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Fate/Symphony of the Night
Chapter 4: Door to Darkness
Einzbern Forest, Early Morning
"Your powers are something else." Dracula praised Ruler.
"I just did what anyone would have done." She defended.
"Don't be modest." Dracula chuckled. "If he is who she said he is, then I don't know if I could have taken him on by myself."
"It's a good thing we got the Master of Berserker on our side." Ruler said. "It will help us immensely finding this door."
"We will have to tell our other allies this, as soon as they come I will tell them everything she will tell us." Dracula was sure of this.
"And if she dosen't come or if they come before her?" Ruler asked.
Dracula thought about this. "I'll have to think of something."
"Right." Ruler was unsure how to feel about this alliance. She is hopeful that Berserker's Master is helping, but at the same time, she's weary about her turning on them the second she gets the chance.
"We should hurry, Sunrise is coming and Shirou and the others will want to know this." Dracula said as he went to the abandoned house.
"Yes, sir." Ruler followed.
Homurahama Academy, Noon
Shirou walked down the hall, looking out the window. '"When evil tips the equilibrium, only then will the Beast appear." Those words make my skin crawl. It's clear the beast needs to be stopped. But how can they possibly...'
"Emiya." A voice came from behind him.
Shirou turned to see one of his teacher and roommate. "Ms. Fujimura!"
"My class was that way." She took a closer look at Shirou. "Are you alright? You don't look too well."
"I studied to much last night." Shirou said.
"It's good you're doing that, but too much study can harm more than help." Ms. Fujimora said. "Take a night off if it helps."
"I'll keep that in mind." Shirou started to leave. 'I can't let her know what I'm doing. It would jepordize everything.'
"I'm serious." "Ms. Fujimura said.
'She always likes saying the last word.' Shirou thought. "I need to find Rin as soon as school's over."
Homurahama Academy, Afternoon
Rin walked out of the building. She looked at the building. 'We're one step closer to stopping the destruction of the earth.' Shirou showed up. "Emiya, anything new?"
"I think i know what it means by 'when evil tips the equilibrium.'" Shirou thought outloud.
"What is it?" She asked.
"You remember there has been reports of murders going around." He explained. "I think that's the connection. The Blood of the Innocent."
"The murders and the summoning of the Beast." Rin said. "Beast is another name for Devil."
"Exactly!" Shirou said. "They're summoning the Devil."
"We need to tell Dracula and Ruler about this." Rin said.
Einzbern Forest, Afternoon
Visions started coming.
"There is something else... A shadow is on my mind. You must help us Gabriel."
"What are they telling you? Who are 'They'?"
"They are the Spirits who founded your Order."
*Flash*
"You seem good somehow, so we won't kill you."
"I am relieved to hear it."
*Flash*
"I knew the first time I touched your face. I have seen my fate. I am ready."
*Flash*
"No! I will have to continue without it. I will not harm them."
"I am afraid it is far too late for that..."
*Flash*
"Don't you see? That is how we came to be, we who you call the Lords of Shadow!"
"No! You lie!"
"This place is where one of your Founders ascended into Heaven and where I was born!"
*Flash*
"I envy you... I envy you both. I don't want to play anymore."
*Flash*
"You are betrayed. There is no resurrection, only this living death you see before you!"
*Flash*
"Why? Why did you make me fight you?"
"Because this is how it must be... We must all make sacrifices, in order to find redemption."
"No, I did not want this. I did not ask for this..."
*Flash*
"Yes Gabriel, now you finally understand. It was you who murdered your wife."
"Nooooooo... you lie! Bastard!"
"Search your soul, Gabriel. You know it to be true!"
*Flash*
Ruler woke up, covered in sweat. "My lord!"
Dracula, hiding in the shadows, showed concern to Ruler. "Are you alright?"
Ruler looked up at him, eyes starting to bug out from fear. "I... I had no idea... What happened to you... Everything."
"Ruler, it's alright. It's over." Dracula hugged her.
Ruler was shocked as well as relieved. Dracula, the Prince of Darkness, the Lord of Shadow, the embodiment of everything unholy, was calming her down. "I didn't know."
