Yo! Kitsuu here with another story. As you've guessed by the title this is a Fate Stay/Night fanfic. I've just recently gotten into the series and this is mostly going to be a self-indulgent fanfic unlike others I've written. So expect an EXTREMELY OVERPOWERED freaking SI-Shirou going through the F/SN universe.
I will be referencing several anime and games throughout this story and there will be items/abilities taken from either different anime/games or spin-offs of Fate. The rules for the 'World' of F/SN in this fanfic will also be changed. If you don't like this type of story then I suggest you leave now.
Also like most of my other stories expect [The Gamer] although in a lesser way because math is kinda what burned me out for DxD: PtDE. I'll eventually get back to it but for now I'll just write my own power fantasy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fate/stay night, Fate/Zero, or The Gamer. They are owned by their respective owners. Try to support the official releases if you can.
'Damn. I died?' That's the first thought that came to mind.
At least that's what I think happened, especially considering my last memory is a handgun placed to my forehead and then a loud noise which I believe was the gun firing if television and games had the sound effect correct.
Well, before we get any further let me introduce myself. My name is Christopher… something and I was a 17 ½-year-old kid from the USA who found enjoyment in a variety of manga, manhwa, anime, and video games. My life was that of an average kid if not a little bit better because of my mom and dad who did a lot for my siblings and me. The most 'exciting' thing for the lack of a better word was that of my last memory, which unfortunately had me dying.
Now that you know the basics about me let's get back to what's currently happening.
Looking around me I got confused when I saw I was in a black void. It was devoid of any life and although I had called it black it was only because I didn't know what other color fit it.
'Damn. So this is how it's gonna be? Floating in the void for all eternity? Must've done some pretty messed up shit although the worst thing I did was probably stealing from some stores.' And so with nothing else to do, I just waited.
I can't exactly tell you how long I was in that void since I guess time is meaningless when you can't do anything but from my perspective, I would guess it was around half a day or so before something happened.
'At least I'm not going crazy. Although it'll probably take me a few more days before I go insane just to protect myself. At least I hope.' I thought to myself as I kept looking around.
And that's when I saw it. A being of immense power which radiated an aura of sereness.
To quote from Excalibur's TYPE-MOON Wiki page, "It cannot be called beautiful because of its appearance, for the description of "beautiful" will only dirty it. It is instead sacred…".
I guess this is the being that the multitude of religions in the world worship, God.
The being itself took a single look at me before waving its hand reforming the void into an infinite room whose floor seemed to be made out of water if the ripples coming from the being stepping towards me were real.
However, as I went to pick myself up I realized that I couldn't feel anything. My sense of touch was gone.
Looking down at 'myself' I realized that I didn't have a physical body. Deciding I could do nothing I simply waited for the being to come to me.
After what seemed like an eternity but was really just a few seconds, the being made its way and sat down in front of 'me'.
"Hello, my child. It's a pleasure to finally see you once again. An absolute shame that your time in this world has come to end, and such a tragic one as well." The being spoke before looking at me with a sad smile on its face.
However, one thing rose up from inside me and burst out.
"Ar… u… G..d?" It seems I couldn't even speak fully but I just had to know before this conversation could continue.
I needed to know that if all the time my parents and grandparents spent worshiping this God weren't just ramblings.
"So you can still form words even after being reduced to just a soul and one that stayed in the void for so long? Truly remarkable. I knew that I made something truly special when I made you… But to answer your question. Yes, I believe I would qualify as the being you children would refer to as God. However, this form is only a facet of what I truly am." The being replied as it smiled.
"I have been called many names since the creation of the universe by a multitude of different species. The most prominent ones in your world I believe would be God, Gaia, or Fate. Seeing as your time was cut short I've come to offer you a deal. I offer this deal to all my children whose time was cut short as I only want to see them happy even if right now they are currently suffering." Gaia said as she looked off into the distance a small frown on 'her' face.
With all the willpower I could muster I decided to try and speak again. I needed to know what the deal that Gaia was offering me.
"What… deal? T...l me… pl...se."
"Once again I applaud your willpower. It seems you truly have what it takes to get the most out of this deal. Very well, I shall tell you of the nature of this deal. In its simplest terms, I will use some of my power along with the help of another force who could also be considered 'God' by the people of your world to reincarnate you in another version of this world." Gaia said smiling fondly.
