Chapter 8: Butterfly Effect

Illyasviel Von Eizbern's POV

Freedom… that word was foreign to me. It was an unknown. I had yet to experience it but I longed for it. Finally I had got what I wanted albeit it was temporary but nonetheless it was freedom. I finally felt alive… like I was no longer the doll I was meant to be but something more. A human… I finally felt like a human.

I am a homunculus meant to be the key for the Holy Grail. I was treated like an object, not ever gaining any love from my supposed grandfather. I wasn't always alone treated like some object… I was once a happy child with loving parents but they suddenly vanished. My mother was the previous host of the Holy Grail and my father… Kiritsugu, he abandoned me for some boy he found.

Shirou Emiya…

All these years I focused my hatred on him motivating me to overcome my loneliness. All I want is to torment him and plunge him into despair for robbing me of my happiness. He stole the only thing I cherished and I would pay my dear Onii-chan for that.

BOOM!

As I was musing idly suddenly a loud explosion rocks the entire mansion I was currently living in.

"Lesritt! Sella! What is going on?" I ask my two loyal maids on the current happenings.

"Ojou-sama… it seems a servant is attacking the mansion. Permission to eliminate the treat." Sella answers me in her monotone voice.

"No… it's a servant so it might be dangerous. Berserker can handle it."

I summoned Berserker and we quickly went towards the foolish servant who dared to invade my territory. As I reached the entrance of the mansion I saw the servant. The servant oozed out raw power. He was covered in a completely thick armour and helmet which was designed with two horns. The sword he was wielding was sparkling white silver sword adorned with splendid decorations.

He was not an ordinary servant and by the looks of it he was servant class Saber.

"Saber! You are going to pay for attacking my home. Berserker kill him!" With my order given Berserker charges at the armoured knight.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Their swords clashed. Berserker was one of the strongest servant yet that Saber was equally matching against my Berserker and it was not only in skill but in brute strength as well. Who was this servant?

After several minute of intense clashing I heard a bored feminine voice, "Gilgamesh darling would you subdue that brute for me."

"Of course… I live to serve my queen." As the voice said that several chains erupted from golden void binding Berserker.

"BERSERKER!"

I wanted to run towards him but I was frozen. I couldn't move. I watched as Berserker was easily subdued. He roared in defiance but it was useless.

"Arara… quite a lively spirit you have there. I think you would make a fine addition to my collection." The feminine voice revealed herself. I couldn't believe myself… it was King Arthur… no it couldn't be. King Arthur presented himself with royal aura while this person had a bewitching aura and though she looked like King Arthur, she was dressed similar to that of a witch with golden snake-like eyes.

"Who are you?" I couldn't help but ask that question.

"Oh my! How rude of me." She showed a smile which could ensnare any man she set sight upon. But to me it felt like a smile of a predator ready to toy with its prey until it was satisfied.

"I am the destroyer of Camelot and the slayer of Merlin, Morgan Le Fay."

My words were stuck in my throat. I couldn't form any words. Seeing me in such a shocked state she chuckled, "Having trouble speaking my little doll? Worry not… I won't do anything yet. You are the ultimate object granted to the victor of this game; I wouldn't want to ruin the fun now, would I?"

She slowly approached Berserker and touched him. Berserker gave a slight shiver and then his eyes dulled.

"What did you do?" I asked her with a slight anger as Berserker was the only one who understood me.

"He is now a part of my collection just like all the other men I fancy."

I immediately understood what she did, "You charmed him." It wasn't a question; it was a statement because I knew what she had done.

"Fufufu… there's no man who can resist my charm, little doll. All men are meant to be mine. Even King Arthur was unable to resist it. How could a mere brute resist it?"

"Then what about Merlin? Did he not oppose you?" I questioned her because of my curiosity.

"Hahahaha! Merlin? Resist my charm? Not in a million years my dear little doll. I shall indulge you in this little secret. He was a half incubus which only allowed him to resist it partially but it severely weakened him every time we fought. If he were to fight me at his full strength then I would have been defeated without even knowing how." She said in an amusing tone.

"My queen, now that you have gained the toy you wanted how about we mingle with each other." Unlike Berserker this guy didn't have dull eyes but had the eyes that showed pure adoration for her.

"Now now Gilgamesh darling. You know that girls don't like to get rushed now, don't you?"

"Gilgamesh… King of Uruk?" I worded out my thought aloud. Gilgamesh was too enraptured with the witch to pay any attention to me while the witch merely gave a sinister smile which proved my conclusion.

"Modred dear please take my little doll to her supposed room. And do get rid of the two useless pests for me." The armoured knight revealed her face which was the exact replica of the witch only with dull green eyes.

"Yes… mother…" She sounded like a puppet. I looked at her and sensed that Morgan had done something with Modred to control her like a puppet.

I was grabbed and thrown into a room while Modred went towards the lifeless body of my maids and disposed them. It hurt seeing them like that but I knew that the Holy Grail War would only result in bloody conflicts.

"Someone save me…" I could only whisper those words as darkness took me in.

