Hello everyone! NexusLight here and I'm happy to bring you the first chapter of Fate/Grand Order: Nexus. I want to give a huge shout out to CanadianRider for helping me make this story, so make sure you thank him as well. Without him, this story wouldn't have been as enjoyable to read as it is. I also want to thank you all for all the positive comments on the idea for the story and the crossover itself. So, without anything else to say, let's get started!
Disclaimer: I own only the OC. Fate/Grand Order is owned by Type-Moon and Ultraman Nexus and any other kaiju or aliens are owned by Tsuburaya Productions.
Dreamscape
No one's Pov
"Flames. That's all I could see."
Buildings all around were consumed in flames, some collapsed or beginning to crumble as the steel that holds the structures up finally weakens enough due to the heat of the fires.
"A city consumed by fire and the air filled with the smell of smoke and the stench of death."
A figure is seen standing amongst the destruction, wondering why and how this hell even came to be.
"I can only watch as a building, once full of people enjoy their everyday lives, slowly crumble and succumb to the ever-growing fires that raged."
Soon tears start to run down the figures face, imagining how the people of this city he didn't know of having their peaceful lives taken from them. He didn't know at first if the city was evacuated, but upon seeing the corpses of a small family under some rubble from a collapsed building indicated that it wasn't.
"I can only ask myself how this happened and what caused this hell to arise."
Soon the figure, who can now be seen to be a male, saw 7 other figures down the destroyed street. He was going to try and call to them before he saw something in the sky that caught his attention. A ring of light with a void in the middle was there and appeared to be as large as the whole city.
"It makes me wish I had the power to at least save some of the lives that were lost."
Suddenly, a loud noise is heard and the figure quickly turns to see a large building coming down on him. He could only watch it come closer and closer before closing his eyes and everything changes to black.
"The power to protect their futures."
Hastings Community College
James' Pov
Insert: Ultraman Nexus Vol. 1 Track 4 – Komon's Theme
My eyes snap open as I sit up on my bed. After looking around, I realize that I was in my dorm room. I start to take deep breaths to calm down and checking myself for anything wrong. After seeing that everything was okay, I sighed before I rubbed the sleepiness from my eyes.
"The same dream again?" I asked myself.
Looking at the other bed to see it was empty indicated that my roommate was still out at his friend's house. After getting out of bed, I grabbed my showering supplies and went to the bathroom to shower to prepare me for a day of classes.
Prologue
No one's Pov
The scene shows James walking down a tree-lined path wearing black pants with a red stripe on both sides, a red shirt with white details on it, a pair of blue and silver Nike shoes, and a black jacket. On his back was a computer bag that carried his laptop.
His greenish-yellow eyes watched others walk past him, either heading to their classes or back to their dorms. The October breeze blew through his short, brown hair, which had an odd, silver strand on his right side. This didn't really keep him cool because….
'Why did I dress this way, but forget I live in Nebraska?' He questioned himself in his mind.
Yes, it maybe October, but that doesn't matter in Nebraska because, in Nebraska, the weather chooses what it wants to do. So, winter it could be a hot, sunny day with no snow on the ground or in the summer the ground would be covered in frost for the whole day.
'Every day seems to go along peacefully, but in the blink of an eye, tragedy can strike.'
The scene changes to James now sitting in a room, typing notes on his computer as he listens to his biology instructor give a lecture on evolution.
'People who survived tragic events can look as if they're doing well, but deep down, it scares them for the rest of their lives. It changes their views on life itself and the lives of others.'
Now he's seen walking out of the cafeteria and heading back to his dorm room, but before dose, he sees someone carrying an arm full of boxes and one of the boxes falls onto the ground. James quickly walked over asked if the person needed help and he's then seen putting a box on a table in the cafeteria before the person thanks him and James nods his head before checking the time before seeing that it was time for his next class.
'For me, I had to live with the fact that I survived a great tragedy that no one could figure how it started. In 2005, a massive fire unexpectedly broke out in the town that I was raised at: Holdrege.'
Now in sociology class, he's talking with another person to give their instructor an example of how America media makes people think of the ideal man and woman in America. The thought of how media tries to make others be someone else obviously annoyed him, which was shown by the expression on his face as he talked with his partner.
'While hundreds died, I somehow survived as did my parents, but my memories before the fire didn't. It took months before I could finally come to terms with the loss of my memories. When I looked at the burnt remains of what people once called home and the tears and sadness of those who lost someone precious to them a few days after my rescue, I could only wonder, 'Why was I spared?' I didn't lose my reason to live thanks to my family's love, which made me believe that everyone has someone waiting for them, someone who loves them. That's why I always help people. I want to make them feel like they are cared for because they may feel unwanted and have no purpose in life.'
Now in Algebra class, James can be seen writing down problems and solving them at an astonishing pace. He never takes away everyone's chance to answer a problem, so he normally keeps his hands down.
'However, something else happened to me after the fire as well. I didn't really notice it until high school, where I noticed in Gym class that during warm-ups, I was able to run much faster than the other kids and had much more stamina, so I could go much longer before tiring out as everyone else. I don't do a whole lot of exercises, but I wasn't fat either. Everything about me seemed to be above human: reactions, metabolism, thinking, etc.'
Walking back to his dorm he noticed a guy and a girl, who were flirting with each other and any passerby can tell unless that passerby is James Waller, who was a complete nitwit when it came to love, so he just thought that it was just regular talking between two friends. Shrugging, he continued onwards to his destination.
James' Pov
Unlocking the automatic lock for my dorm room, I opened the door and enter. Closing the door behind me, I hear it lock before I look to see if my roommate was back. Not seeing or hearing a snoring lump on the other bed gave me the answer, so I decided to relax for a little bit before heading out to get dinner. Grabbing my towel and some soap, I made my way to the showers.
10 minutes later
One thing I find annoying about the showers is the fact that the water temperature seems to have a mind of its own, so one moment it's so cold that ice starts to form on the side wall or it's so warm that my privates get scolded. Still, better than nothing. Sitting down on my bed, reach to grab my jacket for the cold October night. I stood up and walked to my work desk and grabbed my iPhone and my wireless headphones, but just before I could grab my car keys, a rush of pain came to my head. I squeezed my eyes and grabbed my head to try and suppress the acing pain in my head.
A blue hologram of Earth surrounded by rings and mirror-like objects turns into glowing, flaming ball like the Sun.
'What the hell!?' I thought to myself before something else appeared.
