A/N: Edited parts of this chapter as of 03/27/2015...
Disclaimer: TAMNI And F/SN aren't mine, okay? They belong to Kamachi Kazuma and Type-Moon, respectively.
Chapter 1: Summoning the Berserker
The Holy Grail War.
A competitive ritual where seven magi face off in a battle royale, in the hopes of winning the Holy Grail, a wish-granting artifact capable of granting any kind of wish. As participation, the Holy Grail itself would choose seven Masters, preferably Magi, who are deemed worthy to grant their desires. The chosen ones will be given a mark, a symbol called Command Spells, as proof of their participation. The Masters would have to summon their personal Servants, a familiar of extraordinary abilities who would fight as their Master's pawn in the upcoming war. Each servant have different classes:
Saber, The Knight of Sword
Lancer, The Knight of Spear
Archer, The Knight of Bow
Rider, The Knight in Steed
Caster, The Magus
Assassin, The Silent Killer
Berserker, The Mad Warrior
The war would take place in the Island nation of Japan, specifically in the city of Fuyuki. Once all Servants were summoned by their respective Masters, the war would begin. Nothing can stop the Holy Grail War and a long, grueling, blood bath would begin...
Somewhere in the snow-filled forests of Germany, around the end of November; 10 years after the Fourth Holy Grail War...
1:50 AM
A little girl walked through the hallways of the Einzbern Castle that lead to the estate's Chapel. Clad in her widely collared, purple long-sleeved blouse, white skirt and purple boots, her long, flowing silver hair swayed as her bangs covered her crimson eyes.
Illyasviel von Einzbern is a homunculus of rare upbringing, born from Irisviel von Einzbern and Kiritsugu Emiya's love with each other.
In the 4th Holy Grail War, Illyasviel's parents went to Fuyuki City to fight for the Holy Grail as representatives for the Einzbern Clan, only for them to never return. She would become the Einzbern's next representative, the clan's trump card, for the upcoming 5th Holy Grail War. Being a homunculus full of Modified Magic Circuits, she may as well be the strongest contender for the upcoming battle/ritual. All she needed now was a very powerful Servant, followed by harsh training from her grandfather, and she would be ready to travel to Japan and win the Holy Grail for the Einzberns.
She was on her way to their chapel to initiate the Servant Summoning Ritual. In this time of night, children should have slept in their beds. That was not the case for Illya.
Looks can be really, REALLY deceiving.
It was 10 years ago when her parents left for Fuyuki City. Ever since they left, she was cared for by the homunculus maids of the Einzbern Castle, man-made humans created by her grandfather. When she heard from her grandfather's news about Kiritsugu betrayal of the Einzberns, abandoned her for another kid named Shirou, and her mother's death, she felt great hatred towards him. She then was exposed to harsh training to hone her skills of being a Master and her body modified to become the next Holy Grail. Due to those modifications, her body stopped growing and reached her teenage years within a young girl's body. It could also be that her being part homunculus was another for her suspended growth.
Oh, how she wished to kill Kiritsugu for the sufferings she experienced for the past 10 years.
'10 years...it's been 10 years and I'll finally get to meet father...And kill him on the spot with the Servant I'm going summon tonight. Or maybe it would be best to kill that adopted kid right in front of the bastard Kiritsugu to make him suffer even more. Shirou, was it? That cold-blooded bastard left mom to die and broke his promise to replace me for that kid! I'll show him...I'll definitely show him the pain I felt and accumulated for these past 10 years!'
Illya's thought can be pretty scary for a kid. But then again, she's not really a kid anymore.
As Illya reached the gigantic entrance to the chapel, she pushed the doors open. The chapel had a large space, with pews aligned from left and right and a long aisle that lead to the altar. The person who stood in front of the altar and faced her is the current head of the Einzbern Clan and her Grandfather, Jubstacheit von Einzbern. He had shoulder-length silver hair and a long beard, wore a long white robe that covered his enter feet, and a face that featured a serious, old-like appearance that didn't show his real age.
"I trust that you are ready for the Summoning Ritual?" Jubstacheit's deep voice echoed around the room, with a look that concerned nothing, showing how strict he was.
In the middle of the floor on the altar inscribed a pure silver Summoning Circle. This was the same circle used to summon the Einzbern Servants in the past 200 years and he became witness to each and every ritual. Yes, he's THAT old. On top of the circle, there seemed to be a big slab of rock that will be used as a catalyst to summon a certain Servant.
This will be the fifth time the circle is going to be used. Illya walkel to the altar, the sound of her footsteps reverberated in the spacious room and knelt in front of the head.
"I'm ready, Elder."
Her Grandfather smiled from her response and stood in front of her kneeling frame. With both arms raised to the side, he declared.
