"

"R-Really?" Azura said in surprise, "Well, we have talked a lot and are good friends…"

The Crown prince had a faint smile as he recalled those days she moved about the castle and sang by the lake by herself since she was small.

If that was right, then Akito is also from another world and an esper with the power over the waters. That display during battle was enough to convince him this. Ryoma grimaced as he finally walked out of the tent with Scarlett, who still wouldn't stop trying to convince him. Maybe it would be best to return to see them at the Bottomless Canyon, but…

Mikoto was still holding out against the fire as Nanami now participated by throwing her shurikens at the mages. However, no matter what they did, more took place over the injured. Finally, it wasn't till Mikoto reluctantly got to her knees that there was some screams. The mages finally stopped their fire and turned around.

"Kuga! We're coming!"

"This voice…" she muttered.

Nanami looked up and saw Kamui and Corrin rushed up to them knocking out the mages with the help of the enemy general. Mikoto muttered, "That's…"

Itsuki chuckled, "It seems that the prince and dear princess has pacified another enemy once again."

"Oh right!" Heishi cheered.

As they got closer, Natsuhiko quickly followed up after firing another shot. Passing by the mages and the royalty and allies, he arrived to them as he quickly muttered, "Mikoto, drop the barrier. We'll take it from here."

"Got it." She nodded.

Slowly the barrier disintegrated as Natushiko began to fire down the enemy mages. It didn't take long before the large army arrived that the matter had already been resolved by the small group. Kamui and Corrin hurried to them after organizing a quick regroup of the army.

"Guys! Are you all right?" Corrin asked with a grimace, "I'm really sorry we left you without much backup."

She turned to Arthur and Felicia, "Thank you, Felilcia and Arthur. Thanks to you and Kuga, we were able to get here in time."

"It's no problem." Felicia smiled, "Mikoto and the others are also our friends too."

"That's right!" Arthur smiled, "Allies of milady and her family are also ours."

"My deepest apologies." The general walked up hesitantly from his mount, "Had I known that they weren't following my orders, I'd have-"

"It's all right, Silas." Kamui nodded, "It wasn't your fault either. You were just left in the dark. There must be a good explanation for this."

"What do you mean?" Sorata said with a frown, "That those people weren't under your army?"

Silas nodded, "They were, but it seems that they weren't taking order from me actually. I just don't know why I was never told of this?"

"Oh no…"

They looked up and saw Camilla approaching them with a grimace, "I can only think of the worse…"

Suddenly, Gunter rushed over to them in a panic, "Lord Kamui! Lady Corrin! We must pick up the pace. The ferry-!"

"Oh god, I forgot!" Kamui's eyes widen.

Silas frowned, "Lord Kamui, our horses are faster than our own legs. Let's try and take the children over to the ferry that way."

Kamui nodded with a smile, "That's a good idea. I'll change into my dragon form with my sister and carry some of the espers. Gunter, tell those closer to the ferry to get on it. We'll arrive there shortly. Oh, and take Felicia with you!"

The retainer quickly helped Felicia up the saddle and quickly rode off to the streets. Kamui turned his dragon form and looked to them, "We'll talk of other things later! Nanami, Ron, and Nijou get on my back and hold on tight. Arthur, go with Silas."

"Then, we need Sorata, Heishi, and Itsuki to go with me." Corrin quickly changed back into her other form, "Arthur, hold on tight to Senri. Kuga and Natsuhiko will have to go with Camilla."

"Understood!" the man nodded and quickly got behind their new ally.

By the time they took to the skies, Nanami noticed that everyone had already began hurrying to a single ship on the waters. The waves reminded her of a certain person before Nijou spoke up, "Prince Kamui, that man…"

"His name is Silas." Kamui replied, "He's a childhood friend of mine. I promise he won't try to hurt us, if that's what you're worried about."

Nanami watched as the cavalry as they got closer to the ferry. It wasn't till Kamui shouted for them to hang on that they dove onto the boat just as Silas jumped on it right as they crew was about to pull up the steps. Feeling a little dizzy, Nanami struggled to get off his back as Kamui noticed this and warned them, "Careful!"

A hand grabbed onto her shoulder as she looked back and saw Muroboshi grab a hold of her… before carrying her and jumped off the back with a smile, "There we go…"

Nanami was grateful, but couldn't help at frowning from the sight of his face that he knew that he enjoyed acting like a hero. As she was about to get off, she noticed something behind his shades and her frown deepened anxiously, "Muroboshi, is that a-"

"Ron, if you're done, put Nanami down and help us!"

Upon Heishi's shout, Muroboshi raised a brow and put her down, "Yes, yes…"

He walked away with a shrug or paying her any attention.

With the battle over and now on the ferry, Kamui and Azura made their way to check on Senri when he noticed that Elise was already there. He made his way over to them with a strained smile, "Is this the one who made himself at home by the lake?"

Azura elbowed him lightly upon the joke as he bit back a chuckle. Elise smiled, "Yeah! He had a long journey and isn't use to riding horses, so he's not feeling too good right now."

"Well, now. I'm afraid he still has a lot of questions to answer when he wakes up."

They looked back and saw their sister, Camilla, walking over to them with Takumi and Corrin. Elise frowned hesitantly, "That'd be great, but I don't know… He doesn't really like people he doesn't know very well, which is why I was so happy that he would play with me anyway."

"Is that so?" Azura frowned, "That's a little worrying."

Elise smiled, "But, I do know that he's really nice when you get to know him!"

Takumi grumbled, "Seriously?"

Sakura walked over to them from her desk, "He should come around by tonight. Though, I'm worried that he might also get seasick too."

"Is he really that weak?" Takumi grumbled.

"B-But, you weren't all right the first time we went on a boat ride either, Takumi." Sakura stammered nervously, "Also, I don't think he's that bad too…"

Takumi sighed and nodded, "All right… Hm? What's that on his face?"

