History Fanfic / AChanceForANewDawn

* NotMeThisTime: When Monica reports that [[spoiler:soldiers in crimson armor (who Bernadetta previously identified as being servants of the Flame Emperor) put Ashe's village to the torch]], the narration describes [[spoiler:Edelgard]]'s surprised reaction as genuine and [[spoiler:Hubert]] subtly responds that they have no clue what she's talking about.
** [[spoiler: Monica/Kronya's reaction to the event implies it wasn't Those Who Slither In the Dark either.]]

* BerserkButton: The Death Knight is enraged and charges Bernadetta when she tosses Byleth the Sword of the Creator, disgusted that she would discard such a powerful weapon so carelessly.
** Monica and Dimitri go berzerk and tear apart the unknown soldiers committing the [[spoiler: massacre of Agarthan civilians in chapter 11.]]

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

** 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.

* WhamEpisode: Chapters 9-11 send the situation that Bernadetta is familiar with clean off the rails as [[spoiler:Lonato becomes the first Demonic Beast fought by the students via usage of a copy of a Hero's Relic, the discovery of Agarthans living lives away from Ouroboros, Monica seeming to show genuine compassion for Agarthan civilians and Bernadetta, and Rhea's public outing of the Society to the students.]]

** 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 Erebonian Empire [[spoiler: as part of her cover story.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: Monica/[[spoiler:Kronya]] was not even slightly impressive in canon. Here she's keeping up with Bernadetta and her extra seven years of experience and Byleth the Ashen Demon while not [[spoiler: showing off any Agarthan capabilities.]]

* 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.]]

** In Chapter 13, Byleth sacrifices himself to save Bernadetta from a fatal blow from the Death Knight in the exact same way he died saving her in the first timeline. This causes her to curl up into a ball and go into shock.

* 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, she still is a very underhanded fighter and has an extremely morbid sense of humor.]]

* WhamEpisode: Chapters 9-11 send the situation that Bernadetta is familiar with clean off the rails as [[spoiler:Lonato becomes the first Demonic Beast fought by the students via usage of a copy of a Hero's Relic, the discovery of Agarthans living lives away from Ouroboros, and Rhea's public outing of the Society to the students.]]

* YouAreNotAlone: The rest of the Black Eagles, with the notable exceptions of [[spoiler: Edelgard, Hubert, and Monica]], follow Bernadetta down to the Holy Mausoleum after she tries to cut off contact with them. When she tells them that they shouldn't have followed her, and that they can't understand whats going on, they respond by telling her that she's still their friend no matter what.

-->'''Dimitri:''' Why is Lord Lonato [[spoiler:wielding the Lance of Ruin]] of all things?

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Monica shows up much earlier then in canon, as a result of Bernadetta changing to the Golden Deer early in the school year. In addition, the excuse for her disappearance is changed from being kidnapped to having been away dealing with family business.

** It's mentioned that the last time Bernadetta saw the Death Knight he was disintegrated by Lysithea, referencing how effective she is against him in-game.

** Bernadetta has access to Divine Pulse in this timeline, and Chapter 5 reveals that [[spoiler:she bears the Crest of Flames]], most likely due to Sothis' merge with her.

* AffectionateNickname: Bernadetta had a tendency to call Byleth "By". She quickly finds that she has to stop herself from doing so after being sent back due to the fact that he doesn't know her yet.

* TraumaButton: Bernadetta does ''not'' take being checked on by [[spoiler: [[BigBad Edelgard]]]] immediately after she wakes up from her MentalTimeTravel well. Getting away from [[spoiler: her]] ends up being one of the main reasons she tries to transfer to the Golden Deer as soon as possible.

* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: Platonic example. Bernadetta quickly distances herself from her former classmates from the Black Eagle house, to the point of claiming that she was never really friends with any of them to begin with. [[spoiler: It's actually because saw all of them die in the original timeline. Her trying to distance herself is so she can keep them from being involved.]]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13355102/1/A-Chance-For-a-New-Dawn A Chance For a New Dawn]] is a ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' fanfic written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/11047498/LostCipher999 LostCipher999]]

!!A Chance For a New Dawn contains examples of:
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Monica shows up much earlier then in canon, as a result of Bernadetta changing to the Golden Deer early in the school year. In addition, the reason for her disappearance is changed from being kidnapped to having been away dealing with family business.

--> '''Bernadetta''': Who ''hasn't'' heard of the legendary Ashen Demon? You're only the greatest mercenary to roam the land and the son of the esteemed Captain Jeralt!
--> '''Leonie''': Wow, Bernadetta. I had no idea you were such an avid fan of our new professor. I've never heard of him myself until just recently.
--> '''Byleth''': ''(Rubbing the back of his head)'' Well now. I'm... rather flattered to hear that.
--> '''Bernadetta''': ''(Mentally)'' ''Ack! Sothis, bring me back a few minutes!''
--> '''Sothis''': ''I am NOT turning back the clock every time you fumble over your own dialogue!''

