AUTHORS NOTE
1.) Due to the nature of my work, December and any other holiday is a busy time meaning I had little time to write during this month. So sorry about the very long development time
2.) A sudden burst of inspiration hit me during the time I was writing this one for another FSN fanfic and it would be a waste to let it go unwritten and I cant concentrate on this one while thinking of something else so I might split my writing time between this one and the other one thus sorry in advance about the long update
3.) I noticed from other works that the work count seems to average from 5k- 8k per chapter. Maybe its just my writing style but I noticed that my work seems to be EXTREMELY WORDY. Does anyone even bother reading this wall of text?
4.) This is the real start of my fan fic. Read and Enjoy. Constructive criticisms are very welcome
INTERLUDE- The Knight and the Hero
It was a dream that I had ever since I was young.
I am the bone of my sword….
It took place in a beautiful frozen forest…. A place I have never seen before
Steel is my body and fire is my blood…
As if an insult to natures artistic majesty, only the sound of war can be heard
I have created over a thousand blades ….
The place was a sanctuary of pure white but two figures disturbed this holy place of purity
Unaware of loss, Nor aware of gain ….
A soulless black knight armed with nothing but his gauntlet, and a white haired man with twin ying yang blades in a duel to the death
Withstood pain to create weapons, waiting for one's arrival ….
The knight stops to listen to the poem about a man who lived as a sword. Though its just a dream, I understood what the hollow black knight felt upon hearing the poem of man with two swords
I have no regrets. This is the only path ….
The resolution to move forward no matter what with the purest of all ideals, ideals that the empty knight never had
My whole life is UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS
At the very end, the knight simply thought "I WISH I HAVE…."
Fire spreads and the world changes around them. Replacing the pure white sanctuary was a graveyard of swords with a sky of a beautiful dawn.
Once again the knight stopped to admire such a beautiful scenery just like how a kid would admire a new toy.
I understood that the knight never saw such a beautiful dawn before
I also understood that the knight who didn't even have a reason to fight, nor a reason to live, vaguely understood the means of its upcoming death
"We don't have to do this. We don't need to fight." said the man with the twin swords
But these words are meaningless to the black knight. To a puppet such as himself who was born simply for war, peace denies his existence. I also have a vague idea that the knight doesn't even know how to talk
Once again, the puppet simply thought "I WISH I HAVE…"
I think it didn't matter what it was, the empty suit of armor simply wanted something beautiful that was truly his, no matter how insignificant it is, nor if its just a fake as long as he can call it "Mine".
But he didn't even own his life nor he didn't own his will. So he moved forward at the command of someone he doesn't know. He charged at the man with twin swords with a vague understanding that he will die.
The man with twin swords, throws away his weapons and raises his hand. All of the swords around him floats up and points to the incoming enemy.
"Im sorry…"
With those two words, the swords fly to the knight. At that moment, the knight finally gained with his effort something that is truly his. With this, the knight charges to HIS end.
INTERLUDE OUT
-2/1 , AKIHARU RESIDENCE-
*BANG*
"ARGGH! *&^#$*^#*$&^#*$*#&^!"
I wake up from the fall off my bed. For some absurd reason, im sleeping on top of a double deck bed while with no guard rails to prevent my fall. An even more absurd thing is that the bottom bed is considered a closet where all my clothes and other stuff are placed.
Who in gods name thought of this arrangement!
"Good Morning Ein! Please come down for breakfast" A kind voice from below interrupted my cursing.
"Yeah yeah…. Coming" I replied
I decided to get dressed quickly with the hope that breakfast can cure my bad mood, not to mention my body pain.
I looked at the mirror and saw my, Ein Akiharu's, face slightly twisted in pain. From my dark gray hair to my red eyes, a guy that had a terrible dream and fell of a highshelf….. perfect way to start the day.
Now that I think about it, I did not seem to inherit these unusual combination from my biological parents... whoever they are.
I did read about a gene disorder where the hair losses its color... Maybe thats it?
Well, whatever. Right now is not the time to be thinking about the past, I stuff all my books into my bag and went down to eat.
My house is a typical everyday two story house. One Masters bedroom, 2 extra rooms and the bathroom on the 2nd floor. Another bathroom, the living room and the dining room on the ground floor.
I went down the stairs and turned left to enter the living room which also is connected to the dining room.
There the usual smell of a masterpiece dish welcomes me which is enough to make my day.
"Morning Sakura, 5 star quality breakfast as usual"
"Good Morning Ein. Eat up or youre going to be late"
This person is Sakura Matou. She is currently the closest thing to a mother I have ever since my parents died in a plane crash 7 years ago. She used to come here from her house to take care of me but after the accident that burned her house 4 years ago, I offered her to stay in my place with no charge at all. I inherited a bit of money from my parents but I decided give it all to Sakura. I feel I don't deserve it yet and I trust Sakura more than anyone so I doubt that she will spend it on something worthless.
Anyways, as for breakfast, its composed of fried garlic rice, some spare ribs that was left over from yesterday and a dish called BEEF TAPA… apparently it's a Filipino version of beef jerky though its sliced into tiny strips to make it easy to eat…. Anything that Sakura places in the table is either good or a masterpiece and this breakfast is no exception. Though at times, I don't even know what she fed me… thought its still good.
"Well, atleast I know what you fed me this time….. the last time it was…. What was its name again?"
"Its called Luchi. Its is a deep-fried flatbread made of wheat flour that is typical of Oriya, Assamese and Bengali cuisine. I was curious since I met an Indian guest in the hotel 3 days ago. He complemented me on my skills and wondered if I could make something from his homeland. So I decided to test it on you before anyone else"
"Man… im lucky you're the best cook in town, if it were any other, I would have died from food poisoning"
This statement isn't a flattery nor a joke. Sakura works on a newly made 5 star hotel in Shinto. I think it was called "The Silvermoon Hotel". Its owned by some rich business lady named Akiha Tohno who hired Sakura amongst hundreds of applicants. Sakura started off as a normal chef but after just 5 months, she surpassed the Italian head chef and took his position. She became an instant celebrity thus she is well known around town, and I think some famous people from abroad just comes to the hotel to eat her food.
"Now now, flattery wont increase your chances on whatever it is that your planning to ask me"
"Tch… You always did see through me"
"So? What is it?"
"Ahem…. Im filling a complaint about the arrange…."
"Denied" Sakura cuts me off with a gentle voice and a smile before I could even finish
"Why! The clothes and books I have are on the lower deck of the bed! It should be inside a closet or something! Not to mention all those "Historical Artifacts" that you gave me are taking up a lot of space!"
