Singularity F, Part 2: The Fourth Servant
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Kenaz, of Torch. Sōwilō, of the Sun. The runes that were carved onto the floor lit up, powered by the blank runestone, and revitalized her. Slowly, very slowly from the small runestone she had, now with her hair slowly turning back to the red that she was known for. "Orku."
"And how about the other Masters? The other 45 of them?" she could hear Olga Marie's wavering voice while she sat on the floor recuperating.
"A few made it out. Not in one piece, but they are accounted for." Dr. Roman answered from the holographic projection. "A few more than them perished, either they succumbed to their wounds from the explosion, or their coffins were destroyed by the debris. The rest are in cryostasis, as protocol."
"Who? Who's in stasis?" the Director asked him with clenched fists.
"A Team, barring Mash. Less than half of B Team. And most of the other Master Candidates." Roman explained to her.
"Kagiso should be taking charge of the other Masters there." Ayako spoke up, the pep in her voice returning.
"A single member of B Team making sure they're not breaking apart?" The Director asked incredulously, turning to face Ayako.
The Japanese redhead shrugged. "Of all people, I think Kagiso's perfect for that."
"I concur with Ayako on this one. He's shown from his interview, Director, what he was capable of. He and Da Vinci are making sure the Infirmary is running as smoothly as it possibly can." He said with a resolute nod, before he too eyed Ayako with concern. "How about you, Ayako? Do you need us to send in supplies?"
She shook her head. "Not until everyone in the base has been stabilized. I'll make do here."
"Besides, she's not alone." Ritsuka said, supporting her as he patted her shoulder. "I might be inexperienced, and behind everyone, but I'll help them along the way, in anyway I can." He nodded to Mash as well.
"We just need to fill him in, and he'll be right as rain." Ayako said with a smile.
Olga Marie looked disgruntled, clearly displeased with the situation. "I still don't understand how a commoner could be contracted so easily."
"He's probably like Kadoc." Ayako put forth, as a look of elation formed on the Doctor's face.
"That's what I was just about to say! Kadoc's worth and competency as a magus was never his strongest suit, a fact that he always derided himself for. And yet your father handpicked him because of his compatibility as a Master. A possibility that Ritsuka here might share."
The Director looked appeased, but she was still of two minds about it. She sighed, relenting to the theory, before she turned to Mash. "Having a Demi-Servant with us means we're not as ill-equipped, but that still only means one Servant to protect three people."
"You're thinking of summoning another Servant?" Ayako asked.
"Is that possible?" Ritsuka continued, the subtleties of the whole process still going over his head.
"We have to try, at least." She told them, almost brokering no alternative.
"I thought Chaldea was having difficulty getting the FATE system to work properly?" Ayako commented from where she sat.
"We did. But, we can use the thing that's anchoring us back to base." She looked at the shield that was laid on the ground. "We've never used a catalyst before in our attempts. Maybe this will work."
"As expected of the Director." Mash said with a straight nod.
"It's worth a shot." The Doctor chimed in with a contemplative nod. "We'll try and set things up on our end then."
She nodded, the frown on her face disappearing for the first time that night. "Good. Then, when Aozaki is properly rested, we'll commence with the Summoning."
The light of magic that had blinded them for a second died down, Ayako even lowering her no longer bleeding hand away from her eyes. She winced when she felt a stinging pain on her lower wrist and forearm, but she didn't inspect it further. Because right in front of them, floating above the still glowing summoning circle, a Servant that emanated great magical power that the three of them were almost suffocated by it, with only Mash being unfazed by the presence because of her new condition. Garbed in a dress with the deepest shade of purple, with a flowing cape of purple and black, her face too mostly obscured by a black hood, and a shape of a flower adorning it. It was almost stereotypical, how much of a witch she looked like.
Yet Ayako couldn't help the growing smile on her face.
"Oh my, what cute Masters I have." The Servant said with a smirk. "Masters? Ah, I see. Very well. I am Servant Caster, Medea of Colchis." The Servant seemed to understand the situation almost immediately, gazing them with unseen eyes.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Caster!" Ayako approached the Caster-Class Servant, holding her hand out. The Servant eyed her hand, then eyed Ayako, before her own gloved hand met hers. "My name is Ayako! And this is Ritsuka!" she gestured to her fellow Master, who waved nervously.
"You really do like Casters, don't you, Ayako?" Mash commented, watching the scene with a blank face, though her voice carried a hint amusement.
