AN2: Fixed some things to make the story flow better.
Prologue
This time it was different.
It had not been the first time I had summoned a Servant, neither the second, nor the third. I had done it so many times since arriving to Chaldea to the point that I had lost count.
It was always a unique experience without a doubt, because you never knew who could answer the call.
It could be the most honorable of the knights, or the most despicable of the murderers. It could be a hero acclaimed by people, or on the contrary, a villain feared by all.
And even so, this time it was different.
The bright light that came out of the magic circle gradually turned dark to form a stream of dark reddish light, similar to the color of the mud that spilled of Fuyuki's corrupted Grail.
I Instinctively closed my eyes and covered my face with my forearm to prevent that dark light from reaching me. A futile effort since the light had disappeared by the time I opened them again, and in its place, there was "something."
There was no way to describe that "something", it was completely different from everything I had encountered so far. But If I was forced to describe it, I'd say it was a something like a snake nest. There were many snakes, too many to count, curled up in such a way that it was impossible to differentiate where one ended and the other began.
Its movements were somewhat clumsy and slow. Their scales colliding with each other, and the multiple forked tongues coming out of their mouths caused a disturbing sound.
But what made this existence almost unnatural was not its form, but how each snake behaved as a whole, it seemed as if they had been forced together against their will instead of forming a single community, to the point that staying in that state seemed to endanger their very existence.
I didn't know what to do; I just stood there dumbfounded, watching that sight that seemed to have come from hell itself.
"Senpai!"
A voice brought me back to reality.
The owner of the voice quickly ran towards me, and placed herself between the mass of snakes and me, placing her large shield in front of her as if protecting me from that festival of snakes.
"Stay back, Senpai!" The girl shouted, my Servant Mashu Kyrielight.
"Mashu...?" I managed to ask I still had not managed to recover from the surprise at all.
"There's something there Senpai, it's hidden but it's there." Mashu assured seriously.
I looked again at the group of snakes unable to distinguish anything.
Until something happened.
The cluster of snakes began to rise. The snakes were losing shape, the scales that covered them became violet, and they were losing their consistency until becoming ... tufts of hair?
While the snakes were slowly disappearing, a figure began to take shape from among them. She was a woman, her voluptuous figure peeked out between the snakes which seemed to be born of her.
When the last of the snakes disappeared the only ones left were Mashu, that mysterious woman, and me.
Her long and abundant violet hair reached to the ground, it was so abundant that it covered her entire back.
She wore a very revealing outfit like that of an exotic dancer, except for the fact that the fabric of the dress was dark and rough and it didn't look like she wore it to be attractive.
Her hands and legs had yellowish scales instead of skin, and ended in ferocious claws not unlike those of a wild animal.
Finally, a blindfold the same color as her hair hid her eyes, and prevented me from seeing her features.
That was the woman who had answered my call, my new Servant.
And I knew very well who she was.
"Medusa…" I said like a reflex, even though I knew that the Medusa that I know was completely different from the woman who had appeared.
The woman moved her face and looked at me, or so I thought because it was impossible to tell where she was looking.
"Are you my Master?" She said, her voice quiet and calm.
"Stay behind me, Senpai! She's dangerous!" Exclaimed Mashu, worried.
I ignored her, abandoning her cover and moving toward my new Servant. Was she really her...? Was she...?
Once I was close enough I finally answered.
"I am."
"Avenger." she said her voice calm, but at the same time fierce.
"What?" I asked, even though I knew what those words mean.
"Avenger, Gorgon." she finished.
"Gorgon...that name..."
She smiled.
"Use me as you please, Master."
Upon saying that, long strands of her hair transformed into snakes, and began to tangle around my body, and around my neck.
I did not resist and continued looking at the Servant.
"In return, I'll use you as I please." Her voice was sadistic as if she was enjoying the moment.
I could not help but swallow when my neck was slightly squeezed.
She put one of her hands on my cheek, the claws caressing my face.
"Won't it be an interesting sight, Master?"
She brought her face close to mine, enough to make me uncomfortable.
"Wouldn't it be interesting to know which of us will meet its final fate first?" she asked, with a slight tone of amusement in her voice.
I simply move my face to avoid seeing her eyes.
No, I could not see them due to the blindfold, but I was sure they were there.
The eyes which had killed thousands of brave warriors. Those eyes that killed several of my companions in the past.
Those eyes that did not know any kind of mercy.
END OF THE PROLOGUE
Author's notes: So, this is my first fic even written in english.
I have considered many times translating my fics to english, but my poor grammar stopped me. But now that I found a proofreader, I can finally expand to the english speaker audience.
So, thanks to Fleece Johnson for being my Beta, all this wouldn't be possible without you.
About the actual story, this prologue came out with some kind of terror vibes for some reason I don't fully understand, maybe i wanted to describe serpents...or something like that. My fics are really more about dialogue than other things, so I hope I can return to this style in the future.
And that's it, I hope you enjoyed this prologue. The next chapter should be ready in a few days.
TNG-san.