Camilla took a closer look, "A tatoo? Well, now. Isn't that a surprise?"

As she was about to touch it, Elise spoke up, "Camilla, Senri doesn't really like us touching his tatoo without his permission, I think that it's something really personal."

As she said this and the malig knight pulled back, the words came back to Kamui.

"Some of us even suffers just by having these abilities… You should be wary of who's past you should look into if it's about us with abilities."

He grimaced. Then, this young man is also a victim from having abilities. Is the tattoo a result of his own dark past? This… This is wrong!

There was a pat on his shoulder as he noticed that it was Azura who nodded, "We cannot change the past for them, but let's try to change the present for them as their friends and allies. One step at a time, Kamui."

Corrin nodded, "I'd like to get closer with the espers as well, especially Nanami's case. I'm worried about the worst that could happen with her state of mind. Kaze is already on it, but I worry, you know…"

Camilla nodded, "To be honest, I would like to help Koharu with her troubles. It's understandable to lose your memories of your own identity after not being referred by it for a long time, but I want her to at least remember her dear family. It doesn't seem like she was mistreated by her own family before. There's just so much she can look back to on those days."

"What? She lost her own identity?" Takumi frowned, "Damn it… Just how far can this go?"

"We're one to talk." Corrin said as she shook her head, "I'm sure that all of us have our own dark pasts too. It's only because of that and hearing theirs that we want to help them."

Kamui nodded, "We've already come to this point on our own. The rest, we have our friends and family to count on for support, but, just as we need them, I feel like they may need us as well. If they want our support, they can come to us. Pushing them for answers won't be of any help, instead it could just make things worse."

Camilla nodded, "You're right… Let's just leave it like this. Elise, let us know when he wakes up, okay? Now, since it could be intimidating with all of us together, who would like to volunteer to be here?"

"I can go." Corrin answered with a smile, "We need Elise there too."

Elise nodded, "He shouldn't mind too much, I hope. I'll be with him if he needs help too!"

Kamui smiled, "That's good. Thank you. For now, let's all return to our cabins. I need to speak with the captains about our destination too."

"I'll go with you to." Corrin said.

After they left, Sakura said anxiously, "Kamui and Corrin seemed rather…"

"Nervous?" Elise answered with a frown, "Yeah… I've never seen then move around places so much."

Takumi raised a brow, "But that's what they've always been doing."

Camila crossed her arms and leaned back a little, "I recall that they've been unable to sit still for long while we grew up together. Perhaps, they're more worried over the espers' situation than they are. Still, Elise, is it true? That Iago knows about the espers?"

Elise frowned, "Not about espers… But he knows about Senri and Koharu. That's why I told Odin about it before I left with Senri. With Xander and Leo, Koharu will be fine, right?"

Camilla smiled, "Yes. That was a good choice. I just hope it reached them in time. And that Iago doesn't know about the espers."

"You keep talking about this person…" Takumi narrowed his eyes, "Who is Iago?"

"A tactician who serves under our father as a retainer." Camilla answered with a frown, "He likes to scheme things to get his way a lot of times, I'm afraid. It doesn't matter as much how low he stoops to get it too. And sadly, our father listens and would sometimes trusts him more than his own children."

"I don't like him one bit too!" Elise pouted, "Because of him, I lost one of my maids that I just got to know and nearly lost my best friend too!"

As they looked to them, Camilla sighed, "I did say that he likes to fool others."

Takumi frowned, "Wait… I remember now. I heard that someone tricked my siblings into attacking some of the people of the Wind village right, Sakura? That's the guy?"

Camilla shook her head, "I don't know, but he does master well in illusions. Perhaps. You said that he made you attack your own ally?"

Sakura nodded as Camilla frowned, "That sounds like something he would plan… But, why was he there?"

Takumi shrugged as he frowned, "Perhaps, King Garon wanted to murder them just as he had with our mother."

"About that incident…" Camilla narrowed her eyes, "I remember you and your siblings said that we plotted Former Queen Mikoto's death…"

She frowned and continued, "But, I don't recall such talk about it. I know it's painful since you just lost a love one, but would you be able to tell us what happened that day?"

Takumi looked to Sakura and the two nodded, though he was reluctant to.

After checking with the group, Nanami went down to the clinic to see if she could catch a quick glimpse on their lost comrade. After walking down the steps and getting closer to the door, she paused as she could hear voices coming from the room.

"What do you mean by that?!"

She recognized it. It was Takumi's voice, but it sounded more sharp than normal. Hesitantly, she snuck by the gapping door and listened as Elise's voice answered, "But that's-!"

The princess paused as her sister finally spoke, "Ganglari is a blade our father gave Kamui… If what you said that day was true… then…"

There was some silence as Takumi sighed, "Fine… Nohr already has so many people to keep an eye on. It could be either the king or this Iago guy. Forget about the past."

"But…" Camilla said.

"B-Brother Kamui and Sister Corrin said that the king was also being controlled by someone. If it's the tactician, wouldn't that mean that he's the one we should watch out for? I-If mother was here, she'd probably forgive you though right, Takumi?" Sakura said.

The archer sighed and groaned, "She does sound like something she'd do. Let's just focus on the present for now."

"Thank you, Princess Sakura. Though I doubt Iago would have enough power to do that." Camilla said, "Though he's capable of manipulating people, he can't manipulate our father for all his action. If that was true, then the war would've started before it did. Perhaps, Kamui and Corrin would tell us eventually."

