"What if" Sitri Came Back To Life? Part 1 (Fire Emblem Fan Fiction)

[@copocopocopocopo]

This might not be the place for this, but... rest in peace, Billy Kametz. We are ALL Ferdinand von Aegir!

[@transudatebeau]

WAIT WHAT????

[@Lightspeeds]

@@transudatebeau Yeah, Cancer happened to him.

[@transudatebeau]

@@Lightspeeds :(

[@brandoncain]

...if only this universe's version of the Rite of Rising existed...

[@insufferableanarchist]

Legends never Ferdinand von Expire

[@YooranKujara]

I think Rhea is being out of character with her uncare for her students, I can understand her acting out in shock/anger, but I feel she'd more likely apologize afterwards, not defend, antagonize and/or ignore Dimitri, Alois, Mercedes and Seteth

[@transudatebeau]

Yeah. Its a shame the cannon game doesn’t expand more on Rheas personality. Like…she only interacts with Byleth and Seteth, so we don’t really know much about her as a person. Her story it’s really interesting, so she would of made a great protagonist as well as a very entertaining character. What a waste

[@MiyuMotou]

Exactly Exactly!!! I dont read many fanfics for the unjustified bias against Rhea, I was excited for this one but... meh

[@lazwardazure716]

If I were Byleth in this scenario "Say Edelgard about that Coronation, you were talking about bringing me over......."

[@cameroncaraballo4834]

Gotta say, you did a phenomenal job with this "what if" scenario. As a fanfiction writer myself, this actually has every element to make it a great one. And that's saying something. How Sitri would affect the story has definitely been handled very well. You've got a handle on how she would be and how she would interact. Her being close to Flayn is another plus for your idea. I also like how you made her concerned about Byleth with Conan Tower and the battle with Miklan, not to mention Byleth being unfamiliar with the concern. I will agree with everyone that Rhea was almost too antagonistic, but for specific points. How she is at the start with Sitri's revival makes sense. However, her interrogating Mercedes wouldn't happen for a few reasons. First being that her classmates would step up, at the very least, to protect her. I can see that with Sylvain, Ingrid, and even Dedue. And second, Seteth and Jeralt would have called her out and had her come to her senses. Seteth does act as her conscience in the canon story, and this is no different. However, I will say her viewpoint on humanity is accurate. Nemesis severely skewed her view about humans, so this viewpoint is not entirely out of place. But she wouldn't voice this out to Seteth in any regard. She would keep this close to her chest. Overall, a solid start. I am eager to see where you take this story. Heck, if you write this up on a fanfiction site, I would follow and read it in a heartbeat. Slick work Blazing Knight.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you very much for the feedback

[@BardockSkywalker]

My thoughts exactly, this is really good. I can't wait to see more & as a fanfic writer, this is amazing... & Makes me a bit jealous personally

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

@@BardockSkywalker Thanks very much that's very kind of you to say.

[@poobix1300]

The video RADIATES “I played crimson flower first” energy.

[@MiyuMotou]

OMG YES!! I dont like that XD

[@claythemage2693]

I mean it's true because he did play Crimson flower first

[@Elite_Teach]

Wow you put so much work into this! I’d love to see more And Dimitri’s VA is accurate as fuuuuuck

[@dragonreaper9850]

Man this is so cool, also everyone did a fantastic job with their parts! Can’t wait to see the rest of the parts especially in VW!

[@Rowanexen]

I envy this storytelling ability. I can write but I sure as hell can't present it like this. I applaud you, BlazingKnight, not just for the great story but for the engaging presentation and voicework as the narrator. And of course, props to the voice actors and actresses you recruited as well!

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you very much that's very kind of you to say.

[@Rowanexen]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 You're very welcome. :>

[@Vegeta241]

This was amazing! I'm interested to see where this story goes. I'm glad that Jeralt is involved here; my main criticism towards Cindered Shadows was his lack of presence there. The voice actors all did great too! And I am glad that Sothis is still sticking around. My fingers are crossed that both of Byleth's parents get to live through the whole story! As for any criticisms for the story itself, well, I only have one... I do have to echo the comments and say that you've made Rhea just a bit to antagonistic, especially for this point in the story. It feels like you plucked Crimson Flower Rhea out of her story and plopped her into White Clouds. I will admit that I can overlook the whole "throwing Dimitri into the wall thing" because everything there was happening in the moment, but this just doesn't feel like the Rhea I got to know on White Clouds, Azure Moon, Verdant Wind, and Silver Snow. (Yes, I did play Crimson Flower last. Why are you looking at me like that? In all seriousness though this isn't affecting my opinion here). I also want to say that even though Sitri is back, I do think Rhea should still have a focus on Byleth. You know, for the whole "I still want to bring my mother back" thing. The crest of flames is still in Byleth, after all.

[@ingioromarsson8214]

This is starting off on a good note i'd say, even though i feel Rhea is a bit too antagonistic to the students at points especially Mercedes and it feels like we're just seeing Crimson Flower Rhea and not White Cloud Rhea, but other then that i'd say this was handled as well for a scenario like this.

[@Sesheyan101]

I do find this alternate time line to be a fun deep dive, seeing how the survival of one character could start to change things and characters so much. :) keep at it

[@darkstorm2579]

It is a little strange seeing Rhea this antagonistic. Sure she was like this in Crimson Flower but that all stems from Byleth’s betrayal. Seeing it here is a little weird. On one hand, I can see why because she’s being very protective of Sitri. Still if this continues, I hope Rhea manages to mellow out a little.

