Well folks, I've figured out my plan for the opening segments of this story.

I also want to say thank you to the... *Quickly checks reviews* 12 Reviews I've gotten for this story. And that was just the intro chapter.

Anyway it's time I continued this story, chuck Irwin into either Nohr or Hoshido (is there a name for that continent?), and shove Irwin into his first fight of the series.

Also, this may have taken a little longer than I thought I would have taken because I'm going to try my best to use the damage calculations from the game to determine the damage dealt, but I might not be able to find/ I'm going to get lost trying to make all the necessary calculation and I just say 'Fuck it'

Man I just love throwing myself under the bus don't I?

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I found myself snapping my eyes open in a really dreary looking place.

Dark cloudy skies, lifeless land, my back leaning up against a dead tree.

"Yep, this is Nohr alright." I muttered to myself as I stood up, picking up the Iron Lance and shield that sat next to me, "So now it's the million dol- er... gold question, who or what am I gonna run into first?"

It was a valid question to ponder as I started walking.

I could run into bandits, Faceless, some generic Nohrians, the Nohrian royal family (Not including Garon of course), I could even have some really crappy luck and run into Rinkah and Kaze and find myself sitting in a not so cozy Nohrian prison cell.

Personally I don't want to be caught in that last one.

"You know, I should probably be making a plan for the story..." I mused, "First and foremost is making damn well sure Queen Mikoto doesn't die... But how?"

That's the real issue with trying to save Mikoto, the 'how'?

Sure I could tackle her down, but that would likely end up getting Corrin killed. I could tackle Corrin down before Mikoto moves in front of him/her (Really should figure that one out soon.) but Mikoto would probably still try to throw herself in front of the shards of Ganglari.

I could throw myself in front of the attack and hope for the best, but one thing bad that'll come from saving Mikoto is Corrin not being able to attain their Dragon Form, nor would they regain their memories from before Garon kidnapped them.

"Jeez, this is a tough dilemma." I said, "Maybe I should have gone with a Knight Class instead, I wouldn't be able to move very fast but I would still be a damn good wall for Mikoto."

Continuing on the road I was on I decided it would probably be best if I changed my thoughts away from trying to save a mother that predicted her own death and is all but ready to throw herself in front of a lethal blow for her child and work on something much easier for me.

My cover story.

"Okay, if anyone asks me where I'm from I'll tell them I'm a very lost traveler from the distant continent of Tellius, more specifically I'm a Branded of the Kingdom of Crimea." I mused, "And if they ask what a Branded is give them a short answer, if they ask who my Laguz Parent is, tell them I don't know."

That part is actually a little true, seeing as my mom died not too long after I was born, so I really don't know her all too well.

"Actually, I gotta wonder what my Laguz Blood involves?" I muttered as I stepped over a root of a dead tree, "Seriously it really does matter in the world of Fates."

I'm not kidding, if I had the blood of a Dragon Laguz in my vein that actually brings up a rather curious question, could I possibly use Dragon Veins if I had Goldoan Dragon Blood in my veins?

Well that requires a Dragon Vein for me to test it out on really... and if I do have the power to use Dragon Veins I'm probably going to wait until after Corrin has chosen their path before attempting to use them, just so I don't have to worry about unnecessary questions coming from the royal family too early.

At that's when I noticed a group of people.

Good news for me was that it wasn't Kaze and Rinkah.

Even better news was that it wasn't a group of Faceless.

Bad news was, it was a group of bandit's, judging from the rag tag outfits these guys were wearing.

"Okay so what do we have here?" I asked, scanning the group, not getting that 'You've gotten the observe skill' thing seeing as it isn't a Fire Emblem Skill.

1..2..3 Mercenary Class unit's, 3 Fighter Units, 2 Outlaw units, A Cavalier holding that lump of junk called a 'Javelin' (That thing is not a javelin, and I'm going to make some to show these people what a Javelin is), a Dark Mage (Shit), and... Oh hey there's Camilla.

