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twilightprince101 · 1 year

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Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest REWRITTEN

I recently decided to replay Conquest after years of not even thinking about it, and I've been having a lot of fun! It's my first time playing on Classic/Permadeath, so learning the intricacies of the system for the first time is really fun!

Only thing is that, now as someone aiming for a Creative Writing bachelors and having experience editing... wow the story is not written well. Conquest has its moments, but there is a LOT of missed potential.

But that's the key word here: Missed Potential. For Conquest's story, it had the chance to be really good. The bedrock for an amazing story was all there--you side with the Obviously Evil King because you love the family that raised you and want to rescue them from their abusive father. But with just how blatantly evil King Garon is, Lilith being completely absent from the plot (despite showing up in Chapter 7) and Corrin's honestly irresponsible method of conducting himself in a War Zone, it's hard to see the gold under the grime.

So I thought, "Hey, I'm aiming to be a developmental editor for authors and have experience dabbling in editing already. How about we try using those skills on Conquest?"

And thus, Conquest Rewritten was born!

I'm going to do my best to utilize all of the elements currently present within the game to draw out a more impactful story. This means that there will be no new assets (artwork, voice acting, maps) added in. Every chapter and map will still be the same gameplay-wise, every major event will proceed as it originally did. The only difference is how it is done. The job of a developmental editor is to polish the original story, not create a new one after all!

If you're interested, feel free to come along for the ride! At the moment, Chapters 1-7 have been edited to a point I am satisfied with (though 1 and 6 didn't need any major revisions). I'll likely be releasing edited chapters in batches like this in the future. I'm currently busy with University work, so keep in mind that I might not update too often.

Either way, thank you for reading! Click the links below if you want to get to reading, click the "read more" link to see an example of a scene and how I'm conducting this!

Hope everyone has a nice day! And remember: Only you can forge a fate that's to your liking~

GO TO THE INDEX ->

GO TO CHAPTER 1/PREFACE ->

[Original text of the first lines of Chapter 5, where Hinoka and Ryoma explain the Faceless with clearly prejudiced language against Nohrians, and Corrin does not fight back against that language despite growing up in Nohr his entire life]

[Rewritten text, where Livéle (stand in for protagonist), after hearing that same language, pushes back against them calling Nohrians "evil" and setting clear boundaries for herself, standing up for her Nohrian siblings]

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synergysilhouette · 1 year

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Things I'd want for a "Fire Emblem: Fates" remake

I haven't played a ton of FE games, but I really loved Fates for it's characters and branching storyline. The community gives it WAAAY too much hate. One person told me that it's a minority of people who don't like it, but it's a LOUD minority, making it seem like a majority of people hate it. That said, the discussions I've had (and gatekeeping I've experienced) have inspired me to make some of my own changes to Fates if it ever got remade. I wonder if you'll agree with any. I know some of these are MAJOR changes that results in this feeling more like it's own game, but I hope you still take them into consideration, anyway.

1. Nix the amnesia story--It only existed for gameplay purposes to teach the player how to fight. Story-wise it's not important for Corrin, since they don't remember Nohr and thus it feels as new as Hoshido, so it completely defeats the born with/raised by concept. Just allow us more time to enjoy/interact with Nohrians and Hoshidans each in order to make it a more convincing story with a conflicted protagonist, plus it helps to flesh out the characters. Considering 3H and "Engage" allow you to explore environments a bit more, that should be a given. I feel like the amnesia plot only works in the "Birthright" route since Corrin would be kidnapped more recently and it'd make the royal family the main villains, and less sympathetic.

2. Have more support-contingent branching storylines--In "Fates: Birthright," Kaze dies at some point if you don't have his A-support conversation with Corrin. If you do, he becomes Corrin's retainer. It'd be fun if socializing with the characters (ie Azura, Silas, the royal family) had more weight to it, story-wise. It'd also be cool if you could carry over your save data from the opposite game and if you have A-supports with Ryoma, Elise, Takumi, and/or Xander, you can potentially save them. But that may be pushing it…

3. More same-sex supports (with kids)--Allow for Corrin to reach same-sex S-supports with Silas, Azura, Jakob, Felicia, and Kaze, given that they all join you in every route. Plus and the royals and Flora should also be allowed to be romanced in their respective routes and "Revelations." I feel like that should be a given. And allow us to keep our kids rather than off-screen offspring as mentioned in the epilogue. It feels unfair to remove their kids from the main story.

4. (Possibly Defeats the Purpose) Make it clear that Corrin isn't related the the royals--This is mainly for romantic reasons, but maybe have Mikoto as a woman who became a noble in Hoshido, with Sumeragi treating you like one of his children. It's also revealed that when Corrin was kidnapped, the Nohrian siblings were too young to know they weren't their sibling. Plus the Nohrian siblings being half-siblings does nothing for the plot, especially since they look alike (Leo and Xander have blonde hair, Camilla has purple, and Elise has blonde and purple hair).

5. LET THE PARENTS SURVIVE! Maybe it's because of parent death fatigue in "Engage," but I'd like for Sumeragi and Mikoto to survive, and let us see Ganon as a good king before he is curropted and dies. Plus giving Corrin dreams of Anankos would be awesome.

