Fate/White Moon (Fate/Nasuverse Quest)

So I believe anyone who is knowledgeable about the Type-Moon franchise knows that there is a force that prevents threats to all of humanity coming to fruition, I'm of course talking about Alaya and the Counter force. For those who don't know the Counter Force is a countermeasure against those whose abilities or actions will threaten humanity as a whole which includes becoming a being capable of doing so I.E. Learning a True Magic. Now if Alaya senses the threat is dire enough and nothing else will work she will send Counter Guardians to solve it, however this is THE last resort, while the primary method is the use of subtle suggestions to individuals involved with the threat.

Say if a scientist will create a world ending bio-plague, the Counter force will sense that threat and have the man's employers fire him, if that doesn't work it will ruin his connections if that doesn't work the counter force will empower a mugger to kill him and if even that doesn't work then the Counter Force will send a Guardian to directly handle the issue.

The reason I bring this up can be summed up in one name, Sieg a homunculus that was suddenly and inexplicably different, he was the crucial homunculus for Caster's plans to forge the Golem Adam which is considered a threat to humanity, this starting to sound familiar? It doesn't even stop there, Sieg is constantly set up in situations that have no right to actually happen, first Siegfried *cough*Sumanai*cough* gave Sieg his heart, but it's explained away in that it's simply Siegfried's nature to help. It doesn't stop there however he suddenly gains Berserker of Black's NP Blasted Tree for reasons unknown to me, to help pull off his victory against Karna.

Karna was the last defender of Shiroe Kotomine a man that nearly succeeded in pulling off his wish if it wasn't for Sieg and here's the crux of the issue, his wish threatened the whole of humanity as we know it, thus there is a high possibility that Sieg was empowered and influenced by the Counter Force.

Now the reason I bring my speculation up is for a simple reason, with Arcueid on the field changing the story entirely there might be no reason for the Counter Force to empower and influence Caster's chosen homunculus. Still I want to know other's thoughts on this, am I making mountains out of molehills or should I just derail Apocrypha's canon entirely?

No, hunting down a magus would just be a waste of time and getting advice from Zelretch would take too long, you quickly dismiss those options with a shake of your head.

Looking down at your left hand you can't help but notice that the red marking looks disturbingly like a full moon, a Crimson full moon...

No, you won't be intimidated by this it's probably Roa just trying to trick you with some mind game to buy himself more time, even if this marking was detrimental you were confident your magic resistance would protect you from the worst of the effects and your resistance towards the marking would only grow with time if it wasn't already up to the task.

Whether this Red moon marking does something or not it will avail Roa nothing in the end, you will kill his eighteenth incarnation just like all the others.

Your surroundings show the afterglow of the setting sun, it was almost time to hunt you can't help but grin in anticipation, soon roa, soon.

"Len I'm going to hunt, stay out of trouble okay? I don't want you to get hurt." Len looks towards you and gives a nod of assent with a serious look on her face, looking quite comical with her cheeks still stuffed with cake.

With that out of they way you start your search, leaving Len to do whatever it is Len does when she's alone, you personally have no clue.
Search roll 84

The sun had already set when you finally found something, aside from the usual dead apostles starting to leave whatever hole they hid in, while this was Roa's work no doubt, they don't give you much information other than confirm that he's here; sort of like a grotesque calling card you muse to yourself.

What's odd is that there's a lot less than there should be, you could only find one or two every hour. The last time Roa had a similar amount of time to build up he made hundreds of them, so something was amiss. Perhaps it was because he had focused on creating the mark on your hand and thus had less time to create the usual amount of dead apostles? That was your best guess for this weird phenomenon.

You weren't having much luck until you spotted her, a small girl that couldn't be older than sixteen her fine features twisted into an inhuman parody of what she once was. Nothing too out of the ordinary, but her scent was what caught your attention, she was recently sired, couldn't be older than a day. Yet the only person's scent other than her own and her undead comrades, was that of a young human girl.

Quickly disposing of the living dead, you couldn't help but smirk at your breakthrough, looks like roa was a young girl, again. You would think he was forming a fetish for it, if you didn't know all he cared about was the ability and status of his hosts.

Giddy with success you continue searching as the night was still young, still the number of dead apostles in this town continues to be underwhelming as it takes you hours to find a group of three vampires gathered around a corpse.

They might be the last since this was the final location in around a mile that smelled of human blood, quite perplexing but not enough to give you pause. What was enough were three projectiles beheading the dead apostle's simultaneously and a fourth for the corpse the vampires had been feeding from. Black keys, you quickly recognize the projectiles as the signature weapon of the Church's executors.