A flame engulfed city with smoke covering most of the sky.
'What's with these images!? I don't remember seeing anything like this!' I again thought to myself before an even greater rush of pain shoot through my head, "AAAAARRRGGGG!"
A red giant explodes, scattering newly made periodic elements throughout the universe, but at where the core of the star once was, a light shone out brightly.
That final wave of pain was too much for me and then my arms dropped down to my sides before I collapsed onto the floor. I was expecting someone to hear me scream, but I didn't hear any knocking on the door. It's like the room was somehow sound-proofed. As I felt my conscience slipping, one last thought went through my mind.
'What...The...Fuck...?' With that, everything went black.
Meanwhile in another universe
Same time James' day began.
No one's Pov
Within a facility high up in the mountains of an unknown location, an 18-year-old girl named Gabrielle Fujimaru was walking down a hall weakly due to tiredness. Gabrielle had red hair with an orange band on the left side and a single strand pointing up on her right. She wore a white jacket that was closed with three belts, with the one around her waist being bigger than the ones above and below her breast, that ended with a black skirt and black stocking that went into her tall, white boots. She had orange eyes and smooth, white skin. Around her neck was a black cord that held a little blue gem. She kept moving forwards before she finally collapsed onto the hard floor and drifted off to sleep.
Gabrielle's Pov
"Fou? Kyuu… Kyuu?" I heard something making strange noises, but I didn't want to open my eyes because I was tired.
"Fou! Fou… Fou!" Whatever was making the noise was still here. Can't it see I'm trying to sleep!
Suddenly, something wet and cold ran across my left cheek. "W-Wait! Something just licked my check! Urgh! Fine! I'm getting up!"
Slowly, I opened my eyes to see not an animal, but a girl about my age with pale-purple hair that covered her right eye and purple eyes. She wore a white and grey jacket with a hood and it was unzipped to reveal a black dress, a white neck collar, and a red tie that had had a symbol of two, conjoined diamonds near the bottom of it. She wore black pants and a pair brown shoes. Also, she wore a pair of glasses. All-in-all, she looked cute.
"…" The unknown girl and I just stared at each other for a moment before she finally spoke, "…Umm. Since it's neither morning nor night, please wake up, Senpai."
Getting rid of the bit of sleepiness I still had, I asked her, "Who are you?"
The unknown girl suddenly blushed and looked away a bit before replying, "That's a hard question to answer suddenly. Maybe I'm not important enough for you to know my name?"
"Wait, what?" I thought to myself in confusion as she spoke again.
"No, I do have a name. I have a proper name." She suddenly said as she looked at me with her blush more visible. Then she looked away before continued to look away. Aww, she's shy like a little bunny. "But I never had the chance to use it… I'm afraid I don't leave a very good first impression…"
Suddenly, she put her head up and quickly gave a nod to herself before turning towards me with a determined look. "…Ahem. Anyway, can I ask you a question, Sempai?"
Confused by her sudden change, I could only give a nod to her. "You were asleep, but I don't see why you'd sleep in the hall. Can you not sleep unless you're on a hard bed?"
"What? Was I sleeping in the hall?" I thought to myself before I did a quick look around me, I turned back to her. "Was I sleeping here?"
She smiled and replied, "Yes, like a log. It was such a deep sleep, it was almost textbook." Suddenly a strange creature with a little cape around its neck appeared beside the purple-eyed girl.
"Fou! Kyuuu! Kyoa!" It barked.
Adopting a look an understanding, she picked up the little, long-eared, squirrel-like creature and spoke to it. "I completely forgot. I still haven't introduced you yet, have I, Fou?" She asked it before turning towards me. "This squirrel-like creature is Fou. He's a Privileged Life-Form allowed to freely walk around Chaldea."
Smiling, she then looked down at the now-named Fou with a smile before continuing. "He led me here and that's how I meet you Sempai." She explained.
Suddenly, Fou jumped out of her arms and quickly ran off somewhere. "…I've never seen an animal like that." I got up and stretched body to get rid of the stiffness in my bones.
She just smiled and said that he usually only goes near to her, but says that he appears to like me. "Congratulations. Now you shall be the second caretaker of Fou in Chaldea."
"Wait, now I'm a caretaker." I thought to myself.
"Ah, there you are, Mash. That won't do, you know, wandering about without permission…" An older, male voice spoke. We turned to see a man wearing a green coat that was lined with black fur and a green top hat. Under the coat, he was wearing a dark green suit with a white neck collar and a purple tie. His pants were brown with black strips and went into his tall, black boots. His hair was long and little stands pointed out in different directions. Some of it went around the opening at the top of his coat while the rest went down his back, where it stopped at his waist. The strangest part about him was on his face. His nose was quite large and his eyes were shut, which begged the question of how he saw us.
He then noticed me. "Oh, someone's already with you? You're…" He puts his left hand to his chin, trying to remember something before he gained a look of realization. "I see… The rookie who just got assigned here." He then put his hand out before continuing. "I'm Leff Lynor, one of the technicians employed here. And your name is?" The man, Leff, asked.
I reached out and shook his hand before replying, "My names Gabrielle."
Our hands separated and he continued speaking, "Hmm, Gabrielle. So, you're the last of the 48 candidates. Welcome to Chaldea. I'm glad you're here."
I smiled before replying, "Thank you, sir."
Leff then continued speaking, "I heard you were selected out of many public applicants, how long was your training? A year? 6 months? 3 months?"
I looked away, blushing a bit in embarrassment before replying. "No, I didn't go through any training."
Without changing his expression, Leff spoke, "Oh? So, you're a complete amateur?" Leff then explained that they did call for applicants just to fill numbers and then depression came over me. "So, you're one of them? Do forgive me, I was inconsiderate." He then reassured, "But please don't be discouraged because you're a public applicant. We need all of you for this mission."
Leff then explained that they got all the possible candidates, somehow, which consisted of 38 elite mages, plus 10 talented public applicants and because of that, it should be something to rejoice over. "If there's something you don't understand, feel free to ask Mash or myself anytime… Hmm?" Leff told me before noticing something. "Come to think of it, what were you talking about with her, Mash? That's not like you. Did you know each other before?" He questioned Mash.
The girl, who I now know as Mash, then replied that we just met and explained how she found me. Leff then realized that I went through a simulation and that something called Spiritron Dives must have tired me out before the gate opened, I walked to where I was and then passed out.
