Revelation: Gray Whirlpool (Flow)
By P.T. Piranha

Pre-Script A/N: This story is a continuation of Gray Whirlpool. It takes place after Chapter 5 of that story, and is an adaptation of the Revelation route. There will be references to the other two fics, but you should be fine as long as you at least know how the original game goes.

Revelation Chapter 1: Black Or White

"I refuse! I'm not picking a side!"

There they were, out in the field by Hoshido's borders. The Nohrian invaders and Hoshidan defenders were stunned by the declaration.

Corrin (Kamui, as her birth family called her) had wondered how events had led to this moment. Then, the last few weeks of her life flashed before her eyes.

...

Gunter – "Lady Corrin, train with Xander."
Xander – "You beat me, now you can live with us."
Camilla – "I love you Corrin!"
Elise – "I love you more!"
Garon – "Go kill the prisoners!"
Kaze – "I am a ninja."
Rinkah – "Fire puns!"
Leo – "I secretly spared the prisoners for you."
Garon – "Go to the border with Hans."
Hans – "ME KILL! KILL GUNTER!"
Gunter – "Wait wha-"
Mikoto – "Welcome to Hoshido! I'm your real mom!"
Ryoma – "Sister."
Hinoka – "Sister!"
Sakura – "Sister?"
Takumi – "Meh."
Azura – "I'm mysterious."
Mikoto – "Oops I died."
Kaze – "Oh, Kamui's a dragon now."
Ryoma – "Revenge!"
Yukimura – "Lady Kamui can wield Yato!"
Ryoma – "So… revenge?"
Xander – "Wait! Come back with us, Little Princess!"
Corrin - "Uhhh…"

...

"Y-you heard me!" Corrin was sweating profusely. "You think you can just put me on the spot like that?!"

"Kamui-" Ryoma held out his hand, but Corrin took a step back and shook her head.

"No, Ryoma, listen." She sighed. "This… is a very unique situation. I mean… Really, what are the odds I'd have two families that correspond to each other like this? Now I have to decide which one means more to me?!"

"It shouldn't be a question, Corrin! After all we'd done for you?!" Xander scolded.

Corrin turned to him. "Xander, none of you told me that I was Mikoto's daughter! That I wasn't related to any of you!"

Ryoma flinched, while Xander hung his head. Corrin's other Nohrian siblings exchanged concerned stares, but Elise looked most surprised. The Nohrian prince cleared his throat. "Well, we worried that it might make you feel un-"

"So are we gonna fight or what?" asked a random Hoshidan soldier.

"Silence, I'm talking! Anyway… " Xander's eyes filled with sympathy as he looked upon Corrin. "Little Princess, while we knew you weren't born in Nohr, it didn't matter to us!"

"I'm not saying you didn't love me, Xander! But… you can't just keep a secret like that! When was I going to find out?"

"Um… probably a little after you came back from the canyon."

Corrin blinked. "Huh. Weird timing. Well, I still love all of you, so I won't fight you."

"Yaaay!" Elise cheered. Ryoma gasped.

"So you are betraying us after all?!"

The torn princess turned around. "What? I never said that! Hoshido didn't do anything wrong, you don't deserve to be attacked! And… I do want to be your sister…" She shut her eyes in grief. "It's too late for me to have a mother. I don't want to lose you too…"

Camilla in particular seemed touched. "Oh my…"

Then, wheels began to turn in Corrin's head. "In fact… Don't you think it's a little convenient? You remember what Yukimura said, right? Something about there being a bigger force behind all this?"

"No," Ryoma admitted.

"…Well he did. I mean," she turned to Xander, "does Nohr even have invisible soldiers?" Xander confusedly shook his head. Using that, Corrin turned back to the Hoshidans. "And how could that one guy have killed Mother if he was in the barrier?"

"So he was a traitor, then!" Takumi yelled.