"The Holy Grail War is upon us again 10 years after the fourth one. This anomaly caused by Kiritsugu Emiya's destruction of the Grail before it's conmpletion gave us the chance to claim it again in such a short time. Summon a Servant that will surely annihilate the other Servants. Summon a Servant that will surely claim victory for the Einzberns and take a hold of the Holy Grail to obtain the Einzbern's Lost Third Magic, Heaven's Feel. Summon the most powerful Servant that will follow all of your commands and kill everyone who would block your path with no mercy, including the bastard Emiya and his kid. Do not fail me, Illya."
Jubstacheit's voice rang throughout the chapel as if he gave a church service speech. The old man stepped aside and held out a small knife, much like how a knight would pass down his sword to another, as it will be used for the ritual.
"Once you are ready, step in front of the circle and begin the ritual."
"As you wish, Elder."
After that long speech, Illya stood up and took the knife with her right hand. She then walked in front of the summoning circle and made a small gash on her pinky. She extended her wounded hand forward and clenched it to increase the amount of blood as it dropped on top of the summoning circle. The scattered blood spread and covered the summoning circle and started to glow, responding to the Mana in her blood.
As this happened, Illya recited the words needed to summon Servant Berserker, the Mad Warrior...
Let silver and steel be the essence.
Let stone and the archduke of contracts be the foundation.
Let black be the color I pay tribute to.
Let rise a wall against the wind that shall fall.
Let the four cardinal gates close.
Let the three-forked road from the crown reaching unto the Kingdom rotate.
Fill. Fill. Fill. Fill. Fill.
Repeat every five times.
Simply, shatter once filled.
Let it be declared now;
your flesh shall serve under me, and my fate shall be with your sword.
Submit to the beckoning of the Holy Grail.
Answer, if you would submit to this will and this truth.
An oath shall be sworn here.
I shall attain all virtues of all of Heaven;
I shall have dominion over all evils of all of Hell.
Yet you shall serve with your eyes clouded by chaos.
For you would be one caged in madness.
I shall wield your chains.
From the Seventh Heaven, attended to by three great words of power,
come forth from the ring of restraint, protector of the holy balance!
The summoning circle glowed red and a bright flash of light covered the chapel, followed by a big gust of wind. As the light faded...
A single being stood in front of Illya. A slim boy characterized with semi-long white hair and red eyes. He wore a long-sleeved jacket with fur hood, white slim jeans, and white shoes. The teenage-looking boy looked around confused with a small frown in his face. His gaze then finally fell upon Illya. His looks may be intimidating but something really simple and noticeable broke that impression. Clutched on his left hand was a small shopping bag. And on his right hand...
He held onto a metal crutch.
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After a long, deafening silence, the old man broke the news.
"...5 seconds and you became the greatest Failure I have ever experienced in my whole stay in this world, Illya. For you to even defeat the 3rd War representative's record of 4 days. I am VERY disappointed in you," Jubstacheit voiced out his comment in a very flat, monotonous way, showing how disappointed he was with Illya's Servant.
"E-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEH?!" She screamed at the top of her lungs, shocked at how absurd the situation became.
'Seriously?! This is Berserker?! How can that be?! How can this frail boy be a Berserker?! Just what kind of Heroic spirit are you?! Can he even hurt a fly?! Just how weak are you?! WHO ARE YOU?!' Illya's thoughts quickly raced through her mind at how this boy became her Berserker-Class Servant.
'Where the fuck am I? Wasn't I just in front of the apartment?' Little did the boy know that he is going to be involved in a war against Magus in a fight for the Holy Grail. And little did the two people in front of him know that the person in front of them is Academy City's Strongest Level 5 Esper and one of the three heroes of World War 3.
Accelerator the One-Way Road.
Academy City is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the Tokyo Metropolitan Employment Area. The city is composed of schools and academies, making most of the 80% of its population composed of students. Since research is prominent in this city of science, their technology is 30 years advanced from the current world's technology, making it seem like a visit there made you travel into the future. It is known for it's high-class teaching facilities, producing graduates that would surely shape the world. But that wasn't the only feature Academy City had.
The Power Curriculum Program.
Once a student is enrolled in a school in the confines of Academy City, they will undergo various experiments, take in some drugs to change the student's perception, their Personal Reality, to receive Psychic Abilities. Those who went with the program are called Espers. These abilities range from different kinds unimaginable, like Pyrokinesis or Telepathy. There is also a hierarchical system that helped in identifying how strong an Esper's ability is, ranging from Level 0 to Level 5. Level 0 Espers are referred to people with no powers or has yet to be developed. Level 5 Espers, on the other hand, are Espers who are considered the masters to their abilities and are the strongest of the strongest in the city. There are currently seven Level 5 Espers living in Academy City:
#1 Accelerator
#2 Dark Matter
#3 Railgun
#4 Meltdowner
#5 Mental Out
#6 Unknown
#7 Attack Crash
The story of their lives will drastically change with the disappearance of one of the Level 5 Espers...