"You seem to be fine, but I'd like to take you to the infirmary just in case…" He offered before realizing something. "Sorry, hang in there a little longer. The Director's orientation is about to start. You should hurry over." He explained.
Confused, I asked, "Orientation?" I asked.
"Yes, to greet the Master candidates assigned here today like you, Gabrielle." Mash said, for the first time without using the word 'Sempai' directed at me.
"In other words, it's for the big boss to welcome the careless newbies." Leff joked and made me giggle a bit. "Since the Director is not the type to forgive and forget, if you show up late, you'll be on her radar for the entire year." He continued.
Now I have a bad feeling for what I think he's about to say and of course, it was what I feared he was going to say next. "The orientation begins in five minutes in the Central Command Room. Go straight down this hall. Hurry." He urged.
Mash then asked if she could come with me to the orientation and after explaining that she thought I might fall asleep again on the way there, Leff decided that he should tag along to because the Director might yell at him for leaving things as they are alone. "Well, if that's what you want to do, Mash, go ahead. You okay with that Gabrielle?" I nodded and then we all made our way to the Central Command Room.
What could go wrong?
Timeskip
And now I'm in front of the room I was assigned to.
"Kyu… Kyu!" The tiny animal standing with me cried.
After we reached the Central Command Room, it turned out that the after effects of the simulator hadn't gone away. So, I ended up falling asleep during the orientation and the Director did what I believe is her idea of kindly waking someone up: slapping them hard and then throwing them violently out. After that Mash leads me to the room I was assigned to while explaining that I was now not going to be taking part in the first mission. We met Fou again, with him jumping into Mash's face, and he decided to look after me, as Mash explained.
Signing, I let the door slide open and processed to wa- and there's someone sitting on my bed! The person was an adult male with pink hair that was tied up into a ponytail with a single strand was pointing up at the front and green eyes. He wore a long coat that had aquamarine color in the middle and the rest was all white, like what doctors' wear, white gloves on both hands, white pants, and white shoes. Around his neck was an ID card.
"Okay, I'm in here -Wait? Whaaaaaat? Who are you?" He questioned in surprise that I entered the room. "This is an empty room! It's where I slack off! Who gave you permission to come in?" He exclaimed.
I looked at him nervously before replying, "I-I was told this was my room…"
He looked surprised for a moment before slumping. "Your room? This place? Oh… I see, so the last one finally showed up huh?" He asked himself before gaining a smile and speaking to me. "Well, nice to meet you. Didn't think I would run into you like this, but let me introduce myself." He held out his hand and resumed speaking, "I'm the head of the medical department, Romani Archaman. For some reason, people just call me Dr. Roman. I don't know why, but it's easier to pronounce, so go ahead and call me Roman."
Reaching out, I shook his hand. "I'm Gabrielle Fujimaru." I spoke with a smile.
"Yes, nice to meet you. I look forward to getting to know you." He replied after letting go.
Then he noticed Fou on my shoulder before trying to get him to do tricks, but all Fou did was give him a pitying look and then ignore him. After this disappointment for him, he then asked about what happened at the orientation.
"Then you and I are alike. Just so you know, I got yelled at by her too." He explained with a cheerful expression. I can only look baffled as to why he has that kind of expression.
He explains that because his job is to look after everyone's health, he didn't have to help with the Rayshift experiment. "The machines are more accurate at reading the vitals of the mages who are in the Coffins." He explained and because of who he was, the Director threw him out. He was sulking in my room until I showed up, to his relief.
Asking if he could stick around and get to know me better, I told him that it was okay. The way he expressed his joy of making a new friend was like watching a child get a new toy.
Timeskip
"…So that's the structure of Chaldea. An underground workshop built on a snowy mountain 6,000 meters above sea level…" He spent an hour explaining about Chaldea and now my brain has crashed due to all the information.
Then we heard the screen on the wall next to the bed go off before a voice spoke, "Romani, we're to start the Reyshift soon. Could you come in case of an emergency?"
I recognized the voice as Leff's. "The A Team's in perfect condition, but B Team on down is less experienced and they are displaying some slight abnormalities. It probably comes from anxiety. The inside of that Coffin is like a cockpit." Leff guessed.
"Hey Leff, I feel bad for them. Why don't I give them some anesthesia?" Roman suggested.
"Yeah, hurry up, will you? If you're in the infirmary, then you can get here in two minutes." The screen then shuts off.
I looked at Roman before speaking, "…but you're just hiding and slacking…"
Roman then gained a look of discomfort and said that it's gonna take him five minutes from my room. Then he said he thinks they wouldn't mind him being late.
He also explains the Leff created SHIVA, a telescope used to observe that hologram of Earth that they call CHALDEA. Roman also tells me about the summoning/unsummoning system the previous director built, which is the foundation of the Rayshift technology.
"Thanks for chatting with me, Gabrielle!" He said with a smile. "When you get settled in, come by the infirmary. Next time, I'll treat you to some yummy cake." He offered.
"Sure thing, see ya." I accepted and was about to wave goodbye when suddenly the lights went off. Roman was wondering out loud when…
'BBBBOOOOMMMM!'
"Emergency. Emergency. A fire has broken out in the Central Power Station and the Central Command Room. Central Area's containment wall will activate in 90 seconds. All staff must evacuate from Gate 2 at once." An alarm went off and an announcement spoke throughout the room.
Roman quickly ordered to monitor to bring up the Command Room. It showed it was covered in debris and flames.
"…So awful…" That's all I could say as I brought my hands to my mouth in shock.
Roman turned to me with a serious expression. "Gabrielle, evacuate right now. I'm going to the Command Room. The containment wall is about to close. Get yourself out before it's too late!" He ordered before rushing out of the room.
I looked at Fou as he stared at me and I knew what he was trying to say to me. "I know. Let's go save Mash!" I said determined and Fou gave a chirp in agreement before we both rushed out the door.
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James' Pov
Weakly, I could opened my eyes and I saw myself in a place that no human could be without proper equipment and training: space.
I was in space just above Earth and somehow, I was breathing normally. Looking at the planet, I saw something horrifying. Every piece of land was bathed in a glowing orange color.
Earth was burning in a sea of flames.
"What the hell happened?" I thought weakly before feeling something coming towards Earth. I turned and saw a bright blue sphere fly past me towards what once was the beautiful island nation of the Rising Sun, Japan. Before anything else happened, I passed out again.
