A/N: Sorry if this chapter has too much of an information dump, but I wanted to show what Benjamin is going to do in the future chapters. Yes, I want my story to be realistic because the one thing that has made me critical about the Nasuverse was just how many normal people were dying and how unresponsive the normal people were to it. The explanation that the government was being controlled was somewhat acceptable, but not enough to really sell me.
Then there's the fact that no matter how tight a system you set, not everyone will be following it. Who really believes that monsters can live all over the world, and not one time has anyone f*cked up on accident? You can make a perfect system, but eventually, someone is going to mess up big. Because eventually someone, somewhere, will have an accident, and no amount of cover-ups can fix it before national governments start getting involved.
I was really sick of half-assed police investigations who cannot do anything well in this anime or other anime shows. That won't happen here in my story because the Police in Jersey City are going to have a role in the U.S.A Government. Expect the story to be a cat and mouse game with Benjamin in the center of this chaos. So give me any more ideas for U.S.A and Police role and other ideas that can improve or give me ideas that make it even better for the story. Yes, there would be a mild 'harem' under vibe for Benjamin, but it would be very minimally done, and would not overwhelm like so many other shows fan fiction stories.
Benjamin cannot believe this is happening right now. First, he found a golden cup that turned out to be the Holy Grail, which is not part of Jesus' cup or King Arthur's cup. Second, The Holy Grail summoned Heroes that are either from history or from mythology in flesh and blood in his houses. Third, not only are they powerful enough to destroy armies or cities, it is super hard to control them. They have really crazy personalities, which makes it hard for Benjamin to deal with them without being killed by them.
Now Benjamin has found himself sitting inside of Ozymandias's ship Mesektet, the boat of the sun which is true to its name. It is really bright like the sun during the night and he hopes that no one in Jersey City was looking up in the sky.
...Nope, a lot of people are looking up in the dark sky and are seeing the ship. A good number of curious people began pooling around the police line who were now filming and taking shots with their phones and cameras. Benjamin peeked down on the ground and watched as a bunch of television and news reporters kept chatting about the newly discovered events that were happening right then and were near their news cars. There were also a lot of police officers gathered near their cars. He could have sworn that he saw some SWAT team members with MD Helicopters MD 500 ready to fly in and storm the ship.
How the hell did they gather around the event so quickly? Did someone see the ship instantly, coming towards the city and call directly to the police straightaway or tip them off really quickly? Regardless of the reason, he couldn't show his face into the spotlight right now. He was not ready to show the world who housed the servants and where they have come from. His appearance is that of an average-looking person that doesn't have any characteristics that people who see his face would overlook or fail to remember what he looked like. A few witnesses could easily forget what he looked like. But, if his face got caught on TV or if there was a picture that showed his face, he would be easily found with people who could remember what he looked like and now know where he lives.
This is not really good for him, no...very bad for him and the whole city. He was right to be scared. Benjamin was terrified what was going to happen now. He pulled his phone and typed a new report onto his phone to see what people were writing about it. He was dumbstruck by what it said on the screen. It showed the Ozymandias's ship Mesektet with a caption that read "UFO spotted in Jersey City". Great...just fucking great! The fact that he was seeing this meant that magic had been exposed to the outside world. There was no way something of this scale that was already captured on television could ever be covered up. The Holy Church and Mage's Association would be in a complete uproar because of this and the hammer of the Clock Tower would possibly destroy the city the next day.
But he shook his head, Benjamin knew that the magi are assholes, but are at least understandably so. They would not do something stupid like that, magi can't keep suppressing that problem by hypnotizing a few government officials every now and then. More than that, if all the important people in the government keep sweeping this stuff under the rug, then they'll eventually be ejected by the unmanipulated people who have strong minds, and are put under the ire of the public when they realize that their own government isn't doing anything to protect them. They either find an excuse that can't be picked apart to the bone or wind up with a lot of people getting booted out while everyone else is put under review for fraud or conspiracy.
He knew that was the reason why modern governments couldn't make such large scale cover ups. After all, when these many things start to happen at once in the same city, all within a few months, the entire planet will be looking down on them with a microscope. Countries from the other side of the world will be investigating as to what's going on. It was impossible to hide everything, especially in an era where cell phones had built-in cameras and Internet connections are everywhere in the modern world. Benjamin seriously doubted that any of Mage or the upper ranks even knew how to turn on a computer, much less use one to cover up any magic-related incidents that are happening around the world.
