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Genesis of Nothingness

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    You decided to go to Kirei. It's the most likely to succeed.

    With a breath, you open the door and head down to check on Sakura.

    She was still asleep.

    Good.

    You had to keep calm, for now, you needed to eat something.

    You head to the kitchen and try to make something for yourself, you open the fridge and take stock of what was there before cooking for yourself and Sakura.

    (Dice Roll 6d1 = 4, Success. Skill Cooking Remembered)

    You weren't a five-star chef but you could make home meals with ease.

    You made a fresh omelet with onions a bit of cheese and some drumstick leaves.

    It's simple to make and healthy.

    You needed all the proteins you could get for the war that was coming and Sakura was a growing girl who needed to eat healthily.

    "Ho? I didn't know you knew how to cook Kariya?" I heard a raspy voice behind me.

    My heart nearly leaped out of my chest as I nearly dropped the egg that I flipped into the air.

    "Gahahaha."

    Apparently, my scare was not as hidden as I thought.

    I placed the now-fried eggs on two plates and turned around to see the old wrinkly man that was Zouken Makiri.

    Or Zouken Matou as he goes by now.

    "Grandfather." I nodded and his eyebrows rose.

    "Hmm, you seem different Kariya, as if you have stopped raging against the unfairness of the world and are actually going to do something? Not that I expect a failure like you to keep win the grail anyway. Gehehehe."

    Ok, even I'm finding it difficult to keep myself from lashing out.

    "What do you want?" I ground out.

    "Ah, now that is Kariya," He turned around and began to walk away "I almost thought you were someone else who took over Kariya somehow."I stiffened. Did he know? "That might actually be an improvement. Hehehehe." No, it was just how he usually was.

    I let out a sigh of relief as he disappeared.

    That was..something...

    I walked over to Sakura's room to wake her up.

    "Sakura... it's time for breakfast." I gently picked up the girl and carried her to the dining table.

    "Oji-san?" The girl murmured as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes

    "Sleep well Sakura? I hope you're hungry, I made breakfast." I let her down on the chair and sat opposite to her.

    "Oji-san? Are you...Okay?" Huh, why did you ask that?

    "Of course I'm alright Sakura." I tried to give her a relieving smile but I think it came out as a grimace.

    "Oji-san..you're turning into a different person aren't you?" What? Does she know Kariya is gone? "Grandpa said I don't have to go to the worm room because of you Oji-san."

    Ah that...

    I honestly don't think I can handle a day inside that pit.

    "Yeah, I guess, go on take a bite Sakura, I made it."

    The girl slowly takes a bite, and then another and another before I knew it she had finished her plate.

    She looked at her empty plate longingly.

    "Want some?" I asked offered changing my uneaten egg with hers.

    She bit into it once more.

    "It's tasty." Tears began to drip from her eyes. Something I didn't expect at all. "It taste just like how mom used to make."

    Oh dear lord.

    I got up, walking over to her and gently gave her a hug.

    "Don't worry Sakura, everything will be alright, I rubbed her hair as I tried to calm her down.

    I needed to make a decision.

    What should I do?


    [] Take Sakura out of here as soon as she finishes breakfast and head straight to the Church where I remember it is. It's better to do this quickly and get this over as fast as possible that way Zouken will have little time to react.


    [] Don't take Sakura with you to the Church, visit the church and talk with Kirei first. Inform him of what's happening and request his help.
    [] Before talking about his issues and helping to fix them.
    [] After talking about his issues and helping to fix them.

    [] Write in.
     
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    • [X] Take Sakura out of here as soon as she finishes breakfast and head straight to the Church where I remember it is. It's better to do this quickly and get this over as fast as possible that way Zouken will have little time to react.

    Sakura shouldn't have the worm in her heart right now, so getting her out and be unable to be used as leverage by Zolgen is a priority.
    It would most likely also get extra points with Kirei's father, whose granddaughter is around the same age as Sakura. Two executors are better than one.
     
    [X] Take Sakura our of here as soon as she finishes breakfast and straight to the church where I remember it is. It's better to do this quickly and get this over as fast as possible that way Zouken will have little time to react

    Sakura should have no or few worms at the moment, and the less there is the easier and less dangerous the treatment will be, it's less safe to try get Sakura after talking with him, and if he attacks you for whatever reason, he most likely won't hurt or actively attempt to harm Sakura
     
    He really need high class servant, I do not think summoning Beserker is useful in this situation. Maybe a caster is ideal here to deal with zouken and training in magecraft to survive.
     
