WARNINGS

Non canon pairings.

Non canon compliant.

Certain Master and Servant pairs have been reshuffled.

Some Servants are from the Nasuverse, some are not.

Concept of Soulmates

LAST EDIT: October 24, 2020

Strange

Shirou had no idea how he ended up in the chapel, bleeding to death. He didn't know why he was targeted by some lunatic. Perhaps it was due to the artifact his once caretaker had magicked into his chest. He could hear the footsteps, fast and heavy on the cobalt ground. His final thoughts revolved around the man who had raised him. Kiritsugu… Is this why you hunted your own kind…

Then, the room was bathed with a faint glow and suddenly, there was a young lad standing before him. Pale blond hair reaching the middle of the back, tied into a ponytail. Red and gold armor. Just what was happening, really?

Call

He had felt the pulling sensation of a contract meant for him. Now, here he stood in what appeared to be a church. Great. Lovely. Red tinged green eyes scanned the area before he turned around to address his summoner. He promptly balked. The young man looked average, a bit less if he were honest. Short red hair, school uniform, the shocked and confused maroon eyes. How in the hells has this guy summoned me?

Misinformed

Rin could barely believe it. The young boy in front of her, her classmate, a mage like herself? How fitting that this new, uneducated guy would get a child as his Servant. She didn't believe for a second that the armored boy who fought her Saber was an Avenger. There were only ever seven classes that fought in the wars, Avenger class Servants are not one of them.

Alliance

The brat kept glaring at her, like she would turn her back and break her word! "How dare he! No. You don't get to stop me, Master. The word of an Emperor is final!" Saber has no idea why her Master even took this... friendship... into consideration. The other magus was obviously not experienced or talented, seeing as he summoned a brat and has been thusly fooled into believing he has summoned an Avenger, of all classes! Still, she gave her word to fight alongside them and she will not break her promise!

Knight

Avenger could remember the Knight's Code. He didn't agree with all of it, but right now, he definitely agreed his duty was to protect his Master. Gods above, he has grown attached like no Servant should! Facing up against the pesky Caster with panic brewing in the corners of his mind as he searched for the red haired mage just confirmed his feelings. How envious he had felt when Shirou appeared, bleeding and all, aided by Saber, of all people!

Fealty

Shirou is no knight. He's pretty sure he isn't a prince, either. That doesn't mean he can't understand vows and oaths of loyalty. He's pretty sure Avenger just promised to wield a sword only for him, for the rest of eternity. "That wouldn't be logical, though, would it?" His Servant simply shrugged and claimed he won't need to worry about it .

Rin knew enough about pompous, wealthy people. She liked to think she was a world of difference compared to them. So she stops Saber as the Red Emperor began kneeling in front her, sword on her lap and all. She doesn't need her to swear more than the contract, anyway.

Impressions

Initially, the blond haired Saber didn't think she would like her Master all that much. Rin was not her type at all. Her black hair and fair skin may go well with those blue eyes and that school uniform of hers, yet still... As pretty as the mage was, her personality wasn't exactly what Saber looked for in a friend, never mind a partner. Ah, but threatening occasions do bring out the worst and best in people. Saber didn't much care that Avenger kept giving her a cold shoulder the entire walk home from Rider's dwellings. Neither did she care that her elegant red, white hemmed gown was wet and heavy with blood. Her green eyes couldn't stop looking at Rin with such pride. She had looked utterly beautiful when she stood up for her fellow mage. Against a Servant, too!

Protect

Avenger could hardly be blamed for raising a blade to Saber. The woman had the gal to call him incompetent. In front of his Master, gods' sake! A knight of his standard! Who was she to determine him unfit to protect his Master! While it is true that he thought little of Shirou at first, he has grown to admire the mage's willingness to protect his friends no matter the cost. Avenger would sooner die than let Shirou's bright heart and soul vanish from the world.

He will prove it to the emperor. He will prove it to the entire universe, if he had to.

