[Young Justice: Doom & Rebirth]
by Spaceman
Start: September 2, 2022
DISCLAIMER
I do not own Young Justice or any of the related characters. The Young Justice series is by Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman and owned by DC Comics. This story is a work of fanfiction and is for entertainment only. I am not making profit from this story. All rights of Young Justice belong to DC Comics. All other characters other an OCs beyond to their respective creators and owners. This is a fanfiction for non-profit entertainment.
Notes:
This is Chapter 37 and I'm currently writing Chapter 46 – The Final Chapter.
I've also created an MHA x Marvel SIOC Crossover that will be released after Doom and Rebirth.
Reviews:
SharinganAkatsuki – It's the journey of Ash and Rorschach, and how they change everything.
Estrela Polar - Si bien Kamen Rider es genial, no creo que tenga ninguna posibilidad en este fic. Puede ser una idea muy interesante para una historia futura.
OmniIBIBUltraInstinctGodzilla - Glad you're enjoying it. The whole point of this entire fic is for me to have fun.
Coldblue2015 (fav reviewer) – I've read "Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha." It was interesting to read, but I wouldn't place it on my top reincarnation stories – that goes to Re: Monster, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Reincarnated as a Sword, and So I'm a Spider, So What?
Did you know that Summer 2023 there are at least seven Isekai and 9 more for Fall 2023? This includes Reincarnated as a VENDING MACHINE.
Also – Solo Leveling is getting an animated series! Hype!
Extra
My Next Story –Nemo of the Myriad Worlds is complete and 7-Chapters long and will be released bi-monthly after the Epilogue of Doom and Rebirth.
*DOOM*
Chapter 37 – FATE NO MORE.
Part 1
*DOOM*
Fuyuki City
Ōita Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan
Fate-Unversed Earth
2030
3POV
The Winter Tree city was once a beautiful city, whose mundane citizens were not aware of the supernatural world, even if the city was the site of one of the most important moments in history. On January 30, 2004, the Fuyuki Holy Grail War occurred – the first and only Grail War in this world. Unlike the other alternate worlds, this one didn't end in disaster. The winners Marisbury Animusphere and his Caster Servant Solomon would go on to found the organization to save humanity from a predicted extinction – Chaldea.
In Alternate Worlds, Fuyuki City was the site of the Fourth Holy Grail War which occurred in 1994. The attempted destruction of the Holy Grail caused the city to nearly be destroyed by Cursed Fire. In 2014, the Fifth Holy Grail War took place which finally led to the destruction of the Grail. A corrupted version of the Fifth Holy Grail War in which the human population (including all the Masters) vanished, and Fuyuki was all but destroyed manifested in the world of Fate/Grand Order as the Fuyuki Singularity - the first singularity (problem) that members of Chaldea encountered.
The Fuyuki City of this world is now burning ruins, mirroring the "Flame Contaminated City: Fuyuki" (Singularity F). The city of ash and broken buildings is inhabited by two types of non-living beings. One of the inhabitants is the undead, the mundane citizens that were incinerated and reduced to animated blackened skeletons. The other are Blackened Unversed Servants.
They appear as the legendary heroes of history and mythology, elevated into powerful beings, but corrupted. Their skin is darkened to dark tan, almost to pure black in some cases, and marked with red tattoo-like markings. Some of their hair is bleached, in some cases to bone white, while others are darkened and streaked with oily black. Their red eyes filled with malice glare at the world around them.
Blackening is a process by which a being is tainted by an outside force, causing their personality to be reversed toward the orientation of evil. For Servants, this is one of several processes that can lead to a Servant becoming an Alter. The mud inside the Alternate World's corrupted Grail is tainted with All the World's Evil will taint those that touch it. It was also the mud that caused the Fuyuki fire in the alternate timelines. Another substance is the Chaos Tide – the sea of black mud produced by Beast II Tiamat, which destroys mortal beings and corrupts Servants on a cellular level to want to destroy humanity.
The Blackened Unversed are Heroic Spirits corrupted by the destruction of the Universe, a result of the planet's spirit - Gaea/Alaya itself – being infected by the Unversed corruption.
Hidden in the burning rubble, a spherical black probe watches the events of Fuyuki city and transmits the data to its masters. A probe marked with the symbol of Cognito Inc.
*DOOM*
Chaldea Security Organization
Antarctica
Fate-Unversed Earth
2030
3POV
Chaldea Security Organization has faced many challenges, saving the world more times that the world can remember. They fought battle after battle to defeat the Beasts of Humanity and their plans to end Proper Human History. They now face a crisis they don't know how to solve.
Ritsuka Fujimaru, Humanity's Final Master, was once a low-ranked nobody, who by chance became humanity's savior. While the other Master candidates were killed or severely injured in an act of sabotage, Ritsuka was in another part of the facility. Trying to save his new friend Mash Kyrielight, he was transported back in time to the first of many Singularities which disrupted history and became demi-servant Mash/Shielder's Master. Since then, they have continued to make jumps into the past to collapse the other singularities, summoning and gathering other Servants from across time and space.
Ritsuka gazes through a window and through a barrier at a horrific red sky. The sky is the color of blood constantly covered by swirling red-black clouds and lightning. There are also strange particles raining down in some areas. Ritsuka knows that the air is polluted by the Grain – a toxic form of the quintessence of the dying planet.
"Are you OK?" says Mash, walking up to him in her uniform and Fou on her shoulder. Nobody would suspect that this beautiful woman is demi-Servant fused with the Heroic Spirit of Gallahad – White Knight of the Round Table and Knight of Heaven and uses the Round Table itself as a Shield. Nobody would suspect that the adorable furry creature on her shoulder is Cath Palug – the legendary beast of Arthurian lore and juvenile Beast IV.
"No. The whole world is not OK."
"We have always faced horrible odds."
"This is different, Mash. Before it was Singularities and Lostbelts. All we had to do was solve the mystery, defeat the bad guy, and/or destroy some horrible eldritch object." says Ritsuka holding her in his arms "This time the whole Universe is dying – past, present, and future, all alternate worlds and even the remaining Lostbelts. Even this world is dying."
In the past, they acted against time travelers attempting to change Proper Human History, but now the entire Universe is breaking apart. There is no timeline to fix and Ritsuka has never felt more helpless.
"Fou!"
Ritsuka smiles as Fou on his shoulder, rubs against him to give some comfort. Despite being a juvenile incarnation of human murder, Fou can be very supportive and cute.
"We haven't been defeated yet and there are aways new developments!" comes a voice behind them.
They turn to see beautiful woman standing 160 cm (about 5.25 ft) with brown eyes, long brown hair, and a faint smile. She is dressed in a red-and-blue-and-leather outfit out of a steampunk fantasy and has a left arm covered in mechanical armor holding a huge staff.
"Da Vinci-chan"
She is the female form of Leonardo de Vinci - an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. In this universe, he also possessed a talent for magecraft – the artificial reenactment of magic used by humans of the modern era. As Caster, she can create magical items and create a territory (workshop), where she had the advantage. She also has three personal skills - [Inherent Wisdom], [Pioneer of the Stars], and [Golden Rule].
[Inherent Wisdom] (EX Rank) - a Skill that shows one who has an unparalleled natural knowledge with the only exclusions being divine knowledge and knowledge unique to certain heroes. Leonardo was known as one of history's greatest geniuses and her Heroic Spirit reflects that trait.
[Pioneer of the Stars] (EX Rank) - A unique Skill given to heroes that became turning points in human history. All difficult voyages and challenges which are considered impossible turn into events that can be realized. She can literally make the impossible possible.
Golden Rule (Body) (B Rank) - The possession of a perfect goddess-like body, preserving beauty. Leonardo intentionally acquired this Skill for her benefit when she "redesigned" her body as a female (Mona Lisa).
"What's really upsetting me is we have become like a parasite; our world is trying to consume another to survive." says Ritsuka, "Part of me wants to annihilate that Tree and save the other universes, but I also cling to our own survival."
"What you should be more worried about is since our world is the invader, there will be angry defenders. I've already detected hundreds of advanced probes around our world transmitting them to another Earth. What's worse is these are only the Probes I can detect, and their technology is the most advance I have encountered including the machine gods. I believe we are going to get some visitors."
"Visitors like who?" Mash asked.
"Another world's equivalent of Chaldea."
*DOOM*
Rorschach's Inkwell
[Location Unknown]
[Time Unknown]
1POV
"Anyone want Coffee before we start?"
This [Fate no More] Quest is special in that it's not limited to me and Rorschach. This time I get to invite people with me and on this quest, I have invited my wives. We are currently sitting in front of Rorschach's display/presentation screen as we explain things to the girls. I've mentioned Type-Moon anime to them before, when I dedicated some of my time to (re)watching the Anime, but I never got into the details. Barely move than "a bunch of magic users summoning heroes to fight in a tournament with awesome animation and music".
"Type-Moon is a Japanese video game company best known for their visual novels. They are best known for The Garden of Sinners, Tsukihime, and Fate/stay night, which has spawned a franchise of games, manga, and anime. The breathtaking animation, music, and amazing fight choreography scenes have made them legendary among anime fans. "
"I was never interested in any of the drama, but the fight scenes were epic." I say with a smile, "Shirou fighting Gilgamesh in Unlimited Blade works is one every major list of anime fights for a good reason."
The screen shows the numerous titles of Type-Moon – the visual novels stay night and ataraxia, the RPGs Extella (Extra) and Grand Order, the fighting games Tiger colosseum and Unlimited codes, the print media, the numerous anime series and films, and even a few figurines and body pillows.
"Simplified, the original Fate/Stay was about a group of magi using a mystical device called the Holy Grail summoning Heroic Spirits as familiars known as Servants. The seven master-and-servant pairs would battle each other, the losing Servants being absorbed into the Grail to power it up, while the winner getting a chance to make a Wish. Fate/Stay Night depicted the Fifth Holy Grail with the previous four having ended in disaster and the latest one happened far too soon and uncontrolled."
The Servant Profile Images are first to appear on the screen – Saber (Artoria Pendragon), Archer (EMIYA), Lancer (Cú Chulainn), Rider (Medusa), Caster (Medea), Assassin (Sasaki Kojiro), and Berserker (Herakles). The Master Profile List is a little more complicated – Saber's master is Shirou Emiya, Archer's Master is Rin Tohsaka, and Lancer's Master was Bazett Fraga McRemitz, but he was stolen by Kirei Kotomine. Rider's true master is Sakura Matou, but her proxy was her adopted brother Shinji. Caster's Master was Atrum Galliasta, but he was killed by Medea who replaced him with Souichirou Kuzuki, the fake Assassin was summoned by Medea, and Berserker's only master was Illya.
"What a mess. This doesn't even include Gilgamesh and the corruption of the Grail. Fate/Stay Zero was a prequel depicting the events of Fourth Holy Grail War and how the whole thing ended in disaster and tragedy. "I comment, "They made Zero so superior to the original anime, they had to remake Night again."
The Servants are Saber (Artoria Pendragon), Archer (Gilgamesh), Lancer (Diarmuid Ua Duibhne), Rider (Alexander the Great), Caster (Giles de Rais), Assassin (Hassan-i-Sabbah), and Berserker (Lancelot). The Masters are Kiritsugu Emiya, Tokiomi Tohsaka, Kayneth El-Melloi, Waver Velvet, Ryuunosuke Uryuu, Kirei Kotomine, and Kariya Matou, respectively, with Kirei later becoming the master of Gilgamesh.
"The Fourth Holy Grail War was a bad ends after bad ends. King of Knights Artoria hated working for Magus Killer Kiritsugu, as she lived by chivalry and honorable fights, while the pragmatic utilitarian Kiritsugu would do anything to win. She was then forced to destroy the Grail not knowing Emiya was attempting to save the world. Lancer was forced to kill himself instead of having an honorable fight."
"Berserker's master died, failing to save a little girl from becoming infested with demon worms. "
"What?" asks Jade.
"Magi are amoral bastards in Fate, willing to do anything to progress the fruits of their research. The Tohsaka family had two daughters and the family crest could only be passed down to one of them, so they gave the younger daughter to Zouken Matou to adopt. The problem Zouken sustains his life as a pile of his invertebrate familiars – the Crest Worms. Berserker's master had a choice, either compete in the Grail Wars with his life shortened by the worms or little Sakura would be thrown into a pit of those demon rape worms."
"I hope Zouken is dead."
"In one of the game routes, he destroyed except for a single worm by a possessed Sakura and then accepts Death when he sees something that reminds him of his past. If he is alive in the Fate-Unversed Earth, we can just kill him."
"Fate-Unversed? So, we are naming it that?"
"Yup."
We got back to talking about Fate/Zero after a quick debate on my naming scheme.
"The only Masters to survive the War were Waver Velvet and badly cursed Kiritsugu. I don't count Kirei as he was killed by Kiritsugu and resurrected by the Grail. To join Gilgamesh as the Night's antagonists."
The Greater Grail of Fuyuki is a thing of nightmares. It looks like a giant blood-red half-melted lava lamp with an open top. Above the top of the container of red glow is a sphere of darkness with a red corona.
"Both Grail Wars were doomed from the start as the Einzbern family, one of the three families that set up the war along with Matou and Tohsaka, cheated in the Third Grail War. They attempted to summon an Extra Class resulted in Avenger - Angra Mainyu. He was easily killed, but the grail began to fill with all the world's evil. This meant the Grail was a monkey's paw, no matter the wish made it would be granted in the worst bloody way."
The image switches to an alternate world. This shows one group facing another.
"Fate/Apocrypha is an alternate timeline in which rather than Avenger-class Angra Mainyu, the Einzberns summoned Ruler-class Amakusa Shirou Tokisada. Nazis stole the Grail and due to the actions of one of the Masters - Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia, a Team vs Team Grail War began. In Apocrypha, Masters and Servants are divided into the Red Faction of the Yggdmillennia - a Romanian magus clan that declared their independence and who possess the Greater Grail and the Black Faction selected by the Clock Tower to retrieve the Grail."
