Hey guys, Flipkicks here, and today I bring you is a new chapter for "Fate: A Reaper's Grand Order", thank you guys for checking out the story and what you all thought of the previous chapter.
As I was writing down this chapter, the two OC arcs that I plan on doing may take a while to get those chapters out as I'm laying things out. This chapter is with Ichigo forming bonds with Tifa, Aerith. Since they each didn't get a chance to actually talk to Ichigo, I figure this chapter would be better for them to talk.
Also, which Servants would be suited for both Lisa Lisa and Speedwagon? I am still trying to lay out which Servants would fit them and I also plan on doing a fourth Master and guess who that might be.
I do not own neither series or characters involved in this story.
Chaldea
Part 4
Chaldea, Couple of hours Later
It has been a couple of hours since Ichigo had his talk with both Mash and Olga and us currently in the broken break room, laying on a somewhat functional chair. He has been absorbing all the information that Romani has given him.
He is still trying to learn what it means to be a master and his current circumstances of being here. He's glad that at least there are people he could trust here and they could help him find a way back home but he still wonders about his friends that helped him in the Blood War. He already knows that he killed Uryu but what happened to both Chad and Orihime. Hell, he wonders if any of his friends from the Gotei 13 are even here or even his rivals.
As he continues on wondering in his thoughts, time begins to start slowing down to a complete stop, giving him the idea that Caster is about to make her appearance.
"Hello again Ichigo." She greets the orange-haired late teen, "It seems you managed to stop Olga Marie Animusphere's fate." Ichigo looks at her, raising an eyebrow to what she means.
"What do you mean 'stopped her fate'?" He asks her, pondering about her question.
"While I can't go into further details but you stopped her from becoming a being that would have ended the world." Ichigo didn't know what to say from that revelation, "Whoever is plotting against Chaldea, they seem to make sure to have a backup plan." Caster stated to him.
"And this being really wants to destroy Humanity as a whole." He still is trying to figure out his role in this Grand Order and wonders why he was brought here.
"This being has hated Humanity since it was created even though it was created by a human." She stated, "It has been a 'shadow' of Humanity since the day the of early Magic.
"..." He mutters to himself as he wonders what could be this 'shadow' she says, "Were you the one to bring me here Caster?" She shakes her head, giving him the answer, "So, some divine being brought me here to fight for others huh?"
"Something brought you here when this timeline needed a Master. You are the perfect candidate."
"..."
She walks towards him and takes a seat next to him, "Even if your friends aren't here, you can count on their support." Referring to the new crew of Chaldea, "There not here to replace them Ichigo but to help you find a way back home."
"I know...there already doing what they can to help me out but...I'm just getting tired of being put in these situations." He hasn't stopped at all. Its one fight after the next, once a conflict is over, a new one starts. Even after he originally lost his powers, Ichigo has been getting into some conflict but it wasn't due to a coming war, it was a conflict if this is what he really wanted. He figure if he can get his powers back, he would be whole again but after all that he has been through, he wonders if this is what he gets.
There hasn't been a moment where he can rest and wonders when will he get that rest.
"My life has been complicated when I was 15. 3 years later, three wars, and now I'm fighting against to save Humanity." Caster begins to feel sorry for Ichigo as she can see the person that drew the sword out of the stone. She knew that if he were to take the sword, his life wouldn't ever be the same. "I'm just getting tired of everything." He puts his hands on his face, rubbing his forehead as he recounts all of his battles against the numerous foes from Kenpachi, Aizen, Grimmjow, Ulquiorra and Yhwach.
"Seems you and Saber have more in common." She spoke up to which Ichigo glances at her, "You both were destined to take up the mantle with her being King Arthur of Britannia, and you being the protector of the souls and the departed." She says with a sad smile on her face, "Fate can be cruel to those who are destined for something greater in life. You both have a lot of things to carry on your shoulders but you still have your new friends here that will help you take off that load. Even if they aren't what you expected but you are going to need their help if you wish to return home."
He gets what she is saying but for Ichigo, he just wants to go back to live a normal life after the amount of bloodshed that was spilled.