Snow

Avenger has just finished teaching Shirou all there is to know about forts. Saber didn't even need to teach Rin about them. Unfortunate. She really wanted to have that close intimacy with her Master, especially since it was so cold. The two pairs threw snowballs at each other well into the night, until early morning. They were all laughing by the end of it.

Realization

In three months, Saber and Rin have come to the conclusion that 'compatible' very likely meant 'romantically possible' to the Grail. Just watching their allies turned friends fuss over every little injury on each other was oddly sweet, in its own way. Avenger and Shirou, on the other hand, found it rather nice and endearing every time they saw the ladies curled up and cuddling each other.

Beauty

Rin could only stare in awe. She has read up on various things since learning her Saber's True Name. Naturally, the Emperor's Golden Theatre was on the top of the things to know about her. The Assassin barely stood a chance against the nonstop attacks that Saber threw his way. She couldn't help but marvel at the beauty of the red emperor as she cut down their foe.

Rage

Lancer was a nuisance, Avenger decided, as they were attacked. Shirou and Rin were both stubborn, standing by the riverbank. Saber looked torn between wanting to help him and just getting the two mages away. Particularly his Master, as the enemy kept targeting Shirou while ignoring Rin. The rage he felt at that idea made it all the more satisfying when he won that fight, killing the blue haired Servant.

Reveal

Avenger looked over to Saber and realized she wouldn't last long, before raising his sword and shouting for all the world hear.

"Sword of peace, taken up by this wronged soul... Avenge your true king, Clarent!"

A rain of molten steel fell upon them. Berserker screeched before disintegrating into dust. Its Master shouted curse words at them but a wave of Saber's sword had her silenced, even as the emperor struggled to stand. The ex-Master left with one last ill mannered gesture pointed at all of them. Rin ran to Saber as she fell to the ground. All three of them heard Saber's whispered words. "Live and be happy, Rin."

Comfort

In the two days that followed Berserker's demise, Avenger had resigned himself to face his Master's cold rejection of him. He almost cried when Shirou, instead, sat beside him on the porch and hugged him. "Rin kept mentioning destiny... And two halves of a whole..." He said in a broken whisper. Avenger didn't say anything the next day, when he saw the red, puffy eyes of the female mage. He stood by the door and spoke to her, instead. "Such things only mean that you're meant to meet each other again." Rin choked on a sob, hands fumbling with her phone. The screen showed a photo of her and Saber at the local park.

Content

Avenger had forgotten what came with love and he was content with not remembering. Rin told him Shirou had the right to know the truth, but he couldn't bear to think of the pain his mage would feel upon his departure. Saber would have rolled her eyes at him, if she'd known that Shirou was also content with waiting for Avenger to make the first move. "Fools." She would have called them.

Victor

Shirou didn't think a victory could feel this hollow. Avenger had faced off against Archer, a man known as the King of Heroes. He pushed Avenger to the limit, but Shirou liked to think they posed a challenge as well. After all, Enuma Elish been a hard skill to counter. it had seemed impossible to negate, if he were honest. Shirou and his Servant had been out of breath, sustaining various injuries from the fight. Still, Shirou was able to relax was he realized the war was over. Until Avenger had turned around and gave him a look full of regret. "The true Grail will only appear when all seven Servants have been killed, Shirou." He said with a teary smile. Shirou could barely move, shocked as he was to hear the words. "I am so incredibly happy and proud to have been your Servant."

Avenger was swift in plunging his blade into his own heart.

Reminisce

"Where do you think they went to?" Shirou asked Rin. They stood on the school's rooftop, watching the clouds move through the blue sky. It had been almost five three months since the war ended. "Nero is someplace with a stage. And lots of art and cute and beautiful things." Rin said with certainty. "Yeah? I bet Mordred's annoying his dad somewhere. And hunting some large animal. Maybe a wild pig or a bear." Shirou chuckled as he recalled some things his Servant had told him. "They're probably waiting to fuss over us, again, huh?"

Silent tears streamed down their faces as the sun set on the horizon. They could wait, as well. One day, surely, they'll meet their other halves again.