Confringentur 2; a Madoka Magica / Fate/Stay Night sequel
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[X] Yes; another mind would be appreciated
WanderingTwix
Posting something good once in a full moon
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It's me!!!
... Well, yes. I am me.
I didn't know that you had finished off Confringentur, but I'm glad that you were able to do so. Good job to everyone.
I have no convenient excuse for leaving midway through. I just lost interest in it all. I... think I had lost it for a while (some way through part 3), but just hadn't realised it, if that makes sense?(spoilers for end of Confringentur mk.2) the start of the casualties in the fight Vs Walpy that became apparent from discussion of the threadmark I hadn't read yet gave me an excuse to stop reading due to the dread of what was to come. (spoilers for end of Confringentur mk.2)
After that, it was all to easy to leave it behind. I can say sorry... But I'm not sure if I even mean it. It feels like an empty apology. I would've had more to say, but it's been months, and it's all half-forgotten in the past. Maybe that's why saying sorry feels empty now. I just don't feel... feelings towards it.
That's something in general that I'm starting to notice. All the stories I'm reading, webcomics, whatever... It's harder for me to feel emotional from them. Things that should be funny don't make me laugh(and not just because I don't get the joke); things that should be sad don't make me feel grief. It's not like I can't feel these things, but, I don't know... everything's just dull compared to the past. I think. Maybe it's always been like this, but I only started caring/noticing now.
The one plus side to all this is that with the lack of "attachment", there was nothing stopping me from reading the rest of mk.2 and... well, here I am now. I don't know if I'll leave again, but I'm here for now.
[X] Yes; another mind would be appreciated
btw, have you thought of putting this in the quest advertising thread? I also feel that this post-
Edit: I feel weird about this post. I just scooted in after leaving during our darkest hour like it was.nothing.
... Well, yes. I am me.
I didn't know that you had finished off Confringentur, but I'm glad that you were able to do so. Good job to everyone.
I have no convenient excuse for leaving midway through. I just lost interest in it all. I... think I had lost it for a while (some way through part 3), but just hadn't realised it, if that makes sense?(spoilers for end of Confringentur mk.2) the start of the casualties in the fight Vs Walpy that became apparent from discussion of the threadmark I hadn't read yet gave me an excuse to stop reading due to the dread of what was to come. (spoilers for end of Confringentur mk.2)
After that, it was all to easy to leave it behind. I can say sorry... But I'm not sure if I even mean it. It feels like an empty apology. I would've had more to say, but it's been months, and it's all half-forgotten in the past. Maybe that's why saying sorry feels empty now. I just don't feel... feelings towards it.
That's something in general that I'm starting to notice. All the stories I'm reading, webcomics, whatever... It's harder for me to feel emotional from them. Things that should be funny don't make me laugh(and not just because I don't get the joke); things that should be sad don't make me feel grief. It's not like I can't feel these things, but, I don't know... everything's just dull compared to the past. I think. Maybe it's always been like this, but I only started caring/noticing now.
The one plus side to all this is that with the lack of "attachment", there was nothing stopping me from reading the rest of mk.2 and... well, here I am now. I don't know if I'll leave again, but I'm here for now.
[X] Yes; another mind would be appreciated
btw, have you thought of putting this in the quest advertising thread? I also feel that this post-
Should be the first or second threadmark so new readers who use reader mode or don't look at discussion will know that it's not mandatory to read the prior story (and seeing that there are prior stories to read in the first place)
Edit: I feel weird about this post. I just scooted in after leaving during our darkest hour like it was.nothing.
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Day 1 Chapter 4
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[X] Yes; another mind would be appreciated
It happened again. Despite your best efforts to keep her safe, Madoka is dead. With your shield broken and no way for you to turn back the clock, this is it. You cradle the broken body of your beloved, and with tears blurring your vision you stare at the figure responsible for her death. Their face is hard to make out against your tears, but their white hair and white dress stand out to you- Mikuni Oriko. How could she have done this? You thought she had moved past acting this way to get what she wanted.
The white figure approaches, their every step silent, their body never swaying with the movement of their legs, almost as if they weren't really walking at all, but gliding through the air. Their long white hair blows in the wind, and as they approach your eyes can finally make out their shape. It isn't Mikuni Oriko; it's you. You killed Madoka.
'Your' face is hardened, 'your' skin browned to the same colour as Archer's, and 'your' eyes possess a cold sharpness, steel to pierce the soul, not the flesh. The other you raises their hand, conjuring a weapon from nothing as they stand above you...
Your eyes awake, but the pressure in your chest isn't from a piercing blade, but rather from a welcome companion. Amy kneads her paws on your chest, and you raise up your hands to hold her as you sit upright in bed. You look around the room, reassuring yourself that all is well - that Madoka is well - when you confirm that nothing has changed from when you went to sleep. Your present for Madoka sits on the corner of your desk, and you will make sure Madoka lives to open it.
