Chapter 01: Summoning
I am a Servant and you are my Master.
"It's coming." He muttered under his breath.
He walked down the stairs to his basement.
"At last, the 9th Holy Grail is coming."
He placed his hand on the handle and opened the door slowly. The door screeched until it was fully opened. He walked a few paces forward; closed the door behind him.
* CLICK
He pulled the rag that concealed the magic circle.
"Shielder. He muttered."
He placed a stone of the 'Great Canyon' on the magic circle. Taking a few steps back, He took a deep breath and looked at what would become.
"Everything is complete." He said.
He glanced at his watch.
"Time... Perfect."
He checked his pulse.
"Wavelength Ideal."
"Tonight is the night, My Victory will be sealed!" He said.
He closed his eyes and stretched his hand openly towards the Magic Circle.
As He chanted:
"
Let silver and steel be the essence.
Let stone and the archduke of contracts be the foundation.
Let my great master Dirkel be the ancestor.
Let the four cardinal gates close.
Let the three-forked road from the crown reaching unto the Kingdom rotate.
Fill. Fill. Fill. Fill. Fill.
Let each be turned over five times, simply breaking asunder the fulfilled time.
The ground of which you call Earth.
Where you were planted and born.
The land of minerals and elements, all have one common ground.
The Earth of which you thrived in and the darkness who came to swallow it.
You used the Earth, your home as a shield.
Thus creating a line of defense against darkness.
If I pray, that the world be saved. Be at my side! For you and I, are a part of the Earth.
Protect this world with me! I shall declare here. Your body shall serve under me.
My fate shall be with your shield. Submit to the beckoning of the Holy Grail.
If you will submit to this will and this reason… then answer!
This is not a mere pact but an oath, to protect the Earth and it's people.
Be my shield!
"
The magic circles continued to glow brightly and the stone slowly disintegrated. The roomed shook and books fell from the table. Dust accumulated in the room and the light from the circle ceased to light.
"Did I do it?" He asked himself as he coughed
He looked around his room but he couldn't find his servant. He checked both of hands, to see whether or not he had a command seal.
None...
Out of blatant frustration he punched the wall.
"Why? It should have been perfect, How could I not summon him? He asked with frustration
He spat on the ground and went upstairs. The dim–lit living room gave him an unpleasant feeling. He felt something was off, hesitantly he checked his entire house. Top to bottom, Outside and Inside. In search of a servant or an intruder, but he found absolutely nothing. He let out a sigh and decided to go to bed. He opened his room and fell on the bed instantly.
"Why can't I, Valance Arthur, son of a magi, summon the Shielder class servant?"
"How many times does this make this?"
"Five?"
"Why doesn't that bastard just come out already?"
"I'm Handsome, and Fit, 5'8, have Brown Hair and Crimson Eyes, Maybe He doesn't prefer these good looks?" He boasted.
"I'll just summon another servant next time." He muttered as he went to sleep.
School, 12:00 PM, Cafeteria
Valance stabbed his dumpling with his fork.
"If I can't get Shielder, who should I get then?" He pondered as he ate his lunch.
"Valance?" a girlish voice asked him
He looked at the voice who called him. A beautiful chocolate brown haired girl with purple eyes gazed at him.
"Oh, it was nothing Inez" He said
"I see, anyway... You said you were going to teach me a new magic trick today!" Inez announced happily.
"Oh yeah" He replied
"I almost forgot about that!" He thought to himself
"I'll see you after school then" She said with a smile on her face.
Room 2 – A, 1:00 PM
"I can't believe I forgot I'm teaching Inez magic tricks, just magic tricks! Nothing like magi stuff, just magician stuff." Valance thought.
He spun his pen counter clockwise and watched his teacher teach the class. The boring atmosphere filled the classroom, from the teacher's rambling of words that students didn't understand.
"Well, I do know why I'm teaching her. It just because she's beautiful. " He convinced himself
He smirked a bit "Who knows? Maybe I'll be able to do a lot of things to her today."
Valance fantasied of all the things he could do with or on her "She's 5'4, so that's a good height for a girl. And she's a B- Cup so that's good enough. Plus her great figure. Oh man she's hot!"
Valance got out his phone under his desk and texted Inez.
The time passed by with teachers replacing each other to teach the class their subjects. Math, Science, and History. Teachers continued to teach and students continued to listen.
Room 2 – A 3:30 PM
"Ding – Dong – Ding – Dong" the school bell sounded indicating the end of classes.
Valance gathered his stuff and placed it in his bag. He stretched his arms a bit, side to side and walked outside the classroom. Groups of students filled the hallways and emptied the classrooms.
"Hey wanna go club today?" One student asked his friend
"Tonight is the night, the night I finally summon him! " He thought
He bumped other students as he fought his ways to leave the school premise.
