Moon arts online.
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Chapter 2.
The darkness of the night just started to overtake the world with its gentle dark clutches, the moon was lighting the roads and the stars were smiling from their place in the heavens upon the mortal world.
The Kirigaya household was still active as the light in the windows indicated, a fact which brought a smile to the young blonde boy who approached the house cautiously. He was not stupid.. The house belonged to an old Magi family.. As such it definitely had enough defenses to end him if he wasn't careful, for although he had no hostile intentions he had no guarantee that bounded fields around the house won't destroy him completely, simply for being a magus.
He slowly approached the front door, and after a slight hesitation ringed the bell. A series of quick steps came from the house before the door opened and a petite girl appeared in the door, she had short black hair and green /blue eyes, Arthur recognized her as his classmate Suguha.
The girl took two steps back in her surprise " Err... How may I help you?" she asked after a moment.
The boy smiled at her pleasantly " Greetings Kirigaya san... I am sorry for coming unannounced.. But I have an urgent matter to talk with your honored mother" he bowed slightly.
The girl looked at him uncertainly " Umm.. Yeah please come in.." she moved to the side and letting him enter.
The boy bowed in thanks " I am grateful.." he said as he moved in.
Suguha led the boy to the living room where she let him seat on the couch, " Please wait here Ainsworth san.. My mother will come momentarily, I will bring some refreshments for now" she bowed before she went to the kitchen to bring some refreshments.
Less than a moment later Midori came out, walking gracefully toward the living room. She was dressed in a traditional kimono and her hair was tied back in a bun.
Arthur stood up and courtesid to the matriarch of the ancient magical family " It is a pleasure to meet you lady Kirigaya" he said with a smile.
The woman nodded " The pleasure is mine lord Ainsworth.. You are Arthur correct? The second born of the current lord Ainsworth?" she asked.
The boy nodded " Indeed.. I am Arthur Von Ainsworth, the second son of lord Eric Von Ainsworth and the current heir" he confirmed.
At those words the woman's face became marrowed with sorrow " The heir? So those bastards have gotten to your family as well?.. My condolences" she bowed her head in compassion.
" Thank you my lady.. One day they will pay.. But until then" he sighed deeply, his blue eyes burning with anger.
The woman nodded as she set in front the young heir just as her daughter brought some refreshments.
The boy bowed slightly to the girl "Thank you.. It is much appreciated" he said as he took an apple from the tray.
Suguha nodded and walked out of the room, but staying close enough to listen.
After a moment the boy broke the silence " I understand you know at least partially why I am here?" he said it as a question but it was more of a statement than anything.
The woman looked hesitant which brought a chuckle to the young man.
" Your concern for Gustav is admirable milady... But we know he came here and told you about the grail war.. The man is just to paranoid.. We wouldn't do anything to him really" he said with a smile " But although what I came to talk about has everything to do with the grail war.. It's not the formality of just informing you of the war at all.. Rather it has more to do with the details about the war and the grail.. Tell me milady.. What do you know about the grail? " he asked her as he relaxed into the couch.
The woman looked weirdly at him" No more than most magi I guess.. " she said" I know that it should be possible to open a root to Akasha through it.. I know it has the power to grant wishes through filling itself with the energy of the servants.. Why do you ask? " she inquired.
The boy smiled slightly" All what you said is true.. And yet no one was able to reach Akasha... Why is that? I don't have an answer.. But I do have a theory.. I believe it's impossible to reach it.. Not because the grail isn't strong.. But mostly because it's against the very nature of Akasha to be discovered by humans or any other creatures... Well that is my theory and I could be proved wrong.. In any case I moved from the topic I was intending to talk about.. What I came here is to let you know more about the grail and how the war is going to be handled.. Unlike our previous war we will not use the class cards system.. We do not whish for the masters to get hurt.. Simply there is not enough of us magi.. Letting anyone to die will be a tremendous loss " he sighed and took a sip from the tea he was given.
" So the servants will not be assaulting the other masters? How will you reinforce it? " she asked as she moved forward interlocking her fingers.