Red Servants include Saber of Red (Mordred), Archer of Red (Atlanta), Lancer of Red (Karna), Rider of Red (Achilles), Caster of Red (Shakespeare), Assassin of Red (Semiramis), and Berserker of Red (Spartacus).
"The Masters for red don't matter as nearly all were entranced by Assassin's master Shirou Kotomine who was Ruler-class Amakusa Shirou Tokisada. The only one to escape being mind-controlled was Kairi Sisigou, a Necromancer and Mordred's Master."
Black Servants include Saber of Black (Siegfred), Archer of Black (Chiron), Lancer of Black (Vlad III), Rider of Black (Astolfo), Caster of Black (Avicebron), Assassin of Black (Jack the Ripper), and Berserker of Black (Frankenstein's Monster).
"With the exception of Assassin's Master, all the Masters have very long names ending in Yggdmillennia. Jack the Ripper's Master is a prostitute named Reika Rikudou who was almost sacrificed to summon the Assassin. As a result, Assassin was independent."
"Independent and dangerous. Her master lacked magical power, so Jack had to consume the souls of murdered people to sustain herself."
Finally, the images shift over to the Grand Order timelines. The screen displays the logo of the free-to-play Japanese mobile game – Fate/Grand Order, and the covers of various story arcs.
" In the Fate/Grand Order timeline, the 2004 Holy Grail War ended up being the first and only Holy Grail War held in Fuyuki. The winners were magi Master Marisbury Animusphere and his Caster-class Servant Solomon, who used the Greater Grail to fulfill their desires after having defeated all the other Masters and Servants. Solomon got to live a normal life, but a vision of the future revealed the Incineration of Humanity. As a result, Animusphere founded Chaldea Security Organization to prevent the certain extinction of humanity."
A Map shows the various Singularities as circles around various areas.
"A Singularity is an unobservable region that does not exist within Chaldea's recorded history. It's as if a hole has opened within the timeline, a hole that is separate from the regular temporal axis. It's an attempt to bypass fixed points in time and change reality. "
The list appears next, which even includes the rank from the games. There are also images for each Singularity.
Singularity F, Flame Contaminated City: Fuyuki, Fuyuki, Japan, A.D. 2004, C
A burning city destroyed by the corrupted Holy Grail War. The image of the corrupted black-clad swordswoman releasing a monstrous blast of magical energy from her sword. I remember her from the film version - [Artoria Pendragon Saber-Alter] using her noble phantasm – [Excalibur Morgan: Sword of the Promised Victory]
First Singularity, Hundred Years' War of the Evil Dragons: Orleans, France, A.D. 1431, C+
Another blackened swordswoman with a very similar face commanding dragons to incinerate a city. [Jeanne d'Arc Alter], a corrupt version of the recently deceased Holy Maiden from the warped mind of Caster [Gilles de Rais].
Second Singularity, Eternal Madness Empire: Septem, Roman Empire, A.D. 0060, B+
Another beautiful woman with the same face as Artoria and Jeanne, dressed in a red-and-white dress with flowering sleeves and holding a red/black sword with a wavy blade. [Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus], heroine of EXTELLA (Extra) and ally of Chaldea when they fought against the other Emperors and the United Roman Empire summoned by [Lev Lainur Flauros].
Third Singularity, Sealed Ends of the Four Seas: Okeanos, A.D. 1573,
Various pirates and ocean-faring heroes fighting to save the world from becoming an endless ocean. The living hero of this era is a female pirate captain with long wavy crimson-pink hair, blue eyes and a scar across her face. She wears brown choker collar almost attached to her dark pink captain vest that shows her breasts, white pants, and long dark brown boots. [Francis Drake]
"In our world, he was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, naval officer, and politician. Drake is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition. For some reason, Fate universes tend to be gender changed – be it historical to Fate, be a result of summoning as a Servant, or choice like in Di Vinci's case." says Rorschach.
"It started with King Arthur becoming Artoria and just kept going. From Atilla-Altera to Xuanzang Sanzang. The gender bending of history. To keep brand, Type-Moon also recycles the faces of Saber/Artoria. There are over thirty Servants with the same face."
"Lazy." says Raven.
Fourth Singularity, The Mist City: London, London, England, A.D. 1888, A-
A city covered in magic-draining fog generated by a massive steam engine. The two living heroes of this era are a blue-eyed blonde man dressed in the late nineteenth century clothing and a lovely young girl clad in a white dress with empty eyes, carrying a giant mace. [Dr. Henry Jekyll and Hyde] and [Frankenstein].
"Frankenstein's Monster is a pretty girl in a wedding dress?"
"Instead of making the perfect Adam, Frankenstein made an Eve in Fate. She is a sweet gentle girl when not enraged."
Fifth Singularity, North American Myth War: E Pluribus Unum, North America, A.D. 1783, A+
Using the power of the Holy Grail, Medb created a twisted version of [Cú Chulainn] as her wish for him to rule alongside her as her king. Leading an army of warriors that she can endlessly produce, Medb and her Servants began to conquer America to create a new Celtic nation; killing everyone who isn't Celtic. What's even stranger is [Thomas Edison] who was summoned as a giant man in red-and-blue with the head of a Lion!
"What the fuck? Why is his Head a Lion!?"
"Edison played a role in the creation of movies, and by him creating it, would therefore take the sum of the most iconic symbols in movies." I quote from a site, "MGM."
Leo the Lion is the mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Although MGM has referred to all the lions used in their trademark as "Leo the Lion", only the lion in use since 1957 (a total of 65 years), was named "Leo".
Sixth Singularity, Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot, The Holy Land, A.D. 1273, EX
The two most important people among the images are a knight and a queen. A white-haired pretty boy dressed in white knight armor and a silver arm and a golden-eyed bustier version of Artoria. [Goddess Rhongomyniad] is an alternate form of Artoria Pendragon from a Parallel World where Bedivere (the white knight) never returned Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake after the Battle of Camlann. The "Lion King" was not able to die when she was fated to die, and as a result, became a wandering ghost while keeping onto the Holy Lance. Because the "Lion King" held onto the Holy Lance and transformed into the "Goddess Rhongomyniad".
"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." says Priss quoting Mark Carrigan, "In this case, she became a World-Ending Goddess."
Seventh Singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, Mesopotamia, B.C. 2655, A++
Solomon (in reality Goetia in King Solomon's form) summoned [Tiamat] – the Primordial Goddess of Beginnings from Mesopotamian/Babylonian mythology - to bring forth destruction. The Grand Caster Merlin managed to seal the goddess in the dream, but not before implanting the grail in the corpse of Endiku reanimating him. Chaldea arrived to see the conflict between the two forces.
"The anime was fun to watch."
This was an anime that I watched before my reincarnation as Doomsday, and I loved it. The living (Caster) Gilgamesh was a lot less douchy than his counter Archer from Fate/Stay Zero and Night. Also, Grand Assassin/Hassan-i-Sabbah/King Hassan killing Tiamat by implanting her with the concept of Death was awesome!
Final Singularity, The Grand Temple of Time: Solomon, A.D. 2016
A broken temple floating in a void, massive pillars and tentacles covered in glowing eyeballs, and numerous heroes from across time and space streaking like stars to save the world. Awesome fights between Heroic Spirits and the Demon Gods of Goetia. The finally has the reveal of Dr. Romani Archaman – head of Chaldea Medical – being the Real [Solomon] and stripping away Goetia's immortality. This was also a movie I watched before I reincarnated.
"Even after Goetia was defeated at the Temple of Time by Solomon and Chaldea, there was still a lot of clean up with runaway demon gods causing problems.
Pseudo-Singularity I, Quarantined Territory of Malice: Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, A.D. 1999,
Pseudo-Singularity EX, Abyssal Cyber Paradise: .PH, Seraphix, Mariana Trench, A.D. 2030, CCC
Pseudo-Singularity II, Subterranean World of Folklore: Agartha, Central Asia, A.D. 2000,
Pseudo-Singularity III, The Stage of Carnage: Shimousa, Shimousa Province, Japan, Kan'ei 16,
Pseudo-Singularity IV, The Forbidden Advent Garden: Salem, Salem, Massachusetts, A.D. 1692,
"Then after the Pseudo-Singularities came the Crypters and Lostbelts. Crypters were former Masters of Chaldea who turned traitor. They intended to replace Proper Human History with the history of one of failed timelines."
Lostbelt No. 1, Permafrost Empire: Anastasia, A.D. 1570, Kadoc Zemlupus, D
"A world in which to survive an Ice Age caused by a meteor strike, humanity merged with magical beasts becoming the Yaga. The D Rank Lost Depth resulted from the Eternal Winter that rendered humanity all but extinct (still alive but as Yaga)"
Lostbelt No. 2, The Eternal Icy Fire Century: Götterdämmerung, B.C. 1000, Ophelia Phamrsolone, B+
"A world which diverged at Proper Human History during the events of Ragnarök. Surtr, who was supposed to bring the Twilight of the Gods, devoured Fenrir, gaining his Authority and becoming immensely powerful. He killed many gods, before being sealed in a false sun by a dying Odin. Odin merged goddess Skadi with Scáthach, creating Scáthach-Skadi, with the purpose of protecting the humans. The Realm itself is only capable of maintaining a few hundred humans before collapsing, and so, the humans are rendered at the bottom of the food chain, essentially kept as livestock."
Lostbelt No. 3, The Synchronized Intellect Nation: SIN, B.C. 210, Hinako, E
"The Lostbelt diverged from the Proper Human History during the end of the reign of Qin Shi Huang. Qin Shi Huang, during his search for an elixir of life, discovered the artificial body of Nezha, which he used to develop technology that allowed him to continue existing in an artificial form. The E-Rank Lost Depth is very low due to humanity not being in any danger. The main divergence is due to technology stagnation amongst everyone other than Emperor Qin."
Lostbelt No. 4, Saṃsāra of Genesis and Terminus: Yugakshetra, 11900 DV (Deva Vatsara), Scandinavia Peperoncino, A
"During the climax of the Mahabharata, Arjuna absorbed all the Hindu Gods starting with Krishna. He became Arjuna Alter, a living god with a skewed personality, and decided a perfect being like himself must live in a perfect world befitting him. For the Lostbelt king only those who are deemed worthy will reincarnate next cycle, he is slowly eliminating people from existence, including memories and actions."
Lostbelt No. 5, Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods: Atlantis / Interstellar Mountainous City: Olympus, B.C. 12000, Kirschtaria Wodime, A+
"The Fate Universe have Greeco-Roman Gods be Machine Gods, alien spaceships created by an ancient civilization from another universe, crashed on Earth. The Lostbelt's history diverged in 12000 BC during the invasion of the Earth by Sefar in the Leukosmachia (War against White). Instead of the alien Sefar destroying the true bodies of all the gods, Zeus forcibly fused with them to repel Sefar. As a results, the Gods and their respective human allies fought against each other, resulting in a very messed up world."
Lostbelt No. 6, Fae Round Table Domain: Avalon Le Fae, A.D. 500, Beryl Gut, EX
"The Lostbelt has existed for 14,000 years. The Lostbelt's true divergence point from Proper History was the absence of Excalibur, leaving Earth with no way to properly defend itself from Sefar. The reason the six fairies didn't forge the sword was laziness. The reason for the EX-Rank Lost Depth is not only due to Sefar wiping out all life on Earth, but because there was no life at all when the Lostbelt was initially founded. The crypter Beryl Gut summoned Morgan who manipulated time via memories."
"That covers most of the Lostbelts. Most as there are minor ones."
*DOOM*
If I was about to enter a new dimension by myself, I wouldn't bother with a vehicle. Even if the dimension has a barrier capable of stopping a super-dreadnaught cold, my physical body is absurdly durable. When invading Dragon King's base, I was launched as projectile to pierce the powerful interwoven barriers surrounding the military base. It didn't matter if it was magic or science, human or alone in nature, my body tore through it all.
Since Rorschach and my girls are going with me, they are onboard the [Portal Jumper]. It's a small cylindrical spacecraft roughly eight meters in length and nearly five is diameter. It has retractable thrusters/nacelles/wings, which allow it to pass through average portals with relative ease. It's a tough little ship with adaptive phase-shift armor, metaphasic shields, and advanced cloaking technology. It even has an anti-magic anti-spiritual barrier system designed to counter the magic and supernatural phenomenon of the dying Fate Universe. The ship is also armed to the teeth with omni-beam emitters, smart missiles, and lethal drones.
It reminds me of the Puddy Jumper of Stargate franchise, only heavily armed and armored. I could imagine if this ship collided with a real Puddy Jumper, the Puddy Jumper would probably shatter to bits without leaving a scratch on the Portal Jumper.
There is no air in the dimensional space that surrounds us, so nobody can hear my loud swearing as Rorschach once again uses me as a projectile. I'm launched towards the strange mystical barrier surrounded what remains of the Fate World.
As I collide with barrier, there is an absolute immense shockwave. If this was a shockwave in water, the tsunamis would be taller than skyscrapers and wash away the coastal cities no matter which sea they struck. If this was a shockwave from a nuclear explosion, it would be capable of incinerating an entire major city and raining ash on the world. The dimensional shockwave is hard to describe other than changing patterns of light and energy.
I feel the barrier attacks my soul with immeasurable force, but my [Eternal Soul] is eternal and indestructible, reflecting the damage no matter how powerful. I can feel something breaking around me and I can almost hear screams of souls dying. Then, it's over and I'm falling towards the surface of an alternate Earth at extremely high velocity, a blood-red sky above me.
"Rorschach, you...!"
I don't get to finish as I collide with Earth like a meteorite. I can imagine I make a massive fireball, but you can't really tell from inside the fireball. After a few minutes, I pull myself out of the dust, ash, molten rock, and fused glass to find myself in a very large and deep crater. My Legion Flight Ring is now functioning normally, I fly out of the crater to find the others have landed a couple kilometers away.
