Fate/Ultimate Hell - Summoning of a Monster
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN HELLSING OR ANY FATE RELATED PRODUCT.
The Matou residence, at first glance, appeared to be a rather nice place of residence. Being situated in the western style area of Fuyuki City, the outside of the mansion reflected a very western style of architecture. The inside of the building even showed this same style and also had a calm air to it.
However, if one was observant, they would be able to sense an eerie coldness to the mansion, as if there were worms crawling around in your spine. The calming nature it had would soon feel uncomfortable, and then it would shift into an imposing oppression. The feeling would be magnified tenfold if one were to enter the basement of the mansion.
The underground facility of the Matou mansion was a dark, oppressive, and it carried an incredibly damning nature to it. The ground was covered in filth and grime, left behind by the various Crest Worms that would crawl along its surface. Its walls were lined with hundreds of small holes, some of which were used as nests for the hundreds of Crest Worms that could be called upon at anytime by their master, while others were used for less humane reasons. It was here that the three residents of the mansion stood.
Out of the three of them, the most notable was an old man who was using a cane to support himself. But that was not the most eye catching feature about him. No, the most noticeable feature about the old man was his very appearance. His skin was wrinkled to the point where it seemed as if there was very little skin covering the bone of his skull, and his eyes had a pitch black sclera and white pupil. If someone were to see this man, they would think that he wasn't human. They would be right.
Zouken Matou was a worm, both in the literal and figurative sense. His body was composed entirely of worms, helping him to keep his soul in the world as this perverse form of Magecraft allowed the monster to prolong his life. The worm was also one of the most harsh and cruel individuals in the entire world that some believed that calling him a monster was an insult to monsters, because even they had more dignity and principle. Sadly, this monstrous nature was not restrained when it came to the two others who also lived in the mansion with this worm.
Sakura and Shinji Matou were unfortunate enough to live under the same roof as this monster, and they had suffered their own forms of misery at the hands of Zouken. For Shinji, he was simply ignored and looked down upon with contempt by the man, due to the fact that the boy couldn't perform Magecraft. This treatment took its toll on the boy as he let out his frustrations on his adopted sister Sakura, whom he routinely punished in unforgivable ways. His warped personality made him look down on others and fed how selfish he could be, and his wrathful temper was not lost on Sakura.
However, for whatever reason, Sakura Matou was very forgiving of her brother Shinji's actions. She was incredibly apologetic whenever he did something cruel to her and even expressed pity towards the boy. If anyone was in her position, they would have lost their resolve and taken their own life, but not Sakura. She somehow was able to pull through and get through all of these hardships, drawing from some sort of strength in order to keep her going.
And she was going to need this strength, as she was about to enter the Holy Grail War.
"Are you ready girl?" Zouken asked, his harsh voice causing Sakura to slightly shiver.
"Yes grandfather." She replied quietly. Sakura heard Shinji snicker quietly off to the side, his form leaning against the stairs that led down to the underground facility. She decided to ignore him and instead focused on the intricate magic circle that was inscribed on the cold basement floor, a large black coffin lying over it. Sakura was hesitant at the idea of entering a war, in fact she was still very hesitant about joining, but she knew that going against Zouken was one of the most fruitless endeavors anyone could face. So she resigned herself, like she had resigned herself to so many other harsh realities, to do what her grandfather ordered.
"For the elements, silver and iron. For the foundation, stone and the Archduke of Contracts." Sakura started the incantation, and as she did so the circle began to glow a dark red color. "For the ancestor, my great master, Schweinorg." She continued, the circle's glow brightening and turning an eerie black, with a twisted dark orange emanating from the inside of the black glow. "Close the gates of the cardinal directions. Come forth from the Crown, and follow the forked road leading to the Kingdom." The circle was now swirling with the black energy, and it was starting to get a little violent as there were strands of magic flowing away from the circle. "Fill, fill, fill, fill, fill. Repeat five times. But when each is filled, destroy it." After this line was said, the energy was now swirling at an incredibly fast rate, the phenomenon making the wind pick up violently in the lifeless basement. "Set. Heed my words. My will creates your body, and your sword creates my destiny. If you heed the Grail's call and obey my will and reason, then answer me." The spiraling magic began to slow down, and it now formed a tornado like shape. "I hereby swear that I shall be all the good in the world. That I shall defeat all the evil in the world." When this line was said, the black energy shot outwards into the expanse of the basement, causing Sakura to falter slightly and Shinji to yell out in surprise, while Zouken just looked on in curiosity.
