The Stain arc Officially begins here. I did actually have a chapter that skipped over everything and just had Chiron at UA the entire time but then decided that was stupid and I wanted someone in on the action too. This is the last chapter that I'll be taking notes for the AfO fight, so tell me if you think Chiron should kill AfO or should he let him go free? When that chapter does come out, I'll probably go back and answer every comment on the matter there and explain my reasoning for choosing which path I took.
Do you guys want the first BNHA Movie to be a separate installment?
Suzululu4moe: Maybe. Probably not though. You'll, uh, see why in a bonus chapter when this book is done. 150cm is a lot. As for Shiki. Yeah. I think Gaea and Alaya were first introduced with the Garden of Sinners? I'm not 100% sure though
Ultima-Owner: Yup. A mighty powerful roster. Now if only those pesky yakuza didn't interfere with Boudicca and Tomoe's fight...
VGBlackwing: Yeah. That's why Musashi and her Master left when they realized they were in over their heads. Musashi's no knight, she's not against running away when she realizes she's gonna lose. I'm not really focusing on the Grail War, though one more servant will be pulled from that roster for a later section.
Guest: Grand Servants are existences summoned by the Counter Force in order to prevent the extinction of mankind by the Beasts. Alaya summons them, but before I get into the logistics of King Hassan— this is a fanfiction. There are a number of other fanfictions that have Gramps summoned in normal Grail Wars. All for One is seen as a threat to humanity already, so if abnormal Servants are summoned in a Grail War this time around when All For One's plans start to push forward, it's not really a surprise. Also it's fanfiction. On the topic of Tomoe, also fanfiction. There's also the fact that Servants are only as strong as their masters. Waver didn't have enough mana to utilize Iskandar fully, making him rely on his own stores to use his Noble Phantasm. Yeah, she's strong as hell, but if she's bust trying to make sure her master (or, not really because his command seals are gone, but you know, loyalty) doesn't bleed out because Boudicca cut his hand off? She'd also be lacking the ties to the physical world as well. Her Mana supply was literally cut off. Sure, she has independent action, but that'll only keep her for so long. And it never matters how strong if the head or heart are taken off/pierced. Good thing this doesn't matter that much though because the Grail War isn't the focus of the story. Stain Arc baby. I'm trying to balance Servants as well. It wouldn't be fun if the Servants just wildly took everything out. Most still have their humanity and are against murder for the sake of murder. If Tomoe's killer didn't give off killing intent and just kept coming closer to her when her Master told him to leave, they're not gonna just kill civilians. So yes, Tomoe is strong, but she's not invincible and she's not all-knowing. I can think of a number of Quirk Users who could get the drop on her and a number of other Servants.
Frostlash: Thank you :) I feel like I have read that one at least a bit before, but I don't remember. I'll have to check it out. Also yeah, King Hassan would probably win, all things considered, but since he's more or less like Siegfried and Karna in that they don't really need the Grail (He straight up tells you in FGO that the Holy Grail is something that you shouldn't covet), he might just let another master take the Grail out of spite (only if his master is an ass though. Like Darnic level assholery)
LuckyKittens: Quite possibly :)
It was Nezu who requested it.
Chiron, Astolfo, and Gray in Hosu during the internship week, that is.
For servants, travel wasn't that hard. Chiron could cross the distance of the two islands from Kumamoto to Tokyo in a day and a half at a quick pace, and with Astolfo and Gray flying overhead on Hippogriff the three made decent time. Considering how he didn't have to bother with crossing an ocean or even going over bridges and through traffic, time was cut down even more. How he and Astolfo got to Fuyuki in hours rather than running (or flying) through the night, Chiron didn't know. He's just glad they did.
They had arrived the day before internships started, letting Astolfo at least submit a codename to the school (Rider was obvious) Gray meet the staff (Kayama and Thirteen had gushed over her) and meet with Nezu officially to fill out some papers. Of course, Aizawa had been less than excited to have another student transferring in, but quickly got over it when he realized how 'rational' and polite she was. He did not like, however, her companion— Add. Add cut from a different cloth than Gray was and seemed more like a cross between Bakugou, Sero, and Yamada (his words, not Chiron's).