*DOOM*
Fuyuki City
Ōita Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan
Fate-Unversed Earth
2030
1POV
It's only been an hour since we arrived on this world, and I have quickly learned one fact. Unversed Skeletons are annoying. The magically animated bones are not only more durable than normal bones, but whatever force that is animating them makes them as strong as they were in life minus any of those mental restrictions used to prevent a living person from hurting themselves. This makes them insanely fast due to their low weight (only weighing 15% of their original weight on average). After smashing the last fifty, Jade summons her personal Shadowkhan to help with the extermination and personally assassinates the annoying Caster-class Servant behind them.
The Quest meter for this place is rising rapidly.
Then the Other Servants began to appear.
I recognize my opponent from Eternal Madness Empire: Septem, despite her the blackening of Unversed. She has the gold eyes, ash skin, and bleached hair of a Blackened Servant with glowing red markings on her skin and a black-and-red outfit that looks like a corrupted combination of her outfits, as if her Saint Graph (heart of servant) was drawing from multiple dimensions. Her sword – Original Fire – strikes me with enough force to slice a building in half let alone a human. It's powerful enough for my feet to create a crater in the ground from the force of the impact. Her eyes are open with surprise when I deliver a punch that sends her flying through a building.
[Nero, X-Star, Saber] - Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was the fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until death in AD 68. She had the reputation of a notorious tyrant whose rule was made up of schemes and poison as she oppressed all religious forces, especially Christians, and the Roman Senate during the period from 50 to 60 AD. It is believed in one theory that the Book of Revelation was written as a reaction against said oppression.
"Open the gate! The curtain to the solo stage draws! Behold my talent! Listen and despair upon this ending! Domus Aurea Inferni" (Hell's Golden Theater)
Noble Phantasm – the manifestation of her legend and soul, the ultimate symbol through historical fact and anecdotes.
We are surrounded by black rose petals and embers. Soon, we are no longer surrounded by the burnt-out city of Fuyuki. Instead, we are surrounded by what was once the opulent Roman golden theater of Domus Aurea. This version is also blackened and covered in flames. As she raises her sword, pillars of red/black flame erupt from the structure and become dragons. As she points her sword at me, the dragons loudly roar forming a choir. She waves her sword in a half circle before pointing at me causing the dragons to dive towards me. Each dragon does a separate attack with Unversed Nero doing a final attack with her sword.
Aestus Domus Aurea: Invitation to the Golden Debauchery Theater is the Domus Aurea, the theater designed by Nero Claudius and constructed in Rome during her lifetime. This version of the Noble Phantom reminds me of the NP Babalon Domus Aurea used by Whore of Babylon, Nero Claudius manifested as a Beast.
There is a pause, then a fragment of corrupted First Flame lands on the ground. Unversed Nero holds up her sword to see the blade completely broken and that I don't have a scratch on me.
"I wanted to see the beauty and splendor of your attack, Nero, but I am Invincible."
I become a blur of motion surpassing the speed of the fastest Servant Achilles in the blink of an eye and deliver a blow to the Unversed Nero. With a visible shockwave, she is sent flying through a hidden wall filling the theater with the sound of breaking stone and glass. The corrupted golden theater dissolves around me.
*DOOM*
Rorschach easily dodges the lightning bolts fired by his opponent. The bolt may be travelling at 98,000 meters (about 60.89 mi) per second, but Rorschach frequently deals with metahumans that can manipulate lightning and his opponent is telegraphing his moves.
Despite the ashen skin, gold markings in the shape of Lichtenberg figures, and gold eyes, Rorschach clearly recognizes the Unversed Servant as The Modern Prometheus – Nikola Tesla.
[Tesla, 5-Star, Archer] – Nikola Tesla was a Serbian/American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. He was the worthy rival of Edison and the master of electromagnetism, a man famed in fiction as a mad genius.
As a Servant, he also possesses [Pioneer of the Stars] - A unique Skill given to heroes that became turning points in human history. All difficult voyages and challenges which are considered impossible turn into events that can be realized. A skill he shares with Leonardo di Vinci. That skill isn't going to save him fighting a multi-versal super-genius.
Rorschach only holds back because of the skill [Galvanism] - a skill that turns any attack without physical form into electricity, which Tesla can use to recharge his mana. This means most of the Rorschach's beam weaponry would just recharge Tesla's "batteries".
"The lightning storms of God are here before us! Now Behold! ...SYSTEM KERAUNOS!"
Its full name is System Keraunos: Legend of Mankind - Advent of Lightning. An immense magical tower forms from lightning around Tesla, resembling an immense Tesla Coil. When it finishes forming, Tesla is on the top of the tower with his hand raised. A ring of brilliant purple energy forms above his head and contracts into a sphere, before he fires a massive blue-purple beam of electromagnetic force. The EX-class Anti-Fortress NP can target up to four hundred enemies but is focused on a single man. It appears to work as Rorschach's form is incinerated.
"Nice theatrics."
Tesla turns to see Rorschach floating behind him, using his own copy of the Legion Flight Ring. He's also now holding a massive machine gun loaded with huge bullets, both composed of non-magnetic materials like titanium, carbon, and copper. This gun was designed by Rorschach in case he had to fight a magnetic manipulator like Magneto or Doctor Polaris. As Rorschach pulls the trigger, the armor-piercing rounds punch threw Unversed Tesla at a rate of 1000 rounds per minute. Servants are extremely durable, but there are limits. It also doesn't help that each bullet has nano-scale anti-spirit runes that disrupt even Heroic Spirits. By the time Tesla's body hits the ground mere seconds later, he's nearly blown in half and already fading from the world.
*DOOM*
Two Queens of Shadow are fighting each other.
One is Jade, the Demon Queen of Shadows of Earth-DR.
The other is an extremely beautiful woman with long purple hair and red eyes. She wears a full-body outfit that highlights her curvaceous body, with metallic shoulder pads and a mask covering her lower face. Her weapon of choice are blood-red demonic spears that mark her as a member of the Lancer class - extreme agility and proficient in hit-and-run tactics.
They move across the battlefield at speeds surpassing anything human, it becomes a display of skill and a dance of death. The blood red spears form streaks of red light, which clash with purple-black streaks made by Jade's own shadow weapons. There is a difference in quality as Jade's weapons break and dissolve, forcing her to summon new ones. There is a big difference between weapons used to kill Demons and Legendary Spears used by a God Slayer. Jade does have the advantage of being able to summon her minions – the Shadowkhan – when she needs time to summon a new weapon.
[Scáthach, 5-Star, Lancer] - Scáthach was a female warrior-queen from Celtic Mythology's Ulster Cycle. The queen and gatekeeper of the foreign territory/haunted ground called the "Land of Shadows", she is a prodigy of spearmanship and Rune magecraft. She possesses a power immense enough to obtain control over and close the gate of the "Land of Shadows", which is overflowing with countless ghosts, to ward off the dead. She was the teacher of the legendary hero Cú Chulainn and his son Connia.
Scáthach's weapons are the Gáe Bolg Alternative, two spears that are one step older than the Gáe Bolg used by Cú Chulainn. The spears were carved from the bones of sea monster Curruid, the Beast of Billows, and unlike Cú, she has multiple copies.
"This spear is an embodiment of who I am. And I am the epitome of the spear. Gáe Bolg Alternative!"
Gáe Bolg Alternative: Soaring Spear of Piercing Death is the name of her Noble Phantasm and, its capabilities combine the two functions of Cú Chulainn's Noble Phantasms, "Barbed Spear that Pierces with Death" and "Soaring Spear that Strikes with Death". Jade and her small army of Shadowkahn are rendered immobile by branching streaks of red light, then Scáthach throws her second spear which is glowing like a meteor. It becomes a brilliant red light to pierce its target.
As the Shadowkhan disperse, Scáthach doesn't have time to enjoy her victory (if it was possible for her Unversed mind to feel positive emotion). Fifty phantasmic shadow copies of her Gáe Bolg explode from her body in all directions, as if they had been summoned inside of her. She doesn't have a chance and it's only her durability as a legendary servant that allows her to last a few brief seconds before death.
In those seconds, a message is given to her by Jade, who appears unharmed from the shadow of own body's pierced corpse.
"In my world, I am the Queen of Shadows. My rise to power was not an easy one and it was filled with blood and treachery. I even faced an opponent whose spear would never mess the heart. You are not the first spear-woman to fight me, but you were the strongest. Rest now and dream of a new world."
*DOOM*
Raven looks down at the dissolving form of her opponent. Her former opponent resembles a pale-haired young girl, but her absurd resistance to magic and divine core of love marks her as a goddess. The Goddess of Love attempted to manipulate Raven using her love of Ash and the other girls, to turn her passion into an inferno that would consume her. What she didn't expect was the half-demon sorceress to get close to the goddess in human form and deliver a magic-enhanced punch that nearly folded her in half. She may be a very durable Pseudo-Servant of the Fate Universe, but's Raven's magical punch could knock the air out a Kryptonian.
"Love, not war, is my strength" she manages to say.
She then surprised the Goddess by summoning a weapon she had borrowed from Rorschach - Gravitational Beam Emitter (GBE). The Servants of the Fate Universe have varying degrees of magical resistance, which makes them dangerous to their opponents – which are other servants, magi, and magical creatures. Most forms of modern technology would stand no chance against the destructive power of Servants.
Against magic and even magical technology, a Servant is a tough opponent, but Servants weren't meant to fight futuristic science fiction weapons that bend normal physics. The brilliant Gravito-kinetic beam of GBE pierced the goddess before going to an absurd depth into the Earth, leaving a molten trail.
[Kama, 5-Star, Assassin] - Kama, also known as Kamadeva and Madana, is the Hindu god of love and desire, often portrayed alongside his consort, Rati. Normally a male deity, he has manifested as a female Pseudo-Servant in the body of Sakura Matou, a member of the Tohsaka magi family that was unfortunately adopted by the Matou family. Kama as an archer can use his sugarcane bow and flower-adorned arrows to arouse love and lust in whomever he pierces with them. He is famous for the anecdote where he shot the God Shiva, who was focused on his meditation, to get him to notice the feelings of his wife Parvati. The Kamasutra, the famous book of sex positions, was named after Kama.
Raven watches as a divine core leaves the dissolving body and suddenly streaks into her own body. She sensually moans as the power flows through her body, but she quickly gains control of herself. There are some physical effects she can't suppress such as the lengthening of hair, which also gains an otherworldly trait.
Since the day her magical powers awoke, she has learned to control her emotions and suppress the rage flowing to her from her demon father Trigon. She learned greater control when she and Ash journeyed through Hell, fighting the forces of Asmodeus to return to Earth. She even had to deal to enhanced emotions after she devoured the powers of her siblings. The divine energy of a Goddess of Love is just another thing she will master.
Raven walks away from the battle site looking like she spent hours in Cognito Spa.
*DOOM*
Servants are empowered by their legends, surpassing the limitations of their mortal existence into the quasi-divine. As their myths and legends grow, a strong man becomes strong enough to shake a mountain, a great musician can add magic to their sound, and a tricky swordsman can bend the laws of physics. In the case of the Hero of the Trojan war, his fame grew until everyone on Earth knowns the name Achilles, so the fastest warrior in Greek legend, becomes the fastest Servant.
"Come on, try to stop me! My chariot will run you down like a shooting star! Too late now! Troias Tragōidia!"
Troias Tragōidia: Tempestuous Immortal Chariot is Achilles' three-horsed chariot that can move through the sky, the horses themselves being as tough as Servants themselves. They move with such speed surrounded by a blazing aura; they are like a shining green-white meteor. The strength of the divine metal is showcased because mortal metals would tear apart at the insane g-forces, let alone the horses.
Blackfire on the other hand is not from Earth, she is an extraterrestrial warrior from another universe not bound to the rules of decaying Fate universe. She thanks help from Doctor Genus, training from Cognito Inc, and experiences fighting the ever-increasing weirdness of Earth-DR, has now reached levels comparable to her comic book Earth-Prime self. This includes interstellar travel without the need of a spaceship, which in Earth's atmosphere turns into a massively hypersonic projectile surrounded by purple flames.
Achilles and Blackfire collided in the sky at speeds far surpassing fighter jets and the shockwaves would have shattered the windows of the buildings below if they were still intact. The result is also conclusion. Blackfire is bleeding from the impact, but the chariot is broken. Achilles is left like Apollo's son Phaethon, who after failing to control his father's chariot, fell from the heavens after being struck by Zeus's lightning.
[Achilles, 5-Star, Rider] - In Greek mythology, Achilles or Achilleus was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer's Iliad. Having once been a powerful and exceptional hero whose level was exceedingly close to that of the gods, Achilles is known as one of the greatest heroes in history, with numerous legends befitting his fame. Achilles is without a doubt, a first-rate Servant, and is also one of the fastest Servants.
Even without the chariot, he's still absurdly fast streaking across the battlefield as a living comet. This is the Continuously Active-Type Noble Phantasm - Dromeus Komētēs (Comet Form). The problem is not only can Blackfire keep up with him, but she is also far stronger than him. Achilles can't even use his other Noble Phantasm Diatrekhōn Astēr Lonkhē (Meteor Spear) because (even with Unversed Blackening) he can't invoke it against female opponents. This is due to killing the Amazon Queen Penthesilea with this spear.
Finally, Blackfire does something Achilles thinks is impossible. She grabs him by his ankle, when he's racing by her. The sudden stop shocks him, and if it wasn't for his Noble Phantasm Andreias Amarantos, it's possible his leg would have been torn off. He cries out in pain as her orange fingers pierce his heel and his divine protection NP Andreias Amarantos is negated.
"How... How did you catch me?" says Achilles in severe pain and his blackened blood streaming down his leg.
"You may be the fastest in this world, but there are other worlds that make you look like a slug in comparison. My Universe's Flash family when they tap into the Speed Force being an excellent example. We will discuss it when you're not a blackened smear on the ground!"
