Prologue: A Dastardly Good Prologue

Ritsuka blinked.

She was sleeping recently but then he found himself within a great hall of aparticularly ancient building. she deduced that he might be in a Greek Architecture of sort and wondered if she's right. If she could wake from this mental space,she would ask some Grecian Servant if it is true.

Well she walk or in an uncommon sense, he tried to. She realized that something is restricting him from moving away from his original position since the time he discovered himself inside this humongous building. From the horizon she spotted a large speck of light; could be the light emanating from outside.

What's more is that she's more curious than afraid of what will happen to her. Not actually thrilled, she was used to being tossed to an unexpected event.

Not to mention that particularly evil fortress where she managed to escape with the help of Dantes, who was now a bona fide Servant of hers.

Now that she mentioned him, Dantes has the ability to enter mental scape and he was nowhere to be found.

For now, she must wait for something to occur or to have someone wake her up again once more.

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Any moment—

"Savior of Humanity, I welcome you."

Ritsuka whirled around and saw a lady dressed in a heavy garment with a cowl that covered her entire head and her body. Ritsuka has a lucky guess that this mysterious individual was a female due to her voice and guessing what gender her is too difficult to determine with darkness around them...

... And with the appearance of Servant like Astolfo and De Eon, she must not judge quickly.

Maybe this mysterious individual was a Servant...

"Hello there, I was wondering where am I and who might you be."

The lady did not even move a little. "My name does not concern you, summoner but I can tell you where you are: you are currently inside the Institute of War."Summoner? Well Ritsuka thought it might be a fancy name for someone contracted with several Servants. Upon finishing her own words, the whole area, that was now dimmed save for that single source of light, lit up and Ritsuka now realized how big the structure is.

Looking above, the floor spun several floors high with the diminished end undetermined where its ends and several floors have a specific room opened with also a lightened inside. Inside each room, a shadow of entities were showing and based on the appearance of the shadows alone, Ritsuka spotted:

A large man with large spiky pauldron carrying a large axe.

A little girl with her teddy bear.

A woman with a spear.

A centaur with ghastly features.

Another woman but with a cloak and carrying a bow.

An armored individual with a shield and a sword.

...and many hundreds of them she can list of.

In short, she was so magnified with everything inside this megastructure. With these unique characters there's no doubt they are Servants she hasn't met yet as she felt their powers within. Could it be she was inside the Throne of Heroes all along? Then maybe 'Institute of War' was a fancy name for the 'Throne of Heroes'.

And with these little guess she could think of, then the woman in front of her could be Alaya—

"Ah, apologize, whatever you are thinking was entirely wrong."

"You can read my mind?"

"No, but I can tell based on the way you looked at me. Please just regard me as nobody... Also, this is the first time I've met you and heard of you."

"That's ... sad." Definitely not the personification of collection of unconsciousness of humanity.

The woman sighed. "Anyways, you are here with a reason."

"What is it?"

"You have been blessed with your journey. We have seen you toil yourself from saving the entire human race, the Higher seats have seen your dedication and decided to bestow you a gift."

Ritsuka doesn't know what the Higher seat is and it could be important but the lady in front of her seemed to be strict enough and will not bother explain it to her save for her the important message. Heh, interacting with several Servants have made her proficient in reading others subconsciously unfortunately.

"What gift?"

"You'll know." Great. A mystery indeed. "This involves around us but Summoning one will answer." Moreover, another that was too big for a hint.

Ritsuka deduced that it might be a new Servant, someone that 'lived' here. Days of receiving Mapo Tofu and Black Keys has made her curse a particularly priest for no reason.

"And that's it."

That's it? No additional clues? Ritsuka thought she's about to give her a vision or anything that should make this mysterious—.

"For your information I am not an oracle of some sort... Pardon me for a moment—I am just here to inform you the great news... you'll be returning to your Chaldea shortly."

Right. The lady might have been denying it all along but she was sure she can read her mind.

.

"Senpai are you sure you will summon right now?" Mashu asked. Her light purple hair with bangs covering her other spectacled eye. Dressed in a comfy clothing, which she wore in a hurry, she observed her Senpai preparing the Summoning Chambers. It is unusual since at this moment's time it was already midnight.

Da Vinci is also present, curious on Ritsuka's unusual fervor. It shouldn't possible with her recent summons consist of couple of Tofus, Black keys and Craft Essence. Da Vinci was sure it was not to blame to Ritsuka's luck but she was getting depressed any moment and could have led her to mental breakdown if not for Dr. Roman's intervention. She was getting an anonymous vibe coming from Ritsuka, who is entirely focused right now.

"Now, now, Ritsuka-san this is unusual for you to be in higher spirits at this moment. You should have been resting right now... umm, just to make sure, did you already checked your conditions with Roman?"

Another interesting notion is that Ritsuka claimed to have someone visited her dream and told her about 'summoning someone right now'. Yes. Ritsuka have already contracted several Servants at this point so it is so there is no surprise contained here. Ritsuka should have been suspicious by now and Da Vinci sent her to Dr. Roman upon hearing all of these stuffs.

"Yes, Da Vinci-san, Dr. Roman already stated that I have a sound mind... anyways I'm finished here, umm, Da Vinci can you start the machine."

"Of course." With a flick of a trigger and a push of a button, the center of summoning chamber glowed.

The glowing ball then formed into several lines of halo, indicating a Servant is coming. With one last flare, the entire room was bombarded with a quick display of dancing light.

The light faded and the newest individual was still bathed in an ethereal light. Ritsuka and the others were anticipating her introduction. A few servants are now already watching the phenomenon.

"The dawn has arrived."

The newest servant stepped down the platform, carrying her ornate sword and her shield. Her armor, regal to at most; they were pure golden, much like the armor of Gil usually wore in the battle, and a ... bit spiky. Speaking of being spiky, Ritsuka now understood that it symbolizes the sun's ray. If she were to look at her for a minute, it seemed that she was practically glowing with a yellowness-ish, resembling the sun itself. The armored woman was wearing a winged headress and based on the expectation of the witnesses, she can be described as beautiful warrior.

"Well... aren't you want to greet me, Summoner?"

Ritsuka returned to the reality as the warrior offered her open hand. Upon seeing her hand, Ritsuka immediately returned the favor by shaking her hand in agreement. Her blue tinted eyes watched her carefully; gauging her capabilities as a Master.

Ritsuka admitted that she was gawking at this newfound beauty and...

And..

She could tell this new Servant ... was a Saberface.

Even with her long, wavy scarlet hair that was unlike of those previous Saberface, Ritsuka could tell she was indeed a Saberface, no matter how many times she blinked. Also the way she spoke reminded her of someone that holds an authority with a high ranking.

"Is there something wrong with my face, Summoner?"

"Ah no, definitely nothing...please go on, introduce yourself."

"Very well then my name is Leona the Radiant Dawn... I have heard and accepted your call. Let me be your sword. Let me be your shield."

Somehow, Mashu felt jealous a little.

"Thank you, Leona. My name is Ritsuka Fujimaru, the last Master Candidate of the Grand Order, I welcome you to our family that is Chaldea."

A spur of a moment and a cheering was involved.

It was all a joyous moment until someone accidentally shrieked and Ritsuka, with her blood ran cold, could tell it came from a particularly, naughty Assassin.

"Ah, Saberface!"

Chaos ensues.

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