Well guys, here we go with another chapter of Gamer of Fate.

I really don't have much to say here so... everyone enjoy, after all Camilla has arrived early so there will be some changes.

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I leaned over the ropes of the rickety rope bridge and down into the Bottomless Canyon.

"This is the Bottomless Canyon where we lost Gunter." Corrin said looking downward, "You don't mean for us to hide out here, do you?"

"That's exactly what I mean. We'll jump into the canyon." Azura said.

"Wait just a minute! If we jump from here, we'll all die. No one will ever find us, that's for sure—but we'll be ghosts!" Jakob said.

"We'll, Camilla's Wyvern could give us a lift down but..." I started, "I doubt the thing would be willing to do it four time."

"I certainly won't allow my dear Corrin to jump down there." Camilla said flatly, "Nor would I willingly take her down there."

"Don't worry. You won't die if you jump. You have to trust me." Azura said with full confidence.

"So if I were to push in say... Takumi, he'd be perfectly fine?" I asked.

"He'd be rather irritated with you, but yes he would be fine." Azura said.

"Azura... You'll tell us more of what you know after we jump into the canyon, right?" Corrin asked.

"Yes, if that's what you wish." Azura said.

"... Then we have no choice." Corrin said, causing Camilla to leap off her Wyvern and pulled Corrin into her cleavage.

"My darling Corrin can't be telling me you're actually planning to jump down there?" Camilla cooed.

"Yes. Everything will be fine. I trust Azura." Corrin said somehow removing herself from her older sisters grasp as Azura moved to the edge of the rope bridge.

"Thank you, Corrin. I'll go first and wait for you to follow." Azura said, causing Corrin to approach her.

"All right. I'll be right behind you." Corrin said.

"...If my mistress is going, then I'll need to find the courage. I would give up my life if my lady commanded, after all. It should be an easy thing to follow her anywhere, even..." Jakob said.

"That my friend is dedication." I said patting the butler on the shoulder.

"I'll follow my little sister anywhere in order to keep her safe." Camilla said looking into the canyon, "Even... down there."

Looking at Azura and Corrin I saw the Azura had already slipped under the ropes and let herself fall off the bridge, Corrin jumping after her.

Jakob took a deep breath before jumping off the bridge after the two.

"Come on then." Camilla said mounting her Wyvern, "Let's follow them." She said as the Wyvern took off and flew down the canyon.

"Well no time like the present I guess." I said backing up. I then ran forward and jumped onto the rope railing before jumping off, "Geronimo!" I shouted.

I gotta admit, once you get past the fact that your falling hundreds of meters, free falling is kinda exhilarating, just the feel of the wind pushing up against your face is rather nice once you've gotten used to it.

Of course I then felt some kind of energy wash over me, and caused me to pass out. I assume the same thing happened to the others because Camilla's Wyvern wasn't diving rather it was tumbling down the canyon.

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Waking up I found myself in the middle of an open field, one that had several floating islands around it, not all of them floating at the same angle as the one we were on.

Looking around I Azura had already recovered, Jakob was getting up rather unsteadily, Corrin was sitting up at the moment, and Camilla was pushing her Wyvern head off her lap gently while trying to rouse the creature.

"...Ugh. Is this...the bottom of the canyon?" Corrin asked as she stood up, "That was a heck of a jump, but nothing seems to be broken..."

"Thank goodness. I said you'd be all right, didn't I?" Azura said with a small smile on her face.

"Jakob, Irwin, Camilla, how do you all feel?" Corrin asked.

"I'm fine, of course. I'm relieved to see you are unhurt as well Lady Corrin." Jakob said.

"I'm feeling fine, a little unsteady, but fine." I said standing up myself, using my Iron Lance to balance myself as I stood up.

"Me and Marziah are perfectly fine." Camilla said, huh, so that's the Wyvern's name, good to know.

I can't believe that the Wyvern was never a topic in any of Camilla's support conversations originally, it's sad really.

"So... Where are we? This place looks like it's definitely seen better days..." Corrin said looking around the place.

"...This is the kingdom of Valla, it's responsible for the war between Hoshido and Nohr." Azura said.

"How is this place responsible for starting this?" Camilla asked mounting her Wyvern.