Blackfire then decides to imitate the incredible Hulk smashing Loki, a trait she learned from Ash. In comparison, Achilles proves to be less durable than the Asgardian without the divine protection that made him nigh invulnerable. Soon the damage is too much and the Unversed Servant dissolves into red-and-black spiritual particles.
*DOOM*
Starfire's opponent is not the kind of person she is used to as he's Caster and strategist of the highest order. The Unversed Blackening may have made him more ruthless, but literally did nothing to help his combat ability. Physically, she is far superior and could easily kill her opponent, but instead she is sitting next to him, having a pleasant discussion
"So, in your world, China's greatest cities were decimated by dragons. The dragons then were defeated by automata built by Doctor Genus and deployed by this Rorschach fellow."
"Fascinating. Most Phantasmal beings have long since left our world. The majority left with the Age of Gods ending. The last pureblood dragon was the Dragon of Albion, a dragon whose corpse formed the Spiritual Tomb of Albion used as the foundation of the Clock Tower."
"How did it die?"
"Most dragons sensed the end of the Age of Gods, so they moved to the Reverse Side of the World before the disappearance of Phantasmal Species. But Albion, unlike many others of its kind, did not flee with the coming of the Age of Man and stayed for a long time, perhaps because it thought it was strong enough. When it finally decided to go to the reverse side, it was too late. The way was already closed and when it tried to dig its way there, it died in the Earth."
[Zhuge Liang (Lord El-Melloi II). 5-Star. Caster] - a Caster-class Pseudo-Servant in the body of Waver Velvet (normally) summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru. Zhuge Liang was a prominent politician in China's Three Kingdoms era. He was widely known as a military strategist; it was reported that it was mainly due to his abilities that the weaker and smaller state of Shu was able to resist the much larger Wei army for quite some time. In death, he still outsmarted Zhongda. Due to the "extremely peculiar circumstances" of the Grand Orders, Lord El-Melloi II (a highly respected member of the Clock Tower) was forced to become a receptacle for his spirit to facilitate a successful summoning (this type of summoning, while not common does happen).
"Fascinating. Cognito has shown us Dragons from various universes, and they are all so different."
"There are many species of dragons across many cultures."
"In those worlds, there are benign dragons who taught humans to use their magic to fight evil dragons, dragons that bond with human children and can shapeshift, and dragons that take human form solely to breed with humanoids."
The discussion of Koriand'r and Zhuge Liang has unknowingly become an anime discussion. A discussion which finally concludes when Rorschach shoots the rambling Unversed Servant in the head. When Starfire complains, Rorschach assures her she can finish the discussion, once he's not an Unversed planning on murdering her.
*DOOM*
While they have their pleasant discussion, while surrounded by death and destruction, Saber-Adam is fighting another Saber. Saber-Adam is a unique form of Servant as she is a hybrid of a magi of this world, the hated and feared Director of the Burial Agency - Nabareck and the master swordsman and Faunus terrorist of the world of Remnant - Adam Taurus.
Saber-Adam's Aura gives her the durability to compete with the legendary heroes. He'll need all the help against his opponent.
[Artoria Pendragon (Alter), 5-Star. Saber] - In history, he/she is a different figure that may not have been known to others as possibly being the legendary King Arthur himself. Accompanied with her inversion, the holy sword Excalibur is also dyed in the attribute of evil, turning into a jet-black sword. One of the most famous blackened Servants, she is King of Knights transformed into a Dark-Tainted Tyrant. What Saber-Adam should be more worried about is the insane amount of red-and-black magical power shooting into the sky like an inverted rocket takeoff.
"Vortigern, Hammer of the Vile King, reverse the rising sun. Swallow the light, Excalibur Morgan!"
As she brings the Excalibur Morgan: Sword of Promised Victory down, the sword beam (Prana Burst) is already burning the earth and creating hurricane force winds with its aura alone. The insanely destructive beam is like a directed nuclear explosion, destroying in its path without remorse or differentiation. The thunderous impact can be heard for miles.
Artoria looks down at the destruction and knows something is wrong. Her opponent is still alive, even Tho he took the full force of the blast. Instead, her hair and red parts of her clothing are glowing a fiery red. It's clear it's too much power as her skin has veins that glow like lava and she is crying bloody tears. It doesn't stop her from becoming a red blur and appearing closer to Artoria before she can fire her Noble Phantasm again.
"Your power becomes my vengeance. Let my hatred slice the heavens. Moonslice!"
Saber-Adam quickly draws her own sword, triggering her own Noble Phantom. All the destructive energy she has accumulated in her sword is released back at her opponent. It releases a horizonal blast identical to Excalibur Morgan at almost point blank. Another part of the ruined city of Fuyuki goes up in flames and even a couple of D-rank Unversed Servants are killed in the blast.
Artoria Pendragon Alter emerges from the smoke and flames, badly injured. The mask on her upper face has shattered to reveal her tainted golden eyes which are looking at Saber-Adam with both murderous intent and a sense of respect.
Saber-Adam's body was strained from trying to contain of A++ Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm. It's a magical attack designed to annihilate a castle and its thousand plus inhabitants and she was forced to contain most of the energy in her lesser ranked sword. The result is Saber-Adam's smoking sword is crumbling to dust in her hand and her mask also falls away to reveal her cold determined eyes.
"That was an amazing fight." says Rorschach, appearing behind Saber-Alter. The Altered Artoria turns to attack, but she is caught in an opalescent translucent energy field that stops her from attacking or defending. She is paralyzed, frozen in place like an insect in ancient amber. "You won the battle, Artoria, but you have lost this war."
Rorschach raises his latest gun, a very simplistic looking weapon resembling a black box with a gun handle. It doesn't even have the blinking blue warning light of Gravitation Beam Emitter (GBE). He pulls the trigger, and a thin brilliant white beam instantly pierces Artoria. There is no resistance, and she doesn't have time to react as she dissolves into particles.
Saber-Adam doesn't say anything, but her face says "WTF" and he is looking at the gun in shock.
"Spiriton Disruptor." says Rorschach, explaining further when Saber-Adam goes wide eyed, "I can create Graviton weapons to mess with gravity and Chronoton weapons to mess with time, what makes you think I can't mess with someone's soul."
Most people would be terrified of holding a literal soul-shattering weapon, but due to Eternal Souls – both Rorschach and Ash are immune to any spiritual attack be it supernatural or technological in origin. Saber-Adam despite her messed up origins does still feel fear.
*DOOM*
"I don't see why people think tails are a good idea. It just gives your opponent something to grab hold of."
I am currently holding my opponent's tail, and combined with my strength and speed, I'm swinging. I'm moving him fast enough they he breaks through anything I swing at him. His blackened blood is already soaking his dark tanned skin and his skills are having no effect on me.
[Madness of the Spirits] even at A-Rank can't affect me, so my strength and speed are not decreased. If the blackened souls of Hell couldn't disturb my soul, what hope due the spirits of the Earth have? I don't use projectiles or magic to attack him so [Protection from Arrows] and [Rune Magecraft] are also useless. [Battle Continuation] and the strengthening from the Runecraft may be the only reason Berserker Alter isn't dead from his numerous wounds, as it allows him to continue fighting as long as he doesn't take a fatal wound.
[Cú Chulainn (Alter), 5-Star, Berserker] - A brave warrior from Celtic and Ulster Mythology. A member of the Knights of the Red Branch and the strongest warrior in Ulster. A hero who won fame by employing the invincible magic spear he received from the leader of the underworld, Scáthach. The Berserker Alter form was born of Queen Medb's desire.
He already attempted to impale me with Gáe Bolg, temp losing his arm in the process, but it failed against me. There are two reasons for this. One being a demonic spear that targets the heart won't work on a being that doesn't have any internal organs.
"Unleashing the curse. I won't hold back, trying to overcome this despair... Curruid Coimchenn!"
Cú Chulainn Alter attempts to activate his second Noble Phantasm Curruid Coinchenn: Beast of Crunching Deathtusk. It summons the skeleton of sea monster Curruid, whose ribs were used to craft Gáe Bolg, and wears it as armor. The armor is offensive in nature, raising his Strength to EX Rank, ranking up his Endurance. Much to his shock I'm easily able to overpower his bestial armored form, the blade-like extensions breaking against my grey-skin.
"Compared to me, Curruid's bones might as well be made of glass." I say to the Berserker, before tearing off both of Cú Chulainn Alter's arms in what is a very gory manner, surpassing the blood spray caused by the recoil damage of his enhanced Gáe Bolg. I then drive one of my bone spikes through his heart and inject my Poison. Instantly all regeneration slows and organs liquify.
"H-...How?" he manages to whisper.
"What is a Mad Hero that conquers a mere country to a Beast that can destroy worlds!?" I say to the dying Servant, whose body is already beginning to dissolve. "I hope I get to meet your Lancer self. He's cooler than Medb's boy toy."
Berserker Alter doesn't have a chance to reply as he finally dissolves completely into Unversed Spirit particles.
QUEST [Fate No More]
Stage 1 - Complete
Stage 2 – Chaldea Mission Begins
[FATE NO MORE]
Part 1 – Fuyuki [Complete]
Objective 1.1 - Eliminate 10000 Unversed - [Complete]
Objective 1.2 - Eliminate Unversed Servants - [Complete]
Rewards:
[Hidden]
Part 2 - Chaldea Mission [Begin]
*DOOM*
Chaldea Security Organization
Antarctica
Fate-Unversed Earth
2030
1POV
"It's not easy creating portals in unstable worlds and you don't get much more unstable than an Unversed Earth." says Rorschach as we exit the portal onto the snow and ice of the Antartica. None of us are concerned about the cold as Raven and Jade have magical protection against Cold, Priss and Max's part-alien physiology can't easily adapt to temperature changes, and Starfire and Blackfire can travel in space without spacesuits. As for Rorschach and me, Cognito tech makes it so Rorschach is comfortable no matter the environment and I can survive Absolute Zero after Rorschach froze and shattered me.
Ritsuka Fujimaru and his girlfriend/bodyguard/partner Mashu Kyrielight (Shielder) exit the building.
"It's nice to finally meet you, Humanity's Final Master." I say to him.
"You know who I am?" says Ritsuka with suspicion.
"You know the theory that what is fiction in one world is history in another and vis versa? In one universe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote stories about the Great Detective and in another universe, Sherlock Holmes really was the greatest Detective of Victorian England."
"So, in another universe, we are fiction?" asks Mash
"Your history is part of a group of visual novels, games, anime, and manga made by a company called Type-Moon."
"As in Arcueid?"
"Yes. The first visual novel produced by the company was Tsukihime starring Arcueid Brunestud."
I had forgotten that there was Berserker-class version in Fate/EXTRA. Technically, she shouldn't be a Heroic Spirit since as a True Ancestor, she is a Nature Spirit. I do remember the version from SI Multi-crossover Don't Be the Tsundere in which the SI/Rin Tohsaka Installed her as Berserker and changed the Fall of Beacon in RWBY.
"As for you, what does the Saint Quartz mechanic remind you of?"
"A Gacha." says Ritsuka, before slapping himself in the forehead, "We are a mobile game, aren't we?"
"The seventh highest-grossing mobile game of all time. If it helps, me and my family are from an American comic book universe."
"Like Superman?"
"Some things are universal. Yes. We are from a version of the DC Comics universe, one with a Superman."
Ritsuka and Mash look amazed at that. Superman is very iconic.
"Can we go inside already!?" says Raven, "Just because we are immune to the cold doesn't mean I want to stand in the snow all day!"
"OK." says Ritsuka awkwardly. I get he would have a sweat drop if this was a comedy.
*DOOM*
Chaldea Corridors
There are many Servants in the halls of Chaldea and I recognize many of them. Some of them are Limited, meaning they shouldn't exist outside of the story they appear in, but with the entire Universe falling apart and the world corrupted by an Alien God, Canon has been smashed to oblivion.
Angra Mainyu - All the World's Evil in his Shirou-inspired form is present, but I'm surprised he has lasted this long. Angra is considered the Weakest Servant and while he caused the corruption of the Grail in Zero and Stay, it was after he died quickly in the previous war. The average vigilante from back home could probably kill this idiot, let alone a Servant. I am getting hungry around him, probably because I feed on negative emotions and curses, and that's the only thing this guy has.
I think Angra noticed because he looked a little scared at me. He was abused in every way in his past life, turned from a simple villager into an evil being, but this is the first time he's been seen as fast food.
Gilgamesh, 5-Star, Archer – The King of Heroes. He's the same as the one who was summoned by Tokiomi Tohsaka in the Fourth Holy Grail War and developed an unhealthy obsession with Saber (Artoria). He survived the War by gaining a body from the Grail's black mud and ended up becoming a major antagonist during the Fifth Holy Grail War. He lost to Shirou Emiya in the UBW route. He continued to lose to Emiyas since then, fake beating original.
The man is filled with arrogance and looks down at me as the monster I am. I give him a monstrous grin as if to say "Just try and start something, you Golden Turd. I can break your whole treasury."
Merlin, 5-Star, Caster - The Magus of Flowers. The vagrant of paradise. A prophet and advisor who made his entry into Arthurian Legends as the court magus, he would at times guide, at times torment, and at times help King Arthur as a king so that she could overcome many enemies and hardships. He's also so annoying that every Arthurian character wants to hit him, including Cath Palug kicking him the face. I also thought he was sealed away, but I'm guessing even the seal is decaying.
He looks at me with an inquisitive look. Good luck solving this mystery, even I don't fully understand what I've become.
Arash, 1-Star, Archer - A legendary great hero from Ancient Persia. As a warrior of King Manuchehr (the legendary king of Ancient Persia, who was referred to as the last king of the Age of Gods in West Asia, and as the strongest archer, he brought an end to the war between Persia and Turan that had spanned for 60 years. As a lazy white Canadian NEET, I didn't know anything about him until I started to read the Type-Moon website's profile.
I check my aura to make sure I'm not leaking. I should not be disturbing low level Servants to the point a Legendary Archer drops his Bow!
