"Rider, before we start planning, do you have any skills or abilities that may be important to plan around? Weaknesses, strengths, anything of importance?"
"One of my Noble Phantasms, Armor of Fafnir, makes me invulnerable to any attack below B-rank."
"I see. And I'm guessing that you have a weak point, an Achilles Heel?"
"Yes, my back."
"I see." A functionally invincible hero with a critical weak point. "Alright, I have a plan."
"And what would that be?" Hakuno's Caster seems to mock me.
"Simple. Rider is functionally invulnerable with a weak point, how much effort do you think it would take to disguise Siegfried as Achilles? Put armor on his heels and have you enchant them to the best of your ability and have 'Achilles' pretend to be Siegfried."
"Impressive." Using a hero famed for his invincibility to disguise your invincible Servant before disguising him as himself. "Very nice."
"I do aim to please. What do you think, Rider?"
"I have no objections to this plan."
"Great. Now then, let's get those heels armored. Caster, I'll need your help."
My Master is a capable strategist, I'll give him that. With only one of my Noble Phantasms, and the one I cannot use offensively, he created a rather impressive-if simple and very unusual-plan. I've never impersonated someone to impersonate myself. This should be interesting.
"Done."
"You work quickly."
"Once again, I do aim to please."
My Master's terminal goes off, informing him that his opponent has been selected.
"Let's go, Rider. Duty calls." Master, after confirming that Hakuno was unharmed and able to be moved, managed to squirrel us away in another building on campus, requesting that Caster do what she can to keep us hidden. For someone without any preparation or knowledge of the War, he hit the ground running.
Let's see here… where am I on this list… ah.
Dan Blackmore
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An old man, highly decorated veteran and likely a knight by the English name is standing beside me.
"Excuse me, sir? Is there a problem?" No point in being rude to my potential opponent.
"Such a polite young man. Yes, perhaps you can help me. My name is Dan Blackmore, and it seems as though I don't have an opponent. Does this mean I don't have to fight?"
The NPC is surprisingly kind as we make small talk, even for an A.I. based on an American. Far more human than even the priest Kotomine.
"Sir, if I may?"
"Please."
"Thank you. Now, this may seem hard to believe, but…" The NPC trails off as the bulletin board changed. Now I have an opponent to face, plans to make. "The problem should be solved."
"Thank you kindly."
Alright, now I'm up against somebody named Shinji. Joy.
"So, after the screw up, you're my first opponent?" I can already tell; he's a jackass.
"Nice to meet you. Shinji, I take it?" Still, always good to be polite.
"Why do you care? It's not like you'll last past this round." I wonder how long it will take for him to realize that I'm not there listening to him.
"Caster, are you alright?" My… Master asked me. She isn't suited for this kind of environment, unlike the boy.
"I'm fine." I'm sure that if my Master was the boy, I wouldn't have been summoned at the physical peak of my power… but Altered in mentality. Then again, which version of my life is the Altered version? "Master, since we will be in a support role for the boy and Rider, I guess it wouldn't hurt to tell you my name."
"Caster…" My gentle Master, a spiritual and digital clone of her almost dead self. Dying of a deadly neurological disease with no current hope of a cure. Stashed away, waiting for someone to help her. A victim of a terrorist attack, and the only known survivor. Perhaps if I had been summoned as my other, terrorist self, I wouldn't have a problem with that.
"My name is Cinder Fall. You likely wouldn't have heard of me."
Hakuno was silent for a time. "Cinder… what is your wish?"
"I want to meet my other self. I want to know why she did what she did. I have her life in my head, but I want her to try and justify herself to me. A stupid wish perhaps, but selfish wishes are all foolish, and all wishes on the Grail are inherently selfish to some degree."
"Cinder…" The boy and his Servant come into the room.
"We're back."
"Welcome back."
"Thank you." The boy checks on Hakuno's condition. Just because the nurse didn't find anything, doesn't mean nothing is wrong. "Hakuno, I need to ask you some questions. Is that alright with you, or do you need to be Mirandized?"
"Go ahead."
"Alright, first. Who is Shinji Matou?" My Master answered each question, detailing her knowledge of the person in question. Everything was written down. Habits, traits, personality issues, mental processes, the works. The questions were quite exhaustive, but in the end, he was satisfied and let Hakuno rest.
Somebody knocked.
Rider drew Balmung without hesitation. I wreathed my body in flame. The boy… answered the door?
"Kotomine, yes? Please, come in."
"Thank you." A priest entered the room, an NPC. "Yes, I see that you have made the basement of the archery range your headquarters, so it was made your private room, along with Miss Kishinami."
"May I ask what your role is in this conflict?"
"I am the mediator, the one who enforces the rules on campus and serves to explain the rules to all Masters. I also serve other role as the situation requires."
"Well, in that instance, can you tell me if me being here is a violation of the rules? While the PH. may have let me summon a Servant and gave me Command Seals, that doesn't mean that someone couldn't try and Rules Lawyer me into a forced disqualification."