[@nahte123456]

Rhea also killed a bunch of other people for being 'heratics' and her religion is both racist and blunt. Like not saying she's pure evil, but she's not a pacifist or unconditionally kind.

[@darkstorm2579]

@@nahte123456 Never said she was a pacifist. Just said that she seemed more antagonistic than usual.

[@brightlight8852]

I think that's because people tend to use CF as a basis for Rhea's personality not realizing that it's actually her at an extreme, which was brought about by Byleth's betrayal and Edelgard's actions.

[@darkstorm2579]

@@brightlight8852 Yeah, this Rhea doesn't seem right since she's a lot more antagonistic like her Crimson Flower counterpart. Sure I can see her being protective of Sitri, but not to this extreme.

[@ranger24ff]

Personally I feel this is spot on for Rhea, when stuff gets personal and starts hitting close to homes"Seiros" starts coming out a lot more or when people are actively going against her desires or decisions.

[@hb-wanderer5031]

At last, a Fire Emblem what if. The council shall watch your career with great interest

[@eddiec9756]

I really like this scenario. The voice actors are doing a great job as well

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you and yes they were fantastic.

[@calebbugai2729]

This was the quite the treat, thank you and the voice actors (most of whom were uncannily spot on to the originals, bravo!) for putting this together. The narrative was well written, the characters’ dialogue was spot-on for these similar or new situations, and I loved the twists of Jeralt/Seteth versus the Death Knight and Rhea showing her dark side on Mercedes. I do hope this continues, I would especially like to see how Sitri develops and how the three lords will view Rhea going forward!

[@cavik977]

As a fanfiction writer for Fire Emblem and part of a fanfiction comunity for almost three years, it certainly is a pleasant surprise seeing a Fire Emblem youtuber whose content I really like delve into it as well. Now, in terms of narration you've got a good thing going, with a good choice of words giving an idea of what's going on and a glimpse into what the character are feeling that is actual showing rather than telling. The parts where it's mostly listing development points where chosen well for parts that don't have that much emotional weight or are just minor routine that isn't really important for the story reasons. Sitri's character is coherent with what little we know of her. The character interactions also felt natural (even if a couple of lines felt overly written) and this twist on Cindered Shadows had ripple effects that make sense in contest (something not as easy to come across as you would believe), even if a couple of spots felt a bit more...dramatic than they needed to be. That said, I'm afraid I'm noticing some common mistakes when dealing with fanfics. First of all, biases. Rhea is noticeably more antagonistic in here than in canon, especially with that part with Mercedes. Sure, she's not that subtle all the time, but this felt more like her Crimson Flower version where she's gone over the deep end because of Byleth turning against her, rather than White Clouds where she's still relatively reasonable. On top of that, it feels there's already an undercurrent of hate against her among the students that just wasn't there in the game (minus Edelgard and Hubert for obvious reasons). Now, not all biases are bad, don't get me wrong. Edelgard and Dimitri and Jeralt and Seteth growing closer is something that I'm pretty sure everyone can get behind given their shared history , but that's because you're building upon something that is already there rather than tearing a character down. Another thing is how the chapter with the Death Knight/Jeritza reveal is handled. Now, I may be reading this wrong, but the alteration to how Manuela discovers the underground tunnel being different from how it is in canon isn't a bad thing per se, but I'm seeing what feels like the trend of adding stuff to one's story concept rather than expanding what your concept already is. The premise here is what effects Sitri being revived after Cindered Shadows would entail, so how does everything that spurred from here *really* tie into that? So yeah, you've got a good thing going, but I would highly recommend watching out for how you handle Rhea. As it is, you run a high risk of overshadowing your base idea with what feels like an excuse for demonizing Rhea (and I say it as someone who doesn't like her). I wish you good luck if you decide to delve into writing fanfiction again.

[@nahte123456]

I really don't understand what you mean. Rhea made openly racist books, told Byleth clearly she will kill the kids for ANYTHING against the Church, and is openly happy when they get rid of the South Church heratics. Also, you know, tried to make Sothis take Byleth's body to kill her/him. Rhea isn't pure evil, but she's not stable either. At all.

[@4wheal]

@@nahte123456 The books are not actually only racist through that's more just the interpretation that some people take. If anything Rhea actually encrouges the center chruch to be more open to others and invites people from diffrent nations and faiths into the academy. Those heretics had alredy tried to kill her and then used on old man's grief to get a lot of people killed and then tried to steal her mothers remaisn no wonder she wants them gone. It's impilled that Rhea actually belived Byleth was never actually a person just Sothis with memory loss that's why she was hoping the throne would awaken the memories. In what case dose she say she would kill the children for going against the chruch as I don't really remember that point?

[@nahte123456]

@@4wheal I can't find the quote for the book so I'll take your word on it, I can't cite it so I won't argue it. But even then she is THE leader on religion in the country, racism on this level can still be mitigated by her position. Also she invites 2 people, and only now. There are no signs she ever did so before Shamir. I'm not talking about Slither, but the Western Church, she calls them Heretics and sends her elite knights to kill them without any word of diplomacy or how it got this bad. Implied where? Also that just makes no sense, we know Sothis, Byleth acts nothing like Sothis. Even if she thought it was from memory loss this is still a new person. Chapter 3 before the mission Rhea. "This mission should prove useful in demonstrating to the students how foolish it would be to ever turn their blades on the Church..." after the mission Rhea. "However, we must punish any sinner who may inflict harm upon believers, even if those sinners are civilians. I pray the students learned a valuable lesson about the fate that awaits all who are foolish enough to point their blades towards the heavens." She openly says she will kill even civilians that "may" do so, and then talks about the students learning what happens if they also oppose her, after talking about "demonstrating" the students. At best you can argue her use of the term "blades" mean she only means if they physically assault the church, but she also says "even civilians" and uses vague terms like 'harm' or 'towards the heavens' which aren't just physical terms.

