Author's Note 1: What can I say? I've fallen in love with the Fire Emblem series (Awakening and Fates so far). But one of the problems with Fates was that the Avatar is...bland. Not as bland as Troy from Megaforce, but close.

So this story not only serves as a novelization of my experience with Fates, but also as my first POV story. We will have moments from a third person perspective at times, but the story will mostly be told from the viewpoint of my Avatar.

And for anyone wondering what my Avatar looks and sounds like here, here are his stats:

Body: M2

Hair: 08

Acc.: Nothing

Color: 30

Face: 02

Detail: 04

Voice: M3

P.S. I'm not having the child units in the story since unlike in Awakening, they serve no purpose to the story.

Prologue: Ties that Bind

When people look back upon the moments that define their lives, there are many ways they can feel about it. They can look back with fondness and nostalgia. They can look back with regret and ponder if the choice they made was the right one. As for me, this was when my life started being more...complicated, to say the least.

This wasn't helped by the fact that my decision was taking place in the midst of war. The sun was setting over the distance as the two opposing forces battled to the death. Leading the charge on one side and cutting through a slew of soldiers was a tall man wearing an elaborate set of red and white samurai armor with a matching crown. His hair was brown, spiky and stopped above his waist. As he flipped around and struck down foes, lightning cracked from his katana, the Raijinto.

"Nohrian general! You face the high prince of Hoshido, Ryoma!" The samurai proclaimed as he looked up at a man standing on a nearby plateau. "I challenge you to single combat!"

The Nohrian general in question was a blond man about the same age as his opposite. He was adorned with black and dark purple armor. His horse was also wearing armor of the same color.

"I will accept your challenge, 'high prince.'" He responded before reaching for his weapon. "But I'm no general. I am crown prince Xander of Nohr!"

And with a mighty well, the crown prince and his mount leap from the plateau and towards his opponent, cutting down Hoshidan troopers along the way. The two generals leaped at each other and began their battle.

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As Ryoma and Xander clashed, I was fighting alongside a red-haired woman with red & silver armor.

"Come on, Suzaku! We've got to do!" She exclaimed as we rode her Pegasus into battle. I leaped off the winged horse and attempted to strike down a Nohrian fighter. However, the axe-wielding man evaded my attack with a leap as my blade struck the ground. The fighter attempted to attack me, but the red-haired woman blocked it the shaft of her naginata.

"Suzaku, what's the matter with you? You seem distracted…" She said before pushing the fighter back and turning to face me with a kind smile. "If you're worried, don't be. All your siblings are here with you. The Nohrians don't stand a chance!"

She was half-correct. Part of my mind was distracted. However, I needed to push that aside as I turned to face the recovering fighter. Without hesitation, I leaped and ran my blade through the Nohrian's chest, killing him instantly. As I pulled my bloody blade from the fresh corpse, my attention turned back towards Ryoma and Xander fighting in the distance.

"I demand to know why you Nohrian dogs are invading Hoshido!" Ryoma growled as lightning and dark magic flowed between the two clashing blades. "Was that cowardly attack on my people your doing as well, princeling?"

The two general pushed each other back as Xander seemed to contemplate for a moment before brow became stern once more. "...I have nothing to say to you. Surrender now. If you refuse...you die here."

As the two continued their clash, three figures (two on horses and one riding a wyvern) approached near a collapsed bridge that crossed the nearby river.

"Oh, no! The bridge collapsed! How can we help our brother now?" A young pale blond girl with brown eyes a exclaimed in concern.

"Not to worry, Elise." The woman with purple hair and eyes stated. "This royal blood in our veins is still good for something!"

"Have you stopped a Dragon Vein, Camilla?" The sole pale blond male asked.

"You know me too well, dear little brother!"

The woman then had her wyvern land near the riverbed. To anyone else, this spot would have seemed like any other patch of land. But for those with the right blood flowing through their veins, the patch gave off a swirling glow. Camilla held her hand out, tuning herself with the enchanted land. She then proceeded to launch a massive fireball towards the river. And as the steam cleared…

"Yaaay, it worked!" Elise cheered. "The river dried up!"

"I would never let you down, darling." Camilla said with a smile. "Now, everyone follow me."

