History FanFic / TheInvisiblePrincess

* SpannerInTheWorks: Mikoto and Arete for Anankos. [[spoiler:Arete by creating and giving her sister the Barricade staff, Mikoto by using it to [[CaptainObvious raise the barrier around Hoshido]], delaying the Hoshidan-Nohrian war until the time of ''Fates''.]]

* HopeSpot: Garon's letter for negotiations makes it look like that Hoshido and Nohr will final work towards getting along. It turns out to be a trap to kidnap Kamui. [[spoiler:Sort of; the letter was sent by the ''real'' Garon as a genuine offer of peace, after Arete died trying to warn him about Anankos. But he was killed and replaced by Anankos's familiar shortly after sending it, and [[MagnificentBastard Anankos]] took the opportunity to further divide Hoshido and Nohr. ''FanFic/TheLostKing'' will likely elaborate on those events further.]]

'''''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11860540/1/ The Invisible Princess]]''''' is a multi-chapter ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' fanfic by Creator/TheApocryphalOne.

** It's mentioned that Hydra [[DoesNotLikeShoes disliked wearing shoes]], a trait that Kamui/Corrin inherits.

* AllForNothing: How Mikoto views everything she did during her HeroicBSOD, believing that Anankos's victory is inevitable and nothing she can do will stop it. She turns out to be wrong, when Shura successfully brings Azura to Hoshido, and her actions do set the stage for Anankos' eventual downfall in ''Fates: Revelation''.

* BloodSplatteredInnocents: Ryoma is described as being splattered with blood when Mikoto and the Hoshidan soldiers find him in the aftermath of the Cheve ambush.

* DeathByChildbirth: Queen Ikona's birthing of Sakura is very bloody and painful due to Sakura being a breach baby, and the queen dies shortly afterward from the blood loss.

* FantasticRacism: Hoshido and Nohr have bad blood that originates from being on opposite sides in the First War, so both sides have negative and racist views towards the other--Hoshido considers Nohr to be little more than barbaric warmongers, and Nohr considers Hoshido haughty snobs. Mikoto herself ends up being somewhat racist towards the Nohrians after Kamui gets kidnapped.

** Arete's first husband, Theophilus, is killed in the very first chapter after a failed attempt to talk down Anankos.

* LoveAtFirstSight: Both Hydra (Anankos) and Sumeragi fell for Mikoto the minute they saw her.

* SharedFamilyQuirks: It's mentioned that Hydra [[DoesNotLikeShoes disliked wearing shoes]], a trait that Kamui/Corrin inherits.

* ShotgunWedding: Invoked by Mikoto. She knows that she cannot get married to Hydra due to him being a commoner, but she also knows that Arete would be forced to allow a union if they have sex out of wedlock so as to preserve the family's honor. Mikoto then sleeps with Hydra and purposefully gets caught by one of her gossipy maids, leading to a quiet and hastily thrown together wedding.

* TruthSerums: The throne in Valla is enchanted so that anybody sitting on it cannot lie. When Hydra remembers his identity as the soul of Anankos, he's able to prove it (along with his non-hostility) to Arete and Mikoto because he sat on the throne during their conversation.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Arete's husband is certain that, with ThePowerOfFriendship, he can talk Anankos out of his burgeoning madness and in doing so make everything alright again. [[KilledOffScreen He]] [[FromBadToWorse can't]].

* ''The Pale Queen'', a planned fic follows Mikoto after Anankos ressurects her as one of his undead soldiers.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11860540/1/The-Invisible-Princess The Invisible Princess]]'' is a multi-chapter ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' fanfic by Creator/TheApocryphalOne.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Mikoto and Arete for Anankos. [[spoiler:Arete by creating and giving her sister the Barricade staff, Mikoto by using it to [[CaptainObvious raise the barrier around Hoshido]], delaying the Hoshido-Nohrian war until the time of ''Fates''.]]

