Sonic/Grand Order
Orleans (Part 0)
*Inside A Chruch*
"Heed my words. My will creates your body, and your sword creates my destiny. If you heed the Grail's call and obey my will and reason, answer me. I, at this moment, swear. I shall defeat all evil in the world, but let thine eyes be clouded by the turmoil and chaos. Thou are trapped in a cage of madness, and I, the summoner, holding them chains… Seventh Heaven clad in the great words of power! Come forth from the circle of binding, Guardian of the Scales!" ?
"*Gasp*"
"As The Servants materialize, their eyes gleaming with anticipation, the Master addresses them with a voice filled with authority and conviction. Thank you for coming, my fellow Servants. I am your Master. You know why you were summoned, yes? Destruction and slaughter are your orders. If a city is reveling in spring, destroy it. If a town is celebrating spring, devastate it. No matter how evil or cruel, God will forgive your every transgression. Should He mete out punishment, that is fine in its way. This is no more than a means of proving God's existence and love. Now, then, Gilles. Please bring him here. Sees Several Servants Appearing* Thank you for coming, my fellow Servants. I am your Master. You know why you were summoned, yes? Destruction and slaughter are your orders. If a city is reveling in spring, destroy it. If a town is celebrating spring, devastate it. No matter how evil or cruel, God will forgive your every transgression. Should He mete out punishment, that is fine in its way. This is no more than a means of proving God's existence and love. Now, then, Gilles. Please bring him here."
"As you wish."
"I trust you have not harmed him, Gilles?"
"No, of course not. Have you considered what you wish done with him?" "…" "Oh, my. Do you require suggestions from me?" Gilles said
"You have noticed my distress in your infinite concern for me? Don't be absurd. If you continue this foolishness, I'll kill you, Gilles. When eating a meal, do you think about how you use your fork? This is the same. What I do with him is a trivial matter that merits no thought." The female responded
"… Wh-What's going on? Where am I, and who are you people? Answer me! Are you deaf? You there-Eep!"
"Oh, Pierre! Bishop Pierre Cauchon! How I have missed you! A day has not gone by when your face has not crossed the mind of Jeanne d'Arc!"
"It can't be. It can't be, can't be, can't be! Y-Y-Y-You're… Jeanne d'Arc?! Impossible! This can't be possible! I thought you died three days ago! I thought I killed you! I thought-"
"That you should be in Hell?" Perhaps I am, Your Grace." Jeanne said
"This is a dream. A nightmare. What else could it be but a nightmare!"
"Oh dear, he's started to flee from reality. This would not do at all. We must snap him out of this." Gillies slapping Pierre Cauchon
"Aiiee! E-E-Eeee!" "What will you do, Your Grace? Jeanne d'Arc, whom you accused of heresy, stands here before you. Should you not grip your crucifix and offer up a prayer to God? Should you not mock me? Scorn me? Abuse me? Trample me? And tell wicked Jeanne D' Arc is here! Should you not roar like the brave lion you are?! Please go on, do it! Please do it! Do it!" Jeanne shouted
"Spa…" "Spa?" "S-Spare me. Please spare me. I'll do anything. Spare me, I beg of you!" Pierre Cauchon begged for his life
"Ha ha ha ha ha! Did you hear that, Gilles? "Spare me, spare me," he says! This bishop who tied me up mocked me and burned me alive! As if that were nothing! The bishop told me with kind eyes that I was going to be killed. He is now begging for his life! Oh… The sadness is making me want to cry. After all, that won't save anything. Your paper-thin faith won't reach the Heavenly Father. The belief that light is like a feather won't blossom anywhere. Someone who has forsaken God and clings to his life by begging a witch is unfit to be called a believer. Do you understand, Your Grace? You just gave testimony that you are now one of the heretics. That is why I'm so sad. I might laugh until madness consumes me. Now, think back, Your Grace. You know what sentence awaits heretics, don't you?" Jeanne mocking Pierre Cauchon
"… N-No, no, no! Spare me… Please, spare me!"
"I'm so sorry; I'm afraid I ran out of salvation today. Indulgences are not for sale in this era. Now… Shall we start at your feet? If I was burned alive by holy flames… Then your body shall be scorched by the flames of Hell!"