"It doesn't matter anyway. Father wants this war, and for the glory of Nohr, I will give it to him." Xander drew Siegfried. "Corrin, I'll ask you one last time to make your decision. You're either with Nohr or you're not. And if you're not…"

"What? I can be neutral! That's a thing! Don't we have neutral countries?!" Corrin protested.

"You're a princess of Nohr!"

But Corrin would not back down. "Last time I checked, I'm a princess of Nohr and Hoshido! Something you didn't even tell me! So because of my situation, I think I'm allowed to be neutral!" She blinked. "Wait… Did you know that Nohr's been missing one of its princesses for years?"

In the crowd of Hoshidans, Azura gulped. "Why is she involving me? I can chill with Hoshido."

"He's right, though," Ryoma told Corrin. "You have to decide."

Elise turned to Leo. "Isn't it kind of weird how that's the one thing Xander and that prince can agree on?"

The older brother shrugged.

"H-Hinoka?" Sakura quietly called to her sister. The Sky Knight looked over. "I-I think Kamui has a good point… ab-about the barrier. We just assumed Nohr was doing it… What if s-some old wizard somewhere did it? O-or something like that…"

Hinoka rolled her eyes. "Then these invaders sure had a good sense of timing."

Xander kept scanning the Hoshidan forces to see if he could recognize the missing Nohrian princess, but it did not work. "I… I'm not seeing her, Corrin."

"Well she's there… I don't know what to tell you…" Corrin looked around. "Azura? Can you wave for Xander?"

"No." Corrin could hear her, but not see her.

"Aw come on… Ugh." Corrin shook her head. "So… uh… yeah. I'm not picking a side. I mean, do we really need this war?"

"Father wants it!" "Revenge, Kamui!"

"But… but guys-"

"Corrin, just stop," Leo called. "Pick a side already. Flip a coin if you have to, just do something!"

"While you do that, we're going to fight," Ryoma announced. "Choose wisely." He motioned over his shoulder. "Come on, Nohrian. That hill over there seems pretty good."

"I'll bring my horse."

The elder princes went off to fight. Corrin tried to run after them, but suddenly found all the other soldiers coming for each other… and she was in the middle.

"Oh no!"

With that, the war finally began.

Azura rolled her eyes as she navigated the battlefield. Everyone seemed content to ignore her and fight amongst themselves, which suited the songstress fine. She managed to catch up to Corrin, as the princess escaped the two mobs.

"Kamui, did I ever tell you how stupid you are?"

The half-dragon glared. "You're the one who told me to do what I thought was right!"

"Yes, but when I said that, I believed that you were also not an idiot!"

"But am I wrong?! You're just like me, do you really want our two families to kill each other?!" Corrin challenged.

"…I… I guess I would've liked to know Camilla better. And Xander and Leo and… the little one."

"Elise."

"And the Hoshidans were good to me…" Azura recalled.

Corrin smiled. "Well it's not too late."

"…You know… I think I have an idea," the amber-eyed woman said with a rare smirk. "You really think you can challenge the status quo?"

"I have to try! So yeah, bring it on!" Corrin drew Yato. "From now on, I make my own fate!"

Azura scanned the battlefield, and began to walk off. "Okay follow me, let's just leave."

"Wait what? But what about the armies?"

"Eh they'll be fine. Trust me, they're tough."

"O-okay…" Corrin nervously began to follow Azura, when she saw two people running at her from the Nohrian side. "Wait… are those…"

Azura turned around in time to see a tired and disheveled Jakob approaching, alongside an equally disheveled Felicia. The butler was out of breath. "Lady… Corrin! I'm so… glad that… you're safe!"

"W-we were… looking for you… milady!" Felicia waved. "Also hi!"

"Hi," Azura returned.

Corrin approached Felicia and Jakob. The butler was the first to catch his breath and cleared his throat. "Milady, I followed you and that savage all the way to the Hoshidan countryside. I got lost a few times, but I've finally found you." He gestured toward his colleague. "Also Felicia is here."