Once assured that all is well, you smile for Amy, giving her a kiss and some scratches behind the ear as you set her down on your bed. "Good girl," you say, swinging yourself over the side of your bed, letting your bare feet fumble for your slippers. You rise, and Amy follows you as you make your way to the kitchen, to the scent of cooking breakfast, and to mom and dad.
"Morning Homura," Archer says as you enter the kitchen. "Sleep well?"
You nod, a yawn barely escaping your throat as you respond with an "Mhm," as Amy slinks past you to her food and water dishes. "Morning," you say to Archer, and to the other woman already seated at the kitchen table, currently hunched over at her laptop. "Morning mom."
Kure Minako isn't your birth mother; quite the opposite, she's actually Kirika's birth mother. But she's your father's significant other, the mother of the girl you call your sister, and she's taken care of you just as well as your real mother would have, were she still alive. So she's mom in your eyes. "Morning sweetie," Minako says, looking up from her laptop to smile as you take the seat across from her at the table. "Archer told me you got in late last night. Everything okay?"
Both her biological daughter and her adopted daughter are puella magi, so it was impossible to keep the secrets of magic from Minako forever; she knows about you, Kirika, and the rest of the girls. "Same as always," you respond. "Kirika says hi, by the way." Minako gives you another smile, almost to return to her work before you ask "You doing schoolwork, or work work?"
You don't know the entire story; all you know is that Minako had to drop out of high school when she got pregnant with Kirika. She never finished, and she never went to university either. She's going to school now, thankfully, getting a four-year degree through some online learning program out of some local university. She's also working, coincidentally at the same realty firm where Madoka's own mother works. In fact, if you've heard correctly, Minako has Madoka's mother to thank for getting her that job in the first place. "Work work," Minako replies. "I've got to get this report typed up before Junko-san can close out some contract she's working on."
"She was working on it last night, too," Archer says, laying out a breakfast of bacon and eggs for the three of you. "Speaking of work, I gave Rin a call after I hit a dead end looking at that lumpy Grief Seed you gave me. She said she could be out here by the end of the week to take a closer look at it."
"Thank you." Archer takes a seat beside Minako, and the three of you share a brief "Itadakimasu!" before digging in. "How far did you get with your structural analysis?"
"Not very. It's... How do I say this... It's like a Grief Seed. It's nominally composed of the same dark magic, but the way it was put together makes me think it was done by someone who only kind of knew what they were doing, rather than something professional that the Incubator would have cooked up." You mull over Archer's words as you chew on a bit of bacon. Someone is manufacturing fake Grief Seeds, then; but who would do something like that; and why? What could they hope to achieve by doing that? "Hopefully when Rin takes a look at it, she can tell us whether it was made through magic, or through magecraft. Might give us some clues as to who's responsible."
"Come on you two, no magic at the breakfast table," Minako says, attempting and failing to affect a pout with her mouth full of delicious breakfast. "I barely get to see you two as is, I don't want to feel like you're leaving me out of the conversation."
Archer takes the hint, changing the subject by saying "I think Amy is due for her six-month checkup soon. You want to take her to see the vet, or should I?"
[ ] You'll take her (write-in when)
-[ ] Maybe Madoka would like to accompany you?
[ ] Have Archer take her (write-in when)
[ ] Do you have anything else to talk about over breakfast?
-[ ] with Archer (write-in)
-[ ] with Minako (write-in)
When you head out after breakfast, do you
[ ] Talk
-[ ] to Madoka
-[ ] to Sayaka
-[ ] to Hitomi
--[ ] About what? (write-in)
It happened again. Despite your best efforts to keep her safe, Madoka is dead. With your shield broken and no way for you to turn back the clock, this is it. You cradle the broken body of your beloved, and with tears blurring your vision you stare at the figure responsible for her death. Their face is hard to make out against your tears, but their white hair and white dress stand out to you- Mikuni Oriko. How could she have done this? You thought she had moved past acting this way to get what she wanted.
The white figure approaches, their every step silent, their body never swaying with the movement of their legs, almost as if they weren't really walking at all, but gliding through the air. Their long white hair blows in the wind, and as they approach your eyes can finally make out their shape. It isn't Mikuni Oriko; it's you. You killed Madoka.
'Your' face is hardened, 'your' skin browned to the same colour as Archer's, and 'your' eyes possess a cold sharpness, steel to pierce the soul, not the flesh. The other you raises their hand, conjuring a weapon from nothing as they stand above you...