Singularity F
Location: Fuyuki
Year: A.D. 2004
Gabrielle's Pov
After I went in to try and find Mash or anyone else still alive from the explosion, I found myself in a burning city. The air was filled with the smell of smoke and death. After Mash saved me from a rain of arrows and some skeletons, she told me that she had become a Demi-Servant, a human fused with a heroic spirit.
We ended up finding Olga Marie Animusphere, current Director of Chaldea and head of the Animusphere family. She was a teen like myself with long, white hair that went down to her waist and a bit tied up on her left that reached to her shoulder. She wore a similar uniform to mine, except the jacket was orange and black with golden accessories, that ended with a white skirt, red stockings, and black high heels. We both had the same eye color. Saving her from some more skeletons. She then scolded me and Roman, who was still back at the Command Center, she accepted that since I was the only Master and because Mash had to force me to become her Master to save my life, we had to investigate the Singularity.
Soon, we found ourselves at a school where we and Mash were fighting a new enemy: The Lancer Servant from the Fifth Holy Grail War. After Mash engaged her for a bit, she surrounded us with chains so we couldn't escape. Just as it looked bad, suddenly a voice a voice rang out.
"You've got guts. A little girl is still a little girl, but you seem pretty strong. That's why I can't leave you like this." The voice sounds like a male I believe, said.
"Who are you?" The busty, purple-haired Lancer asked before looking to the left as the voice spoke again, "Who? Look at me and you'll know…" Just then a burst of light sprung up from the location she was looking at and we turned to it as well. "…old friend." The voice finished mockingly.
Appearing from it was an adult male wearing a short, light-blue cloak with a fur-lined hood that was up and covering his eyes. His arms and torso were covered by a see-through piece of clothing that showed off his muscles. He wore robe-like pants and a segmented belt around his waist, but his feet were bare. He welded a wooden staff that had a club at the top with a charm on the tip of it. Those knowledgeable in mythology would say that he resembled a mage of the forests: a druid.
Lancer glared at him before speaking, "You… Caster!" The man just smiled and lifted his hood back to reveal he had blue hair that was tied to the back, which reached down to his waist and piercing orange eyes. He smirked just as Lancer asked, "Why do you side with these wanderers?"
Caster just gave an annoyed look before replying. "Because it's better than being on your side, of course!" He then dragged his hand horizontally in front of his as strange symbols appear in the air before shooting forwards as fireballs towards Lancer.
'BBBBOOOOMMM!'
The blast knocked down the chains around us, but in front of us revealed that Lancer was still alive.
The blue haired Caster moved in front of us while speaking, "I'm a Caster Servant. For certain reason, I consider her an enemy. The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my ally, but for now, you can trust me." Without looking at Mash, he spoke, "Get in position, young lady. Skill aside, your courage is second to none."
Moving the shield in front of her, Mash simply said, "Right."
Caster then spoke to me. "Girl! Are you the Master? Then I'll leave it to you for the commands." Looking at the command spells on my right hand, I clutched to it with steel my nerves. "It'd be a temporary contract, but out of regard for that brave young lady, I'll become your Servant." He explained
Lancer looked at us before smiling. "That's fine with me. It means I can kill you earlier than planned. I'll take you while you're still flesh and blood." Spinning the staff with the Sycle blade on it, she gained a bloodthirsty look and then the fight began.
Timeskip
After beating Lancer, Caster was about to explain the situation going on here when more skeletons appeared and once again, battle commenced.
"Fujimaru, you need to support your Servants, not just stand behind them and do nothing!" The Director shouted at me as she fought off some skeletons with a Gandr spell.
"I-I'm still new to this, you can't expect me to do everything perfectly, director!" I yelled back nervously.
"I know that nor do I care right now! Just keep them away from me!" She replied harshly.
"Fou, fou!" Fou, who was on my shoulder, rubbed his head against my cheek to reassure me.
I couldn't help, but smile a little at the gesture. "Thanks, Fou." I petted him before looking back at the two Servants fighting the skeletons.
As Mash was busy blocking the oncoming attacks, she failed to see a skeleton coming up from behind with its sword aiming for her head. Luckily, before it could get close enough, a fireball engulfed it, incinerating it. Mash looked behind her to see ashes floating down and then looked to her right to see Caster standing there.
"You need to be aware of your surroundings, young lady. You never know what's out to kill ya, or what's out for that figure of yours." The wise, but perverted male Servant teased her. Yes, it turns out he's a perverted old man deep down in him.
Mash could only blush "I apologize." She then pushed all the swords and spears back with all her strength and swung the long part of the shield at the skeletons in front of her, destroying them. Quickly, she brought her shield back up to block arrows that were being shot at her before dodging a spear thrust to her left and knocking the spear-wielding skeleton to the ground with her shield and ending its undead life by smashing its skull to pieces with the long part of her shield.
Spotting some archers that were shooting at Mash a few feet away, Caster quickly created some runes in the air. "Ansuz!" He shouted and the runes quickly shot forwards as fireballs towards their target and finished them in an explosion.
'BOOOOOOOOM!'
Seeing that all the archers were gone, he turned back to see Mash finishing off the last skeleton by smashing it into one of the decimated buildings. "All right, I think that's the last of them." He said as he walked back to me and the Director. "Good. Now we can get moving." I said just as Mash returned panting and sweaty. "You okay Mash?" I quickly asked in concern for my friend.
"Yes, Sempai. I'm just still getting the use to combat." Mash smiled to reassure me. "Maybe we should stop somewhere to see if we can get you to activate your Noble Phantasm." Caster suggested. Suddenly the Director spoke, "We can do that another time, now isn't because we have a mission to focus on, so let's just move already." she ordered strictly.
Caster held his arms up in defense. "Jeez, young miss. No need to be so strict. It's no wonder your hair is so white." The blue-haired man joked, much the annoyance of Chaldea's director.
"L-let's calm down, director. Caster does have a point. We're going to need everything we got to fix this singularity." I tried to keep the Director from trying to strangle the blue-haired Caster, not like she could possibly stand against a Servant in the first place.
She takes a deep breath and sighs. "Fine, but we need to do it in a-." Suddenly, Dr. Roman's image appeared, but it was glitching badly.
"Direc- 'static' -relle- 'static' -thing is- 'static' -above- 'static'!" He tried to speak but was unable to clearly due to an unknown cause before the hologram cut out.