"Hi… milady!" Felicia finally caught her breath. "I heard you were missing, so I left Flora at the castle to go find you! I even ran into Jakob!" Felicia looked around. "Psst! Is it true you're actually Hoshidan?"

The princess nodded. "Y-yeah… Um, guys, I refused to betray Nohr, but I'm not fighting Hoshido either. So I'm… really not sure what that means for me. But I might not actually be your guys' boss now." She hung her head. "Jakob, Felicia, you don't have to serve me anymore."

"…No." Jakob said.

Felicia nodded. "Yeah! No! …Huh, it sounds weird when I say it like that."

Corrin quirked her eyebrow. "Guys?"

"Lady Corrin, I do not take orders from Nohr. I take orders from you. It's like I told the old man back in Castle Krakenburg." Jakob bowed. "I will follow you anywhere."

"Yeah, me too!" Felicia joined in. "And Flora would say the same! …I think. Actually- Aw who cares, I'll stay with you, Lady Corrin!"

Lady Corrin could not help but smile. She brought her two servants in for a hug. "Thank you, guys. That means a lot to me." Still holding on, Corrin turned her head. "Azura, they're coming with us!"

"What?" Azura looked up from reading a book. "Whatever."

Corrin, Azura, Jakob and Felicia hurried. As the four ran from the battlefield, a familiar Hoshidan soldier stood in their way. "Not so fast! It is I, Samurai! Samurai shall convince you all that Hoshido is the way to go!"

"Nuh-uh!" A random Wyvern Rider came in. "Nohr does what Hoshidon't!"

Samurai gasped and began fighting the Nohrian, forgetting all about the princesses and servants before him. Azura shrugged and kept running. As they went, Corrin turned back. "Felicia, how'd you make it all the way here, anyway?"

"Oh! Well, first I ran into these pigeons! And they were so cute! I gave them all names, too! My favorite pigeon was named Divorce McFrank, and-"

Jakob hurried closer to Corrin. "Please don't subject yourself to this, milady."

Ryoma clashed with Xander. They both backed off to catch their breaths. The Swordmaster called over to one of his top generals. "Samurai! I need you to rally me!"

There was no response. Xander looked around. "Huh, I don't see my top commander either. Or his wyvern." Then the Paladin's eyes caught sight of his Hoshidan sisters running past a far hill. "Wait, Corrin?! And… Azura?!"

Corrin, Jakob and Felicia froze in their tracks. Azura kept going for a few more paces before realizing they had stopped. "Uh, guys? We were leaving?"

But the paler princess noticed the hurt look in Xander's eyes. She shook her head and cupped her hands over her mouth. "Xander, stop looking at me like that! I'm not betraying you!"

"Oh! I see how it is!" Ryoma called out, disappointment soaking his words.

"Ugh…" Corrin turned to yell to Ryoma. "I said I wasn't betraying you either!"

The Crown Prince of Nohr bitterly shut his eyes. "Well that tears it. Corrin has betrayed Nohr!" He looked down from his horse at the wounded, mount-free Wyvern Rider. "Tell all the troops! Corrin has gone rogue! …Wait, how long were you standing there?"

"WHAT DID I JUST SAY?!" Corrin screamed.

Hoshido's own high prince glanced back and forth between Corrin and Xander. "Hey. Uh, Kamui. I'll still give you a chance! We Hoshidans have to stick together, right? Right? Come on, help me fight this guy, he already thinks you hate him!"

Frustration building, Corrin stomped her foot. "I'm not- Aaah! Pebble! Ugh… I'm not fighting my big brother, Ryoma! Neither of my big brothers!"

Sighing, Azura went up beside Corrin. "Ryoma, I'm going with her. I had a good time, even though I'm sure you guys really just wanted Kamui instead."

"Azura?! You're leaving too?! But why?!"