Your eyes awake, but the pressure in your chest isn't from a piercing blade, but rather from a welcome companion. Amy kneads her paws on your chest, and you raise up your hands to hold her as you sit upright in bed. You look around the room, reassuring yourself that all is well - that Madoka is well - when you confirm that nothing has changed from when you went to sleep. Your present for Madoka sits on the corner of your desk, and you will make sure Madoka lives to open it.
Once assured that all is well, you smile for Amy, giving her a kiss and some scratches behind the ear as you set her down on your bed. "Good girl," you say, swinging yourself over the side of your bed, letting your bare feet fumble for your slippers. You rise, and Amy follows you as you make your way to the kitchen, to the scent of cooking breakfast, and to mom and dad.
"Morning Homura," Archer says as you enter the kitchen. "Sleep well?"
You nod, a yawn barely escaping your throat as you respond with an "Mhm," as Amy slinks past you to her food and water dishes. "Morning," you say to Archer, and to the other woman already seated at the kitchen table, currently hunched over at her laptop. "Morning mom."
Kure Minako isn't your birth mother; quite the opposite, she's actually Kirika's birth mother. But she's your father's significant other, the mother of the girl you call your sister, and she's taken care of you just as well as your real mother would have, were she still alive. So she's mom in your eyes. "Morning sweetie," Minako says, looking up from her laptop to smile as you take the seat across from her at the table. "Archer told me you got in late last night. Everything okay?"
Both her biological daughter and her adopted daughter are puella magi, so it was impossible to keep the secrets of magic from Minako forever; she knows about you, Kirika, and the rest of the girls. "Same as always," you respond. "Kirika says hi, by the way." Minako gives you another smile, almost to return to her work before you ask "You doing schoolwork, or work work?"
You don't know the entire story; all you know is that Minako had to drop out of high school when she got pregnant with Kirika. She never finished, and she never went to university either. She's going to school now, thankfully, getting a four-year degree through some online learning program out of some local university. She's also working, coincidentally at the same realty firm where Madoka's own mother works. In fact, if you've heard correctly, Minako has Madoka's mother to thank for getting her that job in the first place. "Work work," Minako replies. "I've got to get this report typed up before Junko-san can close out some contract she's working on."
"She was working on it last night, too," Archer says, laying out a breakfast of bacon and eggs for the three of you. "Speaking of work, I gave Rin a call after I hit a dead end looking at that lumpy Grief Seed you gave me. She said she could be out here by the end of the week to take a closer look at it."
"Thank you." Archer takes a seat beside Minako, and the three of you share a brief "Itadakimasu!" before digging in. "How far did you get with your structural analysis?"
"Not very. It's... How do I say this... It's like a Grief Seed. It's nominally composed of the same dark magic, but the way it was put together makes me think it was done by someone who only kind of knew what they were doing, rather than something professional that the Incubator would have cooked up." You mull over Archer's words as you chew on a bit of bacon. Someone is manufacturing fake Grief Seeds, then; but who would do something like that; and why? What could they hope to achieve by doing that? "Hopefully when Rin takes a look at it, she can tell us whether it was made through magic, or through magecraft. Might give us some clues as to who's responsible."
"Come on you two, no magic at the breakfast table," Minako says, attempting and failing to affect a pout with her mouth full of delicious breakfast. "I barely get to see you two as is, I don't want to feel like you're leaving me out of the conversation."
Archer takes the hint, changing the subject by saying "I think Amy is due for her six-month checkup soon. You want to take her to see the vet, or should I?"
[ ] You'll take her (write-in when)
-[ ] Maybe Madoka would like to accompany you?
[ ] Have Archer take her (write-in when)
[ ] Do you have anything else to talk about over breakfast?
-[ ] with Archer (write-in)
-[ ] with Minako (write-in)
When you head out after breakfast, do you
[ ] Talk
-[ ] to Madoka
-[ ] to Sayaka
-[ ] to Hitomi
--[ ] About what? (write-in)
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[X] This is a Fate story and the first image wakeup image isn't Sakura, for shame!
-[X] You'll take her (Tomorrow, after school)
--[X] Maybe Madoka would like to accompany you?
-[X] Do you have anything else to talk about over breakfast?
--[X] with Archer (what is he up to today)
--[X] with Minako (madoka's mom said she wouldn't mind hiring us in the future... What's it like working there)
When you head out after breakfast, do you
-[X] Talk
--[X] to Madoka (Happy birthday + hug and asking how her birthday has been)
--[X] to Sayaka (pokemon discussion if we ever played the game she got us.)
--[X] to Hitomi (any new magus stuff you've figured out recently?)
Need conversation topics, suggestions?
-[X] You'll take her (Tomorrow, after school)
--[X] Maybe Madoka would like to accompany you?
-[X] Do you have anything else to talk about over breakfast?
