Hello everyone.
Due to many reviews complaining about too much stats I won't be posting any skills you already know about. I'll still be posting Dante's Attributes, new skills and new perks but that's pretty much it.
Enjoy the latest chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fate/Stay Night or Fate/Zero. If I did, there would be an EMIYA origin story.
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Previously
"Very well Dante Silver. The bargain has been struck. My fate is in your hands, Master."
As the words left her mouth, the back of my hand felt as if it was on fire as a connection was established between us. Before I gathered my bearings an overwhelming amount of Prana filled the room emanating from Caster. I could fell a slight strain on my Prana reserves however my Regen rate is high enough that I recover far more than I am loosing.
The Prana within the air began to recede revealing Medea sporting a surprised look on her face "M-Master you have so much Prana! I did not think there was anyone from the modern era who could possess so much power. How did you obtain it?"
"I think it would be better to show you" I answered as I raised my hand towards the roof "I.D Create: Time Dilation."
As the room lost all of its colour, I turned to Medea. "This is part of my power as The Gamer. A power that allows me to transcend beyond what is possible for a human."
"The Gamer? I have never heard of such a power." Medea exclaimed, "Is it a Reality Marble?"
I shook my head how could I explain this. "No, it's not a Reality Marble. It does far more than just create this shadowed world." I paused to consider if I should reveal that I reincarnated into this world. 'I probably should. It will go a long way of truly earning her trust.'
"You see Medea, I was originally from a different world, but when I died, I was reincarnated into this world with the power of The Gamer. A power that allowed me to choose many different things about myself. The chose I made that granted me with the Prana I currently have was being related to someone from The Age of Gods. My output is a lot more watered down then someone such as yourself but compared to the Magus of this age, it is a considerable amount."
I took a long drawn out breath before continuing on "That is not the true power of The Gamer; however, it allows me to push myself beyond what should be possible for one such as myself. For instance; by my stats alone I could be considered an E-Rank servant." Medea stared at me like I was a madman, which to be fair I would have trouble believing me if I was her. "If you have any doubts, I will gladly allow you to use your magic to determine it for yourself."
She gave a small nod while closing her eyes in concentration. A few moments passed before her eyelids shot up in disbelief. "Impossible. No human of this day and age should be this strong!"
"As I said Medea, The Gamer allows me to push beyond what should be possible. Even as strong as I am now, I will only get stronger. This is 5 years worth of training, imagine what 10 years will look like."
Caster gave me a sly smirk. "I was summoned by a truly powerful Master wasn't I?" she asked rhetorically before her expression morphed into a look of confusion as she seemingly noticed something. "Master, why is my connection to The Grail so weak?"
Ah, I had forgotten about that. "That would be because I summoned you a few years early so that we can get better acclimated to one another."
"I see. Well, if we are going to be together for a few years, I would like to learn what sort of person you truly are Master."
I nodded as I motioned for Medea to follow me as I absently cast I.D Escape as we walked toward the living room. Entering our destination, I couldn't help but think how little I decorated. No pictures, no ornaments. Nothing but blank white walls, a black leather two-seated couch and a small coffee table with a black rug underneath. 'This place really needs a woman's touch.'
As we settled ourselves in comfortably I turned to Medea, "I think it is only fair that you learn about me, I do know a little about you after all. Ask me whatever you like, and I will do my best to answer."
"Hmm… how about I start with what your wish for The Grail is?" the hooded servant asked after a second of contemplation.
"My wish is to obtain the Third Magic; Heaven's Feel. With it, I hope to obtain a near infinite Prana capacity." I answered without hesitation.
"And what will do once you have obtained your wish?"
That brought me to a halt. 'what will I do after? I never stopped to think about what I wanted the Third for. I mean, an inexhaustible Prana supply would be great and all, but I need a goal. Something that I will find joy in.' So caught up in my thoughts I completely forgot Medea asked me a question.
"Master?"
Startled by Caster's voice, I almost jumped out of my seat. "Ah! Sorry, Medea I was deep in thought." I cleared my throat before continuing. "As for the answer to your question, I don't know what I'll do after we win. The truth is I was so focused on training I never stopped to think what I wanted to do after. I think I would like to something that brings me joy."
