This takes place at the end of Xillia 2, but at that part after the final battle but you still can finish everything. The Holy Grail War is also in this. Like in battle, Ludger is able to use his chromatus without adding to Elle's transformation.

The main character has her entire left arm covered in bandages to hide the demon arm, like Velvet. It can only eat objects, not living things, but she can coat it in whatever element with spirit artes. She wears a white T-shirt, black shorts, and black boots. She has black hair and eyes and lives in Trigleph, though she's a Rieze Maxian. She lives in the same apartment as Ludger, but on the 2nd floor. She's 22.

Holly was excited. The package she had been waiting for arrived. A few months ago, she had taken interest in the upcoming 5th Holy Grail War. It was normally in Rieze Maxia, but this was the first time since the schism was dispelled. A few weeks ago, her Command Seals appeared on the back of her right hand. It looked like the outline of a red sun broken up into three sections. One piece was on top and two on the bottom. All had lines sticking out from the edges and curved to the right, all pointing to the next. Holly had sent someone to Rieze Maxia to get a relic from a place that used to be Ireland.

She went out the door, sprinting to the elevator with the package. As she turned a corner, she bumped into someone. It was a large, tan man with black hair and magenta eyes. He wore a suit that was all black. Behind him was a floating woman. She had a pair of white wings, three branch-like things on each. She had green eyes, long, light blue hair with green tips, and a blue dress. She was chuckling at what just happened.

Hannah and the man got up, brushing the dust off their respective clothes. "Sorry about that," Holly said.

"It's fine," the man replied.

Holly stared at him, squinting her red eyes. "Wait...Aren't you Gaius, king of Rieze Maxia?"

The man looked embarrassed, blushing and looking away. "Y-You must be mistaken!"

The floating woman giggled. "No use trying to hide from someone who's discovered you, Gaius."

Gaius glared at the woman. "Not so loud, Muzet! Do you want to blow my cover?!"

Holly's jaw dropped. "I can't believe I ran into Rieze Maxia's king! What in the world are you doing here?!"

Muzet smirked. "Goofing off."

Gaius fixed her with another glare. "I'm disguised as a commoner, visiting Elympios to get a feel for how the people here live. I'm seeing Ludger about a new job."

"Yeah, well I have to get going, too," Holly told him.

Gaius glanced at her. "Where to?"

"Nowhere."

Muzet narrowed her eyes at Holly's left arm. "I can sense malevolence coming from that arm. What are you hiding?"

Holly ran around Gaius and Muzet, going into the elevator. "I really have to go now."

Muzet continued to stare at the elevator with narrowed eyes even as the doors closed. "She's up to something. We should follow her."

"What about Ludger?" Gaius asked the spirit.

"Call him on his GHS and let him know what's going on."

"Fine." Gaius got out his red cell phone, flipped it open, and stared at it. "What do I press again?"

Muzet burst out laughing, rolling back in mid-air and holding her sides, tears coming to her squeezed-shut eyes. "I forgot how bad you are with technology! You've been told how to send calls a million times, and you still don't know how to do it!"

Gaius glared at Milla's sister. "We didn't have these a year ago! Of course this is all new to me!"

Muzet righted herself, letting out her last giggles, wiping the tears from her eyes. "Okay, whatever excuse you want to make!" Gaius glowered at her while she flew over, going behind Gaius and looking at his phone. "Press this button to go to your contacts list..."

In the park, there weren't any people. Holly drew an intricate circle in the grass with red paint. Opening the package and looking in the box, Holly found a single silver earring. She placed it on a nearby rock and began reciting the incantation for summoning a Servant.

As she spoke each word, she could feel bits of her mana being used. Her hair whipped around her as she spoke the last few lines.

"...From the binding circle, thou guardian of the scales!"

Mist erupted from the circle, making Holly cover her face with both arms. In the center was a man with blue hair in a ponytail holding a red spear. He wore a blue bodysuit with silver lines. On each ear was a silver earring. He opened his red, cat-like eyes.

"Are you my Master?"

"Yes, I'm Holly Fayte (Before anyone wonders, yes this was on purpose). Please use my first name. I feel weird being called Master. I assume you're lancer-class?"

"I'm Cu Chulainn," the Servant said. "Were ya wantin' a Lancer?"

"Yeah. Having power doesn't mean a lot if you don't have the speed for it. Better to have a quick, weak Servant than a slow, powerful one. Even if one is weaker, they can land more hits if they can dodge and counterattack quickly. Since Lancer is one of the fastest Servants, I wanted one. Plus, you're close-range, too. Do you know if any other Servants have been summoned?"

Lancer shook his head. "'Fraid I don't know. Ya should ask the Overseer fer that."

The Overseer was stationed in Xian Du. It was a man named Kirei Kotomine. Not many people, including Holly, liked him.

Lancer glanced at Holly's left arm. "What'cha hidin' there? I'm gettin' a bad feelin' 'bout yer arm."

Holly looked down at her arm. "Just something I was born with. No need for concern."