Gray had decided to use the last name of her teacher (Velvet, the name rung a bell but he couldn't place where) to keep cover and her code name was submitted as 'The Grave Keeper'. Kayama had been less than happy about it but Gray was insistent about it. The R18 Hero eventually gave in and let her call herself as such. She was rewarded with a bright smile from the girl.
Still, as soon as that was all said and done, Nezu had ushered the three servants off to Hosu. The mammalian principal had expressed disappointment that the three couldn't join the rest of the staff in workshops and training (Chiron had noticed that Ryo looked a bit relieved and he wondered what horrors Aizawa had been telling him about Pankration), but he was also adamant about the three being in Hosu.
He didn't blame Nezu, though. Since that was where Stain would attack again. With Ingenium still alive, there was a chance that the hero killer could try to finish the job, not to mention the death quota that the man had for each city hadn't been met yet.
Speaking of the Turbo Hero, the first thing Chiron did when they arrived was stop by the hospital Iida's brother was in. That had been a trial in and of itself before Chiron had flashed his international license and then assured them that no, he was not Stain and he was not going to kill Iida Tensei.
The damage done to Iida Tensei was extensive, Chiron noted as he looked over the records before glancing to the man himself.
"Well," he said finally, "I can't say that it's not irreversible. I can at least help you get your legs moving a bit instead of you being paralyzed fully. You'll never be able to return to hero work, though."
The elder Iida brother only smiled grimly. "I know. I've already resigned myself to that…" he admitted and Chiron nodded.
"I see," he said, "In that case, you'll need extensive physical therapy, but I can get the severed nerve endings healed— if you'll let me. You'll most likely need to use a wheelchair for a while before you're fully comfortable with walking, and even then, you might need a crunch. Are you still okay with that?"
Tensei thought about it for a second before he nodded. "Please."
"Of course," he said with a smile. "Let's get to work."
(x)
While Chiron visited at the hospital, Astolfo found himself wandering around the city with Gray. She was a nice, but shy girl, and Add made a ruckus while they were walking but shut up when Gray shook his cage.
That had made a bit of a scene, but the sight of Pro Hero Native walking by made people forget about them quickly. It was funny how fast people's attention spans could change when something they cared about appeared. Pro Heroes, for example, snapped people's attention from two kids causing a scene to a hero out on patrol. Either way, Astolfo quite liked Hosu all things considered— it wasn't too small, nor was it too big.
It was nice, plus he could officially call himself Rider of Black again with the whole 'choosing your codename' business. Gray's name "Grave Keeper" would certainly get some attention, but she said she wasn't planning on being here for too long. A bit dreary, but he supposed he could work on making her brighten up! Ah, but that wasn't the main thing he was supposed to be focusing on.
They were tracking the Hero Killer.
Not only for Nezu's benefit but also because Chiron was a caring and worried man. He had gone right to the hospital to see the elder Iida brother, after all. He was most likely going to be using Magecraft to heal him, or at least work out a therapy routine to make sure the man could walk again. Not only that, but Chron was worried about the younger Iida as well.
The both of them knew that the sooner the Hero Killer was caught, the less likely that Iida Tenya would do something reckless and probably illegal. Like go after the Hero Killer and kill him. Typical revenge stuff.
"So what exactly do you know about the Greater Evil you and Chiron are chasing?" He asked Gray as the two of them walked through Hosu. Both were dressed in their Servant Battle Attire and had drawn some odd looks (aside from when Add had been being a pest) because of that. Two Heroes in Training but no Pro Hero with them was a bit more than odd.
"Not much more than Chiron does," Gray admitted, "Chiron said that he has a feeling that All for One is going to only be the first part of an even Greater Evil, and I'm inclined to agree with him. I'll probably vanish after All for One's gone, though. That's the only reason I'm here, to help Chiron deal with that evil. I just hope that there will be enough help for the other part..."
