History Fanfic / AChanceForANewDawn

** [[spoiler: Monica assumes Flayn is a monster because she's a Nabatean.]]

* OhCrap: Bernadetta's reaction once she realizes she has sent surviving [[spoiler:Agarthan]] villagers to the Church. She gets increasingly worried that the [[spoiler:Nabateans in the Church]] are unaware of their identities.

* SurvivorsGuilt: Bernadetta feels awful about the fact that Byleth had to sacrifice themselves for her, to the point where she has nightmares blaming herself for ruining their happy ending.

** Rhea as well, given that the Agarthans [[spoiler:almost totally exterminated her people, and that the current generation of Agarthans is plottin Fodlan's downfall.]] They're not AlwaysChaoticEvil, but she has very few good reasons to see that and very many not to.

** Chapter 22 reveals that the Varley estate has [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates a servant named Felicia]].

** Monica in the game had an overly cheerful personality which most characters believed was a coping mechanism from being kidnapped for so long. Here, she's overly cheerful ''and'' shamelessly AxCrazy, yet everyone takes this as normal behavior. Both the characters and the narration tend to express shock whenever she shows concern for others. Chapter 16 goes farther when Bernadetta sees Monica in a panicked state next to [[spoiler:Arundel and assumes he is also part of Ouroboros.]]

** For readers picking up on the ''VideoGame/Trails'' references, Monica's description of her hometown in Chapter 18 is this.

** Third, a nightmare where she commits suicide some time after Byleth's sacrifice against [[spoiler:Nemesis]].

* MixedAncestry: [[spoiler:Both Bernadetta and Monica/Kronya are half-Agarthan. Bernadetta is more human while Kronya is more Agarthan.]]

* MentalTimeTravel: Bernadetta ends up in her younger self's body when she gets sent back. This causes problems, as her physical body isn't acclimated to her future self's level of skill.

* RealityEnsues: While Bernadetta ''was'' a fearsome sniper in the original timeline, she's back to square one when she's sent back due to the fact that, while her mind is the same, her body is not nearly as strong as it was after 7 years of training, thanks to MentalTimeTravel.

** Rhea does not like [[spoiler:Agarthans, to the point of lumping in any of them simply living peaceful lives away from the Ouroboros as threats to be annihilated. She does trust Byleth's judgement enough to have them captured alive if possible, but she considers them too much of a threat to leave any of them alone for now.

** Rhea does not like [[spoiler:Agarthans, to the point of lumping in any of them simply living peaceful lives away from the Ouroboros as threats to be annihilated.]]

** Rhea as well, given that the Agarthans [[spoiler:almost totally exterminated her people.]]

* TragicBigot: Edelgard is extremely prejudiced against the Agarthans, which makes sense considering [[spoiler:every single one she's ever met has been plotting the downfall of the surface world and their experiments resulted in the deaths of all of her siblings and her own lifespan being cut short]].

* {{Crossover}}: The story implements elements from the ''VideoGame/KisekiSeries'', most notably the Ouroboros and the Erebonian Empire, although the author has stated the story will take place entirely in Fodlan and no named characters from the ''Kiseki'' games will make any direct appearances.

** There are a good amount of references to the ''VideoGame/KisekiSeries'' present, namely the changing of "those who slither in the dark"'s name to Ouroboros/The Society. Monica also claims to hail from the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Erebonian Empire]] [[spoiler: as part of her cover story.]] The chapter title Pulsation to Tomorrow also comes from the ''Kiseki'' titles, as it is the name of the opening to the first ''Cold Steel'' game. The author's note at the end of chapter 15 heavily implies it's an outright crossover but this has not yet been confirmed.

** For readers picking up on the ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Kiseki]]'' references, Monica's description of her hometown in Chapter 18 is this.

* OutOfFocus: Edelgard disappears starting Chapter 12. In Chapter 16, Monica mentions that she hasn't seen Edelgard at all that day which Seteth finds troubling. Edelgard returns in Chapter 19 with both Bernadetta and Monica asking what she was doing in her many weeks of absence.

* TomatoInTheMirror: Chapter 19 reveals [[spoiler:Bernadetta is half-Agarthan]].

** Chapter 22 reveals that the von Varley estate has [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates a servant named Felicia]].

** Bernadetta's literary adoration of the exploits of other RPG heroes continues in Chapter 20, where she's revealed to be a major fan of the stories of [[VideoGame/{{Ys}} Adol Christin]], even going as far as to develop a crush on the [[HeroicMime famous]] [[ChickMagnet adventurer]] in her childhood. In addition, the fic's cover image bears a striking resemblance to the cover art of [[VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana Ys VIII.]]

** Bernadetta's literary adoration of the exploits of other RPG heroes continues in Chapter 20, where she's revealed to be a major fan of the stories of [[VideoGame/{{Ys}} Adol Christin]], even going as far as to develop a crush on the [[HeroicMime famous]] [[ChickMagnet adventurer]] in her childhood.

* SmallSecludedWorld: Fodlan and its surrounding locations are surrounded by a magical veil. Anyone can visit Fodlan but cannot leave it without taking an unreliable route. The Veil also seems to hide Fodlan from outsiders as [[spoiler:Theresa]] was unaware of the land prior arriving by accident.

** The Death Knight's raid on the Holy Mausoleum happens slightly earlier then in-game. [[spoiler: Instead of happening one month after Lonato's rebellion, they instead show up roughly a week or so afterwards.]]

** Upon seeing the dead [[spoiler:Agarthan civilians]] in Gaspard, [[spoiler:Monica]] quietly tells Bernadetta to not let it be known to anyone.

* TokenEvilTeammate: Monica, as both an occasional helper in the Golden Deer's missions and to the Black Eagles. [[spoiler: Even if she hasn't revealed herself as Kronya yet (assuming she actually is Kronya), she still is a very underhanded fighter and has an extremely morbid sense of humor.]]

* Bernadetta's literary adoration of the exploits of other RPG heroes continues in Chapter 20, where she's revealed to be a major fan of the stories of [[VideoGame/{{Ys}} Adol Christin]], even going as far as to develop a crush on the [[HeroicMime famous]] [[ChickMagnet adventurer]] in her childhood.