"What's Up?" Another Student said to his friend
"Class was so boring today" One student said out load
"Hahaha" One student laughed from his friend's joke
"That Shielder Class Servant will be mine!" He thought
Valance finally made it through the crowd of students in the hallways and stairways. He took a breather for a moment to pace himself. He opened his shoe locker and switched his shoes immediately. Shortly afterwards he stepped outside the school building and the bright sun glared at him.
"Haha" He raised his hand towards the blazing sun to block the light that was blinding him.
"Watch me, I'll definitely win the Grail War!" Valance thought.
"Valance!" Inez said as he waved at him.
Valance walked over to Inez, and they walked to his home together. The breezy air accompanied with the scorching sun and the walk unpleasant. Valance removed his blazer in an effort to relief himself from the heat.
"Is it that hot?" Inez asked
"Yeah, isn't it hot?" Valance replied
"I don't think it's hot" Inez replied
"How is this not hot to her?" Valance thought to himself
"Well, we're almost there!" Inez exclaimed
They walked though pedestrian lanes and sidewalks until they finally made it to his House. Valance got his house key from his pocket and proceeded to open his gate and door.
"I'm so excited!" Inez jumped in the air
Valance threw his bag on the couch and went to kitchen for a quick drink. Inez just wondered around his living room in awe. The beautiful paintings hung on the walls and sculptures on the tables, it definitely got Inez's eye.
"Maybe I'll make myself look cool" Valence thought
"Inez, Want to learn a really cool magic trick?" Valance asked
"Yeah, I'd really want to learn a really cool magic trick" Inez replied in joy
"Alright, follow me" Valance commanded
They walked down the stairs to the basement and opened the door at the end. Valance placed his hand on the handle and opened the door slowly. Inez covered her ears as the door screeched until it was fully opened. They walked a few paces forward and Valance closed the door behind him.
* CLICK
The dark ambiance of the room made Inez uncomfortable.
"What magic trick is this going to be... Wait, it might not be a magic trick at all." Inez thought to herself.
"Now then" Valance walked to the middle of the room and removed the rag covering the magic circle. Inez wondered what magic Valance has dived into. Valance walked to Inez and showed her six gems.
"What is this?" She asked
"Gems required to perform the magic" He said
"She'll think it's cool though" Valance thought to himself
Inez opened her and and received the gems from Valance.
"You did get the text I sent to you during classes right?" Valance asked
"Yes, I've been memorizing it!" Inez exclaimed
"We'll still need a catalyst to perform the summoning, but it's not she'll be able to summon Shielder anyway. I'm magi who possess about 500 prana within me. She's just an ordinary high school student." Valance thought.
"Alright, all you have to do is stand on the circle and chant the incantation, then you will obtain true magic." Valance said
Inez, overjoyed hearing this from Valance quickly walked to the middle of the magic circle. She made sure she was in the middle of the said circle, She looked at Valance and saw a thumbs up sign from him. She smiled and prepared herself for obtaining true magic.
"There's no way she'll be able to do it, she'll just thinks it's cool and think I'm cool." Valance thought
She took a breather and chanted,
"
Let silver and steel be the essence.
Let stone and the archduke of contracts be the foundation.
Let my great master Dirkel be the ancestor.
Let the four cardinal gates close.
Let the three-forked road from the crown reaching unto the Kingdom rotate.
Fill. Fill. Fill. Fill. Fill.
Let each be turned over five times, simply breaking asunder the fulfilled time.
The ground of which you call Earth.
Where you were planted and born.
The land of minerals and elements, all have one common ground.
The Earth of which you thrived in and the darkness who came to swallow it.
You used the Earth, your home as a shield.
Thus creating a line of defense against darkness.
If I pray, that the world be saved. Be at my side! For you and I, are a part of the Earth.
Protect this world with me! I shall declare here. Your body shall serve under me.
My fate shall be with your shield. Submit to the beckoning of the Holy Grail.
If you will submit to this will and this reason… then answer!
This is not a mere pact but an oath, to protect the Earth and it's people.
Be my shield!
"
The magic circle continued to glow brightly.
"Did I do it?" Inez thought in curiosity
"No way! She's a Magi?" Valance thought in fear
The roomed shook, books fell from the table. Chairs turned, and Dust accumulated in the room.
Both Valance and Inez coughed from the dust in the air. The magic only shined brighter until a figure appeared before them. The light still continued to glow but not as brightly, but enough to fill the room.
A young male appeared before them, kneeling on his left knee and his head facing the floor.
He was covered with light metal armor around his body, three wavy lines were engraved on the top of his armor, his shoulders pads weren't bulky nor were they distinct, rather they seemed as a covering for his shoulder. His arms covered by light armor as well. His armor was accompanied with more light armor down to his lower half. You could see the black clothing seeping under his armor. He looked like a knight or a guardian. However he didn't seem so with such marks. He gave a certain aura that made him unique.
"Is this Shielder?"
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