"Well, its your fault for buying a big punching bag and those barbells. Since your room is small, a closest simply cannot be squished in there. And those gifts of mine were bought by my own money from the goodness of my heart... Are you saying that they are a waste of space? "
Sakura puts on a kind smile but the killing intent was overwhelming
"Ugghhh…. Of course not Sakura-sama, they are not a waste of space" I said while bowing my head as low as it can go
"I see, thats good. Anyway, I appreciate that your continuing your devotion to Muay Thai even though Shekmir isn't in town anymore but a small room is a small room"
Shekmir Costun Ramek is a Muay Thai instructor that came here 5 years ago. He opened up a dojo and I was one of his first students. My mom, Lindy Hudson, always said that "A man should always know how to defend his woman…. Unlike your father here who is a total bookworm". Thus, I enrolled on the first teacher available, and Shekmirs dojo happens to be a few blocks from my house. It only lasted for 2 years since it was discovered that Shekmir was an illegal immigrant which led to him being deported. But he taught me well and I pride myself for being his student so I continued to train myself even though I have no reason to do so…. I don't even have a woman to protect…. How sad.
"How about the vacant room? It hasn't been used in years so it could be used as a storage room right?"
"Ofcourse not. That is a guest room. You never know when someone will pop up so better ready than never"
"We never get guest you know"
"Don't say that! You never know when Haruka might visit right?"
"Now that's an even greater impossibility because…."
Haruka Emiya.
Straight A student that has very high grades in every exam, Good at all sports and has the looks to be a Fashion model for a famous clothes magazine. She also got scouted by talent agencies but she turned them all down simply because being an Idol is a waste her time. She may act like a sophisticated and elegant person but I know her long enough to know what she really is…. An arrogant narcissist with the ego the size of Russia and the patience as shallow as a puddle of water. When I was sent here by my parents, less than a year before the plane crash, the Emiyas were my first guardians before Sakura came along. I only met her mother, Rin Emiya because her father was somewhere in Germany at that time. I guess I understand where Haruka got her looks… but her red hair must mean his father is a red head. Anyways, she dragged me around back in the day and when she grew up a bit, we stopped hanging out. We got into a fight a year ago about a friend I hang out so she ended up ignoring me every time we met. Ive been apologizing to her but she simply keeps up the silent treatment. Thus she has been ignoring me ever since.
"Oh yeah…. You and Haruka had a fight. It cant be helped though, your friend at school doesn't give a good impression at first sight. But I know him well enough to know that he is a good kid…. Oh your about to be late so hurry up and eat"
After a few minutes, I locked the front door. Sakura went before me since she had a lot of things to prepare for work. Even though she said I was going to be late, im actually pretty early. My house nearer to school compared to Haruka. I live in the neighborhood where there are a lot of japanesse style buildings, the same as Haruka but her house takes 5 minutes of walking to reach from my house. I started my walk up the hill and a few minutes later, im at the school gates.
"Yo Ein" a deep manly voices greets me from behind as I enter the gate. I turned around and saw my friend Juno Karugaki.
Juno Karugaki is a large man with tattoos all over his body which earns him the title of SCHOOL DELINQUENT. He used to be a typical punk but 2 years ago, I sent him to the hospital with 2 broken ribs when he tried to get some money from me. He was held back a year due to the incident and ended up in my class by some miracle (though rumors says that he was sent to my class so I can keep him in check). He is also part of a local yakuza led by the Fujimuras….. and surprisingly the leader of the syndicate is actually the current principal of this school, Taiga Fujimura Yamato. Apparently, Taiga-sensei was reluctant to take up the boss seat but 3 years ago, Laiga Fujimura died of old age and Taiga took up the mantle in honor of his father. She left her teaching career to take care of some yakuza business and returned one year ago and became the principal (rather quickly if I might add). Thanks to that, all the bullying issues disappeared under the threat of "SEVERE" punishment. Juno was a changed man after that and decided to stick with me because he considers me his ANIKI (though im one year younger than he is). He attended all his classes, he gets average mark in class (though he gets high marks on PE) and is even the school body guard.
"Yo Juno…. Your unnaturally early today?"
"You make it sound like I was never early"
"Well its true you know…. You usually come about 2 minutes before the bell rings"
" Harsh as usual…."
We walked into grounds and, by some misfortune, met the person I wanted to avoid. Haruka Emiya fighting with some good looking guy and from the looks of things, he was already shot down. I give him 5/5 for bravery for asking Haruka out at the school gates, in front of everyone. A few minutes later, the guy walked away with his head hanging down while everyone looked at him in pity.
"We should go the long way around, its dangerous to cross here" I said to Juno as I stopped dead on my tracks
"Why? …. Oh I see…. The princess is here…. I cant believe you used to be friends with her…. Shes hot"
"Looks can be deceiving"
"Well, it doesn't matter, the best she can do is throw a couple of insults at us. Nothing new right? No need to be considerate man"
"If you say so…."
We walked straight into the fire and as expected, a disgusted look met us. Hikari glared at me intensely for a second and with her signature "HMP!", she turned around with her long straight red hair gracefuly floated in the air and went into the building.
"Man... That death glare is still scary. Thank god she's in the honor section" said Juno who was hidding behind me.
"Well... i got used to it. Anyways, lets not waste your rare early attendance" I said as we head to another day at school
*LUNCH BELL RINGS*
I gathered all my things and prepared to leave when I felt a big slap in the back
"Lets go buy some bread before we run out" Juno said while hiting my back a few more times
"You're gonna have to do it alone. Im heading to the library"
"I know you for a while now but I still cant figure out how you live without lunch"
"There was a study that when the human body enters into its starvation mode, the brain kicks into overdrive which takes its functions into new heights that is normally impossible" I said while trying to sound intelligent
"You know that's Bullshit right?" said Juno
"Indeed I do but the money I save will get me one step closer to owning the new Robert Ludlum book"
"English books... well... ill go ahead then" Juno quickly stands up and leaves
"Hey! I havent even told you about the merits of Rober Ludlum's wor... aaaand his gone"
I knew he cant stand when he cant understand something thus talking about english books usually send him packing. I head to the library for an hour of peace and quiet.
I went to the library and took my usual seat near the window and started reading "The Hunt for Red October". A few minutes later, a beautiful girl with brownish red eyes, long dark brown hair occupied the seat in front of me.
"Good Noon" she said in an indifferent monotone voice
"Huh? Oh yeah, good noon to you to"
This has always been the extent of our conversation since I gathered up every ounce of courage I had and started greeting her one year ago. Her name is Angelica Len Meyer, also known as the Ice Queen of our school. She has the looks and the body that can easily match Haruka's but she is the silent type and prefers to stay out of the spotlight. I actually had my hopes up at first but after a year of no progress, I realized that A rank girls like Haruka and Angelica were out of my reach, thus I surrendered.