The worm had wondered whether or not to use this relic over the relic that could be used to summon Medusa, but now that he saw what was unfolding in front of him. By just saying the first few lines of the incantation the magic circle was already reacting in an alarming manner. Well, alarming to other mages, but for Zouken, he didn't care if anything happened that would cause a possible injury. As long as the girl didn't die, he would make her go through with the summoning.
"You seven heavens, clad in three great words of power," Sakura continued, visibly showing how frightened she was by what was happening in front of her, "come forth from the circle of binding Guardian of the Scales!" Sakura finally finished, causing the energy that shot outwards a moment ago to rush back to its place of origin, causing the tornado of energy to explode outwards. Sakura slightly shrieked and covered her head with her arms, while Shinji screamed out loud and fell flat on the ground. Zouken just stood by and watched with a sharp gaze, as if he was some sort of predator watching its prey.
As the smoke that came from the summoning died down, Sakura slowly brought down her arms and looked into the smoke. This first color she saw was red. Two red dots where someone's eyes would be, and as the smoke continued to fade away, the owner of the two red eyes emerged, and his appearance drew a slight gasp from Sakura. The man was incredibly tall and sported a red frock overcoat, under which was a charcoal suit and a knotted red cravat. His facial features were slightly covered due to the red fedora that cast a shadow on his face and heavily tinted orange sunglasses. But the most striking feature of the man was the color of his skin, or lack thereof. His skin was a faded sort of gray, as if the man hadn't seen an sunlight for months.
For a while no one moved, nor did anyone say anything, they just stayed where they were, glued to their spots. Sakura staring both with wide eyed amazement and slight fear, Shinji still laying on the floor and staring on with wide eyes, and Zouken eyed the tall man with an unreadable expression.
As for the recently summoned Servant, he just stood where he was, not moving an inch, looking into Sakura's violet eyes, even though she couldn't see the eyes of her Servant. The gaze she was receiving made her feel small, as if she was shrinking under this man's stare, but the silence was suddenly interrupted by a small sound. Sakura jolted a little at the sound, and as she focused on it, it sounded as if someone was... laughing?
Alucard couldn't be more amused, given the circumstances. First, he was summoned by an omnipotent wish granting device, and if he remembered correctly, that wish granting device was the Holy Grail. He was surprised at first, but then his surprise vanished as he was filled with a plethora of information.
A different world, a world where vampires were instead known as Dead Apostles, a war between seven mages and seven 'Heroic Spirits' as they were called, people who were known either through legend, myth, or history and summoned to fight in the Holy Grail War.
The information kept coming... and he was completely excited at the idea of fighting in such a war. So much so that he started laughing at the very thought that he would battle against various legends from history, and at the idea that someone like him could be considered a Heroic Spirit.
And then he laid his eyes on her, his 'Master', as people who participated in this war were called. She was quite the small girl, seeming to only be in her early or mid teens, and overall she didn't seem like much. But, Alucard knew better than to judge by appearance alone, if his former master Integra was anything to go by. He could tell that this seemingly timid girl had power behind those empty eyes, a power that was not to be trifled with. In fact, Alucard dared to even compare her to a young Integra. A small child that had strength, but just needed to be taught how to use and harness that strength.
Although I doubt Integra would be fond of purple hair. Alucard thought mockingly. After he thought this, he began to laughed at the opportunity that was presented to him, he laughed in excitement at the idea of fighting heroes of legend.
But most of all, he laughed at the sight of his newly appointed master, the mere sight of the girl reminding him so much about Integra that it was honestly very comical to him.
