Prologue
Fire, Smoke, and Ash filled the air.
(WARNING: HUMAN HISTORY CHANGE DETECTED)
I see this scene every time I close my eyes and drift off to sleep.
(WARNING: UNABLE TO SUSTAIN SERIAL PHANTASM)
Only, this time my eyes were not closed.
(TOTAL TIMELINE COLLAPSE IMMINENT)
I was not dreaming.
(SEARCHING FOR STABLE TIMELINE…)
Mare Aurum, the Capital of Roses. A reproduction of the glory of Rome combined with the digital aesthetics of SERAPH. The seat of power for the Sovereign of the Moon Cell, inheritor of the Regalia.
(SEARCHING…)
Where this capital once stood was replaced with a burning void. Everything and everyone simply vanished, as if they were never there to begin with.
(SEARCHING…)
Saber…
Caster…
Altera…
(SEARCHING…)
My chest felt tight and it hurt so much. My precious servants, my family gone in the blink of an eye. I was alone and powerless, just like that day back during the Holy Grail War. I can feel myself slipping, disappearing into the void.
(WARNING: ENERGY RESERVES DEPLETING)
(PRIORITIZING PREVIOUS ACTION: SEARCHING…)
Why, why did this happen. How did this happen? I didn't want to die. I don't want to die. I want to live.
(WARNING: INHERITOR AT RISK)
(TRANSFERING SPIRITRON ENERGY TO REGALIA)
(ENERGY RESERVES: 23%)
gasp* I felt a surge of energy rush through me, bringing me back from the edge. My mind cleared. That's right, I need to focus. Ignore the tears running down my cheeks, and think. What can I do? How can I stop whatever this is? How can I get them back?
(CONTINUING PREVIOUS ACTION: SEARCHING…)
"Previous action?" I murmured, trying to recall what the Moon Cell was searching for. "Stable timeline?" Sliding! My mind raced. If the Moon Cell could find a timeline before this happened we would be able to prevent this from happening. But…
(SEARCHING…)
As I began to regain my senses and recall what the Moon Cell was saying, a feeling of dread started to form in my chest. Even on such low power it should have found something by now, and what did it mean by a change in human history? Unless…
(SEARCHING…)
If… if there were no timelines to slide to. If they were all like this, a sky choked by smoke and earth scorched. Leaving behind not even the ruins of civilization, nothing but a burning, hollow void. The tears on my cheeks felt as if they were burning me, my voice was rough and hoarse. "What do I do?" A question I didn't know how to answer came from my mouth.
(WARNING: ANOMALY DETECTED WITHIN CORE)
(HOSTILE INTENT: CONFIRMED)
(RELOCATING RESOURCES…)
Something was attacking the Moon Cell core. But what could have the power to do that?
(INITIATING SERVANT SUMMONING MATRIX…)
Was Velber back, did it somehow manage to find the Moon Cell?
(ERrOR: AUTOMATON DATABAsE CORRUPTED)
gasp* My breath hitched, and I felt a horrible chill down my back. Something was watching me. Like when I faced Julius and Assassin, the pure killing intent was suffocating. Only this time it felt so much worse, so much more malicious and evil.
(WARNInG: INHERITOR AT RISK)
(INITIATiNG TRANSFER…)
It was getting closer, fear beat in my chest. I needed to run, but my legs wouldn't move no matter how much I willed them too. I couldn't even scream for help as my voice wasn't responding.
(DEsTINATIoN: MAIN COrE...)
"Ahh!" I felt something grab my leg. I turn around in time to see dark shadowy tendrils surround me. Terror fills my heart as dozens of red piercing eyes stare back at me. "Plea..." Saber. "Som…" Caster. "Hel…" Altera. Please someone save me!!!
(...TRANSFER COMPLeTE)