We read in silence until the end of lunch then I got up first.
"Well, see you later" I said to her and received a nod in return.
Angelica kept reading on as I left the library. From what I heard, she was a genius that was given special privileges which includes the right to attend class at her leisure. Thus she sometimes not enter any class for months at a time and still receives perfect scores at any test, even PE. Like I stated earlier, A rank girls are way beyond my reach.
*BELL RINGS*
I jerked awake at the sound of the school bell. Looking around, Im not the only one who had a very good nap. Our history teacher is well known for putting even the most diligent student to sleep with his long, non stop monotone speeches. This also goes without saying that all student in his class have relatively low scores in the history exams which cant be helped actually, since no one ever listens.
I stood up and gathered up my things and as expected I recieve another painful slap to the back. I turned around and saw Juno who looked more alive than he was the entire day.
"Ein! Its finally time! Lets get out of here!" Juno said with a big smile on his face
"Seriously... I always wondered how you get by during class hours. Your the only one who has so much energy by the end of the day"
"Do you need to ask? I sleep through out the day"
"No big secret there" I said as we get ready to leave the classroom. We suddenly stopped as we noticed that there was a commotion just outside our classroom. Many of our male classmates took a peek from the backdoor.
"Hey, what is she doing here?" A classmate of mine said
"Yeah, normally people in her caliber dont even come to the regular sections"
"Maybe she knows someone in our room?"
"Hey, Whats up?" Juno walked behind the noisy guys and asked
"Juno, its a big deal man! Haruka Emiya is just outside our classroom. She looks like shes waiting for someone" a classmate answered
"Holy crap... Ein! What did you do?" Juno said in a panic while keeping his voice down
"I didnt do anything! I kept away fro..." I started to say in a whisper when suddenly the frontdoor opened and Kazumi entered and walked straight at me.
"Ein, Emiya is calling you. You sly dog." She said loudly and gave me a wink
Silence covered the classroom while everyone stared at me. I didnt need to be a mind reader to tell what they were thinking. I can feel bloodlust from guys, and I can feel the girls will be gossiping like crazy when I leave this room. I sighed, gathered my things and walked out the door knowing full well that tomorrow is not going to be my day.
As I exited the room, i saw Haruka looking outside the window. She didnt look like she was going to chew me out as she looked unfocusedly at the setting sun.
"You called Haruka?" I asked as I walked to her side
I then heard whispers behind me saying "He used her first name?" "Are they close?"... Seriously, tomorrow is going to be hell.
Haruka on the other hand doesnt seem to care at all. She inhales and exhales deeply then faces me with a serious face
"Youre going home right? Lets go together" She said with such determination not suited for this situation. It sounded more like a command than a request from the way she delivered it.
"Er... Sure" I said as we walked together. Before we left, I heard even more whispering... Maybe I should take the day off tomorrow?
We walked out the school gates together with the eye of the entire student body on us. This made me extremely nervous as I am not used to the spot light while Haruka walks on like this was everyday for her. Anyways, we kept walking down the hill without saying a word. This silence is starting to get to me so I gathered all of my courage and started to talk.
"Haruka, this might sound rude and all but why did you talk to me? Normally you ignore me completely" After saying that, I regreted it as it really did sound very rude. I looked down at her expecting a feirce retort but she had her head down, seeming depressed.
She then inhales and exhales deeply. She looked up at me, looked straight in my eye as she began to talk
"Im sorry"
"... Huh?" I said in surprise. Was the sky falling? Did pig suddenly learned to fly? Did Haruka apologized? In the years I have known her, this is the very first apology I have ever heard her say.
"I said Im sorry damn it! Listen properly when people are talking to you!" She raised her voice.
"Hey...Calm down, I get it. But why are you apologizing?"
"*sigh* I cant believe it. Its like you forgot that we even had a quarel"
"I didnt forget, I was simply never angry at you. Besides, I think it was probably my fault anyway"
"This is why Im so pissed off! Anyways, just accept my apology and lets get back to being friends alright?"
"Sure... whatever you say"
"I cant believe I've been stressing on this issue for a year and it gets resolved in a few minutes"
"I cant help it, I just dont get angry easily"
I looked at Haruka with a smile. She is still the loud, proud and clumsy girl that I knew. We continued our talk about meaningless stuff until the intersection where we go our separate ways. We said our goodbyes and walked on.
I arrived at my house and opened the door. I saw a pair of stylish shoes that didnt look familiar and smelled the unpleasant smoke of cigarette. It was already that time of the year already? I went into the living room and saw a mature yet very beautiful woman with an ash tray full of cigarettes.
"Aosaki-san? Isnt it a little early for my regular check up?"
She then threw a used cigarette at me.
"Dont call me that! It makes me feel old!"
"But arent you already ol- Im sorry for my misconduct, Touko-san" I said as I quickly bowed low. This is mainly because Touko Aosaki was ready to throw the ash tray at me. I dont know exactly how old she is but I admit that she has not grown any less beautiful even after 7 years that I knew her.
"Good. Atleast you know your place so I will let you of the hook for being late" She said.
I was going to complain that she never called in advance thus I didnt know I was suppose to come home early. But my gut feeling tells me that my complaints will be ignored so I just keep my mouth shut.
"Anyway, lets start your physical examination. You know the drill" She said as she pointed the seat. It was the typical breath in breath out type of examination that you get at the hospital.
Oh I forgot to introduce her.
Touko Aosaki is a physician who happens to be a friend of Sakura. From what Sakura said, she met Touko when she stayed in the hotel when Touko wanted to compliment the chef for a very good lunch which happens to be Sakura's first day on the job. From that point onward, Sakura hired her as my personal physician though she only comes 3 times a year to my home to check up on me.
"Okay. Looks like your good for now. I'll give you a clean bill of health" She said as she stands up and gets ready to leave
"Thanks. Youre not going wait for Sakura?"
"I stayed at the Silvermoon yesterday so I already got to see Sakura... Oh before I forget, Sakura forgot to give you something this morning so she told me to give you this" She said as she places something in my hand
It was an expensive looking silver cross necklace. As a guy, Im really not into accessories but even can see the beauty of this. The design was nothing special, it was just a piece of silver steel but the red engravings at the side of the cross were something else. I cant make out what its saying but sure enough, its words were painstakingly crafted with care.
"Thanks"
"Looks like this one has a bit of history behind it. Something like a cross from the crusades or something"
"Wow... It must have cost a lot. How did Sakura get this one?"
"Its something Shirou got for you so he had Sakura pass it on to you."