After hearing this, Nanami felt confused but snuck a peak as she saw Senri still sleeping peacefully on the bed. she got back out and frowned in uncertainty. Azura was there, but the princess just remained silent as they spoke. Perhaps she'd just leave the matter to them. Though she was curious about it. Finally, she decided to leave for the deck. If she was right, the ferry had nearly the same layout as the previous boat. She wanted to see the ocean for a bit. As she got to the deck, however, she noticed that Kamui and Corrin was returning from the top deck where the captain was. Quickly, she made herself small between some barrels as they passed her. She noticed Yato as she recalled the blade. Was that probably the Ganglari that the royalty talked about? The thought of the blade was frightening, already. As she got to the back, she took a seat at the wooden bench. The sound of the crashing waves was calming, especially after all the battles they've done. She needed time to think, especially now that Seri is back with them. The problem now is that they're still missing four other people one of who is Shukuri. As she thought this, the memories came back to her. Back in that dream world that Itsuki had took them to as part of a game. It still confused her. If he doesn't want to kill her, then what does he want and why did her run off after he saved her?

She frowned as the confusion only builds.

It was night when Mikoto and Natsuhiko called it a break. When they arrived at the clinic, they were greeted by Sakura, who saw them with a small smile, "Ah! Kuga and Mister Natsuhiko! Good evening! Are you finally taking a break now?"

"Yes." Mikoto smiled.

"That's good." Sakura nodded, "I-It's not really good to overwork yourself."

Natsuhiko sighed as he took a seat by an empty bed, "And that boy?"

"Senri woke up and left with Princess Elise to the Mess Hall." Sakura answered.

Natsuhiko nodded, "Ron's eyes is early finished. The only thing left after that is for him to test it."

Sakura nodded, "U-Um. Has Ron always been like this?"

Natushiko shrugged, "He came looking for a way to fix his eye sight and just found me. So, I decied to have some take this chance to tr something new for a bit."

Mikoto sighed, "So, you hired him as your worker and told him to do some dangerous work?! Honestly…"

As she shook her head, Sakura smiled, "The two of you really get along well. Anyway, I-I think I'm going to the Mess Hall now."

"We should go too, Natsuhiko." Mikoto said, "You missed Lunch you now. Not even a snack."

"Fine." He sighed and got up.

Mikoto smiled. So far, they've been able to make a routine of things here. Each morning, she'd wake up and have breakfast before meeting up with Natushiko back at his workspace. They'd work until Lunch before continuing shortly after. Then, evening comes around and they'd go get breakfast. Everything just fell into place. Though she enjoyed her time here, the thought of the war still came to her at times and she'd train herself at night to be able to put up stronger barriers for everyone. It was like the dark clouds on the horizon from her books at school. She just hopes that she'll be strong enough by the time it gets here.

After much sailing, Corrin walked to the empty deck as she said to her brother, "Kamui, we can't keep doing this. The espers' past are painful for sure, but don't you think that that past is theirs to think of? We all have a dark past of our own. Things we can't talk about. It's there."

Kamui nodded, "I thought the same. Then, I'll leave these be. We'll just keep a closer eye on her from afar."

"So…." Corrin looked to him with a smirk, "When's the wedding?"

"W-What?" Kamui's eyes widen.

Corrin giggled, "Kamui, you and Azura are quite easy to read, you know. Camilla and I are one thing, but even Sakura noticed."

Kamui groaned in embarrassment as he hid his reddened face behind a hand, "Was it really that bad?"

"Sort of." Corrin grinned.

Kamui strained a sigh as he frowned. It's great that his sister is understanding and the like. They were similar in that, but give them some space and an event and she can become a mischievous younger sister. He should've known that there was something else more personal than the espers' situation mixed with theirs.

"So?" Corrin asked again with a growing smile.

As the darkness came over the ship, the problems of the present was brought to a halt. Kamui just hoped that she didn't try to bug Azura about it too."

It was morning when Koharu woke up again. She found that she had fallen asleep in her little tent she shared with Peri that night. The retainer was already up and had her armor on. She grinned widely as she said to her, "Hey, Koharu! Ready to get going?"

Koharu nodded, "Y-Yes!"

She quick got changed before getting back to the horse where Laslow and Odin was each chewing on their bear jerky before they noticed the girls.

"Hi, Laslow!" Peri giggled.

"P-Peri?" Laslow looked to her in surprise, "Good morning. Aren't you suppose to be with Prince Xander?"

"Oh, he need your help with some documents!" Peri smiled.

"Since… when did this happen?" Laslow strained a smile as he heard this.

"Since last night!" Peri smiled, "Oh, sorry! Peri forgot to tell you."

"What?!" Laslow stuffed the remaining jerky back into his bag, "Oh god, no! Odin, watch over Koharu! Where's he now?"

"Hm…" Peri thought, "By the wagon, Peri think? That's where the documents are?"

"Right! See you later!" Laslow responded and hurried down the road.

Once gone, Odin sighed, "If he doesn't get doomed by his liege…"

Peri stuck out her tongue, "Peri said she's sorry."

Odin nodded, "We can see that."

Koharu looked around as the darkness lightened up slightly, but remained dark with bits of snowing falling from the sky.

"It's really morning, huh?" She noted.

Odin chuckled, "Of course! Not to worry! When we arrive at the Bottomless Canyon, it'll all get lighter!"

"Really?" Koharu said in wonder as she recalled the scene of Cyrkensia before the sudden collapse, "We'll get to see the day light again?"

As he nodded, she smiled, "That'd be great…"

Finally, after Laslow returned, the group began their journey to the Bottomless Canyon once again.

Nearly a week had passed when they finally saw land. That morning, they arrived on a small island where it was called the Notre Sagesse by the locals. Getting off the ferry, Nanami looked around curiously before noticing a small hut nearby. An elderly man sat there on a chair by his door as if taking in the sun. As she looked to him curiously, Mikoto walked over to her, "Nanami? Is something wrong?"

Kamui saw the man and noted, "Let try gathering some information here. We don't know much about the Rainbow sage."

Corrin nodded, "Then, I'll go and ask."

As she walked over to the elder, the man squinted his eyes and smiled upon noticing them, "Ah! Greeting, travelers! It must have taken you some effort to reach Notre Sagesse. Do you have business here?"