Executors, agents of the Holy Church who's primary job description was to hunt down rogue dead apostles. Personally you didn't care too much about them unless they got in your way, like what just happened right now.

You look towards the source of the Keys with a frown, you didn't like people interfering with your business. Your expression tightens when you see their face, HIS face! It even the same blue hair and eyes, that face was HIS!

Your body coils in preparation for the kill, then you stop. That was the face of his last host, the host you killed decades ago with an unchanged face.

Your head is starting to hurt with everything starting to make less and less sense. This is by far the most confusing day you've had in centuries what with the strange magical tattoo, oh and then the surprising dearth of dead apostle's and now the cherry atop the cake is an executor that looks just like Roa did years ago, near the same location where Roa should be.

You will not stand and be made a fool of, you want answers!

Before the executor can respond your right hand is already wrapped around her neck, lifting her off the the roof she was perched on.

"Listen carefully executor, if that's what you really are. I want you to tell me why you are here and why you look like Roa if you don't, well you won't like the consequences." You voice is like ice, you will brook no dissent.

"ahh mmkghh" she croaks back, oh your hand was a bit to tight on her neck, it was hard to find just the right amount of strength to use on humans when their abilities can vary so wildly.

"Just kill me I won't tell you anything." Well that was unexpected even the most hardened of individuals tend to spill when you threaten their lives, you can see she's not bluffing her features were determined, her heart was calm and steady. You knew you wouldn't get anything out of this girl.

"So be it." You snap her neck like a twig, her head messily falling off her shoulder's in a spray of gore. Still something didn't sit right with you, that was either the bravest human you've ever met or something else was going on. You could tell from her mannerisms that she wasn't an emotionless tool or a diehard fanatic as those were the types that could spit in the face of death so easily, yet where was this executor's lack of fear coming from?

You stare at the corpse for what seemed to be minutes pondering such a strange occurrence when you hear it, a heartbeat. So that's how it is huh? She was so confident because she knew she wasn't going to die even if she was killed, you were used to this but certainly not from a human.

You can see it now her head somehow attached back to her neck again, you can see her eyes starting to flutter in awareness, and as quick as her resurrection was. You were quicker, grabbing her by the neck once more.

"So you thought you could pull one over me huh? I admit I was almost fooled, if today wasn't so strange or If perhaps I didn't nearly wipe out all the undead in this town I would've left your cooling corpse where it was." you gloat with a casual tone. "Still I think I found an answer to one of my questions, the reason you look like Roa's last incarnation is simply because you were Roa's last host. This is a first for me, I mean this is the first time I've seen one of his host's up and walking about after I killed it. Still, I can't feel his presence from you so that means he's no longer within you."

The girl seems to be wide awake now, must be the pain from your nails biting into her neck.

"Okay you've got your answers, great detective, so let me go." That, that was true, you start considering it for a moment. She was probably here for revenge against Roa, with your questions answered by yourself there's no need to bother with her and you've already killed her for slighting you, your left hand rises to stroke your chin.

The executor's eyes comically widen when she sees your hand or more accurately the Red moon engraved on your hand, how interesting perhaps she has Roa's memories too. That might mean she knows what this red seal on your hand is, how convenient.

"Oh, alright I might let you go but only after you tell me what this moon shaped marking is, you know what it is don't you, don't bother lying to me I'll know." She purses her lips before steeling herself rattling away a similar response to last time. " I'm not scared of you White Princess, go ahead and kill me again it's not going to get you anywhere."

You simply smile back, "Oh such a brave little girl who doesn't fear death, but that doesn't mean you can't feel fear. How about this, you tell me what this little red marking is, or I put you in chains and lock you up in my castle for the rest of your immortal life" your tone is light, teasing but contrary to it, you're quite serious and the executor knows that too judging by her rapid heartbeat and the smell of fear.

"Fine! And my name isn't girl it's Ciel! Haah It's not like in matters to me, listen well because I'll only say it once that marking is a command seal, a mark that designates you as a master." You let her continue, so far this is quite interesting "A master is a participant of the Holy Grail War, which is where you summon a heroic spirit as a familiar to fight for you for a chance to win the prize of the winner's wishes being granted."

Finally, some answers "And how do you know this little executor?" she glares at you angrily before responding "It's because the church have been appointed as mediators of this event to prevent it from getting out of hand."

Your smile starts resembling a cat who just caught the canary "Is that why you're here, as a mediator for this so-called war? And here I was thinking we were comrades of revenge against Roa." Your voice takes an obviously exaggerated sad tone.

"Ye kghhh AHHH" she screams as your hand tightens in response to her lie "Kghh, No the appointed mediator is priest of the church by the name of Shirou Kotomine. That's all I know about it I swear" that was the truth it seems; her voice has a pleasurably defeated edge to it.