"What about you Medea? From what I know of you, you want a second chance at life. A life of your own, untarnished by the Gods." I found myself asking.
Medea gave me a solemn nod "Yes that is my wish. To be reborn into this age, where the Gods have long since lost the power to influence the world."
"And after you succeed?"
She seemed to ponder her answer before slowly lowering her hood, allowing me to see the gentle smile that adorned her face. "I want the same thing you do. Something that brings me joy, whatever that may be."
I returned her smile with one of my own. "Why don't we try to find our answer together Medea?"
"We will have to wait and see, won't we M-Dante?" She answered giving me a coy smile.
I let out a small chuckle, before getting our discussion back on track, "Leaving that aside, do you have any more questions for me?"
"I have a few more, before that, I'm curious, how old are you?"
I had expected that question. I might not look my age because of all the time I spent in the Time dilation I.D, but I still look no older the 11. Standing at 4'10 With long straight black hair tied into a ponytail I didn't look like a 7-year-old no matter which way you looked at it. "I'm 7 years old, however before I died in my previous life, I was 24. So technically I'm 31 years old."
"Only 7!? I had thought you were older. Not that it really matters, with our power combined I have little doubt we can win The Grail." Caster said with a small shake of her head. "I do have a more important question for you. How did you know of Rulebreaker? It wasn't something that I had with me in life. It was only granted to me after I became a Heroic Spirit."
'how should I explain this? I can't just come out and say "well you see, your from this game I played" that would be ridiculous. So maybe something close to the truth like I know of her from a story.'
"In my old world, some people told stories of other worlds. I was lucky enough to be told of this world, more specifically about the next two Grail Wars. I know who all the servants and masters are for both of them. I know all their strengths and weaknesses. As for you specifically, I had asked them to tell me more about you."
"I see, so there were seers from your past life that told you of me. But how could you of been sure that this is the world they were talking about?" Caster replied.
"When I first gained The Gamer, it spoke of Magic Circuits, and there was only one world I knew of that had them. The more convincing proof, however, was you. I knew your name, how you looked and your Noble Phantasm. When I saw you within the Summoning Circle, I knew with 100% certainty what world I was in." 'I hope that placates her for now.'
"Wait. You said that you knew every servant from both Grail Wars and I'm assuming that I was going to be summoned by someone other than you in this War. How can you be so sure that everything will still be the same?"
"Because nobody summoned you in this War. It was in the next War that you were originally summoned in. As for things remaining the same, The original Caster of this war didn't do much in the grand scheme of things. He was summoned by a serial murder with no Prana, using the latent magical blood of one of his victim to fuel the ritual." I stopped to consider if I should tell her of the problem with The Grail. 'It's better she knows now than to tell her during the War.'
"There's something else you should know. During the last War, one of the Founding Families summoned an irregular servant: Avenger. He was extremely weak and died in the early stages of the War. Normally that wouldn't be too big of a deal, however, what they didn't know was that they summoned a child who was forced to bare the world evil and by dying he would become Angra Mainyu: The Persian God of Darkness. When he was defeated, he was absorbed by The Grail like any other servant, except he wasn't just a servant anymore. He was able to corrupt The Grail to only grant wishes through destruction."
Medea had been quiet the entire time I was speaking, many expressions passed over her. Disbelief, Anger, Sadness then finally resting on determination.
"Did your seers tell you of a way it could be fixed?"
"They never went into specifics, so I had to develop a spell that is designed for only one purpose: cleansing The Grail of the taint."
"Good. I will have you show me this spell later, so I can confirm that it will be enough." Medea said in a tone of authority.
I simply nodded. She is from the Age of The Gods, after all, she may well have a way to improve the spell.
Medea stood from the couch while turning towards me "I think that should be enough for now. We have plenty of time to learn more about one another."
Before she could completely astalize, I asked a question of my own. "Medea, in the time before the War I was hoping you would be willing to train me in real Magecraft? Most of what I know is self-taught."
Stopping her astraliztion, Medea gained a pensive visage as she peered deep into my eyes. "if you prove yourself to me, then I will teach you what I know. If you don't then I will teach you nothing."