"Follow me everyone." Azura said gesturing us to follow her, "If we linger here, we'll be spotted."

"By what?" Corrin asked as we began to follow Azura .

"My guess is those same people who attacked Queen Mikoto." I said.

It didn't take long for Azura to lead is into a cavern, which had a small, ruined fort we took cover inside.

"We should be safe here. As I was saying... The throne of Valla is occupied by King Anankos." Azura started, "Before his arrival, this land was a peaceful one. All was well until Anankos killed our king and took the throne for himself. Once bountiful farmlands were devastated, replaced by wastelands and graveyards."

"He destroyed an entire kingdom?! For no reason at all?" Corrin cried out, her voice thankfully not echoing in the small fort, yet.

"...Yes. And he isn't finished. He wishes to lay waste to the entire world. First Valla, then Nohr and Hoshido. Even now, he's the hidden influence that quietly forces Nohr and Hoshido to fight." Azura said, "King Garon's invasion is the result of Anankos's subtle manipulations."

"Are you telling me Father was used as nothing more than a pawn in all this?" Camilla asked.

"I'm afraid so Princess Camilla." Azura said sadly.

"That's horrible! But...if it's true, then maybe we can stop this war by defeating Anankos! We need to get back up above and explain this to everyone! If we can get Nohr and Hoshido to work together with-" Corrin started.

"I'm sorry, but you can't. You mustn't talk about Valla to anyone when you're beyond its borders. If you do, you'll trigger a curse that will cause your body to dissolve and disappear." Azura said, "That's what happened to my mother... To Arete, the former queen of Valla."

"So that's what happened to her." Camilla said, "Everyone said she was assassinated, but... to think it was because of a curse."

"Wait." Corrin said holding up her hands. "Your mother was a queen in Valla, not Nohr? Then, that makes you..."

"Yes... I am a Vallite princess. The king that Anankos murdered... He was my father." Azura said.

"And thus you were forced to flee, arriving in Nohr." I said.

"Yes... But I wasn't able to tell anyone about this before. Because of that curse... Even if I wanted to talk, I couldn't. I was trapped, no matter how much I missed my parents, I had to keep it all bottled up inside... Until now." Azura said.

"Azura..." Corrin said gloomily.

"Listen, Corrin. I'm sorry to say this, but..." Azura started, "Now that you've chosen this path, you'll know exactly what I've been feeling. No matter how much you want someone to understand what's happening... No matter how much you want to tell them the truth... You won't be able to tell them. You need to prepare yourself for that. I can't even express how painful it is to know the truth and not be able to say it."

"Not necessarily." I said, causing the others to look at me in confusion, "We can tell people, but it has to be... vague."

"What are you talking about?" Camilla asked.

"We can't talk about Valla or King Anankos directly, that's the rule of the curse right?" I asked.

"Yes." Azura said, "Any direct reference to Valla would trigger the curse."

"Then we talk about it indirectly." I said with a small smirk, "We can refer to the warriors attacking from Valla as Invaders, it's such a generic term it can't trigger the curse, and while we can't name Anankos we can still imply about him, calling him a powerful mage that can track down those that speak his name."

Jakob smiled, "It would give us a far more believable reason for talking about this place that just saying we can't talk about it."

Azura smiled, "I think that wouldn't trigger the curse." She said, "My mother made several indirect references to Valla and the Curse never triggered so your plan should be successful."

"But what are we going to call Valla by as an alternate term?" Camilla asked.

Azura opened her mouth to speak, only to quickly close it when we heard a rock bouncing deeper within the cave.

"Did you hear that?" Azura asked. "There are enemies approaching, a rather large number of enemies. Corrin, We'll need to deal with this threat before we can continue."

"Ok." Corrin said drawing her Wind Edge instead of Yato, "Everyone be ready fight."

"I've never seen that kind of sword before..." Camilla said.

"We can talk about the Wind Edge later." Corrin said.

"Tread carefully... Our enemies may use the shadows to ambush us." Azura reminded as she readied the Iron Naginata I gave her.

I also took this time to look over everyone but me for stats.

