Upon embarking on the sea, Sakura looked at the waves, 'if you can't handle it' those were the words that rang in her head. Takumi didn't think she could handle herself, and that was something she hated. 'Can't they see that I can pull my weight, I am no longer a shrine maiden.' Takumi alongside Hoshidan generals walked out. Sakura read many books in her lifetime and heard many stories about the Dark Kingdom of Nohr. She always imagined it to be a cruel place with stormy dark clouds and without the sun. Yet she was seeing here that wasn't the case, as Port Dia was a good place it was actually solemn and quiet and it was a nice view. But she wasn't here for sightseeing she had to prove Takumi's words wrong, and prove Hoshido that their princess was not weak. "Milord," One of the Hoshidan generals said, "The ferries are halted, we are ready to begin our assault on the port." 'It's my time if only I was good with strategy I could help Takumi attack.' Sakura looked at her retainers who had come alongside Takumi's retainers. Takumi looked at a map, "Hana and Hinata, I want you to lead a vanguard of Samurai try to cut mayor roads to the town." Hana and Hinata nodded, "Oboro take a division of spear fighters and take the back of the lines. "Subaki we only brought a regiment of pegasus, so I want you to use them to protect the Diviners and Shrine Maidens." Subaki chuckled, "leave it to me." Sakura stepped up to Takumi, she didn't want to be left out. Takumi looked at her younger sister.
Takumi relayed the information on Sakura and soon the Hoshidan forces began the assault of the port. "The Nohrian forces have been backed into the town." One General said to Takumi, "very good." Takumi replied, until one soldier came rushing, "Lord Takumi, Nohrian forces are coming in to reinforce the port, it seems Princess Corrin is leading the reinforcements." 'Of course it's her.' Sakura thought, she knew that the traitor was going to lead the army of the bloodthirsty king. Corrin forces entered the battle very outnumbered, only lancers made up the vanguard with a few cavaliers, and behind them were a few mages. Sakura smiled, 'this shall be easy, they don't have the soldiers to fight us.' Takumi looked at Corrin as samurais stepped aside for the prince to step through. His Fujin Yumi began to emit some sort of wind energy which formed a bow string and a arrow "You abandoned your family and Hoshido." Takumi drew his bow string backward, "now pay for your betrayal!" Takumi shot the arrow which made it's way closer to Corrin who dodged the arrow.
The Hoshidan Army clashed against Corrin's Forces, Takumi had sent Hinata to move forward with his vanguard of samurais to intercept the lancers coming from the west of the port, Takumi's objective was to force the Nohrian Army into the town, where he would have archers rain down arrows on the Nohrian forces. Hoshido couldn't lose this battle, it was to important. Oboro moved forward as Nohrian lancers marched into the center of the port. "Her plan is to cut me and Takumi off." Sakura said to his men, "give Hana the order, we-" Sakura stopped herself before she continued, "no I will not let Takumi get all the fun. My time has come, my revenge will come." Samurais began marching forward, Hana's division engaged the Norhian forces on the east while Subaki's Peagusus Regiment was staying behind to stop any Nohrian from hurting the shrine maidens and diviners.
Hana directed the samurais striking and cutting off any route for Nohrian soldiers to escape, as the skirmish was at the Hoshidan favor, another force of cavaliers came rushing in as a gray haired boy took the center. Hana engaged the black plated knight. Sakura made a Hoshidan Swordsmaster lead the assault on Corrin's army. "Crush those Nohrians, take the center and leave Corrin to me." Sakura said towards the general. "Yes milady." The Swordsmaster said. From the opposite side of the battlefield Takumi had taken down a young mage. "She's but a mere child let her go." Takumi said. A soldier came running and stopped in front of his prince. "Milord, Lady Sakura's retainer, Hana, has taken the left wing, but Lady Sakura has made her forces march towards the paladins defending the Nohrian princess, Corrin." Takumi raised one eyebrow in confusion, "what the hell is she thinking?" Takumi looked at fight about to begin as the Nohrian forces were retreating slowly further into the entrance towards the town.
"We cannot let her attack Corrin head on it's a death sentence." Takumi said. Another soldier came running in, "Lord Takumi, we have an emergency." Takumi turned towards the soldier, "what is it now." The soldier calmed himself before he spoke, "more Nohrian reinforcements are coming into the battle they are being led by Princess Camilla of Nohr." Takumi looked down in shock, "no! We have to push them towards the center now! Forget about stopping Sakura, we have to push them into the town now.." Another soldier came rushing in, "Milord Hinata has sent a request for reinforcements, Princess Camilla's retainers are breaking through his front lines." Takumi cursed himself. As the battle progressed, Sakura managed to break through the paladin battalion stationed to protect Corrin. She healed a soldier back to full strength. "Milady!" shouted a soldier, Sakura turned her head to her side to see, archers lined up in sync behind a light blue haired girl. 'I cannot believe it.' "A-Azura." Sakura said. Azura didn't make eye contact. "I'm sorry we have to fight, Sakura, when I heard you and Takumi I wanted nothing more than for you not to see me." 'Was Takumi right? Are all Nohrians so heartless like the faceless.' "After we have given you everything." Azura closed her eyes. Then she looked up after hearing a bow string go back. She saw Sakura pointing a arrow at her. "I am no longer your sister."
