Your Reviews have been helpful on getting me out of some writers block! Well, most of it anyways...Well, time to head on in back to this story...Also! I'm not good with Odin...In Game form or Story form...That is all...
The Yato Blades
Notre Sagesse
"Ahh...We're finally here!" Kamui smiled.
"The ride over here was smooth too! Heheh, maybe our luck is rising." Felicia giggled.
"Freeze! Doesn't this place reek of suspicion?!" Odin called out.
"Huh? What do you mean?...Actually, can you rephrase that?" Kamui asked.
"What he means is..." Selena interrupted. "That King Garon said that this place would be filled to the brim with Hoshidans. Yet, nothing has happened since the ferry."
"Ahh yes, I mean that!" Odin nodded.
"O-ooh...Well, you have a point...Seems that I was too distracted on arriving here, that I missed that." Kamui frowned.
"Plus, there are NO soldiers here whatsoever. Zero. Zilch. Nada." Selena said with her forever crossed arms.
"You think it's some kind of ploy? Trap maybe?" Kamui guessed.
"It's wise to ask the fair people of this land for words of wisdom to find our destination!" Odin preached.
"You mean ask around, right?" She was answered with a nod. "Alright!" She smiled, before running off.
A few seconds after Kamui ran off, Selena tapped Odin's shoulder. "Hey."
"Hmm?" Odin raised an eyebrow, but kept his arm in the same stance.
"Did you think about what we discussed?" She asked.
Odin smirked. "Of course, Hadouken is the perfect name for my new tom-Ahh!"
"No, you blockhead!" Selena glared, after whacking her comrade in the head. "Arrgh...Nevermind...Not like we'll find a reasonable answer anyways..." She frowned.
"Ahhh, that hurt..." Odin shrugged. "Jokes aside, I know what your talking about Sev. But, aren't we already doing what he said? All in all, this whole confusion is just a little inconvenience and nothing else!" He smiled.
"Well...I guess..." She nodded. "*Sigh* Guess I'll listen to you on this one...Now, let's report back before we get left behind." She reminded.
"Of course!" Odin grinned. "But, seriously, what's your opinion on the Hadouken thing?"
Back with Kamui, she just found out about the sanctuary and is speaking with Azura on how to get there.
"So it's a test..." Kamui nodded.
"Whether or not we succeed is ultimately dependent on you, and to an extent, us." Azura warned.
"Either we die here or die when we report back to father about our failure...Hardly seems like a choice..." Kamui mused.
"If that's the case, we best be moving."
"Yeah...Let's go." Kamui said with an anxious breath.
Later on...
"*Pant* Phew! Xander did all this!?" Kamui asked aloud.
"Now I know why he's so patient...This is taking foooooorrrrrreeeeevvvveeeerrr~!" Elise complained.
"Aww, look at my poor babies all exhausted..." Camilla woe'd. "You poor things, why don't you two rest a while? My Dragon is perfectly able to carry the two of you...Not that I'm calling you two fat or anything..." She winked at the end.
"That's sweet of you sister, but-"
"Don't mind if I do!" Elise happily shouted, jumping onto the Dragon. This caused Kamui to shrug with a strained smile while Camilla had a joyful one.
A couple minutes fly by until one of Camilla's retainers appear before them.
"Lady Camilla." Beruka bowed.
"Oh there you are Beruka, what did you need to tell me dear?" Camilla acknowledged with a smile.
"Up ahead there is a sanctuary containing several Hoshidan troops." The Assassin reported.
"I-is that so..." Kamui frowned.
"Yes, I dispatched a few already."
"You killed them!?" Kamui cried.
"No...Lady Camilla gave me specific orders not to..." Beruka denied.
"R-really?" Kamui turned towards her sister.
"I know you well enough sweetie that you wouldn't want to hurt your Hoshidan siblings, much less Corrin himself. I don't want to hurt him either." Camilla said with a serious expression.
"*Sigh* Thank you, Camilla..." Kamui smiled.
"Of course, but we can't wait here much longer. Or else we might as well invite them outside to us." She joked.
"I rather not..."
Inside Sevenfold Sanctuary
"Lady Hinoka!" Azama shouted.
"Azama? What's wrong?" Hinoka said with a worried expression.
"T-they're here..." He frowned.
"They?"
"The Nohrians! Who else!? Oh, sorry about that..." He bowed.