"Looking at your soul I can see that you enjoyed watching and reading stories of fantasy worlds where the protagonist was sent to other worlds with powers. It'd be like Reincarnation however I would have you replace another person whose soul has nearly gone to save them. Do you wish to accept this deal, my child? I will not judge you either way if you choose to want to keep on living or stay dead and go to the afterlife which is known as Heaven." Gaia asked, looking straight at me now.
If… If... If it's even just one more day I can keep on living, I want to!
I don't want to be dead!
I want to be alive and experience the glorious torture that is known as life!
Please, I will take this deal. No matter what the cost is.
Please… I just don't want to be dead!
"Very well my child. You have given me your answer. You may experience hardships and even great suffering in your new life but I promise you that you will have great happiness as well. May you have a great and prosperous second life, Christopher." And with that Gaia leaned in and planted a soft kiss on my forehead, reminding me of my mother.
And with that, I knew no more.
When I 'woke up', I was greeted to a screen which was oddly familiar to me. How could I not know it when it made it up a majority of the stories I read and games I played.
[Hello, Player. It's an honor to work with one of Gaia's Champions. I assume you are familiar with the ability that is currently speaking to you at the moment.]
"[The Gamer]? That's what I believe you are correct?" My voice was ethereal-like but I noticed I could talk perfectly unlike when I was in the presence of Gaia.
[Perfect! You are in fact familiar with what I or rather what the greater system is. I am a mere spiritual servant of Lady Gaia who was assigned to help administrate the power which was given by the 'Second Force' Lady Gaia spoke of.]
[Right now you are in a gap between your new life and Lady Gaia's Utopia. While the greater details of your new life have already been sorted out there are still some things that the 'Second Force' and Lady Gaia can change in accordance with your wishes. I guess you could consider this a limited character creation screen.]
"Do you mean I can change stuff like my ancestry or something of that sort for the new life Lady Gaia and this Second Force is reincarnating me into?" It was one of the things I could imagine being able to change. It also seemed I had just taken up the whole calling Gaia, Lady Gaia for some weird reason.
[Yes! Exactly that kind of thing. For now, I will ask that you call out 'Status'. It is one of the commands that can be accessed from the Main Menu but saying Status is a faster way to view your main profile.]
"Very well, I'll trust you. Status." And with that, a new screen came into existence.
[Status]
Name: ?
Age: ? (Physical/Chronologically), 17 ½ (Soul)
Sex: Male Race: Human
Title: Champion of Gaia, Champion of the Second Force, The Gamer, N/A (Note: All bonuses are currently on hold until the tutorial is finished.)
Level: 1 EXP: 0/100
Health Points (HP): 1,000/1,000
HP Regen (HPR): 10 HP per second
Mana Points (MP): ?
MP Regen (MPR): 35 MP per second
Attributes:
Strength (STR): 1
Endurance (END): 1
Dexterity (DEX): 1
Intelligence (INT): 3
Wisdom (WIS): 2
Magic (MAG): 5
Luck (LUK): 5
Charisma (CHA): 5
Points: 50
Skills:
[Gamer's Mind] [LV MAX] (Passive):
Allows the Player to think things through calmly and logically. Allows a peaceful state of mind. Grants immunity to most psychological status effects.
[Gamer's Body] [LV MAX] (Passive):
Grants a body that allows the Player to live real life like a game. After sleeping he restores HP & MP and all harmful status effects and ailments are cured.
[Perfect Body] [LV MAX] (Passive):
Allows the Player to regenerate all body parts and organs that may be taken or destroyed after resting. Your body changes with your stat increase accordingly, improving your appearance depending on which stat you increase. Subtly interferes mentally with reality so normal people won't question you regenerating a body part or organ.
[Magic Circuits] (?) [Rank ?] (Passive):
Magic Circuits are a pseudo-nervous system that spreads itself through the human body and what qualifies a person to be a Magus. Each magic circuit produces a certain amount of Od. The higher rank quality your circuits are the more Od will be produced.
"Od? Magic Circuits? Say… um, Assistant… Guide? Do you know if the world I'm reincarnating into is the Fate universe? Because that universe is the only one with the terms Od and Magic Circuits from what I know." I asked the spirit that had been assigned to help me.
'However, even if it is the Fate universe I get reincarnated into I have currently three titles which sound good so maybe it won't be extremely hard.' I thought to myself before checking to see if the spirit guide had answered.
