Review Time:

EspeonAuraGirl55 - Thank you so much!

Fireminer - That's true, the seige of Valla changed her. Side note - I have to thank you for being a consistent (and critical) reviewer of this story. Really appreciate all of the feedback...it's kinda sad to have it end here.

Chapter 21 – Kana and Kana

20 years ago, the land was ravaged by a brutal war on the continent: the western kingdom of Nohr clashed with the eastern kingdom of Hoshido, with the minor nations of Mokushu, Nestra, Izumo, and Notre Sagesse sucked in the peripheral path.

In many respects, it was a senseless war. The hero leading the struggle, Corrin, would regret the outcome, as it irreversibly damaged the loser kingdom – one half of the dragonkin's family.

The child of the dragonkin….was named Kana.

"Hmm…..the coast is clear….."

Little Kana was a plucky 12-year-old with white-gray hair matching that of his mother, and he kept a blue bandanna around her neck, along with him carrying a small sword.

Today he was going to explore the…

"Prince! Where do you think you're going?"

"Nina! You scared me!"

Niles' daughter, and one of the guards always tasked to watch over the prince, gave a scoff. "Don't tell me you're trying to go to the Bottomless Canyon again."

"Aww did I really make it that obvious?"

"You have a backpack! Geez! Do you want the both of us to get in trouble again?"

Kana pouted. "But I'll be back before sundown!"

"You are not going alone! That is incredibly irresponsible! Why do you want to go there, anyway?"

Kana, the daughter of Prince Corrin, had almost escaped Shirasagi to go off exploring when Subaki's daughter, the determined Caeldori, caught her.

"Because…..I want to see it. How come when Papa and Uncle Ryoma need to send people, we never take that way?"

"It's said to be cursed."

"Well that's not fair!"

"How did we get into this yet again, Nina?"

Leo's son, Forrest, demanded to come along once she told him (read: ratted out) Kana's plan to explore the Bottomless Canyon. The young princess really wanted to go, and so, there was no stopping Corrin's child.

"I don't know, but I've told her sooo many times that there's nothing there."

"Aww cheer up guys! Kana just wants an adventure!"

Also with them was the budding young knight and daughter to Silas, Sophie. She considered herself to be Kana's best friend, much how like their parents did before them.

"An adventure, Sophie? Get real."

The princess Kana was followed by her best friend Sophie, Caeldori, and the heir to the Hoshidan throne, Shiro, who was Ryoma's son and a real hothead on the battlefield.

"Let's just humor her," Caeldori suggested. "There's nothing to be seen in that place. As long as we don't cross into the-"

"-Hoshidan border we'll be fine," Nina said, wishing she could write in her journal instead of playing babysitter. But it was what Forrest wanted, as her master.

"Kana, dear, do you think you'll find something?"

"Hmmm….I dunno."

Sophie fought off Avel's attempts to knock her down. "We've been there before. It's just an old bridge with some guards and stuff."

"I don't want to fight or anything like that. I….just want to go there."

Eventually the party arrived on the scene, with the border guard Omozu letting them pass. Shiro stretched as Kana ran ahead to take a gander, while Caeldori and Sophie let their mounts rest.

"So squirt, you bored yet?"

"I am not bored! Look, look! The guards don't see us!"

Forrest sighed. "I can use my status to smooth over anything, but please, Kana, we mustn't do anything that could be considered…aggressive."

Kana turned around. "How come?"

"Politics, squirt," Nina replied.

"I just want to look around. If the guards do anything I'll scare them off with my dragon breath!" Kana grinned and ran ahead.

Omozu and his men all spotted the boy, but they didn't raise any arms. "Hold, boy. You….you're the son of Lord Corrin, aren't you?"

"I'll be fine Mr. Omozu!" Kana called out as she reached the dead tree near the fort. "I promise!"

The border guard turned to Shiro and the others, flummoxed.

"She wanted to come here. Just let her run around."

Then the princess fell off the ledge.

"KANA!"

Forrest, Nina, and Sophie all ran to the edge, with matching expressions of panic.

"W-We didn't do anything!" Omozu exclaimed. "He must've slipped when he went to the tree!"

"Well go down there and get him back!" Nina shouted, readying her bow. "Or else-"

"-we're dead. We're dead, we're dead, we're dead, WE ARE DEAD!" Sophie was ready to freak out. "How do we get her back?!"

"Caeldori, your mount!" Shiro knew both his father and uncle would skewer him if Kana didn't come back. "GO!"

"Y-Yes milord!"

Both sides were in a panic to see Kana fall down, but in reality….both were okay.

