Mysteries & Bullshit
Hello again, I'm proud to say that this is the first chapter I'm writing after the first chapter has been posted, so bit of reference of the time spent on writing this. Moving onto the story, I've been working on Alexander's first target, so to answer whether or not he has a reality marble, maybe? While I have decided it wouldn't do well to spoil it.
Clock Tower, Sunday October 8th 2000.
Alexander once more heading to Lord El-Melloi's class, three hours early despite still being very injured from his last battle, and having almost no range of motion in his arm. Walks through the halls of the clock tower, close to his first class of the day, Alexander suddenly stopping for a few seconds around the corner of his class before walking up to the slightly ajar door. Moving the door open with his foot, he catches the chalk erasure that fell from it with his good arm, and turns to look at the only other person in the empty room.
"Next time you want to prank the professor arrive after the guy who usual shows up four hours early." he says glaring at the blond magus who's lightly scratching the back of his head in a farce of apology. Ignoring the magus Alexander places the erasure back onto the chalk board.
The other magus having something seemingly dawn on him says "Aren't you the guy who pulled a gun on Barthomeloi, I thought you were dead?" sending a glare at the noisy magus, Alexander says "I've had a rough week, so I'm asking you kindly shut up."
Walking by the magus, Alexander suddenly stops, as the man's prana overpowers the taste of the mint, and changes in thousands of different flavors, causing Alexander to start hacking trying to get all of the taste out of his mouth. Before grabbing his tin, and stuffing about thirty mints inside his mouth.
"What the hell is wrong with your Mage-craft?" tilting his head slightly the mage asks "Hm?" sighing Alexander just says "Just sit as far away from me as you can." before sitting in the last row. As far as possible from the other mage.
Left with nothing to do but to attempt to ignore the heat coming from his Circuits that he can't turn off no matter how hard he tries. So, Alexander too afraid to use his Prana to figure out why his circuits aren't turning off, is forced to sit down, just waiting till he can consult someone he trusts.
"So, what happened to you, did Barthomeloi attack you?" The blonde Magus asks, receiving only a glare from Alexander in response. "Okay, no need to glare over simple curiously." Alexander fully done with the annoying magus, smashes his head into the desk.
And so, Alexander spends the next few hours, just waiting there, with his head still on the desk, till he hears "Alexander, what happened to you?" Looking up to see the face of Luvia, Alexander says "I pulled a gun on the queen of the clock tower, so Zeltretch sent me, to a random graveyard, after stealing a car, I drove in the complete wrong direction and ended up in some town, met a rouge magus, had a fight after I freed his prisoners, he shot me, I killed him." He says Before getting up slightly and saying "Luvia I need your help with something."
"Okay, but be careful you are adding to the favors you owe me." Walking completely out of the class room, and moving through the halls till reaching a random empty room. Closing the door behind her Luvia asks "What do you need help with."
"A few things, firstly my circuits won't turn off." Hearing this Luvia immediately focuses and says "Take off your shirt." Taking off his shirt as best he can, Luvia points to his arm and asks "I assume that's the other problem?" as coming from behind the bandages of his right arm, is a golden glow in a circuit pattern
"Yep." Alexander responds quickly, moving onto Alexanders Circuits, Luvia immediately starts inspecting them attempting to find out what's wrong. After a few brief minutes Luvia says "Alexander, you didn't by chance have a piece of a phantasmal beast, implanted into you, did you?"
"What, no I'm nowhere near needing a magic-crest." he responds confused by the sudden question but recognizing the application. Luvia slightly frustrated by Alexander's denseness says "Then how do you explain the fact that you are forming a magic-crest."
Hearing this Alexander says "I can't there's no reason I should be forming a crest, I don't have a foundation to build one on." Luvia lightly slapping the panicking Alexander says "Think is there anything you've come in contact with that could explain why this is happening." Stopping to think for a moment Alexander looks down to a leather case and says "We need to go to see Zeltretch."