"Who better to learn from?" Ayako said back with a glance, before turning back to the Servant. "Thank you, for answering the Call."
The Servant was silent, appraising the puppeteer with scrutinizing eyes. Ayako was being judged, she knew that much, but she merely presented herself for who she was. Then her gaze lowered, seemingly focusing on Ayako's hand that she was shaking. She slowly looked back up, the smirk back on her face.
"Well then, it seems you have a good head on those shoulders." Medea said, finally letting her hand go.
"I'm glad that we're not as alone on this anymore." Ritsuka spoke up, approaching the Servant and offering his hand as well.
Behind them, Olga Marie sighed. "I just wished it wasn't a Caster."
"I think having a Caster around is perfect. Mash will be up front, while Medea can support from the back with her magecraft." Ayako said with absolute confidence.
Confidence that wasn't actually shared by the Director. "You're just saying that because she's a Caster."
"Well, I can't deny that." Ayako replied, scratching the back of her head.
"Where are your Command Spells anyway? I don't see them." Olga Marie approached the Puppeteer, taking Ayako's hand and inspecting it.
She was right, the back of her right palm was clean. But that wasn't where Ayako felt the sting. She turned her arm over, and there it was. On the front of her wrist, just spreading to the sides of her forearm. What looked like the symbol for the Othala rune, ᛟ. Emerging from the top right of the symbol were three thick lines that thinned at the tips, interlocking with one another like a braid. Almost connecting to the left side of the symbol was a pattern that looked like an outline of a face. And, just like all Command Spells, including Ritsuka's, it was a deep blood red.
"How come yours are different?" he asked, his head tilted as he looked at the pattern with curiosity.
"They represent the magical characteristic of the person who wields them." Olga Marie explained, before drawing out a defeated sigh. "I have a lot of explaining to do. Come here, you're going to get a briefing of the things all Masters of Chaldea need to know. Mash, assist me."
"Yes Director." The Demi-Servant nodded, following the two of them as they made their way off to the side.
"What are you, Master?" Ayako swung to face the new Servant, choosing the relative privacy to speak.
The Japanese redhead blinked a few times at the question, looking as if she was drawing a blank. Well, not exactly. What was she? She was the daughter of Aozaki Touko. The culmination of her mother's magecraft, given life in its entirety. All that her mother was, all that her mother taught, she strove to better them. Not because she saw her mother as inferior. Far from it. Her mother is the single star in her life that she wishes to reach. No, but because it is in her very core to improve. Improve her mother's craft. Improve the Aozaki's, from what little her aunt had taught her. Improve herself, because that's who she is. That's what she is.
She smiled confidently, her eyes shifting from the gold to the blue/green/yellow as her Mystic Eyes of Enchantment were channeled. "I am Aozaki Ayako. The Princess of the Puppeteer."
The Caster's mouth was just only slightly open, and it was at that moment Ayako saw her eyes. An icy blue, a color cooler than the Servant's entire ensemble. Then, as her lips closed, they curled up, the back of her gloved hand covering them as she broke into laughter. Though Ayako didn't join, the smile that never left her face grew wider.
"What? What's going on?" Olga Marie called out, approaching them in a brisk pace, leaving Mash and Ritsuka behind.
"Nothing, Director." Ayako responded, turning to face the white haired woman as her eyes turned back to the gold. "Just making friends."
"Oh, yes." Medea said with an amused nod, floating down to the ground and walking to stand next to Ayako and the Director as Mash and Ritsuka joined them. "I'll be looking forward to our time together, Masters."
"Thank you, again." Ritsuka said, bowing slightly to the Servant. "It's good to know we have great people helping us."
"Ah, and this one still has his manners. Lovely." Medea said with a smile.
Mash bowed even deeper to the Caster. "It's a pleasure to be working with you."
"Likewise."
"Good." The Director took the reins again, clapping to draw everyone else's attention. "Now, onto our next objective."
"The anomaly. Right." Ritsuka said with a nod. "When was this again? 2004, Fuyuki? What happened here, thirteen years ago?"
"The Holy Grail War." Both the Director and Ayako commented, but only Olga Marie continued. "The Ritual my father took part in, and won."
"Impressive." Medea commented with a respectful nod.
"So we head to areas that played a big role in the Ritual?" Mash asked.
"That's right." Olga Marie said to the former leader of A Team. "I suggest we head to the church. The supervisors of the Rituals had always been members of the Church. Maybe something there can show us what happened here." She then looked around to each of them. "Any other ideas."