"…..Ughh….."

"….My head…."

Both dragonkin weakly opened their eyes, and realized they were not only alive, but unharmed. However, when both sat up…

"….!"

"….!"

Kana and Kana pointed at each other, mount agape.

"You look like me!" they exclaimed in unison. They both stood up, shaking slightly as they approached each other. And they had the same matching pout when they looked the other over.

"Is this a trick?" came the stereo reply. "Stop copying me!"

"Me?" Female Kana (let's call her Fana) was outraged. "You're the one copying me, you dummy!"

"No way!" cried the male Kana (let's call him Mana). "All I did was fall down from the canyon!"

"Wait….so did I!"

"H-Huh? What's your name? You got pointy ears, like me…"

"Kana," Fana put a finger to her lips. "And you got the same hair color as me…."

"What? But Kana's MY name!"

"No way! Papa gave it to me first!"

Mana gasped. "B-But Mama named me! Her name is Corrin, she's the princess of Nohr!"

"W-What? But Corrin is my papa, and he's the prince of Hoshido!"

The twins seemed to be faced with their….alternate self.

"So Auntie Felicia's your mama?"

The two managed to find some sticks to create fire, hopefully someone would find them. Darkness covered the canyon, so that hope was lowering fast.

"Yeah….Uncle Jakob's your papa?"

"Y-Yeah. Does this mean we're….siblings?"

Fana thought it over. "We can't be…..Corrin is my papa, but Corrin is your mama. There can't be two of them! Maybe this is one of Rhajat's tricks again…."

"Huh, who's that?"

"Oh she's one of my friends, although she's kinda mean at times. Who are your friends?"

"Me? Well there's Percy, who loves striking poses with his wyvern, Ace! Then you have Velouria, who loves collecting dust…but she's kinda quiet."

"Hahaha, she sounds like the opposite of Selkie! She's so loud and happy!" Fana giggled. "I hope Shiro and Caeldori aren't worrying too much about me…"

"Same….Nina and Forrest came with me before I fell. They're gonna be so mad….but as long as my best friend is there, maybe everything will be okay!"

"Aww you have a best friend? Me too!"

"Who is she?"

"Her dad is Papa's best friend, and she has this real mean horse!"

Mana smiled. "Wow, mine is the same way! Sophie would want to hear about that!"

"Wait….Sophie? But that's her name!"

"WHAT?!"

The two now had the same expression of fear. While most of their lives were unrelated to each other, it seemed there was more constants than their both of their parents being named Corrin.

"Sophie's dad….is he named…."

"….Silas."

"K-Kana, are we really supposed to be an alternate version of each other? I mean, we're both dressed the same way. And we both have Sophie, Mr. Silas….."

"Wait, wait….Kana, you said you were from Nohr. What's it like?" Fana asked. "I've never been there."

"Really? I've never been to Hoshido…..cuz…..well, Mama doesn't like talking about it."

"Papa doesn't like….talking about Nohr…."

The two sat in silence for a few minutes, when suddenly, a light appeared before them. The two looked at each other and quickly followed it.

Follow me….Kana…and Kana….

"KANA! Are you down here?!"

Nina was scaling the rocky walls below the ledge, as Forrest and Sophie galloped away to get help.

XXXXXX

"KANA! Please be alright!"

Caeldori and her pegasus were gliding through the dark void, as Shiro and the other Sophie headed back to the capital.

"Hey it's gone!"

The two had followed the light to a room with a misty blue aura surrounding it, but it disappeared when they got closer. Mana and Kana saw two paths on either side of the room.

"Hmm….you didn't hear it talk, right Kana?"

"I think I did!"

You did. Greetings, you two.

The twins gasped and looked around.

Do you know who I am? Or rather….who we are?"

"I'm s-scared Kana….listen, v-voice! We just want to go home!" Fana shouted. "All of our friends are worrying about us!"

"And ESPECIALLY Mama!" Mana cried out.

Why did you come here? asked the voice. Despite claiming to be two people, the twins could only hear one, as if it had achieved some kind of harmonious sync. Children shouldn't be here.

"We just wanted to know why everyone avoids this place."

They say it's cursed. I was cursed myself.

"W-Who are you?"

The voice paused, as if it was complementing something. I was like your parent. I was the lost princess of Hoshido and Nohr.

"Papa knew you?"

"And Mama? Waiiit…..voice, can we ask you something? Are we….from alternate worlds?"

Almost. You see….you two are identical in disposition, personality, and feeling, but not in gender. Who do you treasure the most?

"Papa/Mama!" both of them replied in unison, before gasping again and looking at each other.

