CHAPTER 0: RESTART

Chaldea - 2020 AD

"This isn't good. These readings shouldn't be popping up."

"I'm getting the same over here."

"How many are there?"

"Four, five…seven of them."

"Contact everyone else. They need to see this."

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"…pai…Senpai…Senpai!"

The orange haired girl opened her eyes. As the last vestiges of sleep left her, she noted her bespectacled kouhai by her bed.

"Morning, Mash." she said, groggy.

"I'm sorry to immediately pull you out of bed, but we've got an emergency. Get dressed and get to the command room." With those words, Mash left, leaving the sole Master alone.

Saya Mirai was used to this. Having embarked on previous ventures to save the world, she was accustomed to having to leave at a moment's notice. However, recently things had calmed down. Everything and their aftermath seemed resolved. Yet, it appeared something was up.

Arriving at the command room, Mash and Da Vinci had already arrived. From the way they were, it seemed Da Vinci was getting the last of the new information.

"Ah, Senpai." Mash said, spotting them entering.

"Good, you're here." Da Vinci said, turning around. "This is looking very dire."

"Just what's happening?" Mash asked.

"We've picked up on seven abnormalities. Most seem to still be forming, so we can't quite get a lock on them. However, from the one that's fully solidified, it's not good. Like the Singularities you've dealt with, things appear to have been removed from history. Yet, they seem to be from the present while history hasn't changed."

"Wait, how is that possible?" Mash interjected.

"What's been removed seems to have overlapped with the present, creating paradoxical spaces. The staff here have begun to dub them Impact Points. These Impact Points have cut themselves off from the rest of the world as they attempt to correct themselves."

"If they're correcting themselves, why are we needed?" Saya asked.

"That's the complicated part. While they are attempting to correct themselves, something seemed to be anchoring them. Not only that, whatever is anchoring them wants to expand its influence further out. If this keeps up, we'll have a problem on scale with the worst of them."

"Miss Da Vinci, we've got a full lock on the first one!" one of the staff yelled out.

"Where is it?" the Caster replied back.

"It appears to be New York City in the United States."

"Keep an eye on it." she said before turning back. "Mash, Saya, we need you two to go to these Impact Points and get rid of whatever is anchoring them."

"Yes!" they nodded in unison.

Proceeding to the coffins, the Master and Shielder prepared themselves. They'd gone on these missions before, yet each posed a unique danger. As the technical talk got underway, Saya took a deep breath.

And once more, things got underway.

•Impact Point 1: Sinister Shadow City - New York•