There are a lot of reasons the two worlds have to be kept separate. The Mage's Association and The Holy Church dwell in secrecy from the view of the outside world. Normal people without magic circuits could not handle and are not trained to deal with knowing that the Earth is filled with Dead Apostles, magic, and other creatures that people believe are mythological are actually real. The existence of magic would simply spur a quest for power that would only end in more elaborate wars with higher body counts or would cause the modern world to declare war on The Mage's Association and The Holy Church for revenge and a threat to the public people.
But Benjamin was not a fool who believed that hiding magic-related incidents would solve anything because sooner or later the world would catch on that there is a hidden organization who is manipulated behind the scenes. It was no longer easy to sway any investigation either through the pulls of the Mage's Association or by direct application of Memory Manipulation. Ever since he was told by Enkidu that there were a Mage's Association and The Holy Church in the world, he has begun to have an expressed disgust towards Magus of their principal for many horrendous crimes and has often regarded other living beings as little more than insects or human test subjects to experiment on for scientific purposes. He swore that countless people who were experimented on and killed by them would be avenged with his hands or by the servants who are brought forth from the Holy Grail.
But first he should not worry about that problem right now; he needs to worry about what has happened in front of him. What the hell is wrong with Ozymandias' head right now? Did he just really hit himself so hard that he went bananas? Seriously, what is his goal for him reveal his presence to the world? It not like he really cares if the servants reveal themselves later in the future, he knows the modern public needs answers from him. And, he would try his best to answer their questions no matter how many he was asked or, at least, show that the servants mean no harm to the world.
But not right now when he has five servants in total. From what he has researched from the book that he has in his pocket, he does not know how many heroes there are in the Throne of Heroes. From what he knows about the place, it was a realm outside of time and space in which Heroic Spirits reside. When a hero dies during their lifetime, these Heroic Spirits are placed out in the cycle of transmigration of the soul and become closer to deities, acting as a force that protects humanity. These powerful spirits are preserved in the Throne of Heroes outside the timeline and are projected into the world by the Third Magic of the Greater Grail.
He is going to need as many servants as the Holy Grail can summon from the Thrones Of Heroes because when this crazy event is over, tomorrow The Holy Church will be sending a squad of executors and cardinal backup with Burial Agency and The Order of the Templars, while Mage's Association will send fifty elite magi who call themselves Chelon Canticle Brigade led by Barthomeloi Lorelei known as The Queen of London's Clock Tower and the Vice-director of the Mage's Association backup with freelancers and enforcers for the same purpose.
In short, Benjamin will know that he is going to be executed by them very brutally. When they are done with him, they will fight each other for the Holy Grail to prevent each side from taking it for their own selves. Let's say the modern world will get caught in the middle of the battle and that will leave no survivors alive.
Benjamin felt a hand on his shoulder and turned around to see Enkidu smile at him. "Are you alright Benjamin? Your face looks pale," Enkidu said without a hint of worry in its voice.
Benjamin shook his head and answered to Enkidu. "No, I am not alright, I just want to know why Ozymandias is doing this?" Benjamin frowned. "We could, at least, try to rob the museum in a different way than just showing the world that we are here to rob something."
"But again, I suppose every servant lacks common sense now or later," Benjamin said and sighed. I suppose my life would never be the same again or nothing in this world will not make sense at all."
Benjamin looked at Ozymandias who was sitting on his throne and was in deep thought. A few seconds later, he stood up and said with a serious voice, "People who have grieved and mourned for me when they die, on this earth, are broken."
Ozymandias walked slowed to the bow of the ship and said, "My tragedy, is that there is no other fate for me. My powerlessness was that I couldn't subjugate my journey to the gods, while dreaming of rebirth at the end of a distant time, like other pharaohs."
"Ah, and those lights," Ozymandias stared at the city lights, with the feeling of delight.
"I witnessed this once," he said, feeling longingly.
And then there was the rage. "That day when my friend, my brother, separated from my side once."
"Those lights that divided the Red sea…that….will become the unhesitating light of the stars," He said with sorrow in his voice.
A few emotions were also mixed in with his voice.
The Pharaoh dreamed of his friend's form as they laughed together, grew up together.
While wishing for the figure of his enemy that he had fought together with, who he parted with.
As he muttered the name of the enemy, who was even his friend and was called the saint Moses after that, with the other side of his lips without using his voice.
He raised his staff and replied to himself, "But let's forget it for now and let's observe the present." He raised his other hands and opened his palms to the sky. "A Pharaoh is a god. Thus, I, hold the gods of the skies in the palm of my hand."
Benjamin decided to ask a question, "Ozymandias, do you have any memories from your previous wars or this your first time be summoned?"