Okita Souji, 5-Star, Saber - The Saber-faced Saber-Class Servant also known as Sakura Saber was the captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi, a public order organization that was mostly active in Kyoto of the Edo period's closing days. Even among the Shinsengumi, which was feared as a band of master swordsmen, the one admired as the strongest genius swordsman was Okita. I heard about this guy before I learned about the Fate version mostly due to Rurouni Kenshin.
Sakura Saber is currently talking to another Saber Face – Lakshmibai. She was a leader of Indian uprisings against the British Empire during 1857. Though she claims to be possessed by the goddess Lakshimi, she is possessed by Lakshima's sister, Alakshmi. She is also known as Jeanne d'Arc of India.
Ozymandias, 5-Star, Rider – When I hear Ozymandias, I usually think about either Ozymandias antagonist from the Watchmen comics or Ozymandias the former Egyptian Warlord transformed into the servant of Apocalypse in Marvel comics. He was also Ramesses II, the Egyptian Pharoah most famous during the Exodus of the Bible. He was the friend/brother of Moses. Physically, he looks more like Pharaoh than Atemu from Yugioh with his stupid haircut.
He's talking with one of Chaldea workers who's holding a pack of YUGIOH Cards!?
Chloe von Einzbern, 4-Star, Archer – In Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA, when Kiritsugu Emiya and Irisviel von Einzbern abandoned the Holy Grail system, they sealed Illya's faculties, knowledge, and memories to allow her to live as a normal girl. Irisviel miscalculated the process, so the sealed memories grew up inside Illya and eventually became a second personality. After being exposed to the Ainsworth Archer Card, she manifested as a magical girl with the powers of Archer EMIYA.
She just randomly kissed a young girl. I can't tell who the girl is because of Chloe's position, and I would rather ignore the crazy magical girl.
Mordred, 4-Star, Rider - The Knight of Treachery, and the "son" of King Arthur, but she is female despite being raised as the secret male heir to the throne. She became known as a "rare villain" who managed to tarnish a glorious legend at the end of her life. She was born due a mix of magecraft and from the beginning wanted her father's approval. The rejection scarred her to the point her Noble Phantasm is "Clarent Blood Arthur".
She's currently dressed in her civilian form which makes me think of that song Rumors by NEFFEX. I remember seeing her on a Nightcore music video.
There are many others – Euryale – the Far-Flier sister of Medusa, David – The King of Israel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – the great composer, Spartacus the rebellious gladiator, Miyamoto Musashi – the legendary swordsman, Jeanne d'Arc - Holy Maiden of Salvation, Quetzalcoatl – The Feathered Serpent, Ishtar – Mistress of Heaven, Altoria Pendragon – King of Knights, Rama – hero of "Ramayana", Atalanta - Hunter of Chastity, the author Hans Christian Andersen, and Robin Hood.
"You recognize all of them?" asks Ritsuka
"My body may not have an actual brain, but I'm good at remembering things." I say to the young hero.
"The Identity of a servant is guarded because knowledge is power. If an opponent knows the legend of a hero, they can determine how a hero was defeated. Remembering things can be a very important skill."
*DOOM*
Meeting Room
1POV
The Meeting Room is generic. It's a white wall room with a table, comfortable chairs, and a couple realistic plastic plants because nobody has the time to care for real plants.
Rorschach is the first one to talk. I think our hosts are a little disturbed by his faceless mask.
"I am Rorschach – the Problem Solver for Cognito Inc. Cognito is a universal corporation that is solving all of Earth problems be it pollution, marauding super villains, extraterrestrial invasions, or extradimensional threats. The leader of Cognito - Doctor Genus – sent us when your Unversed World became parasitic."
Blackfire is the next to introduce herself, her voice filled with the confidence and practice of someone of noble birth. She was not Tamaran's favorite, but she was still educated as a member of the royalty which means some diplomacy.
"I am Princess Komand'r of the Planet Tamaran, warrior of our Earth, and wife of Ash Grey. My name translates to Blackfire, so you can call me that."
Starfire follows her sister, a pattern I often see.
"I am Princess Koriand'r of Planet Tamaran, warrior of Earth, sister of Blackfire, and a wife of Ash Grey. You can call me Starfire."
Raven pulls back her hood and my enhanced senses tell me some of Servants are on alert. There are a few demon hunters amongst them like Shiki Ryougi, one of the few Servants *I'm* worried about. After years in Hell, she and me have a "scent" that puts those with supernatural senses on alert if we don't use stealth to hide it.
"I am Raven of Azarath. I'm a half-demon sorceress and daughter of Hell Lord Trigon the Terrible. I'm telling you this because I'm positive some of your Servants can sense my demon blood and I don't want a misunderstanding. As you can guess, I hate my father and am a warrior of Earth. I'm also married to Ash Grey."
Jade releases some of her supernatural aura and I can guess whose sensing it. Beni-enma, Ibaraki-douji, Ibuki-douji, Shuten-Douji, Kijyo Koyo, Suzuka Gozen, Fuuma Kotarou, Minamoto-no-Raikou, and Tomoe Gozen. They all possess Oni Blood. They also must be confused since Oni of this world are demons of inferno and scorching heat, while Jade Chan's elements are shadow, darkness, and spirit.
"I am Jade Chan. In my universe, I am the Queen of Shadows, Mistress of the Shadow-borne and Shadowkahn, and the Ruler of Oni. I consider Earth my home and will defend it from invasion. I'm also married to Ash Grey."
Priss is the next to introduce herself and despite being two-parts extraterrestrial she is by far the most normal of our group.
"I am Priscilla Kitaen. I am an artificial humanoid made by combining DNA from humans and extraterrestrials. I'm mostly a human clone with extraterrestrial powers like shapeshifting and psychic phenomenon. I was rescued by Rorschach and Ash with my sister, and I eventually became one of Ash's wives."
Max is Priss' equal and counterpart. While Priss is more dedicated to developing her telepathy and telekinesis, than her physical strength and shapeshifting, Max developed her body over her psychic abilities.
"I am Maximilla Kitaen. My history is the same as my twin. The difference between us is our personalities and while she's into lifting things with her mind, I'm more into physical exercise. While she focusses her mind, I'm the more monstrous one."
"You look very human." blurts out Ritsuka
Other than Greek Gods who turned out to be Machine Gods, most of the aliens that have visited Earth have been creatures straight out of Lovecraft.
"The alien genes came from a very human-like race called the Kherubim, while the other genes came from a shapeshifting race called the Daemonites." explains Rorschach, "Those names are the human equivalents to their species name and ancient humans mistook them for Angels and Demons."
Kherubim sounds like Cherubim – one of the unearthly beings who directly attend to God, according to Abrahamic religions, meaning "one who is blessed". Daemonite on the other hand sounds like Daemon – lesser gods/guiding spirits whose name is the root of the word Demon.
While discussing this, something else is on Shielder's mind.
"All Six of you are married to Mr. Grey?" says a blushing Mashu.
"Originally, it was just me." says Blackfire, "Then I got seduced by the other girls and the harem was born."
Many heroes throughout history have had many romantic and intimate encounters, and many Heroes have also been womanizers. This is evident when I hear a bunch of heroes that are ease dropping outside pass out from hormonal shock. It seems some anime physics are still working.
"You are very free with your information." says Ritsuka.
"Let's finish our introductions. I am Ash Grey – The Doomsday, the Indestructible Monster, the One who will Stand at the End of All Things." I say to Humanity's Last Master, "I have a few other titles, but I think these ones sum things up."
"Indestructible Monster?"
I transform into my more monstrous form and Mashu looks ready to summon her Shield.
"I'm a Beast born of science. A hybrid of human, alien superhuman, and extraterrestrial pathogen. A monster that heals from all wounds to become stronger and immune to what harmed me. Even death will fail, as I resurrect immune to what killed me." I say with a little drama (I can hear the girls snickering), "Think Berserker-Herakles' God Hand only with an infinite number of lives."
That makes a few people pale.
*DOOM*
Rorschach's solution to Unversed-Fate Earth is simple. In the [Fate/Excella], the same civilization that created Velber, responsible for three life-destroying Anti-Cells including Sefar in all timelines, also created the Moon Cell. The Moon Cell, also called the Holy Grail, Eye of God, and Divine Automatic Recording Device, is a massive collection of photonic crystals within the Moon that comprises a giant supercomputer of sorts. The Grail War in that universe was between Spiriton Hackers and their Servants in a virtual universe inside the Moon Cell.
Cognito Crystal Core Computer (4C) is also a massive collection of photonic crystal acting as a supercomputer (also on the Moon). With the help of The Metal, Rorschach can digitize and transfer the entire world into cyber-verse and begin repairs.
"Wait. Wait. This Doctor Genus created an Entire Universe!?"
"He originally intended it to be smaller, but the elemental plane of technology and artificial life got involved."
"It was the first full-scale universe he has made." I commented with a smile, "He usually makes microverses for experiments and power sources. He even has a baby universe for a colony power core."
"An elemental plane of artificial life?" asks Di Vinci, who joined the discussion with Sherlock Holmes.
"Our home world has many elemental planes connected to the various forms of life. The Green, The Red, The Gray, and The Divided are plants, animals, fungi, and microbial life, respectively. The Burn, The Melt, and The White are the elemental planes of Fire, Earth, and Air, respectively. The Clear is special as it's associated with water elementals and aquatic life. The Black represents death and decay." states Raven, creating illusions of meta-humans, "There are thousands of people connected to these elemental planes in our world."
"Rorschach's son Pip is the Cyberverse's Hero, helping to save many extradimensional worlds that were pulled into the Cyberverse." adds Jade, creating an illusion of Pip rescuing a bunch of farmers on the world of Theldesia – the world of Log Horizon's Elder Tale.
"You uh... must be proud." says Ritsuka awkwardly.
"I'm guessing the Tree of Wonder is causing problems for your plans." states Di Vinci.
"Cognito is good at handling terrestrial, extraterrestrial, and even threats from other universes, but the Tree isn't just Alien." states Rorschach, "The Tree of Fantasy is like a virus that needs to be cleansed."
"Lovecraftian Horrors that don't conform to the laws of the universe are annoying. When one shows up, Cognito calls me for my ability to survive anything and everything." I explain, remembering my battles with 11Eyes, Moon Entity, and the others.
"So, what do you need?" asks Sherlock. I'm guessing the Great Detective deduced that if we are so powerful, the only reason we would bother talking to them is because we need something. That's true.
[FATE NO MORE]
Part 1 – Fuyuki [Complete]
Part 2 - Chaldea Mission [In Progress]
Objective 2.1:
Consume 1 piece of [Saint Quartz]
Object 2.2:
[Hidden until Completion of 2.1]
Status: [In Progress]
Reward: [Hidden]
Saint Quartz is Fate/Grand Order's premium resource. Saint Quartz is most used to summon Servants and Craft Essences. It's the resource for Gacha mechanic which can be acquired many ways including real world money (120 ¥ in Japan and $0.99 in North America)
"I'm not sure about the others, but I require one piece of Saint Quartz."
Di Vinci pulls out an opalescent crystal with a star tetrahedron shape.
"You just have one in your pocket?" asks Ritsuka.
"I like to keep one on hand and our drones also saw Ash consuming crystals like candy."
She must have seen my snack break. I never thought I would be eating a bag of synthetic gemstones like how I used to eat a bag of Malteser Candy.
I take the little crystal in hand, then pop it into mouth, crush, and swallow. The taste is bizarre as it keeps shifting from one fruity flavor to another, shifting back and forth between sweet and sour.
[FATE NO MORE]
Part 1 – Fuyuki [Complete]
Part 2 - Chaldea Mission [In Progress]
Objective 2.1:
Consume 1 piece of [Saint Quartz] - [Complete]
Object 2.2:
Summon all available Servants - [In Progress]
Status: [In Progress]
Reward: [Hidden]
[Gamer Summoning System Active]
[Summoning Party]
[Universal Gifts Loaded]
[Auto-Summoning in Progress]
"Oh Shit." I say glowing symbols appear on my arm and a summoning circle appears on the ground, causing many of the Servants in the room to take defensive positions around Ritsuka. My girls also have their guards up in case I summon something bad, and Rorschach has a visible shield.
The summoning seal is an interesting design with two rings of runes and a unicursal hexagram in the center, all glowing shifting rainbow colors. A ball of white light emerges from the center of the seal, expands, and bursts into glowing particles that fall like feathers. The Fate characters are more than surprised when half-fallen twelve-winged female angel of Abrahamic faith appears.
[Mastemon, 5-Star, Digimon.] This is the Digimon I had previously summoned. She now appears to be linked to the Gamer Summoning System instead of just me through the Digivice. The Digivice which I had left home also appears on my waist.
"Master Ash, Mastemon - Tactician from Another World- is here to serve."
"It seems you will be joining me for this Quest, Mastemon."
"I am grateful to be here, Master!"
"Ash?" asks Ritsuka, but he looks uncertain to what question he wants to ask.
"In another universe, there are digital lifeforms existing in the digital reflection of the physical world. It's like the Reverse World, only it's from artificial life forms. Many Digimon reflect various myths, legends, and religions including the Four Symbols, Devas, and beings of the Abrahamic Religions. She is literally a fusion of female archangel and female fallen angel."
"Mastema is an angel who appears in the Book of Jubilees. He carries out punishments for God, as well as tempting humans and testing their faith. In the Zadokite Fragments and the Dead Sea Scrolls, he is the angel of disaster, the father of all evil, and a flatterer of God. Mastemah literally means 'hatred', 'hostility', 'enmity', or 'persecution'." says Di Vinci.
"She is appropriate for me. I do good working for Cognito, but I'm also the Monstrous embodiment of the Qliphoth"
"What?" asks Ritsuka
"In the Zohar, Lurianic Kabbalah and Hermetic Qabalah, the Qliphoth are the representation of evil or impure spiritual forces in Jewish mysticism, the opposites of the holy Sefirot. The realm of evil is also termed Sitra Achra in Kabbalah texts." says Di Vinci, who is either using a skill or reading off a wikipedia page.
