"Wait master. I got a strange feeling, wait here." I said as I quickly ran up the stairs only to trip the the last step, dang heels.

Anyways, I walked for a bit following the presence as I think I busted into Sakura's room.

Oh hey, she summoned Jeanne d'arc Alter. "Oh hi there," I turned my head back. "Hey master! I think your sister summoned a servant as well!"

@notmi
@Sucal

Shinji hummed when Assassin mentioned that Sakura had called upon a Servant just as he had. That was a bit of an unusual one.

He walked up the stairs, to see -

@Look to the Left
@notmi

"I am the greatest cool! I am the greatest cool you'll ever meet. The phantasmal fantastic magical girl archer-chan!"

Going throw the various clothing draws, the servant of Awesome and Fire briefly began tossing clothes everywhere, wincing at how plain and boring half of them were. Eventually she settled on a white shirt and purple skirt combo, one ethat was rather familiar from the ending of the 'infamous route'. Plus they were roomy and twirled around when she moved, which was clearly pleasant, considering she did a few spins.

"Well you won't be needing these now anyway."

The draconic slasher smile was apparently MEANT to be reassuring. Meant to be anyway, though its full impact was quickly dulled when they found themselves interrupted. Rider took over a few seconds to see who exactly it was that interrupted them, shortly before facepalming so hard it left a bruise. Clearly there was only one thing to do in this situation. Throw her master under the bus! Namely by conjuring up a flaming sign with the words 'new mama' that pointed directly at Sakura

"This is your new mother. She wants to hear all about it! Chase after me and I'll feed you to a dragon. You couldn't afford my hourly rates!"

Oh. One of those wars then.

"She might not be able to, Rider, but I think I can." Shinji gave Jeanne a crooked grin. "How much would it cost for you to adopt this," he patted Assassin on the head,"adorable little ball of crassness and ill mannered behavior?"

Might as well have fun with it.
 
"You might be a Master," I allow, "but what reason do I have to assume you are my Master?"
Hm...

Listing off his stats?...no, that's something that can be seen by any Master upon seeing a Servant.

And then I felt like hitting myself. Right, a visual link! But...how do I do that?

I thought of myself being stabbed in the heart. My magic circuits opened.

Despite my lack of experience with the Tohsaka mansion firsthand, I found myself conveniently in this room of all places. Perhaps, despite my sudden insertion into this body, some skills were kept. Like how one of those amnesiacs that can't form new memories can still learn to play an instrument.

I let the instincts of this body guide me, and formed a visual link with the Servant in front of me.

"That's a reason."
 
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Hm...

Listing off his stats?...no, that's something that can be seen by any Master upon seeing a Servant.

And then I felt like hitting myself. Right, a visual link! But...how do I do that?

I thought of myself being stabbed in the heart. My magic circuits opened.

Despite my lack of experience with the Tohsaka mansion firsthand, I found myself conveniently in this room of all places. Perhaps, despite my sudden insertion into this body, some skills were kept. Like how one of those amnesiacs that can't form new memories can still learn to play an instrument.

I let the instincts of this body guide me, and formed a visual link with the Servant in front of me.

"That's a reason."
"An optical illusion is nothing special. It isn't as if I have particularly high Magic Resistance," I note.
 
@God and the Snake
@Look to the Left
@notmi

"A million more dollars then you actually have"

The moment Shinji entered the room was the moment that he found himself set on fire. Rider would have claimed that it was an instinctual reaction, that she did it because she was allergic to sea weed... but everyone knew she would have been lying. She did it because she was bored, and because she wanted to see if he would stop drop and roll.

"But then that was the wrong question to ask!. The question you should be asking is how much you'll pay me so that your colon will forever remain ignorant to the sensation of being penetrated by a dragon!"

Her smile didn't falter even as the assassin spoke.

"Don't be silly, Sakura is your mama!"
 
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"Right then. We're going to scout out the nearby area, make sure we don't have, say, more dragons coming down on us. Once we're sure we're safe, we can make contact with Roman and see if he knows where the hell in Japan we are."

I take a moment to think about what Cu Alter would do in this situation.

...Killing everyone isn't the best plan.

"Yeah, yeah." I reply, trying to look bored. "I'll go have a look around. Stick with the meatshield and call me if you need me, I guess."