Ahhh, yes. That makes sense. If Corrin could see me again…anyway…..you two are the same person, but from different timelines.

"Timelines?" Fana asked.

Yes. Can you please tell me…who your grandmother was?

Both dragonkin thought together.

XXXXX

"Wow! Grandma used to sit on this throne?"

Corrin, now a man wise with age, picked his little girl up. "Yep. They say it had the power to reveal the truth of one's being. She had lots of people that looked out for her."

"What was her name?" Fana asked.

XXXXX

"Mee-ko-toe?"

Corrin giggled and pinched her son's soft cheek. "It's not your usual name, Kana bean. She was wise and smart….I think she would be glad to see you…."

"Where is she?"

XXXXX

"Dead, sadly. You know what that word means, right Kana?"

"Yep," Corrin's daughter replied, voice low. "It means you go to sleep for a really really long time."

"That's right."

"Well…..what put her to sleep, Papa?"

XXXX

"That's….a story for another day, Kana," Corrin said. "Come along. Felicia will tuck you in tonight."

"Okay Mama!"

I knew Lady Mikoto myself, for a very long time. Corrin….only got to know her for a day.

"Ms. Voice? You said you were the princess of Hoshido and Nohr, right? I think I heard Uncle Xander talk about that before."

"Uncle Ryoma said it too!"

Xander, Ryoma….Kana, can you tell me who the other one is?

"Uhhh…..wait, Mama's brother is Xander, not Ryoma!"

"No, Kana, you've got it backwards! Ryoma is his brother!"

The voice chuckled. Remember, you two come from alternate timelines. Who is Corrin's family in one timeline….sadly did not stay his in the other.

"But why?" Mana asked. The two were both sitting patiently in front of the wall, despite the fact that the voice had no appearance to show itself.

Corrin knows all 8 of them. Xander, Ryoma, Leo, Takumi, Camilla, Hinoka, Elise, and Sakura. Even if only 6 are alive today.

"….?" both Kana shared a look of confusion.

Dear me. I suppose Corrin wouldn't want to talk about what happened….let's see, 20 years ago? Kana, you don't have Takumi and Ryoma. And Kana, you lack Xander and Elise.

"What happened to your uncle, Kana?" Fana asked.

"I dunno. What happened to yours?"

There was a war.

"A war?" the two asked together.

Yes.

"Isn't that when people fight….and d-die?" Mana asked, fiddling with his sword hilt. "Did….Hoshido and Nohr…."

Yes. In fact, that event is the common thread your timelines share. Nohr and Hoshido went to war, and your parent was trapped in the middle of it. But…..he and she could only choose one side.

XXXXXX

"Corrin! How could you turn on us, your family?! Traitor!"

"I'm sorry, Xander, but….the king is twisted! I can't go back, not when he's tried to kill me! Please, I hope you understand…."

XXXXXX

"Corrin! Why would you choose them over us?! Traitor!"

"I'm sorry, Ryoma, but…..I've known them all my side. I can't just turn on them. I'm sorry. I hope you understand…."

From there, the timelines split. Your parent would get to know two different sets of people, with the constants being Silas, Felicia, Jakob….and me.

"But…..how do you know of both of us?"

"Yeah! My mama is his Auntie Felicia, and his papa is my Uncle Jakob! They're not the same people…."

Corrin and myself shared a fate. One is male, and the other is female, but both can claim to know me. My name is….

XXXXXX

"Azura?"

"Yes. Thank you for saving me, Corrin," the songstress said, smiling. "I was taken here by Haitaka and his men…."

"But why?"

"After milady's death, the people of Hoshido…turned on me. They were suspicious, me being from a foreign land. Ryoma and the others tried to stop it but…."

XXXXXX

"….Nohrians are coming?!" Sakura teared up. "B-But this is a hospital! Fort Jinya has nothing for them, it's just injured people! Can't they leave us alone?"

"Damn! There's a lot of them out there…."

Azura shook her head. "We have no choice. Please, will you help us, Corrin?"

"Azura?"

Yes, that is me. Or rather….us. The two of us from the two timelines.

"But…..why are you a voice? You sound like you're Mama's good friend!"

I'm afraid I perished the same way in both timelines. Right before the war ended. When Corrin was at his and her lowest point. I warned him and her of the danger, but your parent was always one to try to be optimistic. Not I.

Fana and Mana wanted to help this mysterious Azura, but how?

"W-Well, how did you go, Miss Azura?"

….before I tell that story, I want you both to understand. You come from the same circumstance – Corrin being forced to fight a side of his family. The war senseless, from every angle. In one timeline, I…only made it worse.