"Dr. Roman, we can't hear you properly. Repeat." Director ordered but got no reply. "Roman, repeat what you said!" She yelled out the order again, but still nothing.
"What happened? Did we lose connection?" I asked in concern.
"No, we should have the connection to the command center all the time." She stated, baffled by the unexpected event that has just occurred.
"Then why can't we reach Roman?" I asked.
Suddenly, myself and everyone else, judging from their faces, felt a strange feeling wash over them. It was a feeling of something powerful to me, but for the two Servants and Fou, it looked like it was completely different.
It was the presence of something dangerous.
Fou suddenly looked up at the sky as did the Servants.
"Fou, kyuu!" Fou barked.
"Something's coming and it's not friendly!" Caster shouted as he and Mash rushed out in front of me and the Director to defend us.
"W-where is it!?" I asked in worry.
"Above us!" Mash yelled as she prepared her shield.
Then the sky lit up in blue as a shining, blue sphere quickly descended from the clouds and stopped abruptly near the ground before it released a burst of light, temporarily blinding us.
No one's Pov
In the distance, a man with white hair and silver eyes wearing a black bodysuit and had tan skin with red lines on his arms and eyes was watching the group when he felt something dangerous coming and then watched the blue sphere descend and release a blinding light.
'What the hell!?' Was all he could think before the light finally disappeared and the area it was at was now covered by smoke and dust it kicked up.
As both he and the group in the ruined city stared into the dust and smoke that the sphere kicked, they see something that shocked them.
Where the sphere once was, stood a 50 meter, reptilian-like creature with greenish-gray scales, and short arms with three digits with sharp claws, as did its feet. Its tail, back, and the top of its head had three, vertically rows of spikes. It had large, glowing, yellow eyes and a large mouth full of razor-sharp teeth.
Standing tall, it released a roar that could be heard for miles.
"SKKKROOOOOCH!"
The group was shocked at the appearance of the giant beast.
"What the hell is that?!" Olga shrieked while pointing at the monster.
"Sempai, Director, get back, it's not safe!" Mash told them.
Insert: Ultraman Nexus Vol. 1 Track 33 Space Beast - Charge
The creature, Bemular, heard Olga shrieking and turned towards the group. Annoyed by the shrieking coming from them, it started to move towards them to silence them.
"Shit, it's moving towards us!" Caster yelled as he noticed the beast stomp towards them.
"Run!" Gabrielle cried out as they all retreated down the ruined street.
Bemular noticed them trying to run, much to its amusement. Charging a fire ball, it shot it forwards at the retreating group.
They ran when suddenly a massive explosion occurred behind them, sending them flying forwards.
'BBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!'
The heat from the fireball and the explosion burnt their skins, but this didn't stop Caster from getting up and glare at the approaching monster.
"Okay, you wanna fight, then you'll get a fight, you bastard!" He shouted at the creature before creating some runes and shooting them at its eyes.
'BBBBBOOOOMMMM'
"SSSSSSKRRRRROOOOOCCCCCHHH!" It cried as the fireballs made contact.
"HA! How do you like that, ya ugly bastard!" Caster shouted triumphally, but then his face changing into shock as a massive, blue fireball flew out from the smoke around the creature's face. Mash then jumped in front of him, shield raised to protect him, but the fireball exploded on contact and the blast knocked them back into the collapsed skyscraper that trapped the group, burnt and bleeding from their wounds.
"Caster, Mash!" Gabrielle cried out.
"Stay down!" Caster ordered and then he and Mash stood in front of her, Olga, and Fou to try and protect them with everything they had as they watched the giant reptile from space advance on them.
Bemular approached the insects that brought pain to it. It would grant them death as punishment for their crime.
The group looked up to see the monster charging up another energy attack. Gabrielle held Fou close and she and Olge both closed their eyes and waited for the end to come. Mash prepared her shield to try and protect the three behind her and Caster prepared to use his Noble Phantasm to try and fight the beast.
'Someone, anyone. Please save us!' Gabrielle thought to the world as she clutched the blue gem around her neck in her right hand, praying for a miracle.
Praying for a hero of some kind.
?
James' Pov
Groaning, I open my eyes and instead of space or my dorm room, it was a black world full of blue waves all around.
"Whe-Where am I?" I asked, only to get no reply. Baffled, I was about to start thinking when…
"SSSSSSKKKKKKKOOOOOOCCCCCCHHHH!"
Snapping my head to my left, I see a ripple in the space that showed and image of something that shocked me: A giant reptilian monster moving in a burning city.
"A…monster?" I asked myself. But then I see what it's moving towards: A group of oddly dressed people and a small, white creature.
Horrified, I started to shout at the group, "Oi! Run into the alleys!" Then I noticed that all the alleys were blocked by flames and rubble. Also, judging by the way they just looked at the massive being stomping towards them, it appeared they didn't hear anything.
'No…'
The creature is now in front of the group.
"No…" I spoke softly.
Two of the group, one male, and the other female rush out in front of the others. The female places her shield in front of the others while the male appears to be preparing something. The monster's mouth begins to glow with blue energy.
"NO!" I cry out, tears swelling up in my eyes before I heard something.
"Someone...Anyone...Please save us!" A female voice cried.
A cry for help. A plea for help that I couldn't do anything about.
"Damn it! Why do I have to watch this!? Is this punishment for surviving a massive tragedy will others died!? I need do something, anything to help them! To protect their lives! Their futures! I wish I had the power to save them!" I cried out, hoping anyone could hear me.
'BUM-BUM!'
No one's Pov
Suddenly, a new wave of pain shot out through James' body.
"Ah!"
James clutched his chest with his hands to try an ease the pain, only for it to grow more and more unbearable. He then brought his arms around him and his legs to his chest as he grit his teeth hard and tightly closed his eyes.
'BAM-BAM!'
One final wave shot through his body before his eyes snapped open, revealing that they've changed from yellowish-green to a glowing red.
"AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!" His arms and legs shot outwards as his scream started to change in tone before a glowing, red, V-shaped mark appears on his chest and red lines moved from it to the rest of his body and then the whole space was bathed in a bright light.
Fuyuki
No one's Pov
Just as Bemular was about to fire its attack, a small light flashed in the sky before a glowing, red sphere appeared and raced towards Bemular. The sphere collided against Bemular and knocked the monster back some distance into some burning buildings. With the beast knocked down, the sphere used this chance to sweep over the group and move them to safety.