Acting is hard, so let's get some distance before people notice that something's up.

The instant I finish talking, I revert to astral form and take off running.

...Hahaha, wow, having Servant-level speed is so much fun

I take a moment to jump on the rooftops and enjoy the feeling for a bit.

...I wonder what it's like to run up a skyscraper? Rider and Saber did that in the Fate route...

...Nah, too far away. Need to scout out the nearby area to make sure there's nothing bad going on here.

This is Fuyuki, right? And if Chaldea is involved, a Singularity of some sort...

...Einzberns are too far away, so let's see if the Matou's are nearby. Zouken is the second most likely candidate to ruining everything forever, after all.
 
"An optical illusion is nothing special. It isn't as if I have particularly high Magic Resistance," I note.

...After a few moments of thought and eyebrow twitching, I decided on a course of action.

It wasn't a very wise one, and I would probably regret it later down the line, but then, I couldn't think of any other way at this point.

"By the power of the Command Seal, I order you to acknowledge me as your Master."

...I already felt frakking stupid.
 
"Well, if she wants to live under this roof, the-"

@God and the Snake
@Look to the Left
@notmi


The moment Shinji entered the room was the moment that he found himself set on fire.

Aaaaaand his coat and pants were on fire.

That was remarkably quick escalation, even for this situation. A man less experienced with mystic-immolation would've stop, dropped, and rolled: And that man would've died, because magical fire was much less liable to smothering. But Shinji was no base amateur.

That's why he ripped off his pants.

Buttons along the side snapped off with lightning fast speed, the tearaway trousers offering little resistance. He threw the tattered, burning remains of the lower garments at Sakura's Servant, a small bit of vindication.

His jacket slid off less easily, leaving half of his upper body a painful pink. That he threw out the window, onto the lawn below.

Huh. Shinji suddenly recalled, standing in his boxers and a white undershirt, that it'd been a dry week, as the blaze quickly began chewing through the grass.

"-n yes, she's your new mother. Sakura's much to young to be your momma. Think of her... as a big sister."

He paused.

"I'm going to go turn on the sprinklers, now."

And, nonchalant as you like, Shinji strolled out of the room, thumbs hitched in the elastic of his underwear.
 
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...After a few moments of thought and eyebrow twitching, I decided on a course of action.

It wasn't a very wise one, and I would probably regret it later down the line, but then, I couldn't think of any other way at this point.

"By the power of the Command Seal, I order you to acknowledge me as your Master."

...I already felt frakking stupid.
"Yassah." One down.
 
"Right, now that that's been cleared up..."

...what were they going to do, anyway? I had no desire for the Holy Grail, personally. I knew what it would do.

But then again, Rin was a deciding factor in every single one of the routes. If she wasn't there, then it was likely that particularly terrible events would occur.

I pushed my worries and insecurities away, for the moment and continued my sentence. "Let's scout around the city. We might be able to get a read on some of our opponents be--early on in the war...what was your class?"
 
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Great, what a useless oaf this Servant was. I sighed exasperatedly to the side. I knew I should've relied on myself to carry out the task of defeating the Tohsaka heir and avenge the lost of my-Luvia's predecessor back in the Third Holy Grail War. Ughhh. This whole mind-identity-confusion-thing was growing tiresome. I am Bondo, not Luvia.

With my Servant too busy laying on the floor, I'd have to make do and help myself up. Pushing myself off from my supine position and shakily standing back up, grasping at a nearby lamp table to steady myself. Forgive me for being used to my body's center of balance and high heeled boots when the last time I checked I didn't have any of those things!

...I think? Wait, no. Definitely, I had black hair the last time I checked, not blonde.

Dusting my long blue skirt, I reached out a hand to the big simple looking oaf on the ground.

"Here, take my hand. And do something with that tongue of yours." I indignantly huffed. "No Servants of mint, no - the Edelfelts, shall speak in such a base manner. I will simply not allow it!"

After having his big, muscular hand wrapped around my somewhat muscular wrist, I noted how strong his grip was. He must have been quite the wrestler in life. At judging by the size of his girth and triceps, definitely a heavyweight. Might not be so bad after all, so long as he gets his acts together that is.

Letting go of his hand, I took a few steps backward, not tripping on my feet this time.