Still what to do, what to do; To be honest you're quite unsure, at first the wish didn't sound too tempting until you thought that maybe you could wish for roa to be unable to incarnate anymore, thus making his eighteenth incarnation his final one. Now wasn't the thought of that amazing, you couldn't help but widen your already comical grin at this fantasy.

Still Ciel, doesn't seem to know more such as how to summon a servant, you'd need to ask this Shiroe Kotomine man for more information. Yet doing such a thing might distract your search for Roa, hmmm decisions, decisions.

Now what will you do?

[] You will make Ciel guide you to this priest Shiroe Kotomine as you are interested in this wish, If only for the chance to rid yourself of Roa once and for all.

[] The wish is probably just a false promise, something that will only waste your time better used searching for Roa. Leave Ciel like you promised but not before you snap her neck again, for her impudence; besides lugging her around with you will be a hassle.

A/N: Heeer'es Ciel, Arcueid rolled pretty high on her search roll so she's getting stuff done, on the other hand if you rolled lower you might've gotten nothing at all or an encounter with a certain vampire who's name is very hard to pronounce.
By the way your command seal looks like a red moon, Arcueid should've made a connection to it with Crimson Moon in in the last chapter, but since it wasn't decided whether it was red or not, I couldn't really write that dialogue in there

You were tired, so damn tired of this cycle that any kind of hope to finish him off once and for all couldn't be ignored, especially if it could be done by your own hand.

The wish was simply too tempting to ignore even for a True Ancestor such as yourself, it seems that even nature spirits aren't immune to desire, but then again you wouldn't be in this position in the first place if that was the case. Looking towards the red moon on your hand your thoughts turned towards Crimson Moon, laughter starts echoing in your head before you shake it off, thinking of him would get you nowhere.

"Okay Ciel, take me to the Kotomine guy and I'll let you go and this will all be water under the bridge, what do you say?" you give a warm and genuine smile to the executor you were nearly choking.

"It's not like I have much of a choice, do I?" she gives a defeated sigh "I'm not entirely sure where he is but I have a good guess, but could you let me go?"

You simply shake your head in reply "I can't have you running away before I get what I want, now can I?"

She looks at you incredulously "Then how am I supposed to show you where he's at!" her yelling was hurting your ears, so you tighten your grip on her neck again.

"You have arms, don't you? Well use them, point me to where you think he's at Ciel" She looks at you strangely before sighing again, she does that a lot doesn't she.

It seems as if she's getting used to your antics then because she merely points instead of whining again, good.

Event roll (98+40=138 Crit!)

You're quickly surprised how easy it was to find this priest, you probably could've done it yourself since he was currently in a church as if there was any other place a priest would be.

"Well I was worried when I heard someone enter the church unannounced but for it to be Ciel and someone as esteemed as you White princess, tell me what this humble priest can do for you?" It seems the priest was quite sharp as you were sure you didn't make much noise, he's good but you won't show you're impressed.

"Oh, you two know each other? I personally thought little Ciel here was a total loner." His expression doesn't change from that placid pleasant smile even as you squeeze his friend's neck "Indeed I trained alongside her and my brother Kirei to become executors, one can learn a lot about an individual they fight and train alongside; although the same could not be said about my brother unfortunately, but I digress what business brings you here?" Well at least that explains why he's so competent.

Your smile turns upside down, something about this priest seemed off he was too calm, too confident. Did he also possess immortality to be so brave in the face of something much greater than himself, you'll reiterate this day was so confusing.

"I came here because Ciel kindly informed me that you might be able to help with a slight problem I have, you see I got this little thing right here earlier today" The pale moonlight shines through the church's windows onto the red moon upon your left hand.

"That's! It can't be!" well it seems the priest is capable of showing something else other than that infuriatingly serene smile, surprise and disbelief is clearly written upon his face as if he doesn't want to believe what's in front of him. Yet his outburst doesn't last long, and his calm mask is swiftly back in place, as if his reaction had never happened in the first place.

"Forgive me, it's just that took me by complete surprise I hope I didn't offend you." He doesn't deny what you saw but you had a feeling that it was more than just surprise "Regardless congratulations Arcueid Brunestud White Princess of the True Ancestors, I welcome you and recognize you as a participant of the Holy Grail War and a master of the Red Faction for this Holy Grail War!"

He pauses to gauge your reaction, but you simply wave your hand, as a signal for him to continue "The Red Faction is a faction backed by the Clock Tower, one that I mediate as a representative of the Church, we as members of the Red Faction must defeat the defilers of this ritual the Black Faction headed by the traitorous Yggdamellenia family. Once we defeat the Black Faction, the Grail will grant the winning faction's wishes."