"No no, it's fine...I'm confused as well...Shouldn't they be-No, it doesn't matter now..." She shook her head wildly.
"Lady Hinoka?"
Hinoka stopped and took a deep breath. "Get them ready for battle, we'll stop them from meeting the Rainbow Sage at all cost!"
"Yes, simple enough...Very well." Azama nodded, running off.
"...*Inhale* Corrin trusted me with this...Can't let him down..." She whispered to herself.
Rinkah
"You know..." Rinkah sighed, seeing that see was fighting one of her saviors. "I actually hoped that I didn't have to fight you. Doesn't seem like I have a choice now..."
Kamui frowned. "The feeling is mutual...I don't want to fight you either. We saved you, and you us..."
"Yup...Looks like we understand each other's positions." Rinkah said as she set her club ablaze. "Now then, enough talk!"
"Right..." 'Forgive me for this...' Kamui nodded.
Hinoka...
Hinoka's eyes widen when she sees her first attacker. "K-kamui!? So, was the information false...?"
"Sister..." Kamui frowned. "I'm guessing the others have already been here..."
"That's right..." Hinoka sighed. "...I-i-i still can't believe your fighting for Nohr after all this time...But, I seeing it with my own eyes...Guess, I was just in denial before..."
"I-i'm sorry it had to be this way..." Kamui tried to speak.
"I-IT DIDN"T HAVE TO!" Hinoka shouted, before turning away. "...S-sorry...Let's just get this over with..."
"Hinoka..."
Camilla & Hinoka...
"Great...Now you..." Hinoka frowned.
"Oh~, how un-lady like...I expected more from my darlings' real sister." Camilla smirked.
Hinoka flinched. "Say what you like..."
"Oh I will...I have a lot to say to you after you stole Corrin away from me..." Camilla's playful attitude gone.
"Stole? Pah, he was never yours to begin with...Neither was Kamui...But, I seen her here already." Hinoka shook her tears away. "But, Corrin trusted me to defend this place...And I don't intend to let him down!" She shouted with full vigor.
"He...Trusts...You...?" Camilla's grip on her axe tightened, nearly breaking the handle. "Mind telling me where I might find him...? We need to have some brother-sister bonding time..." She smiled.
"Over...My...Dead...Body." Hinoka glared.
"So be it." Camilla said emotionlessly.
After the Battle
"Ahaha! Looks like we're the victor...And to the victor..." Camilla raised her axe. "The spoils..."
"Camilla!" Kamui shouted.
She instantly put down her axe. "Ah!...Seems I let my anger control my actions...Sorry darling." Camilla stepped away from Hinoka.
"Phew, thank you." Kamui smiled, before turning to Hinoka.
"...How many...?" Hinoka asked.
"How...Many?" Kamui repeated.
"How many...Did you kill do get here?" Hinoka said in an uneven tone.
"What?! None! No one's dead sister!" Kamui quickly replied.
"I can confirm that..." A Voice said from behind them. "We suffered no casualties. Not one. They even brought back the ones that were on watch duty." The Voice revealed itself as Rinkah, who still had a troubled expression.
"R-r-really?" Hinoka asked, only to be answered by a nod. "I don't understand..." She turned towards Kamui. "Kamui...Please, what is the meaning of this?"
"Ahh! Well...I was...You know...Hoping...That...Umm..." Kamui mumbled over her thoughts, until she decided on what to say. "Please Hinoka, get out of here. Get out and escape, there's only so much I can do..."
"E-escape?! What do you mean?" Hinoka said, not used to Nohrian Mercy.
"Please, not now, just escape NOW! Listen to me, not as your enemy but as YOUR Sister!" Kamui plead.
That seemed to have stuck a cord within Hinoka, seeing that her head barely made a nodding motion. "Everyone, we're retreating! We still have more to do!" Soon after the words left her mouth, all the Hoshidan troops left the area. Before Hinoka left, she sent one last questioning glance towards Kamui as if she was expecting something...
"I am really sorry about that darling...It's just that she pushed my buttons a bit too far for my liking..." Camilla frowned.
"I...Know. You don't need to apologize." Kamui smiled slightly. "Now...Let's meet with Rainbow Sage." She braced herself.
Soon after, they met up with the same Sage the Hoshidan Family found earlier. But before their arrival, the Sage seemed to have been in deep thought.
"E-excuse me? Are you the Rainbow Sage?" Kamui called out to the man.