The boy nodded" We thought about it.. We came with the idea of using an absolute Geias... Other than us... There will be a representative of the Einzbern, Fraga and ours.. And of course yours.. We can't be sure about the others but the three familys agreed on a geias contract as to not endanger any of the masters who accepted the geias... We offer you the same.. Will you accept? " he asked his voice on edge.
Midori closed her eyes for a moment as she pondered the pros and cons of the contract.. On one side it will ensure that at least the great families will not try to kill the masters which increases the chances of survival.. But on the other hand should her family drow the short straw .. And will gain a weaker servant she won't be able to use this to her advantage..
Arthur set there, his eyes drawn to the woman as he waited patiently for her decision.
Finally after several minutes of pondering the woman nodded " Indeed.. We will enter the geias.. When the command seals will appear we will approach you for signing the contract" she agreed which brought a relieved smile to the other man's face.
" Very well.. I thank you lady Kirigaya.. There is just one more thing... It's about the grail itself.. You know that it can grant any wish.. Unfortunately it does has a huge disadvantage.. It isn't omnipotent.. Meaning that should you wish for something and not have a plan for how to achieve it the grail will just take the easiest path... For example if you will wish for being rich.. You can of course come up with the idea to win the lottery.. But the grail can also decide to just create money out of thin air which will destroy the economy for example.. Or maybe it will take it from someone else... Maybe even killing them in the process "he saw the surprised look of the woman and nodded satasfied" That's good that you take it to your heart.. The other families will also be informed.. "he finished and got up.
" Thank you milady for giving me your time.. I will depart now.. I hope you will be ready.. May the ritual be successful " he said as he walked to the door before bowing to the woman and leaving.
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On the next day, Suguha entered the class only to be met with an unknown girl standing there.
She had long violet hair and her sharp grey eyes showed intelligence and shrewdness.
When Suguha entered the girl turned toward her and bowed her head a bit.
Sugu awkwardly did the same which brought a smile to the girl " Greetings.. My name is Ailbe Fraga.. It is a pleasure to meet you" the girl said with a smile.
Before the black haired girl had a chance to say anything, a teacher entered and turned to the violet haired girl "Miss Fraga... I am afraid this is not your class.. You should go one class up" the teacher said apologetically.
The girl nodded " Thank you sensei.. I am aware of that.. I merely came to say hello to an acquaintance of mine" she said as she looked at the blonde boy who set at the rear of the class and was currently playing a chess game with the smartest boy in the class Fujimaru Haruto.
The teacher nodded in understanding " Ah.. I see my apologies Fraga san.. Allow me to accompany you to your class then" he said in an apologetic tone.
The girl nodded " Thank you Ritsuka sensei.. I will be delighted" she replied as she walked out of the room without looking back.
As the two left the room, Suguha was surrounded by a group of classmates who were all quiet eager to know how did the new transfer student know her.
"Oh" the black haired twelve years old said nervously " I don't areally know her.. We never met before.. But our families know each other over common interests... So I heard of her and she of me" she said sheepish.
A loud gasp of surprise came from the corner of the room were the blonde magus played chess, which prompted all the people and Suguha as well to turn to look at the match only to see it was over with the blonde foreigner victorious.
" Ainsworth san.. How did you do it?" one of her classmates was positively shocked.
" Wow.. You really had it all planned from the beginning!" another exclaimed.
The defeated took it in a good way as he smiled at the foreigner " Congratulations Ainsworth san.. This was a splendid match... Maybe we should try it once again" he said cheerfully.
The other boy nodded with a smile of his own " Of course... I will be delighted" was his replied.
Suguha snorted in her mind.. The boy who is going to participate in the holly grail war actually enjoyed something as simple as that? She found it hard to believe.
Arthur rose up and approached the girl " Oh.. Good morning Kirigaya san.. It is good to see you today" he said with a smile.
The others around ohed and owed at the desplay, but Sugu ignored them instead focusing on the boy in front of her.