[@4wheal]

@@nahte123456 Dude the westen Chruch has already tried to have Rhea killed at least once before that was the whole situation with Ashe brother. Rhea simple didn't act against them because the Kingdom was in a fragile state and didn't want to make things wrose by making 2 main chruchs be at war. The westen chruch after getting exposed also starts to show up in side missions as enemies and even have some missions where they are taking over historical relics and killing anyone who comes. Rhea also dosent kill everyone at the westen chruch she simple has the confrimed leaders brought down. Dude the chruch teachings speaks out against the Crest system and says how using the Crests to put yourself above the people is a sin in the goddes eyes but that hasn't actually stopped the nobility from keeping it going. Not sure how you think they will suddenly be able to stop racism if they can't stop that either. Although the 2 issues do seem realted as one of the main reasons why the Kingdom likes Crests is the power of the relics which allows them to protect themselves from hostile nations whitch happens to be every country that borders Fodlan. Byleth main personality in story is an emotionless being that bearly reacts to anything at frist and takes a while to even open up about basic stuff. Rhea believing her mother death and then rebirth having an effect on her personality makes sense. Your twisted her words into somthing far more sinister then it's ment to be by saying may she means if anyone dose turn against the chruch and hurts innocent belivers they will be an enemy and treated like one. She is not saying they will attack people because they believe there is a possibility you might attack them.

[@nahte123456]

​@@4wheal First you're just ignoring what was said to have a point. She said, again I quote, "Even civilians" and was very clear about "Demonstrating" it. That is not 'just' the church. Also she clearly says in that same chapter that she expected Chatherine to already have them taken care of despite only being rumors, again that's what Rhea said, so it was already planned that despite no evidence she was going to send someone to take care of anything without question. Except Seteth outright says they could be doing more. He even points out they allowed for Nobles and Commoners to have different sleeping areas. And even in Rhea's teachings they are still called "blessings" for a reason. She did nothing to try stamping that out.

[@it-a-go]

At this point Dimitri will hate both the church and the empire. Or should I say his hatred for Rhea is growing and I think Edelgard would pick up on this, maybe even using Dimitri as a tool for her grand ambitions. Or she doesn't really utilize this and things go the same as canon. And Claude is also variable since it's probable that he might even side with the Edelgard since he and her shared similar goals and he get to see more of the bad side to the church and is less than willing to help them out. Or maybe El still wants to conquer the alliance and the kingdom and Claude still isn't fond of her methods for achieving her goals like in canon so they might still oppose each other. And it very likely Dimitri we'll discover the Flame Emperor discussion with the leader of slitherers and still thinks the Flame Emperor was a cause of everything that happened in the monastery and ruining his life. Either way this what if and this story has good potential and I feel like with your writing things would change and I can't wait for what changes will happen.

[@TheViolet911]

This is amazing!!! I can't wait for the next part! Voiced, narrated well, the small details that could affect the future. So good!

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thanks very much I'm happy you enjoyed the video so much.

[@silverargreion7548]

I don’t read/listen to very many fan fiction works, but this was a very interesting direction to take the narrative of Three Houses. Certainly looking forward to the directions the routes take. Keep up the good work! :D

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you very much that's very king of you to say.

[@grimaaggron6609]

This is a good fanfic I have to say that the idea of Byleth’s mom being revived from the ritual with Alfric most likely sacrificing himself to bring her back definitely feels in character for him. Also Considering That Sitri is, in Rhea’s mind, Her “Daughter” it makes sense why she in the heat of the moment would rush to her side while shoving Dimitri away as well as when later, she heard her “daughter”, “Granddaughter”, Seteth, and Flayn were Kidnapped/attacked by the Death Knight/Jeriza and then learned that Mercedes is his older sister, it’s in character for her to assume the worst and demand Answers from Mercedes. It’s also in Character for Dimitri to show some “unhinged” side from him realizing what Mercedes went through considering that he knows she is innocent and one of his friends. And finally I have to give credit for your characterization of Byleth which in my opinion is the best of them all because she would understandably feel a mix of emotions with her mom being brought back from the grave and because of how she grew up she would not know how to feel about Sitri Being a doting mom. I will give this part of the fanfic a 9/10 Because Everyone has fitting emotions for the situations in their moments and I agree that Cindered shadows feels the most accurate after the mausoleum and before Miklan (especially considering that Edelgard mentions that during the DLC that the mausoleum was “Last months incident”) and I look forward to seeing the next part of the fanfic.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thanks very much for all the positive feedback.

[@monsoon1303]

I’m really hoping that we can see the future parts of this saga, as your storytelling and the voice work for each character is simply top notch. Until then, I wish you well. :)

[@MM-fs7mt]

I love Sitri being alive because I stan Jeralt so much.

[@alpakafantasy5134]

So cool how all people involved nailing the voices. Great job everyone! 🥳👍🥰

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

They did do an incredible thanks very much for speaking so highly of them.

[@lucina2111]

I love the effort and presentation you brought here! It definitely has some interesting ideas and I like the direction so far, well done mate!

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thanks man I appreciate it!

