Lancer (Fate/Crossover - Azura)

**Lancer** (ランサー, *Ransā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

*"I've made up my mind as well. I will follow you down the path you've chosen."* - Azura

## Profile

### Identity

Lancer's true identity is **Azura**, songstress Princess of Valla.

Azura is a gifted songstress and dancer who can sing songs that have the power to do a variety of things. These songs have even greater power when used in conjunction with her pendant, allowing her to perform miraculous feats at the cost of some harm to her body. If she achieves an S-Support, she will have a son named Shigure and can potentially be the mother of other children, with the exception of male Kana. Nothing is known of Azura's childhood, except for the fact that she was born in Valla to Arete, and as revealed in Revelation, this makes Azura Corrin's cousin.

When Azura's father was killed by Anankos and Valla fell at a later date, Arete and Azura, along with Mikoto and her child, Corrin, fled from Valla to the world outside the Bottomless Canyon. Azura and Arete ended up in Nohr, where Azura eventually joined the Nohrian royal family as a princess when her mother became Nohr's and King Garon's second queen consort a while after Leo was born. Despite her high status as a princess, Azura and her mother was treated poorly by Nohr's populace as a result of Arete 'replacing' the previous queen, and was distanced from Garon's other children. Sometime after the Avatar was kidnapped by Garon, Yukimura formulated a plan to kidnap Azura, hiring Shura and his gang to do the job. Since she was not as well-guarded as the Avatar, the plan went smoothly, and Hoshido kidnapped Azura in hopes that Nohr would negotiate with Hoshido for a swap. With Garon refusing, she was raised in Hoshido similarly to the Avatar, and Queen Mikoto ordered the people of Hoshido to treat her like a princess of the kingdom. Over time, Azura felt that she had lost what little connection she ever had to her family in Nohr and happily decided to remain in the peaceful Hoshido, with Hoshido's royal family serving as her surrogate family, and growing to love its kindhearted citizens.

### Appearance

Among Azura's most notable features are her long blue hair and yellow eyes. She wears a strapless, flowing white and blue dress, perhaps to offer ease of movement to make dancing easier. She also wears matching white sleeves that go up her arms and stop at the shoulders. In her dance on the Conquest route, her outfit changes to mostly black, with some blue lining. In this dance, she also wears a veil that covers most of her face. Azura appears to have an average height, perhaps between 5' 6" and 5' 10". She is thin and has a pale complexion. Overall, Azura is considered by many to be beautiful, as seen in several support conversations.

### Personality

Due to the heavy rejection, bullying, and discrimination she faced in her time as a princess in Nohr, and the distrust from some of the people in Hoshido due to said Nohrian ties, Azura developed a reserved and stoic personality, carrying herself with an air of melancholic composure sprouting from her fear of provocation, persecution, and rejection, only opening up to people she is close to. This stoicism can sometimes cause her to hurt others' feelings without meaning to, like in her support with Elise, though via bluntness rather than naiveté, as she is not afraid of telling someone what she thinks of them, and actually tries to help those she criticizes overcome a flaw or problem by pointing it out to them.

Said traits were even worse in her youth, as seen with her young variant in *Heroes*, who believes it is inevitable for her to be mistreated whenever she meets someone, even if said person is amicable, and actively rejects any sort of comfort despite wishing deeply for it as well as wanting to have a sense of belonging. She is well aware of these things, as she does not want this happening to her children, if she is married, and wants them to stay the way they are, rather than have them grow up like her. When she does open up, she proves to have quite the mischievous side, as seen when she teases Sakura by scaring her with ghost stories.

Azura feels guilty that she received the love from the Hoshidan people and the royal siblings that rightfully belonged to Corrin. This is stated directly to Corrin as well as through her supports with Hinoka and Ryoma, where she tells them that they no longer need to love her now that their rightful sibling has returned to them. However, both have expressed that their familial love for her has always been real and regardless of her true origins, she is still their sister. While she still feels guilty, she becomes much less hard on herself as a result.

When she reunites with her step-siblings, she learns that all of them (except for Elise before she was born) still care about her and have never forgotten about her despite the other Nohrians' mistreatment toward her. In *Revelation* Chapter 12, Azura appreciates when Camilla referred to her as her adorable sister. In her support with Xander, he allowed her to meet with them regularly and eat with them. In her support with Leo, she is caught by Leo while she's singing, which he calls a lovely melody and Azura attempted to forget her time in Nohr, with Leo having heard stories about how she and her mother were mistreated. In her support with Xander in *Warriors*, she appreciates when he always acknowledges her as his younger sister and even felt when he lost his own family member as she was kidnapped by the Hoshidans.

Although she can get slightly emotional at times, Azura is kindhearted and surprisingly knowledgeable about many things, some of which others would not know about. This is namely information of Valla, her unique ability to manipulate water through the use of her necklace and a brief history about dragons and degeneration from her mother. Although she is more cynical and world-weary than Corrin, she shares their conviction in trying to make the world a better place and wanting to be with Corrin until the very end of the path to see peace. Normally neat and tidy, she has the worst cases of bed hair in the army and is a restless sleeper. To add some light, she also has a weakness for cute things and enjoys telling scary stories, while in her Support with Xander, it's revealed that she's a bit of a glutton.

### Relationships

#### Corrin

Her cousin, who she bears strong feelings of loyalty and devotion towards.

## Abilities

Azura is a gifted songstress and dancer who can perform the song Lost in Thoughts All Alone. She allowing her to perform miraculous feats at the cost of some harm to her body.

She is also a fairly skilled combatant, being able to hold her own in combat with a lance and can also act as a Pegasus Knight, showing skill in mounted combat, as she trained using a naginata when she was residing in Hoshido. She wields the Lance; the Blessed Lance. A powerful divine weapon carried out from legacies, effective against monsters and has healing properties.

She also posesss hydrokinetic abilites, attacking with water magic from her lance.

### Skills

#### Class Skills

* Magic Resistance (C Rank): Can cancel spells with a chant below two verses. Cannot defend against magecraft on the level of greater magecraft and Greater Rituals.

#### Personal Skills

* Songstress of Valla (B+ Rank): The embodiment of Azura's abilities as a Songstress.

* Healing Descant (D+ Rank): Azura's voice soothes all nearby injured allies, healing their wounds at a slow but steady rate.

* Foreign Princess (C Rank): Due to her status as a Princess of Hoshido and Nohr, all opponents who are considered to be foreign will have their attack and defenses reduced should they dare to approach her.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Lost in Thoughts All Alone: "Song of Oceans Gray Waves"**

A song that when sung by Azura while wearing a special pendant, is able to perform a number of feats, from rejuvenating allies, to dispelling possessions, releasing traps, and even quelling a raging dragon. However, the more powerful its usage, the more harm it will cause the user. Overuse of the song in a short period of time can result in the death of the singer, causing them to liquify and dissipate into mist.

## Gallery

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* Craft Essence

Sing With Me a Song
## References

https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Azura

https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Azura

https://koei.fandom.com/wiki/Azura

https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Azura\_(Fire\_Emblem)

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Azura\_(Fire\_Emblem)

https://aminoapps.com/c/fates-amino/page/item/azura/oaeQ\_vaFoIqx6zdn5aWaxr4PGJKjngmd8N