"And as for why you're here, that is because I called upon your strength to lend me aid on my, no - the Edelfelt's revenge on the Tohsaka." My mouth sneered at the word 'Tohsaka'. I don't think there was anything I-Luvia despised more than losing to a Tohsaka. She always wanted to best them in their own game when my-her elders told her of what went down during the 3rd. "I'd expected the Hero Theseus to heed my call, but you'll do - Berserker." The big oaf's Class becoming quite apparent in my vision.

"Oh, pardon me. I've almost forgotten to introduce myself." I performed a curtsy, as expected of a daughter of the Edelfelt. "I am Bondo." My face scrunched up in confusion. No, that wasn't right. Where did that even come from? "Forgive me for that slip of tongue. Let me start over." My face reddened in embarrassement. Only a fool would forget their own name!

I curtsied to Berserker again.

"I am Luviagelita Edelfelt, you may call me Luvia if you wish. But remember, I am your Master for this Holy Grail War."

I gave her the gimlet eye.

"Nice to meet you Luvia. How do you know the name Bondo?" I've seen Bondo, not even he could get reconstructive surgery on that level in a month. "More importantly, what is going on."

I knew he lived a few hours away..did he have something to do with this? Fuck, I knew leaving my laptop open was a bad idea. Nice try Bondo, you should've gotten someone who could actually remember her lines to pull this shit. He was dead to me for this.

Luvia...sounds familiar somehow. I'd probably remember better when I wasn't tired and scared and totally mentally fucked up. Probably someone Bondo mentioned, if her namedrop is any indication.

But...that didn't explain the other things.

I was huge. Massive. Luvia's whole hand could fit in my palm easily, and the arm I'd outstretched was covered in old, cracked scars. Phantom pain had seared through them for an instant, a moment of agony that almost had me crushing her hand between my fingers, as I lay prey to an anger so old and bitter it nearly consumed me.

And then the moment passed. But not forgotten. I felt lighter than ever, a host of instinctual aches and pains vanishing with a breeze I could only feel for it's passing. Toothache, headache, muscle ache gone, and I could only tell they were there for their absence. I felt strong, light, powerful, invincible.

I felt scared.

I also felt the wind. I looked down. No shirt, no pants. Iron armor? Steel plating on the skirt? Had Bondo found LARP gear? Was this subtle mockery? Some weird setup?

Bizarre, and...

Yes...

No underwear.

My, there was a lovely wind tonight.
 
"You're not wrong," I said, and shrugged. So it seemed I was correct in this assumption that Berserker was kind of like me - as in transported into a fictional character's body. "And after we get this done... well, let's just say technically becoming an older sister has made me want to be... protective." I gave a small grin.

I shrug with one arm as not to disterb Not!Illya "Well I can see the protective bit, I had younger siblings as well. But if it's cannon Shirou, I don't think anything you do is going to help him."
However, my face then twisted into one of introspection. "So just for confirmation... the maids, their names are Leysritt and Sella or something, right? I don't exactly remember perfectly what they were..."

Thank you Bondo for helping me and thank SV for creating a Homunculous master for my only attempt at a fate quest.

What's a Bondo?
A Mook of godlike proportions that somehow wins everything. The man won super affection without even trying, if he's here, he's going to be the most dangerous master in this war.

... what is a mook?
Ignoring the voice of Herc in my head, I nod "They were Illya's handmaids, sort of her bodyguards/caretakers while she was in Japan. They took care of the house, cleaned Illya up and threatened Shinji with a halberd if I remember correctly. So if they point something sharp at us, we know we've been had."
 
"Right, now that that's been cleared up..."

...what were they going to do, anyway? I had no desire for the Holy Grail, personally. I knew what it would do.

But then again, Rin was a deciding factor in every single one of the routes. If she wasn't there, then it was likely that particularly terrible events would occur.

I pushed my worries and insecurities away, for the moment and continued my sentence. "Let's scout around the city. We might be able to get a read on some of our opponents be--early on in the war...what was your class?"
"It doesn't really matter," I say. "Besides, shouldn't a real Master be able to figure that out for herself?"
 
On one hand, what the fuck. On the other, what the fuck. I have no idea what's going on, but I'm not getting stuck with the crazy serial killer with mommy issues. I'm bad enough with normal kids.