[Azura Lvl 3]

[Songstress]

[HP: 17/17]

[STR: 7]

[MAG: 3]

[SKL: 10]

[SPD: 9]

[LCK: 7]

[DEF: 5+1]

[RES: 8+1]

[Weapon: Iron Naginata- MT: 6]

[Jakob Lvl 3]

[Butler]

[HP: 22/22]

[STR: 10]

[MAG: 7]

[SKL: 13]

[SPD: 11]

[LCK: 12]

[DEF: 7]

[RES: 7]

[Weapon: Iron Dagger- MT: 4]

[Camilla Lvl 1]

[Malig Knight]

[HP: 30/30]

[STR: 19]

[MAG: 11]

[SKL: 15]

[SPD: 19]

[LCK: 12]

[DEF: 18]

[RES: 15]

[Weapon: Steel Axe- MT: 12]

[Corrin Lvl 8]

[Nohr Princess]

[HP: 25/25

[STR: 12

[MAG: 8

[SKL: 10

[SPD: 11

[LCK: 10

[DEF: 10

[RES: 7

[Weapon: Wind Edge- MT: 6- Range: 1-2]

'Okay so that's everyone's status.' I thought, just as Camilla and her Wyvern flew toward the northern passage.

"Camilla wait!" Corrin called.

A green flash over took Camilla, lighting up the path she took to reveal a dead end, and warped Camilla to right behind us.

"I think that was a waste." I said looking down the hall, which we still lit up and had a magic seal on the ground.

"Some paths are best not taken." Azura said, "We need to chose carefully."

"I think we've figured that out Azura." Camilla said slightly annoyed.

"Sister, please don't rush ahead like that anymore." Corrin said.

"I'll try not to then." Camilla said, "But don't expect me to take it slowly if you find yourself in danger."

We slowly walked over to the path next to the one Camilla took.

"I'll go first." I said slipping past Corrin, "I am the only one here with a shield after all.

"Good idea." Jakob said.

The moment I stepped into the darkness of the path it was lit up in a faint light, allowing us to see.

And what we saw was a fort that a Vallite Outlaw, Fighter, and Cavalier marched out of.

"This shouldn't be the hardest thing to deal with." I said.

"I'll take the Fighter with Jakob." Corrin said, "Irwin, you and Azura take care of the Outlaw, and Camilla take care of the Cavalier."

"You got it." I said pulling out my Tellius Javelin.

[Outlaw Lvl 4]

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

[Iron Bow: MT- 8]

'Not too tough.' I thought as Azura switched to her Tellius Javelin.

I swung my Javelin into a reverse grip so the spear tip was aimed at the archer and threw it at full force, the Javelin making a straight line at the man, hitting him and dealing 15 Damage to the man.

Azura held her Javelin over her head before throwing it like I did, the Javelin finished the Outlaw off with ease.

[+19 EXP]

I had also noticed that Azura's level went from 3 to 4 and looking around I saw Camilla, Corrin and Jakob defeat their respective opponents and we quickly regrouped at the fort.

"That wasn't too tough." Corrin said looking at her Wind Edge, "And this Sword is pretty effective."

"Thank Queen Mikoto for letting me give it to you." I said, "And remember to thank Merdia for leaving it at Castle Shirasagi."

"What?" Camilla asked, "Wasn't Queen Mikoto killed? Iago told us that one of the Faceless managed to do her in."

"One it was these Vallite's that killed Queen Mikoto." Corrin started, "And mother survived thanks to Irwin here."

"At the cost of my armor, the last of my Vulenerary, and some of my Concoction." I said.

"I'll ask more later then." Camilla said as we went to another fork in the path.

"North or south?" Azura asked.

"North." Corrin said as she stepped to the norht path, revealing more enemies, including a Ninja that made an attempt to attack her the moment he became visible.

"Guh!" Corrin grunted as the Ninja's Iron Shuriken whizzed by her, causing a small cut that dealt a mere 1 damage to her.

She then retaliated by swinging her Wind Edge at the Ninja, the energy flying at the Ninja to injure him and knock him back, Corrin swung a second time before I could see the damage she dealt and finished him.

"I wonder where Merdia found a sword like that..." Camilla mused.

"They're pretty common in Tellius actually." I said.

