[X] A 'Heroic Spirit' who has lost his name to the people who sacrificed him, your heart burns with both the need of revenge, emotion of hatred and even love for those that ruined your life. You should not even exist in your current form, as you merely possessed a young boy whose arm was wrapped in a red cloth, who simply wished to save a single person...
[X] Fate/Kaleid Liner
[X] A 'Heroic Spirit' who has lost his name to the people who sacrificed him, your heart burns with both the need of revenge, emotion of hatred and even love for those that ruined your life. You should not even exist in your current form, as you merely possessed a young boy whose arm was wrapped in a red cloth, who simply wished to save a single person...
[X] Fate/Kaleid Liner
[X] The Black Knight, who was once an idealistic king. In pursuit of your ideal, of protecting your people and granting them an everlasting utopia, you blackened yourself with the Dragon's blood that courses within you. The humble knight you once were exists no longer- in his place... exists a Dark-Tainted Tyrant who will achieve his goal, through any means possible.
[X]Apocrypha
[X] A younger version of a certain Hero. You haven't matured into the form you are most famous for, but nonetheless you are a skilled and powerful Hero- though one whose skills haven't matured to their great pinnacle. The man who once killed a Hydra... that is your older self, the one that you stride towards despite so much younger than him. You will achieve it, despite the despair you know awaits you.
[X] Fate/Kaleid Liner
[X] A younger version of a certain Hero. You haven't matured into the form you are most famous for, but nonetheless you are a skilled and powerful Hero- though one whose skills haven't matured to their great pinnacle. The man who once killed a Hydra... that is your older self, the one that you stride towards despite so much younger than him. You will achieve it, despite the despair you know awaits you.
[X] Fate/Kaleid Liner
More Prisma Illya is always good, and I am extremely tempted by the possibility of Herc and Illya.
[X] A younger version of a certain Hero. You haven't matured into the form you are most famous for, but nonetheless you are a skilled and powerful Hero- though one whose skills haven't matured to their great pinnacle. The man who once killed a Hydra... that is your older self, the one that you stride towards despite so much younger than him. You will achieve it, despite the despair you know awaits you.
[X] Fate/Kaleid Liner
[X] A younger version of a certain Hero. You haven't matured into the form you are most famous for, but nonetheless you are a skilled and powerful Hero- though one whose skills haven't matured to their great pinnacle. The man who once killed a Hydra... that is your older self, the one that you stride towards despite so much younger than him. You will achieve it, despite the despair you know awaits you.
[X] Fate/Kaleid Liner
[X] A younger version of a certain Hero. You haven't matured into the form you are most famous for, but nonetheless you are a skilled and powerful Hero- though one whose skills haven't matured to their great pinnacle. The man who once killed a Hydra... that is your older self, the one that you stride towards despite so much younger than him. You will achieve it, despite the despair you know awaits you.
I have a bad feeling this is what he will look like:
[X] A younger version of a certain Hero. You haven't matured into the form you are most famous for, but nonetheless you are a skilled and powerful Hero- though one whose skills haven't matured to their great pinnacle. The man who once killed a Hydra... that is your older self, the one that you stride towards despite so much younger than him. You will achieve it, despite the despair you know awaits you.
I have a bad feeling this is what he will look like:
I will say that 'Heracles Lily' would be quite a bit younger than his Berserker self- at least in his mid-to-late teens. Not as hulking too, only about six foot too.
I will say that 'Heracles Lily' would be quite a bit younger than his Berserker self- at least in his mid-to-late teens. Not as hulking too, only about six foot too.
I actually just googled: "Heracles Lily Fate" into google, curious of what he'd look like as a young version. This was one of the first things that popped up.
[X] A younger version of a certain Hero. You haven't matured into the form you are most famous for, but nonetheless you are a skilled and powerful Hero- though one whose skills haven't matured to their great pinnacle. The man who once killed a Hydra... that is your older self, the one that you stride towards despite so much younger than him. You will achieve it, despite the despair you know awaits you.
[X] Fate/Kaleid Liner
[X] A younger version of a certain Hero. You haven't matured into the form you are most famous for, but nonetheless you are a skilled and powerful Hero- though one whose skills haven't matured to their great pinnacle. The man who once killed a Hydra... that is your older self, the one that you stride towards despite being so much younger than him. You will achieve it, despite the despair you know awaits you.