"….."

No pain is greater in my heart. Corrin was more than my friend, they were my family.

"A-Azura…."

"How come….Papa never told us about you? Or any of our aunts or uncles?"

All of them miss me dearly. But how could they reopen the wound in their heart? So many things left unsaid….

The twins heard the sadness in Azura's voice, an almost nonexistent husk. A shell of an existance. It was luck – or maybe fate? – that the two were able to become one entity.

I thank you, Kana and Kana. At least your existence….has healed Corrin's pain somewhat.

"But….i-if I lost Sophie or any of my friends I dunno what I would do." Fana bit her lip. "Papa was sad all this time?"

"Mama's usually so happy when I'm around. If I lost Sophie or Nina or Forrest or….heck, anyone, I'd be crying all the time!"

Be glad the two of you are spared from this pain.

"…..Azura? Was it a mistake….coming here?"

"Don't say that, Kana!" Fana grabbed his shoulders. "If we didn't….we wouldn't know what happened to Papa and Mama….and we wouldn't be….friends…."

"Wait, maybe we can fix this! Maybe ALL of us can be friends! C'mon, let's go back together!"

No.

"No?" they asked together.

The relationship between Nohr and Hoshido will never be fully amended. Not after the war.

XXXX

"I cannot fall in the hands of the enemy, so I must fulfill….." Ryoma unsheathed Raijinto and stabbed himself through the chest. "…my final d-duty!"

He grit his teeth hard, and as he fell to the ground, blood and lightning pooling from his chest, his eyes met Corrin's and he whispered "I'm…counting on you…."

XXXXX

"ELISE!"

Xander dropped his sword and ran to cradle his bleeding little sister, who looked to be great pain. Her innocent eyes stared blankly into his.

"Xander….your sword….lay it down for me…."

"….!" Both the crown prince and Corrin shared a look of shock and horror.

"Nohr….needs more than you…not just your strength…." Elise let out a sound of pain, but she took her brother's hand. "Nohr needs caring…and tears…that's the way…"

Her hand moved to his cheek.

"Try to be….at peace….."

XXXXX

"Corrin…..I will finally kill you….this time…for keeps!"

The dragon princess gulped, but she pointed the Shadow Yato at Takumi's face. He was a corrupted and pained soul that had his hatred consume him. She had to be the one to fix it.

"Takumi….I promise….I will set your spirit free….just hold on, brother…."

XXXXXX

"I'm glad…Corrin….."

The prince dropped his sword and ran over to Xander, who had fallen in their duel. The crown prince was wracked with guilt over his actions, so much so that the only thing he think of….was to engage in a suicidal duel.

"XANDER!"

"Don't be so sad, little prince. I always said…." he smiled, blood leaking from his mouth. "…you could set your mind to do whatever you wanted to…."

"But….c-can't we tell Papa and his Mama about all of this? Wouldn't they want their other family back?"

I'm sorry, but it doesn't work like that. All it would be is cruel reminders of what Corrin lost. And while Ryoma, Elise, Takumi, and Xander would look like Ryoma, Elise, Takumi, and Xander….it wouldn't be them.

The two sat up, trying to absorb this piece of information.

"So…..I can't be friends with-"

"-Kana?"

Of course you can. But this is the only place the two of you can reside together.

"Papa….."

"Mama….."

Both dragonkin held their heads low.

Could….could you tell me something?

"…..?"

"…..?"

I…..I would like to know about the day you were born. Please. I keep thinking about it….if Corrin was lucky enough to have you both, in each timeline….then it had to be a very very happy day in my sibling's life.

"Well…..if I remember what Auntie Camilla said…."

"And if I can remember Auntie Hinoka telling me…."

Yes?

"It goes like this!" the twins exclaimed.

XXXXXX

"T-This….is really my child…."

Corrin carefully held the newborn in his arms, after his wife had passed out from exhaustion from giving birth. Ryoma, Hinoka, Takumi, and Sakura all looked so happy, electing to watch their brother.

"What should I….name her? I have no idea…." Corrin laughed nervously.

XXXXXX

"Oooh, he's so cute. He looks just like you, Corrin," Camilla gushed.

Still winded in her infirmary bed, Corrin looked over her newborn son. He had the same pointy ears (their dragon blood at play) and the little tuff of hair on top was the same color as hers.

When the baby opened his eyes, it revealed that he had a soft sky blue to contrast with her hard red.

"If you're unsure on a name, sister, why don't you try a name from someone you knew?" Leo suggested. He, Xander, Elise, and Camilla all looked incredibly proud.