"Now you do." Dracula regreted to say. "As I already told you, I went by the name Gabriel Belmont, and I served the Brotherhood of Light, an order of knights. I was sent on a mission, to save the world of men, that was almost a thousand years ago. That same mission also turned me into this." He guistured around his face. "Would have been a good story to tell to the children if not for the ending. But the funniest thing about it is, the Elders of the Brotherhood knew this would happen."
"Why would they do this." Ruler asked.
"I don't know." Dracula said. "They say that He works in mysterious ways, but I have yet to know why they would allow a hero to turn into a villain later."
"And your wife... and that girl... is that true?" Ruler asked.
"You saw that too, huh?" Dracula asked. "It was, but not what you think. I was corrupted by a man I thought was my friend. He put the Devil Mask on me and I did the deed."
"It wasn't your fault, though. It wasn't you it was that man." Ruler attempted to correct him.
"But I was the one holding the axe." Dracula said. "It was my hand that killed her." He squeezed his hand, causing blood to spill. "Everyone I encounter ends up dead... Marie... Claudia... Laura... even Pan... I should have never summoned you. I shouldn't have brought those children into this. I should have taken them on by myself."
"Listen to what you are saying!" Ruler shouted. "Is this Gabriel Belmont speaking, or is this Dracula?" Dracula eyes grew wide at that very question. She was right. Gabriel Belmont would never say that, and neither would Dracula. "You think the whole world rests on your shoulders. Like your suppose to be some mythical White Knight helping every single person by pushing them away and getting yourself killed for nothing."
"Ruler..." Dracula started to say.
"No!" Ruler said. "I've seen this type of act before, everything I tried to do, I did it not because you told me to, otherwise you would have used your Command Spells. But because you saw me as an equal, and in return I saw you, not as a monster I heard about as a child, but as a holy warrior." Ruler had tears rolling down her face. "I just don't know what to think anymore."
Dracula walked towards her. she looked at him as he rubbed her face. "Am I interupting anything?" Came a voice from the entrance. It was Illyasviel.
Ruler wiped her tears away. "No, you didn't."
Illyasviel was on to something, but faced Dracula. "I found out about the door. It takes a certain phrase in Latin." She walked torwards him to whisper in his ear.
Dracula's eyes grew wide. "I see."
"I also know about who might be part of this." Illyasviel said. "The Matoi Family."
"Tell me what you know about them." He said as he sat down.
"Only what most people know." She said. "They were one of the three families of mages that started the whole thing. I know of the patriarch, Zouken Matou, but I don't know anything about him, never seen him before, I don't even think he ever leaves his house."
"That'll be enough." He stood up and walked towards her. "I thank you, Illyasviel von Einzbern. You have served this cause very well, but now we must do this ourselves."
"I'm happy to help." Illyasviel bowed and started to leave. "Just make sure he gets out alive."
Ruler walked up to him. "What now?"
Dracula's eyes glowed red. "We wait."
Einzbern Forest, Evening
Shirou and Saber entered the house. "Where the lady?" Dracula asked.
"She's on her way." He said. "Where's this new recruit? I'm tired of mysteries."
"Good. Because this is it. This is the night where we finish this." Dracula stood up and exit the house and waited.
"So, this is it?" Shirou asked. "We're finally going to end all the meaningless bloodshed?"
"They're here." Ruler said.
Rin and Archer entered from the woods, "Look who I found wandering the woods."
She pointed to the door, when Sakura entered. "SAKURA!? You're a Master?!" Shirou asked.
"Yes." Sakura said blankly.
He turned to Dracula. "Why did you bring her into this? Why no one else?"
"Because I don't trust anyone else." Dracula said. "That, and I wanted to help a friend."
Rider appeared from nowhere. "Greetings, my Prince. I look forward to working with you again."
Dracula exit the house. "Follow me."
After a walk through the woods, they found the door. It was covered in blood. "Little wonder that no one found it." Saber said.
Dracula put his hand on the door. "Oblivium Sempiternum Daemonis." The door started to open. Nothing but darkness laid ahead. "Let's go."
The final battle is near. The Masters will fight for Humanity's sake, or die trying.
