Prologue
"Is this the end?"
Hyoudou Issei asked softly. It was getting hard to breathe, hard to speak, and everything was so hazy. He wanted to ask if this was a dream and wake up to the smell of breakfast. See the faces of his parents and live the ordinary life he had three weeks ago.
Except this wasn't a dream and he choose to reject those happy ordinary days.
Those days where he went out without care.
Those days where he stayed blissfully ignorant.
Those days where he had a dream to be a hero like those in the tokusatsu shows.
That decision on that day on the park was the worst mistake he chose, but he couldn't find the heart to regret it.
"You may be my Partner, but remember as a dragon I stand superior to you Little One."
The spirit of the dragon sealed into the brooch gave the boy a warning.
"I'm sorry Partner. I'm truly sorry."
The large emerald on the ornate dragon brooch blinked as it spoke. The red metal seemed to have lost its luster and shined dully as it laid on the floor like it had been thrown aside. Issei laughed weakly because for once the proud spirit within decided to abandon his image of grandeur and power, sounding truly sorrowful for Issei's impending death.
"Don't be Ddraig since it isn't you fault at all. Not one bit at all."
The boy looked forward and saw the golden grail half covered in the mud. It was the prize they sought after fighting this entire war. The cup that was said to have granted wishes. The cup that was the cause for this farce of a war.
After all he was the only competitor so while it meant he was the winner, he was also the loser. To get the prize and the penalty.
"Promise to stay alive? I don't wanna deal with the paperwork your death will cause during this war."
In a joking tone,the magical stick asked of him to make this promise on that day in the park.
"I broke the promise. I'm sorry Ruby but you can at least fulfill the request of your great master."
He apologized to his magical stick, the one who started his whole journey, the one who had been with him for these three weeks along with the dragon.
"It doesn't matter if we'd failed Issei, but you need to live at least. The grail, this war weighs less than your life."
The magical stick curtailed the stick and became an ornament. Gently touching his cheek with her wing, she cried.
"It seems like you dropped the chan. This is the end Ruby. The only reason why I'm not dead yet is because Ddraig is protecting my soul. I can only wait until these spirits of regret break down my entire body."
The boy tried to comfort the stick by patting her head with his uncorrupted hand, but he was sure within a few minutes he would be unable to move it anymore.
"No Issei. I won't let you die!"
Ruby shouted and with all her strength she pushed the holy chalice towards him.
"You won't die Issei not if you do this."
Issei listened as the magical stick explained and then sighed when she finished.
"It sounds reckless, but if you're so sure then I won't hesitate."
The boy studied his body that slowly became a shade a black not found on human skin. It was a darkness that seemed to absorb all light, maybe the color was at the level of a black hole. He immediately reinforced his hand. At that moment the corruption spread further and Issei began to feel the pain intensify. At this rate he could only do this once, messing up means he failed.
With that he reached in chest and tore out his heart. What he held in his hand was something that was no longer a heart. What he gripped was something not found in the body. What he dropped was a curse in physical form.
Needless to say what happened that day, at that moment wasn't pretty. Despite surviving, what happened was not a happy ending at live is nice, but sometimes there are things more important than life that cannot be lost. Maybe it would've been better if he died that day, but fate did not accept that.
Was this a miracle? Perhaps, but this is not the story of what happened then.
This is the story of what happens after.
Yeah so this is the rewrite. I hope you enjoy it.
Before I ends this let's talk about the subject of servants. Yeah I decided to change the roster a bit and as always your suggestions will be heard and then ignored because I decide the story.
Avenger- Count of Monte Cristo
Ruler- Amakusa Shirou Tokisada
Saber- King Arthur
Archer- Arjuna
Lancer- Enkidu
Rider- Marie Antoinette
Caster- Nitocris
Assassin- Hassan Of Serenity
Berserker- Cu Chulainn [Alter]
Overall I was just trying to create a diverse cast, tell me how you guys think of it. The previous cast had too much fire based people so I changed it.
FYI I decided that I would be holding a competition. Make an awesome summary to this story and PM it to me. I will only accept summaries sent by PM because the prize will be that I will write a short fic with a prompt by the winner's request. So yeah, clogging the review box with summaries won't be helpful at all. Try to keep the prompt related to the fate series or this story.
Contest will end in two weeks and after I will post the next chapter.
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