[@kingkk-plays]

This was amazing I can't wait for part 2 also the Voice actors did a great job especially Rhea's VA she made my spine tingle when she got angry. Also enjoy the convention blazing knight you deserve it.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you very much and I will =)

[@silverknight876]

This was quite impressive if I do say so myself. The voice acting and the pacing were very well done. And while I agree that Rhea was a little more Crimson Flower-y a earlier than usual here, the argument could easily be made that Crimson flower is the best umbrella route for What-if like this. People forget that Rhea has ALWAYS been antagonistic, even in White Clouds. And Sitri was basically just another experiment by Rhea, who attempts to sacrifice Byleth to bring back Sothis regardless of what route you choose. Theres no reason to believe Rhea won’t attempt to do the same to either Sitri or Byleth again in the future, breaking apart THEIR family to selfishly try and regain HERS. The entire basis of Crimson flower is punishing Rhea for things just like that, and creating a world where people like Rhea can’t exist anymore, so honestly I consider this to be perfectly in character for the overarching story

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you very much for the feedback and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@melonsauce1474]

Not this antagonistic. If antagonistic at all.

[@rhettmitchell]

Omg I can’t believe I’m just seeing this. I love this so much, and now I wish they could’ve done something like this in Three Hopes since Byleth and the others wouldn’t be there to stop Aelfric from going through with the Rite of Rising. I also LOVE how you wrote around Mercedes and Emile and didn’t forget about Mercedes and Constance’s relationship along the way either. May have teared up quite a bit during 1 or 2 parts as well. This world is just so special

[@LonerofGaming]

This was definitely a fun what if idea for a character I honestly wished had more attention to. Rhea feels slightly a bit too antagonistic here, it's somewhat justifiable given the circumstances & herself as a person but this is leaning a bit too far into Crimson Flower Rhea. The Jeralt, Sitiri, & Byleth family together is always a good thing! Really good work, can't wait to see more of this! (honestly this video makes me want to imagine my own verison of the concept)

[@MM-fs7mt]

The effort put into this video is amazing! I never see men that are into fan fiction especially on KZbin!

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you very much, but there's plenty of men who are big into fan-fiction. Star War Theory is one of them as well as Carthu's Dojo.

[@Shanks612]

Personally can't wait to see the fallow up with Crimson Flower, there are a ton of ways it could go not to mention perhaps altering Jeralts fate. With the set up Byleth would have more than enough reason to distrust Rhea and the Church, more so with everything that's been hidden and Rheas outbursts. This could also lead to a new route of Blue Lions as well as not only was Dimitri harmed but seeing Mercedes treated in such a way would stick with him. If there is one thing I've learned is Dimitri never forgets. This could give us a more angry and distrustful Wild Boar then we originally got as he would see little reason to side with the Church no matter the reasoning.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

I'm glad ur excited for the follow up and I too look forward to seeing what different directions I can take each path.

[@bummmbleqvb4025]

There's one thing Lady Rhea (Serios) and Professor Hojo (From Final Fantasy 7) have in common they both look and seem harmless, but they both have bad intentions with their subjects.

[@blizzardforonline1954]

1:12 Oh, hi, Joshscorcher, Aramau, and the Green Scorpion!

[@MilodicMellodi]

I have a “What if” scenario myself: What if Sitri had been able to communicate with Sothis, like how Byleth can, before she died? And what if Sothis retained all of Sitri’s shared knowledge, as well as the memories she had while conscious in Sitri? It would definitely make me think that Byleth would have a little more interest in Faith, as Sothis’ tales of Sitri would basically give her a form of closure about not having a mother growing up. As well, it would cause Byleth to ask Jeralt about Sitri, which would give them a closer relationship as father and daughter…as well as make Jeralt’s death that much more painful to bear. Perhaps even going so far as to adopt Dimitri’s hatred of Edelgard once she’s revealed as the Flame Emperor….

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

It definitely would have a far greater emotional impact on Byleth but could also cause Byleth to suffer from a bit of an identity crisis which could make for a lot of interesting drama.

[@jackmcaninch5337]

This is the most impressive what if I have every seen.

[@rougedruidlexi7543]

I cant wait for part two!!! This is really good!

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

I'm working on it as we speak and thank you very much I'm glad you enjoyed this first part so much!

[@BowserGuerrero]

Dimitris va here perfectly mimics chris hackney spot on!

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

He did a fantastic job along with the other voice actors.

[@nickioleary8577]

While I really like this what if scenario, there’s still one issue I have: Rhea’s intensity. While we all know that she can become irrational when involving things she cares about, by this point in the story I don’t think she’d be THIS intense. I believe she’d still try to make the initial accusation to Mercedes, but I think Seteth and (if Mercy was in their house) Byleth would tell her she’s overreacting and Rhea would listen to them. I don’t think she’s “slipped” enough to act so irrationally that she’s ignore the words of her friend and the one housing Sothis. Other than that though I’d say the character writing in this story has been great!

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thanks for the feedback I'm glad you liked it, Rhea's been the biggest point of criticism from the majority of comments so I'll defo take it into account moving forward.

[@leosnyder5264]

​@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50but byleth was given A carest from her mom not s heart

[@itsamehari]

I love this!! I'm rather curios as to how this could affect the time-skip!

[@blackglurakx2409]

This is really cool and I like it very much so far… though I can sense a bit of anti Rhea bias in here… I mean what happened here may be so but a bit less intense since Rhea doesn’t really flip like that until Byleth betrays her in Crimson Flower. Maybe take it down from 10 to 6 on the crazy scale.

[@monsoon1303]

“Take it down from a 10 to a 6 on the crazy scale.” Yeah, that sums up my thoughts pretty well.