--[X] with Archer (what is he up to today)
--[X] with Minako (madoka's mom said she wouldn't mind hiring us in the future... What's it like working there)
When you head out after breakfast, do you
-[X] Talk
--[X] to Madoka (Happy birthday + hug and asking how her birthday has been)
--[X] to Sayaka (pokemon discussion if we ever played the game she got us.)
--[X] to Hitomi (any new magus stuff you've figured out recently?)
Need conversation topics, suggestions?
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[X] This is a Fate story and the first image wakeup image isn't Sakura, for shame!
PlaguePaladin
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"Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise? I thought not. It's not a story the Incubator would tell you."
Edit: Forgot to vote wwwww
[X] This is a Fate story and the first image wakeup image isn't Sakura, for shame!
-[X] You'll take her (Tomorrow, after school)
--[X] Maybe Madoka would like to accompany you?
-[X] Do you have anything else to talk about over breakfast?
--[X] with Archer (what is he up to today)
--[X] with Minako (madoka's mom said she wouldn't mind hiring us in the future... What's it like working there)
When you head out after breakfast, do you
-[X] Talk
--[X] to Madoka (Happy birthday + hug and asking how her birthday has been)
--[X] to Sayaka (pokemon discussion if we ever played the game she got us.)
--[X] to Hitomi (any new magus stuff you've figured out recently?)
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Finally...Counter Guardian Homura Emiya.
[X] This is a Fate story and the first image wakeup image isn't Sakura, for shame!
[X] This is a Fate story and the first image wakeup image isn't Sakura, for shame!
More likely that this would be Archer... Homura won't get to looking like Archer ever most likely. Source material from the FSN VN basically states it's from him abusing his magic circuits and not knowing what the hell he was doing for several decades. Given that Homura has a fuckton in her soul gem, she can't even fry them like Shirou did for decades. Even if she did, her body is more akin to a cadavar and she can reverse any harm she does to herself.
PlaguePaladin
The Bird Lady
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Another feasible possibility is if Archer decided out of nowhere to make a Magic Crest and transplanted it into Homura but:
1. Bad idea
2. He wouldn't be able to share it because chances are Homura would have s*** compatability with it
3. It would probably make Homura look like pre-Counter Guardian Shirou instead of Archer.
Plus, jury's still out on if that's just a feature of Zouken's r*** worms or Magic Crests as a whole, because Zouken's worms are really the only example we get of a Magic Crest being transplanted onto someone outside the family.
Magic Crests... Wouldn't really do much for Homura? They are used to do one of two things. Pass on magic circuits (which Archer doesn't either have as a servant or is currently using) or to pass on the ability to shortcut spells and shit that the previous crest owner had or developed. Like if Shirou had access to the Emiya crest, he would have been able to do time alter as well as have additional magic circuits that are part of the crest.
Considering that EMIYA can do swords and mostly only swords, which only work because he is a sword incarnation... It wouldn't work for Homura since she isn't a sword incarnation of the same level as he is. Or, y'know. At all.
Zouken's crest worms are the odd ones out, not the rule. They are a fucked up way of doing magic circuits or Mana gathering but they really only direct them back to zouken. They also don't reaaaaaaally give the user any additional magecraft to work with as Zouken still holds the actual crest for the family.
Considering that EMIYA can do swords and mostly only swords, which only work because he is a sword incarnation... It wouldn't work for Homura since she isn't a sword incarnation of the same level as he is. Or, y'know. At all.
Zouken's crest worms are the odd ones out, not the rule. They are a fucked up way of doing magic circuits or Mana gathering but they really only direct them back to zouken. They also don't reaaaaaaally give the user any additional magecraft to work with as Zouken still holds the actual crest for the family.
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PlaguePaladin
The Bird Lady
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Yep, my point entirely. I was just stating that that's what would have to happen in order to get Counter Guardian Homura.
Also: I'm pretty sure Servants do have Magic Circuits if they did in life? After all, Artoria still has her Dragon Core (even if it can't produce mana itself) so I assumed that Archer still had circuits, though incapable of producing mana.
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I mean, more likely than either, this is just the nightmare of a traumatised teenage girl who's had to watch her girlfriend die too many times to count. Trying to apply logic isn't very logical. I shouldn't have to spell it out, but after everything she's been through, she's rightfully terrified that she'll be forced to do something that would cause Madoka harm.
You're all technically correct; Homura will probably never look like Archer. But try telling that to her when she's having a nightmare.
A very good question indeed. You'll find out soon enough.
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[X] This is a Fate story and the first image wakeup image isn't Sakura, for shame!
Not entirely correct; everybody's favourite Necromancer tried this. Admittedly, she was a remote relative according to the wiki, and it killed her, but still.