I'm back! Sorry this took so long. I was taking a break from fanfic writing for a bit and then procrastinated a bit on this chapter. Writer's block may have also gotten involved.

Anyway, enjoy!


Ten years ago…

It was during the early days of the first Holy Grail War that world had ever seen. A sulfuric fog enveloped a large portion of the city and a man stumbled about, suffocating because of the Mist. Then, he saw a figure approaching.

"H-Help…me!" he cried out.

Jenny Clark stopped in front of the man as he fell to his knees. She was a woman who resembled an older female version of Ian, being his mother. She wore a black tank-top, blue jean shorts, and black sneakers.

"Berserker." She muttered.

Berserker, the same Servant that would be summoned ten years later as Assassin of Alpha, materialized by her side.

The man began backing away in fear as Berserker growled like a feral animal.

"Kill him, and don't go for the throat; let him scream."

"▂▂▃▃▅▅!" Berserker roared before lunging at the man.

The man's screams as Berserker mutilated him were sounds that, though they would have horrified any normal person, were something that Jenny found pleasant. And she smiled.


Fate new dawn
Chapter 6: Mother Dearest


The following morning, Jenny was sitting at home while a five-year-old Ian sat in front of the TV watching a cartoon show about a certain mouse. The doorbell then rang and Jenny went to answer it. When the door was opened, it was revealed that Marcus was standing at the door.

"We need to talk." Marcus said bluntly.

"Ian!" Jenny called over her shoulder. "I need you to go to your room and stay in there until I tell you to come out."

"Okay, mommy!" Ian responded.

Jenny stepped aside to let Marcus enter before shutting the door.

"Have you looked at the news?" Marcus asked. "Ten people murdered last night. I know you're responsible."

"So?" Jenny shrugged.

"I'm getting the feeling you're doing this more for your own amusement than keeping Berserker's existence stable." Marcus replied.

"And what if I am?" Jenny stated nonchalantly. "And besides, you know I'd never hurt people I care about. Why's it your problem?"

"Jenny, you could wind up exposing the Grail War."

"Yeah, yeah. I'm being careful about that."

"And what about those other people you're killing? They have family too."

"They're not my family. And you have no room to talk about killing. I seem to recall that you had Saber run Thomas through."

"That's different. And I took no amusement from it." Marcus growled.

"Jenny, you're my sister and I'd hate to have do anything drastic to you."


The day after the series of battles between the Alpha and Omega factions, it was calm in the city. While the FBI agents overseeing the War were covering up the events of the previous night, a child was sitting and rocking back and forth on a swing set. The playground was empty. Few children ever came by. They would much rather go to the playground in the park near the center of Philburg than play on a small playground in a small park like this one.

Nicholas Young was a small boy of ten-years-old and a natural redhead with hazel eyes. He was clad in a red shirt, blue jeans, and black and blue tennis shoes.

Nicholas came to this playground often. It was close to his house and his parents allowed him to go by himself because it was so close. He enjoyed sitting on the swing, going back and forth through the air like a pendulum. He eventually came to a stop and sat on the swing while it slightly rocked back and forth.

"Miss Archer, what do you want the Grail for?" he asked.

"My wish for the Holy Grail is for children everywhere to be blessed." Archer of Omega answered from spirit form.

"Oh, yeah, you said that after your daddy left you in the woods, Artymiss-"

"Artemis, Master." Archer corrected.

"Protected you. Right? So, you want something like that to happen? For all the children in the world to be protected, I mean."

"That sums it up to some degree."

"I don't know what I want to wish on the Grail for, honestly."

Archer knew that the young boy desired something deep down inside of him. Why else would the Holy Grail select a child to be a Master in the first place?

"Hey, Miss Archer. Can you push me on the swing?" Nicholas asked.

"Master, thou should know I can't exactly make myself conspicuous with the ears and tail I possess. And then, there is the matter of my attire."

"But what's the problem with having animal ears and a tail? They're fluffy and cute!"

"It's not a normal thing, Master. And what if your parents came and saw you with someone they consider a stranger? Surely they would be suspicious."

"But Miss Archer…" Nicholas whined.

"While it pains me to say this, I will have to decline." Nicholas pouted in response and caused the Servant of Omega to sight. "But perhaps someday, I will be able to fulfill your request."

"You promise, Miss Archer?" the young boy's eyes lit up.

"I promise, Master." Archer said.

As she continued watching her young Master play on the swing, she couldn't help but wonder just why a child would be chosen by the Grail. But considering that Nicholas didn't seem to know why either, that question would have to answer itself one day.


Marcus sat in his office yet again. The battles between Servants weren't the only major thing to happen that following night; several more murders that seemed to be Assassin of Alpha's doing, needing to restore her prana after being getting badly damaged in her fight with Assassin of Omega, and then multiple kidnappings. To Marcus, the culprit was quite obvious; a Caster. Something similar had happened during the last Grail War; people were randomly kidnapped and it was found out that the Caster of that War was seeking Prana batteries.