Ayako nodded. "We head to the temple in Miyama." She pointed off to the land on the other side of the bridge. "I've been here before with my mom, and she was showing me the locales. And the land the temple is on, specifically the mountain, is the strongest leyline of the land."
"I can confirm that." Caster said, reinforcing Ayako's statement. "The leylines are uncontained, most likely due to the anomaly, and it's all centered in that mountain."
"I see. So we drop by the church, and then cross the bridge and investigate the temple." Ritsuka said, the nerves finally showing in his voice. "That sounds like a plan."
The Director sighed in relief, for what might be the first time since this whole mess occurred. "Good. Then let's move out."
"I got a single, intact bottle of wine." Ayako said, walking out of the cellar with Mash behind her, picking up the shield she left leaning the wall.
"There was nothing else below." Mash concurred, looking disappointed by their efforts.
They both heard the angered cry of Olga Marie as she exited another room. "The records they have are as ruined as the city."
"I found some canned food." Ritsuka spoke up from the upper floor, showing three cans he was holding onto. "We won't be starving, at least."
"Yeah, that's a positive, definitely." Ayako said with mixed feelings. "Especially since I can't drink this." She held up the wine bottle again.
"Says the chain smoker." The Director commented, though instead of being offended the Japanese redhead smiled happily.
"Hey, you can loosen up. Great job, Director!" Olga Marie growled audibly, especially when Ayako approached and patted her superior's shoulder merrily.
"Caster, did you see anything?" Mash asked, approaching the hooded Servant who had stayed in one spot in the corner, her attention focused solely on the crystal ball she had.
Very stereotypical.
"An Archer-Class Servant has been eyeing us the moment we've made our move, but he's also been preoccupied by someone else." She relayed to them, her eyes not leaving the ball. "And there's another Servant waiting on the bridge. I can detect them, but they've been dematerialized since even before I arrived."
A beep echoed in the desolate church, coming from the Masters' wrists. "Caster's right. I'm detecting signs that matches that of a Servant's."
"Great, even more problems." The Director complained to no one in particular.
"Isn't that what we're expecting though?" Ritsuka asked as he joined the rest, leaving the cans on a nearby pew.
"You should take this moment to eat up, Ritsuka. " Roman said with concern.
"We don't have time to rest, Roman." Olga Marie said to the holographic projection.
"Yes, I could tell. To a point where I'm sure Ritsuka didn't even get a chance to have breakfast."
"I'm, fine. Doctor Roman." The Last Master said, trying to placate the Doctor's worries. "They're canned food anyway. I can eat on the way."
"But-"
"Enough, Roman. We're packing up and leaving posthaste." She announced, silencing the Doctor before he could get another word in.
He sighed, relenting to Olga Marie's judgment. "Very well. I'll keep you posted on any updates here."
"And us to you as well." Ayako said, taking out a runestone that held the ᛊ symbol, the rune glowing lightly as she channeled a bit of her mana to it. "Gimme a can, I'll heat it up for you."
At this, Medea looked up from the ball, eyeing Ayako incredulously. "Master, I thought you said your runestones are a limited resource."
Ayako nodded and shrugged. "It is. But the wellbeing of my fellow Master is a priority." She said, holding out a hand to receive the can.
Ritsuka smiled nervously before he went to pick up one of said cans. When his hand touched the tinned food, he winced, flinching away. The can felt hot, almost burning his hand. He looked at it, confusion set on his face. "What the…"
"It's done." Medea said with a glowing finger. She then turned to the puppeteer, looking flabbergasted. The Caster-Class Servant smiled. "No need to expend such heavy resources when such a thing is a trivial matter to a Servant such as myself."
The surprised expression on Ayako's lingered for a moment, before a genuine smile took its place. "Thanks, Medea!"
"You're welcome, Master."
"Going back to the subject at hand," Olga Marie said, trying to steer the conversation back as Ritsuka began eating the canned food after Mash opened it for him. "Caster, did you see who or what this Archer was dealing with?"
"I did not, but whoever they were, they were using some form of ancient runic thaumaturgy." She explained.
The Director glanced to Ayako, who was keeping a straight face, seemingly hiding her elation she guessed. She shook her head before facing Caster again. "Very well. Looks like we are done here." She looked to Ritsuka and Mash for a moment. "We'll leave in five minutes, and we'll be heading for the Temple. Keep an eye out for whoever's out there that's keeping the Archer occupied."