"Okay, I don't think it's a good idea to- Wait Camilla?" I asked looking again.

Sure enough, Camilla was there on her Wyvern, her Steel Axe at the ready. Next to her were Leo on his horse with his Byrnhildr Tome at the ready, Xander with his sword Siegfried at the ready while he was on his horse, Elise surprisingly with a heal staff held in her hands, and princess Corrin standing next to Elise however Corrin was unarmed at the moment.

"Well shit." I said, "Well those Bandit's must have more balls than brains."

Right as I said that one of the Fighters lunged at Camilla, only to be knocked aside by a tree suddenly appearing and blasting him away, curtsey of Leo.

"Correction, all balls, no brains." I said, even I'm not dumb enough to try a head on attack at the Royal family, "Well it is free EXP for me I suppose..." I mused to convince myself.

With that I ran up behind one of the Mercenaries that had his back turned to me.

[Mercenary: Lvl 1]

[HP: 17/17, STR: 5, DEF: 5]

'Glad to know the Game only give's me what I need to know at the moment.' I thought.

Stepping close behind the man I gave a wide Swing with my iron lance, blindsiding him.

"GYA!" The Mercenary shouted as he stumbled forward, taking 10 Damage.

No seeing as this isn't a game I gave him a 'poke' in the back, dealing another 10 damage and killing the guy.

[+30 EXP]

"GYAHA!" The Merc cried out as he fell forward, I took his Bronze Sword from him as he fell.

Looking over I noticed an Outlaw sneaking up behind Corrin and Elise.

'Don't you dare miss Irwin.' I thought throwing the sword toward the Outlaw.

[Corrin P.O.V.]

[Moment's prior to the battle]

"Are you sure this is okay?" I asked Camilla.

"Of course it is dear little sister." Camilla said with a smile, "All the guards have been given the day off, and none of us are going to talk about this. Right?" Camilla said that last word with a growl.

"I think Corrin does need some time outside of the Northern Fortress every now and then." My brother Leo said.

"I can't believe you actually convinced me to do this." Xander said with a sigh, "Father expressly said Corrin was not to leave the fortress until she was ready to fight."

"You can test big sister tomorrow Xander." Elise said defending me, "Let her enjoy this moment."

"Very well." Xander said with a sigh, "But Corrin you better be prepared to duel me tomorrow."

"I will be brother." I said, just moments before we came to a sudden stop.

"Oh dear." Leo said.

"Bandits, that's a little annoying." Camilla said as she slipped her axe off her back.

"Maybe we can go around them?" Elise wondered.

At that moment the bandit's noticed us, and a Fighter type bandit leapt at Camilla with his Bronze Axe raised.

"No you don't." Leo said as he conjured a tree that knocked the man back.

"Get them!" The sole Cavalier of the group shouted.

"Corrin, stay by Elise." Xander ordered as he got ready to charge in.

Before I could say anything I noticed something happening in the back of the group of bandits.

A man holding an iron lance, wearing only a hauberk as armor, a green short sleeved shirt, loose tan pants, and brown boots, ran up behind one of the Mercenaries that were with the bandits and slashed the man in the back before stabbing, not letting the man get a chance to retaliate.

"Wait, there's someone else fighting these Bandit's!" I called out.

"I see him." Xander said looking at the Lancer... although his fighting style already seemed different from the Lancer's I had seen around the Fortress when they were practicing.

At that moment the Lancer grabbed the Bronze Sword from the Mercenary and threw it... at ME!

"Corrin!" Camilla cried out seeing the sword fly at me... and right past me.

"GYAH!" A voice from behind shouted out, causing me to spin around with Elise.

An Outlaw classed bandit had snuck up behind us and intended to kill either me or Elise, but the bronze Sword had impaled the man before he could notch an arrow.

"Corrin, Elise, are you two alright?" Xander asked.

"We're fine." I breathed, "But the guy that threw the sword at me just saved my life."

"I'd like to thank the man, but after we've dealt with these guys." Camilla said turning to and flying after the Dark Mage.