The Servant narrowed his eyes. "I don't like to pry, but I have the feelin' it's somethin' I should know about."

The woman sighed. "...It's a demon arm. Happy?"

Lancer scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "I have the feelin' askin' fer more details will only upset ya."

"In that case, please refrain from asking more."

"I got it." Lancer stiffened. A bestial aura seemed to envelope him. "Someone's here!"

After Gaius had finally figured out his phone with Muzet's help, the two went outside and hid behind one of the corners of the building behind Holly, keeping the woman in sight.

Muzet peered over Gaius' shoulder, seeing Holly make a complex circle with red paint. "Is she summoning something?"

Gaius glanced at her. "Summoning?"

"I can't remember the exact details, but it's for summoning spirits unlike the ones we're familiar with."

"So she's calling to one of those spirits?"

"Possibly. And I wonder if that mark on her right hand has anything to do with it."

"Can you tell if it's a spirit arte at least?"

"Mana's being used, but she isn't channeling spirits. This doesn't seem to be a common form of summoning." Muzet listened to Holly's incantation. "Grail...Could she mean the Holy Grail?!"

Gaius glared at the spirit. "Keep it down! And what do you mean?"

Muzet seemed to calm down. "Every 60 years in Rieze Maxia, seven mages fight to the death for the wish-granting Holy Grail. She could be summoning a Servant to fight alongside her. This explains those marks, at least."

"Servant?"

"A Heroic Spirit from any time period."

As mist came from the circle and a man appeared, Gaius looked over at Muzet. "Is that a Servant?"

"I can't tell at first glance!" Muzet snapped. "There are spirits even I'm not familiar with!"

"Don't shout!" Gaius hissed. "She'll find out we're here!"

During the arguing, the two didn't notice the strange spirit charging at them and swinging his spear. Gaius sidestepped and Muzet flew up. She fired a large ball of gravity at the attacker. The man jumped back at the last second, the orb flattening the grass.

'How could he have dodged that?!' Muzet flew down, shooting out a sharpened bunch of hair. The man used the red spear to block, sending the hair back. Gaius took out his katana and swung it, red energy skimming the ground at the attacker. The man moved to the side and Muzet shot up suddenly to avoid the attack. "You almost hit me!" 'Jerk! I'll choke him in his sleep!'

Holly took a step forward. "Cut it out for now."

The spearman stopped himself. He was right in the middle of rapidly stabbing his spear at the king. "Fine, but yer reason had better be good!"

As the man jumped back to land behind Holly, the woman sighed. "I thought it was clear that what I would be doing wasn't for spectators. Can you two not take a hint?"

Muzet crossed her arms and legs, seeming to sit in the air. "It's your fault for acting suspicious."

Holly facepalmed. "This was one case where it was better not to pry."

Gaius put his katana away. "Why didn't you want this seen?"

"Because it's something outsiders shouldn't know about?"

"About the Holy Grail War?" Muzet asked. Holly and Lancer started.

"How do you know about it?!" Holly demanded.

"I'm a spirit, so I've at least heard of it. I take it that's your Servant? By his weapon, I assume he's a Lancer."

Lancer made his weapon disappear. Holly looked at Muzet. "You're well-knowledged. Indeed this is my Servant. And I'm sure you've already guessed I'm a Master. I'm sure you know what my next question will be."

"Neither of us are Masters. If you aren't satisfied, you can check us for Command Seals."

Holly glanced at her Servant. "Well, Lancer?"

"I don't sense Servants with either of them. Even if she's lyin', they don't pose a threat since I'm with ya."

Holly glanced around. People were starting to mill about. "Maybe we should take this inside. We don't want anyone overhearing our conversation."

"In that case, you should get acquainted with our friends," Muzet said. "It'll be hard to keep this a secret from them."

Muzet and Gaius led Holly and Lancer to the third floor. The two took them into the last apartment room in the hall.

"Ludger! We brought some guests!" Muzet called out. A door to a bedroom opened and a man stepped out. He had silver hair with black on the end of his bangs and blue-green eyes with a yellow-green ring around the pupils. A fat white cat with some black areas trotted out. It had wide, blue eyes and a bell around the collar. It went over to Holly and Lancer and rolled over, wanting its belly scratched. Holly gave in and did just that.

"I wondered what had happened when I got a call saying that you two needed to do something," the man said. "I was even more surprised since it was Gaius calling me." Gaius scowled. Even though he was bad with technology, there was no need for everyone to tease him about it! "Who are these two?"

"I'm Holly Fayte."

"And your Servant?" Muzet prompted, crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow from her skeptical face.

Holly sighed. Muzet wasn't going to let her off easy. "He's Lancer."

"They're participating in a mages' tournament called the Holy Grail War," Muzet added.