Moments later, Pierre Cauchon is engulfed in flames as he yells in pain.
"Air… !"
"… Not even the ashes remain, I see. I apologize for taking up your time, Gilles." Jeanne said, "What do you mean? That was a meaningful punishment. Now, what should we do with the other clergy." Gilles replied
"Good question; it's too much to question them all. Just feed the clergy to them. Rejoice, my ignoble Servants! The surviving clergy at yours. I, your Master, Jeanne d'Arc, shall forgive you all. Devour their souls. Feast on their flesh. Savour their blood. After all, our manifestation is no different than that devil, Dracul. I have but one order. Wipeout this country, this mistake is France. Overrun it, trample it, reap it. Let us begin with our dear Orleans. We shall return its fruitful land to the bare wasteland. Age, gender, and religious beliefs are of no importance. Make sure you kill them equally. That is the only order I give you as your Master. To that end, I have given you all the attributes of a Berserker. You may be a saint or a hero, but now you shall dance with your broken soul."
"Berserk Saber. Berserk Archer. Berserk Lancer. Berserk Rider. Berserk Caster. Berserk Assassin. And him, whom I summoned instead of Berserker, and myself. I shall pass down judgment as this world's Ruler. Humanity has no value, for it failed to prove its love for our Lord. They are guilty to a horrifying extent. Humanity is equally guilty, sinner and saint alike. So we shall kill them all. I will not tolerate a single one escaping." Jeanne said
"Oh… Oh! Such resolve! Such truth, without the slightest doubt! Such is the saint of salvation! The saint who believes in our Lord and saves our people! You have returned… My light has returned… You have truly been reborn, Jeanne! Then I, too, shall rise again as your general! First, we need a symbol… Our army must have a flag! Jeanne, what shall we use as our emblem? A demon, perhaps? Or what about…"
"In that case, let's make it a dragon. Be it coincidence or providence, this summoning has brought many with close ties to dragons. We will burn this world in the name of Dragons, the symbol of catastrophe. Oh, I have one more order. Laugh. As if you are enjoying yourselves from "the bottom of your heart." Heh heh heh. Ah ha ha… Hahahahahah! Ahahahahahaha! Wonderful! This is wonderful, Gilles! I've never enjoyed myself this much in my entire life!" Jeanne said
"Yes… yes, I suppose it is. That is the way it should be. You were put on a pedestal, made a symbol, exploited, and cast aside by the people… That is why you are righteous. No one could pass judgment over the heart of hearts!"
"Now then, excuse me, I have things to do. For example… *Jeanne holds up a green chaos emerald* find out the meaning of this green gem and where it came from." Jeanne said
*Chaldea*
"*Analyzing The Command Seal On His Hand* Hmm... It's not every day I wake up and expect a tattoo on my hand... A Permanent one, as I should say. But oh well, I don't feel any different than before." Sonic commented
"Who are you talking to, Senpai?" Mash asks
"*Turns To Notice Mash And Fou* Oh, you two. Sorry, I was talking to myself as usual. I am just trying to accept that this is my new path." Sonic replies
"It's okay, Senpai. You're still yourself at the end of the day. Just a Master, and that's all." Mash assures
"Fou! Kyu! [Speaking of Master, you got an important day today! So you can continue with your self-conversation later.]" Fou said
"I was just expecting it to happen. Alright then, why don't we head to the Command Room and start our mission." Sonic stated
"Excited to start, I see. I wish I had the same excitement as you do. I am a little bit drunk on what's coming." Mash said
"Don't worry, you'll be fine. Just follow my lead, and everything should go according to plan." Sonic assures
*Command Room*
"Morning, Sonic. Hope you're ready for what's coming today. Did you get enough sleep first?" Romani asks
"I've been awake for a while now. But don't worry, I'm still ready for whatever is coming." Sonic replies
"Running on a few hours of sleep, eh?" Gudao asks
"Hehe, try not to fall asleep while going on this mission. Imagine Sonic suddenly having to take a nap during a battle?" Gudao joked
"I'll fight even with my eyes closed. Speaking of which, what about you two?" Sonic asks
"Oh, don't worry about us; we're here to assist you and Mash on this adventure, just like the other workers here," Gudao replies.