He was curious about Ozymandias' previous life. He wanted to know if it would cause issues in the future because from what he has learned from Atalanta, Chiron, and Nursery Rhyme, who are summoned from parallel and alternate worlds, can still remember their memories from previous wars. Well...not that much but at least, they still remember some important events. He wanted to make sure that he did not say any fairly innocuous observations or might have unknowingly said something that brought back terrible memories that would cause them to engage in sudden violent behavior or traumatic memories what would make them break down in tears.
"Yes, I remember my memories of my previous wars and I enjoyed fighting against Saber, Lancer, and Archer," Ozymandias answered. "Ah, they were stronger...like fighting against the Hittites who I had trouble fighting at the Battle of Kadesh."
"And you, Benjamin, are much more interesting than my previous master," Ozymandias spit out those words like he was giving a verdict which was grave, like it came from the heavens, but at the same time it was cruel and despicable like it came from the underworld. "Comparing you and him, he was a such a small vessel and how boring was he for not showing his face to me." Ozymandias scowled at those early memories when he was summoned.
"How stupid was he. And, ahh, more than anything laughable to look at, he had been talking about obtaining the Grail and restoring his family honor because they were the embarrassment of Magi and hated by even the minor families." Ozymandias laughed at those events when he was exploring the workshop, entering each room.
Ozymandias noticed the building, which had a sign called "Hoboken Historical Museum," was getting closer to the ship and he pointed his finger to it. "Benjamin, is this the right location?" he asked.
Benjamin looked at the museum and nodded. 'Yes, this the right place. Are you going to drop us down onto the roof of the museum?"
Ozymandias started to laugh. "Nonsense! I will do that for you!" He raised his staff and muttered, "Mesektet"
The Egyptian ship immediately fired a beam of light at the roof top and carved a high hole in it. Boom! Property Damage!
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That was Benjamin response to that scenes and neither to say, he was pretty shocked from the inside of his mind.
Benjamin started to hear more police sirens, firefighter trucks, ambulances, and people who started to scream, shriek and yell at the ships.
Ozymandias shouted to the sky. "I, shed blood in order to save the world. If that's the case, then they are necessary deaths after all. Haha!"
Now that real, real great. Everyone in this whole world would think this is a terrorist attack or even worse, an Alien attack from outer space.
Benjamin face-palmed his own face and could have sworn a trolling old magician was laughing uncontrollably at this event.
Benjamin clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. He mentally punched the trolling old magician and felt a satisfied, crushing sound that caused the old magician to fall out of his seat.
Benjamin smiled at his action and said to himself "I always get the last laugh." He swore to not let karma try to screw his life and he certainly wasn't going to make any mistakes ever again because he is in control of his own fate.
Yeah, you saw that Benjamin did the impossible that no one ever done, He punched Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg in the face well mentally but still it really funny to write that.
Keep in mind that Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg is real strong but while he has complete mastery of the Second Magic though due to his age he cannot use it as extensively as in his youth because he fought against Crimson Moon. That encounter caused a heavy toll to be taken on his body, known for his strong and tough physique, which aged him considerably and diminished his powers to the point where he can no longer use that level of magic extensively. Yes, He mainly uses what is left of his abilities to travel between parallel worlds. It is in Type-Moon wiki and yes I did research Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg page. Of you do not believe me, go research his page and read it slowly.
So how do you like my OC character, Benjamin? I want him to be a mature character and a person does not freak out like an immature or naive like someone that you know (Shirou Emiya) because I am sick of other OC characters being immature in other fan fiction stories and they always overreact with everything or being naive. It is so annoying and disappointing to see them act like that and that not how real person act. Benjamin is not an inexperienced person who has never seen danger events or weird stuff. But still expect him to react with appropriate horror or weird to things like a mature way and not to overreact to it.
Benjamin in the future chapters is going to make a plan or crazy prepared plans, like buy guns to defend against from The Mage's Association and The Holy Church, can you blame him? he fights against two armies and he is just a normal person, there is really nothing special about him. Yeah, you heard me no secret hidden mysterious ultimate power, No gains his powers through yelling, no special about his family tree and no dark, bloody secret that motivates his truly selfless heroism.
I know that I am taken high risk in my story and I want to try to write something different for once because there are too many cliches everywhere in animes and Fan fiction fandom that I despise. It like they want to copy and paste everything and called it new stuff which brings nothing new to it. From what I watch every animes that they made and I have watched so far all of it, they ALL seem to have same commonalities and they are all different genres, is just change the background setting and different anime power or weapons elemental types but still keep the most trope cliches types elemental in it. It is just real tasteless as a saltine cracker to read and watch it.