[@theoverpreparerlamenters3r436]

@@monsoon1303 yeah, a good example of "too far" is rather close to the beginning, where she yeets Dimitri. I was expecting her to push him aside, but not throw him with her full strength

[@nicholasholladay-elser7307]

Nice work from what I can see. It's really enjoyable with my only real head scratching being Rhea's hostilities but I can see others already have addressed that so I won't harp on it. I can see at this point after agreeing to train Sitri here that if we where including gameplay she'd be a playable unit along with Flayn after the end of this chapter with affinity for Faith, Reason, and maybe Leadership to reflect her past as a nun of the church and her calming presence making her a great gremory. But have trouble with most weapons and heavy armor to reflect her frail body. But perhaps with a budding talent in either swords to reflect her training with her daughter and having held the Creststone of Flames inside her for so long and opening up Mortal Savant as an end class or in lances reflecting her husband's knack at cavalry and opening things like Dark and Holy Knight for her end classes. Just figure I'd say that incase she takes to the battlefield in any of the routes.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

She will be though gameplay won't be a factor when concerning this fan fiction going forward, I do like the idea your proposed regarding Sitri's build it does sound very legitimate, and thanks for the feedback I'm glad you enjoyed the video

[@celestialambert1775]

I only just found your channel through this video, and I must say.... this was VERY well done!! And, it's an interesting scenario to boot!!

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you very much I appreciate the feedback and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@celestialambert1775]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 Not a problem!

[@kylemcdonnell7899]

This is quite interesting I am looking forward to more. While I can see how Rhea is acting the way she is do to her getting her daughter back. I believe you are making her decent to madness more present.

[@boubakhari]

if not flat out exagerated, but then again some "professionnal" writers gave us some pretty questionable stuff in terms of storytelling, and it is a fan fiction so there will always be biases, overall good stuff!

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you and that was the idea, granted many have pointed out that I went a bit overboard but it's good to get this feedback now so I can improve things going forward.

[@boubakhari]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 actually, to give you credit, Rhea DID in fact go angry batshit insane psycho murderer couple of times (recently she said something that left me speachless in three hopes, near the end of chapter 4 in Edelgard's route, like Yikes!:o) though I just don't think this would apply in the context you presented, she would totally do so when her or her peers are Directly threatened.

[@WorldOfMinds]

... Give. This. Man. A medal. He just made it far more believable to see things from Edelgard's POV... while not irreparably damaging Rhea's image, leaving room to believe she's just afraid to trust people-- humans more commonly. Who knew all that was missing from the story to make it a 100/10 was an undead mommy~. ... XD gonna be an awkward familial relationship if Seteth sees Sitri TOO much like his wife... Because... well... Jeralt prrrooobably ain't havin' it... assuming... uhm... *looks at a certain glossed over red witch*... *cough*...

[@Majoralink100]

Just randomly found this, and I really like it, great job

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you very much glad you like the video and I hope you enjoy the 2nd part too.

[@ridleyformk1244]

40:13 Rip his voice actor

[@EphemeralBlitz]

Happy to provide my voice!

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thanks for doing such an incredible job.

[@deucesommerfeld1248]

This is quite an intriguing take on Sitri's revival! However... this does open something up for Crimson Flower or Crimson Blaze. If Sitri remembers the power of the Crest Stones, if she remembers that Rhea tried to resurrect Sothis with the Crest Stone... would she not also be on the side of Edelgard? To destroy the high position crest stones are in, and make sure that no one else has been corrupted by the dark powers within as well as their origins? It would also give more backbone to Byleth and Sitri joining the Adrestian Empire, for her students as well as Sitri's concern for the rest of the world, as heart breaking as it is.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

If I recall correctly Sitri doesn't know anything about resurrecting Sothis. She is aware of the crest stone in heart which is why Byleth got it but I don't think Rhea ever told her about its true purpose.

[@deucesommerfeld1248]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 That is fair, I doubt Rhea would tell Sitri that stuff. But her disposition towards the danger of crest stones would still put Byleth and Sitri in more of a position to join Edelgard if you go down Crinson Flowerr

[@TheJuanTrueKaiser]

We need to get this vid to 2000 likes! This was fire!

[@thehappybasilisk]

I liked this a lot, it's a neat concept. And while I partially agree with all the people saying that Rhea was too antagonistic, if you think about it, she gets angry very easily to begin with (think about any time you go against her, like not wanting to give back the lance of ruin) and she views Sitri like a daughter essentially and gets fairly worked up talking about her in Cindered Shadows, so I don't think it's unreasonable that she's being hyper antagonistic, especially if we also take into consideration that for all everyone knows, Sitri could at any point keel over, or go it's morpnin time and turn into a monster given what the chalice *normally* does, so being wholly against her venturing into the outside world makes sense to me. But maybe I'm just bias as a CF enjoyer, though honestly even before I finished ANY route I felt like Rhea was a little too "it's my way or the highway". And everyone being suspicious of her makes sense to me due to the fact that Claude is already skeptical of her and the church even in base game, we all know Edelgard's feelings on the church, and after what happens here Dimitri has every right to feel like Rhea is being sus, especially given he openly admits that he disagrees with a lot in the church but as prince of the HOLY kingdom, he's in a tight spot. Anyway that's just my piece, I hope to see more of this regardless though!

[@crazydude09ful]

I can’t help but think you’re setting up a possible alliance in the future between Edelgard and Dimitri due to how Edelgard was the only one to help him after Rhea knocked him away from Sitri in the Abyss and Dimitri’s early look into his deranged mental state and Rhea being the cause of it. Also, Rhea may be a bit antagonistic but I believe it makes sense considering the circumstances. She just got her ‘daughter’ back and would want to make sure she is safe, going so far as to threaten those she believes pose a threat, no matter how small it may be, all for Sitri’s sake. It’s not ok, but emotions, especially love for others, can make someone act in ways one wouldn’t expect them to. Adding Rhea’s personal grudge against ‘humanity’ and it’s no wonder she lost her temper against Mercedes.

