Prologue
Long time ago in the world of the living…
I, Amaya Hyuuga or should I say… My true identity, Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus the 5th Emperor of Rome, my name also means "Number of the beast" or "Beast of Babylon". I was a tyrant, who oppressed my people and to the Christians I have executed due to their strong belief of their God and not believing the roman gods here. I was blinded by power and greed and caused pain and suffering to my people. A king should always be a role model to their people and yet, I abused or should I say "misused" my authority as king only to satisfy my own needs.
As time passed by and I was ambushed as I was going to doing some business and was stubbed through the back, my time on where I stood the earth has almost come to an end. And there in my dying moments in the ground, I reflect on the actions I have done in the past and on that very moment, I really realized the mistakes I have done in my life time was stupidly wrong. As my soul cries for a second chance just to change the mistakes I have made here in Rome and even though I have made many achievements in my life like the Persians praising me and other more achievements I have accomplish.
"Please… Can anyone hear me! Please help me! I-I want to have a second chance on life just to change my mistakes! Please! Anyone!" My soul cried hard while my body stayed lifeless on the ground as my blood returns to the earth. A voice suddenly spoke to me.
"Nero, I answer your call…" as the unknown voice spoke to me
"W-Who are you?"
"I am the Holy Grail and hear to grant your wish"
"H-Holy Grail… " As my soul looks for the Holy Grail but it wasn't on sight
"Yes, your wish will come true if you win the Holy Grail War"
"If so then I will participate in this war you are holding just to make my wish come true!" without hesitating on making the decision
"Then make a contract with the Earth and become a Heroic Spirit!"
And with that, I have made a contract with the earth and become a heroic spirit on that day as my body dies and returns to the earth.
"After ten years on the afterlife, your soul will be called for battle… And you will be the King of Tyrants you will belong to the Lancer class." as the Holy Grail's voice disappeared after saying those words to me
After my soul has become a heroic spirit, I felt an immense pain on my back and when my soul looks on what was on my back. I saw a large tattoo seal that was embed on the upper right side of my back. After that, I saw a large light that was engulfing my entire body and I lost consciousness.
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As I regain consciousness, I was in a different place. I looked at the place which is a village but poor people live on the village. I walk and asked a villager and asked where I am now and the villager just told me that.
"Young woman, you are now in Rukongai and this place is Soul Society."
"So is this where dead souls come and stay?"
"Yes"
With that, I walked and looked around the area until I bumped into a guy wearing a black kimono with a white haori.
"I'm truly sorry sir." as I lead out a hand to him as he holds my hand and stands up
"No, it wasn't your fault and what's your name Miss?"
"My name is Ner-." I stopped and realized that I don't want to let people know who I am so I change my name into… "My name is Amaya Hyuuga and you are?" I replied back to the man in front of me.
"Oh, my name is Ukitake Jushiro and nice to meet you Amaya and sorry for bumping you"
"That wasn't a problem"
"Ukitake, can I ask you something?"
"Yes Amaya?" as we are now walking together towards the place he is headed.
"Your clothes and how you look is different from the villagers?"
"Oh yes, I'm a shinigami and my life is different from them."
"Why?" I asked through my curiosity.
"Because we guide lost souls who can't come here and we purify hollows"
"What's a hollow, Ukitake?"
"Hollows are lost souls that have transformed in a monster that eats souls of the people."
After asking many questions to Ukitake about the life of a shinigami and so on, I have decided to become a shinigami not just only for helping the lost souls but also repenting for the sins I have committed when I was a tyrant to my people.
"Ukitake, I want to become a shinigami" without having second thoughts on my decision that I made.
"That's great Amaya." with a smile on his face that was so cute to look at and it really made my blood go up to my cheeks that I tried to hide from him but he saw my blush and just smiled. It really made me feel at ease.
"So where can I join then?"
"We're already here, Amaya" after hearing those words, I looked at my front and arrives in front of a large gate.
From that day, I studied and trained hard to become a shinigami. I graduated after four years in the academy and I entered the Division of Squad 9 and attain the 4th seat. After training very hard, I became a captain of squad 9. As I worked hard on my role as captain, it was already nine years since I became a shinigami. I knew my time here in Soul Society was also running out. I tried my hardest to serve Seireitei before my time is up.
One day, I asked Ukitake to have lunch with me under the Cherry Blossoms and Ukitake accepts my offer and we went there to enjoy our lunch.
"Ne, Ukitake…" my voice having a hint of sadness
"What's the matter Amaya?" having a worried looked on his face just for me
"If I'm gone… Please and please… Don't put a captain on my squad…"
"Why, as if you are going to die? Don't be ridiculous Amaya" as he comes closer to me with worry and care in his eyes
"If only I'm gone and plus… I'm gonna return to Soul Society someday and once I return… I'll be waiting here in this place we are now, okay?" trying to put a cheerful smile to Ukitake
As I showed him my smile just to relieve him from his worries. He then grabs me suddenly and hugged me tight. It really shocked me and I just returned normal and hugged him back. After that, we went to our respective squad and went on with our lives. As time passed on, It was already my ten years here in Seireitei and I was just waiting for the moment when my master will summon me. Then it came, the fated day of my summoning and it was during a meeting with captains and lieutenants.
"We got report from the Tenth Squad that on Rukongai 69, there has been a massive outbreak of Hollows in that area." As Soutaichou Yamamoto tells us more on the situation
"So you are telling that all Captains and lieutenants must go there to get rid of all the hollows, is that it Soutaichou?"
"Only half of the captains and lieutenants, Hyuuga-taichou"
"I see Soutai-." as I was about to finished on what I was saying. A bright light engulf my entire body.
"Amaya!" as Ukitake came closer to me
"Taichou!" as my beloved lieutenant, Dashan Wang yelled as he grabbed my right wrist
"Hyuuga!" as Hitsugaya came closer after Ukitake with his lieutenant, Rangiku Matsumoto
"Don't worry about it Ukitake… I was already expecting this from the beginning…" trying to form a smile on my face. "Ukitake… Meeting you and everyone was great but… I must do something that I must fulfill."
"What are you saying? It doesn't make any sense on what you're telling me!"
"Don't worry… I'll return someday… So for now, it's goodbye…" as I smiled my last moments in Soul Society as I disappear and leaving my shihakusho along my haori and zanpakuto there and entering the world on which I have set foot for a long time.
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"Finally, I summoned a servant!" said the teenage girl whom summoned me here
As I heard a girl's voice and I opened my eyes to see the girl and to see myself, wearing a dress which the skirt is up to my mid thigh with chest armor and steel gloves reaching until the middle of my upper arms and a side steel plates on my skirt. And a long crimson red spear in which I'm holding currently my long black hair is now tied up with a black ribbon in ponytail style.
"Who are you, milady?" I asked and looked at the teenage girl with my crimson orbs to her in which is now my master
"I'm Itsuko Hyuuga and you my servant?" with a smile on her face
"I'm Lancer, your loyal servant to the end milady" as I kneeled on my knees in front of Itsuko
"Please Lancer don't be too formal in front of me. Just call me Itsuko, kay?" as she winked her left eye
"Hai…" as I made a slight smile in front of Itsuko
This is when day my fate was sealed as a servant to my master, Itsuko Hyuuga. I don't know what will come after me on this war but I know one thing. And that is I'm apart of the war among seven masters with their servants just to battle for the Holy Grail. I must be prepared for the upcoming events that I, Nero couldn't counter but just face it as it will play a crucial part in my life in this holy war…