"Uh… Reasons…"

Ryoma's eyes lit up. "Aaaah! I see how it is. Yes, you're 'betraying' us." He emphatically winked. "I understand. Oh yes, curse you for leaving us!" He dramatically fell to his knees. "Now our only hope is for you to backstab Nohr from the inside. But what are the chances of that?"

Corrin turned to Azura, but the songstress only shrugged. "Let's just let him think what he wants."

"…Wait, is Corrin actually siding with us after all?" Xander asked. He turned back to his soldier. "Wait, don't alert everyone yet!"

"Make up your mind, milord!"

Jakob folded his arms, glaring at the princes. "What a circus this turned out to be. Suddenly I'm glad I don't have any siblings." Felicia playfully punched his shoulder, but forgot to hold back. "Ow!"

"Aw it's okay Jakob. Flora and I think of you as a brother! …Well, okay, maybe she sees you as more than-" She quickly remembered Corrin's presence. "Uh, I mean… Are we leaving yet?"

"Yeeeah, let's go," Azura suggested

Corrin and Azura's little group managed to cover some ground. Jakob cleared his throat. "Lady Corrin, who are we escaping with, now that we have some time?"

"Oh. This is Azura. Say hi."

"Hi."

The half-dragon continued. "I met her when I stayed with the Hoshidan queen for a few weeks. She used to be a princess in Nohr, but then she got kidnapped sometime after I showed up."

"Now that I think of it, you don't look Hoshidan, milady…" Felicia discerned.

Azura shrugged. "That's probably related to her albinism or something."

"Can you not talk about that like I'm not even here?" Corrin irritably asked.

"Hmph. Lady Corrin has always been sensitive about that. And her pointy ears. You have some nerve, Ms. Azura."

Corrin sputtered. "J-J-Jakob! She didn't have to know about my ears!"

"Oh they're easy to see," Azura countered. "I thought you were an elf at first."

"So is this what we're doing?" Corrin was getting choked up. "You dragged me away from both the armies just to tell me how weird I already know I look?!"

"No, I'm just good at multitasking," the singer snarked. "Anyway, Kamui…"

"Corrin," the other three corrected.

"Whoever you are, just listen… I told you I had an idea. But I only said that to shut you up." Corrin stared in silence, so Azura decided to keep going. "You really can't do this. Just… pick Hoshido. I'll be there. I'm sure these guys can get jobs in the castle if they want to stick around."

"Ooh! I get to learn how to be a Hoshidan maid!"

"You mean a ninja?" asked Jakob.

Corrin frowned. "But… I can't do that to Elise, to Camilla, to my brothers! Besides, I'm still not even sure King Garon was doing all the stuff that the Hoshidans thought he did!"

Azura rolled her golden eyes. "Okay fine. Pick Nohr. I won't judge. …Much."

"What?! But… Mother wouldn't want that! And I still want to get to know my other family! And you!"

"Well you just want everything, don't you?" Azura chided. "Even if you don't pick a side, your families-"

"Our families," Corrin corrected. "Come on Azura, I thought you'd know how this feels!"

Felicia leaned closer to Jakob. "Jakob, which side are we going to be fighting?"

"I'm going to be fighting this woman here if she keeps harassing Lady Corrin!"

"Jakob noooo!"

"Hisss!"

"…I can hear you guys," Azura told the servants. "Okay. Whatever. So you think you can just do what you want. 'Make your own fate' or whatever it was you said. Okay. Fine. Let's do things your way. This time I really do have an idea." She lazily pointed off to the distance. "Let's go to the Bottomless Canyon."

"Wait, what?!" Corrin jolted. "What for?!"

"Lady Corrin!"

Everyone looked over (Jakob prepared a dagger) and saw a small fishlike creature floating atop a crystal ball. Corrin smiled. "Lilith, you're back!"

"Lilith?!" repeated Jakob. "This is Lilith?!"

"Aww, she's so tiny now!" Felicia cooed.