* HopeSpot: Garon's letter for negotiations makes it look like that Hoshido and Nohr will final work towards getting along. It turns out to be a trap to kidnap Kamui. [[spoiler:Sort of; the letter was sent by the ''real'' Garon as a genuine offer of peace, after Arete died trying to warn him about Anankos. But he was killed and replaced by Anankos's familiar shortly after sending it, and [[MagnificentBastard Anankos]] took the opportunity to further divide Hoshido and Nohr. ''FanFic/TheLostKing'' will likely explain those events further.]]

* HumanoidAbomination: The resurrected Vallite soldiers are depicted to be this underneath their "invisible" glamours (e.g. rotting skin).

* HopeSpot: Garon's letter for negotiations makes it look like that Hoshido and Nohr will final work towards getting along. It turns out to be a trap to kidnap Kamui. [[spoiler:Sort of; the letter was sent by the ''real'' Garon, after Arete died trying to warn about Anankos as a genuine offer of peace. But he was killed and replaced by Anankos shortly after sending it, and [[MagnificentBastard Anankos]] took the opportunity to further divide Hoshido and Nohr.]]

* MakingASplash: Valla as a whole is associated with water, with natives possessing the ability to travel through it as a gift from Anankos. Naturally this ability extends to Mikoto and Arete, which they use to escape.

* {{Pride}}: Anankos's biggest flaw is his complete certainty that he's going to win, no matter what, because humans are weak creatures who could never ''possibly'' hope to defeat him. It comes back to bite him when [[spoiler:he decides Arete and Mikoto aren't a threat to him and lets them go when they're in his grasp; the sisters go on to delay his plans long enough for Corrin, Azura and the royals to grow up. Had he simply killed them when he had the chance, he would have won.]]

** Izana's mother, Hiromi, is shown to be every bit as eccentric and hammy as he is.

* SilkHidingSteel: Mikoto deliberately presents herself as meek and mild on the outside to hide how cunning and determined she is on the inside. There's also Arete, who is normally cool-headed, dutiful and reserved, but proves to have a sarcastic and defiant streak underneath, and Queen Ikona, who is civil to Mikoto when they meet but very politely tells her, in no uncertain terms, that she will ''ruin'' her if Mikoto tries to hurt her or her children.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Mikoto and Arete for Anankos. [[spoiler:Arete by creating and giving her sister a barrier staff, Mikoto by using it to [[CaptainObvious raise the barrier around Hoshido]], delaying the Hoshidan-Nohrian war until the time of ''Fates''.]]

* {{Worldbuilding}}: Besides expanding on several pre-''Fates'' characters, the fic also explores and expands the world of ''Fates'', particularly Valla, the Fire Tribe, Izumo, Hoshido, and Nohr.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11860540/1/The-Invisible-Princess The Invisible Princess]]'' is a multi-chapter ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' fanfic by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/6977447/The-Apocryphal-One The Apocryphal One]].

Has a few companion pieces set in the same continuity, including

Has a companion piece titled ''FanFic/TheLostKing'', which follows Garon between Chapters 4-6 of ''The Invisible Princess''.

'''This fic is written under the assumption that the reader has played A.) the ''Revelation'' route of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', and B.) the ''Hidden Truths'' DLC. As such, this page has unmarked spoilers for the game.'''

* AdaptationExpansion: The goal of the fanfic is to develop Mikoto's {{Backstory}}.
* AllForNothing: How Mikoto views everything she did during her HeroicBSOD, believing that Anankos's victory is inevitable and nothing she can do will stop it. She turns out to be wrong, and her actions do set the stage for his eventual downfall in ''Fates''.

** Mikoto and Arete decide to arrange for Azura and Kamui to get married as part of a deal to help Hoshido and Nohr to get along.
* BigBad: Anankos is the main antagonist, just like in the game, plotting to exterminate humanity. However, he largely works through puppets and only shows up in person once.
* BittersweetEnding: Mikoto has foreseen her own death, knows it's unavoidable and coming soon, and knows that she will be subjected to a FateWorseThanDeath by Anankos once she dies. However, she's been reunited with her son, got to see her family being happy together, and is comforted by the knowledge she'll die protecting someone she loves. And while Anankos is still alive, the next generation have people with the ability to stop him.
* BloodSplatteredInnocents: Ryoma is described as being splattered with blood when Mikoto and the Hoshidan soldiers find him in the aftermath of the ambush at Cheve.
* TheCameo: Kagero, Kaze, Saizo, Orochi, Scarlet, Hana (by mention), and Izana all make a cameo as children, with Orochi making several recurring appearances. The author even states in one author's note that she enjoyed seeing how many ''Fates'' non-main characters she could slip in.