The door slid open and six more people came into the room, three boys and three girls. One of the women had long, blonde hair with one piece sticking out. She wore blue and white clothing and had magenta eyes. Next to her was a boy with black hair, gold eyes, and wearing a white lab coat. Following close behind was a little girl in a blue school uniform. She had green-blonde hair in two pigtails, green eyes, and holding a pink-and-black doll. Near her was an old man. His hair was all white and he wore blue. Over his gray eyes were a pair of glasses. The last pair had a girl wearing yellow and a black hat o her head. She had brown hair and green eyes. Lastly was a tall man in a black jacket. He had brown eyes and hair. On his chin was a small beard.

"Jeez, how many are there?!" Holly groaned.

"Meet Milla, Jude, Elize, Rowen, Leia, Teepo, and Alvin," Gaius said. "Everyone, meet Holly and Lancer."

"And I'm Ludger," the man in the room said. "I was the one who called and told them all something was going on in Gaius and Muzet's case."

"So what's going on?" Jude asked.

Holly facepalmed. She was getting tired of explaining the war over and over. She decided to cut down on it to save time. "Lancer and I are in the Holy Grail War."

Jude scratched the side of his head. "What's the Holy Grail?"

"An object the grants the last duo's wish," Holly answered.

Milla glanced at Lancer and crossed her arms. "Are you a spirit?"

"Technically, yes," Lancer replied.

Milla cocked her head. "Technically?"

"He's a non-corporeal being who feeds off my mana to keep his physical form," Holly explained. "He's known as a 'Servant', a Heroic Spirit I summoned as my partner in the Holy Grail War."

"I take it you're up against others?" Alvin guessed.

"Six others," Lancer replied. "Saber, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, and Berserker. However, we don't know how many other Servants have been summoned."

Milla put a hand to her chin. "As spirits, Muzet and I have recently picked up remains of a presence similar to yours in Fractured Dimensions."

"Fractured Dimensions?" Holly questioned.

"Realities different from our own," Ludger answered.

"I wonder what the other Servants could be doin' in those?" Lancer asked out loud.

Leia pumped her fists in the air. "We should find out! I'm ready for some action!"

Holly shook her head. "Sorry, but this is a proxy war between Masters and their Servants. It would be safer if you guys don't get involved."

Alvin crossed his arms. "Like we're a bunch of pussies when it comes to danger. Teepo, maybe." The doll let out a "Hey!". "Besides, without at least Ludger, you won't know the locations of any rifts."

Lancer narrowed his eyes. "What's special 'bout him?"

"He's a DODA agent," Jude answered. "Plus, without him, you guys can't get back to the Prime Dimension."

Holly's expression mirrored Lancer's. "And why is that?"

Alvin smirked. "You need to destroy the divergence catalyst, and only someone with a chromatus, like Ludger, can destroy it."

Holly pinched the bridge of her nose. "For Maxwell's sake...Fine, you guys can join us." She took out her GHS. It was red with blue edges. "What's your number, Ludger?"

As Ludger told her and she added it to her contacts list, Lancer leaned over to her ear. "Why don't we just wait for those Servants to kill each other off?"

"If we don't fight, the Grail won't think we're worthy of possessing it," the woman answered, putting her phone away. She looked at the others. "Are you guys able to fight? I'm a spellcaster, though Lancer and I will back each other up."

Milla glanced at Holly's left arm. "And what is that?"

Holly moved her right hand over her left, blushing. "You'll find out. How capable are the rest of you?"

"Ludger's able to fight, and the rest of us were involved in dispelling the schism," Rowen replied.

Teepo flew up. "Muzet and Gaius are strong! We fought them a year ago, so we know! But I'm the strongest!"

Alvin grabbed Teepo and started pulling him in and out like an accordion. "Stop talking so highly about yourself like that, you little spud!"

Teepo's voice went high as he was stretched out, and back to normal as he was pushed together. "CUt thAt Out, ALVin!"

Elize grabbed for Teepo, but Alvin was holding the doll out of her reach. "Don't get Teepo all stretched out!"

Alvin laughed and let go of Teepo's head. It snapped back and his entire body jiggled from it. "Sorry, Elize. But the spud needs to learn to shut up every once in a while!" He gave the pink-and-black doll back to the girl. Teepo's eyes looked like swirls.

"I think I'm gonna barf..." he groaned. Everyone else, except those three and Gaius, had one hand over their mouths, giggling.

Holly controlled her chuckles. "Lancer and I will be in the second apartment, to the left of the 2nd floor hallway if you need us."

Milla put a hand to her chin. "Since he's a male spirit, and you two are living together, I assume direct-tethering will be involved?"

Holly was just about to go out the door when she froze. Lancer dematerialized himself. Holly didn't know the meaning of 'direct-tethering', but she had a feeling of what it involves. "Of course not!"

Muzet giggled. "How boring. Even though you two just met, it seems there's room for you two to take it to the next level!"

Holly snarled, turning her head slowly to glare at the floating spirit. "I'm not that desperate for a boyfriend, damn you!" She stomped out into the hall. Too bad the doors slid shut on their own. If they were ones you had to shut yourself, she'd slam it. As she cooled her head and went into the elevator, she wanted to slap herself. Now, she got others involved in the war. If only she could do this herself!