@Look to the Left
"Yes Rider is definitely your Mother. Why else would she be here waiting for you? I even heard her say she wants to take you shopping."

@Sucal

I wandered closer to the Servant, leaning in to speak, with my nicest smile on my face.

"Listen bitch, I have zero issues command sealing you to punch yourself in the face until you're a better person. Just calm yourself down, and we can actually maybe get something done aside from you throwing a hissy fit, yeah?

Nice job on setting Shinji on fire though."
 
I shrug with one arm as not to disterb Not!Illya "Well I can see the protective bit, I had younger siblings as well. But if it's cannon Shirou, I don't think anything you do is going to help him."
I smiled and chuckled. "I know that. But what I'm going to do is try to insert myself into his life like one of those magic Light Novels - you know, To Aru, Twintails, High School DxD, that sort of crap - for my own amusement."

Then, I tilted my head. "Although I'm not sure what personality type I want to go for... bubbly hyperactive, or cranky tsunsister. What do you think?"

Thank you Bondo for helping me and thank SV for creating a Homunculous master for my only attempt at a fate quest.

What's a Bondo?
A Mook of godlike proportions that somehow wins everything. The man won super affection without even trying, if he's here, he's going to be the most dangerous master in this war.

... what is a mook?
Ignoring the voice of Herc in my head, I nod "They were Illya's handmaids, sort of her bodyguards/caretakers while she was in Japan. They took care of the house, cleaned Illya up and threatened Shinji with a halberd if I remember correctly. So if they point something sharp at us, we know we've been had."
"Hey, I knew that bit. I just needed a refresher course on their names." I shrugged. Then, an idea popped up in my mind. "Oh, by the way, when we go out in public, I know how we can prevent people from knowing what you and I actually are - I'll say we're cousins from a foreign land with birth defects; I have albinism and a rare form of dwarfism, and you have something where your muscle mass is huge - that is a real thing by the way - a very pigment-rich skin, gigantism, and also you're a LARPer. Anyways, let's go, and on the way you tell me what you think." I paused. "And by let's go I mean could we go now?"
 
I gave her the gimlet eye.

"Nice to meet you Luvia. How do you know the name Bondo?" I've seen Bondo, not even he could get reconstructive surgery on that level in a month. "More importantly, what is going on."

I knew he lived a few hours away..did he have something to do with this? Fuck, I knew leaving my laptop open was a bad idea. Nice try Bondo, you should've gotten someone who could actually remember her lines to pull this shit. He was dead to me for this.

Luvia...sounds familiar somehow. I'd probably remember better when I wasn't tired and scared and totally mentally fucked up. Probably someone Bondo mentioned, if her namedrop is any indication.

But...that didn't explain the other things.

I was huge. Massive. Luvia's whole hand could fit in my palm easily, and the arm I'd outstretched was covered in old, cracked scars. Phantom pain had seared through them for an instant, a moment of agony that almost had me crushing her hand between my fingers, as I lay prey to an anger so old and bitter it nearly consumed me.

And then the moment passed. But not forgotten. I felt lighter than ever, a host of instinctual aches and pains vanishing with a breeze I could only feel for it's passing. Toothache, headache, muscle ache gone, and I could only tell they were there for their absence. I felt strong, light, powerful, invincible.

I felt scared.

I also felt the wind. I looked down. No shirt, no pants. Iron armor? Steel plating on the skirt? Had Bondo found LARP gear? Was this subtle mockery? Some weird setup?

Bizarre, and...

Yes...

No underwear.

My, there was a lovely wind tonight.
"Bondo? Who might that be?" I tilted my head in confusion. For some reason that name seemed familiar to me... As if I should know it. Like on the tip of my tongue actually. My eyes narrowed in thought. Why was I so focus on this name?

Oh yeah. That because that's my name. What a pain in the ass. Language! Keep remembering and forgetting my own name was becoming quite the headache. And the implication that I'm losing my sense of self to Luvia wasn't helping it either. Oh God, what the fuck - Stop that! - did I do to deserve this? Was it the unrepentant low quality postings I regularly engage in?