"We've heard that a man known as the Rainbow Sage lives here." Corrin replied, "We have need of him- could you please tell us where we might find him?"

The man hummed quietly before he noticed the blade next to her brother, "That weapon the young man is holding… It's the Yato, isn't it?"

"Hm?" Kamui looked in slight bewilderment, "Oh! Yes, it is, sir. I'm surprised you recognized it."

The man looked to them with eyes of suspicion, "Why do you wish to meet the Sage? Do you seek power?"

"No." Kamui shook his head, "We want to ask him a question."

"Ah…" the man smiled, "So, you're after knowledge, then. Fascinating…"

Hearing him say this, Nanami watched him carefully as he continued firmly, "On top of Mount Sagesse is the Sevenfold Sanctuary. The Sage is said to reside on the highest floor of that place. The mountain itself is quite high, so most people don't even reach the sanctuary. And… that's all I know, really."

"Thank you for your help." Kamui smiled gratefully, "If we learn more about the Sage as we go, we'll be sure to share what we learn."

"Try your best not to die on the way up!" the elderly man warned as they turned around and left.

Leaving the hut, they made their way up the only mountain they could see. Nanami followed after Mikoto and Azura closely as they began their hike up. As they got off the main level of the ground, she could already see the beads of sweat from her friend's cheeks. She called out to her, "Mikoto, are you all right?"

"Yes." She smiled and whispered, "It's just a little hike."

However, it hadn't been long before they could see the village from afar that Takumi finally sighed as he groaned, "That old man wasn't kidding. This is the steepest hike I've ever done…"

"Are you okay?" Kamui asked with concern as he saw both him and Mikoto before he narrowed his eyes, "Kuga, you should go take a rest on the wagon. It won't be good if you get tired by the time we get there."

Corrin nodded with a grimace, "You also still have to find the dragon with us too."

After some silence, Mikoto nodded, "You're right. I'll do just that, then."

As she turned around and left, Sakura looked to Natsuhiko in surprise, "You're not going to check on her?"

"I wanted to tell her the same." Natsuhiko noted, "But, she'll be safe on the wagon. She's not a child either."

Kamui nodded and announced to his militia, "Hey, everyone! If you feel tired or faint, make sure to speak up! We can always rest."

"What about you, Kamui? Corrin, your face looks a bit flushed…" Camilla noted anxiously as she peered at their faces before she smiled, "If you need me to, I can carry one of you on my back like when you were small! I'm sure Marzia would love to carry one of you too!"

"Ah…" Corrin took a step back hesitantly in slight embarrassment, "I'll be fine. Thanks."

As Nanami watched them talk fondly like siblings, she began to recall the past. It wasn't till she saw Elise that her eyes widen, "Princess Elise!"

"Uh-oh…" She gasped as her feet slipped and she screamed.

Quickly, she jumped behind her as did Sakura and the two caught her just in time. As Nanami breathed in relief, Sakura said nervously, "Are… are you all right, Elise?"

"Nice catch, Sakura and Nanami!" the Nohrian princess smiled, "Thank you! Falling all the way back down this mountain would have hurt a ton!"

"I don't think you would have fallen all the way back down…" Sakura noted nervously as she looked down the mountain with a shudder.

"Look! Is that the Sevenfold Sanctuary in the distance?" Takumi said as he pointed up the mountain.

"It must be…" Corrin smiled, "There can't be possibly be two of these up here. We must be near the summit."

Takumi looked up to the mountain, "And the sage is waiting at the very top."

"Yes, which means our real trial will start soon." Kamui said with a frown, "Ryoma said that the Safe will only meet with the strongest people… I don't think this will be an easy task."

"Yeah…" Takumi frowned, "We'd best be ready for anything."

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Elise said as she rushed up the slope.

"B-be careful, Elise." Sakura called out after her, "You could fall!"

As the girls rushed up, Takumi sighed, "They can still move that much? Ah! Sakura! Watch out for that branch! Elise, you too! Gods…"

As the archer now also ran after them, Camilla chuckled as Nanami watched on. Despite being from warring countries and formerly enemies, they all get along so well. As if there wasn't any kind of conflicts between them… A lot like when Mikoto brought back Ron and Azuma. They fit in quite well. It was still an unsual sight as she recalled that battle field the second day she was here. The siblings on both sides fighting against each other, not listening to the siblings they care about the most and even refusing to do so. But, when you actually talk to each of them, you get a better picture of the situation. Now, Sakura and Takumi finally joined them while Camilla and Elise joined them to help Kamui and Corrin. Maybe… Maybe if she hadn't done that… if he had known that…. Would they go back to being how they were too? Before she came into their lives?

As they entered the building, they found themselves before a long narrow room from across. It was styled much like those in Hoshido. It wasn't long before she noticed the stairs that a figure appeared before them. It was a man in a onmyouji like attire, though different from Orochi as she was a woman. The man bowed and said, "You must be tire after such a long climb. However, if you wish to meet the Rainbow Sage, you must pass the trials ahead. Only then can you open the door to the top floor. I shall be waiting for you there."

With that the man disappeared in a puff of smoke as Orochi sighed, "Illusions, huh?"

Kamui nodded, "There's two sets of stairs. Corrin, you take the right one and I'll take the left."

"Right." Corrin nodded, "Silas, stay with Kuga and the others. Hayato, Hana, and Sakura will come with me. Camilla, you can follow after us."

"Then, I'll go with Kamui." Takumi said with a frown.

"Me too!" Elise smiled, "You need some healers on this side too! Felicia and I can help!"

Kamui nodded, "Thank you Elise, but I need you to be with Takumi's group. With the layout, the vanguard won't be much of a problem, but the third level has more opponents. We may need to heavily rely on the healers from there. If I'm right, we'll rejoin on the fourth floor. So, we'll be counting on you all."

"You got it!" Elise smiled, "Let's meet at the top, Sakura!"