"Alexander, are you suggesting what I think you are?" Luvia asks, concernedly, Nodding Alexander doesn't say anything and goes down a semi-familiar path to Zeltretch's office, once outside the office door, Alexander making sure to knock but not waiting for any response opens the door, to see Zeltretch reading a book behind his desk.
"Ah, Alexander what brings you to my office?" he asks setting down the book. "Did the other me create a Magic-crest?" he says not having the time or patience to beat around the bush. "No, his fiancé already had one."
"So, it really is the cause for it." Zeltretch hearing Alexander's mumbling says "Alexander, I've said it before I'm not all knowing if you need help with something you could just ask." Sighing Alexander pulls out the Avenger card and asks "Luvia said my circuits are forming a crest by themselves, is it possible that this could be the cause."
"That would take years of the item saturating in your prana, not to mention it would have to be inside of you, your circuit's creating a crest within a few months of being activated. It should be impossible, even if you formed a pseudo-Master servant bond with the card, for it to affect you the compatibly would have to be near hundred percent." Zeltretch says seminally surprised by the event.
"So, you're saying it can't be it." Alexander says before sighing being left with no explanation. "I'm not saying that, Alexander the other you as you put it, managed to Create noble phantasms, he negated the decades of soaking in the legends behind them within a few months. He even managed to use one that was not attuned to him, albeit about only five percent of its potential but this may be your origins overcoming what should be impossible"
Alexander about to question is stopped by Zeltretch saying. "Emiya was able to project Noble Phantasms, because his origin so closely aligned with the nature of them, though he did have some help from his distorted nature. So, origins defying what most consider impossible has happened more than just you, or did you think it mere coincidence that this happened after you awoke to your origins."
"Okay that's a possible explanation. Now do you have one for this." Alexander asks rolling up his sleeve showing the glowing pattern under the bandages. Zeltretch seeing this starts chuckling and says "No I haven't the slightest idea of where to begin with that, it's not your circuits. So, what exactly is going on, you despite your differences always were comparable to your other self at some point in his life, never has anything close to this happened with him."
"So, you're saying I'm on my own with this one." Alexander says receiving a nod, sighing Alexander leaves the office, heading towards Waver's class.
Edelfelt residents, Monday October 9th 2000
"If you don't mind waiting here." Luvia says after sitting Alexander down on a chair, before leaving Alexander alone in the room. Sitting their Alexander pulls out the card from the case and inspects it for a moment before letting out a slight chuckle.
Still looking at the card, Alexander says to himself, "I swear if I'm right about this..." After a few moments of hesitation Alexander says "Insta-" Only to be interrupted as the door opens, and Luvia walks in, carrying a paper, and some concoction in a cup. Staring at Alexander holding the card and hearing him almost install the card, Luvia lightly sets the cup and paper on a table and with a reinforce arm slaps Alexander.
"Are you crazy! Or did you forget that to an unprepared Magnus those cards will overwrite the soul!" she shouts at Alexander. Alexander reeling by the blow notices the golden light on his arm glow the tinniest amount brighter.
"Luvia I agree what I was about to do was stupid and Idiotic but I had to test something. Just now I noticed something so I'm going to ask you, hit me again." Luvia slightly taken off guard by Alexander's request, takes a few moments before punching him right in the nose.
Once again seeing the light glow slightly brighter Alexander says "That answers one question." Luvia following Alexander's gaze says "So it glows brighter based on the amount of damage you receive. Though considering the more pressing issue I need you to drink this." She says pointing at the cup she was bringing in.
Picking up the cup and quickly drinking the disgusting drink Alexander asks "So what was that?" Sliding the paper in front of him she says. "It's the mixture the heirs to mage families are made to drink when young to minimize rejection risk, when imparting magic crests."
"It's disgusting... I kind of like it." Scoffing at Alexanders response Luvia says "Of course you would." Alexander taking a short moment to read the ingredients asks "So where am I supposed to find all of this?"
"Alexander you're subconsciously creating a Magic-Crest. You're going to be staying here for the next few days." Alexander hearing this shakes his head and says "No I wouldn't want to intrude on your hospitality."
