Authors note
Hey guys here is the next chapter.
First of going to the review i got from Gashadokuro Amanojaku
First of thx telling me about the grammar and spelling problem. I will try to fix it. However with english not being my native language i sometimes have problems finding the correct words. I will give my best trying to fix that. Maybe i find someone helping me with this.
Next to the runes. Yes Kiritsugu showed them to him however he only knew how to use hardening and showed shirou with that example how runes are used. As for the other ones... i will mention it in the next chapter. Hope thats sufficient for an explanation.
2nd the halberd of lancer. I haven't said the name of lancer yet however the weapon itself is not a NP it's just the halberd lancer used during life. What made her famous was rather what she was and that became the symbol of her legend. not the weapon. As i saw it the people in her life were more interested in the type of weapon she used. Not the particular weapon itself. If some people disagree with that when it is known who lancer is and say that i am wrong with that. OK. However i see her weapon just as a regular halberd made for beings with superhuman strength, Shirou was only able to wield the halberd through strengthening his arms. If i see her weapon wrong correct me if you want.
As for why he can use tracing already. I'm going to explain that during a strategy meeting between saber and shirou. like i before mentioned he already took part in sealing designate and dead apostle hunts. I will go over that.
As for the damage he experienced in the original routes. That was because his unused circuits were always forcefully opened when he used tracing the first time. He never used his real circuits before that. However with Kiritsugu teaching him seriously he learned to use his circuits with a young age. That's why he is past the point of experiencing the heavy damage he had in the beginning of his use of tracing.
Thx again for the review. I hope this could clear some questions.
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Story beginning
She was sitting in her living room.
In her hand was the mobile phone she just used.
She wasn't able to really understand all the complicated functions of it but it was useful to stay in contact without magical means. Especially when she had to deal with something related to school. Most students are no magi after all.
In front of her on the other side of the table Rider gave her a troubled expression. She wondered what it was that was troubling him. But most of the time she cannot follow his way of thinking anyway so she stopped trying that. Whatever it was it wasn't important at the moment.
"Emiya Kiritsugu"
Kotomine said that this man killed her father.
But what was troubling her more was the title he addressed him with.
"Magus Killer"
She knew all to good what that name means. There is hardly anyone who doesn't know the title Magus Killer and what the person bearing it did. Even outside of the magus world he was known under that name.
The magus killer was an assassin with such an high efficiency that the common people believed he had to use some kind of magic to accomplish the things he did.
A magus knew it better.
A magus knew that he actually used magic.
A magus knew that he also used technology.
A magus knew that he never failed to kill a target no matter how strong the target was.
And that was what scared her.
'What if he told his son everything he knew?
Could i still succeed in killing him?
Or would i end up like my father? Dead?"
Those simple questions were giving her an headache at the moment.
But in the end it didn't mattered.
In the end she would still seek revenge.
In the end she would still kill him.
However she couldn't understand why Kotomine told her the truth now.
The moment seemed of. Too perfect.
Did he knew that Emiya Shirou was the last master?
Did he knew that it was Emiya Shirou who saved her life today?
Was his goal to make the war more interesting?
Was his goal to see her struggle with her revenge?
She knew Kotomine very good. He took the role of a father for her after all after her real father dies in the last grail war. Even if he only helped her learning magecraft. She knew that he was a friend of his father. A really close one if her father would entrust his daughter to him in case of his death.
She knew that Kotomine was a weird person.
And she really hated that stupid priest if she was honest. But she didn't believe he would lie to her.
So in the end all the doubt in her head were not relevant. Emiya Kiritsugu killed her father and made her suffer. So she would kill his son and make him suffer. She would make him suffer even if he was already dead.
It didn't mattered that Shirou saved her or if he would do so again.
He had to die if she wanted revenge.
And even if the magus killer told his son everything he knew he would still be no match for Rider. There was no one who could face Rider when he used his blade. Save for Saber maybe.
Yes she would simply order Rider to kill Shirou and then she could finally have her revenge.