The Hoshidan princess nodded nervously, "R-right!"

Kamui turned to Heishi, "Heishi, you should stay back too. If the enemy hears of our movements, then they can read our movements."

"Got it!" Heishi sighed.

Nanami followed after Itsuki and Heishi as they followed after Kamui. Kamui had insisted that they should stay with Lilith, but you need to be present to speak with the sage. Taking part of the trial is probably on of it. She can't do much on her own, but she does have her weapons. So, she might as well try to make the best of it. However, as they got to the third floor, a thief blocked her weapon much to her surprise. As he was about to throw a dagger at her, Heishi jumped out before her.

"Hei!" Itsuki shouted and rushed over to them.

She didn't know what happened, but there wasn't any scream or sound of pain. Instead, Kamui hurried over to them, "Heishi! Nanami! Are you two all right?"

Heishi finally sighed in relief and nodded, "Yeah. He didn't thrown his weapon, so I'm all right."

As he moved, Nanami saw the man before them who raised a brow as Kamui said, "You have my gratitude for holding back on them, sir… Wait a minute… You don't look like one of the sanctuary guards."

The man grimaced, "Don't compare me to those freaks." The man grumbled.

"All right, sorry!" Kamui said with a frown, "But now that I've got a better look, you seem like a thief… Are you here to steal treasure from the sanctuary?"

The man laughed, "Like, I care about treasure. I'm here for the sage's strength. I need to gain as much strength and power as he can give me. I need it to defeat that self-proclaimed daimyo of Mokushu. That scum destroyed m homeland- I have to defeat him and rerbuild…"

"Huh?" Heishi frowned, "Wasn't that the guy the other ninja beat up?"

"Ninja?" Kamui frowned in thought, "Mokushujin daimyo… Oh! You mean…"

"What? You know him?" the thief frowned, "You aren't his friends, are you?"

"We know him." Kamui nodded, "We actually defeated him on the way here… He's not the daimyo of anything anymore."

"What?!" the man's eyes widen before he carefully thought, "I suppose I own you my thanks. You got my revenge for me. My name is Shura. I'm a ninja from Kohga, a land that was devastated by Mokushu. Who are you?"

"I'm Kamui." The prince answered, "And these are my allies, Heishi, Nanami and Kagami."

"Wait…" Shura frowned, "Kamui? I can't believe I'm going to ask this… Are you a price? Were you kidnapped from Hoshido as a kid?"

"How do you know that?" Kamui frowned, "Have we met before?"

"Haha, never underestimate a ninja's intelligence network. Rumors fly about you."

"Wow!" Heishi grinned, "So you're already popular, huh?"

"I heard you ran off with a legendary swor and you're fighting Nohr and Hoshido." Shura said.

"Hei…" Itsuki sighed.

"Nevermind…" Heishi stepped back a little intimidated.

"Well, I wouldn't say that I ran off with it…" Kamui replied, "You've got the meat of things, I guess. Although I wouldn't say we'rer fighting both kingdoms. We just aren't allied to either. We're working to defeat a greater threat to our world. It's why we've come here. We want to meet the Sage and ask him how we can accomplish our mission. My friends here are also looking for answers. They come from another far away place and is dragged into the fighting as well. The Archduke said that they would find their way back if they come with us."

Shura nodded with some thought, "All right. I think I understand your story. I guess I'll help you."

"Really?!" Kamui smiled, "Thank you!"

"Yeah." Shura nodded, "You defeated that Mokushujin scum, after all. If I go with you, you may accomplish my other goals for me, too! And a bigger army is better for you, right?"

"I see." Itsuki noted, "A mutual benefit."

Kamui nodded, "Yes. We'd be glad to have you. Thank you, Shura!"

The man smiled, "From now on, I pledge my services to you. Let's help each other out, Lord Kamui."

Watching the two leave, Nanami stayed closer to the group as Heishi sighed in relief, "That was a close one."

"Seriously, we need to stay together." Itsuki sighed in relief, "I was worried that I'd have to witness something ugly there for a second."

"Sorry, Itsuki." Nanami apologized as she knew she was reckless and slipped up.

Itsuki sighed and patted her head, "Just be careful and stay with us. We know you're a ninja and all that, but it'll be difficult if we separate, especially since Hei and I can't actually fight. I'm a merchant, not a fighter."

As they left the room after the others, she frowned quietly as she could only think back to that one person. If he was here, she'd be in even more of a lecture.

"Wow, we've finally reached the top floor." Elise smiled cheerfully, "The Sage must be just behind that door!"

"Hang on-" Takumi pulled her back, "Let's not let our guard down just yet. There's something strange about that door. I can't quite tell what, though…"

Having defeated all the illusions, they were rejoined at the top of the tower and now faced with a strange looking door.

"S-Strange? Then… we should proceed with caution." Sakura advised nervously.

Camilla nodded, "Who knows what traps might be on the other side. Be careful, Kamui, Corrin."

They nodded as Kamui walked up and slowly turned the door knob. Suddenly light flashed blinding them all in near shock. When Nanami came to, she found that they were in a rather familiar place.

"What the?!" Corrin gasped, "But this is-"

"The old man's home…" Mikoto said in surprise as she lowered her barrier.

As she said this, there was a chuckle as they turned and saw the same old man in Hoshido-like clothing laugh warmly, "Welcome back."

"Huh?!" Kamui's eyes widen, "But… this really is the old man's home! But, you were at the base of the mountain. How did you get up to the highest floor?"

"Or maybe…" Natsuhiko frowned, "What if it was magic? The highest floor is actually here."

"It seems someone got the gist of it." The man laughed, "This is actually linked to the highest floor. Quite convenient for me."

"What?!" Heishi groaned, "Then, all that was just a test to bring us back? Oh man…"

The man laughed, "Yes. Sorry, young man, but that's just who my trials work."

"Your trials?" Corrin's eyes widen.