"No, no, no. I remember it now. Actually, why? Do you know of this Bondo character by any chance?" I asked as I rubbed my temple, nursing a headache that was becoming quite apparent. "And I already answered your second question; I summoned you to fight in this Holy Grail War just to defeat the Tohsaka and restore my family's honor. I couldn't care less what happens afterward." I walked to a couch and sat on it, legs crossed and back straight.

"Now do you need me to repeat that again? Or are you just that daft?" I placed an arm under my chest, propping an elbow over the opened palm, my fingers rubbing my chin in contemplation. But then my cheeks reddened at the thought of offending Berserker. He hadn't done anything wrong to me, so why was I acting so crabby? Cupping a hand over my mouth, I turned my face sideways, avoiding his judging gaze. "I'm sorry, that was out of line. I shouldn't have insulted you like that. My mind is playing tricks on me, and I'm all confused, I keep forgetting my name but then remembering it afterward, and then forget it again and remember it soon after." I laid back onto the couch, all pretense of class gone. My head resting on the comfortable headrest as I looked up into the ceiling. I cupped my face with both of my hands and sighed in exasperation.

"And please, do mind the state of your attire, or lack of one. There are others besides yourself in this room." I lazily glanced at the half-naked, fluffy Pillar Man.

....

Pillar Man? It's quite the decent stage name for a professional wrestler. It does have a certain flair to it.
 
I smiled and chuckled. "I know that. But what I'm going to do is try to insert myself into his life like one of those magic Light Novels - you know, To Aru, Twintails, High School DxD, that sort of crap - for my own amusement."

Then, I tilted my head. "Although I'm not sure what personality type I want to go for... bubbly hyperactive, or cranky tsunsister. What do you think?"

"Never read/watched, on watch list and heard I should avoid it like the plaque. But on the subject of sister type, why not both? If Shirou is the same, he deserves to experience everything."

"Hey, I knew that bit. I just needed a refresher course on their names." I shrugged. Then, an idea popped up in my mind. "Oh, by the way, when we go out in public, I know how we can prevent people from knowing what you and I actually are - I'll say we're cousins from a foreign land with birth defects; I have albinism and a rare form of dwarfism, and you have something where your muscle mass is huge - that is a real thing by the way - a very pigment-rich skin, gigantism, and also you're a LARPer. Anyways, let's go, and on the way you tell me what you think." I paused. "And by let's go I mean could we go now?"

I shrug again and start going to the direction I think the library is.

"... Couldn't I just, you know, stay invisible? I feel like anyone would take two at a guy as big as me. That being said, I kind of want to see someone's reaction to that explanation. So if it happens, go for it."
 
"Got it in one. And sure, I'm up for that."

I step out of the circle and begin to walk past LaRo(as I had now mentally dubbed him), before pausing.

"Considering my binge on that one RP... what's the likelyhood that the other shitposters are in a similar situation?"

Bondo might be Shinji again... Bunny's definitely Gilgamesh... maybe GatS as EMIYA? I'll need to check...

"Oh, and by the way, since you are the person that summoned me, the Contract is Complete. Forgot to do that earlier."
"Yeah I, I kinda figured that." I considered...Nathaniel, Saber, what do I call them?

Anyway I considered the odds of who got what, Azrael struck me as a Medea, maybe Saber Alter if I didn't have a regular-ish version of Saber in front of me, "Uh, we could go check out the Church, I imagine Wade probably got put in Kotomine if all the big players are like this, and if not we just have to deal with regular Kirei rejoicing directly into our ear. Besides with it being across town we're likely to run into the others, so we can least meet up with some people."
 
"Yeah I, I kinda figured that." I considered...Nathaniel, Saber, what do I call them?

Anyway I considered the odds of who got what, Azrael struck me as a Medea, maybe Saber Alter if I didn't have a regular-ish version of Saber in front of me, "Uh, we could go check out the Church, I imagine Wade probably got put in Kotomine if all the big players are like this, and if not we just have to deal with regular Kirei rejoicing directly into our ear. Besides with it being across town we're likely to run into the others, so we can least meet up with some people."
"Sounds good. Also, if you need to call me by anything, use 'Mondo'. It should let anyone who follows the chatroom tell who we are."

I exit the shed, before pausing again in the middle of the courtyard. That weird nagging feeling had only increased, and I needed to figure out what it was. I closed my eyes, and relaxed...