"Shirou? You mean Haruka's dad?" I actually never saw him before due to his constant traveling. I always had a good view of him since he always seems to send gifts to not only Haruka but to me as well.
"Yeah, thats him. Anyway, I need to go so take care of that. Sakura said that its something of a lucky charm to Catholics like yourself so if you want to make her happy, carry that thing at all times." She said as she performs her usual goodbye wave and exists the door.
Seeing that its something special, I placed tied it around my neck then resumed my daily activities.
I just finished my regular routine in my small room. 100 push ups, 100 sit ups and 100 hits on the punching bag for each limbs so its 800 hits all together. Muay Thai is called the "Art of Eight Limbs" because it uses the knees and elbows along with the normal punches and kicks. I also added 50 more hits on my favorite moves, namely Sok Klap (spinning elbow) and Khao Trong (Front Knee Strike). I then did some homework even though its early to remove any obstacles of a relaxing night.
My cellphone rings while I was lazing around after finishing my homework. It was Sakura and she said that she is going to be late due to a sudden reservation. She apologizes and tells me not to wait up for her. The phone call doesnt even last 30 seconds as I can hear the chaos in the background. I head to the kitchen to cook the only dish I know how to cook, Fried Rice. I just add soy sauce, minced vegetables and cook it in a frying pan. Nothing fancy and very convinient for someone like me who has zero cooking skills. It goes without saying that it doesnt even comes close to Sakura's fried rice but atleast I wont starve tonight.
I wash the dishes, watch some tv (Who are Mythbusters? Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman...), play some video games (Lothar Impale Finger Dagon GODLIKE!) and go to sleep early. I havent been sleeping well for a week now. For some reason, I keep waking up in the middle of the night and stare at the far away bridge from my window. I have that strange feeling that something is there. Im not sure what it is but something dangerous is there. I try to get it off my mind as I turned off the lights and go to sleep.
I quickly sat up straight from my previously peaceful sleep. My senses were at their sharpest and my muscles were ready to attack at the slightest movement.
"Damn! This crap again?" I say to myself
This marks the 8th day of my relatively little sleep night. I jumped down the bed and walked to the window. I try to find the source of this bad feeling and was shocked that it was not only was it on the bridge but also somewhere in the city. Not only that, the source from the city is moving quickly towards the bridge. Logic, which says that its a bad feeling for a reason, and pure curiosity, which states that there must be a reason for this, clashes in my head. Unfortunately, my curiosity got the better of me as a put on my favorite purple zipper jacket, black pants, the only pair of rubber shoes I have, the silver necklace and dashed out of the door towads the bridge.
I reached the bridge in only 30 minutes of jogging thanks to my conditioned body. The moment I reach the base of the bridge, my body suddenly readies itself for battle. The feeling of being crushed suddenly envelopes me as I go up the bridge while staying behind the steel beams. The sound of steel striking steel reaches my ears as I inched closer towards the center of the bridge.
I see two people who are clearly trying to kill each other within the blade dance. The larger white monk with a weird looking blade up against a smaller black samurai weilding two katanas. I was surprised that my mind automatically recognize them as something that isnt human even though they look like one. What surprises me even more is the fact that I am calm at this obviously abnormal event.
The earth shakes as the samurai desperately blocks an insanely powerful swing from the monk which blows the samurai 10 feet back. Its obvious that the monk was the superior warrior and the samurai is entering the last moments of his life. The monk readies his blade as he gives chase and for a moment there, even I thought the battle was over.
Yes. I THOUGHT.
The monk suddenly blocks his right against a non-existent attack and the samurai capitaled by attacking on the defenseless left side, straight to the heart. The monk was shocked but was able to minimize the damage by jumping thus stabbed in the gut. The monk retreats and tries to make sense of the situation but the samurai, now wielding a spear, didnt give him time to think as he rushes at him. The monk was able to recover by blocking and counter attacking but he then performs another horrible block and the samurai abuses this mistake once again. I know Im just an amature compared to these guys when it comes to fighting but those blocks are too elementary to be called mistakes.
I was attacked by multiple bad feeling from multiple points in the bridge. I moved out of my hidding place to see its origins and spotted multiple samurai's hidding on top of the bridge with ancient looking guns.
I see... so thats how it is.
If my guess is correct, the monk has instincts so advance that he automatically reacts to danger before it even happens. The samurai and his men uses this to their advantage by making him block at the opposite side of where the samurai is going to attack. I praise the the samurai in my head for such a creative method in defeating a superior opponent.
A very oppressive feeling suddenly forces me to focus on the fight once again. The feeling comes from the monk and his sword which is now covered in flames. I always thought that Chi that I saw in a Samurai X episode where a bad guy forced Kaoru to stop breathing just by looking at her was loads of bullcrap but seeing how I am having a hard time breathing and I am very far from the source, I have no choice but think that maybe that bullcrap isnt so far fetch after all.
The flames grows in intensity with each passing second but in the wake of it all, the samurai makes his move. A gunshot was heard and barely even a mili-second later, I was blown 5 feet back. I went over the railing and hit the pavement with such force that I had no doubt in my mind that I was dead.
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"AAARRGGH! *(&%^#)(*%^(#($^(!" I curse as pain forces me back to my senses. This was a thousand times worse than my usuall fall from bed. Every aside from the hair in my head screams in agony.
I stand up as quickly as I can but I slip on the wet pavement. I suddenly notice that the pavement was wet with my blood from the gunshot wound in my heart. I know from watching Discovery Channel that if a person loses more than 10% of their blood, they die. The puddle isnt that big but it is getting bigger since my wound is open. I can tell that I obviously am suppose to be dead right now.
I suddenly feel the presences of the two warriors from earlier.
Damn! I have to get out of here! I thought in a panic. I crawled out of the puddle and started limping as fast as I can. My mind was in chaos as I try to head home as quickly as I can.
As I looked straight at the lights just outside the park, I suddenly realized that Sakura might be home now. These guys obviously trying to get rid of any evidences by killing anyone who saw them and if I go home now, Sakura might get dragged into this. The thought of Sakura's lifeless body was more than enough to bring me out of my paniced state.
I sat on the pavement in seiza style and calm my mind. I took a deep breath to calm down and regretted as it hurts like hell which results on me coughing blood. But that was enough to completely calm my mind. I then start to move towards the trees on the side of the river which is the opposite direction from my house. It is a cloudy night so with luck, I might loose them in the trees. If not, atleast I die alone...
I kept limping for god knows how long in near complete darkness until my knee gives out on me and I collapse on the ground. I must be in a very bad so I crawled to a place nearer to the park where there is a bit of light, then I saw the miserable state my body is in.
