Fire, Ice, and the Kraken (Fate X ASOIAF, Jalter quest)

Sorry, no updates today, just an idea that wouldn't get out of my head, so here's an omake of sorts.

Fate x Attack on Titan, with the one and only, Paul Bunyan
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Happens during this video: (before it screams)

"...I'm talking about your actual body..." Levi Ackerman stands atop the head of the female titan, whose body is constricted by hundreds of wires. The man who stands as the pinnacle of the survey corps festers in cold rage as he threatens the titan that killed of the formation's right-wing with no remorse. He continues, "Don't want you dead just yet, the timing wouldn't work..."

Commander Erwin and the rest of the squad observes from the nearby trees as they notice the titan stir under the restraints. Levi nearly loses his footing, as the female titan lets loose an ear-piercing screech. The rest of the survey corp cover their ears as the sound travels out of the forest.

It screams on and on, without stopping nor subsiding, the sound garnering the attention of titans everywhere. Then, after what felt like an eternity, it stops, and a pregnant silence takes place.

The men of the Survey Corp stew in contemplation, before they hear multiple thuds coming ever closer to their perimeter. Several titans of all shapes and sizes rush towards the female titan, ignoring their usual human prey to take a bite out of the screamer.

Then came one loud thud, the branches of the trees shake uncontrollably, threatening to snap at the shockwaves of the thud. A colossal shadow hangs over the perimeter, and the mad titans stop to look up, so does Levi.


The Elite Survey Corps member couldn't believe his eyes. A clothed titan, one so tall that the trees barely reaches its knees. It wears a green beret and green trenchcoat while wielding a pink axe. The man could scarcely fathom how much material it took to create that axe, nor is he able to comprehend how he is able to bring that thing down.

The shock lasts for merely a second as he brings back his focus. Until the damn thing speaks, "What's will that noise?" It speaks with its booming voice.

A talking titan? Must be the most abnormal of them all, Hange must be frothing in the mouth by now.

"Anyone?" The Colossal...thing... asks again. It momentarily looks despondent before looking downwards at their perimeter. "Oh, there you are."

It raises its foot as it steps on the mass of titans below, what ensues can only be described as earthquakes as the boot crushes both titan and tree alike.

At this point, Levi has already escaped the perimeter and is going as further away as he could from that thing.

SouthMarket Pacification
---[X] Adario
Rat Towne and Warrens Pacification
---[X] Vogys
Guild District Escort
---[X] Sallo
No. of Votes —> 6
[X] "Are you warriors or gossiping wives at the market?" Ignore the whole thing after that.
No. of Votes ——> 3

"Forgive me but a quick question." Adario speaks abruptly, "Are you two...siblings? " He points at the two of you "Twins perhaps? I must say, the resemblance is uncanny..."

"I've been wondering that too..." Vogys speaks inquisitively, while Sallo cups his chin and "hmms."

Ughhh, couldn't they have chosen an even worse time to ask this? Can't they just wait until after the battle? Was this what Saber meant when she spoke of being questioned still, even after satiating their curiosities, are the two of you so enigmatic as to invoke questions no matter the circumstance? Bah, idiots the lot of them.

You raise your eyebrows and look at them condescendingly, "Are you warriors or gossiping wives at the market?"

The men are somewhat taken aback, while Sallo rubs his chin, "Is it a yes or no?"

Arturia ends the line of questioning with an authoritative voice, "There's a time and place for this." The three captains nod and listen attentively, " Now, for your assignments." The pale-faced ex-king turns to the shortest of the captains, Vogys, " You will pacify Rat Towne and the districts around it."

Vogys stirs in confusion and frustration, "But sir---"

Saber interrupts him with a no-nonsense tone, " Shush, my word is final. You will take a hundred men into the area, and you will fulfil your orders to the best of your ability, am I understood?"

Vogys nods meekly, "Yes sir..."

Arturia nod, her face betraying no emotion, "Good. She turns the Sallo to give the order, but it's him that speaks first.

He speaks excitedly and assuredly, "Thank you, commander! I knew you and I would see eye to eye. By the time I'm done, the South Market will be----" Arturia interrupts him abruptly.

"Will be looted, razed, and its people violated." Sallo adopts a surprised look upon his face, "Don't jest with me, monkey, your assignment is to escort me and dynamite here" She points at you, as you raise your eyebrow in confusion. Dynamite? Did she misspeak? It seems the men too cannot comprehend what she had just said. She continues, "To the Guild District and rid the area of the cultist's presence. Am I understood?"

Sallo stews in anger as you could feel the murderous intent coming from him. After a long pause, he speaks in a low voice, "Understood" before turning around and proceeding to walk to his regiment, Vogys follows after him.

But before Sallo could even get some distance between him and Saber, she dashes towards him and kicks the back of his knees. With a yelp of pain, Sallo falls on his back as Saber brings her sword near his neck. The air cloys with tension and murderous intent coming from the fallen black knight of England. Arturia looks down him as if he were a bug and spoke lowly, "You are dismissed when I say you are dismissed, Sallo Laernaris." The man nods, half defiant and half petrified. "I didn't even get to tell you how many men you're in charged with."

Sallo gulps before asking, "How many?" Already a small crowd of soldiers have formed around the two.

"Bring me a hundred, and make sure they're in their best behaviour, or it's your head that'll be rolling rather than these fanatic freaks were fighting."

Sallo nods before Saber grabs him by the collar and lifts him with one arm; her clawed gauntlet scratches as parts of his skin as he winces. A part of you feels satisfied at seeing him in pain, though another part just wants to burn him at this very moment. Now standing, Sallo stands taller than Saber. The Tyrant releases him from her grasp and shoos him away with her hand until his form disappears into the crowd.