The man nodded and said firmly, "I commend you on overcoming the trials I put forth. You are worthy of meeting me."

"I can't believe this…" Kamui's eyes widen, "You're the Rainbow Sage?!"

Suddenly, the light shined once more as an elderly man with a long white beard, green and brown robe and a wooden staff. The man smiled, "Indeed I am. You set out up the mountain in order to ask me something, did you not? Well, let's hear it."

Kamui nodded, "We're looking for… a dragon. We've been told that we needed to meet one. The dragon will help us stop this endless conflict between Nohr and Hoshido. I have to do whatever it takes to stop the fighting!"

The sage smiled, "Hoo… So you wnt to end the war, huh? Fascinating. And admirable. All right. I'll tell you where to find a dragon. But first, let me see that Yato of yours."

Kamui raised a brow, "Really? Okay. Here you go."

As Kamui handed the unsheathed blade to the man, the sage nodded in silence and closed his eyes. Finally, he spoke, "I, who forged the sacred blade… I, who committed the great sin… I, who wove the divine colors… I call on you now, Seal of Flames!"

Light shined from the golden blade as the sage handed it back to him, "Your blade… It should be a little stronger now."

"Thank you so much!" Kamui smiled and took the blade back, "Is this… the Seal of Flames that Fuga mentioned?"

"No, not quite…" the sage shook his head, "To complete the Seal of Flames, you need the other four divine weapons. Once you have them, the Seal of Flames will become the Fire Emblem."

"The Fire Emblem…" Kamui muttered in bewilderment.

"Yes… Without that, you have no chance of succeeding in your quest and your new found allies will find it hard to return home… Don't lost hear. Continue down the path you've chosen. It should lead… you to each of the weapons you need…"

As he finished, the sage suddenly started coughing. Kamui hurried over and caught hold of the elderly man, "Sakura, do you have your rod?!"

"Yes!" Sakura hurried over.

"Elise, you too. Heal him! Quickly!" Corrin called over to her sister.

"I'll do my best!" she said as the princess rushed over.

However, the man raised a hand, "Don't waste your energy… I have lived well beyond my time already…"

"What?" Corrin's eyes widen in confusion.

"Anyway, human magic…" the man slowly sat up, "Won't work on me…"

"Human magic?" Kamui raised a brow.

"Why won't it?" Corrin frowned before it dawned on her, "You don't mean you're-!"

"Yes." The sage nodded with a small smile, "I am the dragon you've been searching for. Long, long ago… twele dragons were filled with desire… They fought over who would control the world… For my part, I created the Yato and divine weapons. Doing so pulled humanity into our war. I wasn't able to die… until I had atoned for those sins…"

"But that was so long ago…" Kamui frowned.

"I've given our Yato… the last of my power…" the sage nodded and turned to Nanami and the group, "You've done well managing on your own, Children of another world… listen well… the enemy has taken your technology from your world... With it… he will have the power to control the fate of the humans… Your only chance is to save the heart… of an artificial life… if you want to return home…"

"Kamui, Corrin…" the sage nodded off, "Use.. the Yato.. and… your powers… Make… your own destiny…"

Finally, the sage fell back just as Kamui helped put him back down to the ground. Kamui mumbled solemnly, "Thank you, Sage. I mean. Thank you, great dragon… I will make sure that our sacrifice is not in vain."

After some silence, Nanami watched the lifeless body just as she had when she saw the death of the Archduke. It's the same. For the sake of the living, they needed to give up theirs and they were willing to do so. If Shukuri was here, he'd have gotten angry over the act of self-sacrifice. If only he was here to have stopped the dragon then.

Finally, Kamui turned to them, "Let's head to the Bottomless Canyon. The skies will soon change above Hoshido and Nohr."

Azura nodded as she patted the tearful Sakura's back, "We'll have to take the ferry tomorrow. When I checked, they said that they won't be opened till the next morning."

Corrin nodded as she saw Elise by their sister's side, "We'll call out Lilith, then. It's about time we go back to camp."

They all nodded. Nanami however, just watched the body as Corrin patted her shoulder, "I've called Felicia and Kaze to speak with the locals. We'll give him a proper burial and let them perform the ceremony. Right now, we can't waste the chance he gave his life to us for. After the war, we'll return and make up for our absence as with the former archduke…"

Nanami slowly nodded as Corrin took the rest of the espers out with her.

It was near evening when they got back that Lilith appeared before Kamui and Corrin, "Lord Kamui, Lady Corrin, could I have a moment of your time? There's a familiar face here to see you."

"Okay?" Corrin raised a brow and looked to her brother who shook his head in confusion.

As the light died away, a silver hair butler with black claws weapon appeared before them, "Lord Kamui, Lady Corrin, it's truly splendid to see you are doing well! When word reached us that you had gone missing, I could not rest. Tracking nobles across dimensional barriers was a new item for my resume… But I am undoubtedly richer for it. Now that I am here, I would like to fight at your side."

Forgeting all the intro, Corrin gasped with a bright smile, "Jakob! I can't believe you're here!"

Kamui nodded with a grin, "I'm glad that you've joined us. I was worried when only Felicia found us."

"Though I wonder how he'll react to hearing the whole thing." Corrin giggled.

"If it's about your current situation, the locals of Notre Sagesse filled me in on the situation, milady." Jakob said with a smile, "I shall aid you in your battle at your side."

Kamui smiled, "That's amazing."

Corrin nodded, "Well, he doesn't know this then!"

As the butler looked to her in confusion, she blurted out, "My brother just had his wedding the other day."

"What?!" the butler gaped.

Kamui strained a smile, "I'm sorry we couldn't invite you to be there, Jakob."

"N-No." the butler shook his head, "I'm to blame for not supporting you on that day. It was a failure on my part. Had I found you sooner, I could've helped you prepare for that day. Oh…"

Corrin smiled, "Well…"

"Corrin?" Kamui raised a brow, "Is something wrong?"