[Lady Gaia didn't really tell me which world you would reincarnate into. I believe the Second Force decides that after you accept the deal, sorry. Your name is already determined however so you can't change that however you do have 50 points given to you by the Second Force to allocate however you want although you do have to use all of them right now. Also, you can call me Goldy if you need help.]
"Ah thank you very much for the assistance, Goldy. Let's see… 50 points. Assuming this is the Fate universe then I'll have to rely on Magecraft which I assume will be somewhat dependent on Magic. Also if this is anything like The Gamer webtoon then all I need to do is work-out physically and I'll get physical stat points. So let's do this." I then started putting points into the various stats.
These are my new stats.
Health Points (HP): 800/800
HP Regen (HPR): 30 HP per second
Mana Points (MP): ?
MP Regen: 150 MP per second
Attributes:
Strength (STR): 3
Endurance (END): 3
Dexterity (DEX): 3
Intelligence (INT): 5
Wisdom (WIS): 5
Magic (MAG): 25
Luck (LUK): 20
Charisma (CHA): 9
Points: 0
I understood the basic idea of what all the stats did. I had put 2 points into each physical stats so it was slightly easier to train them. I had put 2 and 3 points into Intelligence and Wisdom respectively so it was easier for me to learn stuff and plan out.
40% of my 50 points went into Magic since I assumed I was going to need it to do much in the Fate Universe. I then put around 30% of my points into Luck since from what I remember in Fate, luck was, "the ability to defy fate" which if you think about was pretty broken. Then I put the remaining 4 into Charisma which would most likely become my dump stat unless Charisma was needed to progress through Quests and stuff.
Still, I wonder if the Fate world has had its difficulty increased. Usually, HPR & MPR are by minutes not seconds and I had already a 800 HP despite only having 3 points in Endurance. Well, I wasn't going to say anything lest I jinx it.
[Are you done putting in points? Great! Now there are just a few more things that you'll have to choose and then you can reincarnate in your new life. Let's see… Alright, the next thing on the list is your ancestry in your new life. Remember I don't know which world you're reincarnating into these are just the choices which the Second Force listed.]
Runaway Alchemist:
You are one of the only 'true' children of the Einzbern family that was actually birthed rather than being created as a homunculus through an alchemical formula. Raised as an outcast child of the Einzbern family, you are hailed as a prodigy who despite being born naturally instead of created, has the power to rival even the most perfect homunculus created. [-50% RP Gain with Einzbern Family] [+300% EXP when learning Healing Magecraft/Alchemy] [High-Grade Magic Circuits] [+10 Magic, +5 Intelligence & Wisdom and Charisma] [A Formal Magus Education]
The First One Ever:
You are the first-ever person in your entire family tree to have been born with Magic Circuits. This means that you know no one to give you lessons in Magecraft although because of that you have a knack for simpler Magecraft. [+25% RP Gain with non-Magus characters] [+350% EXP gain when learning very simple Magecraft] [Low-Grade Magic Circuits] [+10 Luck, +5 Strength & Endurance] [No Formal Magus Education]
The One Who Inherited the Myth:
You are quite an anomaly having awoken ancient blood from a legendary myth. Your blood has lain dormant for quite some time but now it's awoken. The time of the Age of Gods is over but you seem to have quite the knack for Magecraft in general, ranging from simple to super-complex Magecraft. [+250% EXP gain to all types of Magecraft] [Highest-Grade Magic Circuits] [+20 Magic & +10 Charisma] [No Formal Magus Education] [? Skill(s)]
A Link To One Thought Dead:
You are actually the descendant of a Magus family that was thought to belong dead who gave up on all Magecraft except the category of Material Transmutation. This includes Alteration and Reinforcement Magecraft. Although you can learn other Magecraft, you'll have a harder time and can perform MT Magecraft as easy as breathing due to the Magic Crest which was passed onto you. [+500% EXP gain to Material Transmutation Magecraft & -50% EXP gain to all other Magecraft] [Average-Grade Magic Circuits] [+10 Strength, +3 Magic, +6 Endurance & Dexterity] [Semi-Formal Magus Education] [? Magic Crest]
"Holy crap. Well, I can throw away the first two automatically. The First One Ever is like purposely putting the world on Hard Mode. I'm almost certain I'm reincarnating into Fate now because of Runaway Alchemist which has me as a child of some Einzbern outcast. A Link To One Thought Dead would be extremely good if I was planning on being a Hand-to-Hand Combat Magus especially due to the Magic Crest but…" I looked at the 3rd Ancestry option on the list.
