Chapter 2: Stories of the Past
Disclaimer: I do not own Fate/Apocrypha or Fate/Stay Night. I do not own any characters from the anime. I only own Roche's new personality and my OCs. Enjoy!
Pov Caster
We were working on the golems when my master looked at me confused. "What is it?" I asked.
"Well", he said, "I was just wondering how you know how to make golems. I mean your legend/story has nothing to do with them". Dark memories of the 2nd Grail war began to fill my mind, as well as memories of a murderous Saber and her tyrannical, vile master. " It was in a past Grail War", I started to explain, "I was summoned as a Lancer at the time. My master made an alliance with Caster and his master and I befriended, your Sensei, Caster. I know you know him since the grail informed me that he was your servant in the last Grail war before the grail disappeared. Eventually after both of us saw how corrupt, and cruel some masters in the Grail Wars could be, he told me to try to get people to change their ways. That is why my wish for the grail is to punish evildoers and make a world where people are not cruel to each other and aren't tyrannical and overly ambitious, a perfect world. I didn't help Hideyoshi unite Japan just for its people to end up as cruel and disrespectful as the rest of humanity".
Pov Roche
I stood there shocked. I didn't know he thought that way. I also did not fully know that he knew Sensei. As I was thinking, he tapped me on my shoulder."What is it?' I asked.
"Why are you so into golemancy?" he asked. Memories of my childhood surfaced in my mind, bad memories, but I told him anyway. " When I was born, my parents had golems raise me because they were to busy, in their work, to raise me themselves. The golems not only raised me but also educated me. I got into golemancy because I enjoyed the golems who raised me and I wanted to make more. I understand why you and Sensei do not like humanity for their cruelty since I experienced it from my parents neglecting me", I start to tear up, "My wish for the Grail is a family who will be there and care for me".
"I will be your family till our time togather, in this war, has come to a close, and protect you since you understand me and are my master and friend," I said with a smile as I wipe away the tears from his cheeks. "Thank you", I said while I try to stop crying, "I will try my best to help you and Sensei's wish come true".
Pov 3rd Person
Just then, Gordes Musik Ygdmillenia walked into the golem making facility. He is a chubby, 30-year-old, man with blonde hair, a mustache, and amber eyes. He is one of the future masters of Black and was a master of Saber of Black in the last war before the grail disappeared. Since the grail's reappearance, he signed up as a master in this war as well as the rest of the former masters of Ygdmillenia. He is a greedy man that treats servants like tools. He headed over to Roche and Caster who were in the middle of a conversation on Roche's temporary noble phantasm.
Pov Roche
"Why do you have a Noble Phantasm when you are a master?" Caster asked me.
" Since I had a lot of prana, and powerful enough magic circuits in my body, Sensei had given me the ability to use his Noble Phantasm, Golem Keter Malkuth, once to create the greatest golem ever, Adam, in his place, to start the creation of a better world" I explained. As I was thinking of which homunculus to use for it, probably the very powerful and self-aware one that tried to escape earlier, my thoughts were interrupted by Uncle Gordes."Danric wants to see you two. He says that he has a mission for you, even though I think I would do a better job than a brat like you" said Gordes. "Ok", I said angrily, "Come on Caster". Walking down the halls to Uncle Danric's office, I could not help nut think that Gordes should stop being a greedy jerk, or he might be punished later for it.
Time skip to Danric's office
Pov Roche
"There are reports of a possible enemy mage of the Red Faction, or a mage if the White Faction, in a school called Shiba Academy, in Japan. Lancer and I want you two to attend the school as students and either defeat the Red Faction mage, or, if they are a White Faction mage, try to get them on our side of the war" Uncle Danric explained.
"We accept the mission," I told him.I have never been to school before. This is going to be a fun experience. I wonder who we will meet there.
Time skip to next day
Pov Roche
It was a beautiful day when we arrived at Shiba Academy. We went to the principal's office to register. "Who are you and what are you two young boys doing here"? The principal asked. I introduced us as our'"fake", sort of real but different, names. 'I am Roche Frain and this is my Nii-san, Haru. We are here to register to attend Shiba Academy".
" Ah", the principal said with a look of recognition on his face, "You two must be the new transfer students. You might have to catch up with the others".
"Okay," we replied.
"Here are your uniforms. You will be seniors because of Haru's age, and the fact that you get to skip a few years since you are a prodigy. The school representative, Rin Tohsaka, will be here soon to show you around the school. Just wait here, she will be here soon. I am principal Shiro by the way" He said to us. We thank him and wait around the office to meet this, Rin Tohsaka girl. I wonder what she would be like.