The sphere slowly descended near a half-destroyed building and then two, giant hands moved closer to the building and placed the group on the ground. As they stood up, they opened their eyes, which were closed due to the light from the sphere, and looked around at their surroundings.
"What? H-h-how did we get here?" Gabrielle asked in confusion. Just a moment ago, they were about to be incinerated by that monster and now their safe and sound near a building.
"Fou, fou!" Fou barked as he pointed at something behind the group.
"Fou, what's wro-." Gabrielle asked, but stopped as she and the others turned around to see what the little, white creature was pointing at only to get a bigger shock.
Bemular finally got back on its feet and gave out a roar of anger. What dared to harm it!? Looking around for what attacked, it suddenly stopped upon seeing the light and the shape of it. It too was shocked, but that shock soon turned to fear as Bemular knew what the light was. A being from a race many failed to defeat.
In the distance, a man looked on with amazement at what he saw. It wasn't the being that amazed him, but the energy from the being is what did. It was like the look in his father's eye's when he found a boy that should have been beyond saving still alive. It was a feeling of hope.
'But, is this being a threat or something else?' He thought to himself.
Meanwhile, in a massive open space within a cave, stood a young woman in heavy, black knight armor with red lines running along it. Her hair was gold and tied up into a bun at the back and her skin was pale enough to make one question whether she was alive or not. In front of her, in both hands was a black and red longsword pierced into the ground. She opened her golden eyes, her gaze like that of a dragon, upon sensing a powerful energy. Even if she was a cold being drowned in darkness, the energy she felt was warm. Like it was reaching out to her and pull her out of the despair and regret she was in and give her hope.
'No, this is the path I've chosen. It's too late to go back.' She thought sternly to herself before quickly shaking off the feeling, believing that she was too deep in darkness to be saved, but for some reason, the feeling didn't disappear and was still in her blackened heart as a single speck of light.
Back with the group, their reactions varied.
Olga looked like she was about to faint.
Fou just kept looking at it with curiosity.
Caster and Mash moved forwards, glaring at the light bathed being, thinking it was another threat.
Gabrielle, however, she only stared at the being in awe before she broke the silence.
"A…. silver…. giant?" Those were the only words that Gabrielle could mutter as she finally got a clear look at the being that saved her and the others.
Insert: Ultraman Nexus Ost Volume 1 Track 2 Nexus – Encounter
As the light dispersed, standing in front of the group was a 49-meter giant. He was mostly silver, with gray and black details, and on his arms, were red bracers with small blades that protruded from beneath. His head had a large fin on the top and two more on the sides that went down to his neck, making it look like a helmet. His mouth looked like it couldn't move and his glowing, oval-shaped eyes looked down at the group. The most noticeable feature on the giant was on his chest. On it was a large, red, V-shaped gem that seemed to glow with an unknown energy.
No one could speak due to the giant's presence, but unlike the hostile presence of the reptilian beast that tried to kill them, the giant gave off the feeling of protection and hope. However, only Gabrielle felt soothed by it and felt like she could trust this being.
"SSSKKKKOOOOOCCCCCHHHHH!"
The giant's head quickly snapped up and turned to the source of the roar to see that Bemular had finally decided to throw away the fear it had and fight the giant. Probably because it has never seen this being from the race it feared, so it must be a weak one.
Turning towards the Space Monster, the giant watched as Bemular charged towards him before looking down at his hands for a moment and then clenched them with determination before looking back at the charging monster. He then put his right hand out in a fist and his left straight and close to his chest.
Insert: Ultraman Nexus Vol. 1 Track 44 Nexus - Heroic
"SHU!" He shouted before charging towards Bemular, each step shaking the ground and throwing up debris. Then the two titans slammed into each other and the impact of the two massive being colliding knocked the group off their feet while debris flew up around the giants.
Bemular and the Silver Giant, as Gabrielle called it, battled off with their strength as both tried to push the other back, but the two appeared to be equal until Bemular started to feel itself being overpowered as the giant began to push back the beast away for the group.
"Strong…" Gabrielle said as she watched the Silver Giant push back the colossal reptile.
Then a hand was placed on her shoulder, making her jump a bit before turning to see Mash with a serious expression. "Sempai, we must take cover." She said sternly before grabbing her hand and guild her to the inside of the half-destroyed building. Fou followed them and then Caster while carrying Olga under one arm, due to her being frozen in fear, followed suit.
When the giant felt like it was a safe distance from the group he saved, he then pushed Bemular away with a kick before he rolled under the claw swipe that Bemular made and got behind him before grabbing its tail. Using all his strength, he moved his body with enough momentum to lift Bemular off its feet and began to spin Bemular around a few times before throwing the Space Monster further away from the group and crashing to the ground. Bemular rolled and stood up and looked back at its opponent, only to see the giant jump high into the air.
"HAAAH!" He shouted as he flew forwards and placed his left foot out before landing a kick to the side of the monster's face. After getting back up, the giant followed up with several punches to Bemular's body before blocking its right claw and then delivered a left kick.
Staggering back a bit, the space reptile counter attacked by quickly turning its back and swung its tail at the upper part of the giant's body, causing him to duck, but that gave Bemular the chance to opens its mouth and fire a blue fireball at the Silver Giant.
"AHHHH!" Unable to react in time to block or dodge, the Silver Giant ended up being hit in the chest and with a shout of pain, was sent flying into the air and into some ruined buildings.
Gabrielle could only watch in worry as the Silver Giant landed into the buildings.
'CCCCRRRRRAAAAASSSSHHHHH!'
Getting up, the Silver Giant didn't have a chance to stand up before seeing Bemular firing more fireballs at him, causing him to evade by rolling to the left. Finally standing up, the giant then deflected one of the fireballs with his left arm then used his right arm to deflect another one before finally punching the third one with his left fist.
Bemular then stopped firing as it looks like it used too much of its strength and energy. Seeing this, the Silver Giant ran at the beast before jumping high in the air right towards Bemular. Once close enough, the giant grabbed the beast by the neck and using the momentum from his fall, and gave Bemular a Kaiji-style side DDT, slamming its head first to the ground.
After that, the giant stood back up and moved behind Bemular, as the beast was trying to get back up, only to get placed into another headlock from the giant. Bring Bemular to its feet, the giant made another jump while giving a shout, but this time still holding onto Bemular's head.
"HA!" The giant's jump went as high as Bemular's body height before coming back down, dragging its head along with him, and putting his right knee out and slamming the beast's bottom jaw on it.