"Once this is over, I'm sure that you will go back to have a normal life." She assures him, "I think that this will be your final adventure." He looks at her, raising an eyebrow, "Your previous journeys as a Shinigami will have nothing towards this. This will be your final adventure."
Ichigo didn't like the sound of her tone as he could tell that she is warning him about something, "I'll keep my eyes out. I'm a hard person to kill."
"Even if you say that, these creatures and Servants of the Holy Grail and the world, are nothing compare to what you have faced." Soon enough, time begins to move forward and Caster sits up, "Continue to get strong and be the savior that you were always meant to be." She then begins to fade away with those words, leaving no traces her of herself being here.
"Savor..." He mutters to himself, still hating the idea of being called that.
With time moving forward, he hears a couple of footsteps coming his way, with the door opening but didn't pay much attention to it until he saw a figure.
The mysterious figure is female and young looking, she has a voluptuous body with toned legs, lean stomach, a well-shaped ass and breasts that are large and proportionate, her skin is white and incredibly tanned and her lips are fleshy and posses a deep red color. a woman about in her twenties, platinum blonde hair with her hair going to her right side, a black/red hairband that ties the back of her hair, a blue sleeveless kimono with a red/orange sash that has an oceanic appeal, red earring on both ears, black sleeves on her forearms and her thighs, her sheaths rest on the left side of her hips.
'What the hell?' He asks himself as The unknown woman places a finger on her lips, telling him to remain silent. 'Was that another Heroic Spirit?'
He begins to wonder if this was another Heroic Spirit that he could had summoned or something but it will have to wait for now as he heard another pair of footsteps coming his way and it was Aerith.
"Hey Ichigo," She greets him, "You alright?"
"Just tired." He replies back to her, "One thing after another."
"If you want, you can always talk to me or the others. We can always lean an ear or you can vent." She offered and this would be the first for them since they haven't had much to talk about other than introductions.
"Thanks Aerith, I might take you up on that offer." She smiles to hear that from him, "That reminds me, neither you or Tifa told me about each of yourselves." Since this was going to be his home for a while, he might as well get to know his new friends. Both Ichigo and Aerith would tell each other about themselves from Aerith telling him that she is mage that focuses on healing, giving him the idea similar to Orihime's but limited since she uses these jewels to help her while Orihime's ability uses Reiatsu. She would tell Ichigo that she is an orphan until she got adopted by a mage family where she flourished and became the women she is now.
Her adopted mother Elymra, would hand her their family's jewel, a green/white jewel she that helps with her healing abilities and also giving her the pink ribbon that is one her hair.
Ichigo would tell her about about him being a big brother of two younger twin sisters and how they mean the world to him since they each have their late mother's appearance, her personality and her smile. Aerith would find that surprising since she didn't quite picture him being a big brother but again, they didn't know each other until now. He would tell her parts of his adventures as a Shinigami and how each battle left a scar on him both physically and mentally.
She also wondered about the sword he has been carrying around him since its the most unusual looking weapon she has seen. Most swords would have a guard or other common features between European, Japanese weapons but none of them match up to the ones she knows. Ichigo would tell her that each Zanpakuto is vastly different from user to user, some have an element use from Ice, fire, wind or other abilities such as power increase or defense but for Ichigo, its different due to his mixed blood and heritage of both of his parents.
She begins to find his stories and background interesting since she has never met someone liked him before and is a welcome change in pace for her. She wants to know more about him and his abilities. For Ichigo, he finds her company welcoming and could feel a blooming friendship with the 'white mage'.
"Aerith!" They both turned towards the door to see a surviving member of Chaldea, "We're gonna need your help. We found more survivors and we could use your help."
"On it." She then looks at Ichigo, "Seems that I'm needed."
"Well talk more later Aerith. Thanks." She smiles from what he says and leaves the room with the other crew member.
With Aerith helping out with the remaining crew, Ichigo decided to check out the other spots of what remains of Chaldea. He knows that most of the team are hard at work fixing everything so that they can have a functioning Rayshift and the Summoning system they have. He wished he could help them but with their technology way ahead of his own, he didn't want to unknowingly messed it up for everyone so he might as well just explore and get to know his new crew.