** Life-binding is mentioned early on as a way to ensure some long-term spells, such as the curses Anankos casts over Valla, can never be broken (though they can weaken/be weakened) without the caster either dying or breaking them themselves. [[spoiler:Mikoto later uses it herself to extend the life of the protective barrier around Hoshido.]]
** The staff Arete crafts [[spoiler:is the same staff Mikoto uses to raise that barrier in the first place.]]

* DramaticShattering: Mikoto drops a crystal ball, breaking it, upon realizing that her husband Hydra is actually Anankos.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Anankos' decision to spare Mikoto and Arete comes back to bite him later on, as it gives them time to fight back. Arete is able to create a special spell that keeps out hostiles, which Mikoto uses very late into the story to (temporarily) prevent Nohr from invading Hoshido.
* HopeSpot: Garon's letter for negotiations makes it look like that Hoshido and Nohr will final work towards getting along. It turns out to be a trap to kidnap Kamui. [[spoiler:Sort of; the letter was sent by the real Garon after Arete died trying to warn about Anankos as a genuine offer of peace. But he was killed and replaced by Anankos shortly after sending it, and [[MagnificentBastard Anankos]] took the opportunity to further divide Hoshido and Nohr.]]

* IdentityAmnesia: "Hydra" aka Anankos's good half lost his memories when he was torn out of Anankos's body, and only regains them in a flood when he holds his newborn son for the first time.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Nearly all of the game's main spoilers--the existence of Valla, Mikoto's past, Corrin and Azura being Vallite royalty and cousins, and Corrin's father being Anankos--are revealed within the first three chapters. The author even warns the reader in her first author's note to not read the story if they haven't finished ''Revelation''.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Both Anankos and Sumeragi fell for Mikoto the minute they saw her.

* MeaningfulRename: Kamui is renamed Corrin by the Nohrians after his kidnapping. Since he can't remember his upbringing in Hoshido at all, he keeps the new name even after reuniting with his mother.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Mikoto has a moment of this at the end of Chapter 2 when she realizes that, while her manipulations paid off and allowed her to marry Hydra, they also hurt her sister deeply.

* MysteriousPast: Since the Vallite curses mean no one remembers Valla and that Arete and Mikoto can't speak of their pasts there, they have to present themselves as having this.

* OriginalCharacter: Many, as a necessity to fill out the world. Mikoto has her own set of retainers and some of the ''Fates'' characters have their parents show up, all of whom are original.
* OutsideContextHero: Subdued cases in Mikoto and Arete.
* ParentWithNewParamour: The reason behind Ryoma and Hinoka's dislike of Mikoto (and subsequently Kamui), after she marries Sumeragi--they view her as trying to "replace" their mother.

Has a companion piece titled ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12036784/1/The-Lost-King The Lost King]]'', which follows Garon between ''IP'' chapters 4-6.

