On the third day of the War, I'm already considered the most dangerous Master. Not the most powerful, that honor goes to someone named Leo, but the most dangerous. For many, I broke the illusion that this is a do game. Shinji is confirmed dead, dead on my order. Quite a few of the younger Masters flinched when I looked at them in Town.

It was kinda funny the first couple times, but now... less so.

Hakuno's habit of having me escort her whenever she wanted to go to Town brought her some serious scrutiny and a reputation of fearlessness.

Rider made a killing at the Casino. Asshole left me behind, again.

Caster also forces me to escort her, much like her Master. Both girls get along way to well. Or they may just be messing with me.

I wonder what happened to my body?

My Terminal got my attention when we got back to our room.

"Rider, we're going to the Arena. We have a trigger to find."

"Understood, Master."

"We'll be back."

"Be safe.

"Caster."

"Yes, Master?"

"Let's go see Kotomine, ask him a question. Then, we go join our boys."

"'Our boys?' A little possesive there, Master." Caster purred.

"So you don't want to see our boys having at it? Two men, as close as they seem?"

"They've only known eachother for four days."d

"Then explain this." My Master brought out a small book. "In those four days, someone managed to write them into a BL story involving Leo and Gawain in a four-way relationship."

"What." The. Hell. "Master, where did you get that?"

"I got it in Town."

...

"Master, would you mind if I borrowed that?"

"Get your own, bitch."

"Master!"

"We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious." She seemed rather obsessed with the book. Her Terminal indicates a message.

'I have the rules you need to follow in the Arena.' A short message, straight to the point. A link is offered, presumably to the rules in question.

"Well, are you going to open it?"

"Master, did you really just Rickroll them?"

"Indeed I did, indeed I did."

"Master, if they kill you, I might not be able to save you."

"Don't worry, Rider. I don't think they can make me die, even if they kill me." The thunderous noise of Rider's facepalm is thunderous. (I'm sorry.)

"Master, we need to find that Trigger."

"I know, let's go."

"As you say, Master. AS you command."

"Oh, and Rider, what do you think about that new book that's making it's way around town?"

"It is surprisingly well written, with no gratuitous sex scenes to interest the stereotypical yaoi fangirl."

"Doctor, how is he?"

"At the moment, your brother is stable. He's not quite out of the woods, but he isn't in anywhere near as much danger."

"Can I see him?" The doctor went into the room, checking on my brother.

"Come in." I enter the room, my brother gaining my full attention. "I'll give you half an hour alone."

"Good afternoon, big brother. I know mom and dad were here earlier, but I wanted to see you, alone. The doctors say that you're getting better, that you aren't in as much danger." We're a pair of freaks. Identical twins, opposite sexes, no genetic abnormalities. Two identical eggs were fertilized by two nearly identical sperm. I don't know the odds of it happening, but it did.

I always wondered why people talk to their loved ones when they can't hear them. I guess it's for the aware, to comfort themselves. To believe that things will get better.

"Goodnight, Michael. Please wake up soon."

Details on Masters:

Name: Hakuno Kishinami

Sex: Female

Alignment: Neutral Good

Name: Redacted (Michael)

Sex: Male

Alignment: Lawful Evil*

Name: Shinji Matou

Sex: Male

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

I apologize for taking so long to update, but I plan on getting back on track now that I've figured out what I 'think' is wrong with what I've written thus far. I will happily take any blame for this.