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The Call
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Sunday, 24th December 2017
Satsuki Fujimaru, an alchemist—or so they say. Atlas has been know for their aptitude in alchemy yet their understanding of alchemy are somewhat different than what alchemy mostly to normal humans or maybe they're just too advanced.
Only those who are gifted with high intelligence and sharp wit can withstood this organization, except her. Most Atlas members are calculating and perceptive and yet... she is a adorable, bubbly, and kind of ditz.
The infamous labirynth in Atlas temple are merely a child's play for her. The skill itself helped Chaldea during traversing Atlas temple in Sixth Singularity. Nobody knows what goes inside her head and nobody knows how she sees the world.
To add more of her credibility, her Master affinity reached 100%. Only those who participated Fuyuki Grail War can reached this. Remembering her true nature—being a Tohsaka by blood means so much to her talent.
This is of course, noticed by Zepia Eltnam Atlasia and subsequently, Satsuki's senior, Sion Eltnam Sokaris, who immediately sent her to Chaldea to aid the organization and also to fulfill one of the seven contracts currently owned by Chaldea. Her affinity and her noteworthy talent made her a good agent to assist Chaldea.
Thus, she is the 24th Master.
Then in one fateful meeting, she discovers a spy in Chaldea. That happens to be her brother, the 48th Master, an Ascociation's Magi, Ritsuka Fujimaru.
Then Grand Order happened.
The rest is history...
On 24th December 2017, precisely around 1 AM, after resolving sub singularities that have been coined as Epic of Remnant two days ago, she finally ready to re-establish contact to her organization again.
Inside her Master's quarter, dressed in piyama, she dials her senior's number. After first try, Sion pick it up.
"Long time no see, Sokaris-senpai."
"E-Emiya? You've been missing for 2 years! Where have you been?" Emiya, a name she deliberately used to attract attention. Only those in Moonlit world understood the name's significance. And no, Sion merely suprised at her junior's sudden re-appeareance
"You don't have to use that name. You know what's my real name, right." Indeed, figuring her true is not difficult for her senior.
"Okay, Fujimaru. I need explanation, quick!"
"Why the hurry? Is something happened?" Satsuki said. Still clueless for Sion's distress.
"Something happened?! You have no idea. Two years since we sent you to assist Chaldea everything is going haywire in Moonlit world." Sion's tone indicate she is desperate. Either way this is still fly over Satsuki's head.
"Everyone's onto Chaldea for some reason. Now tell me. What. Happened?"
"Okay okay, jeez,"
"2 years ago, you sent me to Chaldea becuase my affinity, remember?" she began her recounting.
"Of course I remember." Sion affirmed, but her tone still distressed.
"Yeah, and—oh, by the way, TRISMEGISTUS doing just fine."
"Don't change the subject, you have some still have some explaining to do, " Sion sternly reprimanded.
"Okay, okay, jeez, you see, Chaldea got attacked and..." Satsuki trailed off, then continues, "wehavetosavehumanitybecausesomeonesabotagedthefacilityandmybrotherandIistheonlyMasteravailable...so, yeah."
Despite how quick Satsuki explanation is, Sion still easily catch up with every word. "So you're saying Chaldea actually did their job? I'm impressed. I thought they just simply another Ascociation lackeys posing as UN-sanctioned organization."
"Right, anyway, we defeated Goetia and destroys his remaining goons so-"
"No aliens? That can be right."
"Senpai, I trust you to be the reasonable one, but aliens? Pfft," their routine supposed to be reversed.
"This is no laughing matter! Something is coming and it points straight to Antartica!" if Satsuki can see Sion's face now, she's probably pouting.
"No offense, senpai, but are you okay?"
"No I'm not! Something is happening right now and nobody listens to me. Everyone in Atlas is too obsessed of searching everything in this world and they treat me like a joke despite my rank. And now you too?!"
"Well, if it makes you feel any better we fought lovecraftian horror—so that should filled your criteria of aliens, right?"
"Ugh, that's a myth. Made from imagination of a man."
"How can I believe in aliens if almost everything about myths and legends including from modern literatures are simply straight up real or made up." Satsuki exclaimed.
"Are you talking from experience here?"
"Yes, me and my brother had been contracted to many or hundreds of servants that came from many things. Myths, legends, historical figures, literature, straight up joke, and even something that came up from manga! So yes, I'm talking from experience here." Satsuki stated.
"I... don't know what to say. Sorry for lashing out before."
"It's okay. Maybe you're just stressed with everything that happened in Moonlit world. Get loose sometimes, y'know."
"My point still stands, Fujimaru, and I'm not giving up."
"Maybe you should come here,"
"No, I think I got better places to go. Besides, I don't want to disturb. I've already warned you about this threat, don't be sorry when you found out it's true. Your organization is the only hope to deal with this threat."
"Senpai..."
"Thank you for calling me, Fujimaru. If your father happen to visit, tell him this conversation."
"I... keep that in mind. Senpai-" Sion cuts off before Satsuki can finish.
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Ritsuka Fujimaru, a mage... and also the leader of matchmaker trio consisted of the legendary pirate Blackbeard and the landlord deity of Himeji castle Osakabe-Hime. As a mage partly self-taught in Tohsaka family's tradition courtesy of his late mother, he pose as a gentleman with refined taste and barricades himself with a cold wall that gives the impression he is untouchable.
As expected, that's a facadé.
Following similar catasthrope that falls upon her mother, the wall constantly being breached by anything that makes him out of character, such as cute kouhai or his weird obsession of two resident androgynous servant.