A cavalier rode up to Corrin to attack her, only for the Princess to dodge the attack from the Iron Lance and retaliate with two slashes from her Wind Edge.

This killed the Cavalier and earned Corrin her 9th Level.

Jakob and Azura ran past Corrin and took down the Outlaw hiding around the corner and easily cut him down, earning Jakob his 4th Level.

Camilla then flew past us and cut down the Fighter hiding behind the fort and the Spear Fighter inside it.

After that we went down the path to the right, which at the fork Corrin went south instead of right, which teleported her back to the area we started, so we had to ait for her.

This time taking the right path we entered a room with Ninja at the entrance, as well as a Fighter, and 2 Archer's scattered inside with a Samurai in a Fort.

I quickly aimed my Javelin at the Ninja guarding the entrance.

[Ninja Lvl 10]

[HP: 21/21, STR:4, DEF: 6]

[Weapon: Iron Shuriken- MT: 4]

I then noticed a glow around my body, another Critical hit.

[Critical Hit activated]

"Goodbye." I said twirling my Javelin, then giving it a full single handed spin before throwing the Javelin at the Ninja, dealing 45 damage and making an easy kill.

[+60 EXP]

[Level up!]

[+1 HP]

[+1 MAG]

[+1 SKL]

[+1 LCK]

[+1 DEF]

[+1 RES]

'Okay, good increases there.' I thought as the others rushed past me to take out the rest of the foes, Azura and Jakob working together to keep each other safe actually.

I wonder if I can open up a relationship betting pool sometime in the future...

"Anyone got a key for this chest?" Azura asked approaching the chest in the near middle of the room.

"I've got it!" Camilla called out flying over with her Wyvern and tossing the key to Azura.

"What's in there?" I asked as Azura unlocked the chest.

I've played the game a lot but I doubt anyone remembers exactly everything that's in these chests.

Azura pulled from the chest a Killing Edge sword.

"A Killing Edge." Azura said holding the sword out to Corrin, "Here Corrin, you're the only one here who uses Swords on a regular basis."

"Thank you Azura." Corrin said storing the sword in her pouch.

We moved into the next room to find it had within it another Cavalier and Ninja waiting, but there was also a Knight waiting inside the Fortress.

"Irwin, come with me to take on the Knight." Corrin said gripping her Dragonstone and taking her Dragon form.

"Uh... shouldn't we worry about the guy in front of-" I started, only for Corrin to grab me and throw me on her back.

"Hold on!" Corrin shouted, her voice echoing as she charged right past the Cavalier and broke down the rickety fort gates.

[Knight Lvl 6]

[HP: 23/23, STR: 9, DEF: 11]

[Weapon: Iron Lance- MT: 7]

Corrin gored the Knight with her horns, causing a dangerous 15 damage to him right off the bat, I would have tried to assist, but I was thrown off her back when she struck, I got back up in time to see her strike again to finish the guy off... and get another level out of it.

"Nice one." I groaned, "Next time try not to throw me off though."

"Sorry." Corrin said as she reverted back to herself, then pulling the key off the Knight body as it faded away, then went to the chest that sat outside the fort and unlocked it.

"Whatcha find?" I asked walking up to her.

"There's about 5,000 Gold in here." Corrin said quickly moving the mass of gold into a small sack, then taking out a large protion of it and handing it to me, "Here, take it, sorry again for throwing you off like that."

"It's fine Corrin." I said putting the gold in my Inventory.

[+2000 Gold]

Our group then walked into the next room, where we saw a familiar figure on a horse ride into said room from the opposite direction.

"What the—? Is there something wrong with my eyes? Could that knight be..." Corrin breathed.

"Lady Corrin!" Shouted the voice of Gunter as he approached on his horse.

"Gunter! Is that really you?! And you're alive?!" Corrin cried out.

"I am. I lost consciousness as I fell, and when I awoke, I was here. I have no idea how I survived such a fall... But I swear on my blade I'm no ghost. My arms and legs are as sturdy as ever." Gunter explained.

"It's good to see you in one piece, Gunter. I'm so glad we found you." Corrin said in relief.

"I would love to celebrate, milady, but it appears we don't have time right now... These foes are truly challenging. I'll help you fend them off!" Gunter declared readying his Steel Lance.