Corrin shook her head quickly, "Not really, no. I just realize that I have some other things to attend to. I'll see you later, then!"

As she waved and rushed off, Kamui raised a brow, "That's weird… It's almost as if she's hiding something… In any case, I should introduce you to the friends and allies we've made over the time since the war began, Jakob."

Nanami was making her way to the clinic she noticed the Kamui making his way to her with a butler next to him. She turned around to them, "Kamui…"

The butler frowned, "He's-!"

Kamui raised a hand as he stopped with a smile, "Nanami, this is Jakob. He's our butler and a close friend of me and my sister. Jakob, this is Nanami. Like Senri, she's also from another world and is an ally of ours."

Nanami bowed, "I'm Nanami Shiranui. I can't do much with battle, so I help do the chores with the rest of my team mates."

As Jakob strained a smile in greeting, Kamui nodded, "She's part of a team with Heishi and Ron. There's one more person, but we can't find him as of late. However, I don't know about battle. You do rather well helping Kaze and the other ninjas on the battlefield."

Nanami frowned, "No. It's clear that I don't have as much experience nor skills as the ninjas here."

Knowing his defeat now, Kamui sighed, "Well, if you're going to train, don't push yourself. You came from a world without much war. It's already a feat that you made it this far adapting to ours. Let's talk about this later."

Nanami nodded, "I'm going to help Felicia pick some fruits."

"Ah, the fruit trees." Kamui smiled, "I should pick some before the season ends."

Nanami nodded again and rushed off, "See you…"

When she was gone, Kamui stayed with Jakob as he smiled nervously, "Nanami is a good girl honestly, but she seems to have some serious behavioral problems that may have stemmed when she was younger, thus she's whether withdrawn from others. If you want to speak with you, you usually have to approach her."

"Behavioral problems, milord?" Jakob raised a brow.

The prince nodded with a frown, "Having powers is a great thing to some, but not for many of the espers. Even now, it seems difficult for her just asking her about any part of her past. Azura and I are sometimes worried that she might not have any bit of good memories from when she was younger. Azura is good friends with her thankfully. Just try not to question about her powers. We've tried and she just became more quiet. Of course, not many knows about her as much either."

Jakob nodded, "Is that so… Then, I shall keep that to mind."

"Thank you, Jakob." Kamui smiled.

As Mikoto walked through the Mess Hall with Natsuhiko holding a small box in hand, she smiled wearily, "It's a good thing we got this done in time. I just hope that it works."

"It will." Natsuhiko clarified, "I'll just the machine and adjust it while he has it on. Just rest. I'll need the healers' help for the surgical procedures."

Though she knew how stubborn he was, Mikoto frowned, "I know, but, Ron is still our friend too. I want to help you too."

Natushiko looked to her and, after some tense seconds, sighed, "Fine."

Mikoto looked to him with a victorious smile, "Then, I'll go get Sakura and Elise!"

Rushing off she began recounting the past week since the start of their creation to help Ron. She remembered the shock and horror upon seeing that Ron was actually partially blind during the entire time she was with them. Anger and shame filled her at first for not noticing the subtle hints Ron had as the took it for his laidback attitude, but the more she thought about it, the more she began to realize that there really wasn't much she could've done to help. She never knew when it happened and she can regret that, but she knows about the situation of her friends now and that's what matters the most. She came to that conclusion herself. To help her friend now with Natsuhiko. Thanks to their team effort they were able to finish the eye in less than two weeks, where it could've lasted more than over a month, according to Natsuhiko and she must say that she felt more accomplished as she had been able to get a better recognition over the tools he uses and when he needed it. It made her really happy as much as she hates to admit it and she doesn't plan on telling him! Honestly, it was hard not to smile though she knew that it was still too early to be happy over it.

After bring the healers together and Ron, they quietly made their way to the clinic that night. Before they entered, Natsuhiko handed her a flashlight, "The princess and Felicia would have a hard time with this technology, which is why I'm counting on you for this."

Mikoto looked to it and took it with a firm nod. Natushiko nodded with a gentle smile and together the two entered with a determined look on their faces.

Kamui, Corrin, and Takumi hurried down the road to the clinic as soon as they received word of Ron's procedure. This was what they were waiting for for a long time. If they are lucky, Ron would get his eyesight back and he can go back to moving about on the training ground as usual, but if not… It's best to just stay as positive as they can. Upon arrival, the three quietly slipped in where Felicia was waiting with a clean towel in hand. The maid saw the three and gestured for them to stay silent. There was some groans behind the white screen as the three took a seat in the tiny lobby. Till now, they did all they could preparing for this point. Cleaning the towels in steaming hot water for better sanitization. They never knew what could happen, so they just did as much as Natushiko knows. It was the first time it pained them that they didn't have the medical technology that the esper's world have, but they struggled to make do with it. At first, Natushiko questioned their attention at first, but the answer was simple. The espers did so much for them, even if they couldn't actually take part of the battles. Ron, especially helped them the most. By the time the moon was high in the sky, Natushiko finally spoke, "So, how is it?"

Corrin and Takumi was asleep beside him when Kamui opened his eyes.

"Hm… It'll do."

"How many fingers is Sakura holding?"

"Uh… the pink hair girl? Three…"

There was a groan as Mikoto's voice snapped, "Ron…"

As Kamui jumped to his feet waking others, Natsuhiko sighed, "If you're satisfied with it enough to fool around, then Mikoto and I will just leave. But let me know when there are problems."

Felicia walked out with a slightly pink towel and saw them. She smiled cheerfully under the small bags under here eyes. Corrin gasped as the brothers sighed in relief. Quietly, the three slipped back out with Felicia. Beside the building, Felicia smiled, "According to Mister Natushiko and Elise, he should be fine in the next couple of days. They need to be certain that it works."

"That's a relief." Kamui smiled.

