Been talking a bit with a friend of mine and got around to a Madoka AU of Vesperia. Buuut as I'm too lazy to actually go through the anime again and the fact that I'm more attached to Rebellion, this AU will just take place during that movie. Also everyone's aged down for the obligatory high school part this takes place in. Will be updated sporadically, because this is just an idea that I've been toying with.
I don't own Tales of Vesperia or Madoka
He dreamed of being a reclusive person, and then drawn into a certain group of friends. Of meeting what he could only call a monster at first, and then being saved by who he could only call a literal knight in shining armor and a valkyrie. Of learning of the beings called Magi, who battle the monsters called Witches to save people. Of seeing the knight and his friends dying before his eyes, and him powerless and unable to help.
Of making a wish so he could protect the knight instead of being protected.
He dreamed of going back in time, being able to fight alongside the knight as fellow Magi. Of fighting the powerful Witch that came that day, of seeing the swordswoman and almost-mage fall before the Witch, and the knight's gunslinger sister as well. Of the remaining two of them managing to kill the Witch, but the knight's soul gem was black as night and that's when he figured out where Witches came from.
The knight didn't want to become a Witch. He put the knight out of his misery and tried again. And again. And again and again and again and again—
He dreamed of how the valkyrie was eaten, of how the swordswoman despaired and became a witch, of how the almost-mage gave up her life so the swordswoman wouldn't be lonely in death. Of how he told the not-knight not to become a Magi like his sister did. Of how he went to face that Witch himself, unwilling to subject the not-knight to that because of what he did.
The not-knight went and became a knight anyway. And then disappeared, because the knight's wish was powerful and gave power as well and the knight was no longer a knight but a god.
He dreamed of failing so, so many times. And he's failed this time as well, but there's no way he can change anything anymore. So he continues living, protecting the world because that's what he should do, that's the world that the knight gave his all to protect.
He dreamed that the swordswoman wasn't around anymore, and of how whenever the almost-mage spoke of the swordswoman there's heartbreak in her voice. He dreamed of wondering if that's how he sounds like when he's talking about the knight that no one remembers. Of how the knight's sister only barely remembered, but had no recollection of what the knight was like.
He'll hold his memories of the knight for all of them.
He kept on dreaming, dreaming of a new world where no Witches exist and Wraiths exist in place of those. Of fighting them with both his time-manipulating shield as well as a memory-manipulating sword. Of having his shield stolen away, and of trying to regain it while being followed by a Wraith that looked just like the knight. Of questioning his own memories because of what his past self may or may not have done, only to realize the truth. Of being given a choice between his two weapons.
In the end, he destroyed the shield. The shield was no longer needed, but the sword was. It was better suited to attacking and destroying the Wraiths, after all. It was the best ending he could hope to achieve.
Wasn't it?
He dreamed that he had a habit of holding off his soul gem purification, only remembering to do it once it was almost black. Of the fact that he had plenty of grief cubes to use, but when he was about to use them…
That damned Kyubey stole his soul gem out of his hand. He ran after it, but it was much too fast, and he could feel his control of his body slipping. As Kyubey disappeared out of sight, he—
He woke up.
I'm trying to get every party character in this story, though Raven and Repede couldn't make it in this chapter, while Karol was very very briefly mentioned. Can you guess who the others are?