Chapter 7: Flashback
"Uhhh" Corrin said in exhaustion." I feel tired." "Same here." I said. "but we can't sleep, remember? We have to be cautious." "I know." Corrin said." But I feel like blacking out again. I can barely keep myself standing." I notice the Yato blade's flames growing weaker. Corrin looked like he was going to collapse. His eyes were half open. I was feeling the same way for some odd reason. What could have happened? I understand why I'm tired because I let out a huge emotion out of my system. But Corrin, why does he feel tired? Nothing that I know of affected him. Surely my scream was never meant to put people to sleep. "Daah!" Corrin yelped. He had his hand on his head as if he had a headache. "Corrin" Little Mac said." Are you alright?" "I...I dont know." Corrin Replied. He dropped the blade and fell on his knees. He grabbed his head very tightly as if he wanted to rip his skull in two. He started screaming In what I think is in pain. Little Mac didnt know what to do." Corrin!" He yelled." Whats wrong?! Please answer me!" Corrin was still screaming from the pain. All I can do is watch since I felt very weak. But I didnt want to see this at all. It felt horrible. Every minute of it. Hearing his screaming made me think of all the bad times and losses he went through. 'Stop' I thought. 'Please stop this. PLEASE!'
The screaming stopped. Corrin looked up to Little Mac with an expression of pain. "Corrin?" He said in shock. Corrin was about to say something, But instead he collapse to the ground and blacks out. I also collapse. And right before I black out as well, I hear the faded yell of Little mac saying,"Master!" And then, total silence and the setting is completely black. I was suddenly In a dream. I was looking at my hands and then I realized I was Corrin. The setting was familiar. I was at the time when I had to choose who I should side with in his Origins, Either his family of Nohr, His Family of Hoshido, or just refuse to fight for both sides. But...something was different. I turn around and I see Little Mac. Then suddenly, I appeared." This is all in your past, Corrin." My other self said to me since I was Corrin." Join us. We are your new family now." I grew insanely shocked. Because It is exactly what I would have said since I really dont want him to go." Who is this man, brother?" Corrin's Nohrian Brother, Xander said. "Your going to choose him instead of us?" Corrin's Hoshidan Brother, Ryoma asked in disbelief. "Over your own flesh and blood?!" Both brothers gave an angry stare at me. "Come with us, brother." Xander said. "Let's go home. Father is waiting" "No, Corrin!" Ryoma then said." Come back with us. With your real family." I turn around towards Myself and Little Mac. "The choice is up to you." My other self said. "What will it be, Corrin?" Suddenly, everything blacks out. Nobody was around me now. I am surrounded by darkness. I started walking without hesitation and I could feel my bare feet getting sucked out and In as if I was walking over a shallow lake. It felt cold, but it felt good as well. I continue to walk a couple more steps. Then out of no where, The hooded figure we encountered before in the woods appeared in front of me with a purple cloud of smoke. Suddenly, I couldnt move. The hooded figure floated towards me as I was struggling to move. "It...will...be...all...over." It said. It disappears and the purple smoke started surrounding me. I was screaming but not on my my free will. Which brought me to my realization. I think im witnessing what Corrin is encountering. I was just looking into his perspective without control. I'm in his dream, or Nightmare.
Suddenly I sprung to life. I was in the medical room on a floating platform. Right next to me was Corrin. He as well was on a floating platform. He was still out cold. I took off the equipment that was on me quickly and got off the platform. In fear, I went towards Corrin's body shaking him. "Corrin wake up." I tell him." Corrin!...Corrin!...CORRIN!" No reponse from him. He was still out cold. I bury my face on his chest." Please, Corrin." I said. I was almost about to cry." Please wake up. Please!" Then I remembered what he was going through in his mind." That hooded figure." I said in a shocked voice. I got up. Then I started screaming telling the figure wherever he was," LEAVE CORRIN ALONE! TAKE ME INSTEAD!" I pant heavilly with complete rage flowing through me. I feel my blood boiling inside me. My veins popping out. My nerves growing even more tense. I wanted to start wreaking havok. I wanted to kill someone. Especially that figure I saw in Corrin's dream. All of a sudden, Little Mac ran to the Medical room. "Master!" he said in excitement. I turn around towards Little Mac enraged. His familiar face made my anger fade away from me very quickly despite the situation. I grew less angry and more grateful since he was here. "Little Mac." I said In a weak voice. we walk towards eachother. He gave me a hug." I thought I lost you." He said." Dont worry, Mac." I said in a happy but weak voice." Im ok now." Boy was I happy to see Little Mac again. It was a very big relief to know that my Little Mac was ok and still cares about me. My best friend, No, A person I see as my son, is still here by my side 'till the end.
"What happened?" Little Mac questioned." I heared you screaming again." "Its Corrin." I answered." The figure that encountered us in front of HQ is back. It's inside Corrin's mind. I saw it myself from his perspective. He really needs help and I need to help him, but I feel like there is nothing I can do. Corrin just has to fight it and all we can do is hope for the best." "Well" Little Mac said. "We cant just sit here and do nothing, can we? We should at least try to do something about this and I think I know what we can do." "Alright." I respond." What is it that we can do?" Little Mac responded," I have this hunch about the figure attacking Corrin. Maybe the figure is around the building. Im not sure if this is true but It feels like the figure needs to be at a certain range to completely take over someone else's mind. And maybe its body is very vulnerable since his mind is elsewhere, or for us inside Corrin's mind. If we stop it while it is at its vulnerable state, we could end that figure's life and Corrin would wake up again. Allowing this major situation we got ourselves into to finally become nonexistent." "Your probably right!" I said. I was highly impressed by how Little Mac said all this."Lets look around the base and see if we can find it. And quickly. Corrin's life is in our hands." "Right!" Little Mac said." I'll check the inside and roof." "Then Ill check under the HQ and the woods." I tell him. "If you dont find anything, come back here. But if you find that figure, end his life." "I will." He said. "Ok." I said." Let's Go!" Our search begins around the base. We gotta work quickly because I dont want Corrin to die on me. I hope what Little Mac said is true. I really hope so.