My left arm is doing a 90 degree bend between the elbow and the fist.
My left leg is in a 45 degree bend forward
Every rib on my left side is broken
Blood is still gushing out from the hole in my left chest which covered my shirt and pants.
I must have landed on my left after the 20 foot drop seeing how the severe injuries are on the left side of my body.
My vision begins to blur as I see the horror that happened to my body. How in gods name did I survive for so long? Has adrenaline kept me from noticing the warning signs? I start swaying from the dizzyness. The loss of blood finaly got to me as I collapse. I made sure to fall on my right side out of mercy for my left side.
My vision begins to fade to black as death begins to creep in. The pain in my battered body disappears while my precious heat begins to drop.
I began to shake at the fear of losing my life without any means of preventing it. I cursed my stupidity for ignoring my instincts and let my curiosity get the best of me. I try to move even just an inch of my already dead body on how sad Sakura will be if I end up. Once again, the darkness takes me while I continue my futile resistance against fate.
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Vessel compromised
Priority Task
Checking damage on the reality marble
Damage: 0%
Secondary Task
Checking damage on Vessel
Damage: 99.37%
Performing Vessel Reconstruction Procedure
Setting reality marble size from 0% to 5.28%
Begin expansion of Arcane Cathedral
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Pain welcomed me as I return from the darkness. My body involuntarily curls and my mouth closes with no intention of opening from the intense pain. My blood is as hot as molten lava as it coarses to my vains, burning everything in its path. When it reaches the heart, it gushes out from my wound and burns my skin.
The pain only lasts 10 seconds at most but it felt like 30 minutes in hell. I shakily stood up while using a tree while I take another look at my condition. My blood still feels hot but not as hot as earlier. I placed my left hand on top of my wound and was surprised that there was no wound. Another surprise is that my left hand that snapped earlier was perfectly fine and when I look down on my left leg, it was no longer bent in a disturbing angle. I placed my hand on my ribs and felt that none of them was broken.
The only thought that was in my mind was WTF happened?
Suddenly, a bad feeling attacked me clearer than it ever was before. It is outside the trees, somewhere in the park and I knew that this is the samurai which was moving quickly towards me. I wonder how I knew that it was the samurai but my gut tells me to run as fast as I can. I started to run but I fell to my knees from the dizziness that attacked me. I guess Im still not completely healed but it would be a waste of a miracle if I just died again so I walked quickly while using the trees as support.
Unfortunately, the samurai was moving in inhuman speed thus it caught up to me in a matter of seconds. I instinctivly duck down as a spear goes thru the place where my head was a milisecond ago. I rolled to the right and defended my gut with a boxer's guard as the shaft of the spear was swung like a baseball bat sends me flying 10 foot back and smashes me into a tree. It knocked the air out of me as I land on all fours.
"Impressive instincts and outstanding endurance for surviving so many fatal scenarios. I commend your ability fellow warrior!" said the samurai. His tone is not mocking in any way. I think he is seriously praising my abilities but unfortunately, I died once already but no way Im telling him that.
"It would be a waste not to see the face of my opponent. If you would please remove your hood, I would like to remember you as a fine example of human prowess at its peak"
I kept silent as I stand unsteadily. I didnt have any concentration to spare on talking because any move this guy will make demands my full attention and energy if I want to stay alive even just a little bit longer.
"Ah... how rude of me. This is a battlefield not a duel and our abilities are as far as night and day" He said as he readies his spear. Killing intent spikes to the point that my mind screams at me to run away but I stand my ground because I know that if I run, I die. Even if I stay here, I will probably die as well but atleast I can take him down with me.
"Such determination! If we hadnt met in such horrible circumstances, we would have been good comrades. I will make sure this will not hurt the least. You deserve better but this is the only compromise I can give. Forgive me and farewell fellow warrior" He said
Suddenly, the spearhead was already 5 inches away from my chest. Whats with all this people aiming at my heart?
Blood is drawn as he drives my body into the tree causing it to shake violently.
"Oh My! You truly are pinacle of human prowess! Performing such feat without reallying on magecraft, excellent!"
Even Im surprised of what I did. I was able to catch the spearhead barehanded before it pierced my chest and right now Im holding it barely a centimeter away from my left chest. But thats the best I can do. All my strength is directed at keeping it from impaling me while I endure the pain of firmly grasping a blade in my hand. The muscles in my arm scream in pain from the increasing force that is applied on the spear. Forget taking him down with me, I cant even keep myself alive!
"Truly a waste of talent. If it wasnt necessary to kill all witnesses, I would have loved to watch you in action" said the samurai as he puts more strength into it.
I can hear the tree cracking at the pressure he is applying but even if the tree is destroyed, I refuse to wield. I have way too many things that I havent done yet and there are people I need to return to. I grip the blade tighter and with a roar of rage, I begin pushing the blade back.
No way Im wasting my second chance here! I shouted in my head as I desperately push the blade with all my might.
A violent torrent suddenly appears between us and something silver thrusts straight at the samurai's head. He blocks the attack but before he could even gain his composure, a powerful blow to his spear sends him flying. The samurai then retreats even further using the trees as cover but the attacker does not pursue him.
"Ho... Not 3 seconds in this world and its straight to battle. Im like this age already!"
The attacker turned to face me and what I saw took my breath away.
I thought she was glowing in pure white light but that was just the illusion made by her pure white outfit. She wore a long sleeved white one piece dress where the skirt ends just above her knees. Pure silver armor covers her hands, chest, legs and waist which reflects the little light present in this place making her glow. From her blond hair was tied into a braided bun to her dark violet eyes to her angelic face, she is beauty personified. My mind automatically registers her as the same as the samurai, something inhuman.
"You look like crap" She said to me with an arrogant face. I cant blame her, Im covered in blood and dirt after all.
"Well, I guess I can forgive that seeing the situation I found you in. Stopping a blade from a servant with your bare hands is both admirable and insane for a magus. Anyway, are you my master?" She continues
"...Magus?... Master?" Those was the only words I can say as the situation was not allowing me to understand anything.
Pain suddenly shoots up my right hand then runs up to my shoulders and branches out all thru out my body.
"Oh my oh my! What a ridiculously large command spell! Looks like God just blessed me with the most powerful master!" She said with a beautiful yet sadistic smile
I stood up and looked at my right hand and saw a red tatoo on it. For some reason, I can see them thru my clothes as I check from head to toe and after a few seconds, they lose their glow and disappear. I look at the petite girl in front of me begging for answers.
"Well then, lets get the formalities out of the way. I, Servant SABER, anwe-" She began to say but the moment that she touched the rosary around her neck she stops and takes a look at it. It was pure black with a red jewel in the center.