"Elise, you're not ready for the front lines. Stay back." The young man ordered as his mount passed hers. "Camilla and I will take care of the Hoshidans."

Back at our side, the red-haired woman was shocked that the Nohrian army used a Dragon Vein to dry up the river.

"But I thought only royals held that power…"

"Yeah, which means there must be some real big shots over there." A young man with pale brown hair and red eyes stated. He then held out a majestic and stringless bow. "Suits me just fine. I've always wanted to use a Nohrian royal for target practice!"

"Stay cautious, everyone!" I ordered as I spotted the two riding towards us. "Camilla and Leo are not be underestimated."

As I said this, more reinforcements arrived to aid the Nohrian army. Leading the reinforcements was a bald and scarred man adorned in the equipment of a Fighter. Seeing this man made my blood boil in anger as I grit my teeth and clenched my free left hand into a fist.

"Hans." I said as though the name itself were poisonous. And to be honest, it might as well have been.

"Listen up, cannon fodder! We have direct order from King Garon. He says kill 'em all!" The bald man proclaimed and the men & women cheered in agreement.

"Dammit, their reinforcements have arrived! I'll go scout out how many there are." The pegasus-riding woman stated before turning to the bow-wielding man and a pink-haired girl in holding a staff. "Takumi, Sakura, stay with Suzaku."

"Understood." Takumi replied with a nod.

"Y-yes. Good idea." Sakura replied nervously before healing my wounds. As she did this, I turned to face the red-haired woman.

"Hinoka." I said, getting her attention.

"Yes?"

"Be careful." I said. She nodded in understanding before taking off. I turned towards Sakura and Takumi as our own reinforcements arrived onto the battlefield from southeast. "Let's cut a path to Ryoma!"

"Right." Takumi stated as the three of use charged into battle. Our first opponent was a Nohrian lancer. Takumi aimed and fired an energy arrow from his bow, the Fujin Yumi, and knocked the weapon out his his hand, allowing me to slice her head off. We continued to fight through with Sakura healing our wounds along the way. The four of us managed to reach Ryoma, who was using Raijinto to hold himself upright. Xander was recovering in the distance, his eyes widening as he saw me.

"Ryoma, are you alright?" Hinoka asked as Sakura healed his wounds.

"I'll be fine." He said with kind smile as Takumi and I covered him. "I'm glad you're all safe. Enemy reinforcements are headed this way. I want you to get rid of them." He then turned his attention to me. "Suzaku, I'm counting on you to keep Hinoka and the others safe."

"Ivan!" Xander said with a relieved smile as Camilla, Leo and Elise closed towards him. "Thank heavens we found you, and that you're alive and well. Quickly, come join us! Your family has come to take you home where you belong."

"Quiet, Nohrian filth!" Ryoma exclaimed in anger as he stood back up. "Suzaku is my brother and a prince of Hoshido!"

Hearing this in turn made Xander angry as well. "On the contrary, Ivan is MY brother and a prince of Nohr!"

As he said this, the other Nohrian royals arrived and stopped next to their eldest brother. They eyes feel upon me. I had been dreading this moment for quite some time.

"Ivan! I was so worried about you." Camilla stated. "Don't ever wander away from me again!"

"I'm glad you're OK, Ivan." Leo stated in relief. "You must have the devil's own luck!"

"Yaaay! We got our brother back!" Elise cheered.

"Nohrian scum!" Hinoka yelled in anger. "First you kidnap him, now you lie to him?! Suzaku is MY brother, not yours!"

"You are mistaken." Camilla responded. "Ivan is my sweet little brother. You may not have him."

"Camilla…" I whispered in despair.

"Don't be fooled by their words." Ryoma said to me. "You belong with your true family in Hoshido!"

"We have loved you and raised you since you were a child." Xander stated. "Come home, little prince. We can live as a family once more!"

"Come home to Hoshido, Suzaku!" Ryoma yelled out.

"No, Ivan! Nohr is your home!" Xander exclaimed.

How did it come to this? How did I become torn between the family that raised me and the family that was truly my own?

To be continued…

And there's the prologue for my first Fire Emblem story! Also, if you're wondering my Avatar has two names, I just figured he would have a name given to him by his Hoshidan parents and one given to him by his Nohrian father. It just makes sense.

Anyway, please remember to read, favorite and review! See ya next time!