This Priest seems gung-ho on beating up this so called Black Faction, but you don't sense any deceit from him. It seems to be the reason he was sent here, so you just shrugged if off as the guy being really devoted to his job.

"Right that helps and all but what I want to know is how I can summon a servant, so I can participate in the first place." You cut to the chase, enough of this weird priest's flowery speeches you want to get to the stuff that matters.

"Ahh, yes a servant of course, just give me a moment and I'll get the supplies to set up the ritual circle for you to use." He quickly leaves as calmly as ever, you had to hand it to that guy, he doesn't waste time getting stuff done.

"Ugh can you let me go now? I already did what you asked so do you even need me anymore?" Oh, you forgot you still had Ciel in your grasp since you were caught up in the oddities of that priest. Well you were done with her so why not? You release her without warning but contrary to your expectations she lands on her feet with a surprising amount of grace.

"I assume you don't have a catalyst, do you miss Arcueid?" The Kotomine's voice takes your attention away from Ciel, she wasn't that important anyways.

"A catalyst, What's that?" The priest's golden eyes meet yours for a fraction of a second before his gaze flicks back to the red magic circle he was drawing, still he responded to your question "A catalyst can aid a master by allowing them to summon a specific servant connected to the catalyst instead of relying on luck for who you summon. Unfortunately, I do not possess any catalysts for you to use miss Arcueid, so whatever servant you summon will be quite random, unless you want to search for one?"

"I'll pass, I don't have the time to spend searching on a wild goose chase for stuff I have no clue about, besides I don't really need some special servant, any servant is fine with me." You can tell your response was expected since the priest's movements don't slow in the least.

The constant noise of scratching was all that could be heard for a good few minutes before you decided to fill up the silence "So the whole faction business that means there are multiple masters on 'our' side, so when do I meet them?"

This question seems to startle Shirou considering this was the first time he looked up from his runic circle before once more giving you that placid smile "Yes, do you want to meet them?"

"Pfft no, why would I want to meet some boring magi, still I was wondering will the grail grant the whole faction's wishes or only a few in the faction?" Kotomine's previously tense face relaxes as he gives you a relieved smile, why was he so relieved, did he think you were some kind of brute looking to cause trouble with the other masters?

"Well I can't say for sure since this is the first time the Holy Grail War has had factions involved as this wasn't how it was intended by the original creators of the ritual. It is only through Yggdamellenia's meddling that this event has occurred so for me who's unrelated to Yggdamellenia all I can say is that the possibility for everyone's wishes to come true is there." Yet again all that greeted your face was that serene smile, it was starting to annoy you.

You left Kotomine be after that if only not to suffer that priest's irritating mannerisms longer than you had to.

"I'm finished with the circle, you may proceed with the ritual." Besides the priest is an intricate circle that reeked of magic, you personally couldn't make heads or tails of what squiggle meant what let alone draw the blasted thing. Well it was a good thing you had someone else do it for you then.

Shirou Kotomine waited for you expectantly but you just stood in place with your arms crossed, you had no clue what it meant let alone how to make it work. He seemed confused for a moment until realization dawns on his face. "Ah, my apologies to initiate the ritual you must first stand inside the circle and recite the aria that correlates with the ritual."

"It's pretty obvious princess here doesn't know a thing about how to use magecraft, well not like I'm all that different, if for different reasons." Ciel mutters the last half from the pews, she probably didn't intend for it to be heard, but you could hear it easily enough. You ignore her though, Ciel is akin to a fly, annoying but ultimately pointless.

You stand in the Ritual circle waiting for the priest's aria "Now repeat after me Let silver and steel be the essence…" You mindlessly drone on what he says hoping against hope that this torturous boredom ends soon.

The priest finishes his aria and as you finish repeating what he was saying wind starts picking up from nowhere blowing your hair and clothes wildly around. A sudden glow emerges in front of you, you couldn't quite place the color but that doesn't matter as it quickly recedes showing…

Who do you see?

[] A cherubic boy with features similar to your own.

[] A blindfolded woman who seems to have her hair formed into what appear to be snakes.

[] A young girl with horns atop her head, wait where were her clothes!

[] A woman with white hair and a heart shaped lance made of what seemed to be amethyst.

[] An albino girl with a stoic expression wielding a sword of what seemed to be a rainbow?

[] A green haired man adorned in silver armor, with a confident smirk on his face.



A/N: Cranked this out kind of fast but god am I tired, I'm heading straight to bed after this. Anyways rolled well for the chapter so I'm including a lot of servants, but we didn't roll a perfect 100 so I'm not giving you guys the option of all the classes. I did however roll one irregular class so there's that.