Welcome everyone to the 100th story done on this site! This one is a collaboration between me and 30CaliberDonut, a good friend of mine (and the creator a few Chosens as well :) ) we've been friends for three years and I honestly wish that we could have done this sooner. Unfortunately school and work and life in general have kept us from doing collabs before. Same is true this time, but I wanted to go ahead and put this out. This story is of a fandom I have not done a story in (the crossover from League doesn't count because it's not a pure story). But it is my favorite anime...not just saying because I'm a big King Arthur nut lol. Most of you know I'm notorious for my short first chapter and longer later chapters, so this first chapter is just purely me. 30Caliber and I are working on the second chapter and are almost finished with it...this just gives a bit of set up.

Prologue

The End of the Beginning

Her blade blazed brightly, shining with the light of a thousand souls, of the hope of soldiers past and present. The azure hilt was warm, abnormally so through her gloves as she saw Rin staggering with Shinji on her back through the muck and sludge left by the aberration. Archer had created a path…but Rin was weary, the Grail had drained her strength as those rancid, pale arms still tried to grab at her.

She shook her head, renewing her grip and fighting to keep the blade down as Rin nearly made it to the shore. Rin took another step, but sank calf deep in the sludge with a cry. Something pale flashed and one of the Grail's 'hands' grabbed Rin by the hair and started to drag her backwards.

Saber dashed forwards, her golden blade flashing as she slashed through the appendage, leveling her sword as she glared at the Grail. She was not going to allow Rin, Shinji or Shirou die, not while she still had physical form.

"SABER!" Rin shrieked, "I told you to stay there!"

"You used all your Command Seals, Rin," Saber stated calmly, "You are my Master, my blade is yours and I am not letting it get you,"

"Saber…" Rin blinked.

"Get up and go," Saber growled, her emerald eyes glinting green and gold with the reflection of her sword.

Rin struggled to her feet and Saber set hers.

"You remember me," Saber hissed, hacking at an arm that reached for Rin, "You remember I tried to destroy you ten years ago. I will succeed this time!"

Her blade glowed brightly as she raised her arms, pointing the brilliant tip to the night sky. The miracle she held in her hand blazed as if a star.

"Excali-!"

The Grail roared, violently shaking and throwing the sludge up into the air. Saber's green eyes widened as the slurry spattered over the divide created by Archer's arrow, landing on her arm.

"SABER!" Rin cried, stopping as Saber dropped her holy blade, her left hand steaming and sizzling as the liquid ate into her armor.

The King of Knights gasped, trying to get the burning liquid off her, but it would not leave. Her gasp became a pained cry as her left arm dissolved into a shower of golden light. Saber grabbed her sword and swung at the hand reaching for Rin. She had fought one handed before…even if she couldn't use her Noble Phantasm anymore.

"Saber! Look out!" Rin screeched.

Saber whirled around, eyes wild as a larger hand slammed into her, knocking her into the wall of the divide. She howled as more of the sludge seeped through the soil, eating through her armor, her dress, her hair, her skin…ugly purple stains started appearing on Saber's form, eating through her fair skin.

She could not move the pain was so great, the night's stars multiplied and the edges of her vision turned black, tinged with the golden gleam of her own body breaking.

"Saber!" came Rin's scream, "NO!"

"Rin…" Saber thought, "Forgive me…"

Her vision faded, but not before she heard Rin's scream of terror again as something flashed towards her. She'd failed.

They all had failed.

Yes, yes, I know it's freaking short but this isn't a story about these guys. It's about the characters my friend and I have created and are going to have fun with. You'll actually meet the first of the two Masters I have control over next chapter! As well as her Servant...

But yes, this basically went the route of Unlimited Blade Works (my personal favorite of the routes even though I'm excited to see Heaven's Feel coming soon!). Just...not perfectly. Instead of destroying the grail, it all went to Hell in a handbasket very quickly and resulted in at least three known deaths (yeah, not gonna lie, Rin and Shinji are so dead). As to what happened to Shirou? Well...you're just going to have to see!

We are NOT revealing Servants until they are summoned :) So you'll have to wait and see!

I will go back to writing Chosens...but I want to get the First Master and Servant out first because these are probably going to be my favorites...and we all know what I tend to do to my favorites...

Anyway, hope you liked it. If you did, please let me know!

Qui vállë tóquetë, ván tecë (If no review comes from y'all; no story comes from me)

Máriessë ar mára tecië

Farewell and fair writing

Elhini Prime signing off.