[X] Fate/Extra
I'm pretty sure that the Black Knight is actually Vlad. His father was a Knight of the Order of the Dragon or something like this. What matters is that he was known as the Son of the Dragon.
[X] A younger version of a certain Hero. You haven't matured into the form you are most famous for, but nonetheless you are a skilled and powerful Hero- though one whose skills haven't matured to their great pinnacle. The man who once killed a Hydra... that is your older self, the one that you stride towards despite so much younger than him. You will achieve it, despite the despair you know awaits you.
[X] Fate/Kaleid Liner
I'm not at all convinced by the Dracula theory, simply because being a Knight of the Order of the Dragon and having the future nickname 'Dracula' is arguably quite different from having the Blood of the Dragon. Additionally, Fate's Vlad wasn't what I would really call 'idealistic' under any circumstances even if he had a strong sense of justice and loved his people. Lastly, if I'm going to be nitpicky, the English word for a Voivode of Wallachia was Prince rather than King. All in all I feel like a Prototype Arthur Alter would be a better fit...
Having said that, I think some kind of variant of Muramasa could be spot on and I'm ashamed of myself for not noticing it sooner. I did keep thinking bits of it reminded me of EMIYA but was dismissing it as not strong enough - I'd totally forgotten Muramasa existed! That could dramatically change my analysis of each path but I'm not sure if I still want to go back and re-do it...well, we've still got a little time to think it through. I may change my vote.
Voting is closed now! I've tallied the votes on the first update, and it seems as if Fate/kaleid liner was the chosen setting, with Young Heracles/Alcides/Alkeides as the Servant being summoned.
I'll be updating the Servant sheet shortly, and then in the next day or two will be posting the next update.
I've tallied the results now, and will be posting them in this post as well as on the very first update.
Adhoc vote count started by TyrantOfKings on Dec 6, 2017 at 7:53 AM, finished with 48 posts and 24 votes.
[X] A younger version of a certain Hero. You haven't matured into the form you are most famous for, but nonetheless you are a skilled and powerful Hero- though one whose skills haven't matured to their great pinnacle. The man who once killed a Hydra... that is your older self, the one that you stride towards despite so much younger than him. You will achieve it, despite the despair you know awaits you.
[X]The Black Knight, who was once an idealistic king. In pursuit of your ideal, of protecting your people and granting them an everlasting utopia, you blackened yourself with the Dragon's blood that courses within you. The humble knight you once were exists no longer- in his place... exists a Dark-Tainted Tyrant who will achieve his goal, through any means possible.
[X] A younger version of a certain Hero. You haven't matured into the form you are most famous for, but nonetheless you are a skilled and powerful Hero- though one whose skills haven't matured to their great pinnacle. The man who once killed a Hydra... that is your older self, the one that you stride towards despite being so much younger than him. You will achieve it, despite the despair you know awaits you.
[X] A 'Heroic Spirit' who has lost his name to the people who sacrificed him, your heart burns with both the need of revenge, emotion of hatred and even love for those that ruined your life. You should not even exist in your current form, as you merely possessed a young boy whose arm was wrapped in a red cloth, who simply wished to save a single person...
[X] A younger version of a certain Hero. You haven't matured into the form you are most famous for, but nonetheless you are a skilled and powerful Hero- though one whose skills haven't matured to their great pinnacle. The man who once killed a Hydra... that is your older self, the one that you stride towards despite so much younger than him. You will achieve it, despite the despair you know awaits you. [X] Fate/Kaleid Liner
Yes. You remember who you are very quickly, clenching your tan hand into a fist.
The memories come together within your brain as you float through the white void, as feeling begins to flow once more through your body. It's a pleasant sensation, of course, one that you really do appreciate, especially compared to the numbness you experienced within the Throne.
You are Alkeides, the son of Zeus prophesied to become the strongest of all Greek heroes- past, present, and future. You are destined to surpass them all and immortalize yourself among the Gods, as per the prophecy sang about you even before you were conceived.