6. Remove the Awakening connection--It's only mentioned in some support conversations and doesn't fully impact the story. I see why it's a nice nod to the game that brought the franchise back to light, but still. Asugi looks like Gaius and Rhajat looks like Tharja, but apparently they're not the same person, so it can be the same with Laszlo/Inigo, Odin/Owain, and Severa/Selena. Maybe if we had a couple more characters from "Awakening" and it coming into play for the main storyline, it'd be a different story.

7. Give more life/information on Valla--If we're going for this "secret, Atlantis-like Kingdom," make it a trapped, isolated paradise that Anankos governs, giving this Fire Nation-type of nationalism so the inhabitants want to reclaim Nohr and Hoshido for themselves. They've already conquered Nohr, explaining the aggression towards Hoshido following Ganon's corruption. It'd be fun if you could recruit/interact with characters from Valla in "Revelations."

8. Fix up the Deeprealms and it's drama--In the game, they're convenient alternate dimensions/worlds that age the kids up quick at different rates, and most of them are ignorant of their heritage and birthright (no pun intended). In my rewrite, this is simply ONE alternate world that the children are sent to, and they age proportionately; the younger ones were just taken from the Deeprealms earlier. Plus it's something that's seen as "off the radar" and a world Anankos hopes to conquer after the main setting in the game. Along with this, all of the parents visit and involve themselves with their kids, rather than the children feeling like their parents ignored them or kept them in the dark.

9. Open World like in "Engage" and "3 Houses"--It'd really help to explore the culture more and expand the world so that the consequences feel even more severe.

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bakuliwrites · 2 years

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Slip Away- Xander x Reader

Rating: 18+ (MINORS DNI)

Fandom: Fire Emblem

Relationships: Xander x Gender-Neutral Reader

Summary: Xander finds himself unable to unwind at his birthday party, until a certain someone whisks him away.

Tags: Semi-Public S*x, Closet S*x

A/N: Happy Birthday, Xander, baby❤️ This man is so emotionally constipated and uptight. He needs someone to remind him to relax haha. Especially on his birthday! Thank you for reading! Read here or over on my AO3!

This party, though generous in intention, has been more than Xander can handle. After a day filled with meeting after meeting, all Xander wanted was a quiet evening to himself with his beloved. But this party has been planned for months. His birthday celebration was something everyone else had insisted upon, including his siblings. So how was Xander to say no, even if it wasn’t his ideal way to spend his special day?

Practically everyone in the kingdom has been invited. The halls are bustling with revelers, all wanting a spare moment with the King of Nohr, the birthday boy, himself. It’s absolutely overwhelming and Xander hardly feels like he can actually enjoy the party. So when his beloved sneaks up behind him and whispers those fatal words, Xander is quick to acquiesce.

“Do you want to slip away for a moment?” their voice hums in his ear.

“Gods, yes,” Xander returns, letting them take him by the hand and lead him quietly out of the main hall. They dart through doorways, skirt around party-goers eager to speak to the King, and hide behind corners until people pass.

“Where are we going?” Xander chuckles as his beloved leads him further and further from the festivities. They merely smile impishly as they pull him through a set of double-doors that lead into an abandoned wing of the castle.

“You’ll see,” they return with a wink. His beloved leads him through the dusty corridors, weaving seamlessly down passageways as if they’ve scouted this area before. The music from the party is muffled and the joyous voices of the guests hushes to almost nothing. It’s peaceful here, if not a bit rundown.

Gods, I really need to get someone in here to fix up this area, Xander thinks to himself as they pass a dust-covered candelabra. Suddenly, Xander feels himself being yanked into a dark room. The door slams shut behind him and his beloved, showering them in complete darkness.

“Where are we?” Xander tries, his eyes just barely adjusting to the depths of the shadows in the tiny room. When they finally do, he spots some folded up bedsheets and towels stacked on several shelves.

“Why did you bring us to a linen closet?” he asks skeptically, trying his best to make out the shadowy form of his lover before him.

“Because no one will look for us here,” they reason with a twittery laugh, “And your room has been invaded by party goers. Otherwise, I would’ve brought us there.”

“Well, what are we going to do in a linen closet-” Xander begins, but interrupts himself when it suddenly dawns on him exactly what it is they’re going to do in a linen closet. He can feel his cheeks burning and he knows they’re probably bright red, not that anyone could see that in this impenetrable darkness.

“I have some ideas,” his lover drawls, voice low and sensual. Xander grins to himself, gripping his beloved by the waist and pulling them close.

“Do you, now?” he starts, leaning down to find their lips, “I’m all ears.”

What obnoxious behavior for a King, Xander suddenly panics, but it’s too late. He’s already testing his lovers parted lips with his tongue, diving in to explore the warmth of their mouth, gently grazing their teeth. They wrap their arms around his shoulders, drawing him closer until their bodies are pressed as near as they possibly can be. Their shared body heat in the small closet space is enough to force Xander to remove his jacket and cloak. His hands fumble with his buttons, but his lover is quick to come to his aid. Deftly, they unbutton his jacket and undershirt, casting them carelessly to the side. His hands are busy feverishly wandering his beloved’s body, feeling every curve and dip.