[@Videogamer80]

This video was really cool! This is a pretty interesting scenario, and I'm liking so far how both Sitri and the Ashen Wolves interact with the church characters and everyone else! Can't wait to see the next part!

[@pheonixgaming7800]

I hope we can get the continuation of this what if as it's been about a year since the last episode.

[@blizzardforonline1954]

34:45 Makes sense given that they're both protagonist parents that... well... don't exactly last long...

[@BardockSkywalker]

I've never seen someone of this community make a What If scenario... I REALLY hope this doesn't become a one time thing Edit: The VA for Byleth is on point & her... I wanna say British Accent, but I'm not sure, someone tell me what it is if possible, but personally, i think this accent fits Byleth spectacularly well

[@monsoon1303]

Well, it says “Part 1” in the description. I think this is going to be much bigger.

[@BardockSkywalker]

@@monsoon1303 I meant in general

[@monsoon1303]

@@BardockSkywalker Ah. I agree, this could be a really cool series.

[@chelsair9426]

I certainly hope we get to see what happen in silver snow!

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

If we reach that like goal you most certainly will.

[@MineNAdventurer]

Tbh one thing I wanna see for a What if is 'What if Sitri Never died/Byleth never needed the Sothis' Heart for a replacement heart' then Byleth would of never had no personality due to Sothis being asleep, maybe Sitri and Jeralt would have a second child, things like that

[@4wheal]

Yup it also means that Byleth probably would have been raised in the chruch itself and probably a member of the knights of Seiros when the game starts. Also with her daughter being alive and having a family it might actually help Rhea heal and be in a much healthy mental state.

[@aleisterleopold6229]

I feel that the ashen wolves will be able to become full fledged students. For thank you for their success in cindered shadows Bribe to keep them quiet about it. To protect them from anyone who knows about their crests and the right of rising

[@jtwright7084]

Please make more, this was really good…. Great job

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you very much. I will defo make part 2, but the time skip stuff relies on how many likes the video recieves.

[@jtwright7084]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 I hope it does. I’m a Golden Deer fan (Fear the Deer) lol

[@dragonstorm0888]

this was incredible and i cant wait for the next part. this feels like a very natural and mostly realistic account (aside from Rhea going all Crimson Flower far too early, even if she was unstable before hand) of what mightve gone down, and I'm very curious to see the rest. this definitely got me to subscribe. Honestly to fix the rhea issue you just need to dial it back a little. she can go back to fully unhinged mode later in a progression, because we know shes capable of that, but it should take time for her to get there. also, I have to say that Jeralt and Seteth team up was awesome and my favourite part of the video

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you very much and yes in retrospect I did jump the gun with Rhea's attitude but I appreciate the feedback.

[@aleisterleopold6229]

I would feel that Dedue and especially Hubert would be told about the events of cindered shadows. Because they so close to their liege and are required to protect them, they probably demand to know

[@zimonzieclown1633]

I for one would like to know what Sitri would do if Byleth sides with Edelgard. Would she side with Rhea and the other Nabateans, or with Byleth? And if she sides with Byleth, if this would affect Seteth and Flayn's decision to side with Rhea. Flayn and Sitri have been growing pretty close throughout all this after all, and I don't see Seteth siding against Flayn at all.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Those are some interesting ideas, thanks for sharing them.

[@MeggyGlitchPro]

GAHHHH! SITRI's VOICE IS SOOOOO CUTE! AAAAAAAAAAAA

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Very much so, the voice actress did an excellent job.

[@MeggyGlitchPro]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 No kidding. You have good tastes in choosing VA's

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you very much, each of them did an amazing job@@MeggyGlitchPro

[@eldritch-rage]

Answer: she succumbs to the Fire Emblem parent death curse.

[@kevindin1]

This would actually be perfect for a game

[@ianrivera9563]

The effort you put into this is simply incredible. If it wasn’t obvious that you should do more what ifs, then expect a huge amount of fan demands in the future. That said, I have to put my foot down and say this. You made Rhea way too antagonistic. Losing trust in her throughout White Cloud is understandable, given her severe issues but I think you’ve made your bias for Edelgard’s perspective too on the nose and the students already have a poor opinion of her like this besides being just scared on how she treats her enemies makes Crimson Flower way too obvious when Sitri’s presence should give way for a new path to follow.

[@FranTheNerd]

I adore this, especially seteth's character and relationship with rhea- i'd love to see a potential future where seteth breaks off from rhea thinking she is no longer what is best for fodland

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you very much for the feedback I'm glad you enjoy this fan fic so much.

[@YuzaruKisekiKokoro]

A lot of people have an issue with how antagonist Rhea is here but honestly given how she seems to be a person suffering from trauma over the lost of her people and mother. I could imagine that when given back what is in a sense her own daughter, and her trauma with humanity and the losses she never healed properly from that in a way Rhea could easily start to become unhinged due to her own fear of once more being forced to lose or possibly lose what little of her family she still has. So I honestly find this interesting with Rhea if it can be spun right in that direction and sense. Seeing how Rhea is so defined by her grief over her mother and how that usually affect her in different routes in regards to byleth it feels pausible

[@AzureAreadbhar]

Great Video but I have a little problem since the way Rhea is presented is making her do a lot of OOC moments and is more antagonist and this story seems to have a Crimson Flower bias

[@extremeotakugamer]

Interesting, you have my attention.

[@Lightspeeds]

Come on people, get this up to 2000 likes!