Azura said nothing she drew her blessed lance, "I am sorry we have to fight like this." Sakura's left eye twitched with anger, "no you are not! Traitor! Takumi was right you were not my sister after I gave you my love! I bet those scary stories you used to tell me where for me to become a shy princess isn't it!?" Azura was about to talk but was cut off by Sakura, "and your apologies are empty, they mean nothing." She was about to shoot when Hoshidan forces started running away screaming as paladins came racing in behind Corrin. "Milady we need to run, Hana was defeated and forced to retreat!" One general said. "Silas a knight of Nohr bested Hana and made her retreat, we are in a terrible place, Hinata is also losing the right wing." Another Hoshidan general said. "Stay strong make Subaki come and reinforce us, I must kill Corrin no matter the cost!" Sakura yelled. "Princess you mustn't stay here." The general said. 'This cannot be happening. It can't.' Sakura grabbed her head as throbbing pain made her get angrier. She growled, "curses. Fine we must fall back towards the pegasus knights!" 'This isn't over Corrin.' She ran with the general. Oboro was also forced to retreat as Princess Camilla rained down upon the Hoshidan Forces with no mercy. She kept running and soon she met up with Subaki. "Lady Sakura this is terrible, Hinata retreated it's just Lord Takumi, you and I on this one." Sakura's retainer said. "And your regiment?" she said, "they were forced to retreat, arrows rained upon us not so long ago." Sakura grabbed her head, 'those archers behind Azura.' She cursed herself.
Takumi came running as he halted in front of the two. "This is bad our forces are either injured or dead, I cannot fathom how we came to be defeated." Corrin's forces were just a few how could she ward of the invasion? Paladins surrounded the streets to block the Hoshidan Army, Subaki, Takumi, Sakura, and the 3 Hoshidan generals and a few soldiers remained. Corrin walked up with Camilla and Elise. Takumi couldn't help but close his eyes and grit his teeth as a bead of sweat dropped from his forehead and down his cheek. "Dammit. This is unacceptable! We can't push forward with so many of our troops injured! This can't be happening."
Azura came in behind the gray haired boy and a guy with a eyepatch. "Azura?!" Takumi said more shocked that he was actually right, "Last I heard, you were taken by Hoshidan soldiers. Ryoma worried himself sick planning your rescue. I told him it was pointless. And you proved me right, you Nohrian traitor. You should be ashamed." Azura said nothing, "I always knew this would happen. That's why I never trusted you. Didn't you always wonder? Had I known your betrayal would come so swiftly, I'd have killed you myself. Still, I should have pressed Ryoma harder to banish you years ago." Takumi growled at the light haired girl.
Corrin walked a little closer, "Please listen to reason, Takumi, Sakura. You've lost this battle." Sakura wanted to draw her arrow so badly right now and shoot her right then and there but she knew she would be taken out in a fell swoop if she did so. 'This can't be TRUE how did we go wrong.' "Do your soldiers a favor and order them to retreat out of this port immediately. You may all keep your lives and your dignity if you leave now." Corrin said. 'I can't believe she is sparing us! She has to be doing it to show me! I was pathetic! She knows and she is giving me a second chance to make myself a fool!' The nerve! Takumi frowned, "Hmph, it's a first to see Nohrians showing mercy. They don't know what is it." Corrin looked down, "you should take this as a sign that not all Nohrians are bad and evil."
'Evil? Every Nohrian is evil, so inhumane they will kill us after this I know it.' Sakura thought, then she stepped in front of Takumi. "Tell me, Corrin," Sakura said gaining the look of the Nohrian princess, and a suprised face from Takumi, "how is it lies come so easily to you? Your words mean nothing in light of all the innocent Hoshidan lives you took. Including that of our dear mother, or have you forgotten your part in her murder? Yet after all that, you still have the gall to claim you aren't a savage. Pathetic." She said clenching her teeth so hard she could break them if she so wanted too. Princess Camilla then talked, "My, what a rude little girl you are. I should beat some manners into you. Take back what you just said, or that's exactly what I'll do." Corrin put a hand in front of her, "it's okay Camilla I deserve her hate" The NERVE! Sakura had it, "Do not say that! Deep down you want to make us trust you so that you can do the same thing you did to us back then. But we are not stupid." The Hoshidan princess grabbed her festal and clenched it hard, so hard, that it snapped into two, gaining the shock of the Hoshidan generals and soldiers, "If you hadn't come back into our lives, Hoshido would still be at peace. Mother... all those innocent townspeople... they would still be alive. They wouldn't have-" Sakura yelled in pain, "NOOOO!" Sakura grabbed her head and collapesed on the ground. "Milady!?" Subaki said with concern, Corrin was about to help her when Takumi stood in front of Sakura, "do not touch her Nohrian filth! See what you have done to her. The worst pain. Get out of my face!" Sakura squeezed her head as Subaki and a Hoshidan general tried to pick her up.
"M-my head... the pain is-" she screamed again as she grabbed her head even tighter. Takumi grabbed his Fujin Yumi tighter, "Don't think this means you've won. This is only the beginning! Ryoma has already found the Rainbow Sage and received his power. You're no match for him now, even with the whole vile Nohrian army behind you! And I'm getting stronger, too!" Takumi said as he and Sakura retreated.
'Mark my words Corrin. Soon I'll be unstoppable. One day you'll beg me for death, and I will happily grant you.' The Hoshidan princess thought. She and Takumi left Port Dia it was a utter failure. "How will we reach Cheve now Milord." Oboro said to Takumi at the boat. "We have to dock somewhere else, we have to help the rebellion if we wish to win this war." Takumi said to his retainers and a Hoshidan general. They all nodded they knew what needed to be done. Hinata and Oboro walked out, but before the Hoshidan general could get out Takumi stopped him. "General how dare you attack enemy lines like that!" The Hoshian general shook his head, "Princess Sakura ordered the attack, she wasn't in her right mind." Takumi would be furious about people talking bad about her little sister but the general was right. "You noticed it too?" the swordsmaster nodded, "yes milord. It seems she isn't herself no more. She has become too-" Takumi interrupted, "aggressive."