" Good morning to you too Ainsworth san.. It is good to see you as well" she inclined her head after which she moved to her seat and awaited the beginning of class, which started a minute later.
The door opened and their teacher entered, " Alright class open your textbooks at page 14.."
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The bell rung, which brought to the end of the lesson. As the teacher left the children moved to have their lunch.
The blonde boy left the room as he headed somewhere to eat his lunch.
Suguha took her lunch box out of her backpack as her mind wondered how much her life changed from the day the man.. Gustave came to their doorstep. From the revelations about her brother and the existence of thaumaturgy.
Without thinking she left the classroom, her mind still wondering as she walked not noticing as her legs took her to the roof and as she opened the door she assulted with one of the most bizarre sights she ever saw.
For there on the roof three people were present, and one of them was definitely not comfortable being there.
The two foreign magi were sitting there on a bench, while her cousin Kazuto was standing clearly uncomfortable with the company, his eyes darting around in caution as his aunts words of caution came to his mind.
"Ah and here comes the other Kirigaya.. Welcome" the Fraga said with a genuine smile.
" Umm.. Hi?" Sugu wasn't sure what to say.
" Please sit down with us.. It is more fun to eat lunch in a group" the blonde magus said as he unwrapped his lunch box and started to eat.
The others quickly did the same and for the next minutes they ate in silence. It wasn't until the black haired boy finished eating that he turned to the magi " Tell me.. Weren't there once an organization of magi?" he asked curiously " I mean why don't we have one or something..?wouldn't it be more efficient?"
The two magi exchanged glances and at the end the purple haired girl spoke
" Their was once... At least they tried to at one point... Unfortunately we are few and don't have much people... So we couldn't do anything.. But there is in fact a sort of council of the greatest families.. But it's nothing to concrete" she finished her explanation.
"I see.. Thank you for the information" Kazuto replied, even though he felt there was more to it than simply not enough.
" In any case.. We should be heading back to class.. See you around" the Ainsworth said " The Enizbern are here already too.. But they didn't send a child... He is one of the more experienced magi here.. So even though he is under geias.. You are still not so I would advise you to be careful" he said right before he left the roof back towards the class, leaving two stunned children.
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It was a dark night, the moon and stars were clouded by the thick clouds and the only light was that of the streets lamps.
In a small house a boy was seating in a couch, his blue eyes were moving rapidly as he read a book which he held in his hands.
Lightning striked outside illuminating the streets and rain started to pour outside , a feeling passed in the boy's body as something formed on his hand, he looked at it with a small smile as the three different lines created what looked like a dragon head on his hand.
With a loud thump he closed the book and put it gently on the couch, after which he moved to the small room on the opposite side of his current location.
The room was baren and only a sophisticated and complicated magical circle was drawn in the center.
Slowly he moved forward and took a silver pendent in his hands, with which he moved into the circle and put it into the center.
Closing his eyes the young magus let the od run through his circuit as he started to chant.
"Silver and iron to the origin. Gem and the archduke of contracts to the cornerstone. The ancestor is my great master Schweinorg.
The alighted wind becomes a wall. The gates in the four directions close, coming from the crown, the three-forked road that leads to the kingdom circulate.
Shut (fill). Shut (fill). Shut (fill). Shut (fill). Shut (fill).
Repeat every five times.
Simply, shatter once filled.
――――I announce.
Your self is under me, my fate(doom) is in your sword.
In accordance with the approach of the Holy Grail, if you abide by this feeling, this reason, then answer.
Here is my oath. I am the one who becomes all the good of the world of the dead, I am the one who lays out all the evil of the world of the dead.
You, seven heavens clad in three words of power, arrive from the ring of deterrence, O keeper of the balance ―――！" he finished with a gusto.
As he finished light enveloped the circle and the catalyst and he felt his magical energy leaving his body toward the circle as something was happening in there.
When the light faded a man was standing there, his long blonde hair was falling on his back and his armor glittered in the light of the room.
When the man spoke his voice was slick and powerful " I am the servant lancer.. I ask you.. Are you my master?"
End of chapter 2