Fire Emblem if - Resonant Blood
A Light Beyond the Ashes
Thinking of the moment we had lost our way,
The fire fades, but still, we search for day.
A light breaks through the dark sky—
I see it now, through your eyes.
I buried every trace of hope inside my heart.
The weight upon my chest still tears me apart.
But through the haze, you reached your hand to me.
You lit a path through this shattered destiny.
We stood on land paved with sacrifice and pain.
Still, your voice calls me back to life again.
Oh, beacon in the dusk,
Take me beyond this world we've long fought for.
You're by my side—I'll give you all of me
To shield what we adore.
While the fire lights the endless sky,
Our story will endure.
There's no need to seek out meaning in the past—
The dawn will come at last.
Three years ago, the world of Fates had been torn apart by war. Nohr and Hoshido, two once united kingdoms, now stood as bitter enemies. The conflict between them was fueled by deep-rooted tensions and the ambitions of their rulers, each kingdom struggling to maintain its place in a world full of power and poverty.
At the heart of this war was Corrin, a woman caught between two worlds. Born a princess of Hoshido, she was abducted by Nohr as a child, raised among her captors, and forced to choose between family and allegiance. Corrin had sided with Nohr, believing that the only path to peace lay in supporting her adoptive family, despite their increasing cruelty and bloodshed. King Garon of Nohr, Corrin's adoptive father, led a brutal campaign to conquer Hoshido. His hunger for control and domination led him to horrific acts that shook Corrin's conscience to the core.
Hoshido, on the other hand, was a kingdom defined by peace and tradition, led by the noble Ryoma and the proud Takumi. Despite their strengths, they could not withstand the unrelenting forces of Nohr. It was Corrin's decision to join Nohr's side that plunged the world into deeper turmoil, as she found herself fighting against the family she had once loved. The horrors of war became all too real as Corrin and her allies pressed forward, witnessing betrayals, death, and heartache at every turn.
Amid this chaos, Azura, another royal with ties to both Hoshido and Nohr, joined Corrin in battle. Together, they uncovered a terrible truth: the true mastermind behind the war was not Garon, but Anankos, a mad dragon whose hatred for humanity had set both kingdoms on a path of destruction. His twisted influence manipulated the war, pulling the strings of both Nohr and Hoshido to fuel his own dark desires.
As Nohr's conquest advanced, Corrin faced impossible choices. Her royal siblings—Xander, Camilla, Leo, and Elise—were loyal to Nohr, and Corrin's heart was torn between them and the family of Hoshido. She fought her way through battles against her own blood, her emotions as much a battlefield as the one she stood on. Yet even in the midst of such overwhelming sorrow, Corrin still clung to the hope that peace could be achieved.
The war grew darker with every passing day. As Corrin and her allies fought to end the violence, Garon's true nature was revealed to be even more monstrous than anyone had imagined. His desire for conquest was no longer masked as a quest for peace, but a cruel, unrelenting thirst for power. Corrin, though deeply wounded by the choices she had made, continued to fight for a future that could end the bloodshed, all the while questioning whether there could ever be true reconciliation between Nohr and Hoshido.
In the end, Nohr's forces were victorious, but at a great cost. The kingdoms were left fractured, their lands scarred by years of war. As Corrin emerged from the conflict, she found herself standing between the ruins of both Nohr and Hoshido, with the weight of her decisions bearing down on her.
But even after all the destruction, there was no peace. The war had changed everything. Nohr and Hoshido could not simply return to what they once were. In the years that followed, Corrin struggled to find a place in the world, haunted by the past she had helped to shape. And yet, the echoes of war, of family, of duty, and of betrayal would not fade.