At the same time, on the other side of the planet, in the island nation of Japan...
8:59 AM
Accelerator currently lived under Aiho Yomikawa in an apartment complex named Family Side in Academy City. Their unit was located on the 13th floor. At the moment, the only people there were Kikyou Yoshikawa and the two special Mikoto Misaka clones, Last Order and Misaka Worst.
Kikyou Yoshikawa was a researcher that lost her job when the experiment she was part of was cancelled indefinitely. It was called The Level 6 Shift Program. She changed out of her researcher outfit that consisted of a lab coat over her blue shirt and jeans, to a gray, button-less coat over her blouse and lady pants of matching brown color. In the meantime, she was looking for ways to earn and became a freeloader for the Yomikawa houshold.
Last Order, A.K.A. Serial Number 20001, is the younger version of the #3 Electromaster, Mikoto Misaka and the head administrator of the Misaka Network. Accelerator saved Last Order when one of the researchers, Amai Ao, tried to revive one of the most dreaded experiments on the Dark Side of Academy City, the Level 6 Shift Program, and ultimately failed. It had the aim to raise Accelerator's Level to the yet unseen Level 6 by as they continuously subjected him into killing 20,000 clones of Mikoto Misaka. The clones were leftovers of a shut down research concerning the #3 Level 5 Railgun.
At the cost of saving Last Order, Accelerator got shot in the head and was almost killed. The boy didn't get away without complications. He lost his speech and calculation ability, thus losing his abilities, accompanied with a slight loss of balance due to the damage. With an electrode styled as a choker with wires attached to his head, Accelerator became very dependent with the calculations made by the Sisters through the Misaka Network to fully utilize his ability as an Esper.
Misaka Worst is a prototype clone and the only one released from a planned new line of Misaka Clones Third Production Plan. Unlike the first clones, she had the features of what Mikoto Misaka would look like if she were a high school student. She became the outlet for the negative thoughts of the Misaka clones and sometimes caused interference in the Misaka Network. Worst first met Accelerator when she tried to kill him during World War 3 and failed. She tried to commit suicide as a result of that failure but the boy saved her by using his powers to control Worst's blood flow. They then made a small pact of teamwork turned new resident of the Yomikawa Household and stayed with them since.
Since then, after the events of the Third World War, they were living like a family and Accelerator wanted it to stay that way...
Accelerator was requested (forced) by the PE teacher/Anti-Skill officer to buy coffee and things they had ran out of stock. Even before Accelarator could complain and refuse, Yomikawa left for school early in the morning to attend an important faculty meeting. It's been an hour since Accelerator went out of the house with his trusty crutch to buy the needed grocery.
At the moment, the residents were doing their usual activities.
Kikyou Yoshikawa lay under the kotatsu to warm herself from the incoming winter temperature.
Last Order, wearing a blue dress with white dots and a white long-sleeved shirt that is too big for her, played a video game with her PS3 about a guy who looked like a stalker and uses his phone to hack into almost every technological device it can access.
Misaka Worst, with her pink and white aodai, was in front of her laptop, browsing through some forums and trolling the users there. There was this trending topic about an event, where the fans were hyped for a season 3 of their favorite anime, only to be GREATLY disappointed by an announcement of another anime of the same creator. There were even some memes of it about the "Certain" series getting hit by some "Heavy Object".
A heavy sounding thud suddenly came from outside of the apartment unit, interrupting the inhabitants, except for the sleeping freeloader, and made them almost look at the front door.
"Hmm? Is he back? Asks Misaka as Misaka tries to look at the front door but can't since Misaka is trying to drive away from Misaka's pursuers!" Even for one sentence, Last Order's speech pattern is a mouthful, even if what she really wanted to say is really short.
"You get it, Onee-chan! Misaka's still trying to piss off these people cause their favorite anime didn't get a Season 3. 'Nyahahahaha, suck it and deal with it, noobs! There's no way that series is getting an anime. Season 3 is a rare thing only deserved by those mainstream anime!'" She typed in those words while imagining how those disappointed fans' tears tasted really delicious.
"Hmmm...No, you do it! I'm the older sister here, said Misaka as Misaka leans to the right and pushed the buttons needed to hack on the streetlights!" To those seeing this scene, is it really unusual for a little girl to play a game with a M rating?
"Misaka don't wanna open the door! Besides, even if you're Misaka's older sister, you still have a body of a child and will make it look like you're the little sister!" Well played, Worst.
"No, you open it, said Misaka as Misaka again steals a sports car!"
"Nope, you do it.'There's no hope left, Nyahahaha!'"
"You do it, shouts Misaka as Misaka almost got shot by a shotgun!"