The Sage turned to met her gaze and smiled slightly. "Ah...Yes, I am the one you seek. I must say, you did well out there for one with such a heavy heart."
"You praise means a lot Rainbow Sage, but I'm still not strong enough...So, please, would you consider blessing me with enough strength to bring my family back together and bring peace?" She asked hopefully.
"Is it me, or am I getting a strange feeling of deja vu? Ohoh, nevermind me, you have already received my power. Or does you body not feel lighter and stronger then when you first arrived?" The Sage grinned knowingly.
Kamui made a noise of realization. "With all the things going on, I didn't have a chance to...B-but, your right!" She smiled, while nodding to herself.
The Sage chuckled. "You did well, Hero of Darkness...But, I'm afraid we have other matters to attend to right now."
"I'm listening." Kamui stood up straight.
"Good, you're the wielder of the Yatogami. Or am I wrong?" He asked.
"No, you're correct."
"If that is so, then listen well. As wielder of the divine blade, it is you who will unlock it's power in the Seal of Flames."
"The Seal of Flames? Well, where do I start?" She asked.
"Your Yatogami is a key, that is your first clue...And seeing that the Nohrian Heros who will aid you are not present, I'll give you a fair bit of information crucial to you." The Sage offered.
"Any aid will be most helpful, so by all means." Kamui insisted.
"Oh believe me, I know." The Sage chuckled, before putting on a serious expression. "Lift up your blade, Kamui."
"By your command...Wait...?" Kamui questioned.
"Yes, yes, I know your name...But, it shouldn't be all that surprising now should it?" The Sage said in an amused tone.
"*Gulp* Very well..." Kamui continued lifting up her Yatogami.
"Now..."
The Sage started his ritual
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!
The Yatogami began to glow...
"What...Just happened?" She asked.
"Nothing just yet, I just awakened the seed that has already been sown. Soon it will ripe fruit, so don't you worry. During your times of need, your blade will evolve to it's other form...The Grim Yato." The Sage said wisely.
"The Grim Yato..." '...The Name is slightly worrying...' She shook the thoughts out of her head. "So once I unlocked it, will I be able to find the Seal?"
"It's only a part, the Grim Yato isn't it's final form after all...And that's all I will say about that for now..."
"Alright, I understand...But what about the other part you mentioned before? The crucial information?" Kamui asked curiously.
"Very well. Know that you aren't the only one capable of unlocking the Seal of Flames."
Her eye's widened. "So, you're implying that..."
"Yes, Corrin is able to as well...And has already begun unlocking his powers." The Sage nodded.
"W-what?!" Kamui said shocked, and a bit frightened.
"Fate has planned big things for you young Dragon...A Hero bathed in Light and a Hero drowned in Darkness...There's no way of knowing what will happen as of now." The Sage said with a sorrowful smile.
"Fate...Huh..." Kamui repeated.
"You'd better get going, the King is awaiting your certain return." The Sage reminded.
"Yes, this journey was a fruitful one...I'll return home at once." Kamui smiled thankfully, the recent knowledge still roaming in her mind. She left the room the Sage was residing in and took a moment to breath in the hall way leading up to the Sage.
"Knock, knock..." A familar sinister voice said in a gleeful tone. "Not so fast, Lady Kamui."
"Iago?! What are you doing here of all places?" She said, narrowing her eyes.
The Sage on the other hand, didn't seem so surprised...
"Well, technically speaking I'm not really here." He smirked. I'm still at the castle, foolish princess. What you see is merely an illusion. You should be thankful I arrived here so I can deliver the King's latest command..."
Kamui bit her lip. "Another one...So, soon?"
"Isn't King Garon the most forgiving King there ever was? I mean, if it were up to me...You'd be six feet under...If you were lucky." He chuckled. "Jests aside...King Garon's command is that no one else to receive the Sage's strength, more specifically the Hoshidans, and that he should be eliminated by yours truly, Princess Kamui of Nohr!" Iago announced with his own set of clapping...
"What!? Are you blind?! T-they have already arrived here days before we have! What use do we have killing him now?! I won't!" Kamui glared. "He's neutral in this war and should not be repayed by Death."
"Ohhh isn't that just the saddest? I could grow crops with my tears...Aww well, an order is an order, Lady Kamui." Iago was having a blast with this. "By the by, you are already on the thinnest of ice with the King...Disobeying now is an act of treason and should be dealt with by Death, no Siblings of yours can change that now. If your value your life, and your family's structure...You should reconsider your refusal. They have already lost one sibling, how could they bare losing another?!" He laughed.