"Even if there's a slim chance I could be related to someone like Gilgamesh, Da Vinci, Jeanne d'Arc and the rest… Plus there's the fact that it has a good EXP boost to every type of Magecraft along with the best Magic Circuits and good extra stats." I looked at the screen before clicking on the 3rd option.
[To be honest, I expected that. N-not to say that t-that's bad necessarily! Anyways the last thing on the list is to… choose an Element and Origin? What? You already have one though. Hmm, I wonder… Wait one second, please. I need to check something out.]
"An Element and Origin huh? Guess this really is Fate. Thank god I played the visual novel and watched the shows. Otherwise, I'd be stuck with like zero-knowledge and probably die instantly. Hopefully, I live somewhere near Fuyuki. Actually, I hope to live in Japan at all. Otherwise, I'm going to have to get a passport and documents and it'll be a huge mess." I said to myself aloud as I waited for Goldy to come back.
Eventually after what I think was a few minutes, Goldy came back speaking to me through another screen.
[Sorry. So it seems that through the interference of Lady Gaia and the Second Force your Origin and Element, or rather several of your Origins and Elements have already been decided. However, you still get to choose a single Origin and Element. Gamer's Mind should make it so you don't develop alternate personalities due to the multiple Origins you have but… I'm not 100% sure about that. Sorry. Anyways you can choose anything you want although if you decide to make your Element and Origin the same you will be a living incarnate of whatever you chose so choose wisely.]
"Wait what? You're saying that Lady Gaia and this 'Second Force' have literally changed the life I'm reincarnating into so that it has multiple different Origins? I can understand your confusion. Any chance you can tell me what they are or will you just tell me if I choose an Element and Origin I already have?" I asked Goldy wondering whether or not she'd be able to tell me.
[Sorry, all I got from my information gathering is that you have multiple Origins and Elements. I'll be able to tell you if you choose one of your already ingrained Origins and Elements though so don't worry about 'wasting' an Origin and Element.]
"Ah alright. Let's see… If I remember correctly the TYPE-MOON Wiki said that an Origin is the starting point that defines one's existence and directs one's actions throughout life. Shirou had both his Origin and Element as Sword which made him basically useless in all Magecraft but gave him Unlimited Blade Works, a Reality Marble in exchange… Hmm. If the same Origin and Element is chosen the person becomes a living incarnate of that… Oh? Is that possible? I mean it'd certainly be the best if not one of the best ones." I said to myself thinking of what I should choose.
"Alright, I've made my choice." I knew what my Origin and Element were going to be.
[Already?! Dang, you think fast. Well let's hear it.]
"My Origin will be Infinity/Infinite Potential. My Element will also be Infinity/Infinite Potential." I said looking at the screen from which I read Goldy's words from.
[I see. I see. In order to enhance your prowess, you've decided to become a living incarnate for Infinite Potential to boost your growth. I'm going to be honest, even I don't know what'll happen but I guess I'll find out as I'll be the one administrating over your ability of [The Gamer].]
"It's nice to see that you understand my way of thinking. Now is there anything else left for me to do or can I be reincarnated now?" I wanted to return to the land of the living.
[No, there's nothing else. Well, when you wake up I'll give you a tutorial quest to help you get acquainted but for now, let's get you reincarnated. I'll see you in a little bit Champion!]
And with that for the second time, I knew no more.
When I came to, I was in a burning field.
There was a huge fire and as I searched through my memories I realized that the extremely familiar town was turning into ashes by the second as both people and buildings burned. It looked like the remains of a battlefield between gods, to be honest.
But as I passed in and out of consciousness I realized that the fire didn't last long.
As the yellow sun rose across the crimson-red sky filled with smoke it began to die down. The tall wall of flames that had surrounded me on all sides had shortened, and most of the burning buildings had already been consumed and fallen.
It felt strange, being the only thing within the burning field to not have been touched by the fires. To be the only thing that still retained its original form.
However, there was something I realized as I looked around.
I was the only person still alive around. The scent of burnt flesh filled the air and I would have gagged if not for the fact that my senses weren't currently working that well.
I was honestly very lucky to not have been harmed that much. Realizing that since I survived and had been reincarnated, and that I shouldn't waste this chance, I got up.
