The day after the last battle of the Holy Grail War, Ian and Jackie visited Jenny's grave.

"Is this Grandma?"

"…Yes. It is…" Ian said sadly.

Ian then looked at the headstone.

"Hey, Mom," Ian said. "So, uh, to start… I know what happened during the last…well, you know…"

"Honestly, I'm a little disappointed. I looked up to you, thought you were one of the best people in the world. Then, I found out that you were the opposite… But I know you did love me. Even if I don't like that you were a psychopath, I know that you still did love me, and that's okay."

"Jeffrey's dead, Kylie's gone, and my father is dead too," Ian said, briefly adopting a venomous tone when referring to his father. "Though, surprisingly, that deadbeat died pushing me out of the way of Berserker's attack."

"…Guess he wasn't as much of a dick as we thought he was."

"So, this is Jackie," Ian then said. "She's my daughter now. Though, officially, she was adopted by Uncle Marcus. That'll be fun to explain to people…"

"But she's a good kid. You'd probably like her," Ian said. "She as some of the…tendencies we have, but she's still a sweet girl."

"Then, there's this other girl. Her name's Lily. Uncle Marcus said he told you about her, but I wanted to tell you myself," Ian said. "I love her. W-We haven't gone out on a date yet, but I still love her."

"And Jackie's been asking me when Lily and I are going to get married," Ian chuckled. "I keep telling her that I don't know, but she still wants Lily to be her mommy."

"Thanks for everything, Mom. I know that you were only able to raise me for six years, but I still love you."


Fate/new dawn
Epilogue: Daybreak


"Thanks for coming by, Emily," Ada said as she and Emily walked to the latter's car.

"No problem," Emily replied.

Ada still had to take care of somethings before she could go live in Emily's apartment with her. Firstly, she had recently filed a two-weeks' notice for resignation at her job. Once that time had gone by, she would be able to leave for San Antonio, where Emily's apartment building was located. It was a little sad, but Ada couldn't really do anything else about it.

"See you in two weeks," Emily said after loading her bags into the car.

"See you then," Ada said.

The two of them then kissed before Emily got into her car. Ada watched as the car pulled out of the parking spot and drove off.


"Order, gentlemen! This meeting of the Operation Holy Grail Committee will now commence," Madison declared.

A few days after the War ended, the Committee called a meeting to discuss the outcome of the latest Holy Grail War.

"Your report, Mr. Lee," Madison said.

"The death of Mr. James was as a murder. Officially, the suspect is unknown and hasn't been found yet," Richard said, explaining the cover-up.

Madison was saddened by Frederick's death, even if sacrifices had to be made. Frederick was a good man and Madison liked him. He had put the utmost faith in him, so his death was very disappointing.

"Thank you, Mr. Lee," Madison said. "Now, onto you next subject; preparing for the next Holy Grail War."

"It is imperative that we find a catalyst for a Servant that will give us an edge in the next War." Payne stated.

"And who would you suggest? Gilgamesh?" Hamilton questioned. "We all should know that egomaniac is nigh-uncontrollable!"

"No," Payne replied. "But I do know of a Servant that could take the King of Heroes on in a fight and possibly win."

"And who might this be?" Madison inquired.

"Karna," Payne stated. "The Son of Surya. Hero of Charity."

"Well, Indian mythology contains several figures that are absurdly powerful," Richard said. "Karna would certainly be quite an asset."

"Mr. Payne, you certainly are on to something," Madison said.

"Thank you, Chairman."

"Karna has a Skill known as Discernment of the Poor, which allows him to figure out an individual's true intentions," Madison explained. "If we were to summon him, we would then be able to figure out whether or not the Master representing us is genuinely loyal."

Payne smiled proudly.

"However, we must procure more catalysts, just in case," Madison said. "'The best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry.'"


"You called for me, Father," Dario said as he shut the door to his father's room behind him.

"Yes," Niccolo said. "Dario, I feel that you are hiding something from me."

"…I am jealous of Dominico," Dario admitted. "Ever since, I was a boy, I wanted to be a priest like you, Father, but when you chose to train him instead… I'm sorry."

"You are forgiven," Niccolo said. "However, that wasn't what I was expecting from you."

"What?"