Kamui clenched her fist till they were white as bone, nearly drawing blood if she so wished. "You...You dastard! You're enjoying this aren't you?! I rather take you-!?"
"Enough."
"Huh?"
"Oh?" Kamui and Iago both turn their heads to see the Rainbow Sage standing their with an stotic expression.
"Worry not young one, all things must past. Mine has simply come..."
"Tch..." Iago frowned.
"Sage! N-no, you don't have to-!"
"You never cease to amuse me, you know that?" The Sage smiled. "I am grateful that you would risk your life for mine but...My role has passed, there is no need to protect me any longer."
"What...?" Kamui said confused.
"Come...You'll do the deed in here. Alone." The Sage said as he re-entered his room.
"No...You can't mean..." Kamui gasped, running inside.
"Hmph...Like he coul-Ahh!?" Iago proceeded to try and enter, only to be forced onto his back once he touched to door. "...That cheeky dasta-*Poof*" And Iago's illusion disappeared.
Inside the room, Kamui was trying to convince the Sage to refuse his Death.
"As I said before, my time has come. I lived for far too long..." The Sage repeated, keeping his smile.
"B-but, why?" Kamui asked.
"There are many reasons, one being that my role is done and completed. Me being here will only endanger everyone."
"How...?"
"I'll give you a hint..." The Sage said seriously. "The Yato blades are the only weapons capable of killing me, even now in my weakened old state." 'And I'm even making myself weaker...' He thought to himself.
"The Yato Blades...?" She repeated.
"Yes, so sadly I can't kill myself to help lessen the burden you must now carry."
"...That...Still doesn't make sense..." Kamui said to herself.
The Sage laughed, confusing the girl. "It wasn't always that way though...For a large amount of my life time, there was only one way of hurting me. And that was the Yatogami." The Sage raised his hand, to stop anymore questions. "Yes, it was only recently that the Yato Blades were even called the Yato Blades. For a time it was only the Yatogami, and sometime later...Was the Yato Blade. I should know, because I made both!" He chuckled.
"What?!"
"You didn't really need to know that, but...It felt like you needed to know. Just like how I felt the sudden feeling to make the second Yato Blade. Everyone thought it was just lost sword that was recently found and that both were made at the same time like lost relics, but that is un-true."
"B-but the prophecy said that there were the wielders of the Yato Blades, as in two..." Kamui tried to understand.
"Ahh yes, well who do you think tells those tales? The people who found the Blades? The one who made it? Or was it...Someone else? Ohoho, I just adore riddles..." The Sage smiled. "Well, We've been stalling enough with all this exposition. You aren't even supposed to know some of these things, but I strangely feel the need to...I only hope that you'll figure the rest out on your own." The Sage smiled.
"..." Kamui didn't move.
"Come now, can't keep an old man waiting..."
"...I-I...I can't..."
"Well, you can't reach your goals if you don't strengthen your resolve...You've been trying to avoid fighting your Brother haven't you?"
"!?" She winced.
"If you don't do this, your journey would take a path that would likely lead to ruin...Or your journey might just end right here." He warned.
"But you're innocent! You've done nothing wrong! What kind a person would I be if I just took your life like nothing happened?!" She cried.
"A Monster."
Kamui flinched. "And...I don't want to be...That...What would my family think of me then..."
"As someone who cares deeply for them." He said simply.
"W-what do you m-mean...?"
"I know you well enough that you won't just kill me and act like nothing happened." He frowned. "You would grieve, cry, shout, and feel pain and be ashamed of yourself...Which is good. You won't BE a monster if you feel all those emotions."
"..."
The Sage laughed quietly. 'I hope she knows I'm running out of lessons to teach...'
"..." Kamui raised her blade.
"Hmm...?" The Sage raised an eyebrow, noticing the blade shaking ever so slightly.
