Fate/Broken V1: The Beginning of Everything

C1: Introductions

(Fair warning. Some moments of this series may get intense, though there is a line for some areas I wont be crossing)

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The Holy Grail. the subject of countless wars, an object that can grant wishes to the one who claims it. There are those who wish for eternal life, others for their family members, and all sorts of other things. Greed and selflessness, pride and modesty, rage and kindness. All have been witnessed in the Holy Grail Wars. And now, just recently, yet another Holy Grail War had ended.

Wishes that have changed the world have been done, and wishes that impacted only a single person have also been done. But always, there are seven servants. Sabre, Archer, Berserker, Castor, Lancer, Rider, and Assassin. Always these seven, though sometimes it ends up being two groups of seven for a total of fourteen.

This is what has always happened, with the Church involved, with the Mages Association involved, getting even normally unrelated people involved with this huge mess. But this time, something has changed...

This time, when the Servants wake up, there are no Masters. There are no Command Spells, no one to tell them what to do, and furthermore, no Holy Grail. Yes, the Holy Grail that is so vital, that is supposed to be the center of the war they fight, is also missing. And to make things weirder, many if not all of them wake up in atypical situations. They all possess the normal abilities of a manifested Heroic Spirit, but some wake up into lives that seem to have existed this whole time. Others wake up in the river, completely naked at first (Until they, you know, use mana to manifest clothes). Others might just appear in some park or bathroom or something, but it is still weird as there is often not a single mage around.

Yes, it is just the spirits. No bonds, no call of the Grail. But there is something...something that feels like it is important to them, as if it was a Grail perhaps. But what made it even stranger is the location they wake up in. An island that is part Japanese, part American, as if the two cultures had blended. It is in that city, in the city of New Tokyo, which definitely did not exist before but now has a history, and with it there are even new legends never heard before. History itself warped a little, but it appears that only the servants realize it.

But of course, first things first, let us start this at the very beginning of the story, in a way it would make sense.

==========3rd POV==========

The alarm clock, blaring as loud as it could be, came from the desk that was closer to the door then to the bed. The bed itself was elevated, with a ladder that led up to it. Below the place where the mattress lay and the sleeper slept, was various storage space for things like clothes, magic crafting supplies, spare cell phone chargers, and so on. However, the topic at the moment was not the staff that rested by the desk, nor the headphones by the bed, but it was the young boy in the bed.

Or rather, was in the bed.

"Owww!"

Having just woken up from accidentally falling out of bed in his sleep, a young blonde haired boy woke up laying completely naked on the top of his sheets. He had hit his head, but not on the floor but a nearby dresser which contained more miscellaneous objects. The boy was not used to the bed. Or rather...

"Wait...what the...where am I?"

The young boy, who looked to be around eleven, was confused. Of course, this was only to be expected. After all, he had no memory of going to sleep in this room, certainly not naked. But then, it got even stranger. Because while he knew what he was, he did not know exactly who he was. What he did know was that he was Caster. Heroic Spirit Caster Class. But, the boy could not remember his name, he only had a rough idea about his age, and there were specifics that were also a blank. He remembered that he was betrayed, he remembered a feeling of death. He remembered being taught magic, but also teaching magic. He remembered fragments of adventurers, but also moments of terror and hardship. He remembered that he made mistakes, but the specifics always just eluded him. It all felt fragmented in his head, it was irritating him. He even remembered drinking from the fountain of youth. However, there was a name. It was a fake name, he could sense it, Akira Romji.

"Aki-chan! Are you okay?!"

Suddenly, a woman came bursting into the room. She immediately looked upon Akira, and ran over to him, scooping him up with her arms and hugging him. The moment she touched him though, as if it was some sort of trigger, he remembered everything about this woman. Leena Reeves, the owner of where he lived. She was kind of like a caretaker, a very nice woman. She could be a bit pushy and scary at times though, but was otherwise extremely adaptable to contradict her occasionally strict nature. However, she was not always the best at dealing with people's privacy, at least when it came to personal space matters and especially when she thought it was some sort of health or safety risk not to. She could be completely ignorant of other people's feelings sometimes though, but contradictingly enough would notice the emotional states of others easily. And she had no dark or sinister underlying intentions, she was a very upfront and honest person.

For example, rushing into his room over a slight bump and scooping him into her arms while he was still undressed. Despite his squirming from his wish to escape the situation, even if he was a Heroic Spirit, he was a Caster. He would have to use physical reinforcement magic to escape, but doing that...well, as much as he wanted to escape, using combat magic on a civilian would bother him greatly.