"Can't move, much trolling.'11th announcement will be that the same creator's another work will turn into anime.'"
"Can't move, much hacking, shouts Misaka as Misaka starts playing the Drinking Mini-Game!"
While the two sisters bickered at each other, Yoshikawa woke up from the noise they made and decided to check the front door instead to meet the assumed white-haired boy.
Little did she knew that the person outside the door was what she wasn't expecting. At all.
"...Hm? Why is it so dark? Isn't it mor-" Once the door was opened, a really big shadow casted over her, covering her in the darkness. In front of her, a dark-skinned toned man of around 7 ft. in height, with hard muscles shown in his shirtless upper half, only wearing some kind of armored man-skirt, stood there, looking down on her with long black hair covering most of his golden eyes. "-ning..." Staring back at the giant's eyes, Yoshikawa froze from where she stood.
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"...G-good M-morning?" The only thing Yoshikawa said in front of the hulk of a giant man as she tried to break the silence.
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"Yoshikawa, sup? What's going oooooon..." As Worst came over to see what made Yoshikawa quiet, her voice trailed off as her orange irises met with the giant's golden eyes hidden behind his hair and she also froze in place.
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"Eh? Why is everyone so quiet? Asks Misaka as Misaka also checks on...Eh? Who is that? Asks Misaka as Misaka sees the half-naked hunk that made everyone freeze in place." Unlike the first two, Last Order went and pushed Yoshikawa out of the way when she didn't get a response from her and looked up to the Giant with a big smile on her face. "Welcome, giant guest! Says Misaka as Misaka greets you with a big smile! My name is Last Order! How can I help you? Says Misaka as Misaka asks for the giant's purpose of his visit."
Ah, the innocence of youth...If only she knows how dangerous their situation is right now...
"..."
After that long dreaded silence, the dark giant started to move his jaw and...
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Last Order. My name is Heracles." A deep yet calm voice came out from his big lips. This totally broke Yoshikawa and Worst from their freeze status as they did not expect this coming from the dark giant, who introduced himself as Heracles. They thought for sure that the man will shout out loud that the windows in the whole apartment building would break. "I'm sorry for scaring you people. You see, I am lost and I do not know what to do. When I came to, I stood in front of this door and I wondered what happened." Heracles displayed a big, soft grin that made his feature even gentler.
"...Ah. O-oh is that so? S-sorry about that. W-we weren't really expecting anyone so early in the morning...A-and your build really might have added to that...Ahahaha..." Yoshikawa finally said as she found the guest to be non-hostile. "W-would you like to come in and tell us your story of what happened? B-by the way, my name's Kikyou Yoshikawa." She introduced herself to Heracles. Worst also did the same.
"...Uh...Sup? Call me Worst since that's Misaka's name."
"Thank you, Miss Kikyou Yoshikawa, Miss Worst. The problem is that..."Heracles still stood outside as he looked around the door frame. "It would be best if I stay here, since circumstances tells us that I will not be able to fit inside your small abode."
"T-that's not really a good idea since it's around winter time and you're in front of the door, half-naked. It's going to be our problem if you get sick...What's with the get-up anyway? Are you not cold?" Yoshikawa started to have problems looking away from the man's hard abs for some reason...
And with that, another problem arose as Heracles, the supposed Servant Berserker, came into existence in Academy City... The same time Accelerator was taken away from his everyday life.
Two beings of similar traits and personalities...or body physique (maybe?)...
The lives of these two will drastically change, especially when the appointed time comes...
Let the Holy Grail War Begin...
To be Continued...
Time Remaining: -64D 15H 55M 22S
Welcome, People who have read this piece of work,
So yeah, kinda weird for a Level 5 to get summoned for the Holy Grail War. I have an explanation for that and it will be tackled in the future chapters. Did you enjoy the ride? I'm still in the middle of processing the Servant Status for Accelerator, so please tell me your thoughts about it once released. And yes, there will be others from the TAMNI side who will also get summoned as well, as I kinda hinted on it already. And no, Kamijou Touma WILL not be summoned! His right hand can kill Servants and that would be the end on this story. On my original plan, he would be a Saver Class but the right hand will always hinder in the summoning, so no go. This is still a progress in work so plans may change over time.
Please R&R to see how I can improve. Until the next update!
Fun Fact: On my first draft of Berserker, he was supposed to resemble his F/SN appearance. Instead, I just reduced his height, removed the metal bands, made his eyes gold and remove the spike thing on his elbows to be more human. This is because the Mad Enhancement Class Ability somehow changes the original appearances of the Heroic Spirit to make them look insane or strong. Accelerator is Accelerator so I didn't change his appearance much...or maybe I could give him eye shadow?
Another Fun Fact: This happens to be my very first Fan Fiction I have written in my entire life!