"Roger!"
"These aren't statues." Ayako commented as they walked deeper into the monster's lair.
"I don't want to ask, but what are they? People? It can't be…" Ritsuka asked, looking like he'd expel the food he had eaten prior.
"Unless part of the anomaly is the presence of these, things, then yes. They are people." Olga Marie said with disgust.
"Who would do such a thing?" Mash asked from the front, spearheading the formation with the three people behind her and Caster behind them, dematerialized.
"Most likely a Servant." Ayako glanced to where Medea would be if she was materialized. "What are the chances that it's… that."
"There are many stories and myths of creatures that turn people to stone, but the chances of who you are implying are rather high." Medea said to the Masters through their telepathic link.
"Are you thinking of…" Ritsuka asked Ayako, careful with his words in this hostile territory. A single nod was her only answer.
Although the Director couldn't hear Caster's thoughts, she too had come to the same conclusion, a spell already prepared at the back of her mind. The five of them, walking down the riverside to stand away from the collection of petrified people. Tense and alert, they were all expecting something to pop up the deeper they got. They could feel eyes watching over them. It was risky, to walk straight into a trap, but sometimes one has to spring the trap first to be free of it. Ayako's hands even reached for her pockets, rummaging through her runestones so she wouldn't be caught flatfooted. It was just a shame that Ritsuka didn't have anything on him, a fact that he was starting to really take note of.
A wall of chains materialized before them, interweaving through one another as it moved to block their path. Mash readied her shield, standing in defense of the two Masters and Olga Marie, with Medea still keeping a low profile. The chains became taut, bearing a noticeable dent as the Servant they had been expecting appeared, balancing herself on them. She too, like Caster, hid most of her face beneath a hood. Unlike Caster, the dress she wore was more revealing, and the hood she wore looked tattered and ripped and did nothing for the long mane of purple that emerged from it. In her right hand was a long weapon, a sickle with an almost perfect half-circle curvature.
And beneath her hood were pale eyes with square pupils, looking down on them with a level of hunger and desire that one would not see on a person.
"Ah, looks like my prey have gotten quite impatient, I see." The Servant said, licking her lips in delight. "Are you that eager to join my… collection?" she gestured to the petrified statues, further reminding them of the macabre reality.
"Surrender, Servant! You are outnumbered!" Olga Marie declared, aiming her hand with a spell in mind.
"Hm? Ah, yes I see. You have me outnumbered, with the unseen Servant you have with you." She shifted her gaze to where Medea stood, still dematerialized, before looking over the group of three shielded by Mash. "Oh, how terrifying." She said with a sinister smirk, the weapon in her hand being held at the ready.
"How could you do this?" Mash asked in horror, slowly approaching the Servant.
"Why would I not?" The Servant replied, her smirk shifting to a grin. "It is in the nature of a predator to feast upon the prey."
The ground beneath Mash caved in, as the Servant struck first with her weapon, pinning Mash down, and swung again. Ayako noted Ritsuka's eyes widening at the display, her fellow countryman having yet to really see the capabilities of a Servant before. Neither herself as well, but the simulations proved to be close to accurate based on what she was seeing. Mash herself was no slouch, despite being such a young Servant, occasionally pushing the Servant with her shield. The three of them were watching the fight intently, silently rooting for Mash in their own personal ways.
Then Ayako felt a shiver run up her spine.
She didn't even have time for her eyes to widen in surprise, her fight or flight instincts kicked in, pushing the Director and her fellow Master forward, a bit closer to the conflict, and steeled herself for whatever it was. Instead, she felt her form fold in on itself, and fold out in a mere millisecond. Her feet landed on the roof of a nearby building, as Caster took the initiative to bail her out of danger. Both Medea and she looked down to see another Servant had appeared, who had use that opportunity to strike the Masters. Even the fight between Mash and the Servant paused, as all eyes fell on the new Servant as it retrieved the throwing knife it had thrown.
The Servant that fought Mash growled. "You missed, Assassin."
The newly revealed Assassin Class Servant snapped its neck to face the Servant, its masked visage making it look even more horrifying. "You shouldn't play with your food, Lancer." As it shifted its whole body to face the purple haired Servant, its lumbering bandaged appendage being as cumbersome as it looked as it withdrew throwing knives with its other, normal hand. "I will help speed things along."