Heracles, the Hero of the Twelve Labours... that is your future self, you recall dimly. The man who killed so many monsters, and mastered a technique you have been working to complete since your earliest days with Chiron all those years ago. You haven't accepted the name Heracles as your own yet, but that's simply because you hadn't reached that point in your existence yet. But you aspire to become him nonetheless.
Your brow furrows as you think of the hardships that man went through. Doomed to the madness of Hera, forced to kill his wife and children in a fit of cursed rage... before dying pathetically due to being poisoned by his last wife. He didn't die in glorious battle, saving people or killing monsters- Heracles simply died because one woman came to the wrong conclusion about one of his quests.
"Ah... it's useless to think about." You mutter to yourself, as you float even further down into the void, towards your summoner. "I'll just continue forward."
Your fist clenches with your iron resolve, and you feel your heart thrum in accordance with your declaration.
Yes, it doesn't matter. Even though your existence within the Throne is separate from your future self, and you know what he experienced and what you will experience in your desire to prove yourself worthy of the Gods... you will continue on your path, no matter what awaits you.
Part of it is because you don't have those memories as a result of your unique existence within the Throne of Heroes, and another is because your existence is separate from Heracles' own. You feel no emotion knowing the legend of yourself, of the man you seek to become. Anger, sadness, despair... none of it matters.
You will forge your own path and you will become the Strongest Hero in the world. That is your wish for the Grail to grant: to give you the chance to immortalize yourself through quests worthy of a Hero such as yourself.
As your thoughts finally end, you focus your mismatched eyes onto the void. You can feel your summoner's presence, and stretching your limbs, you walk towards it with purpose, your trustworthy bow, bound in red cloth, clutched in your left hand.
"Let's go." You say to yourself, smiling widely as you do so. "Surely, this will be a worthy War to fight."
Heroes of all times and countries... yes, they will surely prove to be great and worthy opponents. You look forward to matching your sword skills against theirs. Even in a War where they will ultimately die, you want to immortalize your opponents in your way: by carving them into your memory.
That is the greatest honor you can give anyone who is brave enough to fight you, the greatest son of Zeus.
With every step you take, you get closer to the presence of your summoner. Your body becomes stronger, your senses sharpen, and your strength becomes greater. You can feel it in your bones and in your soul.
Then, everything explodes into light. Your eyes close involuntarily as you feel air swirling around you and your feet come to rest on what you feel to be stone after a brief moment of disorientation. Tightening your grasp on your bow, you prepare to open your eyes and declare yourself-
"Illya! What the heck did you do?!" A harsh yet young voice sounds in a high pitch, along with something being slapped.
"Riiin! Stop! I don't know what I did! I just followed your instructions!" The voice of a young girl now, her tone desperate as she tries fighting off the first voice.
"Illya, I'm both proud and annoyed! You managed to summon a really powerful Servant, with only the equivalent of a Summon Ticket! Even Zelretch has never pulled any gold Sabers! EX-Rank Luck!" An annoyingly chipper voice then chimed in, to the younger voice's embarrassment.
"Rubyyyyyy!"
"And another thing! Show me your hand- what are those red things on it?!"
You open your eyes, at last, blinking as the last of the light clears away. You are clearly in some sort of stone basement, lit only with candles. In addition, turning your head you see a table with various books and pieces of parchment on it.
You narrow your eyes. The den of a magus then- the surroundings feel familiar. It is not quite on the level of some of the magus 'workshops' you've encountered in your life but the presence is still there.
Then... you turn to see the sources of the voices.
A girl, a year or two younger than yourself from what you can see, with long black hair in twin-tails and aqua eyes, is currently shaking a girl violently while yelling into her ear. This must be her workshop, as she clutches a dagger that you recognize as an Azoth- something that Chiron himself showed you during your training, elaborating that it was traditional magus tool. Floating in the air is something that resembles a five-pointed star in a golden ring with wings. It seems to enjoy the chaos of the scene before noticing that you were looking at it.
"Ah, Rin, Illya..." The object tries to get in between the arguing upon your stare at it but was unable to really break up the fighting.
You clear your throat after a few moments, doing so several times until the two girls focus on you. The older one with the harsh voice- Rin was it?- seems to be apprehensive about you, paling a little but standing her ground, while the younger one just stares at you in curiosity and with a blush on her face.