"I know about the Holy Grail War."

That revelation hit Dario like a brick to the face.

"The truth behind my assignment here is that I was sent to observe the Holy Grail War in this city," Niccolo explained. "I work for an organization called Paradisum. We wish to use the Holy Grail to reveal the glory of God to the world."

"Seeing how you already have experience with the Grail War, I have decided to offer you the chance to join us."

Dario thought about it for a moment. "…I accept."


Ian went to school the day after Spring Break. Jackie was no longer a Servant, so she couldn't accompany him in spirit form anymore. She remained at the house, with Marcus watching over her instead of heading to work. The young girl still had to be rehabilitated, so they couldn't just bring a babysitter in to watch her. Fortunately, they were making good progress in that. But while they were able to convince her to not talk about killing people, they were having some difficulty correcting her habit of referring to herself using first person plural pronouns. That said, they were still worried that Jackie would accidentally slip on the former issue, so not bringing in a babysitter and having Marcus watch her was a precaution.

Ian sat with Lily at lunch again. And to his surprise, she was no longer wearing her medical eyepatch.

"Hey," Ian said, surprised.

"Um, are you-"

"I'm fine," Ian said. "I'm just…surprised to see you without your eyepatch. That's all."

"It's alright. Most people are," Lily smiled. "So, how's Jackie?"

"She's doing good," Ian answered. "Uncle Marcus and I are still working out the…oddities with her, though."

"She's still asking when you and I are getting married," Ian then smiled, electing a giggle from Lily.

"Still, that's going to be…tricky to explain to Mom and Dad," Lily then leaned in and whispered. "They still don't know about the you-know-what, so they just think that Mom's cancer going away is simply a miracle."

"It kinda is, though," Ian whispered back.

"I guess you're right," Lily shrugged before leaning back.

"You should have seen the look on Paisley's face when I told her my Mom's cancer miraculously went away," Lily giggled. "She was so surprised that I actually managed to make her shut up for once."

Ian chuckled, and a pause followed afterwards.

"So, um, what do you think?" Lily asked shyly. "How do I look without my eyepatch?"

"You look beautiful," Ian smiled.


A week or so later, Ian and Lily went on their first date. Lily's parents and Marcus decided to follow them to make sure that nothing bad happened, with Jackie deciding to tag along. Ian and Lily knew that their parental figures were close by but chose to ignore them and act naturally. However, Lily didn't know that Jackie was tagging along.

Ian wore a black tuxedo and Lily wore a white dress. The two of them were sitting at their own table while their families had managed to negotiate with the restaurant staff to get a table that was fairly close to theirs. It was close enough that they'd be able to keep an eye on the two teenagers, but far enough that they weren't easily noticeable. But again, Ian and Lily had figured that their families were there to keep an eye on them but acted like they weren't there.

"So, you must be Ian's little…sister? Cousin?" Martha said to Jackie. "You're so adorable!"

'Oh boy, here it comes…' Marcus thought.

"Nuh-uh. He's my daddy," Jackie corrected.

Martha and her husband, Jorge, glanced at each other before looking back at Marcus and Jackie, a confused expression on their faces all the while. Marcus then sighed.

"Jackie was originally a homeless orphan who one day decided to follow Ian home from school and adopted him as her father," Marcus explained. "We don't know how she decided on that. But she pretty much latched onto him. However, he made her happy, so I adopted Jackie, even if she still insists that Ian is her dad."

That was a half-truth. Jackie was in fact a homeless orphan and she did adopt Ian as her father. However, Marcus omitted the details involving the Holy Grail War

"He is our daddy!" Jackie insisted.

"Also, she has a habit of referring to herself as 'we' or 'us', which Ian and I aren't sure how that happened either."

"…Huh," Jorge said. 'Bit of a weird kid, but she seems like a sweet girl.'

"So, when are Daddy and Lily getting married?" Jackie then asked, baffling Martha and Jorge again.

"Jackie-" Marcus said, expasparated.

"But they love each other. And when two people love each other, they get married, right?" Jackie replied.

Martha chuckled. "I'll have to ask Lily that."

"You really love to tease her about boys, don't you?" Jorge said.