Astolfo nodded slowly as he mulled over her words, the two of them lapsing into silence again. He glanced around before he blinked, seeing a familiar, armor-clad figure walking across the street.
"Gray, wanna meet one of our classmates?" He asked, grinning and grabbing her hand. He pulled her across the street before she could respond and she startled but followed him as he ran across the crosswalk.
"Iida!" He called, waving to the armor-clad teen. Both Iida and the hero next to him stopped walking, turning towards the battle clad Rider and the Assassin behind him.
"Charlemagne- what are you doing here?" Iida asked, a bit startled and Astolfo rubbed the back of his head, laughing a bit.
"Aww, I told you guys to call me Astolfo! To answer you, though, Sensei and I are doing some work up here, but he's in the middle of something so I'm hanging out around the city," he told him. The blue-clad hero next to him tilted his head.
"Friends of yours, Iida?" He asked and Iida shifted a bit, nodding slowly.
"One of them is, I don't know the other one."
Astolfo held his hand out. "Hiya! I'm Astolfo Charlemagne! This is Gray Velvet. I'm interning under the Greek hero Archer of Black. Gray here… well it's complicated."
"Pleased to meet you," Gray said politely as she bowed a bit. Iida gazed at Gray for a bit longer as the hero took Astolfo's hand, shaking it.
"Nice to meet you too, Miss Charlemagne, Miss Velvet. I'm Pro Hero Manual. I've never heard of Archer of Black, though you did say he was Greek," the blue-clad hero said with a smile before dropping his hand.
Astolfo nodded, humming as he dusted his skirt off absent-mindedly. "Yup. Us three are the international bunch at UA."
"'Three'?" Iida questioned and Astolfo nodded.
"Yeah, Gray's coming too. She's from the UK like my dad and since they don't really know how to deal with her Quirk, her guardian contacted my dad who got in contact with Sensei," he lied smoothly, Gray simply nodding along. Iida seemed to think for a moment before he nodded as well, understanding the implications behind his words. Another 'Servant Quirk'.
"Welcome then… Velvet, was it? Iida Tenya, pleased to meet you." He said, holding his hand out. She shook it slightly.
"Pleased to meet you too. You can call me Gray if you'd like. Most people did back home..." she said softly. "And this is Add." She added as the mechanical Cube shifted.
"He's part of my quirk, though more or less full support."
"And he's a bit of a brat!" Astolfo said.
"Watch it punk!" Add snapped, startling the two heroes. Gray sighed before she shook the cage, making the Mystic Code screech as he was rattled around.
"Ignore him," she said with a slight smile as she stopped shaking the cage. "We shouldn't keep you and Mister Manual from your patrol though."
"Oh right!" Astolfo said, nodding. "We should get back to Sensei anyways. He should be done with his errand."
The two bowed a bit to Manual and Iida.
"Sorry for bothering you," Gray said. Astolfo grinned a bit.
"Be safe you two!" He added before he grasped Gray's hand and ran back across the street. He pulled her in the direction of the Hosu hospital, humming.
"Iida's gonna do something stupid, so we need to tell Chiron," he told Gray as they ran.
She blinked but nodded.
"Alright," she said, "I'll take your word for it. He does have the air of someone looking for revenge... I can only guess that the man Chiron's visiting in the hospital is his relative."
Iida meets Chiron and Iida meets Gray. How many times can I write Iida, you ask? Well my computer's spell check now recognizes Iida as a real word. Still no dice on Astolfo, though so that's fun. Add is a bit more difficult for me to write than Gray, but in a lot of cases he's not gonna speak up unless he needs to or is antagonizing someone because that's what Add does. Do you guys like Gray? I love her. Before she was settled on as part of this story, Gray was going to be Bunyan or Shiki but I realized I can't write either of them at all (sad hours). Manual also thinks Astolfo is a girl, but that's nothing new.
Also there were some formatting errors I went back and fixed because I noticed them while looking through the docs for something. I also noticed some inconsistencies with Ryo's name (his last name is actually Inui) that were fixed.