XXXXXX

"No, Takumi, I want….an original name." Corrin's gaze never left his baby girl, who seemed fine at the moment. No crying, no whining, nothing like that. Just a stare with her wide blue eyes.

XXXXXX

"How about…"

XXXXXXX

"I think I've got it…."

XXXXXXXX

"Kana!" Both Corrins shouted across their respective timelines. "My little….Kana bean….."

Both babies seemed to love the name, as both of them giggled and flailed their pudgy little arms happily. In fact, they moved them to a point where they touched Corrin's cheeks.

"Awwwww!" both Elise and Sakura had the same clenched hands squeal.

"What a wonderful name," both Xander and Ryoma replied, sporting the same smirk.

"Your baby takes after you, big brother," both Leo and Takumi said, nodding in contentment, even if they tried to hide how happy they really were.

"So cuuuuute! C-Can I hold him/her?!" both Camilla and Hinoka had completely fallen in sibling adoration for the new arrival.

Both Corrins, however, held up their baby so their eyes met. Both Kanas continued to giggle and laugh, but the babies looked startled for one brief second:

Corrin and Corrin were openly crying.

"Kana…."

In midst of their happy day, shared with their siblings and loved ones, they had remembered the sister they had met nearly a decade earlier. The quiet, reserved girl that sang to them, and had endured so much. But she never stopped supporting their efforts, even until the very end.

"Azu…!"

The day where she had exhausted all of her power singing her song to win the battle. To the win the war. To end the madness.

"Azura….!"

Both prince and princess thought they saw their late cousin's image with the others, smiling at them, but it was only….an illusion.

However, when they looked back to their baby…..Kana and Kana giggled again, as if they wanted their new parent to smile again. A ray of hope after the dark trials Corrin had to face.

So he and she continued to cry, only turning their frowns upside down to celebrate.

His new daughter and her new son.

Thank you….t-thank you!

Fana and Mana were being hugged by two apparitions of the same person – Azura – a girl with long aqua-colored hair and golden eyes. Their ethereal faces were covered in their endless tears of happiness, making both children smile.

Thank you, Kana! Thank you for making Corrin smile again!

"Azura…." both whispered.

Thank you….

In a flash, Azura seemed to have vanished, but her aura had illuminated the dark cavern room. With nothing else, the two stood up and stared into the other's eyes.

"So….what do we do know?"

"….I guess we go back home."

"Oooh…well, w-we can come back, right?"

"Yeah! But we can't stay here forever, Kana. Mama needs to smile!"

"You're right, and so does Papa! And all of our friends!"

"…."

"…."

"….I wish we could've been siblings for real," Mana whispered. "Cause then…."

"….we would NEVER have to say goodbye," Fana whispered back.

The two quickly hugged each other, sniffling.

"Kana….this will be our little secret, okay?"

"Okay. Can…you tell me more about Hoshido?"

"Only if you tell me about Nohr!"

"Deal, but you gotta promise you tell me about your aunts and uncles!"

"Okay, but you first!"

The twins giggled and released each other from their embrace. Fana headed for her "timeline" while Mana headed for his.

"Hey, Kana?"

"Yeah, Kana?"

"Do you think there's another timeline where….everyone got along, and there was no war, and Papa had Azura back?"

"Yeah. Where Mama got to hang out with Azura all the time, and everyone laughs and stuff. That'd be nice."

"Kana…..promise to be friends forever?"

"I promise Kana!"

The two waved goodbye to each other, vowing to meet up again another day. They had come from opposite worlds and fates, but one thing was common about the two of them:

They adored their mother and father above all else.

FIN

Final notes: Well...this is the end. Originally I was gonna seperate the two, but I would be bugged by the fact that one had priority over the one. Kana and Kana, they're both equal in my book. The idea of this alternate timelines/worlds was formed pretty early in this fic's fun, as I KNEW 100% Kana would be the last child. In this chapter, male Corrin sided with Hoshido while female Corrin sided with Nohr, which reflects the game box art.

So male Kana comes from the ending of Conquest while female Kana comes from the ending of Birthright.

But yeah, I really hope you guys enjoy the last go. I know I've been playing around with different ideas, but WOWZA this fic got a lot of views/reviews/favs/etc. And for the most part, everything seemed to be positive. Some chapters I enjoyed writing more than others, but I'm really really glad I stuck with this concept.

So again, thanks for all of the feedback! If you want more FE stuff from me, then check out Anna's Bizarre Adventure (and maybe a new story idea next year)! See ya around! :D