"If I had to guess the Caster responsible for this target people with good-sized quantities of latent magical energy." Archer of Alpha said.

"That would be a smart move." Marcus said. "But what worries me is just what Caster could be preparing that would require the magical energy of fifty people."

"It's obviously a Noble Phantasm. Or perhaps multiple."

"As for which Caster did it, I'm pretty sure it was Caster of Omega."

"Are you sure you aren't saying that simply because she's our enemy, Master?"

"I've met Caster of Alpha and her Master. Lily doesn't seem the type to let Caster of Alpha do such a thing. I could be wrong." Marcus said. "Furthermore, Caster of Omega is the biggest unknown in this War."


Richard and Ruler were in an apartment room. Ruler was sitting on one of the beds while Richard stood near the doorway, speaking over the phone to one of the committee members through a secure line?

"Chairman, I need to report that we have another issue; fifty people were kidnapped just last night. These numbers seem too great for a simple kidnapping spree. I believe that one of the Servants is behind this."

"Could you hand the phone over to Ruler?"

"Yes, sir." the FBI agent said before handing the phone over to the blonde. "The Chairman wants to speak with you."

"Good morning, Ruler."

"The same to you, Chairman." Ruler said. "I suppose you wish to speak about the kidnappings from last night."

"Indeed. I personally consider it a risk to the secrecy of the Grail War, but I would rather only have James take action if you deem it the same."

"While Servants draining magical energy from non-combatants to keep their existences stable is allowed, however much I might disagree with it, this incident is quite dubious regarding the rules of the Holy Grail War. If this same Servant kidnaps large numbers of innocents again, I will consider it a violation."

"Mr. Lee and I will begin investigating this matter, however. If there is another mass disappearance like this one, it will be crucial that we figure out the identity of the culprit."

"Understood. Thank you, Ruler."

Madison hung up.

"I don't really feel like the government regulating the Holy Grail War is a sound decision." Ruler sigh as she handed Richard's phone back to him.

"They're my bosses, though. I have to follow their orders." Richard said. "But I'm not that excited about the idea either. I feel that it could result in a disaster."

"But that aside, we should start looking into these kidnappings."


Ian wasn't very happy with himself for reluctantly sending Assassin to kill people who had nothing to do with the Holy Grail War to replenish her prana. It was something that was constantly on his mind for the entire day. Though he hadn't heard about the incident at the bar, he knew that Assassin was the one to kill Monroe. The fact that he was just about responsible for these murders and that he was actually happy about Monroe being killed made him feel guilty.

"Would mom be disappointed in me?" Ian muttered to himself.


So, Ian's mom was psycho, Archer of Omega appears and her Master is a child (thanks for PMing me with that idea, Devin sands), Caster has made her move, and the Feds are worried about her exposing the Grail War.

Anyway, time to look at reviews.

Devin sands: Thanks. I decline to comment. You'll have to figure out this one yourself.

LunaRose2468: Your first question has been answered in this chapter. As for your second one, yes, every time a Servant's true name is revealed, a stat sheet will be provided. This is more necessary for the OC Servants, but I provide the stats for the Servants that have already appeared in canon simply because I feel like it. As for your comment on the update speed, thanks. But I fear that updates start becoming slower than usual. Especially because we are starting to approach the chapters that are much more significant and therefore will be much bigger than normal.

ZenoZen: As you have read, Assassin of Alpha was Berserker of the previous War. As for what happened in the last War, you'll just have to wait and see. I am toying with the idea of a Fate/Zero-style prequel for this. If I do decide to do so, it will be uploaded sometime after this is finished.

In other news, the fifth Singularity/chapter of Fate/Grand Order, E Pluribus Unum/America, has been uploaded. It has inspired me to stop procrastinating with completing the Londinium chapter. Honestly, I kinda like the Servants introduced in Londinium. Babbage has a STEAMPUNK MECHA and I find it pretty cool looking, even if it's a stronger, larger, re-colored Helter Skelter. Tesla is such a ham and I find it enjoyable. Arturia Lancer Alter looks pretty cool (though her third ascension is ridiculously skimpy-looking), though I did fight her during the Garden of Order event, which also got me to stop procrastinating on watching the Kara no Kyoukai movies.

...Good God, I'm lazy.

Anyways, and Solomon seems like a good antagonist. I have to say though, I wonder why King Solomon, of all people, is trying to destroy the world. It might be because I'm a Christian, but it doesn't really make sense to me why Solomon's the main antagonist. I get the feeling that we're dealing with an imposter of some kind. (If you want to spoil the story, know that I have Kirei, Terumi, Hades (Kid Icarus version), Zelretch, and Fegelein (Downfall parodies version) on speed-dial.)

So, leave a review. Constructive criticism will be accepted. Flames will be used to make s'mores. See ya later!