"Yes!" Felicia smiled, "Mister Natsuhiko is really talented in his work. I hope he's willing to share the knowledge with us."

Corrin nodded, "It's be great if this could help the people suffering with similar problems, but the technology maybe a bit beyond us."

Takumi yawned, "Sorry, guys, but can we talk about this tomorrow? It's going to be dawn if we stay around here any longer…"

Kamui chuckled, "Right. You can go ahead. We'll go back too. We all have a ferry to catch tomorrow. Felicia, make sure you get some sleep as well. We'll be on the boat for a while after tomorrow."

"Thank you, milord!" Felicia smiled and hurried back into the clinic.

Leo sat on his makeshift bed staring at the extremely detailed photo of a pink hair woman with red eyes. He has been doing so for a while now ever since he received it from his brother. With him focused on the most important part of their travels, Leo have self-assigned himself the role of investigating the pursuer that had once attempted in Koharu's kidnap. As far as he's gotten was that the pursuer may have known someone related to the esper due to the uncanny appearance between the picture of the woman with her. However, when he questioned her…

"Koharu?"

The girl looked to him from her sticks of firewood for the militia. He continued cautiously, "Just curious, but I heard from… my sister that you don't remember much about your past?"

He wanted to click him tongue as he realized his small mishap during the question, but held back. Koharu nodded, "Yes… I don't even remember my real name."

"Your real name?" Leo's eyes widen.

He had never heard about this till now. In fact, all his brother was willing to tell him was that she was missing a bit of her past from certain circumstances. He frowned, "Then…"

"Koharu was the name the traveler gave me." She clarified.

Again, the traveler…

Though one of his retainers snorted, Leo looked to her anxiously, "Why don't you remember your name?"

He noticed her hold on tighter to the wood in her arms as she spoke nervously, "I-I haven't been called by it for a really long time. Koharu is the only name I remember. It was what the traveler always called me."

Seeing her tense appearance, Leo nodded, "I see… Well, how about your family?"

She frowned in thought as she slowly answered, "I remember that I once lived with my mother and my father…"

As her voice faded, he sighed, "Oh, right. So, much more fire wood do we need now?"

He had quickly changed the topic then, but now he wondered if he should have pressed forward a little more. Like getting to know what her parents looked like. As he stared down at the photo, he can't help, but notice the uncanny resemblance between the woman and the girl. At the same time, he was getting nowhere with all this. He grimaced before he hurried footsteps rushing towards him from outside. He raised a brow as he heard his name being called frantically in a familiar voice. He pushed away the canvas door and looked out in time to see Odin rushing over to him as the retainer shouted, "Prince Leo!"

The yellow mage halted before him gasping for air. Leo frowned, "Odin? You were suppose to be scouting the area… What happened?"

The yellow sorcerer bowed, "M-Milord! We've discovered the scheming mastermind, Iago, and Hans is heading towards Lava Fields!"

The prince narrowed his eyes, "Lava Field…That's by the path to the Bottomless Canyon. How-… No, it can't be! So, that's how they know about Koharu. Damn it! I need to let Xander know immediately!"

Akito felt annoyed. He was given the information of his comrades, told what had occurred, gave them the information they wanted, and now he's being forced to follow this group back to the castle of Hoshido, Shirasagi castle. He's never seen a castle before, but that didn't matter as much as he want to return to everyone else. Still, he followed after them as they were given notice of an attack by Nohrian soldiers. As he made his way up the hills and through a large garden of pink flowers. It didn't take long for his eyes to look to a gather of different soldiers fighting against each other as a man on a strange mechanism shouted out orders. Ryoma frowned, "Akito, stay with us."

Scarlett grinned, "Yeah! We're going to beat them up in an iffy!"

"Wai-!"

However, the two rushed forward leaving Akito to run after them. As he saw them take out two of the black armored soldiers, he looked about cautiously before he noticed something running up from behind the general. He grimaced, "Ryoma! Scarlett!"

However, the two was too busy with the present enemy. He grimaced as he saw the figure jump as flames shot out from a device in its arms. It caught the general off guard as he turned around in shock.

"Watch out!" Scarlett shouted desperately.

Akito clicked his tongue and felt an urge of power well up in him draining him of his strength as he swung his arm forward manipulating water from the nearby stream and creating a small flood by creating some more from his ability. It washed away the transparent figure with the machine as it exploded from being submerged in water. He gasped for air before he noticed Scarlett rushing over to him as he crumbled and Ryoma hurrying over to the general helping him back up. He had wanted to see more, but his eye lid was growing heavy as he cursed, "Damn it. Used more than I normally do… Of all… time…"

He could hear that the Malig Knight was calling out to him, but he no longer could well up any strength to listen as his vision became dark and the air around him became cold to touch.

Nanami…

YueTian: Yay! Finally, done! I'm going to add the title, put up border and upload before going to sleep. I'll add more correction and better Author's note tomorrow morning under EDIT. See ya then!

EDIT

Good evening, guys! I couldn't upload the author's note in the morning since I had to rush to class, but I saw the viewers and was surprised to see so many people willing to give this crossover a chance. Thank you all very much especially for reaching this far. I was very worried at first, but, then again, Norn9 isn't that we'll known and I need to remember that. I'm having a hard time figuring out an ending for my other fanfic with the word blossoms, but I'll figure something out. Sky's fate or fate of the sky is still going on too. I'm trying to figure out a way to put the children into this and I don't want to edit all the original plot by bringing the children from the future like Awakening from Fire emblem. it's about time that marriages goes on now too. I'll probably make a side story of Kamui's and Azura's wedding. I feel so sorry because, in all honesty, it wasn't Jakob's fault for missing the wedding. It was me the writer who forgot that he still wasn't with them, yet. But, hey! There's always Corrin! There's no way I'm going to be leaving her out and miss male Kana! Anyway, that's it for today! I hope the chapter was good. I'm going to prepare the next chapter of this. See ya!