"So, you're an incarnation of evil?" asks Mash.
"More of incarnation of destruction. I tend to feed off evil." I explain, then to lighten the mood, "Angya smells like KFC to me."
I can tell the All the World's Evil eavesdropping in the hallway just got very pale.
[Auto-Summoning in Progress]
"It's still going!?"
Another sphere rises from the seal, floats towards me as if drawn like a magnet, and then bursts. A small 12-year-old girl standing 152cm (about 4.99 ft) falls into my arms. She has blue eyes and long blonde hair. She is also dressed in a black dress that stops above the knee with black and orange bows and black shoes. She looks up at me, then falls asleep snuggling close to me.
The girls are smiling, and my embarrassment is total.
I remember the bit of dialogue this young girl is supposed to say "Hello! I'm Abigail...Abigail Williams. I am a For...Foreigner... And you're my Master? You can call me Abby for short if you like. I'm sure we'll be good friends."
Abigail Williams, 5-star, Foreigner.
The 17th Century. The "Salem Witch Trials" that occurred in the Puritan colony of Salem. Abigail Williams was one of the first to display symptoms of being possessed by the devil. Many villagers complained that over the span of roughly one year, many other young girls seemed to have contracted the abnormal condition of being possessed by demons.
She is servant of the Extra Class Foreigner - Those who wield power drawn from outside human boundaries. Entities from different dimensions that are foreign to human comprehension. In Abigail's case, she was the vessel of Sut-Typhon.
I can guess why I feel so connected to this unfortunate little girl. Her EX-Rank Noble Phantasm is Qliphoth Rhizome - Hollow Tree Filled by a Remnant of Light – she creates a portal to another world that is incompatible with humanity. I am the living embodiment of the Qliphoth.
[Auto-Summoning in Progress]
"Is there a Cancel Button!?"
Another sphere of light rises from the seal and floats towards him but doesn't get as close as Abigail. The sphere bursts to reveal another small girl, this one Asian with red eyes, tan skin, and short snow-white hair covered by a white veil. She is dressed in red-marked white clothing resembling Central Asian clothing skimpy. She also wears pointy wooden shoes.
"My name is Altera...I am the Hun and I am a warrior serving the God of War."
Altera-Larva, 4-Star, Saber
The reincarnation of Altera. The Saber-class was born at the end of the game after the defeat of Sefar. Altera was an avatar the "Titan Altera" created to act as a separate, more mobile agent. 14000 years ago, it was Titan Altera in her original form of Sefar, also the White Titan, who destroyed most of mankind's earliest civilizations, including Atlantis in an event that would be remembered as the Leukosmachia (war against the white). Her core would eventually be found by Huns becoming Altera, better known as Fate Universe's Atilla the Hun.
"So, now I have a Chibi-destroyer of human civilization?"
"What's with the rainbow sword?" asks Blackfire.
The rainbow sword is a futuristic looking longsword with a tricolor (blue, red, and green) blade. While Altera looks very traditional, the sword doesn't come close.
"Photon Ray: War God's Sword. It originally belonged to Ares, who was a spaceship in this crazy universe." I answer her, "Since it's cute little Altera, it would be Fairy Snow Photon Ray version."
"You know much about me?" asks Altera, sounding a little confused.
"Yes. I know a lot of things and my friend Rorschach knows even more."
[Auto-Summoning in Progress]
Another ball of light appears from the sphere, expands, and bursts to reveal another small girl.
"Why am I summoning little kids!?"
"Now you know how I feel," Rorschach huffed as a young girl with light blue hair, pink eyes with star-like pupils, and prominent horns that look very heavy appeared. She wears a small blouse with two long sleeves that cover her hands. She wears leggings that remind me of a ballerina.
"La...!" (Tiamat is here to save the children.)
Larva-Tiamat, 5-Star, Alter-Ego
Larva Tiamat is an Alter Ego created by Tiamat of the Fate/Grand Order world for the purpose of manifesting in the Babylon Singularity of the Arcade world. With the advent of a "fellow calamity from the sea," she manifested for the purpose of protecting the humanity that defeated her from destruction. Tiamat formed her larval Alter Ego with the basis of "what if I reset myself and were reborn."
A primordial goddess of the sea, mating with Abzû, the god of the groundwater, to produce younger gods. What's interesting is Tiamat of the Young Justice Universe was an alien weapon, whose sealing in the "canon" timeline resulted in the death of the Atlantean Tula (Aquagirl).
"A summoner of an Alien God, the Destroyer of Human Civilization, and a baby Beast." says Rorschach, "That's some luck you have."
"I'm not a baby." says Tiamat with a cute frown, translating her "language".
"But you are a cute little thing~"
"You're not scared?" she asks.
"I gave up on being scared, when my durability began to surpass planets. Even if this planet exploded, I would still be fine amongst the rubble waiting for Rorschach to open a portal home."
"How do you understand her?" asks Di Vinci
"One of my oldest skills is omnilingualism. It doesn't matter if the language is from earth or from an alien world, futuristic hyper-encrypted computer code or the proto language of a primordial goddess. "
Beast is an Extra Class that manifests as calamities that threaten human history. They are evils born from "the karma produced by humanity's progress." There are two categories: beings oppressed/persecuted by humanity, and beings used by humanity for oppression/persecution. Goetia/Beast 1 possessed Great Pity and couldn't understand why humanity had to suffer, so it tried to create a world without pain. Tiamat/Beast 2 was Regression, a mother who couldn't understand her children leaving and wanted to return everything to the premortal.
If I was a Fate character, it's possible I would have either a [Berserker] or [Beast] Class. I consider myself a Monster that represents Destruction.
[Auto-Summoning in Progress]
"This is the Fifth One!?"
Another young girl appears, this one only 134 cm (about 4.4 ft). A white-haired girl with green-yellow eyes with stitched-up scars on her face. Her upper body is that of an adolescent, while her lower body is more mature like that of an adult, creating an odd juxtaposition to her appearance. Her clothing is seriously inappropriate, no matter her age. She dons a black vest, black panties and black stockings with pink shoes.
"Assassin Jack the Ripper. Nice to meet you, Mother."
"I'm not a girl."
Jack the Ripper, 5-Star, Assassin
The Legendary Serial Killer. Although there are numerous theories about who Jack the Ripper could have been, she is one interpretation of the series of gory murders in 19th Century England. Her true nature is that of a collection of wraiths born from the aborted children of prostitutes in Whitechapel, London.
With my [Soul Manipulation] skill, I can sense each of the souls that make up her existence. If I was still human and hadn't killed more than a billion times more than her, I would be disturbed. Seriously, the Whitechapel murders were only five canonical killings, but my trip through the multiverse killed billions.
"Father?"
*DOOM*
Shirou's Cooking is Divine. Shirou Emiya – main protagonist of Fate/Stay Night, Master of Saber (Artoria) during the Fifth Holy Grail War, adopted brother of Illyasviel Von Einzbern and the younger self of EMIYA is famous for being a good cook. Him, Beni-emma, and EMIYA make food good enough to be on Shokugeki No Soma or Toriko. If Shirou got summoned as Extra Class CHEF and "Unlimited Kitchen Works" as Noble Phantasm, I wouldn't be surprised.
Shirou's gourmet food is helping me get over the fact I just got Four More Kids. After I summoned them, my wives latched on to them. I wonder how Hakudōshi is going to react when he finds himself seriously outnumbered by the girls. He wouldn't be impressed by their alternate selves as he is the core of Fantasy World's Demon King and since his adoption has had Uncle Rorschach show him "Dad's Fights".
At least I've gotten over my fear of being around kids. It still doesn't mean I'm going to be making babies. There is a big difference between small fragile babies and supernatural kids that could probably slaughter military black ops.
Rorschach also isn't going to punish me for my ranting because I ranted in a language none of the kids could understand.
"Eternal Soul, Indestructible Body, so my only weaknesses are in my own mind. Thank gods for Shirou's food."
"Hey Ash." says Rorschach, "I figured out the Summoning system."
"So?"
"Do you remember the Universal Gifts you had in storage? I think the system consumed them as fuel, like how Chaldea's system uses Saint Quartz and distributed the points to all of us, dependent on certain Gamer values. We've already spent the fuel, so the system is already primed to summon our familiars. This is the reason the Auto-Summoning was activated."
"Why didn't yours go off?"
"Ever since that messed up last Summoning, your settings are permanently set to Auto." says Rorschach, "The Quest also appears to be on a Timer, so only one of us summon our Servants per Day."
"Great." I say with some sarcasm, "So, it's just not my Luck. How many do you think you'll summon?"
"Despite not being limited by the Class system, there seems to be a limit of Seven."
Three Knight Classes – Saber, Lancer, and Archer. Four Calvery Classes - Rider, Caster, Assassin, and Berserker. There are also the non-Standard classes of Ruler, Avenger, Moon Cancer, Alter-Ego, Foreigner, Pretender, Shielder, and the dreaded Beast. I also remember unlisted ones like Saver, Gunner, Faker, Watcher, and Voyager.
"I'm guessing Jade will have the most success since she's already a high-level summoner."
Jade-Chan can summon tens of thousands of Shadowkahn from all tribes, including her own personal tribe. Theoretically, she could summon billions, enough to blanket a planet in darkness, if she focused solely on them. She can summon any soul she has claimed as a minion, much like Sung Jinwoo of excellent South Korean web novel Solo Leveling. One of her slaves is Demon King Demise from Legend of Zelda. Finally, she can also summon any denizen of the Shadowlands that has pledged their loyalty to the Queen.
"Why are we being forced to Summon Servants? We can fight without them."
"I can only guess, but I believe the Gamer system might have a plan. Since The Gamer is all about efficiency, I say we give it a chance."
"The Gamer also likes to troll us."
"Not wholly untrue..."
Gods only known what our little family will summon.
*DOOM*
"Summoning Chamber"
Cognito Summoning - DAY 2 – Rorschach
1POV
"Rorschach, are you ready?" comes da Vinci's voice, "We are all set up on our side."
I can imagine Chaldea, especially history's most famous scientist, would be curious about a new summoning system.
"Ready. Summoning sequence activating in three... two... one... Now" says Rorschach double-clicking the icon only visible to the Gamers.
Glowing symbols appear on Rorschach's arm and a similar summoning circle appears on the ground, the biggest difference between instead of a Unicursal Hexagram in the center, it's a standard Hexagram like the Judaism Star of David, Islamic Seal of Solomon, and cosmological diagrams in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The glow is also a little different with a black circle covered by glowing white lines. Even his magical seals are customized too black-and-white?
A black-and-white sphere rises from the seal, grows, and shatters into glowing white particles to reveal a very familiar-looking Servant. The man is almost identical to an Unversed Servant he eliminated, only without any signs of the Unversed Blackening. A peerlessly handsome man with amazing blue eyes and black hair streaked with lightning. He's wearing a familiar military-style uniform with high tech gauntlet, but it's not the uniform the normal Tesla wears.
"I'm Nikola Tesla, the genius. I will save even a Remnant of a World."
[Tesla, 5-Star, Archer of Remnant]
Archer of REMNANT? I click the information.
[Tesla, 5-Star, Archer of Remnant] - Nikola Tesla was an Atlesian inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of non-Dust-based technology. He was a key figure in final War against the Witch Queen Salem, finally defeating the Immortal and allowing the ruined world to reach for the Stars.
I recognize this character from one of the alternate worlds of the DR-52. This version is the future Heroic Spirit of Rorschach's alternate self. This is like EMIYA who is the alternate future counter-guardian version of modern-day protagonist Shirou Emiya.
Rorschach sends me a private message via The Gamer telepathy. I'm guessing it is not a conversation we want to share with others.
"He's a Future version of Nikola Tesla from DR-Earth-10. He died at the age of sixty, while killing an Ancient Grimm to protect his family. He married widow Willow Schnee in his timeline."
"So, we have another you, walking around?"
"Not the way you're thinking. Parallel Minds expanded when I summoned, so I just gained a Servant body in addition to the others, this one downloading memories."
"Gaining your alternate future self's body to your collection. This summoning is turning out as weird as I predicted."
There is a quick introduction with Nikola Tesla explaining he was a version of Nikola Tesla from the World of Remnant.
I also explained Remnant is full of Allusions such as Juniper (JNPR) being Jeanne D'Arc, Thor, Achilles, and Hua Mulan with the genders switched. Team Sun (SSSN) was Sun Wukong, Peter Pan, Sage, and the God Neptune. Even Cinder's Faction was Cinder/Cinderella, Roman Torchwick/Romeo Candlewick (Pinocchio)/ Alexander DeLarge (Clockwork Orange), Emerald Sustrai/Aladdin, Mercury Black/Mercury, and Neopolitan/Hecate.
After a quick introduction, the second summoning is Triggered.
[Summoning in Progress]
The Chaldea crew are wide eyed at the newest summons.
A beautiful little girl with blue eyes and long wavy brown hair. She is dressed in red/white dress with dark blue gloves and leggings, brown shoes, and a blue-inline brown cape. She also has a gauntlet holding a very familiar staff.
"Servant, Rider. A lot happened, and now I'm the second no... third generation Da Vinci!"
Leonardo Da Vinci, 5-Star, Rider – Da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. Rider is a backup body created by her Caster self, whose true name is Gran Cavallo - Leonardo's horse statue that never saw completion. An angelic girl that symbolizes the hope for the future.
"At least I'm not the only one being bombarded by Chibis."
The Chaldea crew are looking very confused and worried, as they now have THREE versions of Leonardo Da Vinci in the same building.
[Summoning in Progress]
It's clear that Rorschach has summoned a Saber-face. With thirty-three different Saber-faces out of over three hundred and thirty-three Servants, he had a 9.9% chance discounting card rarity.
She possesses the same appearance as her original version, except with paler skin and hair color. She is clad in dark indigo and black armor with draconic features. She also has bigger breasts than her eternally youthful Saber counterpart. Rhongomyniad is a tower of light that anchors the layers of the World, but in Artoria's hands it's a Holy Lance. The one in Artoria Alter's hands is a blackened lance with dark-indigo spikes like the thorns of a rose.