    Hmm I actually have a few questions

    well first off,[X] take Sakura

    But here's a thing, if this is an entirely different soul, doesn't that mean the MC has his own amount of Circuits? Because the circuits are in the soul, and since we released the soul of the previous body owner, the only think we have for magical potential is the worms and the gamble amount of circuits that we might not even have
     
    Wait...fuck, we haven't summoned berserker yet, which means if we were to take Sakura we won't have access to the roundtable piece, and summoning a servant were then be a gamble
     
    AsierZamon said:
    Wait...fuck, we haven't summoned berserker yet, which means if we were to take Sakura we won't have access to the roundtable piece, and summoning a servant were then be a gamble
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    But he knows how to get other servants, besides who said you need the table to summon a legal servant? if he wants the nuclear option, just use Sakura to summon an alter.
     
    Anjel said:
    But he knows how to get other servants, besides who said you need the table to summon a legal servant? if he wants the nuclear option, just use Sakura to summon an alter.
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    He just needs to be careful with Archer Gilgamesh, I'm sure his dislike of moon cancer is something that breaks the barriers of time and space.
     
    [X] Take Sakura out of here as soon as she finishes breakfast and head straight to the Church where I remember it is. It's better to do this quickly and get this over as fast as possible that way Zouken will have little time to react.
     
    Anjel said:
    But he knows how to get other servants, besides who said you need the table to summon a legal servant? if he wants the nuclear option, just use Sakura to summon an alter.
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    what I mean is the fact it's a gamble, not all alters are powerful, one being angry manyou (which is bullshit, since he actually has a decent agility, while apparently being declared the weakest servant) I could name like 2 or3 weaker
     
    [X] Take Sakura out of here as soon as she finishes breakfast and head straight to the Church where I remember it is. It's better to do this quickly and get this over as fast as possible that way Zouken will have little time to react.
     
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    I huffed and puffed as I continued to run towards the Church.

    It hurt, it hurt so much, my muscles were screaming at me to stop, begging me to let them rest and recover.

    The worms had begun to slowly devour me as soon as I got too far from the Matou mansion.

    They could have been faster but it was instead a slow and painful process.

    I somehow knew that it could be much worse.

    Zouken likely thinks that Kariya was desperate and just trying to get Sakura away without a plan.

    Too bad I wasn't Kariya or else he might be right.

    My muscles burned, I felt the worms wriggling and biting inside.

    I wanted to give up, I just wanted to stop and lie down on the ground.

    But then what was Kariya's sacrifice for? WHat had Sakura endured all that for.

    I could tell Sakura was suffering as I ran and continued to carry her in my arms.

    So I continued on trying my best to ignore the pain and continue to run.

    People might have stared at me, but it did not matter I ignored them and continued to run.

    And run.

    And run.

    When the church was finally in sight I felt relief, Sakura would finally be free.

    I could escape that bastard.

    But the relief didn't last for long as the pain suddenly became blinding.

    I could no longer ignore it. it was too much.

    My vision went white and I finally screamed.

    But I didn't fall.

    Something kept me going.

    Screaming all the way.

    Step by step.

    Something kept me moving forward.

    It was as if Kariya's spirit was pushing me onwards?

    Perhaps Kariya's body knew that Sakura's salvation was so nearby and it pushed me on?

    I didn't know what.

    But with each step

    My voice started to become hoarse I still kept screaming.

    And yet my body moved closer and closer until I was finally at the gates of the church.

    "By the Lord, what happened to you?!"

    My screaming stopped at that.

    The person in front of me was wearing a priestly attire?

    Was he a priest?

    Was he Kotomine?

    I didn't know I couldn't see very well anymore.

    My legs finally lost their strength and I fell to my knees but I didn't let go of Sakura in my arms.

    "Please." My voice came out rasping. "Help her."

    "Kotomine! Prepare the spiritual surgery room." The man then turned to me. "Don't worry young man, she'll be in safe hands."

    "Thank you." That was all I could mutter before I fell down and the world turned black.

    I hoped beyond hope that my choice was the right one.

    (Ability Discovered - Pain Endurance)

    (???????? ????? points gained (+50))
     
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