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Three Months Later
Needless to say, I proved myself and then some. She had me learn her Atlas spell to see if I was capable of her Magecraft. After I achieved that in only a few seconds (only because a blue screen asked if I wanted to learn it) Medea accepted me as her student.
Something I didn't expect from her was how jealous she was of me having the ability to quickly learn new magic. That jealously had slowly degraded to yelling at me while pouting, just like she was at this very moment.
"This is not fair! Your ability allows you to learn in a few months what took me years to use!"
I couldn't help but to let out a sigh at the same statement I had heard for weeks "Medea, you know there is nothing I can do about it, so please stop pouting."
"I'm not pouting!"
As you can see after three months, we have become friendly with one another. I hadn't realised how much I missed having company, and I think she feels the same way.
I held up my hands in surrender. "Okay, okay you don't have an incredibly cute pout on your face. Nope, none at all."
As she was dressed in her casual clothes we had bought, there was no hood to hide the small blush on her face from me. I have been calling her cute ever since she started the pouting routine. It never fails to get a blush out of her.
"Stop teasing me and get ready to enter your Time Dilation I.D. If you really want to be at the level of a high-grade servant then you have to work hard for it." my hoodless servant said as she stomped out of the workshop.
She was right tho I did need to get stronger. Learning under Medea has granted me many different new spells, such as her teleportation spell Trofa (the only spell she hasn't taught me is her Rain of Light). She also helped me in advancing my Magic and Intelligence attributes by leaps and bounds. The perk I got for reaching 250 Magic was a game changer.
Magic Channelling
For reaching 250 Magic, you gain the skill Magic Channelling:
You may augment any of your attributes with your Magic attribute.
Cost: The amount of your Magic attribute
With this, I could push my strength in the A-Rank if I used it with Ogre Strength. However, that pales in comparison to one of the most significant skills Medea could teach me.
High-Speed Divine Words.
A skill that instead of using Prana to cast spells, I use the Mana that flows through the earth. The one issue for me is that I'm still learning the language, So only the spells s Medea taught me will work. So all in all my Magecraft studies have been very fruitful.
Today will be the last day I focus on purely increasing my Magic skills. My physical stats have been left on the back burner for too long.
Getting up from my sitting position, I headed for the kitchen. Medea spends most of her time there trying to learn how to cook when she first started, she would burn water. Now she can at least prepare a simple breakfast with no trouble.
Walking into the kitchen and sitting at the dining table I couldn't help but staring at Medea wearing an apron. It always brought a smile to my face. Seeing her like that made it extremely difficult to see her as the so-called 'Witch of Betrayal.'
Turning her head slightly to look at me in the corner of her eye. "Dante, we will start your physical training after I'm finished." I just nodded. I know better than to argue with her about her cooking. I sat in silence, watching her plate up our food. I may not need to eat, but I still can. It didn't take long before we were both digging into the bacon and eggs she had made.
A few minutes later Caster broke the silence. "We need to get your physical attributes on par with your magic ones. Especially your Endurance, it doesn't matter how strong you are with magic if you die within a single hit."
I nodded "That's true, and if we want to be in Japan months before the Wars starts, we will have to get me in shape before then. I don't think I should risk using too much magic there, It may alert the Second Owner."
After finishing our food, I opened up an I.D and got started on the next year of my life.
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Three Months before The War
Arriving in Japan, Medea and I exited the plane before hailing a cab to take us to the house we bought just beyond the Shopping District in Fuyuki City. We had decided that Medea would stay unastralized to sell the story of a Mother and Child going on a vacation to Japan.
Driving through the city, I once saw within an anime was unreal. I had seen a glimpse of the Temple where the greater Grail is housed underneath. Our primary objective.
Eventually, we arrived at our base of operations: a European two-floored house with a small front yard. We had been to Japan once before to purchase the house, set up our workshop and the bounded fields to keep the Magus within the city unaware of our presence.
Entering our base, we made our way to the sitting room to relax after our long flight. "Dante are you sure we shouldn't cleanse The Grail before the War? I know you don't want to risk changing the Servants that are summoned but what if we don't cleanse it in time?" Madea asked as we entered the sitting room.
"As long as we fix it after, all the other servants are summoned and before any other them are defeated there shouldn't be any problems. Besides if by the off chance we don't succeed, we have already developed a way for you to be tied to me after the War."