"Lancer, Artoria. I have been summoned upon your request. Just as my beloved horse can swallow the thunder clouds, my spear will break through every rampart. I will crush everything that stands in your way."
Artoria Pendragon Alter, 4-Star, Lancer - Artoria Alter and better known as Arthur Pendragon/King Arthur, she was the King of Knights of the Round Table that is described in legends. A lovely girl-knight, and yet, possesses both purity and integrity just like in the legends. This version is the Lancer of her Legend – "The King of Storms" - manifested an Alter-Ego, perhaps corrupted by the Grail.
"Yes. You can call me Rorschach."
"Nice One."
[Summoning in Progress]
A tall, muscular Asian man with dark eyes, pale skin, and wild black hair. His warrior form is covered in the clothing and Steel Lamellar (armor) of a Mongol warrior. While he could be any of Knight classes with his skill with the Turko-Mongol Saber, Recurve Bow, and Jida Lance, it's clear he's a powerful Rider. Evident since he was summoned with his Majestic White Horse!
"To your enemies I am the punishment of God...If they had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon them."
[Genghis Khan (Temujin), 5-Star, Rider] - Genghis Khan (born Temüjin) was the founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of the Mongol steppe and being proclaimed the universal ruler of the Mongols, or Genghis Khan. Posthumously, he was the Emperor of China.
Holy shit. Neo just got the greatest conqueror in history as his Servant. Khan's Empire spanned over 23,000,000 square kilometers (about twice the area of Canada), more than four times the size of Alexander the Great's empire. Back in our universe, Genghis Khan was Vandal Savage's most famous identity and the one that encountered the God of Tyranny Darkseid.
"Hey Neo, what kind of skills and NPs?"
"The Grand Conqueror has A++ in Riding and Magic Resistance. He also has Tactics, Protection from Arrows, and the ability to command any human not protected or possessing divinity or inhuman blood. His Noble Phantasm Universal Ruler is a lot like Iskandar only it causes a fear de-buff and gets buffed by water environments?"
"'Genghis' to the term is thought to derive from the Turkic word 'tengiz', meaning sea, making the honorary title literally "oceanic ruler", but understood more broadly as a metaphor for the universality or totality of Temüjin's rule from a Mongol perspective." I reply through Party Gamer Telepathy, "Gives it a new meaning about Vandal Savage being both Genghis Khan and the Founder of Atlantis."
A malicious part of me wonders how Iskander - The Rider version of Alexander the Great – will react to the REAL King of Conquerors. The Supreme King of Conquerors? The Emperor of Conquest? Grand Conqueror? What would be his title?
[Summoning in Progress]
"One more." says Rorschach.
A beautiful young woman with ice-blue eyes, pale skin, and shoulder-length snow-white hair. She's dressed in a hooded white winter coat, black pants, gray gloves, and white boots. She is also carrying a scope-less hunting rifle.
"I only did my duty, and what I was told to do as well as I could. Now my duty is to you, and I will do all that I can!"
[Simo Häyhä, 5-Star, Assassin/Gunner]
Simo Häyhä (17 December 1905 – 1 April 2002), often referred to by his nickname, The White Death, was a Finnish military sniper in World War II during the 1939–1940 Winter War against the Soviet Union. He used a Finnish-produced M/28-30 (a variant of the Mosin–Nagant rifle) and a Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun. He is believed to have killed over 500 men during the Winter War, the highest number of sniper-kills in any major war.
"Fate verse strikes again with another gender change." I say out loud, embarrassing the natives, "She looks like the Protagonist from that manga Shiroi Majo (White Witch), which makes sense, it was basically Simo Häyhä as a woman."
"Presence Concealment is an A-Rank that goes to EX-Rank in Winter/Snow environments."
"The Soviets only found him by bombing the entire area."
"Battle Continuation and Protection from Arrows at A-Rank and also increased by Winter Environment."
"Simo Häyhä was severely injured by an explosive bullet hitting his jaw, but he survived and regained consciousness on the day peace was declared. He wanted to fight in the following Continuation War (1941–1944), but he was still recovering."
"What about her Personal Skills?"
"Marksmanship and Mind's Eye. Magic Shooter not only increases accuracy but grants an Anti-Barrier effect that pierces bounded fields and brings down magical defenses. Eye of the Winter Huntress allows her to see in darkness, in glare, through ice and snow, and through magical illusions and barriers. Sniper's Bane grants her bonus damage against Archers especially Gunners and other Assassins"
"Very Cool." I communicate by making a bad pun.
*DOOM*
"So, anything interesting from the world of RWBY?" I ask Rorschach, while we eat lunch.
"So, you want spoilers?"
"You just got access to Nikola's memories."
"Nikola's universe had a few surprises. Nora found out Ozpin was her father."
"Wha? Wait a minute. Ozpin has an allusion to Odin with Qrow and Raven fulfilling the roles of Huginn and Muninn – Odin's info-seeking birds named after thought and memory." I ramble, "Nora on the other hand is a gender bent Thor."
"Bingo."
*DOOM*
Cognito Summoning Day 3 - Raven
Raven activates the Summoning and glowing red markings appear on her arm and the summoning circle appears on the ground. The circle symbols resemble red flames and their a Heptagram – a seven-point star drawn with seven straight strokes. Some of the markings remind me of the Sigils in the Lesser Key of Solomon, who were used to summon demons in our world before Obsidian Black massacred the owners.
[Summoning in Progress]
A sphere of darkness rises from the summoning circle, expands, and bursts to reveal a woman. A 161cm (about 5.28 ft) tall middle eastern woman with violet eyes, dark skin, and short violet hair. She wears a black, form-fitting outfit and a skull mask typical of those that bear the name Hassan-i-Sabbah.
" Everything, everything, everything as you would will it. I will offer all of myself to you. This body, this heart, all of it..."
[Hassan of Serenity, 3-Star, Assassin]
Assassin's True Name is Hassan-i-Sabbah, one of the successive Hassan-i-Sabbah who served as the "Old Man of the Mountain", the founder of the Assassins; during her lifetime, it is said that she is a master of poison who possessed the alias of the "Hassan of Serenity"
The legendary "Poison Girl (Visha Kanya)" spoken of in every era all over the world, the narration beginning first with India of the BC era, put together by the Assassins as a weapon, a tool of assassination, in real life.
The Hassan of Serenity's most notable trait is her Noble Phantasm, Zabaniya: Delusional Poison Body. Her body resists every single poison, while simultaneously, it is a lump of poison too. Not only her nails, but even her skin and bodily fluids would act as deadly poison as well.
I send over a thought to Raven who raises an eyebrow.
"Serenity."
"Yes, Mistress?"
"Take off your mask."
Serenity, accepting the name, takes off her mask to reveal a dark-skinned Middle Eastern beauty. She is a shapeshifter who can refine her face to lure in her prey. I walk over to her and before she can act, I place my hand on the side of her face.
"Mistress!?" asks a confused Serenity, who wondering why Mistress Raven's husband is poisoning himself.
"One of my skills is Poison Embodiment." I answer, "I was wondering how you would rank. C-Rank Poison is interesting, but my own poison would be EX-Rank."
"EX!?"
"The poison I make can make is the Ultimate Acidic Poison and when I reverse the properties it becomes Panacea, able to cure any illness or heal any wound."
"Amazing." says the Assassin, blushing at my touch. Raven raises her eyebrow again and we both set away from the summoning site.
[Summoning in Progress]
The next summon is 152cm (about 4.99 ft) tall Japanese girl with red eyes and very long flowing black hair. She is wearing a black military uniform with red boots, a flamboyant red cape, and an impressive hat. She is also carrying a military-issue rifle.
"I am the Demon Archer Nobunaga, the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven! Very well... I will allow you to be my Master!"
Oda Nobunaga, 4-Star, Archer
Oda Nobunaga, the King of Innovation and legendary warlord of the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama Periods of Japan, and older sister of Oda Nobukatsu. Her moniker "Devil King of the Sixth Heaven"was based on the severe acts of destruction carried out during her campaign.
The soldier of fortune from the Warring States Period, she was called the "Great Fool of Owari" in her childhood. She made a name for herself in the world upon defeating Imagawa Yoshimoto in the Battle of Okehazama. Responsible for the de facto downfall of the Muromachi Shogunate, Nobunaga had great influence during the closure of the long, turbulent war period lasting since the Ōnin War.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Demon King." I say with a smile, "You should make this Quest Interesting."
"Of Course, I'll make this Quest interesting. I'll make any Quest a spectacular victory."
"You're one of my two favorite incarnations of Oda Nobunaga."
"Two? Who's the other?"
"Sio Ogura, Codename Nobunagun. She was reincarnated in her world to stop an alien invasion."
"Fascinating!"
"Hey Ash, we can have the anime discussion later." says Rorschach.
"Anime?" asks Nobunaga.
"What is fictional in one universe is history in another and vis versa. My universe is a comic in yours, your universe is a mobile game in mine. Also, my friend Rorschach is overloaded with refugees from other universes."
"Please don't mention all the work I have back home. This mission is practically a vacation."
[Summoning in Progress]
The third summon is a handsome man standing 185cm (about 6.07 ft) with red eyes, pale skin, and shoulder-length wild white hair that covers one of his eyes. He's wearing a white shirt, dark grey pants, black shoes, and a form-fitting open buttoned jacket with large, buttoned cuffs. He also wears a leather hat and has a huge scarf/tie around his neck, secured by a huge round amulet.
"You called me! The reincarnation of vengeance itself? Well precisely, I am the grudge of darkness I am Extra Class, Avenger!"
[Edmond Dantès, 5-Star, Avenger]
Popularly known as The Count of Monte Cristo and the King of the Cavern, the individual who possesses the world's greatest popularity as an avenger.
The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Within the story's narrative, Dantès is an intelligent, honest and loving man who turns bitter and vengeful after he is framed for a crime he did not commit. When Dantès finds himself free and enormously wealthy, he takes it upon himself to reward those who have helped him in his plight and punish those responsible for his years of suffering.
The story of the King of the Cavern is treated as a literary creation by Alexandre Dumas (père), but it has been confirmed in modern times that the "Abbe Faria" who guided Edmond when he was imprisoned on the Château d'If existed.
"Your Servant has style. It fits his story."
"You know my story, Ash Grey?" asks Edmond
"I know the basics and I believe I saw an animation once, but two I can remember are Gankutsuou by Studio GONZO and The Simpsons."
I'm not sure which confuses Edmond more. A science fiction anime version of his story with crazy visuals, mecha, and aliens or animation where he's played by Homer Simpson.
[Summoning in Progress]
The fourth summon is a very familiar Saber face, the French Heroine clad in darkness. The beauty known by the nickname Jalter.
"Servant, Avenger. Summoned upon your request... What's with that look? Come on, here's the contract."
[Jeanne d'Arc, 5-Star, Avenger – The Dragon Witch]. A version of patron Saint of France created by the despair and vengeance by Gilles de Rais using the power of the corrupted Grail. While the real Jeanne was the savior of France, willing to sacrifice herself for her people, the Witch of Vengeance sought to incinerate the people of France with her draconic and Berserk minions.
"Another beautiful Saberface, but we already had to deal with dragons." I joke.
"I dealt with Dragons while you sat on your ass and watched television."
"If it wasn't for my venom, you wouldn't have beat the last two."
"True."
Jalter is wondering what kind of weirdness she has gotten involved in.
[Summoning in Progress]
The fifth summon is a young boy around the age of ten standing 146cm (about 4.79 ft). He has dark eyes, pale skin, and short black hair. His thin little body is clad in the formal dark clothing of someone from the late Nineteenth century New England. What is far more alarming is the large book in his arms that looks like it's made of human skin.
It resembles Prelati's Spellbook: Textbook of the Sunken Spiral Castle – a guidebook and summoning grimoire also known as the R'lyeh Text. The book contains records of a forbidden knowledge relating to an evil god of an ancient time sometime before humanity's origin. That book was used by Gilles de Rais (Caster) to summon Horrors - water demons from the depths of the seas of another dimension, as well as greater magecraft,
"Yoink!"
I'm quick to pull the book out of the boy's hands, much to the Servant's surprise. I take a good look at the book.
[N̸̢̛̳͈̮͉͗͒̓͛͑̃̇͗̇̑̔̕͘͠e̴̢͚̦̱͈̹͔̭͉̫̖̪̯̐̄̋͂͝c̶͇̙̦̀͠ͅr̴̛̘̆̒̄͆̿̓͑̑͘̕͝o̸̫̝͂̎́̋͜n̵̥̭̼͂̌̋͗̋͌̏̋́͂̿͋̂͘̕o̸͈͋͐́̍̍̇͠m̶͔͙̲̉̈̆̓͝í̵̢̨̢͚̳̖̦̬̩̺̯̪̺̈́̅̌̏̓̏̔́͐́̿̕͜͝c̷͉̜̭̪̺̬̑͗̓͒̐́̿̌̽̾́̾̌͠o̵̢͖̺̣̼̻̳̙͖̼̮̦͆̒̚n̶̟̘͇̘̞̪̗̥͂͌̈̐̐̊̚ͅ ]
"Oh, Hell No!" I say before I proceed to eat the Book, much to the shock of all the Fate crew.