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* AmbiguousSituation: Due to the [[DeadlyDecadentCourt nature]] of the court, everyone has their own agendas, everyone is trying to hide their agendas, and anything that might be an accident, also might not be.
** Did Penelope's mother commit suicide, or was she murdered and arranged to look like she did?
** Did Jeanette [[spoiler:genuinely try to save Katerina, or did she deliberately let her bleed to death]]?
* AntiVillain: Garon doesn't want to authorize the raids on Hoshido, but due to circumstances outside of his control, the only other option he has is to let his own people starve.
* AssassinOutclassin: In the second chapter, someone sends assassins to kill Garon and Katerina. Despite being ambushed in the middle of the night, in their nightclothes, and fighting with unfamiliar weapons, Garon is able to kill his assassin, and Katerina knocks her out. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, she fails to see the ''third'' assassin and is killed by her.]]
* TheCameo: Like in ''Invisible Princess'', several ''Fates'' characters make small cameos here or there, this time on the Nohrian side (obviously). So far Gunter, Camilla, and Leo have all had a small mention, with Xander getting slightly more appearances.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to ''Invisible Princess''.
* DeadlyDecadentCourt: What is mentioned in ''Fates'' is shown full-force here. The fic ''[[EstablishingSeriesMoment starts]]'' with a ''child'' of seven being murdered as a casualty of the concubine war. The second chapter goes into more depth about what makes up daily court life; PassiveAggressiveCombat and PolitenessJudo are worn as thin masks for hostility, arbitrary lines are drawn between those of noble birth and those of common birth, and everyone is trying to climb the social ladder, by whatever means possible, since power is prosperity in Nohr.
* EstablishingSeriesMoment: The author warns in the first author's note that this fic will be darker than ''Invisible Princess'', and proves herself to be telling the truth when, within the ''first two paragraphs'', a child is murdered.
* GoodParents: Since the concubines view their children as expendable tools, Garon tries to make up for it by being as good and loving a father as possible.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Garon's marriage to Katerina was arranged by their parents, but they were childhood friends and are deeply in love; other than the business with the concubines, their marriage is perfectly happy.
* ShootTheDog: [[spoiler:After Katerina's death, Garon is forced to have her wyvern, Icarus, killed, as he's fallen into a deep depression.]]
* TheSocialDarwinist: Nohr as a whole is a merit-based version of this. Since they have such limited resources, people who prove themselves valuable earn themselves luxury and safety.
* XanatosGambit: Garon's response to learning that Sumeragi is deploying Hoshidan troops along the border as a warning to stop the raids is to spread the word that all criminals wanting to be pardoned for their crimes can earn it by raiding Hoshido for food. If the criminals succeed, Nohr continues to eat without paying the exuberant taxes or risking war, as Hoshido has no way to prove Garon is behind the actions of bandits; if they fail and die, then it's no great loss, as they're the kind of scum the world is better off without.
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** When Vallites lose loved ones, it is customary for family members to cut off their hair, with the amount cut off being proportional to how close they were to the deceased. Arete shaves down to the scalp after her husband is killed by Anankos, while Mikoto cuts her hair short after Sumeragi is killed and Kamui is kidnapped.

* DeathByChildbirth: Queen Ikona's birthing of Sakura is very bloody and painful due to Sakura being a breach baby, and the queen dies shorlty afterward from the blood loss.

* OutsideContextHero: Subdued cases in Mikoto [[spoiler:and Arete.]]

* AntiVillain: Garon doesn't want to authorise the raids on Hoshido, but due to circumstances outside of his control, the only other option he has is to let his own people starve.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to ''Invisible Princess'.
* DeadlyDecadentCourt: What is mentioned in ''Fates'' is shown full-force here. The fic ''[[EstablishingSeriesMoment starts]]'' with a ''child'' of seven being murdered as a casualty of the concubine war. The second chapter goes into more depth about what makes up court life; PassiveAggressiveCombat and PolitenessJudo are worn as thin masks for hostility, arbitrary lines are drawn between those of noble birth and those of common birth, and everyone is trying to climb the social ladder, by whatever means possible, since power is prosperity in Nohr.

* DeathByChildbirth: Queen Ikona's birthing of Sakura is very bloody and painful due to Sakura being a breach baby, and the queen dies shorty afterward from the blood loss.

'''This fic is written under the assumption that the reader has played the ''Revelation'' route of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' and the ''Hidden Truths'' DLC. As such, this page has unmarked spoilers for the game.'''

* SharedFamilyQuirks: It's mentioned that Hydra [[DoesNotLikeShoes disliked wearing shoes]], a trait that Corrin develops when he gets older.

* DeathByChildbirth: Queen Ikona dies by giving birth to Sakura, with a rather graphic description.

* ShotgunWedding: Invoked by Mikoto. She knows that she cannot get married to Hydra due to him being a commoner, but she also knows that Arete would be forced to allow a union if they have sex out of wedlock so as to preserve the family's honor. Mikoto then seduces Hydra and purposefully gets caught, leading to a quiet and hastily thrown together wedding.