[@qqqqqqqqqqqq121212]

One of my biggest complaints with Three Houses is how it doesn’t dive deep enough into Rhea, a character we only get to see a fraction of her complexity. She’s manipulative, frightening and can be quite nasty - I think you did very well with her in this!

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thank you very much that was one aspect I tried to focus on more, granted many people have pointed that some areas feel a little force but I'm grateful for the feedback and that I got the point across at the very least

[@giovannimartinez6026]

this the good shit here hope to see more

[@lazwardazure716]

Edelgard: say Dimitri my Step Sibling, I've been thinking of starting a Revolution i had a talk with Claude and he seems to have the same mindset as i do so we can reasonably join forces against the church i just want your hand in this....

[@Chourtaird1]

With how antagonistic Rhea was here (I found it a little bit extreme) I really hope we are getting the Silver Snow route for part 3.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

If we reach the like goal then each path will get it's own video, though I'm not sure what one to start with, I guess it'll depend on which one gets finished first.

[@SpeckyX3]

damn i cant really meme on jeralt and his wife. Its one of the few fire emblem couples i only want happiness for. Also rare to see the mc Mom around. Edit: Wait this is only part 1 wait I have a mighty need

[@zacthemastodonranger]

Also may Billy kamezt rip

[@giovannimartinez6026]

honsly what would Sitri stats be? and class? here what ui think she may be you can give opinion: she may have lower atk and def stats but having higth magic and resistence, with affinity with reason, faith and flyring with potential in bows, with bad affinity with axes and lances. her joining level be 1 but has apptidue as a personal skill or something else. maybe the ashen wolves help her as well to train.

[@brightlight8852]

I already saw this issue coming. Using CF as a basis for Rhea's personality, while not realizing that that is not how she is normally. It's an easy mistake to make especially is you've never played church route, and never made any effort to speak to her during WC. You end up not knowing what Rhea's personality actually is and take CF as the gospel truth when it's not.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

I've played all the routes in 3H. Rhea's portrayal in this part is a common complaint from the comments section which is very valid, but don't assume I haven't played the other routes. I made an entire video going over the silver snow units and discussing Rhea.

[@brightlight8852]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 I'm not assuming that you haven't played all of the routes, I've seen your other videos but rather that you're using one route, where a character was put under extreme stress for 5 years as a basis of their personality. Even in your SS video you were using CF as a basis for her personality, which I can understand because so much of her actual personality was hidden behind monastery tedium. And her going crazy in CF leaves a stronger impression.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

@@brightlight8852 "Even in your SS video you were using CF as a basis for her personality".. No I didn't. I acknowledge both sides of her personality equally and talked about how each route effects her different, there was no preference involved.

[@brightlight8852]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 It didn't really feel that way when I was watching it.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

@@brightlight8852 Well in regards to what was featured during that segment I did acknowledge all sides equally, bias wasn't present.

[@C.D.G.1]

I’m Golden Deer fan first, but I do want to see Blue Lions route first. Considering what happened in this story between the lions and Rhea I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a alliance of the Flame and the Boar.

[@Vegeta241]

I don't really know. Dimitri would probably still be mad at the agarthans for the whole "killing his parents" thing.

[@joshuabergman3292]

I'm also a Golden Deer fan, and I just want Claude to be like: since professor Byleth is kinda like a mother to us, can you be my grandma?

[@thomasmontoya302]

Love this and Australian/New Zealand Byleth.

[@sueflewelling3657]

blazingknight I have a very good questions. I know the game the whole game is a what if scenario and your choices on witch route is not canon but if there where what do you think is the closest route of being canon. same goes with fates as that game is technically a what if game to. ps out of all of the lords not counting rhea because she easily the most powerful of the four. who do you think would win in a one vs one battle and also if byleth never came back after the 5 year time skip who do you think edvencely win the war.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

I think with Rev the devs confirmed or heavily implied that it was cannon and given all that goes on in the game I'm inclined to agree. As for three houses there isn't one for me, all are equally plausible so I don't lean towards any being cannon or even closest one of being canon.

[@sueflewelling3657]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 thank you for answering my question on the fates and three houses canons. ps you forgot about on who would win in a one v one battle of the three lords of three houses and who would win the war if byleth didn't get eveled.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

@@sueflewelling3657 Edelgard would win, silver snow proves due to the results at gronder field post time skip.

[@SummonerOrthan]

If Sitri were to come back Alfie would just cause her suffering and pain because imagine waking up to find your only son/daughter doesnt love you due to simple in difference

[@dragonslibrary9207]

Women can't find good mics apprently lmao Jokes aside, this is great! Although I'm not sure why Rhea would keep Sitri's revival a secret from Jeralt for so long

[@gametap2651]

Mercedes is personally favourite character of the game and nice to see her get the attention especially for archbishop role that she deserves rather the Rhea

[@doubleflores8350]

Ah yes, my 2nd favorite Fire Emblem homunculus, right after Grima, she’d fit right in with Father and his homunculi in Fma. All jokes aside, this was great, but my male Byleth preference got a little irked that this video went with female Byleth. But I got over it pretty quick so it’s good. It’s GEWD!!! One thing I liked about this scenario is that if Sitri was alive at the end of Cindered shadows, and if Jeralt is killed off at the end of chapter 9, than Byleth can have a parent to walk her down the aisle for her wedding. So there’s that. Also the voice actors did a great job here.

[@johnheuslerjr9623]

You genius... I absolutely fuckin' LOVE it!! I need more Jeralt x Sitri in my life... Make it happen, Fire Emblem Heroes!!