"No, you are not in violation of the rules. Rather, you were brought in to address a violation. Miss Kishinami should not have been able to summon a Servant nor gain Command Seals, and yet she did. As a clone of someone still alive but functionally dead, someone-you-has been chosen to fight in her stead. She and her Servant can still have their wishes granted in the event that you manage to win, but if you are deleted, she will be deleted in short order. Now, is there anything else?"
"Yes, and it concerns my name. Why is it that whenever I try to say it or write it, I always get REDACTED. As the moderator of the War, can you fix this issue, or if not, direct me to the resources that may help me in solving this issue?"
"At the moment, I can do nothing, but if the situation changes and I get authorization, I will aid you. After all, I wish to know your name myself. Now, if that is all, seek the Holy Grail. Go forth and slaughter to your heart's content." The priest excused himself and left quickly. Well, that was a bust, kinda. I know I'm not in violation, but nothing on getting my name back... Ah well, nothing I can do about it right now, might as well get some rest.
"Goodnight, you two."
"Goodnight, Master."
Servant Parameters and skills
Class: Rider/Saber
Master: REDACTED
True name: Siegfried
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Strength: B+
Endurance: A
Agility: B
Magic: C
Luck: E (D)
Noble Phantasm: A
Class Skills
Magic Resistance: -
As compensation for obtaining Evil Dragon's Blood Armor this is lost.
Riding: A+
Riding Ability. Creatures on the level of Phantasmal Beast and Divine Beast can be used as mounts. However, that does not apply to members of the Dragon Kind.
Personal Skills:
Disengage: A
The ability to break away from combat. Within the Moon Cell, this skill at this rank is sufficient to force the .PH. to end fights in the arena after 30 seconds. At EX, it is sufficient to escape from the Coliseum without penalty.
Dragon Killer: A
The ability to hunt dragons. When the Servant fights an enemy with the attribute of 'dragon' this skill allows the Servant to have parameters that exceed the dragon. Also provides protection from the attacks of dragons as well as protecting his Master.
Golden Rule: C- (B)
A life in which money is fated to revolve around.
Due to the Nibelung treasure promised a life untroubled by money, but Luck is Rank-Down.
Double Summon: A
Despite being summoned as a Rider-class Servant, Siegfried has gained the parameters of a Saber-class Servant due to his swordsmanship being so closely tied to his legend. Rider is perfectly capable of using his sword with full proficiency, and can activate it faster than he can as a Saber-class Servant.
Noble Phantasms
Armor of Fafnir: Blood Armor of the Evil Dragon
Rank: B+
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: -
Maximum number of targets: 1 person
A Noble Phantasm embodying the story of his bath in the blood of a dragon. B-rank equivalent physical attacks and magic are nullified. Attacks of A-rank and above register as damage after defensive values of an amount equal to B-rank are subtracted from them. If facing a Noble Phantasm used by a proper hero, it gains defensive values equivalent to B+. However, his back, which was not bathed in the blood, does not gain defensive values, and he is unable to conceal it.
Balmung: Phantasmal Greatsword, Felling of the Sky Demon
Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Army
Range: 1-50
Maximum number of targets: 500 people
A cursed holy blade which had accomplished the feat of dragon slaying.
It also possesses the attributes of its origin, the demonic blade Gram, and will change attributes between holy sword and demonic sword depending on who wields it. The blue jewel of the hilt stores and preserves magic energy (true Ether) from the age of gods, and upon releasing it, emanates a twilight aura. Those with the blood of dragons take additional damage.
Grani: Divine Path, Beautious Burden
The horse of the hero, Siegfried. A decendent of Sleipnir, steed of the Norse God, Odin. Siegfried received his horse on the advice of Odin himself, saying "he must be nourished heedfully, for it will be the best of all horses". So long as Rider is mounted on Grani, the Rank down to Luck is negated as Golden Rule rises to B. Also, Grani raises Rider's Parameters by two ranks while mounted, or is capable of protecting his Master from harm, imparted defenses similar to Armor of Fafnir while the Master mounts him.
Class: Caster
Master: Hakuno Kishinami
True name: Cinder Fall (Alter)
Alignment: Neutral Good
Parameters:
Strength: C+
Endurance: C+
Agility: B+
Magic: EX
Luck: D+
Noble Phantasm: A
Skills and Noble Phantasms are currently unknown.
Caster, the heroic version of the villain named Cinder Fall, is an existence that cannot stand people being harmed by terrorism. For this reason, she is completely unable to tolerate terrorists or assassins and gains positive modifiers on every stat with the exception of Magic. Her wish is to meet her alternate self and demand an explanation for her actions. There is no doubt that when this meeting ends, Caster will attempt to kill her alternate.
I know I revealed the names of Rider and Caster really early, but there is a reason for this. Cinder in this is NOT the Cinder from canon. I am sure I'll recieve some complaints about what I did, so let them come. Perhaps I'll find something that may help me. I was recently disowned for the high crime of asking for help from my parents. I didn't even ask for money, rather for my father's SSN and my moms Tax Information for insurance and FAFSA, respectively. Wait, none of you likely care, but it makes me feel better just getting it out there. I apologize for being selfish in advance.