"Damn, nice moves." Caster admitted, even though he thought the giant was dangerous like the creature he was fighting. Olga and Mash only gave him an annoyed look before he spoke again, "What? It's true."
Letting go of its head, the Silver Giant moved in front of Bemular before grabbing its neck and underside before lifting the beast into the air and then threw it into some burning buildings.
'CCCCCCCRRRRRRAAAAAAASSSSSSHHHH!'
As the giant prepared himself, a wave suddenly went through his head as he paused before looking down at his arms and hands. Clutching his hands and nodding to himself, he gave stood up straight and looked as if he was about to do something.
"CHU!" He gave a shout that caught the attention of the group. "What's he planning?" Olga asked. Then he moved his left hand out to his left straight before bringing it close to the left side of his torso with the palm facing up and at the same time, bring his right hand and placing it above his left with both palms facing each other before blue electricity formed between them.
The humans looked at the lightning, admiring its beauty, but Fou and the Servants, including the one in the distance, could fell immense power building up and looked on in curiosity before they all heard a commotion at the spot the giant threw the reptilian beast at and saw it getting back up. Bemular, now finally back on its feet, was furious at the giant and now want nothing more than to kill the giant, even the pain the group of insects from before didn't matter now.
The Silver Giant then moved his hands away from each other a bit as a gold light now covered both his hands.
"SHU!" He shouted and in one motion, crossed his arms together in front of him on his right side to form a '+'. When that happened, a vertical, golden-red ray shot out from the top side and went straight towards Bemular, who just turned to face the giant, only to see the beam coming at it.
"SSSSSSKKKKKKOOOOOCCCCCHHHHH!" The Space monster cried as the beam made contact and an unbearable pain shot through its who body. The energy from the beam slowly pushed it back as the giant kept firing.
"HOLY SHIT!" Caster yelled as he and Mash felt the amount of power from the golden-red beam that the giant was shooting. Mash was speechless.
With the man in the distance, he watched in shock when he felt to power from the attack that was coming from the silver being. 'To have this much power!' He thought to himself, amazed that anything in existence could have so much power.
"OOOOOHHHHH." The Silver Giant hummed as he put more energy into the attack. After a few seconds, he canceled the stream of light before dropping onto one knee and just watched the monster.
"SSSSKKKKKRRROOOOCCCCHH…" Bemular weakly cried as it slowly fell backwards onto the ground before being engulfed in a massive explosion.
'BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!'
Silence filled the city as the group and the man watching from afar were stunned by the power the giant had.
Gabrielle's Pov
"Amazing…" I muttered before me and the others heard an odd noise fill the city.
'Ding-ding, ding-ding.'
Looking at the silver giant, we noticed that the red, V-shaped gem on his chest was flashing. 'Why's it doing that? Does it mean something?' I thought to myself. Suddenly, the giant disappeared in dispersion of light.
"I-Is it gone?" The Director asked nervously. She may try to hide it, but it was obvious to us that she feared being on the battlefield.
"Who cares, it's gone, we aren't in danger anymore. Let's get a move on." Caster spoke.
'Does he mean the monster or the giant?' I questioned in my head on what Caster said.
Once outside the ruined building, everyone started walking towards a location that Caster said was the source of the Singularity, but I stood in my spot, looking back at where the giant previously was before vanishing. 'Is it possible that…?' For some reason, my instincts are telling me to go there because of a strange possibility.
"Oi! Why are you just standing there? We need to get moving." Caster's voice snaps me out of my thoughts. Looking back at everyone, they're looking at me with one look of worry (Mash) and two looks of strictness (Director and Caster).
Looking back at the place the Silver Giant was, I decided to trust my instincts. Looking at them, I spoke while pointing at the spot, "We need to go over there first."
They looked at me like I was crazy before the Director spoke, "Fujimaru, have you lost all of your senses, we have no time for fooling around. We have a mission."
"I know, but we have to go over there first and if you all won't come, then I'll go by myself," I spoke back. Looking at each other, Caster and the Director groaned before they all walked towards me.
Timeskip
"So, what's the point of going to this location?" Director asked annoyed. This was the 5th time she asked that. I didn't give her the full answer the last 4 times, but finally annoyed by her constant questioning and the fact that we were now walking up to the area the giant vanished at.
"Because I think the giant didn't vanish and just shrunk down to a smaller size. So, he might be here still."
Suddenly, a wooden staff was placed in my way and then Caster walked in front of me with a stern look before speaking. "Then forget it, we aren't going to look for something that dangerous."
Frowning at him, I spoke to him, "Dangerous? He can't be dangerous."
Director then spoke up, "Caster's right, Fujimaru, we don't know anything about that giant, therefore we can't say it's an ally."
Turning towards her, I was about to retort when Mash put her hand on my shoulder before speaking, "Caster and the Director are right Sempai. For all we know, it could've tried to kill us after it finished off that monster."
Okay, I've had enough! Knocking her hand off my shoulder, I backed away from them and glared at them before I shouted at them, "He saved our lives! He rescued us when we were about to be killed by that monster and you call him dangerous!? We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him! He could be weakened from that battle and needs help! If you won't help, then I'll do it myself!" Shock by my outburst, I ran towards the location with them shouting at me to come back.
Navigating around the debris, I eventually came to the center of the area and saw something that surprised me. "What the…" before I could finish talking to myself, a hand grabbed my arm. Turning to see who it was, it was Caster with an angry look before the Director appeared with a similar expression and Mash with a look of worry.
"Okay, enough of this crap! We are not wasting our time with looking for something that could kill us!" He spoke before dragging me to the others where the Director stared at me, furious at what I just did. Just as she was about to shout at me, Mash suddenly looked at the area I was looking at previously and her eyes widened before speaking. "Director, Caster, wait. Look over there." She pointed at the spot I was previously looking at.
Doing as she told them, they looked and then their expressions changed from angry to surprise.
Laying there was a teen who appeared to be 19-years-old with short, brown hair that had a single silver strand on his right side. He wore a red shirt with white details, black pants with a red strip on both sides of each leg and a pair of blue and silver of shoes that I saw had the trademark symbol for Nike. He also had a black jacket on the was unzipped and he looked averagely fit for his age. His eyes were closed, indicating that he was passed out.
"A survivor?" The Director asked, but Caster seemed to be concentrating before speaking out something that surprised us: "It looks like this kid is giving off the same aura as that giant, so that means that we found him."