I nodded and pulled the Bronze Sword from the Outlaw behind me, I should try to reach that Lancer before the battle ends and he slips away before we can thank him.

[Irwin's P.O.V.]

[+30 EXP]

'I hit the Outlaw!' I thought in cheer... just before I had a fighter bear down on me.

[Fighter: Lvl 1]

[HP: 19/19, STR: 7, DEF: 4]

"Whoa!" I shouted as I blocked the axe with my shield, then stabbed before he could jump back, dealing 19 damage, then made a side slash while he stumbled back to finish him off.

[+30 EXP]

I picked up the dead Fighter's Bronze Axe and set in in a small loop on my belt to hold for the moment, seeing as I don't plan to reveal my Inventory skill just yet.

I soon noticed that Camilla had taken care of the Dark Mage, much to my relief.

I also noticed Corrin was taking on the Fighter that had been knocked by by Leo, so naturally I ran in to help.

By the time I reached her she had beaten the Fighter, however an Outlaw had already aimed at her.

"Watch out!" I called pushing the 'Nohrian' Princess aside.

[Corrin's P.O.V.]

"Watch out!" A voice called, just before I got pushed aside.

Looking at the person who pushed me, I saw it was the Lancer from across the field, up close I noticed his hair was short and black, and he had deep green eyes. And the reason he pushed me aside was to block an arrow that an Outlaw had shot at me.

"Thank you." I said.

[Irwin's P.O.V.]

"Thank you." Corrin said just as Xander cut down the Outlaw.

"No problem." I said, "Just remember to check behind you ever so often when you aren't in the middle of a fight."

"I'll try." Corrin said as she re-adjusted her grip on her sword, "Listen, after the fight, could you stick around so my siblings and I can properly thank you for your help?"

"Sure why not?" I said with a shrug, "It's not like I have anywhere to be right now."

"Thank you." Corrin said.

At that moment the Cavalier rode right toward us.

[Cavalier: Lvl 2]

[HP: 18/18, STR: 7, DEF: 5]

"Why can things never be easy." The man groaned as he gave his Javelin a twirl.

"Are you ready for this?" I asked Corrin as she took her stance.

"Ready as I'll be." Corrin said.

The Cavalier lunged at Corrin, who jumped back from the attack before jumping in and slashing at the man, Dealing 8 Damage.

As I gripped my Lance to strike I felt a surge of strength come forth from my body.

[Critical Hit activated]

"Let me show you Crimean Strength!" I shouted running up to the man, before making a upward strike that pulled me into the air with a single spin before I slashed back down, sending the man flying off his horse and dealing 30 damage.

[Level up!]

[HP= 20 +1]

[STR= 8 +1]

[MAG= 0]

[SKL= 8]

[SPD= 8]

[LCK= 0]

[DEF= 7 +1]

[RES=3]

"Not too bad, maybe I can make it way out here." I mumbled to myself seeing my stat growth, wish my Resistance went up though.

Looking around I noticed that all the other bandits had been taken down and the rest of the royal family were making their way toward me... Except Camilla was going full speed on her Wyvern.

"Whoa!" I shouted hiding behind my shield.

That turned out not to be necessary as Camilla's Wyvern stopped a few feet away from me and Corrin, with Camilla expertly jumping off the Wyverns back and grabbing Corrin and pulling her into a rather excessive hug, getting the young princess caught in the older princesses rather large rack.

"Oh Corrin are you okay?" Camilla asked dotingly, "I'm sorry I wasn't expecting this to happen during out walk."

At this point Corrin was starting to flail about slightly, most likely due to lack of oxygen.

"Uh... excuse me, but I think Corrin can't breath." I said.

Camilla looked down to see that Corrin's face as lodged between her breast before she gasped and quickly pulled Corrin out of them, the latter of which let out a loud gasp of air.

After that her head snapped toward me and the words that passed through my head were, 'Oh shit.'

"Thank you for stopping that Outlaw from shooting my dear Corrin in the back." Camilla said.