It took me quite a few tries as I kept falling as if my body wouldn't respond but eventually I was able to stand up.
Although the fire had lessened considerably from when I first came to, it was still extremely dangerous just to stay in the burning field in case the fire somehow spread once more.
As I started walking aimlessly through the burning field, I came to understand the fact that I wasn't concerned that much by getting burned up like the numerous dead bodies that lied around the field having been consumed by the flames.
…Probably because, over and above not wanting to be like the people around me, there was another feeling in my mind that calmed me even as the flames burned.
But still, there was little hope for me to survive if I couldn't find my way away from the flames. It was honestly a miracle that the flames hadn't consumed me the multitude of times I'd passed out.
Still, my body was gradually feeling heavier and heavier and without help, I would certainly die.
As the minutes passed, the calm feeling got stronger and despite me feeling like this fiery world would never end I didn't panic despite the absolute hell that I was currently in.
Eventually, 5 minutes turned into 10 and once more in 15 minutes. After 20 minutes of endlessly walking with my body becoming heavier with each step, I collapsed.
"Is it because all the oxygen in the air is being consumed by the fire to keep on burning? Is it because this new body of mine just can't handle walking much longer? Perhaps, I should've invested more into Endurance at the time but I certainly couldn't predict I'd be in a huge fire the moment I woke up. Seriously, this was such a cruel joke played by Lady Gaia and whatever the Second Force is.' I thought to myself as I stared up at the clouded sky.
Everything within view was either burned up or currently burning and the number of shriveled people I could see were in the dozens possibly even hundreds. Deciding to not focus on the amount of death in the surrounding area I looked up at the crimson sky.
Dark clouds loomed overhead, and I could instinctively feel that it was going to rain soon.
'Did you hear me thinking about you Lady Gaia? Did you not wish this on me and now you're going to make it rain? Well whatever the reason is, as long as I can keep on living I don't mind.' I thought knowing the fire would be smothered and put out by the rain.
"Sti.. it hu..rts so much…" I mumbled to myself, on my behalf and on the behalf of all the people who couldn't say so.
Eventually, the rain started and the flames which had stolen all of the oxygen died off and stopped burning. It was quite sometime before the rain fully got rid of all the flames but eventually, it did.
I decided to lay in the rain waiting for it to be a little less hard on me. As the rain let up some, I decided that it was enough for me to keep on walking and got up from the rough earth I had collapsed on.
It was easier now to walk and although my body still felt extremely heavy, it wasn't becoming any heavier unlike before the rain.
I had walked probably around 25 meters when a tall man appeared in my vision.
Running up to me, I could see that he was smiling as he looked at me with tears coming from his eyes. Looking at him, I saw that he wore a black suit, pants, tie, along with a long black trench coat. The man's face which was partly covered by charcoal and smoke led into a pair of eyes that while full of defeat were shedding tears of happiness as he knelt down. His hair was short and black and I briefly stopped focusing on his features as he talked to me.
"Thank God, you're still alive. Are you okay? Do you need help?" The man asked.
"It.. hurts.. Bo..y he..vy.." As my eyes started closing it seemed like the heaviness finally started to make my body shut down.
'Still, this is... oddly familiar. Is that you... Kiritsugu? I need… to check… my [Status].' I thought, barely staying awake.
"[Status]..." It was barely a whisper but it worked.
I only got to the part of my [Status] with my name before I passed out.
[Status]
Name: Shirou ?
So yeah this is the first chapter of Fate the Game: Supreme King Edition. Once again I would like to emphasize that this is going to be basically what amounts to a power fantasy in the Fate universe. I'm also going to change the established rules in the world of Fate so if you're a stickler for that stuff you can go ahead and head out.
Warning that this story from here on out may include: cursing, sexual themes, heterosexuality (M/F), homosexuality (F/F), and maybe underage sex? (cause I don't really understand how the age of consent works in Japan but don't worry I'm not gonna have 7 y/o Shirou do that as that's weird).
Once again if you have a problem with any of that, leave. I'm not going to listen to you guys bitching about this stuff in reviews. Also this story will have shorter chapters around ~4-5,000 words unlike DxD: PtDE which has like 12k+ words every chapter.
I'll be taking suggestions from comments on what you guys want to see appear in this story so if you have any comments I'd appreciate it!
Otherwise, Kitsuu out!
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