"I see. Good to know you guys have our backs here." Sonic thanking them
"Now, let's get right to the briefing, then. For starters… Oh, right, let me review what I want you to do again. First, the singularities are investigated and corrected. It is humanity's critical turning point in that era. If it were not for that, we could never have come as far as we have. It is the pivotal "event" in human history. You must travel to that era, investigate what it is, figure it out, and then correct it. Otherwise, 2019 will never come. Humanity will be extinct in 2018. That is your first objective. The basic principle of the upcoming operation. The operation's second objective is to Investigate the "Holy Grail." This is my speculation, but the singularities must be relayed to the Holy Grail. The "Holy Grail" is a relic that can grant wishes. A vessel that contains tremendous amounts of magical energy. Lev probably got his hands on the Grail somehow and misused its power. Rather, traveling through time and changing the past is impossible without the Grail. Seriously. You will run into intel regarding the Grail while investigating the singularity. Even if you correct history, leaving the Grail will put us back to square one. You must either secure the Holy Grail or destroy it. Those are the two objectives of this operation. Is everything clear so far?" Romani explains
"Fix this Singurelity and retrieve this Grail you're talking about. Yeah, I pretty much got the just of things." Sonic replies
"These Grails do sound similar to the Chaos Emeralds... Wonder whatever happened to them? I thought I'd see one of them in Fuyuki... Hmm... Something tells me I'm not the only one here that arrived." Sonic thought
And now, there's one other thing I want to do besides the mission. That said, it's nothing major. It's for after you Rayshift to that era. I want you to find a leyline and make a summoning circle. Like you did in Fuyuki, unlike Fuyuki, we could probably make do as-is if it's just telepathic communication… But to transport supplies, it won't work without establishing a summoning circle. Like before, once her Noble Phantasm sets up, it will act as a catalyst and trigger the summoning circle. Once you do that, you can summon Servants at will. Of course, you will probably summon Servants closely tied to that time and place. So keep doing that to bolster your forces. Understood?"
"Fancy. Yep, I'm pretty much ready to start this thing. Ready as well, Mash?" Sonic asks
"Always ready, Senpai! I'll make sure to get everything all set up once we've arrived!" Mash replies
"How long are you going to keep me waiting? I'm also an important key figure on this mission." Da Vinci, Barging into the Conversation
"Ah, Vinc. Didn't see you there, sorry." Sonic apologized
"Standing there is Chaldea's pride and joy, the head of our Engineering Department, Leonardo. As you can tell, they are pretty unusual. Of course, not a human… Let's not get into that. The reason being…"
"Indeed, I'm a Servant. I'm Chaldea's honorary tech advisor. I normally go by Leonard here, But as you can see, I am the proud inventor of the Renaissance! The one-and-only Leonardo Da Vinci in the flesh! You can call me Da Vinci. You don't get to see many pretty ladies like myself around here, right?" Da Vinci stated
"I don't mind. I'm not here to judge who's more pretty or what. All I ask is if you can help us in this." Sonic asks
"Of course! You don't even need to ask for help! I got you covered at any time~" Da Vinci replies
"Looks like we have our first Servant around here," Gudao stated
"Mhm."
"Now, as I was saying before, I was interrupted… I'm sorry, but we don't have time to rest. We're going to prep for immediate Rayshift, okay?" Romani stated
"Sounds good. Alright, let's go!"
"Sonic, we have a coffin ready for you this time. You should be able to Rayshift safely and quickly now. Seven singularities have been detected, but we've selected the period with the smallest fluctuations. Once you get there, we'll be able to communicate with you. Have you got it? I know I'm repeating myself, but the first thing is to set up a camp and find a leyline. After you've settled into the era, do what needs to be done. All right… Good luck, Sonic The Hedgehog." Romani stated
"Unsummon Program start. Spiritron Conversion start. Rayshift starting in 3, 2, 1… All procedures cleared. Grand Order commencing operation."
To Be Continued...
"Next Time: Orleans (Part 1.)" Sonic Stated As A Narrator