̴̧͎̥̹̩͕͇̳̻̝͊̋̅͗̓̌̔̚͝͝n̷̢͙͖̲̖̣̤͔̫͔̫̅͑̀̋͆̎̈́͒̌̚͝ͅ'̶̡̳͇͂̄̈́̈̽͌̉͂̓̎́̕͘͝͝g̸̢̝̞͖͙̠͕̥͈̱̥̈́͑ͅh̶̛͚̫͍̲̻̭̠̺͙̼̻͕͂͛́͊̔̐́f̵͕̼̰̾t̶̢̝̖̮͖̩̝̣͆è̷͔̒́̈͐̀͗̆̓̋͘͝p̷̹̆͌̊̓͑̕h̸̜̑̀a̶̛̬̦͒͌̀͋̌ĭ̷̧̻̳̥̪͉̪̲̍̒̓̉̔͆̇̓̚͜͝͝ ̸̢̞̼̱̔̒̀͛̀̋̅̓͆͑̚ͅn̷̦̝̰͍̘̺̘̼̒̅͆̽̉͒̌̌͆͘͝'̶̨̢̭̰̲̙̪̬̗͍͎͋̿͂͋͛̂̓̅͊̚͜͜g̸͍̹̽̈́̈͛͆͆̐̉͝͝͠h̵͓͍̙͍̩͎̉ą̴̧͚̮̲̦̗̫͕̬͙̺̹̂͋̓͐̇̔͆̾͐͂̾͘͝͝ ̶̧̫͉̻̭̥̤̉͐͒́̅͑̋̊̈̔͘a̶̻̹̰̘̅̓̾̑͌͐́͐h̶̡̢̛̛̩̯͓̖͈̱̙̠̜͇̭͖͂́́̐̈́̐̕̚͜o̵̧͓̬͍̩͍͈̩̫͙̗̝̗̯̾r̶̨̟̉̑n̶̡̢̝͚͈̺̻̐ͅä̴̭̞́̃̃͂͒h̸̡̼͕̟͍̬̜̤̠̆͝ ̴̠̙͙͚͖͓̘̲̫̱̜͆̽̉̆̚͜͜ͅa̷͓͎͈̬͈̽̒h̶̢̬͉͎̹̤̘̪̐̅̊̿̒̌̑ͅ'̸̢̡̨̧̱̯̝͉͇̬͍̥͚͖́̎̈̉͘ͅm̵̧̢̦̙̻̼̣͇͈̮͌̾ġ̷̲̔̆͌̿̀̍̚͠l̵̢̨̟̙͕̳̹͖̤̬̩̰̥̺̬͐́͝w̵̧̢̫͓̽̒̿͂͒̔̈́͝'̶̡̛̺̹͚̣̟̰̻̜̤͖̩̘͍̈͂̐͒͑̈́̇̍͂͘n̶̢̞͖͇̫̮̓͆̾͗͜͝a̴̧̢̢̮͉͖͚̱͖̝̩͕̯̞̔̔̂̄͛͜f̶̢͖͎̣͔̼̯̑͆͒̕͝h̵̩͍̦̣̼͕͙̗̫̮̭̝̬̹̦̒͌̉̔
I have a brief ice cream headache (which should be physically impossible) as my meal is stubborn, but soon the book finally surrenders to Destruction and Entropy. I grimace at the taste.
"Tastes like Human Fear and Madness infused into Leather and Bad Calamari." I comment.
"You know what that tastes like?" asks Jalter.
"Yes." I reply with complete seriousness. "I can feed on the world's evils, so you might want to stay away from me. Angrya might as well be walking KFC. Also, Atlantis usually has the freshest Calamari."
Those truthful words throw the locals for a loop.
"I can't believe it. You ATE a Noble Phantasm!" says Di Vinci
"It's better than dealing with any Evil God nonsense."
Suddenly, I'm being hugged, and I look down to see the former owner of Book holding my leg. The boy is smiling and crying in relief.
"What's your name, kid?"
"Howard, Mister." says the young boy, "Howard Phillips Lovecraft"
[HP Lovecraft, 3-Star, Caster] - Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft spent most of his life in New England. He was a man with a poor understanding of science and many fears, but he was able to take that fear and paranoia to create his paranoia-causing works of horror.
"So, why are you so happy?"
"I'm not scared anymore." says the boy hugging my leg tighter.
"Lovecraft took his fears and put them into writing. The Book was the accumulation of all those fears." explains Rorschach.
"What would that book have done?" I asked through The Gamer telepathy.
"The Noble Phantasm was called Call of Cthulhu and it was EX-Rank Anti-World/Anti-Human Order"
"I'd be extra careful when flossing."
*DOOM*
Cognito Summoning Day 4 - Jade
Jade is surrounded by flowing black shadows as she activates her Summoning. Instead of merely on her forearm, the glowing purple markings cover her arms and upper body. These symbols vaguely resemble Ancient Chinese symbols. Instead of a normal seal, a massive seal appears under Jade with a Heptagram in the center. At each of the seven points, smaller seals appear. At the center of those seals is a very familiar symbol - Ashiya Dōman's Lattice.
[Group Summoning in Progress]
Instead of spheres of light, a super-black liquid like liquid shadow oozes from the center of the smaller seals. The liquid is so dark that the growing mass appears to be two-dimensional depthless silhouettes to the human eye. The liquid finally takes the form of humanoids, but they still appear to be absurdly dark shadows. They open their glowing white eyes and the glow spreads across them, disintegrating the black to reveal the summon. Only when the darkness completely crumbles away does the glow fade to reveal their true eyes.
"Holy Shit!" says Humanity's Last Master as Jade summoned all Seven Classes at the same time. Infront of him are the Heroic Spirit Swordmasters of Shimosa Singularity.
Originally regular Heroic Spirits, they were altered by Ashiya Dōman who cast the Karma of the Absolute Massacre (Issai Ōsatsu no Shukugō) on them, greatly increasing their power and granting them regeneration and skills like Mad Enhancement and Presence Concealment. They became nothing more than walking corpses that have lost their humanity.
Raven's summons on the other hand resembles the original Servants still possessing what humanity they possessed.
A distinguished Japanese Samurai of the Seventeenth Century standing 181cm (about 5.94 ft) tall.
"Saber, Yagyū Tajima-no-kami Munenori. From here on, I shall serve you as my lord. I intend to follow your orders...no matter what they may be."
[Saber of Empireo, Yagyū Munenori, The All-Severing]
One of the strongest swordsmen of the Edo Yagyuu. A genius of the sword known as the child of Yagyuu Sekishuusai and the father of Yagyuu Juubei. It has been said that, during the Siege of Osaka (1615 AD), he protected the Shogun Hidetada by cutting down seven warriors in an instant. After his death, Shogun Iemitsu extolled him as "Peerless in Swordsmanship".
An athletic man standing 177cm (about 5.81 ft) dressed in the robes of a Buddhist monk and holding a cross-shaped spear with a sickle on both sides of the blade
"Surprised? Lancer, Houzouin Inshun. Pleased to meet you."
[Lancer of Purgatorio, Hōzōin Inshun, The All-Piercing]
Hōzōin Zeneibō Inshun (1589 to February 5, 1648) was a monk and a martial artist who lived in the early Edo period. He was an Inju (the chief of a temple) of Temple, which was a branch temple of Kōfuku-ji temple in Nara Prefecture. He was accomplished at the Hōzōin-ryū sōjutsu School of spearmanship, which was founded by Hōzōin In'ei and features the use of a Jumonji kama-yari.
A beautiful female Samurai standing 162cm (about 5.31 ft) with red eyes and long white hair. She also has the prominent horns of an Oni. She is both a great swordswoman and archer of exceptional skill.
"Archer of Inferno. Tomoe Gozen, I have come to work on the battlefield."
[Archer of Inferno, Tomoe Gozen, The All-Burning]
Her years of birth and death are unknown. An individual from the late Heian/early Kamakura periods. The beloved concubine of Kiso no Yoshinaka (Minamoto-no-Yoshinaka), the famous general who earned the title of Sei-i Taishōgun and was defeated by Minamoto-no-Yoritomo. Constantly by Yoshinaka's side, a brave woman who frequently accomplished military achievements. Excelling in military prowess, she was famed as a mighty warrior. Also, unlike like many Fate characters she was a woman in history, an onnamusha.
A young woman standing barely 154cm (about 5.05 ft) with black eyes and long black hair nearly reaching her ankles. Her agile form appears to be clad in black ribbons of cloth and she is carrying a sword and throwing daggers, indicating she is a ninja.
"Assassin of Paraiso, Mochizuki Chiyome, here to heed your call. I vow loyalty to my new Master."
[Assassin of Paraiso, Mochizuki Chiyome, The All-Cursing]
A 16th-century Japanese poet and noblewoman. She is known for creating a group of kunoichi in service of the Takeda clan. In a sense, her existence—it may be a sarcastic answer to the proposition called a "renowned ninja", which is a contradiction for a ninja that should make a principle to keep one's activities covert
A small, petite woman stranding 145cm (about 4.76 ft) with pale skin tinged with purple and shoulder-length dark purple hair. Her eyes are lustrous purple, with red makeup painted right above them, and she has the horns of Oni that go from her normal skin tone to wine red at the tips. She also has sharp fangs and sharp dark nails. She wears a golden ornament with a green jewel over her forehead, in between her horns. She wears an extremely long bluish-purple kimono without a sash, leaving it open and exposing the body underneath. The kimono is decorated with red lines that remind me of fire and snakes.
"Shuten-Douji. Fufu. Please accept my gratitude for summoning me. I will do as I please but... you don't mind, do you?"
[Berserker of Saṃghāta Hell, Shuten-douji, The All-Melting]
One of Japan's Three Great Monsters. The boss that governed the Oni within the castle structure on Mount Ooe during the Heian period. There are various theories about Shuten-douji's origins. At any rate, she is the child of a Dragon God, possessing a shared background with Sakata Kintoki. Due to her anecdotes and vestiges, she is classified as an "Anti-Hero"
An elegant, virtuous and glamorous woman in the prime of her youth. A woman standing 175cm (about 5.74 ft) with very long black hair, dark purple eyes, and prominent breasts. She is dressed in what appears to be some kind of latex bodysuit decorated with pieces of cloth and armor. A piece of cloth draped over her chest, with a heart-shaped insignia, linked to her collar. A similar piece of cloth is found over her crotch, tied by a rope around her waist. Raikou possesses some armor in the form of tight gauntlets and grieves, elbow and knee-length respectively. Her Katana is seen sheathed, connected to her by another sort of rope.
"Hello. Nice to Meet you. I'm Minamoto-no-Raikou."
[Rider of Kālasūtra Hell, Minamoto-no-Raikou, The All-Purging]
A person of the tenth and eleventh Century. Born as the eldest son of the Minamoto clan, he is a figure who contributed to the development of the entire Seiwa Genji line as the founder of the Settsu Genji branch. He is also the strongest Mystery Slayer of the Heian period who destroyed many monstrosities, such as Shuten-douji, the "Tsuchigumo (lit. "Earth/Dirt Spider") of the Imperial Capital", and "Ushi-Oni (lit. "Ox-Oni") of Sensou-ji". Leading her subordinates, Raikou's Four Heavenly Kings (Raikou Shiten'nō) – Watanabe-no-Tsuna, Sakata Kintoki, Urabe Suetake and Usui Sadamitsu – she continued to protect the peace of the capital. Naturally, he is a male in historical fact. As for the reason why she is a woman, it seems to be related to her birth in the Fate Universe.
The last is a man that looks strong and fierce as a wild beast despite being a magic caster, like a demonic beast in the form of a beautiful human. He stands an impressive 200cm (about 6.56 ft) with eyes like obsidian, pale skin, and long black-and-white hair reaching past his waist. His nails are long and green painted, each with a thin black line going from sharp tip to his cuticles. She's dressed in light and dark robes combined with the red-and-green and small bells of a Harlequinn.
"This is the first time we have seen each other! I'm a bonze and onmyōji whose True Name is Ashiya Dōman. I feel a bit of a history between us, shall we make a contract?"
[Caster of Limbo, Ashiya Dōman, The All-Ridiculing]
A Buddhist onmyōji in the Heian period known as the rival of Abe-no-Seimei. He was called Douma Houshi or Sangha Dōman and given the title of Beautiful Carnivore, the All-Ridiculing. As a Buddhist priest, he was essentially an enemy of the government, and while initially having a cooperative relationship with Seimei from the Bureau of Onmyōdo. Dōman later came to view them as enemies to frequently oppose. He was known for plots such as cursing Fujiwara no Michinaga with the help of Fujiwara no Akimitsu,
After a few quick introductions, a certain Pioneer of the Stars has questions.
"You were able to summon Seven Servants at the same time. Do you have some sort of connection to Ashiya Dōman?" inquires Di Vinci.
"A few years ago, a World War Two criminal - Dr. Shiro Ito, also known as Dragon King – summoned corrupted dragons to destroy the major cities of China. The reason he did this other than revenge, was to acquire the blood of dragons for a ritual designed by our world's Dōman." explains Jade.
"A ritual involving the blood of dragons?" asks Dōman, "That sounds so exciting."
"Using Dōman's ritual, Dr. Ito transcended his humanity and became an Evil God."
Dōman looks euphoric at the idea of his Ritual creating a God. The other Fate characters look either fascinated or horrified.
"How did you beat it?" asks Jack. For a murderous assassin she can be very cute.
"First, we annihilated its physical form by firing a deadly projectile through portals so that he would be hit multiple times. That projectile being myself." I say to Jack.
"You?"
"Rorschach tends to use me as projectile. With enough speed, I break any and all barriers be they magical, technological, divine, or alien in nature." I explain to the little assassin, "Afterward, he destroyed Dr. Ito's soul with the power of Absolute Destruction."
Absolute Destruction is a power that the people of Chaldea and the Servants are aware of. The Absolutes and Shiva of Hinduism have this power. It's also the Power of Shiki Ryougi's third personality - [Shiki Ryougi] of the Void. This power allows Shiki in her own series Kara no Kyoukai (Garden of Sinners) to kill anything. That woman can slice the strongest metals by tracing lines with a common knife and her pierce can annihilate a soul even if it possesses a form of immortality. She can destroy someone physically, mentally, spiritually, and conceptually.
Dōman still looks aroused. I think he's amused that something created by his ritual required Absolute Destruction to eliminate.
*DOOM*
END OF CHAPTER 37
That's Part 1
Fate-Unversed Arc will continue.
JULY 15