We took the left path as soon as we entered the next room, where Camilla took down a Cavalier with Azura, and picking up another chest key, we then followed that hallway and encountered a Knight guarding a Chest, and he died getting triple teamed by Azura, Corrin, and Jakob.

Camilla unlocked the chest and pulled out a Steel Sword, putting the sword away for the time being.

Entering the next room we found two Archer's, an Oni Savage, and a Spear Fighter.

I teamed up with Camilla to take on the Oni Savage.

[Oni Savage Lvl 7

[HP: 23/23, STR: 8, DEF: 10]

[Weapon: Iron Club- MT: 6]

Camilla swooped in with her Steel Axe and slashed at him with it, dealing 21 damage, then I dashed in with my Iron Lance to finish him off with 9 more damage

[+30 EXP]

After the others had taken out the remaining enemies we looted the chests and collected a Mend staff, an Armorslayer, and a Rescue staff.

We then made our way quickly back to where we found Gunter and went to the eastern tunnel, soon reaching an Archer, Samurai, Oni Savage, and a Berserker.

Camilla and Corrin cleaned out the room in a tag team.

"I think that was the last of them." I said, the whole cave had gone quiet.

"I think so too." Corrin said as Gunter dismounted his horse, "Gunter, it's so good to see you safe and sound!" Corrin cried out hugging the veteran soldier.

"I'm glad to see you too, Lady Corrin..." Gunter said with a slight smile on his face, "After I fell, I truly thought I'd never see your face again. It seems you've grown stronger while we've been apart, as well..."

"So you aren't dead, old man. Can you give me back the time I wasted grieving over your demise?" Jakob said.

"Jakob that's just cold." Camilla said rather firmly.

"Hmph... You haven't changed Jakob. It wouldn't hurt for you to be kinder." Gunter said, then he turned to Camilla, "It's good to be able to see you once again Lady Camilla."

"If it makes you feel better I'm pretty sure Corrin left one hell of an injury on Hans after you were knocked down here." I said.

Gunter then looked at me, "I'd have preferred it if she knocked that criminal down here so I could finish him off, but at least he knows not to mess with Corrin now." Gunter said, "But, why are you all here?"

"I brought them." Azura said walking up.

"And who are you?" Gunter asked Azura.

"My name is Azura. If I said I was the princess kidnapped from Nohr as a child...would you understand?" Azura asked.

Gunter nodded, "Ah! Yes, I remember when you were little. I apologize for my failure to protect you from your Hoshidan kidnappers..."

'Not a very good track record he's got for protecting princesses I'm sensing.' I thought, no offense or anything but even his stats are pretty low for a Second Tier class.

"There is no need to apologize, really... It doesn't matter at the moment. I'd rather learn how you've survived here. You are quite the knight to have avoided meeting a terrible fate." Azura said.

'No kidding with those stats but...' I thought, shaking my head. 'It's okay, Gunter's not going to be an issue for a while, I've got time to prepare.'

"You seem familiar with this place, Lady Azura. Where are we, exactly?" Gunter asked.

"This is Valla, an invisible Kingdom tied to the world by the Bottomless Canyon. It is ruled by Anankos, who wishes to destroy the entire world. So long as he remains in the Vallite throne, the world will not know peace." Azura explained.

"Listen up, gramps. I'm only going to warn you once. If you talk about any of this while not in Valla, a curse will dissolve you!" Jakob announced.

"What?! is that possible?" Gunter asked.

"Yes Gunter, it's what actually happened to Queen Arete." Camilla said.

"Also, I've...made enemies of both Hoshido and Nohr, Gunter. I couldn't bring myself to side against either of them, so both turned on me. Whenever we meet next, it will be a difficult fight. Will you stand with me?" Corrin asked.

"Of course, Lady Corrin. I shall always remain at your side." Gunter said.

"Heh, we're forming our own little Dawn Brigade here." I said with a smirk.

"Dawn Brigade?" Camilla asked.

"I'll tell you next time we head to Corrin's little sanctuary." I said waving the question off.

"I feel like I must be in a dream, surviving being attacked and falling so far... Though I have to admit, Hans was a disappointment. He barely left a scratch." Gunter said with a small chuckle in his voice.