"Now the priest wanted to tell something to all the master?
It's time to send a familiar to the church"
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It was dark outside.
The only reason i could see something were the street lamps standing everywhere.
I was currently walking towards the church. Tohsahka said i have to meet the supervisor after the summon after all.
Next to me was Saber. He was in spirit form and currently playing with one his 2 katana.
Saber was weird. Not only did he talked weird things no he also acted weird. All along the way to the church he would play with his weapons like they are toys to toy with.
And besides.
Why has a Saber so many freaking guns?
I already noticed 3 dozen different guns.
But i could clear my questions about him later.
I was now standing in front of the church.
In the entrance was a priest. He was wearing a black priest outfit and a golden holy cross necklace. His dak eyes looked empty. As if he is lacking something every other human has.
Giving me a short look he spoke up.
"So you must be Sabers master?"
Well he was the supervisor guess it's naturally that he could identify me.
That and the command seals on my hand combined with the fact that I was likely the only master left he haven't met so far.
"Yeah my name is Emiya Shirou, master of Saber. I was told to come and see you after the summon"
He was giving me an interested look, as though as he remembered someone else while looking at me.
"I know who you are. After all you are the son of the only mam i could ever call my rival. We have to wait with the normal conversation though. I called together all the masters tonight. I have an important announcement to make. Everyone else arrived already in the form of a familiar. It would be good if you conceal your identity and appearance for now. Otherwise i fear the other master will have no problem identifying you on sight"
With those words he threw over a mask to me.
He knew my father? And was his rival?
I would make sure to ask him about that later.
Taking on the mask i followed him.
Inside the church i saw 5 familiars.
Wait? Didn't Tohsaka said there are 7 master?
Including me this makes only 6 and the priest said everyone else is already here.
Where is master nr.7?
Turning to me and the familiar while standing in front of the altar the priest began to speak.
"Hello dear master
first of all i have to excuse one of the master. Because of certain circumstances he is not able to attend this meeting. However i will call him tomorrow to give him the following information as well"
I was able to hear multiple nervous noises from the familiar. Likely the masters being angry towards the one who not followed the call of the priest.
"Tonight i have made you all come here for one simple reason. I want you all to listen very closely and think about this matter since it is indeed very serious. Oh you 7 master who came together to fight for the holy grail : you have a right to know about this. The holy grail was cursed by Angra Mainyu!! It appears that the Einzbern's have tempered with the grail system during the 3rd war. Instead of summoning the berserker class servant they summoned the servant Avenger. Angra Mainyu. I don't think i have to tell you who he is. Through his legend and the being of a servant he was the true embodiment of all curses and evil ever known to mankind. However he was a weak servant and was quickly killed. But that was not the end to him. Through some reason unknown to me he got trapped inside the grail. And now the grail itself is no longer pure. Through Angra Mainyu's influence the grail can no longer grant a wish without destruction!!
10 years ago a man called Emiya Kiritsugu was the representative master of the Einzbern. During the end of the grail war he ordered his servant to destroy the lesser grail. Today i know that he must have realized the curse upon coming in contact with the grail. However the result of the destruction of the lesser grail was the great fire of Fuyuki City. So rejoice Masters. If you no longer want to fight for the grail knowing this then it is okay. Give up your command seals and go home. If not then i cant force you to stop fighting. However don't make a wish to the grail that brings to much destruction. Otherwise you could even destroy all of mankind.
This is all i have to say for now.
Thank you all for coming you are now dismissed"
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"Master? "
"Yes Rider? "
"What will we do now? There is no way we can use the grail right?"
The twin-tailed girl gave her servant a thoughtful look. She knew already what it was he wanted to wish to the grail. Knowing he would destroy the life of hundreds or even thousands other people. He wouldn't do that. Any other servant maybe but not Rider.
"It is unfortunate but that is how it is Rider. I am really sorry"
"You don't have to feel sorry. It was me who did a mistake in life he wishes to undo. You still have your life in front of you. More importantly what will our course of action be now?"