"My mom did it to me when I was her age, and your abuela liked to tease you about girls too, didn't she?" Martha responded.

Jorge's grandfather died when he was little, and his grandmother moved in with his parents afterwards due to financial issues. When he was a teenager, she would often teasingly ask him if there were any girls he liked.

"Grunkle Marcus, what's an 'abuela'?" Jackie asked Marcus.

"That's the Spanish word for 'grandmother'," Marcus answered.

"Oh," Jackie then spoke to Martha. "So, when Daddy and Lily get married, you'll be my abuela."


Afterwards, Ian drove Lily home before heading to his own home. Lily's parents showed up shortly afterwards.

"Lily?" Martha called.

"I'm in my room!" Lily called back. "I'm changing. I'll be there in a moment

Lily soon walked out of her room in a pink nightgown. "Hi, Mom and Dad."

"So, how was your date with Ian?" Martha asked, pretending that she, Jorge, Marcus, and Jackie had totally not followed the two.

"Mom, Dad, you don't have to pretend. Ian and I both figured you guys were keeping an eye on us," Lily replied.

"Honestly, I saw that one coming," Jorge admitted.

"But I loved it," Lily then said. "Thanks for asking."

"And we met Ian's self-proclaimed daughter, Jackie," Martha said.

'Wait, Jackie was- Oh no…'

"So, when are you two getting married?" Martha asked.

"M-Mom!" Lily's face lit up like a Christmas tree.

"Hehe, you know I'm just teasing," Martha giggled.


Ten years passed by. Jackie was now twenty-years-old and in college. She had grown to be fairly tall, though her height was actually average compared to most other people her age. She was wearing a black sleeveless shirt, grey ripped jeans, and black tennis shoes.

Ian and Lily married six years ago. A little under two years later, Lily became pregnant and gave birth to a son, who was named Daniel. The two of them became video game designers and formed a small video game design group that operated in Philburg.

Marcus was still the CEO of Wilkins Incorporated, but he was planning on retiring in about ten years, at most. He had already found someone who he could entrust the company to when he stepped down, a diligent woman named Christina Jameson.

Jackie planning on going to medical school to become a surgeon but needed to take some courses in college first.

"Yeesh. What a jerk," Jackie said in her phone.

Jackie was talking to a friend of hers from middle school, Alexandra Ford. Alexandra had recently been having problems with her boyfriend and needed to vent her frustrations.

"Well, if you'd ask me, I'd say ditch him," she said. "Yeah. That jerk keeps on standing you up. I personally think he might be seeing someone else. Or he's just an a**."

"And if he threatens you tell him you have a friend who wants to become a surgeon and knows the human body pretty well," Jackie's joke elected some yelling from Alexandra. "Calm down, Alexa, I was joking. I won't kill him."

That was a lie. Alexa was a close friend of hers and Jackie probably would kill someone who hurt her. She didn't know this, though. In fact, no one who wasn't involved in the Holy Grail War knew what Jackie really was.

"Fine, fine. I promise I won't hurt him," Jackie sighed.

Jackie then noticed something on her hand and moved it so that she could see what it was. When she saw it, her eyes widened and she fell silent. It was a red emblem consisting of two knives crossed under a skull.

It was a Command Seal.

'…Oh s***.'

"Yeah, I'm fine," Jackie then said, her sudden silence worrying Alexa. "H-Hey, I just remembered that I have to work on a homework assignment. I gotta let you go."

Jackie then walked over to her closet and pulled a black hoodie out before putting it on and pulling the hood up. She then stepped out of her apartment door and locked it behind her. She was glad that she decided to stay in Philburg, because she had to go see her father and let him know that the Holy Grail War was starting again immediately.


Ian was walking into the living room of the house he and Lily bought two years ago when he saw someone sitting in there, someone he never thought he would see in his entire life.

The man was old yet powerfully built with a beard and red eyes twinkling with mirth. The man's attire was quite curious, given that he was wearing black robes that made it incredibly obvious he was a mage of some kind.

Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg.

Anyone else who knew of the Nasuverse well would likely just assume that he was an incredibly dedicated cosplayer, but Ian knew better. Though, he could be wrong, so he'd have to act oblivious until he was certain as to whether or not this was the Zelretch sitting in his living room.