"That is not what we agreed!" Lancer retaliated, pointing her weapon at her apparent ally. "Deal with the other Servant, while I take my time with this one." They both stared at one another, the hooded Lancer and the masked Assassin, their alliance tenuous at best.
"Very well." Assassin acquiesced, turning to face Caster and Ayako.
"Hold on Master." Medea said as she materialized her staff, a circular array appearing around Ayako's feet and torso, allowing her to fly up with Caster.
The Assassin Class Servant moved to where they stood, its skull mask trained onto them as Caster kept to the skies while Lancer continued her assault on Mash. "Let's take the fight elsewhere, Caster." Ayako said.
Medea nodded silently, flying the both of them deeper into the mainland, letting Assassin follow them as it threw its first dirk their way. The knife flew like a bullet, but Medea's expertise with her craft allowed her to evade and deflect them. The first of which going straight for Ayako's head, frozen in place and letting it drop. The second, aimed for Caster herself, which she sent back with a swing of her staff. And while Assassin used these dirks to gauge its targets, both Ayako and Caster too took this opportunity to observe their assailant.
"We need to keep the distance." Ayako said through the link, her eyes never once leaving the cloaked Servant. "I have a bad feeling about that arm."
"Even though his expertise is with his throwing knives, I agree." Medea said glancing behind for a moment, seeing the Assassin leaping through rooftops.
"We have to circle back. We can't leave them alone with that Lancer." Ayako said, her gaze shifting back to the riverside, seeing the conflict. Her brows furrowed in confusion when she saw a burst of flame.
"I think they'll be fine." Medea commented knowingly as she whispered an incantation that Ayako couldn't understand, pointing her staff at Assassin and sending a vibrating orb of magical energy, rushing towards Assassin who deftly dodged the spell as it shattered the side of the building.
Despite Caster's assurances, she couldn't help but worry for them. She held back the sigh inside her, and spoke. "I have a plan. Do you trust me?"
Caster audibly chuckled as she dealt with more of Assassin's knives. "I should be asking you that question, Master. Please tell me you're not thinking of being reckless."
"I don't plan on being, but probably." She herself chuckled, taking out a branch she had prepared before. A runestone was already wrapped by the branch, the tips of them crackling with energy. "You have something that can fry him, right? Drop me off somewhere, I'll stop him."
"Alright. Be careful Master." Medea spoke out loud, dispelling the magic that was keeping Ayako afloat with her, the Japanese redhead rolling to lessen the impact.
Ayako saw Assassin debate for but a moment on whether to pursue Caster or deal with her. When its masked eyes landed on her, she aimed her branch at it, already pulsating with energy.
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"Thurisaz, of the God Thor, and Berkanan, of Birch." The tips of her hair began bristling, as streak of blue and white colored them as the branch erupted. "Nornarboltinn!"
Assassin tried to move out of the way, but the bolt of lightning still struck it, tearing at its bandaged arm. Her golden eyes widened when she saw what it was that was inside the cloth. An arm that was twice longer than Assassin's already absurd height, folded in to the visage of a stump. And yet coming from the elbow, it was no longer a normal arm, though that was apparent from the length and girth of it from the get go. A bright red, or orange, elongated fingers that stick out like sharp claws. Instead of the shiver that usually alerted her senses, it was her heart that felt like it skipped a beat when she laid eyes on them.
"A worthy effort." Assassin said through its mask, pocketing its knife and flexing its newly released arm. "But a futile one." It brought its arm back, drawing it in, before launching it towards her.
Ayako's eyes shifted as she activated the circuits, shifting to blue/green/yellow as she channeled them in this damning moment. "Stop!"
The hand stopped just shy of her chest, the middle and forefinger close to reaching out to her. Assassin's body, not exactly frozen still, because that's not what her Mystic Eyes do. High-level hypnosis, the types most commonly possessed by vampires. Powerful, in some regard, but compared to a Servant? This was no longer a simulation, and this Servant was nothing to scoff at. It was fighting through her command, shakes and vibrations visible on its form to any who see. But all that she was seeing, all that she was focusing, was the mask that covered the hooded Servant's face.
"Stop!" she repeated, a vein protruding in the skin of her face. And still, the Servant was struggling through her second attempt. With its other hand, it tried fishing out one of its throwing knives.
She felt a warm trickle down from her nose, as she began bleeding. "I said… Stop!" a blood vessel popped in left eye, as blood began trickling down her right.