Suddenly, he stretched his hand out, but before he could launch an attack, I grabbed his arm to prevent him from doing so. "Stop! Can't you see he's just passed out?" I asked him.
"Will you stop this bullshit!? How can you say that he isn't a threat!?" He questioned me angrily.
Suddenly, Fou ran between us and straight towards the teen on the ground. Mash yelled out to him, "Fou, wait! Come back!" But all he did was walk up to the teen's face and sniffed it a bit before giving a chirp and started licking his cheek.
We all rushed to them and Mash went to pick Fou up. Before she could, the teen unconsciously grabbed Fou, making us jump back with Mash, Director, and Caster preparing themselves to attack him. Before I started to think that maybe they were right, the teen, instead of squeezing the life out of Fou, placed him on his chest and started to pet him and amazingly, Fou laid down and seemed to enjoy it. The teen then smiled as he ran his fingers through Fou's fluffy fur.
Looking at the others behind me, who had dumbfounded expressions, I gave them a deadpan look before speaking, "Dangerous, really?"
James' Pov
After the pain ended, I found myself in the air above the burning city, but before I could think about happened, I saw the scene I saw before the pain began and once again tried reaching them. Next thing I know, I was moving towards them and when I thought about it, I somehow felt different than usual. Before I could wonder why I looked to see the monster that was attacking them was now in some buildings.
Without thinking, quickly picked up the group in my hands, which, to my surprise, were much bigger than before, and moved them to a half-destroyed building. After hearing the roar of the monster turned to see it charging towards me before I finally looked at myself to find I was now some kind of silver titan. Putting the curiosity away, I decided to use this silver, giant me to protect the group I saved.
Using techniques and moves I didn't have any previous knowledge about, I held my ground before something flashed through my head about some energy beam I could fire from my hands. Using this energy beam, I destroyed it before I finally tired out and the V-shaped gem on my chest started flashing and making a dinging sound. Then I passed out.
A weird, but partly terrifying dream, I'll say.
Trying to get so sleep for tomorrows classes, I suddenly felt something licking my check. Hmm, must be one of the cats. How nice. Picking it up, I placed it on my chest and started petting it. Oddly, it didn't resist like usual and instead laid down. Smiling, I continued to pet it, until I heard a voice that sound like the one from my dream and someone started to shake me.
"…up…, Wa… up…, Wake up, please." That doesn't sound like my roommate and now that I think about it, cats aren't allowed in the dorms. So, then what's on my chest?
No one's Pov
Opening his eyes, James sat up and felt something lad in his lap. Looking down, he saw a fluffy, white creature he has never seen before it looked up at him and then chirped, "Fou!"
Feeling other eyes on him, James looked up and saw the group he had saved in his 'dream': a girl about his age with beautiful, white hair, a girl with pale purple hair carrying a huge shield, and a blue-haired adult male who had a wooden staff.
'What...The...Hell.' Was all James could think before he felt someone tapping his left shoulder. Turning, he came face-to-face with a beautiful, red-haired girl with orange eyes filled with concern. She was wearing similar clothes to the white-haired girl, only with different colors and less decorative.
"Umm… Are you okay?" She asked him. James just nodded, still confused by the situation he found himself in.
She then reached out and offered to help him up, which he accepted. With a grunt and a pull, she helped him onto his feet.
Dusting himself off, he looked at her a gave a quick thanks before he stopped once he suddenly felt something in his right jacket pocket. Reaching into it, he pulled out a wand-like device that had a red, V-shaped gem in the middle, like the one on his chest before he passed out. He raised an eyebrow as he began to examine it with curiosity.
'It was at this moment…'
Suddenly, the little, white creature that was on his lap jumped onto his shoulder. Startled a bit, he then smiled gently at it and started to pet the creature's head, which it seemed to enjoy.
'...I come to the conclusion...'
The group, except Gabrielle, looked baffled that the teen before them was, as Caster confirmed, the giant that destroyed the monster that nearly killed them and started to question their idea of him being dangerous. All Gabrielle did was smile at the scene, glad that she was right about him. Walking up next her, Mash, knowing that Fou obviously trust him, decided to throw her suspicion of him away and trust him since her Sempai and Fou are willing to put their trust in him. Both girls looked at each other and smiled before looking back at the scene in front of them.
'…that my life was no longer going to be peaceful anymore.'
Insert: Ultraman Nexus Vol.1 Track 1 - Main Title
From a void surrounded by a ring of light, an explosion of light burst forwards and something covered in blue crystals appears before another one appears below the first, only now covered in red crystals.
Then streaks of light flash over them, chipping off the crystal coverings until they revealed the title.
Fate/Grand Order
Nexus
Inset: Ultraman Nexus PS2 - Title
Next Time
"Fuyuki? That city doesn't exist."
"I'm from another universe."
"Immortality. It's just another form of hell."
"You're my opponent."
"What makes you think we're the same!?"
"So, what's your real name?"
Fate/Grand Order: Nexus
Chapter 1 – Lighting the Darkness 1 - UBW
And, that's it everyone, the prologue of Fate/Grand Order: Nexus. Once again, a huge shout out to CanadianRider, who did the fight scene and looked over the whole story before it was ready. Also, again thank you guys because without you all your words, me or CanadianRider wouldn't have had the confidence to make this, so pat yourselves on the back because the biggest part of this story is all of you.
Also, there will be pairing of my character, but I want you all to tell me what should happen. I'll make a poll to tell me what should happen and a harem is a choice. So please tell about my character and what kind of relationship will occur, be it single or a harem. Just vote what you want and in the next chapter, I'll announce the winner. Poll is on my profile.
Voting will end on Sunday.
Remember everyone, never give up!
With that, NexusLight out.
10/24/2017 - Update: Due to work on the next chapter starting soon and wanting to get the story to the 3rd Singularity, voting will end at 11:59 P.M. tonight. I do apologize, but I want to get it out of the way so the story can progress.
Also, the idea for the next chapter has changed. Originally, Nexus was going to fight Archer then Saber. Now both fights are taking place in separate chapters.
Sorry for the update, but because the game has now reached the third Singularity, I want to get the story to their to stay caught up with the game.
10/5/2017: Update: Decided to place the chapter titles into the story to make it more like the TV shows. They'll appear after the opening sequences. Thank you and have a nice day or night depending where ever you are, unless you live on the Moon.
3/30/2018: Update: Did some editing.