"Alexander I've spent more nights at your resident than my own last month you'd hardly be intruding." Alexander about to retort is interrupted by Luvia saying "This is not up for discussion you need to have a very competent magnus around to make sure nothing goes wrong with your abnormal crest. Or would you like me to inform Zeltretch you were going to install the servant card?" she says pulling out the greatest weapon against Alexander his fear of Zeltretch.
"Fine, you win." Alexander says holding up his left hand in surrender. "Hmph as if it was even a battle. Now let me see if I can't fix your arm." she says before standing up "And how are we going to do that?" Alexander asks worried since his circuits are still on. Smirking Luvia says. "Normally I wouldn't have enough prana to heal an arm as damaged as yours, luckily for you I've been studying up on healing mage-craft after reading your other self's use of alteration."
"It's too bad I was almost getting used to having no working arms." Alexander says absentmindedly, staring at him for a moment Luvia says "Alexander your left arm?" looking down to his left arm Alexander confused and says "huh? What about it?"
"There is something truly wrong with you." Alexander already aware just nods. "Now your arm. I also viewed the state of your arm, when I was looking at your circuits, and for a failed reinforcement, it's not as bad as it could be."
"Yeah, it was worse. I've used alteration to piece bone shards back together." Luvia just stares at Alexander. "Alexander have you ever done any sort of medical studies of the human anatomy?" Luvia asks clearly about to lecture Alexander. "Yes actually, I wanted to be a doctor so I did pre-med studies early."
"You did pre-med at fifth-teen? I'm fairly certain commoners don't have their whole life figured out at fifth-teen." Scratching his head Alexander responds with "Fourteen." finally done with his one-word responses Luvia says "Okay prepare for the worst lecture of your life."
"Pretty sure nothing could top the best ways to get prana in a pinch." confused Luvia says "I don't remember giving you that lecture." Sighing Alexander shivers slightly and says "You didn't Zeltretch takes his job as legal guardian seriously, I never needed to have the talk mixed with mage-craft theory."
"Indeed... there is nothing quite like learning about tantric rituals." Luvia says agreeing with Alexander's assessment. "Yeah... so arm?" Alexander says changing the subject. "Yes, let's deal with that. Now." she says choosing to focus on something else.
Line break, Edelfelt residents, Monday October 9th 2000
Alexander slowly moving his arm to check for full mobility. While Luvia uses structural analysis to make sure she didn't mess anything up. "So did you see Lord El-Melloi's new Apprentice?" Luvia asks pulling her hand away from Alexander's still glowing circuits. "Gray? Who?" Alexander says once more contradicting himself.
Ignoring Alexander's contradiction Luvia says. "Indeed, she was the hooded girl near the back of class." nodding Alexander says "Yeah, I saw her, Add said I looked like a jerk just like last time." Luvia slightly bunching up her fist sighs and asks "Last time?"
"Huh, what last time?" Alexander says very confused. "You just said 'Add said I looked like a jerk just like last time." she says recounting his words back. Lightly draping a hand Infront of his face he says "That's the fifth time I've said something without realizing it."
"Maybe your persona's been corrupted by your others self's prana?" Luvia suggests not fully sure of her explanation. "Possibly, I don't think so how would I come into contact with his prana." Luvia content with her work and ignoring another slight change in personality from Alexander says. "Poor girl can't be easy apprenticing under him, what do you think about Gray was it?"
"Hm, I don't like her face." he responds, Luvia sighing says "you did it again." shaking his head he asks "What did I say?" waving her hand she says "That you didn't like her face." Alexander confused says "Um... I did say that."
Luvia leveling a deadpan stare towards him sighs and shakes her head while saying "You should speak about people like that." waving his hand dismissively he mutters "Noted." nodding not fully satisfied with his answer.
"Good, now would you be so kind as to explain why you were going to use the item that would slowly override your soul?" She says slightly glaring at Alexander for his stupidity. "I think I know who the servant is."
"Who?" Luvia asks interested in Alexander's theory. "Me." Alexander says in a slightly lowered voice. Luvia hearing him takes a deep breath and says "Alexander, the only way for a person to become a heroic spirit in modern times is to become a counter guardian, and they aren't proper heroic spirits. So, they cannot become Servants."