Drake Reddings's POV

Well… some strange things are happening like… the church completely missing from the place it was supposed to be. I just wanted to scout out the enemy base but it seems fate has other plans. Did I cause some kind of butterfly effect or something? Meh! I am a cheat character. What could go wrong, right?

SWOOSH!

A red flash suddenly came at me with blinding speed which I dodged very easily since I am awesome. The red flash was actually Gáe Bolg. Damn! Why is Lancer after me?

I look towards the attacker and it was Lancer indeed in his tight blue spandex suit. But something was wrong… his eyes was glazed like he was in some sort of trance.

"OI! Lancer why did you attack me?"

"…." He gave me a silent treatment. With a slight wave of hand he recalled his trusty spear and… fled? What the hell? He just left? I wanted to give chase but something inside me told me not to chase him. Something was definitely wrong here.

I hurry back to the Emiya residence. I smelled the area full of fresh blood. I enter to see a mutilated body of a person who was a priest I guess seeing that the body was wearing a priest robe.

"What happened here?" I asked seriously.

"Kirei Kotomine suddenly intruded and attacked us without any rhyme or reason. Sakura just ripped him apart for trying to hurt Shirou." It was Medea-chan who answered me since Sakura seems to be weakened somehow.

"And what happened with Sakura?"

"Her grail piece was ripped away right after Kotomine died. We don't know how but after his death the Grail piece was ripped out and warped away."

This was getting too ominous. "Shirou! We are going to summon a servant now. We don't know what's happening so we need to get all the help we can get." Shirou nodded at suggestion.

I went near Sakura and kissed her forehead in order to activate my Nirvana Lips to cure her. I wanted to test Shirou but it seems the situation has escalated so better to be safe than sorry.

Shirou and Sakura gawked at me. "What the hell are you guys looking at me like that for?" I questioned him and then I suddenly realized what I had done.

"Oi! I am not into NTR so stop looking at me like that. It was magic I utilized in order to cure her." As I explained Sakura suddenly blinked and gave a loud 'epp!'.

"The worms… I can't feel them anymore… *sniff* I am finally free." Sakura broke into tears as Shirou hugged her. It was a pretty romantic sight but we had no time for that.

"I may be sounding like an asshole but we have to hurry. There's a huge danger ahead of us. And Medea-chan, can you go and call Rin-chan and Archer here as well?"

"Of course." Medea-chan gave me a kiss and teleported away.

Rider, Sakura and Shirou followed me towards the shed at the back of Emiya residence. I didn't really know anything about summoning servants and I didn't need to since there already was a magic aria drawn in the shed to summon a servant.

"Let silver and steel be the essence.

Let stone and the archduke of contracts be the foundation

Let (colour of the catalyst) the colour I pay tribute to / Let my great Master (your ancestor's surname) be the ancestor*

Let rise a wall against the wind that shall fall

Let the four cardinal gates close.

Let the three-forked road from the crown reaching unto the Kingdom rotate.

I hereby declare.

Your body shall serve under me.

My fate shall be your sword.

Submit to the beckoning of the Holy Grail

If you will submit to this will and this reason…Then answer!

An oath shall be sworn here!

I shall attain all virtues of all of Heaven.

I shall have dominion over all evils of all of Hell!

From the Seventh Heaven, attended to by three greet words of power,

Come forth from the ring of restraints,

Protector of the Holy Balance!"

Shirou chanted and channelled his mana into the aria as he envisioned the Avalon inside him as a catalyst. The aria gave a silver glow as white particles began to form into a person. After a minute, the person was finally revealed.

She was a little girl with silver hair and silver eyes. She was the epitome of what you would call a pure loli girl. She slowly gave a cute smile at us. "I am servant Assassin. I ask you, are you my master, teehee?" She ended her speech with a cute laugh sticking her tongue out.

"Yes I am. Nice to meet you." Shirou greeted the loli. The loli and Shirou shaked hands for partnership.

I narrowed my eyes. Shirou was supposed to summon King Arthur. But he somehow summoned someone else. I used my Otherworldly Analysis on her and I nearly fainted.

What the fuck? That was all I could think.

Character Sheet

Name: Melina or Merlin the Second (Assassin)

Strength: E

Endurance: S+

Agility: S++

Magic: E

Luck: C+++

Bio: A never aging girl cursed to be the nemesis of Morgan le Fay. She was cursed by her own father in hopes of defeating Morgan le Fay which she accepted in order gain acknowledgement from her father Merlin.

She is a bright child whose personality is just exactly the opposite of Morgan. Innocent and Kind. Due to her nature, she was unable to kill Morgan le Fay which her father had predicted. She was killed by Morgan le Fay in turn killing Morgan le Fay as well due to the killing curse inside Melina. 'Those who kill must be prepared to be killed as well' that was the curse she was embedded with.

She was just a tool to end the nefarious witch but she never hated her father for it as she thanked him for bringing to this wonderful world. Just getting to see the beautiful world was enough for her.

(A/N: Sorry for the late release. I was busy with easter so… yeah. Please tell what you think in the review and don't hesitate to give some new ideas. Until next time.)