"No problem Ma'am." I said, I'm just going to leave out the part where that throw was purely blind.

Camilla just chuckled, "It's Camilla to you sir." Camilla said firmly.

"Well, my name is Irwin." I introduced strapping my Lance to my back.

"It's nice to meet you Irwin." Corrin said slipping out of her sisters grasp, "I'm Camilla's younger sister Corrin, the man with the Sword is my brother Xander, the one with the tome in his hand is my brother Leo, and my younger sister with the staff is Elise."

"It's nice to meet all of you." I said.

"Hmm..." Leo said examining me, "Your armor reminds me of Nohrian, but your fighting style isn't Nohrian, or even Hoshidan... Who exactly are you?"

"Leo! Don't start interrogating him, he just saved Corrin. Twice!" Elise said.

"I'm with Leo on this." Xander said, "It could very well just be a ploy to earn our trust only to betray it."

I resisted the urge to roll my eyes, "Well to be honest, I'm not from Nohr, or Hoshido for that matter."

"SO where are you from?" Corrin asked, "Back when we were fighting that Cavalier you shouted something about Crimean."

"So you caught that did you?" I asked, honestly I didn't put much thought into my critical hit shout , I just chose to wing it, "Well Crimea is my homeland, it's a Kingdom of the continent of Tellius."

"Never heard of it, where is Tellius?" Xander asked.

I sighed, "I wish I could say, but after taking three ships and getting caught in three storms out at sea I've pretty much lost all sense of ocean navigation." I said holding my hands out.

"Sounds rather convenient to me..." Leo said skeptically.

I chuckled, "Yeah it does sound that way, but it's not your typical amnesia story that's for sure."

"Well that is true I suppose." Camilla said, "He doesn't look to be Hoshidan either so there may be some sense of truth to his story."

"Thank you Camilla." I said looking at her an nodding.

Leo then turned to Xander and lowered his voice, if not by much, "Perhaps it would be best if we kept an eye on this man."

Xander looked back to Leo, "Let's see what more we can learn from him before we start trying to come up with it." Xander said.

"I can hear you." I said flatly, causing the brothers to look back at me, "It's not nice to whisper about people."

"My apologies." Leo said.

"Excuse me, Irwin?" Elise asked.

"Yes miss?" I asked.

"What kind of fighting style was that?" Elise asked, "I mean it seemed to be more acrobatic than a Nohrian Fighting style, but less acrobatic than Hoshidan and definitely lacking the flourishes."

I smiled, "It's a common fighting style for anyone from Tellius who trains in the Soldier, Halberdier, or Sentinel class fighting styles." I explained, "The people from Tellius strive to not let any soldier be held back due do the fighting style they choose to follow."

"I see..." Leo said, "I suppose our Lancers are fairly limited in their combat capabilities."

"Perhaps we can finish this conversation in the Northern Fortress." Xander said, "I'd rather not wait here for more bandits to show up and attack."

"Xander has a point." Corrin said, "I don't want to be caught in another ambush."

"Fair enough." I said, "Lead the way."

When the group turned their back I quickly spun back and grabbed the 'Javelin' from the Cavalier, as well as the Vulnerary he had on him before putting them in my Inventory and quickly following.

"Can you tell us more about Tellius when we get back to the Fortress?" Corrin asked.

"Of course." I said, "Although where to start is the real question."

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Alright people, that's the first actual chapter of The Gamer of Fate.

I hope this continues to live up to everyone's expectations.

Anyway here are the current stats of Irwin.

Irwin

Lvl 2

EXP 25/100

Race: Branded

Class: Soldier (Tellius)

HP= 21

STR= 9

MAG= 0

SKL= 8

SPD= 8

LCK= 0

DEF= 8

RES=3

Also I'm probably going to be playing the EXP Gain by the ear, seeing as while I have found EXP gains from beating enemies at/below the unit's level, I haven't found once for beating overleveled/boss units.

Anyway I'll see you all in the next chapter, whenever that may be.