"HAHAHAHA! I see! So thats how it is!" She laughs as she stares at the black cross. She then looks back at me with a twisted smile.
"Well then, it seems I made a mistake. Let me reintroduce myself. I, Servant BERSERKER, answers your summons. From this point onward, my sword shall be with you and your fate shall be with me." She said as she held her skirt and performing a curtsy
"Servant? ... huh?" Im still confused as hell but the girl pays no mind as she turns around and faces the direction where the samurai fled.
"Well then, before I begin hacking him to death can I ask you to do something for me master?" She said to me without looking back
"Err... Sure"
"Can you please undo my hair?" she said as she points to the braided bun on the back of her head.
"Sure?" I said as I undo her bun which didnt even take 10 seconds.
She then gave me two bands and two black cross clip on acceccories.
"Please make them into twin pigtails" She said. I turned her straight blond hair into pigtails with the cross clips perfectly in place within 5 seconds.
"Ho... I was worried that our enemy will attack before you could finish but you are surprisingly skilled at this for a man" She said as she admire her hair from the reflection on her sword.
"Well Sakura has long hair so I learned to take care of it over the years thru trial and error" I said
"I should thank this Sakura person. She suffered horrible hair days in my stead to produce a man who can perform hair care rather well"
"I see... but whats the connection of hair care to combat? Wouldnt it be better if you kept your 1st hairstyle? Its more practical in this situation"
"You dont understand. We will talk about it later as for now, I shall devoure the meal in front of me" she said
She moves before I could even think. She goes after the samurai at blinding speed.
"Hold on! Wait!" I called after her as I unsteadily chase after her
The samurai is a decent warrior with amazing tactical skills and I can vouche for it after seeing it first hand. The girl named BERSERKER who appeared to protect me doesnt know anything about her opponent so I should atleast give her some info. Due to their inhuman speed I lost track of them. I went out of the forest to the middle of the park where I can see the entire forest. It didnt take me 3 seconds to search around to know where they are as the sparks can be seen from where Im standing. I ready to drag my exaushted body to the scene but my worries were not needed.
BOOM
A sound similar to an explosion was heard when BERSERKER smashes her sword into the samurai's twin swords. She then lets loose a violent barrage of slashes which overwhelms the samurai making it impossible to counter. Compared to the monk earlier, BERSERKER is weaker but her speed makes her a greater threat to the samurai as all of her attacks are lethal.
The samurai makes a hasty retreat by leaping backwards but BERSERKER catches him before he could land. She twirls like a ballerina on her approach and slashes downwards at the samurai. He blocks but his foot is driven to the ground like nail pounded by a hammer. The samurai uses her momentum as he sidesteps and throw her to the right. She rolls on the ground a bit but stops quickly and charges back at him with greater ferocity. She performs a very Devil May Cry-ish stinger move as she thrusts her sword with one hand. The samurai blocks but only barely as a small wound appears on his left shoulders. Once again, she performs a very DMC move by following the powerful thrust by a storm of sword thrusts which the samurai blocks and parries desperately. Each time he recieves a thrust, he is pushed an inch back and geography is now working against him with roots and trees to block his escape route.
He tries to jump to the park but the moment he does BERSERKER twirls and unleashes a powerful horizontal slash which blows him into the park. He lands badly on his side causing the pavement to crack but he rolls over and readies to intercept BERSERKER who jumped and performs a powerful downward slash. He jumped roll to the right as BERSERKER pounds the pavement making a small crater.
He probably thought that he can move freely in a wide space thus giving him the advantage... How wrong he was.
BERSERKER now moves so erraticly that the samurai is getting pounded harder than in the forest. She dashes with a one hand sword thrust and once its blocked, she would quickly twirl to throw a powerful sword slash. The samurai blocks and retreats but she twirls in pursuit and throw another fatal attack thus keeping the samurai off balanced. She looked like a ballerina with her graceful spins and jumps. Many times, she shows her back to the samurai when she performs her spins many times, the samurai launches an attack but none of them lands as she somehow blocks or dodges them even without looking.
I watch in awe at the battle infront of me. Even if she is smaller, there is no doubt in my mind that BERSERKER will win.
Suddenly, my back bursts and blood gushes out as I fall face flat on the floor. I curse myself for letting my guard down. My vision becomes blury from the sneak attack but my hearing works fine.
"MASTER!" BERSERKER screams. I hear footsteps coming from where her voice is. I guess she is running towards me
"AIM... FIRE!" said the samurai as 10 gunshots where heard.
Sounds of bullets hitting metal came to my ears... did she block them? This isnt the time to be eating dirt. I pulled myself together and began to rise from the dirt. I looked towards the battle and noticed that BERSERKER only recieved scratches.
"You insolent trash! How dare you damage the face whose beauty is only second to the Virgin Mary!" She roared as she swings down on one of the samurais that were approaching her thus cutting the poor guy and his sword in half. She then turns and tries to run to me but the samurai and his men already had her surrounded thus forcing her to fight.
I was relieved that she is in better shape than I am. I look behind me as I saw a female silhouette just outside the trees. I can barely see that she is wearing white shirt covered by a black jacket, black mini skirt, long black socks and black boots. I do have some problems with hitting girls but that was just thrown out the window when she shot me in the back.
Pain fuels my anger as I dash at the girl with all my might. She points her finger at me and fires black bullets at me. I put my hands together to form a boxer's guard while swaying left and right to avoid most of the barrage. I feel pain on my hand and shoulders but adrenaline keeps me going. I was almost within striking distance when she stopped firing and said...
"TRACE ON!"
I lunged on instinct which was the right move as a nigata lightly slices into my already injured shoulder. Unfortunately for her, Muay Thai is specifically made to fight against armed enemies. I quickly raise myself out of the lunge and performed a knee strike into her gut. She blocks using the shaft of her nigata which breaks but it saves her from a potentially fatal blow. Unfortunately, it was a double edge attack as the pain I recieved was no laughing matter. A typical training in Muay Thai was to break wooden poles as thick as a baseball bat to toughen up the legs but that nigata felt like it was made of steel. I aim at one of her knees and stomp on it with full force which she dodges by moving it out of the way. When my right foot landed on the floor, pain errupted thus proving to me that I can no longer use it in this fight. I spin to my left and throw a spinning elbow strike just to cover up the fact that I cant use my knee anymore. I felt bone snapping as she uses her arms to guard her head. She falls on her back while holding her broken right hand while I used the opening to jump and drive my right hand into her skull, effectively killing her.
"HARUKA!" I heard the samurai scream somewhere behind me.
The clouds cleared for a second but it was enough to see that the girl was indeed Haruka Emiya but my momentum was already set.