"Ah, that reminds me: Hans said something strange. He claimed he was following King Garon's orders by attacking you." Corrin said.

"Father ordered WHAT!?" Camilla shouted.

"I'm embarrassed to admit this, but... King Garon despises me." Gunter explained.

"Despises you? Why?" Corrin asked.

"After being honored for valor in battle, I was granted an audience with King Garon." Gunter began, "He offered me dragon's blood; accepting would require absolute loyalty to the king. It would have meant becoming his most trusted retainer, the highest of positions. However, it also would have meant leaving my homeland, my wife, and my child. I turned him down. I wanted to live a normal life. I begged for his understanding. I will never forget his resentment...his rage."

"This must have been after Anankos began to use him." I said.

"You're probably right." Azura agreed.

That's when a Vallite woman appeared in a burst of etheral flames and light, accompanied by a pair of what I'm guessing are Samurai, but they're nearly invisible, seen only as vaguely humanoid forms.

I knew who the Vallite woman was.

The Curse didn't fully kill her, just brought her back to Valla where she died and was used as another of Anankos's puppets.

Arete.

"Leave now... You should not be here." Arete said, her voice causing Azura to wince ever so slightly as she recognized the voice.

"What the- Who are you?" Corrin asked surprised.

"I am a mage of Valla... You were warned. Vallite warriors, eliminate them." Arete said.

"This is bad... I don't think we're strong enough to defeat them. Let's retreat to the other world!" Azura said.

"How!?" I demanded as the six of us began to run.

A glow emerged from Azura's hand, activating a Dragon Vein that opened up a portal.

"Oh." I said as I dove into the portal.

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"Phew... It looks like we've made it back. Who was that woman down there? She said she was a mage..." Corrin said, mostly to herself as Jakob, Gunter, and Camilla recovered... I was just getting the taste of dirt out of my mouth.

We were back in the Bottomless Canyon.

"... When dawn turns to dusk. When dusk turns to dawn. Then the door will spawn." Azura said.

"Uh... Azura, is there a reason you've begun to spout poetry?" I asked, mainly to keep up my charade of not knowing the future.

"My mother... She said those words to me a long time ago. She said that when dawn turns to dusk, and dusk turns to dawn... The pass in the Bottomless Canyon opens or closes." Azura said.

"When the dawn turns... Hmm... Oh, I get it. Once every few decades, the skies above Nohr and Hoshido will reverse. If I remember right, that should happen a few months from now." Gunter said.

"That doesn't seem like a lot of time when you realize we have to gain more allies." Camilla said to herself, she's right, six people versus a whole Kingdom, not good odds on our end.

"I'm sure that's the sign that the pass down there has opened or closed. Since we're obviously able to travel there now, it will close next time. Once it closes, it will stay that way for decades. We won't be able to get there... We don't have much time." Azura said in agreement.

"I see. Then, we'll need both kingdoms to stop fighting each other and help us. If we had Xander and Ryoma, there's no way we'd lose." Corrin said.

"Don't rely too much on your sibling Corrin." I reminded, "If we had Merdia with us it would also help but finding her may be an issue."

"But how can we convince your siblings Corrin? We can't tell them the truth!" Azura said, "At least not directly."

"We'll just have to find another way. It's the only chance we have." Corrin said firmly, "Now that I know there is a common enemy for both countries to fight... I think we can save Nohr and Hoshido. All I can do is believe in myself and try to convince others to join us."

" I suppose you're right. I felt so powerless on my own, but together we might be able to pull something off! Nothing will change if we stay here. Let's return to Hoshido first. I feel like they might be more willing to listen to us." Azura said.

"I'm not sure." I said, "But Hoshido does seem much less violent than Nohr so it's a good place to start as any."

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HOLY CRAP!

This has taken me over 7 HOUR to write, my whole body hurts right now.

Anyway I'm going to just go ahead and post this, I have nothing to say at the moment except... Ow my back...

Oh wait, I do have something, right after this chapter of the game you've been given the chance to either continue the story, or go for the first Paralogue and rescue Mozu.

Can you guys guess which one I'm going to do?