... as knowledge and skills flowed through my body. My eyes snapped open in surprise, as memory pours through my mind- everything from the Sword in the Stone, to the Lady of the Lake, to the final battle with Mordred.

Wow, Arturia is more fucked up mentally than I thought.

I open my mouth, feeling out the words through suddenly-dry before speaking. "Shirou... do you feel a sort of... 'tickling' in the back of your mind? If yes, then you might want to focus on it."
 
If it was anyone but Gilgamesh, and the Gate if Babylon to boot, I suspect possessing priceless children's clothes would have raised a few eyebrows. However, I also found a few other amusements. A compass that tracked high sources of mana; of course, it was going heywire, and a little lighter looking thing.

*Click*

"I wonder how your meant to activate that from within the gate." I mused, watching the giant sprawl of treasure vanish in glittering gold. Well, that was useful, regardless.

Well, it doesn't look like Kirei was here. With a shrug, I marched out of the church and began to head into town.

Fuyuki. The land of I dunno where anything is. Well, not like I'm gonna wait for Kirei to show up. Time to see what, exactly, was here.
 
"Never read/watched, on watch list and heard I should avoid it like the plaque. But on the subject of sister type, why not both? If Shirou is the same, he deserves to experience everything."



I shrug again and start going to the direction I think the library is.

"... Couldn't I just, you know, stay invisible? I feel like anyone would take two at a guy as big as me. That being said, I kind of want to see someone's reaction to that explanation. So if it happens, go for it."
I grunted quietly at the sudden movement; it felt rather jarring relative to my current seated position. "I mean, I suppose you're right... that is, on both counts. I could try for both sister types, and you can astralize instead of having to be seen - but I feel it would be a bit safer if you were in the material world." I nodded, closing my eyes as I did so. "Yep, that's my explanation."

Then, I held up a finger and opened my eyes, donning a lecturing frown as practice for the future when I was going to do that same thing to Shirou. "Now, if the two maids come across us, you have to act as if you're still under the effect of madness enhancement - that being mindless, and unable to respond to anything but my direct commands, while I'll try to act as Illya does normally. Understand?"
 
"Sounds good. Also, if you need to call me by anything, use 'Mondo'. It should let anyone who follows the chatroom tell who we are."

I exit the shed, before pausing again in the middle of the courtyard. That weird nagging feeling had only increased, and I needed to figure out what it was. I closed my eyes, and relaxed...

... as knowledge and skills flowed through my body. My eyes snapped open in surprise, as memory pours through my mind- everything from the Sword in the Stone, to the Lady of the Lake, to the final battle with Mordred.

Wow, Arturia is more fucked up mentally than I thought.

I open my mouth, feeling out the words through suddenly-dry before speaking. "Shirou... do you feel a sort of... 'tickling' in the back of your mind? If yes, then you might want to focus on it."
I lift an eyebrow, usually brainfarts aren't a literal thing. I try to focus and nope, nothing, I mean I have experience with headaches but there's nothing there. "...No, can't say that I feel anything, why?"
 
I lift an eyebrow, usually brainfarts aren't a literal thing. I try to focus and nope, nothing, I mean I have experience with headaches but there's nothing there. "...No, can't say that I feel anything, why?"
"... Must be just me, then. You don't have to worry about it."

The two of us exit the compound, and begin walking toward what we hope is the church. After a good fifteen minutes, we see a small blond boy walking toward us. Something about him seemed... strange, off almost. Like it wasn't really... wait.

I remember binge-watching Prismic Iilya with a few friends. This kid looked almost exactly like Child Gilgamesh.

I lean back toward LaRo. "Something about this kid seems off. How do we play this?"

@LaRed

@BlackHadou
 
"... Must be just me, then. You don't have to worry about it."

The two of us exit the compound, and begin walking toward what we hope is the church. After a good fifteen minutes, we see a small blond boy walking toward us. Something about him seemed... strange, off almost. Like it wasn't really... wait.

I remember binge-watching Prismic Iilya with a few friends. This kid looked almost exactly like Child Gilgamesh.

I lean back toward LaRo. "Something about this kid seems off. How do we play this?"

@LaRed

@BlackHadou
I shoot Mondo a glance and shrug, "Well, I suppose I could start this thing."

I walk over to the kid and tap him on the shoulder, "Sup, half-pint."
 
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