"Well," Alucard said after he stopped laughing, his deep voice sending chills down everyone's back, even Zouken's, much to his utter shock, "it seems I have the perfect master."
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Why am I the only one who thought of this? Seriously?
Alucard as Sakura Matou's Servant in the Fifth Holy Grail War... The epicness spells itself out people!
Anyway, what spawned this idea was when I decided to make a Servant Stats Sheet of Alucard. My crazy mind started to go into overdrive, and this was born. For those of you who are going to ask, I will try my best to integrate elements from all three routes into this story and even add my own twists. Note that I haven't played the visual novel in a while (in fact I'm going through the Heaven's Feel route right now) but I will do my best.
And for those of you who are curious, I present you... Alucard's Stats.
Servant Stats
Servant Class: Rider
Master: Sakura Matou
True Name: Vlad Țepeș Drăculea III
Gender: Male (Can change to Female)
Height/Weight: ?cm/?kg
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Strength: B++
Endurance: EX
Agility: B+
Mana: B+++
Luck: C
Noble Phantasm: EX
Class Skills:
Magic Resistance: B (Grants protection against magical effects.)
Riding: A (Is expertise to ride animals and vehicles.)
Independent Action: B (is the ability to remain independent even when rejecting the Magical Energy supply from the Master. At the higher ranks, it is also possible to remain for extended periods of time in this world without an established contract.)
Presence Concealment: B++ (Is the capacity to hide one's presence as a Servant.)
True Name Discernment: D- (Status information such as the true identity, Skill and Parameters is automatically revealed when directly encountering Servant. However Servants with hiding capacity depends on luck level to bypass this.)
Personal Skills:
Battle Continuation: A (Is the strength of vitality for predicaments. Also, the ability to withdraw from combat and reach allied territory alive after being defeated.)
Bravery: B+ (Is the ability to negate mental interference such as pressure, confusion and fascination.)
Charisma: B (Is the natural talent to command an army. Increases the ability of allies during group battles.)
Clairvoyance: B (Connotes superior visual perception and dynamic occipital capture, such as to supplement the long-range aiming of projectile weapons.)
Demonic Defender of the State: EX (Is the capacity of a Servant to mark a region as his personal dominion by securing the surrounding leylines prior to an engagement.)
Expert of Many Specializations: D (Is access to and use of many expert skills.)
Eye of the Mind (True): B (Is a heightened capacity for observation, refined through experience.)
Familiars (Baskerville): A (Allows the use of Baskerville hellhounds as familiars.)
Guardian Knight: C- (Temporarily raises defensive power when protecting others.)
Instinct: B (Is the power to "feel" the most favorable developments for oneself during battle.)
Mana Burst: C (Is the increase in performance caused by infusing one's weapons and body with magical energy and instantly expelling it.)
Mystic Eyes (Enchantment): B (Is the possession of Mystic Eyes that are capable of interfering with the outside world.)
Presence Detection: B+ (Is the ability to detect other Servants and local mana sources.)
Shapeshift: A+ (Refers to both borrowing bodies and appearance change.)
Transformation: A+ (Is a skill that allows one to change form.)
Noble Phantasms:
1.) Cromwell Approval; The Bird of Hermes (Anti-Army-EX): A restrictive system used to limit the subjects powers. Levels lower than One improve parameters effectiveness (adds + signs), but Level One and Zero increase all stats to A+++ or EX. Level Zero has the user revert to their human form and summons an army of souls the user has consumed. Each Level changes the users appearance, signifying the amount of power being used. Requires confirmation from Master to use Level Zero.
2.) The Casull and the Jackal; Tools of the Trade (Anti-Unit-C+): Powerful handguns that no human can wield due to the power behind them. The .454 Casull uses hollow point, explosive silver rounds which bear a core made from the silver Christian Cross of Lancaster Cathedral. The Jackal fires large armor piercing ammunition that is blessed with Macedonian silver and are tipped with a hollow point, which contains an explosive charge of pre-blessed mercury.
And there you have it. If you would like me to change something, I will see if it is do-able, since I didn't want to make Alucard too OP.
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