This moment feels so utterly self-indulgent. So not King-like. He wonders what the guests will think if they find out. They’re probably searching for him now, confused as to where their King could’ve possibly disappeared to. He knows that he should be more considerate. But Xander can’t help himself. His core is burning with desire, his cock heavy with arousal. His mind feels almost foggy, lost in a haze of passion.

In the darkness, Xander can feel his beloved’s fingers at the hem of his trousers. They’re busily suckling at his neck when they start to palm the growing bulge in his underwear. Their massaging is positively wondrous. He can hardly help the moans and whimpers that escape his lips as his lover masterfully kneads. Xander is quick to return the favor, wanting desperately to hear their soft keens and whispers of his name. He wonders if anyone passing by can hear them, if he’ll get chewed out by the rest of the court for his inappropriate behavior. But he doesn’t care. He’s too busy luxuriating in the absolutely sinful way his lover is making him feel.

The friction in his trousers is becoming unbearable. Everything just feels so heavy. He needs to be satiated and it needs to happen soon. Hurriedly, he undoes the buttons of his trousers and slips them down just enough to free his throbbing erection. He sucks in a breath as it brushes against his lover’s stomach. Swiftly, Xander lifts his lover into his arms, helping them hook their legs around his waist. They giggle, a sound that is absolute music to his ears. Xander hungrily captures their lips in his before trailing searing kisses down their jaw and neck.

“Gods, you taste amazing,” he huffs, voice husky with desire. He allows himself to fall back against the wall, not caring in the slightest how loud the thump of his back hitting the inside of the closet is. It rattles the shelves a bit, but not enough to send any of the linens flying.

“Are you ready?” he questions, breathless now. Cruelly, his beloved gives his cock a few languid pumps. Xander smiles ruefully at their touch, gasping in surprise as their warm hand strokes his shaft, slickening it with a bit of saliva.

“I am,” they hum, placing one last kiss on his temple. Xander whirls them around, so now their back is against the wall, giving him some leverage. It’s pure relief as he sheathes himself inside of them, allowing them a moment to adjust to his girth. They throw their head back in pleasure, moaning shamelessly as he buries himself even further in them.

As Xander begins to pump in and out, he can feel his beloved grip him tight, their nails digging into the tender flesh of his back. The sordid slap of skin against skin mingles with huffy breaths and small keens as their hips move in tandem. It’s positively electric as his lover tangles their fingers in the golden ringlets of Xander’s hair, tugging ever so gently at them. They riddle his neck with love bites and Xander knows there’s no way he’s going to be able to hide all of them from the other guests. But it’s the last thing on his mind as he feels his arousal building in his core.

“Ah, my love,” his beloved whimpers, holding tight to him, “I’m so close.”

Sweat beads on Xander’s forehead as he picks up his pace, the rhythmic motion of his hips starting to become erratic as he draws closer and closer to ecstasy. His lover feels so tight around him, so absolutely delightful. As the tip of his cock hits deeper, he can feel them shudder around him. The heat in his core builds to a blazing flame, his entire body starting to tremble with pure pleasure. With a final thrust, he feels himself twitch and release, his seed spilling into his beloved. With a cry of his name, his beloved comes undone with him, gripping him so tight, he knows their nails will leave marks.

Xander collapses into them, panting as he tries to regain his balance, dizzy with euphoria. The two of them linger there for a moment, wrapped up in each other’s arms, enjoying the quiet aftermath of their clandestine meeting. Xander feels relaxed for once, all tenseness in his muscles having melted away with his beloved’s masterful touch. He buries his head in the crook of their neck and whispers words of praise and affection.

“Thank you for this marvelous suggestion, my darling,” he whispers, pressing kiss after kiss just behind their ear.

“I thought you could use a bit of reprieve,” they return and he can tell by the tone of their voice that they’re smiling.

“You know me too well,” he beams, drawing back to look at what little of them he can make out in the darkness. Xander opens his mouth again, but just as he is about to ask if his beloved is ready to part, he hears footsteps just outside the door. All movement stops, his lover frozen in his arms.

“Xander?” a voice calls. He can’t quite make out who it is, and honestly would rather not know. A bit of panic starts to seep into Xander’s mind and his muscles tense. His beloved must sense this, for they plant a tender, loving kiss to his lips as if to say, Don’t worry.

When there’s no response, the footsteps set off again down the hallway. Xander can overhear whoever it is mutter to themselves, “Now, where could he have gotten off to?”

It’s only when the echo of their steps has disappeared entirely that Xander feels like he can breathe again.

“I suppose we should get back to the party,” he comments, feeling a bit guilty all of a sudden.

“Or,” his beloved begins, something mischievous in their tone, “We could just stay here for the rest of the night. I told you- this is an excellent hiding spot.”

Xander quirks an eyebrow up and grins.

“You are a very bad influence for a King, you know that?” he goes on. His beloved’s laugh is silenced only by Xander’s lips hungrily pressing against theirs.

Maybe we could stay in here a bit longer, he thinks to himself.

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