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

* MentalTimeTravel: Bernadetta ends up in her younger self's body when she gets sent back. This causes problems, as detailed under RealityEnsues below.

--> '''Sothis''': ''What did I tell you about abusing my power for petty reasons?!''

** Sylvain finds some of Bernadetta's writings, referencing their support conversations.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Those Who Slither In The Dark are named Ouroboros by Rhea.]]

* PeggySue: Bernadetta.

* ShoutOut: There are a good amount of references to the VideoGame/KisekiSeries present, namely the changing of TWSITD's name to Ouroboros/The Society. Monaca also claims to hail from the Erebonian Empire [[spoiler: as part of her cover story.]]

* WhamEpisode: Chapters 9-11 send the situation that Bernadetta is familiar with clean off the rails as [[spoiler:Lonato becomes the first Demonic Beast fought by the students via usage of a copy of a Hero's Relic, the discovery of Agarthans living lives away from Ouroboros, and Rhea's public outing of The Society to the students.]]

* ShoutOut: There are a good amount of references to the VideoGame/KisekiSeries present, namely the changing of TWSITD's name to Ouroboros/The Society.

* {{Troll}}: Monica, mostly to Bernadetta.

* RealityEnsues: While Bernadetta ''was'' a fearsome sniper in the original timeline, she's back to square one when shes 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.

* ShoutOut: There are a good amount of references to the KisekiSeries present, namely the changing of TWSITD's name to Ouroboros/The Society.

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

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

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler: In the original timeline, Lord Lonato was killed in combat with Byleth's house. Here, he becomes the first Black Beast despite seemingly surrendering and is ult

During the final battle, Byleth is stuck down protecting Bernadetta. Somehow, the power of Sothis passes down to her, and she quickly finds herself back when Byleth first game to the academy. Armed with knowledge of the future and advised by a reawakened Sothis, Bernadetta tries to change fate.

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler: In the original timeline, Lord Lonato was killed in combat with Byleth's house. Here, he becomes the first Black Beast despite seemingly surrendering and is ultimately put down.]]
* DisappointedInYou: Sothis is very disappointed by her church now that she is more aware of her identity, not that she can show it due to being InvisibleToNormals. [[spoiler: She's especially angry at her daughter Rhea's extremism.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: Byleth sacrificing himself to save Bernadetta during the final battle with [[spoiler: Nemesis]] is what triggers the plot.
* MagicAIsMagicA: Byleth and Bernadetta are both affected by each other's time rewinds. Experiencing one of these after his first time talking with her is what makes him suspicious, while Bernadetta ends up realizing the link when Byleth uses his Divine Pulse during a battle.
* MentalTimeTravel: Bernadetta ends up in her younger self's body when she gets sent back. This causes problems, as detailed under RealityEnsues below.
* MundaneUtility: Bernadetta uses the TimeMaster power of Divine Pulse to redo embarrassing conversations. Sothis calls her out on it.
--> '''Sothis''': ''What did I tell you about abusing my power for petty reasons?!''
* MythologyGag:
** It's mentioned that the last time Bernadetta saw the Death Knight he was disintegrated by Lysithea, referencing how effective she is against him in-game.
* OfficialCouple: Bernadetta and Byleth in the original timeline.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Almost ''everyone'' who knows Bernadetta are very alarmed due to her sudden shift in behavior, not knowing she's gone through around 7 years of CharacterDevelopment and knowing what will come to pass.
* PeggySue: Bernadetta.
* RealityEnsues: While Bernadetta ''was'' a fearsome sniper in the original timeline, she's back to square one when shes 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.
* SecurityCling: The first thing Bernadetta does when she sees Byleth in the past is give him a long hug, having recently watched him [[TakingTheBullet take the bullet]] for her in the original timeline. Sothis allows her to finish doing so before resetting the day, as to not draw suspicion.
* 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, she still is a very underhanded fighter and has an extremely morbid sense of humor.]]
* TraumaButton: Bernadetta does ''not'' take being checked on by [[spoiler: [[BigBad Edelgard]]]] immediately after she wakes up from her MentalTimeTravel well. Getting away from [[spoiler: her]] ends up being one of the main reasons she tries to transfer to the Golden Deer as soon as possible.
* {{Troll}}: Monica, mostly to Bernadetta.

* SecurityCling: The first thing Bernadetta does she sees Byleth in the past is give him a long hug, having recently watched him [[TakingTheBullet take the bullet]] for her in the original timeline. Sothis allows her to finish doing so before resetting the day, as to not draw suspicion.