As he walks down the destroyed hallways, he could see Tifa putting her frustration by punching the hell out the dummy manikin.
"You alright Tifa?" He asks her to which spook her a bit and found her reaction cute.
"Oh Ichigo," She catches her breath, "Yeah, just letting out some frustration is all." He walks up to her and he notices the wraps around her hands getting bad.
"You should catch a break Tifa." He didn't want her to hurt herself by letting her anger out on that wooden dummy, "I know its not my place to say since I'm practically new here."
"Thanks Ichigo but I'm fine," She assures him, "It's just my way of venting off the stress is all. I know when to call it quits."
He could tell that she is lying a bit but didn't want to pressure her into telling him. He also might as well get to know her since they haven't talked as much.
"You into martial arts Tifa?" He asks her, studying the way she moves.
"I got into martial arts as a kid, watching old martial arts moves to the modern gun-fu movies an so on." She stated as she takes off her wraps, probably calling it quits or taking a break, "You practiced martial arts too Ichigo?" She asks him.
"Used to as a kid but stopped. One of my friends practices Karate and was about to do Judo and maybe more." He replies back, "You think you can help me get better? One of my friends wanted me to get back into martial arts but things didn't go as planned."
"I don't see why not." She honestly wants to see how he was able to combat against the Servants from the Singularity and is actually eager to find out. "But you also might want to talk to Lisa Lisa about the Magic circuits and how to use them. I can spar with you until she teaches you how to use them properly and we can take it from there."
That reminds him that he might need to learn about the Projection Magic that his other self uses but somethings are a blur and quite make things out in his mind so he might as well learn more about this magic.
"Mind showing me where she is? I honestly don't know where she might be."
"Sure," She takes a drink from the messed up metal bottle and Ichigo follows the black-haired mage to where Lisa Lisa might be. Just like his conversation with Aerith; Tifa and Ichigo began to form a small connection and how they each grew up with Tifa coming from a small village in Eastern Europe while Ichigo grew up in a town in Japan. He is also quite amazed that everyone can understand him with Japanese being a tough language to understand but Tifa stated that they can use a bit of magic to have them understand the language barrier which made sense for him.
Ichigo could tell that there is something that she doesn't want to share just yet from the way he asked about her parents and where in Eastern Europe she grew up in but he again didn't want press onto the issue with her so he might as well get the hint.
She would tell him that some of the mages here use the gems to perform the different magic here with the summoning system to make barriers like the one that Olga used during the Singularity. She would show him the 'materia', a slang they use for the gems here, that contain different elements like fire and ice for instance. For the gems not to break after one used, they would put a reinforce spell on it and put the element of their choice into the gem to contain its power.
Couple of minutes, they arrive to the ruined office of Lisa Lisa.
"She should be in here." The half destroyed door signed 'Lisa Lisa' stated, "Also, don't mind her attitude Ichigo, compare to most of us here, she had it rough." He nods to what Tifa said to him, "Anyway, I should get going, I'll see you later." She then leaves Ichigo and heads back.
'Well...here goes nothing.' Ichigo then knocks on the door three times,
"Come in." He hears her from the other side and Ichigo proceeds to turn the knob.
Once the door was open, Ichigo enters the office where he sees Lisa Lisa organizing files and the two's eyes meet.
"Hey..."
And that ends the chapter guys, Ichigo forming small friendships with both Aerith and Tifa in this chapter and the next chapter will be about Speedwagon and Lisa Lisa.
Its' been a crazy couple of days for me with work being more stressful and making me tired so I couldn't get the chapter out and being lazy to write due to exhaustion. Sucks that the hospital I'm at is short staffed and everyone is taking two or more floors so that people can get their dinner but I should have a nice couple of days off with my PTO and I'll be writing up the next chapter soon.
Since I am working on the second OC Arc, Steampunk American Civil Rights, I do want to know which Servants could work with this era and it'll be inspired by FF7 Remake 1. Again, this arc will help the supporting cast members.
I hope to hear what you guys think of this chapter and as always, I'll talk to you all later.