"Who the hell are you and what are you doing in my house?" Ian questioned.

"Now, that's no way to greet a guest," the man replied, grinning. "But since you asked, my name is Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg."

"So, it really is you isn't it, Wizard Marshall?" Ian responded.

"But as for what I am doing here…" Zelretch's face adopted a more serious expression. "That is a much more concerning matter."

"You and your uncle have been looking into why all magi disappeared from this world, yes?" Zelretch inquired, earning a nod from Ian. "Well, the one responsible for that is making his move again. But this time, there will be much more dire consequences if he succeeds…"

Ian folded his arms. "Tell me."

"It all started back in 1874, during the Second Holy Grail War…"


Fate/Dusk Preview: Summoning


The Grail spoke to him in a dream.

The dream promised a chance at a miracle. A chance to make his desire come true.

So, Marcus Wilkins drew up a summoning circle and prepared to summon his Servant, the one who would guide him to the Grail.

Silver and iron to the origin. The archduke of contracts to the cornerstone.

The alighted wind becomes a wall. The gates in the four directions close, coming from the crown, the three-forked road that leads to the kingdom circulate.

Shut (fill). Shut (fill). Shut (fill). Shut (fill). Shut (fill).

Repeat every five times.

Simply, shatter once filled.

I announce.

Your self is under me, my fate(doom) is in your sword.

In accordance with the approach of the Holy Grail, if you abide by this feeling, this reason, then answer.

Here is my oath. I am the one who becomes all the good of the world of the dead, I am the one who lays out all the evil of the world of the dead.

You, seven heavens clad in three words of power, arrive from the ring of deterrence, O keeper of the balance!

There was a flash of bright light and when it subsided, the summoned Servant was standing in the center of the summoning circle.

She had black hair, tied back in a bun with a blue ribbon, and green eyes. She wore a blue kimono and had a cold, stoic expression on her face.

"I am Saber. I ask of you, are you my Master?"


Thank you so much for reading Fate/new dawn. Honestly, I'm a little sad to see this fic end but I'm proud of it because this is by far the most successful fanfic I have ever written. It's something of a drop in the ocean compared to other works in the Fate fandom, but the fact that this has done so well compared to my other projects makes me happy. Thanks to everyone who has read, followed, favorited, and reviewed. This project would not have been worth it without you.

Now, in regards to Fate/Dusk, as I believe I have said earlier, I am going to be taking a break before I get to work on that. I'm probably not going to do much regarding it during this week, but I'll start working on it afterwards. Honestly, the most I'm going to do when it comes to working on Fate/Dusk this week is looking for a Beta Reader, co-author, or whatever to help me out with it. PM me if you're interested in that. It won't be published for a while because I am going to be making an actual game-plan for it and will need some time to get the details worked out. I'm hoping that the first chapter will be uploaded within a month's time.

Anyway, once Fate/Dusk is done, there'll be another pause before Fate/Broken Chalice, the third and final fic in this series, is published. As has already been established, Jackie will be the main protagonist and Karna will appear. I'll try my best to keep a balance between the original traits of Jackie's personality and what she might have been like if she did get the chance to live a semi-normal childhood. That'll be tricky, but I hope it turns out well.

As for Zelretch showing up at the end of this chapter (not counting the Fate/Dusk preview), I'm pretty sure that you guys were surprised by that one, weren't ya? Him showing up was actually foreshadowed earlier on. However, that foreshadowing was in something of a throwaway line. He won't show up that much in Fate/Broken Chalice, but he will reveal just what caused the situation in this AU.

There isn't really much that I can say for the reviews that hasn't already been said, but...

KnightOfZaku: Again, I agree with you on the fact that there are so many Servants in the Fate series, but not many get the love they deserve. Some of my personal favorite Servants from GO, like Mozart, Romulus, Chiyome, and Danzo don't even have character tags on this site is a little disappointing. As for Fate Finality, I will have to look into that. Thanks. Kiyohime is actually another one of the Servants I like, even if most yanderes I've seen ended up really bugging me (Nu-13 from BlazBlue, for example, though I will confess that I do main her).

Leave a review. Constructive criticism will be accepted. Flames will be used to make s'mores. Jyaa-nee!