"Why do you ask? Isn't that bit obvious? We will kill Emiya Shirou"
The self proclaimed "legally dwarf biologically human-elv hybrid" gave her a troubled look.
"Please rethink that again Master. Revenge is a poison to humankind. A poison that will destroy you. Believe me i saw it enough in my life and even felt that emotion myself. It is always the same. Someone is killed and one of the people close to that one will seek revenge. After seeing the revenge till the end they will tell themselves that they have brought justice."
"See you say it yourself! Revenge is justice! Now shut up Rider"
The twin tailed magus was very annoyed right now. How could her servant believe to talk her out of her revenge? She saw him taking revenge on those Ra'zac in her dreams.
But he simply gave her a calm look for a second then closed his eyes and continued in a soft voice.
"No master. Revenge is not justice. Revenge is just doing another evil deed"
"Then why did you kill that Ra'zac?"
"I guess you saw that in one of your dreams about me? Yes it is true. Like i said earlier i felt the urge for revenge once myself. And yes i killed that Ra'zac thus gaining the title ' Bane of the Ra'zac '. But if i look at it now then i can only regret that decision. While i don't regret killing the Ra'zac i do regret the reason why i did so. Let me tell you what will happen if you kill that Emiya boy. Someone close to him will seek revenge against you and will kill you. Then someone close to you will seek revenge against that person. It is an endless cycle. However you have the power to break that cycle here and now"
Tohsaka could feel that he was inside her head again. Using his own wavelengths to try and calm her down.
"Shut up i will kill him and that's it. Oh and also.
Stay outside of my head Rider!"
Glaring at him while giving him a cold smile and looking slightly annoyed into his eyes.
"Sorry about that i simply wished to calm you down. However you must know one thing. I will not help you in your revenge."
Oh is that so? Well then i have to just use one of them.
"Well you leave me no other choice then"
Holding her arm above her Rider could clearly see the red glow emitting from her hand. He knew what will come now. And he couldn't do anything against it.
"By my command seal i order you, do not disobey me or take any action against me or that could lead Emiya Shirou into surviving all of this"
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"Okay Emiya Shirou now we can talk. Just the two of us."
The priest turned to look at me.
Despite the things he just told the masters his eyes seemed as empty as before. Much like he didn't even cared for the curse.
"Is what you just said true?"
"Yes every single word. God shall punish me here and now if i did not said the truth"
"Then give me one good reason why i should participate in this mad event. Why i shouldn't forfeit my right to be a master"
"I personally don't care if you participate or not, young Emiya. However it was the fire caused by the grail ten years ago that destroyed everything you had. Right? If so then don't you wish to prevent such an event from happening again? If so then you will need your servant to assist you"
He gave me a look as though as he already knew my answer. But he was damn right. I wouldn't allow something like that to happen again.
"That's a good reason, Kotomine. I will participate. Anything else you need to tell me?"
"No. I wish you good luck, young Emiya. Now please leave, i won't answer any more questions"
Turning away i walked out of the church. For some reason i can't like that priest.
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Liam Fraga de Barra was sitting in his living room.
He was a man who disliked unnecessary violence. However he was very short tempered and so he would quickly use violence. But he would always punish himself when he used unnecessary violence.
But he was also a man who wouldn't hesitate to use violence. But only if necessary.
He was a man who wanted to help people. He wanted to use the grail to create a world without violence. A peaceful world. So that would never need to use violence again to help someone.
His servant Lancer was different. At least that was what he was thinking. It seemed like was totally merciless when fighting someone. It even appeared to him that she enjoyed bringing pain to others.
But she called herself a "apostle of emloy" , apparently a god of death and darkness. So maybe it was just naturally to her.
"What do you think about this Rory?"
"Oh? I don't care about the grail anymore. But we should still participate. In case someone wants to use the grail for something evil. Well Emloy would be pleased if many souls die. However when humanity dies those would be the last souls coming to him. That would make him very angry. So I'll try to prevent that"
"I see. I hoped you would say something like that. In that case we should find out if anyone wants to use the grail for something bad. And masters to help out."