Despite that silly traits, don't be suprised when he shows his ruthless and selfish trait. After all, he is a magi. That doesn't mean he is traditional magi by all standards, sure, he upholds some of it, but being under tutelage of the famous (late?) Lord El-Melloi has it own perks. Ahem, smartphone does have it uses.
Still, he is accomplished mage by his own rights. Being a prodigy in magecraft also has it's benefits. So it's natural for him to be noticed, especially having two families backing you up—El-Melloi (even though Reines likes him because he keep doing favors for her) and Animusphere (secretly). No thanks to his father's, but he didn't know it at that time.
When the word spread out that Chaldea recruiting Masters for their operation, he is immediately sent to observe it or to put it bluntly, spy it, since the Ascociation grew suspicious of Chaldea. Posing as a civilian and using his true name instead of Ritsuka Tohsaka, he passed with flying colors.
Then the Master simulation happened. He woke up and met his soon to be girlfriend and he is discovered in day one by his own sister, no less. So much for being prodigy.
... and Grand Order happens.
The rest is history.
While her sister having a 'pleasant' conversation with her senior, Ritsuka is also ready to establish contact with his peers in Clocktower. Of course, it's not easy as it sounds.
"Come on, come on..."
Calling someone in the dead of the night isn't easy if the recipient lives in London. They must be Asleep right now.
After seven glass of milk, he gave up. Then suddenly his phone rings.
"Finally!" Ritsuka exclaimed while raising his hand triumphantly.
"Ritsuka? Is this really you?"
He's too tired to answer such trivial question, but he knows it's better to answer it anyway.
"Yes—wait," his senses kicks in then he realize something. "Where is Gray-san? This is her number, right?"
Why Mr. Le Chien is on the phone?
"Why are you on the phone? Is this some kind of new way to stalk your crush?"
"What? Why are you assuming that?!"
"How do I explain this while still half-asleep. This is 4 in the morning, you know."
Ritsuka sighs. "Take your time,"
"Right (Svin who is that?)—it's Ritsuka." Ritsuka can hear Gray's sleepy voice on the phone.
"(Video call it now) Okay."
The screen then shows a simple looking bedroom with Svin and Gray staring at the screen, in bed, together. Wow, two years have passed. So... the restraining order have been lifted? definitely. Judging from the oversized t-shirt Gray wearing, they've just...
"Oh, sorry for interrupting," it's the first sentence came from Ritsuka's mouth. "Congratulations." he said while being obviously jealous for their development. Mash still aren't ready to be more intimate with him.
Both nodded."Where have you been?" Gray asked.
"How do I explain this without sounding ridiculous?" indeed, everything about what he experienced sound ridiculous.
"Try us."
Ritsuka took a deep breath. "Let me start from two years ago..."
He began with recounting everything from the first order. His first meeting with the demi-servant, being discovered by his sister, meeting Dr. Roman, and the singularity F that ended with Olga-Marie's dead and Lev Flauros' betrayal.
Then he continues his recounting with every event of "Observer of Timeless Temple", as Da-Vinci calls it. Leaving out certain details such as Zhuge Liang's host identity. Then he starts with recounting the "Epic of Remnant", as Da-Vinci calls it again. He ends his recount with his reveal of his true allegience two days ago to every inhabitants Chaldea.
"... and that's where we get to this point now."
Gray and Svin looked at each other, bewildered with Ritsuka's recounting."This is... a lot to take in,"
"Told you so,"
"Servant summoning system, parallel universes, demon-pillars, singularities... I... don't think that's what the lords want to hear." Gray muttered. Clearly confused with many complicated terms her (late?) Master used to tell her.
"I wish I could go there and see it for myself." Svin casually comments.
"You do?"
"We wished we could," Svin replied. "With everything you said, I doubt the Mage Ascociation didn't notice this." he added.
"They're planning to do something to Chaldea, didn't they?" typical nosy magi as (late?) El-Melloi used to tell Ritsuka when he is still alive.
"Ritsuka, while you're gone, everthing in Moonlit world goes crazy.Everyone except normal humans felt a strange disturbance." Svin explained.
"Memories being jumbled," it's Gray's turn now to explain."Creatures attacking Clocktower and actual demons spotted around the globe."
"The Church and Magi had to work together to fend off this threat to the point Aoko Aozaki and Wizard Marshall stepped in." she finished.
"And you know where the source is?" Svin added.
"...Antartica." no need to guess about it, he knows where it is. In fact, he suspects this would eventually happens remembering the scale of Grand Order's operation
"The Wizard Marshall is the only one who kept telling the Lords to keep their noses from Chaldea." Gray informed. "Although, this might not long last,"
"Is there any way to deal with them?"
"So you do realize they can't be stopped," Svin replied.
"I know, I just need time. At least after New Year's Eve."
Both Gray and Svin turned away."Ritsuka, you're too late to ask us."
"What?!"
"They've scheduled to go there—the Ascociation Magi's, around the New Year's Eve."
"No..."
"Lady Reines can't do anything about it," if the sadist can't do anything, his only hope is drill-princess.
"Even Lady Luvia too." goddamit!
"We wish we could help, but Clocktower been watching us ever since."
Ritsuka scratches his head. "I think of something, I promise."
"What do you mean?" both said in unison.
"I have a plan, but you need to play along. My father... will help."
"I thought you said your father is normal human." Svin clarified
"I lied. He's an expert in Moonlit world. He's a spellcaster and has been a victim of second magic."
"What's your plan?" Gray's tone clearly hesitant.
"Let me think of it first how to do this."
"I'll contact as soon as possible." Ritsuka ends the call then starts dialing another number. He hopes it's still the same.
"Fujimaru residence," his father's voice is welcoming as always, even though he regrets many terrible things he had done to him.
"Father, I need your help."
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