"Um… thank you?" Lilith decided to get to the point. "Lady Corrin, I don't know what you think you're doing, but I'll help you! You and Jakob and Felicia and… this person can hide out in the Astral Plane, and I can fly around! It'll make traveling easier!" She looked off to the side. "Or you could just live in there. This war's getting intense…"

Felicia and Jakob's bewilderment was not lost on Corrin. She cleared her throat. "Okay guys… Both of you need to listen." Hearing that, they turned immediately to their lady. "So… I was escaping the Bottomless Canyon with Gunter, until…" Corrin balled her fist, "until Hans killed him! And then I almost fell into the canyon myself… But Lilith transformed into a dragon and saved me!"

Azura smirked. "Oh and if you think that's weird, your princess here can turn into a dragon too."

"Azura, I was getting to that!"

"What?!" Jakob began hyperventilating. Felicia, meanwhile, had stars in her eyes.

"Woooow! So cool! Can you show us?!"

"Wha- Felicia, you don't just ask a favor of your lady!" the butler reprimanded. He quickly looked back to his lady. "But… evidence of these claims would be appreciated…"

The songstress tapped her wrist. "We're in a bit of a hurry, so maybe not now."

"You're the one who brought it up!" Jakob glared. "I'm beginning to dislike you."

"Really? Only just now?" Azura snipped.

Lilith perched on Corrin's shoulder. "Milady, what's going on?"

"Apparently we're going to the Bottomless Canyon."

"…What?!"

"Yeah, it was Azura's idea," Corrin answered, pointing to Azura. "Lilith, you were watching over me, right? I can't betray my family. Either family. So I won't."

"Your… family…" Lilith repeated. "Then… what are you doing?"

"Wasting valuable time. Come on, let's go already, I'm not even waiting anymore," Azura said. She promptly began to walk in the direction of the Bottomless Canyon. "Move it or lose it, guys."

Corrin and her two human servants shrugged and proceeded to follow their only ally.

"So… Are you a cute dragon or a cool dragon?" Felicia asked.

Thus the journey back to the canyon began. Lady Corrin had chosen her path. Not out of anger or grief, but love. Not only that, there was more at play than anyone realized, even if Corrin herself could scarcely put it into words. But Azura had proven trustworthy up to this point, so Corrin would go with her. Perhaps they would find a way to resolve this war before too much was lost. What secrets did the Bottomless Canyon hold? What was Azura's plan? What sort of fate would Corrin go on to forge for herself?

Behind a bush, a woman with a red ponytail blinked.

"…Huh. Wasn't expecting that."

To be continued.

Post-Script A/N:

Welp, here we are in the Revelation route. I wrote a Birthright fic and a Conquest one. It was only a matter of time before I'd go on to do Revelation too.

Originally I was going to write this alongside Birthright and Conquest. But that would've been more than I could handle. Then I thought I would just add this to the end of the original Whirlpool story. But I felt that would sort of invalidate the Birthright and Conquest fics. I want all three of my path fics to be on equal footing.

So if you followed the other two fics, we're back at square one. All the developments, the laughs and tears, they never happened. But now we're going to see what happens in this third path. Already, this is the most lighthearted version of Chapter 6, no one is really hurt with Corrin. Rather, everyone's just confused. It felt a little more natural than I thought it would, so that's nice.

Now, like I said, you don't have to have read the other fics to enjoy this one. I'd advise it anyway, especially because there will be callbacks to those fics. But if you know what happens in the actual Birthright and Conquest games, then you'll manage. Also, because I set up some ships in the other fics, I'll say this now: the current plan is to preserve most of the ships. We'll see what happens though. A few Whirlpool ships were improvised.

Much like in the other paths, Jakob and Felicia both join at the same time because MyCastle will not be a major issue. I'm handling it the same way I did in the other fics- it's there, but not focused on. And of course, no second generation. This also means that Fuga and Flora will be joining earlier than usual.

Note: This story will update weekly, just like the other two. Although I will take occasional (announced) breaks.

Next time, we'll see what Azura's planning. I hope we can all enjoy this together.