'Just...Close your eyes...Don't think...Don't think...Don't...Think...D..o..n..t...' Kamui opened her eyes slightly, the little vision she gained was the view of the Yatogami piercing green robes... 'Ohh Gods! Oh Gods...Gods...Gods...Why...Whywhywhywhywhywhy...WHY...Am I so...weak! I-I couldn't even...Save...Oh..I don't feel so good...A-and I shouldn't...' She closed her eyes again and whimpered softly. 'B-b-but that's a good thing...right...? The Sage said...That if I did...Then at the very least...I'm not...A Monster...I can only pray that...Everyone else doesn't see me as one as well...Gods...If Corrin thinks of me as one...Then...What was the point? If he did...Then everyone, Ryoma, Hinoka, Takumi and Sakura would see me as one...And why would they listen to one...Damn it all...' She let out a shaky breath. "I t-tried to stop senseless death...And I failed...Heh, maybe, Corrin was...Right...After all..."
Later...
Kamui doesn't know how long she stayed in that room, whether it was because she felt the way she did or because the Rainbow Sage was gone when she re-opened her eyes. But when she left the room, Iago was standing there and was clearly annoyed...
"..." Kamui simply glared at him.
'Can't believe she's been there long enough for me to-' "Oh? And I thought you were never going to come out." He huffed. "So, I'm guessing that you finally ended the old geezer?" When he was answered with a slow nod, he grinned. "Good, looks like you CAN take orders after all, Ha!"
Kamui stayed silent as she quickly walked past him.
"Hmm...I'm guessing it wasn't enough...Aw well...I already planned ahead of time." Iago shrugged to himself. 'Time to go.' He thought as his second illusion vanished.
Kamui worried everyone in the army by being silent for the most part of the way back...
Ouskirts of Port Town Dia
"..." Corrin stopped walking suddenly and looked up at the sky.
"-rin?"
"..." 'Why do I feel...Something...What is it!?' Corrin frowned.
"C-rr-n!"
"Ah! It's a bad feeling! That's what I feel!" Corrin said in realization.
"Well obvious to have a bad feeling when you have an arrow pointed at your head!" Mozu scolded.
"What really? Since wh-Woa!? Put that down! You could hurt someone!" Corrin shouted.
"P-please put the b-bow down Mozu." Sakura asked.
"*Sigh* Kaze returned, milord." Mozu sighed, putting her bow down. "He found their Hide-out, now come on. Let's go met with the others."
Once they reached the camp, they were immediately greeted by Takumi's retainers.
"Hyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-Oh!" Hinata's charge was stopped once he seen the familiar short white hair and red eyes.
"Look who's back!" Oboro smiled. "Kaze told us you were coming...So, don't ask me why Hinata was still charging at you." She shrugged.
"Can't be too careful when trying to protect your liege!" Hinata said as he puffed his chest out with pride.
"Hmmm, is that so..." Oboro frowned...For some reason.
"Well, where's Takumi? We need to head out as soon as we can." Corrin asked. "And Sakura, can you help heal any wounded they might have?"
"O-of course!" She nodded.
"Lady Sakura, follow me. I'll show you where they are." Hinata said, already taking off.
"H-hold on!" Sakura followed.
"Well then...Follow me, if you would." Oboro waved.
"Thank you." Corrin smiled.
"Thanks." Mozu bowed.
While walking, they were able to see a better view of the camp. It was small at best, tents filled with troops injured and not. Animals that survived are tied to poles nearby and only one tent was noticable because of it's size. But, before they were able to reach it, Kaze appeared from behind it's door.
"Ah! Lord Corrin, I spoken with Lord Takumi about our destination. He said we're heading to Macarath-"
"Really?" Corrin said with a shocked expression. "W-when?"
"Umm...Right now...A-actually..." Kaze sweatdropped.
"...Lord Takumi!" Oboro ran inside.
"O-o-oboro!?" Takumi's voice can be heard.
"Ehhh, we just...Got here." Mozu said with a strained smile.
"We'll just have to travel...Lighter then we were before. I advise getting lessons on how to fly a Kinshi or a Pegasus soon, Lord Corrin." Kaze suggested.
"Your advice will not go unheard Kaze." Corrin smiled.
The event meant to strengthen her resolve has only shook her resolve! I did change things in the story, but that should've been expected when having two Avatars. Also, am I the only one who found it weird how the Sage died in-game? I guess it's like FE: Awakening with the ending but...I don't know...Seemed random. Also, I know there's a Conversation between Azura and Hinoka because I did it in my game but I can't go back or find any source with the conversation or at least not when I was writing this. Sorry if these Author's Notes kill the story involvement but I just needed to say it. Don't forget to Review and all that, that's the only way I can improve on my working schedule, ha!