Medea looked away to hide the blush I know was on her face as she replied in a soft tone. "But you won't be able to get your wish. We promised we would help each other obtained our wishes. You have already helped me gain mine. Maybe it's not perfect, but with enough time we could find a way for me to exist in the world without me being tied to you."
A smile formed on my face at that. I didn't think we would ever be so close when I first summoned her, but I guess Medea just really wanted someone to actually care about her. I admit freely that I do. "Don't worry Medea. If we could find a way to keep you here, I'm sure we can find a way to increase my Prana supply. You already know of a safe way to implant others Magic Crests on to me, so if it comes to it, we can find those that won't be missed and take theirs."
Sending a smile my way before closing her eyes and relaxing further into the couch while speaking "When you first showed me your memories, and I saw the many different fates I could have met, I couldn't help but be even more grateful that you were the one who called for me from the Throne of Heroes. You once asked me what I would do after we won the War, I answered to find something that I could find joy in." She turned towards me opening her eyes "As long as I am with you I believe I will find all the joy I can ask for."
I couldn't help but agree. "We both will."
For the rest of the day, we merely basked in our companionship.
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The next morning I awoke to the sound of chipping birds. Stretching my muscles, I move towards the bathroom to begin the start of the day. After having a shower, I stopped to look in the mirror to admire the changes my body has gone through the past years. Standing at 5'5 with Black hair flowing down to my lower back and grey eyes I struck an impressive figure.
All of the time I spent under time dilation caused my body to age to that of a 14-year-old. It's great to be no longer a child. However, the hormones are driving me mad. When you have a beautiful woman around you all the time it can make things quite difficult, more so when said beautiful woman is fully aware of it and feels the need to give a little payback for all the constant teasing.
Getting dressed in a casual dress shirt and slacks, I headed down to the workshop to see what Medea is up to. Channelling my Prana into a wall in the kitchen gave me access to a hidden entrance to our workshop. Walking down the stairs, I could see Medea using one of the Mystic Code constructors.
"Still working on it?"
"Yes, I am just putting some finishing touches on it. When I'm done, you won't have rely only on your Gamer ability for defence. You will have a trump card, something that can protect you even if I'm not with you." She answered with pride.
"Have you given it a name?" I asked curiously.
She hummed to herself for a moment before replying. "I was thinking Shield of the Silver Wish."
I chuckled "It's a good name. Using the word silver seems to be a running theme of mine."
We fell into silence as I watched my lovely servant work. It took another hour before I could hold the finished product.
Handing me a beautiful silver pendant covered in numerous etchings and a glowing purple gem in the middle, Medea looked at me expectantly. "Go on. Use Observe on it."
Shield of the Silver Wish: Rank: EX
A Conceptual Shield built around the concept of 'protect.' Soul-bonded to Dante Sliver.
An invisible barrier surrounds the holder at all times.
Durability: 200,000
A boost to the holders healing rate
Health Regen: 150.0 p/s
Created by Medea
I stared at the pendant speechlessly. I looked up at Medea with wide eyes "Y-You created me my own Avalon." she gave me an uncertain nod, clearly misunderstanding my reaction. Not wanting for her to feel if she had done something wrong I did the first thing that entered my mind. I quickly swept her up in a tight embrace, spinning her around while saying 'thank you' over and over again. After half a minute I finally put her down, not before planting a quick peck on her cheek.
I was going to ask how it worked but was stopped by Medea throwing herself at me, grabbing my head roughly and kissing me on the lips.
Pulling away with a satisfied smile on her face "I've wanted to do that for weeks."
"Yeah me too," I replied absently, still in a state of shock.
With her arms still wrapped around my neck, she asked: "Now do you want to know how your new shields works or not?" Giving me a sly smile.
So entranced by her radiant smile I could only nod.
"All you have to do is place it around your neck and channel some Prana into it. It will seep into your soul, making it impossible for someone to take it from you. Not even I can remove it."
Coming back to my senses, I did as I was instructed and placed the pendant around my neck. Suddenly I could feel it sinking into my chest, it felt as if it was giving me a warm protective embrace.
Placing a hand on Medea's cheek. "Well, I think it's time we adequately prepare this house for the Holy War.