Liam was thinking hard. To which category could the two master he knew belong to? The masters of berserker and rider. And then there was this Emiya boy. Command seals appeared on his hand during the short fight they had after all.
"I don't know about Riders master but it appears that this Emiya boy has become a master. I still have a score to settle with him. But he appeared to be a good guy who wants to help people. Maybe i ask him to help out. What do you think ms. Mercury?"
"Good idea. If he even talks to you. In his eyes you are a bad guy. Remember?"
"I will still try it."
"He will surely be a good partner. He copied my weapon after all. Even if my halberd is no Noble Phantasm. The halberd is still very heavy. He used the copy pretty well."
Yeah that was true. That boy's projection was on another level than anything the Fraga ever saw.
He would definitely talk to the boy tomorrow.
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When i entered the Emiya residence it was nearly 3am.
Luckily we had a day off from school tomorrow.
Entering the living room i sat down at the table.
"Saber, i think it's time for a strategy meeting. We need to work out a plan for this. Especially on how to destroy the grail."
The red and black wearing servant materialised in front of me.
"Do you want to eat something saber?"
"No we servants don't have to eat"
"Okay that's weird"
Seriously not having the need to eat? That was unnatural and something i could not really accept.
Saber spoke up.
"I think first i need to know how capable my master is in combat and how experienced you are. I think the reader are interested in that as well"
Reader? What reader? Well whatever, i already knew that saber was a bit weird. And it was true he should know what i can do.
"Well. I am a magus. I am learning magecraft for eight years now. My specialisations are strengthening, Structural grasp, projection and i know a bit about runecraft. Half a year after my father died i started to work as a freelancer helping the mages association to hunt down sealing designates and dead apostles. You can follow me Saber?"
Saber, at the moment playing with his weapons once more looked back at me.
"Of course i can follow you dude. Who do you think i am? I am Deadpool man"
Somehow i doubted that he was following me. Nonetheless i continued explaining.
"At some moment, two years ago, during a dead apostle hunt i succeeded in bringing projection to a whole new level. I managed to not only copy the frame of his weapon but everything else as well.
After some experiments i noticed that i can create near perfect copies of weapons. I call that tracing.
I can do so with every weapon i have encountered in my life. However i fail to recreate any modern weapons like guns, explosives and so on. Tracing takes a huge amount of Od from me. Therefore at the moment i can only trace four of five times, depending on the weapon, before i run out of magical energy. Together with my runes, i can use strengthening magic on myself to increase my strength and speed. I don't know if i can keep up with a servant that way though. Maybe we can have a sparing tomorrow to see how i can do against a servant?"
"Yeah we can do that. Sure. So on how many hunts have you been?"
"hmm... Let me think. There was that one... Oh and that one... If i am not mistaken then i was at eight hunts already"
"So i have a quite battle experienced master, huh? You saw that readers? Seems like my master is pretty capable. Guess i am lucky"
Storing his weapons to whatever place it was he stored them, he turned to me.
"Now what do you say we do, Master?"
"I think we need a overview of the masters. We need to know who of them still wants to win the grail. And then we have to find a way to stop them"
In a serious tone eying me carefully Saber seemed to have a urgent question.
"What is it Saber? You seem like you want to know something"
I bet under his mask he was surprised that i noticed that.
"Yeah that's right."
Carefully he asked.
"Can i kill those who want to use the grail? Can i kill the bad guys? Well i will kill them anyway the readers know that. But it's still good to ask for permission by my master."
Seriously?
"I don't have a problem with that. But only if it is necessary. If there is no other way"
"Thanks dude."
Okay now that it's clear what we'll do. I have to ask this now.
"Okay Wade. There is something bothering me. You are a Saber but you have so many guns. Why?"
"Because i like them. And now stop bothering me man. I want to sleep"
Guess i have to accept that for now.
"Okay good night Saber"
Slowly i walked towards my room and went to sleep.
No way i would train my magic today.