"A worthy effort, Assassin." Caster spoke up, turning its words back against it. Ayako didn't give the Caster a glance, fearing of breaking her hold on Assassin. "But your efforts…" a magical circle formed around where Assassin stood as Medea raised her staff. "are found, wanting."
A pillar of fire erupted, reaching to the skies. The heat it emanated, scorching the roof and almost melting the concrete, almost singing Ayako. The fire lasted a couple of seconds, before it stopped, as Medea severed the channel. Assassin, this time around, stood still, its gaze looking slightly upward. Then, it began dematerializing, dissipating in purple dust. And with that, Ayako collapsed to her knees. Her hands went to her eyes, one of them wiping the blood on her face as she tried to lessen the pain she went through.
"That was beyond reckless, Ayako." Caster finally using her name, sounding a bit disappointed.
"I know." She said back with a shake of her head. "But I, didn't want to feel useless."
Medea chuckled amusedly, lifting the both of them with her magecraft. "If you think you feel useless, imagine how your friend is feeling."
Ayako too chuckled. "I can't imagine." She said, letting Medea bring them back to the rest.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
it's Medea!
legit my favorite character in all of Fate. also, the most underrated character in FGO. like, what the fuck, DW? where is my Medea CE?! why does her Lily version get 10000 CEs, while Medea gets none?!
sorry for the rant. but it's really starting to piss me off, man.
this is the part where i said previously that i had to split up. it got too bloated. in fact, before i split it up, i scrapped the Church scene and had it as a passing paragraph, but brought it back when i split it. a part of me really wants to just barrel through the singularities, but we can't do that, lest we get a shit story. so i shudder to think what i'm gonna do with Rome. oh boy...
Medea is the first of many. to answer King0fP0wer's question, for Ayako and any other Master that might join them, it'll be one for the moment, but from a selection of many. Mash and Ritsuka are a duo that will be difficult to separate, so that means that Ritsuka, Mash, Ayako + Servant. each Master will have a Servant accompanying them, not counting the Servants that are already summoned in the Singularity itself. so essentially, it's a combination of both.
i'm also throwing the idea that in later, and much more difficult Singularities, i'll increase the number and each Master would have 2 Servants following them. of course this means that there might be some Singularity Servants that get shafted. there's a method that i'm thinking of using for Orleans that you guys would see relatively soon in how i make up for it. but, it'll be a given, considering the amount of characters we will be seeing. this idea isn't set in stone yet, so we'll see.
also, chances are we won't be seeing anything outside the perspective of the protagonists.
and now that we have our first Servant, i think now's a good time to talk about who's going to be summoned, eh? let's go over the rules that i have set up for myself.
1. the Servants summoned will mostly be from a list of the ones i personally have summoned. that way i'm much more familiar with their characters, and i'd rather not go through mats for Servants i don't have. that also means;
2. that means the Servants we get when we clear for a Singularity are guaranteed to be summoned. so you can expect that.
3. Servants will mostly appear a little bit before/during/after the Singularity that they play a part in. for example: Scathach won't drop by until America, despite appearing for us way earlier.
4. events are still a toss up, i still don't have a concrete idea on what i'm gonna do with them. the only one i have planned is the Garden of Sinners collab, for obvious reasons.
5. there won't be duplicates of a Servant in different Classes, unless they are truly different characters. to use the above example, Scathach and Skadi are imo different enough for the both of them to appear. while Caster Cu and Lancer Cu are not. his Berserker form however is game, since that was, spoiler alert, a Jalter like existence that Medb brought forth. unfortunately, i don't have him, so...
a lot of rules, but i'm setting that up for myself to prevent from character bloat. like, dude, that's crazy. i'd rather us focus on a select cast rather than have some of them be shafted, development wise. some of you might be thinking that FoC does it, why can't i? FoC, also love that fic. shoutout, has entire chapters dedicated to a single character, and some of them even have entire fics dedicated to them. this story, barring for select chapters, is from Ayako's perspective. so, i apologize in advance, but that's just the way it is.
now, onto the reviews!
King0fP0wers: hope that answers your question! essentially, we'll have a great selection of Servants, but we'll only be bringing a few along during each Singularity.
A Lost Nuffians: thanks dude!
Albertrojas: we'll be seeing more of that dynamic soon, don't worry.
Lia Angelique: yeah, we'll be seeing that combination soon.
Emiya: yeah, it didn't feel right without him, so of course he's sticking around.
well, that's that! and i hope ya'll had fun!
a review would, and i'll see you all next time!