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A/N Before anyone says Medea warmed up to Dante to quickly ide like to point out that they have been together for almost 2 years. In canon, she fell for a guy in under a week. Anyway, I tried to give Dante a little bit more character before we jump into the war.
Also, I'm going to put Medea's Servant Attributes down below. My reasoning for having them so high is based off how much stronger Saber got after she partnered with Rin; a Competent Magus against Shirou; a Novice.
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Name: Medea
Class: Caster
Parameters
Strength: C
Endurance: B
Agility: A
Mana: EX
Luck: A+
Noble Phantasm: A
New Status, Perks and Skills
Status
Name: Dante Silver
Age: 9 Years Old
Level: 22
Origin: Limitless
[200% experience to any activity]
Element: The Five Elements
[200% experience to Ether, Wind, Water, Fire and Earth Magecraft]
Title: The Gamer
Exp Points: 230,506/1,853,595
Health Points: 7180/7180 (10052)
Health Regen: 338.4 per sec
Prana Points: 5000/5000
Prana Regen: 314.0 per sec [-25.0 for maintaining a servant]
Magic Resistance: 30%
Physical Resistance: 30%
Attributes
Strength: 242 [D++} (290)
Endurance: 314 {C}
Dexterity: 201 {D} (241)
Intelligence: 241 {D}
Magic: 340 {C+}
Luck: 37
Points: 105
Perks
Magic Channelling
For reaching 250 Magic, you gain the skill Magic Channelling:
You may augment any of your attributes with your Magic attribute.
Cost: The amount of your Magic attribute
Resist Magic
For reaching 300 Magic, you gain 20% more Magic Resistance.
Greater Strength
For reaching 150 strength, you gain 10% more Strength.
Shockwave Clap
For reaching 200 Strength, you gain the skill Shockwave Clap:
A ranged attack using you Strength.
Healthy Body
For reaching 150 Endurance, you gain 20% more Health Points.
Enhanced Regeneration
For reaching 200 Endurance, you gain 200% Health Regeneration.
Damage Taker
For reaching 250 Endurance, you gain 20% more Physical Resistance.
Greater Healthy Body
For reaching 300 Endurance, you gain 20% more Health Points.
Speed Burst
for reaching 150 Dexterity, you gain the Speed Burst skill:
Once per day you can increase your Dexterity by 500% for 10 seconds.
Greater Quickness
For reaching 200 Dexterity, you gain 10% more Dexterity
Skills
Atlas: LV 68: EXP: 48%: Cost: 94 Prana per second(N/A with HSDW)
A spell which freezes the target in place by altering the pressure of the atmosphere to anchor a region of space. Everything in the surrounding is frozen, and it is potent enough to hold even Servants in place.
Trofa: LV: 82: EXP 14%: Cost: 107 Prana(N/A with HSDW) :
a Spatial Transportation spell that is an imitation of the True Magic governing teleportation much like the teleportation granted by Command Spells.
Distance: 740m
Aero: LV: 42: EXP 0%: Cost: 96 Prana(N/A with HSDW)
A plague wind spell that easily minces a target as if they were sent through an enormous fan.
Celaeno: LV: 35: EXP 12%: Cost: 97 Prana(N/A with HSDW)
A widespread electrical attack, it has the power to fry a human in only seconds.
Argos: LV MAX: EXP 0%: Cost: 190 Prana(N/A with HSDW)
The spell grants a glass-like barrier that has the same toughness as Berserker's skin.
Durability: 10,000 Hit Points
High-Speed Divine Words: LV MAX: Cost: N/AA skill that allows the user to cast spells without the use of their Magic Circuits, drawing from the planet instead.
Greater Reinforcement: LV 79: EXP 98%: Cost: 173 Prana per second:
An extremely strong version of Reinforcement for humans, significantly strengthening them and allowing them to harm spiritual bodies like Servants. Increase Strength and Dexterity by 500%.
Rain of Light: LV: 6: EXP 74%: Cost: 250 Prana per Beam(N/A with HSDW)
A volley of rapidly fired beams of light each with an A rank power of attack. Each beam is capable of destroying the body of a Servant with a direct hit.
Max Beams: 2
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