"Leena-neechan! Please let...me...go!"

I just realized it now, but are we speaking Japanese? Right, of course. I remember hearing about it, about the summoning ritual. But, I don't feel the presence of my master...no, I don't feel connected to a master period. Was I some glitch or something? Well, I suppose I should be grateful that I have my freedom still. But, this is supposed to be a Holy Grail War...yet, I cant even sense the presence of the Grail...what the hell is going on? Right, well first I need to get dressed and do some information gathering.

"Pl..please let me go, Leena-neechan!"

"Aww, its okay Aki-chan. Seeing you like this lets me confirm if you are in good health though. But it looks like you need a bath, so I better give you one right away!"

"Wait, give me...no no no! I can take one on my own!"

"Nonesense! In the first place, you might have gotten a concussion just now! I need to look after you for a bit and make sure you are all okay!"

"But, but..."

"Besides, you are only a young boy. Its not like there is anything you need to be embarrassed about!"

This woman truly is the devil, smiling with such innocence while making it impossible to fight her! The devil for sure! Demonspawn!

What made it worse was the person herself seemed totally unaware of these things. And of course, she was essentially Akira's guardian so she seriously believed in taking care of him and making sure he was alright to this level.

But once he had the bath and she scrubbed him all over, he was finally able to escape, get dressed, and get some breakfast. In addition to himself, and the manager Leena, there were three others who resided in this place with him. An engineer who seemed to be very good at handling tech despite being in his mid fourties, a high school girl in her second year that seemed to be quite knowledgeable on a variety of random subjects, and then there was a business man in his late twenties that always seemed to be in a rush. Their names were in that order, Okija Toura, Alexandria Torretta, and Michael Cross.

"Sounds like she captured you again, Aki-chan".

"Please stop her next time, ojichan".

"You really think that is possible, you two?"

"...please don't murder my hopes and dreams, Alex-neechan".

"Just appreciate the fact she cares about you too much, instead of the alternative where she is completely irresponsible and ignores obvious warning signs".

"Cross-san has a point".

"Uhg".

Interesting. The memories were overwritten to include me, and this is technically my first time speaking with them, but its so fluid and unhindered. Truly a high class magic, and it is even able to effect me despite my magic resistance...I mean, I am starting to remember them fluidly as well. Alex helping me out with the crossword puzzle sometimes, Okija insisting I call him Ojichan, Cross absolutely hating it when I called him Oniichan. The conversation was all quite nice and fluid indeed. It is like nothing happened at all. I can remember all these fake memories clearly, but my own memories...those are eroded in a sense. What happened to me?

Akira could also remember other details, including those about his current identity. It appeared that after his parents died as per his backstory, he got engulfed in his studies. A child genius, he was able to graduate with ease. Is currently on summer break, is known as a skilled technician and coder. However, his magic skills trump all of that. In addition to that, he also has a medical condition indicating he has already stopped growing.

Of course, that was because he drank from the fountain of youth and attained an unaging child's body. From what he understood, the fountain of youth would keep someone a youth forever, and so often betrayed the expectations of those who sought it. Indeed, it gave them eternal youth, but that youth was them as a child, forever. In other words, getting a large amount of women and enjoying that throughout the decades would be quite difficult, which is apparently what most wanted it for.

Of course, Akira himself did not mind it. Getting mistaken as a child let him move about freely. He was old enough to move on his own, and young enough to go unnoticed by people. It was a perfect age for a mage who wanted to practice in secret.

"I'm leaving!"

"Watch out for kidnappers!"

"Look both ways before you cross the streets!"

"Don't cause any trouble!"

Akira just waved and smiled as he put his shoes on by the door and then left, making sure to lock the door behind him after securing his key. He only just woke up today, but as such he wanted to investigate what was going on. He wanted to confirm history, and other elements, of the current timeline. He already knew how to use the helpful device as a smartphone, and his staff was hidden away through magic. But when he was looking through this smartphone, he saw some very interesting Apps on there.

"Spellcraft in the form of Apps...interesting..."

And so, Akira Romji, unaware of his true name, set out into the world to uncover the mystery of who he was as the Castor and learn about the state of the world in it's current situation.

(If you have any OC suggests, feel free to suggest any! Right now, I only have a Castor, a Lancer, and an Assassin, so the others are open to suggestion!)