From what you could see, the younger girl had hair the color of snow, and eyes a vibrant red. She wore what seemed to be a shirt and a skirt combination, but the style was not of any civilization you know of.
On her left hand, you see glowing red marks in the shape of a cup.
Immediately, you know who has summoned you.
You smile kindly at the young girl, Illya, before standing tall and holding your bow up so that it stood height wise. You make sure your posture is strong, before declaring yourself.
"I am Servant Archer. I promise my bow to you so that you will stand victorious in the Holy Grail War. Now, I ask you..."
Your eyes meet hers once more.
"Are you my Master?"
Your Master blinks several times in bewilderment, her blush flaring even more before something unexpected happens.
"WHATTTTTTTT?!"
=X=X=X=
What do you do?
[] You console your Master, as she's clearly panicking about something. Calming her down will be the best you can do so that you can get information about what's going on.
[] You stay silent, still shocked by the irregularity of the situation you have found yourself in. After all, it seems your Master didn't even intend to summon you.
[] Take your Master away from the second girl, who is undoubtedly a magus. Magi can't be trusted after all, and your Master's safety is your first priority.
=X=X=X=
So, here's the next update! Far faster than I anticipated, but I had the spare time to do so. I hope you like it, and make sure to vote!
And just to elaborate, the other Servant choices were Angra Mainyu, who was possessing Heaven's Feel Shirou, and Proto-Saber Alter, though he wasn't altered by the Grail, however; instead he awakened his own Dragon's blood during his rule.
I'm using a certain spelling for Alkeides, to help differentiate him from his Avenger/Archer future self Alcides from Fate/Strange Fake. The reason Alkeides is an Archer-class Servant is that Archer is Herakles' strongest class and he would undoubtedly wreck everyone if he was summoned, so I decided that 'Herakles Lily' would be an Archer-class Servant as well.
I will enjoy seeing how you guys vote- it's gonna be really fun!
The next update will be an Interlude, showing how Illya ended up accidentally summoning Alkeides as a Servant.
Adhoc vote count started by TyrantOfKings on Dec 7, 2017 at 8:37 AM, finished with 34 posts and 18 votes.
[X] You console your Master, as she's clearly panicking about something. Calming her down will be the best you can do so that you can get information about what's going on.
[X] Take your Master away from the second girl, who is undoubtedly a magus. Magi can't be trusted after all, and your Master's safety is your first priority.
[X] You console your Master, as she's clearly panicking about something. Calming her down will be the best you can do so that you can get information about what's going on.
-[X] Ask if there's anything you, as her Servant can do for her. After all, she IS your Master, and as such, holds a right to command you.
--[X] Of course, you cannot even believe disobeying her now, as your life and body are tied to hers, and her fate is to you, so there is no need to worry Master. You would never let anything happen to her.
[X] You console your Master, as she's clearly panicking about something. Calming her down will be the best you can do so that you can get information about what's going on.
-[X] Ask if there's anything you, as her Servant can do for her. After all, she IS your Master, and as such, holds a right to command you.
Adhoc vote count started by TyrantOfKings on Dec 8, 2017 at 5:46 PM, finished with 57 posts and 20 votes.
[X] You console your Master, as she's clearly panicking about something. Calming her down will be the best you can do so that you can get information about what's going on.
[X] Take your Master away from the second girl, who is undoubtedly a magus. Magi can't be trusted after all, and your Master's safety is your first priority.
[X] You console your Master, as she's clearly panicking about something. Calming her down will be the best you can do so that you can get information about what's going on.
-[X] Ask if there's anything you, as her Servant can do for her. After all, she IS your Master, and as such, holds a right to command you.
--[X] Of course, you cannot even believe disobeying her now, as your life and body are tied to hers, and her fate is to you, so there is no need to worry Master. You would never let anything happen to her.
[X] You console your Master, as she's clearly panicking about something. Calming her down will be the best you can do so that you can get information about what's going on.
-[X] Ask if there's anything you, as her Servant can do for her. After all, she IS your Master, and as such, holds a right to command you.
[X] Take your Master away from the second girl, who is undoubtedly a magus. Magi can't be trusted after all, and your Master's safety is your first priority.