"Tell that to Archer." Alexander remarks in a harsher tone. "So why do you believe that you're the heroic spirit?" Alexander without breaking eye contact says "When I asked Zeltretch if the card could be the cause for my crest. He said that for the card to affect me it would have to have a near hundred percent compatibility."
"So, you thought the servant was you from one conversation with Zeltretch?" Luvia asks clearly disbelieving in Alexander's theory. "Yeah." He says slightly ashamed. "Do not attempt that again." she orders much like Zeltretch.
"Okay, but can you honestly tell me that handing a person a servant card with the servant's identity being themselves, is not something Zeltretch would do?" Luvia sigh says "I suppose that it could be something the Kaleidoscope would do. Alternatively, he could have given a mystery that needed to be answered to the person who knows more about Heroic spirits than anyone."
"Fine I swear I won't use the card... unless I have to." Alexander says adding the last part after some thought. "Alexander." Luvia says glaring sightly. "Hey if it's dying or using an item that could kill me, I know what I'm going to do." Alexander says defending his choice.
"So what do you want to do?" Alexander asks attempting to change the subject. "Don't attempt to change the subject, this is a serious issue." Luvia says clearly annoyed. Alexander says "Well I think I'm going to go consult Waver see ya bye." Alexander says quickly leaving the room. While ignoring the indigent Luvia.
Omake, Medea route, part 3.
Alexander currently siting in a room in the temple after setting up a small bounded field. is cleaning his guns Looking up at a specific part of the room he says "Caster?" and in a bit of blue partials caster appears saying "Hm you really do have clairvoyance, I only just arrived." going back to his guns Alexander says
"So, what's your plan." Medea surprised says "So you're serious about giving me free run of the grail war?" Alexander nodding says "Yep, as long as you don't invoke the counter force, I'm game." Sitting down across from Alexander Medea says "Okay then, tell me why did you suggest setting up here?"
"Besides the obvious reasons, in another timeline you contracted and truly fell in love with a man from this temple." Alexander says as he lays Gray Morality back down. "I fell in love with a monk." She says slightly surprised and upfronted.
"No, he's an assassin, beat the shit out of saber with your help." … staring at Alexander for a few seconds before Medea asks "You don't mean the servant, do you?" Looking up Alexander says "Honestly fair. But no fully human, just age of gods level reinforcement, and a tricky martial arts style."
"Okay then first order of business. I want to bring him in." Alexander reloading and checking his pistol says "Need me for that?" Medea shaking her head says "No I'll do it by myself, then after that we're going to pay this Emiya a visit."
"Which one." Alexander asks slightly confusing Medea. "Does it matter?" Alexander staring directly into her eyes says "Yes." blushing before sitting back down she asks quietly "What's the difference?" Alexander folding his hands on his lap says "Same person, but one's the master of Saber, the other is Archer."
"He's a servant?!" She shouts in shock, Alexander expecting this just nod. "Yeah, his life, could fill two anime's and few movies, or one visual novel." Medea looking down says "Saber's master." nodding Alexander just goes back to checking his gun's.
Medea leaving the room to find Kazuki. And after a finishing his preparations Alexander gets up and leaves indenting to find Caster. Stopping a student along the way he asks "Have you seen my friend, she has purple hair and pointed ears."
"Her? Yeah, Souichirou is showing her around town." Smiling Alexander says "Thanks." Before heading down the temple's steps, with a clear destination in mind.
And that's it, another Omake of Medea being Alexander's servant. Though I did change the name this time. Now I'm sure some of you will be question exactly how Alexander is creating a Magic crest. Just because Zeltretch said a possible explanation doesn't mean that it's the correct one. And if you're wondering the Noble phantasm in question was a projected Durandal, from Shirou. So, if you're wondering, yes Alexander can use almost every noble phantasm or mystic code regardless of restrictions but the power would be nothing even close to its actual power. I specifically chose Faith & Void as his origins so he could negate certain restrictions.
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