DAMN IT!
The pavement receives a small crack under the pressure of my punch. Haruka open her eyes and saw that she was alive and well. I was able to change direction of my punch in the last moment thus my fist landed just right next to her left ear.
"Damn... so it really is you Haruka. I cant believe I nearly killed you there" I said as I stand
"... Do I know you?" She said as she sits on the floor while holding her broken hand
I took of my hood which was met with a gasp from Haruka.
"HUH? What the hell are you doing here? Your not even a mage!"
"I dont even know what the hell is going on!"
"Anyway forget about that! Tell your servant to stand down for now!"
"Huh? Servant?"
"The girl in the white dress! Tell her to stop!"
"But that samurai guy tried to kill me a couple of times. Why should I let her stop?"
"I'll tell ARCHER to stand down OK? NOW DO IT!"
I look at battle and saw BERSERKER drive a faceless samurai's face into the street lamp with a left hook. I saw 2 more bodies that are chopped in half. From the looks of it, she killed 3 more samurais within the span of time where I wasnt looking.
"BERSERKER! Stop fighting for now!" I yelled
"You too ARCHER! Stand down!" Haruka follows suite
All of the combatants stops moving but does not let their guard down. BERSERKER looks at me while still pointing her blade at the samurai named ARCHER
"I can kill this one right here and now so you better have a damn good reason for stopping me master" said BERSERKER in an obviously annoyed manner.
"Apparently, he is an ally of a friend of mine"
"TCH" She said as her sword suddenly disappears. She then turns to ARCHER
"Consider yourself lucky Trash!" She said as she begins to walk towards me.
ARCHER lets a sigh of relief out and does the same. They position themself behind me and Haruka as we face each other. I suddenly noticed that Haruka's right arm is covered with some sort of light coming from her left hand. After a few seconds, she tests her broken arm by moving it around like it was never broken in the first place.
"Wow! How did you do that! Its like magic or something!" I was at awe. She healed herself in a few seconds!
"Well... Im not really good at it but a broken bone is relatively easy to heal. Besides, Im a magi so its natural that I know stuff like this" She said like it was common sense as she continues to test her right arm. She then looks at me
"Well... I bet you dont know what is happening right now correct?" She said which I nodded in response
"Then lets go to your house and I'll explain on the way" She said
"Why dont you let me do that for you Haruka?" We suddenly hear a voice behind us. BERSERKER and ARCHER draw their swords and point that the origin of the voice. I was shocked to see Sakura Matou there.
"BERSERKER stand down" I quickly said to BERSERKER since she looks like she is looking for any excuse to kill anyone out of the disappointment earlier.
"Someone you know AGAIN?" She said in annoyance
"She is Sakura Matao. The one that taught me how to take care of a girl's hair"
"Oh... I see." She said as she relaxes
"Thank you Ein. Anyways, Lets go home and I'll explain there. Servants, can you please turn into spirit form?" She said as she leaves the park. The two "servants" suddenly disappears but I can still feel something heavier than air behind me. I was going to ask how they did that but from the looks of things Sakura will be explaining everything so I decided to follow her lead
We arrived at my home where Haruka started treating my wounds but was surprised how most of my wounds I had was already healed except for the ones that I recieved from catching ARCHER's spear which was already healing.
"What a pathetically small place... My closet is bigger than your entire house!" BERSERKER said which is contrary to her actions as she looks around with great interest. She is particularly fond of the TV where she switches from channel to channel saying "Oh" every time she does it.
"Everyone gather around. Lets start" Sakura said as she made tea for all of us. We gathered on the table and Sakura begins her explaination.
She explains things that would make me laugh if I didnt experience it first hand
The 3 families (Einzbern, Makiri and Tohsaka) combining their skills and knowledge to create the wish granting Holy Grail. They discovered that it can only grant one wish thus turning it into the Holy Grail War with the Church as the referee.
She also said that some people actually tried to close the War but was met by high resistance. The pro-Grail war simply wanted the power while caring little or none at all at the dangers it presents thus the war continues as the leader of the anti-Grail people Waver Velvet El-Melloi II still fights for the abolishment of the war.
"Do you understand so far Ein?" Sakura said to me.
"Yeah... I guess get the gist of it. But there is something that I dont understand"
"Ask then. Thats why Im explaining it"
"Okay... What does this have to do with me? I mean, Im not even a magi so a war between magi has nothing to do with me right?"
As soon as I completed my sentence, a force from behind painfuly drives my face into the table. I twist my head a bit and saw BERSERKER forcing my head down with rage.
"YOU INSOLENT TRASH! You were granted by God a chance to attain power beyond human reason and you throw it away?" She screamed at me
"Im just... a normal guy... This has... nothing to do... with me" I barely said as she was forcing my face into the table so hard that I could barely speak
"Calm down BERSERKER and sit" Sakura calmly said
"SHUT UP! You are only alive because you taught this man how to take care of a womans hair! This is between Me and -" BERSERKER said to Sakura
"I said calm down" Sakura said but this was different.
Her voice was softer but the atmosphere suddenly became so oppressive that even BERSERKER was silenced. I wasnt even looking at her but I can feel her anger under that soft voice. She radiates the aura to kill at BERSERKER and she has means to kill her, well... atleast thats what I feel. BERSERKER reluctantly backs down and stands behind me. Sakura then turns her attention to me and the aura of death disappears.
"Firstly Ein, I am sorry that it has come to this. I was hoping you wouldnt become a master but I guess I was too naive" She said as she takes out a photo and shows it to me.
It was an old photo of a man, a woman and a baby. The man had long messy black hair with a big smile, he looks like a guy who would work to death if you dont stop him. The woman had short straight silver hair and she wore glasses giving off a strict teacher appearance. The baby was just a baby, no special features mainly because he is too young to have any.
"The people in the picture are Hayate Akiharu and his wife Luciaville von Einzbern" She said to me
My mind goes blank
"I guess there is no need to tell you who the child is right?" She continued
Tears started to flow from my eyes. Is it from happiness that I finaly know what my parents look like? Or is it from sadness that its already too late? I didnt know but I was unable to stop crying. I guess the people around me kept quiet as if they understood what it ment to me. They let my cry until I was able to calm myself down. I whipe my tears, took a deep breath and ready my mind once again.
"What... what were they like Sakura?"
"Im sorry, the only one who met them was Shirou"
"I see..."
"I will tell you what I know but it might not be much."