The mass of soldiers around them breaks apart after Sallo leaves, as Saber turns to Adario. "Adario" She calls, and he nods "Ever since I took the reigns of the shitshow that is the Volantene guards, there are only a few men that caught my attention. You are one of them, and there is no one more qualified than you to take back the South Market." Adario nods and salutes to express his thanks, "I give you three hundred men for this endeavour, now go and wipe the stain on the Guard Division's honour."

Adario gives another enthusiastic salute and walks away, back straight and chests high.

It's at this point you chime in, grinning in satisfaction, " You know..." you say teasingly, "The incompetence of the soldiers reflects poorly on those responsible for them."

The Ice Bitch Queen grimaces, "Tch." In the corner of your eye, you see Adario stop and look back. He looks at you with a tinge of fear and concern, mainly fear for your wellbeing. "As if you know what competence is, farmgirl. And don't go talking to me about responsibility," Arturia shoots back, looking at you with narrowed eyes and a stoic look. "Witch" She calls you, spitting the word out like acid.

You come near her and lower your voice until it is but a whisper, "Your subordinates openly disobey you, they don't respect you, and the ones I've met care more about themselves than their own men. For a former king, you're quite the lousy commander to let this happen."

"Listen here, bitch." Arturia shortens the distance between the two of you, her face still stoic and her nose barely reaches up to yours. "In the first two days of my tenure as head captain, I made these rabbles into a proper unit. In two weeks, I've prevented each guard captain from backstabbing each other and gave them a singular purpose. Give me two months, and they'll be the most disciplined and skilled regiment on this planet. The fault is on them for being incompetent in the first place, before I reformed them." She pokes an index finger on your shoulder, "And call me incapable one more time, and I won't guarantee your safety from Excalibur's blade."

You restrain the urge to smile even wider now; it's nice to know how easily riled up she gets if you question her capability. An insecurity of hers perhaps? How fun. Saber's face grimaces even more, she knows she's been baited, and that fact fills you up with more joy. You'd test her patience even more, but you've got a revolt to finish.

You create some distance between her, and after a few moments of silence, you motion her to come with you. "Well, commander, we've got a revolt to destroy." You notice as you walk that Ardario seems to have disappeared...

Arturia nods, accepting the change of discussion and catches up to you before leading you to the main camp, the both of you jog at a light pace. "Let's go collect the troops before everything comes crashing down."

"It already has," You quip, the soldiers separate to make way for the both of you, your armour clinking with the sounds of individual metal plates hitting each other. "what a mess...say, what do you think made these cultists revolt in the first place?"

Saber looks towards the camp, her face adopts a focused expression, "I'm not too sure, one could say it's either to overthrow the religion or the ruling government of this city, but that doesn't make sense. There's no figurehead for the citizens to rally for, or to recognise as their new ruler, just a mass of faceless men and women. Also, The areas they attack don't seem to fit a pattern, it's all random, and coupled with the fact that they're summoning these beasts in insignificant areas of control..."

You chime in your thoughts, "It's all gratuitous, isn't it? Almost like these people just suddenly felt like rebelling. Have you captured any of them yet?"

"Gratuitos? A fancy word for a peasant," You roll your eyes at that," and yes we've captured many, but they all become unconscious during questioning. The prisoners we've interrogated had their eyes roll back, and their body slumps spinelessly." Saber narrows her eyes, "Very convenient."

What does Jeanne say about all of this?
[] "This reeks of a Caster Servant"
[] "Could this be the doing of a native magi?"
[] Write in...

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You're nearing the central part of Bridgeton's camp where you see five hundred men assembled in front of the three captains. Saber holds you by the shoulder to stop you and whispers, "Jeanne, before we go, a question. It's a good thing you didn't answer the captain's inquiries of our relations; it gives us time to make for a solid cover story."

"Why do we need to answer them anyway?" You ask petulantly.

"Because these men here will start speculating, and rumours will spread, and sometimes, without an official statement, these rumours will hold the same weight as the truth."

"So...What? What's your suggestion?" You cross your arms, annoyed.

"That we pose as siblings, it would justify the previous interactions we had in front of them and explain why we associate closely with each other."

[] No, I won't play a facade just to satiate their curiosities
[] Sure, whats our cover story?
[] Something else, (write-in on what should your relation with Saber be known as to the guards and why?)
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You and Saber have collected the hundred or so men and have marched towards the Guild District. Now you and Arturia's men are situated at the crossroads east of South Market and west of the Guild District. There are four paths, three leads to the South Market while the fourth one leads directly to the Guild District. Sallo comes up from behind you and Arturia, looking quite restrained and broody.

"Say," He asks the both of you, "How're we gonna secure this?"

[] Pacification Plan
-[] The forces move as a cohesive whole to the centre of the Guild District.
--[] Their objectives are to
---[] Search and kill any Cultist
---[] The safety of the Civilians
---[] Investigate for any ongoing Cultist rituals
---[] Search for their centre of operations
---[] Write-in

-[] The forces will split up and spread around town
--[] How will you divide up the hundred men escorting you?
---[] Template: Force 1: Number of men
----[] Lead by X and/or Y
-----[] Objectives are Z
---[] Template: Force 2 (and so on): Number of men
----[] Lead by X and/or Y
-----[] Objectives are Z
-[] Write-in

QM note: Another week another update, if there's any questions on the voting system do ask and I'll clarify. Hope you guys don't mind that there isn't that much happening in this update, its all set up for later, and even then there will be more setups after this "Arc". Also, I'm really fascinated with the polls recently, I never expected to be a tug of war battle between Nightingale and Nobu, just wow!

Anyways see you guys next time, and do point out any errors and inconsitencies so I'll fix em after I sleep.