The moon was nowhere to be found that night; the fog was too thick, and the breeze of the wind was unsettling.
My royal carriage, my knights, slain in front of me.
I kept running and running, until I eventually ran out of breath and fell on my knees. I was scared, I was really scared. No one could save me, not even my knights, or my father. I won't be able to see the citizens of my kingdom when I die, and I didn't want that to happen.
The muscular and frightful barbarian caught up to me and was about to approach me; it was clear that he was about to violate my body, and it sent chills down my spine.
I saw his axe, and it's tip was covered with blood, the blood of the knights whom offered their lives to let me get away. But, their sacrifices are futile, for I was about to die. From afar I could see other barbarians, all of them having the same disgusting look. Tears started to flow from my eyes, for I knew that this will be the end of my life,
When suddenly...
The clouds disappeared and the moon was once more visible. It shone bright, and it was a full moon. The moon was also sparkling something; color red to be exact. It was a lot, when all of a sudden the red sparkles began to fall from the moon and my captors took notice.
"What th-"
They weren't sparkles, nor a star. It was arrows, a barrage of red arrows. The arrows rained down on to the barbarians until none of them was left alive. One arrow landed in front of me, and it was beautiful. It was sparkling red indeed, and was embossed with art that can be found on Royal treasure.
The fog cleared up as well and I saw a man walking.
He was wearing a red cloak, he had tan skin, white hair, and black eyes. He was holding his large bow on his left hand, and a red arrow on the right. I was still afraid, but my fear slowly vanished when I was able to clearly see his face. He stood in front of me and knelt down, showing respect to me as a Royalty. He got up once more and looked me in the eye and said,
"Hime-sama you are now safe. I am...Archer, and I am here to protect you. My arrows are always ready, and they will struck down those who will do evil to you. Our pact is now sealed; now, I am your servant, and you are my master."
xXx
"Hime-sama, is something bothering you?" Archer asked
"Oh, it's nothing, Archer." Rin replied with a smile
"Hime-sama are you...ready if the Grail war was about to start anytime soon? Archer asked once more
"Of course! Besides, I always have my powerful servant by my side, and I'm sure we can win it together!" Rin enthusiastically replied
"I see, then I'll do my best, Hime-sama" Archer replied with a smile
Archer stationed himself on top of the Tohsaka castle. He had a small room with a large window, and he had a 360 degree view of the entire kingdom.
At night, he would always position himself on top of the castle with his bow. He would always stay on overwatch to see if someone were to breach the kingdom. On one occasion, a group of bandits were able to enter the kingdom at midnight. Unluckily for them, Archer was able to spot them. With his inhuman abilities, he fired his arrow, which then became a dozen arrows before it struck the bandits down.
Speaking of his abilities, Archer isn't a regular human. He is a hero/servant, one of the humans who were given powers by Alaya. Their purpose is to fight in the Holy Grail War, a war in which all 8 kingdoms participate in. The winning kingdom is then granted a wish, whatever the wish may be, the Grail will grant it.
In order to fight in the War, these heroes must alliance themselves with any of the 8 kingdoms. Archer has decided to aid the Tohsaka Royalty in the upcoming war. These servants are chosen by Alaya by their skill, willpower, focus, personality, fighting style, and wish. Whether they may be a regular human or of royal blood, it does not matter as long as that person has what it takes to be in the war, and they're wish is worthy enough for the Grail to grant it. These chosen servants can be classified into 7 classes,
Saber
Archer
Lancer
Berserker
Caster
Rider
Assasin
Depending on what fighting style suits that person, they will immediately have their skills enhanced with magic, gaining them powers a regular human could have. Just recently, the Saber class has joined forces with a kingdom, and thus the Holy Grail War is now active.
"Hime-sama, we have important news!" a knight yelled towards Rin, whom was looking at the sky with Archer
The two went to the meeting hall of the Castle. Queen Aoi, along with the leaders in their Royalty were present in the hall; and Father Kotomine Kirei was present as well. Archer was also invited to join the meeting, since he was the Servant fighting for the Tohsaka's
"My queen, the Saber class has joined the Emiya kingdom." a knight reported to the Queen
"The Emiya's... Well they are lucky for forming an alliance with Saber." the Queen replied, who then averted her eyes towards the hall's window
"Lucky? Rin asked in confusion
Queen Aoi was about to answer her daughter's question but Kotomine offered to answer instead
"Hime-sama, let me explain it to you." Kirei said, fixing his robe proudly before continuing
"The Saber class is the most prolific out of all classes. It's high combat ability and magic resistance is surely a force to be reckoned with. In some cases, the Saber class can even go toe to toe with the Berserker class..." Kirei said, finishing his statement with a smile
"Well, what about Archer?" Rin replied, wanting to know more about her servant
"The Archer class has extreme advantage in distance. It's arrows or projectiles can be fired from, let's say here in our kingdom; Archer fires an arrow towards a target whom is located on the outskirts of the forest. Rest assured, Archer's arrow can reach the target in mach 10 speed, surely killing the target." Kirei replied
"Amazing! I'm sure Ar-"
"But" Kirei said, interrupting the Princess' statement "The Archer class has extreme disadvantage in close quarters combat, and it wouldn't last a minute against Saber or Lancer." Kirei replied
Kirei's statement made Archer a bit irritated. He looked at the Queen, whom looked convinced on Kirei's staement. Rin, was sort of dissatisfied and was about to doubt Archer's ability. Archer stood from his chair, standing proudly and looking focused. He caught everyone's attention, including Rin. Archer glanced over at Kirei, before Archer strolled around the room
"All of your statements are correct, Priest. In fact, I'm quite flattered that you know a lot about my abilities; yet, I'm quite dissatisfied that you doubt my ability though you haven't seen it yet." Archer said in a boastful manner
Archer stood on the other end of the long table, facing the Queen, Rin and the other heads of the Tohsaka royalty. Mana started to flow from his body, which made everybody in the room surprised. Archer opened both of his palms and something was forming from it.
"Trace...on!"
Everybody in the room were shocked as to what they just saw. Archer, a class known for bows and arrows, was holding two weapons not known to it.
Two swords, one black and one white. They were beautifully detailed, and the swords looked like they were forged with exceptional skill. Archer, now with an arrogant grin on his face, placed both swords on the table. He looked at Rin, who was now smiling at him. He returned his eyes towards everyone in the room. Fired up, Archer proudly stated,
"All of you are yet to see what I'm capable of. I'm the best at what I do, and nobody comes close. I made a promise to my master, that I will win this war. I will do what it takes, to make the Tohsaka's stand tall among the others, for that is my purpose as a servant. Now, let's get this war started!"
xXx
"Now that the war has started, what would be our first move, Priest?"
"It would be best if you stay hidden from the others, given you-"
"A king like me isn't made to wait, Priest!"
"But you aren't a king, as of now of course."
"How dare you mock me! You mong-"
"I'm not. Given your current condition, I must bring you first to the fountain of youth located in the Einzbern castle. And when you return to 100%, then our plan can be executed."
"Hmm... I guess you're right. But you better be damn sure that this plan of yours will work! Because if it doesn't, I will use my remaining power to kill you. Got it?"
"Trust me, everything will go according to plan..."
A/N
Yo! Back with chapter 2. Thanks for the love ya'll! I tried my best to stick to source material on some parts of this chapter. Hope you guys keep supporting, reviews are always welcome! Bye for now :)