They were alchemists of the Einzbern that wanted out of the mage world thus making them deserters. They also took something very important from them thus they are hunted down. Shirou Emiya met them somewhere in Germany while they were fleeing from the Einzbern 2 years prior to their death where they became friends. Thanks to Shirou, they were able to evade the Einzbern for the next to years by leaving the country. They lived a low profile life in Siberia until the Einzbern found them where they fought. They also called Shirou for help but he was in Moscow at the time so he told them to survive as he rushed to help them. He was able to get there but it was too late, Hayate was dead and Lucia wasnt far off so she begged Shirou to take the child and keep him safe. Thats how I ended up here in Fuyuki.
Pain suddenly strikes my head.
It took place in a beautiful frozen forest…. A place I have never seen before
Wait...
As if an insult to natures artistic majesty, only the sound of war can be heard
Why am I remembering this?
The place was a sanctuary of pure white but two figures disturbed this holy place of purity
Dreams are not related to my situation right now
A soulless black knight armed with nothing but his gauntlet, and a white haired man with twin ying yang blades in a duel to the death
Or... Are they?
It only lasted a second and I quickly regain my senses. Sakura stood up and looked worriedly at me.
"Im fine Sakura, no need to panic"
"Are you sure?" She said as she rushes beside me. She then took my temperature with her hand
"Yes Im sure. I just experienced those repressed memories I've been seeing on Discovery Channel"
"I see..."
"Anyways, can we continue?" Haruka who was quiet for a while suddenly speaks up
"Sure go ahead" I said
This time it was Haruka that did the explaining while Sakura made fresh tea.
She explained the Heroic Spirits and the 7 Servant classes: SABER, ARCHER, LANCER, RIDER, CASTER and BERSERKER.
She explains the command spells, their function and their importance
Finally, she explains the rules of the war and the function of the church.
"Well, thats about it. Did you get it all?" Haruka said
"Yeah, I think I got most of it down" I said which was met with a face of disbelief from Haruka
"NO WAY! Stuff happened to you that defies your logic and you accept it just like that?"
"Logic was thrown out the window the moment I was shot in the heart and fell 20 meters into a pavement"
"Oh... sorry" She said while making the "sorry" extra quiet
"But man... THE Holy Grail... I dont even know what to do with it even if I get it. How about you Haruka?"
"Me? I wont use it. I'll destroy it!" She said as she puffs her chest
Silence
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"WHY?" roared BERSERKER
"Because its a malfunctioning death trap. Thats why"
"You CANT be serious! Do something with your master ARCHER!" she points at ARCHER
"Sorry BERSERKER, Im on her side" ARCHER said as he shurgs
"And you call yourself a heroic spirit? How could you believe the words of a mortal without proof!" She said as she draws her sword and points it at ARCHER. On the other hand, ARCHER remains calm and composed.
"Thats my line. We've been here for atleast 20 minutes and you havent noticed thats somethings wrong with her?" ARCHER said as he points at Sakura
"Oh my... When did you notice ARCHER?" Sakura replied
"Ever since the park. I pointed my sword at you because of that bad feeling, not because I was surprised" said ARCHER
"What in Gods name are you talking about?" BERSERKER said
"Its about the proof you wanted BERSERKER. If you want proof then give me your hand" Sakura said as she reaches her hand out to BERSERKER
BERSERKER reluctantly places her hand on top of Sakura's. Not even a second later, BERSERKER draws her hand back as if she was electrecuted.
"What... are you?" BERSERKER said as she looks at Sakura in horror and confusion. Sakura smiles at her reaction
"When the corrupt grail was placed within me by my grandfather, there are certain things that happened to me. First, I lost my ability to give birth thanks to the Makiri crest worms messing up my internal organs. Second, the worms ate my magic circuit thus I can no longer use any spells. And finally, like all living people corrupted by the grail, my body will eventually break down from the curse and I will die" She said in a very calm manner
All of us looked at her at disbelief. She accepts the pains and her eventual death like it was nothing. How strong can she possibly be? My jaw tightens in anger for the ones who did this to her.
"Oh dont make that face Ein. Since I am from a powerful magus family, my body is highly resistant to the curse. I will die from old age first before the curse will kill me" She gently smiles at me.
Ofcourse, that doesnt calm my anger one bit, but it does strengthen my resolve. Now I HAVE to fight, to find answers about my parents and to take revenge to the thing that did this to my current mother.
"I... dont believe... it cant be..." BERSERKER weakly says. The rock solid evidence of corruption must be so great that it shakes her.
"Is this how weak your pathetic belief is BERSERKER?" Sakura says in a loud voice. BERSERKER stares at her in anger.
"In this land, there are heretics that created a false copy of something that belongs to God, they even have went as far as named it after an actual artifact of God. Yet you allow it to exist? Even worse, you actually desire to use it for yourself?" She points at the shocked BERSERKER. The words must have hit the mark as she keeps silent.
"God has summoned you in this place for a reason yet you do not see it? You call yourself a Christian, how disrespectful!"
"Huh? A reason?"
"You are the sword that slays the enemies of God thus your mission here is to destroy the thing that dirties the image of God! Dont tell me a devout like you didnt even realize such an obvious answer?" Sakura said.
BERSERKER was surprised and begans to ponder, she then turns around to think some more. On the other Sakura makes an evil smile which states I cant believe this idiot is actually buying it!. Everyone who was watching the scene was at awe of Sakura's amazing manipulation of the seemingly uncontrolable BERSERKER.
"Your absolutely right Lady Sakura, I am the sword that destroys evil thus the fake grail must be destroyed for none shall take the Lord's name" BERSERKER turns around and faces us with renewed determination
"Thats good. Why dont you use the bathroom and take a bath to relax and collect your thoughts"
"Yes... that would be nice" BERSERKER said in an abnormally obedient manner as she leaves the kitchen and heads for the shower
The moment we heard the water running...
"Pft... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Sakura burst out laughing
I sighed for the poor innocent girl who was played like a fool
"Well, lets end it for today, I assume you will be going home Haruka?" said Sakura
" Yeah, I will. Lets have a strategy meeting tomorrow at school. See ya" Haruka said
Haruka and ARCHER said their good byes and left while we decided to go to bed. BERSERKER refused to go into spirit form saying that she is finally alive again, no way she is going back to something close to being dead thus I am currently guiding her into the guest room.
She turns around and faces me with a serious look
"Just to make sure Ein, Do you have the determination to fight?"
"Right back at you, Do you have the determination to destroy the Grail? Because thats what I am fighting for right now" I answered
"Dont question my faith! I simply got side track but Sakura got me back on the right path. The destruction of the false grail is already assured" She said arrogantly
"Good to hear. Good night then" I said
I head for my room and fell asleep before my face could even hit the bed. So many things happened in the last few hours and so many more will happen in the days to come but right now, my body desires rest so I welcome the darkness once again
The dates have already changed and my war will now begin.