Fire Emblem Fates
Chapter 3: The Choice
"This way." My older brother, Ryoma spoke to me, hand outstretched. My other 3 Hoshidian siblings rushed forward, Hinoka, Takumi and Sakura.
"Big.. Big brother?!" Sakura exclaimed, with a worried look in her face.
"He's my brother!" Exclaimed a young voice from the other side of the battlefield, my other younger sister, with blonde twirling tails. Elise. My big brother from Nohr, riding on a powerful horse, slowly approaches me, stretches out his hand and says,
"We're your family." All of the siblings have a worried look on their face as they stare at me, waiting, expecting me to side with them. I have no idea with whom to choose. On one side, we have the family that raised me and took care of me for as long as I can remember, and on the other side, we have my apparent peace- loving birth family, who only wishes to end the conflict. It was a hard decision, but I finally know what I have to do,and I turn to Ryoma and say,
"Ryoma, withdraw your troops from the battlefield." The looks on my Hoshidan siblings made my heart ache.
"Corrin, you can't be serious. Nohr is the enemy, they are responsible for you mother's death and the reason we never grew up the way we were meant to!" Ryoma countered, desperately trying to change my mind.
"Enough Hoshidan prince. Corrin has chosen to side Nohr. I will allow you retreat your troops due to Corrin's wishes. Stay and be slaughtered." My other older brother Xander responded.
"No Xander, you don't understand. I will not go back with you to Father and I will not take arms against Hoshido either." Corrin elaborates. The same look that had caused me pain from my Hoshidan kin is reciprocated from my Nohr family.
"But… Corrin. I know we may not be connected by blood, but that doesn't mean I love you any less. I have considered you my brother since I met you!" Xander defended.
"Don't listen to him, Corrin. Please, come back to us, your true family lies in Hoshido." Ryoma says.
"No Ryoma, I'm sorry." Ryoma then turns to Xander and angrily shouts,
"You! You are the reason Corrin never grew up with his birth family. You planted lies in his poor mind. That's all Nohr is! Liars and deceivers! Relying on tricks to hurt your foes, like cowards!"
"Take that tone with my brother again Hoshidan prince, and I will kill you. Corrin never once doubted our loyalty and caring for him back at Nohr, before you manipulated him against us. All the claims you make I can just as easily make back at you." Leo coldly responded.
"Heh, you must be the one they call Leo. I have heard you were quite a bookworm, so I will tell you this once and once only. Go back to your books and leave this battle to the true warriors." Takumi, drawing his bow, says. Leo uses his Brynhildr against Takumi, causing Takumi to fire his arrow, both hurt.
"Big brother!" Sakura and Elise both shout at once, healing their brothers.
"I will not! I repeat will not! Allow you to make me lose Corrin once more, Nohrian scum. Back out now or God help you I will massacre you and your whole army." Hinoka threatens, boarding her Pegasus. Camilla also flies up to greet her and says,
"No, Corrin is my brother. You may not have him." Camilla then taunts Hinoka, causing her to lose her cool and fly at Camilla, easily blocked by her.
"This is not what I wanted…" Corrin whispers to himself, seeing as his brothers and sisters from Nohr and Hoshido battle. Corrin tries to think of a way to stop them, but is surprised by a voice coming from behind him.
"Corrin please relax. I believe in you. I will stand by your side no matter what." Corrin turned around and saw a particularly beautiful women in a white dress and blue hair.
"Azura, what are you doing here in the middle of the battlefield. Please I don't want you caught helping a traitor." Corrin says.
"No. Corrin I support the decision you made, I don't think I can fight for Nohr or Hoshido. But I know I can trust you Corrin. Please, let me help you. You can't stop your sibling's fighting on your own." Azura reasons. Corrin nods, but he doesn't see the Hoshidan ninja lurking in the shadows. He sprung out, shuriken outstretched, ready to assassinate the Hoshidan traitors, until he was impacted by a force too small for Corrin and Azura to detect. They were shocked by the body as it fell to the ground. Corrin saw a dagger sticking out of the body.
"Can it be…? They didn't really follow me here did they?" Corrin questions, which was quickly answered when two people emerged from the woods. A girl in a maid's outfit and a tannish orangish hair, and a man with long grey hair tied up with a ponytail, wearing a butler's outfit. "Jakob, Felicia what are you doing here!"
"Wow, you would expect he would be happy to see us." Said a saddened Felicia.
"I must admit that was rather rude, sir." Jakob agreed.
"Sorry, it's just, I haven't seen you guys since we went to the Bottomless canyon. I assumed you went back to the Northern Fortress." Corrin replied.
"No, of course not Lord Corrin. We went searching for you! But no matter. We finally found you, let's go back to the castle and report our findings with King Garon." Felicia gleefully said.
"Yeah, about that." Corrin shyly said.
"What was that milord." Jakob said, until he noticed Azura, and then asked. "Milord who is this lady you have with you." Felicia, quick to jump to conclusions, exclaimed.
"OH, WE ARE SO SORRY! We didn't mean to interrupt you while you two were doing your business." Corrin and Azura were startled by her comment, and even Jakob was surprised. Azura's cheeks took a pinkish color and Corrin replied,
"No Felicia, this is Azura. She is my friend, and to fill you in on the current situation. Nohr and Hoshido have branded us as traitors, and we are caught in the middle of their warzone, trying to stop it."
"Oh…" Felicia said, surprised, but Corrin detected a slight sense of relief coming from Felicia's voice.
"No matter. Please go back to Nohr and pretend you never saw us. Go and hide out in the Ice Tribe village with Flora. I don't want any of you to get caught in a mess I made." Corrin said.
"No way milord. Me and Felicia are loyal to you to the bare bone. Me and her will follow you to the edge of time and space, if you so wish it." Jakob loyally responded.
"Well, we would be facing off against Lords Xander and Leo…" Felicia admitted, but Jakob nudged her and she quickly responded, "But it doesn't matter. I will fight with you until my last breath Corrin!" Corrin sighed with relief that he had the utmost loyalty from his two servants, but he couldn't pull it out of his mind on where the third was. He knew Gunter fell into the Bottomless Canyon, but he had no idea where Flora was. He was going to ask, but Azura caught their attention, saying.
"Well, I think our best chance at getting the armies to stop fighting is to take out some of their troops. Xander and Ryoma are currently in the midst of battle because they think the other has brainwashed you. If we take out their own troops, they will be forced to see that you are serious about your choice and more importantly that it was your own choice." The group agreed and they prepared for battle. Corrin drew his Yato and commanded,
"Alright everyone, you heard Azura. Let's fight Nohr and Hoshido."
Meanwhile, off in a distant place, a stranger emerges from what seems to be a portal. The stranger was wearing a cloak to hide their face. They got up and looked around and said,
"Gods, where the hell I am I?"
Hey guys! It's finally Spring Break over here which I hope means there's going to be an influx of new chapters. There was some small hints of Corrin shippings with Azura and Felicia this chapter, but will they be the final couple with Corrin. Well let's be honest, everyone's gonna want to be with Corrin.
The mystery with the stranger at the end there will be a fun end to most of the chapters from now on. The mystery of him/ her will unfold as the story goes on.