[@rockowlgamer631]

Man my heart aches whenever I watch/read a good fan fiction, that just means the fan fiction is pulling heart and emotional strings. I grew angry at Rhea for yelling at Mercedes, I agreed with Seteth even if he can be rude at times, and seeing Byleth actually showing emotion instead of being a blank slate makes it much better. Keep it up man, I would like to see more. Plus this could hold me off until Three Hopes comes out

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Thanks very much I'm glad you enjoyed and there will defo be a part two, and if we hit the like goal we've got A LOT more videos of this fic to come.

[@rockowlgamer631]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 I have an interesting question for you, what's your stance on Advance Wars, the recently forgotten brother of the strategy games that Intelligent Systems made?

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

@@rockowlgamer631 I enjoy them. I've only really played the first one but it's a very fun game and super charming. I'll admit it's hard to get out of the FE mindset since you're expected to let units die and at times the game can be very frustrating but it's a great series and I'm glad it's getting a remake.

[@rockowlgamer631]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 I started off with Advance Wars 2 black hole rising, good follow up to the first one, Dual Strike was ok though the story was repetitive, Days of Ruin is great and a nice change of pace to AW series Mangs is a good guy to reach out to if you ever wanna get into the other Advance Wars games

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

@@rockowlgamer631 I'm not sure if you're aware but Mangs used to a big part of the Fire Emblem community until it was discovered that he sexual assaulted one of the female community members, with many of women coming forward about the inappropriate and disgusting message he sent them. So I'm never watching any of content and do not wish to be associated with him at all.

[@AzureGreatheart]

This is a good concept, but there’s a lot that can be improved. My most prevalent issue is that aside from Fire Emblem classics like “dastard” and “gods”, the dialogue seems rather modern and mundane; I highly recommend watching Esper The Bard’s video about writing good dialogue for fantasy settings, which I will link to at the end of the comment. Another major complaint I have is Rhea’s last lines in this; she’s mostly written well here, but the last few things she says felt out of character. Aside from the VA for Edelgard, Constance, and Annete having noticeably worse mic quality than the others, and the presentation issues that are inherent to any attempt at putting a fanfic on a video hosting service, those were my only criticisms about this; it’s a pretty good idea, and I’m interested in seeing where this goes from here. Esper The Bard’s video about fantasy dialogue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6usi5d3d7ONbJo

[@michaelgranholm7598]

She would immediately meanly die. Because she literally has no heart. After all does anyone remember byleftli backstory.

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

She had the crest removed, not her entire heart.

[@utlukka950]

Pretty sure she gave up her heart. In Cindered Shadows, Rhea said that Sitri asked her to give her heart to Byleth so they can live. And given how Rhea created Sitri, thus making her a homunculus, Sitri's heart likely WAS the Crest Stone itself.

[@4wheal]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 Actually wasn't her heart the Crest stone just like with Byleth and the Nabateas so she shouldn't be able to come back. But I suppose you could say that the chalice give her Aelfric heart so that's why she is now alive and more healthy

[@mochimatchabean]

methinks you made rhea too antagonistic in this lol, i hope it doesn't stick throughout, or that you have some nuance in mind? but overall, I enjoyed this first part. i look forward to the next

[@Ari22682]

How do you feel about other FE3H fanfiction?

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

I mean I personally haven't read much but the premise of 3H works really well for fan fics and the ones I have read I really enjoy.

[@sootythunder3111]

Can I just point out how weird it must be for Byleth to interact with her Mom considering Sitri was only 20 when she died, if we put the year of Sitri death as the year byleth was born that would make Byleth biologically 1 year older then her mother by the time of three houses

[@sootythunder3111]

Sitri grave marks her death year 1159 byleth gets hired to teach at the academy in 1180

[@lostonessoul5154]

I'm watching this and the wole time I'm just like. "You know...if any of the student's were promotted at this point they could probably kick Reha's (Don't know how to spell her name BTW) butt....(Snorts) Why can I see Wyvern rider Hilda just being like "SHUT UP LADY!!!" and whacking Reha with the blunt end of a axe? (Laughs)"

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

If we go by lore I don't think there's a single person in Fodlan who can Solo Rhea IF she transforms. In her human form I reckon Byleth, Catherine, Dimitri and Edelgard could take her but the moment she becomes a dragon no one is beating her without some extra help.

[@lostonessoul5154]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 ether way it CAN happen though.

[@tirzahroseroot]

The interactions between Edelgard and Dimitri just makes me so happy

[@4wheal]

Honestly most of this felt like a character assassination of Rhea making her far to hostel to everyone for no real reason. It's also very Blue lions focused so not sure how it would work on golden deer and black egales what with Dimitri getting hurt by Rhea and Mercedes being verbally attacked as well.

[@skarloeyisyoung]

Monaca yeah totally it's Monica von Ochs XD

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Yep defo 100% Monica

[@danpatrickth2759]

Don't let Aelfric know about this? Aww Jeez 😑

[@UltaFlame]

My only criticism is that Flayn should actually have known Sitri already, since, well, spoilers

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

Actually Flayn has only been living in Garreg Mach since the imperial year 1179 and Sitri died in Imperial year 1159 so she wouldn't have known her.

[@sawcon3840]

Based fiction

[@umbrabestia5629]

ok first off all are you ok your voice seens a bit down, and second great video i love reading fanfictions and what ifs are some of my favrute, and i hope this serise countunes, well done everyone

[@BLAZINGKNIGHT50]

My voice was fine at the time, I think that because I was doing something that was more so about narration I slowed it down and it sounds deeper, also thank you very much.

[@umbrabestia5629]

@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50 ok

[@catclaws159]

Orange