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Prologue
Twice vanished. Just like the other masters before, a black mud like substance swallowed him until he was gone. His servant, Savior was more… Majestic. Instead of a black mud swallowing him, he turned into particles of light that rose into the sky. It was as if he became one with the world instead of his existence just ending. Once again, Hakuno had won. In front of her was her servant Archer. Next to her was Rin.
A case of transparent stairs lowered from the grail in front of Hakuno. She had won the holy grail war. Now all that was left was to make her wish. But, Twice's warning was still fresh in her mind. Because she was an NPC, she would be deleted after her wish. She took a step forward but was then pulled back. She turned to see Rin had grabbed her arm and pulled her back, "I'll only let you go if you promise to wish to save yourself."
"Rin…"
"No! You won! Take your win seriously and make a wish for yourself," the girl with twin tails demanded. Hakuno knew that Rin was worried for her.
"Thank you, Rin," Hakuno said, "But just like you believe in your cause, I believe in my wish." Hakuno gently pried Rin's hand off her arm and continued up the staircase. She used all her might to not look at Archer.
It was almost instant, one second, she was standing at the top of the staircase, the next she was floating, like she was sinking into the bottom of the ocean. It was almost peaceful actually. She quickly inputted her wish into the grail; now all that was left was to wait for her deletion. She was scared, after all that fighting she was still going to die. But a part of her believed she deserved it. She killed eight people to win; it might not had been personal, she didn't have a choice, but it still killed her every time she saw her opponent disappear into the black muck.
And then, there was Archer. She was going to lose him forever. She thought back to that day, when he told her his past. Then to the time in the arena, when he told her, her safety was more important than the moon cell's orders. He was a jerk, most of the time he seemed like he couldn't say anything nice, teasing her with that constant smirk. How she wished it would go on forever, but she just used up her wish… Well, she was dying anyway.
"Archer?" Hakuno asked, she wanted to see him one last time.
"Yes master?" Hakuno could not see him but she could feel his presence.
She took in a breath, "Archer, I have one final order for you."
She couldn't see it, but she knew he was shaking his head with a smirk, "Even now you wish to give me orders? Good to know that deletion has not hindered your immaturity."
Hakuno bit back a jab and continued on, "Archer, my last order: Live your life they way you want," Silence answered her, "with my wish you will be free, and I'm sure the other servants will be free as well. SE. RA. PH will be changed, hopefully for the better. Live your life without guilt and regrets, the way you couldn't in you first life, that is my order."
For a few seconds Archer was silent, until he finally spoke, "Are you positive that is what you want me to do?" Archer asked, he had his usual sarcastic tone, but she could tell there was something more, "You think me a jerk, but are you sure you want a monster to-…"
"You're not a monster," Hakuno screamed, silencing the servant again, "I know you. You can act mean and sarcastic and try to hide it all you want, but I know the real you. You're kind, you care about others even if you try to hide it. You had to make choices in terrible situations, ones where someone got hurt no matter what you chose. No one told you this, but I'm telling you this now! That doesn't make you a villain, it doesn't make you a monster, you killed to save others, just like you killed to save me," Hakuno put all her heart into those words, "I'm the one who deserves to be punished not you, so I'm setting you free! If you continue to have survivors guilt after this, the only thing you can do to make up for it, up to me; is to live your life the way you want," Hakuno could feel herself slipping away. It was now or never for the one who stayed by her side, "I love you Archer, please live… for both of us."
Right before she slipped into oblivion, Hakuno thought she saw Archer, swimming towards her.
Hakuno opened her eyes, then shut them when the bright light stung them. She raised a hand over her eyes to block the light. When she opened her eyes, she realized she was in a grassy plain. She stood up to get a better look. There were flowers and trees, the sky was sunny and cloudless. The scene was peaceful. She looked down at herself, gone was her school uniform. In its place was a white dress with red trim, a red bow was in the back. And her feet were bare.
What drew her attention most, was the ring on her left ring finger. A black gold band, in the shape of a crown, with a red gem. Red and black, just like, "… Archer."
"Yes?"
Hakuno spun around, leaning against a tree was her servant Archer, "You certainly took your time waking up."
Yep it was Archer, "Archer? What's going on? Did we both get deleted?"
"We're not dead," Archer explained, "Apparently, your dumb luck has saved you once again."
"What does luck have to do with this?"
"The war happened during the SE. RA. PH's 14,000 yearly maintenance check," Archer explained. Hakuno was definitely not expecting the Moon Cell to be that old.
"During this period the Moon Cell is faced against a threat, so when the winner of the war is chosen they are given an added bonus to their wish."
"Bonus?"
Archer pointed to her left hand, "That ring, it's called the Regalia. Who so ever wears it is made ruler of SE. RA. PH."
"Wait, are you saying I rule the moon?" Hakuno asked, that sounded to bizarre to be real, and she was an NPC that achieved self-awareness.
"Indeed, it sounds completely ridiculous, you ruling the moon sounds like a terrible choice made by the SE. RA. PH. I certainly didn't believe Kotomine when he told me," Archer shrugged.
"Excuse me?" Hakuno growled, then focused, "Was he aware that I'm an NPC?"
"Yes, but because of the maintenance check any defaults and issues with the winner is ignored for the sake of the Moon Cell. You live and it's as ruler of the moon."
Hakuno was dumbstruck to say the least. First, she was going to be deleted, now she was basically made queen of the moon. She ran that through her head a thousand times, but it still sounded crazy. Then Archer made his trademark smirk and began to approach her.
"Master do you remember what you told me, when you were inside the grail?"
Hakuno thought for a minute, "To live your life." She backed away, he was getting a little too close.
"After that," he said. She thought back before passing out, I love you… Oh god. Her face turned red.
By her expression she remembered, and Archer's smirk seemed to have gotten more devilish. Her back hit a tree, with no where to run she tried to hide. She held up her hands to cover her face in embarrassment. Of course, she meant it, she didn't realize until he told her, her safety was what was most important, that she fell in love with her servant. And she said it because she thought she was dying. She felt Archer's hands close around her wrists and pull her hands free, she kept her eyes shut, "Go ahead, make fun of me all you want, it's what I get for loving a jerk like y-…" A pair of lips interrupted her.
"You talk to much," Archer said after he pulled away, "If you stopped talking for a second, you'd hear my reply… I love you too."
Then he kissed her again, Hakuno wrapped her arms around his neck to pull him closer… And she wasn't going to let go.
There aren't enough ArcherxHakuno fanfictions so once again, I must write something I like. Please enjoy.